iPhone 3.0--Icon limit

On 9-Jun-2009, at 10:17, Alan Forkosh wrote:
> Under the iPhone 2.x operating system you are limited to 9 screen of
> icons for applications and saved webpages. Including the ribbon at the
> bottom, that's 148 icons. Does the 3.0 system provide some method to
> expand circumvent this limit (or at least increase the number of
> storage screens?). If not, the pace of application sales and downloads
> may decrease as users will need to become selective.

As far as I know, there are still a total of 9 pages (plus one page
for Spotlight). That said, for the vast majority of users, that is
more than they will ever use. I download a lot of apps, and I've
never hit the limit, but then I don't keep all the apps I download on
the iTouch. On the other hand, I've heard one unconfirmed report that
there are now 11 pages (180 apps) plus a page for spotlight. We shall
see.

> I know that the 3.0 System includes search capabilities, but are they
> any improved organizational capabilities from dragging icons around?

People where hoping for some sort of category sort, but as far as I
know that's not in the 3.0 software.

> I haven't seen this issue discussed anywhere


Here's one link I found on google you might find interesting,
especially the item #5.

<http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/09/19/tip-o-the-week-app-sorting/>

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On 6/10/2009 12:32 AM, "LuKreme" wrote:
> On the other hand, I've heard one unconfirmed report that
> there are now 11 pages (180 apps) plus a page for spotlight.

This is true; you can see it in the WWDC keynote video.

On 10-Jun-2009, at 07:31, Dan Frakes wrote:
> On 6/10/2009 12:32 AM, "LuKreme" wrote:
>> On the other hand, I've heard one unconfirmed report that
>> there are now 11 pages (180 apps) plus a page for spotlight.
>
> This is true; you can see it in the WWDC keynote video.

You could count the dots? I just saw 'lots'<1>. Maybe I need more
caffine, or new glasses.

<1> More than 5 :)

On 6/11/2009 3:31 PM, "LuKreme" wrote:
>>> On the other hand, I've heard one unconfirmed report that
>>> there are now 11 pages (180 apps) plus a page for spotlight.
>>
>> This is true; you can see it in the WWDC keynote video.
>
> You could count the dots? I just saw 'lots'<1>. Maybe I need more
> caffine, or new glasses.
>
> <1> More than 5 :)

Good point; I didn't check the video to see if the dots were visible ;-)
But sitting in the audience, you could indeed count them. (If you know a
developer who has the GM of 3.0 installed, you could probably catch an
illicit glimpse of the phone to verify...)