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Widgets and App Libraries preloaded on the iPhone are also installed on the iPadOS

　In iPadOS 15, the home screen has changed significantly. Widgets can now be placed anywhere on the home screen, and an "App Library" function has been added.

　In other words, both widgets and the App Library were already introduced on the iPhone with iOS 14 last fall, and it will also come to the iPad one year later. You might think it's late, but it's a new feature that's worth it even if it's late.

　In particular, widgets are a function that allows you to take advantage of the wide screen of the iPad, so even if it's late, it's welcome to come to iPadOS. Large widgets that had to be stacked (stacked) on the iPhone due to space constraints can be arranged multiple times on the iPad screen with plenty of room to spare.

Of course, in order to arrange widgets even on a large screen, it is more comfortable to organize the home screen and reduce the number of icons. And that's where the new App Library comes in handy.

All the apps installed on the iPad are automatically categorized and displayed in the App Library. On the other hand, it became possible to delete only the icon while leaving the application itself. As a result, it is possible to remove the icons of infrequently used apps from the home screen and use them when necessary by "starting from the App Library, Spotlight search, or notification". The basic functions here are the same as the iOS 14 App library that was introduced in advance.

　This new home screen is also compatible with the new feature common to iPadOS 15/iOS 15, "focus mode". For details, please refer to the iOS 15 report in a separate article, but "focus mode" can not only set notification settings for each mode, but also switch the home screen to be displayed.

　As a result, you can hide entertainment-related apps and widgets in work mode, and conversely, hide work apps and widgets during private time. , etc. becomes possible.

Mode switching can also be based on location information, so if you leave the office, you can switch to private mode and hide work apps and widgets.

It is possible to use the App Library to organize app icons, place widgets in the available space, and automatically change the home screen displayed for each usage scene.

It is quite difficult to organize the home screen and edit the focus mode, but if you can set it properly, it seems to be quite useful.