Found Footage: iTunes-based App management concept

Thanks I'm finding it right now.

I agree with the camp that says folders is the way to go. Lets not re-invent the wheel here. We'd need ONE additional UI element. The name of the folder you're currently browsing. (I picture it at the top, just underneath the status bar.)

Double-tap to open a folder, and swipe left to go "up" a folder. Swipe right could go into the first folder on the page, with an animation just like double-tapping the folder (so we know which one was "automatically" opened).

Tap the name of a folder to re-name it.

Right-click to create a new folder. (Too much to hope for? Maybe just click and hold an "empty" space instead.)

Click and hold to re-arrange apps AND folders. Drag anything into a folder, drag anything to the folder name to go "up" a folder.

Get rid of the dot "pages" entirely. That was a failed idea. Totally ridiculous IMHO.

The thing I got from this is just how powerful Keynote 09 is.

I've been wishing for something exactly like this for a while. My iphone is a mess because I just cant be bothered to move a billion applications between a bunch of pages.

Looks Awesome!
Its such a hastle organizing which apps go where.
Also, I dont keep all my apps on my iPhone at once (I have a tremndous amount of apps) and its really annoying to go check and uncheck the boxes next to each app name.


P.S What is the name of the song in this concept video?

It's not just on the iPhone that app management needs to be addressed, but in iTunes itself. In my Applications section of iTunes I have over 300 apps now. FROM THERE, YOU CAN'T TELL ANYTHING ABOUT THEM BUT NAME AND ICON! What is up with THAT?!? Not even a link to the iTunes Store page! Go into an iPhone's Apps tab and it gets worse, with not even the icon being visible, only the name. ("What the heck is this 'iTreblib' app???")

The concept video is cool and I wouldn't mind seeing it come to life, but as user interface design goes it's missing the boat. Re-using existing interface concepts whenever possible is the best way to keep your UI clean and understandable. iTunes already has a good organizational system for music: Folders.

Apple just needs to ORGANIZE APPS LIKE THEY ORGANIZE MUSIC, and all will be well. Folders people! I want a folder of apps I always use, a folder for apps to use on vacations, a folder of apps my 5 year old likes, a folder of new apps I'm trying out. I want to be able to select folders of apps to sync to my iPhone.

It only means going a step farther to use folders to organize pages of icons as well - page 1 folder, page 2, etc... The concept video is probably TOO cool, I'd be happy with less.

Go with what they know. Folders.

(And do the same for videos, podcasts, and everything else while you're at it too, Apple!)

Perfect example of over engineering something

Brilliant idea Apple shuld really implement this in next iTunes Update!!!

Hello Apple: ??? Do you here me??? IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SEEN FETURE !!!

And don´t forget to PAY THE GUY OR GIRL

Categories from cydia is the best app manager on the iPhone. Just put everything in folders. I have one for games, Tools and Misc filled with all the random stuff. Just jailbreak already!

Managing them in iTunes would be nice. Just having them categorized in my iTunes library, games, tools, misc and so on...

application management != screen management

iPhone already has at least 3 application managers (AppStore, Cydia, & Installer). Unless you get your nomenclature right, Apple isn't going to know wtf you are on about. The video has NOTHING to do with application management. Please refrain from redefining commonly accepted word definitions.