Can't open folders in app library

By Markk, 1 April, 2025

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iOS and iPadOS

Hi,
For several versions of iOS (since iOS 18, I think), I've been unable to open folders in App Library.
When I open a folder, the screen goes blank. I can only access the folder's contents by switching to another app from the app switcher and then returning to the home screen.
From what I've read on the forum, I'm not the only one with this problem, but it's not common either.
Any idea why this problem occurs and why not everyone has it?

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By Brian on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - 21:52

I am running iOS 18.4 on an iPhone SE 2022. Also known as the last iPhone ever to have a home button. I have not had any of the issues that others have reported on here, with regards to the app library. I am beginning to think it is a glitch with the newer display hardware. As for what is causing this, I cannot say.
I would ask what speech engine you are using, and have you tried using an alternative to see if you get better results?

By Markk on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - 21:52

I tried switching speech synthesizers, but that wasn't the problem. However, I thought the culprit might be some accessibility setting. I kept disabling options I had enabled until I discovered that the problem occurs when Reduce Transparency is enabled.
So, mystery solved. I guess it should be reported as a bug.

By Brian on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - 21:52

I'm glad you figured it out though, this might be a boon for future users who have issues with the App Library. 🙂

By Surendra Jujjavarapu on Thursday, April 3, 2025 - 21:52

Thank you so much for this suggestion, by disabling reduce transparency in the accessibility settings. I can able to access the apps in the app library.

By Mlth on Thursday, April 3, 2025 - 21:52

Aha!! This did the trick for me as well!
Thanks for a great solve! Have you mailed this solution to Apple Accessibility? This would definitely help track down a fix.

Best
M

By Markk on Thursday, April 3, 2025 - 21:52

Just yesterday, Apple Accessibility responded to my response regarding this issue, and I was able to send them the steps to reproduce the error. I hope this will be fixed in the next version of iOS, although it's not a setting that really affects me. I had disabled it supposedly to save more battery.