• survivalmachine@beehaw.org
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    3 months ago

    This was not allowed before. Until just recently, the technology didn’t exist to place icons anywhere in the grid. They would automatically smoosh up into orderly rows starting at the top-left with no gaps between icons. Apple is continuing to develop cutting edge innovation, though, and now you will be able to leave entire rows and columns empty, or any specific icon space you choose!

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        3 months ago

        Actually it’s because apps aren’t neutrally buoyant in the OS, they naturally float to the top