Not unless you restore your iPhone and even then you may end up with the latest layout since it is part of iCloud backup and they happen at least once a day or so. I find it surprising that you "accidently" change your app layout because in order to do so you really have to very deliverately double tap and hold, then drag your finger across the screen. There is a setting to restore the app layout in Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone > Reset. It is called reset home screen layout, but keep in mind that this will not put things back the way you had them. Here is what it does, this is taken from a question on the discussions.apple.com forum:
Reset Home Screen Layout will reset your iPad and iPhone's built-in apps to factory defaults (the way they were arranged by Apple initially) and will alphabetically rearrange apps that were added (not automatically included) So any included apps like Calculator, Camera, Clock, App Store, Settings, Photos and many more will appear in whatever order Apple decided to put them in when you set up a brand new iPhone, any apps you added afterwards will be listed in alphabetical order from A to Z. This will also include a few folders because if I remember correctily som of Apple's default apps are in folders like "Extras" and maybe there are others, can't remember. Here are a few questions which if you answer them may help you to understand why your apps seem to get moved and maybe myself and others can provide some tips on how to prevent it: First of all, what do you mean "now that I can't do it by flicking up on the app"? 2. In what situation do you think a double tap and hold is required on the home screen? 3. Do you have motor issues which may help in understanding why when you double tap and hold you apparently also drag your finger up, down, left or right? 4. Have you explored how you can arrange apps yourself so that you could fix any accidental rearrangement? By this I mean have you tried to understand the steps involved which are: 1. Go to the app you want to move, flick down to "Edit Mode", double tap and again flick down until you find "Drag" and double tap 2. Go to the app where you want the first app to be 3. Use flick up or flick down to select on of the available options of either dropping before or dropping after the app you are on 4. Double tap when you get to the choice you want. Here is an example: Let's assume as follows: Safari is on your first home screen in the very top row and on the very right of the screen. Settings is in the bottom in the second position from the left. You want to move Settings to the first row at the right where Safari is now located, do as follows: 1. Find the Settings app, then flick down to "Edit Mode" and double tap, Voiceover says "started editing". 2. Flick down until Voiceover says "Drag Settings", now double tap to select this option (you can always flick up as well, whenever it comes to selecting rotor actions, flicking up or down gets you to where you want to be) 3. Now move to where you want Settings to go, in this case you want it to go to where Safari is on the right in the top row. Flick until you get there or touchb the screen near the top and then flick either left or right as the case may be. 4. Once you hear "Safari, flick down again until you hear "Drop Settings before Safari". This is one situation whee sometimes you may hear "Drop Settings after Safari", but not "Drop Settings before Safari", in this case flick up again and back down, it seems sometimes Voiceover skips an option, but if you flick down and back up you will find it. 4. Once you hear "Drop Settings before Safari" double tap and Settings will be moved to where Safari is in the top row on the very right and sAfari will be pushed over which in this case means it will end up in the second row on the very left. You can also achieve the same result by going to the app to the ledft of Safari which would be whatever app is in the third place from the left in the top row, let's say it is "App Store". In this case you would go to App Store and flick down until you hear "Drop Settings after App Store", you double tap and once again Settings will be moved to the right most place in the top row and Safari gets pushed over ending up in the second row on the very left. Unless somebody have other challenges like shaky hands or other motor difficulties, using this method to move apps can typically be done easily and with good success once you understand how it works. If you master it you will surely find it satisfying and it gives you another little bit of independence since you now can do something you previously felt you needed sighted help for. From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Barbara Stahl Sent: Monday, February 6, 2023 8:59 AM To: Viphone <viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: Default app layout. Hi list. So I was wondering if there was a way to somehow create a shortcut or something to force an iphone to revert back to a certain app layout for the home screen. Dispite the fact that I have disabled home screen editing I still manage to accidentally rearrange my apps every few months or so. Now that I can't do it by flicking up on the app, it does not happen as frequently, but I still manage to do it accidentally doing a double tapp and hold or something. Its really annoying because I have to then get sighted help to fix it. Does anyone know of a way that I could create a shortcut or something to force the screen to go back to its previous app layout the one that existed before I accidentally changed it? -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. 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