Power tip: How to quickly launch apps on your iPhone or iPadForget digging around home screens: Use these three tricks to get your apps up and running faster than you thought possible.
Anyone who amasses a collection of apps and folders knows the pain of trying to find an infrequently-used app on a secondary Home screen: Swiping back and forth, digging through folders, trying to remember where you hid the app or even what its icon looks like.
Forget it. That way madness lies. Instead, take charge of your iPhone and iPad — launch apps faster than you thought possible with these shortcuts.
Use Siri
The simplest way to quickly launch an app is with your voice:
Press and hold the Home button until you see the Siri screen.
Tell Siri "Launch [app name]".
Your app should launch immediately. (If your device is locked, you may have to first enter your passcode or unlock with Touch ID.)
This is great for most apps, but doesn't work so well if you either can't remember the app's specific name, or the app has a hard-to-pronounce title (I'm look...
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Power tip: How to quickly launch apps on your iPhone or iPad
