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But even these widgets forced app icons to flow around them in the familiar grid.

We also expect to see some of the existing lock screen’s customization options.

Spatial arrangements can help people find their apps and widgets more easily.

Someone working with an iPhone in the middle of a stack of papers.

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For example, you could group your icons by purpose, with gaps between these groups.

It’s how we negotiate the real world, after all.

Think of the pedals and gear lever in a car, or the keys on a keyboard.

Someone’s hand with red nail polish tapping a phone, from a low angle.

Tapping smartphone home screen apps.Rob Hampson / Unsplash

Being able to better arrange your icons is also alarge boon for anyone with low vision.