How To Put Newsstand In A Folder

Thursday October 13, 2011 1:10 PM PDT by Jordan Golson

The Coding Massacre has discovered a trick to force the iOS 5 Newsstand into a folder. The only reason to do this is to tuck Newsstand away and hide it -- users who have performed this trick discovered that opening Newsstand when its in a folder crashes Springboard, the main home screen on the iPhone.
Simply follow these steps:

- Take two apps and go to create a folder
- The second the apps are in the folder and it’s doing the folder creation animation, drag Newsstand into the folder
- As long as you’re quick enough Newsstand will go into the folder!
If you wish to use Newsstand at some point, simply remove it from the folder and place it back on the main level.
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firestarter
87 months ago
Message to Apple: Please allow us to turn off features like this that we don't want/need!
Rating: 42 Votes
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ConnorTurnbull
87 months ago
It's not just Newsstand, it's any folder.

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Icaras
87 months ago



A folder within a folder.


Inception? :D
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pellets007
87 months ago



A folder within a folder.


Rating: 17 Votes
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JayPeezy
87 months ago

Message to Apple: Please allow us to turn off features like this that we don't want/need!

Agreed. Like contacts... it seems redundant to have a contacts app if I can access my contacts from the phone app.
Rating: 12 Votes
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AnataTenshi
87 months ago
Wow, i cant believe my trick actually got posted on MacRumors. This is awesome :3 And yes, on the source link i did mention folder within a folder is possible using this method, but its not very practical, since it crashes everytime you try to open the folder. But if your trying to hide a folder from like your friends or something, its a perfect solution. Funny thing is, i tried this trick on an iOS4 device.. It worked. Its been an iOS glitch for over a year and i hadn't realized it till now xD
Rating: 11 Votes
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Prodo123
87 months ago



A folder within a folder.


Folderception.
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fogelmania
87 months ago
newsstand is on my nerves

is there any way to emancipate my nytimes app from within newsstand?
Rating: 6 Votes
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kockgunner
87 months ago
If you try opening Newsstand while it's in another folder, Springboard crashes. You can use it as a was to quickly respring Springboard! :p
Rating: 5 Votes
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Agent-P
87 months ago
After so many tries I finally go the timing right. Thank you so much!

I could see this being the basis for a great iOS game - FolderDash.


Haha, this made me laugh so hard. It totally seems like a game, and I would definitely download it if it became a real game.
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