Fold guide: Apps and Tweaks drawers in iPhone Settings

Fold shortens the main Settings list by gathering App Store app settings into an Apps drawer and jailbreak tweak settings into a Tweaks drawer. Every page still opens exactly as before; you just reach it through a drawer.

Before you start

• A Dopamine rootless jailbreak on iOS 15 or later, with ElleKit and PreferenceLoader. Not jailbroken yet? Use the jailbreak finder.
• Fold is free.
• Fold is a beta. Both drawers, opening pages from them, drawer search, Settings search for apps and live renames are tested on iOS 17.1. iOS 15 and 16 are supported but not yet re-tested.
• Fold only changes the Settings app. It doesn't touch the Home Screen or any other app, and turning it off gives you the stock list back immediately.

Set it up

1. Add the CarterWare source https://tweaks.carterware.net/ in Sileo or Zebra (how to add a source) and install Fold.
2. If Settings was open during the install, close it from the app switcher.
3. Open Settings and scroll down. Where your app settings used to be there is now one Apps row with an indigo grid icon. Where your tweak settings used to be there is one Tweaks row with a gray puzzle-piece icon.
4. Tap Tweaks and open any tweak. Its normal settings page appears. Do the same in Apps.
5. Fold's own row stays on the main list, so you can always find Settings → Fold.

A drawer row only appears when it has something to hold. If you have no App Store apps with settings, there is no Apps row.

Common tasks

Find a tweak's settings quickly

1. Tap Tweaks.
2. Pull down on the list to show the search bar, and type part of the tweak's name.

The Apps drawer has the same search bar.

Rename the Apps or Tweaks drawer

1. Open Settings → Fold.
2. Under Apps Drawer or Tweaks Drawer, type a new Name.
3. Go back to the main Settings list. The row has its new name; no restart needed.

Clear the field to go back to the default name.

Fold only tweaks (or only apps)

Open Settings → Fold and turn off Show Apps Drawer or Show Tweaks Drawer. Those rows go back onto the main list.

Get the normal Settings list back

Open Settings → Fold and turn off Enabled. Every row returns to where iOS put it. Turn it back on to fold them again.

Settings explained

Every row on Settings → Fold:

Troubleshooting

A tweak I just installed isn't in the Tweaks drawer

Leave Settings and come back; Fold re-checks for new tweaks each time Settings returns to the front. If it's still missing, tap Settings → Fold → Reload Settings.

A tweak's row stays on the main list

Fold gathers settings pages that tweaks add through PreferenceLoader, which is how almost all tweaks do it. A tweak that adds its row some other way stays on the main list.

The Apps or Tweaks row is missing

Check that Enabled and the matching Show … Drawer switch are on. If they are, the drawer has nothing to hold yet.

Settings search doesn't find a tweak

iPhone's Settings search doesn't index tweak settings pages, with or without Fold. Use the search bar inside the Tweaks drawer instead. App Store apps inside the Apps drawer do show up in Settings search and open their pages.

A settings link opens the main Settings screen

Links that open a specific page (for example another tweak's Settings button) work while Settings is already running. When Settings wasn't running, a link to an app's page can land on the main screen; stock iOS 17 does the same without Fold. Open the drawer and tap the page, or tap the link again now that Settings is open.

Something in Settings looks wrong

Turn off Enabled to confirm whether Fold is involved, then report what you saw with Report a Bug or the bug form. Include which drawer and page you opened.

Questions

Does Fold put apps and tweaks in the same drawer?

No. App Store app settings go in Apps and jailbreak tweak settings go in Tweaks. Apple's built-in apps stay on the main list.

Can I undo Fold without uninstalling it?

Yes. Turn off Settings → Fold → Enabled and the stock Settings list comes back right away. Your drawer names are kept for when you turn it on again.

Do I need to restart anything after changing Fold's settings?

No. Switches and names apply live. Fold only runs inside the Settings app, so it never needs a respring (restart the Home Screen).

Which iOS versions does Fold work on?

Fold supports iOS 15 and later on Dopamine rootless. It is tested on iOS 17.1; iOS 15 and 16 are supported but not yet re-tested, which is why it is still labeled beta.

Is Fold free?

Yes. Fold is free on the CarterWare source and needs no account.