Ever since I moved from the iPhone to the Blloc Phone, I wanted to further reduce the number of apps I had installed. Not just because I wanted to reduce my screen time and have fewer distractions, but because I wanted to remove my digital clutter, and where better to start than on my smartphone? I’m currently down to 28 apps in total, which I think is a decent number in this day and age.
Work
- Gmail
- Beezee (to-do list)
- Dropbox
- Dropbox Paper
- Slack
Entertainment
- YouTube
- Amazon Music
Basics
- Chrome
- Google Calendar
- Google Maps
- Google Photos
- Calculator
- Phone
- Messenger
- Contacts
- Camera
- Clock
- Photos
- DuckDuckGo
- Play Store
Other Tools
- PayPal
- RBS (banking)
- Memrise (learning German)
- Waking Up (meditation)
- Bus & Trams (in Edinburgh)
Reading through this list, I know I could pare this down even further—probably by another half dozen. But then I tell myself that minimalism is about intentionality, not deprivation, so as long as they are used fairly regularly and serve a purpose, they can remain. How does your phone setup look? I’m particularly interested if you also own a Blloc Phone.