I use Reeder or Fiery Feeds for RSS and I generally get the rest of my news through my go-to Twitter app, TweetBot. News readerĪpple’s News app is pretty terrible, so replace it with one or two news apps of your choosing. You watch videos all the time on your smartphone so be sure to pick the app you use most often and make it easily accessible. If you’re in a relationship, you have an extra space to play with. If you’re single, drop your most used dating app right on your first home screen. I use the Apple Music app but also have a secondary music app called Radium on my home screen that I use to stream Internet radio since Beats1 is awful. Popular options include Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr and Peach… OK that last one was a joke.Īpple’s Music app or whichever app you use, be it Spotify or Pandora, should definitely be on your main home screen. Pick two of your most used social networks other than Facebook and drop them on your first home screen. You probably open your Facebook app 50 times a day and there’s no reason to dig through your phone every time. I almost never use Facebook, but I’m definitely in the minority. Pick one or two of your main messaging apps and put them on your home screen for quick access. WhatsApp, Messenger, Snapchat, Skype, etc You spend enough time looking through all your selfies that putting the Photos app on your first home screen is warranted. WeatherĪpple’s weather app or the third-party weather app of your choosing should definitely be on your main home screen. Make sure your browser of choice is on your first home screen or in your dock. To be honest, I rarely use a web browser on my phone anymore unless tapping a link in another app opens Safari by default.ĭespite the fact that I rarely use Safari, the web browser is one of the most commonly used apps for most people. The Google app makes searching quick and easy and it also brings Google Now features to the iPhone. Speaking of Google, why open your browser every time you want to perform a search. Whichever one is your preference, make sure one of them is on your main home screen. Google Maps or Apple MapsĪpple Maps is great. Even without Quick Actions, most people access their Settings often enough to warrant including this app on their main home screen.
I resisted including the Settings app on my first home screen for a long time, but the new Quick Actions menu in iOS 9.3 changed my mind.
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Make sure Calendar is on your first home screen for easy access to your schedule and so you can quickly add new events.Īs is the case with Mail, you should of course feel free to swap out Apple’s default Calendar app with another one of your choosing.
It seems like smartphones can do anything these days, but organizing your schedule is still one of their most important functions. I use Microsoft’s Outlook app now that my go-to email app Mailbox is a zombie. As for Mail, feel free to swap it out with your favorite email app. They should probably even be in your dock. Phone, Messages and Mailīeginning with the basics, Apple’s native Phone and Messages apps are must-haves on your home screen. That said, there are some apps (or types of app) that should be on just about everyone’s main home screen, and we’re going to go through them right now. Your usage patterns aren’t like anyone else’s, so the apps on your first home screen aren’t going to look like anyone else’s. Now, iPhone home screens are almost like snowflakes in that no two should ever be alike. Sometimes I use it to open any app that’s not on my first home screen, even if I know where the app is on another home screen, because it’s faster than digging through folders. That said, Spotlight is pretty great for quickly accessing apps. The logic is fairly simple - you’ll be able to access them without having to swipe around through all your app screens or search for them in Spotlight. With that out of the way, I recommend placing your most used and most important apps on your first home screen. You can also drag one app icon onto another to create a folder. When you’re done, tap the home button to lock everything in place. Then you can drag apps around and place them anywhere you’d like. Simply tap on any icon and hold your finger in place until they all start jiggling. MUST SEE: 10 hidden iPhone tricks that will speed up your phone and extend your battery lifeįirst things first: in case you were unaware, yes, you can rearrange the apps on your iPhone.
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