Organising My Phone Apps for the First Time Since Maternity Leave

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It's finally time for me to reorganise my phone apps! The last time I reorganised my phone was before maternity leave and the way I work and use my phone has definitely changed since then 😅 We'll have a look at the current situation, get some inspiration from my Patrons, and then I'll show you around my new phone app set-up! How do you organise your phone apps? 🌻 Head to www.squarespace.com/morehannah to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code MOREHANNAH.
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00:00 - Intro
02:03 - Current set-up
07:43 - Patrons’ phone set-ups
12:09 - Making plans
16:25 - New set-up
24:45 - Outro
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@karennaftel 3 месяца назад

Watching apple users discover the joys of an app library is so wholesome! Like yes! Get rid of the clutter!

@chong78 3 месяца назад

I’m actually pretty surprised that no one mentioned to you using focus filters that was a game changer for me. I have a personal filter for all the social media and fun things that I like to do when I’m not at work and then I have a work filter that has any app that is related to my work. I have it set up to change automatically to my work filter when I get to work. That way it takes all the distractions of any social media apps off of my home screen and I have notifications turned off for those types of apps so I don’t get tempted. I have a workout filter with work out related apps, driving filter to remove all distractions and even a bedtime filter for the same reason.

@maggiebookworm 3 месяца назад

Wait. I have never heard of this. I NEED this. Googling now to see if it's available on Android

@JenTheEllis1 3 месяца назад

This is interesting to me because I've always been an android gal so I've got no idea what iOS does hahaha

@pirlie 3 месяца назад

Yes, i think android always had an App Library? At least my phone had, and im surprised that iphones didnt.

@RainyBlueSkies 3 месяца назад

Also always been an android user and learning that apple recently added an app library is shocking, it's always been a staple for me!

@Larissa_KD 3 месяца назад

@@pirlie I've looked it up, Apple has the App Library since 2020 hahah, I was also confused because I was like huh, I've been using this for so long

@CorinneDemyanovich 3 месяца назад

The App Library is a game changer! I literally keep what I use on my Home Screen, and the rest goes there. No more folders since the App Library takes care of that. Feels nice, love the organization.

@cloudyycat 3 месяца назад

Hi Hannah, I loved this! I actually have different Home Screen layouts linked to different focus modes. So I have a deep work focus mode that when I switch on only shows me my “focus” apps. It’s helpful for compartmentalising! My regular layout is made up of three pages, the first being the apps I want to use every day/ utilities, the second page is my “goals” page with my Pinterest mood board widget, my quarterly goals, and apps that relate to me working on my goals, and the last page has things like storygraph, letterboxd and various newspapers. i keep any social media apps in my app library 😊

@Larissa_KD 3 месяца назад

Oehhh love that

@alissa6380 3 месяца назад

Ooh, that sounds so handy! I didn't know about this feature, and after some cursory research I wish generic Android allowed you to make multiple focus modes and select which apps to show you in each of them (like iPhones and Samsungs), but maybe I can make the basic "turn all the other apps grayscale" thing work if I organize the home screen right... 🤔

@mollyhoyer3356 3 месяца назад

Ah, I just did a refresh on my home screens yesterday! It was very satisfying, although not as thorough as this one - I think that’ll wait until I leave my current job at the end of June and start my next chapter. You’re so right that our needs for our phones change depending on where our life is at! Hadn’t really thought about it like that before.

@morehannah 3 месяца назад

yeah job change definitely feels like a good time to reorganise the phone apps!

@HouseJug 3 месяца назад

People don’t talk about BorrowBox and Libby enough! Free books!! Support your local library ❤

@kellymelissa5017 3 месяца назад

hannah, you having all your apps sorted into folders except for the audible and spotify apps is breaking my brain 😂 i have my screen set up to be as few taps or swipes as possible. so no multiple pages, no folders, just the most essential apps on the homescreen, that's it. i do have them all colour coordinated and even went to the effort to make them custom icons so all the colours are ✨ identical ✨ and i've made twitter look like twitter again instead of x!

@CornwallToCarolina 3 месяца назад

You can use that same swipe down you use for the clock to access your camera too!

@poetrynerd1109 3 месяца назад

Watching this while organizing my own apps on my phone lol much more user friendly now because I have categories and folders for what I need

@Emthe30something 3 месяца назад

Love a little exploration of how we like the dashboards on those little computers in our pockets!

@mooble12 3 месяца назад

In the same vein I'd love to see a desktop organisation/layout video!

@roma_venka 3 месяца назад

I'm curious if you have/would consider getting a separate work phone that is focused on content creation and your work separate from your personal phone. I totally understand not wanting that, because I have a work phone provided by my employer and it can be a hassle managing two phones sometimes, but there's also definitely utility in being able to put away work communications and not having those accessible at all times. I know Sierra Schultzzie got a separate content phone and found a benefit in that, so just curious if that's an option you've considered!

@morehannah 3 месяца назад

I've thought about it from time to time but never settled on it being worth it for me. I think it comes down to the system I have currently works fine and I'd be swapping one imperfect system for another 😅

@theaudiobookaficionado 3 месяца назад

My phone is super simple. I have three screens. First screen is completely blank except a weather widget so my phone feels clean to me. 2nd screen is my personal fun things (audiobook widget bc it's my #1 most important app, a few social media apps, games) and then the 3rd screen is admin/work stuff (bank app, basic google apps, a couple things I use for my job) and that's it! I do not use any folders and I delete any app that I don't use.

@Mia-dn4dy 3 месяца назад

i only keep 4 apps on my home page: maps, music, messages, and canvas (for school) with 6 widgets: one has maps, weather, and the app i order coffee from stacked, the second has my screen time and bank account, third is calendar, 4th battery levels, 5th is find my friends and devices, and the last one has my grades and school assignments. i use the control center to access camera. everything else is in the app library and it seems to do a good job of understanding which apps need to be most prominent and i rarely need to search or click through folders and have nothing on the swipe left page.

@Katiedora122 3 месяца назад

I have a few factors when I organize my apps, of importance and aesthetics. Like I have my daily apps and things I don't want to hunt for on the first page with a couple of widgets (an event countdown app and Todoist), the second page is a lot of my fun/games/book apps along with some folders (for Amazon, Google, and work-related apps), and then the third page is kind of a dumping ground for temporary/utility apps or until I find a permanent spot (and I needed this reminder to refresh it). But within each page, the organization is a balance of color and where my thumb reaches. And if I have a folder, I only have one page in it.

@kimikomainprize2921 3 месяца назад

Inspired to try a little reorg of my own! Didn’t even think about using the App Library 😂

@Efusco97 3 месяца назад

Screentime has a feature to lock apps after a certain time or after a certain number of hours use! It’s such a good way to lock apps after working hours if you want to ensure you break up time

@jessudall4573 3 месяца назад

I organise my folders by colour! I have 4 separate folders for the main categoriesi use, which is kids, camera, food and banking

@CazAvery 3 месяца назад

I only really reorganise my phone when I get a new phone, and often there's only small changes - really I think most of my stuff has been the same or very similar for years now. All these folders! I don't use any folders on my home screens - only in the all apps bit (I don't have an iPhone which may change the system).

@MeganShaelyn 3 месяца назад

Your hack for keeping you photos organised is inspired! My photos app is an absolute mess so I think I’m going to give your way a try 👌🏻

@rakelhanson1196 3 месяца назад

i personally really dislike the app library bc my muscle memory is too good at automatically clicking onto apps like tiktok when i didn’t mean to go on there so i have but like 10+ pages of just the clock widget between my homepage and the app library. i have a really minimal setup and i just search with the swipe down search bar for any apps i want to use that aren’t one of the few select ones that i have on my homscreen

@saragoose 3 месяца назад

Just me doing a vvvv overdo reorg while watching this.. I was keeping apple cal only for the fact that the date in its icon updates. But now just have a google cal widget instead. Plus shuffled lots of things into better folders etc. so just more streamlined overall!

@Megara_baila 3 месяца назад

I totally say here and organized my apps for I think the first time ever. Wow - it's so much better now has!

@lisamborras 3 месяца назад

This is so timely as I am picking my new phone up this afternoon! 😀😂🤣 #AndroidForLife!

@BeccaWright1012 3 месяца назад

The only thing I have on my home screen are two shortcuts that link to the bus stops near my work and home so I can see when to leave. Everything else is in the App Library. I use social media so much less now and I love it. The bottom bar has texts, calls, the Transit app, and email. But they are all customized shortcuts so they look cohesive.

@tinnie75 3 месяца назад

My apps are a mess but mostly because I'm a hoarder. So many apps that I've downloaded to "better myself", to learn new stuff, to meditate etc. and they just never get used. But deleting them would be like giving up on those goals. So there they stay, quietly shaming me, as I pretend that I'll use them, it's just not the right time yet. I know I could always re-download them if I ever feel like it, but honestly, I don't remember the names of most of these 😂

@carinen8119 3 месяца назад

Love it!

@mokimon5079 8 дней назад

As someone who chronically has no storage, I have very well organised apps. My photos? I have 90,000.

@hurricaneflowers 3 месяца назад

It is so interesting how differently people organize their phones and really reflects and how their brains works. For me the game changer was when during quarantine time i decided to go for aesthetic and did new icons for my apps in muted colors, i never went back. I didn’t realize how overstimulating all of the different colors of the standard icons was for me

@jonathan9798 3 месяца назад

Oh how did You do that?

@heylookiutube 3 месяца назад

I went full chaos mode and deleted every single app from my homepage and I only use the library or the search function and some select widgets for quick info.

@helenm1085 3 месяца назад

I changed most of my app icons to the google turtle emojis haha - I used a bunch from daily turtle emoji on tumblr who creates their own mashups of emojis with the turtle. Then I made a couple of my own! My favourite is the podcast one which is a turtle with headphones. 🐢🐢🐢 Plus I have some random ones like my shopping app is a bag of frozen peas, my calendar is a bread tag, my bank app is an abacus, and I have some little abstract drawings that I did for maps and weather and things.

@emmynoether9540 3 месяца назад

My home screen is just one page. Half is the weather widget and then 3 lines of folders / apps. 1st line are folders: Audiobook/Podcasts Apps, Music, Sports, (Mental) Health, organization; third line is Messenger folder (yes I have 8 😂 including discord) and then the icons for calling, Ecosia, Fotos and Camera. Middle line is icons for newspaper app, todoist, public transport app and notes app. All other app just live in the general page I can pull up (Andoid phone).

@ThatRomyKate 3 месяца назад

Just culled a load of apps from my Home Screen and attempted to make Instagram and Facebook harder to get to 😆 plus colour coordinated my main Home Screen which is very satisfying!

@helenm1085 3 месяца назад

I just got a new habit around finding them easily through the app library 😅.... I ended up downloading an app called I Choose To that lets you put a little wait time upon opening the app, with a customisable message. Mine says "what do you want to be doing?" And I have to wait 20 seconds if I genuinely want to proceed to the app (you can even change the length of wait time to be different for different apps if you want to get fancy with it)

@diplomog 3 месяца назад

Thanks!

@ashby7m 3 месяца назад

I have been very inspired, let's go cull! I am the colour one. I had the most beautiful rainbow of a line per colour, but that's in the past since my last parring down.

@evanwalter9 3 месяца назад

I love your new look and new set though I definitely miss your old one with the big iron door and switchboard off camera, despite the studio being temporary. I'm going to reorganise my phone library over Easter and my home page automatically resets by resetting to default in system settings and relying on app library all the time. I'm on Android and greatful it's not as complicated to use as iOS

@homestarrunner21 3 месяца назад

I’m inspired to declutter, I have a very similar setup to what yours started out at. The only widget I really find helpful at a glance is the battery one cuz I can see how much life is left in my AirPods/7any other connected devices

@Silver1226 2 месяца назад

I have one page and the app library, the page is five widgets, the bar at the bottom is four folders, and then everything else is in the app library. If i don't care enough about an app to add it to one of the four folders, then I will probably uninstall it the second notifications start bothering me. (Edit to add:) I also keep only 8 apps on one page in a folder, I like having the last space in the folder empty, and the only folder that is two pages is Games. [Second Edit:] My five widgets are a medium Batteries widget, small Books, small Duolingo, small Podcasts, and small Screen Time.

@TheYasmineFlower 3 месяца назад

A good argument for me to like a video is that I can see at a glance that I've watched it already, lol.

@ashby7m 3 месяца назад

New Hannah new Hannah yay!

@asliyase 3 месяца назад

I’m currently on minute 3 and I gotta say your phone is already 2000 times more organized than mine

@alissa6380 3 месяца назад

no idea whether iOS supports this but a possible suggestion for separating work social media from scrolling social media - either putting the same app in two different folders (so, two shortcuts to the same thing, but in different places) or, get ready - double installs of the same app? i think this feature is mostly meant for using multiple accounts in apps that don't allow easy switching between them natively, but it could be a good way to separate "work time" social media and "play time" social media, where you could potentially have different settings for them (potentially different icons as well if iOS allows icon customization), and maybe even different screen time entries? So as long as you're disciplined about which one you open, you could see "ah yes I spent three hours this week on work Instagram and five hours just scrolling". again, no idea if any of this is feasible, just throwing it out there as an idea (also i really need to organize my own home screens, they are a Mess)

@livtupi 3 месяца назад

I have a folder for apps i rarely use and i called it rare beauty hahahahahahah it's way easier now to just search for the name instead of going in there but i always laugh at the name of the folder bc it's so silly so i don't think I'll delete it

@shanemjn 3 месяца назад

Every time I see other people's phones I feel like a weirdo. Apart from the default apps that come preloaded, I have 7 apps on my phone, there's no organisation needed

@16ilovevampires 3 месяца назад

For me it's folders all the way, I can't imagine the color or alphabetical system. 🙈

@notlikethebook 3 месяца назад

im one of those people that sorts it by colour 🙈 but each colour has its own folder so its a bit neater in my mind lol i also dont have all that many apps (i dont think at least) so it means it all fits on one page

@JuMixBoox 3 месяца назад

I couldn't tell you how my apps are organised. Maybe that's telling about the life they are reflecting 😅😂 It might be time for a digital spring cleaning anyway; I'm already cleaning out my email inbox and working on getting my browser tabs down (a Sysiphos task, but at least it's only one browser now), so throwing out some unused apps and creating more clarity (maybe even with a new background photo) sounds nice.

@whoviangirl3878 3 месяца назад

so i use android but my home screen is 1 page with 4 folders, and none of my folders have more than 7 apps (one folder is a uni one that will get deleted once i no longer need it). the folders are just kinda spaced out in a square and then i have the weather widget at the top of the screen lol

@fishfish7985 3 месяца назад

Mostly my phone is organised by having a stroke / using mobility aids so needing to access phone and messages and Spotify with one hand , I use both hands most of the time but those are things that I need while moving about , also got my aac accessible and mostly I use folders like medical money but they are labelled with emojis

@Marshmallow341 3 месяца назад

Had no idea about the App Library ! Cue me removing nearly everything! 😂

@morehannah 3 месяца назад

Hahaha yes get on it

@aidao9310 3 месяца назад

Regarding swiping in folders: I actually limit my folders to 9 apps, so that I can see them all in the preview and don't have to swipe. If it's on page 2 of a folder, it doesn't exist.

@rootedreinvention 3 месяца назад

My gosh. None of my 3 screens have a single app on them - just widgets and i use folders on the bottom bar :P

@bethanygreenwood8259 3 месяца назад

The way you have it organised now is very similar to my layout, but very different apps 😅

@ss_apobangpo 3 месяца назад

i have four pages with apps and widgets carefully placed so i can see my wallpaper. im surprised people have so little but thats probably cuz im an android user lol

@emmynoether9540 3 месяца назад

I have no shopping or money apps on my phone, I rarely do online shopping and when I do it from my laptop. But I am interested in tracking money, so I need to search for your older video about money apps, dont know which. Could you point me to the finance apps you recommend, Hannah?

@pirlie 3 месяца назад

Hey, i think that video was this one: How We Organise Our Joint Finances as a Millennial Couple | More Hannah

@AlwaysAllyCat 3 месяца назад

the fact that apple didn't have an app library until recently is honestly mind boggling as an android user. everyone was just coping with that??

@bethbcrafts 3 месяца назад

I see your YNAB app. Still waiting for your video on how you use YNAB ;) I love it so much and I learned about it from you! How do we get YNAB to sponsor you? Also - do you know you can change the YNAB icon? I made mine rainbow and it's lovely. This video made me aware of the widgets screen and the app library screen on my iPhone. I'd seen them, but always swiped away from them immediately as I only ever ended up on them by mistake. So... now I have almost no apps on my home-screen. I'm someone who swipes down and types the first few letters of an app almost any time I want to access one I don't use often. So it turns out I don't need them cluttering up my brain!

@morehannah 3 месяца назад

hahaha yeah I love YNAB. I don't think I'll do a video about it though because I'm not sure how without showing all the granular bits of my family's personal finances which I don't feel comfortable sharing!! And yes I'm with you, I often do the swipe down and search for apps that way!

@Larissa_KD 3 месяца назад

I'm also very brutal with deleting things, and I need to be careful that I don't just end up removing everything hahahah

@LauraOtermat 3 месяца назад

I always forget that my camera is on my lock screen and I can swipe left to use it.

@emmabarnes609 3 месяца назад

hey!

@erjusik 3 месяца назад

Did you end up uninstalling any apps?

@mkbr90s 3 месяца назад

help i did this yesterday 😂

@GymGirl88 3 месяца назад

I'm a one page with folders and widgets kind of gal.

@rachaelandthings 3 месяца назад

1 screen (the default) with my absolute must apps, 3 lines, then the App Library. Honestly, with the App library and being able to search for Apps, who needs multiple screens and folders? I don't see the point of folders when you could just use the App Library.

@laulau194 3 месяца назад

Stuff that I use regularly stays on the home screen, anything else I just swipe down and find it in the alphabetical list

@jolaechen8740 3 месяца назад

Same!

@madspacepig 3 месяца назад

10:44 These additional images weren't home screen pages, they were just the app tray. Or the 'App Library' as you know it on iOS. I don't think anyone would consciously choose to dump all their apps on the home screen alphabetically, that's completely insane.

@diaz9rox 3 месяца назад

i never use folders or app. library, i have 2 pages of apps i don't mind not seeing my background.

@girliestmammy 3 месяца назад

💖

@laurenschenck5355 3 месяца назад

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@laurenschenck5355 3 месяца назад

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