Decluttering your device

Have you ever looked at how many apps you have on your phone and how few you are actually using?
You can get rid of the ones you don’t want, it will not only make it easier to find your apps, but it will also increase the available storage.

The process is similar on both Android and iPhone.

On Android, swipe up from the bottom of your
phone to show the ‘all apps’ screen, there might be more than one, either keep scrolling or swipe left or
right to see the other screens.

On iPhone, swipe left through your Home Screens until you see the App
Library where all your apps are in categories, like Utilities, Social etc.

Once there, long-press on an app you do not want, then select ‘delete App’ or ‘uninstall’ from the bubble that appears. On Android it might just say ‘App Info’, tap on that and it will show the entry for the app in ‘Settings’ where you can uninstall it.
If you are not sure what an app does, just open it by tapping it – if you don’t use it – delete it. A word of
warning though: there are some apps that are needed even if you don’t interact with it directly – DO NOT DELETE THOSE! They are Play Store or App Store, Settings, Phone, Contacts, Messages, Camera, also Clock, Calculator, Calendar, File Manager, Photos and Maps are probably best left on the phone.
Some apps cannot be deleted, but most of them can be disabled in Settings-Apps.

On a Windows computer you can do the same by clicking on the Windows icon to pull up ‘all apps’ and right-clicking any app you want to uninstall.

On an Apple Mac computer, open Launchpad, tap the Option (or ALT) key and click the little x on any
app you would like to remove.

After uninstalling a number of apps, it is probably best to restart your phone or computer to remove any ‘left-overs’.