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Discussion: How often do you clean up your app lists and what have you recently removed? (lemdro.id)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hello, Android community! Let's kick off a discussion on app organization and decluttering 📱🧹. How often do you clean up your app lists, and what are some apps you have recently removed?

We all tend to accumulate various apps over time, and it's helpful to review and prune the list regularly. So, how do you approach this task?

Do you have a set schedule, or do you clean up whenever you notice your app list getting too cluttered?
Do you use any tools or techniques to figure out what to remove?
Are there particular types of apps that you find yourself removing more frequently?
Is there any feature or functionality you wish were built into Android OS?

Feel free to share any tips or strategies you employ to keep your app list tidy.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My home screen is essentially one page with 2 rows of folders. Each folder has a name (eg: Messaging, Games, Tools, etc). Apps I want to keep are inside those folders. The apps I'm testing, temporary apps, etc, are on my home screen (outside the folders), so I always know I have to deal with them (either remove them or keep them/move to a folder).

For the apps I already have, since I have to open the folders regularly, I can see what's there. If I see something I won't use anymore, I remove it. I might keep more than one app installed for the same purpose while testing, but eventually remove the ones I don't want.

To keep my device's storage clean, I use a normal file manager (Material Files on F-Droid).

So I don't really have the need for any cleaning app or Android feature. I also don't have "cleaning days" as I clean the phone as I use it or when I'm not doing anything.