Mostly the title. I try to keep my apps inside relevant folders, but this is getting tedious.
I’m wondering if it may be better to keep apps of one kind (e.g., maps/navigation) on their own screen and other apps (e.g., social media) on a separate screen.
Is it easier to swipe by screen or to keep similar apps in folders? What do you think?
I haven’t used my all apps screen in months. I just use a search based home screen. My home screen is just a clock and weather widget.
I’ve got 12 folders on my homescreen, but each of those can be swiped up, down, left or right to launch my most frequently used apps. I do have a second screen, but it’s just used for a couple of calender widgets.
Folders for apps.I hate and can’t get rid of. Screens for everything else. Android 10 Samsung has this horrible feature where every new app gets created on a new page at the end instead of filling the empty space on my previous 3 screens.
Pretty sure you can adb uninstall them
I use single screen and custom dock app. I don’t like people seeing what apps I have and I like seeing my wallpaper.
Funny how everyone is different.
I don’t have wall paper because I have zero reason to look at it and it gets in the way of my apps.
But I respect the keeping everything tidy. On my desktop computer I don’t gave wallpaper, or folders, or apps.
Kvaesitso
One page of favourites, then search-based for other apps.
I stg Kvaetsitso fixed my adhd /hj
Main screen: wallpaper, clock in the center and favorites at the bottom
Go right: search-based grid of all apps
Go down: mini weather ontop, Kvaetsitso notepad widget taking up the entire rest of the screen. The ability to be able to jot quick todos or notes without needing to open an app has been close to life changing for remembering to do things
Thanks!
I’m updating some of my layout now, based on your comment (c:
I have my 15-ish most used apps on my home screen. Anything else I access through the main app list. No folders or anything. But I do try to keep the number of apps on my phone low. I refuse to install a dozen store-bound savings apps and all that crap. I prefer mobile sites over apps anyway so my adblocker functions.
Yeah, I use folders. Makes sense to me, but everyone’s different.
I find it more practical to seperate by things you uses frequently vs things you use occasionally. Frequently used things get a place on the home page where it’s easy to get to, everything else is dumped into a few broad catagories.
I have 4 folders, “stores(&bank stuff)” “games(&entertainment)” “utilities(&misc)” and “work”.
It’s all sorted alphabetical.
I use Niagara launcher, so all of my apps are in a single scrollable list.
This isn’t a screenshot of my own phone, but this is essentially what it looks like. There’s an A-Z list on the right that you can use to jump to a specific letter, or just scroll down the full list on the left. You can keep a small list of favorites at the top. It does support folders, but I don’t use them.
Navigating to any app in Niagara is so fast. It keeps my home screen looking fresh and clean while also keeping every app within a couple seconds reach, no folders necessary. Honestly I feel like folders would just make it take longer.
No folders. I gave up on that a long time ago. It is too much maintenance to organize everything and it doesn’t really help you find things that much. I just scroll through the alphabetical drawer of all apps to find what I need.
Use Macrodroid’s Drawer (slides out from left side) and Folders from Jina Drawer.
Jina can work with folders and tags to automatically sort apps.
But that’s how my brain works, I need the structure to find stupid apps with terrible names.
I have three folders in the home screen so it can have Safari and look balanced. For apps not in the folders I use search.
Pretty neat but I’m not a fan of having to press twice to access messages.
Messages that matter generate notifications and I usually have Messages open in the background.
I have everything in folders on my home screen, I don’t like swiping
4 games folders is… impressive
Neither - I use KISS, which means a click on the first letter of an app brings every app starting with it, ordered by frequent use. With 6 shortcuts at the bottom I’m good, never more than 2 clicks away from anything.
Kiss is great. I have the keyboard come up automatically and just type what I want to ooen
I only have 2 screens of apps.
First page (Main) is all the apps I use frequently. The most frequently used apps are in places where I can easily reach while one-handed.
Second page is apps that are used rarely. A lot of utilitity apps fall into this category.
