Over the weekend I decided to follow the lead of Patrick Rhone over at MinimalMac. I downsized my iPhone homepage to the 11 apps I use daily — eight apps on the homepage and three in the dock.
I then moved my other most-used apps to the second page. My plan had been to move whatever apps I used regularly throughout the week to the homepage. But a funny thing happened: I started enjoying the 11-app homepage. The minimalism of the homepage keeps me from going to my phone for one thing and then saying, “Ah. Look. I have something new from Facebook.”
At the same time, I never felt hassled by swiping over to the second page for anything there.
In reality, I use the apps on the homepage several times per day. Some of the apps one the second page are used daily — a few more than once daily — but are not “critical”.
As for my dock, I moved Mail and Safari to the homepage because I was often tempted to jump on them — especially Mail when I saw the badge saying I had several email.
Instead, in the dock I went with Phone, Things and Tweetie. Phone, for obvious reasons; Things, because it keeps me productive; and Tweetie because I love it so much. (I honestly believe Tweetie is the most enjoyable app to use that I have on my iPhone.)
So there you have it. That’s my Top 11 apps. It may grow someday, but for now, I’m good.
