The iPhone Organization: A Personal Approach to Managing Apps and Folders

I'm Chris, and I've been asked by many of you to show you how I organize my iPhone. As it turns out, there's not much to it - just two words can sum up my approach. "Case, ha". But in all seriousness, my organization system is based on grouping similar apps into rows across the top of my home screen. This approach has been successful for me over the years, and I'm excited to share it with you.

My Home Screen: A Reflection of My Most Used Apps

Right now, my home screen features a row of folders across the top, and the rest of the screen is filled with apps that I use regularly. The most important stuff is down towards the bottom of the screen, closer to my thumb, making it easier for me to access and use them frequently. On the other hand, I tend to stash apps that I don't use as much in one of the folders at the top of the screen.

App Selection: Choosing the Right Apps for My Needs

I've settled on using several email apps, including Spark, which has become my go-to choice. I've tried many others over the years, but none have been quite right - until Spark came along and seemed to get the job done. My calendar app is currently Time Page, which I find very nice-looking and gets regular updates, keeping it strong for me.

Other Apps That I Use Regularly

My task management app is still Do, even though it's an oldie but a goodie. It's set up to suck reminders from the default Apple Reminders app via Siri, ensuring that I never forget anything important. Buffer is another app that I use regularly, scheduling social media updates for maximum impact. Apple Notes serves as my storage for important information and scripts for videos.

Security and Trust: Why I Prefer Apple

I have to admit that I'm an Apple fan when it comes to security and trust. Compared to other apps like Evernote or Google Keep, Apple's ecosystem seems more secure and trustworthy. While I prefer Spotify over Apple Music due to its privacy policy, Apple Music has been improving significantly since its release.

Password Management: Using Dashlane for My Needs

As a tech reviewer, I receive many packages, which is why I use Deliveries to track them. Dashlane is my go-to password manager, where I keep all of my passwords organized and secure.

Social Media Apps: Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and More

I've also got YouTube and the YouTube Creator Studio apps, as well as Twitter and Instagram, which round out my main social media apps that I interact with. Interestingly, I use Pocket for reading interesting articles later, although mostly I store things there and then never see them again until I have some free time on a plane.

News and Reading: Apple News, Flipboard, and More

I do use both Apple News and Flipboard to stay up-to-date with the latest news and read interesting things. Why do I prefer one over the other? Well, they surface different types of interesting content, which suits my reading style better.

Fun Apps: Product Hunt, Uncreate, Gadget Flow, and More

I've also got a folder dedicated to apps that work with my Apple Watch and another for extra apps that I don't use as often. In this latter folder, you'll find all the miscellaneous apps related to Daily Tech or Business. Occasionally, some games will pop up on my iPhone, but they get deleted quickly because I just don't have time for them.

Conclusion: Follow Me on Social Media

That's it - that's how I organize my iPhone. If you haven't seen my video on the best iPhone wallpaper sources yet, please go check it out. Also, follow me on Instagram (@dailyteek), Twitter (@dailyteek), and Snapchat to catch up on future videos.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey it's Chris and due to popular demand this is a video about what's on my iPhone and actually all I really need is two words to tell you what's on my iPhone a case ha anyways I'm changing things up on my phone all the time for proof you just have to go back a few months and check out a video I did where I only had two rows of apps and folders on my phone yeah that didn't really last too long right now I've got a row of folders across the top of my home screen and the rest of the screen is totally full of apps the most important stuff and the stuff that I use the most is down towards the bottom of the screen closer to my thumb so it's easier to access and then the stuff that I use less that tends to get stash in one of the folders up at the top of the screen if you're an observant person you probably realize that for some reason or another I tend to group similar apps into rows so for email I'm currently using spark and I've used so many email apps over the last few years that it's kind of ridiculous and none of them are exactly perfect but for some reason I settled on spark it just seems to get the job done for me at least right now my calendar app right now is time page because it's the nicest looking calendar app in the world and it gets a lot of updates so that keeps it going strong for crucial reminders I still use the do app even though it's an oldie it's still a goodie I've got it set up to suck the reminders I make with Siri out of the default Apple reminders app so there aren't any duplicates and then it just keeps reminding you and reminding you and reminding you until you can't take it anymore and you finally do whatever it is that you need to do basically it never lets you forget I use buffer for scheduling important social media updates if I want to make sure they have the biggest impact they can I use Apple notes as storage for my brain that's where anything important goes and it's where I compose most of my scripts for videos and stuff like that mainly I feel like Apple's ecosystem is just more secure and trustworthy compared to other apps like evernot or even Google keep I am an apple music user I actually prefer Spotify in all honesty but the privacy policy is just horrendous Apple music's definitely been improving though a lot since it came out on the scene and that's definitely a really good thing to see obviously as a tech reviewer I get a lot of packages and so I use deliveries to track all of those dash lane is what I use for password management I keep Amazon front and center too because that's where I do a lot of shopping and it's also where I find a lot of the tech products to review or things to buy for the set or my office obviously I've got YouTube and the YouTube Creator Studio apps and those along with Twitter and Instagram kind of round out the main social apps that I interact with at least right now I do have pocket for reading interesting articles later although mostly I store things there and then never see them again until I hop on a plane or something and I have some free time where I can kind of catch up I do use both Apple news and Flipboard to read interesting things and kind of keep up to date with the news why too you ask well because they both tend to surface different interesting things one of my favorite apps is insta which is book summaries of popular non-fiction and fiction books which is cool for learning new things from time to time the Curiosity app is a good one for killing a few minutes while you're waiting in line or something like that and what's cool is that it features five interesting facts every day and then the next three apps product hunt uncreate and Gadget flow those are all fun ones to check every day for new and interesting products I've also got a folder that's dedicated to apps that work with my Apple watch and a folder for all the extra stuff that I need but I don't use as often as the apps on my home screen I've also got a folder with all my smart home apps and a folder where I can stash all the other miscellaneous apps that are somehow related to Daily Tech or the business business at this point I don't really have a lot of games on my iPhone sometimes they pop on but they get deleted pretty quick cuz I really just don't have time I get a lot of questions about the iPhone wallpapers that I use in different videos if you haven't already seen the video I did on the best iPhone wallpaper sources make sure to go check that out as well and don't forget to follow @ daily teex spell dailytekk on Instagram Twitter and Snapchat and I'll catch you guys in the next video later\n"