iPhone Home Screen

Photography by Luis Cortés on Upsplash

Day two of the new layout on my phone. I still find myself trying to click on the apps or at least looking for the apps that were once there. This is the biggest change to my phone layout in years and it is taking sometime to get used to it. The apps that I am so used to using are no longer at my finger tips and they are no long a distraction. 

I think then not being a distraction out weights then being at my finger tips. I am less likely to waist time with them or see the badge and feel compelled to check them. Leaving me more time to work on the things that matter to me. 

I think between how I have my phone and iPad setup now, that I am able to be more focused on the things that I want to do. I think this is going to help in the long run and I need to build a workflow around how these devices are setup now. 

Having apps no longer distract me is going to be a good thing. It's going to help me focus more on writing and less on things that don't benefit my writing. I hope that I am able to make these changes work into my workflow. There are now a lot of apps that I need to get used to using as well on how to use them more efficiently. 

I still have the habit of looking at my phone to check the apps that I was once checking. The badges have been turned off so I don't even check them when I actually open my phone. I Waite for the notification to come to the screen. It is nice not being distracted by apps all day long. I actually might be deleting some of my apps here soon. 

I know there is a lot of apps on my phone that I know that I can remove because I am not using them or I don't use them very much at all. I really need to strop having apps on my phone that I don't really use. There is no point in hoarding apps. I just have to see which ones I want to get rid of. 

Until this sentence and beyond I have been writing this post within the Drafts app on my iPhone. With the changes to my iPhone’s homepage it has allowed me to make quick notes or full blog posts within Drafts right from my phone. I didn’t expect that to happen but I am glad I have been able to write off and on most of the day on this post. 

This will not be published until Wednesday and by that time I will have already been using the new layout on my phone for three days. So far I have been enjoying the very less cluttered Home Screen and the ability to focus on my writing more though out the day. 

With iOS 14 coming out shortly and already out in beta, yes there are some bugs in the beta, the only thing I would suggest is that with all the changes. Think of how you want your Home Screen to look with the addition of widgets. I know there are some Android users out there thinking Android phones have had widgets for years. That is very true and I have enjoyed them on the few Android phones I have used. 

The new iOS 14 is the chance to make a very needed change to your iPhone’s Home Screen and to make changes to how the phone works for you. I would also look into ShortCuts. This has been a feature that has been out for some time, but a feature that I did not use until now. I don’t think I could go through my day without shortcuts now. 

Are the changes in iOS 14 right for you? Only you can say for sure. I however, have found that the new changes are working great for me and I look forward to how third party apps work with the new iOS. Give it a try in the beta or wait for it to be released later this year. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the new iOS. As always feel free to join the conversation or start one. 

Please remember to take care of yourself and each other.