Phone Organization tips and tricks to make it function for you, without the stress. Get actionable ideas to organize your phone in minutes!
I talk a lot about how to organize your home so that it functions for you, but one area I truly struggle with is organizing my phone. To be honest, it’s a hot mess! I’m a hot mess! I’d love to say my New Year’s resolution is to spend less time on my phone, but my business requires me to spend a considerable amount of time using it.
Instead of letting myself down, I’m going to be realistic and organize it so it simplifies my life, rather than adding stress to it. As we’ve all become increasingly reliant on our phones as our way of keeping in touch, calendars, shopping lists and more, I thought it was equally important to organize. Want to join me on the journey? Let’s do this!
Organizing your phone is quick and easy. In fact, you can do it in 15 minutes or less! Are you ready?
How to Organize Your Phone
Purge
- delete apps you’re no longer using
- delete old notes
Adjust Settings
- turn notifications off
- turn do not disturb on
Set the Bar
- Add your most frequently used apps or programs to the bar
Create Folders for Your Apps – Folders You May Want
- photo apps
- restaurant apps
- shopping apps
- social media apps
Rearrange/Drag and Drop
Update Your Screensaver and Wallpaper
Change Your Settings
- Turn notifications off
- Turn do not disturb on
Do you have any phone organization tips and tricks?
I’ve created my own “Yellow Pages” for any non-friend/family numbers that I need/use. Instead of inserting their actual name in the “First Name” location, I start with a lower case “y” and then the category and then place their name/store name, etc. in the “Last Name” location. For example, “y Doctor”, “Dr. Smith” or “y Restaurant”, “The Little Inn.” I’ve also used a location as the first indicator – “y Cape May” and then the hotel/restaurant placed in the “Last Name”. It has made my life sooooo much easier; especially when you can’t remember a name but know the category. I only have to scroll through the “y” not the entire alphabetical listings!
SO smart! I love that tip, Linda! Thank you for sharing!
How do you create a folder on an iPhone? Thanks… I’d love to do this, but don’t know how.
Click on an icon and hold it down, then click “edit home screen”. If you drag and drop items on top of one another, it will create a folder that you can rename. Enjoy!
Well, This is interesting info, only I do not understand most of it, What bar and where is it. Drag and drop? I guess if I do not know about it then I don’t need it? What do you think?
Turning off notifications is great advice, feels de-cluttered almost instantly!