Wow, I have a lot of apps. After taking a quick inventory on my phone, I discovered I have over 100 apps. Why the hell do I have over 100 apps? The endless amounts of apps often leaves me with a feeling of chronic app fatigue (sounds dramatic, right?) My daily circus routine of jumping from app to app led me on a path to reclaim control of my phone again. Take Inventory And Simplify Through taking an inventory of my phone, I was able to prioritize and bring my apps down to under 50 (still a lot, but it’s an improvement.) I realized I didn’t need to keep an app on my phone for every single place I ever went. I deleted a lot of restaurant and coffee apps. They are great for deals, but not worth the clutter. There is also no reason to have too many news apps. I ended up keeping just Medium and Pocket. Through pocket, I can see multiple news outlets stories. Go through your phone and if there are any apps you don’t use on a weekly basis, get rid of it. Social Media and Messaging When my app cleanup was all said and done, I was left with mostly social media and messaging apps. There just isn’t an easy way to cut down on these apps. While there may not be a solution for this now, there will be one soon. To solve this problem, I have decided to . develop an app which caters to the problem at hand will combine all forms of communication into one simple application to both digest and send messages and emails from a central location. The app I am developing I am currently in the early stages of development for my unified messaging platform, which I have named . UNUM messenger I plan to launch in March of 2017 as a Beta. If you would like to be notified when launches, you can sign up to do so . UNUM messenger UNUM messenger here Summary Once you take inventory and clean up your phone and then sign up for , you will be well on your way to defeating app overload. UNUM messenger If you would like to follow me on my journey, be sure to follow me . Also, If you liked this article be sure to like it! here on Medium
