When people talk organisation they usually think about their homes or work offices. You may be have different aspects of your life organised, but what about your phone? Can you say your phone is organised and clutter free?
We all use our phones A LOT. Whether we want them to or not, they have become an invaluable tool in our lives. They enable us to keep in contact with loved ones, manage our calendars, search the internet and much more. If our phones are cluttered and messy – it can lead to frustration. Just like an unorganised house would.
I have decided that as part of my monthly reset I will also include carrying out an audit on my iPhone, to ensure I am not carrying clutter around on my phone too!
There are so many ways you can declutter and organise your phone, here’s how:
1. Delete your unused apps
Apps can accumulate quickly and before you know it your phone has so many. If you have that many and are unsure about what your unused apps are, check your screen time. This list will show you what apps you used most and what apps are just using up storage space.
2. Empty your recently deleted folder
When you delete a picture or a video it doesn’t really get deleted until you remove it from your deleted folder. It all takes up space on your phone. Regularly delete these files to keep your phone clutter free.
3. Music playlists
Have you ever scrolled through your music list and realised how many songs on your list you don’t listen to? You should go through and delete these songs you don’t listen to or like. This will help free up storage on your phone but also stops you having to skip those particular songs – this is something that annoys me!
4. Cancel subscriptions
I have spoken about doing this task in my monthly reset and what to do at the start of each month. Cancelling all your email subscriptions and app subscriptions. Do not continue to pay for services you are not using. In addition, it can stop you from having continuous emails flood your inbox.
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5. Delete call logs
We never really need a log of all our calls but it is something we don’t necessarily think about deleting. Deleting call logs and unwanted messages can help clear the clutter on your phone. You then have more storage for photographs and productive apps.
6. Safari tabs
If you don’t have an iPhone it may just be your internet tabs. How many tabs do you currently have open? I used to have over 100! Over 100 tabs, just taking up space, cluttering my phone and draining my battery. This is something I am always working on.
7. Declutter your photographs
Photographs can build up, your camera roll can become overwhelmed with all the screenshots, photos but also, pictures sent across from WhatsApp. Once you have decluttered the camera roll, it is a good idea to organise your photos into folders. This will help you to find certain photos.
8. Change your phone background
Every so often it can be good to change your phone background. Give your phone a refresh. You could change it to an inspiring quote or even a goal you are working towards. Then every time you open your phone, you will see your goal and help you to practise visualisation. Or even a loved photograph of your family and friends that brings you happiness and motivation.
9. Organise your apps
How your apps are organised on your phone makes all the difference. There are a variety of ways to organise the apps including: colour coded, most used to the least used, using folders or the shelving method.
The shelving method is having a folder to the left and next to the folder is the 3 apps used most frequently. For example: you have a folder with all social media platforms in, so next to it you will place your top 3 social media apps. You continue that method throughout your phone.
You can choose the right method that works best for you and what you think looks aesthetically pleasing.
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10. Remove push notifications and badges
This may not be a tip that everyone wants to put into practice. Push notifications and badges can be hugely distracting which stops you from being productive. Those red badges are always sucking us into those apps due to the fear of missing out. Not only will removing them enable you to stay on task, but it makes your phone looks clean.
11. Your contacts list
This is something I actually have done on a regular basis and that is go through my contacts list. As phones and technology are more sophisticated now, we are able to transfer all information from one device to another at relative ease. This means your contacts list. How often have you gone through your contacts and deleted numbers?
Taking the time to go through your contacts list can be extremely therapeutic. I found this especially deleting toxic people from my phonebook. Take the time to ensure the people who are on your phone, are the people in your circle. Free up that space!
These are just some of the ways that you can declutter and organise your phone. So that your phone not only looks clean and organised but allows you to be the most productive.
How do you keep your phone organised? I’d love to hear in the comments.
My phone is a mess to be honest, and my iCloud storage is full lol. I will definitely check these and delete things I don’t want or like.
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I’ve very recently got a new phone because there was something wrong with my old one and I wasn’t getting any more storage, despite deleting LOADS of apps and phones etc. So with my old phone, I was kinda forced to de-clutter (to not avail though!) but I really struggle with photos and videos because I’m really sentimental with them!
Yeah I like it to put them on hidden Facebook albums and use free prints to have physical copies. I hope your new phone is much better. X
I got a new phone with limited storage so I’m trying not to have a million things on it. So this was helpful
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Very important points. I find them useful because my phone always fills within months and i have to for ways to declutter
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I like to organize my apps by using folders. I recently delete some unused apps and declutter my gallery. It’s been months since the last time I change my phone background, I need to change it now haha Love these tips 😀
I changed mine and it made me feel like I had a new phone x
I need to do with some of these, I’m always getting reminders I’m running out of space. When I dig around I find all sorts I should have deleted!
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Great tips! My phone is in desperate need of a declutter – I think the camera roll is where I need to start. Thanks for sharing!
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OMG I am the worst at leaving stuff to accumulate on my phone, then when I get time to do this I’m blogging or reading instead 😆
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I keep saying that I have to de-clutter my phone. It’s really bad. Thanks for sharing your suggestions, i never thought further than my photos and apps so thanks.
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This is a good idea! There is so much stuff on our phones that need deleting or changing. I’m going to put some of this into effect asap.
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Our phones could use some reorganizing. These are great tips!
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I love keeping my phone organised with apps in folders! Great ideas!
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I love this post! I used to have a very messy phone full of apps before I started organizing it. My biggest setback is emptying my recently deleted photos 😅 i can’t seem to get myself to empty them just in case 😅
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Runs to do alll of these! If I’m gonna be on my phone so much, I might as well have it organized lol. Thanks for these tips girl
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What a wonderful post, I don’t think we really think about the clutter on our phones. I’m going to take these tips and go through mine! Thank you
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Ever since getting my first iPhone back in May, I have tried to stay on top of the digital clutter by closing tabs I no longer need open, deleting call logs, and definitely keeping an eye on what photos I decide to keep! Deleting old apps is also helpful, as is organizing one’s screens effectively. 🙂
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This is such a helpful post – I’m definitely going to be putting these into place! I’m pretty good at deleting photos but I never think to check the recently deleted and delete those (I just checked and I had 477!). I really want to go through my contacts list and old messages/calls too. Thank you so much for sharing this x
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this was such an insightful read. I love changing my phone background with the seasons or creating a mood board for inspiration. i’ve recently been deleting text conversations instead of just leaving them there. sometimes it just clouds my mind.
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Such great tips. I always delete my photos and try to delete unused apps. Need to look at how many tabs I currently have open though!
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I finally had time to declutter my phone today. Thanks for your help and guide doing it. I realized how many unused apps I had on my phone and I finally cancelled those subscriptions I have that`s eating my budget.
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My phone needs a huge purge. I started decluttering, but never came to finish. But you shared some very good practical tips. Definitely feel inspired to use some of them. Thanks for sharing, Bournemouthgirl.
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These are great tips!
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I’d not heard of the shelving method I really like that idea must give it a try
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I for sure need to go through my contacts and pictures! And delete some unused apps. Thanks for the reminder 💕
I used to be really good with deleting photos but I’ve fallen behind and now I’ve got lots to go through! Definitely need to do that though. I like to do a clear out of Safari tabs too x
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My phone is one large disaster. My photos are the worst…holy cow. This list is spot on and a great reminder to deal with clutter (in general…lol) and on my phone (at least the photos). Great post!
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I really should do all of this on my phone haha! I’m such a hoarder on my phone, especially my text threads!
Courtney x
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I find it satisfying deleting everything in my deleted folder! Like you said, people do forget that it doesn’t get deleted right away, which leads to those deleted items taking up huge storage on your phone! x
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My phone is a mess, to be honest. It is so full of things I don’t need or use. I will have to go through this list and work on getting rid of things. Thank you for the reminder!
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I really needed this right now! I’ve been putting of decluttering my phone for months now and this post was the boot up the bum I needed to get started. I’m someone who hoards photos as I’m so scared to delete them but it’s defiantly the place I need to decluttering first. Then, apps! Yet again, I don’t delete as I’m worried I’ll need it in the future but reality is, I don’t think I’ve used them since downloading them haha. Thank you so much for sharing this post with us lovely! Will be putting it to good use Xo
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I use free prints so eventually I can declutter photographs. I hope you get to declutter your phone soon. Thank you for reading and commenting. X
Oh my gosh, I need to do this so bad. I’ve got over 20k photos, most of which are screenshots of screenshots, but I’m too lazy to sit and go through them. Definitely need a declutter of old apps too.
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I am terrible about organizing my phone. Usually once I get an alert that the space on the phone is filling up I’ll purge some things. Currently I’m getting a new phone so that seems to be my major way to clean up the phone by just starting over.
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I’m the absolute worst for having way too many internet tabs open on my phone. I leave them open for future reference and never actually get round to going through them. But you’ve persuaded me to have a declutter, so my phone thanks you!
Chloe x
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I’m always getting a notification that I’m nearly out of phone storage, and one of my favorite things to do is clear out my recently deleted folder!
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