(Previously:August, September, October, November, December home screens)
In December, I described how I’d gotten rid of all home screens other than the one minimum that iOS requires – the new App Library and the Siri suggestions dropdown are all you need to locate your app quickly. I’d described it as a post-home-screen world
I found that this worked well for me so I doubled down on it. Here’s what my iPhone looks like today:
Since I don’t need any app icons on the lone home screen, I’ve decided to simply use it for widgets, new in iOS.
Some of the widgets are from December: the excellent Fantastical full-width widget, the multi-city clock one, the weather widget. And I’ve now added widgets for shortcuts – the two that I use the most. They’re unnecessarily large tap targets, but faster than tapping Launch Center Pro (bottom right in the Dock) and then selecting the Shortcut, which is how I have invoked them for years.
I also like that the icons in the App Library adjust as you use them, both the ‘Suggested’ group at the top left and the category-wise ones. It’s intelligence at work, but silently.
The app icon grid has been an iOS staple since the original iPhone OS. That’s completely changed for me – let’s see how long I stick with this.