Install only what you need, decide which apps may interrupt you and remember that deleting an app does not cancel what you pay for it.
Install calmly from the App Store
The App Store is Apple's store for apps. Checking before you confirm keeps you from installing the wrong app or accepting a charge you did not expect.
- Open the App Store, tap Search and type the name of the app.
- Confirm it is the right one: review developer, compatibility and terms.
- Read the costs and tap Get, if the app is free, or the price. Get may include additional purchases or subscriptions.
- Complete the authorization your device shows.
For work apps, use the channel your organization indicates. Distribution options may vary by region; always check the source.
Decide what each app can do
An app asks for permissions and sends alerts. When you open it, allow only what is necessary; you can review each item later in Settings.
- Permissions: in Settings, tap Privacy & Security, then a category such as Photos, Camera or Microphone, to see which apps have access.
- Photos: prefer selected or limited access when a task does not need your whole library.
- Alerts: in Settings, tap Notifications, then an app below Notification Style. Choose the sound, the previews and, under Alerts, where they appear, according to how important the app is.
Organize without losing information
Touch and hold an icon on the Home Screen and tap Remove App. The iPhone offers two actions that look alike but do different things; the third one in the table is an automatic setting.
| Action | What happens |
|---|---|
| Remove from Home Screen | The app moves to App Library and can still be used from there. |
| Delete App | It removes the app and its data from the iPhone. What the app saved in iCloud is not deleted. |
| Offload Unused Apps | When storage is low, the iPhone removes apps you do not use and keeps your data. The icon stays on the Home Screen with a cloud; tap it to reinstall the app. Turn it on in Settings: tap Apps, then App Store. |
Before removing an authentication, messaging or work app, complete its backup or transfer process.
Reduce interruptions with a Focus
A Focus silences alerts while you concentrate, rest or work, and lets through only those from the people and apps you choose.
- Open Settings and tap Focus.
- Tap a Focus, for example Do Not Disturb, Personal or Work.
- Tap People and choose whose alerts you want to receive.
- Tap Apps and choose which apps may alert you.
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You did it if that app shows the new setting and your calling and messaging apps are the same as before.
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