Pages of apps, a long list of share extensions, a crowded Notification Center and a whole mess of app updates get in the way of real work. What I’ve come to realize is that more tools and utilities can sometimes negate true efficiency on the iOS platform. The productivity nerd in me just figured that there was always someone out there that could provide me with a better tool for the job. Year after year, I would continue to install 3rd party favorites and disregard the apps that come standard on every device. The first thing I realized as I began this process is that native apps have come a long way. So I decided to take this opportunity to revaluate which apps are essential and which apps duplicate functionality and really take a minimalist approach to this restore process.
Anyone with a million apps installed knows this. The chore of restoring an iPhone from scratch is a pain in the ass.
Frustrated with a buggy iPhone, most likely due to years of software and firmware updates without ever restoring my device as new, I decided to treat iOS 10 differently.
