With the official onset of autumn now just days away, there's never been a better time to clean up, freshen up, and make sure your own existing work spaces are perfectly primed for productivity. A handful of simple-seeming steps can go a long way in clearing out the virtual clutter and turning your Android phone back into the optimal work companion it ought to be. And best of all? It won't take you more than 20 minutes to pull off.
1. UNINSTALL UNNECESSARY APPS
Time required: 2 minutes
This first step may sound silly, but believe you me, it can make a world of difference. Whether they're apps that came preinstalled or programs you downloaded once upon a moon, there's a decent chance you've got at least some unused items lurking in the mustier corners of your phone. And guess what? Those forgotten icons do more than just collect virtual dust; they actively work against your efficiency-oriented interests.
First, superfluous apps take up space - both in the physical sense of your phone's internal storage and in the sense of clutter that makes it tougher to find what you actually need. But beyond that, abandoned apps often take a toll on a phone's performance and stamina by needlessly eating up resources. And beyond that, they open the door to some easily avoidable privacy problems (more on those in a minute).
You can probably scan through your app drawer pretty quickly and figure out which programs you haven't opened in the past month or two. If
