Does anyone even remember a time when they didn’t own an iPhone or Smartphone? For those of you who still refuse to give in to the Smartphone world, read on.
Many people may not realize it, but it seems that we are in an age where we are being taken over by the iPhone. For instance, why should we jump at the chance to download the new iOS 7 as soon as the iPhone says we should? Why can’t we have any say in when we choose to download the new speedy update? Personally, I have not even figured out when (and if) I want to forgo the update any time soon.
This past week, many students dealt with the downloading of Apple's new operating system, iOS 7, despite the amount of time it took.
One of my friends, however, like most, did get the download over and done with early on. Her thoughts on choosing the update this past week was that she wanted to see the new features it had. She also said, “Everyone else was getting it, so why not?” Also, many people figure they’ll get the updated iPhone 5S sometime and want to be familiar with the new phone.
On another note, do we really use all the Apps we have stored in our iPhones? They sit there, blocking the full image of our background picture, but do we actually use them all? Most of us probably do not, yet somehow we can’t seem to find the strength to delete them.
Take me, for example; I currently have 30 Apps on my phone. While that may seem like a lot (at least for me), 22 of them are the standard Apps given to us, like the calculator, compass, settings, notes, iTunes and maps. Most of the ones we cannot delete seem like they just take upa small square on the face of our phone.
As for the ones I downloaded, the total eight Apps I refuse to delete are mostly for entertainment purposes: things like Snapchat, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Pandora and other radio station Apps. These are Apps that I don’t necessarily need but enjoy using.
When it comes to downloading Apps, I am generally practical about it, trying not to keep the ones I will not use often. I try to just keep the ones I like to use, however useless they may be (Twitter, I'm talking to you).
However, many of my friends and others App users store many different Apps and use them more often. Others have an array of downloaded game Apps (Temple Run, Angry Birds, Words with Friends, etc.) to play any time.
However, there are also helpful Apps like calorie counters or MapMyRun or even Beginners in Languages.
So in short, let this help you consider the time you spend on your phone and what you do with that time.
Hopefully this article has added to your awareness of the amount of Apps you have and use.
