12 Apps Sitting on Everyone’s Home Screen for No Reason
Let’s be honest: your phone’s home screen is less “mission control” and more “digital junk drawer.” If you’ve ever scrolled past an app and thought, “Wait, do I even use that?” Congratulations, you’re in the club.
Somehow, a bunch of random apps and widgets have set up permanent residence on your screen. They don’t pay rent, they never help out, and they’re just hanging around like freeloaders at a party.
That ‘Reminder’ app you opened once in 2017
Remember that reminder app you downloaded in 2017 to finally get your life together? It’s still there, quietly judging you every time you swipe past.
It probably has one ancient notification: “Buy milk.” Guess what? You still haven’t bought it.
You never deleted the app, though. It’s like keeping an old diary you never read, except it’s on your home screen, silently mocking your productivity.
‘Weather Widget’ that only shows sunny when it’s pouring
You check your weather widget, see “Sunny all day,” and step outside confidently, right into a monsoon. Thanks, weather widget.
It’s basically the digital version of carrying an umbrella with holes. Maybe it’s time to embrace surprise showers, or just accept your fate as a human weather experiment.
A calculator app you’ve never actually calculated with
There’s that calculator app, sitting on your home screen like it’s about to solve world hunger. But let’s be real: you only use it once a year to figure out the tip at dinner.
Some people even use fake calculator apps to hide stuff. But you? Yours is just a glorified phone ornament.
The ‘News’ app you hate but never delete for drama
The news app is like that friend who always brings drama to the group chat. Every time you open it, there’s chaos, ads, and celebrity meltdowns.
You hate it, but you can’t delete it. What if you miss the next big scandal? The FOMO is real.
Random game shortcuts from apps that spawned mini apps
You open your phone and, surprise! There’s a shortcut to “Last War Survival” you never downloaded. Apparently, your apps are having babies behind your back.
They multiply after updates, like rabbits at a carrot convention. Your home screen is basically a game arcade you never asked for.
That ‘Notes’ app filled with cryptic emojis and ‘TODOs’ you ignore
Your Notes app is a graveyard of half-finished lists and mysterious emojis. “?? meeting at 3” could mean anything, or nothing.
You check it sometimes, get confused, and close it again. Someday you’ll decode your own secret language… but not today.
An old gift card app that’s expired but haunting your home screen
There’s that gift card app, still hanging around even though all your cards expired during the last presidential administration.
It’s the digital ghost of shopping trips past. Delete it, or keep it around for the haunting nostalgia.
‘Fitness Tracker’ you downloaded on a Monday and forgot by Tuesday
You had big plans: download the fitness app, get shredded, become an Instagram model. By Tuesday, it’s just another icon you ignore.
It still buzzes with desperate notifications: “Time to move!” Sorry, app, my only movement is deleting you… eventually.
A ‘Coupon’ app from 2018 promising discounts that never came
You downloaded the coupon app for “amazing savings.” Instead, you got expired codes and endless scrolling.
It’s now just a digital fossil, reminding you of all the money you didn’t save. But hey, at least your phone’s storage is full of broken promises.
‘Music Player’ app you abandoned after discovering Spotify
Once, you lovingly curated playlists on your old music player app. Then Spotify came along, and poof! Your playlists were abandoned like a Tamagotchi in 1999.
Now the app just sits there, hoping you’ll remember it exists. Spoiler: you won’t.
A widget showing battery life of your phone case (seriously)
Some folks have a widget just for their phone case’s battery. Because apparently, even your phone’s outfit needs a power nap.
Do you really need to know your case’s battery percentage 24/7? Probably not. But if your case ever goes flat, at least you’ll be the first to know. And so will everyone else who borrows your phone.
The mysterious ‘Flashlight’ app with 3 different icons
Ever unlock your phone and spot not one, not two, but three flashlight icons staring back at you? It’s like your phone is preparing you for a sudden power outage in a haunted mansion.
These aren’t apps you downloaded after midnight snack cravings. Sometimes they just show up after an update, or your phone gets a little too creative with its settings.
To make things even more confusing, each flashlight icon might look totally different. Suddenly, you’re the proud owner of a flashlight family reunion right on your home screen.
If you’re not planning on signaling Batman or hosting a shadow puppet show, you can always hide or delete the extras. Your phone (and your sanity) will probably appreciate the breathing room.
