On Android, with much more choice and freedom, you could easily end up with a cheap, slow, ugly phone that's bloated with advertisement. IOS does a great job at offering even the dumbest user a very aesthetic, safe and pleasant smartphone experience. Reigns: Her Majesty or Reigns: Game of Thronesįlorence (more an artsy VN experience without text) I recommend downloading v.3.7 for a better UI (advanced) (not on Play Store) Blokada for systemwide ad blocking.

Telegram for chatting, if you can get a few friends or family members to also try it out. It's a totally different experience from my friends Samsung, where the experience is full of pop ups to sell you more jewels for some game or another.Ĭalendar Widget: Agenda by Francisco Franco for a beautiful calendar on your home page Personally I have a philosophy of having absolutely zero ads on my phone, and I install apps accordingly. By the way: if you don't like a paid app, just uninstall it within 15 minutes of trying it out, and you get an automatic refund! If there is a paid version for something, I would recommend spending the dollar or two for a better experience. It's always worth it to check out other options, see which apps by smaller developers might have better aesthetics and less ads/permissions. There are a lot of 'bad' apps on the PlayStore that may perform their advertised function and have millions of downloads, but they are filled with ads or require too many permissions with the purpose of collecting your data. Look at all the stuff in the 'gestures' menu (pulling down the notifications shade with the fingerprint reader is especially useful.)Īdditionally, feel free to look at my personal Wallpaper Collection. My advice would be to extensively explore the settings on a quiet day, when you have time to really get into and get comfortable with all the options.įor example, do you want the ambient screen on all the time? Or just when you pick the phone up? How much info should the notifications reveal?ĭo Not Disturb mode is really helpful, maybe set it so that the phone is quiet, but you can still see notifications.

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