I'm finally 'digitally decluttered,' and it only took one...

What’s Happening

Okay so Top tips for cleaning your life in no time at all I’m finally ‘digitally decluttered,’ and it only took one afternoon Credit: Lucas Gouveia / Android Police | ViDI Studio / By Mark Jansen Published Feb 24, 2026, 1:00 PM EST Mark has almost a decade of experience reporting on mobile technology, working before with Digital Trends.

Taking a less-than-direct route to technology writing, Mark began his Android journey while studying for a BA in Ancient & Medieval History at university. But since then, he’s cast his eyes firmly on the future, with a deep love for anything that bleeps or bloops. (we’re not making this up)

Outside of Android tech of all types, Mark loves to hike, play video games, build small plastic men that cost far too much, and spend time with his two daughters.

The Details

Sign in to your Android Police account Add Us On Summary Generate a summary of this story follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap The the internet is incredible. Almost the entirety of human history is available at any time, right at your fingertips.

And while that’s a phenomenal achievement for humanity, it’s also overwhelming. While you only have a tiny sliver of a fragment of that information, it can still be a lot.

Why This Matters

An endless stream of data from your family, friends, apps, emails, and more, constantly pouring into your mind from your phone, your computer, your watch. I’ve taken the dive, and trimmed everything that needs to be trimmed . Here’s how I digitally decluttered my life, in less than an afternoon’s time.

This is part of the broader shift happening across the tech industry right now.

The Bottom Line

Here’s how I digitally decluttered my life, in less than an afternoon’s time. Related How a month-long app purge finally fixed my relationship with my phone Pressing the reset button did more than clean up my homescreen Posts 1 By Anu Joy Stripping out unused apps I’m going to start with one of the easiest and quickest things you can do to remove clutter from your life: stripping out all those apps you just don’t use .

Are you here for this or nah?