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iOS

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My primary mobile OS. Currently running iOS 17. This wiki page contains most of the apps I have used at one point or another across my different iPhones.

(*) = My favorites

Configuration

Display
  • Light Mode

    • 08:00 to 16:00
  • Dark Mode

    • 16:00 to 08:00
Focus Modes
  • Personal Focus

    • 06:00 to 21:00
    • Allow Notifications From:

      • Alarms
      • Calendar
      • Contacts (1 person)
      • Messages
      • Phone
      • Reminders
      • Signal
      • UniFi Protect
  • Sleep Focus

    • 21:00 to 06:00
    • Allow Notifications From:

      • Alarms
      • Contacts (1 person)
      • Reminders
      • Signal
Privacy & Security

I generally follow the principle of least privilege by only permitting the bare minimum privileges and revoking as soon as they are no longer required.

Here's the baseline I start with:

  • Disable:

    • Analytics & Improvements
    • Apple Advertising
    • Apple ID > Sign-In & Security > Two-Factor Authentication
    • Location Services > System Services > Product Improvement
    • Tracking > Allow Apps to Request to Track
    • Safari > Advanced > Privacy Preserving Ad Measurement
  • Enable:

    • Apple ID > iCloud > Advanced Data Protection
    • Apple ID > Personal Information > Communication Preferences
    • App Privacy Report
    • Location Services only for Camera, Find My, UDisc, & WiFiman (While Using)
    • Safari > Prevent Cross-Site Tracking
    • Safari > Hide IP Address
    • Safari > Advanced > Advanced Tracking and Fingerprinting Protection

Native Apps

Business
  • Element - A cross-platform messenger, based on Matrix
  • LinkedIn - One of the only social media apps I use
Developer Tools
  • Harbour - Easily manage your Portainer service
  • iSH - A local shell with SSH functionality
Entertainment
  • Plex - A client for the Plex Media Server
  • Steam - The top gaming marketplace for computers
Lifestyle
  • Home (*) - Apple homekit powered smart home manager
  • Hue - Philips Hue smart home manager
  • iRobot - Manage iRobot Roomba devices
  • UniFi Protect - View and manage most UniFi Protect cameras and settings
Music
  • Apple Music (*) - Apple's native music streaming app
  • Plexamp (*) - Top-notch music app for your Plex Media Server, with a neural network that provides excellent radio/shuffle suggestions
Navigation
  • deedum - A Gemini Protocol browser
News
  • NetNewsWire - A free and open source RSS reader for Mac, iPhone, and iPad
Photo & Video
  • Aislingeach - A quick way to generate and rate images from the Stable Horde
  • Unsplash - Premium images, mostly free
Productivity
  • beorg (*) - An org-mode editor, outline, and scheduler with paid extensions
  • Bitwarden (*) - An open source password manager
  • Bitwarden Authenticator (*) - Generate 2FA on your device
  • Cryptomator - A cross-platform encryption program
  • Obsidian - A nice Markdown-based editor based on a "vault" structure. Offers a paid sync solution and community extensions
  • Strongbox - Keepass password manager for iOS & macOS
  • UniFi Network - View and manage most UniFi Network settings
Safari Extensions
Social Networking
  • MultiTab T (*) - A gallery-based Tumblr client with some unique features, such as tab history and sync
  • Signal (*) - A simple, powerful, and secure messenger
  • Three Cheers - A client for Tildes.net with a design focus that matches the intent of Tildes
  • Voyager - A Lemmy client
Sports
  • Apple Sports - Apple's new sports app - lacks notifications and live events
  • UDisc - Disc golf course maps, score cards, and more
Utilities
  • Backblaze - Quickly view and manage Backblaze b2 cloud storage
  • Mullvad VPN (*) - A private VPN service
  • OTP Auth (*) - A minimalistic OTP app with support for biometrics, custom icons, import/export, and iCloud sync
  • Plex Dash - Stats about your Plex Media Server
  • Safari - iOS default browser
  • Unifi WiFiman - Create visual layouts of WiFi strength and save heat maps to your phone

Web Apps & Shortcuts