Apps: Why I Download but Never Open Them

Our phone has a way of reflecting things that we place priority on; while some apps are part of our existence, some are of no interest to us even after we have downloaded or gotten them from Xender. Either we let them be until one day we feel there is a need to visit the app, or we one day get rid of them to create space.

With technology, it is easy these days for almost everyone to get access to the holding smartphone. Even kids now have access to phones, and this makes it easy for us to have access to different kinds of apps we find attractive to us.

Play Store and data are two important things we need to fill our phone with whatever app we need. Talking of apps, it's very easy to have lots of apps as long as we have data and money. Many of the things we have on our phones are things that are not frequently used. I remember sometimes getting notifications from my phone reminding me of my frequently used apps and the ones I have not used for the past 30 days, encouraging me to delete them.

For me, there are three categories of apps that are buried in my phone without me opening them for anything. You might ask, Why did I then download them? Sometimes, it could be when I'm doing something and I see the ad pop on my screen and it looks educational or entertaining, then I'm forced to visit my Play Store and download it.

I must be truthful to myself in this post. One is my meditation app. For many times, I have been seeing this Bible advert popping on my screen with different daily meditations and quizzes, and I felt it was something that would help me start my everyday meditation. So I was forced to download lots of meditation apps. After downloading, the thought of sitting down to read and digest becomes a problem. Instead of meditating on these important things, scrolling and engaging in other apps that I use more for work.

Then another app that is lying dead in my phone is a language-learning app. I had a friend who was good at using these language apps to learn new languages, and I took an interest in trying that. So when I got to Bauchi state, I thought about downloading the app, and personally, I went to the Play Store and searched for one with good reviews. After two days of trying, the app rested on my phone till date. It's not like there is no time for learning, but it is just me being lazy.

Answering the question why these apps don't get attention, I would say it is because they don't fit into my lifestyle. People are more interested in things that are engaging. If I delete them, would that affect my life? The answer is not at all. The fact that I have them on my phone and they appear like they don't exist makes it one reason I wouldn't be affected. They don't really have a real impact on my daily activities. Removing them wouldn't hurt, as that would even add up space in my phone.

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