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#+title: iOS
#+date: <2024-03-13 Wed 08:00:00>
Related:
- [[/wiki/hardware.html][Hardware]]
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
- 10:00 to 16:00
- Dark Mode
- 16:00 to 10:00
*** 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 [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_least_privilege][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
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/element-messenger/id1083446067][Element]] - A cross-platform messenger, based on Matrix
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/linkedin-network-job-finder/id288429040][LinkedIn]] - One of the only social media apps I use
*** Developer Tools
- [[https://testflight.apple.com/join/F2vK7xo4][Harbour]] - Easily manage your Portainer service
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ish-shell/id1436902243][iSH]] - A local shell with SSH functionality
*** Entertainment
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/plex-watch-live-tv-and-movies/id383457673][Plex]] - A client for the Plex Media Server
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/steam-mobile/id495369748][Steam]] - The top gaming marketplace for computers
*** Lifestyle
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/home/id1110145103][Home]] (=*=) - Apple homekit powered smart home manager
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/philips-hue/id1055281310][Hue]] - Philips Hue smart home manager
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/irobot-home/id1012014442][iRobot]] - Manage iRobot Roomba devices
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/unifi-protect/id1392492235][UniFi Protect]] - View and manage most UniFi Protect cameras and settings
*** Music
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/apple-music/id1108187390][Apple Music]] (=*=) - Apple's native music streaming app
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/plexamp/id1500797510][Plexamp]] (=*=) - Top-notch music app for your Plex Media Server, with a neural
network that provides excellent radio/shuffle suggestions
*** News
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/netnewswire-rss-reader/id1480640210][NetNewsWire]] - A free and open source RSS reader for Mac, iPhone, and iPad
*** Photo & Video
- [[https://testflight.apple.com/join/Q6WyyEpS][Aislingeach]] - A quick way to generate and rate images from the Stable Horde
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/unsplash/id1290631746][Unsplash]] - Premium images, mostly free
*** Productivity
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/beorg-to-do-list-agenda/id1238649962][beorg]] (=*=) - An org-mode editor, outline, and scheduler with paid extensions
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bitwarden-password-manager/id1137397744][Bitwarden]] (=*=) - An open source password manager
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cryptomator/id1560822163][Cryptomator]] - A cross-platform encryption program
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/obsidian-connected-notes/id1557175442][Obsidian]] - A nice Markdown-based editor based on a "vault" structure.
Offers a paid sync solution and community extensions
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/strongbox-password-manager/id897283731][Strongbox]] - Keepass password manager for iOS & macOS
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/unifi/id1057750338][UniFi Network]] - View and manage most UniFi Network settings
*** Safari Extensions
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/adguard-adblock-privacy/id1047223162][AdGuard]] - Ad blocker
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dark-reader-for-safari/id1438243180][Dark Reader]] - Dark mode for all the sites
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pipifier/id1234771095][PiPifier]] - Force videos to support PiP
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/privacy-redirect/id1578144015][Privacy Redirect]] - Redirect select websites to others, usually to
privacy-focused alternatives
*** Social Networking
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/multitab-for-tumblr/id1071533778][MultiTab T]] (=*=) - A gallery-based Tumblr client with some unique features,
such as tab history and sync
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/signal-private-messenger/id874139669][Signal]] (=*=) - A simple, powerful, and secure messenger
- [[https://testflight.apple.com/join/mpVk1qIy][Three Cheers]] - A client for Tildes.net with a design focus that matches the
intent of Tildes
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/voyager-for-lemmy/id6451429762][Voyager]] - A Lemmy client
*** Sports
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/apple-sports/id6446788829][Apple Sports]] - Apple's new sports app - lacks notifications and live events
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/udisc-disc-golf/id1072228953][UDisc]] - Disc golf course maps, score cards, and more
*** Utilities
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/backblaze/id628638330][Backblaze]] - Quickly view and manage Backblaze b2 cloud storage
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mullvad-vpn/id1488466513][Mullvad VPN]] (=*=) - A private VPN service
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/otp-auth/id659877384][OTP Auth]] (=*=) - A minimalistic OTP app with support for biometrics, custom
icons, import/export, and iCloud sync
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/plex-dash/id1500797677][Plex Dash]] - Stats about your Plex Media Server
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/safari/id1146562112][Safari]] - iOS default browser
- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ubiquiti-wifiman/id1385561119][Unifi WiFiman]] - Create visual layouts of WiFi strength and save heat maps to
your phone
** Web Apps & Shortcuts
- [[https://brutalist.report/][Brutalist Report]] - Minimal news aggregator
- [[https://cyber.report/][_Cyber.Report]] - Cybersecurity news aggregator
- [[https://news.ycombinator.com/][Hacker News]] - Mostly technical news
- [[https://nextdns.io/][NextDNS]] - NextDNS statistics dashboard
- [[https://readspike.com/][Readspike]] - Minimal news aggregator
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