Apple has a solution for home screen clutter: Mini apps.
Instead of downloading an app, you can pull up just one part of it, saving valuable space on your phone. In China, that has long been the norm.
kAm{2DE >@?E9[ E96 :!9@?6 >2<6C k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4??]4@>^a_a_^_h^`d^E649^:@D\`c\:A9@?6\FA52E6^:?56I]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm563FE65k^2m QpAA r=:ADQ 2D A2CE @7 :ED =2E6DE @A6C2E:?8 DJDE6> FA52E6] %96 ?6H :~$ `c[ H9:49 92D 2=C625J C@==65 @FE @? >2?J 4FCC6?E pAA=6 56G:46D[ H:== 2=>@DE 46CE2:?=J 36 762EFC65 @? 2 D=2E6 @7 ?6H A9@?6D E96 4@>A2?J k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4??]4@>^a_a_^`_^``^E649^2AA=6\@4E@36C\:A9@?6\6G6?E^:?56I]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm:D C6G62=:?8 %F6D52Jk^2m]k^Am
Recommended for you
NEXTÂ surveyed 1,500 small business owners aged 18-64 across industries and regions in late October and November 2024 to share findings about how economic factors are shaping business in the new year. Click for more.73% of small business owners optimistic about 2025 economy
kAm%96 762EFC6 =6ED A6@A=6 =2F?49 ;FDE A2CE @7 2? 2AA E@ 4@>A=6E6 BF:4<[ @?\E96\8@ E2D<D[ DF49 2D @C56C:?8 E2<6@FE 7C@> 2 C6DE2FC2?E @C C6?E:?8 2 3:<6] %92E >62?D :?DE625 @7 5@H?=@25:?8 2? 6?E:C6=J ?6H 2AA[ FD6CD 42? =2F?49 2 D?:AA6E 3J D42??:?8 2 "# 4@56[ @C 3J E2AA:?8 2 =:?< D92C65 G:2 E6IE @C E96 $272C: H63 3C@HD6C]k^Am
kAmu@C D@>6[ E96 4@?46AE >2J D@F?5 72>:=:2Ci x? r9:?2[ E96 F3:BF:E@FD 2AA (6r92E 92D @776C65 D@>6E9:?8 D:>:=2C 7@C J62CD]k^Am
kAm(6r92E[ H9:49 :D CF? 3J r9:?6D6 :?E6C?6E 8:2?E %6?46?E[ :D @7E6? C676CC65 E@ 2D 2 QDFA6C\2AA[Q 24E:?8 2D 2 @?6\DE@A D9@A E92E 5@6D :E 2== 7@C FD6CD] !6@A=6 @7E6? ;@<6 E92E :E >@C6 4=@D6=J C6D6>3=6D 2? @A6C2E:?8 DJDE6> E92? :E 5@6D 2 EC25:E:@?2= 2AA 3642FD6 @7 9@H >F49 E:>6 A6@A=6 DA6?5 @? :E] x? C646?E J62CD[ (6r92E 92D :?4C62D:?8=J 3F:=E :ED DF446DD @? 2? 64@DJDE6> @7 =:E6 2AAD[ H9:49 2C6 <?@H? 2D Q>:?: AC@8C2>D]Qk^Am
kAm|@C6 E92? c__ >:==:@? FD6CD C6=J @? (6r92EVD @?6 >:==:@? >:?: AC@8C2>D 52:=J E@ 5@ G:CEF2==J 6G6CJE9:?8[ 7C@> @C56C:?8 8C@46C:6D E@ 3@@<:?8 2 J@82 4=2DD E@ A2J:?8 3:==D[ H:E9@FE =62G:?8 E96 2AA] {:<6 pAA r=:AD[ >:?: AC@8C2>D 5@?VE E2<6 FA 2 =@E @7 DA246[ D@ E96J 42? =@25 BF:4<=J 2?5 >:?:>:K6 E96 DE@C286 ?66565 @? 2 A9@?6] t249 AC@8C2> E2<6D FA `_ >6823JE6D @C =6DD[ H9:=6 2 7F==\D:K65 2AA EJA:42==J E2<6D FA 5@K6?D @C 6G6? 9F?5C65D @7 >6823JE6D]k^Am
kAmQx E9:?< 6G6CJ@?6 42? D66 E96 D:>:=2C:E:6D ,36EH66? E96 pAA=6 2?5 (6r92E DJDE6>D.[Q D2:5 ):2@76?8 (2?8[ 2 D6?:@C 2?2=JDE 2E C6D62C49 7:C> u@CC6DE6C] Qx? E6C>D @7 4@?DF>6C\724:?8 5:8:E2= :??@G2E:@?D[ r9:?2 :D 567:?:E6=J 29625]Qk^Am
kAmpAA=6 2?5 %6?46?E 564=:?65 E@ 4@>>6?E 7@C E9:D DE@CJ]k^Am
k9bmw@H E96 EC6?5 DE2CE65k^9bm
kAm%6?46?E :?EC@5F465 >:?: AC@8C2>D @? y2?F2CJ h[ a_`f[ 6I24E=J k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>@?6J]4??]4@>^a_`f^_`^_h^E649?@=@8J^:A9@?6\`_E9\2??:G6CD2CJ^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm`_ J62CD 27E6Ck^2m E96 7:CDE :!9@?6 H2D F?G6:=65]k^Am
kAm$@>6 E9@F89E E96 =2F?49 H2D :?E6?565 E@ D6?5 2 >6DD286 23@FE 9@H E96 r9:?6D6 4@>A2?J H2?E65 E@ @H? E96 7FEFC6 @7 >@3:=6 E649?@=@8J[ 244@C5:?8 E@ %9:32F=E v6?2:E2J[ 2 7@C>6C D@7EH2C6 56G6=@A6C H9@ ?@H 9625D r9:?2 @A6C2E:@?D 2E {6 (28@?[ 2 4@5:?8 3@@E42>A]k^Am
kAmQ%6? J62CD 27E6C E96 =2F?49 @7 :!9@?6[ (6r92E |:?: !C@8C2>D @77:4:2==J =2F?496D] p?5 H92E 2 492?86 E@ E96 :562 @7 V5@H?=@25:?8V 2AAD[Q r@??:6 r92?[ 2 86?6C2= A2CE?6C 2E G6?EFC6 42A:E2= 7:C> p?5C66DD6? w@C@H:EK[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^EH:EE6C]4@>^4@??:6492?^DE2EFD^g`g`e_e_eb`gcfba`eQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmHC@E6k^2m @? %H:EE6C 2E E96 E:>6] Q|:?: AC@8C2>D 4@F=5 36 C6G@=FE:@?2CJ]Qk^Am
kAmr92? 5:D4FDD65 E96 A2C2==6=D 36EH66? pAA=6 2?5 %6?46?E 62C=:6C E9:D J62C[ D2J:?8 @? 2 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2`eK]4@>^a_a_^_e^ag^`e>:?D\2AA=6\2AA\4=:AD\HH54\H6492E\>:?:\AC@8C2>D^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm4@>A2?J A@542DEk^2m E92E QpAA r=:AD 2C6 G6CJ[ G6CJ D:>:=2C E@ E96 >:?: AC@8C2> 64@DJDE6> E92E (6r92E =2F?4965]Qk^Am
kAm%96 EH@ E649 8:2?ED 2C6 ?@E E96 @?=J A=2J6CD E@ 6IA6C:>6?E H:E9 E96 :562]k^Am
kAm~G6C E96 J62CD[ @E96C 4@>A2?:6D 92G6 7=@2E65 D:>:=2C :?:E:2E:G6D[ DF49 2D v@@8=6VD k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^56G6=@A6C]2?5C@:5]4@>^E@A:4^8@@8=6\A=2J\:?DE2?EQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmQx?DE2?E pAAD[Qk^2m $?2A492EVD k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>:?:D]D?2A492E]4@>^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmQ$?2A |:?:D[Qk^2m 2?5 qFEE@?[ 2 }6H *@C< DE2CEFA E92E 4@??64ED FD6CD E@ DA64:7:4 A286D H:E9:? 2AAD]k^Am
kAmqFE %6?46?E H2D E96 7:CDE E@ >2<6 :E >2:?DEC62>[ H9:49 =65 @E96C r9:?6D6 A=2E7@C>D E@ 7@==@H DF:E[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2?2=JDED]k^Am
k9bmpAA 72E:8F6k^9bm
kAm%96 >2:? AC@3=6> E96D6 D>2==6C AC@8C2>D 255C6DD :D E92E >@DE FD6CD ?@ =@?86C H2?E E@ :?DE2== ?6H 2AAD[ 244@C5:?8 E@ s2? uC@>>6C[ 7@C>6C 65:E@C\:?\49:67 2E #64@56 2?5 7@F?56C @7 E649 AF3=:42E:@? %96 }6H r@?DF>6C]k^Am
kAmQ(6VC6 `a J62CD :?E@ E96 pAA $E@C6[ 2?5 >@DE 4@>A2?:6D — 6DA64:2==J E96 3:8 4@>A2?:6D — 2== 92G6 2AAD[Q 96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2`eK]4@>^a_a_^_e^ag^`e>:?D\2AA=6\2AA\4=:AD\HH54\H6492E\>:?:\AC@8C2>D^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmD2:5k^2m @? E96 p?5C66DD6? w@C@H:EK A@542DE :? yF?6] QqFE A6@A=6 5@?VE C62==J 5@H?=@25 2 =@E @7 2AAD] *@FV5 2=H2JD 962C E92E 4C2KJ DE2E E92E E96 2G6C286 :!9@?6 FD6C 5@H?=@25D K6C@ 2AAD A6C >@?E9]Qk^Am
kAmr@>A2?:6D 92G6 C62=:K65 E92E FD6CD H2?E 2 >@C6 DEC62>=:?65 6IA6C:6?46 7C@> 2AAD[ uC@>>6C D2:5]k^Am
kAmQ%96C6VD 2 =@E @7 7C:4E:@? :?E@ 86EE:?8 E96>] *@F 92G6 E@ 8@ :?E@ E96 pAA $E@C6[ J@F 92G6 E@ D62C49 7@C E96>[ J@F 92G6 E@ 5@H?=@25 E96>[ J@F 92G6 E@ @A6? E96>[ J@F 92G6 E@ C6>6>36C E@ FD6 E96>[Q 96 25565] Q%96C6VD ;FDE 2 =@E @7 3=@2E]Qk^Am
kAmpAA=6 >2J 36 =@@<:?8 7@C 2 H2J 2C@F?5 E9@D6 AC@3=6>D] ~? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^56G6=@A6C]2AA=6]4@>^2AA\4=:AD^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm:ED H63D:E6k^2m 7@C 56G6=@A6CD[ pAA=6 42==D pAA r=:AD Q2? @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ BF:4<=J 56>@?DEC2E6 E96 G2=F6 @7 J@FC 2AA]Qk^Am
kAmQ&D6CD H:== 36 23=6 E@ DE2CE 2?5 7:?:D9 2? 6IA6C:6?46 7C@> J@FC 2AA :? D64@?5D[Q :E D2JD] Qp?5 H96? E96JVC6 5@?6[ J@F 42? @776C E96 @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ 5@H?=@25 J@FC 7F== 2AA 7C@> E96 pAA $E@C6]Qk^Am
kAm&?=:<6 H:E9 (6r92E[ pAA=6VD 762EFC6 Q32D:42==J =@H6CD E96 3@F?52CJ @7 5@H?=@25:?8 2 >@3:=6 2AA[Q D2:5 (2?8[ E96 u@CC6DE6C 2?2=JDE] QxEVD =:<6 2? 6?ECJ E:4<6E ,E@ E96 pAA $E@C6.]Qk^Am
k9bmV#246V E@ :??@G2E:@?k^9bm
kAm%9:D :D ?@E E96 7:CDE E:>6 E92E $:=:4@? '2==6J 92D E2<6? 4F6D 7C@> r9:?2[ D2:5 !@4<6E $F?[ 7@F?5:?8 A2CE?6C @7 $@v2= '6?EFC6D[ 2 G6?EFC6 42A:E2= 7:C> E92E :?G6DED :? DE2CEFAD :? E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D 2?5 pD:2]k^Am
kAmpAA=6[ 7@C 6I2>A=6[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]2AA=6]4@>^?6HDC@@>^a_`f^_e^:@D\``\3C:?8D\?6H\762EFC6D\E@\:A9@?6\2?5\:A25\E9:D\72==^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm:?E68C2E65k^2m :ED pAA=6 !2J 762EFC6 :?E@ :|6DD286 H6== 27E6C (6r92E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>@?6J]4??]4@>^a_`e^_c^_g^E649?@=@8J^36:;:?8\>@3:=6\A2J>6?ED\?@\H2==6E^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmA@AF=2C:K65 E96 FD6 @7 5:8:E2= A2J>6?EDk^2m @? :ED >6DD28:?8 2AA[ D96 D2:5] p?5 %:<%@<[ E96 D9@CE\7@C> G:56@ 2AA @H?65 3J 2 r9:?6D6 4@>A2?J[ 92D DAFCC65 D6G6C2= 4@AJ42ED 7C@> p>6C:42? 3FD:?6DD6D[ DF49 2D k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4??]4@>^a_a_^_h^`c^E649^J@FEF36\D9@CED\E:<E@<\:?5:2^:?56I]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm*@F%F36k^2m 2?5 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4??]4@>^a_a_^_g^_d^E649^:?DE28C2>\C66=D\FD^:?56I]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmx?DE28C2>k^2m]k^Am
kAmtG6? u2463@@< rt~ |2C< +F4<6C36C8 92D DF886DE65 E92E (6r92E D9@F=5 36 2 42D6 DEF5J 7@C 9:D 4@>A2?J]k^Am
kAm{2DE J62C[ H96? %96 x?7@C>2E:@? 65:E@C\:?\49:67 y6DD:42 {6DD:? A@DE65 2? 2CE:4=6 @? u2463@@< E:E=65[ Q(92E u2463@@< $9@F=5 {62C? 7C@> (6r92E[Q +F4<6C36C8 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]72463@@<]4@>^y6DD:42t{6DD:?^A@DED^`_`_effddf_f_bfh`Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmC6A=:65k^2mi Qx7 @?=J xV5 =:DE6?65 E@ J@FC 25G:46 7@FC J62CD 28@ ]]]Qk^Am
kAmv6@C86 *:A[ 2? 6>6C:EFD AC@76DD@C @7 >2C<6E:?8 2?5 DEC2E68J 2E x>A6C:2= r@==686 2?5 G:D:E:?8 AC@76DD@C 2E }@CE962DE6C? &?:G6CD:EJ[ AC65:4ED E92E E96 (6DE :D ;FDE 2E QE96 E:A @7 E96 :4636C8Q H96? :E 4@>6D E@ 6>F=2E:?8 :562D 7C@> r9:?2]k^Am
kAmw6 D2:5 E92E H9:=6 D@>6 EC6?5D 92G6 4=62C=J EC2?D76CC65 @G6C — 5@4<=6DD 3:<6\D92C:?8 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>@?6J]4??]4@>^a_`f^`_^_e^E649?@=@8J^7FEFC6^4:E:6D\3:<6D92C6\5@4<=6DD^:?56I]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm7:CDE E@@< @77 :? r9:?2k^2m 367@C6 DAC625:?8 @G6CD62D — QE96 DFCAC:D6 :D 9@H E96 (6DE 92D?VE H@<6? FA E@ E9:D D@ >F49]Qk^Am
kAmQ%96C6VD DE:== 2 =@E @7 :8?@C2?46 2?5 C6D:DE2?46[Q D2:5 *:A[ H9@ 4@\2FE9@C65 E96 3@@<[ Qr9:?2VD }6IE $EC2E68:4 p5G2?E286i uC@> x>:E2E:@? E@ x??@G2E:@?]Qk^Am
kAms2G:5 r92@[ 4@\7@F?56C 2?5 86?6C2= A2CE?6C @7 sr|[ 2 $:=:4@? '2==6J G6?EFC6 42A:E2= 7:C> H:E9 Sc 3:==:@? F?56C >2?286>6?E[ 56D4C:365 E96 4@?DE2?E :E6C2E:@?D 2D 2 8:2?E 82>6 @7 Q42E49]Qk^Am
kAm~?6 4@F=5 2C8F6[ 7@C 6I2>A=6[ @G6C H9@ ECF=J DE2CE65 E96 D9@CE G:56@ 7@C>2E U>52D9j %:<%@< @C E96 p>6C:42? G:56@ A=2E7@C> ':?6[ 96 D2:5] w6 ?@E65 E92E H9:=6 ':?6 H2D E96 7:CDE 2AA @7 :ED <:?5 E@ 82:? 8C@F?5[ %:<%@< 2?5 :ED AC65646DD@C[ E96 r9:?6D6 2AA k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^|FD:42=]=JQm|FD:42=]=Jk^2m[ H6C6 4=62C=J E96 @?6D E@ E2<6 E96 4@?46AE E@ 2?@E96C =6G6= 2?5 364@>6 2 8=@32= D6?D2E:@?] Wr92@VD 7:C> H2D 2? :?G6DE@C :? k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^|FD:42=]=JQm|FD:42=]=Jk^2m 367@C6 :E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>@?6J]4??]4@>^a_`f^``^`_^E649?@=@8J^>FD:42==J\3JE652?46\E@FE:2@\49:?2^:?56I]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmH2D 24BF:C65k^2m 3J qJE6s2?46]Xk^Am
kAmQ%96C6 :D E9:D 42E49 32== 8@:?8 @?] xEVD ?@E 23@FE @?6 D:56 4@AJ:?8 2?@E96C[Q D2:5 r92@] QxE ;FDE <66AD 8@:?8 324< 2?5 7@CE9[ 324< 2?5 7@CE9] %@ >6[ E92EVD E96 >@DE :>A@CE2?E A2CE 23@FE E96 :?E6C6DE:?8 :??@G2E:@?D E92E 8@ @?]Qk^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Please log in, or sign up for a new, free account to read or post comments.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.