My MK is my primary phone, and I have my old phone (iPhone SE) I will keep around for a few things the MK doesn’t do well. I haven’t been using my iPhone much at all since I made the switch last week, just a few things I’ve needed to check on, which has been awesome! Here are my thoughts…
MK apps on home screen:
- Alarm (really hope the bugs get fixed in July update)
- Calendar (needs improvement)
- Camera (love it for what it is! I have a nice point-and-shoot as my main camera)
- Meditation (used rarely but nice)
- Music (just using for audiobooks right now, but not super ideal… Would like to be able to save my place somehow - scrolling to the correct timestamp is difficult with a lengthy audio file)
- Notes (became reasonably functional only after sideloading FUTO keyboard)
- Weather (does the basics well)
Sideloaded apps on home screen:
- PictureThis (plant identification app)
- Plum Village (meditation app)
MK apps hidden from home screen:
- Calculator (works perfectly well!)
- Chess (fun but don’t need it on home screen)
- E-reader (not using)
- Maps (used rarely because of limited function, looking forward to July updates… My main navigation is my car’s built-in GPS now. Would love to see public transit information included eventually, but maybe that’s a lot to ask from a phone from a different continent?)
- Recorder (pretty bad quality in my opinion… Will be using my iPhone for this tool when needed)
Sideloaded apps hidden from home screen:
- Aurora Store
- FUTO Keyboard
- Spotify (I open through app manager for two reasons: to use moderately, and because the icon’s aesthetics - displays as a solid black square)
- Yelp (used as suggested on this forum for looking up address, business hours, and phone numbers)
By the way, I love being able to hide apps from the home screen! Being able to keep apps I want to access but not have to look at them all the time, especially if I use them rarely, is really nice.
Overall, really enjoying having my MK and still learning/adjusting to making it work for my daily needs. Would love to hear others’ opinions on these. Looking forward to that July update.