Step 1: Reduce unknowns
Uninstall one app you do not recognize or no longer use. Less surface area means fewer decisions later.
Your Authority Score
Think of this as a simple signal: how predictable your device feels. A higher score usually means fewer surprise prompts and fewer random interruptions. You do not chase perfection, you chase calm.
62
out of 100
- Fewer unused apps installed.
- Permissions matched to features you actually use.
- Notifications limited to a small interrupt list.
- Small, reversible changes instead of sweeping edits.
Step 2: Tighten one door
Pick one rarely used app and restrict one broad permission that does not match what you do in that app.
Step 3: Quiet the room
Choose a small set of apps that may interrupt you and quiet the rest into calmer categories.