Systems and methods for providing a dynamic application menu

A system for providing a dynamic application menu comprising:

• a display device;
• and
• a vehicle computing device that is coupled to the display device and includes a memory component that stores logic that, when executed by the system, causes the system to perform at least the following:
• receive a first arrangement of application icons;
• determine usage data regarding applications associated with the application icons;
• determine a plurality of different criteria for arranging the application icons based on the usage data;
• determine a preferred criterion from the plurality of different criteria;
• provide a second arrangement of the application icons based on the usage data and the preferred criteria;
• provide an option to send a signal to rearrange the application icons on a mobile device to substantially match the second arrangement of the application icons;
• and
• provide the second arrangement of the application icons in a dynamic application menu to the display device for display.

A vehicle computing device for providing a dynamic application menu comprising:

• a memory component that stores logic that, when executed by the vehicle computing device, causes the vehicle computing device to perform at least the following:
• receive a first arrangement of application icons, wherein the application icons are associated with a plurality of respective applications;
• determine usage data regarding the application icons;
• determine a plurality of different criteria for arranging the application icons based on the usage data;
• determine a preferred criterion from the plurality of different criteria;
• provide a second arrangement of the application icons based on the usage data and the preferred criteria;
• provide an option to send a signal to rearrange the application icons on a mobile device to substantially match the second arrangement of the application icons;
• provide the second arrangement of the application icons in a dynamic application menu for display on a display device;
• and
• store information regarding usage of the plurality of respective applications for determining whether to alter the second arrangement of the application icons.