Customizing Your iPhone Settings
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You might already know some tricks to extend your battery life, but what about enhancing your privacy or accessing the hidden button on the back of your phone? Some iPhone settings are not so intuitive and can be buried deep within the menus. Here are some quick adjustments that can significantly improve your iPhone experience:
Not all apps need to know your precise location. You can restrict this in the Settings app. Select an app (like Instagram), tap Location, and toggle off Precise Location. This way, the app will only know your approximate location.
You can use the back of your iPhone as a secret button to perform actions like taking screenshots or enabling low power mode. In Settings, go to Accessibility > Touch > Back Tap and choose either double tap or triple tap. Assign actions like opening the camera or turning on the flashlight.
Live Voicemail isn’t enabled by default. Turn it on by going to Settings > Phone > Live Voicemail.
You can use the back of your iPhone as a secret button to perform actions like taking screenshots or enabling low power mode.
If you find 5G is draining your battery, you can switch to 4G LTE. Go to Settings > Cellular > Primary > Voice & Data and select LTE. Alternatively, select 5G On to use a 5G connection exclusively when available.
In Settings > Cellular > Primary > Data Mode, choose from Allow More Data on 5G, Standard, or Low Data Mode. This controls video quality and data usage on 5G.
Newly downloaded apps appear on your home screen by default. To change this, go to Settings > Home Screen & App Library and select App Library Only.
If you prefer the address bar at the top, go to Settings > Safari and choose Single Tab under the Tabs subheading.
Enable features like the notification center or Control Center without unlocking your phone. Go to Settings > Face ID & Passcode and adjust the sliders under Allow Access When Locked.
Enable features like the notification center or Control Center without unlocking your phone.
Choose your preferred apps for email and browsing. In Settings, select the app (e.g., Google Chrome or Outlook) and set it as your default.
Turn off HDR video by going to Settings > Camera > Record Video and switching off HDR Video.
Activate dark mode in Settings > Display & Brightness. It saves battery by using darker colors.
Use Focus Mode to filter notifications based on your current activity. Set it up in Settings > Focus.
For better Face ID recognition, go to Settings > Face ID & Passcode > Set Up an Alternate Appearance.
To manually control brightness, go to Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size and turn off Auto-Brightness.
To manually control brightness, go to Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size and turn off Auto-Brightness.
Check and customize what each app can access by going through your privacy settings in the Settings app.
Add or remove features in Control Center by going to Settings > Control Center.
Schedule non-urgent notifications to appear at specific times by going to Settings > Notifications > Scheduled Summary.
Hopefully, these tips will help you make the most out of your iPhone by tailoring its settings to your personal preferences.
Video uploaded by Stephen Robles on December 20, 2023.
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