Every iOS Setting You Should Check When You Get a New Phone

Once upon a time, iOS just worked out of the box.

Lets make iOS useable again.

Its stupid, and if you dont plan on using it, it just takes up space.

you might get rid of it, but it requires a few steps.

Tap onSettings > General > Restrictionsand set restrictions to on.

Then scroll down to Apple Music Connect and set the toggle to off.

Once youve done that, the Connect icon in Music gets swapped out with an icon for playlists.

It sounds cool on the surface, but it eats up your battery life.

you could turn off this setting on a per-app basis.

Head toSettings > General > Background App Refreshand toggle any app you dont need it for to off.

Alternately, you might take the nuclear approach and turn Background App Refresh off completely.

To turn them off, head toSettings > iTunes & App Storeand set the Updates toggle to off.

For example, if you walk into a Starbucks, youll get a notification to download the Starbucks app.

Its basically having ads for places youre visiting draining your battery life and its incredibly stupid.

Its pretty obnoxious, but its easy to disable.

Head toSettings > Mail, Contacts, Calendarsand turn off Ask Before Deleting under Mail.

Customize Display Names in Messages

I know at least four people named Bryan.

By default, iOS 7 and above displays only the first name of a person in a Messages thread.

If you know a lot of Bryans, this can get confusing.

Thankfully, you’re free to change how names are displayed.

To turn them off, head toSettings > Soundsand set the toggle for Lock Sounds to Off.

Its creepy to say the least, but it also sucks up data and drains your battery.

Head toSettings > Privacy > Advertisingand set the Limit Ad Tracking toggle to On to disable this feature.

That is, unless your phone isnt locked.

For some reason, by default, Do Not Disturb doesnt work when youre using your phone.

Its a little annoying if youre just trying to read in peace.

So head toSettings > Do Not Disturband toggle the setting from Only while iPhone is Locked to Always.

Basically every app you install wants to send you notifications.

Heck, even something like IMDB wants to send you notifications.

Chances are most of us dont care about 90% of the notifications we get.

To change it, head toSettings > Notifications > Messages > Repeat Alertsand set the toggle to your preference.

Unfortunately, if you get a notification while replying to a text it deletes everything youve typed.

Head toSettings > Notifications > Messagesand change the alert style to Banners.

This is beyond annoying for most of us.

So, head to parameters > FaceTime > iPhone Cellular Callsand set the toggle to off.

It doesnt work that well and ends up just wasting space on your screen.

To turn it off, head toSettings > General > Keyboardand set the Dictation toggle to off.

Head intoSettings > Privacy > Location Services > System Servicesand take a look at your options.