Unveiling Hidden iOS Settings That Will Give Your iPhone a New Look

This article will reveal some settings you might not know about, from saving battery, protecting privacy to customizing the user experience.

Are you using your iPhone to its full potential? Most iPhone users focus on personalizing the interface, ignoring the deep tweaks inside the iOS operating system. In fact, there are many hidden settings that can help you optimize performance, enhance the experience, and make your iPhone "smarter". This article will reveal some little-known settings that can improve the user experience in unexpected ways.

1. Prevent apps from tracking precise location

Not every app needs to know your exact location. You can turn off precise location in each app's settings to protect your privacy. To do so, go to Settings > [App Name] > Location and turn off "Precise Location" to limit the app to knowing only your estimated location.

Turn off precise location to avoid being tracked.

2. Turn the back into a button

The "Back Tap" feature allows you to perform actions such as taking a screenshot, turning on the flashlight, opening an application. by simply tapping the back of the device 2 or 3 times. Just go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch > "Back Tap" to set it up.

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Customize back touch actions.

3. Full screen incoming call alert

If you don't like the banner incoming call notifications at the top of the screen, switch back to traditional full-screen mode in Phone settings > Incoming calls and select "Full screen".

4. Control 5G data usage

You can customize the 5G data mode (Allow More Data, Standard, Low Data Mode) to suit your usage needs in Cellular settings > [SIM name] > Data Mode and select the modes you want.

5. Free up the home screen from new apps

A neat trick will make newly downloaded apps appear only in the app library, making your home screen cleaner. Go to Settings > Home Screen & App Library and select "App Library Only."

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Choose to only show apps in the library after a fresh install.

6. Turn HDR video on/off

You can choose to record videos in HDR (high dynamic range) or SDR (standard dynamic range) depending on your needs. Just go to Settings > Camera > Record Video and turn off HDR Video.

7. Quickly access features when iPhone is locked

You can choose which features are allowed to be accessed even when the iPhone is locked, such as the notification center, control center, replying to messages. To do this, go to Settings > Face ID & Passcode and customize the items in the Allow Access When Locked section.

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Turn off unnecessary features when iPhone is locked.

8. Tips to maintain battery life on iPhone

Are you having a headache because your iPhone battery "drains" quickly, especially when traveling or when there is no charger available? Don't worry, in addition to the software tweaks mentioned above, a powerful "assistant" for battery life is the MagSafe charger. With a compact and convenient design, the MagSafe charger will be the ideal companion, helping you to fully charge your iPhone in a snap (charge from 0 - 50% in 30 minutes).