Owning an iPhone has always been, and always will be, an experience. Right from the unboxing, the Cupertino based tech giant has ensured that customers get their money’s worth every single time they use their device, and it has largely been proven to be true. Yes, we do have the occasional software glitches, but when it comes to sheer functionality, durability, and longevity, iPhones are by far the gold standard.
What if I told you, that there are settings inside the iOS platform ,that can take your already awesome iPhone experience, to the next level!!
Don’t believe me? Well, read on, as in today’s guide, we will go through 5 settings that can amplify your iPhone experience.
Number 1. Stop Apps from tracking your exact location at all times
Yes, what you read is true. Apps are now being designed to track your location at all given times, and the reason is simple – contextual ads. Depending on your location, certain apps can determine whether it is the right time to send you a sneaky promotional message or email. While this does raise a lot of privacy red flags, you can turn off this feature on your iPhone by following the steps –
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
- Scroll through the settings menu and tap on the app of your choice.
- If you have granted location access to the app, you will see the ‘Location’ option. Tap on it.
- Toggle ‘OFF’ the Precise Location option.
This will stop sharing your precise location to the app. Do this for all apps to ensure none of them can access your exact location.
Number 2. Dark Mode to save your iPhone battery
As freakishly mad as it may seem, it is actually true that the new Dark mode on iPhone can help you save your precious battery life and help your iPhone last a bit longer on a single charge. To enable Dark mode on your iPhone, this is what you should do –
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
- In the settings menu, tap on the ‘Display and Brightness’ option.
- Tap on the ‘Dark’ option.
Once you enable Dark mode, you will see that the UI will turn black, and you will get the whole Batman aesthetic. As a bonus, you will end up saving a bit of battery life as well!!
Number 3. Use the back of your iPhone as a additional button
This is not clickbait. Apple has actually put in a nice little feature where you can use the back of your iPhone as a button. Yes, you can actually map a tap gesture with a functionality and truly take your iPhone experience to the next level. This is how you can do it –
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
- In the settings menu, tap on the ‘Accessibility’ option.
- In the accessibility menu, tap on the ‘Back Tap’ option.
Now, you have the option to map an action to either a double tap or a triple tap. Once you are done, you simply have to tap the back of your iPhone twice or thrice (depending on your choice), and the action will be triggered.
Number 4. Turn off Auto-Brightness for longer battery life
The auto brightness feature is amazing as it adjusts the brightness of the iPhone display depending on the environmental lighting around you. This makes content easier to read and interact with, but at the end of the day, it does take a bit of a toll on your battery life.
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
- In the settings menu, tap on the Accessibility option.
- Next, tap on the ‘Display and Text Size’ option.
- Scroll down the menu and toggle OFF the ‘Auto-Brightness’ option.
Disabling this feature will give you manual control over the brightness of your iPhone’s display, but as a positive, you will end up saving up on a bit of precious battery life.
Number 5. Give Siri a new voice
For years, we were used to hearing the iconic female Siri voice. The humble voice assistant has been a mainstay on the iPhone, and now, finally, users have the option to give Siri, a whole new voice. Yes, you can now choose between male and female voice, and trust me, once you try this out, there is no going back!!
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
- In the settings menu, tap on the ‘Siri & Search’ option.
- Tap on Siri Voice, and choose the voice that you want to use.
You can change the voice of your Siri as many times as you want, and you can even alternate between male and female variants if that is something you fancy.
This brings us to the end of the article, and I hope you have found these 5 settings useful.
