iOS 18 Settings To Turn OFF Now! (Important!)

Summary

The video offers a comprehensive guide to iOS 18's new settings, focusing on privacy, battery optimization, and cost savings. It covers charge limit adjustments for battery longevity, managing subscriptions to cut unnecessary expenses, and navigating privacy settings to protect personal data. The tutorial also touches on optimizing cellular data use, Wi-Fi security, app organization, and camera quality settings. Viewers are encouraged to subscribe for more detailed guides on specific features.

Takeaways

• 🔋 **Optimize Battery Life**: Limit iPhone charging to 90% to extend battery longevity.
• 📱 **Personal Information**: Adjust communication preferences to reduce unwanted emails.
• 💸 **Subscription Management**: Review and cancel unnecessary subscriptions to save money.
• 📶 **Cellular Data**: Switch to LTE for better battery life and potentially faster speeds in areas with poor 5G signal.
• 📈 **Data Mode**: Utilize 'Low Data Mode' to conserve battery by limiting background data usage.
• 🔒 **Wi-Fi Security**: Disable 'Ask to Join Networks' to protect against potential hacking attempts.
• 🛍️ **App Store Settings**: Customize App Store settings to prevent unwanted app downloads and video autoplay.
• 📸 **Camera Quality**: Disable 'Prioritize Faster Shooting' for higher image quality in rapid photo sessions.
• 🔇 **Keyboard Feedback**: Turn off keyboard sounds and haptic feedback to save battery life and reduce noise.
• 📲 **Notifications**: Manage app notifications to prevent interruptions during activities like puzzles or games.

Q & A

What is the main focus of the iOS 18 update discussed in the script?

The main focus of the iOS 18 update is to introduce new settings that optimize privacy and battery life.

Why shouldn't lithium-ion batteries be charged to 100% and stay there for long periods?

Lithium-ion batteries don't like to be charged all the way to 100% and stay there for too long because it can decrease the battery's longevity.

What is the purpose of the 'charge limit' slider in iOS 18?

The 'charge limit' slider allows users to set a maximum charging level (like 90%) to prevent the battery from reaching 100% and staying there for extended periods, thus maximizing battery longevity.

What is the benefit of turning off certain communication preferences in the Settings app?

Turning off certain communication preferences can reduce the number of emails received daily, providing a quieter inbox.

How can users save money by managing their subscriptions in iOS 18?

Users can review and cancel unnecessary subscriptions to save money, and they can keep the service until the end of the paid period without renewal.

Why is it recommended to switch to LTE instead of 5G if the 5G signal is not strong everywhere?

Switching to LTE can provide better battery life and potentially faster speeds if the 5G signal is not consistently strong, as weak signals can drain the battery trying to maintain a connection.

What is the 'low data mode' setting and how can it help with battery life?

The 'low data mode' setting reduces background data usage for certain tasks, similar to low power mode, and can help extend battery life by pausing battery-intensive activities until connected to Wi-Fi.

Why should users be cautious about joining random Wi-Fi networks?

Joining random Wi-Fi networks can expose users to security risks, such as man-in-the-middle attacks, where hackers can spy on users and steal information.

What is the benefit of turning off 'app downloads' in the App Store settings?

Turning off 'app downloads' prevents apps downloaded on one Apple device from automatically appearing on others, helping to keep each device's app library organized.

Why is it advised to turn off 'prioritize faster shooting' in the camera settings?

Turning off 'prioritize faster shooting' ensures that image quality is not sacrificed for speed when taking multiple photos in quick succession.

What is the purpose of the 'always on display' feature, and how can it be customized for better battery life?

The 'always on display' feature shows useful information at a glance without significantly affecting battery life, as it intelligently turns off in certain situations like when the phone is face down or in a pocket. It can be customized by turning off the 'show wallpaper' option to focus on displaying useful information.

Outlines

00:00

🔋 Optimizing Battery Life and Privacy in iOS 18

The script introduces iOS 18's new settings aimed at enhancing privacy and battery life. It guides users through the updated battery section, emphasizing the importance of not fully charging lithium-ion batteries to 100% for extended longevity. The narrator suggests using the new charge limit feature to cap charging at 90%. Additionally, tips are provided for managing communication preferences to reduce unwanted emails and reviewing subscription services to avoid unnecessary expenses. The script also touches on a new subscription price increase feature, allowing users to maintain their current plan rates despite price hikes.

05:02

📶 Cellular Data and Wi-Fi Settings for Enhanced Performance

This section discusses optimizing cellular data usage by choosing LTE over 5G for better battery life and performance, especially in areas with weak 5G signals. The video suggests turning off 5G standalone and 'allow more data on 5G' for further battery savings. It also introduces 'low data mode' as an alternative to low power mode, which reduces background activities to conserve battery. The script advises against enabling iCloud backup over cellular to prevent data overuse and potential slowdowns. Lastly, it warns against connecting to unfamiliar Wi-Fi networks to protect against hacking attempts.

10:04

🛠️ Customizing App Store and Camera Settings for Personal Preference

The video script delves into the App Store settings, recommending the disabling of automatic app downloads across devices and video autoplay to preserve battery life. It also advises turning off in-app ratings and reviews prompts to avoid interruptions. Moving to camera settings, the narrator suggests disabling 'prioritize faster shooting' for better image quality and 'Apple ProRes' to save storage space, unless professionally necessary. The script hints at an upcoming video detailing new camera settings in iOS 18 and encourages viewers to subscribe for updates.

15:06

🔒 Enhancing Privacy and Battery Efficiency Through System Settings

This part of the script focuses on privacy and battery life by adjusting settings related to tracking, photo and contact access, analytics, and advertising. It advises against granting apps like TikTok full access to photos and suggests using limited access instead. The narrator also covers the importance of turning off various switches under 'analytics and improvements' and 'Apple advertising' to prevent data collection and enhance privacy. The script concludes with a discussion on location services, emphasizing the need to limit apps' access to location data to 'while using the app' or 'never' to protect privacy and save battery.

📧 Mail, Messages, and Safari Settings for Better User Experience

The final section covers settings within the Mail, Messages, and Safari apps. For Mail, it recommends turning off push notifications and setting fetch intervals to reduce battery drain. In Messages, it advises keeping 'low quality image mode' off to ensure full-quality image sharing. For Safari, the script suggests disabling 'preload top hit' to prevent unnecessary data and battery usage. Additionally, it recommends turning off 'privacy preserving ad measurement' for better security, despite the potentially misleading name, and leaving other advanced settings unchanged to avoid website functionality issues.

Keywords

💡iOS 18

iOS 18 refers to the latest version of Apple's mobile operating system at the time of the video. It signifies a collection of new features and settings that users can utilize to enhance their iPhone experience. The video focuses on navigating these new settings, emphasizing privacy and battery optimization. For instance, the script mentions 'iOS 18 is finally here with a bunch of new Settings,' indicating that the video will guide viewers through the updated features.

💡Privacy

Privacy in the context of the video is about protecting personal data and controlling how apps access user information. The video emphasizes the importance of managing app permissions to safeguard privacy. An example from the script is when it advises turning off 'allow apps to request to track' to prevent unauthorized access to user data.

💡Battery life

Battery life is a central theme in the video, focusing on how various settings can impact the longevity of an iPhone's battery. The video provides tips to maximize battery life, such as setting a charge limit to prevent overcharging. The script states, 'If you have good battery life and you want to maximize your iPhone battery's longevity,' highlighting the significance of this aspect.

💡Optimized Battery Charging

Optimized Battery Charging is a feature mentioned in the video that Apple previously used to manage battery charging to extend its lifespan. However, the video suggests an alternative approach by manually setting a charge limit. The script notes, 'But that never really worked as well as Apple had hoped,' indicating a shift in strategy for battery management.

💡Charge limit

Charge limit is a specific setting discussed in the video that allows users to cap the maximum charge level for their iPhone's battery. This is recommended to prevent overcharging and to prolong battery health. The script provides a direct instruction: 'take this slider and let's just drag it down to 90%' to illustrate its use.

💡Subscriptions

Subscriptions are services that users may pay for, and the video offers advice on managing these to save money. It suggests reviewing and canceling unnecessary subscriptions to avoid unwanted expenses. The script mentions, 'make sure you're not paying for any subscriptions you don't need to be paying for,' emphasizing financial management.

💡5G

5G is a mobile network technology that the video discusses in terms of its impact on battery life and data usage. The video suggests using LTE instead of 5G for better battery efficiency and advises turning off '5G standalone' for optimal performance. The script states, 'If you don't have a great 5G signal everywhere you go, tap LTE,' providing a practical tip for users.

💡Data mode

Data mode refers to settings that control how data is used on the iPhone, which can affect both battery life and data consumption. The video introduces 'low data mode' as a way to save battery by limiting background data usage. The script describes it as 'one of my favorite hidden sleeper Settings on iPhone,' indicating its usefulness.

💡iCloud Backup

iCloud Backup is a service that backs up iPhone data to Apple's cloud servers. The video discusses how enabling this feature over cellular connections can consume data and affect battery life. The script warns, 'there is no reason to have the switch turned on' if not connected to Wi-Fi, to prevent unnecessary data usage.

💡App Store

The App Store is where users download and manage apps on their iPhones. The video provides tips for optimizing settings within the App Store app, such as disabling automatic downloads and video autoplay, to enhance user experience and conserve battery life. The script gives a directive: 'let's turn off the switch next to app downloads,' to illustrate one such setting.

Highlights

iOS 18 introduces new settings for optimizing privacy and battery life.

The battery section in Settings has been redesigned with a new charge limit feature.

Lithium-ion batteries should not be charged to 100% for extended periods to maintain longevity.

Optimized battery charging in iOS 18 is not as effective as expected, leading to the charge limit slider.

Setting a charge limit at 90% can help maximize battery longevity.

Turning off certain communication preferences can reduce the number of emails received.

Reviewing and canceling unnecessary subscriptions can save money.

Subscription price increase notifications can be managed to avoid unwanted charges.

Using LTE instead of 5G can improve battery life and potentially speed.

Turning off 5G standalone can enhance battery efficiency.

Low data mode conserves battery by delaying background tasks until connected to Wi-Fi.

Disabling iCloud backup over cellular data prevents large file transfers that consume battery and data.

Turning off 'Ask to Join Networks' can protect against man-in-the-middle attacks on public Wi-Fi.

Controlling app downloads and video autoplay in the App Store can save battery and improve organization.

Adjusting camera settings, such as turning off 'Prioritize Faster Shooting', can maintain image quality.

Disabling Apple ProRes in camera settings can save iPhone storage space.

Turning off keyboard sounds and haptics can slightly improve battery life.

Customizing lock sounds and button settings can prevent accidental volume changes.

Notifications for screen sharing can be disabled to prevent unwanted interruptions.

Adjusting display settings like 'Always On Display' can show useful information without significant battery drain.

Privacy settings, such as turning off app tracking, can protect personal information.

Limiting app access to photos and contacts can prevent misuse of personal data.

Disabling background app refresh can save battery by controlling when apps update.

Configuring mail settings to fetch data at intervals rather than using push can conserve battery.

Disabling 'Low Quality Image Mode' in Messages ensures images are sent at full quality.

Managing Safari settings, like turning off 'Preload Top Hit', can save data and battery.

Turning off 'Privacy Preserving Ad Measurement' in Safari can enhance security.

Transcripts

iOS 18 is finally here with  a bunch of new Settings 

that are important to optimize for your privacy and battery life. 

And to make things more interesting, Apple hit the shuffle button  

in iOS 18's Settings app. So things are in different  

places than they used to be, but we'll walk you through that. 

Let's dive in. We'll start in Settings 

and let's open the completely  redesigned battery section 

and then tap on charging. Let's talk about charge limit. 

The first thing to understand is that lithium ion batteries,  

like the one in your phone, don't like to be charged all the way to 100%. 

And if you do charge it to 100%, they don't like to stay there for too long 

because that can decrease  your battery's longevity. 

In the past, Apple built  optimized battery charging 

where your iPhone would charge  all the way to 80% overnight 

and then try to time it so that when you woke up, the battery was at 100%. 

But that never really worked  as well as Apple had hoped. 

So they built in this charge limit slider. If you have good battery life 

and you want to maximize your  iPhone battery's longevity, 

instead of using optimized battery charging, take this slider and let's  

just drag it down to 90%. You'll still have more than enough battery 

to make it through your day and you'll keep your iPhone battery healthy 

for as long as possible. And pro tip, remember you turned this setting on, 

especially when your friends come to you complaining that their iPhone  

only charges to 80% or 90%. You can say, it's not broken. 

You just turned this setting on. Next, let's tap back to battery 

and then back to the main page of Settings and tap on your name at the top of the screen. 

Then tap personal information and tap communication preferences. 

And I'll turn off these three switches to cut down on the number of  

emails I get every day. Now let's save some money. 

I'll tap back in the upper  left-hand corner of the screen, 

back again, tap on subscriptions and in here, take a look through this list 

and make sure you're not  paying for any subscriptions 

you don't need to be paying for. You can see how many I've canceled  

in just the past year. To cancel one of these,  

just tap on the subscription and then tap cancel subscription. 

And the good thing about this is that you get to keep all the time 

that you've already paid for. It's just not gonna renew 

at the beginning of the next month. You can always reactivate the subscription. 

These companies make it easy for you to give them your money. 

And a cool new feature I just found out about subscription price increase. 

Can I get to pay a dollar more a month? Check this out. 

If I tap see all plans to  view all the available plans, 

I can say, eh, I'd rather not pay $12.99. I'll just keep paying $11.99 per month. 

Double-click to subscribe. There's no guarantee that  

that's gonna work for you, but it worked for me. 

Check out the other available  plans on your subscriptions. 

You could save money. We go through a lot of Settings in these videos 

pretty quickly. If you wanna print out  

a PDF and go at your own pace, consider joining our channel. 

Just click the join button below. Next setting, I'll tap back to subscriptions, 

back to Apple account, back to Settings, then tap cellular and tap on  

cellular data options. And let's talk about 5G. 

If you don't have a great  5G signal everywhere you go, 

tap LTE. It might actually be faster, true story. 

And I guarantee you will get better battery life. And while you're here, 

make sure to turn off the  switch next to 5G standalone. 

There is no reason not to  use 4G LTE if it's available. 

Let's tap back to the previous menu and then I'll tap on data mode. 

Unless you have terrible Wi-Fi, stay away from allow more data on 5G. 

Standard is a pretty good option, but low data mode is one of my favorite 

hidden sleeper Settings on iPhone. It's kind of a substitute for low power mode. 

It shuts down some of the  most battery intensive things 

that happen in the background of your iPhone and just waits to do them 

until you're connected to Wi-Fi again, which is a win across the board. 

And last tip for the cellular section of Settings, I'll tap back and I'll tap back again. 

And I'm gonna scroll down to iCloud backup. Unless you never connect to Wi-Fi ever, ever, 

there is no reason to have the switch turned on because these giant file sizes 

both burn through your battery  and your high speed data cap. 

And if you go over that data  cap, even with unlimited data, 

your plan is gonna slow down. Speaking of Wi-Fi, let's go to Wi-Fi, good segue. 

Tap back to Settings and then tap on Wi-Fi, then scroll all the way to the bottom 

and you have to wait a second and then tap on ask to join networks. 

I recommend turning this off because random Wi-Fi networks 

are one of the easiest ways  a hacker can spy on you 

and steal your information using what's called a man in the middle attack. 

We're not gonna get into that, but suffice to say that if you're at Starbucks, 

it's safe to use Starbucks Wi-Fi, but it's not safe to use some random network 

called Netgear or something  like that at Dave's Coffee Shop 

because who knows who's in charge of that. Tap back in the upper left-hand  

corner of the screen and go back to Settings 

and let's scroll all the way to the bottom and tap on app store. 

There are a couple important Settings in here that are gonna make your life easier. 

First, let's turn off the  switch next to app downloads 

so that when you download an app on your iPad, it doesn't automatically show up on your iPhone 

and vice versa. This helps keep your devices organized. 

Typically, I don't want  things appearing everywhere. 

Then scroll down to video autoplay. Tap on that to open it up and just turn this off 

so that when you're using the app store app, your iPhone doesn't start randomly playing videos 

that drain your battery life and tap back to app store 

and make sure the switch next to in-app ratings and reviews is turned off. 

This just makes your life a little bit easier because now an app doesn't open up 

and immediately ask you to  give a five-star review. 

You could do that if you want to. I don't wanna be forced into it. 

Next, some awesome camera Settings. Let's tap back in the upper  

left-hand corner of the screen and scroll up to camera and tap on that. 

There are some awesome new Settings in here, most of which are things I'm gonna  

recommend you turn on, which is not this video. 

It will be the next one. So if you wanna get one little notification 

when that video comes out,  hit the subscribe button, 

but there is a setting to turn off. And if you scroll to the bottom, 

it's prioritize faster shooting. Intelligently adapt image quality 

when rapidly pressing the shutter. I'm gonna turn this off. 

Now, maybe you're taking a lot of quick shots at your son's football game to capture the action. 

The problem with this setting is that it sacrifices image quality for speed. 

So when you go to zoom in  and your son's awesome catch, 

if this setting is turned on, you're gonna have a less high  

quality photo to work with. So in my opinion, 

I always want the photos  that I take with my iPhone 

to be as high quality as possible. I recommend turning it off. 

One more camera setting to talk about, scroll up here to formats and then scroll down 

and turn off Apple ProRes unless you really know what you're doing 

and are okay using all the space on your iPhone to take one video. 

If you wanna see a whole video about the new iPhone camera Settings in iOS 18, 

let us know in the comment  section below and we'll make it. 

Next up, let's tap back to camera in the upper left-hand corner of the screen 

and go back to the main page of Settings, then tap to open up sounds and haptics, 

scroll all the way to the bottom, then tap on keyboard feedback. 

And right now I have sound  turned on and haptic turned on. 

First off, turn off sound  please for everybody else. 

I hate those keyboard sounds. And haptic are the little buzzes that you feel 

when you tap on the keyboard. This is okay. 

Some people like them, some people hate them. I turn them off, saves battery life. 

Pretty much all the Settings  we talk about in this video 

save battery life. And we'll tap back 

in the upper left-hand corner of the screen and I'm gonna tap to turn off  

the switch next to lock sound. I don't need to hear that lock sound. 

While we're here, let's scroll to the top and I wanna talk briefly about  

change with buttons, which is a setting that  

everyone who owns an iPhone should understand. 

First off, this switch only  has to do with your ringtone 

and alerts like your alarm clock. When the switch is on, 

you can use the volume buttons  in the side of your phone 

to adjust the volume of ringtones and your alarm clock. 

When it's off and I prefer it to be off, so I'll tap that switch. 

You set the volume of your ringtone and your alarm clock right here with the slider, 

but you can still use the volume buttons to control the volume of  

everything else on your phone. The reason I like to have the switch off 

is that when I turn down the  volume of a YouTube video, 

for instance, I don't want my alarm clock volume also going down so that I don't  

wake up tomorrow morning. This is kind of a safety feature for me 

and that's a plant. You put that back, smash it off the table. 

Next, a quick detour to notifications. So I'll tap back to Settings 

and then I'll tap on notifications  because it's right here. 

And then I'm gonna tap on screen sharing and just turn off allow notifications right here. 

Cause I don't want my text  messages appearing on the screen 

when I'm doing a New York Times crossword puzzle with my friend. 

Next, let's head to display Settings. So I'll tap back in the upper  

left-hand corner of the screen and back again to the main page of Settings. 

Then I'll tap on display and brightness, which is right there. 

Then I'm going to scroll down  and tap on always on display. 

I love always on display because it doesn't  

really affect your battery life that much because the truth is it's not actually always on. 

Your iPhone intelligently turns it off if your phone is for instance,  

face down on the table or if it's in your pocket. 

But I don't like the way it comes out of the box. I recommend turning off show wallpaper 

because the whole point of  always on display for me 

is that it shows me useful  information at a glance, 

not to show me a crappier version of my wallpaper. Next, let's tap back 

the upper left-hand corner of the screen. You'll notice that I have auto lock set to never, 

which is a bad idea and true tone turned off. This is only because we're  

recording a video right now. These are not my normal Settings. 

Next, let's step back to Settings and talk about one of the most important sections 

of this video, privacy, which if we scroll down,  

we will find with the hand, tap on privacy and security. 

First things first, let's tap tracking and turn off the switch at the top 

next to allow apps to request to track. This is another quality of life setting. 

I'll tap back to the main page of privacy and we're going to talk about 

two of the most important things on your phone, your photos and your contacts. 

What happens when you give an app access to all of your photos or contacts? 

Well, it opens the flood gates and allows that app to do  

whatever the heck it wants to with all that information. 

TikTok pre-uploads your photos to their servers to make it faster to use, 

but really it's just sending  all your photos to China. 

So let's scroll down to photos and tap on that and then scroll all the way down 

and check out our Settings here for TikTok. I'll tap on that. 

And TikTok currently has full access to all of the photos on my phone. 

I don't want that. So I can choose limited access 

and then choose which photos or videos I want to give TikTok access to, 

or just choose none, which  is the right choice for you 

if you're not making TikToks and uploading them. Let's tap back in the upper  

left-hand corner of the screen and scroll all the way to the bottom 

and let's open analytics and improvements. Make sure that all these switches are turned off 

and there are more and more of them every day. I'll just come up to the top. 

When you turn off the main switch, it turns off a lot of the  

other ones automatically, but just go through the list. 

Let's let Apple improve their own products. I'll tap back again 

in the upper left-hand corner of the screen and tap Apple advertising 

and turn off the switch here  next to Personalized Ads. 

Now let's talk about GPS. I'll tap back in the upper  

left-hand corner of the screen, scroll all the way to the top, 

tap on location services. We've talked about this before, 

but it's just as important  as ever for your privacy 

and your battery life. Go through this list, 

watch out for anything that says always, because that means an app would have access 

to your location all the time, even when you're not using the app, 

even when the phone's in your pocket. We don't want that. 

It's a big battery drain or two. We've talked about this one before 

and I'm sure I'll talk about it again. So I'm just gonna keep zipping through here 

and tap on system services. There are some new options in here, 

but as I always say, the only ones I recommend keeping on 

are compass calibration, emergency calls and SOS, find my iPhone, satellite connection and  

share my location. Last time we said 

you might wanna keep system customization on because Apple says for optimized  

battery charging to work, you need to have this setting turned on, 

but now we're not using  optimized battery charging. 

We're just setting the limit ourselves. No more need to drain that battery 

with system customization. Then as we scroll down to the bottom here, 

turn off all the switches  next to product improvement. 

And if you wanna learn more about what all these system services actually do, 

well, we have a video on that. Check out the card above,  

link in the description below. Let's tap back in the upper  

left-hand corner of the screen, back again and back to the main page of Settings. 

Scroll up just a bit. And just like I have here on the desk, 

tap on the magnifying glass next to search. We're gonna open up search 

and I wanna talk about this  setting, improve search. 

And you thought I wasn't gonna use this. I'll tap the switch here to turn it off. 

This stops Apple from  collecting a list of the things 

that you search for on your iPhone. And by default, they're really  

collecting a lot of data here that you might not want them to have. 

And you thought I wasn't gonna use this, okay. I'm gonna put this back here. 

Next up is setting you'll find refreshing. Tap back in the upper left-hand corner 

of the screen to Settings, scroll up just a bit, tap on general and then scroll down 

to Background App Refresh and tap on that. Background App Refresh allows apps to  

download new content in the background  

when you're not using those apps. So it's a pretty simple concept,  

but it's a battery drainer. So tap on Background App Refresh here at the top. 

It's interesting they kind  of grayed out the on there 

and then choose either off or Wi-Fi. Don't choose cellular data 

because it will drain your battery. We'll tap back in the upper  

left-hand corner of the screen, back again and then back one more time 

to the main page of Settings  and then scroll down to mail. 

We've done this before. Oh wait, mail's gone along with a whole lot 

of other Settings. Where have they gone? 

Well, into the apps menu. Apple relegated a lot of the apps that ship 

with your iPhone to this section of Settings. Why? 

Some people are saying so they don't get sued by the EU quite as much. 

Let's go to mail and I will  use this little alphabet 

on the right side here. Just press and hold my finger on it 

and drag down to the Ms. Ms. 

And then I'll tap on mail. Ah, familiar territory. 

Then we're gonna go into mail accounts and then fetch new data and make sure 

that push is turned off here at the top. When push is turned on and an Apple lead genius 

told me this in my training, your iPhone maintains a connection  

to an email server asking is there mail? 

Is there mail? Is there mail? 

Is there mail? Is there mail? 

With fetch, you decide how  often your iPhone checks 

to see if there's new mail. Obviously, it saves a lot of battery life. 

So at the bottom here, just make sure that you choose an interval that works for you 

like every 15 minutes. This just means that the mail app is gonna check 

for new mail every 15 minutes or whenever you open the mail app. 

So most people will never notice a difference. Next, let's tap back to accounts, back to mail, 

back to apps, and then look  for that familiar green icon 

down here in messages. Tap on that, then scroll all the way to the bottom 

and check this out, low quality image mode. Make sure that this switch is turned off. 

We want to send images in full beautiful quality. So make sure the switch is  

off to turn full quality on. Tap back to apps in the upper left-hand corner 

of the screen and let's go down to photos with a silent P, photos. 

Tap on that, scroll down to show hidden album. Make sure that this switch is turned off. 

Otherwise, it's not really all that hidden. Tap back to apps and we're gonna go down  

to Safari. Tap on that. 

Make sure preload top hit is turned off. Whenever you do a Google search on your phone, 

Safari goes ahead and preloads the top result because it thinks that's the  

one you're going to click on. But that uses battery life and data 

and it's just not necessary most of the time, unless you always click on the first result 

and then go ahead. Scroll down all the way down here to advanced. 

Tap on advanced, turn off  the switch next to privacy 

preserving ad measurement,  a setting that Apple keeps 

burying farther within the Settings app. When privacy preserving ad  

measurement is turned off, it means not that it's not private, 

it means that there's no ad measurement, not the privacy preserving kind. 

So it's actually more secure  to have this turned off 

than to leave it turned on. It's a little bit ambiguously worded, 

but that's what we're here for. Everything else in here though,  

leave it the way it is, unless you want your websites to break on you. 

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