Make IOS behave better
Alan Stonebridge shares nine options that everyone should at least investigate to improve their iOS experience.
Your iPhone or iPad arrives with sensible settings that will suit most people, but it’s wise to check the Settings app for behaviours you might want to tweak. From increasing the privacy of notifications on the Lock screen to improving familiar features
like Look Up and Siri, we’ll help you get a running start by highlighting some of the most important settings to check out.
Unless your mobile data plan provides you with unlimited usage every month, you should definitely pay special attention to steps four and five on the opposite page. That said, you may want to hold back on making changes until you are sure which apps are using too much data.
Your provider may have an app or a web-based service that breaks down overall data usage. However, you can keep a close watch on individual apps in iOS’s Mobile Data settings menu, which lists the amount used by each one. Those figures are cumulative, and can be cleared by tapping Reset Statistics at the bottom of that page. If you intend to use this, we recommend setting a recurring alert in Reminders to prompt you to do so.
KEEP DIGGING!
The iTunes and App Stores are nicer to browse these days, with slick animation and videos that autoplay – these look great, but the latter can use even more of your mobile data.
Not all of our tips are for brand-new devices. If your current iPad or iPhone is running well except for its Home button’s reliability, don’t worry if you can’t afford the money or downtime to get it fixed right now – there’s a software workaround!