How to
Adjust important settings.
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PREVENT UNINVITED ACCESS
You may want to limit access to some
features unless your device recognises
you’re in control. In Settings > Touch/Face
ID & Passcode, look under ‘Allow access
when locked’. You won’t want a stranger to
control your HomeKit accessories!
(^4)
MOBILE DATA PERMISSION
Inspect the settings for apps that
use the internet. Some offer fine control
over how they use data. For example, see
mobile data options in Settings > Music
and Settings > iTunes & App Stores, and the
Video Autoplay item in the latter.
(^7)
HIDDEN DICTIONARIES
Select some text in iOS and tap Look
Up in the options bar that appears, then
scroll down and tap Manage Dictionaries to
download dictionaries and thesauri for use
with this feature (you might prefer to do
this while you’re on Wi-Fi).
(^2)
GUARD YOUR PRIVACY
Review whether apps can track your
real-world position in Settings > Privacy
> Location Services: always, never or only
when you’re using the app. One level up,
check you haven’t unduly granted access to
other personal things, like your photos.(^5)
RESTRICT OTHER APPS
Not all apps offer fine control of
mobile data usage. If you’d like to prevent
others going online when not using Wi-Fi,
scroll down to the list of apps in Settings >
Mobile Data and turn off the switch next to
any app that you want to restrict.(^8)
TWEAK THE KEYBOARD
Apple has a basic guide to items in
Settings > General > Keyboard at bit.ly/
mfioskbd. You may want to turn off auto-
capitalisation/correction. Enable Caps Lock
means you can double-tap the up cursor to
type in capitals without holding that key.(^3)
STOP INFO LEAKING OUT
In Settings > Notifications, set Show
Previews to When Unlocked so detailed
info isn’t shown on the Lock screen until
you use Touch/Face ID. If you prefer, limit
this to specific apps in the list below; each
has its own Show Previews setting.(^6)
MAKE SIRI BEHAVE BETTER
Siri usually speaks no matter how
you call upon it and whether it’s set to
take voice or typed input. To have it
speak only if initiated with “Hey Siri”/from
headphones, pick Hands-Free Only in
Settings > General > Accessibility > Siri.(^9)
HOME BUTTON ISSUES?
If your old iPad’s Home button is
wearing out, use an on-screen fallback till
you get the iPad fixed or replaced. Turn
on AssistiveTouch in Settings > General >
Accessibility. Set the single tap to Home,
and check the other actions available.