Essential iOS 17 Settings for iPhone - Customization and Optimization Tips

📱 iOS 17 introduces 24 new settings that users should change immediately after installation.

👆 The first setting to change is in the accessibility menu, enabling a faster haptic touch experience similar to 3D touch.

📸 A significant update is the ability to shoot at the full 48 megapixels using the HEIF format, reducing the storage size to only 5 megabytes.

🔒 Another important setting is the auto deletion of verification codes after using autofill, reducing clutter in messages and emails.

🔍 Access recently deleted messages in the Messages or Mail app.

🎵 Enable Crossfade in Apple Music settings.

⚙️ New toggle for pinging Apple Watch in Control Center.

🔔 Explore new ringtones and text tones in Sounds and Haptics settings.

🎧 Mute and unmute calls using AirPods in Call Controls settings.

📱 Disable automatic airdrop initiation in General settings.

You can turn off the feature that automatically shares data when devices are brought together.

In the Messages app, you can customize the data shared when using the check-in feature.

You can remove unwanted applications from the iMessage app drawer and rearrange them.

In iOS 17, you can personalize your contact poster for others to see when you call.

🔧 Customize your contact poster by selecting a pre-selected image or using your own photo, memoji, or monogram.

⌨️ iOS 17 features improved predictive texting, but fast typers may want to disable it to avoid errors.

🎙️ You can access Siri without saying 'hey' by adjusting the 'Listen for' setting in Siri and Search.

🔒 iOS 17 introduces a sensitive content warning to detect and prevent viewing of nude photos and videos.

You can customize image warnings in the Messages app.

Adjust screen distance in Screen Time settings to reduce eye strain.

Create Safari profiles for different settings and preferences.

Enable or disable private browsing and change the search engine in Safari.

Turn on the built-in level feature in the Camera app.

iOS 17 introduces a new standby mode and a setting to hide notification previews unless tapped on.

In night mode, there is an option called motion to wake that can be turned off to avoid false triggers.

A hidden feature in Safari allows users to change the advanced tracking and fingerprinting protection settings.

🔔 Notifications can be silenced when the phone is locked but will appear when actively using the phone.

🗺️ Offline maps can be downloaded in specific areas for navigation without draining the battery.

📸 In iOS 17, portrait mode photos can be edited to change the subject after the photo is taken.