13 Settings Apple Doesn’t Want You To Turn Off

"Privacy Preserving" Ad Measurement 

Go to Settings > Safari > Privacy Measuring Ad Measurement. Disabling this will prevent Apple from providing advertisers with in-depth information about you that allows them to send you targeted ads. 

Music Quality Settings 

If you want your music listening to be as high-quality as possible, go to Settings > Music > Audio Quality. By default, all three settings here are set to “high quality.” But you may not need to sacrifice data for this.

Back Up Over Cellular 

Even unlimited data plans have a data cap — it’s not going to truly be “unlimited.”  And this settings, which is on by default, isn’t actually necessary, according to tech experts. Go to Settings > tap on your name > iCloud > iCloud Back Up > Back Up Over Cellular to disable it. 

Manage Your iCloud Backups 

Tap iCloud > Manage Account Storage > Backups > tap on your phone. Do you truly want or need all of this data backed up? Experts say it’s better to be selective about it — for example, you probably don’t need to back up TikTok data. Disable what you don’t need to reduce iCloud storage space. 

Optimized Battery Charging 

Go to Settings > Battery > Battery Health. Optimized Battery Charging is probably enabled and it may be unnecessary. The trade-off for using this is that you need to have three settings turned on at the same time that can actually drain your battery, not conserve it. 

Auto-Brightness 

Auto-brightness is one setting that Apple absolutely gets right. Leaving it on helps prevent your phone from draining as a result of a too-bright screen. 

Two-Factor Authentication 

Yet another setting you should leave turned on, two-factor authentication provides another layer of protection from hackers who may be trying to gain access to your files and websites you frequent. Tap Settings > your name > Password & Security and make sure Two-Factor Authentication is turned on. 

Default Browser 

One setting you may want to change is Default Browser. Tap on Settings > Safari. But if you go back to Settings and then Default Browser App, you’ll also have the option of changing your default browser to Chrome — but Apple does not make this an easy thing to do. 

Product Improvement

Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services > System Services. Here you can choose to turn off iPhone Analytics and Routing and Traffic Systems. If you aren’t planning on using iPhone maps and have downloaded your own, this one is worth disabling. 

Keep your eye out for these 13 settings that Apple often has automatically on by default to decide whether they are beneficial to you or if you should turn them off to save battery and data.