3 iPhone Settings You Should Change Now

Did you know that with a few settings changes, you can get the most out of your iPhone? From activating Do Not Disturb and dark mode to save your battery life to unlocking your device while wearing a facial covering, simple tips can make these instantly achievable on your iPhone.

Unlocking Your iPhone While Wearing a Face Mask

Apple’s Face ID tech leaves people frustrated whenever they try to unlock their iPhones while they’re wearing a face mask in public. Since Face ID doesn’t work when half of your face is covered, you’ll have to enter your passcode whenever you need to use your device. Thankfully, you can avoid this inconvenience by updating your device to iOS 14.5 and turning on a new face unlock feature.

As long as you’re using an Apple Watch, this option allows you to unlock your iPhone even if you’re wearing a face-covering. If you can’t wait for Apple to officially release iOS 14.5, you can choose to install the public beta on your iPhone and Apple Watch. As soon as you’ve updated both devices, do the following steps:

Go to Settings before tapping the Face ID & Passcode option.
Find the Unlock with Apple Watch section by scrolling down.
Lastly, turn on the feature for the watches that are linked to your phone.

Turning On Dark Mode

You don’t have to keep adjusting your screen’s brightness to save battery life. Simply turn on dark mode to convert the white backgrounds in apps to a black background by following these steps:

Go to Settings > Display & Brightness.
Find the Dark option at the top area of your screen and tap it.

Turning On Do Not Disturb

If you’re a light sleeper, you’ll thank yourself for turning on Do Not Disturb (DND) before bedtime. Whether on-demand or with the use of a set schedule, this feature silences the alerts on your device. In case of emergency, you can tell DND to make your iPhone ring when the same number gives you repeated calls.