After the release of iOS 14.3, I’ve been delving a little deeper into iOS 14 and found a little trick I’ve never known, even though I’ve been using iPhones since its release in 2007. Such is the joy of technology .
It doesn’t change your life, but it will save you precious seconds when you set up iOS or iPadOS on your device. This is how it works. Pull up Configuration application and browse the surroundings: Insert some in-depth screens into your menus, as you might normally try setting up a new DNS for your wifi, adjusting accessibility options, or checking iPhone storage.
When you’re ready to return to another screen to continue setting, don’t touch the back button at the top left. Of course, this will take you one level Home-like a dream, but you can do better. Instead, press and hold on the finger on the button. A context menu will then open allowing you to switch immediately to any previous screen in your nested menu tree, such as:
That’s it: a little time saving that will come in handy whenever you adjust your device settings. Even small hacks are productivity hacks, right?
Now that I know this option exists, I think it’s time for Apple to move to the next level: Give me a way to prefer the settings I use the most and prioritize them in the list above the ones I never touch, like now VPN, for example, or Wallpaper. Yes, it would mess up the “flow” of Settings, but it’s okay; I get tired of looking for frequently used specific screens when I can only paste the ones that are most relevant to me.
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I know you can kind of You can get this functionality by long pressing the Settings icon on the home screen open the context menu, but you can’t configure it with the configuration menus that interest you most. So here you have it.