iOS 27 – 10 Settings You MUST Change After Updating, by Trevor Nace on YouTube. 14 min 8 s.
- Video length
- 14 min 8 s
- Time to do it
- 15 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 10
What you need
Steps
Open Settings and find the Liquid Glass appearance toggle, then switch it off if you prefer the flatter look. The change applies across the system right away.
Long press an empty spot on the home screen, tap Edit or the plus button, add a widget, then drag its handle to stretch it to full screen size.
Go to Settings, then Privacy & Security, then Analytics & Improvements, and turn off Share iPhone Analytics so usage data stops going to Apple.
In Settings, open Privacy & Security, then Location Services, then System Services. Switch off the system items you do not use, such as location based ads.
Open Settings, then Sounds & Haptics, and set the alarm slider separately from the ringtone slider so a loud alarm no longer means a loud ringer.
In Settings, open the keyboard or Messages dictation options and turn off the microphone dictation button so it no longer sits next to the space bar.
Long press the lock screen, tap Customize, select the clock, and drag the size slider down to shrink it or change the font. Tap Done to save.
In Safari, open the tabs screen and group your open pages into topics or tab groups. Then check Settings, then Safari, for the price drop notification option and set it how you like.
Open a photo in the Photos app, tap the info button, and use the star control to rate it from one to five so you can filter favourites later.
Open the Shortcuts app, tap the plus button, and type what you want the shortcut to do in plain language. Review the actions it builds, then tap Done to save.
Tips and common mistakes
Change one setting at a time and use the phone for a minute, so you know which change caused a difference.
Turning off analytics sharing does not break apps, but crash reports may be less detailed.
You can undo any of these by returning to the same menu and flipping the switch back.
Back up your iPhone before a major update so you can restore if a setting goes wrong.
Questions
Where do I find these settings on my iPhone?
Almost all of them live in the Settings app, mostly under Privacy & Security, Sounds & Haptics and Safari. The lock screen clock is changed by long pressing the lock screen itself.
Will turning off analytics and location services save battery?
It can help a little, since less background reporting and fewer location lookups run in the background. The bigger gains come from screen brightness and background app refresh.
Can I get the old look back after turning off Liquid Glass?
Yes. Return to the same appearance menu in Settings and switch the toggle back on whenever you want the glass effect again.
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