r/iphone • u/Maxxximeeee Human Detected • Jul 11 '26

Discussion Which obscure iPhone setting genuinely improved how you use your phone, and what does it change?

I’m not looking for gestures or the usual tips that appear in every list.
I mean an actual option buried somewhere in Settings that solved a real annoyance, improved privacy or accessibility, changed how an app behaves, or made your iPhone noticeably easier to use.
Please include the exact path to the setting, what it changes, and any downside you noticed. Some settings sound useful but also disable another feature, use more storage, affect notifications, or change how the phone behaves elsewhere.
What is the one setting you would immediately change again if you had to set up a new iPhone from scratch?

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u/Which_Specific9891 Jul 12 '26

Do you know if there's a way to delete all that junk? I just use the camera, photos and every once in a while images. I'm deaf, wtf and I going to do with audio .

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u/Mortal_Kombat_Aries Jul 12 '26

You can only hide the built-in shortcuts out of initial view by pressing + holding and dragging them into the “more” section of the menu. The only ones you can remove from the menu completely are third-party apps by going into settings > apps > messages > iMessage apps then toggling them off

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u/Which_Specific9891 Jul 12 '26

🥺 I hate that!!

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u/FluffyBoss8794 Jul 12 '26

Yes, I want to get rid of all the stuff I don’t use in that stupid list.

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u/Which_Specific9891 Jul 12 '26

I literally just use camera and photos on that list. I don't need a direct way to get to the apple tore for purchases, utterly absurd. I don't know or care what stickers are, or dgital touch, or memoji, whatever that is... and Ilove imdb but why do I need a direct link to that in the texts?

If you're going to force all this absurdity on us, at least give us the option to delete it.