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Installed iOS 18.6 on your iPhone? Change these 11 settings for the best experience


Adjust these settings to get the most out of your iPhone - boosting performance, extending battery life, and enhancing privacy.

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETThe Flashlight and Camera buttons have sat at the bottom corners of the iPhone lock screen for what feels like forever. Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETApple Intelligence can identify alerts you're likely to care about -- texts from favorite contacts, calendar invites from coworkers -- and mute or hide low-value pings like ads or spam. Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETYour iPhone lets you control exactly when apps can access your location and even which system services can ping your GPS.

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