Released 2010
iOS 4
No longer receiving updates
3 iPhones run it
Settings shown for this version reflect where things were at the time, not where they are today.
Settings introduced in iOS 4
- About About holds the Model Name, Model Number, serial number, IMEI and the...
- Ask to Join Networks This decides whether your iPhone prompts you about nearby networks...
- Auto-Correction Auto-Correction replaces what it thinks are mistakes as you type, and...
- Auto-Lock Auto-Lock decides how many seconds of no touching pass before the...
- Bluetooth The Bluetooth screen pairs and manages accessories, and switching it...
- Brightness The brightness slider sets the base level of the display, and...
- Cellular Data The Cellular screen turns mobile data on or off, shows how much each...
- Data Roaming Data Roaming allows cellular data when you are connected to a network...
- Date and Time This sets whether the clock updates automatically from the network...
- Device Name The name at the top of About is what appears in AirDrop, Personal...
- Erase All Content and Settings This removes everything and returns the iPhone to the state it was in...
- Erase Data After ten failed passcode attempts the iPhone erases itself, making...
- Home button navigation On an iPhone with a Home button you press it to go home, press twice...
- Language and Region This sets the system language, the region used for formatting dates...
- Location Services Location Services is the master list of every app that can use your...
- Passcode Your passcode is the root of iPhone security: it encrypts your data...
- Personal Hotspot Personal Hotspot turns your iPhone into a Wi-Fi access point so a...
- Profiles and Device Management A configuration profile can change settings, install certificates...
- Require Passcode This sets the grace period after the screen locks before the passcode...
- Reset All Settings Every preference returns to its default value while your apps, photos...
- Reset Keyboard Dictionary This clears every word the keyboard has learned from your typing, so...
- Reset Network Settings This forgets every Wi-Fi network and password, resets cellular...
- Settings that moved or disappeared Apple reorganises Settings regularly, so an instruction written for...
- Silent Mode Silent Mode stops the ringer and alert sounds, but it never silences...
- VoiceOver VoiceOver reads the screen aloud and replaces normal touch with a...
- VPN A VPN sends all your traffic through a server you choose, hiding it...
- Wi-Fi The Wi-Fi screen joins networks, forgets them, and holds the per...
- Zoom Zoom magnifies the display, either the whole screen or a movable...
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