Released 2013
iOS 7
No longer receiving updates
5 iPhones run it
Settings shown for this version reflect where things were at the time, not where they are today.
Settings introduced in iOS 7
- Activation Lock Activation Lock ties an iPhone to your Apple Account so it cannot be...
- AirDrop AirDrop sends photos and files directly to nearby Apple devices, and...
- App Updates This switch decides whether apps update themselves in the background...
- Background App Refresh Background App Refresh lets apps fetch new content while they are...
- Blocked Contacts A blocked number cannot call, message or FaceTime you, and the same...
- Button Shapes Text that acts as a button gets an underline or a shape, so you can...
- Camera access for apps A single list shows every app that has asked for the camera and lets...
- CarPlay CarPlay shows a simplified version of your iPhone on the car's...
- Hearing Devices Made for iPhone hearing aids pair here, and the same screen holds...
- Increase Contrast Colours are adjusted so foreground and background separate more...
- Microphone access for apps This list shows every app allowed to use the microphone, and an...
- Per app cellular data Each app has its own switch deciding whether it may use cellular...
- Reduce Motion Reduce Motion replaces the zooming and sliding animations with simple...
- Reduce Transparency Menus, Control Centre and other frosted panels become solid, which...
- Subtitles and Captioning Closed captions and subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing can be...
- Switch Control Switch Control scans through items on screen and lets you select them...
- Text Size One slider changes text size across the system and every app that...
- Touch ID Touch ID reads your fingerprint and stores a mathematical...
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