How we check what we publish

This site is only useful if it is right. That means saying where a fact came from, when it was last checked, and admitting when we have not confirmed something.

Where the facts come from

Settings paths, hardware capabilities and version compatibility are taken from official Apple documentation: the iPhone User Guide, Apple Support articles, technical specification pages and release information. Where a fact can be confirmed on a real device, we record that too.

We do not scrape Apple. We do not copy Apple prose. We read the documentation, record the structured fact, and write the explanation ourselves in plain English.

What each label means

Officially verified: Confirmed against an official Apple page, with the date of that check recorded.
Verified on a device: Confirmed by opening the setting on a real iPhone running the version stated.
Carried over from an earlier version: Verified for a nearby iOS version and carried forward because nothing suggests it moved. It is queued for a fresh check.
Community reported: Reported by a reader. We keep it visible but we do not present it as confirmed.
Needs verification: We know the setting exists but have not confirmed its exact location. We would rather leave a gap than invent a menu.
Deprecated: Apple has retired the setting. The record stays for people on older iPhones and older releases.

Why answers differ by iPhone

A setting appears only when the hardware supports it and the iOS version includes it. Rather than write one page per iPhone, we store the requirement once and check it against your model. That is why an iPhone without an Always-On display is never shown how to turn it off, and why an iPhone SE is never told to press an Action button it does not have.

Some features also depend on your country and carrier. Those are labelled as region dependent rather than promised.

What we will not do

Invent a settings path we have not seen documented or tested.
Claim a setting saves battery when the effect is not actually established.
Present a personal preference as a technical fact.
Use Apple branding, or imply that Apple endorses this site.

Where we currently stand

We publish our own coverage numbers rather than claiming completeness.

iPhone models covered 55 / 55

Settings published 207

Confirmed against a source 0

Still awaiting verification 207

Coverage checklist topics covered 0 / 421

Sources we work from

Found something wrong?

Settings move, and a path that was right last year can be wrong today. If a page sends you somewhere that does not exist on your iPhone, tell us which model and which iOS version you are on and we will recheck it.