Use a quick shortcut on your iPhone or iPad to directly jump into a specific app’s settings without having to manually make your way through the Settings app.
On Android and macOS, an app’s settings are usually right inside, and you don’t need to go to a separate Settings or System Settings app.
But in iOS and iPadOS, several core settings of an app (like accounts for iMessage or default download location for Safari) are accessible only if you go to iPhone or iPad Settings, tap Apps from the bottom, and then select the app from the long list.
Here’s a quick way to make this process easier using a simple iOS shortcut added to Control Center or assigned to the Action button. I came across this shortcut when Quinn of SnazzyLabs fame shared it on his X account.
Jump directly into any iOS app’s settings
1) Visit this iCloud link and add the App Settings shortcut to your iPhone or iPad.
Optionally, you can tap the three dots icon to edit the shortcut and then change its icon to a gear (settings) symbol.
2) Now you have two options: to jump to app settings from Control Center or using Action Button. To do this, add the App Settings shortcut to iOS Control Center or Action Buttons (steps for both are later below).
3) Open the app whose settings you want to access. Then, go to Control Center and tap the App Settings button or press and hold the Action button. You’ll be taken straight to that application’s settings pane in the iPhone or iPad Settings app.
Assign App Settings shortcut to Control Center
- Go to Control Center, tap the plus button at the top, followed by Add a Control.
- Select the Run Shortcut option.
- You’ll now be prompted to pick a shortcut. Tap Choose and select it from under the My Shortcuts heading.
Assign App Settings shortcut to Action Button
- Open the Settings app and tap Action Button.
- Swipe to the Shortcut screen and tap Choose a Shortcut.
- Select App Settings and exit this screen.
Moving forward, you can touch and hold the Action Button when inside an app to jump straight to its settings.
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