Phones bury genuinely useful settings several menus deep, and most owners never stumble onto them by accident.

Settings Worth Finding

Both platforms let you customize which apps show notification badges, reduce motion for a snappier feel, and set data limits per app to catch unexpected background usage. There is also usually a hidden battery usage breakdown showing exactly which app is draining power fastest.

Accessibility Settings Anyone Can Use

Features built for accessibility, like back-tap shortcuts on iPhone or one-handed mode on Android, are genuinely useful for everyone, not just their intended audience. Back-tap in particular can be mapped to almost any action with two or three taps on the back of the phone.

Spending ten minutes exploring these menus once usually turns up at least one setting worth keeping.