CNET How To - Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at 8:28 AM
7 settings to change right away on iOS 11 - CNET
iOS 11 adds a bevy of new features and interface tweaks to your iPhone (and
even more changes for your iPad). After opening your new iPhone or upgrading
your current iPhone, here are the settings to check or change straight away.

Do Not Disturb While Driving
Given the frightening number of drivers I see each and every day with their
eyes not on the road but in their laps, this might be the best new feature
of iOS 11. It keeps calls, texts and notifications from distracting you when
you are behind the wheel. After you install iOS 11, one of the setup screens
will ask you if you want to enable Do Not Disturb While Driving. 
 
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If you ignored it during setup, you can enable it by going to Settings > Do
Not Disturb. You can set it to turn on automatically when your phone detects
that you are driving, when connected to your car's Bluetooth or manually.
(For the latter, I suggest adding the Do Not Disturb While Driving button to
the new Control Center.) You can also edit the auto-reply message that gets
sent to anyone that texts you while you're driving. 
 
You can set when Do Not Disturb While Driving turns on.
Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET 
Customize the new Control Center
The Control Center received a makeover with iOS 11. All of its shortcuts now
fit into a single panel, and you can customize its offerings and the order
in which they appear. There are also hidden features for many Control Center
buttons that you can access via a long press or Force Touch. Read more on
how to customize the revamped Control Center. 
 
The Control Center is now customizable.
Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET 
Check your storage
Apple knows the pain you feel when your iPhone tells you it's running short
on space and offers a few new ways to help manage your storage space. Head
to Settings > General > iPhone Storage and you'll see a colorful chart at
the top that illustrates how much free space you have left and what's taking
up the space you are using. 
Below that, it'll make a few recommendations about how to save storage,
including the newfound ability to Offload Unused Apps. With that setting
enabled, iOS 11 will jettison apps you haven't touched in a while when you
are running low on storage space. Don't worry, iOS 11 will save all of the
data and documents associated with the app so you can pick right up where
you left off when you reinstall them. 
 
Apps that you haven't used in a while can be deleted automatically when you
need the space.
Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET 
Check your file format
One of the biggest changes with iOS 11 happens behind the scenes to save you
storage space. Apple is moving to a new file format for photos and videos
that results in smaller file sizes. Photos use the HEIF format and videos
use the HEVC format. 
In the iOS 11 beta, my iPhone did not switch to the new formats by default.
To see what format your iPhone is set to capture photos and videos, go to
Settings > Camera > Formats and choose High Efficiency to use the new HEIF
and HEVC formats or choose Most Compatible to continue using the JPEG and
H.264 formats. 
 
You can try the new photo file format by picking the High Efficiency option.
Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET 
Find the Files app
Finally, iOS has added a file-management system where you can see all of
your files instead of hunting for them across different apps. The new Files
app lets you manage the files not only stored in Apple's own iCloud Drive
but also lets you add third-party cloud services including Dropbox and
Google Drive. 
 
You can organize your files in iOS 11's Files app.
Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET 
New setting for location services
iOS 11 has wrestled control away from developers for how and when apps
access your location and given it to you. No longer can a developer offer
only Always or Never for the tracking options for location services. Now,
you'll be able to choose While Using the App whether the developer likes it
or not. Head to Settings > Privacy > Location Services to adjust the
settings for all of your apps that use location services. 
 
You can tell apps your location on your terms in iOS 11.
Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET 
Set up Apple Pay
If you have yet to use Apple Pay, iOS 11 might get you to start. With iOS
11, you'll be able to use Apple Pay to make Venmo-style peer-to-peer
payments. The next time you need to split a dinner or bar bill with friends,
you can use the Messages app to settle up. Go to Settings > Wallet & Apple
Pay to add a credit or debit card to get started. 
 
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