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[iOS 12] iPhone - All Settings, Required and Recommended

Updates

Apply a setting if the "Required Setting?" column is set to "Yes" and the "Setting Applied via" column is set to "Back up"

How to create backup: https://www.groundctl.com/kb/403

Name Description Value Setting applied via: Required Setting?
iPhone Setup Assistant Screens Setup screen prompts for a factory reset iPhone

Skip following screens:

  • Passcode
  • Touch ID
  • Location Services
    • Note: Timezone set with GC
  • Restoring from Back up
  • Move from Android
  • Sign in with Apple ID and iCloud
  • Terms of Use and Conditions
  • Siri
  • Diagnostics
  • Apple Pay
  • Zoom
  • Display Tone
  • Home Button Sensitivity
  • Keyboard
  • Onboarding
  • Watch Migration
  • iMessage and FaceTime
  • Software Update
  • Screen Time
  • Privacy
MDM Yes
Device Pairing Allows devices to pair with computers other than the one it was originally set up on Enabled MDM DEP profile and restrictions profile (must set in both) Yes
Airplane Mode   OFF Default Yes
Wi-Fi   ON Default Yes
Wi-Fi - Ask to Join Networks Setting disappears with MDM restrictions OFF Default Yes
Bluetooth Phone default is ON Hospital-specific setting MDM (all settings) No
Bluetooth allow changes   Hospital-specific setting MDM No

Cellular Data

Phone default is ON

OFF

 

Back up Yes
Notifications → Show Previews   Always Default Yes
Notifications → Siri Suggestions New in iOS 12 Yes Default No
Notifications → Voalte One Beginning with iOS 12 leveraging Notification Profile via MDM
  • Allow Notifications- On
  • Lock Screen, Notification Center, and Banners- On
  • Banner Style- Persistent
  • Badges- On
  • Show Previews- Always
  • Notification Grouping- Off
MDM

Yes (except notification grouping)

Notifications → All other applications  
  • Allow Notifications- On
  • Lock Screen, Notification Center, and Banners- On
  • Banner Style- Temporary
  • Sounds- Mixed
  • Badges- On
  • Show Previews- Always
  • Notification Grouping- Automatic
Default No

Notifications →

Amber Alerts

Emergency Alerts

Public Safety Alerts

  OFF Back up No
Sounds and Haptics → Vibrate on Ring  

ON

Default Yes
Sounds and Haptics → Vibrate on Silent  

ON

 

Default Yes
Sounds and Haptics → Ringer and alerts sound level  

50%

Default

No
Sounds and Haptics → Change with buttons  

OFF

Default

Yes

Sounds and Haptics → Sounds and Vibration Patterns These settings do not affect Voalte One.
  • Ringtone- Opening
  • Text tone- Note
  • New Voicemail- Tri-tone
  • Calendar Alerts- Chord
  • Reminder Alerts- Chord
  • AirDrop- Pulse
Default No
Sounds and Haptics → Keyboard Clicks   OFF Back up No
Sounds and Haptics → Lock sound   ON Default No
Sounds and Haptics → System Haptics   ON Default No
Do Not Disturb → Do Not Disturb   OFF Default Yes
Do Not Disturb → Scheduled   OFF Default Yes
Do Not Disturb → Silenced   While iPhone is locked Default No
Do Not Disturb → Allow calls from   Favorites Default No
Do Not Disturb → Repeated calls   ON Default No
Do Not Disturb → Activate   Manually Back up Yes
Do Not Disturb → Auto-Reply To   Favorites Default No
Do Not Disturb → Auto-Reply   I'm driving with Do Not Disturb While Driving turned on. I'll see your message when I get where I'm going. Default No
Screen Time New in iOS 12 OFF Default Yes
General → Software Update → Automatic updates New in iOS 12 OFF Default Yes
General → Airdrop   OFF MDM Yes
General → Handoff   OFF MDM Yes
General → CarPlay   OFF - Requires Bluetooth ON Default Yes
General → Home Button   2 Default No
General → Accessibility  
  • VoiceOver- OFF
  • Zoom- OFF
  • Magnifier- OFF
  • Display Accommodations: ON
  • Speech
    • Selection: OFF
    • Speak screen: OFF
    • Typing feedback: OFF
      • All settings: OFF
    • Voices: default settings
    • Speaking rate: Default (50%)
    • Pronunciations: blank
  • Larger text: OFF
  • Bold Text: OFF
  • Button Shapes: OFF
  • Reduce Transparency: OFF
  • Increase Contrast: OFF
  • Reduce Motion: OFF
  • On/Off Labels: OFF
  • Reachability: ON
  • Switch control: OFF
  • Assistive Touch: OFF
  • Touch Accommodations: OFF
  • Home button: Default, Siri, Rest finger to open: OFF
  • 3D Touch: ON
  • Keyboard
    • Show lowercase keys: ON
    • Key Repeat: ON
    • Sticky keys: OFF
    • Slow Keys: OFF
  • Shake to undo: ON
  • Vibration: ON
  • Call Audio Routing: Automatic
  • MFi Hearing devices: OFF
  • TTY: OFF
  • LED Flash for Alerts: OFF
  • Mono Audio: OFF
  • Phone Noise Cancellation: ON
  • Balance: Middle
  • Hearing Aid Compatibility: OFF
  • Subtitles & Captioning: OFF / Transparent background
  • Audio Descriptions: OFF
  • Guided Access: OFF
  • Accessibility Shortcut: OFF
Default No
General → Background App Refresh   ON Default Yes
General → Date & Time → 24-Hour Time   Hospital-specific

Back up

Yes
General → Date & Time → Set Automatically   ON Default Yes
General → Date & Time → Time Zone   Hospital-specific GroundControl Yes
General → Keyboard → Keyboards   2 Default No
General → Keyboard → Text Replacement   Default Default No
General → Keyboard → One Handed Keyboard   OFF Default No
General → Keyboard → Misc For customers that do not want autocorrect within Voalte One, have a Voalte employee turn it off via Admin.
  • Auto-capitalization: ON
  • Auto-Correction: ON
  • Check Spelling: ON
    • Must be ON on device and MDM
  • Enable Caps Lock: ON
  • Predictive: ON
  • Smart Punctuation: ON
  • Character Preview: ON
  • "." Shortcut: ON
Default No
General → Keyboard → Misc

Dictation support is introduced in Voalte Platform 3.7.

Dictation support will be controlled through MDM and Voalte Admin 3.7.

  • Dictation: ON
Back up Yes
General→ Language and Region  
  • iPhone Language: English
  • Region: United States
  • Calendar: Gregorian
  • Temperature Unit: F
Default No
General→ Dictionary  

Selected:

  • American English (New Oxford)
  • American English (Oxford American)
  • Apple Dictionary
Default No
Control Center → Access within apps   ON Default No
Control Center → Customize Controls  
  • Flashlight
  • Timer
  • Calculator
  • Camera
Default No
Display and Brightness → Brightness scale   Default (50%) Default No
Display and Brightness → True Tone New in iOS 12 ON Default No
Display and Brightness → Night Shift   OFF Default No
Display and Brightness → Auto-Lock   One Minute Default Yes
Display and Brightness → Raise to wake   ON Default No
Display and Brightness → Text size   Default Default No
Display and Brightness → Bold Text   OFF Default No

Display and Brightness → View

  Standard Default No
Siri & Search → Listen for "Hey Siri"   OFF Default No
Siri & Search → Press home for Siri   OFF Default No

Siri & Search →

Suggestions in Search

Suggestions in Lookup

Suggestions on Lock Screen

 

 

ON

Default No
Touch ID & Passcode   OFF Default No
Emergency SOS→ Call with Side button New in iOS 12 OFF Default No
Emergency SOS→ Auto call   ON Default No
Battery → Battery Percentage   OFF Default No
Battery → Low Power Mode   OFF Default Yes
Privacy→ Location Services   OFF Default No
Privacy → Analytics   OFF Default No
Privacy → Advertising → Limit Ad Tracking   ON MDM No
iTunes & App Stores → Sign In   Blank - Not Signed In Default Yes
iTunes & App Stores → Updates Apps managed via MDM are not affected by this setting. ON Default No
iTunes & App Stores → Use Cellular Data   OFF Default Yes
iTunes & App Stores → Video Autoplay   ON Default No
iTunes & App Stores → In-App Ratings & Reviews   OFF Default

No

Passwords & Accounts → Website & App Passwords   0 Default Yes
Passwords & Accounts → Autofill Passwords   OFF MDM Yes
Contacts → Siri & Search → Search, Suggestions, & Shortcuts   ON Default No
Contacts → Siri & Search → Allow on Lock Screen   ON Default No
Contacts → Siri & Search → Find Contacts in Other Apps   ON Default No
Contacts → Sort Order   Last, First

Default

No
Contacts → Display Order   First, Last Default No
Contacts → Sort Name   On, First name only, Prefer nicknames: On Default No
Calendar → Siri & Search → Search, Suggestions, & Shortcuts   ON Default No
Calendar → Siri & Search → Allow on Lock Screen   ON Default No
Calendar → Siri & Search → Find Events in Other Apps   ON Default No
Calendar → Time Zone Override   OFF Default No
Calendar → Alternate Calendars   OFF Default No
Calendar → Week Numbers   OFF Default No
Calendar → Show Invitee Declines   ON Default No
Calendar → Sync   Events 1 Month Back Default No
Calendar → Default Alert Times  
  • Birthdays: None
  • Events: None
  • All-Day Events: None
  • Time to Leave: On
Default

No

Calendar → Start Week On   Nothing Selected Default No
Calendar → Location Suggestions   ON Default No
Notes → Default Account   On My iPhone Default No
Notes → Sort Notes By   Date Edited

Default

No
Notes → New Notes Start With   Body Default No
Notes → Lines & Grids   None Default No
Notes → Password   blank Default No
Notes → Save to Photos   OFF Default No
Notes → Access Note from Lock Screen   OFF Default No
Reminders → Default List   Reminders Default No
Phone → My Number   blank Default No
Phone → Announce Calls   Never Default No
Phone → Call Blocking & Identification   None blocked Default No
Phone → Wi-Fi Calling   OFF Default No
Phone → Call Waiting   OFF Default No
Phone → Dial Assist   OFF Default No
Phone → SIM PIN   OFF Default No

TV

 
  • Use Cellular Data for Playback: OFF
  • Wi-Fi: Best Available
  • Download HDR Videos: ON
  • Purchase and Rentals: HD
  • Home Sharing: Not signed in
Default No
Voalte One  
  • Contacts: ON
  • Microphone: ON
  • Camera: ON
  • Siri & Search:
    • Search, Suggestions, and Shortcuts: ON
    • Allow on Lock Screen: ON
  • Background App Refresh: ON
Set in back up and MDM Yes
iOS Update Delay https://support.apple.com/guide/mdm/defer-software-updates-mdm02df57e2a/web ON, 90 days MDM Restrictions Profile Yes
Widgets When phone is unlocked, swipe from left to right to reveal widgets. Remove all widgets Back Up No


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