Apple Has Discreetly Made the Account Settings Page on Your IPhone a Little More Useful.
From time to time, Apple releases small updates that fix some random issues with its operating systems. This time, it’s Apple ID’s 10.3 page, which finally has a more coherent settings page with access to everything from two-factor authentication to serial numbers on your other devices.
Open the Settings app and you’ll immediately see your Apple ID information at the top of the screen. Tap this and you have access to a range of things related to iCloud, your ID, iTunes, and more. Most of this material was included in previous versions of iOS, but now it’s all available on one page.
The first thing you can click on is your name, phone numbers, and email address. You can also change your DOB and change the settings for the various email newsletters if you receive them.
Next up is Password and Security, which used to be buried under many different pages. Here you can turn on two-factor authentication , change trusted phone numbers, and request verification codes to sign in to your iCloud account on other devices. Previously, you had to click Settings> iCloud> Apple ID> Password & Security to get to this unwieldy and inconveniently located page. Now it is very easy to get to it. If you haven’t turned on two-factor authentication, now is the perfect time to do so.
The Payment & Shipping section looks what you’d expect, as does the iTunes and App Store sections, but the iCloud menu is worth diving into. You will now get a nice visual breakdown of what is taking up iCloud storage space, and you can easily switch which apps and services have iCloud sync access. It used to be hidden on a separate iCloud Drive page, so it’s good to have everything in one place.
Finally, at the bottom of the page, you’ll find all other devices signed in with your Apple ID, such as Mac, Apple Watch, or iPad. You can quickly access serial numbers, check if Find My Device is enabled, or even delete any old devices you no longer own. Of course, if there is a device listed here that shouldn’t be there, you can remove it, sign out of your account, and then return to the Password & Security page to change your password.
None of this is revolutionary, but it’s nice to finally have one place to manage everything associated with your Apple ID. Over the years, all this was thrown across various strange pages or was hidden in non-obvious places.