content/wiki/ios.org

• Light Mode

  • 08:00 to 16:00

• Dark Mode

  • 16:00 to 08:00

• Personal Focus

  • 06:00 to 21:00

  • Allow Notifications From:

    • Alarms
    • Calendar
    • Contacts (1 person)
    • Messages
    • Phone
    • Reminders
    • Signal
    • UniFi Protect

• Sleep Focus

  • 21:00 to 06:00

  • Allow Notifications From:

    • Alarms
    • Contacts (1 person)
    • Reminders
    • Signal

I generally follow the principle of least privilege by only permitting the bare minimum privileges and revoking as soon as they are no longer required.

Here's the baseline I start with:

• Disable:

  • Analytics & Improvements
  • Apple Advertising
  • Apple ID > Sign-In & Security > Two-Factor Authentication
  • Location Services > System Services > Product Improvement
  • Tracking > Allow Apps to Request to Track
  • Safari > Advanced > Privacy Preserving Ad Measurement

• Enable:

  • Apple ID > iCloud > Advanced Data Protection
  • Apple ID > Personal Information > Communication Preferences
  • App Privacy Report
  • Location Services only for Camera, Find My, UDisc, & WiFiman (While Using)
  • Safari > Prevent Cross-Site Tracking
  • Safari > Hide IP Address
  • Safari > Advanced > Advanced Tracking and Fingerprinting Protection

• Element - A cross-platform messenger, based on Matrix
• LinkedIn - One of the only social media apps I use

• Harbour - Easily manage your Portainer service
• iSH - A local shell with SSH functionality

• Plex - A client for the Plex Media Server
• Steam - The top gaming marketplace for computers

• Home (*) - Apple homekit powered smart home manager
• Hue - Philips Hue smart home manager
• iRobot - Manage iRobot Roomba devices
• UniFi Protect - View and manage most UniFi Protect cameras and settings

• Apple Music (*) - Apple's native music streaming app
• Plexamp (*) - Top-notch music app for your Plex Media Server, with a neural network that provides excellent radio/shuffle suggestions

• deedum - A Gemini Protocol browser

• NetNewsWire - A free and open source RSS reader for Mac, iPhone, and iPad

• Aislingeach - A quick way to generate and rate images from the Stable Horde
• Unsplash - Premium images, mostly free

• beorg (*) - An org-mode editor, outline, and scheduler with paid extensions
• Bitwarden (*) - An open source password manager
• Bitwarden Authenticator (*) - Generate 2FA on your device
• Cryptomator - A cross-platform encryption program
• Obsidian - A nice Markdown-based editor based on a "vault" structure. Offers a paid sync solution and community extensions
• Strongbox - Keepass password manager for iOS & macOS
• UniFi Network - View and manage most UniFi Network settings

• AdGuard - Ad blocker
• Dark Reader - Dark mode for all the sites
• PiPifier - Force videos to support PiP
• Privacy Redirect - Redirect select websites to others, usually to privacy-focused alternatives

• MultiTab T (*) - A gallery-based Tumblr client with some unique features, such as tab history and sync
• Signal (*) - A simple, powerful, and secure messenger
• Three Cheers - A client for Tildes.net with a design focus that matches the intent of Tildes
• Voyager - A Lemmy client

• Apple Sports - Apple's new sports app - lacks notifications and live events
• UDisc - Disc golf course maps, score cards, and more

• Backblaze - Quickly view and manage Backblaze b2 cloud storage
• Mullvad VPN (*) - A private VPN service
• OTP Auth (*) - A minimalistic OTP app with support for biometrics, custom icons, import/export, and iCloud sync
• Plex Dash - Stats about your Plex Media Server
• Safari - iOS default browser
• Unifi WiFiman - Create visual layouts of WiFi strength and save heat maps to your phone