IconSettings provides one-touch access to iOS settings with bookmarks
IconSettings, from the South African blog iPhoneZA, is an interesting hack that lets you set up one-touch buttons on your iOS device to access specific parts of the Settings app (like turning Bluetooth on or off, toggling Airplane mode, adjusting date & time, etc.) without going to the trouble of jailbreaking and using a tool like SBSettings. It's free, and takes only a moment to configure.
All it is is basically a series of JavaScript links that you can save out to your iOS homepage as bookmark app icons. Tap an icon, and it loads the bookmark in the browser; Mobile Safari then tells the iPhone to launch the Settings app to a particular function, sending you to the appropriate screen with just a touch.
Pretty smart. Of course, you'll need to be connected to the Internet when you use set up these things, since it's just a link on a webpage (the latest 2.0 versions of the bookmarks do not require connectivity after the initial config). But it's a cool implementation, and if there's a setting you find yourself having to browse through menus to adjust often, it might be worth setting up a bookmark or two for quick and easy access.
[via Engadget]
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Great idea-only problem I see is that it opens a new Safari window each time a function is accessed. Any previously open windows will eventually be pushed out.
November 15 2011 at 6:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHi there
We have updated IconSettings to v2.1 which now installs all icons for you manually.
Also, blank Safari pages are no longer left open when using the toggles!
Please refresh the IconSettings link to see the changes.
I've sent Apple feedback on this dozens of times. Even sent a couple of emails to sjobs@apple.com. Apple needs a set of apps that people can CHOOSE to use that does things like toggle WiFi, Bluetooth, and other settings on and off.
They also need to let Siri do the same thing, but that's a different story.
Um, not sure why my first comment was deleted, but I will try again.
This worked great until I needed to open Safari to browse the web, and found eight open pages--one for each of the bookmarks I had used. On top of that, Safari reloaded the bookmark, so I had to bounce back to it and close out all of the pages.
Unfortunately, short of a native app, I am not sure if there is any way to prevent this.
Using this web app will be more simple
http://www.rios.co/i/ (Open with iDevice)
Actually you only need to be connected to create the shortcuts. They work locally once saved. Turn on Airplane mode and see for yourself.
November 15 2011 at 11:49 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI can't get it to work. Their links open up my settings without giving me any option.
November 15 2011 at 11:42 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyUhm... Internet access is not required.
November 15 2011 at 11:27 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyActually, on the site they note that with version 2 of these icons you no longer need internet access to use them, just to set them up
November 15 2011 at 10:36 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyFrom the IconSettings website:
UPDATE: V2.0 released! No internet connection required!
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