UPDATE: These Settings URLs no longer work starting in iOS 11. Apple has removed that functionality from the Settings app. Your only choice to keep these functional would be to remain on iOS 10.
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Apple is now apparently cracking down on app launching apps abilities to launch into the different screens within the Settings app (see latest release of Launcher from Cromulent Labs). The removal of this feature is very upsetting because the ability to go directly into the various screens of the Settings app is very handy. It seems that existing launchers still function, but evidently Apple won't allow these apps to let you create new ones going forward. So I thought I would share how one can manually create these themselves.
Most app launching apps allow you to create launchers where you input your own URL. You can use this to create your own launchers for the Settings app by following these steps. They apply to the Launcher app by Cromulent Labs, but are generally applicable to all app launching apps.
Settings
App-Prefs:root
Settings -> About
App-Prefs:root=General&path=About
Settings -> Accessibility
App-Prefs:root=General&path=ACCESSIBILITY
Settings -> Autolock
App-Prefs:root=DISPLAY&path=AUTOLOCK
Settings -> Background App Refresh
App-Prefs:root=General&path=AUTO_CONTENT_DOWNLOAD
Settings -> Battery Usage
App-Prefs:root=BATTERY_USAGE
Settings -> Bluetooth
App-Prefs:root=Bluetooth
Settings -> CallerID
App-Prefs:root=Phone&path=CallerID
Settings -> Cellular/Mobile
App-Prefs:root=MOBILE_DATA_SETTINGS_ID
Settings -> Compass
App-Prefs:root=COMPASS
Settings -> Control Center
App-Prefs:root=ControlCenter
Settings -> Date/Time
App-Prefs:root=General&path=DATE_AND_TIME
Settings -> Dictionary
App-Prefs:root=General&path=DICTIONARY
Settings -> Display/Brightness
App-Prefs:root=DISPLAY
Settings -> Do Not Disturb
App-Prefs:root=DO_NOT_DISTURB
Settings -> Facebook
App-Prefs:root=FACEBOOK
Settings -> Facetime
App-Prefs:root=FACETIME
Settings -> Flickr
App-Prefs:root=FLICKR
Settings -> Game Center
App-Prefs:root=GAMECENTER
Settings -> General
App-Prefs:root=General
Settings -> iCloud
App-Prefs:root=CASTLE
Settings -> iCloud Backup
App-Prefs:root=CASTLE&path=BACKUP
Settings -> iCloud Storage
App-Prefs:root=CASTLE&path=STORAGE_AND_BACKUP
Settings -> International
App-Prefs:root=General&path=INTERNATIONAL
Settings -> iTunes & App Store
App-Prefs:root=STORE
Settings -> Keyboard
App-Prefs:root=General&path=Keyboard
Settings -> Keyboard -> Keyboards
App-Prefs:root=General&path=Keyboard/KEYBOARDS
Settings -> Location Services
App-Prefs:root=Privacy&path=LOCATION
Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendars
App-Prefs:root=ACCOUNT_SETTINGS
Settings -> Manage Storage
App-Prefs:root=General&path=STORAGE_ICLOUD_USAGE/DEVICE_STORAGE
Settings -> Maps
App-Prefs:root=MAPS
Settings -> Messages
App-Prefs:root=MESSAGES
Settings -> Multitasking
App-Prefs:root=General&path=MULTITASKING
Settings -> Music
App-Prefs:root=MUSIC
Settings -> Music EQ
App-Prefs:root=MUSIC&path=com.apple.Music:EQ
Settings -> Notes
App-Prefs:root=NOTES
Settings -> Notifications
App-Prefs:root=NOTIFICATIONS_ID
Settings -> Passcode
App-Prefs:root=PASSCODE
Settings -> Personal Hotspot
App-Prefs:root=INTERNET_TETHERING
Settings -> Phone
App-Prefs:root=Phone
Settings -> Photos
App-Prefs:root=Photos
Settings -> Privacy
App-Prefs:root=Privacy
Settings -> Profiles
App-Prefs:root=General&path=ManagedConfigurationList
Settings -> Reminders
App-Prefs:root=REMINDERS
Settings -> Reset
App-Prefs:root=General&path=Reset
Settings -> Ringtone
App-Prefs:root=Sounds&path=Ringtone
Settings -> Safari
App-Prefs:root=SAFARI
Settings -> SIM/PIN
App-Prefs:root=Phone&path=SIM%20PIN
Settings -> Siri
App-Prefs:root=SIRI
Settings -> Sounds
App-Prefs:root=Sounds
Settings -> Software Update
App-Prefs:root=General&path=SOFTWARE_UPDATE_LINK
Settings -> Storage & iCloud Usage
App-Prefs:root=General&path=STORAGE_ICLOUD_USAGE
Settings -> Touch ID & Passcode
App-Prefs:root=TOUCHID_PASSCODE
Settings -> Twitter
App-Prefs:root=TWITTER
Settings -> Usage
App-Prefs:root=General&path=USAGE
Settings -> Videos
App-Prefs:root=VIDEO
Settings -> Vimeo
App-Prefs:root=VIMEO
Settings -> Volume Limit
App-Prefs:root=MUSIC&path=com.apple.Music:VolumeLimit
Settings -> VPN
App-Prefs:root=General&path=VPN
Settings -> Wallet & Apple Pay
App-Prefs:root=PASSBOOK
Settings -> Wallpaper
App-Prefs:root=Wallpaper
Settings -> Weibo
App-Prefs:root=WEIBO
Settings -> Wi-Fi
App-Prefs:root=WIFI
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Apple is now apparently cracking down on app launching apps abilities to launch into the different screens within the Settings app (see latest release of Launcher from Cromulent Labs). The removal of this feature is very upsetting because the ability to go directly into the various screens of the Settings app is very handy. It seems that existing launchers still function, but evidently Apple won't allow these apps to let you create new ones going forward. So I thought I would share how one can manually create these themselves.
Most app launching apps allow you to create launchers where you input your own URL. You can use this to create your own launchers for the Settings app by following these steps. They apply to the Launcher app by Cromulent Labs, but are generally applicable to all app launching apps.
- Create a new launcher (Custom Launcher in the Launcher app) that allows you to set the URL.
- In Launcher, you can tap on the icon, choose "Custom Icon" and then "Choose App Icon". Then you can search for "settings" to see all of the previous Settings icons and choose the one you want for the new launcher. Or search for "bluetooth" or "battery", etc.
- Input the name of the launcher in the name field.
- Now it's time to set the URL. Here is a list of the URLs that can be used to launch into the various screens of the Settings app. Copy and paste the corresponding line that starts with "Prefs" into the URL field. Then save and you're done. These work on iOS 10 currently. No guarantees for other versions of iOS.
Settings
App-Prefs:root
Settings -> About
App-Prefs:root=General&path=About
Settings -> Accessibility
App-Prefs:root=General&path=ACCESSIBILITY
Settings -> Autolock
App-Prefs:root=DISPLAY&path=AUTOLOCK
Settings -> Background App Refresh
App-Prefs:root=General&path=AUTO_CONTENT_DOWNLOAD
Settings -> Battery Usage
App-Prefs:root=BATTERY_USAGE
Settings -> Bluetooth
App-Prefs:root=Bluetooth
Settings -> CallerID
App-Prefs:root=Phone&path=CallerID
Settings -> Cellular/Mobile
App-Prefs:root=MOBILE_DATA_SETTINGS_ID
Settings -> Compass
App-Prefs:root=COMPASS
Settings -> Control Center
App-Prefs:root=ControlCenter
Settings -> Date/Time
App-Prefs:root=General&path=DATE_AND_TIME
Settings -> Dictionary
App-Prefs:root=General&path=DICTIONARY
Settings -> Display/Brightness
App-Prefs:root=DISPLAY
Settings -> Do Not Disturb
App-Prefs:root=DO_NOT_DISTURB
Settings -> Facebook
App-Prefs:root=FACEBOOK
Settings -> Facetime
App-Prefs:root=FACETIME
Settings -> Flickr
App-Prefs:root=FLICKR
Settings -> Game Center
App-Prefs:root=GAMECENTER
Settings -> General
App-Prefs:root=General
Settings -> iCloud
App-Prefs:root=CASTLE
Settings -> iCloud Backup
App-Prefs:root=CASTLE&path=BACKUP
Settings -> iCloud Storage
App-Prefs:root=CASTLE&path=STORAGE_AND_BACKUP
Settings -> International
App-Prefs:root=General&path=INTERNATIONAL
Settings -> iTunes & App Store
App-Prefs:root=STORE
Settings -> Keyboard
App-Prefs:root=General&path=Keyboard
Settings -> Keyboard -> Keyboards
App-Prefs:root=General&path=Keyboard/KEYBOARDS
Settings -> Location Services
App-Prefs:root=Privacy&path=LOCATION
Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendars
App-Prefs:root=ACCOUNT_SETTINGS
Settings -> Manage Storage
App-Prefs:root=General&path=STORAGE_ICLOUD_USAGE/DEVICE_STORAGE
Settings -> Maps
App-Prefs:root=MAPS
Settings -> Messages
App-Prefs:root=MESSAGES
Settings -> Multitasking
App-Prefs:root=General&path=MULTITASKING
Settings -> Music
App-Prefs:root=MUSIC
Settings -> Music EQ
App-Prefs:root=MUSIC&path=com.apple.Music:EQ
Settings -> Notes
App-Prefs:root=NOTES
Settings -> Notifications
App-Prefs:root=NOTIFICATIONS_ID
Settings -> Passcode
App-Prefs:root=PASSCODE
Settings -> Personal Hotspot
App-Prefs:root=INTERNET_TETHERING
Settings -> Phone
App-Prefs:root=Phone
Settings -> Photos
App-Prefs:root=Photos
Settings -> Privacy
App-Prefs:root=Privacy
Settings -> Profiles
App-Prefs:root=General&path=ManagedConfigurationList
Settings -> Reminders
App-Prefs:root=REMINDERS
Settings -> Reset
App-Prefs:root=General&path=Reset
Settings -> Ringtone
App-Prefs:root=Sounds&path=Ringtone
Settings -> Safari
App-Prefs:root=SAFARI
Settings -> SIM/PIN
App-Prefs:root=Phone&path=SIM%20PIN
Settings -> Siri
App-Prefs:root=SIRI
Settings -> Sounds
App-Prefs:root=Sounds
Settings -> Software Update
App-Prefs:root=General&path=SOFTWARE_UPDATE_LINK
Settings -> Storage & iCloud Usage
App-Prefs:root=General&path=STORAGE_ICLOUD_USAGE
Settings -> Touch ID & Passcode
App-Prefs:root=TOUCHID_PASSCODE
Settings -> Twitter
App-Prefs:root=TWITTER
Settings -> Usage
App-Prefs:root=General&path=USAGE
Settings -> Videos
App-Prefs:root=VIDEO
Settings -> Vimeo
App-Prefs:root=VIMEO
Settings -> Volume Limit
App-Prefs:root=MUSIC&path=com.apple.Music:VolumeLimit
Settings -> VPN
App-Prefs:root=General&path=VPN
Settings -> Wallet & Apple Pay
App-Prefs:root=PASSBOOK
Settings -> Wallpaper
App-Prefs:root=Wallpaper
Settings -> Weibo
App-Prefs:root=WEIBO
Settings -> Wi-Fi
App-Prefs:root=WIFI
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