iPhonePrefsURLs

List of Settings URLs to launch "prefs:root" URLs via the Shortcuts app in iOS.

Original work done by Federico Viticci for his article on macstories.net¹.

• As the last tracked changes from the original article is dated in 2020, there will be no promise of guarantee if all URL schemes included are working.

Why make this?

Short answer, I could not find the prefs url (or URL schemas) that I wanted to use for my own Shortcuts.

Long answer, current iPhone operating system that I am using is iOS 16.0.3, and it's been a while since the original article itself has been updated.

Also, hopefully this is an easier way to keep the list updated.

Of course, there's always reddit.

Updates Tracked in original article

Updates Tracked in original article

October 1, 2019

• Added URLs for Cellular ⇾ Cellular Data Options and Accessibility ⇾ Display & Text Size (thanks, Konstantin)
• Fixed Phone URL
• Removed unsupported Podcasts URL
• As reported by Reddit user ‘PuyoPuyoPrisoner’, it is possible to jump directly to a third-party app’s Settings page by using its Bundle ID.
  • Instructions in this Reddit comment.
  • For example, you could access the Adobe Lightroom page in Settings via prefs:root=com.adobe.lrmobilephone (thanks, samesimilar)
• Added URL for Passwords & Accounts page (thanks, Darius)

October 5, 2019

• Added URLs for Passwords & Accounts ⇾ Fetch New Data and Passwords & Accounts ⇾ Add Account (thanks, Jeremy).

December 20, 2019

• Added URLs for Text Replacement, One Handed Keyboard, and TV settings (thanks to Launcher's developer Greg Gardner).

April 21, 2020

• Added URL for Settings ⇾ General ⇾ Keyboard ⇾ Hardware Keyboard (thanks, Phil).
  • This is best used as a widget shortcut to quickly adjust the Magic Keyboard’s brightness level.
  • You can find the shortcut here.
• Added URL for Safari ⇾ Clear History and Data (thanks, Odenwald).
• Added URL for Safari ⇾ Advanced (thanks, Bill).
• Updated "Open Settings" shortcut with latest additions.
  • Download the shortcut here.

September 23, 2020

• Revised structure for Mail ⇾ Accounts URLs based on iOS 14
• Added URLs for Privacy ⇾ Analytics & Improvements and Privacy ⇾ Apple Advertising (thanks, Ethan)
• Added new Passwords URL (thanks, Ricky)

November 3, 2020

• Added URL for VPN ⇾ DNS (thanks, Graham)

Footnotes

1. A Comprehensive Guide to All 120+ Settings URLs Supported by iOS and iPadOS 13.1 by Federico Viticci. All external links are correct as per macstories.net article accessed on 24^th October 2022. ↩