Settings Glossary

130 tech and settings terms explained in plain English — no jargon, two paragraphs max.

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4K Ultra HD TV & Streaming

A

App Permissions Android ALLM TV & Streaming Account Recovery Apps & Social Media Activity Monitor Windows & Mac Activity Status Apps & Social Media Adaptive Brightness Android Advertising ID Android AirDrop iPhone & iPad AirPlay Receiver (Mac) Windows & Mac AirPlay TV & Streaming Airplane Mode iPhone & iPad Android System WebView Android App Tracking Transparency iPhone & iPad Apple ID iPhone & iPad Aspect Ratio TV & Streaming AssistiveTouch iPhone & iPad Audio Description TV & Streaming Autofill Apps & Social Media Autoplay TV & Streaming

B

Backup Codes Apps & Social Media BIOS and UEFI Windows & Mac Back Tap iPhone & iPad Band Steering Wi-Fi & Router Bandwidth Wi-Fi & Router Battery Saver Android Biometric Login Apps & Social Media Bitrate TV & Streaming Bloatware Android Buffering TV & Streaming

C

Cookies Apps & Social Media Cache Apps & Social Media Chromecast TV & Streaming Clipboard History Windows & Mac

D

Default Apps Android Developer Options Android DHCP Wi-Fi & Router DNS Wi-Fi & Router Data Download (Your Information) Apps & Social Media Data Saver Android Device Driver Windows & Mac Digital Wellbeing Android Do Not Disturb Android Dolby Atmos TV & Streaming Dolby Vision TV & Streaming Dual-Band Wi-Fi Wi-Fi & Router

E

Emergency SOS iPhone & iPad End-to-End Encryption Apps & Social Media Ethernet Wi-Fi & Router

F

Face ID iPhone & iPad Fast Startup Windows & Mac FileVault Windows & Mac Find My Device Android Find My iPhone & iPad Firewall Wi-Fi & Router Focus Mode iPhone & iPad

G

Google Play Services Android Game Mode (TV) TV & Streaming Gatekeeper Windows & Mac Google Account Sync Android Guest Network Wi-Fi & Router

H

HDCP TV & Streaming HDMI-CEC TV & Streaming HDR TV & Streaming Handoff iPhone & iPad Haptic Feedback iPhone & iPad

I

IP Address Wi-Fi & Router Incognito Mode Apps & Social Media iCloud Keychain iPhone & iPad iCloud iPhone & iPad

L

Live Photos iPhone & iPad Latency Wi-Fi & Router Location Sharing Apps & Social Media Low Power Mode iPhone & iPad

M

MAC Address Wi-Fi & Router Material You Android Mesh Wi-Fi Wi-Fi & Router Modem Wi-Fi & Router Motion Smoothing TV & Streaming Muting Apps & Social Media

N

NFC Android Night Light Windows & Mac Night Shift iPhone & iPad

O

OLED TV & Streaming One-Handed Mode Android Optimized Battery Charging iPhone & iPad

P

Parental Controls (Router) Wi-Fi & Router Push Notifications Apps & Social Media Passkey Apps & Social Media Password Manager Apps & Social Media Picture-in-Picture TV & Streaming Port Forwarding Wi-Fi & Router

Q

QoS Wi-Fi & Router Quick Share Android

R

Read Receipts Apps & Social Media Refresh Rate TV & Streaming Restricted Mode Apps & Social Media Router Firmware Wi-Fi & Router

S

Subtitles and Closed Captions TV & Streaming System Settings (Mac) Windows & Mac SSID Wi-Fi & Router Safe Mode (Windows) Windows & Mac Safe Mode Android Screen Mirroring TV & Streaming Screen Sharing Apps & Social Media Screen Time iPhone & iPad Smart TV Operating System TV & Streaming Spam Filter Apps & Social Media Split Screen Android Spotlight Windows & Mac StandBy Mode iPhone & iPad Storage Sense Windows & Mac System Restore Windows & Mac

T

Task Manager Windows & Mac Time Machine Windows & Mac True Tone iPhone & iPad Two-Factor Authentication Apps & Social Media

U

USB Debugging Android User Account Control Windows & Mac

V

VPN Wi-Fi & Router Vanish Mode Apps & Social Media Virtual Memory Windows & Mac Visual Voicemail iPhone & iPad

W

WPA2 Wi-Fi & Router WPA3 Wi-Fi & Router Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi & Router Wi-Fi Calling Android Windows Hello Windows & Mac Windows Registry Windows & Mac Windows Security Windows & Mac