Apple’s Shortcuts app offers tremendous power, especially with iOS 26’s additions around AI. But my own most-used shortcuts tend to be extremely simple, including one shared by Quinn Nelson for opening an app’s settings.
In iOS 18, Apple redesigned the iPhone’s Settings app entirely. And unfortunately, this revamp made it harder to get to an app’s settings menu.
But last fall, Quinn Nelson shared a shortcut that makes opening an app’s Settings screen so much faster and easier than before. All you have to do is:
After completing the setup, the next time you’re using an app and want to open its settings, you can just:
Here’s Nelson’s screen recording to show what it looks like:
— Quinn Nelson (@SnazzyLabs) September 20, 2025This single-step Apple Shortcut is a GAME CHANGER. No more going to Settings -> Apps -> and then finding the app.
Just swipe from Control Center, run the shortcut, and you’re automatically redirected! pic.twitter.com/jnsBvff3ye
Ever since I first installed the shortcut, it quickly became contender for my most-used daily shortcut.
Initially, it took some mental adjustment to stop myself from automatically closing my current app, going to Settings, searching for the right app name, and finding the app’s settings from there.
But now that I’ve gotten used to this new method, it’s been such a great time saver.
Sometimes, the simplest shortcuts really are the best.
What are some of your go-to Apple Shortcuts? Let us know in the comments.
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