###Note Apple will reject apps that are using private url schemes (Ugh, Apple....) if they are pretty much obvius. Some apps are rejected and others are not, so, be aware of this issue before implementing any of those URL's in your app as a feature.
[UPDATE : Not yet tested in iOS 10. It will fail because of policies changes in URL scheme handling.]
[UPDATE 2:The openURL() method of UIApplication is now deprecated. You should use application(_:open:options:) instead]
##[UPDATE 3: For now you just can use url schemes to open your apps's settings with Swift 3.0 (Xcode 8). I'll keep you informed when OS preferences can be reached]
Sometimes we need to open Setting's Preferences not of our app, but of the iPhone itself. What should we do to acomplish this?
- You must configure the URL Schemes in your project. You will find it in Target, Info, URL Scheme. Once there, just type prefs
2.- Later, just write the code with the URL path of the preference needed. In my case was the keyboard path.
##Swift 1.2
UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(NSURL(string:"prefs:root=General&path=Keyboard")!)
##Swift 3.0
This is a work around to open your app's preferences, but it will crash if you don't have any. Still we don't know yet how to open iPhone preferences.
UIApplication.shared.open(URL(string:UIApplicationOpenSettingsURLString)!)
##Objective-c
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"prefs:root=General&path=Keyboard"]];
More info:
And there you have all the url's available:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
prefs: |
The topmost level General |
prefs:root=General&path=About |
About |
prefs:root=General&path=ACCESSIBILITY |
Accessibility |
prefs:root=ACCOUNT_SETTINGS |
Account Settings |
prefs:root=AIRPLANE_MODE |
Airplane Mode |
prefs:root=General&path=AUTOLOCK |
Autolock |
prefs:root=Brightness |
Brightness |
prefs:root=General&path=Bluetooth |
Bluetooth iOS < 9 |
prefs:root=Bluetooth |
Bluetooth iOS > 9 |
prefs:root=CASTLE |
Castle |
prefs:root=General&path=USAGE/CELLULAR_USAGE |
Cellular Usage |
prefs:root=General&path=ManagedConfigurationList |
Configuration List |
prefs:root=General&path=DATE_AND_TIME |
Date and Time |
prefs:root=FACETIME |
Facetime |
prefs:root=General |
General |
prefs:root=INTERNET_TETHERING |
Internet Tethering |
prefs:root=MUSIC |
iTunes |
prefs:root=MUSIC&path=EQ |
iTunes Equalizer |
prefs:root=MUSIC&path=VolumeLimit |
iTunes Volume |
prefs:root=General&path=Keyboard |
Keyboard |
prefs:root=General&path=INTERNATIONAL |
Lang International |
prefs:root=LOCATION_SERVICES |
Location Services |
prefs:root=General&path=Network |
Network |
prefs:root=NIKE_PLUS_IPOD |
Nike iPod |
prefs:root=NOTES |
Notes |
prefs:root=NOTIFICATIONS_ID |
Notifications ID |
prefs:root=PASSBOOK |
Passbook |
prefs:root=Phone |
Phone |
prefs:root=Photos |
Photo Camera Roll |
prefs:root=General&path=Reset |
Reset |
prefs:root=Sounds&path=Ringtone |
Ringtone |
prefs:root=Safari |
Safari |
prefs:root=General&path=Assistant |
Siri |
prefs:root=Sounds |
Sounds |
prefs:root=General&path=SOFTWARE_UPDATE_LINK |
Software Update |
prefs:root=CASTLE&path=STORAGE_AND_BACKUP |
Storage & Backup |
prefs:root=STORE |
Store |
prefs:root=TWITTER |
|
prefs:root=General&path=USAGE |
Usage |
prefs:root=VIDEO |
Video |
prefs:root=General&path=Network/VPN |
VPN |
prefs:root=Wallpaper |
Wallpaper |
prefs:root=WIFI |
WIFI |