iPhone settings tame needs

Ten settings, in order. Steps 1 and 2 have a restart between them, and step 2 is the one people miss.

iOS does not expose seven of these to a connected Mac, so tame cannot check them. That is why this is a checklist rather than a screen in the app. See Preflight.

1. Developer Mode on#

Settings, Privacy and Security, Developer Mode. The phone restarts.

Required from iOS 16. Without it the runtime will not launch.

2. Enable UI Automation on#

The same Developer menu, and it only appears after the restart from step 1.

This is the step most often missed, and it is deceptive: the runtime installs, it launches, and then it cannot tap anything.

3. Trust this Mac#

Plug in with a data cable, unlock the phone, tap Trust. Accept Xcode's prompt if it raises one.

4. Light appearance#

Settings, Display and Brightness, Light.

Some state is read as colour. An unliked heart is a white outline and a liked one is filled red, same place, same size. Dark mode changes what that test sees.

5. Auto-Lock: Never#

Settings, Display and Brightness, Auto-Lock. A locked screen is a blind Session.

6. No passcode#

Settings, Face ID and Passcode. A Device that can lock cannot be automated, which is why the phone should be a dedicated one.

7. Reduce Motion on#

Settings, Accessibility, Motion, Reduce Motion.

Reduce Motion helps screens settle between gestures by replacing slides and zooms with short fades.

8. StandBy off#

Settings, StandBy.

A charging phone on its side otherwise shows a clock instead of the app. Every look then sees the wrong screen while the Device reports healthy.

9. Auto-Brightness off, brightness up#

Settings, Accessibility, Display and Text Size, Auto-Brightness. Then raise the slider.

Keep the screen bright and readable. Auto-brightness can dim a Device while it is working.

10. iCloud Photos off#

Settings, Apple Account, iCloud, Photos, Sync this iPhone.

This is a dedicated Device. Photos arriving from another Device could appear in a Platform picker and make the wrong media available during a Post.

And one prompt, during setup#

Press Make Device Ready with the phone unlocked. If iOS asks whether the automation helper may access Photos, tap Allow. tame raises that prompt during setup so it never interrupts a Post later.

If iOS shows Untrusted Developer, open Settings, General, VPN and Device Management, trust the Apple Account shown there, and press the button again.