ios-settings-and-data-safety-ux

name	ios-settings-and-data-safety-ux
description	Use when designing iOS settings screens and trust-sensitive flows involving sync, restore, storage, imports, exports, destructive actions, permissions, and any wording that could cause user confusion or data loss.

iOS Settings And Data Safety UX

Clarity is a safety feature.

This skill owns the meaning and wording of sync, restore, storage, import, export, permission, and destructive actions. Use swiftui-product-ui for the surrounding screen composition and app-store-readiness to audit the shipped behavior before submission.

Rules

• do not label a status check as a sync
• do not imply restore unless a real recovery path exists
• separate passive state from active actions
• explain what happens on this device, not in abstract backend terms
• destructive actions need stronger wording and stronger friction

Good Copy

• Refresh Status
• Restore From iCloud
• Stored Only On This iPhone
• Queued For Next Launch

Bad Copy

• Sync Now when it only saves locally
• Reset without saying what resets
• Unavailable without next-step guidance
• Delete without naming what is deleted

Use This Skill For

• settings rows
• sync panels
• storage explanations
• restore flows
• backup or export UX
• permission prompts with trust implications