From essential first steps to pro-level tweaks, these are the things I do first every time I set up a new iPhone.

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist. Update Dec. 5 at 09:15 a.m. EST: This article, originally published on ...