iPhone User Guide

• Welcome
• Your iPhone
  • Supported models
  • iPhone 12 mini
  • iPhone 12
  • iPhone 12 Pro
  • iPhone 12 Pro Max
  • iPhone SE (2nd generation)
  • iPhone 11
  • iPhone 11 Pro
  • iPhone 11 Pro Max
  • iPhone XR
  • iPhone XS
  • iPhone XS Max
  • iPhone X
  • iPhone 8
  • iPhone 8 Plus
  • iPhone 7
  • iPhone 7 Plus
  • iPhone 6s
  • iPhone 6s Plus
  • iPhone SE (1st generation)
• What’s new in iOS 14
• Set up and get started
  • Turn on and set up iPhone
  • Set up cellular service
  • Connect to the internet
  • Apple ID and iCloud settings
  • Download or bookmark the user guide
• Basics
  • Wake and unlock
  • Learn gestures for iPhone
    • Learn basic gestures
    • Learn gestures for iPhone models with Face ID
  • Adjust the volume
  • Change sounds and vibrations
  • Change common iPhone settings
    • Find settings
    • Adjust the screen brightness and color balance
    • Magnify the screen
    • Change the name of your iPhone
    • Set the date and time
    • Set the language and region
    • Set up mail, contacts, and calendar accounts
  • Access features from the Lock Screen
  • Open apps
  • Take a screenshot or screen recording
  • Change or lock the screen orientation
  • Change the wallpaper
  • Set a Live Photo as wallpaper
  • Make screen items more reachable
  • Use your apps
    • Organize your apps in folders
    • Move apps on the Home Screen
    • Find your apps in the App Library
    • Switch between open apps
    • Multitask with Picture in Picture
    • Quit and reopen an app
    • Remove apps
  • Enter, select, and revise text
    • Type with the onscreen keyboard
    • Dictate text
    • Select and edit text
    • Use predictive text
    • Use text replacements
    • Add or change keyboards
  • Search with iPhone
  • Use AirDrop to send items
  • Mark up files and photos
    • Draw in apps
    • Add text, shapes, and signatures
    • Zoom in or magnify in Markup
  • Perform quick actions
  • Use and customize Control Center
  • Use notifications and Do Not Disturb
    • View and respond to notifications
    • Change notification settings
    • Set Do Not Disturb
    • Turn on Do Not Disturb While Driving
  • Add widgets
  • Charge and monitor the battery
  • Learn the meaning of the status icons
  • Travel with iPhone
• Apps
  • App Store
    • Get apps
    • Use App Clips
    • Subscribe to Apple Arcade
    • Play games
    • Install and manage fonts
    • Manage purchases, subscriptions, settings, and restrictions
  • Books
    • Find and buy books and audiobooks
    • Read books
    • Listen to audiobooks
    • Set reading goals
    • Organize books
    • Read PDFs
  • Calculator
  • Calendar
    • Create and edit events
    • Send and receive invitations
    • Change how you view events
    • Search for events
    • Customize your calendar
    • Keep track of events
    • Use multiple calendars
    • Share iCloud calendars
  • Camera
    • Take photos
      • Camera basics
      • Set up your shot
      • Take Live Photos
      • Take Burst mode shots
      • Take a selfie
      • Take Portrait mode photos
      • Take Night mode photos
      • Take Apple ProRAW photos
    • Adjust the shutter volume
    • Adjust HDR camera settings
    • Take videos
    • Change video recording settings
    • Save camera settings
    • Change advanced camera settings
    • View, share, and print photos
    • Scan a QR code
  • Clock
    • See the world clock
    • Set an alarm
    • Use the timer or stopwatch
  • Compass
  • Contacts
    • Add and use contact information
    • Edit contacts
    • Add your contact info
    • Use other contact accounts
    • Use Contacts from the Phone app
    • Hide duplicate contacts
  • FaceTime
    • Set up FaceTime
    • Make and receive calls
    • Make a Group FaceTime call
    • Take a Live Photo
    • Use other apps during a call
    • Add camera effects
    • Change the audio and video settings
    • Leave a call or switch to Messages
    • Block unwanted callers
  • Files
    • Connect external devices or servers
    • View files and folders
    • Organize files and folders
    • Send files
    • Set up iCloud Drive
    • Share files and folders in iCloud Drive
  • Find My
    • Find people
      • Share your location
      • Add or remove a friend
      • Locate a friend
      • Get notified when friends change their location
      • Notify a friend when your location changes
    • Find devices
      • Add an iPhone
      • Locate a device
      • Mark a device as lost
      • Erase a device
      • Remove a device
    • Find items
      • Add an AirTag
      • Add a third-party item
      • Locate an item
      • Mark an item as lost
      • Remove an item
      • If you find an unknown item
    • Adjust map settings
  • Health
    • Collect health and fitness information
    • Maintain a health profile
    • View health and fitness information
    • Track your menstrual cycle
    • Track headphone and environmental sound-level exposure
    • Sleep
      • Intro to sleep schedules
      • Set up your first sleep schedule
      • Turn off alarms and delete sleep schedules
      • Add or change sleep schedules
      • Use iPhone from Sleep mode
      • Quickly turn Sleep mode on or off on iPhone
      • Change your sleep goal and other Sleep options
      • View your sleep history
    • Share health and fitness data
    • Download health records
    • Create and share your Medical ID
    • Manage health with the Health Checklist
    • Register as an organ donor
    • Back up your Health data
  • Home
    • Intro to Home
    • Set up accessories
    • Control accessories
    • Add more homes
    • Configure HomePod
    • Configure cameras
    • Face Recognition
    • Configure a router
    • Create and use scenes
    • Control your home using Siri
    • Control your home remotely
    • Create an automation
    • Share controls with others
  • iTunes Store
    • Get music, movies, and TV shows
    • Get ringtones
    • Manage purchases and settings
  • Mail
    • Write an email
    • Add attachments
    • Address and send email
    • View an email
    • Save an email draft
    • Flag and filter emails
    • Organize your email
    • Search for email
    • Delete and recover emails
    • Work with attachments
    • Print emails
  • Maps
    • View maps
    • Find and save destinations
      • Search for places
      • Find nearby attractions and services
      • Get information about places
      • Mark places
      • Share places
      • Save favorite places
      • Explore new places with Guides
      • Organize places in My Guides
      • Get traffic and weather info
      • Delete significant locations
    • Take tours
      • Look around streets
      • Take Flyover tours in Maps
    • Get directions
      • Use Siri, Maps, and widgets to get directions
      • Choose your preferred type of travel
      • Get driving directions
      • Report traffic incidents
      • Find your parked car
      • Get cycling directions
      • Find places to stop
      • Get walking directions
      • Get transit directions
      • See an overview of your route or its directions in a list
      • Change audio settings for turn-by-turn directions
      • Select other route options
      • Get directions between places other than your current location
      • Delete recently viewed directions
      • Use Maps on your Mac to get directions
    • Help correct and improve Maps
    • Get rides
  • Measure
    • Measure
    • View and save measurements
    • Measure a person’s height
    • Use the level
  • Messages
    • Set up Messages
    • Send and receive messages
    • Send a message to a group or business
    • Send photos, videos, and audio
    • Animate messages
    • Use iMessage apps
    • Use Memoji
    • Send a Digital Touch effect
    • Send and receive money with Apple Pay
    • Change notifications
    • Block, filter, and report messages
    • Delete messages
  • Music
    • Get music
    • View albums, playlists, and more
    • Play music
    • Queue up your music
    • Listen to broadcast radio
    • Apple Music
      • Subscribe to Apple Music
      • Listen to lossless music
      • Listen to Dolby Atmos music
      • Find new music
      • Add music and listen offline
      • Get personalized recommendations
      • Listen to radio
      • Search for music
      • Create playlists
      • See what your friends are listening to
      • Use Siri to play music
    • Change the way music sounds
  • News
    • Get started with News
    • See News widgets
    • See news stories chosen just for you
    • Read stories
    • Listen to Apple News Today
    • Apple News+
      • Subscribe to Apple News+
      • Browse and read Apple News+ stories and issues
      • Download Apple News+ issues
      • Listen to audio stories
    • Search for news stories
    • Save news stories for later
    • Subscribe to news channels
  • Notes
    • Take notes
    • Draw or write
    • Add attachments
    • Search and organize notes
    • Share and collaborate
    • Lock notes
    • Change settings
  • Phone
    • Make a call
    • Make emergency calls
    • Answer or decline incoming calls
    • While on a call
    • Check voicemail
    • Select ringtones and vibrations
    • Make calls using Wi-Fi
    • Set up call forwarding and call waiting
    • Avoid unwanted calls
  • Photos
    • View photos and videos
    • Delete and hide photos and videos
    • Edit photos and videos
    • Edit Live Photos
    • Edit Portrait mode photos
    • Organize photos in albums
    • Search in Photos
    • Share photos and videos
    • View Memories
    • Find people in Photos
    • Browse photos by location
    • Use iCloud Photos
    • Share photos with iCloud Shared Albums
    • Use My Photo Stream
    • Import photos and videos
    • Print photos
  • Podcasts
    • Find podcasts
    • Listen to podcasts
    • Follow your favorite podcasts
    • Organize your podcast library
    • Download, save, or share podcasts
    • Subscribe to podcasts
    • Change download settings
  • Reminders
    • Add reminders
    • Organize lists
    • Set up accounts
    • Share and assign reminders
    • Print reminders
  • Safari
    • Browse the web
    • Search for websites
    • Use tabs in Safari
    • Bookmark favorite webpages
    • Save pages to a reading list
    • Automatically fill in forms
    • Hide ads and distractions
    • Browse the web privately
  • Shortcuts
  • Stocks
  • Tips
  • Translate
  • TV
    • Set up the Apple TV app
    • Subscribe to Apple TV+
    • Find shows, movies, and more
    • Watch shows and movies
  • Voice Memos
    • Make a recording
    • Play it back
    • Edit or delete a recording
    • Keep recordings up to date
    • Organize recordings
    • Search for or rename a recording
    • Share a recording
    • Duplicate a recording
  • Wallet
    • Keep cards and passes in Wallet
    • Set up Apple Pay
    • Make contactless payments
    • Use Apple Pay in apps, App Clips, and Safari
    • Use Apple Cash
    • Use Apple Card
    • Manage cards and activity
    • Pay for transit
    • Use car keys
    • Use student ID cards
    • Add and manage passes
    • Use passes
  • Weather
• Siri
  • Ask Siri
  • Find out what Siri can do
  • Tell Siri about yourself
  • Have Siri announce calls
  • Add Siri Shortcuts
  • About Siri Suggestions
  • Use Siri in your car
  • Change Siri settings
• Family Sharing
  • Set up Family Sharing
  • Download family members’ purchases
  • Stop sharing purchases
  • Turn on Ask To Buy
  • Set up Apple Cash Family
  • Share Apple Card
  • Share subscriptions and iCloud storage
  • Share photos, a calendar, and more with family members
  • Locate a family member’s missing device
  • Set up Screen Time through Family Sharing
• Screen Time
  • View your Screen Time summary
  • Set up Screen Time for yourself
  • Set up Screen Time for a family member
  • Get a report of your device use
• Accessories
  • Charging cable
  • Power adapters
  • MagSafe chargers and battery packs
  • MagSafe cases and sleeves
  • Qi-certified wireless chargers
  • AirPods and other headphones
    • Set up AirPods
    • Charge AirPods
    • Start and stop audio playback
    • Change the AirPods volume
    • Make and answer calls with AirPods
    • Switch AirPods between devices
    • Use Siri with AirPods
    • Listen and respond to messages
    • Share audio with AirPods and Beats headphones
    • Change noise control modes
    • Control spatial audio
    • Restart AirPods
    • Change the name of your AirPods and other settings
    • Use other Bluetooth headphones
    • Use EarPods
    • Check headphone sound levels
  • Apple Watch
  • Apple TV, smart TVs, and video displays
    • Wirelessly stream videos and photos to Apple TV or a smart TV
    • Connect to a display with a cable
  • HomePod and other wireless speakers
  • External storage devices
  • Magic Keyboard
  • Printers
• Use iPhone with iPad, iPod touch, Mac, and PC
  • Share your internet connection
  • Allow phone calls on your iPad, iPod touch, and Mac
  • Hand off tasks between iPhone and your Mac
  • Cut, copy, and paste between iPhone and other devices
  • Connect iPhone and your computer with a cable
  • Sync iPhone with your computer
  • Transfer files between iPhone and your computer
• CarPlay
  • Intro to CarPlay
  • Connect to CarPlay
  • Use Siri
  • Use your vehicle’s built-in controls
  • Get turn-by-turn directions
  • Report traffic incidents
  • Change the map view
  • Make phone calls
  • Play music
  • View your calendar
  • Send and receive text messages
  • Play podcasts
  • Play audiobooks
  • Listen to news stories
  • Control your home
  • Use other apps with CarPlay
  • Rearrange icons on CarPlay Home
  • Change settings in CarPlay
• Accessibility
  • Get started with accessibility features
  • Vision
    • VoiceOver
      • Turn on and practice VoiceOver
      • Change your VoiceOver settings
      • Learn VoiceOver gestures
      • Operate iPhone using VoiceOver gestures
      • Control VoiceOver using the rotor
      • Use the onscreen keyboard
      • Write with your finger
      • Use VoiceOver with an Apple external keyboard
      • Use a braille display
      • Type onscreen braille
      • Customize gestures and keyboard shortcuts
      • Use VoiceOver with a pointer device
      • Use VoiceOver in apps
    • Zoom
    • Magnifier
    • People detection
    • Display & Text Size
    • Motion
    • Spoken Content
    • Audio Descriptions
  • Physical and Motor
    • Touch
      • AssistiveTouch
      • Touch
    • Face ID & Attention
    • Switch Control
      • Set up Switch Control
      • Use Switch Control
    • Voice Control
    • Side or Home button
    • Apple TV Remote
    • Pointer Control
    • Keyboards
    • AirPods Max and AirPods Pro
  • Hearing
    • Hearing devices
    • Stream audio to hearing devices
    • Sound recognition
    • RTT and TTY
    • Audio & Visual
    • Subtitles & Captioning
  • General
    • Guided Access
    • Siri
    • Accessibility shortcuts
• Security and privacy
  • Use built-in security and privacy protections
  • Protect your iPhone
    • Set a passcode
    • Set up Face ID
    • Set up Touch ID
    • Control access to information on the Lock Screen
  • Protect your accounts
    • Keep your Apple ID secure
    • Sign in with Apple
    • Automatically fill in strong passwords
    • Change a weak password
    • Automatically fill in SMS passcodes on iPhone
    • Share passwords securely with AirDrop
    • Make your passwords available on all your devices
    • Manage two-factor authentication
  • Privacy protections on iPhone
    • Control access to information in apps
    • Control access to hardware features
    • Control app tracking permissions on iPhone
    • Control the location information you share
    • Use a private network address
    • Control how Apple delivers advertising to you
• Restart, update, reset, and restore
  • Restart iPhone
  • Force restart iPhone
  • Update iOS
  • Back up iPhone
  • Return iPhone settings to their defaults
  • Restore all content from a backup
  • Restore purchased and deleted items
  • Sell or give away your iPhone
  • Erase iPhone
  • Install or remove configuration profiles
• Safety, handling, and support
  • Important safety information
  • Important handling information
  • Get information about your iPhone
  • View or change cellular data settings
  • Find more resources for software and service
  • FCC compliance statement
  • ISED Canada compliance statement
  • Ultra Wideband information
  • Class 1 Laser information
  • Apple and the environment
  • Disposal and recycling information
• Copyright