Personal Safety User Guide

Apple Personal Safety User Guide

• Welcome
• Overviews
  • Overview
  • What’s new in personal safety
• Strategies and solutions
  • Get safe guide
  • Stay safe guide
  • Safety Check
    • Safety Check for an iPhone with iOS 16 or later
    • Safety Check FAQ
    • Additional safety steps
  • Checklists for devices with iOS 15 or earlier
    • Checklist 1: Limit device and account access
    • Checklist 2: Manage location information
    • Checklist 3: Manage content
• Limit account or device access
  • Apple Account access
    • Keep your Apple Account secure
    • Use two-factor authentication
    • Help prevent account and device lockouts
  • Device access
    • Manage Touch ID fingerprints
    • Secure your iPhone or iPad with Face ID
    • Reject unknown sign-in attempts
    • Update your Apple software
    • Review and delete configuration profiles
    • Manage iPhone Mirroring on your iPhone or Mac
    • Harden your devices with Lockdown Mode
    • Securely control your Home accessories
  • Passwords, passkeys, passcodes
    • Secure your device, app, and website passwords
    • Set a unique device passcode or password
    • Manage shared password and passkeys
• Manage location information
  • Use Check In for Messages
  • Detecting unwanted trackers
  • Find My and location sharing
  • Manage Location Services settings
  • Manage automatic ETA sharing in Maps
  • Manage location metadata in Photos
• Manage content
  • General
    • App privacy features in Apple products
    • Review and delete apps
    • Lock or hide apps on your iPhone
    • Third-party app settings
    • Review forwarding settings
    • Hide photos and videos
    • Sensitive image and video warnings
    • Obtain evidence related to another Apple Account
    • Record suspicious activity
    • Restore device to factory settings
  • Specific apps and features
    • Make an emergency call or text on iPhone or Apple Watch
    • Manage Screen Sharing and Screen Control in FaceTime
    • Manage Activity sharing on Apple Watch
    • Secure AirDrop
    • Manage Calendar sharing settings
    • Manage Family Sharing settings
    • Store your data securely in iCloud
    • Manage safety settings in Messages
    • Avoid fraudulent requests to share info
    • Block calls and messages
    • Secure NameDrop
    • Manage Photos sharing settings
    • Manage shared Tab Groups in Safari
    • Keep your browsing history private
    • Manage Shared with You settings
• Additional information
  • Safety considerations
  • Other support resources
• Copyright