iPhone User Guide
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Welcome
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Supported models
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iPhone 13 mini
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iPhone 13
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iPhone 13 Pro
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iPhone 13 Pro Max
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iPhone 12 mini
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iPhone 12
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iPhone 12 Pro
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iPhone 12 Pro Max
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iPhone SE (2nd generation)
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iPhone 11
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iPhone 11 Pro
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iPhone 11 Pro Max
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iPhone XR
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iPhone XS
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iPhone XS Max
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iPhone X
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iPhone 8
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iPhone 8 Plus
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iPhone 7
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iPhone 7 Plus
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iPhone 6s
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iPhone 6s Plus
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iPhone SE (1st generation)
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What’s new in iOS 15
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Change sounds and vibrations
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Change the wallpaper
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Set a Live Photo as wallpaper
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Adjust the screen brightness and color balance
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Magnify the screen
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Change the name of your iPhone
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Change the date and time
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Change the language and region
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Use and customize Control Center
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Change or lock the screen orientation
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Calculator
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Compass
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View maps
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Use Siri, Maps, and the Maps widget to get directions
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Select other route options
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Things you can do while following a route
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Get driving directions
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Get cycling directions
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Get walking directions
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Get transit directions
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Set up electric vehicle routing
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Delete recent directions
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Use Maps on your Mac to get directions
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Get rides
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Set up Messages
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Send and receive messages
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Send a message to a group or business
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Send and receive photos, videos, and audio
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Receive and share content
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Animate messages
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Use iMessage apps
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Use Memoji
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Send a Digital Touch effect
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Send and receive money with Apple Pay
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Change notifications
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Block, filter, and report messages
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Delete messages
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View photos
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Play videos and slideshows
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Delete and hide photos and videos
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Edit photos and videos
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Trim video length and adjust slow motion
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Edit Cinematic mode videos
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Edit Live Photos
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Edit Portrait mode photos
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Make photo albums
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Edit and organize albums
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Filter and sort photos in an album
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Search in Photos
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Share photos and videos
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View photos and videos shared with you
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Interact with photos using Live Text and Visual Look Up
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View Memories
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Personalize Memories
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Find people in Photos
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Browse photos by location
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Use iCloud Photos
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Share photos with iCloud Shared Albums
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Import photos and videos
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Print photos
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Shortcuts
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Stocks
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Tips
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Charging cable
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Power adapters
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MagSafe chargers and battery packs
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MagSafe cases and sleeves
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Qi-certified wireless chargers
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Set up AirPods
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Charge AirPods
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Start and stop audio playback
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Change the AirPods volume
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Make and answer calls with AirPods
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Switch AirPods between devices
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Use Siri with AirPods
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Listen and respond to messages
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Share audio with AirPods and Beats headphones
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Change noise control modes
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Control spatial audio
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Restart or unpair AirPods
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Change AirPods audio settings
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Change the name of your AirPods
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Use EarPods
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Apple Watch
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HomePod and AirPlay 2 speakers
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External storage devices
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Bluetooth accessories
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Printers
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Intro to CarPlay
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Connect to CarPlay
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Use Siri
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Use your vehicle’s built-in controls
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Get turn-by-turn directions
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Report traffic incidents
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Change the map view
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Make phone calls
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Play music
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View your calendar
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Send and receive text messages
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Announce incoming text messages
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Play podcasts
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Play audiobooks
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Listen to news stories
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Control your home
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Use other apps with CarPlay
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Rearrange icons on CarPlay Home
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Change settings in CarPlay
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Get started with accessibility features
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Turn on and practice VoiceOver
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Change your VoiceOver settings
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Learn VoiceOver gestures
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Operate iPhone using VoiceOver gestures
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Control VoiceOver using the rotor
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Use the onscreen keyboard
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Write with your finger
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Use VoiceOver with an Apple external keyboard
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Use a braille display
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Type onscreen braille
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Customize gestures and keyboard shortcuts
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Use VoiceOver with a pointer device
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Use VoiceOver for images and videos
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Use VoiceOver in apps
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Zoom
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Display & Text Size
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Motion
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Spoken Content
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Audio Descriptions
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Use built-in security and privacy protections
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Keep your Apple ID secure
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Sign in with Apple
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Automatically fill in strong passwords
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Change a weak password
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Share passwords securely with AirDrop
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Make your passwords available on all your devices
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Create and manage Hide My Email addresses
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Automatically fill in verification codes
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Automatically fill in SMS passcodes
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Manage two-factor authentication for your Apple ID
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What’s new in iOS 15
FaceTime Use Voice Isolation mode to minimize background noise, and Portrait mode to put the visual focus on you. Grid view displays people in your Group FaceTime calls in same-size tiles that automatically highlight the speaker. You can also invite anyone to join a FaceTime call using a unique web link. See Filter out background sounds, Blur the background with Portrait mode, View participants in a grid layout in FaceTime, and Create a link to a FaceTime call.
Messages Links, photos, and other content shared with you in Messages are featured in a new Shared with You section in the corresponding app (available in Photos, Safari, Podcasts, Apple Music, Apple News, or the Apple TV app). Multiple photos sent in Messages now appear as a collage or collection of images that you can swipe through for easy browsing. See Use Messages to receive and share content with friends.
Memoji Reflect your look and style in all new ways. Choose from new outfits, more headwear, and updated customization options for your Memoji stickers. See Create your own Memoji.
Focus Use Focus to automatically filter notifications based on what you’re doing. Choose a provided Focus suggestion such as Work, Sleep, or Personal, then choose the notifications you want to receive during those times. When someone outside your allowed notifications tries to contact you, your Focus status appears in Messages, so they know you’re busy. See Set up Focus.
Notifications Notifications have a new look, with contact photos and larger app icons to make them easier to identify. You can also receive a notifications summary with a collection of notifications delivered daily, based on a schedule you set. See Schedule a notifications summary.
Maps Maps for cities such as San Francisco and New York display elevation, landmarks, trees, crosswalks, and more. New driving features offer road details like turn lanes and bike lanes, and you can see street-level perspectives when you approach complex interchanges. Updated public transit features show nearby stations and transit times, and walking instructions are available in augmented reality. See Get driving directions, Get transit directions, and Get walking directions.
Safari The new tab bar at the bottom of the screen makes it easier to access and navigate your tabs. Tab Groups let you organize tabs and switch between them more easily. See Use tabs in Safari.
Live Text Live Text identifies text in your photos and within your iPhone camera frame, so you can copy and paste text, make a call, or send an email with just a tap. See Use Live Text with the iPhone camera.
Visual Look Up Visual Look Up identifies objects in your photos, such as popular landmarks, plants, books, and art, and then provides more images and information about the object from the web (U.S. only). See Interact with photos using Live Text and Visual Look Up.
Photos Customize the look and feel of your Memories with Memory mixes and other editing options. You can also choose selected songs from Apple Music to play in the background of a memory. See Personalize your Memories.
Notes Organize your notes with tags, such as #travel or #recipes, to easily search and locate notes in different categories. Mention collaborators in shared notes to notify each other of important updates, and see recent changes to a shared note in a single list. See Use tags and View activity in a note.
Reminders Categorize reminders as you create them by adding tags, such as #errands or #homework. Create Smart Lists to automatically organize reminders by tags, dates, times, locations, priority, and more. See Organize lists in Reminders.
Health Share health data with your loved ones, view your Walking Steadiness analysis to assess your risk of falling, and understand changes in your health over time with Trends. See Share health data with someone close to you, Monitor your walking steadiness, and View your health trends.
Weather A new design includes animated backgrounds and graphical displays of precipitation, air quality, and temperature maps. See Check the weather.
Privacy Mail Privacy Protection protects you from senders who try to get information about your mail activity, follow your online activity, or determine your location. It also prevents senders from seeing if and when you’ve opened their email. Review the Privacy Report in Safari to see a summary of trackers that have been encountered and prevented by Intelligent Tracking Prevention. See Use Mail Privacy Protection and View the Privacy Report.
iCloud+ iCloud+ combines everything iCloud already offers with new premium features, including iCloud Private Relay (beta), a service that protects your privacy online; Hide My Email, an easy way to create a unique, random email address anytime you need one; and expanded support for HomeKit Secure Video recording, so you can set up more home security cameras. See Subscribe to iCloud+, Turn on iCloud Private Relay, Hide your personal email address in Safari, and Set up security cameras in Home.
Accessibility Customize display and text size settings for each app. Enlarge text or use boldface, increase contrast, invert colors, and more for only the apps you want. Explore people, objects, text, and tables within images in more detail with VoiceOver. Mask unwanted environmental or external noise by playing soothing sounds continuously in the background. See Customize accessibility settings for specific apps, Explore images, and Play background sounds on iPhone to mask environmental noise.
Learn tricks for iOS 15 The Tips app adds new suggestions frequently, so you can get the most from your iPhone. See Get tips.
Note: New features and apps may vary depending on your iPhone model, region, language, and carrier.