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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Set up Screen Time for a family member on iPhone
Screen Time lets you see how family members are using their devices, so you can structure the time they spend on them. You can set up Screen Time for a family member on their device or, if you’ve set up Family Sharing, you can set up Screen Time for a family member through Family Sharing on your device. See Set up parental controls with Family Sharing on iPhone and the Apple Support article Family Sharing and Apple ID for your child.
Set downtime and app limits on a family member’s device
On your family member’s device, go to Settings > Screen Time.
Tap Turn On Screen Time, tap Continue, then tap This is My Child’s iPhone.
To schedule downtime for your family member (time away from the screen), enter the start and end times, then tap Set Downtime.
To set limits for categories of apps you want to manage for your family member (for example, Games or Social Networking), select the categories.
To see all the categories, tap Show All Categories.
Tap Set, enter an amount of time, then tap Set App Limit.
Tap Continue, then enter a Screen Time passcode for managing your family member’s Screen Time settings.
Note: You can also turn on downtime on demand for a family member, either directly on their device, or through Family Sharing on your device (if you’ve set up Family Sharing).
Set communication limits on a family member’s device
You can block incoming and outgoing communication on your family member’s device—including phone calls, FaceTime calls, and messages—from specific contacts, either at all times or during certain periods.
If you haven’t already turned on Contacts in iCloud on your family member’s device, go to Settings > [child’s name] > iCloud, then turn on Contacts.
Note: You can only manage your family member’s communication if they’re using Contacts in iCloud.
On your family member’s device, go to Settings > Screen Time.
If you haven’t already turned on Screen Time, tap Turn On Screen Time, tap Continue, then tap This is My Child’s iPhone.
Tap Communication Limits, then do any of the following:
Limit communication at any time: Tap During Screen Time, then select Contacts Only, Contacts & Groups with at Least One Contact, or Everyone.
Limit communication during downtime: Tap During Downtime. The option you selected for During Screen Time is already set here. You can change this setting to Specific Contacts.
If you select Specific Contacts, then tap either Choose From My Contacts or Add New Contact to select people you want to allow communication with during downtime.
Manage a child’s contacts: If you’re using Family Sharing, you can view, edit, add, or delete your child’s contacts. Tap Manage [child’s name] Contacts.
If your child already has contacts in iCloud, they receive a notification on their device asking them to approve the request to manage them. If they don’t have contacts, they don’t get a notification and you can immediately add contacts.
When you manage your child’s contacts, a new row appears beneath Manage [child’s name] Contacts to show how many contacts your child has. Tap the row to view and edit the contacts.
Allow contact editing: Tap Allow Contact Editing to turn off this option and prevent your child from editing their contacts.
Turning off contact editing and limiting communication at any time to Contacts Only is a good way to control who your child can communicate with and when they can be contacted.
If someone who’s currently blocked by the Communication Limit settings tries to call your family member (by phone or FaceTime), or send them a message, their communication won’t go through.
If your family member tries to call or send a message to someone who’s currently blocked by the Communication Limit settings, the recipient’s name or number appears in red with an hourglass icon, and the communication won’t go through. If the limit applies only to downtime, your family member receives a Time Limit message and can resume communication with the contact when downtime is over.
To allow your family member to communicate with contacts who are blocked by the Communication Limit settings, change the settings by following the steps above.
Choose which apps to allow at all times on a family member’s device
You can set which apps you want your family member to be able to use at any time.
On your family member’s device, go to Settings > Screen Time.
If you haven’t already turned on Screen Time, tap Turn On Screen Time, tap Continue, then tap This is My Child’s iPhone.
Tap Always Allowed, then tap or next to an app to add or remove the app from the list.
Note: If your family member needs health or accessibility apps, make sure they’re in the Allowed Apps list. If Messages isn’t always allowed, your family member may not be able to send or receive messages (including to emergency numbers and contacts) during downtime or after the app limit has expired.
Set content and privacy restrictions on a family member’s device
You can help ensure that the content on your family member’s device is age appropriate by limiting the explicitness ratings in Content & Privacy Restrictions.
On your family member’s device, go to Settings > Screen Time.
If you haven’t already turned on Screen Time, tap Turn On Screen Time, tap Continue, then tap This is My Child’s iPhone.
Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions, then turn on Content & Privacy Restrictions.
Choose specific content and privacy options.
Note: To protect your family member’s hearing, scroll down, tap Reduce Loud Sounds, then select Don’t Allow. (This prevents changes to the maximum headphone volume.) See Reduce loud headphone sounds in Settings.
Tap at the top left.
Add or change Screen Time settings for a family member later
To add or change Screen Time settings for a family member later, follow the steps described in Set up Screen Time for yourself on iPhone.
Important: If you set up Screen Time for a family member on their device (not through Family Sharing), and you forget the Screen Time passcode, you can use your Apple ID to reset it. However, if you set up Screen Time for a family member on your device through Family Sharing and you forget your Screen Time passcode, you can reset it on your device using your device passcode, Touch ID, or Face ID.