iPhone User Guide
- Welcome
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- Supported models
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- 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 15
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- Change sounds and vibrations
- Change the wallpaper
- Set a Live Photo as wallpaper
- Adjust the screen brightness and color balance
- Magnify the screen
- Change the name of your iPhone
- Change the date and time
- Change the language and region
- Use and customize Control Center
- Change or lock the screen orientation
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- Calculator
- Compass
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- Set up FaceTime
- Make and receive calls
- Create a FaceTime link
- Take a Live Photo
- Use other apps during a call
- Make a Group FaceTime call
- View participants in a grid
- Use SharePlay to watch and listen together
- Share your screen
- Change the video settings
- Change the audio settings
- Add camera effects
- Leave a call or switch to Messages
- Block unwanted callers
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- View maps
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- Search for places
- Find nearby attractions, restaurants, and services
- Get information about places
- Mark places
- Share places
- Rate places
- Save favorite places
- Explore new places with Guides
- Organize places in My Guides
- Get traffic and weather info
- Delete significant locations
- Quickly find your Maps settings
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- Use Siri, Maps, and the Maps widget to get directions
- Select other route options
- Things you can do while following a route
- Get driving directions
- Get cycling directions
- Get walking directions
- Get transit directions
- Set up electric vehicle routing
- Delete recent directions
- Use Maps on your Mac to get directions
- Get rides
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- Set up Messages
- Send and receive messages
- Send a message to a group or business
- Send and receive photos, videos, and audio
- Receive and share content
- 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
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- View photos
- Play videos and slideshows
- Delete and hide photos and videos
- Edit photos and videos
- Trim video length and adjust slow motion
- Edit Cinematic mode videos
- Edit Live Photos
- Edit Portrait mode photos
- Make photo albums
- Edit and organize albums
- Filter and sort photos in an album
- Search in Photos
- Share photos and videos
- View photos and videos shared with you
- Interact with photos using Live Text and Visual Look Up
- View Memories
- Personalize memories
- Find people in Photos
- Browse photos by location
- Use iCloud Photos
- Share photos with iCloud Shared Albums
- Import photos and videos
- Print photos
- Shortcuts
- Stocks
- Tips
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- Share your internet connection
- Allow phone calls on your iPad, iPod touch, and Mac
- Hand off tasks between devices
- Wirelessly stream video, photos, and audio to 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
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- 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
- Announce incoming 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
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- Get started with accessibility features
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- 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 for images and videos
- Use VoiceOver in apps
- Zoom
- Display & Text Size
- Motion
- Spoken Content
- Audio Descriptions
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- Use built-in security and privacy protections
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- Keep your Apple ID secure
- Sign in with Apple
- Automatically fill in strong passwords
- Change a weak password
- Share passwords securely with AirDrop
- Make your passwords available on all your devices
- Automatically fill in verification codes
- Automatically fill in SMS passcodes
- Manage two-factor authentication for your Apple ID
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- Control access to information in apps
- Control access to hardware features
- Control app tracking permissions on iPhone
- Control the location information you share
- Turn on iCloud Private Relay
- Create and manage Hide My Email addresses
- Use a private network address
- Control how Apple delivers advertising to you
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Check stocks on iPhone
Use the Stocks app to track market activity, view the performance of stocks you follow, and get the latest business news.
Siri: Say something like: “How are the markets doing?” or “How’s Apple stock today?” Learn how to ask Siri.
Manage your watchlist
Add the stocks you follow to your watchlist to quickly view price, daily price and percentage changes, and market capitalization values.
![A watchlist showing a list of different stocks. Each stock in the list displays, from left to right, the stock symbol and name, a performance chart, the stock price, and price change. At the top of the screen, above the watchlist, is the search field. Below the watchlist is Business News. Swipe up on Business News to display stories.](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20211220154445im_/https://help.apple.com/assets/61606EE5D7F26F422E7EB450/61606EEAD7F26F422E7EB468/en_US/9d66d0cecf10633e4da4da194aecb4bf.png)
Add a symbol to your watchlist: In the search field, enter a stock symbol, company name, fund name, or index. In the search results, tap the symbol you want to add, then tap Add or Add to Watchlist. Or, tap
, tap Edit Watchlist, then follow the same steps.
Delete a symbol: Swipe left on the symbol in your watchlist, then tap
. Or, tap
, tap Edit Watchlist, tap
next to the symbol, then tap
.
Reorder symbols: Touch and hold a symbol in your watchlist, then drag it into a new position. Or, tap
, tap Edit Watchlist, touch and hold
, then drag the symbol to a new position.
Show currency: Tap
, then tap Show Currency to display the currency the symbol is traded in (iOS 15.2 or later).
View stock charts, details, and news
Tap a stock symbol in your watchlist to view an interactive chart, additional details, and related news stories.
![In the middle of the screen, a chart shows the performance for a stock over the course of one day. Above the chart are buttons to display the stock performance by one day, one week, one month, three months, six months, one year, two years, or five years. Below the chart are stock details such as opening price, high, low, and market cap. At the bottom of the screen is a story from Apple News.](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20211220154445im_/https://help.apple.com/assets/61606EE5D7F26F422E7EB450/61606EEAD7F26F422E7EB468/en_US/81bc32d1ae0bb2ed413695fc9d58f33c.png)
See the performance of a stock over time: Tap an option from the time range selections at the top of the chart.
See the value for a specific date or time: Touch and hold the chart with one finger.
See the difference in value over time: Touch and hold the chart with two fingers.
See more details: Swipe the data below the chart to see additional stock details like 52-week high and low, Beta, EPS, and average trading volume.
Read news: Swipe up to see additional news stories, then tap a story.
To return to your watchlist, tap .
View your watchlist across devices
You can view your watchlist across your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac when you’re signed in with the same Apple ID.
On your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud, then turn on Stocks.
On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then do one of the following:
macOS 10.15 or later: Click Apple ID, select iCloud, then turn on Stocks.
macOS 10.14 or earlier: Select iCloud, then turn on Stocks.
Read business news
Swipe up on Business News or Top Stories to view stories that highlight the current news driving the market. Stories about companies in your watchlist are grouped by ticker symbol. In countries where Apple News is available, you also see stories selected by the Apple News editors and stories from Apple News+. (Apple News and Apple News+ content is not available in all countries or regions.)
Note: If you tap an Apple News+ story and you’re not an Apple News+ subscriber, tap the subscribe or free trial button, then follow the onscreen instructions. To learn more about Apple News+, see Subscribe to Apple News+.
![An article from Apple News. At the top-left corner of the screen is the Back button to return to the Stocks app and the Bookmark button. At the top-right corner are the Text Size and More Actions buttons. At the bottom-right corner are the Previous and Next buttons.](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20211220154445im_/https://help.apple.com/assets/61606EE5D7F26F422E7EB450/61606EEAD7F26F422E7EB468/en_US/be1f9b4138300ac49172491356c2991a.png)
Tap a story to read it. While viewing a story, you have these options:
Return to your newsfeed in Stocks: Tap
or Done in the top-left corner.
See more stories from the publication in Apple News: Tap the publisher logo at the top of the screen.
Save the story to Apple News: Tap
in the top-left corner.
Note: To save stories to Apple News, make sure to sign in with your Apple ID, then go to Settings
> [your name] > iCloud, then turn on News.
Change the text size: Tap
in the top-right corner, then tap the smaller or larger letter to change the text size in the story.
Share the story: Tap
in the top-right corner, tap Share Story, then choose a sharing option, such as Messages or Mail.
Stories from publications you have blocked in Apple News don’t appear in the newsfeed. See See news stories chosen just for you on iPhone.
Add a Stocks widget to your iPhone Home Screen
Use a Stocks widget to check stocks at a glance on your iPhone Home Screen. Choose Watchlist to monitor several symbols from your watchlist on your Home Screen, or Symbol to monitor the performance of a single symbol. See Add a widget to your Home Screen.