Apple E3174A, E3160A, E3173A, E3171A, E3159A Users Manual

iPhone User Guide

Take your photos to the next level with powerful camera features and
editing tools.

Donʼt miss it!

To quickly open Camera, swipe left from the Lock screen. Frame your
shot and tap the Shutter button, or press one of the volume buttons to
take the photo.

Everything you need to know about

iPhone

Shoot like a pro

Use iPhone to take gorgeous photos

If you see an opportunity for a quick selfie—say your favorite celebrity
walks by—just tap to switch to the front-facing camera.

Frame your shot

Choose the right mode for each shot—try Pano for a landscape, or Video
to capture the action. If you really want to fine-tune your shot, you can
manually adjust the focus and exposure. Tap where you want to set the
focus, then slide your finger up or down to change the exposure.

Take amazing portraits

If you have iPhone 8 Plus or iPhone 7 Plus, use Portrait mode to take
photos where the background blurs and your subject stays sharp. You
can also choose studio-style lighting effects with Portrait Lighting (Beta).
Swipe to switch from Natural Light to new options—try Contour Light
for dramatic shadows, or Studio Light for a clean look.

Perfect your favorites

Tap Edit, then crop , adjust lighting and color , add filters , and
more.

Deciding whether to keep your changes? Just touch and hold the photo
to get a peek at the original and see how it compares to your edited
version.

Add effects to Live Photos

You can turn your Live Photos into fun videos you can share. Open a Live
Photo in the Photos app, swipe up, then tap an effect. Try Loop for
continuous action, or jump backwards and forwards with Bounce. Or
choose Long Exposure to create a still photo with a cool blur effect.

You can also tap Edit to change the keyframe, turn the sound off or on,
and make other edits.

Want to learn more? Check out the and chapters.

Not all features are available for all iPhone models.

Camera Photos

iPhone helps you figure out the details—like where youʼre going to go
and how to get there—so you can focus on the fun.

The gangʼs all here

Use iPhone to plan a night out

Make a plan

Start a group conversation in Messages and begin brainstorming
potential activities. When someone suggests a plan you love, respond
with a Tapback. Double-tap the message, then give it a thumbs up.

Reserve a table

In Maps, pinch open to zoom in on the area you want to search. Tap the
search field, tap Food, then tap Restaurants.

After reading up on a few spots, choose one and tap Reservations. If you
donʼt see a reservation option, just tap to give them a call.

Running late?

When you hit some bad traffic, just share your location with your friends
so they know youʼre on your way. In a Messages conversation, tap ,
then tap Send My Current Location.

Want to learn more about what you can do in Messages and Maps? Start

with in Maps, or .

Not all features are available in all areas.

Find places Send and receive messages

Road Trip

When youʼre on the road, iPhone can help you find your way, minimize
distractions, and keep your hands on the wheel—as you rock out with
the perfect road trip playlist.

Bring iPhone along for the ride

Plan your route

Before you hit the road, type your location into Maps, then tap Directions
for turn-by-turn navigation. Maps tells you which lane to use, posts
speed limits, and more.

Safety first

Avoid distractions and focus on the road with Do Not Disturb while
driving. Messages and Notifications are silenced, and you can even set
iPhone to send an automated reply to people who text you. To customize
your settings, go to Settings > Do Not Disturb.

Sing out loud

When you want to rock out to some tunes, Siri can help. Just say, “Hey
Siri, play some music.” When you hear something you really like, say,
“Hey Siri, play more like this.”

Want to learn more about driving with iPhone? Start with in

Maps and .

Not all features are available in all areas.

Find places

Do Not Disturb while driving

Welcome

Say hello to iPhone
Get started
Whatʼs new in iOS 11
Basics
Siri
Personalize your iPhone
Apps
Sharing
iPhone and other devices
Privacy and security
Restart, update, reset, and restore
Accessibility
Safety, handling, and support

A quick look at iPhone

Say hello to iPhone

This guide describes iOS 11 for:

iPhone 8 Plus

iPhone 7 Plus

iPhone 6s Plus

iPhone 6 Plus

iPhone 8

iPhone 7

iPhone 6s

iPhone 6

iPhone SE

iPhone 5s

Your features and apps may vary depending on the model of iPhone you have, and on
your location, language, and carrier.

Note: Apps and services that send or receive data over a cellular network may incur
additional fees. Contact your carrier for information about your iPhone service plan and
fees.

iPhone 8 Plus

FaceTime HD camera

Side button

SIM card tray

Home button/Touch ID

Lightning connector

Volume buttons

Ring/Silent switch

Dual wide-angle and telephoto rear cameras

Quad-LED True Tone flash

iPhone 8

FaceTime HD camera

Side button

SIM card tray

Home button/Touch ID

Lightning connector

Volume buttons

Ring/Silent switch

iPhone 7 Plus

Rear camera

Quad-LED True Tone flash

FaceTime HD camera

Side button

SIM card tray

Home button/Touch ID

Lightning connector

Volume buttons

Ring/Silent switch

Dual wide-angle and telephoto rear cameras

Quad-LED True Tone flash

iPhone 7

FaceTime HD camera

Side button

SIM card tray

Home button/Touch ID

Lightning connector

Volume buttons

Ring/Silent switch

Rear camera

Quad-LED True Tone flash

iPhone 6s Plus and iPhone 6 Plus

FaceTime HD camera

Side button

SIM card tray

Home button/Touch ID

Lightning connector

Headset jack

Volume buttons

Ring/Silent switch

Rear camera

True Tone flash

iPhone 6s and iPhone 6

FaceTime HD camera

Side button

SIM card tray

Home button/Touch ID

Lightning connector

Headset jack

Volume buttons

Ring/Silent switch

iPhone SE and iPhone 5s

Rear camera

True Tone flash

FaceTime HD camera

Top button

SIM card tray

Home button/Touch ID

Lightning connector

Headset jack

Volume buttons

Ring/Silent switch

Rear camera

True Tone flash

Accessories included with iPhone

The following accessories are included with iPhone:

EarPods with Lightning Connector (iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 7, and
iPhone 7 Plus) or EarPods with 3.5 mm Headphone Plug (other iPhone models). Use

the headset to listen to music and videos, and make phone calls. See .

Lightning to Headphone Jack Adapter. Use the adapter to connect headphones or
other devices that have a 3.5 mm headphone plug.

Apple EarPods

Lightning to USB Cable. Use the cable to connect iPhone to your computer to sync and
charge, or to the USB power adapter to charge.

Apple USB power adapter. Use the adapter to charge the iPhone battery. The size of
your adapter depends on the iPhone model and your region.

SIM eject tool. Use the tool to eject the SIM card tray. (Not included in all areas.) See

Install the SIM card

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View this user guide on iPhone

View the user guide in Safari. Tap , then tap the iPhone User Guide bookmark. (If
you donʼt see a bookmark, go to .)

Add an icon for the user guide to the Home screen: Tap , then tap Add to Home
Screen.

View the user guide in a different language: Tap the language link (English, for
example) at the bottom of the first page, then choose a language.

View the user guide in iBooks. Open iBooks, then search for “iPhone user guide” in the
iBooks Store.

For more information about iBooks, see .

the iPhone User Guide

Get books

Get tips on using iOS 11

The Tips app helps you get the most from iPhone.

Get Tips. Open the Tips app (inside the Extras folder). New tips are added frequently.

Get notified when new tips arrive. Go to Settings > Notifications > Tips.

Turn on iPhone

Get started

Turn on iPhone.

On iPhone 6 and later: Press and hold the side button until the Apple logo appears.

On iPhone SE and iPhone 5s: Press and hold the top button until the Apple logo

appears.

If iPhone doesnʼt turn on, you might need to .

Turn off iPhone. Normally, you leave iPhone on all of the time, but if you need to turn it
off, press and hold the side or top button until the slider appears onscreen, then drag the
slider.

charge and monitor the battery

Install the SIM card

If you were given a SIM card to install, install it before setting up iPhone.

Important: A Nano-SIM card is required to use cellular services when connecting to
GSM networks and some CDMA networks. An iPhone thatʼs been activated on a CDMA
wireless network can also use a Nano-SIM card for connecting to a GSM network,
primarily for international roaming. Your iPhone is subject to your wireless service
providerʼs policies, which might include restrictions on switching service providers and
roaming, even after the conclusion of any required minimum service contract. Contact
your wireless service provider for more details. Availability of cellular capabilities
depends on the wireless network, your iPhone model, and your location.

Eject the SIM card tray. Insert a paper clip or the SIM eject tool into the small hole of
the SIM card tray on the right side of iPhone, then press firmly to eject and remove the
tray. Place the SIM card in the tray—the angled corner determines the correct orientation
—then insert the SIM card tray back into iPhone.

Set a SIM PIN. To protect your SIM card from others using it for phone calls or cellular
data, you can use a SIM PIN. With a SIM PIN, every time you restart your device or
remove the SIM card, your SIM card locks and you see “Locked SIM” in the status bar. To
create one, go to Settings > Phone.

Set up iPhone

You can set up iPhone over a Wi-Fi network, or over your carrier ʼs cellular network (not
available in all areas). You can also set up iPhone by and
using iTunes.

Note: If youʼre using iPhone with a company, school, or other organization, see

the enterprise

WARNING: To avoid injury, read before using iPhone.

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Important safety information

connecting it to a computer

iPhone in

Prepare for setup. To make setup as smooth as possible, have the following items
available:

The name and password (if applicable) of your

The email address and password for your ; if you donʼt have an Apple ID, you
can create one during setup

Your credit or debit card account information, if you want to add a card to Apple Pay
during setup (on supported models)

Your previous iPhone or its backup data, if youʼre upgrading to a new device

Your Android device, if you want to

Set up iPhone. Turn on iPhone, then follow the setup assistant.

move to iOS from Android

Apple ID

Wi-Fi network

If you have another iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 11, you can securely copy many
of your settings, preferences, and iCloud Keychain to your new iPhone. Hold your other
device near your new iPhone, and wait for automatic setup to begin.

Note: Find My iPhone—an app you use to locate your iPhone, as well as AirPods,
Apple Watch, and other iOS devices—is turned on automatically when you sign in with
your Apple ID during iPhone setup. (See .) The Find My iPhone app
includes a feature called Activation Lock that prevents anyone else from activating and
using your iPhone, even if itʼs completely erased. Before you

device

Use iPhone on other cellular networks. Some carriers let you unlock iPhone for use
with another carrier. To see if your carrier offers this option, see the Apple Support
article . Contact your carrier for
authorization and setup information. You need to connect iPhone to iTunes to complete
the process. Additional fees may apply. For more information, see the Apple Support
article .

, you should erase and unlock it so that the next owner can activate it.

Wireless carrier support and features for iPhone

How to unlock your iPhone for use with another carrier

Find My iPhone

sell or give away your

Configure settings

The Settings app

The Settings app is on the Home screen. You use it to configure many iPhone settings.
For example, tap Settings, then tap Wallpaper (Settings > Wallpaper) to choose a
different background for the Lock screen and Home screen. Among other things, you can
use Settings to:

Manage your Apple ID

Change your device passcode

Select sounds that play during certain events (when you receive an email message,
for example)

Configure privacy controls

Find out how much free storage remains on iPhone

Enable restrictions

Search for a setting. Open Settings, swipe down to reveal the search field, then enter a
term—alert or password, for example.

Connect to the Internet

iPhone connects to the Internet whenever necessary by (if
available) or your carrierʼs cellular network.

When an app needs to use the Internet, iPhone does the following, in order:

using a Wi-Fi network

Connects to the most recently used available Wi-Fi network

Shows a list of Wi-Fi networks in range and connects to the one you choose

Connects over the cellular data network, if available

Note: If a Wi-Fi connection to the Internet isnʼt available, apps and services may transfer
data over your carrierʼs cellular network, which may result in additional fees. Contact
your carrier for information about your cellular data plan rates. To manage cellular data
usage, see .

Connect to Wi-Fi

If appears at the top of the screen, youʼre connected to a Wi-Fi network. iPhone
reconnects when you return to the same location.

Cellular data settings

Configure Wi-Fi. Go to Settings > Wi-Fi, then turn Wi-Fi on or off.

Choose a network: Tap one of the listed networks, then enter the password, if
required.

Ask to join networks: Turn on Ask to Join Networks to be notified when a Wi-Fi
network is available. Otherwise, you must manually join a network when a previously
used network isnʼt available.

Join a closed Wi-Fi network: Tap Other, then enter the name of the closed network.
You need to know the network name, security type, and password.

Adjust the settings for a Wi-Fi network: Tap next to a network. You can set an
HTTP proxy, define static network settings, turn on BootP, or renew the settings
provided by a DHCP server.

Note: Some networks may offer different information.

Forget a network: Tap next to a network youʼve joined before, then tap Forget This
Network.

You can also to make changes to your Wi-Fi connection.

Set up your own Wi-Fi network. If you have an unconfigured AirPort base station turned
on and within range, you can use iPhone to set it up. Go to Settings > Wi-Fi, then look for
“Set up an AirPort base station.” Tap your base station, and Setup Assistant does the
rest.

Manage an AirPort network. If iPhone is connected to an AirPort base station, go to
Settings > Wi-Fi, tap next to the network name, then tap Manage This Network. If you
havenʼt yet downloaded AirPort Utility, tap OK to open the App Store, then download it.

open Control Center

Date and time

The date and time are usually set for you based on your location—take a look at the Lock
screen to see if theyʼre correct.

Set whether iPhone updates the date and time automatically. Go to Settings >
General > Date & Time, then turn Set Automatically on or off. If you set iPhone to update
the time automatically, it gets the correct time over the cellular network and updates it
for the time zone youʼre in. Some carriers donʼt support network time, so in some areas
iPhone may not be able to automatically determine the local time.

Set the date and time manually. Go to Settings > General > Date & Time, then turn off
Set Automatically.

Set whether iPhone shows 24-hour time or 12-hour time. Go to Settings > General >
Date & Time, then turn 24-Hour Time on or off (it may not be available in all areas).

Language and region

Go to Settings > General > Language & Region to set:

The language for iPhone

The preferred language order for apps and websites

The region format

The calendar format

The temperature unit (Celsius or Fahrenheit)

To add a keyboard for another language, go to Settings > General > Keyboard >
Keyboards. For more information, see .

Use international keyboards

Apple ID

Your Apple ID is the account you use for just about everything you do with Apple—
including storing your content in iCloud; downloading apps from the App Store;
streaming from Apple Music; buying music, movies, and TV shows from the iTunes Store;
and purchasing books from the iBooks Store. You can sign in to all Apple services with a
single Apple ID and password.

Sign in with your Apple ID. If you already have an Apple ID, use it to sign in when you
first set up iPhone, and whenever you need to sign in to use an Apple service. If you
didnʼt sign in during setup, go to Settings > Sign in to your iPhone.

If you donʼt have an Apple ID, you can create one anyplace youʼre asked to sign in—for
example, the iTunes Store, the App Store, and the iBooks Store. Itʼs best to have only one
Apple ID.

Change your Apple ID settings. Go to Settings > [your name] to update your contact
information, change your password, upgrade your iCloud storage, manage Family
Sharing and subscriptions, and more.

For more information, go to the .

Apple ID account website

iCloud

Safely store your photos and videos, documents, and more in iCloud so theyʼre available
even if you lose your iPhone.

Set up iCloud. If you havenʼt already signed in with your , go to Settings > Sign
in to your iPhone. If you donʼt have an Apple ID, you can create one.

Content stored in iCloud is pushed wirelessly to your other devices where youʼre signed
in to iCloud with the same Apple ID.

iCloud is available on devices with iOS 5 or later, on Mac computers with Mac OS X 10.7.5
or later, and on PCs with iCloud for Windows 5 or later (Windows 7 or later is required).

Apple ID

You can also sign in to from any Mac or PC to access your iCloud information
and features like Photos, Find My iPhone, Mail, Calendar, Contacts, iWork for iCloud, and
more.

Note: iCloud may not be available in all areas, and iCloud features may vary by area. For
more information, go to the .

With iCloud you can:

Store your photos and videos: Use to store all your photos and
videos in iCloud. You can access them from any device with iOS 8.1 or later, a Mac
with OS X 10.10.3 or later, a PC with iCloud for Windows 5 or later, and on
when you sign in with the same Apple ID. Use to share photos
and videos with only the people you choose, and let them add photos, videos, and
comments.

iCloud.com

iCloud website

iCloud Photo Library

iCloud.com

iCloud Photo Sharing

Note: If you use iCloud Photo Library to store your photos and videos, you canʼt use
iTunes to sync them with your computer.

Store and retrieve your documents: in the Files app
and access them from your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or PC.

Back up your data: Back up iPhone to iCloud automatically when iPhone is connected
to power and Wi-Fi. iCloud data and backups sent over the Internet are encrypted.
See .

Back up iPhone with iCloud Backup

Store documents on iCloud Drive

Share with your family: With , you can share iCloud storage with your
family if you choose a plan larger than 200 GB.

Synchronize mail, contacts, calendars, and more: Keep your mail, contacts,
calendars, notes, and reminders up to date across all your devices.

Note: If you use iCloud to store your contacts and calendars, you canʼt use iTunes to
sync them with your computer.

Keep tabs on your browsing: With Safari tabs you can see the tabs you have open on

Family Sharing

your other iOS devices and Mac computers. See .

Find your iPhone: Use the Find My iPhone app on another iOS device—or use the

Find My iPhone web app

lock it remotely, suspend or remove the ability to pay using Apple Pay, play a sound,
display a message, or erase all the data on it. Find My iPhone also includes Activation
Lock, which requires your Apple ID and password to disable Find My iPhone, erase
iPhone, or reactivate your device. See .

Find your friends: Use to share your location with friends and family.

Store and access your passwords and credit card information: keeps

passwords and credit card information up to date across all your designated devices.

With iCloud, you get a free email account and 5 GB of storage for your mail, documents,
photos and videos, and backups. Your purchased music, apps, TV shows, and books

on any Mac or PC—to locate your missing iPhone on a map,

Find My iPhone

Find My Friends

Browse the web

iCloud Keychain

donʼt count against your available storage space. You can purchase additional storage
right from your device.

Upgrade your iCloud storage. Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > iCloud Storage >
Manage Storage, then tap Upgrade. For information about upgrading your iCloud
storage, see .

For more information about iCloud, go to the . For support information, go
to the .

iCloud Support website

iCloud Help

iCloud website

Set up other mail, contacts, and calendar accounts

In addition to the apps that come with your iPhone and that you use with , iPhone
works with Microsoft Exchange and many of the most popular Internet-based mail,
contacts, and calendar services.

iCloud

For information about setting up a Microsoft Exchange account in a corporate
environment, see the Apple Support article

iPad, or iPod touch

Set up an account. Go to Settings, choose a setting to configure (Mail, Contacts, or
Calendar), tap Accounts & Passwords, then tap Add Account.

You can add contacts using an LDAP or CardDAV account, if your company or
organization supports it. See .

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Add contact accounts

Set up Exchange ActiveSync on your iPhone,

You can add calendars using a CalDAV calendar account, and you can subscribe to
iCalendar (.ics) calendars or import them from Mail. See .

Use multiple calendars

Move to iOS from Android

During setup you can migrate your content automatically and securely from your Android
phone.

Download the Move to iOS app. On your device running Android version 4.0 or later, see
the Apple Support article and download the Move to iOS app.

Move your data from Android during setup. When setting up iPhone, on the Apps &
Data screen, select Move Data from Android, turn on Wi-Fi on the Android device, open
the Move to iOS app on the Android device, then follow the steps.

Note: You can use the Move to iOS app only when you first set up iPhone. If youʼve

Move from Android to iOS

already finished setup and want to use Move to iOS, you must erase your iOS device and
start over, or move your data manually. See the Apple Support article

manually from your Android device to your iOS device

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Move content

iPhone in the enterprise

To use iPhone with your work accounts, you need to know the settings your organization
requires. If you received your iPhone from your organization, the settings and apps you
need might already be installed. If youʼre using your own iPhone, your system
administrator may provide you with settings to enter, or have you connect to a mobile
device management server that installs the required settings and apps for you.

You may be asked to install a configuration profile, which configures iPhone for you, and
may define some settings that you canʼt change. For example, your organization might
turn on Auto-Lock and require you to set a passcode to protect the information in the
accounts you access. You can see your profiles in Settings > General > Profiles & Device
Management. When you delete a profile, the settings and accounts, and everything else
associated with the profile, are also removed.

If your organization wants you to have certain apps, it might provide you with redemption
codes to use in the App Store. When you download an app using a redemption code, you
own the app, even though your organization purchased it for you. Your organization can
also purchase App Store app licenses that the organization retains but assigns to you for
a period of time. An app you receive this way is removed if the organization assigns it to
someone else.

Your organization might also develop custom apps that arenʼt in the App Store. You
install them from a webpage, or you may receive a notification from your organization
asking you to install them wirelessly. These apps belong to your organization, and they
may be removed or stop working if you delete a configuration profile.

If you have questions about the settings, apps, or other requirements for using iPhone in
your enterprise environment, contact the system administrator at your organization. For
general information about using iPhone in business, go to the .Business website

Sync and backup

Manage content on your iOS devices

You can transfer information and files between iPhone and your other iOS devices and
Mac computers, using either iCloud or iTunes.

iCloud stores your photos and videos, documents, music, calendars, contacts, and
more. It all gets pushed wirelessly to your other iOS devices and computers, keeping
everything up to date. See .

iTunes syncs music, videos, photos, and more between your computer and iPhone.
Changes you make on one device are copied to the other when you sync. You can
also use iTunes to sync files and documents. See .

You can use iCloud or iTunes, or both, depending on your needs. For example, you can
use iCloud to automatically keep your contacts and calendars up to date on all your
devices, and use iTunes to sync music from your computer to iPhone.

You can also manually manage content from iTunes in the Summary pane. To add songs
and videos, choose a song, video, or playlist from your iTunes library, then drag it to
iPhone in the iTunes sidebar. This is useful if your iTunes library contains more items than
can fit on iPhone. See the Apple Support article

with iTunes using USB

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iCloud

Sync with iTunes

Sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Note: If you have iCloud Music Library turned on, you can manually manage only video.

Back up iPhone with iCloud Backup

When you first sign in to iCloud, iCloud Backup turns on automatically. iCloud backs up
iPhone daily over Wi-Fi, when iPhone is connected to a power source and locked. (To
lock iPhone, press the side or top button. iPhone also locks automatically if you donʼt
touch the screen for a minute or so.)

iCloud backups are encrypted automatically so that your data is protected from
unauthorized access both while itʼs transmitted to your devices and when itʼs stored in
iCloud. Purchased content, iCloud Photo Sharing, and My Photo Stream content donʼt
count against your 5 GB of free iCloud storage.

When you back up using iCloud, you canʼt simultaneously use iTunes to automatically
back up iPhone to your computer. However, you can use iTunes to manually back up
iPhone to your computer. See .

iCloud backups donʼt include:

Data thatʼs already stored in iCloud, such as contacts, calendars, notes, iCloud
Shared Streams, My Photo Stream, iCloud Photo Library, and the contents of
iCloud Drive

Data stored in other cloud services, such as Gmail and Exchange mail

Back up iPhone with iTunes

Apple Pay information and settings

Touch ID settings

Content you didnʼt get directly from the iTunes Store, App Store, or iBooks Store,
such as imported MP3s, videos, or CDs

Content from the iTunes Store, App Store, or iBooks Store (if itʼs still available, you
can tap to redownload content you purchased)

Stop or resume iCloud backups. Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > iCloud
Backup, then turn iCloud Backup off or on.

Back up immediately on iCloud. Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > iCloud
Backup, then tap Back Up Now.

View or remove iCloud backups. Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Manage
Storage > Backup, then select a backup from the list.

Important: Previous purchases may not be restored from iCloud Backup if they're no
longer in the iTunes Store, App Store, or iBooks Store.

If you replace your iPhone, you can use its backup to transfer your information to a new
device. See .

For more information, see the Apple Support article .

Restore iPhone

About backups for iOS devices

Connect iPhone to your computer

By connecting iPhone to your computer you can

iTunes back up with iTunes

and . You can also sync with iTunes wirelessly.

sync content from your computer using

To use iPhone with your computer, you need:

A Mac with a USB 2.0 or 3.0 port, or a PC with a USB 2.0 port, and one of the
following operating systems:

OS X 10.9 or later with iTunes 12.5 or later

Windows 7 or later with iTunes 12.5 or later

iTunes, available from the

Connect iPhone to your computer. Use the included Lightning to USB Cable.

iTunes download website

Unless iPhone is actively syncing with your computer, you can disconnect it at any time.
Look at the top of the iTunes screen on your computer or on iPhone to see if syncing is in
progress. If you disconnect iPhone while itʼs syncing, some data may not get synced until
the next time you connect iPhone to your computer.

Sync with iTunes

Syncing with iTunes copies information from your computer to iPhone, and vice versa.
You can sync by connecting iPhone to your computer, or you can set up iTunes to
wirelessly sync music, videos, photos, and more with Wi-Fi. For help syncing iPhone,
open iTunes on your computer, choose Help > iTunes Help, click Show topics, then click
“Add i tems to iPod , iPho ne, o r iPad .” iTun es is availab le fro m the .

Note: If features such as iCloud Music Library, iCloud Photo Library, and iCloud calendar
and contacts syncing are turned on, you canʼt use iTunes to sync their associated media
and data.

Sync using a USB cable. using the included cable,
open iTunes on your computer, then click the iPhone button in the top-left of the iTunes
window. Select a setting (Summary or Music, for example) to configure it.

Note: If iPhone doesnʼt appear in iTunes, make sure youʼre using the latest version of
iTunes, check that the cable is correctly connected, then try restarting your computer.

To learn more, see the Apple Support ar ticle

iTunes using USB

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Connect iPhone to your computer

Sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with

iTunes website

Set up wireless syncing. Connect iPhone to your computer using the included cable,
open iTunes, click the iPhone button in the top-left of the iTunes window, click Summary,
then select Sync with this iPhone over Wi-Fi.

If Wi-Fi syncing is turned on, both iPhone and your computer are on and connected to
the same wireless network, and iTunes is open on your computer, iPhone syncs when itʼs
connected to a power source.

To learn more, see the Apple Support ar ticle

iTunes using Wi-Fi

iTunes provides these syncing options:

In the Music pane, you can sync your entire music library or just selected playlists,
artists, albums, and genres.

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Sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with

In the Movies, TV Shows, Podcasts, and Books panes, you can choose to sync all the
media they contain, or just the media you choose.

In the Photos pane, you can sync photos and videos from a supported app or a folder
on your computer.

In the Summary pane, you can set iTunes to automatically sync iPhone when itʼs
attached to your computer. To temporarily prevent syncing after you attach the
device, press and hold Command and Option (Mac) or Shift and Control (PC) until you

see iPhone appear at the top of the iTunes window.

Whatʼs new in iOS 11

Back up iPhone with iTunes

Connect to iTunes and back up. Open iTunes on your computer, then

device to your computer

create a manual backup, click Back Up Now. To turn on automatic iTunes backups, click
“This computer.” iTunes automatically backs up iPhone when you connect it to your
computer.

iTunes backups donʼt include:

Content from the iTunes Store and App Store, or PDFs downloaded directly to iBooks

Content synced from iTunes, such as imported MP3s or CDs, videos, books, and
photos (see )

Photos already stored in the cloud, such as in iCloud Shared Streams, My Photo
Stream, and iCloud Photo Library

Sync with iTunes

. Click the iPhone button, then click Summary in the sidebar. To

connect the

Touch ID settings

Apple Pay information and settings

Activity, Health, and Keychain data—to back up this content, select “Encrypt local
backup” in iTunes

Encrypt iPhone backup. In the Summary pane, select “Encrypt iPhone backup” if you
want to encrypt the information stored on your computer when iTunes makes a backup.
Encrypted backups are indicated by a lock icon , and a password is required to restore
the backup. If you donʼt select this option, other passwords (such as those for mail
accounts) arenʼt included in the backup, and you have to reenter them if you use the
backup to restore iPhone.

View or remove iTunes backups. Open iTunes on your computer, choose iTunes >
Preferences, then click Devices. Encrypted backups have a lock icon in the list of
backups.

If you replace your iPhone, you can use its backup to transfer your information to a new
device. See .

For more information, see the Apple Support article .

Get to Messages apps with fewer taps. With just a swipe, share stickers, emoji, and
games with your friends, using the totally redesigned app drawer. See .

Live Photos are livelier than ever. Turn a Live Photo you love into a continuous video
loop, make it bounce back and forth, or capture time and movement in a long exposure.

Edit photos and trim videos

See .

Restore iPhone

About backups for iOS devices

iMessage apps

See your photos in a whole new light. Use new filters to make photos more expressive
and skin tones more natural. Take great photos at a smaller file size using next­generation compression technology. See .

Take photos

Take a FaceTime Live Photo. During a FaceTime call, capture a special moment of your
conversation. See .

A redesigned App Store. See daily stories by experts, a dedicated Games tab, lists for
all kinds of apps, and much more in the redesigned App Store. See .

Make and answer calls with FaceTime

App Store overview

Ask Siri to do more. Siri is more expressive, with a new, more natural voice. With
Apple Music, Siri can be your personal DJ. And Siri now translates phrases from English
to Chinese, Spanish, French, German, and Italian (beta). See .

Make requests

Discover music with a little help from your friends. Your friends can now help you
discover new songs and artists. Each of you can have your own profile on Apple Music,
where you can see playlists your friends have shared as well as albums and stations they
frequently listen to. (Apple Music subscription required.) See

listening to

.

See what your friends are

Take control of Control Center. Customize the redesigned Control Center so you can
quickly change the settings for the things you do most. Want quick access to Apple TV?
Add the Apple TV Remote. Want to see something up close with a tap? Add Magnifier. To
unlock even more commands in Control Center, use 3D Touch. See .

Control Center

Get to your notifications from anywhere. To see your recent notifications, swipe down
from the top of the screen, then swipe up from the center of the screen to see earlier
ones. See .

Do Not Disturb while driving. iPhone can sense when you might be driving and then
help you stay focused. When Do Not Disturb while driving is activated, text messages
and other notifications are limited, and incoming calls are allowed only when iPhone is
connected to a car Bluetooth device or a hands-free accessory. See

driving

More from Maps. Lane guidance arrows make it easier than ever to follow driving
directions, while indoor maps help you find your way around the airport or shopping mall
when you get there. See and .

News is even more personal. News now shows top stories that are more relevant to
you. Siri learns what interests you and suggests stories you might like. And a new
Spotlight tab features stories related to a timely topic, chosen by Apple News editors.

Notifications

Do Not Disturb while

.

Find places Get directions

See .

For You

Type with one hand. (All models except iPhone SE and iPhone 5s) To move the keys
closer to your thumb, touch and hold or , then slide to choose one of the keyboard
layouts. See .

Type and edit text

Move items with drag and drop. With a touch, you can move just about anything within
an app—a reminder in a list, a text selection in a note, or a calendar event. See

items

Scan documents in Notes. The Document Scanner automatically senses and scans a
document in the Notes app, crops the edges, and removes any tilt or glare. See

notes and add attachments

Mark it up. Annotate images, notes, PDFs, screenshots, and more with built-in drawing
tools. In some apps, you can also add text, signatures, and speech bubbles and other
shapes. See .

Find all your files in one place. In the new Files app, you can easily browse, search, and
organize all your files. Thereʼs even a dedicated place for your recent files. See

documents

.

.

Use Markup

.

Move

Format

View

Quickly set up your new iPhone. Hold your new iPhone near an iOS device with iOS 11
and many of your personal settings, preferences, and iCloud Keychain passwords are
quickly and securely imported. See .

Set up iPhone

Note: New features and apps may vary depending on the model of your iPhone, your
location, language, and carrier.

Wake and unlock iPhone

Basics

Wake iPhone. Press the side button (top button on iPhone SE and iPhone 5s) to see the
Lock screen. On iPhone 6s and later, you can also wake iPhone simply by lifting it; to turn
Raise to Wake on or off, go to Settings > Display & Brightness.

From the Lock screen, you can check notifications and recent app activity, take photos,
and more. For more information, see .

Set a passcode. For additional security, you can to unlock iPhone. If
you didnʼt create a passcode during setup, go to Settings > Touch ID & Passcode.

Unlock iPhone. Press the Home button, then enter the passcode if required.

Tip: To unlock iPhone by touching instead of pressing the Home button, go to

Settings > General > Accessibility > Home Button, then turn on Rest Finger to Open.

You can use the Touch ID sensor in the Home button to unlock iPhone or when making
purchases in the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store (instead of using your
passcode or Apple ID password). On supported models, you can also use the Touch ID
sensor when using Apple Pay (in countries where Apple Pay is supported) to make a
purchase. See and .

Touch ID About Apple Pay

Lock screen

require a passcode

Home screen

The Home screen shows all the apps on your iPhone. It consists of multiple pages, added
as necessary when you need space for apps.

Go to the Home screen. Press the Home button.

See more of your apps. Swipe left or right to see the apps on other Home screen pages.

Some apps may include a badge on their Home screen icon, to let you know how many
new items await—for example, the number of new email messages. If thereʼs a problem—
such as a message that couldnʼt be sent—an exclamation mark appears on the badge.
(On a folder, a numbered badge indicates the total number of notifications for all the
apps inside.)

Open an app. Tap the app icon.

Gestures

Use a few simple gestures—tap, drag, swipe, and pinch—to control iPhone and its apps.

Look around. In an open app, drag a list up or down to see more. Swipe to scroll quickly;
touch the screen to stop scrolling. Some lists have an index—tap a letter to jump ahead.

Drag a photo, map, or webpage in any direction to see more.

To quickly jump to the top of a page, tap the status bar at the top of the screen.

Zoom in and out. Pinch open a photo, webpage, or map for a close-up—then pinch
closed to zoom back out. In Photos, keep pinching to see the collection or album that
contains the photo.

You can also double-tap a photo or webpage to zoom in, and double-tap again to zoom
out. In Maps, double-tap and hold, then drag up to zoom in or drag down to zoom out.

3D Touch

3D Touch gives you another way to interact with iPhone. On supported models, you can
press the display to see previews, access useful shortcuts, and more.

You can use 3D Touch on the Home screen—press an app icon to see Quick Actions
menus. For example, you can press the Camera icon on the Home screen, then choose
Take Selfie. Quick Actions work in Control Center too. For example, press Flashlight, then
drag the slider to adjust the brightness.

On the Lock screen, press a notification to respond to it. In Mail, press a message in the
mailbox list for a peek at the message contents, then slide up to see a list of actions. Or
press a little deeper to pop the message open. In Photos, press an image to peek at it,
then swipe up to share or copy it; press a little deeper to pop the image to full screen.
This guide provides more examples of using 3D Touch, which are marked with .

With 3D Touch, you can vary the pressure when you draw to change the quality of your
lines in some apps. For example, to make a line darker. You
can also use 3D Touch to and select text when typing.

turn your keyboard into a trackpad

press as you draw in Notes

Change 3D Touch sensitivity. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > 3D Touch, then
set 3D Touch sensitivity to Light, Medium, or Firm.

Status icons

The icons in the status bar at the top of the screen give information about iPhone:

Status icon What it means

Cell signal Youʼre in range of the cellular network and can

make and receive calls. If thereʼs no signal, “No
service” appears.

Airplane mode Airplane mode is on—you canʼt make phone

calls, and other wireless functions may be
disabled. See .

LTE Your carrierʼs LTE network is available, and

iPhone can connect to the Internet over that
network. (Not available in all areas.) See

data settings

UMTS Your carrierʼs 4G UMTS (GSM) or LTE network

(depending on the carrier) is available, and
iPhone can connect to the Internet over that
network. (Not available in all areas.) See

data settings

UMTS/EV-DO Your carrierʼs 3G UMTS (GSM) or EV-DO

(CDMA) network is available, and iPhone can

Travel with iPhone

Cellular

.

Cellular

.

connect to the Internet over that network. See

Cellular data settings

EDGE

Your carrierʼs EDGE (GSM) network is available,
and iPhone can connect to the Internet over that
network. See .

GPRS/1xRTT Your carrierʼs GPRS (GSM) or 1xRTT (CDMA)

network is available, and iPhone can connect to
the Internet over that network. See

settings

Wi-Fi call iPhone is set up for Wi-Fi calling. iPhone also

.

Cellular data settings

.

Cellular data

displays a carrier name next to the icon. See

Make a call

Wi-Fi iPhone is connected to the Internet over a Wi-Fi

network. See .

Personal Hotspot iPhone is providing a Personal Hotspot for

another device. See .

Syncing iPhone is syncing with iTunes. See

iTunes

Network activity Shows that thereʼs network activity. Some third-

party apps may also use it to show an active
process.

Call Forwarding Call Forwarding is set up. See

call waiting, and caller ID

.

Connect to Wi-Fi

Personal Hotspot

Sync with

.

Call forwarding,

.

VPN Youʼre connected to a network using VPN. See

VPN settings

TTY iPhone is set to work with a TTY machine. See

Support for TTY

Lock iPhone is locked. See .

Do Not Disturb Do Not Disturb is turned on. See .

Portrait orientation lock The iPhone screen is locked in portrait

orientation. See .

Location Services An item is using Location Services. See

Services

Alarm An alarm is set. See

.

.

Lock screen

Do Not Disturb

Change the screen orientation

Location

.

Set an alarm or bedtime

schedule

Bluetooth® Blue or white icon: Bluetooth is on and paired

with a device.

Gray icon: Bluetooth is on. If iPhone is paired
with a device, the device may be out of range or
turned off.

See .

Headphones connected

iPhone is paired with Bluetooth headphones that
are turned on and within Bluetooth range. See

Bluetooth devices

Bluetooth battery Shows the battery level of a paired Bluetooth

.

Bluetooth devices

.

device.

Battery Gray icon: Shows the iPhone battery level or

charging status. See

battery

.

Charge and monitor the

Yellow icon: Low Power Mode is on. See

Low

Power Mode

.

Switch between apps

While using one app, you can easily switch to another.

View open apps. Double-click the Home button to reveal your open apps in the app
switcher. Swipe left or right to see more. To switch to another app, tap it.

Close an app. If an app isnʼt working properly, you can force it to quit. In the app
switcher, swipe up on the app. Then try opening the app again.

Control the volume

When youʼre on the phone or listening to songs, movies, or other media, the buttons on
the side of iPhone adjust the audio volume. Otherwise, the buttons control the volume for
the ringer, alerts, and other sound effects. You can also use Siri to turn the volume up or
down. Just say “Turn up the volume” or “Turn down the volume.”

WARNING: For information about avoiding hearing loss, see

information

.

Important safety

Lock the ringer and alert volumes. Go to Settings > Sounds & Haptics (on supported
models) or Settings > Sounds (other models), then turn off Change with Buttons. To limit
the volume for music and videos, go to Settings > Music > Volume Limit.

Note: To limit the maximum headset volume, go to Settings > Music > Volume Limit. To
prevent changes to the volume limit, go to Settings > General > Restrictions > Volume
Limit.

Use Control Center to adjust the volume. When iPhone is locked or when youʼre using
another app, open Control Center, then drag the volume slider.

Use Do Not Disturb. to temporarily silence calls, alerts, and
notifications. Open Control Center, then tap to turn Do Not Disturb on or off.

Put iPhone in ring or silent mode. Flip the Ring/Silent switch to put iPhone in ring mode

or silent mode .

In ring mode, iPhone plays all sounds. In silent mode (switch shows orange), iPhone

Turn on Do Not Disturb

doesnʼt ring or play alerts and other sound effects (but iPhone may still vibrate).

Important: Clock alarms, audio apps such as Music, and many games play sounds
through the built-in speaker, even when iPhone is in silent mode. In some areas, the
sound effects for Camera and Voice Memos are played, even if the Ring/Silent switch is
set to silent.

For information about changing sound and vibration settings, see .

Sounds and haptics

Sounds and haptics

You can change or turn off the sounds iPhone plays when you get a call, text, voicemail,
email, reminder, or other event.

On supported models, you feel a tap—called haptic feedback—after you perform some
actions, such as opening Today View.

Set sound options. Go to Settings > Sounds & Haptics (on supported models) or
Settings > Sounds (other models) for options such as ringtones and alert tones, vibration
settings and patterns, and ringer and alert volumes.

Set vibration patterns. Go to Settings > Sounds & Haptics (on supported models) or
Settings > Sounds (other models), then choose an item from the Sounds and Vibration
Patterns list. To select a pattern or create your own, tap Vibration.

To temporarily silence incoming calls, alerts, and sound effects, .

Turn haptic feedback off or on. Go to Settings > Sounds & Haptics (on supported
models).

Tip: If youʼre not hearing or seeing incoming calls and alerts when you expect, open
Control Center, then see if Do Not Disturb is on. If is highlighted, tap it to turn off Do
Not Disturb. (When Do Not Disturb is on, also appears in the status bar.)

turn on Do Not Disturb

Do Not Disturb

To quickly silence iPhone, whether youʼre going to dinner or going to sleep, turn on Do
Not Disturb. It silences notifications and calls and prevents them from lighting up the
screen. (To help keep calls, text messages, and notifications from distracting you while
you drive, .)

Turn on Do Not Disturb. Open Control Center, then tap . When Do Not Disturb is on,

appears in the status bar.

Allow calls when Do Not Disturb is on. Go to Settings > Do Not Disturb. To allow
incoming calls from selected groups, tap Allow Calls From. To allow repeated calls to
come through for emergency situations, turn on Repeated Calls.

Allow calls and messages from emergency contacts when Do Not Disturb is on. Go
to Contacts, select a contact, tap Edit, tap Text Tone or Ringtone, then turn on
Emergency Bypass. Or, and identify an emergency contact. Even if
Do Not Disturb is on, calls and messages from your emergency contacts come through.

Schedule quiet hours. Go to Settings > Do Not Disturb, turn on Scheduled, then set the
start time and end time for your quiet hours.

use Do Not Disturb while driving

create a Medical ID

Set when to silence iPhone. To set whether Do Not Disturb silences iPhone only when
itʼs locked, or even when itʼs unlocked, go to Settings > Do Not Disturb.

Do Not Disturb while driving

WARNING: For important information about navigation and avoiding distractions that
could lead to dangerous situations, see . Do Not Disturb
while driving is not a substitute for following all rules that prohibit distracted driving.

iPhone can sense when you might be driving and then help you stay focused on the road.
When Do Not Disturb while driving is activated, text messages and other notifications are
limited, and incoming calls are allowed only when iPhone is connected to a car Bluetooth
device or a hands-free accessory, or you turn on Repeated Calls in Settings > Do Not
Disturb (which allows the second call made within three minutes by the same person to

Important safety information

ring through).

Use Do Not Disturb while driving. Go to Settings > Do Not Disturb > Activate, then
choose an option: Automatically (when iPhone detects you might be driving), Manually
(only from Control Center), or When Connected to Car Bluetooth. Or turn it on when

asked after iPhone detects that you might have driven a vehicle.

If you choose Manually, add Do Not Disturb while driving to Control Center. Go to
Settings > Control Center > Customize Controls, then tap next to Do Not Disturb
While Driving.

When Do Not Disturb while driving is set to turn on automatically, it may become
activated when youʼre a passenger. To resume getting calls, messages, and notifications
while riding, tap the Do Not Disturb notification on the Lock screen, then tap Iʼm Not
Driving. Or press the Home button, then tap Iʼm Not Driving.

Send an auto-reply that youʼre driving. Go to Settings > Do Not Disturb > Auto-Reply
To, then select a group. To send an auto-reply to anyone you sent messages to in the
previous two days, choose Recents.

Note: If anyone responds to your auto-reply message with the message “Urgent,” all
subsequent texts from that person come through for the remainder of your drive.

Change the auto-reply message for Do Not Disturb while driving. Go to Settings > Do
Not Disturb > Auto-Reply, then tap the message to bring up the keyboard.

Lock screen

The Lock screen appears when you turn on or wake iPhone. You can quickly access the
features and information you need most from the Lock screen, even while iPhone is
locked.

From the Lock screen you can:

See your most recent notifications. To , swipe up from

the center of the screen.

Swipe left to .

Swipe right to , which shows information from your favorite apps at a

glance.

Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to .

Unlock iPhone. Press the Home button, then enter the passcode (if required).

Choose what you can access from the Lock screen. Go to Settings > Touch ID &

Passcode. You can change access to Today View, Recent Notifications, Control Center,
and more.

open Camera

see Today View

see yesterdayʼs notifications

open Control Center

Notifications

Notifications help you keep track of whatʼs new. They let you know if you missed a call, if
the date of an event moved, and more. You can customize your notifications so you see
only whatʼs important to you.

Respond when iPhone is locked. Press the notification (touch and hold it on devices
without 3D Touch). See .

Respond when iPhone is unlocked. Tap the notification to open the app.

Respond without leaving the current app. Pull down on the notification when it

appears at the top of your screen. To dismiss it without responding, swipe it up. This
feature works with text and email messages, calendar invitations, and more.

See recent and earlier messages from any screen. Swipe down from the top edge of
the screen to see the most recent notifications, then swipe up from the center of the
screen to see notifications from yesterday. From the notifications screen, you can also do
the following:

Respond to a notification: Tap it.

Open Camera: Swipe left.

3D Touch

See Today View: Swipe right.

Return to where you left off: Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen or press

the Home button.

3D Touch. Press a notification to respond to it. See .

Remove a notification. Touch and hold the notification, then tap . To remove a group

of notifications, tap .

3D Touch. Press to clear all notifications. See .

Set notification preferences. Go to Settings > Notifications. Tap an app to set whether

to allow notifications and to set notification style options. To choose when to show
previews for all apps, tap Show Previews, then choose an option. (Previews include text
from Messages, lines from Mail messages, and details about Calendar invitations.)

3D Touch

3D Touch

Choose whether to show notifications on the Lock screen. Go to Settings > Touch ID
& Passcode, then below Allow Access When Locked, turn on Recent Notifications.

Get government alerts. In some areas, you can turn on alerts in the Government Alerts
list. Go to Settings > Notifications.

For example, in the United States, iPhone can receive presidential alerts, and you can
turn AMBER and Emergency Alerts (which includes both Severe and Extreme Imminent
Threat alerts) on or off (theyʼre on by default). In Japan, iPhone can receive Emergency
Earthquake Alerts from the Japan Meteorological Agency. Government alerts vary by
carrier and iPhone model, and may not work under all conditions. For more information,
see the website.

Silence all your notifications. Go to Settings > Do Not Disturb. You can also use Siri to
turn Do Not Disturb on or off. Say “Turn on Do Not Disturb” or “Turn off Do Not Disturb.”

About emergency and AMBER alerts

Toda y View

Get information from your favorite apps, at a glance. Choose from Maps Nearby,
Calendar, Notes, News, Reminders, and more.

Open Today View. Swipe right from the left edge of the Home screen or the Lock
screen.

Add and organize Today View widgets. To choose which widgets appear, tap Edit at
the bottom of the screen. Tap or to add or remove widgets. To arrange the order of
your information, touch , then drag to a new position.

Note: To include traffic conditions for your commute in Today View, make sure Frequent
Locations is turned on in Settings > Privacy > Location Services > System Services >
Frequent Locations.

Choose whether to allow access to Today View when iPhone is locked. Go to
Settings > Touch ID & Passcode.

Control Center

Control Center gives you instant access to Camera, Calculator, AirPlay Mirroring, airplane
mode, and other handy features.

Open Control Center. Drag up from the bottom edge of the screen.

Access more controls. Many controls offer additional options. To see available options,

press a control (touch and hold it on devices without 3D Touch). For example, AirDrop
options are available when you press (or touch and hold) the top-left group of controls,
then tap . Options to take a selfie, take a photo, or record a video are available when
you press (or touch and hold) .

Disconnect from the current Wi-Fi network. Tap . To reconnect, tap it again. To see
the name of a connected Wi-Fi network, press (touch and hold the button on devices
without 3D Touch).

Because Wi-Fi isnʼt turned off when you disconnect from a network, AirPlay and AirDrop
still work, and iPhone joins known networks when you change locations or restart iPhone.
To turn off Wi-Fi, go to Settings > Wi-Fi. (To turn on Wi-Fi again in Control Center, tap

.) For information about turning Wi-Fi on or off in Control Center while in airplane

mode, see .

Disconnect from Bluetooth devices. Tap . To allow connections, tap the button again.

Because Bluetooth isnʼt turned off when you disconnect from devices, location accuracy
and other services are still enabled. To turn off Bluetooth, go to Settings > Bluetooth. To
turn on Bluetooth again in Control Center, tap . For information about turning Bluetooth
on or off in Control Center while in airplane mode, see .

Close Control Center. Swipe down or press the Home button.

Turn off access to Control Center in apps. Go to Settings > Control Center.

Add and organize controls. Go to Settings > Control Center > Customize Controls. Tap

or to add or remove controls. To rearrange controls, touch next to a control,

then drag it to a new position.

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Travel with iPhone

Change the screen orientation

Many apps give you a different view when you rotate iPhone.

When you use supported models in landscape orientation, some apps have special
layouts. These apps include:

Mail

Calendar

Settings

Messages

Note: These special layouts are not available when Display Zoom is enabled.

Lock the screen orientation. Open Control Center, then tap .

When the screen orientation is locked, appears in the status bar.

Enter text

Type and edit text

Tap a text field to see the onscreen keyboard, then tap letters to type. If you touch the
wrong key, you can slide your finger to the correct key. The letter isnʼt entered until you
release your finger from the key.

Type uppercase letters. Tap Shift to type uppercase, or touch the Shift key and slide to
a letter.

Turn on Caps Lock. Double-tap Shift.

Enter numbers, punctuation, or symbols. Tap the Number key or the Symbol key

.

Enter accented letters or other alternate characters. Touch and hold a key, then slide
to choose one of the options.

Quickly end a sentence with a period and a space. Double-tap the Space bar.

Correct spelling. If you see a word underlined in red, tap it to see suggested

corrections. If the word you want doesnʼt appear, type the correction.

If you see a word underlined in red, tap it to see suggested corrections. If the word you
want doesnʼt appear, type the correction.

Type with one hand. To move the keys closer to your thumb (all models except
iPhone SE and iPhone 5s), touch and hold or , then slide to choose one of the
keyboard layouts. For example, choose to move the keyboard to the right side of the
screen.

Set options for typing or add keyboards. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard.

On iPhone 6 and later, the onscreen keyboard includes additional keys, which you can
see when you hold iPhone in landscape orientation.

You can also use an Apple Wireless Keyboard to enter text. See

Keyboard Dictate

Revise text. Touch and hold the text to show the magnifying glass, then drag to position
the insertion point.

. To dictate instead of typing, see .

Apple Wireless

Select text. Tap the insertion point to display the selection options. Or double-tap a
word to select it. Drag the grab points to select more or less text. In read-only
documents, such as webpages, touch and hold to select a word.

You can cut, copy, or paste over selected text. With Universal Clipboard, you can also

or copy something on one Apple device, and paste it to another

You can also move selected text within an app by .

With some apps, you can also make text bold, italic, and underlined (tap B/I/U); see
suggestions in Look Up; or have Siri suggest alternative text. Tap to see all the appʼs
options. When you choose Look Up, you see suggested information from the web and
other apps. To turn off Suggestions in Look Up, go to Settings > Siri & Search.

3D Touch. To turn your keyboard into a trackpad, press the keyboard until it turns
light gray. Move the cursor by dragging around the keyboard. Without lifting your finger,
press a little deeper to select a word. Press twice to select a sentence. Press three times
to select a paragraph. After pressing, you can drag to select more text. See .

using drag and drop

.

3D Touch

cut

Undo the last edit. Shake iPhone, then tap Undo.

Predictive text

As you write, Siri predicts your next word, suggests emoji that could take the place of
your word, and makes other suggestions based on your recent activity and information
from your apps (not available for all languages). In Messages, for example, when you type
something like:

“My number is ,” your phone number appears as an option.

“Iʼm at ,” your current location appears as an option.

Tap a word to choose it, or accept a highlighted prediction by entering a space or
punctuation. When you tap a suggested word, a space appears after the word. If you
enter a comma, period, or other punctuation, the space is deleted. Reject a suggestion
by tapping your original word (shown as the predictive text option with quotation marks).

Turn off predictive text. Touch and hold or , slide to Keyboard settings, then turn
off Predictive.

When you turn off predictive text, iPhone may still try to suggest corrections for
misspelled words. To accept a correction, enter a space or punctuation, or tap return. To
reject a correction, tap the “x.” If you reject the same suggestion a few times, iPhone
stops suggesting it.

Dictate

You can dictate text instead of typing it. Make sure Enable Dictation is turned on (go to
Settings > General > Keyboard, then turn on Enable Dictation).

On supported models, you can use dictation when youʼre not connected to the Internet.

Note: Dictation may not be available in all languages or in all areas, and features may
vary. Cellular data charges may apply. See .

Dictate text. Tap on the onscreen keyboard or in the Search field, then speak. When
you finish, tap Done. To insert text, tap to place the insertion point, then tap . You can
also replace selected text by dictating.

Cellular data settings

Add punctuation or format text. Say the punctuation or format. For example, “Dear
Mary comma the check is in the mail exclamation mark” becomes “Dear Mary, the check
is in the mail!” Punctuation and formatting commands include:

quote … end quote

new paragraph

new line

cap—to capitalize the next word

caps on … caps off—to capitalize the first character of each word

all caps—to make the next word all uppercase

all caps on … all caps off—to make the enclosed words all uppercase

no caps on … no caps off—to make the enclosed words all lowercase

no space—to eliminate the space between two words (not available for all languages)

no space on … no space off—to run a series of words together (not available for all

languages)

smiley—to insert :-)

frowny—to insert :-(

winky—to insert ;-)

Save keystrokes

A shortcut lets you enter a word or phrase by typing just a few characters. For example,
type “omw” to enter “On my way!” That oneʼs already set up for you, but you can also
add your own.

Create a shortcut. Touch and hold or , slide to Keyboard settings, then tap Text
Replacement.

Have a word or phrase you use and donʼt want it corrected? Create a shortcut, but
leave the Shortcut field blank.

Use iCloud to keep your personal dictionary up to date on your other devices. Go to
Settings > [your name] > iCloud, then turn on iCloud Drive.

Add or change keyboards

You can turn typing features, such as spell checking, on or off; add keyboards for writing
in different languages; and change the layout of your onscreen keyboard or Apple
Wireless Keyboard.

If youʼve added keyboards in other languages, you can type in two languages without
having to switch between keyboards. Your keyboard automatically switches between the
two languages you type in most often. (Not available for all languages.)

Set typing features. Touch and hold or , then slide to Keyboard settings. Or go to
Settings > General > Keyboard.

Add a keyboard for another language. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard >
Keyboards > Add New Keyboard.

Switch keyboards. Touch and hold or , then slide your finger to the name of the
keyboard.

You can also tap or to switch from one keyboard to the other. Continue tapping to
access other enabled keyboards.

For information about international keyboards, see .

Change the keyboard layout. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards, select
a keyboard, then choose a layout.

Use international keyboards

For more information about your keyboard, see the Apple Support article

Get help with

the keyboard on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

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Move items

With drag and drop, you can use a finger to move items within an app. For example, you
can rearrange a list in Reminders, move a text selection or a photo in Notes, or drag an
event to a new time slot in Calendar. (Not all third-party apps support drag and drop.)

Move an item. Touch and hold the item until it lifts up (if itʼs text, select it first), then
drag it to another location within the app. If you drag to the bottom or top of a long
document, it automatically scrolls.

Select multiple items to move. Touch and hold the first item, drag it slightly, then
continue holding it while you tap additional items with another finger. A badge indicates
the number of selected items. You can then drag all of the items together.

If you change your mind. Lift your finger before dragging, or drag the item off the
screen.

Search

When you search on iPhone, you get results from the Internet, from media and other
content on your iPhone, from iTunes and the App Store, and from your apps, like Maps
and Contacts. In Settings, you can specify which apps you want to be included in search
results.

Search with iPhone. To show Search from the Home screen, swipe down from the
center. To show Search from an app, swipe down from the top edge of the screen, then
swipe right.

Hide the keyboard and see more results on the screen: Tap Search.

Open a suggested app: Tap it.

Get more information about a search suggestion: Tap it, then tap one of the results to

open it.

Start a new search: Tap in the search field.

Choose which apps to include in search. Go to Settings > Siri, tap an app, then turn
Search & Siri Suggestions off or on.

Turn off Suggestions in Search. Go to Settings > Siri & Search, then turn off
Suggestions in Search.

Turn off Location Services for suggestions. Go to Settings > Privacy > Location
Services. Tap System Services, then turn off Location-Based Suggestions.

Search in apps. Many apps include a search field so you can find something within the
app. For example, in the Maps app, you can search for a specific location. Tap the search
field and type your search.

Use Markup

In apps including Notes, Mail, and iBooks, you can annotate images, notes, PDFs,
screenshots, and more with built-in drawing tools. In some apps, you can also add text,
speech bubbles and other shapes, and signatures.

Mark it up. Tap , then use your finger to draw.

To mark up a screenshot right after you take it, tap the thumbnail that appears for a few
moments in the bottom-left corner of the screen. (To share a screenshot after you mark
it up, tap .)

Choose a markup tool. Tap the pencil, marker, or pen tool. Switch to the eraser—or tap

—if you make a mistake.

Move your drawings. Tap , drag around one or more drawings to make a selection, lift
your finger, then drag your selection to a new location.

View more color choices. Tap the current color to view a color palette. Swipe the
palette left or right to see more colors. Or, hold iPhone in landscape orientation.

Zoom in. Pinch open so you can draw the details, then pinch closed to zoom back out.
To navigate when youʼre zoomed in, drag two fingers.

Add text. Tap , then tap Text. Tap the text box, tap Edit, then type your text. To change
the font or layout, tap . To move the text box, drag it.

Add your signature. Tap , then tap Signature.

Add a shape. Tap , then tap a shape. To move the shape, drag it. To resize it, drag any

blue dot.

To fill the shape with color or change the line thickness, tap . To adjust the form of a
shape that has a green dot, drag the dot. To delete or duplicate a shape, tap it then
choose an option.

Magnify a portion of the screen. Tap , then tap Magnifier. To change the
magnification level, drag the green dot. To change the size of the magnifier, drag the
blue dot.

Voice Control

Instead of talking to Siri, you can use Voice Control to make calls and control music
playback. For example, you may want to use Voice Control if you canʼt use Siri because
youʼre not connected to the Internet. (For information about using Siri to control iPhone
by voice, see .)

Make requests

Note: When you turn on Voice Control, you canʼt talk to Siri.

Turn on Voice Control. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Home Button, then

choose Voice Control (below Press and Hold to Speak).

Use Voice Control. Press and hold the Home button until the Voice Control screen
appears and you hear a beep, or press and hold the center button on your headset. See

Apple EarPods

For best results:

Speak clearly and naturally.

Say only Voice Control commands, names, and numbers. Pause slightly between

commands.

Use full names.

You must speak voice commands in the same language thatʼs set for iPhone (in
Settings > General > Language & Region).

Turn off Voice Control. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Home Button, then
choose Siri or Off (below Press and Hold to Speak).

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You can keep Voice Control from dialing when iPhone is locked. Go to Settings >
Touch ID & Passcode, then turn off Voice Dial.

For specific commands, see and .

Make a call Siri and Voice Control

Reachability

On supported models, if you're using iPhone in portrait orientation, lightly tap the Home
button twice to slide the screen down so that you can reach everything with your thumb.

Turn off Reachability. Tap Settings > General > Accessibility, then turn off Reachability.

Charge and monitor the battery

iPhone has an internal, lithium-ion rechargeable battery. For more information about the
battery—including tips for maximizing battery life—go to the

website

WARNING: For important safety information about the battery and charging iPhone, see

Important safety information

Charge the battery. Connect iPhone to a power outlet using the included cable and USB
power adapter. You can also charge the battery on supported models by placing iPhone
face up on a Qi-compatible wireless charger.

Important: If you suspect that liquid may be present in the Lightning connector of
iPhone, do not use the Lightning connector to charge iPhone. For more information about
exposure to liquid, see .

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Important handling information

Apple Lithium-ion Batteries

Note: Connecting iPhone to a power outlet or (on supported models) placing it on a
compatible wireless charger can start an iCloud backup or wireless iTunes syncing. See

Back up iPhone with iTunes Sync with iTunes

and .

You can also charge the battery by connecting iPhone to your computer, which also
allows you to sync iPhone with iTunes. See . Unless your keyboard has a
high-power USB 2.0 or 3.0 port, you must connect iPhone to a USB 2.0 or 3.0 port on
your computer.

Important: The battery may drain instead of charge if iPhone is connected to a computer
thatʼs turned off or is in sleep or standby mode.

Show percentage of battery remaining in the status bar. Go to Settings > Battery,
then turn on Battery Percentage.

See proportion of battery used by each app. Go to Settings > Battery.

The battery icon in the upper-right corner shows the battery level or charging status.
When syncing or using iPhone, it may take longer to charge the battery.

Sync with iTunes

Important: If iPhone is very low on power, it may display an image of a nearly depleted
battery, indicating that it needs to charge for up to ten minutes before you can use it. If
iPhone is extremely low on power, the display may be blank for up to two minutes before
the low-battery image appears.

Rechargeable batteries, like those found in iPhone, have a limited number of charge
cycles and may eventually need to be replaced. The iPhone battery should be replaced
by Apple or an authorized service provider. For more information, go to the

service and recycling website

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Battery

Low Power Mode

Switch to Low Power Mode when your iPhone battery is low or when you may not have
access to electrical power. Low Power Mode limits background activity and tunes
performance for essential tasks. Using Low Power Mode can significantly increase the
life of the battery charge.

Turn on Low Power Mode. Go to Settings > Battery, then turn on Low Power Mode.

Note: If your iPhone switches to Low Power Mode automatically, it switches back to

normal power mode after charging to 80%. Your iPhone might perform some tasks more
slowly when in Low Power Mode.

Find My Friends

You can find the Find My Friends app in the Extras folder. Find My Friends is a great way
to share your location with people who are important to you. Friends and family members
who share their locations with you appear on a map, so you can quickly see where they
are. You can set notifications for friends and family members to alert you when they
leave from or arrive at various locations.

Note: For more information about Find My Friends, please refer to the Help in the app.

Turn on Share My Location. Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Share My

Location.

Share your location with a friend. Open Find Friends on iPhone, then tap Add. Select a
contactʼs name, or type a name in the To field, then tap Send. Choose how long you want
to share your location.

Share your location using AirDrop. Tap Add, then select a friend who appears in
AirDrop. Choose how long you want to share your location.

Set a notification. Select a friend, then tap Notify Me. Choose whether you want to be
notified when a friend leaves from or arrives at a location. Choose the friendʼs current
location, or tap Other to create a new location for the notification.

3D Touch. To share a location from the Home screen, tap Extras, press Find Friends,
then choose the Share My Location quick action. See .

3D Touch

Travel with iPhone

If you travel outside your carrierʼs network area, you can avoid roaming charges by
turning off voice and data roaming services in Settings > Cellular. See

settings

Some airlines let you keep your iPhone turned on if you switch to airplane mode. You
canʼt make calls or use Bluetooth, but you can listen to music, play games, watch videos,
or use other apps that donʼt require network or phone connections.

Turn on airplane mode. Open Control Center, then tap .

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Cellular data

You can also turn airplane mode on or off in Settings. When airplane mode is on,
appears in the status bar at the top of the screen.

Turn on Wi-Fi or Bluetooth while in airplane mode. If your airline allows it, you can use
Wi-Fi or Bluetooth while in airplane mode. Open Control Center, turn on airplane mode,
then tap (for Wi-Fi) or (for Bluetooth).

If you turn on Wi-Fi or Bluetooth while in airplane mode, it will be on the next time you
return to airplane mode. To turn off Wi-Fi or Bluetooth while in airplane mode, open
Control Center, then tap or .

Make requests

Siri

Talking to Siri is a quick way to get things done. Ask Siri to set an alarm or find a
destination, book a ride or a table, or send a love note. Siri can even change the lighting
in a room with HomeKit-controlled lights. And the more you use Siri, the better it knows
what you need.

Note: To use Siri, iPhone must be connected to the Internet. See .
Cellular charges may apply.

Summon Siri. Press and hold the Home button, release the button, then make your
request. Or, instead of waiting for Siri to notice that youʼve stopped talking, continue to
hold down the Home button while you speak, then release it when you finish.

If youʼre using a headset, you can use the center or call button in place of the Home
button.

Hey Siri. You can use Siri without pressing the Home button. Just say “Hey Siri,” then
make your request. (For some models, Hey Siri is only recognized when iPhone is
connected to a power source.)

To turn Hey Siri on or off, go to Settings > Siri & Search > Listen for “Hey Siri.”

Connect to the Internet

Find out what Siri can do. Ask Siri “what can you do,” or tap .

The onscreen response from Siri often includes information or images that you can tap
for additional detail, or to perform some other action.

Ask Siri to translate. (beta) Siri can translate a phrase from English to Chinese, Spanish,
French, German, or Italian. Ask Siri “How do you say” followed by the phrase you want to
translate. Siri speaks the translation out loud, which can help you with pronunciation.

Change the voice gender for Siri. Go to Settings > Siri & Search > Siri Voice (may not
be available in all areas).

Adjust the volume for Siri. Use the volume buttons while youʼre interacting with Siri. For
voice feedback options, go to Settings > Siri & Search > Voice Feedback.

Prevent access to Siri when iPhone is locked. Go to Settings > Siri & Search > Allow
Siri When Locked.

Tell Siri about yourself

If you tell Siri about yourself—including things like your home and work addresses, and
your relationships—you can get personalized service like, “send a message to my
husband.”

Tell Siri who you are. Fill out your info card in Contacts, then go to Settings > Siri > My
Information and tap your name.

Tell Siri how to say your name. Say something like “Learn to pronounce my name.”

Tell Siri about a relationship. Say something like “Eliza Block is my wife” or “Ashley

Kamin is my mom.”

Securely sync what Siri knows about you on your Apple devices. Everything about
you is encrypted, so your personal information remains private. Go to Settings, then sign
in to iCloud with the same Apple ID on all your devices.

Note: Siri uses Location Services when your requests require knowing your location. See

.Location Services

Proactive assistant

Siri learns from you, and can sometimes anticipate what you want and make suggestions
before you make a request or ask a question. Your personal information is encrypted and
remains private.

Based on how you use your iPhone, Siri makes suggestions for what you might want to
do next. Siri might help when you:

Create email and events: When you start adding people to an email or calendar event,

Siri suggests the people you included in previous emails or events.

Receive calls: If you get an incoming call from an unknown number, Siri lets you know

who might be calling—based on phone numbers included in your emails.

Leave for an event: If your calendar event includes a location, Siri assesses traffic

conditions and notifies you when to leave.

Type: As you enter text, Siri can suggest names of movies, places—anything you

viewed recently. If you tell a friend youʼre on your way, Siri can even suggest your

estimated arrival time.

Confirm an appointment or a flight on a travel website: (iPhone 6s and later) Siri asks

if you want to add it to your calendar.

Read News stories: As Siri learns which topics youʼre interested in, theyʼll be

suggested in News.

Siri and apps

Siri works with many of the apps on iPhone, including Phone, Messages, Maps, Clock,
Calendar, and Music. For example, you can say things like:

“Call Mom at home”

“Do I have any new texts from Rico?”

“Iʼm running low on gas”

“Set an alarm for 8 a.m.”

To get personalized service for requests like “FaceTime Mom,” tell Siri about yourself and
your relationships. See .

More examples of how you can use Siri with apps appear throughout this guide.

Use Siri as your personal DJ. Apple Music knows your tastes. So when you tell Siri to
play some music, youʼll hear a song you love. Siri can also answer music trivia questions

Tell Siri about yourself

like “Whoʼs the drummer in this song?” See .

Apple Music

Use Siri with third-party apps. Some apps from the App Store also support Siri. These
include apps that let you book a ride, send a message, search photos, place calls, and
track your workouts. Look for apps that support Siri in the App Store.

Turn off Search & Siri suggestions. Go to Settings > Siri, then turn off Search & Siri
suggestions for specific apps.

Make corrections

If Siri doesnʼt get something right, you can make changes.

Clarify your request verbally. Tap , then rephrase your request. You can even spell out
a name.

Edit your request with text. Below the response from Siri, tap “tap to edit,” then use the
onscreen keyboard to clarify your request.

Want to change a message before sending it? Say “Change it.”

Siri Eyes Free

With Siri Eyes Free, you can use iPhone features in your car without looking at or
touching iPhone—you can control it completely by speaking. To talk with Siri, press and
hold the voice command button on your steering wheel until you hear the Siri tone. You
can ask Siri to call people, select and play music, hear and compose text messages, get
directions, read your notifications, find calendar information, add reminders, and more.
Siri Eyes Free is available on select automobiles.

WARNING: For important information about avoiding distractions that could lead to
dangerous situations, see .

Use Siri Eyes Free. Connect iPhone to your car using Bluetooth. Refer to the user guide
that came with your car.

For more information about using Siri in your car, see .

Important safety information

About CarPlay

Arrange your apps

Personalize your iPhone

Arrange apps. Touch and hold any app on the Home screen until you see the app icons
jiggle. Drag an app to move it. Drag an app to the edge of the screen to move it to a
different Home screen page, or drag it to the Dock at the bottom of the screen (remove
another app first). Press the Home button to save your arrangement.

Tip: If you have a device with 3D Touch and you canʼt get your apps to jiggle, make
sure you are resting your finger on the app lightly and holding it there, not pressing
down.

Create a new Home screen page. While arranging apps, drag an app to the right edge
of the last Home screen page. The dots above the Dock show how many Home screen
pages you have, and which one youʼre viewing.

Start over. Go to Settings > General > Reset, then tap Reset Home Screen Layout to
return the Home screen and apps to their original layout. Any folders youʼve created are
removed, the original wallpaper is restored, and apps youʼve downloaded are placed after
apps that came with your iPhone.

Remove apps

Remove apps from the Home screen. Touch and hold an app on the Home screen until
you see the app icons jiggle, then tap in the upper-left corner. When you finish, press
the Home button.

Tip: If you have a device with 3D Touch and you canʼt get your apps to jiggle, make
sure you are resting your finger on the app lightly and holding it there, not pressing
down.

In addition to removing third-party apps, you can remove some built-in Apple apps that
come with your iPhone:

Calculator

Calendar

Compass

Contacts

FaceTime

Files

Find My Friends

Home

iBooks

iCloud Drive

iTunes Store

Mail

(contact information remains available through the Phone app)

Maps

Music

News

Notes

Podcasts

Reminders

Stocks

Tips

TV

Videos

Voice Memos

Watch

Weather

Note: When you remove a built-in app from your Home screen, you also remove any
related user data and configuration files. Removing built-in apps from your Home screen
can affect other system functionality. For more information, see the Apple Support article

Remove built-in apps from the Home screen on your iOS device with iOS 10

.

Restore an app you removed. Go to the App Store, search for the app, then tap .

Organize with folders

Create a folder. Touch and hold any app on the Home screen until you see the app icons
jiggle, drag one app onto another you want in the same folder, then lift your finger. Tap
the name of the folder to rename it. Drag apps into or out of the folder. Press the Home
button when you finish.

You can have multiple pages of apps in a folder.

Delete a folder. Tap a folder, then drag out all the apps—the folder is deleted
automatically.

Change the wallpaper

Wallpaper settings let you set an image or photo as wallpaper for the Lock screen or
Home screen. You can choose from dynamic and still images.

Change the wallpaper. Go to Settings > Wallpaper > Choose a New Wallpaper.

Tip: If you choose your own image as wallpaper, you can pinch open to zoom in on

your selected image, then drag your finger to move the image. Pinch closed to zoom
back out.

When choosing an image for new wallpaper, you may be able to tap Perspective to make
your wallpaper move when you change the angle you view the screen. To turn on the
Perspective option for wallpaper youʼve already set, go to Settings > Wallpaper, then tap
the image of the Lock screen or Home screen.

Note: The Perspective option doesnʼt appear if Reduce Motion (in Accessibility settings)
is turned on. See .

Set a Live Photo as wallpaper for the Lock screen. On devices with 3D Touch, go to
Settings > Wallpaper > Choose a New Wallpaper. Tap Live, then choose a Live Photo. To
set one of your own Live Photos as the wallpaper, choose one from one of your folders
(below Photos).

3D Touch. When youʼre on the Lock screen, press to play the Live Photo. See

3D Touch

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Reduce motion

Adjust the screen brightness and color balance

Dim the screen to extend battery life. Use Night Shift to shift the colors in your display to
the warmer end of the spectrum at night and make viewing the screen easier on your
eyes. On supported models, use True Tone to automatically adapt the color and intensity
of the display to match the light in your environment.

Adjust the screen brightness. Open Control Center, then drag . Or go to Settings >
Display & Brightness, then drag the slider.

Use True Tone. (Supported models) Open Control Center, press (touch and hold on
models that donʼt support 3D Touch), then tap to turn True Tone off or on. Or go to
Settings > Display & Brightness, then turn on True Tone.

Use Night Shift. Open Control Center, press (touch and hold on models that donʼt
support 3D Touch), then tap to turn Night Shift on or off. Or go to Settings > Display &
Brightness > Night Shift.

Turn on Night Shift manually—helpful when youʼre in a darkened room during the day, for
example—or go to Settings > Display & Brightness > Night Shift to schedule it to turn on
automatically. If you schedule Night Shift to turn on from sunset to sunrise, iPhone uses
the data from your clock and your geolocation to determine when itʼs nighttime for you.

Note: You wonʼt see the option to turn on Night Shift from sunset to sunrise if youʼve
turned off Location Services in Settings > Privacy, or if youʼve turned off Setting Time
Zone in Settings > Privacy > Location Services > System Services.

To adjust the color balance for Night Shift, go to Settings > Display & Brightness > Night
Shift, then drag the slider toward the warmer or cooler end of the spectrum.

Magnify the screen with Display Zoom

On supported devices, you can magnify the screen display. Go to Settings > Display &
Brightness. Tap View (below Display Zoom), choose Zoomed, then tap Set. For additional
zoom features, see .

Zoom

App extensions

Some apps let you extend the functionality of your iPhone. An app extension may appear
as a sharing option, an action option, a widget in Today View, a file provider, or a custom
keyboard. For example, if you download Pinterest, Pinterest becomes another option for
sharing when you click .

App extensions can also help you edit a photo or video in your Photos app. For example,
you can download a photo-related app that lets you apply filters to photos. [u edit a
photo or video in your Photos app. For example, you can download a photo-related app
that lets you apply filters to photos.

Install app extensions. Download the app from the App Store, then open the app and
follow the onscreen instructions.

Turn sharing or action options on or off. Tap , then tap More (drag options to the left
if necessary). Turn off third-party sharing or action options (they're on by default).

Organize sharing and action options. Tap , then tap More (drag options to the left if
necessary). Touch and drag to rearrange your options.

For more information about Today widgets, see . For more information about
Sharing options, see .

Share from apps

Today View

Your iPhone name

The name of your iPhone is used by iTunes and iCloud.

Change the name of your iPhone. Go to Settings > General > About > Name.

Set Restrictions

You can set restrictions for some apps, and for purchased content. For example, parents
can restrict explicit music from appearing in playlists, or disallow changes to certain
settings. Use restrictions to prevent the use of certain apps, the installation of new apps,
or changes to accounts or the volume limit.

Turn on restrictions. Go to Settings > General > Restrictions, then tap Enable
Restrictions. Youʼll be asked to define a restrictions passcode thatʼs necessary to change
the settings you make. This can be different from the passcode for unlocking iPhone.

Important: If you forget your restrictions passcode, you must restore the iPhone
software. See .

Restore iPhone

International keyboards

Use international keyboards

With international keyboards you can type text in many different languages, including
Asian languages and languages written from right to left. For a list of supported
keyboards, go to Appleʼs , choose your iPhone, click Tech Specs, then
scroll to Languages.

Manage keyboards. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards.

Add a keyboard: Tap Add New Keyboard, then choose a keyboard from the list.

Repeat to add more keyboards.

Remove a keyboard: Tap Edit, tap next to the keyboard you want to remove, tap

Delete, then tap Done.

Edit your keyboard list: Tap Edit, drag next to a keyboard to a new place in the list,

then tap Done.

If youʼve added keyboards in other languages, you can type in two languages without
having to switch between keyboards. Your keyboard automatically switches between the

iPhone website

two languages you type in most often. (Not available for all languages).

Switch keyboards. Touch and hold , then slide your finger to the name of the
keyboard.

You can also tap to switch from one keyboard to the other. Continue tapping to
access other enabled keyboards.

Enter accented letters or other characters. Touch and hold the related letter, number,
or symbol, then slide to choose a variant. For example:

On a Thai keyboard: Choose native numbers by touching and holding the related

Arabic number.

On a Chinese, Japanese, or Arabic keyboard: Suggested characters or candidates

appear at the top of the keyboard. Tap a candidate to enter it, or swipe left to see

more candidates.

Use the extended suggested candidate list. Tap the up arrow on the right to view the
full candidate list. To return to the short list, tap the down arrow.

When using certain Chinese or Japanese keyboards, you can create a shortcut (text
replacement) for word and input pairs. The shortcut is added to your personal dictionary.
When you type a shortcut while using a supported keyboard, the paired word or input is
substituted for the shortcut.

Create shortcuts. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Text Replacement. Shortcuts
are available for:

Simplified Chinese: Pinyin

Traditional Chinese: Pinyin and Zhuyin

Japanese: Romaji and Kana

Reset your personal dictionary. Go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset Keyboard
Dictionary. All custom words and shortcuts are deleted, and the keyboard dictionary
returns to its default state.

Special input methods

You can use keyboards to enter some languages in different ways. A few examples are
Chinese Cangjie and Wubihua, Japanese Kana, and Facemarks. You can also use your
finger or a stylus to write Chinese characters on the screen.

Build Chinese characters from the component Cangjie keys. As you type, suggested
characters appear. Tap a character to choose it, or continue typing up to five
components to see more options.

Build Chinese Wubihua (stroke) characters. Use the keypad to build Chinese
characters using up to five strokes, in the correct writing sequence: horizontal, vertical,
left falling, right falling, and hook. For example, the Chinese character 圈 (circle) should
begin with the vertical stroke .

As you type, suggested Chinese characters appear (the most commonly used

characters appear first). Tap a character to choose it.

If youʼre not sure of the correct stroke, enter an asterisk (*). To see more character

options, type another stroke, or scroll through the character list.

Tap the match key (匹配) to show only characters that match exactly what you typed.

Write Chinese characters. Write Chinese characters directly on the screen with your
finger when Simplified or Traditional Chinese handwriting input is turned on.

3D Touch. Press a little deeper as you write to increase the line width of your
character strokes. See .

As you write character strokes, iPhone recognizes them and shows matching characters
in a list, with the closest match at the top. When you choose a character, its likely follow­on characters appear in the list as additional choices.

3D Touch

You can type some complex characters, such as 鱲 (part of the name for the Hong Kong
International Airport), by writing two or more component characters in sequence. Tap the
character to replace the characters you typed. Roman characters are also recognized.

Type Japanese kana. Use the Kana keypad to select syllables. For more syllable
options, drag the list to the left or tap the arrow key.

Type Japanese romaji. Use the Romaji keyboard to type syllables. Alternative choices
appear along the top of the keyboard; tap one to type it. For more syllable options, tap
the arrow key and select another syllable or word from the window.

Type facemarks or emoticons. Do one of the following:

Use the Japanese Kana keyboard: Tap .

Use the Japanese Romaji keyboard: Tap , then tap .

Use the Chinese (Simplified) Pinyin or (Traditional) Zhuyin or Pinyin keyboard: Tap

, tap , then tap .

Phone

Apps

Phone calls

Make a call

Making a call on iPhone is as simple as choosing a number in your contacts, or tapping
one of your favorites or recent calls.

WARNING: For important information about avoiding distractions that could lead to
dangerous situations, see .

Important safety information

Add favorites. With Favorites, you can make a call with a single tap. To add someone to
your Favorites list, tap . You can also add names to Favorites from Contacts. In
Contacts, tap Add to Favorites at the bottom of a card, then tap the number to add.

Delete a name or rearrange your Favorites list. Tap Edit.

Return a recent call. Tap Recents, then tap the call. Tap to get more info about the

call, or the caller. A red badge indicates the number of missed calls.

Dial manually. Tap Keypad, enter the number, then tap .

Paste a number to the keypad: Tap the screen above the keyboard, then tap Paste.

Enter a soft (2-second) pause: Touch the “*” key until a comma appears.

Enter a hard pause (to pause dialing until you tap the Dial button): Touch the “#” key

until a semicolon appears.

Enter a “+” for international calls: Touch and hold the “0” key until “+” appears.

Redial the last number: Tap Keypad, tap Call to display the number, then tap .

Use Siri or Voice Control. Summon Siri, then say “call” or “dial” followed by a name or
number. You can add “at home,” “work,” or “mobile.” See and

Control

When voice dialing a number, speak each digit separately—for example, “four one five,
five five five….” For the 800 area code in the U.S., you can say “eight hundred.”

Make Wi-Fi Calls from your iPhone. (Available with some carriers) Go to Settings >
Phone > Wi-Fi Calling, then turn Wi-Fi Calling on This iPhone on.

. For example:

“Call Elizaʼs mobile”

“Call the fire department”

“Redial that last number”

Tip: Wi-Fi Calling can be helpful when your iPhone has a low cellular signal, because

Make requests Voice

it uses your Wi-Fi network to make the call.

When someone calls

Tap Accept to answer an incoming call. Or if iPhone is locked, press the Home button.
You can also press the center button on your EarPods.

Silence a call. Press the side button (top button on iPhone SE and iPhone 5s) or either
volume button. You can still answer the call after silencing it, until it goes to voicemail.

Tip: You can have iPhone announce calls and specify when to do so—when youʼre
using headphones for example. Go to Settings > Phone, then tap Announce Calls.

Adjust the volume. Press the volume buttons on the side of your phone to adjust the
volume during a call.

Decline a call and send it directly to voicemail. Do one of the following:

Press the side button (top button on iPhone SE and iPhone 5s) twice quickly.

Press and hold the center button on your headset for about two seconds. Two low

beeps confirm that the call was declined.

Tap Decline (if iPhone is awake when the call comes in).

Note: In some areas, declined calls are disconnected without being sent to voicemail.

Respond with a text message instead of answering. Tap Message, then choose a

reply or tap Custom. To create your own default replies, go to Settings > Phone >
Respond with Text, then tap any of the default messages and replace it with your own
text.

Remind yourself to return the call. Tap Remind Me, then indicate when you want to be
reminded.

Make and receive calls on your iPad, iPod touch, or Mac

Continuity lets you make calls on your other devices by relaying calls through your
iPhone, which must be turned on and connected to a cellular network. To make calls this
way, you need iOS 8 or later, and OS X 10.10 or later. You must be signed in to iCloud and
FaceTime on all devices using the same Apple ID as on iPhone, and all devices must be
connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

Wi-Fi Calling lets you make and receive phone calls on your iPad or iPod touch (iOS 9 or
later), Apple Watch (watchOS 2 or later), or Mac (OS X 10.11 or later), as long as youʼre
signed in to iCloud and FaceTime with the same Apple ID on the device youʼre using for
calls. Your iPhone doesn't need to be on the same network as your other devices or even
turned on.

Note: Wi-Fi Calling on other devices is available with some carriers, and cellular charges
may apply.

You must first set up your iPhone, then your other devices. If you sign out of iCloud or
FaceTime on iPhone, Wi-Fi Calling is disabled.

Note: When making calls on iPhone SE, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, and later, if the Wi-Fi
connection is lost, calls switch automatically to your carrierʼs cellular network using
VoLTE (Voice over LTE), if available and turned on. See . (VoLTE
calls also switch to Wi-Fi when a Wi-Fi connection becomes available.) On earlier iPhone
models, and on iPad, iPod touch, or a Mac, a call is dropped if you lose the Wi-Fi
connection. Contact your carrier for feature availability.

Turn on Wi-Fi Calling on your iPhone. Go to Settings > Phone > Wi-Fi Calling, then turn
Wi-Fi Calling on This iPhone on.

If you see Add Wi-Fi Calling For Other Devices, tap it to allow calls from other devices
that arenʼt on the same Wi-Fi network as your iPhone. Otherwise, you can still use your

Cellular data settings

other devices to make phone calls, but your iPhone must be turned on and on the same
network as your other devices.

Turn on Wi-Fi Calling on another iOS device. On the device, go to Settings > FaceTime,
then turn on FaceTime. If youʼre asked, turn Wi-Fi calling on.

Turn on Wi-Fi Calling on your Mac. On your Mac, open FaceTime, then choose
FaceTime > Preferences > Settings. Select “Calls from iPhone.” If an Upgrade to Wi-Fi
Calling button appears, click it, then follow the instructions.

Receive a call on your iPad, iPod touch, or Mac. Swipe or click the notification to
answer, ignore, or respond with a quick message.

Make a call from your iPad, iPod touch, or Mac. Tap or click a phone number in
Contacts, Calendar, FaceTime, Messages, Spotlight, or Safari.

Note: Emergency calls on your iPhone are routed through cellular service when available.
In the event that cellular service is not available, and you have enabled Wi-Fi Calling,
emergency calls may be made over Wi-Fi, and your deviceʼs location information may be
used for emergency calls to aid response efforts, regardless of whether you enable
Location Services. Some carriers may use the address you registered with the carrier
when signing up for Wi-Fi Calling as your location.

For more information about Wi-Fi calls, see the Apple Support article

Wi-Fi Calling

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Avoid unwanted calls

Block unwanted callers. On a contact card, tap Block this Caller (tap in Favorites or
Recents to see a callerʼs contact card). You can also block callers in Settings > Phone >
Blocking & Identification. You donʼt receive voice calls, FaceTime calls, or text messages
from blocked callers. For more information about blocking calls, see the Apple Support
article .

Block calls and block or filter messages on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Identify spam calls. Download a spam-blocking app from the App Store, and iPhone
alerts you to potential spam calls.

To view your spam-blocking apps on iPhone, go to Settings > Phone > Call Blocking and
Identification.

If you have multiple spam-blocking apps, you can change which one checks an unknown
number first. Touch and hold , then drag to position.

While on a call

When youʼre on a call, the screen shows several call options.

End a call. Tap or press the side button (top button on iPhone SE and iPhone 5s).

Use another app while on a call. Press the Home button, then open the app. To return

to the call, tap the green bar at the top of the screen.

Respond to a second call. You can:

Ignore the call and send it to voicemail: Tap Ignore.

Put the first call on hold and answer the new one: Tap Hold + Accept.

End the first call and answer the new one: When using a GSM network, tap End +

Accept. With a CDMA network, tap End and when the second call rings back, tap

Accept, or drag the slider if iPhone is locked.

With a call on hold, tap Swap to switch between calls, or tap Merge Calls to talk with both
parties at once. See .

Note: With CDMA, you canʼt switch between calls if the second call was outgoing, but
you can merge the calls. You canʼt merge calls if the second call was incoming. If you end
the second call or the merged call, both calls are terminated.

Conference calls

Conference calls

With GSM, you can set up a conference call with up to five people (depending on your
carrier).

Note: Conference calls may not be available if your call is using VoLTE (Voice over LTE)
or Wi-Fi calling.

Start a conference call. While on a call, tap Add Call, make another call, then tap Merge
Calls. Repeat to add more people to the conference.

Drop one person: Tap next to a person, then tap End.

Talk privately with one person: Tap , then tap Private next to the person. Tap Merge

Calls to resume the conference.

Add an incoming caller: Tap Hold Call + Answer, then tap Merge Calls.

International calls

For information about making international calls from your home area (including rates
and other charges that may apply), contact your carrier.

When traveling abroad, you may be able to use iPhone to make calls, send and receive
text messages, get visual voicemail, and use apps that access the Internet, depending on
available networks.

Enable international roaming. To turn on Data Roaming and Voice Roaming (CDMA), go
to Settings > Cellular. Contact your carrier for information about availability and fees.

Important: Voice, text message, and data roaming charges may apply. To avoid charges
while roaming, turn off Data Roaming and Voice Roaming (CDMA).

You may be able to roam on GSM networks, if you have a CDMA account, and your
iPhone has a SIM card installed. While roaming on a GSM network, iPhone has access to
GSM network features. Charges may apply. Contact your carrier for more information.

Set network options. Go to Settings > Cellular to:

Turn data roaming on or off

Turn cellular data on or off

Turn voice roaming on or off (CDMA)

Use GSM networks abroad (CDMA)

See .

Cellular data settings

Turn off cellular services. Go to Settings, turn on Airplane Mode, then tap Wi-Fi and
turn it on. Incoming phone calls are sent to voicemail. To resume cellular service, turn
Airplane Mode off.

Make calls to your contacts and favorites while traveling abroad. (GSM) Go to
Settings > Phone, then turn on Dial Assist. Dial Assist automatically adds the prefix or
country code for calls to the U.S.

Select a carrier network. Go to Settings > Carrier. This setting appears on GSM
networks when youʼre outside your carrierʼs network, and other local carrier data
networks are available to use for your phone calls, visual voicemail, and cellular network
Internet connections. You can make calls only on carriers that have a roaming agreement
with your carrier. Additional fees may apply. Roaming charges may be billed to you by the
other carrier, through your carrier.

Once you select a network, iPhone uses only that network. If the network you chose is
unavailable, “No service” appears on iPhone. To look for a different carrier network, go
back to Settings > Carrier.

Get voicemail when visual voicemail isnʼt available. Dial your own number (with
CDMA, add # after your number), or touch and hold “1” on the numeric keypad.

Emergency calls

In case of emergency, use iPhone to quickly call for help.

Make an emergency call from the Passcode screen. Tap Emergency, dial the
emergency number (for example, 911 in the U.S.), then tap .

Make an emergency SOS call. (In all regions except India)

iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus: Press and hold the side button and either volume button

until the Emergency SOS slider appears, then drag the slider. Or, if you go to

Settings > Emergency SOS and turn on Also Works with 5 Clicks, you can start an

emergency SOS call when you click the side button five times.

iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus: Click

the side button five times, then drag the Emergency SOS slider.

iPhone SE and iPhone 5s: Click the top button five times, then drag the Emergency

SOS slider.

Turn on Auto Call. Go to Settings > Emergency SOS.

If Auto Call is turned on and you start an emergency SOS call, iPhone plays a warning
sound, starts a countdown, then calls the emergency services in your region.

By default, iPhone plays the countdown sound even if iPhone is in silent mode or Do Not
Disturb is turned on. To turn off the countdown sound, go to Settings > Emergency SOS.

Make an emergency SOS call. (In India) Click the side button (top button on iPhone SE
and iPhone 5s) three times. By default, iPhone plays a warning sound, starts a
countdown, then calls the emergency services; to turn off Auto Call, go to Settings >
Emergency SOS.

Notify your emergency contacts. After an emergency SOS call ends, iPhone alerts your
emergency contacts that you made a call and sends them your current location (if
available).

Add or edit emergency contacts. .

Important:

You can use iPhone to make an emergency call in many locations, provided that

cellular service is available, but you should not rely on it for emergencies. Some

cellular networks may not accept an emergency call from iPhone if iPhone is not

activated, if iPhone is not compatible with or configured to operate on a particular

cellular network, or (when applicable) if iPhone does not have a SIM card or the SIM

card is PIN-locked.

In the U.S., location information (if determinable) may be accessed by emergency

Update your Medical ID in the Health app

service providers when you make an emergency call.

Review your carrierʼs emergency calling information to understand the limits of

emergency calling over Wi-Fi.

With CDMA, when an emergency call ends, iPhone enters emergency call mode for a

few minutes to allow a call back from emergency services. During this time, data

transmission and text messages are blocked.

Visual voicemail

Visual voicemail lets you see a list of your messages. You can choose which ones to
listen to, view transcriptions of messages, or delete them, without having to wade
through all of them. A badge on the Voicemail icon tells you how many unheard
messages you have. The first time you tap Voicemail, youʼre asked to create a voicemail
password and record your voicemail greeting.

Note: Voicemail transcription (beta) is available in English and depends on the quality of
the recording. You wonʼt see transcriptions for voicemails you received before you
upgraded iPhone to iOS 10.

Listen to a voicemail message. Tap Voicemail, then select a message. To listen again,
select the message, then tap . If visual voicemail isnʼt available with your service, tap
Voicemail, then follow the voice instructions.

Ask Siri. Say something like:

“Do I have any new voicemail?”

“Play the voicemail from Eliza”

Messages are saved until you delete them or your carrier erases them.

Delete a message. Swipe or tap the message, then tap Delete.

Note: In some areas, deleted messages may be permanently erased by your carrier. Your

voice messages may also be deleted if you change your SIM card.

Manage deleted messages. Tap Deleted Messages (at the end of the messages list),
then:

Listen to a deleted message: Tap the message.

Undelete a message: Tap the message and tap Undelete.

Delete messages permanently: Tap Clear All.

Share a message. Tap a message, then tap .

Update your greeting. Tap Voicemail, tap Greeting, tap Custom, then tap Record. Or, to

use your carrierʼs generic greeting, tap Default.

Set an alert sound for new voicemail. Go to Settings > Sounds.

Change the password. Go to Settings > Phone > Change Voicemail Password. If you

forgot your voicemail password, contact your wireless carrier.

Contacts

When viewing a contactʼs card, a quick tap lets you make a phone call, create an email
message, find the contactʼs location, and more. See

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See the phone number for your iPhone. Tap Contacts, then scroll to the top of your
contacts list.

3D Touch. To add a contact from the Home screen, press Phone, then choose the
Create New Contact quick action. See .

3D Touch

Use Contacts from within the Phone

Call forwarding, call waiting, and caller ID

Set up call forwarding, call waiting, or caller ID. (GSM) Go to Settings > Phone.

Call Forwarding: appears in the status bar when call forwarding is on. You must be

in range of the cellular network when you set iPhone to forward calls, or calls wonʼt

be forwarded.

Call Waiting: If youʼre on a call and call waiting is turned off, incoming calls go directly

to voicemail.

Caller ID: For FaceTime calls, your phone number is displayed even if caller ID is

turned off.

For CDMA accounts, contact your carrier for information about enabling and using these
features.

For more information, see the Apple Support article

other call features on iPhone

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Call forwarding, call waiting, and

Ringtones and vibrations

iPhone comes with ringtones that sound for incoming calls, Clock alarms, and the Clock
timer. You can also purchase ringtones from songs in the iTunes Store. See

rent, or redeem

Set the default ringtone. Go to Settings > Sounds & Haptics > Ringtone (models with
system haptics) or Settings > Sounds > Ringtone (other models). See

haptics

Assign different ringtones for the special people in your life. Go to Contacts, select a
contact, tap Edit, then tap Ringtone.

Turn the ringer on or off. Flip the switch on the side of iPhone.

Important: Clock alarms still sound when the Ring/Silent switch is set to silent.

Turn vibrate on or off. Go to Settings > Sounds & Haptics (models with system haptics)

or Settings > Sounds (other models).

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Sounds and

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Set the sound for new voicemail. Go to Settings > Sounds & Haptics > New Voicemail
(models with system haptics) or Settings > Sounds > New Voicemail (other models).

Safari

Browse the web

With Safari on iPhone, you can browse the web, add webpages to your reading list to
read later, and add page icons to the Home screen for quick access. If you sign in to
iCloud with the same Apple ID on all your devices, you can see pages you have open on
other devices, and keep your bookmarks, history, and reading list up to date on your
other devices.

Look before you leap. To see the URL of a link before you go there, touch and hold the
link.

3D Touch. To preview items, press a link to get a peek. Press a little deeper to open
it. See .3D Touch

Open a link in a new tab. Touch and hold the link, then tap Open in New Tab. Or, tap the
link with two fingers. To stay on the current tab whenever you open a link in a new tab, go
to Settings > Safari > Open Links, then tap In Background.

Browse open tabs. Tap . To close a tab, tap in the upper-left corner, or swipe the
tab to the left.

View tabs that are open on your other devices. If you sign in to iCloud with the same
Apple ID on all your devices, and you turn on Safari in Settings > [your name] > iCloud on
iPhone, you can view tabs that are open on your other devices. Tap , then scroll to the
list at the bottom. To close a tab, swipe left, then tap Close.

Reopen a recently closed tab. Tap , touch and hold , then choose from the list of
recently closed tabs.

Get back to the top. Tap the top edge of the screen to quickly return to the top of a long
page.

See more of the page. Turn iPhone to landscape orientation.

Refresh the page. Tap next to the address in the search field.

See a tabʼs history. Touch and hold or .

Share links. Tap .

View the desktop version of a site. To see the full desktop version of a site instead of

the mobile version, tap , then tap Request Desktop Site.

Block pop-ups. Go to Settings > Safari, then turn Block Pop-ups on or off.

Search the web

Search the web. Enter a URL or search term in the search field at the top of the page,
then tap a search suggestion, or tap Go on the keyboard to search for exactly what you
typed. If you donʼt want to see suggested search terms, go to Settings > Safari, then turn
off Search Engine Suggestions (below Search).

Quickly search a site youʼve visited before. Enter the name of the site, followed by
your search term. For example, enter “wiki einstein” to search Wikipedia for “einstein.”
Go to Settings > Safari > Quick Website Search to turn this feature on or off.

See your favorites when you enter an address, search, or create a new tab. Go to
Settings > Safari > Favorites, then select the folder containing your favorites.

Search the page. To find a specific word or phrase on the current page, tap , then tap
Find on Page. Enter the word or phrase in the search field to search. Tap to find other
instances.

Choose your search engine. Go to Settings > Safari > Search Engine.

Add bookmarks and favorites

Bookmark the current page. Tap (or touch and hold ), then tap Add Bookmark.

View and organize your bookmarks. Tap , then tap the Bookmarks tab. To create a

folder for bookmarks, tap Edit.

3D Touch. To quickly access your bookmarks from the Home screen, press the Safari
icon, then tap Show Bookmarks. See .

Add a webpage to your favorites. Open the page, tap , then tap Add to Favorites.

Quickly see your favorite and frequently visited sites. Tap the search field to see your

favorites. Scroll down to see frequently visited sites. (To avoid seeing a list of these sites,
go to Settings > Safari, then turn off Frequently Visited Sites.)

Edit your favorites. Tap , tap the Bookmarks tab, tap Favorites, then tap Edit to
delete, rename, or change the order of favorites.

Choose which favorites appear when you tap the search field. Go to Settings >
Safari > Favorites.

See your Mac bookmarks on iPhone. Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud, then turn
on Safari. Bookmarks on your Mac appear in Favorites on iPhone.

3D Touch

Add an icon for the current page to your Home screen. To quickly access the page
from your Home screen, tap , then tap Add to Home Screen. The icon appears only on
the device where you add it.

Save a reading list for later

Save interesting items in your reading list so you can revisit them later. You can read
pages in your reading list even when youʼre not connected to the Internet.

Add the current page to your reading list. Tap , then tap Add to Reading List.

Add a linked page without opening it. Touch and hold the link, then tap Add to Reading

List.

View your reading list. Tap , then tap .

Delete an item from your reading list. In your reading list, swipe the item to the left.

Automatically save all reading list items to iCloud for offline reading. Go to

Settings > Safari, then turn on Automatically Save Offline (below Reading List).

Fill in forms

When you sign in to a website, sign up for a service, or make a purchase, you can fill in a
web form using the onscreen keyboard, or have Safari fill it in for you using AutoFill.

Turn on AutoFill. Go to Settings > Safari > AutoFill.

Tired of always having to sign in? When youʼre asked if you want to save the password

for the site, tap Yes. The next time you visit, your user name and password are filled in for
you.

Sign in with a different identity. If you use multiple identities with a site and an
incorrect identity is filled in, tap Passwords above the keyboard, then select the identity
you prefer.

Fill in a form. Tap a field to bring up the keyboard. Tap or above the keyboard to
move from field to field.

Fill it in automatically. When you fill in contact information on a website that supports
AutoFill, tap AutoFill Contact above the keyboard. Tap Customize to edit and store your
information for next time. Or, tap Other Contact to fill in someone elseʼs information.

Add a credit card for purchases. Go to Settings > Safari > AutoFill > Saved Credit
Cards > Add Credit Card. To enter the information without typing, tap Use Camera, then
position iPhone so that your card appears in the frame. Also, when you make an online
purchase, you can allow Safari to save the credit card information. See .

iCloud Keychain

Use your credit card information. When you fill in credit card information, tap AutoFill
Credit Card above the keyboard. Enter your cardʼs security code, which isnʼt stored. For
greater security of your credit card information, for iPhone.

Submit a form. Tap Go, Search, or the link on the webpage.

use a passcode

Use Reader for distraction-free reading

Use Safari Reader to view a page without ads, navigation, or other distracting items.

Focus on content. Tap at the left end of the address field. If you donʼt see the icon,
Reader isnʼt available for the page youʼre looking at.

Share just the good stuff. To share just the article text and a link to it, tap while
viewing the page in Reader.

Return to the full page. Tap in the address field again.

Use Reader automatically. On a supported website, touch and hold . You can choose

to use Reader automatically on the current website or on all websites.

Privacy and security

Adjust Safari settings to keep your browsing activities to yourself and protect yourself
from malicious websites.

Control privacy and security settings for Safari. Go to Settings > Safari. Below Privacy
& Security, you can:

Prevent cross-site tracking: Safari limits third-party cookies and data by default. Turn

it off to allow cross-site tracking.

Block all cookies: To remove cookies already on iPhone, go to Settings > Safari >

Clear History and Website Data.

Ask websites not to track you: But beware—a website can choose not to honor the

request.

Get warnings about fraudulent websites: Safari displays a warning if youʼre visiting a

suspected phishing website.

Let Safari create and store secure passwords for you. When creating a new account,
tap the password field, tap Suggest Password, then tap Use Suggested Password.

View your saved passwords. Go to Settings > Accounts & Passwords, then enter your
iPhone passcode or use Touch ID.

Erase your browsing history and data from iPhone. Go to Settings > Safari > Clear
History and Website Data.

Visit sites without making history. Tap , then tap Private. Sites you visit arenʼt added
to History on iPhone and donʼt appear in the list of tabs on your other devices. To hide
the sites and exit Private Browsing Mode, tap , then tap Private again. The sites
reappear the next time you use Private Browsing Mode.

Messages

Send and receive messages

Use Messages to send and receive texts, photos, videos, and more through iMessage or
SMS/MMS services. With the iMessage service, you can enhance your messages with
bubble effects, invisible ink, full-screen effects, your own handwriting, Digital Touch,
iMessage apps, stickers, and more.

WARNING: For important information about avoiding distractions while driving, see

Important safety information

Ask Siri. Say something like:

“Send a message to Eliza saying how about tomorrow”

“Reply thatʼs great news”

“Read my messages”

“Read my last message from Bob”

Start a conversation. Tap . Enter the recipientʼs phone number or email address, or
tap and choose a contact. Tap the text field, then enter your message. Tap to send.

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Alternatively, to start a conversation from Mail, Calendar, or Notes, touch and hold a
phone number, then tap Message.

3D Touch. To start a conversation from the Home screen, press the Messages icon,
then tap New Message. See .

Send a message to a group. Tap , then enter multiple recipients.

To manage a group conversation, tap . You can name the conversation, add someone
to the conversation, or leave the conversation.

Note: An alert appears if a message canʼt be sent. Tap the alert to try sending the
message again.

Resume a conversation. Tap the conversation in the Messages list.

3D Touch. To preview a conversation and quickly respond, press the conversation in

the Messages list, swipe up, then choose a response. See .

Use emoji. When typing a message, tap or to switch to the Emoji keyboard. To

3D Touch

3D Touch

automatically replace text with emoji, tap the highlighted words. See

keyboards

Respond with a Tapback. To send a quick response that lets people know what youʼre
thinking, double-tap a message, then choose your response.

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Use international

View and manage conversation details. Tap . You can:

Tap a contact to view the contact card.

Perform quick actions such as making a phone call or FaceTime call.

Send your current location or share your location for a specified length of time.

Hide alerts.

Send read receipts.

View images and attachments.

Tip: To see what time a message was sent or received, drag a bubble to the left.

View the Messages list. Tap or swipe from the left edge. On the larger iPhone models,

you can see the Messages list and the selected conversation in landscape orientation.

Search conversations. Scroll to the top of the Messages list to reveal the search field,
then enter the text youʼre looking for. You can also search conversations from the Home
screen. See .

Delete a conversation. In the Messages list, swipe left on the conversation, then tap
Delete.

Note: You canʼt recover a deleted conversation.

Search

Set up iMessage and SMS/MMS

With the Messages app, you can exchange messages with other SMS and MMS devices
using your cellular connection on iPhone, and with other iOS devices and Mac computers
using iMessage.

iMessage is an Apple service that sends messages over Wi-Fi or cellular connections to
other iOS devices (with iOS 5 or later) and Mac computers (with OS X 10.8 or later).
These messages donʼt count against your messaging plan. Messages sent via iMessage
can include photos, videos, and other info. You can see when other people are typing,
and send read receipts to let them know when youʼve read their messages. For security,
messages sent via iMessage are encrypted before theyʼre sent.

iMessage texts appear in blue bubbles, and SMS/MMS texts appear in green bubbles. For
more information about SMS/MMS and iMessage, see the Apple Support article

Messages with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Sign in to iMessage. Go to Settings > Messages, then turn on iMessage.

If youʼre signed in to iMessage with the same Apple ID on all your devices, all the

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messages that you send and receive on iPhone can also appear on your other Apple
devices. Send a message from whichever device is closest to you, or to
start a conversation on one device and continue it on another.

Sign in to iMessage on your Mac and other Apple devices using the same Apple ID.

use Handoff

iOS devices: Go to Settings > Messages, then turn on iMessage.

Mac: Open Messages. If youʼre signing in for the first time, enter your Apple ID and

password, then click Sign In. If you signed in before and want to use a different

Apple ID, choose Messages > Preferences, click Accounts, then select iMessage in

the Accounts list.

With Continuity, all the SMS/MMS messages that you send and receive on iPhone can
also appear on your other iOS devices and your Mac. For more information, see the Apple
Support article .

Use Continuity to connect your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac

Share photos, videos, and audio

With iMessage or MMS, you can send messages with photos, videos, and audio. Your
carrier determines the size limit of attachments; iPhone may compress photo and video
attachments when necessary.

Send a photo or video. Tap . You can:

Quickly take a photo from within Messages: Frame the shot in the viewfinder, then

tap .

Choose a recent photo or video: Swipe left to browse through recent shots.

Take a photo or video using Camera: Tap Camera.

Choose a photo or video from your Photo Library: Tap Photo Library.

Then, tap to send or to cancel.

Mark up a photo. Tap the photo in the message bubble, then tap Markup. Draw on the
photo with the Markup tools. See .

Find and share trending photos and videos from the web. See .

Use Markup

iMessage apps

Send an audio message. Touch and hold to record an audio message, then lift your
finger to stop recording. Tap to listen to your message before you send it. Tap to
send or to cancel.

Note: To save space, iPhone automatically deletes audio messages two minutes after
you listen to them, unless you tap Keep. To always keep them, go to Settings >
Messages > Expire (below Audio Messages), then tap Never.

Raise iPhone to listen or reply to an audio message. Raise iPhone to your ear to play
incoming audio messages; raise it again to reply. To turn this feature on or off, go to
Settings > Messages, then turn off Raise to Listen.

Forward a message or attachment. Touch and hold a message or attachment, tap
More, select additional items if desired, then tap .

Share, save, or print an attachment. Tap the attachment, then tap .

Copy an attachment. Touch and hold the attachment, then tap Copy.

Share items from another app. In the other app, tap Share or , then tap Message.

Delete a message or attachment. Touch and hold a message or attachment, tap More,

select additional items if desired, then tap .

iMessage apps

With iMessage apps, you can decorate a conversation with stickers, schedule dinner and
a movie, share a song, and more—all without leaving Messages. Expand your options by
downloading more iMessage apps from the App Store.

Browse and download iMessage apps. Tap , then tap .

Use an iMessage app. Tap an app to open it, then tap an item to add it to the message

bubble. Add a comment if you want, then tap to send or to cancel.

Decorate with stickers. Tap a stickers app to open it, touch and hold a sticker, then
drag it anywhere in the conversation. Before you release, you can:

Adjust the angle: Rotate a second finger around the finger dragging the sticker.

Adjust the size: Move a second finger closer to or away from the finger dragging the

sticker.

You can place the sticker on top of a message bubble, put it on another sticker, or even
dress up a photo.

See text covered by a sticker. Double tap the sticker.

See sticker details. Touch and hold a sticker, then tap Sticker Details. You can:

See who sent the sticker.

View the iMessage app that sent the sticker.

Delete the sticker—swipe left, then tap Delete.

Manage iMessage apps. Tap , then tap Edit. You can:

Reorder apps: Drag .

Add an app to your Favorites: Tap .

Remove an app from your Favorites: Tap .

Hide an app: Turn the app off.

Delete an iMessage app. Tap , swipe left on the iMessage app, then tap Delete.

Digital Touch

With iMessage, you can use Digital Touch to send sketches, taps, kisses, heartbeats, and
more. You can even add a Digital Touch effect to a photo or video.

Sketch. Tap , tap , then draw with one finger. You can change the color, then start
drawing again. Tap to send.

Express your feelings. Tap , then use gestures on the canvas to send a Digital Touch
effect. Your feelings are sent automatically when you finish the gesture:

Tap: Tap with one finger to create a burst of color. You can change the color, then tap

again.

Fireball: Touch and hold with one finger.

Kiss: Tap with two fingers.

Heartbeat: Touch and hold with two fingers.

Heartbreak: Touch and hold with two fingers until you see a heartbeat, then drag

down to break the heart.

Note: If you have Apple Watch or another sensor that records heartbeat data, Messages
may use the recorded data when you send a Digital Touch heartbeat.

Add a Digital Touch effect to a photo or video. Tap , then tap . Tap to take a
photo or to record a video. Add a Digital Touch effect, such as a sketch or kiss, then
tap to send.