iPhone User Guide
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iPhone User Guide
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What’s new in iOS 13
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Supported models
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Wake and unlock
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Learn basic gestures
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Learn gestures for iPhone X and later
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View previews and quick actions menus
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Explore the Home screen and apps
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Change common settings
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Take a screenshot or screen recording
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Adjust the volume
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Change the sounds and vibrations
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Search for content
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Use and customize Control Center
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View and organize Today View
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Access features from the Lock screen
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Travel with iPhone
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Charge and monitor the battery
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Learn the meaning of the status icons
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Calculator
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Compass
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View photos and videos
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Edit photos and videos
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Edit Live Photos
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Edit Portrait mode photos
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Organize photos in albums
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Search in Photos
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Share photos and videos
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View Memories
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Find people in Photos
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Browse photos by location
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Use iCloud Photos
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Share photos with iCloud Shared Albums
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Use My Photo Stream
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Import photos and videos
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Print photos
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Shortcuts
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Stocks
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Tips
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Weather
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Accessories included with iPhone
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Connect Bluetooth devices
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Share audio with AirPods and Beats headphones
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Stream audio and video to other devices
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Control audio on multiple devices
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AirPrint
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Use Apple EarPods
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Apple Watch
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Use Magic Keyboard
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Wireless charging
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Handoff
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Use Universal Clipboard
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Make and receive Wi-Fi calls
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Use iPhone as a Wi-Fi hotspot
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Share your iPhone Internet connection
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Connect iPhone and your computer using USB
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Sync iPhone with your computer
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Transfer files with your computer
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Intro to CarPlay
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Connect to CarPlay
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Use Siri
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Use your car’s built-in controls
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Get turn-by-turn directions
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Change the map view
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Make phone calls
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Play music
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View your calendar
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Send and receive text messages
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Play podcasts
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Play audiobooks
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Control your home
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Use other apps with CarPlay
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Rearrange icons on CarPlay Home
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Change settings in CarPlay
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Restart iPhone
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Force restart iPhone
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Update iOS
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Back up iPhone
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Return iPhone settings to their defaults
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Restore all content from a backup
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Restore purchased and deleted items
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Sell or give away your iPhone
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Erase all content and settings
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Restore iPhone to factory settings
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Install or remove configuration profiles
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Get started with accessibility features
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Turn on and practice VoiceOver
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Change your VoiceOver settings
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Learn VoiceOver gestures
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Operate iPhone using VoiceOver gestures
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Control VoiceOver using the rotor
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Use the onscreen keyboard
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Write with your finger
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Control VoiceOver with Magic Keyboard
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Type onscreen braille using VoiceOver
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Use a braille display
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Customize gestures and keyboard shortcuts
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Use VoiceOver in apps
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Zoom
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Magnifier
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Display & Text Size
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Motion
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Spoken Content
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Audio Descriptions
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Important safety information
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Important handling information
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Get information about your iPhone
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View or change cellular settings
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Find more resources for software and service
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FCC compliance statement
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ISED Canada compliance statement
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Ultra Wideband information
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Class 1 Laser information
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Apple and the environment
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Disposal and recycling information
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Copyright
Operate iPhone using VoiceOver gestures
When VoiceOver is on, you need to use special gestures to unlock iPhone, go to the Home screen, open Control Center, switch apps, and more.
Unlock iPhone
Models with Face ID: Wake iPhone and glance at it, then drag up from the bottom edge of the screen until you feel a vibration or hear two rising tones.
Models with Touch ID: Press the Home button.
If prompted, enter your passcode. To avoid having your passcode spoken as you enter it, enter your passcode silently using handwriting mode or type onscreen braille.
Go to the Home screen
iPhone X and later: Drag one finger up from the bottom edge of the screen until you feel a vibration or hear two rising tones, then lift your finger.
Other models: Press the Home button.
Switch to another app
Swipe right or left with four fingers to cycle through the open apps.
Alternatively, you can use the App Switcher:
Open the App Switcher using one of the following methods:
iPhone X and later: Drag one finger up from the bottom edge of the screen until you feel the second vibration or hear three tones, then lift your finger.
Other models: Double-click the Home button.
To browse the open apps, swipe left or right until the app you want is selected.
Double-tap to open the app.
Open Control Center
iPhone X and later: Drag one finger down from the top edge of the screen until you feel a vibration or hear the second tone.
All models: Tap any item in the status bar, then swipe up with three fingers. Or touch and hold the bottom of the screen until you hear a tone, then swipe up.
To dismiss Control Center, do a two-finger scrub.
View notifications
iPhone X and later: Drag one finger down from the top edge of the screen until you feel the second vibration or hear the third tone.
To dismiss the notifications screen, do a two-finger scrub.
All models: Tap any item in the status bar, then swipe down with three fingers. Or touch and hold the top of the screen until you hear a tone, then swipe down.
To dismiss the notifications screen, do a two-finger scrub.
Speak status bar information
Tap the status bar at the top of the screen.
Swipe left or right to hear the time, battery state, Wi-Fi signal strength, and more.
Rearrange apps on your Home screen
Use one of the following methods:
Drag and drop: Tap an icon on the Home screen, then double-tap and hold your finger on the screen until you hear three rising tones. The item’s relative location is described as you drag. Lift your finger when the icon is in its new location. Drag an icon to the edge of the screen to move it to another Home screen.
Move actions: Tap an app, then swipe down to hear available actions. When you hear “Edit Mode,” double-tap to start arranging apps. Find the app you want to move, then swipe down to the Move action and double-tap. Move the VoiceOver cursor to the new destination for the app, then choose from the available actions: Cancel Move, Create New Folder, Add to Folder, Move Before, or Move After.
When you’re finished, tap Done, then double-tap.
Search from the Home screen
Tap anywhere on the Home screen outside the status bar.
Swipe down with three fingers.