Personal safety overview
If you want to review, limit, stop, or prevent others from accessing your Apple devices, account, or personal information, this guide can help.
Note: This resource applies primarily to Apple devices with the latest operating systems (iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS 26) but also applies to Apple Watch and HomePod.
Not sure what you need?
The Get safe guide can help with immediate solutions.
The Stay safe guide can help with planning ahead.
Looking for a specific solution?
Review and manage what you’re sharing (and with whom) using Safety Check or Checklists (see below).
Access all of the content in this guide using the search field or table of contents (top left of every guide page), or use our topic-based indexes for more guidance.
Safety Check
Safety Check offers an easy way to quickly review and manage the information you’re sharing with apps and individuals—all on your iPhone with iOS 16 or later. To find your iOS version, go to Settings > General > About. To update, see Update your Apple software.
To access Safety Check, use your iPhone to go to Settings 
> Privacy & Security > Safety Check.
To learn more about Safety Check (requirements, directions, FAQs), see Safety Check in this guide.
Checklists
While many find Safety Check easier to use, Apple also offers checklists to help you manually review and manage what you’re sharing:
Safety Considerations
Changes you make to sharing or access may be noticed by others. Look for this symbol 
throughout the guide for safety-related information you may want to consider before you take action.
See Safety considerations for important things to know before you make changes or delete information.
Offline help
If you want to reference this information later offline, you can:
Download the full guide as a PDF using the Download this guide link (bottom left of all guide pages).
Print individual pages using ⌘-P or Control-click > Print Page. To keep links clickable in your downloaded copy, choose Save as PDF in the lower-left PDF menu in your printer window.
Other concerns
Here to Help: Connect with organizations that can provide support.
Apple related support resources: Get more information and support for Apple related concerns.
Apple Support: Access solutions for all of your Apple products and services—including user guides, forgotten password help, and more.
This guide is updated regularly to provide you with the information you need to feel safe and secure while using Apple products. See What’s new.