iPhone User Guide
- Welcome
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- Supported models
- iPhone 8
- iPhone 8 Plus
- iPhone X
- iPhone XR
- iPhone XS
- iPhone XS Max
- iPhone 11
- iPhone 11 Pro
- iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone SE (2nd generation)
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone SE (3rd generation)
- iPhone 14
- iPhone 14 Plus
- iPhone 14 Pro
- iPhone 14 Pro Max
- What’s new in iOS 16
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- Adjust the volume
- Multitask with Picture in Picture
- Access features from the Lock Screen
- View activities in the Dynamic Island
- Perform quick actions
- Search from the Home Screen or Lock Screen
- Use AirDrop to send items
- Take a screenshot or screen recording
- Get information about your iPhone
- View or change cellular data settings
- Travel with iPhone
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- Change sounds and vibrations
- Change the wallpaper
- Adjust the screen brightness and color balance
- Keep the iPhone display on longer
- Magnify the screen
- Change the name of your iPhone
- Change the date and time
- Change the language and region
- Use and customize Control Center
- Change or lock the screen orientation
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- Calculator
- Compass
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- Set up FaceTime
- Make and receive calls
- Create a FaceTime link
- Take a Live Photo
- Turn on Live Captions in a FaceTime call
- Use other apps during a call
- Make a Group FaceTime call
- View participants in a grid
- Use SharePlay to watch, listen, and play together
- Share your screen
- Hand off a FaceTime call to another device
- Change the video settings
- Change the audio settings
- Add camera effects
- Leave a call or switch to Messages
- Block unwanted callers
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- Intro to Home
- Upgrade to the new Home architecture
- Set up accessories
- Control accessories
- Control your home using Siri
- Configure HomePod
- Control your home remotely
- Create and use scenes
- Create an automation
- Configure cameras
- Face Recognition
- Unlock your door with a home key
- Configure a router
- Share controls with others
- Add more homes
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- View maps
- Get rides
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- Set up Messages
- Send and reply to messages
- Unsend and edit messages
- Keep track of messages and conversations
- Forward and share messages
- Start a group conversation
- Add photos and videos
- Send and receive content
- Watch, listen, or play together using SharePlay
- Collaborate on projects
- Animate messages
- Use iMessage apps
- Use Memoji
- Send recorded audio messages
- Send a Digital Touch effect
- Send, receive, and request money with Apple Cash
- Change notifications
- Block, filter, and report messages
- Delete messages
- Recover deleted messages
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- View photos
- Play videos and slideshows
- Delete or hide photos and videos
- Edit photos and videos
- Trim video length and adjust slow motion
- Edit Cinematic mode videos
- Edit Live Photos
- Edit Portrait mode photos
- Use photo albums
- Edit and organize albums
- Filter and sort photos and videos in albums
- Duplicate and copy photos and videos
- Find and delete duplicate photos and videos
- Search for Photos
- Find and identify people in Photos
- Browse photos by location
- Share photos and videos
- Share long videos
- View photos and videos shared with you
- Use Live Text to interact with content in a photo or video
- Use Visual Look Up to identify objects in your photos
- Lift a subject from the photo background
- Watch memories
- Personalize your memories
- Manage memories and featured photos
- Import photos and videos
- Print photos
- Shortcuts
- Tips
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- Keep cards and passes in Wallet
- Set up Apple Pay
- Use Apple Pay for contactless payments
- Use Apple Pay in apps, App Clips, and Safari
- Use Apple Cash
- Use Apple Card
- Use Savings
- Manage payment cards and activity
- Pay for transit
- Use digital keys
- Use your driver’s license or state ID
- Use student ID cards
- Apple Account Card
- Add and use passes
- Manage passes
- Use COVID-19 vaccination cards
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- Share your internet connection
- Allow phone calls on your iPad, iPod touch, and Mac
- Use iPhone as a webcam
- Hand off tasks between devices
- Wirelessly stream video, photos, and audio to Mac
- Cut, copy, and paste between iPhone and other devices
- Connect iPhone and your computer with a cable
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- Transfer files between devices
- Transfer files with email, messages, or AirDrop
- Automatically keep files up to date with iCloud
- Transfer files with an external storage device
- Use a file server to share files between your iPhone and computer
- Share files with a cloud storage service
- Sync content or transfer files with the Finder or iTunes
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- Intro to CarPlay
- Connect to CarPlay
- Use Siri
- Use your vehicle’s built-in controls
- Get turn-by-turn directions
- Report traffic incidents
- Change the map view
- Make phone calls
- Play music
- View your calendar
- Send and receive text messages
- Announce incoming text messages
- Play podcasts
- Play audiobooks
- Listen to news stories
- Control your home
- Use other apps with CarPlay
- Rearrange icons on CarPlay Home
- Change settings in CarPlay
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- Get started with accessibility features
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- Turn on and practice VoiceOver
- Change your VoiceOver settings
- Learn VoiceOver gestures
- Operate iPhone when VoiceOver is on
- Control VoiceOver using the rotor
- Use the onscreen keyboard
- Write with your finger
- Use VoiceOver with an Apple external keyboard
- Use a braille display
- Type onscreen braille
- Customize gestures and keyboard shortcuts
- Use VoiceOver with a pointer device
- Use VoiceOver for images and videos
- Use VoiceOver in apps
- Zoom
- Display & Text Size
- Motion
- Spoken Content
- Audio Descriptions
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- Use built-in privacy and security protections
- Keep your Apple ID secure
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- Sign in with passkeys
- Sign in with Apple
- Automatically fill in strong passwords
- Change weak or compromised passwords
- View your passwords and related information
- Share passkeys and passwords securely with AirDrop
- Make your passkeys and passwords available on all your devices
- Automatically fill in verification codes
- Automatically fill in SMS passcodes
- Sign in with fewer CAPTCHA challenges on iPhone
- Manage two-factor authentication for your Apple ID
- Use security keys
- Create and manage Hide My Email addresses
- Protect your web browsing with iCloud Private Relay
- Use a private network address
- Use Advanced Data Protection
- Lockdown Mode
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- Important safety information
- Important handling information
- Find more resources for software and service
- FCC compliance statement
- ISED Canada compliance statement
- Ultra Wideband information
- Class 1 Laser information
- Apple and the environment
- Disposal and recycling information
- Unauthorized modification of iOS
- Copyright
Edit photos and videos on iPhone
After you take a photo or video, use the tools in the Photos app 
to edit it on your iPhone. You can adjust the light and color, crop, rotate, add a filter, and more. If you don’t like how your changes look, tap Cancel to revert back to the original.
When you use iCloud Photos, any edits you make to your photos and videos are saved across all your devices.
Adjust light and color
In Photos, tap a photo or video thumbnail to view it in full screen.
Tap Edit, then swipe left under the photo to view the effects you can edit such as Exposure, Brilliance, Highlights, and Shadows.
Tap the effect you want to edit, then drag the slider to make precise adjustments.
The level of adjustment you make for each effect is indicated by the outline around the button, so you can see at a glance which effects have been increased or decreased. Tap the effect button to toggle between the edited effect and the original.
Tap Done to save your edits, or if you don’t like your changes, tap Cancel, then tap Discard Changes.
Tip: Tap 
to automatically edit your photos or videos with effects.
Crop, rotate, or flip a photo or video
In Photos, tap a photo or video thumbnail to view it in full screen.
Tap Edit, tap
, then do any of the following :Crop manually: Drag the rectangle corners to enclose the area you want to keep in the photo, or you can pinch the photo open or closed.
Crop to a standard preset ratio: Tap
, then choose an option such as square, 16:9, or 5:4.Rotate: Tap
to rotate the photo 90 degrees.Flip: Tap
to flip the image horizontally.
Tap Done to save your edits, or if you don’t like your changes, tap Cancel, then tap Discard Changes.
Straighten and adjust perspective
In Photos, tap a photo or video thumbnail to view it in full screen.
Tap Edit, then tap
.Swipe left under the photo to view the effects you can edit: Straighten, Vertical, or Horizontal.
Tap the effect you want to edit, then drag the slider to make precise adjustments.
The level of adjustment you make for each effect is displayed by the outline around the button, so you can see at a glance which effects have been increased or decreased. Tap the button to toggle between the edited effect and the original.
Tap Done to save your edits, or if you don’t like your changes, tap Cancel, then tap Discard Changes.
Apply filter effects
In Photos, tap a photo or video thumbnail to view it in full screen.
Tap Edit, then tap
to apply filter effects such as Vivid, Dramatic, or Silvertone.Tap a filter, then drag the slider to adjust the effect.
To compare the edited photo to the original, tap the photo.
Tap Done to save your edits, or if you don’t like your changes, tap Cancel, then tap Discard Changes.
Undo and redo edits
As you edit a photo or video, tap 
and 
at the top of the screen to undo and redo multiple edit steps.
Tip: You can tap the photo or video to compare the edited version to the original.
Copy and paste edits to multiple photos
You can copy the edits you made to one photo (or video) and paste them onto another photo, or a batch or photos, all at once.
Open the photo or video that contains the edits you want to copy.
Tap
, then tap Copy Edits.Tap
to return to your library.Tap Select, then tap the thumbnails of the photos you want to paste the edits onto. Or, open a single photo or video.
Tap
, then tap Paste Edits.
Revert an edited photo or video
After you edit a photo or video and save your changes, you can revert to the original.
Open the edited photo or video, then tap
.Tap Revert to Original.
Change the date, time, or location
You can change the date, time, and location that’s stored within the photo or video’s metadata information. See See photo and video information.
Open the photo or video, then tap
.Tap Adjust Date & Time or Adjust Location.
Enter the new information, then tap Adjust.
To change the date, time, or location of a batch of photos, tap Select, tap the thumbnails you want to change, then follow the steps above.
You can revert a photo or video to its original date, time, or location. Tap , tap Adjust Date & Time or Adjust Location, then tap Revert.
Write or draw on a photo
In Photos, tap a photo to view it in full screen.
Tap Edit, then tap
.Annotate the photo using the different drawing tools and colors. Tap
to magnify or add a caption, text, shapes, or even your signature.Tap Done to save your edits, or if you don’t like your changes, tap Cancel.