iPhone: About General Settings

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Brightness

Screen brightness affects battery life. Dim the screen to extend the time before you need to recharge iPhone. Or use Auto-Brightness, which is designed to conserve battery life.

Adjust the screen brightness

    Choose Brightness and drag the slider.

Set whether iPhone adjusts screen brightness automatically

    Choose Brightness and turn Auto-Brightness on or off. If Auto-Brightness is on, iPhone adjusts the screen brightness for current light conditions.

Wallpaper

You see a wallpaper background picture when you unlock iPhone or when you've on a call with someone you don't have a photo for.

    Choose Wallpaper and choose a picture.

Date and Time

These settings apply to the time shown in the status bar at the top of the screen, world clocks, and calendar.

Set whether iPhone shows 24-hour time or 12-hour time

    Choose General > Date & Time and turn 24-Hour Time on or off.

Set whether iPhone sets the date and time automatically

    Choose General > Date & Time and turn Set Automatically on or off.

    If iPhone is set to update the time automatically, it gets the correct time over the cell network, and updates it for the time zone you're in.

Set the time manually

    Choose General > Date & Time and turn Set Automatically off. Then enter a time zone, date, and time.

Turn on Calendar time zone support

    Choose General > Date & Time and turn Time Zone Support on. When Time Zone Support is on, Calendar displays event dates and times in the time zone set for your calendars. When Time Zone Support is off, Calendar displays events in the time zone of your current location.

Auto-Lock

Locking iPhone turns off the display. Nothing happens if you touch the screen. You can still receive calls and text messages, an you can adjust the volume and use the mic button on the iPhone Stereo headset when listening to music or on a call.

Set the amount of time before iPhone locks

    Choose General > Auto-Lock and choose a time.

Passcode Lock

By default, iPhone doesn't require you to enter a passcode to unlock it.

Set a passcode

    Choose General > Passcode Lock and enter a 4-digit passcode. iPhone then requires you to enter the passcode to unlock it.

Turn passcode lock off or change the passcode

    Choose General > Passcode Lock and tap Turn Passcode Off or Change Passcode, then enter the current passcode.

Last Modified: Feb 18, 2012

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