iPhone User Guide For iOS 7 (October 2013)
Contents 8 8 9 10 10 12 Chapter 1: iPhone at a Glance 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 17 17 18 19 19 19 20 Chapter 2: Getting Started 21 21 23 25 27 28 29 29 30 31 31 31 32 32 33 33 34 34 35 Chapter 3: Basics iPhone overview Accessories Multi-Touch screen Buttons Status icons Install the SIM card Set up and activate iPhone Connect iPhone to your computer Connect to Wi-Fi Connect to the Internet Set up mail and other accounts Apple ID Manage content on your iOS devices iCloud Sync with iTunes Date and time
5 36 38 39 Privacy Security Charge and monitor the battery Travel with iPhone 40 40 41 41 42 Chapter 4: Siri 43 43 46 47 47 47 47 48 Chapter 5: Phone 49 49 50 50 51 51 52 52 53 53 Chapter 6: Mail 54 54 54 55 56 56 56 57 57 58 58 Chapter 7: Safari 59 59 60 60 62 62 62 63 Chapter 8: Music Make requests Tell Siri about yourself Make corrections Siri settings Phone calls Visual voicemail Contacts Call forwarding, call waiting, and caller ID Ringtones and vibrations International calls Phone se
63 64 64 65 Siri and Voice Control iTunes Match Home Sharing Music settings 66 66 66 67 68 68 Chapter 9: Messages 69 69 70 70 71 71 Chapter 10: Calendar 72 72 73 73 74 75 76 76 76 Chapter 11: Photos 77 77 78 79 79 80 Chapter 12: Camera 81 Chapter 13: Weather 83 83 84 Chapter 14: Clock 85 85 86 86 87 87 Chapter 15: Maps 88 88 89 Chapter 16: Videos SMS, MMS, and iMessages Send and receive messages Manage conversations Share photos, videos, and more Messages settings Calendar at a gla
89 90 Control playback Videos settings 91 91 92 Chapter 17: Notes 93 94 94 94 Chapter 18: Reminders 95 Chapter 19: Stocks 97 97 98 98 Chapter 20: Game Center 99 99 Chapter 21: Newsstand 100 100 100 101 101 Chapter 22: iTunes Store 102 102 103 103 104 Chapter 23: App Store Notes at a glance Use notes in multiple accounts Scheduled reminders Location reminders Reminders settings Game Center at a glance Play games with friends Game Center settings Newsstand at a glance iTunes Store at a
112 Manage calls 113 113 114 114 115 Chapter 28: Contacts 116 Chapter 29: Calculator 117 117 117 118 118 Chapter 30: Nike + iPod 119 119 120 120 121 121 Chapter 31: Podcasts 122 122 123 123 133 134 134 134 134 135 135 135 135 136 137 137 137 137 137 137 138 141 142 142 142 142 142 142 Appendix A: Accessibility Contacts at a glance Use Contacts with Phone Add contacts Contacts settings At a glance Link and calibrate your sensor Work out Nike + iPod Settings Podcasts at a glance Get podcasts
143 Appendix B: iPhone in Business 143 Mail, Contacts, and Calendar 143 Network access 143 Apps 145 Appendix C: International Keyboards 145 Use international keyboards 146 Special input methods 147 147 149 150 150 150 151 151 151 152 153 153 154 154 155 155 156 157 Appendix D: Safety, Handling, & Support Important safety information Important handling information iPhone Support site Restart or reset iPhone Reset iPhone settings Get information about your iPhone Usage information Disabled iPhone Back up
1 iPhone at a Glance iPhone overview This guide describes the features of iOS 7, and of iPhone 4, iPhone 4s, iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, and iPhone 5s.
Your iPhone features and apps may vary depending on the model of iPhone you have, and on your location, language, and carrier. To find out which features are supported in your area, see www.apple.com/ios/feature-availability. Note: Apps 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. Accessories The following accessories are included with iPhone: Apple headset.
Multi-Touch screen A few simple gestures—tap, drag, swipe, and pinch/stretch—are all you need to use iPhone and its apps. Buttons Most of the buttons you use with iPhone are virtual ones on the touchscreen. A few physical buttons control basic functions, such as turning iPhone on or adjusting the volume. Sleep/Wake button When you’re not using iPhone, press the Sleep/Wake button to lock iPhone.
See apps you’ve opened. Double-click the Home button. See Start at home on page 21. Use Siri (iPhone 4s or later) or Voice Control. Press and hold the Home button. See Voice Control on page 28 and Chapter 4, Siri, on page 40. On iPhone 5s, you can use the sensor in the Home button to read your fingerprint, instead of using your passcode or Apple ID. See Touch ID sensor on page 37. You can also use the Home button to turn accessibility features on or off. See Accessibility Shortcut on page 123.
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 silence on page 31. Use Do Not Disturb. You can also silence calls, alerts, and notifications using Do Not Disturb.
Status icon What it means Portrait orientation lock The iPhone screen is locked in portrait orientation. See Change the screen orientation on page 23. Alarm An alarm is set. See Alarms and timers on page 84. Location Services An item is using Location Services. See Privacy on page 35. 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. No icon: Bluetooth is turned off.
Getting Started · 2 WARNING: To avoid injury, read Important safety information on page 147 before using iPhone. Install the SIM card If you were given a SIM card to install, install it before setting up iPhone. Important: A Micro-SIM card (iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s) or a Nano-SIM card (iPhone 5 or later) is required in order to use cellular services when connecting to GSM networks and some CDMA networks.
You can also restore from an iCloud or iTunes backup during setup. Note: If you turn on Find My iPhone during setup, Activation Lock will be turned on in order to help deter theft. See Find My iPhone on page 38. Some carriers let you unlock iPhone for use with their network. To see if your carrier offers this option, see support.apple.com/kb/HT1937. Contact your carrier for authorization and setup information. You need to connect iPhone to iTunes to complete the process. Additional fees may apply.
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 and look for “Set up an AirPort base station.” Tap your base station and the Setup Assistant will do 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.
Manage content on your iOS devices You can transfer information and files between your iOS devices and computers, using iCloud or iTunes. •• iCloud stores content such as music, photos, calendars, contacts, documents, and more, and wirelessly pushes it to your other iOS devices and computers, keeping everything up to date. See iCloud below. •• iTunes syncs music, video, photos, and more, between your computer and iPhone. Changes you make on one device are copied to the other when you sync.
•• Backup—Back up iPhone to iCloud automatically when connected to power and Wi-Fi. All iCloud data and backups sent over the Internet are encrypted. See Back up iPhone on page 152. •• Find My iPhone—Locate your iPhone on a map, display a message, play a sound, lock the screen, or remotely wipe the data. Find My iPhone includes Activation Lock, which requires your Apple ID and password in order to turn off Find My iPhone or erase your device.
Tips for syncing with iTunes on your computer Connect iPhone to your computer, select it in iTunes, and set options in the different panes. •• In the Summary pane, you can set iTunes to automatically sync iPhone when it’s attached to your computer. To temporarily override this setting, hold down Command and Option (Mac) or Shift and Control (PC) until you see iPhone appear in the iTunes window.
View this user guide on iPhone You can view the iPhone User Guide on iPhone in Safari, and in the free iBooks app. View the user guide in Safari. Tap , then tap the iPhone User Guide bookmark. •• Add an icon for the guide to the Home screen: Tap , then tap “Add to Home Screen.” •• View the guide in a different language: Tap “Change Language” at the bottom of the home page. View the user guide in iBooks. If you haven’t installed iBooks, open App Store, then search for and install iBooks.
Basics 3 Use apps All the apps that come with iPhone—as well as the apps you download from the App Store—are on the Home screen. Start at home Tap an app to open it. Press the Home button to return to the Home screen. Swipe left or right to see other screens.
Multitasking iPhone lets you run many apps at the same time. View your running apps. Double-click the Home button to reveal the multitasking display. Swipe left or right to see more. To switch to another app, tap it. Close an app. If an app isn’t working properly, you can force it to quit. Drag the app up from the multitasking display. Then try opening the app again. If you have lots of apps, you can use Spotlight to find and open them. Pull down the center of the Home screen to see the search field.
Change the screen orientation Many apps give you a different view when you rotate iPhone. 9:41 AM 100% 9:41 AM 100% To lock the screen in portrait orientation, swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open Control Center, then tap . Customize iPhone Arrange your apps Arrange apps. Touch and hold any app on the Home screen until it jiggles, then drag apps around. Drag an app to the edge of the screen to move it to a different Home screen, or to the Dock at the bottom of the screen.
Organize with folders Create a folder. While arranging apps, drag one app onto another. Tap the name of the folder to rename it. Drag apps to add or remove them. Press the Home button when you finish. You can have multiple pages of apps in a folder. Delete a folder. Drag out all the apps—the folder deletes automatically. Change the wallpaper Wallpaper settings let you set an image or photo as wallpaper for the Lock screen or Home screen. Change the wallpaper. Go to Settings > Brightness & Wallpaper.
Type text The onscreen keyboard lets you enter text when needed. Enter text 9:41 AM 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 isn’t entered until you release your finger from the key. You can also use an Apple Wireless Keyboard to enter text. See Use an Apple Wireless Keyboard on page 26. To dictate instead of typing, see Dictate on page 27.
Edit text Revise text. Touch and hold the text to show the magnifying glass, then drag to position the insertion point. 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.
Save your batteries. Turn off Bluetooth and the wireless keyboard when not in use. You can turn off Bluetooth in Control Center. To turn off the keyboard, hold down the On/off switch until the green light goes off. Unpair a wireless keyboard. Go to Settings > Bluetooth, tap tap “Forget this Device.” next to the keyboard name, then See Bluetooth devices on page 34.
•• 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 on … no space off—to run a series of words together •• smiley—to insert :-) •• frowny—to insert :-( •• winky—to insert ;-) Voice Control Make phone calls and control music pla
Search Many apps include a search field where you can type to find something that the app knows about. With Spotlight Search, you can search all the apps at once. Search iPhone. Drag down the middle of any Home screen to reveal the search field. Results occur as you type; to hide the keyboard and see more results on the screen, tap Search. Tap an item in the list to open it. You can also use Spotlight Search to find and open apps. Choose which apps and content are searched.
Alerts and Notification Center Alerts Alerts let you know about important events. They can appear briefly at the top of the screen, or remain in the center of the screen until you acknowledge them. 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 there’s a problem—such as a message that couldn’t be sent—an exclamation mark appears on the badge.
For example, in the United States, iPhone 4s or later can receive presidential alerts and you can turn AMBER and Emergency Alerts (which includes both Severe and Extreme Imminent Threat alerts) on or off (they’re on by default). In Japan, iPhone 4 or later 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. Close Notification Center. Swipe up.
AirDrop (iPhone 5 or later) lets you share your photos, videos, interesting websites, locations, and other items wirelessly with other nearby iOS 7 devices that support AirDrop. AirDrop requires an iCloud account, and transfers info using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. You must be on the same Wi-Fi network, or within approximately 30 feet (10 meters) of the other device. Transfers are encrypted for security. Share an item using AirDrop. Tap Share or , then tap AirDrop and tap the name of a nearby AirDrop user.
•• USB: Connect your iPhone to your computer using the cable that came with it. In your computer’s Network preferences, choose iPhone and configure the network settings. •• Bluetooth: On iPhone, go to Settings > Bluetooth and turn on Bluetooth. To pair and connect iPhone with your device, refer to the documentation that came with your computer. Note: When a device is connected, a blue band appears at the top of the iPhone screen.
Use an Apple headset The Apple EarPods with Remote and Mic (iPhone 5 or later) and the Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic (iPhone 4s or earlier) feature a microphone, volume buttons, and the center button, which lets you answer and end calls or control audio and video playback, even when iPhone is locked. Center button Use the center button to control music playback. •• Pause a song or video: Press the center button. Press again to resume playback.
Connect to a Bluetooth device. Tap the device in the Devices list, then follow the onscreen instructions to connect to it. See the documentation that came with the device for information about Bluetooth pairing. For information about using an Apple Wireless Keyboard, see Use an Apple Wireless Keyboard on page 26. iPhone must be within about 30 feet (10 meters) of the Bluetooth device. Return audio output to iPhone.
Turn off access to private information. Go to Settings > Privacy. You can see which apps and features have requested and been granted access to the following information: •• Contacts •• Calendar •• Reminders •• Photos •• Bluetooth Sharing •• Microphone •• Twitter •• Facebook You can turn off each app’s access to each category of information. Review the terms and privacy policy for each third-party app to understand how it uses the data it’s requesting.
Touch ID sensor On iPhone 5s, you can use a fingerprint instead of your passcode or Apple ID to unlock iPhone or make purchases on the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store. Set up the Touch ID sensor. Go to Settings > General > Touch ID & Passcode > Touch ID. Set whether you want to use a fingerprint to unlock iPhone, and to make iTunes Store, App Store, or iBooks Store purchases. Tap Add a Fingerprint, and follow the onscreen instructions.
Limit Ad Tracking Restrict or reset Ad Tracking. Go to Settings > Privacy > Advertising. Turn on Limit Ad Tracking to prevent apps from accessing your iPhone advertising identifier. For more information, tap Learn More. Find My iPhone Find My iPhone can help you locate and secure your iPhone using the free Find My iPhone app (available in the App Store) on another iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or using a Mac or PC web browser signed in to www.icloud.com/find.
You can also charge the battery by connecting iPhone to your computer, which also allows you to sync iPhone with iTunes. See Sync with iTunes on page 18. Unless your keyboard has a highpower 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 iPhone battery may drain instead of charge, if iPhone is connected to a computer that’s turned off or is in sleep or standby mode. The battery icon in the upper-right corner shows the battery level or charging status.
4 Siri Make requests The power of Siri is yours for the asking. Summon Siri. Press and hold the Home button, until Siri beeps. Note: To use Siri, iPhone must be connected to the Internet. See Connect to the Internet on page 16. Ask Siri anything, from “set the timer for 3 minutes” to “what movies are showing tonight?” Open apps, and turn features on or off, like Airplane Mode, Bluetooth, Do Not Disturb, and Accessibility.
Use Raise to Speak. Raise iPhone to your ear and speak after the beep. (If the screen isn’t on, first press the Lock or Home button.) Raise to Speak must be turned on in Settings > General > Siri. Change Siri’s voice gender. Go to Settings > General > Siri (may not be available in all areas). Use Siri with your iPhone headset or another wired or Bluetooth headset. Connect the headset, then press and hold the center or call button.
Siri settings To set options for Siri, go to Settings > General > Siri. Options include: •• Turning Siri on or off •• Language •• Voice gender (may not be available in all areas) •• Voice feedback •• My Info card •• Raise to speak Prevent access to Siri when iPhone is locked. Go to Settings > General > Touch ID & Passcode (iPhone 5s) or Settings > General > Passcode Lock (other models). You can also disable Siri by turning on restrictions. See Restrictions on page 35.
5 Phone 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. Or just ask Siri to “call Bob Jones.” WARNING: For important information about avoiding distractions while on a call, see Important safety information on page 147. 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.
Use Siri or Voice Control. Press and hold the Home button, say “call” or “dial,” then say the name or number. You can add “at home,” “work,” or “mobile.” See Chapter 4, Siri, on page 40 and Voice Control on page 28. For best results, speak the full name of the person you’re calling. 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.” When someone calls Tap Answer to take an incoming call.
While on a call When you’re on a call, the screen shows several call options. Mute your line. Or touch and hold to put your call on hold. Dial or enter a number. Use the speakerphone or a Bluetooth device. Get contact info. Make another call. Make a FaceTime call. 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.
In the U.S., location information (if available) is provided to emergency service providers when you dial 911. 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. Exit emergency call mode (CDMA). Do one of the following: •• Tap the Back button. •• Press the Sleep/Wake button or the Home button. •• Use the keypad to dial a non-emergency number.
Update your greeting. Tap Voicemail, tap Greeting, tap Custom, then tap Record. Or, to use your carrier’s 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. Contacts When viewing a contact’s card, a quick tap lets you make a phone call, create an email message, find the contact’s location, and more. See Chapter 28, Contacts, on page 113.
You may be able to roam on GSM networks, if you have a CDMA account and you have an iPhone 4s or later with 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 Usage information on page 151.
6 Mail Write messages Mail lets you access all of your email accounts, on the go. Change mailboxes or accounts. Delete, move, or mark multiple messages. Search for messages. Compose a message. Insert a photo or video. Tap the insertion point. Tap the arrows to see more choices. Also see Edit text on page 26. Quote some text when you reply. Tap the insertion point, then select the text you want to include. Tap , then tap Reply.
Get a sneak peek Change how names are displayed in Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Short Name. See a longer preview. Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Preview. You can show up to five lines. Is this message for me? Turn on Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Show To/Cc Label. If the label says Cc instead of To, you were just copied. You can also use the To/Cc mailbox, which gathers all mail addressed to you. To show or hide it, swipe to the right (or tap Mailboxes), then tap Edit.
See important messages Gather important messages. Add important people to your VIP list, and their messages all appear in the VIP mailbox. Tap the sender’s name in a message, then tap Add to VIP. To show the VIP mailbox, tap Edit while viewing the Mailboxes list. Get notified of important messages. Notification Center lets you know when you receive messages in favorite mailboxes or messages from your VIPs. Go to Settings > Notification Center > Mail. Flag a message so you can find it later.
Work with multiple messages Delete, move, or mark multiple messages. While viewing a list of messages, tap Edit. Select some messages, then choose an action. If you make a mistake, shake iPhone immediately to undo. Organize your mail with mailboxes. Tap Edit in the mailboxes list to create a new one, or to rename or delete one. (Some built-in mailboxes can’t be changed.) There are several smart mailboxes, such as Unread, that show messages from all your accounts. Tap the ones you want to use.
Print messages Print a message. Tap , then tap Print. Print an attachment or picture. Tap to view it, then tap and choose Print. See AirPrint on page 33.
7 Safari Safari at a glance Tap to enter a web address or search item. To zoom, double tap an item or pinch. See your bookmarks, reading list, browsing history, and tweeted links. Swipe through open pages or open a new page. Choose from many ways to share or save. Revisit recent pages. Search the web Enter what you’re searching for, then tap Go. Or tap a suggestion. Tap here to search the current page.
Search the web. Enter a URL or search term in the smart search field at the top of the page. Then tap Search or a suggested term, or tap Go on the keyboard to search for exactly what you typed. If you don’t want to see suggested search terms, go to Settings > Safari > Smart Search Field and turn off Search Suggestions. Have your favorites top the list. Select them in Settings > Safari > Favorites. Search the page. Scroll to the bottom of the suggested results list and tap the entry under On This Page.
Keep bookmarks Bookmarks Links in tweets Reading list Bookmark the current page. Tap the bookmark. , then tap Bookmark. To revisit the page, tap Get organized. To create a folder for bookmarks, tap , then tap , then tap Edit. Choose which favorites appear when you tap the search field. Go to Settings > Safari > Favorites. Bookmarks bar on your Mac? Turn on Safari in Settings > iCloud if you want items from the bookmarks bar in Safari on your Mac to appear in Favorites on iPhone.
Enter your credit card information. Go to Settings > Safari > Autofill and save your credit card information, then look for the AutoFill Credit Card button above the onscreen keyboard whenever you’re in a credit card field. Your card’s security code is not stored, so you still enter that yourself. Submit a form. Tap Go, Search, or the link on the webpage. Avoid clutter with Reader Use Safari Reader to focus on a page’s primary content. Tap to view the page in Reader. Focus on content.
Privacy and security You can adjust Safari settings to keep your browsing activities to yourself and protect yourself from malicious websites. Want to keep a low profile? Turn on Settings > Safari > Do Not Track. Safari will ask websites you visit to not track your browsing, but beware—a website can choose not to honor the request. Control cookies. Go to Settings > Safari > Accept Cookies. To remove cookies already on iPhone, go to Settings > Safari > Clear Cookies and Data.
8 Music iTunes Radio Featured stations provide a great way to explore and enjoy new music in a variety of genres. Also create your own custom stations, based on your pick of artist, song, or genre. See iTunes Match on page 64. WARNING: For important information about avoiding hearing loss, see Important safety information on page 147. Note: iTunes Radio may not be available in all areas. For more information about iTunes Radio, go to support.apple.com/kb/HT5848. Tap to play a station.
Influence upcoming song selections. On the Now Playing screen, tap , then tap Play More Like This or Never Play This Song. You can also add the song to your iTunes Wish List. Skip to the next song. On the Now Playing screen, tap songs per hour. . You can skip a limited number of Purchase songs for your personal library. On the Now Playing screen, tap the price button. Share a station you created. On the Now Playing screen, tap , then tap Share Station. Listen to iTunes Radio ad free.
The Now Playing screen provides playback controls and shows you what’s playing. Back Track list Playhead Volume Tap to create a Genius Playlist or an iTunes Radio station. Display lyrics. If you’ve added lyrics to the song, tap the album cover to see them. To add lyrics, use the song’s Info window in iTunes on your computer, then sync the song to iPhone. (Lyrics aren’t supported by iTunes Match.) Skip to any point in a song. Drag the playhead.
Play music on AirPlay speakers or Apple TV. Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open Control Center, then tap . See AirPlay on page 33. Album Wall Rotate iPhone to view your album art. Swipe left or right to see other albums. Tap an album to see its songs. Audiobooks Audiobook controls and info appear on the Now Playing screen when you begin playback. Playhead Scrubber bar Skip 15 seconds. Playback speed Repeat the previous 15 seconds. Playlists Create playlists to organize your music.
•• Delete a song: Tap from iPhone. , then tap Remove. Deleting a song from a playlist doesn’t delete it •• Change the song order: Drag . New and changed playlists are copied to your iTunes library the next time you sync iPhone with your computer, or through iCloud if you’ve subscribed to iTunes Match. Clear or delete a playlist you created on iPhone. Select the playlist, then tap Clear or Delete. Remove a song from iPhone. Tap Songs, swipe the song, then tap Delete.
iTunes Match iTunes Match stores your music library in iCloud—including songs imported from CDs—and lets you play your collection on iPhone and your other iOS devices and computers. iTunes Match also lets you listen to iTunes Radio ad-free (see iTunes Radio on page 59). iTunes Match is offered as a paid subscription. Note: iTunes Match may not be available in all areas. See support.apple.com/kb/HT5085. Subscribe to iTunes Match in iTunes on your computer.
Music settings Go to Settings > Music to set options for Music, including: •• Sound Check (to normalize the volume level of your audio content) •• Equalization (EQ) Note: EQ settings affect all sound output, including the headset jack and AirPlay. (EQ settings generally apply only to music played from the Music app.) The Late Night setting compresses the dynamic range of the audio output, reducing the volume of loud passages and increasing the volume of quiet passages.
9 Messages SMS, MMS, and iMessages Messages lets you exchange text messages with other SMS and MMS devices using your cellular connection, and with other iOS devices using iMessage. WARNING: For important information about avoiding distractions while driving, see Important safety information on page 147. iMessage is an Apple service that lets you send unlimited messages over Wi-Fi (or cellular connections) to others using iOS 5 or later, or OS X Mountain Lion or later.
An alert badge appears if a message can’t be sent. Tap the alert in a conversation to try sending the message again. Double-tap to send the message as an SMS text message. Resume a conversation. Tap the conversation in the Messages list. Use picture characters. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard, then tap Emoji to make that keyboard available. When you type a message, tap to change to the Emoji keyboard. See Special input methods on page 146.
Delete a conversation. In the Messages list, swipe the conversation from right to left, then tap Delete. Search conversations. In the Messages list, tap the top of the screen to display the search field, then enter the text you’re looking for. You can also search conversations from the Home screen. See Search on page 29. Share photos, videos, and more With iMessage or MMS, you can send and receive photos and videos, and send locations, contact info, and voice memos.
10 Calendar Calendar at a glance Change calendars or accounts. View invitations. Search for events. Tap , then enter text in the search field. The titles, invitees, locations, and notes for the calendars you’re viewing are searched. View a weekly calendar. Rotate iPhone sideways. Change your view. Tap a year, month, or day to zoom in or out on your calendar. Tap upcoming events as a list. to view Change the color of a calendar.
Invitations If you have an iCloud account, a Microsoft Exchange account, or a supported CalDAV account, you can send and receive meeting invitations. Invite others to an event. Tap an event, tap Edit, then tap Invitees. Type names, or tap people from Contacts. to pick RSVP. Tap an event you’ve been invited to, or tap Inbox and tap an invitation. If you add comments (which may not be available for all calendars), your comments can be seen by the organizer but not by other attendees.
Share iCloud calendars You can share an iCloud calendar with other iCloud users. When you share a calendar, others can see it, and you can let them add or change events. You can also share a read-only version that anyone can subscribe to. Create an iCloud calendar. Tap Calendars, tap Edit, then tap Add Calendar in the iCloud section. Share an iCloud calendar. Tap Calendars, tap Edit, then tap the iCloud calendar you want to share. Tap Add Person and enter a name, or tap to browse your Contacts.
11 Photos View photos and videos Photos lets you view your: •• Camera Roll—photos and videos you took on iPhone, or saved from an email, text message, webpage, or screenshot •• Shared photos and videos—Photos and videos that you’ve shared with iCloud Photo Sharing or that others have shared with you (see iCloud Photo Sharing on page 73) •• Photos and videos synced from your computer (see Sync with iTunes on page 18) Tap to view full-screen. View your photos and videos. Tap Photos.
While viewing a photo or video, tap to show and hide the controls. Swipe left or right to go forward or backward. Zoom in or out. Double-tap, or pinch and stretch a photo. When you zoom in, you can drag to see other parts of the photo. Play a video. Tap . To toggle between full-screen and fit-to-screen, double-tap the display. Play a slideshow. While viewing a photo, tap , then tap Slideshow. Select options, then tap Start Slideshow. To stop the slideshow, tap the screen.
Delete photos from a shared stream. Select the photo stream, tap Select, select the photos or videos you want to delete, then tap . You must be the owner of the stream, or the owner of the photo. Delete comments from a shared stream. Select the photo or video that contains the comment. Touch and hold the comment, then tap Delete. You must be the owner of the stream, or the owner of the comment. Rename a photo stream. While viewing Shared Streams, tap Edit, then tap the name and enter a new one.
Share photos and videos You can share photos and videos in email, text messages (MMS or iMessage), and tweets, and on Facebook and Flickr. Videos can be shared in email and text messages (MMS or iMessage), and on YouTube, Facebook, and Vimeo. You can also share photos and videos using Photo Sharing, described above. Tap to share with a nearby friend using AirDrop. Share or copy a photo or video. View a photo or video, then tap screen to show the controls. .
Edit photos and trim videos Filters Rotate Auto-enhance Crop Remove red-eye You can edit photos right on iPhone. While viewing a photo full-screen, tap Edit, then tap one of the tools. •• Auto-enhance improves a photo’s exposure, contrast, saturation, and other qualities. •• Photo filters lets you apply different color effects, including black & white. •• With the Remove Red-eye tool, tap each eye that needs correcting. •• Crop by dragging the corners of the grid.
12 Camera Camera at a glance Quick! Get the camera! From the Lock screen, just swipe edge of the screen to open Control Center, then tap . up. Or swipe up from the bottom Note: When you open Camera from the Lock screen, you can view (and even edit) photos and videos by tapping the thumbnail at the lower-left corner of the screen. To share photos and videos, first unlock iPhone. With iPhone, you can take both still photos and HD videos.
Take photos and videos Camera offers several photo and video modes, which let you shoot stills, square-format photos, panoramas (iPhone 4s or later), videos, and slow-motion videos (iPhone 5s). Choose a mode. Drag the screen left or right to choose Slo-Mo, Video, Photo, Square, or Pano. Take a photo. Choose Photo, then tap the shutter button or press either volume button. •• Make it square: Choose Square.
Set the slow-motion section of a video. Tap the thumbnail, then use the vertical bars beneath the frame viewer to set the section you want to play back in slow motion. Slide to adjust the slow-motion section of the video. Zoom in or out. (iSight camera) Stretch or pinch the image on the screen. For iPhone 4s or later, zooming works for video as well as for still photos. If Location Services is turned on, photos and videos are tagged with location data that can be used by apps and photo-sharing websites.
Camera settings Go to Settings > Photos & Camera for camera options, which include: •• photo streams •• slideshow •• grid Adjust the volume of the shutter sound with the Ringer and Alerts settings in Settings > Sounds. Or mute the sound using the Ring/Silent switch. (In some countries, muting is disabled.
13 Weather Get the current temperature and six-day forecast for one or more cities around the world, with hourly forecasts for the next 12 hours. Weather uses Location Services to get the forecast for your current location. Current conditions Current temperature—tap to get more info. Current hourly forecast Add or delete cities. Number of cities stored Swipe left or right to see weather for another city, or tap leftmost screen shows your local weather. Add a city or make other changes.
View the current hourly forecast. Swipe the hourly display left or right. See all cities at once. Pinch the screen or tap . Turn local weather on or off. Go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services. See Privacy on page 35. Use iCloud to push your list of cities to your other iOS devices. Go to Settings > iCloud > Documents & Data, and make sure Documents & Data is on (it’s on by default). See iCloud on page 17.
14 Clock Clock at a glance The first clock displays the time based on your location when you set up iPhone. Add other clocks to show the time in other major cities and time zones. Delete clocks or change their order. Add a clock. View clocks, set an alarm, time an event, or set a timer.
Alarms and timers Want iPhone to wake you? Tap Alarm, then tap . Set your wake-up time and other options, then give the alarm a name (like “Soccer practice”). Tap to change options or delete an alarm. Turn saved alarms on or off. No wasting time! You can also use the stopwatch to keep time, record lap times, or set a timer to alert you when time’s up. If you’re boiling an egg, just tell Siri to “Set the timer for 3 minutes.
15 Maps Find places WARNING: For important information about navigating safely and avoiding distraction while driving, see Important safety information on page 147. Get directions. Enter a search. Get more info. Tap a pin to display the pop-up banner. Current location Quick driving directions Show your current location. Flyover (3D in standard view) Print, show traffic, report a problem, or choose the view. Important: Maps, directions, Flyover, and location-based apps depend on data services.
•• Area (“greenwich village”) •• Landmark (“guggenheim”) •• Zip code •• Business (“movies,” “restaurants san francisco ca,” “apple inc new york”) Or if Maps guesses where you’re headed while you’re entering a search, tap that location in the list below the search field. Find the location of a contact, or of a bookmarked or recent search. Tap Choose your view. Tap . , then choose Standard, Hybrid, or Satellite. Manually mark a location. Touch and hold the map until the dropped pin appears.
3D and Flyover On iPhone 4s or later, you can see three-dimensional views and even fly over many of the world’s major cities. Zoom in until or appears, then tap the button. Or drag two fingers up. To switch between 3D and Flyover, tap and change views. The Transamerica Pyramid Building is a registered service mark of Transamerica Corporation. Adjust the camera angle. Drag two fingers up or down. Maps settings Go to Settings > Map.
16 Videos Videos at a glance Open the Videos app to watch movies, TV shows, and music videos. To watch video podcasts, install the free Podcasts app from the App Store—see Podcasts at a glance on page 119. To watch videos you record using Camera on iPhone, open the Photos app. Add to your library. Delete videos from your library. Tap a video to play it. This means the video hasn’t been downloaded. Choose a category.
Add videos to your library Buy or rent videos on the iTunes Store. Tap Store in the Videos app, or open the iTunes Store app on iPhone and tap Videos. See Chapter 22, iTunes Store, on page 100. Videos you purchase using your iTunes account are available in Videos on iPhone, no matter which iOS device or computer you use to purchase them. The iTunes Store is not available in all areas. Transfer videos from your computer. Connect iPhone, then sync videos from iTunes on your computer.
Show subtitles or closed captions. Tap . Not all videos offer subtitles or closed captions. Customize the appearance of closed captions. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Subtitles & Captioning. Want to see closed captions and subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing? Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Subtitles & Captioning and turn on Closed Captions + SDH. Watch the video on a TV. Tap AirPlay on page 33. .
17 Notes Notes at a glance Type notes on iPhone, and iCloud automatically makes them available on your other iOS devices and Mac computers. You can also read and create notes in other accounts, such as Gmail or Yahoo!. Tap to edit. Write a new note. Delete this note. Share or print. See your notes on your other devices. If you use an icloud.com, me.com, or mac.com email address for iCloud, go to Settings > iCloud and turn on Notes.
Use notes in multiple accounts Share notes with other accounts. You can share notes with other accounts, such as Google, Yahoo!, or AOL. Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars and turn on Notes for the account. To create a note in a specific account, tap Accounts at the top of a list of notes, select the account, then tap New. Notes you create in the account on iPhone show up in the notes folder of the account. Choose the default account for new notes. Go to Settings > Notes.
18 Reminders Reminders lets you keep track of all the things you need to do. Scheduled items Add a list. Completed item Add a reminder. Tap a list, then tap a blank line. Delete a list. While viewing a list, tap Edit, then tap Delete List. Change or delete a reminder. Swipe the reminder left, then tap Delete. Change the order of lists. Touch and hold the list name, then drag the list to a new location. To change the order of items in a list, tap Edit.
Scheduled reminders Scheduled reminders notify you when they’re due. Scheduled reminder See all scheduled reminders. Tap to show the Scheduled list. Don’t bother me now. You can turn off Reminder notifications in Settings > Notifications. To silence notifications temporarily, turn on Do Not Disturb. Location reminders Find an address. Adjust the geofence. Be reminded when you arrive or leave a location. While editing a reminder, tap , then turn on “Remind me at a location.
19 Stocks Keep track of the major exchanges and your stock portfolio, see the change in value over time, and get news about the companies you’re watching. Tap to see percent change. Tap again to see market capitalization. Swipe left or right to see stats or news articles. Manage your stock list. Tap . •• Add an item: Tap . Enter a symbol, company name, fund name, or index, then tap Search. •• Delete an item: Tap •• Rearrange the order of items: Drag . up or down.
View a full-screen chart. Rotate iPhone to landscape orientation. Swipe left or right to see your other stock charts. •• See the value for a specific date or time: Touch the chart with one finger. •• See the difference in value over time: Touch the chart with two fingers. Use iCloud to keep your stock list up to date on your iOS devices. Go to Settings > iCloud > Documents & Data, then turn on Documents & Data (it’s on by default). See iCloud on page 17.
20 Game Center Game Center at a glance Game Center lets you play your favorite games with friends who have an iOS device or a Mac (OS X Mountain Lion or later). You must be connected to the Internet to use Game Center. WARNING: For important information about avoiding repetitive motion injuries, see Important safety information on page 147. Play, share, or remove this game. See who’s the best. Find someone to play against. Explore game goals. Choose a game.
Play games with friends Invite friends to a multiplayer game. Tap Friends, choose a friend, choose a game, then tap ••• in the upper right. If the game allows or requires more players, choose the players, then tap Next. Send your invitation, then wait for the others to accept. When everyone’s ready, start the game. If a friend isn’t available or doesn’t respond to your invite, you can tap Auto-Match to have Game Center find another player for you, or tap Invite Friend to invite someone else.
21 Newsstand Newsstand at a glance Newsstand organizes your magazine and newspaper apps, and automatically updates them when iPhone is connected to Wi-Fi. Touch and hold a publication to rearrange. Find Newsstand apps. Find Newsstand apps. Tap Newsstand to reveal the shelf, then tap Store. When you purchase a Newsstand app, it’s added to the shelf. After the app is downloaded, open it to view its issues and subscription options. Subscriptions are In-App purchases, billed to your store account.
22 iTunes Store iTunes Store at a glance Use the iTunes Store to add music, movies, and TV shows to iPhone. View your recent history. Browse See downloads, purchases, tones, audiobooks, and more. Note: You need an Internet connection and an Apple ID to use the iTunes Store. The iTunes Store is not available in all areas. Browse or search Browse by genre. Tap one of the categories (Music, Movies, or TV Shows). Tap Genres to refine the list. Tap a genre to see more about it.
Discover great new music on iTunes Radio. When you listen to iTunes Radio and hear a song you like, you can connect to iTunes Store to purchase it, add it to your wish list, or discover similar music. See iTunes Radio on page 59. Preview a song or video. Tap it. Tired of tapping More? To rearrange the buttons, tap More, then tap Edit. To replace an icon, drag another icon over the one you want to replace. Then tap Done. Purchase, rent, or redeem Tap an item’s price (or tap Free), then tap again to buy it.
23 App Store App Store at a glance Use the App Store to browse, purchase, and download apps to iPhone. See your Wish List. View purchases and updates. Browse Find apps being used nearby. Note: You need an Internet connection and an Apple ID to use the App Store. The App Store is not available in all areas.
Find apps If you know what you’re looking for, tap Search. Or tap Categories to browse by type of app. Want to tell a friend about an app? Find the app, tap iCloud, and other ways to share on page 31. , then choose the method. See AirDrop, Use Wish List. To track an app you might want to purchase later, tap tap Add to Wish List. on the app page, then What apps are being used nearby? Tap Near Me to find out the most popular apps others around you are using.
App Store settings To set options for App Store, go to Settings > iTunes & App Store. You can: View or edit your account. Tap your Apple ID, then tap View Apple ID. To change your password, tap the Apple ID field. Sign in using a different Apple ID. Tap your account name, then tap Sign Out. Then enter the other Apple ID. Turn off automatic downloads. Tap Apps in Automatic Downloads. Apps update automatically over Wi-Fi, unless you turn off the option. Download apps using the cellular network.
24 Passbook Passbook at a glance Use Passbook to keep your boarding passes, movie tickets, coupons, loyalty cards, and more, all in one place. Scan a pass on iPhone to check in for a flight, get in to a movie, or redeem a coupon. Passes can include useful information, such as the balance on your coffee card, a coupon’s expiration date, or your seat number for a concert. Tap a pass to view it. Passbook on the go Find apps that support Passbook. Tap “Apps for Passbook” on the Welcome pass. Or see www.
Reorder a pass. Drag a pass in the list to move it to a new location. The pass order is updated on all your iOS 7 devices. Refresh a pass. Passes are usually updated automatically. To refresh a pass manually, tap the pass, tap , then pull the pass downward. Done with a pass? Tap the pass, tap , then tap Delete. Passbook settings Keep passes from appearing on the Lock screen.
25 Compass Compass at a glance Find a direction, see your latitude and longitude, find level, or match a slope. Tap anywhere to lock the heading. Deviation from the locked heading Align the crosshairs to level for accuracy. The direction iPhone is pointing Current location Swipe left to use the level. See your location. To see your current location, go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services and turn on Location Services and Compass. For more about Location Services, see Privacy on page 35.
On the level On an edge ... ... or lying flat Deviation from level Level! Deviation from chosen slope Show the level. Swipe left on the Compass screen. Hang it straight. Hold iPhone against a picture frame or other object, then rotate them until you see green. For true level, the deviation is displayed on a black background. If the background is red (indicating relative slope), tap the screen to change it to black. Level the table. Lay iPhone flat on the table. Match that slope.
26 Voice Memos Voice Memos at a glance Voice Memos lets you use iPhone as a portable recording device. Use it with the built-in microphone, an iPhone or Bluetooth headset mic, or a supported external microphone. Recording level Start, pause, or resume. Stop and save the recording. Your recordings Record Make a recording. Tap or press the center button on your headset. Tap resume. To save the recording, tap Done.
Listen Tap a recording to play or edit it. Drag to skip ahead or rewind. Trim or rename the recording. Listen to the recording. Trim a recording. Tap the recording, tap Edit, then drag the red start and end markers. Tap to preview. After making adjustments, tap Trim to save. The portions you trim can’t be recovered. Move recordings to your computer You can sync voice memos with the iTunes library on your computer, then listen to them on your computer or sync them with another iPhone or iPod touch.
27 FaceTime FaceTime at a glance Use FaceTime to make video or audio calls to other iOS devices or computers that support FaceTime. The FaceTime camera lets you talk face-to-face; switch to the rear iSight camera (not available on all models) to share what you see around you. Note: FaceTime may not be available in all areas. Drag your image to any corner. Mute your mic (the caller can see but not hear you). Switch to the rear camera (available on some models).
Make and answer calls Make a FaceTime call. Make sure FaceTime is turned on in Settings > FaceTime. Tap FaceTime, then tap Contacts and choose a name. Tap to make a video call, or tap to make an audio call. Tap an icon to start a FaceTime call. Use your voice to start the call. Press and hold the Home button, then say “FaceTime,” followed by the name of the person to call. Want to call again? Tap Recents, then choose a name or number.
28 Contacts Contacts at a glance Dial a number. Open in Messages. Open in Mail. Set your My Info card for Safari, Siri, and other apps. Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, then tap My Info and select the contact card with your name and information. Let Siri know who’s who. On your contact card, use the related names fields to define relationships you want Siri to know about, so you can say things like “send a message to my sister.” Find a contact.
Change a label. If a field has the wrong label, such as Home instead of Work, tap Edit. Then tap the label and choose one from the list, or tap Add Custom Label to create one of your own. Delete a contact. Go to the contact’s card, then tap Edit. Scroll down, then tap Delete Contact. Use Contacts with Phone Prioritize your contacts. When you add someone to your Favorites list, their calls bypass Do Not Disturb and are added to your Favorites list in Phone for quick dialing.
Update your contacts with Twitter. Go to Settings > Twitter, then tap Update Contacts. Twitter matches email addresses and phone numbers in order to add Twitter user names and photos to your contact cards. When you have contacts from multiple sources, you might have multiple entries for the same person. To keep redundant contacts from appearing in your All Contacts list, contacts from different sources that have the same name are linked and displayed as a single unified contact.
29 Calculator Tap numbers and functions in Calculator, just as you would with a standard calculator. Get to Calculator quickly! Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open Control Center. Clear the display. To use the scientific calculator, rotate iPhone to landscape orientation.
30 Nike + iPod At a glance With a Nike + iPod Sensor (sold separately), the Nike + iPod app provides audible feedback on your speed, distance, time elapsed, and calories burned during a run or walk. The Nike + iPod app doesn’t appear on the Home screen until you turn it on. Turn on Nike + iPod. Go to Settings > Nike + iPod. Choose a workout type. Calibrate based on your last workout. Choose or create a custom workout. Choose a standard workout. Review your workout history.
Be accurate. To calibrate Nike + iPod, record a workout over a known distance of at least a quarter mile (400 meters). Then, after you tap End Workout, tap Calibrate on the workout summary screen and enter the actual distance you covered. Try again. To reset to the default calibration, go to Settings > Nike + iPod. Work out Go! To start a workout, tap Workouts, and choose a workout. Take a break. If you need to stop for a moment, take iPhone and tap Tap when you’re ready to continue. Finish.
31 Podcasts Podcasts at a glance Download the free Podcasts app from the App Store, then browse, subscribe to, and play your favorite audio or video podcasts on iPhone. Delete or rearrange podcasts. Check for new episodes. Tap a podcast to view and play episodes. New episodes Browse for podcasts. See your subscriptions and downloaded podcasts. Organize your episodes.
Get podcasts Delete or rearrange podcasts. Subscribe or adjust subscription preferences. Download the episode. Browse for podcasts. Tap Featured or Top Charts at the bottom of the screen. Preview or stream an episode. Tap the podcast, then tap an episode. Search the store. Tap Search at the bottom of the screen. Search your library. Tap My Podcasts, then swipe down in the center of the screen to reveal the Search field. Download an episode to iPhone. Tap next to the episode.
Organize your podcasts Delete or rearrange stations. Tap a station to choose episodes or change settings. Organize selected podcasts and episodes into stations. Pull together episodes from different podcasts. To add episodes to your On-The-Go station, tap My Stations, tap On-The-Go, then tap Add. Or tap next to any episode in your library. You can also touch and hold any episode, then tap Add to On-The-Go. Create a station. Tap My Stations, then tap .
A Accessibility features iPhone incorporates these accessibility features: •• VoiceOver •• Support for braille displays •• Siri •• Zoom •• Invert Colors •• Speak Selection •• Speak Auto-text •• Large, bold, and high-contrast text •• Reduce onscreen motion •• On/off switch labels •• Hearing aids •• Subtitles and closed captions •• LED Flash for Alerts •• Mono audio and balance •• Call audio routing •• Assignable ringtones and vibrations •• Phone noise cancellation •• Guid
Accessibility Shortcut Use the Accessibility Shortcut. Press the Home button quickly three times to turn any of these features on or off: •• VoiceOver •• Zoom •• Invert Colors •• Hearing Aid Control (if you have paired hearing aids) •• Guided Access (The shortcut starts Guided Access if it’s already turned on. See Guided Access on page 137.) •• Switch Control •• AssistiveTouch Choose the features you want to control.
•• Select the first or last item on the screen: Tap with four fingers at the top or bottom of the screen. •• Select an item by name: Triple-tap with two fingers anywhere on the screen to open the Item Chooser. Then type a name in the search field, or swipe right or left to move through the list alphabetically, or tap the table index to the right of the list and swipe up or down to move quickly through the list of items.
•• Choose which pronunciations are available in the rotor: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Languages & Dialects. To adjust the voice quality or speaking rate for each language, tap next to the language. To change the order of the languages, tap Edit, then drag up or down. To delete a language, tap Edit, then tap the delete button to the left of the language name. •• Change the basic reading voice: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Use Compact Voice.
Speak notifications. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver and turn on Speak Notifications. Notifications, including the text of incoming text messages, are spoken as they occur, even if iPhone is locked. Unacknowledged notifications are repeated when you unlock iPhone. Turn the screen curtain on or off. Triple-tap with three fingers. When the screen curtain is on, the screen contents are active even though the display is turned off.
Activate •• Double-tap: Activate the selected item. •• Triple-tap: Double-tap an item. •• Split-tap: As an alternative to selecting an item and double-tapping to activate it, touch an item with one finger, and then tap the screen with another. •• Double-tap and hold (1 second) + standard gesture: Use a standard gesture. The double-tap and hold gesture tells iPhone to interpret the next gesture as standard.
•• Touch typing: Touch a key on the keyboard to select it, then lift your finger to enter the character. If you touch the wrong key, slide your finger to the key you want. VoiceOver speaks the character for each key as you touch it, but doesn’t enter a character until you lift your finger. •• Choose standard or touch typing: With VoiceOver turned on and a key selected on the keyboard, use the rotor to select Typing Mode, then swipe up or down. Move the insertion point.
Write with your finger Enter handwriting mode. Use the rotor to select Handwriting. If Handwriting isn’t in the rotor, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Rotor and add it. Choose a character type. Swipe up or down with three fingers to choose lowercase, numbers, uppercase, or punctuation. Hear the currently selected character type. Tap with three fingers. Enter a character. Trace the character on the screen with your finger. Enter a space. Swipe right with two fingers. Go to a new line.
Use VoiceOver with Safari Search the web. Select the search field, enter your search, then swipe right or left to move down or up the list of suggested search phrases. Then double-tap the screen to search the web using the selected phrase. Skip to the next page element of a particular type. Set the rotor to the element type, then swipe up or down. Set the rotor options for web browsing. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Rotor.
Use VoiceOver with an Apple Wireless Keyboard You can control VoiceOver using an Apple Wireless Keyboard paired with iPhone. See Use an Apple Wireless Keyboard on page 26. Use VoiceOver keyboard commands to navigate the screen, select items, read screen contents, adjust the rotor, and perform other VoiceOver actions. Most commands use the Control-Option key combination, abbreviated in the table that follow as “VO.
You can also use the number keys on an Apple Wireless Keyboard to dial a phone number in Phone or enter numbers in Calculator. Single-key Quick Nav for web browsing When you view a webpage with Quick Nav on, you can use the following keys on the keyboard to navigate the page quickly. Typing the key moves to the next item of the indicated type. To move to the previous item, hold the Shift key as you type the letter.
Support for braille displays You can use a Bluetooth braille display to read VoiceOver output, and you can use a braille display with input keys and other controls to control iPhone when VoiceOver is turned on. For a list of supported braille displays, see www.apple.com/accessibility/ios/braille-display.html. Connect a braille display. Turn on the display, then go to Settings > Bluetooth and turn on Bluetooth. Then, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Braille and choose the display.
Zoom Many apps let you zoom in or out on specific items. For example, you can double-tap or pinch to expand webpage columns in Safari. There’s also a Zoom accessibility feature that lets you magnify the entire screen of any app you’re using. You can use Zoom together with VoiceOver. Turn Zoom on or off. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Zoom. Or, use the Accessibility Shortcut. See Accessibility Shortcut on page 123. Zoom in or out. Double-tap the screen with three fingers. Vary the magnification.
Large, bold, and high-contrast text Display larger text in apps such as Calendar, Contacts, Mail, Messages, and Notes. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Larger Type, where you can turn on Larger Dynamic Type and adjust the font size. Display bolder text on iPhone. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility and turn on Bold Text. Increase text contrast where possible. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility and turn on Increase Contrast.
Hearing aid compatibility The FCC has adopted hearing aid compatibility (HAC) rules for digital wireless phones. These rules require certain phones to be tested and rated under the American National Standard Institute (ANSI) C63.19-2007 hearing aid compatibility standards.
LED Flash for Alerts If you can’t hear the sounds that announce incoming calls and other alerts, you can have iPhone flash its LED (next to the camera lens on the back of the iPhone). This works only when iPhone is locked or asleep. Available for iPhone 4 or later. Turn on LED Flash for Alerts. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > LED Flash for Alerts. Mono audio and balance Mono Audio combines the left and right stereo channels into a mono signal played on both channels.
Turn on Guided Access. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Guided Access, where you can: •• Turn Guided Access on or off •• Set a passcode that controls the use of Guided Access and prevents someone from leaving a session •• Set whether other accessibility shortcuts are available during a session Start a Guided Access session. Open the app you want to run, then triple-click the Home button. Adjust settings for the session, then click Start.
Turn on Switch Control. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control. Turn off Switch Control. Use any scanning method to select Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control. Bail out! Triple-click the Home button at any time to exit from Switch Control. Basic techniques These techniques work whether you’re scanning by item or by point. Select an item. While the item is highlighted, trigger the switch you’ve set up as your Select Item switch.
Select an item or enter a group. Watch (or listen) as items are highlighted. When the item you want to control (or the group containing the item) is highlighted, trigger your Select Item switch. Work your way down in the hierarchy of items until you select the individual item you want to control. Back out of a group. Trigger your switch when the the dashed highlight around the group or item appears. Tap the selected item. Choose Tap from the menu that appears when you select the item.
•• Reverse the scanning direction •• Turn on or off sound or speech accompaniment •• Turn off groups to scan items one at a time AssistiveTouch AssistiveTouch helps you use iPhone if you have difficulty touching the screen or pressing the buttons. You can use an adaptive accessory (such as a joystick) with AssistiveTouch to control iPhone. You can also use AssistiveTouch without an accessory, to perform gestures that are difficult for you. Turn on AssistiveTouch.
Lock or rotate the screen, adjust iPhone volume, or simulate shaking iPhone. Tap the menu button, then tap Device. Simulate pressing the Home button. Tap the menu button, then tap Home. Exit a menu without performing a gesture. Tap anywhere outside the menu. TTY support You can use the iPhone TTY Adapter cable (sold separately in many areas) to connect iPhone to a TTY machine. Go to www.apple.com/store (may not be available in all areas) or check with your local Apple retailer.
B With support for secure access to corporate networks, directories, custom apps, and Microsoft Exchange, iPhone is ready to go to work. For detailed information about using iPhone in business, go to www.apple.com/iphone/business. Mail, Contacts, and Calendar 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.
Your organization can also purchase App Store app licenses that they assign to you for a period of time, but that the organization retains. You’ll be invited to participate in your organization’s program in order to access these apps. After you’re enrolled with your iTunes account, you’re prompted to install these apps as they’re assigned to you. You can also find them in your Purchased list in the App Store. An app you receive this way is removed if the organization assigns it to someone else.
C Use international keyboards International keyboards let you type text in many different languages, including Asian languages and languages written from right to left. For a list of supported keyboards, go to www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html. Manage keyboards. Go to Settings > General > International > 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 tap Delete.
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.
D Important safety information WARNING: Failure to follow these safety instructions could result in fire, electric shock, or other injuries, or damage to iPhone or other property. Read all the safety information below before using iPhone. Handling Handle iPhone with care. It is made of metal, glass, and plastic and has sensitive electronic components inside. iPhone can be damaged if dropped, burned, punctured, or crushed, or if it comes in contact with liquid.
Prolonged heat exposure iPhone and its power adapter comply with applicable surface temperature standards and limits. However, even within these limits, sustained contact with warm surfaces for long periods of time may cause discomfort or injury. Use common sense to avoid situations where your skin is in contact with a device or its power adapter when it’s operating or plugged into a power source for long periods of time.
Repetitive motion When you perform repetitive activities such as typing or playing games on iPhone, you may experience occasional discomfort in your hands, arms, wrists, shoulders, neck, or other parts of your body. If you experience discomfort, stop using iPhone and consult a physician. High-consequence activities This device is not intended for use where the failure of the device could lead to death, personal injury, or severe environmental damage.
Important: You may not be able to use iPhone while the temperature warning screen is displayed. If iPhone can’t regulate its internal temperature, it goes into deep sleep mode until it cools. Move iPhone to a cooler location out of direct sunlight and wait a few minutes before trying to use iPhone again. For more information, see support.apple.com/kb/HT2101. iPhone Support site Comprehensive support information is available online at www.apple.com/support/iphone.
Get information about your iPhone See information about iPhone. Go to Settings > General > About.
Back up iPhone You can use iCloud or iTunes to automatically back up iPhone (in iTunes, use File > Device > Back Up). If you choose to back up using iCloud, you can’t also use iTunes to automatically back up to your computer, but you can use iTunes to manually back up to your computer. iCloud backs up to iPhone daily over Wi-Fi, when it’s connected to a power source and is locked. The date and time of the last backup is listed at the bottom of the Storage & Backup screen.
Update and restore iPhone software About update and restore You can update iPhone software in Settings, or by using iTunes. You can also erase or restore iPhone, and then use iCloud or iTunes to restore from a backup. Update iPhone You can update software in iPhone Settings or by using iTunes. Update wirelessly on iPhone. Go to Settings > General > Software Update. iPhone checks for available software updates. Update software in iTunes.
If Cellular Data is off, all data services use only Wi-Fi—including email, web browsing, push notifications, and other services. If Cellular Data is on, carrier charges may apply. For example, using certain features and services that transfer data, such as Siri and Messages, could result in charges to your data plan. Turn Cellular Data on or off. Go to Settings > Cellular.
To learn about Do this Finding your iPhone serial number, IMEI, ICCID, or MEID You can find your iPhone serial number, International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI), ICCD, or Mobile Equipment Identifier (MEID) on the iPhone packaging. Or, on iPhone, choose Settings > General > About. For more information, go to support.apple.com/kb/ht4061. Obtaining warranty service First follow the advice in this guide. Then go to www.apple.com/support/iphone.
Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d’Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L’exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes : (1) l’appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et (2) l’utilisateur de l’appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible d’en compromettre le fonctionnement.
Union Européenne—informations sur l’élimination: Le symbole ci-dessus signifie que, conformément aux lois et réglementations locales, vous devez jeter votre produit et/ ou sa batterie séparément des ordures ménagères. Lorsque ce produit arrive en fin de vie, apportez-le à un point de collecte désigné par les autorités locales.
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