iPhone User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in iOS 12
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- Wake and unlock
- Learn basic gestures
- Learn gestures for iPhone X and later
- Use 3D Touch for previews and shortcuts
- Explore the Home screen and apps
- Change the settings
- Take a screenshot
- Adjust the volume
- Change the sounds and vibrations
- Search for content
- Use and customize Control Center
- View and organize Today View
- Access features from the Lock screen
- Travel with iPhone
- Set screen time, allowances, and limits
- Sync iPhone using iTunes
- Charge and monitor the battery
- Learn the meaning of the status icons
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- Accessories included with iPhone
- Connect Bluetooth devices
- Stream audio and video to other devices
- Control audio on multiple devices
- AirPrint
- Use Apple EarPods
- Apple Watch
- Use Magic Keyboard
- Wireless charging
- Handoff
- Use Universal Clipboard
- Make and receive Wi-Fi calls
- Use iPhone as a Wi-Fi hotspot
- Share your iPhone Internet connection
- Transfer files with iTunes
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- Get started with accessibility features
- Accessibility shortcuts
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- Turn on and practice VoiceOver
- Change your VoiceOver settings
- Learn VoiceOver gestures
- Operate iPhone using VoiceOver gestures
- Control VoiceOver using the rotor
- Use the onscreen keyboard
- Write with your finger
- Control VoiceOver with Magic Keyboard
- Type onscreen braille using VoiceOver
- Use a braille display
- Use VoiceOver in apps
- Speak selection, speak screen, typing feedback
- Zoom in on the screen
- Magnifier
- Display settings
- Face ID and attention
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- Guided Access
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- Important safety information
- Important handling information
- Get information about your iPhone
- View or change cellular settings
- Learn more about iPhone software and service
- FCC compliance statement
- ISED Canada compliance statement
- Class 1 Laser information
- Apple and the environment
- Disposal and recycling information
- Copyright
Use Voice Control instead of Siri on iPhone
Instead of using Siri, you can use Voice Control to make calls and control music playback. For example, if you can’t use Siri because you’re not connected to the Internet, you can use Voice Control for music playback.
Note: When you turn on Voice Control, you can’t talk to Siri.
Turn on Voice Control
Go to Settings
> General > Accessibility, then do one of the following:iPhone X and later: Tap Side Button.
Other models: Tap Home Button.
Choose Voice Control (below Press and Hold to Speak).
Use Voice Control
Press and hold the side button (iPhone X and later) or the Home button (other models) until the Voice Control screen appears and you hear a beep.
You can also press and hold the center button on your headset. See Use Apple EarPods.
Speak a Voice Control command.
For specific commands, see Make a call on iPhone and Use Siri and Voice Control to play music on iPhone.
For best results:
Speak clearly and naturally.
Say only Voice Control commands, names, and numbers. Pause slightly between commands.
Use full names.
You must speak voice commands in the same language that’s set for iPhone (in Settings
> General > Language & Region).
Prevent Voice Control from dialing when iPhone is locked
Go to Settings
, then do one of the following:iPhone X and later: Tap Face ID & Passcode.
Other models: Tap Touch ID & Passcode.
Turn off Voice Dial.
Turn off Voice Control
Go to Settings
> General > Accessibility, then do one of the following:iPhone X and later: Tap Side Button.
Other models: Tap Home Button.
Choose Siri or Off (below Press and Hold to Speak).