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
Set Do Not Disturb on iPhone
To quickly silence iPhone, whether you’re in a movie theater or going to dinner, turn on Do Not Disturb. It silences notifications and calls and prevents them from lighting up the screen.
Turn on Do Not Disturb
Ask Siri. Say something like: “Turn on Do Not Disturb,” or “Turn off Do Not Disturb.” Learn how to ask Siri.
You can also Open Control Center, then tap
to turn on Do Not Disturb.When Do Not Disturb is on,
appears in the status bar.To choose an ending time for Do Not Disturb, press
in Control Center (touch and hold on models without 3D Touch), then tap an option.You can also tap Schedule, turn on Scheduled, then set beginning and ending times.
Allow calls when Do Not Disturb is on
Go to Settings
> Do Not Disturb.Do one of the following:
Tap Allow Calls From: To allow incoming calls from selected groups.
Turn on Repeated Calls: To allow repeated calls from the same number to come through for emergencies.
Allow calls from emergency contacts when Do Not Disturb is on
You can allow calls and messages from specific contacts when Do Not Disturb is turned on, follow these steps:
Open Contacts
.Select a contact, then tap Edit.
Tap Ringtone or Text Tone, then turn on Emergency Bypass.
Or, create a Medical ID and identify an emergency contact.
Even if Do Not Disturb is on, calls and messages from your emergency contacts come through.
Schedule quiet hours
Go to Settings
> Do Not Disturb.Turn on Scheduled, then set the start time and end time for quiet hours.
Choose when Do Not Disturb silences iPhone
You can choose whether Do Not Disturb silences iPhone only when it’s locked, or even when it’s unlocked.
Go to Settings
> Do Not Disturb.Do one of the following:
Silence iPhone any time Do Not Disturb is on: Tap Always.
Silence iPhone only when it’s locked: Tap While iPhone is locked.
To help keep calls, text messages, and notifications from distracting you while you drive, use Do Not Disturb While Driving.
To dim your display and silence notifications while you sleep, turn on Do Not Disturb During Bedtime.