iPhone User Guide Welcome
iPhone models compatible with iOS 26
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
iPhone 15
iPhone 15 Plus
iPhone 15 Pro
iPhone 15 Pro Max
iPhone 16
iPhone 16 Plus
iPhone 16 Pro
iPhone 16 Pro Max
iPhone 16e
iPhone 17
iPhone 17 Pro
iPhone 17 Pro Max
iPhone Air
Setup basics
Make your iPhone your own
Take great photos and videos
Keep in touch with friends and family
Share features with your family
Use iPhone for your daily routines
Expert advice from Apple Support
What’s new in iOS 26
Adjust the volume
Turn the iPhone flashlight on or off
Silence iPhone
Multitask with Picture in Picture
Access features from the Lock Screen
View Live Activities in the Dynamic Island
Perform quick actions
Search on iPhone
Get information about your iPhone
Manage storage on iPhone
Travel with iPhone
Change sounds and vibrations
Use and customize the Action button
Create a custom Lock Screen
Change the wallpaper
Use and customize Control Center
Record audio and video
Adjust the screen brightness and color balance
Keep the iPhone display on longer
Use StandBy
Adjust iPhone display and text settings
Change the name of your iPhone
Change the date and time
Change the language and region
Change the default apps
Change your default search engine
Rotate your iPhone screen
Customize sharing options
Use the Camera Control
Use the Camera Control to open another app
Adjust the shutter volume
Adjust HDR camera settings
Record a video
Take spatial photos and record spatial videos for Apple Vision Pro
Change sound recording options
Record ProRes video
Record video in Cinematic mode
Change video recording settings
Save camera settings
Customize the Main camera lens
Change advanced camera settings
View, share, and print photos
Use Live Text
Scan a QR code
Create and edit events in Calendar
Send invitations
Reply to invitations
Change how you view events
Search for events
Change Calendar settings
Schedule or display events in a different time zone
Keep track of events
Use multiple calendars
Use reminders
Use the Holidays calendar
Share iCloud calendars
Compass
Get started with FaceTime
Create a FaceTime link
Use FaceTime audio call tools
Take a Live Photo
Use Live Captions
Use other apps during a call
Make a Group FaceTime call
Use SharePlay to watch, listen, and play together
Share your screen in a FaceTime call
Request or give remote control in a FaceTime call
Collaborate on a document in FaceTime
Use video conferencing features
Hand off a FaceTime call to another Apple device
Change the FaceTime video settings
Change the FaceTime audio settings
Leave a call or switch to Messages
Block a FaceTime call and report it as spam
Screen and filter calls
Get started with the Apple Games app
Set up your Game Center profile
Find and download games
Subscribe to Apple Arcade
Connect with friends in the Apple Games app
Play with friends in the Apple Games app
Manage your game library
Connect a game controller
Change game-related settings
Report a problem with a game
Intro to Home
Upgrade to the new version of Apple Home
Set up accessories
Control accessories
Use Grid Forecast to plan your energy usage
View electricity usage and rates
Adaptive Temperature and Clean Energy Guidance
Set up HomePod
Control your home remotely
Create and use scenes
Use automations
Set up security cameras
Use Face Recognition
Unlock your door with a home key on iPhone or Apple Watch
Configure a router
Invite others to control accessories
Add more homes
Get started with Maps
Set your location and map view
Set your home, work, or school address
Use Maps
Get driving directions
Set up electric vehicle routing
View a route overview or a list of turns
Change or add stops to your route
Get directions to your parked car
Get walking directions
Save walks or hikes
Get transit directions
Get cycling directions
Book rides
Download offline maps
Search for places
Find nearby attractions, restaurants, and services
Explore airports or malls
Get information about places
View and mange Visited Places
Add places and notes to your Places
Share places
Mark a location with a pin
Rate places and add photos
Explore places with guides
Organize places with custom guides
Clear location history
Delete recent directions
Report an issue with Maps
Get started with Messages
Set up Messages
About iMessage
Send and reply to messages
Text via satellite
Schedule a text message to send later
Unsend and edit messages
Keep track of messages
Search
Forward and share messages
Group conversations
Share screens
Collaborate on projects
Add backgrounds
Use iMessage apps
Poll people in a conversation
Take and edit photos or videos
Share photos, links, and more
Send stickers
Create and send Memoji
React with Tapbacks
Format text and animate messages
Draw and handwrite messages
Send and save GIFs
Send and receive audio messages
Share your location
Turn read receipts on or off
Stop, mute, and change notifications
Screen, filter, report, and block texts
Delete messages and attachments
Recover deleted messages
Get started with Music
Get music
Play music
Use the music player controls
Play lossless audio
Play Spatial Audio
Listen to radio
Play music together using SharePlay
Play music together in the car
Queue up your music
Transition songs
Shuffle or repeat songs
Sing along with Apple Music
Show song credits and lyrics
Tell Apple Music what you enjoy
Adjust the sound quality
Get started with News
Get News notifications and newsletters
Use News widgets
See news stories chosen just for you
Read and share stories
Follow your favorite teams with My Sports
Listen to Apple News Today
Search for channels, topics, stories, or recipes
Save stories
Clear your reading history
Subscribe to individual news channels
Get started with Notes
Create and format notes
Use Quick Notes
Add drawings and handwriting
Enter formulas and equations
Add photos, video, and more
Record and transcribe audio
Scan text and documents
Work with PDFs
Add links
Search notes
Organize in folders
Organize with tags
Use Smart Folders
Share and collaborate
Export or print notes
Lock notes
Add or remove accounts
Change the Notes view
Change Notes settings
Use passwords
Find your password for a website or app
Change the password for a website or app
Remove a password
Recover a deleted password
Create a password for a website or app
Show passwords in large text
Use passkeys to sign in to websites and apps
Sign in with Apple
Share passwords
Automatically fill in strong passwords
See websites excluded from AutoFill
Change weak or compromised passwords
View your passwords and related information
View password history
Find and share your Wi-Fi password
Share passwords securely with AirDrop
Make your passwords available on all your devices
Automatically fill in verification codes
Automatically fill in SMS passcodes
Sign in with fewer CAPTCHA challenges
Use two-factor authentication
Use security keys
See your Mac FileVault recovery key
Make a call
Record and transcribe a call
Change your Phone settings
View and delete the call history
Answer or decline incoming calls
While on a call
Share screens during a phone call
Request or give remote control in a Phone call
Have a conference or three-way call
Set up voicemail
Check voicemail
Change voicemail greeting and settings
Select ringtones
Make calls using Wi-Fi
Set up call forwarding
Set up call waiting
Screen and block calls
Get started with Photos
Browse your photo library
Browse your photo collections
View photos and videos
See photo and video information
Sort and filter the photo library
Back up and sync your photos and videos with iCloud
Delete or hide photos and videos
Search for photos and videos
Get wallpaper suggestions
Hide people, memories, and holidays
Make stickers from your photos
Duplicate and copy photos and videos
Merge duplicate photos and videos
Import and export photos and videos
Print photos
Get started with Podcasts on iPhone
Find podcasts
Listen to podcasts
View podcast transcripts
Follow your favorite podcasts
Rate or review podcasts
Use the Podcasts widget
Select your favorite Podcasts categories and channels
Organize your podcast library
Download, save, remove, and share podcasts
Subscribe to podcasts
Listen to subscriber-only content
Change download settings
Get started with Safari
Browse the web
Search for websites
See highlights
Customize your Safari settings
Change the layout
Create multiple Safari profiles
Listen to a webpage
Bookmark a website
Open as Web App
Save pages to a Reading List
Find links shared with you
Download a PDF
Annotate and save a webpage as a PDF
Fill in forms
Get extensions
Clear your cache and cookies
Enable cookies
Shortcuts
Tips
About Apple Wallet
Set up Apple Pay
Use Apple Pay for contactless payments
Use Apple Pay in apps and on the web
Use Apple Cash
Use Apple Card
Add your ID
Pay for transit
Use digital keys
Use passes, loyalty cards, tickets, and more
Check your Apple Account balance
Organize and search in Wallet
Remove cards and passes
Fill in payment information
Change Wallet & Apple Pay settings
Intro to Apple Intelligence
Translate messages, calls, and conversations
Use visual intelligence
Create original images with Image Playground
Create your own emoji with Genmoji
Use Image Wand with Apple Intelligence
Use Apple Intelligence with Siri
Find the right words with Writing Tools
Use ChatGPT with Apple Intelligence
Summarize notifications and reduce interruptions
Apple Intelligence and privacy
Block access to Apple Intelligence features
Get started with Screen Time
Protect your vision health with Screen Distance
Create, manage, and keep track of a Screen Time passcode
Set schedules with Screen Time
Block apps, app downloads, websites, and purchases
Block calls and messages with Screen Time
Check for sensitive images and videos
Set up Screen Time for a family member
Respond to a Screen Time request
Intro to Continuity
Use AirDrop to send items to nearby devices
Hand off tasks between devices
Control your iPhone from your Mac
Copy and paste between devices
Stream video and audio from your iPhone
Allow phone calls and text messages on your iPad and Mac
Share your internet connection
Use iPhone as a webcam
Insert sketches, photos, and scans on Mac
Start SharePlay instantly
Connect iPhone and your computer with a cable
Transfer files between devices
Intro to CarPlay
Connect to CarPlay
Use your vehicle’s built-in controls
Get turn-by-turn directions
Report traffic incidents
Change the map view
View Live Activities
Customize widgets
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
Get started with accessibility features
Use accessibility features during setup
Change Siri accessibility settings
Quickly turn accessibility features on or off
Share your Accessibility settings with another device
Overview of accessibility features for vision
Read or listen to text in apps with Accessibility Reader
Zoom in
View a larger version of text you’re reading or typing
Change display colors
Make text easier to read
Customize onscreen motion
Use iPhone more comfortably while riding in a vehicle
Customize per-app visual settings
Hear what’s on the screen or typed
Hear audio descriptions
Adjust CarPlay settings
Turn on and practice VoiceOver
Change your VoiceOver settings
Use VoiceOver gestures
Operate iPhone when VoiceOver is on
Control VoiceOver using the rotor
Use the onscreen keyboard
Write with your finger
Keep the screen off
Use VoiceOver with an external keyboard
Use a braille display
Type braille on the screen
Use Braille Access with a braille display
Customize gestures and keyboard shortcuts
Use VoiceOver with a pointer device
Get live descriptions of your surroundings
Use VoiceOver in apps
Overview of accessibility features for mobility
Use AssistiveTouch
Adjust how iPhone responds to your touch
Back tap
Use Reachability
Auto-answer calls
Turn off vibration
Change Face ID and attention settings
Use Voice Control
Use Voice Control commands with CarPlay
Adjust the side or Home button
Adjust Camera Control settings
Use Apple TV 4K Remote buttons
Adjust pointer settings
Adjust keyboard settings
Control iPhone with an external keyboard
Adjust AirPods settings
Turn on Apple Watch Mirroring
Control a nearby Apple device
Control iPhone with the movement of your eyes
Control iPhone with the movement of your head
Overview of accessibility features for hearing
Use hearing devices
Use Live Listen
Use sound recognition
Use name recognition
Set up and use RTT and TTY
Flash the indicator light or screen for notifications
Adjust audio settings
Play background sounds
Display subtitles and captions
Show transcriptions for Intercom messages
Get live captions of spoken audio
Play music as taps, textures, and more
Get notified about sounds in CarPlay
Control what you share
Turn on Lock Screen features
Block contacts
Keep your Apple Account secure
Create and manage Hide My Email addresses
Protect your web browsing with iCloud Private Relay
Use a private network address
Use Advanced Data Protection
Use Lockdown Mode
Install Background Security Improvements
Use Stolen Device Protection
Receive warnings about sensitive content
Use Contact Key Verification
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 and trademarks View and respond to notifications on iPhone

Notifications help you keep track of what’s new—they let you know if you missed a call, if the date of an event moved, and more. You can customize your notification settings so you see only what’s important to you.

Unless you have notifications silenced with a Focus, iPhone displays them as they arrive—they roll in from the bottom of the screen to minimize distraction. You can view them on the Lock Screen in an expanded list view, stacked view, or count view. Pinch the notifications on the Lock Screen to change the layout.

Note: While you’re using an app, you might be asked how you want to receive notifications from it—immediately, not at all, or in a scheduled summary. You can change this setting later in Settings > Notifications.

Find your notifications in Notification Center

To see your notifications in Notification Center, do any of the following:

On the Lock Screen: Swipe up from the middle of the screen.


On other screens: Swipe down from the top center. Then you can scroll up to see older notifications, if there are any.

To close Notification Center, swipe up from the bottom with one finger or press the Home button (on an iPhone with a Home button).

Respond to notifications

When you have multiple notifications in Notification Center or on the Lock Screen, they’re grouped by app, which makes them easier to view and manage. Notifications from some apps may also be grouped by organizing features within the app, such as by topic or thread. Grouped notifications appear as stacks, with the most recent notification on top.

Do any of the following:

To expand a group of notifications to see them individually: Tap the group. To close the group, tap Show Less.


To view a notification and perform quick actions if the app offers them (on supported models): Touch and hold the notification.


To open a notification’s app: Tap the notification.

Schedule a notification summary

You can reduce distractions in your day by scheduling your notifications to be delivered as a summary—you choose which notifications to include in the summary and what time you want to receive it.

The notification summary is personalized to you and intelligently ordered by priority, based on your current activity, with the most relevant notifications at the top. The summary is especially useful because it allows you to engage with notifications on your own time. You can take this even further by using Focus to filter notifications while you focus on an activity.

Go to Settings > Notifications > Scheduled Summary, then turn on Scheduled Summary.


Set a time for your summary to appear. If you want to receive another summary, tap Add Summary.


Select the apps to include in your summary.


Tap A to Z below Apps in Summary, then make sure the apps you want to include in your summary are turned on.

Note: If an app you want to include in your notification summary doesn’t appear in the A to Z list, you may need to turn on Allow Notifications for the app. Go to Settings > Notifications, tap the app, then turn on Allow Notifications. See Change notification settings.

View, dismiss, clear, and mute notifications

When notifications appear on your iPhone, do any of the following:

Handle a notification you receive while using another app: Tap to view it, then swipe up to dismiss it.


Clear notifications: Swipe left on the notification or group of notifications, then tap Clear or Clear All.


Mute notifications for an app: Swipe left on the notification or group of notifications, tap Options, then tap an option to mute the app’s notifications for an hour or a day. This sends them directly to Notification Center and prevents them from appearing on the Lock Screen, playing a sound, lighting up the screen, or presenting a banner.

To see and hear these notifications again, swipe left on the notification in Notification Center, tap Options, then tap Unmute.


Turn off notifications for an app or notification group: Swipe left on a notification or group of notifications, tap Options, then tap Turn Off.


Change how an app displays notifications: Swipe left on a notification, tap Options, then tap View Settings. See Change notification settings to learn about the settings you can change.


Clear all your notifications in Notification Center: Go to Notification Center, tap , then tap Clear.


Silence all notifications: Turn on Do Not Disturb. See Turn on or schedule a Focus.

When you haven’t used an app for a while, you may see a suggestion that you turn off notifications for that app.

Show recent notifications on the Lock Screen

You can allow access to Notification Center on the Lock Screen.

Go to Settings > Face ID & Passcode (on an iPhone with Face ID) or Touch ID & Passcode (on other iPhone models).


Enter your passcode.


Scroll down and turn on Notification Center (below Allow Access When Locked).

Use Apple Intelligence to summarize notifications and prioritize time-sensitive ones

If Apple Intelligence* is turned on, you can use Apple Intelligence to summarize long or stacked notifications, making them easier to understand at a glance. You can also use Apple Intelligence to prioritize time-sensitive notifications, so you can catch up on what you may have missed. See Summarize notifications and reduce interruptions with Apple Intelligence.