iPhone User Guide
- Welcome
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- 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
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- What’s new in iOS 26
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Get started with Freeform
- Create a Freeform board
- Draw or handwrite
- Solve handwritten math problems
- Add text
- Add shapes, lines, and arrows
- Add diagrams
- Add images, scans, links, and other files
- Apply consistent styles
- Position items on a board
- Navigate and present scenes
- Send a copy or PDF
- Print a board
- Share boards and collaborate
- Search Freeform boards
- Delete and recover boards
- Change Freeform settings
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- 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
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- 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
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- Get started with Maps
- Set your location and map view
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Get started with Music
- Get music
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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