Apple IPhone 6 Manual

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Turn iPhone off. Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the slider appears, then drag the slider. 
For additional security, you can require a passcode to unlock iPhone. Go to Settings > Touch ID 
& Passcode (iPhone models with Touch ID) or Settings > Passcode (other models). See Use a 
passcode with data protection
 on page 42. 
Home button
The Home button takes you to the Home screen, and provides other convenient shortcuts.
See apps you’ve opened. Double-click...

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Ring/Silent switch
Flip the Ring/Silent switch to put iPhone in ring mode  or silent mode .
Ring
Silent
In ring mode, iPhone plays all sounds. In silent mode, iPhone doesn’t ring or play alerts and other 
sound effects (but iPhone may still vibrate).
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,...

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Status iconWhat it means
Do Not Disturb“Do Not Disturb” is turned on. See Do Not Disturb on page 34.
Personal HotspotiPhone is providing a Personal Hotspot for another device. See 
Personal Hotspot
 on page 38.
SyncingiPhone is syncing with iTunes.
Network activityShows that there’s network activity. Some third-party apps may also 
use it to show an active process.
Call ForwardingCall Forwarding is set up. See Call forwarding, call waiting, and caller 
ID
 on page...

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Getting Started
Set up and activate iPhone
·WARNING:  To avoid injury, read Important safety information on page 17 2 befor e using iPhone.
Activation can be done over a Wi-Fi network, or over your carrier’s cellular network (not available 
in all areas). If neither option is available, you need to connect iPhone to your computer and use 
iTunes to activate iPhone (see the following section).
Set up and activate iPhone. Turn on iPhone and follow the Setup Assistant.
The Setup Assistant steps you...

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Connect iPhone to your computer
You may need to connect iPhone to your computer in order to complete activation. Connecting 
iPhone to your computer also lets you sync photos and other content to iPhone from your 
computer, using iTunes. See Sync with iTunes
 on page 18. 
To use iPhone with your computer, you need:
 •An Internet connection for your computer (broadband is recommended)
 •A Mac or a PC with a USB 2.0 or 3.0 port, and one of the following operating systems:...

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Connect to the Internet
iPhone connects to the Internet whenever necessary, using a Wi-Fi connection (if available) or 
your carrier’s cellular network. For information about connecting to a Wi-Fi network, see Connect 
to Wi-Fi, above.
When an app needs to use the Internet, iPhone does the following, in order:
 •Connects over the most recently used available Wi-Fi network
 •Shows a list of Wi-Fi networks in range, and connects using the one you choose
 •Connects over the...

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Note:  iCloud may not be available in all areas, and iCloud features may vary by area. For more 
information, see www.apple.com/icloud .
iCloud features include:
 •Music, Movies, TV Shows, Apps, and Books:  Automatically get iTunes purchases on all your 
devices set up with iCloud, or download previous iTunes music and TV show purchases for 
free, anytime. With an iTunes Match subscription, all your music, including music you’ve 
imported from CDs or purchased somewhere...

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View and download previous purchases, or get purchases shared by your family. 
 •iTunes Store purchases:  You can access your purchased songs and videos in the Music and 
Videos apps. Or, in the iTunes Store, tap More, then tap Purchased.
 •App Store purchases:  Go to the App Store, tap Updates, then tap Purchased.
 •iBooks Store purchases:  Go to iBooks, tap Store, then tap Purchased.
Turn on Automatic Downloads for music, apps, or books. 
Go to Settings > iTunes & App...

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 •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.
 •In the Summary pane, select “Encrypt iPhone backup” if you want to encrypt the information 
stored on your computer when iTunes makes a backup. Encrypted backups are indicated by 
a lock icon 
, and a password is...

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Your iPhone name
The name of your iPhone is used by both iTunes and iCloud.
Change the name of your iPhone. 
Go to Settings > General > About > Name.
View this user guide on iPhone
You can view the iPhone User Guide on iPhone in Safari, and in the iBooks app.
View the user guide in Safari. Tap 
, then tap the iPhone User Guide bookmark. (If you don’t 
see a bookmark, go to help.apple.com/iphone.)
 •Add an icon for the user guide to the Home screen:  Tap , then tap Add to...