Apple IPhone 6 Manual

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Switch Control
Switch Control lets you control iPhone using a single switch or multiple switches. Use any of 
several methods to perform actions such as selecting, tapping, dragging, typing, and even free-
hand drawing. The basic technique is to use a switch to select an item or location on the screen, 
and then use the same (or different) switch to choose an action to perform on that item or 
location. Three basic methods are:
 •Item scanning (default), which highlights different items on the screen until you select one.
 •Point scanning, which lets you use scanning crosshairs to pick a screen location.
 •Manual selection, which lets you move from item to item on demand (requires multiple 
switches).
Whichever method you use, when you select an individual item (rather than a group), a menu 
appears so you can choose how to act on the selected item (tap, drag, or pinch, for example).
If you use multiple switches, you can set up each switch to perform a specific action and 
customize your item selection method. For example, instead of automatically scanning screen 
items, you can set up switches to move to the next or previous item on demand.
You can adjust the behavior of Switch Control in a variety of ways, to suit your specific needs 
and style.
Add a switch and turn on Switch Control
You can use any of these as a switch:
 •An external adaptive switch. Choose from a variety of popular USB or Bluetooth switches.
 •The iPhone screen. Tap the screen to trigger the switch.
 •The iPhone FaceTime camera. Move your head to trigger the switch. You can use the camera as 
two switches; one when you move your head to the left, and the other when you move your 
head to the right.
Add a switch and choose its action. 
Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control > 
Switches. If you use only one switch, it is your Select Item switch by default.
If you’re adding an external switch, you need to connect it to iPhone before it will appear in the 
list of available switches. Follow the instructions that came with the switch. If it connects using 
Bluetooth, you need to pair it with iPhone—turn on the switch, go to Settings > Bluetooth, tap 
the switch, then follow the onscreen instructions. For more information, see Bluetooth devices on 
page 40.
Turn on Switch Control. 
Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control, or use the 
Accessibility Shortcut—see Accessibility Shortcut on page 14 3 .
Turn off Switch Control. 
Use any scanning method to select and tap Settings > General > 
Accessibility > Switch Control. Or, triple-click the Home button.
Basic techniques
Whether you use item scanning or point scanning, the Switch Control basics are the same.
Select an item. While the item is highlighted, trigger the switch you’ve set up as your Select Item 
switch. If you are using a single switch, it is your Select Item switch by default.
Perform an action on the selected item. Select a command from the control menu that appears 
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 •With Auto Tap off:  The control menu includes only the Tap button and the More button (two 
dots at the bottom). If you’re in a scrollable area of the screen, a Scroll button also appears. 
To tap the highlighted item, trigger your Select Item button when Tap is highlighted. To 
see additional action buttons, select More at the bottom of the menu. If you have multiple 
switches, you can set one up specifically for tapping.
 •With Auto Tap on:  To tap the item, do nothing—the item is automatically tapped when the 
Auto Tap interval expires (0.75 seconds if you haven’t changed it). To see the control menu, 
trigger your Select Item button before the Auto Tap interval expires. The control menu skips 
the Tap button and goes right to the full set of action buttons.
Turn on Auto Tap. 
Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control > Auto Tap. To tap an 
item with Auto Tap on, just wait for the Auto Tap interval to expire.
Dismiss the control menu without choosing an action. Tap while the original item is 
highlighted and all the icons in the control menu are dimmed. Or, choose Escape from the 
control menu. The menu goes away after cycling the number of times you specify at Settings > 
General > Accessibility > Switch Control > Loops.
Perform screen gestures. Choose Gestures from the control menu.
Scroll the screen. Select an item in a scrollable part of the screen, then:
 •With Auto Tap off:  Select the Scroll Down button (next to the Tap button) in the control menu. 
Or, for more scrolling options, select More, then select Scroll.
 •With Auto Tap on:  Select Scroll from the control menu. If many actions are available, you might 
have to select More first.
Tap the Home button. Select Home in the control menu.
Perform other hardware actions. Select any item, then select Device from the menu that 
appears. Use the menu to mimic these actions:
 •Click the Home button
 •Double-click the Home button for multitasking
 •Open Notification Center or Control Center
 •Press the Sleep/Wake button to lock iPhone
 •Rotate iPhone
 •Flip the Ring/Silent switch
 •Press the volume buttons
 •Hold down the Home button to open Siri
 •Triple-click the Home button
 •Shake iPhone
 •Press the Home and Sleep/Wake buttons simultaneously to take a screenshot
 •Swipe down from the top with two fingers to speak the screen (if you have Speak Screen 
turned on)
Item scanning
Item scanning alternately highlights each item or group of items on the entire screen until 
you trigger your Select Item switch. If there are many items, Switch Control highlights them in 
groups. When you select a group, highlighting continues with the items in the group. When you 
select a unique item, scanning stops and the control menu appears. Item scanning is the default 
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Select an item or enter a group. Watch (or listen) as items are highlighted. When the item you 
want to control (or the group containing the item) is highlighted, trigger your Select Item switch. 
Work your way down in the hierarchy of items until you select the individual item you want 
to control.
Back out of a group. Trigger your Select Item switch when the dashed highlight around the 
group or item appears.
Dismiss the control menu without performing an action. Trigger your Select Item switch when 
the item itself is highlighted. Or choose Escape from the control menu.
Hear the names of items as they are highlighted. 
Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > 
Switch Control, then turn on Speech. Or select Settings from the control menu, then select 
Speech On.
Slow down the scanning. 
Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control >  
Auto Scanning Time.
Point scanning
Point scanning lets you select an item on the screen by pinpointing it with scanning crosshairs.
Switch to point scanning. Use item scanning to select Point Mode from the control menu. The 
vertical crosshair appears when you close the menu.
Select an item. Trigger your Select Item switch when the item you want is within the broad, 
horizontal scanning band, then trigger again when the fine scanning line is on the item. Repeat 
for vertical scanning.
Refine your selection point. Choose Refine Selection from the control menu.
Return to item scanning. Choose Item Mode from the control menu.
Manual selection
You can select a screen item directly using dedicated switches instead of having iPhone 
alternately highlight every item.
Stop scanning and highlight items yourself. Add switches in addition to your Select Item switch 
to perform the Move To Next Item and Move To Previous Item actions. (You can use the iPhone 
FaceTime camera with head-left and head-right movements for these switches.) When you’ve 
added the switches, turn off Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control > Auto Scanning.
Important:  Don’t turn off Auto Scanning if you use only one switch. You need at least two: one to 
move to an item and a second to select the item.
Settings and adjustments
Adjust basic settings. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control, where you can:
 •Add switches and specify their function
 •Turn off auto scanning (only if you’ve added a “Move to Next Item” switch)
 •Adjust how rapidly items are scanned
 •Set scanning to pause on the first item in a group
 •Choose how many times to cycle through the screen before hiding Switch Control
 •Turn Auto Tap on or off and set the interval for performing a second switch action to show the 
control menu
 •Set whether a movement action is repeated when you hold down a switch, and how long to 
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 •Set whether and how long you need to hold a switch down before it is accepted as a  
switch action
 •Have Switch Control ignore accidental repeated switch triggers
 •Adjust point scanning speed
 •Turn on sound effects or have items read aloud as they are scanned
 •Choose what to include in the Switch Control menu
 •Set whether items should be grouped while item scanning
 •Make the selection cursor larger or a different color
 •Save custom gestures to the control menu (in Gestures > Saved)
Fine-tune Switch Control. Choose Settings from the control menu to:
 •Adjust scanning speed
 •Change the location of the control menu
 •Switch between item scan mode and point scan mode
 •Choose whether point scan mode displays crosshairs or a grid
 •Reverse the scanning direction
 •Turn on or off sound or speech accompaniment
 •Turn off groups to scan items one at a time
AssistiveTouch
AssistiveTouch helps you use iPhone if you have difficulty touching the screen or pressing the 
buttons. You can use AssistiveTouch without any accessory, to perform gestures that are difficult 
for you. You can also use an adaptive accessory (such as a joystick) with AssistiveTouch to 
control iPhone.
The AssistiveTouch menu lets you perform actions such as these by just tapping (or the 
equivalent on your accessory):
 •Press the Home button
 •Summon Siri
 •Perform multi-finger gestures
 •Access Control Center or Notification Center
 •Adjust iPhone volume
 •Shake iPhone
 •Capture a screenshot
Turn on AssistiveTouch. 
Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > AssistiveTouch, or use the 
Accessibility Shortcut. See Accessibility Shortcut on page 14 3 . When AssistiveTouch is on, the 
floating menu button appears on the screen.
Show or hide the menu. Tap the floating menu button, or click the secondary button on 
your accessory.
Simulate pressing the Home button. Tap the menu button, then tap Home.
Lock or rotate the screen, adjust iPhone volume, or simulate shaking iPhone. Tap the menu 
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Perform a swipe or drag that uses 2, 3, 4, or 5 fingers. Tap the menu button, tap Device > 
More > Gestures, then tap the number of digits needed for the gesture. When the corresponding 
circles appear on the screen, swipe or drag in the direction required by the gesture. When you 
finish, tap the menu button.
Perform a pinch gesture. Tap the menu button, tap Favorites, then tap Pinch. When the pinch 
circles appear, touch anywhere on the screen to move the pinch circles, then drag the pinch 
circles in or out to perform a pinch gesture. When you finish, tap the menu button.
Create your own gesture. You can add your own favorite gestures to the control menu (for 
example, tap and hold or two-finger rotation). Tap the menu button, tap Favorites, then tap an 
empty gesture placeholder. Or go to Settings > General > Accessibility > AssistiveTouch >  
Create New Gesture.
Example 1:
  To create the rotation gesture, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > 
AssistiveTouch > Create New Gesture. On the gesture recording screen that prompts you to 
touch to create a gesture, rotate two fingers on the iPhone screen around a point between them. 
(You can do this with a single finger or stylus—just create each arc separately, one after the 
other.) If it doesn’t turn out quite right, tap Cancel, then try again. When it looks right, tap Save, 
then give the gesture a name—maybe “Rotate 90.” Then, to rotate the view in Maps, for example, 
open Maps, tap the AssistiveTouch menu button, and choose Rotate 90 from Favorites. When 
the blue circles representing the starting finger positions appear, drag them to the point around 
which you want to rotate the map, then release. You might want to create several gestures with 
different degrees of rotation.
Example 2:
  Let’s create the touch and hold gesture that you use to start rearranging icons on 
your Home screen. This time, on the gesture recording screen, hold down your finger in one spot 
until the recording progress bar reaches halfway, then lift your finger. Be careful not to move 
your finger while recording, or the gesture will be recorded as a drag. Tap Save and name the 
gesture. To use the gesture, tap the AssistiveTouch menu button and choose your gesture from 
Favorites. When the blue circle representing your touch appears, drag it over a Home screen icon 
and release.
If you record a sequence of taps or drags, they’re all played back at the same time. For example, 
using one finger or stylus to record four separate, sequential taps at four locations on the screen 
creates a simultaneous four-finger tap.
Exit a menu without performing a gesture. Tap anywhere outside the menu. To return to the 
previous menu, tap the arrow in the middle of the menu.
Move the menu button. Drag it anywhere along the edge of the screen.
Adjust your accessory tracking speed. 
Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > 
AssistiveTouch > Touch speed.
Hide the menu button (with an accessory attached). Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > 
AssistiveTouch > Always Show Menu.
TTY support
You can use the iPhone TTY Adapter cable (sold separately in many areas) to connect iPhone to 
a TTY machine. Go to www.apple.com/store (may not be available in all areas) or check with your 
local Apple retailer.
Connect iPhone to a TTY machine. 
Go to Settings > Phone, then turn on TTY. Then connect 
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When TTY on iPhone is turned on, the TTY icon  appears in the status bar at the top of the 
screen. For information about using a particular TTY machine, see the documentation that came 
with the machine.
Note:  Continuity features are not available for TTY support.
Visual voicemail
The play and pause controls in visual voicemail let you control the playback of messages. Drag 
the playhead on the scrubber bar to repeat a portion of the message that’s hard to understand. 
See Visual voicemail
 on page 52.
Voice Control
Voice Control lets you make phone calls and control Music playback using voice commands. See 
Make a call
 on page 48, and Siri and Voice Control on page 71.
Accessibility in OS X
Take advantage of the accessibility features in OS X when you use iTunes to sync with iPhone.  
In the Finder, choose Help > Help Center (or Help > Mac Help in OS X Yosemite), then search  
for “accessibility.”
For more information about iPhone and OS X accessibility features, see 
www.apple.com/accessibility . 
						

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International Keyboards
Use international keyboards
International keyboards let you type text in many different languages, including Asian 
languages and languages written from right to left. For a list of supported keyboards, go to 
www.apple.com/iphone, choose your iPhone, click Tech Specs, then scroll to Languages.
Manage keyboards. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards.
 •Add a keyboard:  Tap Add New Keyboard, then choose a keyboard from the list. Repeat to add 
more keyboards.
 •Remove a keyboard:  Tap Edit, tap  next to the keyboard you want to remove, tap Delete, 
then tap Done.
 •Edit your keyboard list:  Tap Edit, drag  next to a keyboard to a new place in the list, then 
tap Done.
To enter text in a different language, switch keyboards.
Switch keyboards while typing. Touch and hold the Globe key  to show all your enabled 
keyboards. To choose a keyboard, slide your finger to the name of the keyboard, then release.   
The Globe key 
 appears only if you enable more than one keyboard.
You can also just tap . When you tap , the name of the newly activated keyboard appears 
briefly. Continue tapping to access other enabled keyboards.
Many keyboards provide letters, numbers, and symbols that aren’t visible on the keyboard.
Enter accented letters or other characters. Touch and hold the related letter, number, or symbol, 
then slide to choose a variant. For example:
 •On a Thai keyboard:  Choose native numbers by touching and holding the related 
Arabic number.
 •On a Chinese, Japanese, or Arabic keyboard:  Suggested characters or candidates appear at the 
top of the keyboard. Tap a candidate to enter it, or swipe left to see more candidates.
Use the extended suggested candidate list. Tap the up arrow on the right to view the full 
candidate list.
 •Scroll the list:  Swipe up or down.
 •Return to the short list:  Tap the down arrow.
When using certain Chinese or Japanese keyboards, you can create a shortcut for word and input 
pairs. The shortcut is added to your personal dictionary. When you type a shortcut while using a 
supported keyboard, the paired word or input is substituted for the shortcut. 
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Turn shortcuts on or off.  Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Shortcuts. Shortcuts are 
available for:
 •Simplified Chinese:  Pinyin
 •Traditional Chinese:  Pinyin and Zhuyin
 •Japanese:  Romaji and 50 Key
Reset your personal dictionary. 
Go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset Keyboard Dictionary. 
All custom words and shortcuts are deleted, and the keyboard dictionary returns to its 
default state.
Special input methods
You can use keyboards to enter some languages in different ways. A few examples are Chinese 
Cangjie and Wubihua, Japanese Kana, and Facemarks. You can also use your finger or a stylus to 
write Chinese characters on the screen.
Build Chinese characters from the component Cangjie keys. As you type, suggested 
characters appear. Tap a character to choose it, or continue typing up to five components to see 
more options.
Build Chinese Wubihua (stroke) characters. Use the keypad to build Chinese characters using 
up to five strokes, in the correct writing sequence: horizontal, vertical, left falling, right falling, and 
hook. For example, the Chinese character 圈 (circle) should begin with the vertical stroke丨 .
 •As you type, suggested Chinese characters appear (the most commonly used characters 
appear first). Tap a character to choose it.
 •If you’re not sure of the correct stroke, enter an asterisk (*). To see more character options, type 
another stroke, or scroll through the character list.
 •Tap the match key (匹配) to show only characters that match exactly what you typed.
Write Chinese characters. Write Chinese characters directly on the screen with your finger 
when Simplified or Traditional Chinese handwriting input is turned on. As you write character 
strokes, iPhone recognizes them and shows matching characters in a list, with the closest match 
at the top. When you choose a character, its likely follow-on characters appear in the list as 
additional choices.
Matching characters
You can type some complex characters, such as 鱲 (part of the name for the Hong Kong 
International Airport), by writing two or more component characters in sequence. Tap the 
character to replace the characters you typed. Roman characters are also recognized.
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Type Japanese kana. Use the Kana keypad to select syllables. For more syllable options, drag the 
list to the left or tap the arrow key.
Type Japanese romaji. Use the Romaji keyboard to type syllables. Alternative choices appear 
along the top of the keyboard; tap one to type it. For more syllable options, tap the arrow key 
and select another syllable or word from the window.
Type facemarks or emoticons. Use the Japanese Kana keyboard and tap the  key. Or you can:
 •Use the Japanese Romaji keyboard (QWERTY-Japanese layout):  Tap , then tap the  k ey.
 •Use the Chinese (Simplified or Traditional) Pinyin or ( Traditional) Zhuyin keyboard:  Tap , then 
tap the 
 k ey. 
						

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iPhone in Business
With support for secure access to corporate networks, directories, custom apps, and Microsoft 
Exchange, iPhone is ready to go to work. For detailed information about using iPhone in 
business, go to www.apple.com/iphone/business.
Mail, Contacts, and Calendar
To use iPhone with your work accounts, you need to know the settings your organization 
requires. If you received your iPhone from your organization, the settings and apps you need 
might already be installed. If it’s your own iPhone, your system administrator may provide you 
with the settings for you to enter, or they may have you connect to a mobile device management 
server that installs the settings and apps you should have.
Organizational settings and accounts are typically in configuration profiles. You might be asked to 
install a configuration profile that was sent to you in an email, or one that is downloaded from 
a webpage. When you open the file, iPhone asks for your permission to install the profile, and 
displays information about what it contains.
In most cases, when you install a configuration profile that sets up an account for you, some 
iPhone settings can’t be changed. For example, your organization might turn on Auto-Lock and 
require you to set a passcode in order to protect the information in the accounts you access.
You can see your profiles in Settings > General > Profiles. If you delete a profile, all of the settings 
and accounts associated with the profile are also removed, including any custom apps your 
organization provided or had you download. If you need a passcode to delete a profile, contact 
your system administrator.
Network access
A VPN (virtual private network) provides secure access over the Internet to private resources, 
such as your organization’s network. You may need to install a VPN app from the App Store that 
configures your iPhone to access a particular network. Contact your system administrator for 
information about apps and settings you need.  
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