Apple IPhone IOS 31 User Guide

• To set whether drafts, sent messages, and deleted messages are stored on iPhone or 
remotely on your email server (IMAP accounts only), tap Advanced and choose Drafts 
Mailbox, Sent Mailbox, or Deleted Mailbox.
If you store messages on iPhone, you can see them even when iPhone isn’t 
connected to the Internet.
• To set how long before messages are removed permanently from Mail on iPhone, tap 
Advanced and tap Remove, then choose a time: Never, or after one day, one week,  
or one month.
• To adjust...

Mail
The Mail settings, except where noted, apply to all accounts you’ve set up on iPhone.
To turn alerts sounds for new or sent mail on or off, use the Sounds settings.
Set the number of messages shown on iPhone:  Choose “Mail, Contacts, Calendars” > 
Show, then choose a setting.
Choose to see the most recent 25, 50, 75, 100, or 200 messages. To download additional 
messages when you’re in Mail, scroll to the bottom of your inbox and tap Load More 
Messages.
Note:   For Microsoft Exchange accounts,...

You can set iPhone to add a signature—your favorite quote, or your name, title, and 
phone number, for example—to the bottom of every message you send.
Contacts
Set how contacts are sorted:  Choose “Mail Contacts, Calendars,” then under Contacts 
tap Sort Order and do one of the following:
• To sort by first name first, tap First, Last.
• To sort by last name first, tap Last, First.
Set how contacts are displayed:   Choose “Mail Contacts, Calendars,” then under 
Contacts tap Display Order and do one of...

Calling from Abroad
Set iPhone to add the correct prefix when dialing from another country:  In Settings, 
tap Phone, then turn International Assist on. This lets you make calls to your home 
country using the numbers in your contacts and favorites, without having to add a 
prefix or your country code. International Assist works for U.S. telephone numbers only.
For more information, see “Using iPhone Abroad
”  on page 56.
Call Forwarding
You can set iPhone to forward incoming calls to another number. For...

For more information about other accessibility features of iPhone, go 
to Chapter 25, “Accessibility,”  on page 18 2 .
Changing Your Voicemail Password
A voicemail password helps prevent others from access your voicemail. You need to 
enter the password only when you’re calling in to get your messages from another 
phone. You won’t need to enter the password when using voicemail on iPhone.
Change your voicemail password:   Choose Phone > Change Voicemail Password.
Locking Your SIM Card
You can lock your...

Safari
Safari settings let you select your Internet search engine, set security options, and for 
developers, turn on debugging.
General
You can use Google or Yahoo! to perform Internet searches.
Select a search engine:  Choose Safari > Search Engine and select the search engine 
you want to use.
You can set Safari to automatically fill out web forms using contact information, names 
and passwords you previously entered, or both.
Enable AutoFill:   Choose Safari > AutoFill, then do one of the following:...

• To set whether Safari accepts cookies, tap Accept Cookies and choose Never, “From 
visited,” or Always.
A cookie is a piece of information that a website puts on iPhone so the website can 
remember you when you visit again. That way, webpages can be customized for you 
based on information you may have provided.
Some pages won’t work correctly unless iPhone is set to accept cookies.
• To clear the history of webpages you’ve visited, tap Clear History.
• To clear all cookies from Safari, tap Clear...

iPod
Use iPod Settings to adjust settings for music and video playback on your iPod.
Music
The Music settings apply to songs, podcasts, and audiobooks.
Turn Shake to Shuffle on or off:  Choose iPod, then turn Shake to Shuffle on or off. 
When Shake to Shuffle is on, you can shake iPhone to turn shuffle on and immediately 
change the currently playing song.
Set iTunes to play songs at the same sound level:   In iTunes, choose iTunes > 
Preferences if you’re using a Mac, or Edit > Preferences if you’re...

TV Out
Use these settings to set up how iPhone plays videos on your TV. For more information 
about using iPhone to play videos on your TV, see “Watching Videos on a TV
” on 
page 84 .
Turn widescreen on or off:   Choose iPod and turn Widescreen on or off.
Set TV signal to NTSC or PAL:   Choose iPod > TV Signal and select NTSC or PAL.
NTSC and PAL are TV broadcast standards. NTSC displays 480i and PAL displays 576i. 
Your TV might use either of these, depending on where you bought it. If you’re not 
sure...

iTunes Store
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About the iTunes Store
You can search for, browse, preview, purchase, and download music, ringtones, 
audiobooks, TV shows, movies, and music videos from the iTunes Store directly to 
iPhone. You can listen to audio or watch video podcasts from the iTunes Store, either 
by streaming them from the Internet or by downloading them directly to iPhone.
Note:  The iTunes Store is not available in all regions, and iTunes Store content may 
vary across regions.
To access the iTunes Store, iPhone...