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Making phone calls with VoiceOver
Answer or end a call:  Double-tap the screen with two fingers.
When a phone call is established with VoiceOver on, the screen displays the numeric keypad by 
default, instead of showing call options.
Display call options:  Select the Hide Keypad button in the lower-right corner and double-tap.
Display the numeric keypad again:  Select the Keypad button near the center of the screen and 
double-tap.
Using VoiceOver with Safari
When you search the web in Safari with VoiceOver on, the Search Results rotor items lets you 
hear the list of suggested search phrases.
Search the web:  Select the search field, enter your search, then swipe right or left to move down 
or up the list of suggested search phrases. Then double-tap the screen to search the web using 
the selected phrase.
Set the rotor options for web browsing:  Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > 
Rotor. Tap to select or deselect options, or drag 
 up to reposition an item.
Skip images while navigating:  Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Navigate 
Images. You can choose to skip all images or only those without descriptions.
Reduce page clutter for easier reading and navigation:  Select the Reader item in the Safari 
address field (not available for all pages).
Using VoiceOver with Maps
You can use VoiceOver to explore a region, browse points of interest, follow roads, zoom in or 
out, select a pin, or get information about a location.
Explore the map:  Drag your finger around the screen, or swipe left or right to move to 
another item.
Zoom in or out:  Select the map, set the rotor to Zoom, then swipe up or down with one finger.
Pan the map:  Swipe with three fingers.
Browse visible points of interest:  Set the rotor to Points of Interest, then swipe up or down with 
one finger.
Follow a road:  Hold your finger down on the road, wait until you hear “pause to follow,” then 
move your finger along the road while listening to the guide tone. The pitch increases when you 
stray from the road.
Select a pin:  Touch a pin, or swipe left or right to select the pin. 
Get information about a location:  With a pin selected, double-tap to display the information 
flag. Swipe left or right to select the More Info button, then double-tap to display the 
information page.
Hear location cues as you move about:  Turn on tracking with heading to hear street names and 
points of interest as you approach them. 
						

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Editing videos and voice memos with VoiceOver
You can use VoiceOver gestures to trim Camera videos and Voice Memo recordings.
Trim a voice memo:  On the Voice Memos screen, select the button to the right of the memo 
you want to trim, then double-tap. Then select Trim Memo and double-tap. Select the beginning 
or end of the trim tool. Swipe up to drag right, or swipe down to drag left. VoiceOver announces 
the amount of time the current position will trim from the recording. To complete the trim, select 
Trim Voice Memo and double-tap.
Trim a video:  While viewing a video in Photos, double-tap the screen to display the video 
controls, then select the beginning or end of the trim tool. Then swipe up to drag to the right, or 
swipe down to drag to the left. VoiceOver announces the amount of time the current position 
will trim from the recording. To complete the trim, select Trim and double-tap.
Controlling VoiceOver using an Apple Wireless Keyboard
You can control VoiceOver using an Apple Wireless Keyboard paired with iPhone. See Apple 
Wireless Keyboard
 on page 24 .
VoiceOver Help speaks keys or keyboard commands as you type them. You can use VoiceOver 
Help to learn the keyboard layout and the actions associated with key combinations. 
Use VoiceOver keyboard commands to navigate the screen, select items, read screen contents, 
adjust the rotor, and perform other VoiceOver actions. Most keyboard commands use the 
Control-Option key combination, abbreviated in the table below as “VO.” 
VoiceOver keyboard commands
VO = Control-Option
 •Read all, starting from the current position:  VO–A
 •Read from the top:  VO–B
 •Move to the status bar:  VO–M
 •Press the Home button:  VO–H
 •Select the next or previous item:  VO–Right Arrow or VO–Left Arrow
 •Tap an item:  VO–Space bar
 •Open the Item Chooser:  VO–I
 •Double-tap with two fingers:  VO–”-”
 •Select the next or previous item specified by the rotor:  VO–Up Arrow or VO–Down Arrow
 •Adjust the speech rotor:  VO–Command–Left Arrow or VO–Command–Right Arrow
 •Adjust the setting specified by the speech rotor:  VO–Command–Up Arrow or VO–Command–
Down Arrow
 •Mute or unmute VoiceOver:  VO–S
 •Switch apps:  Command–Tab or Command–Shift–Tab
 •Turn the screen curtain on or off:  VO–Shift–S
 •Turn on VoiceOver help:  VO–K
 •Return to the previous screen, or turn off VoiceOver help:  Escape
Quick Nav
Turn on Quick Nav to control VoiceOver using the arrow keys.
 •Turn Quick Nav on or off:  Left Arrow–Right Arrow
 •Select the next or previous item:  Right Arrow or Left Arrow 
						

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 •Select the next or previous item specified by the rotor:  Up Arrow or Down Arrow
 •Select the first or last item:  Control–Up Arrow or Control–Down Arrow
 •"Tap” an item:  Up Arrow–Down Arrow
 •Scroll up, down, left, or right:  Option–Up Arrow, Option–Down Arrow, Option–Left Arrow, or 
Option–Right Arrow
 •Adjust the rotor:  Up Arrow–Left Arrow or Up Arrow–Right Arrow
You can also use the number keys on an Apple Wireless Keyboard to dial a phone number in 
Phone or enter numbers in Calculator.
Single-letter Quick Nav for the web
When you view a webpage with Quick Nav enabled, you can use the following keys on the 
keyboard to navigate the page quickly. Typing the key moves to the next item of the indicated 
type. To move to the previous item, hold the Shift key as you type the letter.
 •Heading:  H
 •Link:  L
 •Text field:  R
 •Button:  B
 •Form control:  C
 •Image:  I
 •Table:  T
 •Static text:  S
 •ARIA landmark:  W
 •List:  X
 •Item of the same type:  M
 •Level 1 heading:  1
 •Level 2 heading:  2
 •Level 3 heading:  3
 •Level 4 heading:  4
 •Level 5 heading:  5
 •Level 6 heading:  6
Using a braille display with VoiceOver
You can use a refreshable Bluetooth braille display to read VoiceOver output in braille, and you 
can use a braille display with input keys and other controls to control iPhone when VoiceOver is 
turned on. iPhone works with many wireless braille displays. For a list of supported displays, go to 
www.apple.com/accessibility/iphone/braille-display.html.
Set up a braille display:  Turn on the display, then go to Settings > Bluetooth and turn on 
Bluetooth. Then, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Braille and choose 
the display.
Turn contracted or eight-dot braille on or off:  Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > 
VoiceOver > Braille.
For information about common braille commands for VoiceOver navigation, and for information 
specific to certain displays, go to support.apple.com/kb/HT4400. 
						

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The braille display uses the language that’s set for Voice Control. This is normally the language 
set for iPhone in Settings > International > Language. You can use the VoiceOver language 
setting to set a different language for VoiceOver and braille displays.
Set the language for VoiceOver:  Go to Settings > General > International > Voice Control, then 
choose the language.
If you change the language for iPhone, you may need to reset the language for VoiceOver and 
your braille display.
You can set the leftmost or rightmost cell of your braille display to provide system status and 
other information:
 •Announcement History contains an unread message
 •The current Announcement History message hasn’t been read
 •VoiceOver speech is muted
 •The iPhone battery is low (less than 20% charge)
 •iPhone is in landscape orientation
 •The screen display is turned off
 •The current line contains additional text to the left
 •The current line contains additional text to the right
Set the leftmost or rightmost cell to display status information:  Go to Settings > General > 
Accessibility > VoiceOver > Braille > Status Cell, and tap Left or Right. 
See an expanded description of the status cell:  On your braille display, press the status cell’s 
router button.
Routing the audio of incoming calls
You can have the audio of incoming calls automatically routed to a headset or speaker phone 
instead of the iPhone receiver.
Reroute audio for incoming calls:  Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Incoming Calls and 
choose where you want to hear your calls.
Siri
With Siri, you can do things with your iPhone, such as opening apps, just by asking, and 
VoiceOver can read Siri responses to you. For information, see Chapter 4, Siri, on page 36.
Triple-click Home
Triple-click Home lets you turn some Accessibility features on or off by pressing the Home button  
quickly three times. You can use Triple-click Home for:
 •VoiceOver
 •Invert Colors
 •Zoom
 •AssistiveTouch
 •Hearing Aid Control
 •Guided Access ( Triple-click Home starts Guided Access if it’s already turned on. See Guided 
Access
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Set the Triple-click Home function:  Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Triple-click Home. 
If you select more than one, you’re asked which one you want to control whenever you triple-
click the Home button.
Slow down the click speed:  Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Home-click Speed.
Zoom
Many apps let you zoom in or out on specific items. For example, you can double-tap or 
pinch to expand webpage columns in Safari. But, there’s also a Zoom accessibility feature that 
lets you magnify the entire screen of any app you’re using. And, you can use Zoom together 
with VoiceOver.
Turn Zoom on or off:  Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Zoom. Or, use Triple-click Home. 
See  Triple-click Home
 on page 12 4.
Zoom in or out:  Double-tap the screen with three fingers.
Vary the magnification:  With three fingers, tap and drag up or down. The tap-and-drag gesture 
is similar to a double-tap, except you don’t lift your fingers on the second tap—instead, drag your 
fingers on the screen. Once you start dragging, you can drag with a single finger. iPhone returns to 
the adjusted magnification when you zoom out and in again using the three-finger double-tap.
Pan around the screen:  While zoomed in, drag the screen with three fingers. Once you start 
dragging, you can drag with a single finger so that you can see more of the screen. Or, hold a 
single finger near the edge of the display to pan to that side. Move your finger closer to the edge 
to pan more quickly. When you open a new screen, Zoom goes to the top-middle of the screen.
While using Zoom with an Apple Wireless Keyboard (see Apple Wireless Keyboard
 on page 24 ), 
the screen image follows the insertion point, keeping it in the center of the display.
Large Text
Large Text lets you increase the text size in alerts, and in Calendar, Contacts, Mail, Messages, 
and Notes.
Set the text size:  Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Large Text.
Invert Colors
Sometimes, inverting the colors on the iPhone screen may make it easier to read. When Invert 
Colors is turned on, the screen looks like a photographic negative.
Invert the screen’s colors:  Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Invert Colors.
Speak Selection
Even with VoiceOver turned off, you can have iPhone read aloud any text you select. iPhone analyzes 
the text to determine the language, then reads it to you using the appropriate pronunciation.
Turn on Speak Selection:  Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Speak Selection. There you 
can also:
 •Adjust the speaking rate
 •Choose to have individual words highlighted as they’re read
Have text read to you:  Select the text, then tap Speak. 
						

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Speak Auto-text
Speak Auto-text speaks the text corrections and suggestions iPhone makes when you type.
Turn Speak Auto-text on or off:  Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Speak Auto-text.
Speak Auto-text also works with VoiceOver and Zoom.
Mono Audio
Mono Audio combines the left and right stereo channels into a mono signal played through 
both channels. You can adjust the balance of the mono signal for greater volume on the right 
or left.
Turn Mono Audio on or off and adjust the balance:  Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > 
Mono Audio.
Hearing aids
Made for iPhone hearing aids
If you have a Made for iPhone hearing aid (available for iPhone 4S and later), you can adjust its 
settings on iPhone to suit your listening needs.
Adjust your hearing aid settings:  Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Hearing Aids, or set 
Triple-Click Home to open Hearing Aid Control. See  Triple-click Home
 on page 12 4.
Hearing aid compatibility
The FCC has adopted hearing aid compatibility (HAC) rules for digital wireless phones. These 
rules require certain phones to be tested and rated under the American National Standard 
Institute (ANSI) C63.19-2007 hearing aid compatibility standards. 
The ANSI standard for hearing aid compatibility contains two types of ratings:
 •An “M” rating for reduced radio frequency interference to enable acoustic coupling with 
hearing aids that are not operating in telecoil mode
 •A “T” rating for inductive coupling with hearing aids operating in telecoil mode
These ratings are given on a scale from one to four, where four is the most compatible. A phone 
is considered hearing aid compatible under FCC rules if it is rated M3 or M4 for acoustic coupling 
and T3 or T4 for inductive coupling.
For iPhone hearing aid compatibility ratings, go to www.apple.com/support/hac .
Hearing aid compatibility ratings don’t guarantee that a particular hearing aid works with a 
particular phone. Some hearing aids may work well with phones that don’t meet particular 
ratings. To ensure interoperability between a hearing aid and a phone, try using them together 
before purchase.
This phone has been tested and rated for use with hearing aids for some of the wireless 
technologies it uses. However, there may be some newer wireless technologies used in this 
phone that have not been tested yet for use with hearing aids. It is important to try the different 
features of this phone thoroughly and in different locations, using your hearing aid or cochlear 
implant, to determine if you hear any interfering noise. Consult your service provider or Apple 
for information on hearing aid compatibility. If you have questions about return or exchange 
policies, consult your service provider or phone retailer. 
						

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Hearing Aid Mode
iPhone has a Hearing Aid Mode that, when activated, may reduce interference with some 
hearing aid models. Hearing Aid Mode reduces the transmission power of the cellular radio in 
the GSM 1900 MHz band and may result in decreased 2G cellular coverage.
Activate Hearing Aid Mode:  Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Hearing Aids.
Assignable ringtones and vibrations
You can assign distinctive ringtones to people in your contacts list for audible caller ID. You can 
also assign vibration patterns for notifications from specific apps, for phone calls, for FaceTime 
calls or messages from special contacts, and to alert you of a variety of other events, including 
new voicemail, new mail, sent mail, Tweet, Facebook Post, and reminders. Choose from existing 
patterns, or create new ones. See Sounds
 on page 13 9. 
You can purchase ringtones from the iTunes Store on iPhone. See Chapter 22, iTunes Store, on 
page 94.
LED Flash for Alerts
If you can’t hear the sounds that announce incoming calls and other alerts, you can have iPhone 
flash its LED (next to the camera lens on the back of the iPhone). This works only when iPhone is 
locked or asleep. Available for iPhone 4 or later.
Turn on LED Flash for Alerts:  Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > LED Flash for Alerts.
Guided Access
Guided Access helps someone using iPhone to stay focused on a particular task. Guided Access 
limits iPhone to a single app, and lets you control which app features are available. Use Guided 
Access to:
 •Temporarily restrict iPhone to a particular app
 •Disable areas of the screen that aren’t relevant to a task, or areas where an accidental gesture 
might cause a distraction
 •Disable the iPhone hardware buttons
Use Guided Access:  Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Guided Access, where you can:
 •Turn Guided Access on or off
 •Set a passcode that controls the use of Guided Access and prevents someone from leaving an 
active session
 •Set whether iPhone can go to sleep during a session
Start a Guided Access session:  Open the app you want to run, then triple-click the Home 
button. Adjust settings for the session, then click Start.
 •Disable app controls and areas of the app screen:  Circle any part of the screen you want to 
disable. You can use the handles to adjust the area.
 •Ignore all screen touches:  Turn off Touch.
 •Keep iPhone from switching from portrait to landscape or from responding to any other motions:  
Turn off Motion.
End a Guided Access session:  Triple-click the Home button and enter the Guided 
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AssistiveTouch
AssistiveTouch helps you use iPhone if you have difficulty touching the screen or pressing 
the buttons. You can use a compatible adaptive accessory (such as a joystick) together with 
AssistiveTouch to control iPhone. You can also use AssistiveTouch without an accessory to 
perform gestures that are difficult for you.
Turn on AssistiveTouch:  Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > AssistiveTouch. To set 
Triple-click Home to turn AssistiveTouch on or off, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > 
Triple-click Home.
Adjust the tracking speed (with accessory attached):  Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > 
AssistiveTouch > Touch speed.
Show or hide the AssistiveTouch menu:  Click the secondary button on your accessory.
Move the menu button:  Drag it to any edge of the screen.
Hide the menu button (with accessory attached):  Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > 
AssistiveTouch > Always Show Menu.
Perform a swipe or drag that uses 2, 3, 4, or 5 fingers:  Tap the menu button, tap Gestures, and 
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, and 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:  Tap the menu button, tap Favorites, and then tap an empty gesture 
placeholder. Or, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > AssistiveTouch > Create New Gesture.
Lock or rotate the screen, adjust iPhone volume, or simulate shaking iPhone:  Tap the menu 
button, then tap Device.
Simulate pressing the Home button:  Tap the menu button, then tap Home.
Exit a menu without performing a gesture:  Tap anywhere outside the 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 and turn TTY on, and then connect 
iPhone to your TTY machine using the iPhone TTY Adapter.
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.
Assignable ringtones
You can assign distinctive ringtones to people in your contacts list for audible caller ID. You can 
purchase ringtones from the iTunes Store on iPhone. See Chapter 22, iTunes Store, on page 94 . 
						

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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 47.
Widescreen keyboards
Many apps, including Mail, Safari, Messages, Notes, and Contacts, let you rotate iPhone when 
you’re typing, so you can use a larger keyboard.
Large phone keypad
Make phone calls simply by tapping entries in your contacts and favorites lists. When you need 
to dial a number, iPhone’s large numeric keypad makes it easy. See Phone calls
 on page 43 .
Voice Control
Voice Control lets you make phone calls and control Music playback using voice commands. See 
Making calls
 on page 43, and Siri and Voice Control on page 62.
Closed captioning
Turn on closed captioning for videos:  Go to Settings > Videos > Closed Captioning.
Not all video content includes closed captions.
Accessibility in OS X
Take advantage of the accessibility features in OS X when you use iTunes to sync information and 
content from your iTunes library to iPhone. In the Finder, choose Help > Help Center, then search 
for “accessibility.”
For more information about iPhone and OS X accessibility features, go to 
www.apple.com/accessibility . 
						

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Settings
Settings lets you configure iPhone, set app options, add accounts, and set other preferences. 
See other chapters for information about settings for the built-in apps. For example, for Safari 
settings, see Chapter 7, Safari, on page 55.
Airplane mode
Airplane mode disables the wireless features in order to reduce potential interference with 
aircraft operation and other electrical equipment.
Turn on airplane mode:  Go to Settings and turn on airplane mode.
When airplane mode is on, 
 appears in the status bar at the top of the screen. No phone, Wi-Fi, 
or Bluetooth signals are emitted from iPhone, and GPS reception is turned off. You won’t be able 
to use apps or features that depend on these signals, such as connecting to the Internet, placing 
or receiving phone calls or messages, getting visual voicemail, and so on. If allowed by the 
aircraft operator and applicable laws and regulations, you can use iPhone and apps that don’t 
require these signals.
If Wi-Fi is available and allowed by the aircraft operator and applicable laws and regulations, go 
to Settings > Wi-Fi to turn it on. You can also turn on Bluetooth in Settings > Bluetooth.
Wi-Fi
Joining Wi-Fi networks
Wi-Fi settings determine whether iPhone uses local Wi-Fi networks to connect to the Internet. 
When iPhone is joined to a Wi-Fi network, the Wi-Fi icon 
 in the status bar at the top of the 
screen shows signal strength. The more bars you see, the stronger the signal. If no Wi-Fi networks 
are available, or if you’ve turned Wi-Fi off, then iPhone connects to the Internet via your cellular 
data network when available.
Once you join a Wi-Fi network, iPhone connects to it whenever the network is in range. If more 
than one previously used network is in range, iPhone joins the one last used.
You can also use iPhone to set up a new AirPort base station that provides Wi-Fi services to your 
home or office. See Setting up an AirPort base station
 on page 131 .
Turn Wi-Fi on or off:  Go to Settings > Wi-Fi. You can:
 •Set iPhone to ask if you want to join a new network:  Turn “Ask to Join Networks” on or off. If “Ask 
to Join Networks” is off, you must manually join a network to connect to the Internet when a 
previously used network isn’t available.