Apple IPhone IOS 71 User Guide

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Home button
The Home button takes you to the Home screen, and provides other convenient shortcuts.
See apps you’ve opened. Double-click the Home button. See Start at home
 on page 21.
Use Siri (iPhone 4s or later) or Voice Control. Press and hold the Home button. See  Voice 
Control
 on page 29 and Chapter 4, Siri, on page 41 .
On iPhone 5s, you can use the sensor in the Home button to read your fingerprint, instead of 
using your passcode or Apple ID password. See...

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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.
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, even if the Ring/Silent switch is...

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Status iconWhat it means
Do Not Disturb“Do Not Disturb” is turned on. See Do Not Disturb on page 32.
Personal HotspotiPhone is providing a Personal Hotspot for another device. See 
Personal Hotspot
 on page 33.
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
·WARNING:  To avoid injury, read Important safety information on page 151 before using i Phone.
Install the SIM card
If you were given a SIM card to install, install it before setting up iPhone.
Important:  A Micro-SIM card (iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s) or a Nano-SIM card (iPhone 5 or later) is 
required in order to use cellular services when connecting to GSM networks and some CDMA 
networks. An iPhone 4s or later that’s been activated on a CDMA wireless network may also use 
a SIM...

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You can also restore from an iCloud or iTunes backup during setup. 
Note:  If you turn on Find My iPhone during setup, Activation Lock will be turned on in order to 
help deter theft. See Find My iPhone
 on page 39 .
Some carriers let you unlock iPhone for use with their network. To see if your carrier offers this 
option, see support.apple.com/kb/HT1937 . Contact your carrier for authorization and setup 
information. You need to connect iPhone to iTunes to complete the...

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Set up your own Wi-Fi network. If you have an unconfigured AirPort base station turned on 
and within range, you can use iPhone to set it up. Go to Settings > Wi-Fi and look for “Set up an 
AirPort base station.” Tap your base station and the Setup Assistant will do the rest.
Manage an AirPort network. 
If iPhone is connected to an AirPort base station, go to Settings > 
Wi-Fi, tap  next to the network name, then tap Manage this Network. If you haven’t yet 
downloaded...

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Manage content on your iOS devices
You can transfer information and files between your iOS devices and computers, using iCloud 
or iTunes.
 •iCloud stores content such as music, photos, calendars, contacts, documents, and more, and 
wirelessly pushes it to your other iOS devices and computers, keeping everything up to date. 
See iCloud below.
 •iTunes syncs music, video, photos, and more, between your computer and iPhone. Changes 
you make on one device are copied to the...

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 •Backup—Back up iPhone to iCloud automatically when connected to power and Wi-Fi. 
All iCloud data and backups sent over the Internet are encrypted. See Back up iPhone
 on 
page 15 6.
 •Find My iPhone—Locate your iPhone on a map, display a message, play a sound, lock the 
screen, or remotely wipe the data. Find My iPhone includes Activation Lock, which requires 
your Apple ID and password in order to turn off Find My iPhone or erase your device. Your 
Apple ID and...

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Tips for syncing with iTunes on your computer
Connect iPhone to your computer, select it in iTunes, and set options in the different panes.
 •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...

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View this user guide on iPhone
You can view the iPhone User Guide on iPhone in Safari, and in the free 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 guide to the Home screen:  Tap , then tap “Add to Home Screen.”
 •View the guide in a different language:  Tap “Change Language” at the bottom of the home page.
View the user guide in iBooks. If you...