iPhone User Guide
- iPhone User Guide
- What’s new in iOS 13
- Supported iPhone models
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- Wake and unlock
- Adjust the volume
- Change sounds and vibrations
- Access features from the Lock screen
- Open apps on the Home screen
- Take a screenshot or screen recording
- Change or lock the screen orientation
- Change the wallpaper
- Make screen items more reachable
- Search with iPhone
- Use AirDrop to send items
- Perform quick actions
- Use and customize Control Center
- View and organize Today View
- Charge and monitor the battery
- Learn the meaning of the status icons
- Travel with iPhone
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- Calculator
- Compass
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- View photos and videos
- Edit photos and videos
- Edit Live Photos
- Edit Portrait mode photos
- Organize photos in albums
- Search in Photos
- Share photos and videos
- View Memories
- Find people in Photos
- Browse photos by location
- Use iCloud Photos
- Share photos with iCloud Shared Albums
- Use My Photo Stream
- Import photos and videos
- Print photos
- Shortcuts
- Stocks
- Tips
- Weather
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- Intro to CarPlay
- Connect to CarPlay
- Use Siri
- Use your car’s built-in controls
- Get turn-by-turn directions
- Change the map view
- Make phone calls
- Play music
- View your calendar
- Send and receive text messages
- Play podcasts
- Play audiobooks
- Listen to news stories
- Control your home
- Use other apps with CarPlay
- Rearrange icons on CarPlay Home
- Change settings in CarPlay
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- Restart iPhone
- Force restart iPhone
- Update iOS
- Back up iPhone
- Return iPhone settings to their defaults
- Restore all content from a backup
- Restore purchased and deleted items
- Sell or give away your iPhone
- Erase all content and settings
- Restore iPhone to factory settings
- Install or remove configuration profiles
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- Get started with accessibility features
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- Turn on and practice VoiceOver
- Change your VoiceOver settings
- Learn VoiceOver gestures
- Operate iPhone using VoiceOver gestures
- Control VoiceOver using the rotor
- Use the onscreen keyboard
- Write with your finger
- Use VoiceOver with Magic Keyboard
- Type onscreen braille using VoiceOver
- Use a braille display
- Customize gestures and keyboard shortcuts
- Use VoiceOver with a pointer device
- Use VoiceOver in apps
- Zoom
- Magnifier
- Display & Text Size
- Motion
- Spoken Content
- Audio Descriptions
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- Important safety information
- Important handling information
- Get information about your iPhone
- View or change cellular settings
- Find more resources for software and service
- FCC compliance statement
- ISED Canada compliance statement
- Ultra Wideband information
- Class 1 Laser information
- Apple and the environment
- Disposal and recycling information
- Copyright
Send photos, videos, and audio messages on iPhone
In the Messages app , you can send photos, videos, and audio messages using iMessage or your SMS/MMS service. You can also share, save, or print attachments. Your carrier may set size limits for attachments; iPhone may compress photo and video attachments when necessary.
For information about sending SMS/MMS attachments on models with Dual SIM, see Manage your cellular plans.
Send a photo or video
In Messages, do any of the following while writing a message:
Take a photo within Messages: Tap
, frame the shot in the viewfinder, then tap
.
Take a video within Messages: Tap
, choose Video mode, then tap
.
Choose an existing photo or video: Tap
in the app drawer, then swipe left to browse through recent shots, or tap All Photos.
Tap
to send your message or
to cancel.
Mark up or edit a photo
You can mark up or edit a photo before you send it in a Messages conversation.
![A Photo in the markup screen. The photo is in the center of the screen. Below the photo are the following markup tools: pen, marker, pencil, eraser, lasso, color picker and more options button. The Cancel button is on the top-left of the screen and Save button is on the top-right.](https://help.apple.com/assets/5F1904F50946226D7189D604/5F1904FE0946226D7189D62A/en_US/e5719720b4ce18750865d646fe315153.png)
Tap
in the app drawer, then choose a photo.
Tap the photo in the message bubble, then do any of the following:
Tap Markup, use the Markup tools to draw on the photo, then tap Save.
Tap Edit, use the photo editing tools to edit the photo, then tap Done.
Tap Done, add a message, then tap
to send the photo, or tap
to remove the photo from the message bubble.
Add camera effects to a photo or video
When you take a photo or video in a Messages conversation, you can add camera effects to it—such as filters, stickers, labels, and shapes.
In a Messages conversation, tap
, then choose Photo or Video mode.
Tap
, then do any of the following:
Tap
, then choose an Animoji (on supported models).
Tap
, then choose a filter to apply to your picture.
Tap
to add a text label, or
to add a shape.
Tap
to add a Memoji sticker, or
to add an Emoji sticker.
Tap
to close the effect window.
Tap
to take a photo or
to record video.
Tap Done to add the photo or video to the message bubble, where you can add a message, or tap
to send the photo or video directly.
Send an audio message
In a conversation, touch and hold
to record an audio message.
Tap
to listen to your message before you send it.
Tap
to send the message or
to cancel.
Note: To save space, iPhone automatically deletes audio messages two minutes after you listen to them, unless you tap Keep. To always keep audio messages, go to Settings > Messages > Expire (below Audio Messages), then tap Never.
Listen or reply to an audio message
Raise iPhone to your ear to play incoming audio messages.
Raise it again to reply.
To turn this feature on or off, go to Settings > Messages, then turn off Raise to Listen.
Share, save, print, copy, or delete a message or attachment
In a conversation, do any of the following with attachments:
Share, save, or print an attachment: Tap the attachment, then tap
.
Copy an attachment: Touch and hold the attachment, then tap Copy.
Share items from another app: In the other app, tap Share or
, then tap Messages.
Forward a message or attachment: Touch and hold a message or attachment, tap More, select additional items if desired, then tap
.
Delete a message or attachment: Touch and hold a message or attachment, tap More, select additional items if desired, then tap
.
Note: Attachments you send over iMessage (such as photos or videos) may be uploaded to Apple and encrypted so that no one but the sender and receiver can access them. To improve performance, your device may automatically upload attachments to Apple while you are composing an iMessage. If your message isn’t sent, the attachments are deleted from the server after several days.