iPhone User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in iOS 12
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- Wake and unlock
- Learn basic gestures
- Learn gestures for iPhone X and later
- Use 3D Touch for previews and shortcuts
- Explore the Home screen and apps
- Change the settings
- Take a screenshot
- Adjust the volume
- Change the sounds and vibrations
- Search for content
- Use and customize Control Center
- View and organize Today View
- Access features from the Lock screen
- Travel with iPhone
- Set screen time, allowances, and limits
- Sync iPhone using iTunes
- Charge and monitor the battery
- Learn the meaning of the status icons
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- Accessories included with iPhone
- Connect Bluetooth devices
- Stream audio and video to other devices
- Control audio on multiple devices
- AirPrint
- Use Apple EarPods
- Apple Watch
- Use Magic Keyboard
- Wireless charging
- Handoff
- Use Universal Clipboard
- Make and receive Wi-Fi calls
- Use iPhone as a Wi-Fi hotspot
- Share your iPhone Internet connection
- Transfer files with iTunes
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- Get started with accessibility features
- Accessibility shortcuts
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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
- Control VoiceOver with Magic Keyboard
- Type onscreen braille using VoiceOver
- Use a braille display
- Use VoiceOver in apps
- Speak selection, speak screen, typing feedback
- Zoom in on the screen
- Magnifier
- Display settings
- Face ID and attention
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- Guided Access
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- Important safety information
- Important handling information
- Get information about your iPhone
- View or change cellular settings
- Learn more about iPhone software and service
- FCC compliance statement
- ISED Canada compliance statement
- Class 1 Laser information
- Apple and the environment
- Disposal and recycling information
- Copyright
Add shortcuts to Siri on iPhone
Add shortcuts for things you frequently do so you can get them done by asking Siri. For example, a travel app might let you view your upcoming trip event just by asking Siri “Where am I going next?”
Add to Siri
An app may suggest a Siri shortcut by displaying an Add to Siri button.
Tap Add to Siri.
The app shows details about the task.
Tap
, then record any phrase you like.The recording stops when you stop speaking. To change the phrase, tap Re-Record Phrase.
Tap Done.
To use the shortcut, summon Siri, then speak its phrase. Learn how to ask Siri.
Add other suggested shortcuts
Siri learns your routines and can suggest other shortcuts.
Go to Settings
> Siri & Search.Shortcut suggestions appear at the top of the screen for several of your most frequent tasks. To see more suggestions, tap More Shortcuts.
To add a shortcut, tap it.
Tap
, then record any phrase you like.The recording stops when you stop speaking. To change the phrase, tap Re-Record Phrase.
Tap Done.
To use the shortcut, summon Siri, then speak its phrase. Learn how to ask Siri.
Re-record or delete a shortcut
Go to Settings > Siri & Search > My Shortcuts, tap the shortcut, then do one of the following:
Re-record the shortcut: Tap Edit, then speak a new phrase.
Delete the shortcut: Tap Delete Shortcut.
To create shortcuts that run multiple steps across multiple apps, download the Shortcuts app from the App Store.