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Last checked 10 November 2026
Every guide on this page was made on our own iPhones, not a simulator. Most show an iPhone 17e; a few use an iPhone 14 Pro. Settings menus are the same on any iPhone running the same iOS version. Where a model is different (Face ID or Touch ID, the Action button or the Ring/Silent switch), the guide says so under "If you don't see this option". See What the iPhone 17e can't do, and what it has instead.
| Shot on | Version shown | Guides |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone 17e | iOS 27.0.1; iOS 27.2 | 75 |
| iPhone 14 Pro | iOS 26.7.1; iOS 27.0.1 | 7 |
82 guides with real screenshots from these devices, 28 with a video of the steps. Each guide names its device and version at the top.
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Troubleshooting
3 guidesiPhone alarm not going off? 8 things to check
Open the Clock app and check the alarm is switched on, set for the right days and has a sound that is not None. Then raise the Ringtone slider under Settings, Sounds &…
iPhone screen zoomed in and stuck? How to turn Zoom off
Double-tap the screen with three fingers. The picture returns to normal size. Then open Settings, Accessibility, Zoom and switch Zoom off. The three-finger gestures…
What the iPhone 17e can't do, and what it has instead
On our iPhone 17e with iOS 27.2, Settings has no Always On Display switch, no refresh-rate setting, no Camera Control and no macro or lens options. It does have the…
Privacy & Security
10 guidesHow to see which apps can access your contacts and location on iPhone
Open Settings and tap Privacy & Security. Tap a category such as Location Services, Contacts or Photos to see every app that asked for it, and tap an app to change its…
How to stop apps from tracking you on iPhone
On iOS 27.2, open Settings, tap Privacy & Security, then Data Linking Across Companies, and switch off Allow Apps to Request to Link Your Activity Across Companies. New…
How to set up Medical ID and emergency contacts on an iPhone
Open the Health app, tap your picture, then Medical ID. If none is set up, tap Get Started, add your name and date of birth and tap the tick. Then tap Add next to…
How to turn on Sensitive Content Warning on an iPhone
Open Settings, tap Privacy & Security, scroll down, tap Sensitive Content Warning and switch it on. Apple says the iPhone then warns you about photos and videos that…
How to stop sharing analytics with Apple on an iPhone
Open Settings, tap Privacy & Security, scroll down and tap Analytics & Improvements. Switch off Share iPhone Analytics. With an Apple Watch paired, the switch is called…
How to stop Apple storing your searches on an iPhone
Open Settings, tap Search and switch off Help Apple Improve Search. Apple then no longer stores the searches you type into Safari, Siri and Spotlight. To stop search…
How to hide your IP address from trackers in Safari on an iPhone
Open Settings, tap Apps, then Safari, scroll to Privacy & Security, tap Hide IP Address and choose From Trackers. Safari then hides your IP address from known trackers…
How to show the location arrow in the iPhone status bar
Open Settings, tap Privacy & Security, then Location Services, then System Services, scroll to the bottom and switch on Status Bar Icon. The location arrow then appears…
How to view or turn off Significant Locations & Routes on iPhone
Open Settings, Privacy & Security, Location Services, then System Services. Tap Significant Locations & Routes and enter your passcode. The page has the switch, a…
How to use Safety Check on an iPhone
Open Settings, tap Privacy & Security and tap Safety Check. Emergency Reset stops sharing with all people and apps at once. Manage Sharing & Access lets you review…
Safari & the web
9 guidesHow to clear Safari history and website data on iPhone
Go to Settings > Apps > Safari > Clear History and Website Data, choose how far back under Clear Timeframe, then tap Clear History. Apple says this also removes…
How to use Private Browsing in Safari on an iPhone
Open Safari, touch and hold the Tabs button in the bottom right corner and tap New Private Tab. A Private Browsing page opens. To go back, touch and hold the Tabs…
How to change the search engine in Safari on an iPhone
Open Settings, tap Apps, then Safari, then Search Engine, and tap the one you want: Google, Yahoo, Bing, DuckDuckGo or Ecosia. Searches typed into the Safari address…
How to move the Safari address bar on an iPhone
Open Settings, tap Apps, then Safari, and scroll to Tabs. Choose Compact, Bottom or Top. Top puts the address bar at the top of the screen, as in older versions. Bottom…
How to make Safari close old tabs automatically on an iPhone
Open Settings, tap Apps, then Safari, scroll to Tabs and tap Close Tabs. Choose After One Day, After One Week or After One Month. Safari then closes tabs that have not…
How to open Safari links in the background on an iPhone
Open Settings, tap Apps, then Safari, tap Open Links and choose In Background. When you then touch and hold a link and open it in a new tab, you stay on the page you…
How to make all websites larger in Safari on an iPhone
Open Settings, tap Apps, then Safari, scroll to Settings for Websites and tap Page Zoom. Under Other Websites, tap a value above 100%, for example 125%. Every website…
How to see how much space Safari website data uses on iPhone
Open Settings, tap General, then iPhone Storage. Tap Safari in the list of apps, then Website Data. The total is at the top and each website is listed with its size…
Safari import says No Compatible Web Browsers on iPhone
Safari on iPhone imports from a file you exported from the other browser. In Settings, Apps, Safari, tap Import. If it says No Compatible Web Browsers, tap Import from…
Camera, Photos & Screenshots
14 guidesHow to take a screenshot on an iPhone
On an iPhone with Face ID, like our iPhone 17e, press the side button and the volume up button at the same time and let go. On an iPhone with a Home button, press the…
How to turn off full-screen screenshot previews on an iPhone
Open Settings, tap General, then Screen Capture, and switch off Full-Screen Previews. A screenshot then shows as a small thumbnail in the lower-left corner again, as on…
How to turn on the camera grid and level on an iPhone
Open Settings, tap Camera, and under Composition switch on Grid and Level. The camera screen then shows a grid and a level that help you straighten and compose the…
How to record video sound in stereo or mono on an iPhone
Open Settings, tap Camera, then Record Sound, and tap Stereo or Mono. iPhone 16 and later can also record Spatial Audio, which is then a third choice on the same page.
How to keep music playing while recording video on an iPhone
Open Settings, tap Camera, then Record Sound, and switch on Allow Audio Playback. Music or a podcast then does not pause by itself when you start recording video. The…
How to change the slow-motion frame rate on an iPhone
Open Settings, tap Camera, then Record Slo-mo, and tap 1080p HD at 120 fps or 1080p HD at 240 fps. At 240 fps, the default, a minute of slo-mo needs about 480 MB. At…
How to turn off Lens Correction on an iPhone camera
Open Settings, tap Camera, scroll down to Photo Capture and switch off Lens Correction. The iPhone then no longer adjusts photos taken with the front camera or the…
How to stop photos taken in Messages being saved to your library
Open Settings, tap Camera, scroll to the bottom and switch off Save Captures to Photo Library under Messages. Photos you take with the camera inside the Messages app…
How to save a video frame as a photo on an iPhone
On iOS 27, open the video in Photos, pause it on the moment you want, tap the three dots at the top right and choose Save Video Frame as Photo. A short Saved Video…
How to take a full-page screenshot on an iPhone
Open the page in Safari and press the side button and volume up together. In the screenshot editor, tap Full Page at the top. Tap the tick, then Save PDF to Files, pick…
How to change a slo-mo video to normal speed on an iPhone
Open the slo-mo video in Photos and tap Edit. Tap the Playback Speed button, the gauge icon at the top right, and pick 100 %. On our 240 fps clip it read 100 % 240 fps…
How to transfer photos from an iPhone to a Mac
Connect the iPhone with a cable and unlock it. In Image Capture, click the iPhone under Devices, choose a folder in Import To and click Download or Download All. In…
How to AirDrop photos from an iPhone to a Google Pixel 10a
On the Pixel, set Quick Share to Everyone for 10 minutes. On the iPhone, tap Share, then AirDrop, and tap the Pixel. Tap Accept on the Pixel. The photo lands in…
How to make an iPhone take JPG photos instead of HEIC
Open Settings, tap Camera, tap Formats and choose Most Compatible. From then on the iPhone saves new photos as JPEG and new videos as H.264. Photos you have already…
Apps
6 guidesHow to keep new apps off the iPhone Home Screen
Open Settings, tap Home Screen & App Library and choose App Library Only. New apps are then installed without adding an icon to the Home Screen. You find them in the…
How to change the first day of the week in the iPhone Calendar
Open Settings, tap Apps, then Calendar, scroll down and tap Start Week On. Tap a weekday under Calendar App Only. On our iPhone 17e the tick was on System Setting…
How to set default alert times for calendar events on an iPhone
Open Settings, tap Apps, then Calendar, scroll down and tap Default Alert Times. Tap Birthdays, Events or All-Day Events and choose when the alert should come. All…
How to sort contacts by first name on an iPhone
Open Settings, tap Apps, then Contacts, scroll down and tap Sort Order. Tap First, Last. The contact list is then in alphabetical order by first name. Last, First sorts…
How to show full names instead of short names on an iPhone
Open Settings, tap Apps, then Contacts, scroll down and tap Short Name. Switch off Short Name to see full names, or choose which short form is used: first name and last…
How to merge duplicate contacts on an iPhone
Open Contacts. If two cards have the same name, a Duplicate Found card shows below My Card. Tap View Duplicates, then Merge All, or tap the name to check it and tap…
Display & Accessibility
14 guidesHow to make your iPhone read text aloud
Open Settings, tap Accessibility, then Read & Speak (Spoken Content on older iOS versions). Tap Speak Selection and turn it on. After that, select any text, tap Speak…
How to turn off auto-brightness on an iPhone
Open Settings, tap Accessibility, then Display & Text Size, scroll to the bottom and switch off Auto-Brightness. The screen then stays at the level you set yourself in…
How to use AssistiveTouch if an iPhone button is broken
Open Settings, tap Accessibility, Touch, AssistiveTouch and switch it on. A floating button appears. Tap it for a menu with Home, Siri, Control Centre, volume…
How to reduce transparency and increase contrast on an iPhone
Open Settings, tap Accessibility, then Display & Text Size, and switch on Reduce Transparency. Apple describes it as improving contrast by reducing transparency and…
How to turn on subtitles and captions on an iPhone
Open Settings, tap Accessibility, scroll to Hearing and tap Subtitles & Captioning. Switch on Closed Captions + SDH. The iPhone then prefers closed captions or…
How to turn off Attention Aware Features on an iPhone
Attention-Aware Features let the iPhone check that you are looking at it: it won't dim the display while you do, and it lowers the volume of some alerts. To turn them…
How to see what you type in larger text on an iPhone
Open Settings, tap Accessibility, then Keyboards & Typing, then Hover Typing, and switch it on. The iPhone then displays the words you type in larger text. On the same…
How to make an iPhone speak words as you type
Open Settings, tap Accessibility, then Keyboards & Typing, then Typing Feedback, and switch on Speak Words. The iPhone then speaks each whole word while you type. Speak…
How to invert the colours on an iPhone with Smart Invert
Smart Invert reverses the colours on screen except images, media and some apps that use dark styles; Classic Invert reverses everything, photos included. To use Smart…
How to make an iPhone show information without relying on colour
Open Settings, tap Accessibility, then Display & Text Size, and switch on Differentiate Without Colour. Screen items that rely on colour alone to convey information are…
How to turn on Live Captions on an iPhone
Open Settings, tap Accessibility, then Live Captions under Hearing, and switch on Live Captions. The iPhone then shows spoken audio as text in any app, such as FaceTime…
How to change Display Zoom on an iPhone
On iOS 27, open Settings, tap Appearance, scroll down and tap Display Zoom. Choose Larger Text for bigger buttons, icons and text, or Default to fit more on the screen…
How to play Background Sounds like rain on an iPhone
Open Settings, tap Accessibility, then Audio & Visual, then Background Sounds, and switch on Background Sounds. Tap Sound to pick a sound such as Rain and set the…
How to open Magnifier with the Action button on an iPhone
Open Settings, tap Action Button and swipe through the choices until you reach Magnifier. Then press and hold the Action button to open Magnifier and drag its slider to…
Keyboard & Typing
6 guidesHow to turn off autocorrect on iPhone
Open Settings, tap General, then Keyboard, and switch off Auto-Correction. The iPhone stops changing words as you type but still underlines spelling mistakes.
How to create text shortcuts on iPhone
Open Settings, tap General, Keyboard, then Text Replacement. Tap the plus button, type the full phrase and a short code such as "omw" or "@@", and tap Save. Typing the…
How to show only capital letters on the iPhone keyboard
Open Settings, tap Accessibility, then Keyboards & Typing, and switch off Show Lowercase Keys. The switch is on at first. According to the note on the page, it affects…
How to stop the iPhone typing a full stop after two spaces
Open Settings, tap General, then Keyboard, scroll down and switch off “.” Shortcut. After that, a double tap on the space bar no longer inserts a full stop followed by…
How to turn off swipe typing on an iPhone
Open Settings, tap General, then Keyboard, scroll down and switch off Slide to Type. The keyboard then only takes single taps, and sliding from letter to letter no…
How to turn off keyboard clicks on an iPhone
Open Settings, tap General, then Keyboard, and switch off Sound. On iOS 27 there is also a separate Sound switch under Settings, Sounds & Haptics, Keyboard Feedback…
Notifications & Focus
3 guidesHow to turn on Screen Time on iPhone
Open Settings and tap Screen Time. On our iPhone 17e with iOS 27 there was no App & Website Activity row, so tap Screen Time Schedule or Time Allowances, then tap Turn…
How to turn on Do Not Disturb on an iPhone
Open Control Centre, tap Focus and tap Do Not Disturb, which then shows On. Notifications are silenced until you turn it off. To set a schedule or allow certain people…
How to turn on the Driving Focus on an iPhone (iOS 27)
Open Settings, tap Focus, then Driving. If it is not listed, as on our iPhone 17e, tap + at the top right, choose Driving and tap Customise Focus. Tap While Driving and…
Battery, Storage & Updates
5 guidesHow to check battery health on an iPhone
Open Settings, tap Battery, then Battery Health. Maximum Capacity shows how much charge the battery holds compared with when it was new. On our iPhone 17e the page…
How to turn on Low Power Mode on an iPhone
Open Settings, tap Battery, then Power Mode, and switch on Low Power Mode. On iPhone 14 and earlier the switch is directly on the Battery page. The battery icon turns…
How to turn off iOS beta updates on an iPhone
Open Settings, General, Software Update, tap Beta Updates and choose Off. The iPhone then stops offering betas. On our iPhone 17e on iOS 27.0.1 there was no Beta…
How to set a charging limit on an iPhone (iOS 27)
Open Settings, tap Battery, then Charging, and drag the Charge Limit slider to 80, 85, 90, 95 or 100 %. The iPhone then stops charging near that level. Apple says this…
How to show the battery percentage on an iPhone (iOS 27)
Open Settings, tap Battery and turn on Battery Percentage. On an iPhone with Face ID the number then shows inside the battery symbol in the status bar. It was off on…
More settings
14 guidesHow to change the name of your iPhone
Open Settings, tap General, then About, then Name. Type the new name and tap Done. The new name is used for AirDrop, Personal Hotspot, Bluetooth and Find My.
How to change what the Action button does on an iPhone
Open Settings and tap Action Button. Swipe sideways through the choices, such as Silent Mode, Camera or Shortcut, and stop on the one you want. Press and hold the…
How to switch an iPhone between metric and imperial units
Open Settings, tap General, then Language & Region, then Measurement System, and tap Metric, US or UK. The choice is separate from the region and from the temperature…
How to reduce the Liquid Glass effect on an iPhone
No, you can't turn Liquid Glass off completely: iOS 27 has no off switch, only a slider. To reduce it, open Settings > Appearance > Liquid Glass and drag the slider…
What's new in iOS 27.2 on an iPhone 17e
On our iPhone 17e, iOS 27.2 renamed Tracking to Data Linking Across Companies, renamed its switch, and put Excluded Apps on the Siri page where App Access and App Clips…
How to stop Siri using an app on an iPhone (Excluded Apps)
On iOS 27.2 or later, open Settings, tap Siri, then Excluded Apps. Tap Add Apps, tick the app and tap the check mark at the top right. Apps on the list are excluded…
How to make a contact list on an iPhone, and delete it
In Contacts, go to the Lists screen and tap Add List. Type a name and tap the check mark. The list appears under your account, such as iCloud. To rename or delete it…
How to create a shared album on an iPhone
Turn on Shared Albums under Settings, your name, iCloud, Photos. Then open Photos, tap Collections and go to Shared Albums. Create the album (on our iPhone 17e, with no…
How to turn off Connectivity Assist (Wi-Fi Assist) on an iPhone
On iOS 27, open Settings, tap Wi-Fi, scroll to the bottom and switch off Connectivity Assist. It replaced Wi-Fi Assist, which used to be under Mobile Data. While it is…
How to change the private Wi-Fi address on an iPhone (iOS 27)
Open Settings, Wi-Fi and tap the i next to your network. Tap Private Wi-Fi Address and choose Off, Fixed or Rotating. Ours was Fixed. Rotating changes the address over…
How to use the iPhone space bar as a trackpad to move the cursor
While typing, touch and hold the space bar until the letters on the keyboard disappear. The keyboard is now a trackpad: keep your finger down and slide it to move the…
How to open and create ZIP files on an iPhone (iOS 27)
In the Files app, touch and hold a file or folder and tap Compress: a ZIP with the same name appears next to it. To open a ZIP, tap it: Files unpacks it into a new…
How to use Sound Recognition on an iPhone
Open Settings, Accessibility, Sound & Name Recognition and tap Sound Recognition. Switch it on and choose the sounds you want to be alerted to. The iPhone then shows a…
How to turn on Flash for Alerts on an iPhone (iOS 27)
Open Settings, Accessibility, Audio & Visual and tap Flash for Alerts at the bottom. Turn on Flash for Alerts and choose LED Flash, Screen or Both. Flash in Silent Mode…
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