How to Clear Search History on iPhone
To clear your Safari search and browsing history on an iPhone, open Settings, tap Apps, tap Safari, then tap Clear History and Website Data. Choose …
iPhone How-To Guides
Check out our tutorials about the iPhone and learn how to change settings, device options, and customize the apps that you use on your phone.
Not sure where to start? Check out our featured iPhone guides below:
- How to Hard Reset iPhone – learn about different reset options for your iPhone.
- How to Screen Record iPhone With Audio – find out how to make a video of your screen with sound.
- How to Turn on or Turn Off the Flash Notification on iPhone – choose whether or not to have the light on the back of the phone flash for alerts.
- How Do I Change Pop Up Blocker iPhone Settings in Chrome? – find out about settings for pop-up blockers in browsers if you need to let a pop-up through.
- How to Change iPhone Name (iOS 17) – Learn where to go if you need to give your iPhone a new name.
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How to Change Lock Screen Timeout Settings on iPhone
To change how long your iPhone waits before the screen locks, open Settings > Display & Brightness > Auto-Lock and tap a time. You can …
How to Silence or Unsilence Calls on iPhone
To silence calls on an iPhone, turn on Silent mode. To unsilence them, turn Silent mode off. On an iPhone with a Ring/Silent switch, flip …
How to Set a Ringtone on iPhone From Files
Learn how to set a custom ringtone on your iPhone using files from your device with our easy step-by-step guide.
How to Transfer Photos from iPhone to iPad
Learn how to easily transfer your iPhone photos to your iPad with our step-by-step guide. Keep your memories safe and accessible on both devices.
Where Is Notification Center on iPhone?
Struggling to find the Notification Center on your iPhone? Follow our step-by-step guide to easily access all your alerts and updates.
Can You Get Google Play on iPhone? Books, Movies, and App Limits
Use Google Play Books and Google TV on iPhone, find eligible purchases, and check Play credit. Learn why the Android Play Store cannot be installed.
What Does Delivered Mean on iPhone?
Delivered under an iPhone message means the messaging service confirmed that your message reached the recipient’s account. It does not mean the person opened it, …
How to Fix Wi-Fi Not Working on iPhone When Other Devices Work
If Wi-Fi works on your other devices but not your iPhone, the problem is almost always a setting on the iPhone or a router rule …
How to Change an iPhone App’s Notification Sound
Most third-party iPhone apps don’t let you pick a custom notification sound in Settings. To check, open Settings > Notifications, tap the app, and look …
How to Find Your Files on iPhone or iPad
To find a file on your iPhone, open the Files app, tap Browse, and choose the location where the file was saved: iCloud Drive, On …
iPhone Can’t Hear Caller Unless on Speaker: How to Fix It
If you can hear callers on speakerphone but not with the iPhone at your ear, check where the call audio is going and whether the …
How to Find Your Apple ID on iPhone
Your Apple Account email appears under your name at the top of the account screen in Settings. Open Settings and tap your name to see …
How to Sync a Fitbit with an iPhone Using Google Health
To sync a Fitbit with an iPhone, keep the tracker near the phone, turn on Bluetooth, and open the Google Health app. Then pull down …
What Does Canceled Call Mean on iPhone?
Canceled Call on an iPhone means a call you placed ended before it connected. In most cases you hung up before the other person answered. …
How to Convert iPhone Photos to JPG With Preview or Shortcuts
Export an existing iPhone photo as JPEG with Preview or Shortcuts, verify the saved file, and learn why changing the camera format only affects new photos.
How to Fix “MMS Messaging Needs to Be Enabled” on iPhone
To fix “MMS Messaging needs to be enabled to send this message,” open Settings > Apps > Messages (Settings > Messages on older iOS) and …
How to Fix Notifications Silenced on iPhone
Turn off an active Focus, then check app permissions, Silent Mode, and muted conversations. Learn why Messages says notifications are silenced and how to prevent recurring quiet periods.
How to Access Your Clipboard on iPhone
The iPhone doesn’t have a clipboard app you can open. The clipboard is built into iOS, holds only the last item you copied, and the …
How to Set a Vibration-Only Alarm on iPhone
To set a vibration-only alarm on iPhone, open Clock > Alarms, edit or add an alarm, tap Sound, pick a pattern under Haptics, then choose …
How to Remove a Contact From Favorites on iPhone (iOS 17 and Later)
To remove a contact from Favorites on an iPhone with the current Unified Phone layout, open Phone, tap Calls, tap Edit > Edit Favorites, tap …
How to Fix “The Connection to the Outgoing Server Failed” on iPhone
“The connection to the outgoing server failed” means your iPhone couldn’t reach your email provider’s sending (SMTP) server. It’s usually fixed by checking your internet …
How to Show Folders in iPhone Mail
To show folders in the iPhone Mail app, tap the back button until you reach Mailboxes, then open the email account that owns the folder. …
How to Sync an iPhone and a Kindle
To sync Kindle books with your iPhone, install the free Kindle app, sign in with the same Amazon account your Kindle uses, and make sure …
How to Print via Bluetooth From an iPhone
You can print over Bluetooth from an iPhone only when the printer and its supported iPhone app provide that connection. Pairing a printer does not …
iPhone Mail Not Deleting Emails? How to Fix It
If iPhone Mail won’t delete emails, the account is usually set to archive messages instead of deleting them, so they leave the inbox but stay …
How to Open ZIP Files on iPhone and iPad
To open a ZIP file on an iPhone or iPad, find it in the Files app and tap it. Files creates a folder with the …
How to Turn Off Vibration on iPhone
To turn off every vibration on an iPhone, open Settings > Accessibility > Touch and turn off Vibration. Be aware that this also turns off …
How to Add a Second Number to an iPhone
To add a second phone number to an iPhone, get a new voice-and-text line from a carrier, then activate it as an eSIM in Settings …
How to Make Apps Bigger on iPhone
To make apps bigger on an iPhone, open Settings, tap Display & Brightness (Appearance in iOS 27), tap Display Zoom, choose Larger Text, and confirm …