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iOS features

iOS features & settings

These features come from iOS — the software that runs your iPhone — so most arrive through software updates rather than a new phone. Exact options depend on your iOS version, and Apple changes these over time, so check Settings › General › Software Update and confirm the steps on your own device.

Focus modes

  • Since: iOS 15

Limit which notifications and calls reach you during sleep, work, or driving — without switching your phone off entirely.

Read the Focus guide

Home Screen widgets

  • Since: iOS 14

Place glanceable widgets — weather, calendar, batteries and more — right on your Home Screen, and stack several to save space.

Guide coming soon

Live Text & Visual Look Up

  • Since: iOS 15
  • Needs: Newer chips

Select and copy text inside photos, tap phone numbers in images, and look up objects, plants, or landmarks you've photographed.

Read the Live Text guide

StandBy

  • Since: iOS 17

Turn your iPhone into a bedside or desk display while it charges on its side, showing clocks, photos, or widgets.

Guide coming soon

App Tracking Transparency

  • Since: iOS 14.5
  • Type: Privacy

Choose whether apps can ask to track your activity across other companies' apps and websites, and review your choices any time.

Guide coming soon

Safety Check

  • Since: iOS 16
  • Type: Privacy

Review and reset what you share with people and apps in one place — useful if your personal situation changes. Availability varies by region.

Guide coming soon

Tips & settings

Small settings worth knowing

Text size

Make text easier to read in Settings › Display & Brightness › Text Size, or add a quick control in Control Center.

Control Center

Add and rearrange quick toggles in Settings › Control Center so your most-used tools are one swipe away.

Notifications

Fine-tune how each app alerts you in Settings › Notifications — grouping, previews, and delivery style.

A note on versions

Menu names and locations shift between iOS versions. If a setting isn't where we describe, use the search bar at the top of the Settings app to find it by name.