Ready your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Learn how to set up your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

If you're switching to a new device

If you're setting upward your first iOS device

Plough on your device

Printing and hold the device's ability push button until you come across the Apple tree logo. You'll and then encounter "Howdy" in many languages. Follow the steps to get started. If you lot're blind or have low vision, you can plow on VoiceOver or Zoom from the Hullo screen.

When asked, choose your language. Then tap your country or region. This affects how data looks on your device, including date, time, contacts, and more. At this point, y'all can tap the blue accessibility button to set up Accessibility Options that can optimize your setup feel and the employ of your new device.

Get help if your iPhone, iPad, or iPod bear upon won't turn on, or if your device is disabled or requires a passcode.

Hello screen with option to select your language

If you have another device, use Quick First

If yous take some other device, you can use it to automatically prepare your new device with Quick Commencement. Bring the two devices close together, so follow the instructions.

If yous don't accept another device, tap "Set Up Manually" to go along.

Quick Start screen giving options to set up iPhone

Activate your device

Set up Face ID or Touch ID and create a passcode

On some devices, you tin can fix Face ID or Touch ID. With these features, you tin use face recognition or your fingerprint to unlock your device and brand purchases. Tap Continue and follow the instructions, or tap "Gear up Afterward in Settings."

Next, gear up a half dozen-digit passcode to help protect your data. You need a passcode to use features similar Face ID, Touch ID, and Apple Pay. If you'd like a four-digit passcode, custom passcode, or no passcode, tap "Passcode Options."

Screen showing option to set up Face ID and Create a Passcode

Restore or transfer your information and data

Sign in with your Apple tree ID

Enter your Apple ID and password, or tap "Forgot password or don't have an Apple ID?" From at that place, y'all can recover your Apple ID or password, create an Apple tree ID, or ready it up later. If y'all apply more than one Apple ID, tap "Use different Apple tree IDs for iCloud and iTunes?"

When yous sign in with your Apple ID, you might be prompted for a verification code from your previous device.

Screen showing option to sign in with your Apple ID and password

Turn on automatic updates and ready upward other features

On the next screens, yous tin can make up one's mind whether to share information with app developers and permit iOS to update automatically.

Screen showing option to opt into notifications to keep your iPhone up to date

Set upwardly Siri and other services

Next, you'll be asked to ready upwards or enable services and features, like Siri. On some devices, you'll be asked to speak a few phrases so that Siri can go to know your voice.

If you signed in with your Apple ID, follow the steps to ready Apple Pay and iCloud Keychain.

Screen showing option to enable Siri

Set up Screen Time and more than display options

Screen Time gives you insight into how much time you and your kids spend on your devices. Information technology also lets you ready time limits for daily app use. Afterward you lot set up Screen Time, yous can turn on True Tone if your device supports it, and utilize Display Zoom to adapt the size of icons and text on your Home screen.

If yous have an iPhone X or subsequently, learn more nearly using gestures to navigate your device. If yous have an iPhone with a Habitation button, y'all can adjust the click for your Home button.

Screen showing option to enable Screen Time

Finish up

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