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Apple iPhone 4s User Manual

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APPLE iPHONE 4s
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Apple iPhone 4s Specifications

General IconGeneral
Panel typeLCD
Display diagonal3.5 \
Touch technologyMulti-touch
Display brightness500 cd/m²
Display resolution960 x 640 pixels
Native aspect ratio3:2
Contrast ratio (typical)800:1
Processor frequency1 GHz
Compatible memory cardsNot supported
Internal storage capacity16 GB
Flash typeLED
Front camera typeSingle camera
Maximum frame rate30 fps
Video recording modes720p
Rear camera resolution (numeric)8 MP
Front camera resolution (numeric)0.3 MP
2G standardsGSM
3G standardsCDMA, HSDPA, HSUPA
Data network3G
Wi-Fi standards802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth version4.0
3G bands supported1900, 2100 MHz
SIM card capabilitySingle SIM
2G bands (primary SIM)850, 900, 1900 MHz
GPS (satellite)No
Audio formats supportedAAC, AIFF, HE-AAC, MP3, WAV
Image formats supportedGIF, JPG
Video formats supportedAVI, H.264, M-JPEG, MOV, MPEG4
HDMI ports quantity0
Headphone connectivity3.5 mm
USB 2.0 ports quantity-
Form factorBar
Product colorWhite
Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) is a standard way to send messages that include multimedia content to and from a mobile phone over a cellular network
PlatformiOS
App distribution platformApple App Store
Operating system installediOS 5
Mac operating systems supportedMac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows operating systems supportedWindows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
Talk time (2G)14 h
Talk time (3G)8 h
Standby time (2G)200 h
Continuous audio playback time40 h
Continuous video playback time10 h
Storage temperature (T-T)-20 - 45 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95 %
Weight and Dimensions IconWeight and Dimensions
Depth9.3 mm
Width58.6 mm
Height115.2 mm
Weight140 g

Summary

iPhone at a glance

iPhone overview

This guide describes iOS 9.3 for various iPhone models.

Accessories

Apple headset

Description of the included Apple headset.

Connecting cable

Description of the included connecting cable.

Apple USB power adapter

Description of the included power adapter.

SIM eject tool

Description of the SIM eject tool.

Multi-Touch screen

3D Touch

Buttons

Sleep/Wake button

Describes the function and location of the Sleep/Wake button.

Home button

Describes the function and shortcuts of the Home button.

Volume controls

Explains how to adjust volume for calls, media, and alerts.

Ring/Silent switch

Describes how to switch between ring and silent modes.

SIM card

Status icons

Get started

What’s new

Apps and app enhancements

Overview of new app features like Peek and Pop.

Peek and Pop with a press

Details on 3D Touch interaction for app previews.

Assistance—when and where you need it

A more understanding Siri

Explains how Siri understands natural speech and commands.

Smarter search

Describes how search suggests contacts, apps, and places.

Set up iPhone

Connect to Wi-Fi

Explains how to connect to Wi-Fi networks.

iCloud

Apple ID

Explains the importance and use of an Apple ID.

Connect iPhone to your computer

Sync with iTunes

Details on syncing data using iTunes.

International settings

iPhone in the enterprise

Basics

Start at home

How to open apps from the Home screen.

Switch between apps

How to view and switch between open applications.

Zoom in and out

Change the screen orientation

Reachability

How to bring screen content within thumb's reach.

App extensions

Customize iPhone

Arrange your apps

How to organize apps on the Home screen.

Organize with folders

How to create and manage app folders.

Change the wallpaper

Adjust the screen brightness and color balance

Adjust the screen brightness

How to adjust brightness manually or automatically.

Use Night Shift

How to shift display colors for nighttime viewing.

Type text

Enter text

Basic text entry on the keyboard.

Turn your keyboard into a trackpad

Save keystrokes

Dictate

Voice Control

Search

Search with iPhone

How to use Spotlight search.

Control Center

Alerts and Notification Center

How alerts and notifications are displayed.

Silence your alerts

How to use Do Not Disturb.

Sounds and silence

Do Not Disturb

Sharing

Share from apps

How to use the Share function.

AirDrop

How to wirelessly share content between devices.

Family Sharing

iCloud Drive

Set up iCloud Drive

Steps to enable and configure iCloud Drive.

Continuity

About Continuity features

Overview of Continuity features.

Handoff

How to pick up tasks on different devices.

Phone calls

Messages

SMS, MMS, and iMessage

Explains the messaging features.

Start a conversation

How to begin a new message.

Instant Hotspot

Personal Hotspot

Detailed explanation of Personal Hotspot.

AirPlay

AirPrint

Bluetooth devices

Restrictions

Privacy

Security

How to secure your iPhone with passcodes and data protection.

Use a passcode with data protection

Setting up a passcode for security.

Touch ID

Use two-factor authentication for security

Adding an extra layer of security for your Apple ID.

Set up the Touch ID sensor

Steps to add fingerprints for Touch ID.

iCloud Keychain

Find My iPhone

Charge and monitor the battery

Low Power Mode

How to conserve battery power.

Travel with iPhone

Turn on Airplane Mode

How to disable wireless radios for flights or poor signal.

Siri

Make requests

How to ask Siri to perform tasks.

Siri Eyes Free

How to use Siri features in a car.

Siri settings

Phone

Make a call

How to initiate phone calls.

Dial manually

How to dial numbers directly.

When someone calls

How to answer or decline incoming calls.

Keep it quiet

While on a call

Conference calls

How to set up and manage conference calls.

Emergency calls

Visual voicemail

Contacts

Contacts at a glance

Overview of the Contacts app.

Use Contacts with Phone

How contacts integrate with the Phone app.

International calls

Set network options

How to configure cellular data and roaming.

Safari

Safari at a glance

Overview of Safari's features.

Search the web

How to search the web in Safari.

Keep bookmarks

Save a reading list for later

Shared links and subscriptions

Fill in forms

Privacy and security

Safari settings

How to configure Safari preferences.

Mail

Write messages

How to compose and send emails.

Finish a message later

How to save and return to draft messages.

See important messages

Delete messages

Recover a deleted message

How to retrieve deleted messages.

Attachments

Work with multiple messages

Mail settings

Music

Music at a glance

Overview of the Music app and Apple Music.

Apple Music

Details on Apple Music membership and features.

Get personalized recommendations

How Apple Music suggests music.

For You

Tell Music what you love

Providing feedback for better recommendations.

Search for and add music

Siri and Voice Control

Music settings

Messages

SMS, MMS, and iMessage

Explains the messaging features.

Start a conversation

How to begin a new message.

Manage conversations

Filter unknown senders

How to manage messages from unknown contacts.

Search conversations

Quickly take and send a photo or video

Messages settings

Calendar

Calendar at a glance

Overview of calendar features.

Invite others to an event

How to invite people to calendar events.

Use multiple calendars

Share iCloud calendars

Photos

View photos and videos

How to access photos and videos.

Press to peek at a photo or video

Using 3D Touch for photo previews.

Organize photos and videos

Create a new album

How to create new photo albums.

Manage albums

How to rename, rearrange, or delete albums.

iCloud Photo Library

My Photo Stream

Share photos and videos

Other ways to share photos and videos

Edit photos and trim videos

Print photos

Import photos and videos

Camera

Camera at a glance

Overview of camera features.

Take photos and videos

How to capture photos and videos.

Choose a mode

How to select different camera modes.

Take a Live Photo

Edit photos and trim videos

Shoot some video

HDR

View, share, and print

Weather

Weather at a glance

Overview of the Weather app.

Clock

Clock at a glance

Overview of Clock app features.

Maps

Find places

How to search for locations and get directions.

Search for a location

Different ways to search for locations.

Share a location

How to share your current or a specific location.

Get directions

Find a route to a location

How to get directions to a specific place.

Hear turn-by-turn directions for a route

How to get spoken directions.

Remove pins or routes

3D and Flyover

Maps settings

Videos

Videos at a glance

Overview of the Videos app.

Add videos to your library

How to add videos from iTunes or computer.

Control playback

How to control video playback.

Wallet

Wallet at a glance

Overview of Wallet features.

Use a pass

How to use passes stored in Wallet.

Apple Pay

Add a credit or debit card

Steps to add payment cards to Wallet.

Set your default card

How to choose a default payment card.

Pay at a contactless card reader

How to make payments using Wallet.

Pay within an app

How to use Apple Pay for in-app purchases.

Wallet & Apple Pay settings

Suspend and remove cards

How to manage payment cards in Wallet.

Notes

Notes at a glance

Overview of Notes app features.

Create a new note

How to create a new note.

Format and edit notes

How to format notes with checklists and styles.

Create a sketch

Add an attachment

How to add photos, links, or sketches to notes.

Organize and share notes

Sort your notes

How to sort notes by date or title.

Use notes in multiple accounts

Lock your notes

Reminders

Reminders at a glance

Overview of Reminders features.

Schedule a reminder

How to set timed reminders.

Location reminders

Be reminded when you arrive at or leave a location

How to set location-based reminders.

Stocks

Manage your stock list

How to add, delete, and rearrange stocks.

iTunes Store

iTunes Store at a glance

Overview of the iTunes Store.

Access family members’ purchases

How to download shared purchases.

Purchase, rent, or redeem

How to buy content from the iTunes Store.

App Store

App Store at a glance

Overview of the App Store.

Access family members’ apps

How to download shared apps.

App Store settings

Restrict in-app purchases

How to limit purchases within apps.

iBooks

Get books

How to find and download books from the iBooks Store.

Remember your place

How iBooks remembers reading progress.

Remember the good parts

How to add highlights and notes to books.

Study notes and glossary terms

How to review notes and glossary terms as study cards.

Listen to an audiobook

Organize books

View books by title or by cover

How to change the book display.

Organize your books with collections

How to create and manage book collections.

Read PDF Files

Access your entire library in iCloud

News

News at a glance

Overview of the News app.

Get newer stories

How to refresh the news feed.

Quickly like, save, or share a story

Quick actions for stories.

Peek at stories with a press

Favorites

Share stories

How to share news stories.

Save stories

News settings

Health

Your health at a glance

Overview of the Health app dashboard.

Collect health and fitness data

How to collect data from devices and apps.

Share health and fitness data

How to share health data with providers or apps.

Create an emergency medical ID

FaceTime

FaceTime at a glance

Overview of FaceTime features.

Make and answer calls

How to initiate and receive FaceTime calls.

Manage calls

Settings

Calculator

Tap numbers and functions in Calculator

Basic calculator operations.

Podcasts

Podcasts at a glance

Overview of the Podcasts app.

Preview or stream an episode

How to listen to podcast episodes.

Control playback

Organize your favorites into stations

Create a station

How to create a new podcast station.

Podcasts settings

Game Center

Game Center at a glance

Overview of Game Center features.

Play games with friends

How to invite and play games with friends.

Game Center settings

Compass

Compass at a glance

Overview of compass features.

On the level

How to use the level feature.

Voice Memos

Voice Memos at a glance

Overview of Voice Memos features.

Play it back

How to listen to recorded voice memos.

Move recordings to your computer

Contacts

Contacts at a glance

Overview of the Contacts app.

Use Contacts with Phone

How contacts integrate with the Phone app.

Unify contacts

Link contacts

How to manually link duplicate contacts.

Contacts settings

Accessibility

Accessibility features

Overview of available accessibility features.

Vision

Accessibility features for vision.

Hearing

Accessibility features for hearing.

Interaction

Accessibility features for interaction.

Accessibility Shortcut

VoiceOver

Unlock iPhone

How to unlock iPhone with VoiceOver.

Learn VoiceOver gestures

How to use gestures with VoiceOver enabled.

Use the onscreen keyboard

Select text

How to select text using VoiceOver.

Cut, copy, or paste

How to use cut, copy, paste with VoiceOver.

Write with your finger

Type onscreen braille

Use VoiceOver with an Apple Wireless Keyboard

Quick Nav

How to use arrow keys for navigation.

Text editing

Support for braille displays

Use VoiceOver with Safari

Use VoiceOver with Maps

Edit videos and voice memos with VoiceOver

Zoom

Turn Zoom on or off

How to enable or disable Zoom.

Speak Selection

Invert Colors and Grayscale

How to change screen colors for better visibility.

Speak Screen

Large, bold, and high-contrast text

How to adjust text size and contrast.

Assignable ringtones and vibrations

Hearing aids

Pair with iPhone

Steps to connect hearing aids to iPhone.

Use iPhone as a remote microphone

Using iPhone to stream audio to hearing aids.

Mono audio and balance

Subtitles and closed captions

Accessibility

Siri

How Siri can help access accessibility features.

3D Touch

How to adjust 3D Touch sensitivity.

Reachability

How to bring screen items within reach.

Call audio routing

Phone noise cancelation

Guided Access

Switch Control

Switch Control

Overview of Switch Control functionality.

Add a switch and turn on Switch Control

How to set up and activate switches.

AssistiveTouch

Create your own gesture

How to create custom gestures for AssistiveTouch.

Touch Accommodations

Software and hardware keyboards

TTY support

Visual voicemail

Voice Control

International keyboards

Manage keyboards

How to add, remove, and edit keyboards.

Special input methods

CarPlay

About CarPlay

Overview of CarPlay features.

Connect wirelessly to CarPlay

How to connect iPhone to CarPlay wirelessly.

Speak to Siri

How to use Siri with CarPlay.

Phone

Display likely destinations

How Maps displays suggested destinations in CarPlay.

Messages

Music

Other apps

Podcasts

How to play podcasts with CarPlay.

HomeKit

HomeKit basics

Overview of HomeKit functionality.

Define rooms, zones, and scenes

How to organize accessories in HomeKit.

Control HomeKit accessories using Siri

Safety, handling, and support

Important safety information

Critical safety warnings and guidelines.

Charging

How to charge iPhone safely.

Prolonged heat exposure

Warnings about heat exposure.

Hearing loss

Warnings about listening at high volumes.

Important handling information

Cleaning

Instructions for cleaning iPhone.

iPhone Support site

Operating temperature

Information on safe operating temperatures.

Reset iPhone

Reset All Settings

How to reset all device settings.

Usage information

Get information about your iPhone

Where to find iPhone specifications.

Disabled iPhone

VPN settings

Back up iPhone

Back up immediately on iCloud

How to manually back up to iCloud.

Back up with iTunes

How to back up using iTunes.

Update and restore iPhone software

Update iPhone

How to update iPhone software wirelessly or via iTunes.

Cellular settings

Learn more, service, and support

FCC compliance statement

Disposal and recycling information

Apple and the environment

Apple's environmental initiatives.

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