iOS 16

Is your iPhone stuck in SOS mode? Sometimes, especially while traveling, you might see an SOS icon in the top right corner of your iPhone’s status bar. We’ll explain why your iPhone says "SOS only" and we’ll teach you how to turn off SOS only on iPhone.

So, how do you find someone else's iPhone? While the iPhone Find My app is most commonly used to locate your own devices, you can also find someone else's iPhone using the Help a Friend feature. Below, we'll cover how to use Find My iPhone for someone else.

Turning on your iPhone's vibrate mode can help alert you to incoming calls and texts. You can enable vibrate mode while your iPhone is silenced or in addition to a ringtone. Here's how to turn on vibrate on iPhone when receiving calls and texts, and how to switch off vibration on iPhone when you no longer want it.

It's super convenient to be able to rotate your screen from portrait to landscape mode automatically, as well as lock it later when you need to. Luckily, both the iPhone's and iPad's screen rotation lock buttons are easy to access via the Control Panel. With the orientation lock enabled, you can keep your screen from adjusting regardless of whether the device is rotated vertically or horizontally. Let's go over how to adjust your iPad's and iPhone's auto-rotate settings!

If your flashlight diappeared on your iPhone or you can't find the flashlight icon in the Control Center, don't worry. Your iPhone flashlight is still available, and it's easy to place it back into the Control Center with your other quick-access icons.

Sharing your location with a trusted contact can be useful for safety purposes or if you want to provide a friend with an estimated time of arrival. However, at some point, you might not want to continue sharing your location. When that happens, here's how to stop sharing your location without them knowing.