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How to work with templates in Reminders on iPhone

by Emily Long

In the Reminders app, you can save a list as a template to reuse it for routines, packing lists, and more. You can create a link to publish and share a template with others, or download templates that others have shared.

After you make a template from a list, changes to that list don’t affect the template, and changes to a template don’t affect lists you already created from it. You can make a new list from a template, and edit or delete a template, too.

Save a list as a template

  1. Open the Reminders app on your iPhone.
  2. When viewing a list, tap the More button and tap Save as Template.
  3. Enter a name for the template.
  4. Turn on or off Include Completed Reminders and tap the Done button.

Once a list becomes a template, changes you make to that list won’t affect the template.

Make a new list from a template

  1. Open the Reminders app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap the More button and tap Templates. Tap the name of a template.
  3. Enter a name for the list and then tap Create.

Edit or delete a template

Any changes you make to a template don’t affect lists previously created from the template.

  1. Open the Reminders app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap the More button, tap Templates, and tap the Edit button next to the template you want to manage.
  3. Choose one of the following:
    • Edit Template: Add, edit, or delete any items in the template. You can also change the name, color, and icon for the template.
    • Delete Template: Remove the template.

Share a template

Sharing a template gives Apple servers access, so anyone with the link can download a copy of it on a device running iOS 16, iPadOS 16, macOS 13, or later. You decide whether the shared template keeps any dates, tags, or locations, but images are removed.

  1. Open the Reminders app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap the More button, tap Templates, and tap the Edit button next to the template you want to share.
  3. Tap Share Template and choose a method for sharing.

To manage a shared template, tap the More button, tap Templates, tap the Edit button, then tap Manage Link. If you make changes to the template after sharing, you can update the shared version. Anyone who downloaded the previous version needs to download the template again to get the updates. If you stop sharing a template, this doesn’t affect anyone who has already downloaded the template.

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How to solve sudoku puzzles in News on iPhone

by Dave Johnson

In sudoku puzzles, you place the numbers 1 to 9 into squares in a grid consisting of nine blocks with nine squares each, so that every number appears exactly once in each block, row, and column. Each sudoku grid comes with a few givens, squares already filled in.

Apple News+ subscribers get new sudoku puzzles every day in three difficulties: easy, moderate, and challenging. Easy puzzles include more givens, while challenging puzzles require more complex strategies to narrow down options for each empty square.

Note: Apple News, Apple News+, and puzzles aren’t available in all countries or regions.

A sudoku puzzle with several features turned on: Notes, Highlight Matching Numbers, Show Conflicts, and Autocheck.

Solve a puzzle

  1. Open the News app on your iPhone.
  2. Open a sudoku puzzle.
  3. Do any of the following:
    • Enter a number: With the Pen tab selected, tap a square. Then tap a number key.
    • Delete an answer: Tap a square where you entered a number, then tap the Eraser button.
    • Step back through your actions: Tap the Undo button to undo.
  4. Continue entering numbers until every square is filled correctly.

Quick tip: Turn on Autocheck, and you’ll know when you successfully complete a block, row, or column.

Track possible answers

Notes within the puzzle help you keep track of which numbers might work in each square.

  1. Open the News app on your iPhone.
  2. Open a sudoku puzzle.
  3. Do any of the following:
    • Manually enter notes: Tap a square and tap Notes. Then tap numbers to add them to the square. Tap the number again to remove it. When you enter an answer, any matching notes in that square’s block, row, or column are removed. To turn this feature off, tap the More button and tap Settings. Then turn off Automatically Remove Notes.
    • Automatically show notes: Tap the Puzzles Options button, then tap Autofill Notes. Notes representing possible numbers appear in empty squares, based on all filled squares at that moment—givens and your answers (even if incorrect). You can still add and delete notes manually. Using Autofill doesn’t affect stats or streaks.
    • Play with or without notes: Tap the Puzzles Options button and then tap Show Notes or Hide Notes.

Think a number in your notes is the right answer? Commit it by touching and holding that number on the onscreen keypad.

Get help

If you’re unsure of an answer, you can get a little help.

  1. Open the News app on your iPhone.
  2. Open a sudoku puzzle.
  3. Do any of the following:
    • Highlight matching numbers: Tap a number on the keypad, or tap any square with a number in it. (The square you select can be a given or one where you entered or revealed the answer.) Matching numbers are highlighted in answers and notes. To turn this feature on or off, tap the More button, tap Settings, and then tap Highlight Matching Numbers.
    • Check for duplicated numbers: Tap the More button, tap Settings, and then turn on Show Conflicts. When you enter a number that already appears in a block, row, or column, the squares’ bottom-right corners are marked with red triangles.
    • Mark incorrect answers as you enter them: Tap the Puzzles Options button and tap Autocheck. All incorrect answers you already entered have a red slash through them. As you enter additional numbers, the app checks whether or not they’re correct. When you turn on Autocheck inside a puzzle, it stays on for that puzzle only. To turn Autocheck on for all sudoku puzzles, tap the More button, tap Settings, turn on Always Autocheck, tap the Done button, tap the Puzzles Options button, and then tap Autocheck (if it’s not already on).
    • Check answers: Tap the Puzzles Options button and then tap Check Square or Check Puzzle. A red slash indicates incorrect answers. Checking a square or puzzle doesn’t affect stats or streaks.
    • Identify a solvable square: Tap the Puzzles Options button, then tap Get Hint. The square having the most information available to deduce its answer is highlighted. Tap the Hint button to learn the strategy and recommended actions, like obvious pairs and hidden triplets. Using hints doesn’t affect stats or streaks.
    • Reveal answers: Tap the Puzzles Options button and tap Reveal. Tap Square or Puzzle to display the correct answer. Note: When you reveal all or a portion of a puzzle, the puzzle isn’t counted toward stats in your Scoreboard or as part of a streak. To maintain a sudoku streak, solve at least one of the current day’s sudoku puzzles of any difficulty level without revealing answers. Revealing also prevents you from undoing previous actions.
    • Review the sudoku tutorial: Tap the More button, then tap How to Play.

Restart your puzzle

For a fresh start, you can clear the puzzle’s answers and reset the timer.

  1. Open the News app on your iPhone.
  2. Open a sudoku puzzle.
  3. Tap the Puzzles Options button and then tap Clear Puzzle.

Show or hide the timer

You can show or hide the timer that appears above your puzzle.

  1. Open the News app on your iPhone.
  2. Open a sudoku puzzle.
  3. Do one of the following:
    • Tap the Timer button.
    • Tap the More button, tap Settings, then turn Show Timer on or off.

There’s no need to solve puzzles all at once, since the timer pauses while you’re away.

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How to lock or hide an app on iPhone

by Chris Smith

If you want to show someone something on your iPhone but want peace of mind that they can’t get into certain apps, you can lock or hide those apps.

Locking an app requires Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode to open it, and information inside a locked app won’t appear in other places, like CarPlay, notification previews, search, Siri suggestions, or your call history. Hiding an app goes further. It removes the app from the Home Screen, App Library, and search results, and moves it to a Hidden folder in App Library that requires authentication to open.

But it only applies to that iPhone. The locked or hidden status of an app doesn’t sync with iCloud.

Note: Children under 13 in a Family Sharing group can’t lock or hide apps. Anyone aged 13 to 17 in a Family Sharing group can lock or hide an app, but a parent or guardian in the family group can see that the app was downloaded and how much time it’s used, and restrict access to it using Screen Time. (These ages vary by country or region.)

Lock or hide an app

  1. Go to the Home Screen.
  2. Touch and hold the app you want to lock until the Quick Actions menu opens.
  3. Tap Require Face ID (or Touch ID or Passcode), then do one of the following:
    • Lock the app: Tap Require Face ID (or Touch ID or Passcode).
    • Lock and hide the app: Tap Hide and Require Face ID (or Touch ID or Passcode), authenticate, and tap Hide App. A hidden app disappears from your Home Screen and moves to the Hidden folder at the bottom of App Library.

You can’t hide apps that come installed, or an app set as the default web browser or app marketplace (available only in the EU). Hiding works only for apps you download separately from the App Store.

Open a locked app

Opening a locked app doesn’t unlock it for good. Once you quit the app, it locks again automatically.

  1. Go to the Home Screen.
  2. Tap the app and then authenticate using Face ID (or Touch ID or a passcode).

Once you quit the app, it relocks, and you need to reauthenticate with Face ID, Touch ID, or a passcode to reopen it.

Unlock an app

  1. Go to the Home Screen.
  2. Touch and hold the app icon until the Quick Actions menu opens.
  3. Tap Don’t Require Face ID (or Touch ID or Passcode) and then authenticate using Face ID (or Touch ID or a passcode).

Open a hidden app

  1. Go to the Home Screen.
  2. Swipe left past all your Home Screen pages to go to App Library.
  3. Tap the Hidden folder at the bottom of App Library. Authenticate using Face ID (or Touch ID or a passcode).

    The app appears in the Hidden folder.

  4. Tap the app and then authenticate using Face ID (or Touch ID or a passcode).

Quick tip: Your hidden apps have their own list. Go to the Settings app, tap Apps, and then tap Hidden Apps.

Stop hiding an app

Stop hiding an app, and you can see it.

  1. Go to the Home Screen.
  2. Swipe left past all your Home Screen pages to go to App Library.
  3. Tap the Hidden folder at the bottom of App Library. Authenticate using Face ID (or Touch ID or a passcode).
  4. Touch and hold the app and tap Don’t Require Face ID (or Touch ID or Passcode). Then authenticate using Face ID (or Touch ID or a passcode).

The app shows up near the top of App Library.

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How to automatically clean up your iCloud Mail inbox on iPhone

by Emily Long

You can use iCloud Mail Cleanup to help keep your inbox uncluttered and free up storage by deleting old promotions, unsubscribing from mailing lists, and more. When you set up iCloud Mail Cleanup recommendations, they work on any device that has iCloud Mail turned on.

Turning on iCloud Mail Cleanup doesn’t touch your inbox right away. Nothing changes until you turn on a cleanup recommendation, such as Clean Up Promotions, and you can edit the rules for a recommendation at any point.

Here’s how to automatically clean up your iCloud Mail inbox on iPhone.

Note: iCloud Mail Cleanup may not be available in all languages.

Turn on iCloud Mail Cleanup

  1. Start the Settings app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap [your name], then tap iCloud.

    Below Saved to iCloud, tap Mail, tap iCloud Mail Cleanup, then turn on Use iCloud Mail Cleanup.

    Note: Your inbox isn’t affected until you turn on a cleanup recommendation.

    You can also turn on iCloud Mail Cleanup on iCloud.com.

Turn on a cleanup recommendation

  1. Start the Settings app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap [your name], then tap iCloud.

    Below Saved to iCloud, tap Mail, then tap iCloud Mail Cleanup.

  3. Tap Get Recommendation under one of the cleanup recommendations.

    For example, you can choose Clean up Transactions or Clean Up Promotions.

    If necessary, tap the pop-up menu for a rule, then choose another option.

    Action: What happens to the email Status: Whether the action applies to unread emails, read emails, or all emails Age: How old the emails need to be before the action applies Tip: You can edit the rules for a recommendation at any point.

  4. Tap an active recommendation. Then tap a pop-up menu to choose an option.
  5. Tap Turn On.

Delete a cleanup recommendation

  1. Start the Settings app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap [your name], then tap iCloud.

    Below Saved to iCloud, tap Mail, then tap iCloud Mail Cleanup.

  3. Tap an active cleanup recommendation and turn it off.

Use iCloud Mail Cleanup recommendations to unsubscribe

iCloud Mail Cleanup can suggest senders in the Promotions and Updates categories to unsubscribe from in bulk, and it can automatically move future messages to the Trash.

  1. Start the Settings app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap [your name], then tap iCloud.

    Below Saved to iCloud, tap Mail, then tap iCloud Mail Cleanup.

  3. Tap Get Recommendations under Unsubscribe Recommendations.
  4. Select each sender you want to unsubscribe from and tap Unsubscribe.

    Note: If you don’t see any recommendations, iCloud Mail Cleanup doesn’t have any recommendations at this time.

Remove a sender from the Unsubscribed list

Changed your mind about a sender you unsubscribed from? Remove them from the Unsubscribed list to receive their emails again.

  1. Start the Settings app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap [your name], then tap iCloud.

    Below Saved to iCloud, tap Mail, then tap iCloud Mail Cleanup.

  3. Tap Unsubscribed and tap Edit.
  4. Tap the Delete button next to each sender you want to remove from the Unsubscribed list.
  5. To receive emails again from a sender you were previously unsubscribed from, you can sign up for updates and promotions through their website.

    After you resubscribe, future messages from that sender will go to your inbox.

Turn off iCloud Mail Cleanup

Once iCloud Mail Cleanup is off, iCloud Mail stops managing old messages and stops deleting messages from senders you unsubscribed from. It deletes the list of those senders, too.

  1. Start the Settings app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap [your name], then tap iCloud.

    Below Saved to iCloud, tap Mail, tap iCloud Mail Cleanup, then turn off Use iCloud Mail Cleanup.

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How to use Apple Intelligence to communicate with ease on iPhone

by Kevin Hollington

With Apple Intelligence, you can communicate and share information with ease—strike the right tone and proofread your writing with Write with Siri, provide relevant info during calls, communicate across languages in real time, and more. Live Translation can translate messages, show live translated captions in FaceTime, and give spoken translations for calls.

Note: Apple Intelligence on iOS 27 or later is available on an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, or iPhone 16 model or later. Apple Intelligence is not available in all languages or regions. Usage limits may apply.*

An iPhone showing Siri proofreading and giving feedback on text.

Find the perfect words

Siri AI (Beta) can generate a draft from scratch, summarize information, and provide feedback on what you’ve written—just describe what you want. For example, ask Siri to proofread an email or to write an itinerary for an upcoming trip.

Siri AI is available in beta on iOS 27 or later on an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, or iPhone 16 model or later with Siri and device language set to a supported language. Available in English to start. Siri AI will not initially be available in the EU on iOS. Usage limits may apply.

A conversation in the Messages app translated from Spanish to English.

Translate across languages

Live Translation can automatically translate your messages in the Messages app and show live translated captions in FaceTime. In the Phone app, it gives you spoken translations for calls.

To get started, go to the Translate app, tap the More button then download the languages you want to be able to translate between. When you’re on a call, tap the More button, then tap Live Translation.

The call screen, showing a Call Context card with a flight confirmation.

Get relevant information while on a call

When you’re calling a business, Call Context can proactively surface relevant information from your apps. Call an airline, for example, and it can bring up a confirmation code from Mail.

Even more communication features

  • Live Translation with AirPods

    When someone nearby speaks to you in a different language, you can use Live Translation with AirPods to hear what they’re saying translated into your preferred language in real time.

  • Craft quick responses in Mail and Messages

    Smart Reply helps you compose fast responses in Mail and Messages to make sure you covered everything.

  • Get suggested polls

    Apple Intelligence can suggest a poll when it detects different options in a conversation.

  • Get suggestions in Mail

    Use suggestions in Mail to take quick actions based on context from your conversations. For example, you can add a calendar event and create reminders with a tap.

*Apple Intelligence is available with Siri and device language set to Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, or Vietnamese. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages. Some devices may not be available in all regions. Siri AI is available in beta in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, and visionOS 27 and requires an Apple Intelligence–enabled device set to a supported language. Available in English to start. Siri AI will not be initially available in the EU on iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS. Certain Apple Intelligence features that rely on server-side models are subject to daily usage limits, including but not limited to Siri AI, Intelligent Photo Editing Tools, Image Playground, and AFM 3 Cloud models in Shortcuts. Daily limits may vary by feature, request complexity, system demand, system policies, and other factors. Expanded access to such features will be available for a fee in the future. Use of these features is subject to the Apple Intelligence Terms and Conditions.

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How to view and delete your call history on iPhone

by Emily Long

You can view your call history on your iPhone and delete all your recent calls or just specific calls.

You can filter by Calls, Missed, Unknown Callers, or Spam, and get more details about your call history.

Here’s how to view and delete your call history on iPhone.

Delete your call history

  1. Start the Phone app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap the Filter button and tap Calls, Missed, Unknown Callers, or Spam.
  3. Do one of the following:
    • Delete calls one at a time: Swipe a call all the way to the left.
    • Delete multiple calls: Tap Edit, tap Select, tap the calls you want to delete, and tap Delete.

To recover a deleted call history, restore your iPhone from a backup you made before the data was deleted.

Get more details about your call history

  1. Start the Phone app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap the Filter button, then tap Calls or Missed. If you’re in the Classic layout, you may also have the option to filter by Unknown Callers.
  3. Do one of the following, depending on which Phone app layout you’re using:
    • Unified layout: Tap a call or contact.
    • Classic layout: Tap the Info button next to a call.

Note: For more information about deleted calls or older call histories, check with your carrier.

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How to listen to audiobooks in the Books app on iPhone

by Tyler Stephen

Use the Books app to listen to audiobooks on your iPhone. As an audiobook plays, you can adjust the volume, skip forward or back, go to a specific time or a different chapter, speed it up or slow it down, and set a sleep timer. Some audiobooks come with supplemental PDFs, too.

The audiobook player screen showing, from top to bottom, the audiobook cover, the name of the section that’s playing, the playhead, pause button, and the skip forward and back buttons. At the bottom is the volume slider and below that are buttons for controlling playback speed, setting a sleep timer, choosing a playback destination, and viewing a list of the book’s tracks.

Note: Apple Books isn’t available in all countries or regions.

Play an audiobook

  1. Open the Books app on your iPhone.
  2. Go to an audiobook. Tap the cover to start playing it.
  3. While the audiobook is playing, do any of the following:

    • Skip forward or back: Tap or touch and hold the rounded arrows next to the Pause button. Or, use external controls such as headphones or car controls.

      Note: To change the number of seconds to skip forward or back, go to Settings > Apps > Books. Below Audiobooks, tap Skip Forward or Skip Back, then tap an option.

    • Go to a specific time: Drag the slider below the audiobook cover left or right.
    • Go to a different chapter: Tap the Table of Content Switch button and tap a chapter.

      Note: Some audiobooks refer to chapters as tracks, or don’t define chapters.

    • Adjust the volume: Drag the slider below the Pause button left or right.
    • Speed it up or slow it down: Tap 1x in the lower-left corner and drag the dial up or down to adjust the narration speed. Touch and hold the narration speed to reset it to 1x.
    • Set a sleep timer: Tap the Sleep button, then choose a duration.
    • Play on a different device: Tap the AirPlay button. Then choose an available device such as HomePod, Apple TV 4K, or Bluetooth® speakers.
    • Switch to the audiobook mini-player: Swipe down from anywhere on the screen, or tap the Close button at the top of the screen. Tap the mini-player at the bottom of the screen to go back to full screen.
    • Close the audiobook player: Switch to the audiobook mini-player, touch and hold the audiobook mini-player and then tap Close Audio Player.

If a Wi-Fi connection to the internet isn’t available, audiobooks play over your carrier’s cellular network, which may result in additional fees.

Find supplemental PDFs

Some audiobooks come with supplemental PDFs. To view the PDF as the audiobook plays, tap the Table of Contents has Supplemental Content button, or do the following:

  1. Open the Books app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap Library. Then tap the More Info button below an audiobook cover.
  3. Tap View PDF Content.
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How to scan a QR code with your iPhone camera

by Dave Johnson

You can use Camera or Control Center to scan Quick Response (QR) codes for websites, apps, coupons, tickets, and more. In Camera’s Photo mode, a link appears at the bottom of the screen once the QR code is inside the camera frame. With the Scan Code control in Control Center, you can even add more light with the flashlight.

Use Camera to scan a QR code

  1. Open Camera on your iPhone.
  2. In Photo mode, position iPhone so that the QR code appears inside the camera frame.
  3. Tap the link that appears at the bottom of the screen.

Use Control Center to scan a QR code

  1. Open Control Center on your iPhone.
  2. If you don’t see the Scan Code control, add it to Control Center.
  3. Tap the Scan Code button and then position iPhone so that the code appears on the screen.

Quick tip: Tap the flashlight to add more light.

The Camera Control can also scan QR codes on supported models.

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How to get apps in the App Store on iPhone

by Chris Smith

In the App Store app, you can discover new apps, featured stories, tips and tricks, in-app events, and offers.

Today shows featured stories, apps, and in-app events, while Games and Apps let you explore new releases and top charts. You can also get information about an app, buy and download it, and share it. You need an internet connection and an Apple Account to use it.

Here’s how to get apps in the App Store on iPhone.

The information page for an app in the App Store. The page shows the Get button, ratings, age ratings, the developer, screenshots, and more. At the bottom, from left to right, are the following buttons: Today, Games, Apps, Arcade, and Search.

Note: You need an internet connection and an Apple Account to use the App Store. The availability of the App Store and Apple Arcade varies by country or region.

Discover and find apps

  1. Open the App Store app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap any of the following:
    • Today: Browse featured stories, apps, and in-app events.
    • Games: Find your next game across dozens of categories including action, adventure, racing, puzzles, and more.
    • Apps: Explore new releases, see the top charts, or browse by category.
    • Arcade: Enjoy the curated collection of premium games from Apple Arcade (subscription required) without ads or in-app purchases.
    • Search: Tap the Search button, then enter what you’re looking for. You can search by app name, category, developer, and more. You can also explore different categories or browse the suggested apps.

Get information about an app

  1. Open the App Store app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap an app’s name or icon to see the following details:
    • Screenshots or previews
    • Ratings and reviews
    • In-app events and offers
    • Developer
    • File size
    • Compatibility with other Apple devices
    • Supported languages
    • Age rating
    • Game Center and Family Sharing support
    • Supported accessibility features
    • Privacy information

Buy and download an app

  1. Open the App Store app on your iPhone.
  2. Go to the app you want and tap Get (if the app is free) or the price.

    If you see the Redownload button instead of Get or the price, you’ve already purchased this app before. Tap the Redownload button to download it again for free.

  3. If required, authenticate with Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode to complete your purchase.

Purchases are made with the payment method associated with your Apple Account.

Look for the app in the Recently Added category in App Library. A progress indicator appears on the app icon while it downloads.

Share and approve purchases with Family Sharing

In a Family Sharing group, you can view and download eligible apps that other family members purchased.

Note: Family members’ purchases are only visible to you if they choose to share their purchases. And once a family member leaves the family group, purchases made with Family Sharing may not be accessible anymore.

When family members under a certain age make eligible purchases, the family organizer can review and approve them.

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How to play a recording in Voice Memos on iPhone

by Chris Smith

You can play audio you recorded on your iPhone using the playback controls. You can also adjust the playback options to change playback speed, reduce background noise, and fill in silences.

Those options go further, too. You can enhance a recording, skip over gaps when playing back a recording, turn on Studio Sound, or reset the playback options, and none of it changes the recording itself.

Here’s how to play a recording in Voice Memos on iPhone.

Note: These settings don’t change the recording itself. Whatever you choose stays with that specific recording, which means it’s applied each time you play it but doesn’t apply to other recordings.

The Voice Memos list screen with a selected recording at the top. The recording timeline has a playhead, which you can drag to go to a specific place in the recording. The play controls are below the timeline.

Control Description
the Play button Play
the Pause button Pause
the Rewind Fifteen Seconds button Skip backward 15 seconds
Skip forward 15 seconds

Quick tip: You can tap its name to rename it any time the recording is open.

Change the playback speed

You can play a recording at a faster or slower speed.

  1. Open the Voice Memos app (in the Utilities folder) on your iPhone.
  2. In the list of recordings, tap the recording you want to play. Tap the More button.
  3. Tap the Options button and drag the slider toward the tortoise for a slower speed, or toward the rabbit for a faster speed.
  4. Tap the Done button and tap the Play button to play the recording.

Enhance a recording

When you play Mono and Stereo recordings, turning on Enhance Recording reduces background noise and echo.

  1. Open the Voice Memos app (in the Utilities folder) on your iPhone.
  2. In the list of recordings, tap the recording you want to enhance and tap the More button.
  3. Tap Options, then turn on Enhance Recording.
  4. Tap the Done button and tap the Play button to play the recording.

Skip over gaps when playing back a recording

For Mono and Stereo recordings, Voice Memos can analyze them and automatically skip over gaps during playback.

  1. Open the Voice Memos app (in the Utilities folder) on your iPhone.
  2. Tap the recording you want to play and tap the More button.
  3. Tap Options and turn on Skip Silence.
  4. Tap the Done button and tap the Play button to play the recording.

Turn on Studio Sound

In a Spatial Audio recording, Studio Sound adjusts the levels of background sound and reverb so the voice sounds more like it was recorded in a studio.

Only Spatial Audio recordings work with Studio Sound.

Studio Sound also recognizes music, rather than treating it as background sound. But music is properly isolated only if you’ve made the recording in Spatial Audio on iPhone 18 Pro models. Other iPhone models reduce music along with background sound.

  1. Open the Voice Memos app (in the Utilities folder) on your iPhone.
  2. Tap the recording you want to play and tap the More button.
  3. Tap Options and turn on Studio Sound.
  4. Drag the slider to increase or decrease the effect.
  5. Tap the Done button and tap the Play button to play the recording.

Reset the playback options

At once, you can return a recording’s playback options to their original settings.

  1. Open the Voice Memos app (in the Utilities folder) on your iPhone.
  2. Tap the recording you want to turn off playback options for. Then tap the More button.
  3. Tap Options, then tap Reset.
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