How to Use Apps – iPhone 5S
Learn how to use apps on your iPhone 5s. All the apps that come with iPhoneas well as the app you download from the App Storeare on the Home screen.
Start at home
- Tap an app to open it.
- Press the Home button to return to the Home screen. Swipe left or right to see other screens.
- iPhone lets you run many apps at the same time.
- View your running app. Double-click the Home button. Swipe left or right to see more. To switch to another app, tap it.
- Quit an app. If an app isnt working properly, you can force it to quit in the multi-tasking display by swiping up. Then try opening it again.If you have lots of app, you can use Spotlight to find and open them. Pull down the center of the Home screen to get the search field.
Look around
- Drag a list up or down to see more. Swipe to scroll quickly; touch the screen to stop it. Some lists have an indextap a letter to jump ahead.
- Drag a photo, map, or webpage in any direction to see more.
- To quickly jump to the top of a page, tap the status bar at the top of the screen.
Get a closer look
- Stretch a photo, web page, or map for a close-upthen pinch to zoom back out. In Photos, keep-pinching to see the collection or album the photos in.
- Or double-tap a photo or webpage to zoom in, and double-tap again to zoom out. In Maps,double-tap to zoom in and tap once with two fingers to zoom out.
Change the screen orientation
- Many apps give you a different view when you rotate iPhone.
- To lock the screen in portrait orientation, swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open Control Center, then tap lock icon.