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Your First iPhoneMore confidence. Better photos.

Get to know your iPhone with iOS 27, from first setup to photos worth keeping. Learn Camera and Photos through clear steps, practice and good habits.

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30 short lessons. No sign-up. Follow the path or jump to a question.

Photos displays the Clean Up, Extend and Reframe tools.

First, understand your iPhone. Then capture what matters and keep it safe.

Apple · illustrative Photos tools · English interface.

YOUR LEARNING PATH

The right things, in order.

Start with the first six lessons. Then explore eight guides to taking better photos and seven to finding, editing, sharing and protecting your memories in Photos. Follow the path or choose what you need today.

01

STEP BY STEP

Start here

Set up, stay protected and learn the controls you will use every day.

  1. 3 min read

    Set up your iPhone with iOS 27

    Get your new iPhone ready without losing anything: prepare your account, move your information from the old phone and check what matters before retiring it.

  2. 3 min read

    Learn gestures and controls

    Move around your iPhone with confidence: go Home, switch apps and open Control Center, whether your model has Face ID or a Home button.

  3. 4 min read

    Protect your iPhone and account

    Protect your iPhone before you need to: passcode, account recovery and Find My, and which details you should never share by message or call.

  4. 4 min read

    Prepare a backup and check what it includes

    Make sure your information can be recovered: back up to iCloud, confirm it finished and understand why your photos need a separate copy.

  5. 4 min read

    Connect and make your first call

    Check that your iPhone has internet and a working line before leaving home, make a test call and tell which features need a connection.

  6. 3 min read

    Manage apps and notifications

    Install only what you need, decide which apps may interrupt you and remember that deleting an app does not cancel what you pay for it.

02

STEP BY STEP

Take better photos

Eight Camera lessons: focus, light, zoom, portraits, motion and video. Practice with the iPhone you already have.

  1. 4 min read

    Start taking photos with Camera

    Take your first sharp photo with Camera: prepare the lens, focus with a tap and check the result before you leave the spot.

  2. 4 min read

    Control focus, light and framing

    Decide what stays sharp and how bright your photo looks: tap to focus, adjust the brightness and turn on the grid to frame straight.

  3. 4 min read

    Choose zoom, lenses and image quality

    Learn what changes when you tap 0.5x or 1x and which format suits you, so your photos stay sharp, open on other devices and do not fill your iPhone.

  4. 4 min read

    Take better portraits and selfies

    Take flattering portraits and selfies by minding distance, light and background, and know when Portrait mode and Photographic Styles help.

  5. 4 min read

    Take photos at night and in low light

    Avoid blurry photos in low light: know when to hold still, when to look for more light and what Night mode on your iPhone does.

  6. 4 min read

    Capture motion with Live Photos and Burst

    Know when a Live Photo, a Burst or the timer is the right choice, so you do not miss the moment when someone moves or you want to be in the picture.

  7. 4 min read

    Record clear, steady videos

    Record videos that look and sound good: prepare the shot in ten seconds, choose the resolution sensibly and check the result before you leave.

  8. 4 min read

    Practice with people, food and landscapes

    Apply what you have learned to real scenes: people, food and landscapes. Improve light and position before adding effects or buying accessories.

03

STEP BY STEP

Your memories, in Photos

Seven lessons to find, organize, edit, share and protect your library.

  1. 4 min read

    Find your memories in Photos

    Find any photo with Library, Collections and Search in iOS 27, and know what to check before you assume a picture is lost.

  2. 4 min read

    Organize with albums, keywords and star ratings

    Build a simple system for finding any photo in seconds: albums, favorites, and the keywords and star ratings that arrive with iOS 27.

  3. 3 min read

    Edit photos while preserving the original

    Improve a photo in a few taps: crop, brighten and correct color calmly, knowing that inside Photos you can go back to the original.

  4. 4 min read

    Edit Live Photos, portraits and videos

    Get more from your Live Photos, portraits and videos: pick the best instant, soften the blur, trim a clip and save a frame as a photo.

  5. 4 min read

    Share photos with quality and privacy

    Send your photos knowing what travels with them: choose a copy, an original or a shared album, and check location and recipients before sharing.

  6. 4 min read

    Understand iCloud Photos and your originals

    Understand where your photos live: what the iPhone keeps, what iCloud keeps, and why syncing is not the same as having a separate backup.

  7. 3 min read

    Clean up, recover and protect your library

    Tidy your photo library without scares: learn how hiding, removing from an album and deleting differ, and how to recover a photo deleted by mistake.

04

STEP BY STEP

Everyday confidence

Communicate, browse, find documents and organize your time.

  1. 4 min read

    Communicate with Messages and FaceTime

    Message and call with peace of mind: pick the right recipient, send a photo and make a FaceTime call while watching what you share.

  2. 4 min read

    Browse and use email confidently

    Browse and check your email without falling into traps: verify a site's real address, find your downloads and recognize a suspicious message.

  3. 4 min read

    Find files and scan documents

    Know where your documents and downloads end up on the iPhone, and turn a sheet of paper into a readable PDF you can keep and share.

  4. 4 min read

    Get around with maps and location

    Prepare a route before you leave and decide which apps may know where you are, so you arrive without surprises and without sharing too much.

  5. 4 min read

    Organize notes, tasks and dates

    Keep ideas in Notes, to-dos in Reminders and set time aside in Calendar, so nothing important depends on your memory alone.

  6. 4 min read

    Make the iPhone work comfortably for you

    Enlarge the text, tidy your screen and control alerts so you can use the iPhone comfortably and focus on what you want to do.

05

STEP BY STEP

Care for it and keep learning

Battery, storage, common problems and simple automations to keep building confidence.

  1. 4 min read

    Care for battery, storage and device

    See what uses your battery and what takes up space before you change or delete anything, and care for your iPhone without risking your photos.

  2. 4 min read

    Troubleshoot without losing information

    Learn what to try first when something goes wrong on your iPhone and which steps are safe, so you can fix it without risking your photos and data.

  3. 3 min read

    Explore Shortcuts and intelligent features

    Save steps on a task you repeat with Shortcuts, and try the iPhone's intelligent features while checking the result before you rely on it.

KEEP WITHIN REACH

Before you take the photo

Five small checks that improve the result without buying anything.

Start with Camera
Lens
Clean, without fingerprints
Light
Look for soft light
Focus
Tap what matters
Framing
Check edges and horizon
Result
Check sharpness before leaving

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