Use Apps
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.
Multitasking
iPhone lets you run many apps at the same time.
View your running apps. Double-click the Home button to reveal the multitasking display. Swipe left or right to see more. To switch to another app, tap it.
Close an app. If an app isn't working properly, you can force it to quit. Drag the app up from the multitasking display. Then try opening the app again.
If you have lots of apps, you can use Spotlight to find and open them. Pull down the center of the Home screen to see 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 index-tap 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, webpage, or map for a close-up-then pinch to zoom back out. In Photos, keep pinching to see the collection or album the photo's 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
.