User Guide

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Restrictions
You can set restrictions for some apps, and for purchased content. For example, parents can
restrict explicit music from appearing in playlists, or disallow changes to certain settings. Use
restrictions to prevent the use of certain apps, the installation of new apps, or changes to
accounts or the volume limit.
Turn on restrictions. Go to Settings > General > Restrictions, then tap Enable Restrictions. You’ll
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Important: If you forget your restrictions passcode, you must restore the iPhone software.
See Restore iPhone on page 178 .
Privacy
Privacy settings let you see and control which apps and system services have access to Location
Services, and to contacts, calendars, reminders, and photos.
Location Services lets location-based apps such as Reminders, Maps, and Camera gather and
use data indicating your location. Your approximate location is determined using available
information from cellular network data, local Wi-Fi networks (if you have Wi-Fi turned on), and
GPS (may not be available in all areas). The location data collected by Apple isn’t collected in a
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on again the next time an app or service tries to use it.
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or show in the status bar when these services use your location, go to Settings > Privacy >
Location Services > System Services.
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features have requested and been granted access to the following information:
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Contacts
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Calendar
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Reminders
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Photos
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Bluetooth Sharing
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Microphone
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Camera
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HomeKit
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Health
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Motion Activity
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Twitter
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Facebook
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policy for each third-party app to understand how it uses the data it’s requesting. For more
information, see support.apple.com/kb/HT6338.