Personal Safety User Guide for Apple devices
- Welcome
- Personal safety at a glance
- What’s new in personal safety
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- Intro to review and take action
- Secure AirDrop and NameDrop
- Securely control whom you share content with from iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch
- Securely control whom you share content with from Mac
- Safely manage how you forward content
- Reject unknown sign-in attempts
- Record suspicious activity
- Store your data securely in iCloud
- Delete suspicious content
- Manage Family Sharing settings
- Avoid fraudulent requests to share info
- Securely control your Home accessories
- How to erase all content and settings
- Restore the data you backed up
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- Intro to privacy and safety tools
- Update your Apple software
- Set a unique passcode or password
- Secure your iPhone or iPad with Face ID
- Secure your devices with Touch ID
- Delete unknown fingerprints from iPhone or iPad
- Add or delete fingerprints on your Mac
- Keep your Apple ID secure
- Use two-factor authentication
- Help prevent being locked out of your device
- Keep your device, app, and website passwords secure on iPhone and iPad
- Manage shared password and passkeys
- App privacy features in Apple products
- Harden your devices against mercenary spyware
- Manage safety settings in Messages
- Use Check In for Messages
- Block calls and messages
- Receive warnings about sensitive images and videos on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
- Keep your browsing history private
- Make an emergency call or text on iPhone or Apple Watch
- Obtain evidence related to another person’s account
- Copyright
If you’re running iOS 15 or earlier, use this checklist to see who has access to your device or accounts. If you’re running iOS 16 or later, see How Safety Check on iPhone works to keep you safe.
Check which devices are signed in to your account by going to Settings
> [your name]. If you see a device you don’t recognize, tap on that device name and select “Remove from Account.”Check to see if there is an unexpected alternate Face ID appearance or additional Touch ID fingerprint set up on your device by following these instructions: Set up Face ID and Set up Touch ID on your iPhone or iPad.
Sign in to the Apple ID website (https://appleid.apple.com) and review all the personal and security information in your account to see if there is any information that someone else has added.
If you have two-factor authentication turned on, review trusted devices for any devices that you don’t recognize. If you don’t have it turned on, you can turn it on by following these instructions: Set up two-factor authentication on your iPhone or iPad.
Review the installed apps on your device and look for apps you don’t recognize or don’t remember installing. You can look up any apps you find in the App Store to see what their purpose is.
Mobile device management (MDM) configuration profiles—typically installed by employers, schools, or other official organizations—allow additional privileges and access to a user’s devices. To look for an unknown MDM configuration profile on your devices, see Delete unknown configuration profiles from your iPhone or iPad.
To see if anything has been changed in or added to your sharing permissions, see the checklist How to stop sharing your iPhone or iPad content.
> [your name]. If you see a device you don’t recognize, tap on that device name and select “Remove from Account.”Thanks for your feedback.
