Glossary

3D Touch The iPhone 6s, 6s Plus, 7, and 7 Plus models have a screen that is pressure sensitive. The 3D Touch feature enables you to press on the screen to perform different actions, such as opening the Quick Action menu when you press on an app’s icon.

3G/4G/LTE Names of various kinds of cellular data networks that you can use to connect your iPhone to the Internet. Your iPhone automatically uses the fastest cellular network available to it.

AirDrop Apple’s technology that enables content to be easily shared among iPhones, iPads, iPod touches, and Mac computers. No complicated setup is required, you simply tap the people with whom you want to share content.

Airplane mode In this mode, your iPhone’s sending and receiving functions are ...

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