How Safety Check on iPhone works to keep you safe
If your personal safety is at risk, you can use Safety Check on iPhone to quickly stop sharing your information, or to review and update sharing with individual people and apps.
If you need to immediately stop sharing information, see How do I use Emergency Reset in Safety Check?
If you need to review or stop sharing information with specific people or apps, see How do I use Manage Sharing & Access in Safety Check?.
To view a video on how to use Safety Check on your iPhone, select the Play button.
What does Safety Check do?
You can use Safety Check to check who you’re sharing information with, restrict Messages and FaceTime to your iPhone, reset system privacy permissions for apps, change your passcode, change your Apple ID password and more.
If you want to restart sharing with someone after using Safety Check, just open the app or service you’d like to share information from and share that content again.
If you have Stolen Device Protection turned on, Safety Check may work a little differently. To learn more about Stolen Device Protection, see the Apple Support article About Stolen Device Protection for iPhone.
Note: If your iPhone has Screen Time restrictions turned on or has a mobile device management (MDM) profile installed, you can still use Safety Check, but some options may not be available.
What do I need to use Safety Check?
Safety Check is available only on iPhone with iOS 16 or later. To use Safety Check, you must have an Apple ID that uses two-factor authentication. You must also be signed in to Settings > [your name] on your iPhone. (To find the software version installed on your device, go to Settings > General, then tap About.)
To access Safety Check, go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Safety Check.
Note: If you donʼt have access to Safety Check or youʼre having trouble using the feature, you can manually adjust your sharing settings and access to your device and accounts. See How to stop sharing your iPhone or iPad content.
Which Apple apps stop sharing information with people using Safety Check?
Safety Check can turn off sharing information from the following Apple apps to other people:
App | Information |
|---|---|
 | Activity |
 | Check In |
 | Health |
 | Home |
 | Shared Calendars |
 | Shared items in Find My |
| Shared location using Find My |
 | Shared Maps ETA |
 | Shared Notes |
 | Shared Passwords |
 | Shared Photos (Including Shared Library and Shared Albums) |
What information stops being shared with apps using Safety Check?
Safety Check removes from all apps on your iPhone any data gathered by the following apps, networks and features:
 | Bluetooth® |
 | Calendars |
 | Camera |
 | Contacts |
 | Files and Folders |
| Health |
 | Local Network |
 | Location Services |
 | Media and Apple Music |
 | Microphone |
 | Motion & Fitness |
| Photos |
 | Reminders |
 | Research |
 | Speech Recognition |
How does Safety Check work with my Apple ID?
Safety Check can be used to modify information associated with your Apple ID. You can use Safety Check to:
Review and remove devices signed in to your account
Review and update trusted phone numbers
Change your Apple ID password
Update your emergency contacts
Update your device passcode and your Face ID or Touch ID information
Note: If you have Stolen Device Protection turned on, Safety Check may work a little differently. To learn more about Stolen Device Protection, see the Apple Support article About Stolen Device Protection for iPhone.
What is Emergency Reset?
Safety Check has an option called Emergency Reset. You use it to immediately stop sharing the items listed above, which includes all types of sharing. Emergency Reset also allows you to review and reset settings associated with your Apple ID.
If you’re unsure what you’re sharing and who you’re sharing with, see How do I use Manage Sharing & Access.