# Set up HARD for iPhone

HARD for iPhone needs three things on: alerts, the scam text filter and call blocking. Where the app shows them, and how to turn each one on.

Source: https://hard.fyi/docs/iphone/

HARD for iPhone has **Is this legit?**, **HARD codes**, [Scan a product](/docs/iphone/scan-a-product/), call blocking and a scam text filter. It needs iOS 17 or later. Install it from the link in your early access email. The first time you open it, setup walks you through each step. To see it again, go to **Settings → Run setup again**.

## What HARD needs

HARD needs three things turned on to stop scams on your iPhone:

<dl>
<dt>Alerts</dt><dd>So HARD can warn you, and your family can reach you.</dd>
<dt><a href="/docs/iphone/scam-texts/">Scam text filter</a></dt><dd>Scam texts from numbers you don’t know go to Junk.</dd>
<dt><a href="/docs/iphone/call-blocking/">Call blocking</a></dt><dd>Known scam numbers can’t ring you.</dd>
</dl>

Home lists them under **What HARD needs**, each with its own **Turn On** button. Each takes about a minute.

![HARD for iPhone, Home: two things to turn on, and What HARD needs with Turn On buttons](https://hard.fyi/images/docs/iphone-home-light.webp "Home, with two things still off")
![HARD for iPhone, Home: You’re protected, everything on](https://hard.fyi/images/docs/iphone-home-protected-light.webp "Home, with everything on")

## Settings

Your coin, at the top right of Home, opens **Settings**. While anything is still off, its first row is **Finish setting up HARD**, with a red count. Under **On this iPhone**, each of the three shows On or Off.

![Settings in HARD for iPhone: your account, Finish setting up HARD with a red 2, and On this iPhone](https://hard.fyi/images/docs/iphone-settings-light.webp "Settings, opened from your coin")
![Finish setting up: each thing with its state and a Turn On button](https://hard.fyi/images/docs/iphone-finish-setup-light.webp "Finish setting up HARD")

Everything here works without a HARD account. You only need [an account](/docs/account/) for Family, HARD for Mac and asking a person.

> **In progress**
> Personal and Family plans in the app.

## Questions

### How do I know HARD is set up on my iPhone?

Tap your coin at the top right of Home to open Settings . Under On this iPhone , Alerts, Scam text filter and Call blocking should each say On. While any is off, Finish setting up HARD is at the top with a red count, and each item has a Turn On button.