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  • Copyright 2010
  • Edition: 3rd
  • Book
  • ISBN-10: 0-7897-4231-4
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-4231-5

Step-by-step instructions with callouts to iPhone images that show you exactly what to do.

Help when you run into iPhone problems or limitations.

Tips and Notes to help you get the most from your iPhone.

Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through getting and keeping your iPhone working just the way you want. The tasks include:

      • How to connect to the Internet, Bluetooth devices, Wi-Fi networks, and other iPhones and iPods

      • How to configure and sync your information, and efficiently manage contacts, calls, email, calendars, and events

      • How to use the iPhone’s texting capabilities

      • How to make the most of the iPhone’s powerful Safari web browser

      • How to listen to music, subscribe to podcasts, and watch video­–including movies and TV shows

      • How to display slideshows, create wallpaper, email photos, and link photos to contacts

      • How to customize settings ranging from wallpaper to ringtones

      • How to secure your iPhone with Find My iPhone

      • How to find, download, install, manage, and use iPhone applications

BONUS MATERIAL: Find additional tasks and other helpful information on this book’s website at www.informit.com/title/9780789742315

CATEGORY:  Apple Digital Media

COVERS:  Apple iPhone

USER LEVEL:  Beginning-Intermediate

BONUS MATERIAL: Find additional tasks and other helpful information on this book’s website at www.informit.com/title/9780789742315

Sample Content

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Connecting to the Internet, Bluetooth Devices, and iPhones/iPods with Your iPhone 3G and 3GS

Sample Pages

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Getting Started with Your iPhone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

    Touring Your iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

        Getting to Know the iPhone’s External Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

        Knowing Why It’s Called a Multi-Touch Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

    Preparing iTunes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

        Downloading and Installing iTunes on a Windows PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

        Updating iTunes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

        Using an iTunes Store Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

    Preparing MobileMe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

        Obtaining a MobileMe Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

        Configuring MobileMe on a Windows PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

        Configuring MobileMe on a Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

        Managing MobileMe Syncs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

    Using This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Chapter 2 Connecting to the Internet, Bluetooth Devices,

and iPhones/iPods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

    Connecting an iPhone to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

        Connecting to an Open Wi-Fi Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

        Connecting to a Commercial Wi-Fi Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

        Connecting to a Closed Wi-Fi Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

    Changing Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

        Forgetting Wi-Fi Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

        Connecting to the Internet via a Cellular Data Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

    Connecting to Other Devices Using Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

    Connecting to Other iPhones and iPod touches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

        Using an Application with Peer-to-Peer Networking by Default . . . . . . . . . . .48

        Configuring an Application to Use Peer-to-Peer Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Chapter 3 Moving Audio,Video, and Photos onto Your iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

    Using iTunes to Add Audio and Video Content to the iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

        Importing Audio CDs to the iTunes Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

        Purchasing Audio and Video from the iTunes Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

        Renting Movies from the iTunes Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

        Subscribing to Podcasts in the iTunes Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

        Building Music Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

        Building Smart Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

        Moving Audio and Video from the iTunes Library onto an iPhone . . . . . . . .67

    Using iTunes to Add Photos to Your iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

        Moving Photos from a Windows PC onto iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

        Moving Photos from a Mac to iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

    Using the iTunes iPhone Application to Add Content to an iPhone . . . . . . . . . .75

Chapter 4 Configuring and Synchronizing Information on an iPhone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

    Syncing Information with iTunes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

        Using iTunes to Sync Information on Macs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

        Using iTunes to Sync Information on Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

    Syncing Information with MobileMe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Chapter 5 Managing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

    Configuring How Contacts Are Displayed on an iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

    Creating New Contacts While Using an iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

        Creating a Contact from a Recent Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

        Creating a Contact from an Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

        Creating Contacts on an iPhone Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

    Using Contacts on an iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

        Using the Contacts Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

        Using Contacts Information in Other Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

    Changing or Deleting Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

    Changing, Adding, or Removing Information for an Existing

        Contact Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

        Adding Information to an Existing Contact While Using Your iPhone . . .120

        Deleting Contacts Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

    Bonus Web Task: Creating a Contact from a Map

Chapter 6 Making, Receiving, and Managing Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

    Configuring Phone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

        Creating Your Own Ringtones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

        Setting Phone Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

        Configuring Phone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

        Other Phone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

    Making Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

        Dialing with the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

        Dialing with Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

        Dialing with Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

        Dialing with Recents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

        Managing In-Process Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

    Receiving Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

        Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

        Answering Calls When You’re Already on a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

    Managing Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

        Clearing Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

        Adding Caller Information to Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

        Using iPhone’s Headset for Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

        Using Voice Control (iPhone 3GS Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

    Using Visual Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

        Recording a Greeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

        Listening to and Managing Voicemails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Chapter 7 Emailing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

    Configuring Email Accounts on an iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162

        Configuring Gmail,Yahoo! Mail, or AOL Email Accounts on an iPhone

        Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

        Configuring Exchange Email Accounts on an iPhone Manually . . . . . . . . . .165

        Performing Advanced Configuration of Email Accounts on an iPhone . . .170

    Configuring General Email Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

        Configuring How Email Is Retrieved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

        Configuring Global Email Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179

    Working with Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

        Receiving andReading Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

        Sending Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189

        Replying to Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194

        Forwarding Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195

        Managing Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

    Bonus Web Task:Managing Email Accounts

    Bonus Web Task:Deleting Email Accounts

Chapter 8 Texting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

        Configuring the New Text Message Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209

        Configuring Messaging Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210

        Sending Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

        Receiving and Replying to Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214

    Working with Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

        Conversing in Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

        Including Images in Text Conversations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218

        Deleting Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220

        Deleting a Conversation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221

Chapter 9 Managing Calendars and Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

    Configuring an iPhone’s Calendar,Date, and Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223

    Working with Calendars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232

        Viewing Calendars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233

        Adding Events to a Calendar Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237

        Adding Events to the Calendar by Accepting Invitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246

        Working with Event Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249

    Using an iPhone as a Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249

        Telling Time with an iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249

        Using the Clock Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250

    Bonus Web Task: Using an iPhone as a Stopwatch

Chapter 10 Surfing the Web. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

        Configuring Safari Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262

    Browsing the Web on an iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268

        Moving to Websites via Bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268

        Moving to Websites by Typing a URL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .270

        Viewing Websites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .272

        Searching the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274

        Returning to Previous Websites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275

        Saving and Organizing Bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277

        Creating a Bookmark on the Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284

        Emailing a Link to a Webpage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285

        Completing Web Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286

        Signing In Automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288

        Opening and Managing Multiple Webpages at the Same Time . . . . . . . . . .289

Chapter 11 Listening to Music, Podcasts, and Other Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

    Finding and Listening to Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294

        Using the Cover Flow Browser to Find and Play Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294

        Using Playlists to Find Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298

        Using Artists to Find Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300

        Using the Songs Tool to Find Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .304

        Using Albums to Find Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305

        Using the More Menu to Find Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308

        Searching for Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309

        Using the Genius to Find Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310

        Finding Music by Shuffling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314

        Finding Music by Speaking (iPhone 3GS only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315

        Playing Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316

    Controlling Audio Content with the iPod Control Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319

        Configure the iPod Control Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .320

        Use the iPod Control Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321

    Finding and Listening to Podcasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321

        Customizing Your iPhone for Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .324

        Building and Editing an On-The-Go Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .324

        Configuring the iPhone’s Music Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327

        Configuring the iPhone’s Music Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .329

Chapter 12 Watching Movies,TV Shows, and Other Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

    Finding and Watching Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .333

        Finding Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .334

        Watching Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336

        Watching Rented Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .338

        Watching VideoPodcasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .340

        Deleting Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .341

    Configuring iPhone’s Video Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .342

Chapter 13 Working with Photos and Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344

        Taking Photos with Your iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .346

        Taking Video with an iPhone 3GS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .349

    Viewing and Working with Photos on an iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .350

        Viewing Photos Individually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .350

        Viewing Photos as a Slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .352

        Configure Slideshow Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .352

        Deleting Photos or Video from an iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .356

        Emailing a Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .357

        Texting a Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .358

        Sending a Photo to MobileMe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .359

        Assigning a Photo to a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .361

        Sharing Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .362

    Viewing, Editing, and Working with Video on an iPhone 3GS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .363

        Watching Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .364

        Editing Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .366

        Sharing Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .367

    Moving Photos from Your iPhone to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .368

    Bonus Web Task: Using a Photo as Wallpaper

Chapter 14 Using Preinstalled Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372

    Finding Your Way with Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .374

        Finding a Location by Searching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .374

        Finding a Location with Bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .377

        Finding Your Current Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .380

        Working with Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .381

        Getting Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .383

    Understanding Other Preinstalled iPhone Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .387

Chapter 15 Installing and Maintaining iPhone Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388

    Using iTunes to Find and Install iPhone Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .390

        Downloading Applications from the iTunes Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .390

        Moving Applications from Your iTunes Library onto iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .393

    Using the App Store to Find and Install iPhone Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .394

    Using iPhone Applications You Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400

    Maintaining iPhone Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .401

    Bonus Web Task: Removing Applications from an iPhone

Chapter 16 Customizing an iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404

    Customizing Your Home Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .406

    Accessing iPhone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .408

    Using Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .408

        Configuring General Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .409

        Setting Screen Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .410

        Setting Wallpaper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .412

    Configuring Other General Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .413

        Getting Information about an iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .413

        Securing Your iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .414

        Configuring the Home Button and Search Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .426

        Configuring the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .428

        Setting International Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .429

Chapter 17 Maintaining an iPhone and Solving Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432

    Maintaining an iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .434

        Maintaining iTunes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .434

        Maintaining an iPhone’s Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .436

        Maintaining an iPhone’s Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .438

        Cleaning an iPhone’s Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .443

    Solving iPhone Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .443

        Restarting an iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .444

        Restarting the Computer and iTunes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .444

        Resetting an iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .445

        Restoring an iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .448

        Reinstalling iTunes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .451

        Getting Help with iPhone Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .451

1 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453

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Supplemental Privacy Statement for California Residents


California residents should read our Supplemental privacy statement for California residents in conjunction with this Privacy Notice. The Supplemental privacy statement for California residents explains Pearson's commitment to comply with California law and applies to personal information of California residents collected in connection with this site and the Services.

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Last Update: November 17, 2020


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