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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, iPod touches, and iPads; take advantage of AirDrop to instantly share with other iOS and Mac users around you • Use Siri to get information, write texts and emails, set reminders/appointments, and more just by speaking to your iPhone
• Customize your iPhone with folders, wallpaper, ringtones, and much more
• Configure and sync your information, and efficiently manage contacts, and calendars
• Communicate via FaceTime videoconferences, conference calls, text, email, and more
• Make your text messages come alive by adding Digital Touches and effects
• Make the most of Safari to browse the Web and Mail to manage all of your email from one Inbox
• Listen to music, subscribe to podcasts, and use other great iPhone apps
• Capture and edit photos and video; use the great camera features such as burst, timed and time-lapse photos, slow-motion video, and Live Photos via email, AirDrop, or texts; use iCloud to automatically save and share your photos
• Find, download, install, and use awesome iPhone apps
• Take advantage of iCloud to keep your content and information in sync on all your devices
Using Your iPhone's Core Features
Chapter 1: Getting Started with Your iPhone 3
Getting to Know Your iPhone’s External Features ............................3
Getting to Know Your iPhone’s Software ..................................................6
Using Your Fingers to Control Your iPhone ....................................6
Going Home ...............................................................................................................7
Touching the iPhone’s Screen .....................................................................8
Working with iPhone Apps ........................................................................13
Using the Home Screens ..............................................................................18
Using the iPhone Plus’ Split-Screen ....................................................20
Working with the Control Center .........................................................21
Working with the Notification Center ..............................................23
Using Siri Suggestions ....................................................................................26
Using the Do Not Disturb Mode ...........................................................26
Using Airplane Mode .......................................................................................27
Meeting Siri ..............................................................................................................28
Understanding iPhone Status Icons ..................................................30
Turning Your iPhone Off or On ...............................................................32
Sleeping/Locking and Waking/Unlocking Your iPhone.........32
Signing In To Your Apple ID .......................................................................35
Setting the Volume ............................................................................................36
Chapter 2: Using Your iPhone’s Core Features 39
Introducing the Settings App ..........................................................................40
Using and Configuring Widgets .....................................................................40
Accessing Widgets .............................................................................................40
Configuring the Widget Center ..............................................................43
Working with Text .......................................................................................................45
Working with Predictive Text....................................................................46
Working with Keyboards ..............................................................................47
Using Emojis ............................................................................................................48
Correcting Spelling as You Type ............................................................50
Editing Text ...............................................................................................................51
Selecting, Copying, Cutting, or Pasting Text ..............................52
Correcting Spelling After You’ve Typed ..........................................54
Dictating Text ..........................................................................................................55
Searching on Your iPhone ...................................................................................56
Working with Siri Suggestions ........................................................................59
Working with Notifications.................................................................................61
Working with Visual Notifications ........................................................62
Working with Other Types of Notifications .................................65
Configuring Your Notifications ...............................................................65
Configuring an App’s Notifications .....................................................66
Configuring the Do Not Disturb Mode ....................................................69
Setting an Automatic Do Not Disturb Schedule ....................70
Printing from Your iPhone ...................................................................................72
Working with the Wallet App and Apple Pay ....................................74
Working with the Wallet App ...................................................................75
Adding Passes or Cards to Your Wallet Using an App ........78
Adding Passes or Cards to Your Wallet by Scanning Their Codes ..............79
Working with Apple Pay ...............................................................................80
Adding Credit or Debit Cards to Apple Pay ................................82
Managing Apple Pay ........................................................................................84
Chapter 3: Connecting Your iPhone to the Internet, Bluetooth Devices, and iPhones/iPods/iPads 87
Using Wi-Fi Networks to Connect to the Internet .........................88
Connecting to Open Wi-Fi Networks ................................................88
Connecting to Public Wi-Fi Networks ...............................................92
Disabling Automatic Prompting ...........................................................93
Forgetting Wi-Fi Networks ..........................................................................94
Using Cellular Data Networks to Connect to the Internet .....95
Configuring Cellular Data Use .................................................................98
Using Bluetooth to Connect to Other Devices ............................. 103
Connecting to Bluetooth Devices .................................................... 103
Connecting Your iPhone to Other iPhones, iPod touches, or iPads .............. 106
Using AirDrop to Share Content with Other iPhones, iPod touches, iPads, or a Mac ........... 107
Enabling AirDrop ..................... 108
Using AirDrop to Share Your Content ........................................... 109
Using AirDrop to Work with Content Shared with You .................. 111
Chapter 4: Setting Up and Using iCloud and Other Online Accounts 113
Configuring and Using iCloud ..................................................................... 114
Obtaining an iCloud Account .............................................................. 115
Signing In To Your iCloud Account .................................................. 117
Enabling iCloud to Store Your Information on the Cloud ............. 119
Configuring iCloud Drive ......................................................................... 121
Configuring iCloud to Store Photos ............................................... 122
Configuring Your iCloud Backup ....................................................... 124
Configuring Your iCloud Keychain .................................................. 125
Performing Advanced Configuration of Your iCloud Account ........... 127
Setting Up Other Types of Online Accounts on Your Phone 129
Configuring an Exchange Account ................................................. 129
Configuring a Google Account ........................................................... 133
Configuring Other Types of Online Accounts ............................... 135
Setting Up an Online Account that Isn’t Built-in ................ 136
Configuring a Facebook Account ..................................................... 137
Setting How and When Your Accounts Are Updated ............. 139
Configuring How New Data Is Retrieved for Your Accounts ................. 140
Chapter 5: Customizing How Your iPhone Works 145
Working with the Settings App .................................................................. 146
Using the Settings App on Any iPhone ...................................... 146
Searching for Settings ................................................................................ 147
Using the Settings App on an iPhone Plus .............................. 148
Setting Keyboard, Language, and Format Options .................. 150
Setting Keyboard Preferences ............................................................. 150
Creating and Working with Text Replacements .................. 154
Setting Language and Region Preferences ............................. 155
Setting Privacy and Location Services Preferences .................. 158
Configuring Passcode, Touch ID, and Content Restrictions ................ 164
Configuring Your Passcode and Touch ID ................................. 164
Setting Restrictions for Content and Apps .............................. 171
Customizing How Your iPhone Works with Apps ...................... 176
Configuring Your iPhone to Download and Maintain Apps ........... 177
Using the App Store App to Find and Install iPhone Apps .................. 178
Searching for Apps ........................................................................................ 180
Browsing for Apps .......................................................................................... 182
Downloading Apps ....................................................................................... 184
Chapter 6: Customizing How Your iPhone Looks and Sounds 189
Customizing Your Home Screens .............................................................. 189
Moving Icons Around Your Home Screens .............................. 190
Creating Folders to Organize Apps on Your Home Screens ............................... 192
Placing Icons in Existing Folders ....................................................... 194
Configuring the Home Screen Dock.............................................. 195
Deleting Icons .................................................................................................... 196
Setting the Screen’s Brightness, Lock/Wake, Text, View, and Wallpaper Options ..................... 197
Setting the Screen Brightness and Night Shift .................... 199
Setting Auto-Lock and Raise to Wake .......................................... 201
Setting Text Size and Bold....................................................................... 202
Choosing a View ............................................................................................... 203
Setting the Wallpaper on the Home and ock Screens ............... 205
Choosing the Sounds and Vibratory Feedback Your iPhone Uses ..................... 209
Chapter 7: Managing Contacts 215
Setting Your Contacts Preferences .......................................................... 216
Creating Contacts on Your iPhone ........................................................... 217
Creating New Contacts from Email................................................. 217
Creating Contacts Manually .................................................................. 219
Working with Contacts on Your iPhone .............................................. 226
Using the Contacts App ............................................................................ 226
Accessing Contacts from Other Apps........................................... 229
Managing Your Contacts on Your iPhone ......................................... 231
Updating Contact Information ........................................................... 232
Deleting Contacts ........................................................................................... 234
Chapter 8: Communicating with the Phone and FaceTime Apps 237
Configuring Phone Settings .......................................................................... 237
Making Voice Calls .................................................................................................. 240
Dialing with the Keypad ........................................................................... 241
Dialing with Contacts .................................................................................. 241
Dialing with Favorites ................................................................................. 243
Dialing with Recents .................................................................................... 244
Dialing from the FAVORITES Widget .............................................. 245
Managing In-Process Voice Calls ............................................................... 246
Entering Numbers During a Call ....................................................... 248
Making Conference Calls .......................................................................... 249
Using Another App During a Voice Call...................................... 253
Receiving Voice Calls ............................................................................................ 253
Answering Calls ................................................................................................ 254
Answering Calls During a Call ............................................................. 256
Managing Voice Calls ........................................................................................... 257
Clearing Recent Calls ................................................................................... 257
Adding Calling Information to Favorites ................................... 258
Using the iPhone’s Headset for Calls ............................................. 259
Using Visual Voicemail ........................................................................................ 260
Recording a New Greeting ..................................................................... 260
Listening to, Reading, and Managing Voicemails .............. 262
Finding and Listening to Voicemails.............................................. 263
Listening to and Managing Deleted Voicemails ................. 265
Communicating with FaceTime ................................................................. 267
Configuring FaceTime Settings .......................................................... 267
Making FaceTime Calls ............................................................................... 269
Receiving FaceTime Calls ......................................................................... 272
Managing FaceTime Calls ........................................................................ 273
Chapter 9: Sending, Receiving, and Managing Email 277
Configuring Email Accounts .......................................................................... 278
Setting Mail App Preferences ....................................................................... 278
Working with Email ............................................................................................... 282
Receiving and Reading Email............................................................... 284
Receiving and Reading Email on an iPhone Plus ............. 290
Using 3D Touch for Email ....................................................................... 291
Sending Email .................................................................................................... 294
Using Mail’s Suggested Recipients .................................................. 297
Replying to Email ............................................................................................ 298
Forwarding Emails .......................................................................................... 299
Managing Email ........................................................................................................ 301
Checking for New Email ............................................................................ 301
Understanding the Status of Email ................................................. 302
Managing Email from the Message Screen ............................. 302
Managing Email from an Inbox .......................................................... 303
Managing Multiple Emails at the Same Time ........................ 306
Organizing Email from the Message Screen .......................... 307
Organizing Email from the Inbox ..................................................... 309
Viewing Messages in a Mailbox ......................................................... 310
Saving Images Attached to Email .................................................... 312
Filtering Email..................................................................................................... 313
Searching Your Email ................................................................................... 314
Working with VIPs ........................................................................................... 315
Designating VIPs .............................................................................................. 315
Accessing VIP Email ....................................................................................... 316
Managing Junk Email .................................................................................. 317
Marking Junk Email ....................................................................................... 318
Chapter 10: Sending, Receiving, and Managing Texts and iMessages 321
Preparing the Messages App for Messaging .................................. 322
Setting Your Text and iMessage Preferences.......................... 322
Blocking People from Messaging or Texting You ............... 329
Sending Messages ................................ 330
Creating a New Message and Conversation ........................... 332
Sending Messages in an Existing Conversation .................. 335
Applying Effects to Messages You Send .................................... 337
Including Photos or Video in Messages You Send ............ 338
Using Digital Touches in Messages You Send ....................... 344
Managing Apps in Messages................................................................ 347
Adding Content from Apps to Messages You Send ........ 349
Including Instant Audio in Messages You Send .................. 351
Adding Your Location to Messages You Send ....................... 352
Using Quick Actions to Send Messages ..................................... 353
Receiving, Reading, and Replying to Messages .......................... 354
Receiving Messages ...................... 354
Reading Messages.................................. 355
Viewing Images or Video You Receive in Messages ........ 358
Listening to Audio in Messages You Receive in Messages ............ 360
Replying to Messages from the Messages App................... 361
Replying to Messages from a Banner Alert ............................. 363
Having a Messages Conversation .................................................... 364
Working with Messages .................................................................................... 365
Managing Messages Conversations............................................... 366
Receiving and Reading Messages on an iPhone Plus .... 369
Using 3D Touch for Messages ............................................................ 370
Browsing Attachments to Conversations .................................. 371
Working with Messages from People You Might Not Know .................. 373
Responding to a Message with Icons ........................................... 374
Deleting Messages and Conversations ....................................... 375
Deleting Conversations ............................................................................. 377
Chapter 11: Managing Calendars 379
Setting Calendar, Date, and Time Preferences .............................. 379
Working with Calendars .................................................................................... 382
Viewing Calendars and Events ............................................................ 382
Navigating Calendars .................................................................................. 386
Viewing Calendars.......................................................................................... 386
Using 3D Touch for Events (iPhone 6s/6s Plus and Later) ................ 391
Adding Events to a Calendar ................................................................ 392
Using Quick Actions with the Calendar App (iPhone 6s/6s Plus and Later) ............... 401
Searching Calendars ..................................................................................... 401
Working with Invitations .......................................................................... 402
Sharing Calendars........................................................................................... 406
Managing Calendars, Events, and Invitations ....................... 408
Chapter 12: Working with Siri 411
Setting Up Siri............................................................................................................. 412
Understanding Siri’s Personality ................................................................ 413
Learning How to Use Siri by Example ................................................... 419
Using Siri to Make Voice Calls .............................................................. 419
Composing New Email with Siri ........................................................ 421
Replying to Emails with Siri ................................................................... 422
Having Messages Read to You ............................................................ 424
Replying to Messages with Siri ........................................................... 425
Sending New Messages with Siri ...................................................... 425
Using Siri to Create Events ...................................................................... 426
Using Siri to Create Reminders ........................................................... 427
Using Siri to Get Information ............................................................... 430
Using Siri to Play Music .............................................................................. 431
Using Siri to Get Directions .................................................................... 432
Using Siri to Open Apps ............................................................................ 433
Using Dictation to Speak Text Instead of Typing ........................ 434
Chapter 13: Surfing the Web 437
Setting Safari Preferences ................................................................................ 437
Visiting Websites ...................................................................................................... 440
Using Bookmarks to Move to Websites ...................................... 441
Using Your Favorites to Move to Websites ............................... 443
Typing URLs to Move to Websites.................................................... 445
Using Your Browsing History to Move to Websites .......... 447
Viewing Websites .................................................................................................... 448
Working with Multiple Websites at the Same Time ................. 450
Opening New Pages in the Background .................................... 451
Opening New Pages in a New Tab .................................................. 452
Using Tab View to Manage Open Web Pages ........................ 453
Opening Web Pages That Are Open on Other Devices ................. 454
Searching the Web ................................................................................................. 455
Saving and Organizing Bookmarks ......................................................... 457
Creating Bookmarks ..................................................................................... 458
Organizing Bookmarks............................................................................... 460
Deleting Bookmarks or Folders of Bookmarks ..................... 465
Using 3D Touch with Safari ............................................................................ 465
Sharing Web Pages ................................................................................................ 467
Emailing a Link to a Web Page ............................................................ 468
Messaging a Web Page .............................................................................. 469
Signing In to Websites Automatically ................................................... 470
Chapter 14: Taking Photos and Video with Your iPhone 473
Setting Your Photos & Camera Preferences ..................................... 474
Using the Camera App to Take Photos and Video with Your iPhone .......................... 476
Taking Photos ..................................................................................................... 481
Taking Panoramic Photos ........................................................................ 484
Taking Telephoto Photos (iPhone 7 Plus Only) .................... 485
Taking Portrait Photos (iPhone 7 Plus Only) ........................... 486
Taking Video ........................................................................................................ 487
Taking Photos and Video from the Lock Screen ................. 489
Taking Photos and Video from the Control Center .......... 490
Taking Photos with Quick Actions (Models with 3D Touch) ........................ 490
Chapter 15: Viewing and Editing Photos and Video with the Photos App 495
Viewing, Editing, and Working with Photos on Your iPhone ..................... 495
Finding Photos to Work With by Browsing .............................. 496
Finding Photos to Work With by Searching ............................ 502
Viewing Photos Individually ................................................................. 504
Using 3D Touch with Photos................................................................. 507
Working with Memories ........................................................................... 508
Watching and Changing a Memory’s Slideshow................ 512
Viewing a Memory’s Photos .................................................................. 514
Viewing a Memory’s Photos by Place ........................................... 515
Working with Burst Mode Photos .................................................... 519
Editing Photos .................................................................................................... 520
Enhancing Photos .......................................................................................... 521
Straightening, Rotating, and Cropping Photos ................... 523
Applying Filters to Photos ....................................................................... 526
Removing Red-Eye from Photos ....................................................... 527
Making Smart Adjustments to Photos ........................................ 528
Marking Up Photos........................................................................................ 530
Working with Photos ................................................................................... 533
Sharing Photos via Email .......................................................................... 534
Organizing Photos in a New Album .............................................. 537
Adding Photos to an Existing Album............................................ 538
Deleting Photos ................................................................................................ 540
Viewing, Editing, and Working with Video on Your iPhone .............. 541
Finding and Watching Videos .............................................................. 541
Editing Video ....................................................................................................... 542
Using iCloud with Your Photos ................................................................... 544
Sharing Your Photos ..................................................................................... 544
Adding Photos to a Shared Album ................................................. 545
Working with Photo Albums Shared with You ..................... 547
Chapter 16: Working with Other Useful iPhone Apps and Features 551
Touring Other Cool iPhone Apps .............................................................. 552
Listening to Music with the Music App............................................... 554
Finding Music in Your Library .............................................................. 556
Setting Up and Finding Music with Apple Music .............. 559
Searching for Music ...................................................................................... 565
Playing Music ...................................................................................................... 567
Playing Music on the Miniplayer ....................................................... 568
Playing Music on the Now Playing Screen ............................... 568
Playing Music from the Lock Screen .............................................. 571
Playing Music from the Control Center ....................................... 572
Using 3D Touch with the Music App (iPhone 6s/6s Plus and Later) .................. 573
Listening to Podcasts with the Podcasts App ............................... 574
Using the Podcasts App to Subscribe to Podcasts ........... 575
Choosing a Podcast to Listen To........................................................ 578
Listening to Podcasts................................................................................... 580
Managing Podcasts and Episodes of Podcasts .................... 584
Finding Your Way with Maps ......................................................................... 586
Working Seamlessly Across Your Devices ......................................... 591
Working with Handoff ................................................................................ 591
Using Handoff .................................................................................................... 592
Taking Phone Calls on Macs or iPads ............................................ 593
Chapter 17: Maintaining and Protecting Your iPhone and Solving Problems 595
Maintaining an iPhone’s Software ........................................................... 595
Maintaining the iOS Software with the Settings App .............................. 596
Maintaining iPhone Apps ................................................................