Iphone for Dummies

My phone, your phone, iPhone--the fully updated guide to the latest models and iOS updatesApple seems to update its iPhone at the speed of light, and Dummies helps you keep up. iPhone For Dummies, 2022 Edition includes the newest features available with iOS 15, released in 2022. This version also covers all iPhone models available in 2022 including the iPhone 12, iPhone 11, iPhone XR, and iPhone SE. Whether you have a new iPhone or an older iPhone, you've got this book to walk you through everything your phone can do.The iPhone is a music player, a gaming system, a computer, and a mobile phone all wrapped up in one pocket-sized package. Your device can keep you connected, help you be productive, and provide endless hours of entertainment. iPhone For Dummies offers the insight of two longtime Apple experts on how to make the most of your iPhone and its updated features.* Set up your device and learn about the apps and utilities that can help you get the most out of iPhone* Understand important settings, privacy controls, and customizations to make your phone truly yours* Snap photos, shoot videos, record audio and discover iPhone's many creativity tools* Enter the wild world of apps using the app store, and find out about the latest hot downloadsRing! Ring! Pick up--it's your new iPhone calling.

List of contents

Introduction 1About This Book 1Foolish Assumptions 2Icons Used in This Book 2Beyond the Book 3Where to Go from Here 3Part 1: Meet Your Iphone 5Chapter 1: Unveiling the iPhone 7The Big Picture 8The iPhone as a phone and a digital camera or camcorder 9The iPhone as an iPod 10The iPhone as an internet communications device 11Technical specifications 11A Quick Tour Outside 12On the sides 12On the bottom 13On the front 14On the back 16Status bar 16Home Sweet Home Screen 18The first Home screen 19The second Home screen 20The dock (all Home screens) 22Chapter 2: iPhone Basic Training 23Activating the iPhone 24Turning the iPhone On and Off 25Pointing a finger at Touch ID 26Facing up to Face ID 28Continuing the setup 29Locking the iPhone 30Mastering the Multitouch Interface 31Discovering the special-use keys 32One-handed keyboard 34The incredible, intelligent, and virtual iPhone keyboard 35Anticipating what comes next 35Correcting mistakes 38Choosing an alternative keyboard 38Cutting, copying, pasting, and replacing 39Multitasking 41Navigating beyond the Home Screen 42Organizing Icons into Folders 44Visiting the App Library 44Watching Widgets 45Proactive Searching 46Notifications and Today View 48Chapter 3: Synchronicity: Getting Stuff to and from Your iPhone 51A Brief iCloud Primer 52The Kitchen Sync 54First things first: About iPhone backups 55Sync prep 101 57Syncing Your Data with iTunes or Finder 62Syncing contacts 63Syncing calendars 63Advanced syncing 64Synchronizing Your Media 64Music, movies, TV shows, and podcasts 65Photos 68Manual Syncing 69Chapter 4: Understanding the Phone-damentals 71Making a Call 72Adding contacts 72Setting up favorites 74Viewing the Recents list 76Dialing with the keypad 77Accessing voicemail visually 77Recording a greeting 80Voice dialing 80Receiving a Call 80Accepting the call 81Announcing the caller 81Rejecting the call 81Replying with a text message 82Blocking callers 83Silencing unknown callers 83Avoiding disturbances 84Choosing a ringtone 85While on a Call 86Juggling calls 87Making conference calls 87Handing off calls 89Seeing Is Believing with FaceTime 89Part 2: The Pda Iphone 95Chapter 5: Taking Control of Your iPhone .97Controlling Control Center 98Summoning Siri 101Figuring out what to ask 103Siri shortcuts 104Using dictation 105Correcting mistakes 105Making Siri smarter 105Typing to Siri 106Chapter 6: Texting 1, 2, 3: Messages and Notes 107Getting the iMessage 107You send me: Sending text messages 109Alert: You've got messages 110Being a golden receiver: Reading and replying to text messages 110MMS: Like SMS with media 113Massive multimedia effects 114Group messaging has never been better 118Taking Note of Notes 119Chapter 7: Twelve Indispensable Apps and Utilities 121Working with the Calendar 121Year view 122Month view 122Day view 122Week view 124List view 124Adding Calendar Entries 125Displaying multiple calendars 128Responding to meeting invitations 129Subscribing to calendars 129Sharing a family calendar 129Calculate This 130Punching the Clock 131World clock 131Alarm clock 132Stopwatch 133Timer 133Voicing Memos 134Making a recording 134Listening to recordings 134Trimming recordings 135Adding a title to a recording 135Reminding me 138It's a Wallet 141Dropping in on AirDrop 143Controlling Lights, Locks, and More 144Using the iPhone in the Car 144Unlocking the Car 145Measuring Things 145Translating Text or Speech 146Keeping in Good Health 147Part 3: The Multimedia Iphone 149Chapter 8: Music to Your Ears: Audio on Your iPhone 151Introducing Your iPhone's Music Player 152It's music, just not your music 153My Music Is Your Music 156A library without library cards 156Play it again, list 158Share and share alike 160Taking Control of Your Tunes 162Customizing Your Audio Experience 164Setting preferences 164Setting a sleep timer 165Using your voice to control your music 166Listening to Podcasts with the Podcasts App 167Shopping with the iTunes Store App 169Chapter 9: "Smile": Taking Pictures with Your iPhone 171Taking Your Best Shot 171Making Photos Come to Life 174Keeping Things in Focus 174From the front to the rear -- and back 176Firing up the flash 176Night mode 177Using zoom 177Two (or three) rear cameras are better than one 178Shooting closeups (iPhone 13 Pros only) 179Applying filters 180Binging on burst shooting 181Using the self-timer 183Tracking Down Your Pictures 183Choosing albums 184Viewing all your photos 185Making memories 186Categorizing your pics 189Adding captions and gathering information 190Searching for pictures 191Sharing your photos 192Admiring Your Pictures 194Maneuvering and manipulating photos 194Launching slideshows 195Storing pictures in the (i)Cloud 197Editing and Deleting Photos 198Livening Up Live Photos 201Leveraging Live Text 203More (Not So) Stupid Picture Tricks 203Chapter 10: Starring in a Blockbuster: Video on Your iPhone 207Finding Stuff to Watch 208Playing Video 209Shooting Video 213Going slow 218Going fast 218Going cinematic (iPhone 13s only) 219Capturing stereo 219Editing what you shot 220Editing cinematic video 220Sharing video 221Watching video on TV 222Augmented reality 222Restricting video and other usage 223Part 4: The Internet Iphone 225Chapter 11: Going on a Mobile Safari 227Surfin' Dude 227Exploring the browser 227Blasting off into cyberspace 228I Can See Clearly Now 230Opening multiple web pages at a time .231Starting up the start page 232Keeping tabs of tabs 233Looking at lovable links 235Book(mark) 'em, Danno 236Altering bookmarks 238Viewing open pages on other devices 239Letting history repeat itself 239Launching a mobile search mission 240Saving web pictures 240Reading clutter-free web pages 241Translate web pages 242Private Browsing 242Sign in with Apple 243Smart Safari Settings 243Chapter 12: The Email Must Get Through 247Prep Work: Setting Up Your Accounts 248Setting up your account 248Setting up an email account with the big guys 248Setting up an account with another provider 249Setting up corporate email 250See Me, Read Me, File Me, Delete Me: Working with Messages 251Reading messages 252Filtering mail 253Managing messages 253Threading messages 257Searching emails 258Darling, You Send Me (Email) 261Makin' messages 261Settings for sending email 271Setting your message and account settings 273Chapter 13: Tracking with Maps, Compass, Stocks, Weather, and Files 277Maps Are Where It's At 277Finding your current location with Maps 278Finding a person, place, or thing 279Views, zooms, and pans 280Timesaving map tools: Contacts, Recents, Guides, and Favorites 282Smart map tricks 284Contemplating the Compass 289Taking Stock with Stocks 289Adding and deleting stocks, funds, and indexes 290Details, details, details 291Charting a course 291Weather Watching 292Keeping Track of Documents with Files 293Part 5: The Undiscovered Iphone 295Chapter 14: Setting You Straight on Settings 297Sky-High Settings 298All about you 298Airplane mode 299Wi-Fi 300Bluetooth 301Cellular 303Emergency SOS 305Report, Sound, and Appearance Settings 305Notifications 305Control Center 306Focus/Do Not Disturb 307Privacy 308Sounds 309Happy Home button (iPhone 7, 8, and SE models) 310Brightening up your day 311Auto-lock 311Home Screen 312Wallpaper 312In General 313About About 313Software update 313Storage 313Background App Refresh 314Siri & Search 314AirPlay & Handoff 314Picture-in-Picture 315CarPlay 315VPN & Device Management 315Battery 316Touch ID/Face ID & Passcode 317App Store 318Wallet & Apple Pay 319Screen Time 319Date & Time 321Keyboard 321Fonts 322Language & Region 322Dictionary 323Accessibility 323Reset 326Phoning in More Settings 327Promoting harmony through Family Sharing 327Sorting and displaying contacts 327Nothing phone-y about these settings 328Find My 329Chapter 15: Apps-O-Lutely! 331Finding Apps 332Browsing for apps 332Finding more information about an app 333Downloading an app 334App Library 334Updating an app 335Deleting and Organizing Your Apps 336Deleting an app 336Organizing your apps 337App clips 339Apple's Arcade 340Books, Newspapers, and Magazines 340Books app 341Newspapers and magazines 342Chapter 16: When Good iPhones Go Bad 345iPhone Issues 346But first 346Recharge your iPhone 347Restart your iPhone 348Reset (force restart) your iPhone 348Remove your content 349Reset your settings and content 350Restore your iPhone 350Renew your iPhone with Recovery mode 351Problems with Calling or Networks 353Sync, Computer, or iTunes Issues 354More Help on the Apple Website 355If Nothing We Suggest Helps 356Dude, Where's My Stuff? 358Part 6: The Part of Tens 359Chapter 17: Ten Appetizing Apps 361Shazam 361Action Movie FX 363Halide Mark II Pro Camera 364Evernote 364Words with Friends 2 365IMDb 366Libby 366Waze 367BeCasso 369Clubhouse 369Chapter 18: Ten Helpful Hints, Tips, and Shortcuts 371Use QuickPath for Speed and Accuracy 371Autocorrect Is Your Friend 372Assault on Batteries 373Tricks with Links and Phone Numbers 375Share the Love . and the Links 376Choose a Home Page for Safari 376Like a Time Machine for iPhone Backups 377Create Ringtones for Free in GarageBand 378Getting Apps Out of the Multitasking Screen 380Taking a Snapshot of the Screen 381Index 383

About the author

Edward C. Baig is the former Personal Technology columnist at USA Today and current contributing writer at AARP. He makes frequent appearances on TV, radio, and podcasts and is the author of Macs For Dummies.

Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus has written or cowritten over 90 popular computer books, including macOS Monterey For Dummies and GarageBand For Dummies. He has also written for the Houston Chronicle and Mac Observer for over twenty years.

Summary

My phone, your phone, iPhone--the fully updated guide to the latest models and iOS updates

Apple seems to update its iPhone at the speed of light, and Dummies helps you keep up. iPhone For Dummies, 2022 Edition includes the newest features available with iOS 15, released in 2022. This version also covers all iPhone models available in 2022 including the iPhone 12, iPhone 11, iPhone XR, and iPhone SE. Whether you have a new iPhone or an older iPhone, you've got this book to walk you through everything your phone can do.

The iPhone is a music player, a gaming system, a computer, and a mobile phone all wrapped up in one pocket-sized package. Your device can keep you connected, help you be productive, and provide endless hours of entertainment. iPhone For Dummies offers the insight of two longtime Apple experts on how to make the most of your iPhone and its updated features.
* Set up your device and learn about the apps and utilities that can help you get the most out of iPhone
* Understand important settings, privacy controls, and customizations to make your phone truly yours
* Snap photos, shoot videos, record audio and discover iPhone's many creativity tools
* Enter the wild world of apps using the app store, and find out about the latest hot downloads

Ring! Ring! Pick up--it's your new iPhone calling.

Product details

• Authors: Ec Baig, Edward Baig, Edward C Baig, Edward C. Baig, Edward C. Levitus Baig, Bob Levitus
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9781119837152
• ISBN: 978-1-119-83715-2
• No. of pages: 416
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Hardware; iPhone, End-User Computing, Computer-Ratgeber, Hardware / Macintosh, Computer Hardware/Macintosh