Iphone Portable Genius

Your step-by-step guide to iPhone mastery
 
iPhone Portable Genius delivers a practical and simple guide to quickly learning everything you need to know about the iPhone. Whether you're a novice user with Apple products or a seasoned pro, you'll find a wealth of info designed to show you how to configure your iPhone, set up accounts, manage your contacts and appointments, take stunning pictures, and surf the web. All while keeping your identity and accounts private and secure.
 
Before you know it, you'll be:
* Mastering the touchscreen
* Setting up your iPhone to suit the way you work and play
* Connecting your iPhone to Wi-Fi and setting up your phone as an internet hub
* Solving the most common iPhone problems
* Getting the most out of email
 
With straightforward and step-by-step instructions in a portable and convenient package and engaging illustrations, iPhone Portable Genius is the ideal resource for owners and users of one of the world's most popular phones.

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Acknowledgments iv
 
Introduction x
 
Chapter 1 How Do I Start Using My iPhone? 2
 
Working with the Side Button 4
 
Sleeping and waking the iPhone 5
 
Powering the iPhone on and off 5
 
Silencing or declining a call 7
 
Making a purchase 7
 
Working with the Ring/Silent Switch 8
 
Operating the Volume Controls 8
 
Inserting a SIM Card 9
 
Operating the Touchscreen 10
 
Navigating the touchscreen 10
 
Searching your iPhone 11
 
Switching between running apps 13
 
Typing on the keyboard 13
 
Running Your iPhone from the Control Center 19
 
Chapter 2 How Do I Configure My iPhone? 22
 
Customizing the Home Screen 24
 
Creating an app folder 24
 
Adding a web page bookmark to the Home screen 26
 
Working with App Notifications 26
 
Displaying the Notification Center 27
 
Handling notifications within the Notification Center 27
 
Customizing notifications 28
 
Configuring Do Not Disturb settings 30
 
More Useful iPhone Configuration Techniques 31
 
Changing the name of your iPhone 32
 
Turning sounds on and off 32
 
Customizing the keyboard 33
 
Setting up Apple Pay 35
 
Configuring Siri 38
 
Controlling your privacy 39
 
Protecting Your iPhone 39
 
Locking your iPhone with a passcode 39
 
Unlocking your iPhone biometrically 40
 
Configuring parental controls 41
 
Locating and protecting a lost iPhone 41
 
Chapter 3 How Do I Connect My iPhone to a Network? 46
 
Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network 48
 
Making your first connection 48
 
Showing available Wi-Fi networks automatically 49
 
Connecting to known networks 50
 
Connecting to a hidden Wi-Fi network 50
 
Sending a file from your Mac to your iPhone 51 Forgetting a Wi-Fi network 52
 
Turning off the Wi-Fi antenna 53
 
Setting Up Your iPhone as an Internet Hub 53
 
Activating the Personal Hotspot 54
 
Connecting to the hotspot using Wi-Fi 54
 
Keeping an Eye on Your Data Usage 55
 
Controlling Network Data 56
 
Turning off LTE 56
 
Turning off cellular data 56
 
Controlling cellular data usage 57
 
Turning off data roaming 58
 
Switching to Low Data Mode 58
 
Switching your iPhone to Airplane Mode 58
 
Pairing Your iPhone to Bluetooth Devices 59
 
Making your iPhone discoverable 60
 
Pairing your iPhone with a Bluetooth keyboard 60
 
Pairing your iPhone with a Bluetooth headset 61
 
Selecting a paired headset as the audio output device 62
 
Unpairing your iPhone from a Bluetooth device 62
 
Chapter 4 How Can I Get More Out of the Phone App? 64
 
Working with Outgoing Calls 66
 
Making calls quickly 66
 
Automatically dialing
 
extensions or menu options 68
 
Voice dialing a call with Siri 68
 
Configuring your iPhone not to show your caller ID 70
 
Handling Incoming Calls 70
 
Answering a call on other devices 70
 
Sending an incoming call directly to voicemail 71
 
Replying with a message 71
 
Setting a callback reminder 73
 
Turning off the call waiting feature 73
 
Blocking incoming calls 73
 
Forwarding calls to another number 74
 
Juggling Multiple Calls and Conference Calls 75
 
Managing Your Favorites List 77
 
Chapter 5 How Can I Make the Most of iPhone Web Surfing? 80
 
Touchscreen Tips for Web Sites 8

Info autore

Paul McFedries is a full-time technical writer. Paul has been authoring computer books since 1991, and he has more than 100 books to his credit. Paul's books have sold more than four million copies worldwide. These books include the Wiley titles Teach Yourself VISUALLY Windows 11, Second Edition, Teach Yourself VISUALLY Microsoft 365, Second Edition, Google Workspace For Dummies, and HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for Dummies. Paul invites you to drop by his personal website at https://paulmcfedries.com and to follow him on X @paulmcf and on Facebook at https://facebook.com/PaulMcFedries.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Paul McFedries, McFedries Paul
• Editore: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 18.02.2021
• EAN: 9781119763628
• ISBN: 978-1-119-76362-8
• Pagine: 240
• Serie: Portable Genius
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Informatica, EDP > Hardware; iPhone, End-User Computing, Computer-Ratgeber, Operating Systems (General), Allg. Betriebssysteme, Hardware / Macintosh, Computer Hardware/Macintosh