Table of Contents
1 Getting Started with Your iPhone
Getting to Know Your iPhone’s External Features
Getting to Know Your iPhone’s Software
Using Your Fingers to Control Your iPhone
Using the iPhone Plus’ Split-Screen
Working with the Control Center
Working with the Notification Center
Understanding iPhone Status Icons
Sleeping/Locking and Waking/Unlocking Your iPhone
Working with Touch ID or Face ID
2 Using Your iPhone’s Core Features
Using the Settings App on Any iPhone
Using the Settings App on an iPhone Plus
Connecting to the Internet Using Wi-Fi Networks
Connecting to Open Wi-Fi Networks
Connecting to Public Wi-Fi Networks
Connecting to the Internet Using Cellular Data Networks
Correcting Spelling as You Type
Selecting, Copying, Cutting, or Pasting Text
Correcting Spelling After You’ve Typed
Working with Visual Notifications
Working with Other Types of Notifications
3 Setting Up and Using an Apple ID, iCloud, and Other Online Accounts
Changing the Personal Information Associated with Your Apple ID
Changing Your Apple ID’s Password and Security Settings
Changing Your Apple ID’s Payment and Shipping Information
Changing the Devices Using Your Apple ID
Configuring iCloud to Store Photos
Enabling iCloud to Store Information on the Cloud
Configuring Your iCloud Keychain
Configuring Your iCloud Backup
Setting Up Other Types of Online Accounts on Your iPhone
Setting Up an Online Account that Isn’t Built In
Configuring Social Media Accounts on Your iPhone
Setting How and When Your Accounts Are Updated
Configuring How New Data Is Retrieved for Your Accounts
4 Customizing How Your iPhone Works
Configuring the Control Center
Setting Keyboard, Language, and Format Options
Creating and Working with Text Replacements
Setting Language and Region Preferences
Setting Privacy and Location Services Preferences
Configuring Passcode, Touch ID, and Content Restrictions
Configuring Your Passcode and Touch ID
Setting Restrictions for Content and Apps
Customizing How Your iPhone Works with Apps
Configuring Your iPhone to Download and Maintain Apps
Using the App Store App to Find and Install iPhone Apps
5 Customizing How Your iPhone Looks and Sounds
Moving Icons Around Your Home Screens
Creating Folders to Organize Apps on Your Home Screens
Placing Icons in Existing Folders
Configuring the Home Screen Dock
Setting the Screen’s Brightness, Lock/Wake, Text, View, and Wallpaper Options
Setting the Screen Brightness and Night Shift Using the Settings App
Setting the Screen Brightness and Night Shift Using the Control Center
Setting Auto-Lock and Raise to Wake
Setting Text Size Using the Control Center
Setting the Wallpaper on the Home and Lock Screens
Choosing the Sounds and Vibratory Feedback Your iPhone Uses
Setting Your Contacts Preferences
Creating Contacts on Your iPhone
Creating New Contacts from Email
Working with Contacts on Your iPhone
Accessing Contacts from Other Apps
Managing Contacts on Your iPhone
7 Communicating with the Phone and FaceTime Apps
Dialing from the FAVORITES Widget
Managing In-Process Voice Calls
Entering Numbers During a Call
Using Another App During a Voice Call
Adding Calling Information to Favorites
Using the iPhone’s Headset for Calls
Listening to, Reading, and Managing Voicemails
Finding and Listening to Voicemails
Listening to and Managing Deleted Voicemails
8 Sending, Receiving, and Managing Email
Receiving and Reading Email on an iPhone Plus
Using Mail’s Suggested Recipients
Understanding the Status of Email
Managing Email from the Message Screen
Managing Multiple Emails at the Same Time
Organizing Email from the Message Screen
Organizing Email from the Inbox
Saving Images Attached to Email
9 Sending, Receiving, and Managing Texts and iMessages
Preparing the Messages App for Messaging
Setting Your Text and iMessage Preferences
Blocking People from Messaging or Texting You
Creating a New Message and Conversation
Sending Messages in an Existing Conversation
Applying Effects to Messages You Send
Including Photos or Video You’ve Recently Taken in Messages You Send
Including Photos or Video Stored on Your iPhone in Messages You Send
Taking Photos or Video and Sending Them in Messages
Using Digital Touches in Messages You Send
Adding Content from Apps to Messages You Send
Including Instant Audio in Messages You Send
Adding Your Location to Messages You Send
Using Quick Actions to Send Messages
Receiving, Reading, and Replying to Messages
Viewing Images or Video You Receive in Messages
Listening to Audio You Receive in Messages
Replying to Messages from the Messages App
Replying to Messages from a Banner Alert
Having a Messages Conversation
Managing Messages Conversations
Receiving and Reading Messages on an iPhone Plus
Browsing Attachments to Conversations
Working with Messages from People You Might Not Know
Responding to a Message with Icons
Deleting Messages and Conversations
Setting Calendar, Date, and Time Preferences
Using 3D Touch for Events (iPhone 6s/6s Plus and Later)
Using Quick Actions with the Calendar App (iPhone 6s/6s Plus and Later)
Managing Calendars, Events, and Invitations
Understanding Siri’s Personality
Learning How to Use Siri by Example
Using Siri to Make Voice Calls
Replying to Messages with Siri
Sending New Messages with Siri
Using Siri to Create Reminders
Using Dictation to Speak Text Instead of Typing
Using Bookmarks to Move to Websites
Using Your Favorites to Move to Websites
Typing URLs to Move to Websites
Using Your Browsing History to Move to Websites
Working with Multiple Websites at the Same Time
Opening New Pages in the Background
Opening New Pages in a New Tab
Using Tab View to Manage Open Web Pages
Opening Web Pages That Are Open on Other Devices
Saving and Organizing Bookmarks
Deleting Bookmarks or Folders of Bookmarks
Signing In to Websites Automatically
13 Taking Photos and Video with Your iPhone
Using the Camera App to Take Photos and Video with Your iPhone
Taking Photos and Video from the Lock Screen
Taking Photos and Video from the Control Center
Taking Photos with Quick Actions (Models with 3D Touch)
14 Viewing and Editing Photos and Video with the Photos App
Viewing, Editing, and Working with Photos on Your iPhone
Finding Photos to Work With by Browsing
Finding Photos to Work With by Searching
Watching and Changing a Memory’s Slideshow
Viewing a Memory’s Photos by Place
Working with Burst Mode Photos
Straightening, Rotating, and Cropping Photos
Making Smart Adjustments to Photos
Organizing Photos in a New Album
Adding Photos to an Existing Album
Viewing, Editing, and Working with Video on Your iPhone
Adding Photos to a Shared Album
Working with Photo Albums Shared with You
15 Working with Other Useful iPhone Apps and Features
16 Maintaining and Protecting Your iPhone and Solving Problems
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