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by Paul McFedries
iPhone Portable Genius, 2nd Edition
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Introduction
Chapter 1: How Do I Start Using My iPhone?
Using the Home Button
Working with the Sleep/Wake Button
Sleeping and waking the iPhone
Powering the iPhone on and off
Silencing or declining a call
Working with the Ring/Silent Switch
Operating the Volume Controls
Getting to Know the Rest of the iPhone
Operating the Touchscreen
Navigating the touchscreen
Searching your iPhone
Typing on the keyboard
Running Your iPhone from the Control Center
Chapter 2: How Do I Configure My iPhone?
Customizing the Home Screen
Creating an app folder
Adding a Safari web clip to the Home screen
Resetting the default Home screen layout
Working with App Notifications
Displaying the Notification Center
Handling notifications within the Notification Center
Customizing notifications
Configuring Do Not Disturb settings
More Useful iPhone Configuration Techniques
Changing the name of your iPhone
Turning sounds on and off
Customizing the keyboard
Creating text shortcuts
Configuring Siri
Signing in to your Facebook account
Using Siri to update Facebook
Signing in to your Twitter account
Using Siri to send a tweet
Controlling your privacy
Resetting the iPhone
Protecting Your iPhone
Locking your iPhone with a passcode
Unlocking your iPhone with a fingerprint
Configuring your iPhone to sleep automatically
Backing up your iPhone
Configuring parental controls
Locating and protecting a lost iPhone
Enhancing Your iPhone with Apps
Accessing the App Store on your computer
Accessing the App Store on your iPhone
Syncing apps
Multitasking apps
Using Siri to launch an app
Chapter 3: How Do I Connect My iPhone to a Network?
Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network
Making your first connection
Connecting to known networks
Connecting to a hidden Wi-Fi network
Stopping incessant Wi-Fi network prompts
Sending a file from your Mac to your iPhone
Forgetting a Wi-Fi network
Turning off the Wi-Fi antenna
Setting Up Your iPhone as an Internet Hub
Activating the Personal Hotspot
Connecting to the hotspot using Wi-Fi
Keeping an Eye on Your Data Usage
Controlling Network Data
Turning off LTE
Turning off cellular data
Controlling cellular data usage
Turning off data roaming
Switching your iPhone to Airplane mode
Pairing Your iPhone to Bluetooth Devices
Making your iPhone discoverable
Pairing your iPhone with a Bluetooth keyboard
Pairing your iPhone with a Bluetooth headset
Selecting a paired headset as the audio output device
Unpairing your iPhone from a Bluetooth device
Chapter 4: How Can I Get More Out of the Phone App?
Understanding Cellular Speeds
Working with Outgoing Calls
Making calls quickly
Automatically dialing extensions or menu options
Voice dialing a call with Siri
Configuring your iPhone not to show your caller ID
Placing Mac calls on your iPhone
Handling Incoming Calls
Silencing an incoming call
Sending an incoming call directly to voicemail
Replying with a message
Setting a callback reminder
Turning off the call waiting feature
Blocking incoming calls
Forwarding calls to another number
Juggling Multiple Calls and Conference Calls
Managing Your Favorites List
Converting a Phone Number into a Contact
Video Calling with FaceTime
Initiating a FaceTime call
Disabling FaceTime
Chapter 5: How Can I Make the Most of iPhone Web Surfing?
Touchscreen Tips for Websites
Browsing Tips for Faster Surfing
Opening and managing multiple browser tabs
Working with iCloud tabs
Opening a tab in the background
Viewing a page without distractions
Requesting a website’s desktop version
Adding bookmarks manually
Managing your bookmarks
Surfing links from your Twitter feed
Saving a page to read later
Retracing your steps with the handy History list
Filling in Online Forms
Turning on AutoFill for faster form input
Saving website login passwords
Getting More Out of Safari on Your iPhone
Maintaining your privacy by deleting the History list
Deleting website data
Browsing privately
Tweeting a web page
Sharing a link on Facebook
Changing the default search engine
Searching web page text
Searching the web with Siri voice commands
Sharing a link via AirDrop
Chapter 6: How Do I Maximize iPhone Email?
Managing Your iPhone Email Accounts
Adding an account by hand
Specifying the default account
Temporarily disabling an account
Deleting an account
Switching to another account
Configuring Email Accounts
Managing multiple devices by leaving messages on the server
Fixing outgoing email problems by using a different server port
Configuring authentication for outgoing mail
Configuring Email Messages
Creating email VIPs
Emailing a link to a web page
Creating iCloud message folders
Formatting email text
Creating a custom iPhone signature
Continuing a Mac email message on your iPhone
Disabling remote images in messages
Preventing Mail from organizing messages by thread
Maintaining messages with gestures
Marking all messages as read
Controlling email with Siri voice commands
Chapter 7: How Do I Synchronize My iPhone?
Connecting Your iPhone to Your Computer
Connecting via USB
Connecting via Wi-Fi
Synchronizing Your iPhone Automatically
Bypassing the automatic sync
Troubleshooting automatic syncing
Synchronizing Your iPhone Manually
Synchronizing Your iPhone via Wi-Fi
Synchronizing Information with Your iPhone
Syncing your contacts
Syncing your calendar
Syncing your email account
Syncing your bookmarks
Syncing your notes
Merging data from two or more computers
Handling sync conflicts
Handling large iPhone-to-computer sync changes
Replacing your iPhone data with fresh info
Synchronizing Media with Your iPhone
Syncing music and music videos
Syncing podcasts
Syncing audiobooks
Syncing movies
Syncing TV show episodes
Syncing ebooks
Syncing computer photos to your iPhone
Syncing iPhone photos to your computer
Syncing photos via iCloud
Preventing your iPhone from sending photos to your computer
Syncing media with two or more computers
Chapter 8: How Can I Get More Out of Audio Features on My iPhone?
Getting More Out of the Music App
Rating a song
Controlling music with Siri voice commands
Turning off the Shake to Shuffle feature
Answering an incoming call while listening to music on the headset
Listening to a shared iTunes library
Using AirPlay to stream iPhone audio
Listening to iTunes Radio
Getting More Out of the iTunes Store App
Creating a custom iTunes Store menu bar
Redeeming an iTunes gift card
Creating a Custom Ringtone
Using iTunes to create a custom ringtone
Using GarageBand to create a custom ringtone
Syncing ringtones
Working with Playlists
Creating a favorite tunes playlist for your iPhone
Creating a playlist on your iPhone
Customizing Your Audio Settings
Chapter 9: How Do I Max Out My iPhone’s Photo and Video Features?
Getting More Out of iPhone Photos
Understanding the iPhone camera features
Taking a panoramic photo
Taking High Dynamic Range photos
Taking a time-delayed photo
Taking time-lapse photos
Preventing blurry iPhone photos
Marking a photo as a favorite
Scrolling, rotating, zooming, and panning photos
Adding an existing photo to a contact
Enhancing a photo
Removing red-eye
Cropping and straightening
Applying a filter
Sending a photo via email
Texting a photo
Sending and receiving a photo via AirDrop
Posting a photo to Facebook
Tweeting a photo
Controlling photo sharing options
Saving a photo from a text message
Activating your iCloud photo library
Playing a slide show with background music
Creating a custom photo slide show
Creating a photo album
Deleting a photo
Getting More Out of iPhone Videos
Playing iPhone videos on your TV
Streaming iPhone video to Apple TV
Mirroring the iPhone screen on your TV
Watching videos from a shared iTunes library
Converting a video file to iPhone format
Recording video with an iPhone camera
Editing recorded video
Sending a video via email
Uploading recorded video to YouTube
Chapter 10: Can I Use My iPhone to Manage Contacts and Appointments?
Managing Your Contacts
Creating a new contact
Editing an existing contact
Assigning phone numbers to a contact
Assigning email addresses to a contact
Assigning web addresses to a contact
Assigning social network data to a contact
Assigning physical addresses to a contact
Creating a custom label
Adding extra fields to a contact
Creating a new contact from an electronic business card
Sending and receiving a contact via AirDrop
Working with Facebook contacts
Managing contacts with Siri voice commands
Tracking Your Events
Adding an event to your calendar
Editing an existing event
Setting up a repeating event
Converting an event to an all-day event
Adding an alert to an event
Controlling events with Siri voice commands
Handling Microsoft Exchange meeting requests
Subscribing to a calendar
Creating Reminders
Setting a reminder for a specific time
Setting a reminder for a specific location
Creating a new list
Completing a reminder
Deleting a reminder
Setting the default Reminders list
Setting reminders with Siri voice commands
Working with Passes
Chapter 11: How Do I Use My iPhone to Navigate My World?
Finding Your Way with Maps and GPS
Searching for a destination
Getting info about a destination
Displaying your current location
Displaying a map of a contact’s location
Mapping an address from an email
Specifying a location when you don’t know the exact address
Getting directions to a location
Getting live traffic information
Controlling Maps with Siri voice commands
Configuring Location Services
Turning off location services
Controlling app access to GPS
Enabling or disabling system location services
Sharing Map Data
Chapter 12: How Do I Manage My Ebook Library?
Getting Your Head around Ebook Formats
Syncing Ebooks via iCloud
Managing Your iBooks Library
Browsing books in the iBookstore
Adding a PDF attachment to your library
Working with collections
Adding other EPUB ebooks to your library
Editing the iBooks Bookshelf
Creating a custom ebook cover
Reading Ebooks with the iBooks App
Controlling ebooks on the reading screen
Formatting ebook text
Adding a bookmark
Looking up a word in the dictionary
Highlighting text
Adding a note
Reading Other Ebooks
Reading Magazines with Newsstand
Chapter 13: How Do I Keep My Life in Sync with iCloud?
Understanding iCloud
Understanding iCloud Device Support
Configuring iCloud on Your iPhone
Setting up your iCloud account on your iPhone
Setting up iCloud synchronization on your iPhone
Setting up and using Family Sharing
Setting up iCloud Keychain
Managing your iCloud storage
Changing your iCloud storage plan
Upgrading to iCloud Drive
Configuring iCloud on Your Mac
Setting up an iCloud account on your Mac
Setting up iCloud synchronization on your Mac
Configuring iCloud on Your Windows PC
Chapter 14: How Do I Fix My iPhone?
General Techniques for Troubleshooting Your iPhone
Troubleshooting connected devices
Updating software
Restoring data and settings
Putting your iPhone in Device Firmware Upgrade mode
Taking Care of the iPhone Battery
Tracking battery use
Tips for extending battery life
Solving Specific Problems
The iPhone screen won’t respond to taps
Your battery won’t charge
You have trouble accessing a Wi-Fi network
iTunes doesn’t see your iPhone
iTunes won’t sync your iPhone
You have trouble syncing music or videos
You can’t get your iPhone serial number
An app is taking up a large amount of space
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