My iPhone (Covers iPhone 4/4S, 5/5C and 5S running iOS 7)

Brad Miser has written extensively about technology, with his favorite topics being the amazing “i” devices, especially the iPhone and iPod touch, that make it possible to take our lives with us while we are on the move. In addition to My iPhone, 7th Edition, Brad has written many other books, including My iPod touch, 4th Edition; iTunes and iCloud for iPhone, iPad, & iPod touch Absolute Beginner’s Guide; and Sams Teach Yourself iCloud in 10 Minutes, 2nd Edition. He has also been an author, development editor, or technical editor for more than 50 other titles.   Brad is or has been a sales support specialist, the director of product and customer services, and the manager of education and support services for several software development companies. Previously, he was the lead proposal specialist for an aircraft engine manufacturer, a development editor for a computer book publisher, and a civilian aviation test officer/engineer for theU.S. Army. Brad holds a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo and hasreceived advanced education in maintainability engineering, business, and other topics.   In addition to his passion for silicon-based technology, Brad is active in buildingand flying radio-controlled aircraft.   Originally from California, Brad now lives in Brownsburg, Indiana, with his wife Amy; their three daughters, Jill, Emily, and Grace; and a rabbit.   Brad would love to hear about your experiences with this book (the good, the bad, and the ugly). You can write to him at bradmiser@icloud.com.

Chapter 1 Getting Started with Your iPhone 3

Getting to Know Your iPhone’s External Features .  3

Getting to Know Your iPhone’s Software   5

  Using Your Fingers to Control Your iPhone   5

  Going Home   6

  Touching the iPhone’s Screen   6

  Working with iPhone Apps   9

  Using the Home Screens   12

  Working with the Control Center   16

  Working with Notifications and the Notification Center   17

  Using the Do Not Disturb Mode   21

  Working with Text .  22

  Meeting Siri   28

  Understanding iPhone Status Icons   30

  Turning Your iPhone On or Off   31

  Sleeping/Locking and Waking/Unlocking Your iPhone   32

  Signing In to Your Apple ID on an iPhone 5S 35

     Setting the Volume   36

  Using Airplane Mode ............36

  Using the Settings App .......37

  Printing from Your iPhone    38

Chapter 2 Connecting Your iPhone to the Internet, Bluetooth Devices, and iPhones/iPods/iPads 41

Using Wi-Fi Networks to Connect to the Internet  .....42

  Connecting to Open Wi-Fi Networks  .........42

  Connecting to Public Wi-Fi Networks  ........45

  Disabling Automatic Prompting ...47

  Forgetting Wi-Fi Networks   ..........48

Using Cellular Data Networks to Connect to the Internet   ..49

Using Bluetooth to Connect to Other Devices .....55

  Connecting to Bluetooth Devices 55

Connecting Your iPhone to Other iPhones, iPod Touches, or iPads ...............58

  Using AirDrop to Share Content with Other iPhones, iPod Touches, or iPads   ..59

  Enabling AirDrop   .....60

  Using AirDrop to Share Your Content  ........61

  Using AirDrop to Work with Content Shared with You  ..63

Chapter 3 Setting Up iCloud and Other Online Accounts 65

Configuring iCloud Settings ...66

  Obtaining an iCloud Account   ..67

  Setting Up and Logging In to Your iCloud Account   .........70

  Enabling iCloud to Keep Your Information in Sync   ...........71

  Configuring Photo Stream   ..........72

  Configuring Documents and Data  ...............73

  Enabling Find My iPhone and Choosing Where to Back Up  74

  Advanced Configuration of Your iCloud Account   ..............75

Setting Up Other Types of Accounts on Your iPhone   ..............80

  Configuring an Exchange Account  ..............80

  Performing Advanced Configuration of an Exchange Account ................82

  Configuring a Google Account .......84

Configuring Other Types of Online Accounts .......86

  Setting Up an Account Manually ..87

  Configuring a Twitter Account   88

     Configuring a Facebook Account .90

Setting How and When Your Accounts Are Updated   ..............91

  Configuring How New Data is Retrieved for Your Accounts   ......92

Chapter 4 Configuring an iPhone to Suit Your Preferences 97

Customizing Your Home Screens   ..98

  Moving Icons Around Your Home Screens ......98

  Creating Folders to Organize Apps on Your Home Screens   ......101

  Placing Icons in Folders ...102

  Configuring the Home Screen Toolbar ..104

  Deleting Icons  .105

Working with the Settings App   ...106

Setting the Screen’s Brightness and Wallpaper 108

  Setting Your Screen’s Brightness 109

  Customizing the Wallpaper on the Home and Lock Screens   ...110

Setting Text, Language, and Format Options .....114

  Changing Text Size    ...............114

  Setting Keyboard Preferences ......115

  Creating and Working with Text Shortcuts ...117

  Setting Language and Format Preferences ..118

Choosing the Sounds Your iPhone Makes  ..120

Setting Up Notifications and the Notification Center   ..........124

  Understanding Notifications and the Notification Center  .124

  Setting Global Notification Preferences ..........126

  Setting Notification Preferences for Specific Apps   .........129

Configuring the Control Center   ..132

Setting Do Not Disturb Preferences 133

Setting Privacy and Location Services Preferences   ................135

Setting Passcode, Fingerprint, and

  Auto-Lock Preferences    ......139

  Securing Your iPhone with Auto-Lock  ...140

  Configuring Your Passcode and Fingerprints (iPhone 5S)  ..141

Setting Restrictions for Content and Apps  146

Chapter 5 Working with iTunes on Your Computer 153

Converting Music on Audio CDs for Your iPhone  ...154

  Setting Up iTunes to Import Audio CDs ..........155

  Importing Audio CDs to the iTunes Library .157

Using iTunes to Download Movies, Music, Books, and More from the iTunes Store   .....158

  Obtaining an iTunes Store Account (Apple ID)  .159

  Signing Into the iTunes Store   161

  Shopping in the iTunes Store   162

Synchronizing Content on Your Computer with Your iPhone  .166

  Understanding the Sync Process  ................168

  Configuring Summary Sync Settings  ......169

  Syncing Content onto Your iPhone  ..........171

Keeping Your iPhone in Sync   .........173

Working with iTunes Match .176

  Subscribing to iTunes Match   .177

  Configuring iTunes Match on Your Computer  ...178

  Configuring iTunes Match on Your iPhone ...180

Chapter 6 Downloading Apps, Music, Movies, TV Shows, and More onto Your iPhone 183

Configuring Store Settings ...184

  Configuring Automatic Store Downloads .....184

Using the App Store App to Find and Install iPhone Apps  .........186

  Searching for Apps ..............187

  Browsing for Apps ................189

  Evaluating Apps   ....191

  Downloading Apps .............193

  Adding Apps to the Wish List   194

  Using Your Wish List ............194

Using the iTunes Store App to Download Music, Ringtones, Movies, and TV Shows ......196

  Searching for iTunes Store Content  .........197

  Browsing for iTunes Store Content  ...........199

  Previewing iTunes Store Content  ...............201

  Downloading iTunes Store Content  .........203

  Using Your iTunes Store History List  ........204

Downloading Apps or iTunes Store Content You’ve Purchased Previously   .207

Chapter 7 Managing Contacts 211

Setting Your Contacts Preferences ...212

Creating Contacts on Your iPhone ....215

  Creating New Contacts from Email ...........215

  Creating New Contacts from a Map  .........216

  Creating Contacts Manually   ...218

Working with Contacts on Your iPhone  ........224

  Using the Contacts App ..224

  Accessing Contacts from Other Apps .....228

Managing Your Contacts on Your iPhone  ...229

  Updating Contact Information ....230

  Deleting Contacts   232

Chapter 8 Communicating with the Phone and FaceTime Apps 235

Setting Phone Preferences ...236

  Setting Phone Sounds and Notifications .......236

  Configuring Phone Settings   ...236

Making Voice Calls   .......240

  Dialing with the Keypad .241

  Dialing with Contacts ........242

  Dialing with Favorites .......243

  Dialing with Recents ..........244

Managing In-Process Voice Calls   245

  Entering Numbers During a Call 247

  Making Conference Calls 248

  Using Another App During a Voice Call 251

Receiving Voice Calls   .251

 Answering Calls   .....251

  Answering Calls During a Call ......254

Managing Voice Calls   254

  Clearing Recent Calls .........255

  Adding Calling Information to Favorites ........256

  Using the iPhones Headset for Calls  ........257

Using Visual Voicemail ..............258

  Recording a Greeting ........258

  Listening to and Managing Voicemails  .260

  Finding and Listening to Voicemails ........261

  Listening to and Managing Deleted Voicemails   ...............262

Communicating with FaceTime   ..264

  Configuring FaceTime Settings ...264

  Making FaceTime Calls .....266

  Receiving FaceTime Calls   ..........269

  Managing FaceTime Calls   .........270

Chapter 9 Sending, Receiving, and Managing Email 273

Configuring Email Accounts 274

Setting Mail App Preferences   ........274

Working with Email   ....278

  Receiving and Reading Email   280

  Sending Email  .286

  Replying to Email   .289

  Forwarding Emails ................290

Managing Email  .....291

  Checking for New Email ..292

  Understanding the Statuses of Email  .....292

  Deleting Email from the Message Screen ......293

  Deleting Email from the Inbox    .....294

  Organizing Email from the Message Screen  .......295

  Organizing Email from the Inbox  ...............296

  Viewing Messages in a Mailbox ..297

  Saving Images Attached to Email  ..............298

  Searching Your Email .........298

  Working with VIPs   300

  Designating VIPs   ...300

  Accessing VIP Email .............301

Chapter 10 Sending, Receiving, and Managing Texts and iMessages 303

Preparing Messages for Messaging .304

  Setting Your Texts and iMessages Preferences  ..304

  Blocking People from Messaging or Texting You   .............308

  Unblocking People from Messaging or Texting You   .....310

Sending Messages   .......311

  Creating and Sending Messages  ................312

Receiving, Reading, and Replying to Messages  .......317

  Receiving Messages ............317

  Reading Messages    ................318

  Replying to Messages .......320

  Having a Messages Conversation  ..............321

Working with Messages ..........322

  Managing Messages Conversations .........323

  Adding Images and Video to Conversations  .......326

  Working with Images or Video You Receive in Messages  ...329

  Deleting Messages and Conversations  .330

  Deleting Conversations ...332

Chapter 11 Managing Calendars and Reminders 335

Setting Calendar, Reminder, and Time Preferences   ...............336

  Setting Your Calendar Preferences  ............336

  Setting Your Time and Date Preferences ........341

  Setting Your Reminder Preferences  ..........343

Working with Calendars ..........344

  Viewing Calendars and Events .....344

  Navigating Calendars ........347

  Viewing Calendars    ................348

  Adding Events to a Calendar   .350

  Searching Calendars ...........356

  Working with Invitations 357

  Sharing Calendars   360

  Managing Calendars, Events, and Invitations  ....361

Working with Reminders ........363

  Creating Reminders ............365

  Organizing Reminders with Lists  ................368

  Managing Reminders ........369

Chapter 12 Working with Siri 373

Setting Up Siri ..........374

Understanding Siri’s Personality   .377

Learning How to Use Siri by Example  .............382

  Using Siri to Make Voice Calls .......382

  Composing New Email with Siri .383

  Replying to Emails with Siri   ....385

  Having Messages Read to You .....385

  Replying to Messages with Siri ....387

  Sending New Messages with Siri  ................387

  Using Siri to Create Events   .......388

  Using Siri to Create Reminders ....390

  Using Siri to Get Information   392

  Using Siri to Play Music ....393

  Using Siri to Get Directions   .....394

Using Dictation to Speak Text Instead of Typing  .....395

Chapter 13 Surfing the Web 397

Setting Safari Preferences ......397

  Configuring Safari’s General Settings  .....398

  Configuring Safari’s Privacy & Security Settings   ...............402

Visiting Websites  ...405

  Using Bookmarks to Move to Websites  406

  Using Your Favorites to Move to Websites ....409

  Typing URLs to Move to Websites ..............410

  Using Your Browsing History to Move to Websites   ........412

Viewing Websites  .413

Working with Multiple Websites at the Same Time   ...............415

  Opening New Pages in the Background .........416

  Opening New Pages in a New Page  .........416

  Using Tab View to Manage Open Web Pages  .....417

  Opening Web Pages That Are Open on Other Devices  .........418

Searching the Web   ......419

Saving and Organizing Bookmarks ..420

  Creating Bookmarks ...........421

  Organizing Bookmarks    .....422

  Deleting Bookmarks or Folders of Bookmarks  ..426

  Creating Bookmarks on the Home Screens .426

Sharing Web Pages   .....427

  Emailing a Link to a Web Page .....428

  Tweeting a Web Page ........429

Completing Forms on the Web   ...430

  Manually Completing Forms   .430

  Using AutoFill to Complete Forms  ............432

Signing In to Websites Automatically  .............433

Using Safari’s Reading List .....434

  Adding Pages to Your Reading List  ...........434

  Using Your Reading List ...435

Chapter 14 Finding and Listening to Music 437

Stocking Your iPhone with Music ......437

Configuring Music Settings ..438

Using the Cover Browser to Find and Listen to Music   .........440

Finding Music   444

  Finding Music by Playlist 444

  Finding Music by Artist ....446

  Finding Music in Other Ways   .449

     Finding Music by Searching   ...451

Playing Music   452

  Playing Music on the Now Playing Screen ....452

  Playing Music from the Control Center  .457

  Playing Music from the Lock Screen  ........457

  Shuffling Music   ......458

Creating and Using Genius Playlists 459

Using AirPlay to Listen to Your iPhone’s Music on Other Devices ................462

Listening to Music with iTunes Match  ............463

Listening to iTunes Radio .......466

  Listening to a Featured Station ...467

  Creating an iTunes Radio Station Based on an Artist, a Genre, or a Song .............468

  Listening to Your Stations   .........470

  Playing iTunes Radio Music   .....470

Chapter 15 Working with Photos and Video You Take with Your iPhone 475

Setting Your Photos & Camera Preferences ..........475

Taking Photos and Video with Your iPhone .........478

  Taking Photos  ..478

 Applying Filters to Your Photos ...482

  Taking Panoramic Photos   .........483

  Taking Photos in Burst Mode (iPhone 5S) .....486

  Taking Video  .....487

  Taking Photos and Video from the Lock Screen   ...............488

  Taking Photos and Video from the Control Center   ........489

Viewing, Editing, and Working with Photos on Your iPhone  ....490

  Finding Photos to Work With   490

  Viewing Photos Individually   ..496

  Viewing Photos in Slideshows .....498

  Working with Burst Mode Photos (iPhone 5S)  ..500

  Editing Photos  .502

  Rotating Photos   .....503

  Enhancing Photos ................504

  Applying Filters to Photos   ........505

  Removing Red-Eye from Photos 506

  Cropping Photos   ...507

  Working with Photos .........508

  Sharing Photos via Email 509

  Organizing Photos in Albums .......510

 Adding Photos to an Album   ..511

  Deleting Photos   .....513

Viewing, Editing, and Working with Video on Your iPhone  .......514

  Finding and Watching Videos .......514

  Watching Slow-Motion Video (iPhone 5S) ....515

Editing Video  ....516

Using AirPlay to View Photos and Videos on a TV  ..517

Working with Photo Stream 519

  Viewing Photos in the Photo Stream Album  ......520

  Creating a Shared Photo Stream 521

  Adding Photos to a Shared Photo Stream ....523

  Adding Comments to Shared Photos  .....524

  Inviting People to a Shared Photo Stream ....526

  Working with Photo Stream Photos Shared with You   .527

Chapter 16 Using Other Cool iPhone Apps 531

Watching Video with the Videos App  .............532

  Getting Movies and TV Shows on Your iPhone  532

  Configuring Your iPhone’s Video Settings .....532

  Finding Video  ...534

  Watching Video on Your iPhone .537

  Using AirPlay to Watch Your iPhone’s Video on a Big Screen   ...538

Listening to Podcasts with the Podcasts App ....541

  Setting Your Podcast Preferences  ...............541

  Using the Podcasts App to Subscribe to Podcasts   .........543

  Choosing a Podcast to Listen To    .546

  Listening to Podcasts    .........547

  Managing Podcasts .............549

Reading Books with the iBooks App ................551

  Using the iBooks App to Download Books   ...551

  Downloading Books from the iBooks Store .552

Finding Books to Read .....556

  Reading Books  557

Chapter 17 Maintaining and Protecting Your iPhone and Solving Problems 569

Maintaining an iPhone’s Software ....569

  Maintaining the iOS Software with the Settings App   .570

Maintaining iPhone Apps ......571

Backing Up Your iPhone ..........573

  Manually Backing Up Your iPhone to iCloud  ......573

  Manually Backing Up Your iPhone to Your Computer   .574

Finding and Securing Your iPhone with Find My iPhone   .575

  Using Find My iPhone to Locate Your iPhone  ....576

  Using Find My iPhone to Play a Sound on Your iPhone  .......578

  Using Find My iPhone to Put Your iPhone in Lost Mode  .....578

  Using Find My iPhone to Erase Your iPhone  .......580

Maintaining an iPhone’s Power   ...582

  Making the Battery Last Longer .583

Solving iPhone Problems .......585

  Restarting Your iPhone ....585

  Resetting Your iPhone ......586

  Restoring Your iPhone ......588

  Finding a Missing App ......590

  Making an iPhone’s Screen Rotate Again   .......592

  Blocking Unwanted Calls, Messages, or FaceTime Requests   ....593

  Solving the Quiet iPhone Problem  ...........594

Getting Help with iPhone Problems  ................595

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