My iPhone (Covers iOS 8 on iPhone 6/6 Plus, 5S/5C/5, and 4S)

Brad Miser has written extensively about technology, with his favorite topics being the amazing “i” devices, especially the iPhone, that make it possible to take our lives with us while we are on the move. In addition to My iPhone, Eighth Edition, Brad has written many other books, including My iPhone for Seniors; iTunes and iCloud for iPhone, iPad, & iPod touch Absolute Beginner’s Guide; and Sams Teach Yourself iCloud in 10 Minutes, Second 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 the U.S. Army. Brad holds a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo and has received advanced education in maintainability engineering, business, and other topics.   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 ...........6

  Going Home ...............6

  Touching the iPhone’s Screen ............7

  Working with iPhone Apps ...................9

  Using the Home Screens ............................. 12

  Using the iPhone 6 Plus’ Split-Screen ............. 14

  Searching on Your iPhone ........................ 15

  Working with the Control Center ................. 16

  Working with Notifications and the Notification Center ......... 18

  Using the Do Not Disturb Mode ................. 22

  Working with Text .................. 22

  Dictating Text .................... 31

  Meeting Siri ............................ 32

  Understanding iPhone Status Icons .............. 35

  Turning Your iPhone On or Off ................ 36

  Sleeping/Locking and Waking/Unlocking Your iPhone .......... 36

  Signing Into Your Apple ID .............. 39

  Setting the Volume .................... 40

  Using Airplane Mode ................... 40

  Using the Settings App ................... 41

  Printing from Your iPhone.................... 42

Chapter 2 Connecting Your iPhone to the Internet, Bluetooth Devices, and iPhones/iPods/iPads 45

Using Wi-Fi Networks to Connect to the Internet ............ 46

  Connecting to Open Wi-Fi Networks ............. 46

 Connecting to Public Wi-Fi Networks ............... 49

  Disabling Automatic Prompting ........................... 51

  Forgetting Wi-Fi Networks .......................... 52

Using Cellular Data Networks to Connect to the Internet ............. 53

Using Bluetooth to Connect to Other Devices .................... 59

  Connecting to Bluetooth Devices ................................ 59

Connecting Your iPhone to Other iPhones, iPod Touches, or iPads .............. 62

  Using AirDrop to Share Content with Macs, Other iPhones, iPod Touches, or iPads  ................ 63

  Enabling AirDrop .................. 64

  Using AirDrop to Share Your Content ......................... 65

  Using AirDrop to Work with Content Shared with You......... 67

Chapter 3 Setting Up and Using iCloud and Other Online Accounts 69

Configuring and Using iCloud .......................... 70

  Obtaining an iCloud Account ............................ 71

  Signing Into Your iCloud Account ........................... 73

  Enabling iCloud to Store Your Information on the Cloud ............. 75

  Configuring iCloud Drive ......................... 77

  Configuring iCloud to Store Photos ............... 78

  Configuring Your iCloud Backup .................. 80

  Configuring Your iCloud Keychain .................. 81

  Configuring Find My iPhone ....................... 83

  Performing Advanced Configuration of Your iCloud Account ................ 84

Setting Up Other Types of Online Accounts on Your iPhone .................. 89

  Configuring an Exchange Account .................................. 89

  Performing Advanced Configuration of an Exchange Account ........... 91

  Configuring a Google Account ................................... 94

Configuring Other Types of Online Accounts ............... 95

  Setting Up an Account Manually .................... 96

  Configuring a Twitter Account ......................... 98

  Configuring a Facebook Account .................................100

Setting How and When Your Accounts Are Updated ....................101

  Configuring How New Data is Retrieved for Your Accounts ............102

Chapter 4 Configuring an iPhone to Suit Your Preferences 107

Customizing Your Home Screens .................................108

  Moving Icons Around Your Home Screens ..............108

  Creating Folders to Organize Apps on Your Home Screens ............111

  Placing Icons in Existing Folders ..........................112

  Configuring the Home Screen Toolbar..............114

 Deleting Icons .................................115

Working with the Settings App ...................117

  Using the Settings App on Any iPhone .....................117

  Using the Settings App on an iPhone 6 Plus .........................118

Setting the Screens Brightness, View, Text Size, and Wallpaper ..........120

  Setting the Screen Brightness, View, and Text Size ...................121

  Setting the Wallpaper on the Home and Lock Screens ..............124

Setting Keyboard, Language, and Format Options ..................129

  Setting Keyboard Preferences ..................129

  Creating and Working with Text Shortcuts ...............133

  Setting Language and Region Preferences .....................134

Choosing the Sounds Your iPhone Makes .......................137

Setting Up Notifications and the Notification Center .......................141

  Understanding Notifications and the Notification Center ............142

  Setting Global Notification Preferences ........................144

  Configuring Notifications for Specific Apps ..............146

Configuring the Control Center ...........................150

Setting Do Not Disturb Preferences ......................151

Setting Privacy and Location Services Preferences ...............153

Setting Passcode, Touch ID, and Auto-Lock Preferences .............159

  Securing Your iPhone with Auto-Lock ........................160

  Configuring Your Passcode and Fingerprints (iPhone 5s and later) .........161

Setting Restrictions for Content and Apps .......................167

Chapter 5 Working with iTunes on Your Computer 173

Converting Music on Audio CDs for Your iPhone ....................174

  Setting Up iTunes to Import Audio CDs ....................175

  Importing Audio CDs to the iTunes Library ...........................177

Using iTunes to Download Movies, Music, Books, and More from the iTunes Store ........178

  Obtaining an iTunes Store Account (Apple ID) ..........179

  Signing Into the iTunes Store .....................181

  Shopping in the iTunes Store...........................182

Synchronizing Content on Your Computer with Your iPhone ...........187

  Understanding the Sync Process ........................188

  Configuring Summary Sync Settings ....................190

  Syncing Content onto Your iPhone .................192

Keeping Your iPhone in Sync ............195

Working with iTunes Match ..................198

  Subscribing to iTunes Match ...............................199

  Configuring iTunes Match on Your Computer .................200

  Configuring iTunes Match on Your iPhone ...............................201

Chapter 6 Downloading Apps, Music, Movies, TV Shows, and More onto Your iPhone 205

Configuring Store Settings ................. 206

 Configuring Automatic Store Downloads ....................206

Using the App Store App to Find and Install iPhone Apps .............208

  Searching for Apps ..............210

  Browsing for Apps ...................212

  Evaluating Apps .............................214

  Downloading Apps ..................216

  Adding Apps to the Wish List.......................217

  Using Your Wish List ................................217

Using the iTunes Store App to Download Music, Ringtones, Movies, and TV Shows ...............219

  Searching for iTunes Store Content ..................220

  Browsing for iTunes Store Content ..........................223

  Previewing iTunes Store Content ..............................225

  Downloading iTunes Store Content ............................227

  Using Your iTunes Store History List .........................229

Downloading Apps or iTunes Store Content You’ve Purchased Previously .........232

Using Family Sharing to Share Your Store Downloads with Others ............................235

  Setting Up Family Sharing ............................................235

  Adding People to Family Sharing .................237

  Managing Family Sharing ................................240

  Accessing Shared Content ...........................242

Chapter 7 Managing Contacts 245

Setting Your Contacts Preferences ........................246

Creating Contacts on Your iPhone .........................249

  Creating New Contacts from Email.............249

  Creating Contacts Manually ....................................251

Working with Contacts on Your iPhone .................258

  Using the Contacts App .................................................258

  Accessing Contacts from Other Apps............................262

Managing Your Contacts on Your iPhone .......................263

  Updating Contact Information ....................264

  Deleting Contacts .................................266

Chapter 8 Communicating with the Phone and FaceTime Apps 269

Setting Phone Preferences .....................270

  Setting Phone Sounds and Notifications .....................270

  Configuring Phone Settings .............................270

Making Voice Calls ..............................274

  Dialing with the Keypad .......................275

  Dialing with Contacts .........................276

  Dialing with Favorites ...............277

 Dialing with Recents ...............................278

  Dialing from the App Switcher .............................279

Managing In-Process Voice Calls ...............................280

  Entering Numbers During a Call ..........................282

  Making Conference Calls ..................................283

  Using Another App During a Voice Call.........................286

Receiving Voice Calls ..............................286

  Answering Calls ................................286

  Answering Calls During a Call ..................289

Managing Voice Calls .....................289

  Clearing Recent Calls ......................290

  Adding Calling Information to Favorites ..........................291

  Using the iPhones Headset for Calls .................................292

Using Visual Voicemail ......................292

  Recording a Greeting ...............................293

  Listening to and Managing Voicemails ..........................295

  Finding and Listening to Voicemails............................296

  Listening to and Managing Deleted Voicemails ...................297

Communicating with FaceTime ......................299

  Configuring FaceTime Settings ..........................299

  Making FaceTime Calls ...................302

  Receiving FaceTime Calls .................304

  Managing FaceTime Calls ....................................306

Chapter 9 Sending, Receiving, and Managing Email 309

Configuring Email Accounts ...................................310

Setting Mail App Preferences .............310

Working with Email .........................................316

  Receiving and Reading Email............................................319

  Receiving and Reading Email on an iPhone 6 Plus ..................323

  Sending Email .................................................326

  Replying to Email ..................................................329

  Forwarding Emails .............................................331

Managing Email ............................................................332

  Checking for New Email .............................................332

  Understanding the Statuses of Email ...........................333

  Managing Email from the Message Screen ............................334

  Managing Email from an Inbox ....................................335

  Managing Multiple Emails at the Same Time .........................337

  Organizing Email from the Message Screen .................338

  Organizing Email from the Inbox ......................................339

  Viewing Messages in a Mailbox .................................340

  Saving Images Attached to Email ....................341

  Searching Your Email .......................................341

  Working with VIPs .....................................................343

  Designating VIPs ................................................................343

  Accessing VIP Email .............................................................343

  Managing Junk Email ..............................................344

Chapter 10 Sending, Receiving, and Managing Texts and iMessages 347

Preparing Messages for Messaging ....................................................348

  Setting Your Text and iMessage Preferences............................348

  Blocking People from Messaging or Texting You .........................354

  Unblocking People from Messaging or Texting You .......................355

Sending Messages ...................................357

  Creating and Sending Messages ...........................358

Receiving, Reading, and Replying to Messages ......................362

  Receiving Messages .........................362

  Reading Messages.....................................................363

  Viewing Images or Video You Receive in Messages .................................365

  Listening to Audio in Messages You Receive in Messages ...............366

  Watching Video in Messages You Receive in Messages .......................367

  Replying to Messages from the Messages App............................369

  Replying to Messages from a Banner Alert .............................370

  Having a Messages Conversation ...................................371

Working with Messages ............................373

  Managing Messages Conversations.................................373

  Receiving and Reading Messages on an iPhone 6 Plus ........................376

  Adding Images and Video to Conversations .............................377

  Adding Audio Recordings to Conversations ...................380

  Adding Video to Conversations ..............................382

  Adding Locations to Conversations ...............................383

  Browsing Attachments to Conversations .......................384

  Deleting Messages and Conversations ........................385

  Deleting Conversations ....................................................387

Chapter 11 Managing Calendars and Reminders 389

Setting Calendar, Reminder, and Time Preferences ..............390

  Setting Your Calendar Preferences ..................................390

  Setting Your Time and Date Preferences ....................395

  Setting Your Reminder Preferences .....................397

Working with Calendars ..............................................399

  Viewing Calendars and Events ......................399

  Navigating Calendars ...........................................403

  Viewing Calendars...................................................404

  Adding Events to a Calendar ........................406

  Searching Calendars .....................................................414

  Working with Invitations ......................................415

  Sharing Calendars...............................................................418

  Managing Calendars, Events, and Invitations ...............................420

Working with Reminders ..........................................422

  Creating Reminders .....................................................424

  Organizing Reminders with Lists ........................................428

  Managing Reminders ........................................................429

Chapter 12 Working with Siri 433

Setting Up Siri................................................................434

Understanding Siri’s Personality ......................................436

Learning How to Use Siri by Example ............................442

  Using Siri to Make Voice Calls ............................442

  Composing New Email with Siri ..............................443

  Replying to Emails with Siri ................................................444

  Having Messages Read to You .......................446

  Replying to Messages with Siri .......................................447

  Sending New Messages with Siri ...........................447

  Using Siri to Create Events ...................................................448

  Using Siri to Create Reminders ..........................450

  Using Siri to Get Information ........................................452

  Using Siri to Play Music ............................................................453

  Using Siri to Get Directions ....................................................................454

Using Dictation to Speak Text Instead of Typing .........................455

Chapter 13 Surfing the Web 457

Setting Safari Preferences ...............................................457

  Configuring Safari’s Search Settings .....................................458

  Configuring Safari’s General Settings .....................................................459

  Configuring Safari’s Privacy & Security Settings ........................463

Visiting Websites ....................................................466

  Using Bookmarks to Move to Websites ...............................466

  Using Your Favorites to Move to Websites ..............................469

  Typing URLs to Move to Websites..............................................470

  Using Your Browsing History to Move to Websites ..........................472

Viewing Websites .............................................473

Working with Multiple Websites at the Same Time ......................475

  Opening New Pages in the Background ....................476

  Opening New Pages in a New Tab ...........................................476

  Using Tab View to Manage Open Web Pages ........................................477

  Opening Web Pages That Are Open on Other Devices ............478

Searching the Web ......................................479

Saving and Organizing Bookmarks .................481

  Creating Bookmarks .................................481

  Organizing Bookmarks.............................................483

  Deleting Bookmarks or Folders of Bookmarks ....................487

  Creating Bookmarks on the Home Screen .............................487

Sharing Web Pages .........................................488

  Emailing a Link to a Web Page ....................................489

  Messaging a Web Page ......................................490

Completing Forms on the Web ...............................491

  Manually Completing Forms ..........................................491

  Using AutoFill to Complete Forms ..................................493

Signing In to Websites Automatically ...........................494

Using Safari’s Reading List ........................................495

  Adding Pages to Your Reading List .............................495

  Using Your Reading List ........................................496

Chapter 14 Finding and Listening to Music 499

Stocking Your iPhone with Music ...................................499

Configuring Music Settings ............................................................500

Using the Cover Browser to Find and Listen to Music .........................502

Finding Music................................................506

  Finding Music by Playlist ..........................506

  Finding Music by Artist .............................................508

  Finding Music in Other Ways .................................511

  Finding Music by Searching ....................................................513

Playing Music ............................514

  Playing Music on the Now Playing Screen ....................514

  Playing Music from the Control Center ...........................519

  Playing Music from the Lock Screen .......................519

  Shuffling Music ..................................................................................520

Creating and Using Genius Playlists .........................................521

Using AirPlay to Listen to Your iPhone’s Music on Other Devices ....................524

Listening to Music with iTunes Match ...................................525

Listening to iTunes Radio .......................................528

  Listening to a Featured Station ........................529

  Creating Your Own iTunes Radio Stations Based on an Artist, a Genre, or a Song ...............530

  Creating an iTunes Radio Station Based on Music in Your iTunes Library .....532

  Listening to Your iTunes Radio Stations ........533

  Playing iTunes Radio Music...................................533

Chapter 15 Working with Photos and Video You Take with Your iPhone 537

Setting Your Photos & Camera Preferences ...........................538

Taking Photos and Video with Your iPhone ..............542

  Taking Photos .....................................................542

  Applying Filters to Your Photos .............................547

  Taking Panoramic Photos ..............................................548

  Taking Photos in Burst Mode ..................................551

  Taking Photos Using the Timer .............................552

  Taking Video .....................................................................553

  Taking Time-Lapse Video ....................................................554

  Taking Photos and Video from the Lock Screen ...............................556

  Taking Photos and Video from the Control Center ...........................557

Viewing, Editing, and Working with Photos on Your iPhone ...................557

  Finding Photos to Work With by Browsing ........................557

  Finding Photos to Work With by Searching .....................564

  Viewing Photos Individually ..............................565

  Viewing Photos in Slideshows ....................................567

  Working with Burst Mode Photos .................................570

  Editing Photos ................................572

  Enhancing Photos ....................................572

  Straightening, Rotating, and Cropping Photos ..................573

  Applying Filters to Photos ..........................................577

  Removing Red-Eye from Photos ...................................578

  Making Smart Adjustments to Photos .......................579

  Working with Photos ................................................581

  Sharing Photos via Email ........................................582

 Organizing Photos in a New Album ...............................583

  Adding Photos to an Existing Album..................585

  Deleting Photos ..............................................586

Viewing, Editing, and Working with Video on Your iPhone ................587

  Finding and Watching Videos ..........................587

  Watching Slow-Motion Video .......................588

  Editing Video ......................................589

Using AirPlay to View Photos and Videos on a TV ......................591

Using iCloud with Your Photos .......................................593

  Sharing Your Photos ..............................594

  Adding Photos to a Shared Album .............................596

  Adding Comments to a Shared Album ..............................597

  Inviting People to a Shared Photo Album .....................................599

  Working with Photo Albums Shared with You ...............600

Chapter 16 Using Other Cool iPhone Apps and Features 605

Listening to Podcasts with the Podcasts App ..................606

  Setting Your Podcast Preferences ...........................................606

  Using the Podcasts App to Subscribe to Podcasts ..................610

  Choosing a Podcast to Listen To..........................614

  Listening to Podcasts.................................................616

  Managing Podcasts and Episodes of Podcasts ..................619

Finding Your Way with Maps ..........................................623

Enjoying Books with iBooks..............................................627

Managing Your Health with the Health App ...............................631

Working Seamlessly Across Your Devices ..........................634

  Working with Handoff .....................................634

  Taking Phone Calls on Macs or iPads ...................636

Looking into the Future .......................637

  Apple Pay...........637

  Apple Watch.......637

Chapter 17 Maintaining and Protecting Your iPhone and Solving Problems 639

Maintaining an iPhone’s Software ..........................639

  Maintaining the iOS Software with the Settings App .................640

Maintaining iPhone Apps .........................641

Backing Up Your iPhone ..........................................643

  Manually Backing Up Your iPhone to iCloud .................643

  Manually Backing Up Your iPhone to Your Computer .........................644

Finding and Securing Your iPhone with Find My iPhone ............645

  Using Find My iPhone to Locate Your iPhone ..............................646

  Using Find My iPhone to Play a Sound on Your iPhone ...............648

  Using Find My iPhone to Put Your iPhone in Lost Mode ...................648

  Using Find My iPhone to Erase Your iPhone ....................650

Maintaining an iPhone’s Power ..........................................652

Making the Battery Last Longer ...........................653

  Solving iPhone Problems ................................655

  Restarting an App ...........................655

  Restarting Your iPhone ...........................656

  Resetting Your iPhone .................................656

  Restoring Your iPhone ................................................658

  Finding a Missing App ......................................661

  Making an iPhone’s Screen Rotate Again..............................663

  Blocking Unwanted Calls, Messages, or FaceTime Requests .......................664

  Solving the Quiet iPhone Problem ...........................665

Getting Help with iPhone Problems ...............................667

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