My iPhone for Seniors (Covers iOS 8 for 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.

Using This Book.............................xvii

  Activating Your iPhone.........................xxi

Getting Started.................................ONLINE

  Preparing iTunes on a Macintosh Computer........................ONLINE

  Preparing iTunes on a Windows Computer...............................ONLINE

  Starting Your iPhone for the First Time..............................................ONLINE

  Connecting Your iPhone to iTunes for the First Time........................ONLINE

Chapter 1: Getting Started with Your iPhone 3

Getting to Know Your iPhone’s External Features................................3

Getting to Know Your iPhone’s Software........................................6

  Using Your Fingers to Control Your iPhone......................................6

  Going Home..........................................6

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

  Working with iPhone Apps..............................10

  Using the Home Screens........................................14

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

  Working with the Control Center...............................................17

  Working with Notifications and the Notification Center.....................................19

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

  Using the iPhone 6 Plus’ Split-Screen.............................23

  Working with Text.................24

  Dictating Text.............................34

  Meeting Siri...................................................36

  Understanding iPhone Status Icons............................................38

  Turning Your iPhone On or Off.........................................................39

  Sleeping/Locking and Waking/Unlocking Your iPhone...........................40

 Signing In to Your Apple ID....................................................42

  Setting the Volume....................................................................43

  Using Airplane Mode...........................................................44

  Using the Settings App...................................................................45

  Printing from Your iPhone...................................46

Chapter 2: Connecting Your iPhone to the Internet, Bluetooth Devices, and iPhones/iPods/iPads 49

Getting Started..................................50

Securing Your iPhone.................................................51

Using Wi-Fi Networks to Connect to the Internet.........................55

  Connecting to Open Wi-Fi Networks.....................................55

  Connecting to Public Wi-Fi Networks...........................................60

Using Cellular Data Networks to Connect to the Internet........................62

Using Bluetooth to Connect to Other Devices...........................................67

  Connecting to Bluetooth Devices..................................................68

Connecting Your iPhone to Other iPhones, iPod Touches, or iPads...............................70

Using AirDrop to Share Content with Macs, Other iPhones, iPod Touches, or iPads..........................71

  Enabling AirDrop......................................................72

  Using AirDrop to Share Your Content......................................................74

  Using AirDrop to Work with Content Shared with You....................................................77

Chapter 3: Setting Up and Using iCloud and Other Online Accounts 79

Getting Started................................80

Configuring and Using iCloud................................................................81

  Obtaining an iCloud Account...............................................................82

  Signing Into Your iCloud Account.....................................................................85

  Enabling iCloud to Store Your Information on the Cloud....................87

  Configuring iCloud to Store Photos.......................................88

  Configuring Your iCloud Backup........................................................91

  Configuring Your iCloud Keychain............................................92

  Configuring Find My iPhone..................................................................94

Setting Up Other Types of Online Accounts on Your iPhone................................95

  Configuring a Google Account.......................................................................96

Configuring Other Types of Online Accounts..............................................98

  Setting Up an Account Manually.................................................................99

  Configuring a Facebook Account...........................................101

Setting How and When Your Accounts Are Updated.............................................103

  Configuring How New Data is Retrieved for Your Accounts.........................104

Chapter 4: Configuring an iPhone to Suit Your Preferences 109

Getting Started.........................................109

  Using the Settings App on Any iPhone...........................................110

  Using the Settings App on an iPhone 6 Plus..........................................112

Setting the Screen’s Brightness, View, Text Size, and Wallpaper................................114

Setting the Screen Brightness, View, and Text Size ....................................115

  Setting the Wallpaper on the Home and Lock Screens...............................118

Setting Passcode, Touch ID, and Auto-Lock Preferences....................123

  Securing Your iPhone with Auto-Lock...............................................124

  Configuring Your Passcode and Fingerprints (iPhone 5s and later)...........................125

Choosing the Sounds Your iPhone Makes.........................................132

Configuring Notifications......................................................................137

  Understanding Notifications and the Notification Center.......................................................137

  Setting Global Notification Preferences................................................140

Configuring Notifications for Specific Apps.............................142

Configuring the Control Center............................................................................146

Setting Do Not Disturb Preferences........................................................147

Setting Keyboard, Language, and Format Options...................................150

  Setting Keyboard Preferences..................................................................................151

  Creating and Working with Text Shortcuts.....................................154

  Setting Language and Region Preferences...............................................155

Setting Restrictions for Content and Apps..............................................158

Setting Accessibility Options............................................................................164

Customizing Your Home Screens.........................................................168

  Moving Icons Around Your Home Screens..........................................................169

  Creating Folders to Organize Apps on Your Home Screens........................................172

  Placing Icons in Existing Folders....................................................................174

  Configuring the Home Screen Toolbar......................................176

  Deleting Icons..................................................................................................................17

Chapter 5: Working with iTunes on Your Computer 181

Getting Started...............................................181

Converting Music on Audio CDs for Your iPhone....................................182

  Setting Up iTunes to Import Audio CDs..............................................183

  Importing Audio CDs to the iTunes Library..........................185

Using iTunes to Download Movies, Music, Books, and More from the iTunes Store......................186

  Obtaining an iTunes Store Account (Apple ID)..................................187

  Signing Into the iTunes Store...........................................................189

  Shopping in the iTunes Store.......................................................................................190

Synchronizing Content on Your Computer with Your iPhone.........................195

  Understanding the Sync Process.............................................197

  Configuring Summary Sync Settings...................................................198

  Syncing Content onto Your iPhone...................................................200

Keeping Your iPhone in Sync........................................................203

Chapter 6: Downloading Apps, Music, Movies, TV Shows, and More onto Your iPhone 207

Getting Started................................................208

Configuring Store Settings............................................................209

Configuring Automatic Store Downloads.......................................209

Using the App Store App to Find and Install iPhone Apps..........................................211

  Searching for Apps.....................................213

  Browsing for Apps........................................216

  Evaluating Apps.................................................218

 Downloading Apps...........................................221

  Adding Apps to the Wish List..............................222

  Using Your Wish List................................223

Using the iTunes Store App to Download Music, Ringtones, Movies, and TV Shows..................................226

  Searching for iTunes Store Content.......................227

  Browsing for iTunes Store Content..................................229

  Previewing iTunes Store Content........................................232

  Downloading iTunes Store Content........................................235

  Using Your iTunes Store History List........................................................237

Downloading Apps or iTunes Store Content You’ve Purchased Previously.................241

  Downloading Previously Purchased App Store Apps............................241

  Downloading Previously Purchased iTunes Content.................................242

Using Family Sharing to Share Your Store Downloads with Others........................................245

  Setting Up Family Sharing............................................................245

  Adding People to Family Sharing..........................................247

  Managing Family Sharing...................................................250

  Accessing Shared Content.........................................252

Chapter 7: Managing Contacts 255

Getting Started......................................255

Setting Your Contacts Preferences...........................................256

Creating Contacts on Your iPhone.............................................260

  Creating New Contacts from Email..................................260

  Creating Contacts Manually.......................................................262

Working with Contacts on Your iPhone....................................270

  Using the Contacts App.................................................................270

  Accessing Contacts from Other Apps.............................275

Managing Your Contacts on Your iPhone..............................276

  Updating Contact Information............................277

  Deleting Contacts..................................................279

Chapter 8: Communicating with the Phone and FaceTime Apps 281

Getting Started.............................282

Setting Phone Preferences.............................................................................282

  Setting Phone Sounds and Notifications..........................282

  Configuring Phone Settings........................................283

Making Voice Calls..................................................................287

  Dialing with the Keypad.............................................289

  Dialing with Contacts.....................................................290

  Dialing with Favorites................................................................291

  Dialing with Recents..........................................................292

  Dialing from the App Switcher...................................................294

Managing In-Process Voice Calls...............................................................295

  Entering Numbers During a Call..........................................................296

  Making Conference Calls...................................................................................297

  Using Another App During a Voice Call.................................................301

Receiving Voice Calls......................................................302

  Answering Calls..............................................................................302

  Answering Calls During a Call..........................................305

Managing Voice Calls...........................................................305

Clearing Recent Calls..............................................305

  Adding Calling Information to Favorites............................................307

  Using the iPhones Headset for Calls.....................................308

Using Visual Voicemail.......................................................................................................309

  Recording a Greeting..........................................................................................310

  Listening to and Managing Voicemails...........................................312

  Finding and Listening to Voicemails.....................................................................313

  Listening to and Managing Deleted Voicemails.........................................315

Communicating with FaceTime....................................................317

  Configuring FaceTime Settings............................................318

  Making FaceTime Calls.......................................................321

  Receiving FaceTime Calls..........................................................324

  Managing FaceTime Calls.................................325

Chapter 9: Sending, Receiving, and Managing Email 329

Getting Started...............................330

Setting Mail App Preferences...............................330

Working with Email..................................................336

  Receiving and Reading Email................338

  Sending Email................................................343

  Replying to Email.....................................................347

  Forwarding Emails.........................................349

Managing Email.................................................................350

  Checking for New Email...........................................................351

  Understanding the Statuses of Email...................................................351

  Managing Email from the Message Screen................................352

  Managing Email from an Inbox........................................................................353

  Managing Multiple Emails at the Same Time.............................................356

  Organizing Email from the Message Screen..................................357

  Organizing Email from the Inbox.............................................................358

  Viewing Messages in a Mailbox.................................................359

  Saving Images Attached to Email.....................................360

  Searching Your Email.....................................................361

  Working with VIPs.....................................................................362

  Designating VIPs...............................................................................363

  Accessing VIP Email...................................................................364

  Managing Junk Email...........................................................365

Chapter 10: Sending, Receiving, and Managing Texts and iMessages 367

Getting Started................................................367

Preparing Messages for Messaging..................................................368

  Setting Your Text and iMessage Preferences.............................369

Sending Messages.....................................................................376

  Creating and Sending Messages..............................................377

Receiving, Reading, and Replying to Messages..............................380

  Receiving Messages.....................................................................381

  Reading Messages...........................................................................................382

  Viewing Images or Video You Receive in Messages......................................383

  Listening to Audio in Messages You Receive in Messages......................385

  Watching Video in Messages You Receive in Messages.......................386

  Replying to Messages from the Messages App......................................387

  Replying to Messages from a Banner Alert.............................389

  Having a Messages Conversation...........................................389

Working with Messages.......................................................................391

  Managing Messages Conversations..................................................391

  Receiving and Reading Messages on an iPhone 6 Plus...................................395

  Adding Images and Video to Conversations...................................396

  Adding Audio Recordings to Conversations..............................400

  Adding Video to Conversations........................................................401

  Adding Locations to Conversations...............................................402

  Browsing Attachments to Conversations..............................................403

  Deleting Messages and Conversations...................................................405

  Deleting Conversations....................................................................406

Chapter 11: Managing Calendars, Reminders, and Clocks 409

Getting Started..................................410

Working with Calendars.............................................................413

  Viewing Calendars and Events............................................413

  Navigating Calendars............................................................................417

  Viewing Calendars..................................................................................418

 Adding Events to a Calendar.............................................421

  Searching Calendars........................................................................................429

  Managing Calendars, Events, and Invitations...................................................430

Working with Reminders..............................................................................................431

  Creating Reminders....................................................................................433

  Organizing Reminders with Lists............................................438

  Managing Reminders...........................................................................439

Working with the Clock.....................................................................................440

  Setting and Using Alarms.................................................................................441

  Managing Alarms............................................................444

  Using the Stopwatch....................................................446

  Using the Timer................................................448

Chapter 12: Working with Siri 451

Getting Started....................................452

Setting Up Siri.................................453

Understanding Siri’s Personality.....................................456

Learning How to Use Siri by Example..........................................461

  Using Siri to Make Voice Calls...........................................................462

  Composing New Email with Siri..............................................462

  Replying to Emails with Siri............................................................464

  Having Messages Read to You.........................................................465

  Replying to Messages with Siri.............................................................466

  Sending New Messages with Siri..........................................................466

  Using Siri to Create Events......................................................468

  Using Siri to Create Reminders...............................................469

  Using Siri to Get Information.........................471

  Using Siri to Play Music.................................................472

  Using Siri to Get Directions......................................473

Using Dictation to Speak Text Instead of Typing............................474

Chapter 13: Surfing the Web 477

Getting Started..........................................477

Setting Safari Preferences.............................................479

  Configuring Safari’s Search Settings.......................................479

  Configuring Safari’s General Settings....................................482

  Configuring Safari’s Privacy & Security Settings.........................486

Visiting Websites.........................................................488

  Using Bookmarks to Move to Websites..............................................489

  Using Your Favorites to Move to Websites...................................................................492

  Typing URLs to Move to Websites....................................................494

 Using Your Browsing History to Move to Websites..............496

Viewing Websites........................................................498

Working with Multiple Websites at the Same Time...............500

  Opening New Pages in the Background..........................501

  Opening New Pages in a New Tab.............................................502

  Using Tab View to Manage Open Web Pages..........................................503

  Opening Web Pages That Are Open on Other Devices.......................505

Searching the Web................................................506

Saving and Organizing Bookmarks.....................................508

  Creating Bookmarks.....................................508

  Organizing Bookmarks..................................................511

  Deleting Bookmarks or Folders of Bookmarks...................515

  Creating Bookmarks on the Home Screens.............................515

Sharing Web Pages...........................................................516

  Emailing a Link to a Web Page............................................517

  Messaging a Web Page.....................................................................518

Completing Forms on the Web........................................................................520

  Manually Completing Forms............................................................................520

  Using AutoFill to Complete Forms.................................................522

Signing In to Websites Automatically...........................................523

Using Safari’s Reading List..................................................................................524

  Adding Pages to Your Reading List..........................................................525

  Using Your Reading List.........................................................................526

Chapter 14: Finding and Listening to Music 529

Getting Started......................................529

Stocking Your iPhone with Music.......................................530

Configuring Music Settings..........................................................................531

Using the Cover Browser to Find and Listen to Music............................534

Finding Music...............................................538

  Finding Music by Playlist.........................538

  Finding Music by Artist.......................................................541

  Finding Music in Other Ways............................544

  Finding Music by Searching................................................546

Playing Music.....................................................547

  Playing Music on the Now Playing Screen.......................547

  Playing Music from the Control Center.............................................552

  Playing Music from the Lock Screen............................................553

  Shuffling Music.....................................................554

Creating and Using Genius Playlists..................................556

Using AirPlay to Listen to Your iPhone’s Music on Other Devices................................558

Listening to iTunes Radio...............................................560

  Listening to a Featured Station......................561

  Creating Your Own iTunes Radio Stations Based on an Artist, a Genre, or a Song....................................562

  Creating an iTunes Radio Station Based on Music in Your iTunes Library.........565

  Listening to Your iTunes Radio Stations..............................566

  Playing iTunes Radio Music.......................566

Chapter 15: Working with Photos and Video You Take with Your iPhone 571

Getting Started.....................................572

Setting Your Photos & Camera Preferences.........................................572

Taking Photos and Video with Your iPhone...............................577

  Taking Photos...........................................................577

  Applying Filters to Your Photos................................582

  Taking Panoramic Photos................................................584

  Taking Photos in Burst Mode.....................................................586

  Taking Photos Using the Timer........................................588

  Taking Video..............................................................................................589

  Taking Time-Lapse Video...................................................591

  Taking Photos and Video from the Lock Screen...................................592

  Taking Photos and Video from the Control Center........................................593

Viewing, Editing, and Working with Photos on Your iPhone.................594

  Finding Photos to Work With by Browsing..........................594

  Finding Photos to Work With by Searching..............599

  Viewing Photos Individually................................................600

  Working with Burst Mode Photos.....................602

  Editing Photos..............................604

  Enhancing Photos...........................................604

  Straightening, Rotating, and Cropping Photos..................606

  Applying Filters to Photos................................609

  Photos.......................................610

  Making Smart Adjustments to Photos............................611

  Working with Photos....................................................614

  Sharing Photos via Email.........................................................615

  Organizing Photos in a New Album..................................................617

  Adding Photos to an Existing Album..................................618

  Deleting Photos........................................................................................620

Viewing, Editing, and Working with Video on Your iPhone...............621

  Finding and Watching Videos...............................621

 Watching Slow-Motion Video.........................623

  Editing Video...........................................624

Using iCloud with Your Photos...................................625

  Sharing Your Photos...............................................626

  Adding Photos to a Shared Album..................................628

  Adding Comments to Shared Album.....................................630

  Inviting People to a Shared Photo Album...............................................632

  Working with Photo Albums Shared with You.....................................................633

Chapter 16: Using Other Cool iPhone Apps and Features 637

Getting Started.....................................637

Listening to Podcasts with the Podcasts App..........................................638

  Using the Podcasts App to Subscribe to Podcasts...................638

  Choosing a Podcast............................................642

  Listening to Podcasts.................................................................644

  Managing Podcasts and Episodes of Podcasts.........................646

Finding Your Way with the Maps App......................................................650

Managing Your Health with the Health App.......................653

Working Seamlessly Across Your Devices..............................656

  Working with Handoff...............................................................................657

  Taking Phone Calls on Macs or iPads...............................659

Using Even More Great Apps..............................................659

Looking into the Future................................................662

  Apple Pay....................................662

  Apple Watch..............................................663

Chapter 17: Maintaining and Protecting Your iPhone and Solving Problems ONLINE

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