My iPhone (Covers iPhone 7/7 Plus and other models running iOS 10)

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, Tenth Edition, Brad has written many other books, including My iPhone for Seniors, Third Edition; and My Pages, Keynote, and Numbers. 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 ..................................................6

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

   Going Home ...............................................................................................................7

   Touching the iPhone’s Screen .....................................................................8

   Working with iPhone Apps ........................................................................13

   Using the Home Screens ..............................................................................18

   Using the iPhone Plus’ Split-Screen ....................................................20

   Working with the Control Center .........................................................21

   Working with the Notification Center ..............................................23

   Using Siri Suggestions ....................................................................................26

   Using the Do Not Disturb Mode ...........................................................26

   Using Airplane Mode .......................................................................................27

   Meeting Siri ..............................................................................................................28

   Understanding iPhone Status Icons ..................................................30

   Turning Your iPhone Off or On ...............................................................32

   Sleeping/Locking and Waking/Unlocking Your iPhone.........32

   Signing In To Your Apple ID .......................................................................35

   Setting the Volume ............................................................................................36

 Chapter 2: Using Your iPhone’s Core Features 39

  Introducing the Settings App ..........................................................................40

  Using and Configuring Widgets .....................................................................40

   Accessing Widgets .............................................................................................40

   Configuring the Widget Center ..............................................................43

  Working with Text .......................................................................................................45

   Working with Predictive Text....................................................................46

   Working with Keyboards ..............................................................................47

   Using Emojis ............................................................................................................48

   Correcting Spelling as You Type ............................................................50

   Editing Text ...............................................................................................................51

   Selecting, Copying, Cutting, or Pasting Text ..............................52

   Correcting Spelling After You’ve Typed ..........................................54

   Dictating Text ..........................................................................................................55

  Searching on Your iPhone ...................................................................................56

  Working with Siri Suggestions ........................................................................59

  Working with Notifications.................................................................................61

   Working with Visual Notifications ........................................................62

   Working with Other Types of Notifications .................................65

   Configuring Your Notifications ...............................................................65

   Configuring an App’s Notifications .....................................................66

  Configuring the Do Not Disturb Mode ....................................................69

   Setting an Automatic Do Not Disturb Schedule ....................70

  Printing from Your iPhone ...................................................................................72

  Working with the Wallet App and Apple Pay ....................................74

   Working with the Wallet App ...................................................................75

   Adding Passes or Cards to Your Wallet Using an App ........78

   Adding Passes or Cards to Your Wallet by Scanning  Their Codes ..............79

   Working with Apple Pay ...............................................................................80

   Adding Credit or Debit Cards to Apple Pay ................................82

   Managing Apple Pay ........................................................................................84

 Chapter 3: Connecting Your iPhone to the Internet, Bluetooth Devices, and iPhones/iPods/iPads 87

  Using Wi-Fi Networks to Connect to the Internet .........................88

   Connecting to Open Wi-Fi Networks ................................................88

   Connecting to Public Wi-Fi Networks ...............................................92

   Disabling Automatic Prompting ...........................................................93

   Forgetting Wi-Fi Networks ..........................................................................94

  Using Cellular Data Networks to Connect to the Internet .....95

   Configuring Cellular Data Use .................................................................98

  Using Bluetooth to Connect to Other Devices ............................. 103

   Connecting to Bluetooth Devices .................................................... 103

  Connecting Your iPhone to Other iPhones, iPod touches, or iPads .............. 106

   Using AirDrop to Share Content with Other iPhones, iPod touches, iPads, or a Mac ........... 107

   Enabling AirDrop ..................... 108

   Using AirDrop to Share Your Content ........................................... 109

   Using AirDrop to Work with Content Shared with You .................. 111

 Chapter 4: Setting Up and Using iCloud and Other Online Accounts 113

  Configuring and Using iCloud ..................................................................... 114

   Obtaining an iCloud Account .............................................................. 115

   Signing In To Your iCloud Account .................................................. 117

   Enabling iCloud to Store Your Information on the Cloud ............. 119

   Configuring iCloud Drive ......................................................................... 121

   Configuring iCloud to Store Photos ............................................... 122

   Configuring Your iCloud Backup ....................................................... 124

   Configuring Your iCloud Keychain .................................................. 125

   Performing Advanced Configuration of Your iCloud Account ........... 127

  Setting Up Other Types of Online Accounts on Your Phone 129

   Configuring an Exchange Account ................................................. 129

   Configuring a Google Account ........................................................... 133

  Configuring Other Types of Online Accounts ............................... 135

   Setting Up an Online Account that Isn’t Built-in ................ 136

   Configuring a Facebook Account ..................................................... 137

  Setting How and When Your Accounts Are Updated ............. 139

   Configuring How New Data Is Retrieved for Your Accounts ................. 140

 Chapter 5: Customizing How Your iPhone Works 145

  Working with the Settings App .................................................................. 146

   Using the Settings App on Any iPhone ...................................... 146

   Searching for Settings ................................................................................ 147

   Using the Settings App on an iPhone Plus .............................. 148

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

   Setting Keyboard Preferences ............................................................. 150

   Creating and Working with Text Replacements .................. 154

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

  Setting Privacy and Location Services Preferences .................. 158

  Configuring Passcode, Touch ID, and Content Restrictions ................ 164

   Configuring Your Passcode and Touch ID ................................. 164

   Setting Restrictions for Content and Apps .............................. 171

  Customizing How Your iPhone Works with Apps ...................... 176

   Configuring Your iPhone to Download and Maintain Apps ........... 177

   Using the App Store App to Find and Install iPhone Apps .................. 178

   Searching for Apps ........................................................................................ 180

   Browsing for Apps .......................................................................................... 182

   Downloading Apps ....................................................................................... 184

 Chapter 6: Customizing How Your iPhone Looks and Sounds 189

  Customizing Your Home Screens .............................................................. 189

   Moving Icons Around Your Home Screens .............................. 190

   Creating Folders to Organize Apps on Your Home Screens ............................... 192

   Placing Icons in Existing Folders ....................................................... 194

   Configuring the Home Screen Dock.............................................. 195

   Deleting Icons .................................................................................................... 196

  Setting the Screen’s Brightness, Lock/Wake, Text, View, and Wallpaper Options ..................... 197

   Setting the Screen Brightness and Night Shift .................... 199

   Setting Auto-Lock and Raise to Wake .......................................... 201

   Setting Text Size and Bold....................................................................... 202

   Choosing a View ............................................................................................... 203

   Setting the Wallpaper on the Home and ock Screens ............... 205

  Choosing the Sounds and Vibratory Feedback Your iPhone Uses ..................... 209

 Chapter 7: Managing Contacts 215

  Setting Your Contacts Preferences .......................................................... 216

  Creating Contacts on Your iPhone ........................................................... 217

   Creating New Contacts from Email................................................. 217

   Creating Contacts Manually .................................................................. 219

  Working with Contacts on Your iPhone .............................................. 226

   Using the Contacts App ............................................................................ 226

   Accessing Contacts from Other Apps........................................... 229

  Managing Your Contacts on Your iPhone ......................................... 231

   Updating Contact Information ........................................................... 232

   Deleting Contacts ........................................................................................... 234

 Chapter 8: Communicating with the Phone and FaceTime Apps 237

  Configuring Phone Settings .......................................................................... 237

  Making Voice Calls .................................................................................................. 240

   Dialing with the Keypad ........................................................................... 241

   Dialing with Contacts .................................................................................. 241

   Dialing with Favorites ................................................................................. 243

   Dialing with Recents .................................................................................... 244

   Dialing from the FAVORITES Widget .............................................. 245

  Managing In-Process Voice Calls ............................................................... 246

   Entering Numbers During a Call ....................................................... 248

   Making Conference Calls .......................................................................... 249

   Using Another App During a Voice Call...................................... 253

  Receiving Voice Calls ............................................................................................ 253

   Answering Calls ................................................................................................ 254

   Answering Calls During a Call ............................................................. 256

  Managing Voice Calls ........................................................................................... 257

   Clearing Recent Calls ................................................................................... 257

   Adding Calling Information to Favorites ................................... 258

   Using the iPhone’s Headset for Calls ............................................. 259

  Using Visual Voicemail ........................................................................................ 260

Recording a New Greeting ..................................................................... 260

   Listening to, Reading, and Managing Voicemails .............. 262

   Finding and Listening to Voicemails.............................................. 263

   Listening to and Managing Deleted Voicemails ................. 265

  Communicating with FaceTime ................................................................. 267

   Configuring FaceTime Settings .......................................................... 267

   Making FaceTime Calls ............................................................................... 269

   Receiving FaceTime Calls ......................................................................... 272

   Managing FaceTime Calls ........................................................................ 273

 Chapter 9: Sending, Receiving, and Managing Email 277

  Configuring Email Accounts .......................................................................... 278

  Setting Mail App Preferences ....................................................................... 278

  Working with Email ............................................................................................... 282

   Receiving and Reading Email............................................................... 284

   Receiving and Reading Email on an iPhone Plus ............. 290

   Using 3D Touch for Email ....................................................................... 291

   Sending Email .................................................................................................... 294

   Using Mail’s Suggested Recipients .................................................. 297

   Replying to Email ............................................................................................ 298

   Forwarding Emails .......................................................................................... 299

  Managing Email ........................................................................................................ 301

  Checking for New Email ............................................................................ 301

   Understanding the Status of Email ................................................. 302

   Managing Email from the Message Screen ............................. 302

   Managing Email from an Inbox .......................................................... 303

   Managing Multiple Emails at the Same Time ........................ 306

   Organizing Email from the Message Screen .......................... 307

   Organizing Email from the Inbox ..................................................... 309

   Viewing Messages in a Mailbox ......................................................... 310

   Saving Images Attached to Email .................................................... 312

   Filtering Email..................................................................................................... 313

   Searching Your Email ................................................................................... 314

   Working with VIPs ........................................................................................... 315

   Designating VIPs .............................................................................................. 315

   Accessing VIP Email ....................................................................................... 316

   Managing Junk Email .................................................................................. 317

   Marking Junk Email ....................................................................................... 318

 Chapter 10: Sending, Receiving, and Managing Texts and iMessages 321

  Preparing the Messages App for Messaging .................................. 322

   Setting Your Text and iMessage Preferences.......................... 322

   Blocking People from Messaging or Texting You ............... 329

  Sending Messages ................................ 330

   Creating a New Message and Conversation ........................... 332

   Sending Messages in an Existing Conversation .................. 335

   Applying Effects to Messages You Send .................................... 337

   Including Photos or Video in Messages You Send ............ 338

   Using Digital Touches in Messages You Send ....................... 344

   Managing Apps in Messages................................................................ 347

   Adding Content from Apps to Messages You Send ........ 349

   Including Instant Audio in Messages You Send .................. 351

   Adding Your Location to Messages You Send ....................... 352

   Using Quick Actions to Send Messages ..................................... 353

  Receiving, Reading, and Replying to Messages .......................... 354

   Receiving Messages ...................... 354

   Reading Messages.................................. 355

   Viewing Images or Video You Receive in Messages ........ 358

   Listening to Audio in Messages You Receive in Messages ............ 360

   Replying to Messages from the Messages App................... 361

   Replying to Messages from a Banner Alert ............................. 363

   Having a Messages Conversation .................................................... 364

  Working with Messages .................................................................................... 365

   Managing Messages Conversations............................................... 366

   Receiving and Reading Messages on an iPhone Plus .... 369

   Using 3D Touch for Messages ............................................................ 370

   Browsing Attachments to Conversations .................................. 371

   Working with Messages from People You Might Not Know .................. 373

   Responding to a Message with Icons ........................................... 374

   Deleting Messages and Conversations ....................................... 375

   Deleting Conversations ............................................................................. 377

 Chapter 11: Managing Calendars 379

  Setting Calendar, Date, and Time Preferences .............................. 379

  Working with Calendars .................................................................................... 382

   Viewing Calendars and Events ............................................................ 382

   Navigating Calendars .................................................................................. 386

   Viewing Calendars.......................................................................................... 386

   Using 3D Touch for Events (iPhone 6s/6s Plus and Later) ................ 391

   Adding Events to a Calendar ................................................................ 392

   Using Quick Actions with the Calendar App (iPhone 6s/6s Plus and Later) ............... 401

   Searching Calendars ..................................................................................... 401

   Working with Invitations .......................................................................... 402

   Sharing Calendars........................................................................................... 406

   Managing Calendars, Events, and Invitations ....................... 408

 Chapter 12:  Working with Siri 411

  Setting Up Siri............................................................................................................. 412

  Understanding Siri’s Personality ................................................................ 413

  Learning How to Use Siri by Example ................................................... 419

   Using Siri to Make Voice Calls .............................................................. 419

   Composing New Email with Siri ........................................................ 421

   Replying to Emails with Siri ................................................................... 422

   Having Messages Read to You ............................................................ 424

   Replying to Messages with Siri ........................................................... 425

   Sending New Messages with Siri ...................................................... 425

   Using Siri to Create Events ...................................................................... 426

   Using Siri to Create Reminders ........................................................... 427

   Using Siri to Get Information ............................................................... 430

   Using Siri to Play Music .............................................................................. 431

   Using Siri to Get Directions .................................................................... 432

Using Siri to Open Apps ............................................................................ 433

  Using Dictation to Speak Text Instead of Typing ........................ 434

 Chapter 13: Surfing the Web 437

  Setting Safari Preferences ................................................................................ 437

  Visiting Websites ...................................................................................................... 440

   Using Bookmarks to Move to Websites ...................................... 441

   Using Your Favorites to Move to Websites ............................... 443

   Typing URLs to Move to Websites.................................................... 445

   Using Your Browsing History to Move to Websites .......... 447

  Viewing Websites .................................................................................................... 448

  Working with Multiple Websites at the Same Time ................. 450

   Opening New Pages in the Background .................................... 451

   Opening New Pages in a New Tab .................................................. 452

   Using Tab View to Manage Open Web Pages ........................ 453

   Opening Web Pages That Are Open on Other Devices ................. 454

  Searching the Web ................................................................................................. 455

  Saving and Organizing Bookmarks ......................................................... 457

   Creating Bookmarks ..................................................................................... 458

   Organizing Bookmarks............................................................................... 460

   Deleting Bookmarks or Folders of Bookmarks ..................... 465

  Using 3D Touch with Safari ............................................................................ 465

  Sharing Web Pages ................................................................................................ 467

   Emailing a Link to a Web Page ............................................................ 468

   Messaging a Web Page .............................................................................. 469

  Signing In to Websites Automatically ................................................... 470

 Chapter 14: Taking Photos and Video with Your iPhone 473

  Setting Your Photos & Camera Preferences ..................................... 474

  Using the Camera App to Take Photos and Video with Your iPhone .......................... 476

   Taking Photos ..................................................................................................... 481

   Taking Panoramic Photos ........................................................................ 484

   Taking Telephoto Photos (iPhone 7 Plus Only) .................... 485

   Taking Portrait Photos (iPhone 7 Plus Only) ........................... 486

   Taking Video ........................................................................................................ 487

Taking Photos and Video from the Lock Screen ................. 489

   Taking Photos and Video from the Control Center .......... 490

   Taking Photos with Quick Actions (Models with 3D Touch) ........................ 490

 Chapter 15: Viewing and Editing Photos and Video with the Photos App 495

  Viewing, Editing, and Working with Photos on Your iPhone ..................... 495

   Finding Photos to Work With by Browsing .............................. 496

   Finding Photos to Work With by Searching ............................ 502

   Viewing Photos Individually ................................................................. 504

   Using 3D Touch with Photos................................................................. 507

   Working with Memories ........................................................................... 508

   Watching and Changing a Memory’s Slideshow................ 512

   Viewing a Memory’s Photos .................................................................. 514

   Viewing a Memory’s Photos by Place ........................................... 515

   Working with Burst Mode Photos .................................................... 519

   Editing Photos .................................................................................................... 520

   Enhancing Photos .......................................................................................... 521

   Straightening, Rotating, and Cropping Photos ................... 523

   Applying Filters to Photos ....................................................................... 526

   Removing Red-Eye from Photos ....................................................... 527

   Making Smart Adjustments to Photos ........................................ 528

   Marking Up Photos........................................................................................ 530

   Working with Photos ................................................................................... 533

   Sharing Photos via Email .......................................................................... 534

   Organizing Photos in a New Album .............................................. 537

   Adding Photos to an Existing Album............................................ 538

   Deleting Photos ................................................................................................ 540

  Viewing, Editing, and Working with Video on Your iPhone .............. 541

   Finding and Watching Videos .............................................................. 541

   Editing Video ....................................................................................................... 542

  Using iCloud with Your Photos ................................................................... 544

   Sharing Your Photos ..................................................................................... 544

   Adding Photos to a Shared Album ................................................. 545

   Working with Photo Albums Shared with You ..................... 547

 Chapter 16: Working with Other Useful iPhone Apps and Features 551

  Touring Other Cool iPhone Apps .............................................................. 552

  Listening to Music with the Music App............................................... 554

   Finding Music in Your Library .............................................................. 556

   Setting Up and Finding Music with Apple Music .............. 559

   Searching for Music ...................................................................................... 565

   Playing Music ...................................................................................................... 567

   Playing Music on the Miniplayer ....................................................... 568

   Playing Music on the Now Playing Screen ............................... 568

   Playing Music from the Lock Screen .............................................. 571

   Playing Music from the Control Center ....................................... 572

   Using 3D Touch with the Music App (iPhone 6s/6s Plus and Later) .................. 573

  Listening to Podcasts with the Podcasts App ............................... 574

   Using the Podcasts App to Subscribe to Podcasts ........... 575

   Choosing a Podcast to Listen To........................................................ 578

   Listening to Podcasts................................................................................... 580

   Managing Podcasts and Episodes of Podcasts .................... 584

  Finding Your Way with Maps ......................................................................... 586

  Working Seamlessly Across Your Devices ......................................... 591

   Working with Handoff ................................................................................ 591

   Using Handoff .................................................................................................... 592

   Taking Phone Calls on Macs or iPads ............................................ 593

 Chapter 17: Maintaining and Protecting Your iPhone and Solving Problems 595

  Maintaining an iPhone’s Software ........................................................... 595

   Maintaining the iOS Software with the Settings App .............................. 596

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