My iPhone for Seniors (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.

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

Getting Started.............................xix

Chapter 1: Getting Started with Your iPhone 3

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

Getting to Know Your iPhone’s Software..............................................7

  Using Your Fingers to Control Your iPhone.................................7

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

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

  Working with iPhone Apps..............................................14

  Using the Home Screens.........................................................................20

  Using the iPhone Plus’ Split-Screen...............................................22

  Working with the Control Center................................................23

  Working with the Notification Center...............................26

  Using Siri Suggestions................................................................28

  Using the Do Not Disturb Mode..............................29

  Using Airplane Mode..................................................30

  Meeting Siri...................................31

  Understanding iPhone Status Icons...............................33

  Turning Your iPhone Off or On..............................................35

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

  Signing In to Your Apple ID.................................................39

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

Chapter 2: Using Your iPhone’s Core Features 43

Getting Started........................................43

Introducing the Settings App......................45

Using and Configuring Widgets....................45

  Accessing Widgets...........................................46

  Configuring the Widget Center..........................................49

Working with Text........................................53

  Working with Predictive Text................................53

  Working with Keyboards.....................................................54

  Using Emojis....................................56

  Correcting Spelling as You Type...................................58

  Editing Text............................................60

  Selecting, Copying, Cutting, or Pasting Text................................61

  Correcting Spelling After You’ve Typed......................................................63

  Dictating Text.................................64

Searching on Your iPhone.......................66

Working with Siri Suggestions.................69

Working with Notifications............................71

  Working with Visual Notifications.................................72

  Working with Other Types of Notifications........................75

  Configuring Your Notifications...........................................76

  Configuring an App’s Notifications...............................77

Configuring the Do Not Disturb Mode.........................................81

Printing from Your iPhone..........................................85

Working with the Wallet App and Apple Pay.......................................87

  Working with the Wallet App.......................................87

  Adding Passes or Cards to Your Wallet Using an App.........................................................................91

  Adding Passes or Cards to Your Wallet by Scanning Their Codes......................................92

  Working with Apple Pay......................................................94

  Adding Credit or Debit Cards to Apple Pay.................................95

  Managing Apple Pay...................................................98

Chapter 3: Connecting Your iPhone to the Internet, Bluetooth Devices, and iPhones/iPods/iPads 101

Getting Started...................................102

Securing Your iPhone.............................103

Using Wi-Fi Networks to Connect to the Internet........................................................107

  Connecting to Open Wi-Fi Networks........................................................107

  Connecting to Public Wi-Fi Networks....................................................................112

Using Cellular Data Networks to Connect to the Internet..................................114

  Configuring Cellular Data Use..........................................................118

Using Bluetooth to Connect to Other Devices...............................122

  Connecting to Bluetooth Devices..............................................123

Connecting Your iPhone to Other iPhones, iPod touches, or iPads........................................126

  Using AirDrop to Share Content with Other iPhones, iPod touches, iPads, or a Mac..........127

  Enabling AirDrop..............................128

Using AirDrop to Share Your Content..............................129

Using AirDrop to Work with Content Shared with You........................132

Chapter 4: Setting Up and Using iCloud and Other Online Accounts 135

Getting Started........................136

Configuring and Using iCloud............136

  Obtaining an iCloud Account...............................138

  Signing In To Your iCloud Account...................................140

  Enabling iCloud to Store Your Information on the Cloud.......................142

  Configuring iCloud Drive.................................144

  Configuring iCloud to Store Photos.......................145

  Configuring Your iCloud Backup.........................148

  Configuring Your iCloud Keychain............................149

Setting Up Other Types of Built-In Online Accounts on Your iPhone........151

  Configuring a Google Account..................................152

  Configuring Other Types of Built-In Online Accounts on Your iPhone..................154

Configuring Other Types of Online Accounts..................................154

  Setting Up an Online Account that Isn’t Built-in....................155

  Configuring a Facebook Account...............................157

Setting How and When Your Accounts Are Updated......................................159

  Configuring How New Data Is Retrieved for Your Accounts.................................................160

Chapter 5: Customizing How Your iPhone Works 167

Getting Started........................167

Working with the Settings App................................168

  Using the Settings App on Any iPhone.......................168

  Searching for Settings........................................170

  Using the Settings App on an iPhone Plus.............................171

Setting Keyboard, Language, and Format Options...............172

  Setting Keyboard Preferences................................173

  Creating and Working with Text Replacements.................177

  Setting Language and Region Preferences................................179

Setting Privacy and Location Services Preferences................182

Setting a Passcode and Configuring Touch ID.....................188

  Configuring Your Passcode and Fingerprints ........................188

Setting Accessibility Options.....................196

Setting Restrictions for Content and Apps.........................202

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

  Configuring Your iPhone to Download and Maintain Apps...............208

  Using the App Store App to Find and Install iPhone Apps.................210

  Searching for Apps............................211

  Browsing for Apps..........................................214

  Downloading Apps................................217

Chapter 6: Customizing How Your iPhone Looks and Sounds 221

Getting Started..............................221

Customizing Your Home Screens........................222

  Moving Icons Around Your Home Screens...................................223

  Creating Folders to Organize Apps on Your Home Screens...................................................226

  Placing Icons in Existing Folders......................228

  Configuring the Home Screen Dock...............230

  Deleting Icons..........................................231

Setting the Screen’s Brightness, Lock/Wake, Text, View, and Wallpaper Options.......233

  Setting the Screen Brightness and Night Shift...............234

  Setting Auto-Lock and Raise to Wake.........................237

  Setting Text Size and Bold....................................238

  Choosing a View........................239

  Setting the Wallpaper on the Home and Lock Screens............................241

Choosing the Sounds and Vibrations Your iPhone Makes............................246

Chapter 7: Managing Contacts 251

Getting Started.........................251

Setting Your Contacts Preferences.....................252

Creating Contacts on Your iPhone.............................254

  Creating New Contacts from Email..........................254

  Creating Contacts Manually............................257

Working with Contacts on Your iPhone.............................266

  Using the Contacts App..........................................266

  Accessing Contacts from Other Apps.....................271

Managing Your Contacts on Your iPhone................................272

  Updating Contact Information................................273

  Deleting Contacts..............................275

Chapter 8: Communicating with the Phone and FaceTime Apps 277

Getting Started............................278

Configuring Phone Settings................278

Making Voice Calls..............................282

  Dialing with the Keypad.................................283

  Dialing with Contacts.....................................284

  Dialing with Favorites....................................285

  Dialing with Recents.........................................286

  Dialing from the FAVORITES Widget...............................288

Managing In-Process Voice Calls..................289

  Entering Numbers During a Call.....................290

  Making Conference Calls......................291

  Using Another App During a Voice Call....................295

Receiving Voice Calls......................296

  Answering Calls.....................296

  Answering Calls During a Call...........................299

Managing Voice Calls............................299

  Clearing Recent Calls..........................300

  Adding Calling Information to Favorites...............301

Using the iPhone’s Headset for Calls....................................302

Using Visual Voicemail...........................303

  Recording a New Greeting.............................304

  Listening to, Reading, and Managing Voicemails......307

  Finding and Listening to Voicemails...........................308

  Listening to and Managing Deleted Voicemails...................310

Communicating with FaceTime.................312

  Configuring FaceTime Settings.....................313

  Making FaceTime Calls.......................315

  Receiving FaceTime Calls.....................319

  Managing FaceTime Calls..............................320

Chapter 9: Sending, Receiving, and Managing Email 325

Getting Started.............................325

Setting Mail App Preferences......................................326

Working with Email......................333

  Receiving and Reading Email.........................................336

  Receiving and Reading Email on an iPhone Plus ......................342

Using 3D Touch for Email .............................345

  Sending Email............................348

  Using Mail’s Suggested Recipients................352

  Replying to Email....................................353

  Forwarding Emails..........................355

Managing Email.........................357

  Checking for New Email................................357

  Understanding the Status of Email........................358

  Managing Email from the Message Screen.........................358

  Managing Email from an Inbox.....................................360

  Managing Multiple Emails at the Same Time.....................362

  Organizing Email from the Message Screen.......................364

  Organizing Email from the Inbox..................366

  Viewing Messages in a Mailbox.......................368

  Saving Images Attached to Email...........369

  Filtering Email......................371

  Searching Your Email..........................373

  Working with VIPs......................................374

  Designating VIPs....................................375

  Accessing VIP Email..........................375

  Managing Junk Email...................................377

  Marking Junk Email.......................378

Chapter 10: Sending, Receiving, and Managing Texts and iMessages 381

Getting Started..........................................381

Preparing the Messages App for Messaging............................................................................................................382

  Setting Your Text and iMessage Preferences................................................................................................383

  Blocking People from Messaging or Texting You..................................................................................391

Sending Messages..........................................393

  Creating a New Message and Conversation..........................................394

  Sending Messages in an Existing Conversation........................................399

  Applying Effects to Messages You Send..............................................................401

  Including Photos or Video in Messages You Send.......................403

  Using Digital Touches in Messages You Send..................................410

  Managing Apps in Messages.............................414

  Adding Content from Apps to Messages You Send........................418

  Including Instant Audio in Messages You Send.........................420

  Adding Your Location to Messages You Send....................421

  Using Quick Actions to Send Messages .........................423

Receiving, Reading, and Replying to Messages............................423

  Receiving Messages.....................................424

  Reading Messages..............................................425

  Viewing Images or Video You Receive in Messages..............................427

  Listening to Audio in Messages You Receive in Messages.........................431

  Replying to Messages from the Messages App....................................432

  Replying to Messages from a Banner Alert................................434

  Having a Messages Conversation............................434

Working with Messages........................436

  Managing Messages Conversations........................436

  Receiving and Reading Messages on an iPhone Plus.................440

  Using 3D Touch for Messages ...............................442

  Browsing Attachments to Conversations........................................443

  Working with Messages from People You Might Not Know.....................444

  Responding to a Message with Icons.............................446

  Deleting Messages and Conversations.........................447

  Deleting Conversations............................449

Chapter 11: Managing Calendars 451

Getting Started...........................451

Setting Calendar, Date, and Time Preferences........................452

Working with Calendars.......................455

  Viewing Calendars and Events......................456

  Navigating Calendars......................................460

  Viewing Calendars..................................................461

  Using 3D Touch for Events (iPhone 6s/6s Plus and Later)...........465

  Adding Events to a Calendar....................................467

  Using Quick Actions with the Calendar App (iPhone 6s/6s Plus and Later)...479

  Searching Calendars...................................479

  Working with Invitations...........................482

  Sharing Calendars.................................................486

  Managing Calendars, Events, and Invitations..............................488

Chapter 12: Working with Siri 491

Getting Started...........................491

Setting Up Siri....................................................492

Understanding Siri’s Personality...............................494

Learning How to Use Siri by Example.....................................500

  Using Siri to Make Voice Calls......................................500

  Composing New Email with Siri..................................501

  Replying to Emails with Siri.............................................503

  Having Messages Read to You..................................................505

  Replying to Messages with Siri..............................506

  Sending New Messages with Siri.................................507

  Using Siri to Create Events........................................508

  Using Siri to Create Reminders........................509

  Using Siri to Get Information..............................512

  Using Siri to Play Music...................................513

  Using Siri to Get Directions..............................514

  Using Siri to Open Apps..........................................516

Using Dictation to Speak Text Instead of Typing.................517

Chapter 13: Surfing the Web 521

Getting Started...................................521

Setting Safari Preferences..........................523

Visiting Websites..............................528

  Using Bookmarks to Move to Websites..........................528

  Using Your Favorites to Move to Websites........................531

  Typing URLs to Move to Websites...............................................534

  Using Your Browsing History to Move to Websites....................536

Viewing Websites........................538

Working with Multiple Websites at the Same Time..........................541

  Opening New Pages in the Background.............................543

  Opening New Pages in a New Tab...........................................543

  Using Tab View to Manage Open Web Pages.....................................544

  Opening Web Pages That Are Open on Other Devices..........................547

Searching the Web.....................548

Saving and Organizing Bookmarks......................550

  Creating Bookmarks.............................550

  Organizing Bookmarks............................................552

  Deleting Bookmarks or Folders of Bookmarks.........................557

Using 3D Touch with Safari .................................557

Sharing Web Pages.....................................559

  Emailing a Link to a Web Page.............................560

  Messaging a Web Page....................................561

Signing In to Websites Automatically...............................563

Chapter 14: Taking Photos and Video with Your iPhone 567

Getting Started...................................568

Setting Your Photos & Camera Preferences...........................................569

Using the Camera App to Take Photos and Videos with Your iPhone.................................571

  Taking Photos..................................576

  Taking Panoramic Photos.............................................580

  Taking Telephoto Photos (iPhone 7 Plus Only)..............................581

  Taking Portrait Photos (iPhone 7 Plus Only).........................583

  Taking Video................................585

  Taking Photos and Video from the Lock Screen............................586

  Taking Photos and Video from the Control Center...................................587

  Taking Photos with Quick Actions (Models with 3D Touch)..................................588

Chapter 15: Viewing and Editing Photos and Video with the Photos App 593

Getting Started...................................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................................602

  Viewing Photos Individually...................................................................604

  Using 3D Touch with Photos........................................................608

  Working with Memories.............................................................................................609

  Watching and Changing a Memory’s Slideshow.........................612

  Viewing a Memory’s Photos...........................................................615

  Viewing a Memory’s Photos by Place....................................616

  Working with Burst Mode Photos...........................620

  Editing Photos..........................................622

  Enhancing Photos...............................................623

  Straightening, Rotating, and Cropping Photos....................................625

  Applying Filters to Photos................................................628

  Removing Red-Eye from Photos.............................................630

  Making Smart Adjustments to Photos.....................................631

  Marking Up Photos....................................................633

  Working with Photos............................................................636

  Sharing Photos via Email........................................................637

  Organizing Photos in a New Album....................................640

  Adding Photos to an Existing Album...................................642

  Deleting Photos...........................................643

Viewing, Editing, and Working with Video on Your iPhone...................644

  Finding and Watching Videos.....................................645

  Editing Video...............................646

Using iCloud with Your Photos.................................648

  Sharing Your Photos...................................................648

  Adding Photos to a Shared Album.....................................................650

  Working with Photo Albums Shared with You.....................................652

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

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

Glossary ONLINE

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