iPhone For Seniors For Dummies

Dwight Spivey is Educational Technology Administrator at Spring Hill College and has been a technical writer and editor for more than a decade. His technological expertise covers just about every operating system as well as desktop publishing software, laser printers and drivers, color and color management, and networking.

Introduction 1


About This Book 1


Foolish Assumptions 1


Icons Used in This Book 2


Beyond the Book 2


Where to Go from Here 3


Part 1: Getting to Know Your iPhone 5


Chapter 1: Buying Your iPhone 7


Discover the Newest iPhones and iOS 12 8


Choose the Right iPhone for You 11


Decide How Much Storage Is Enough 15


Understand What You Need to Use Your iPhone 16


Where to Buy Your iPhone 17


What’s in the Box 18


Take a First Look at the Gadget 19


Chapter 2: Exploring the Home Screen 21


What You Need to Use iPhone 22


Turn On iPhone for the First Time 23


Meet the Multi-Touch Screen 24


Say Hello to Tap and Swipe 27


Display and Use the Onscreen Keyboard 31


Keyboard shortcuts 32


The Shift key 33


Emojis 35


Flick to Search 35


Chapter 3: Getting Going 37


Update the Operating System to iOS 12 37


Learn App Switcher Basics 39


Examine the iPhone Cameras 40


Discover Control Center 41


Lock Screen Rotation 45


Explore the Status Bar 45


Take Inventory of Preinstalled Apps 47


Lock iPhone, Turn It Off, or Unlock It 52


Chapter 4: Beyond the Basics 55


Charge the Battery 56


Sign into an iTunes Account for Music, Movies, and More 57


Sync Wirelessly 59


Understand iCloud 62


Turn on iCloud Drive 64


Make iCloud Sync Settings 65


Browse Your iPhones Files 66


Chapter 5: Managing and Monitoring iPhone Usage 69


Meet Screen Time 70


Create Some Downtime 73


Allow Certain Apps During Downtime 74


Set App Limits 75


Set Content and Privacy Restrictions 79


Part 2: Beginning to Use Your iPhone 83


Chapter 6: Making and Receiving Calls 85


Use the Keypad to Place a Call 86


End a Call 87


Place a Call Using Contacts 88


Return a Recent Call 90


Use Favorites 91


Receive a Call 93


Use Tools during a Call 94


Turn On Do Not Disturb 96


Set Up Exceptions for Do Not Disturb 97


Reply to a Call via Text or Set a Reminder to Call Back 98


Change Your Ringtone 98


Chapter 7: Organizing Contacts 101


Add a Contact 102


Sync Contacts with iCloud 104


Assign a Photo to a Contact 106


Add Social Media Information 108


Designate Related People 110


Set Individual Ringtones and Text Tones 112


Search for a Contact 113


Go to a Contact’s Website 115


Address Email Using Contacts 116


Share a Contact 118


View a Contact’s Location in Maps 120


Delete a Contact 121


Chapter 8: Communicating with FaceTime and Messages 123


Understand Who Can Use FaceTime 124


Get an Overview of FaceTime 124


Make a FaceTime Call with Wi-Fi or 3G/4G (LTE) 125


Accept and End a FaceTime Call 128


Switch Views 129


Set Up an iMessage Account 130


Use Messages to Address, Create, and Send Messages 132


Read Messages 133


Clear a Conversation 134


Send Emojis in Place of Text 135


Use the App Drawer 136


Send and Receive Audio 139


Send a Photo or Video 140


Send a Map of Your Location 141


Understand Group Messaging 142


Activate the Hide Alerts Feature 143


Chapter 9: Using Handy Utilities 145


Use the Calculator 145


Find Your Way with Compass 147


Record Voice Memos 150


Trim a Voice Memo 153


Share a Voice Memo 155


Chapter 10: Making Your iPhone More Accessible 157


Set Brightness 158


Change the Wallpaper 159


Set Up VoiceOver 161


Use VoiceOver 163


Use iPhone with Hearing Aids 167


Adjust the Volume 168


Set Up Subtitles and Captioning 170


Manage Other Hearing Settings 171


Turn On and Work with AssistiveTouch 172


Turn On Additional Physical and Motor Settings 173


Focus Learning with Guided Access 174


One-Handed Keyboard 176


Chapter 11: Conversing with Siri 179


Activate Siri 180


Understand All That Siri Can Do 183


Get Suggestions 185


Call Contacts 186


Create Reminders and Alerts 187


Add Tasks to Your Calendar 188


Play Music 189


Get Directions 190


Ask for Facts 192


Search the Web 193


Send Email, Messages, or Tweets 194


Use Dictation 194


Translate Words and Phrases 195


Type Your Commands or Questions 197


Get Helpful Tips 198


Part 3: Exploring the Internet 199


Chapter 12: Browsing with Safari 201


Connect to the Internet 202


Explore Safari 203


Navigate among Web Pages 205


Use Tabbed Browsing 207


View Browsing History 208


Search the Web 210


Add and Use Bookmarks 211


Save Links and Web Pages to Safari Reading List 213


Enjoy Reading More with Safari Reader 215


Add Web Clips to the Home Screen 216


Save Images to Your Photo Library 217


Send Links 218


Adjust Privacy Settings 219


Print Web Pages 222


Understand iCloud Tabs 223


Chapter 13: Working with Email in Mail 225


Add an Email Account 226


Manually Set Up an Email Account 227


Open Mail and Read Messages 229


Reply To or Forward Email 231


Create and Send a New Message 234


Format Email 235


Search Email 236


Mark Email as Unread or Flag for Follow-Up 238


Create an Event from Email Contents 239


Delete Email 240


Organize Email 242


Create a VIP List 243


Chapter 14: Expanding Your iPhone Horizons with Apps 245


Explore Senior-Recommended Apps 246


Search the App Store 248


Get Applications from the App Store 249


Organize Your Applications on Home Screens 251


Organize Apps in Folders 254


Delete Apps You No Longer Need 255


Offload Apps to Keep Data 256


Update Apps 259


Chapter 15: Socializing with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram 261


Find and Install Social Media Apps 262


Create a Facebook Account 263


Customize Facebook Settings for Your iPhone 265


Create a Twitter Account 266


Create an Instagram Account 267


Part 4: Enjoying Media 269


Chapter 16: Shopping the iTunes Store 271


Explore the iTunes Store 272


Find a Selection 274


Preview Music, a Video, or an Audiobook 276


Buy a Selection 278


Rent Movies 280


Use Apple Pay and Wallet 282


Set Up Family Sharing 282


Chapter 17: Reading Books 285


Discover E-Reading 285


Find Books with Apple Books 286


Explore Other E-Book Sources 288


Buy Books 290


Navigate a Book 291


Adjust Brightness in Apple Books 293


Change the Font Size and Type 294


Chapter 18: Enjoying Music and Podcasts 297


View the Library Contents 298


Create Playlists 300


Search for Music 302


Play Music 303


Shuffle Music 305


Listen with Your Earbuds 306


Use AirPlay 306


Play Music with Radio 307


Find and Subscribe to Podcasts 308


Play Podcasts 311


Chapter 19: Taking and Sharing Photos 313


Take Pictures with the iPhone Cameras 314


Save Photos from the Web 318


View an Album 319


View Individual Photos 320


Edit Photos 321


Organize Photos 323


View Photos by Years and Location 324


Share Photos with Mail, Twitter, or Facebook 326


Share a Photo Using AirDrop 328


Share Photos Using iCloud Photo Sharing 330


Run a Slideshow 331


Delete Photos 332


Chapter 20: Creating and Watching Videos 333


Capture Your Own Videos with the Built-In Cameras 334


Play Movies or TV Shows with TV 335


Content from third-party providers 336


Content from iTunes 338


Turn On Closed-Captioning 340


Delete a Video from the iPhone 341


Chapter 21: Playing Games 343


Purchase and Download Games 343


Challenge Friends in Game Center 346


Chapter 22: Navigating with Maps 347


Go to Your Current Location 348


Change Views 349


Zoom In and Out 351


Go to Another Location or a Favorite 353


Drop a Marker (or Pin) 354


Find Directions 356


Get Turn-by-Turn Navigation Help 358


View and Share Information about a Location 360


Add a Location to a Contact 362


Find Local Places with Nearby 363


Part 5: Living with Your iPhone 365


Chapter 23: Keeping on Schedule with Calendar and Clock 367


View Your Calendar 368


Add Calendar Events 371


Add Events with Siri 372


Create Repeating Events 372


View an Event 374


Add Alerts 374


Search for an Event 376


Create a Calendar Account 376


Use a Family Calendar 379


Delete an Event 380


Display Clock 381


Delete a Clock 382


Set an Alarm 383


Set Bedtime and Waking Alerts 384


Use Stopwatch and Timer 386


Chapter 24: Working with Reminders and Notifications 389


Create a Reminder 390


Edit Reminder Details 391


Schedule a Reminder by Time or Location 392


Create a List 394


Sync with Other Devices and Calendars 395


Mark as Complete or Delete a Reminder 396


Set Notification Types 398


View Notification Center 400


Work with Notifications in Notification Center 401


Get Some Rest with Do Not Disturb 403


Chapter 25: Troubleshooting and Maintaining Your iPhone 405


Keep the iPhone Screen Clean 406


Protect Your Gadget with a Case 407


Extend Your iPhone’s Battery Life 408


Deal with a Nonresponsive iPhone 409


Update the iOS Software 410


Restore the Sound 412


Get Support 413


Find a Missing iPhone 414


Back Up to iCloud 417


Index 421