iPhone For Seniors For Dummies

Dwight Spivey has been an Apple expert for over two decades. He's the widely-known author behind the most recent editions of iPad For Seniors For Dummies. He's also the Educational Technology Administrator at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama.

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 14 8

Choose the Right iPhone for You 11

Decide How Much Storage is Enough 14

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 18

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 28

Introducing the App Library 31

Display and Use the Onscreen Keyboard 35

Keyboard shortcuts 36

The Shift key 38

Emojis 39

QuickPath 40

Flick to Search 40

Chapter 3: Getting Going 43

Update the Operating System to iOS 14 43

Learn App Switcher Basics 45

Examine the iPhone Cameras 46

Take a Look at Face ID 48

Discover Control Center 49

Lock Screen Rotation 53

Explore the Status Bar 53

Take Inventory of Preinstalled Apps 55

Lock iPhone, Turn It Off, or Unlock It 59

Chapter 4: Beyond the Basics 61

Charge the Battery by Plugging In 62

Charge the Battery Wirelessly 63

Sign into an Apple ID for Music, Movies, and More 63

Sync Wirelessly 64

Understand iCloud 68

Turn on iCloud Drive 70

Set Up iCloud Sync Settings 71

Browse Your iPhones Files 73

Chapter 5: Managing and Monitoring iPhone Usage 77

Meet Screen Time 78

Create Some Downtime 81

Allow Certain Apps During Downtime 83

Set App Limits 84

Set Content and Privacy Restrictions 87

Manage Children’s Accounts 91

Part 2: Beginning to Use Your iPhone 93

Chapter 6: Making and Receiving Calls 95

Use the Keypad to Place a Call 96

End a Call 97

Place a Call Using Contacts 98

Return a Recent Call 100

Use Favorites 101

Receive a Call 103

Use Tools During a Call 106

Turn On Do Not Disturb 109

Set Up Exceptions for Do Not Disturb 110

Reply to a Call via Text or Set a Reminder to Call Back 111

Change Your Ringtone 111

Chapter 7: Organizing Contacts 113

Add a Contact 114

Sync Contacts with iCloud 117

Assign a Photo to a Contact 118

Add Social Media Information 121

Designate Related People 123

Set Individual Ringtones and Text Tones 124

Search for a Contact 126

Share a Contact 128

Delete a Contact 129

Chapter 8: Communicating with FaceTime and Messages 131

What You Need to Use FaceTime 132

An Overview of FaceTime 132

Make a FaceTime Call with Wi-Fi or Cellular 133

Accept and End a FaceTime Call 136

Switch Views 139

Set Up an iMessage Account 140

Use Messages to Address, Create, and Send Messages 142

Read Messages 143

Clear a Conversation 144

Send Emojis in Place of Text 145

Use the App Drawer 146

Send and Receive Audio 149

Send a Photo or Video 150

Send a Map of Your Location 152

Understand Group Messaging 153

Activate the Hide Alerts Feature 154

Chapter 9: Using Handy Utilities 155

Use the Calculator 155

Find Your Way with Compass 157

Record Voice Memos 159

Measure Distances and Level Objects 162

Discover the Home App 165

Translate Words and Phrases 166

Chapter 10: Making Your iPhone More Accessible 171

Set Brightness 172

Change the Wallpaper 173

Set Up VoiceOver 175

Use VoiceOver 178

Use iPhone with Hearing Aids 182

Adjust the Volume 183

Set Up Subtitles and Captioning 185

Manage Other Hearing Settings 186

Turn On and Work with AssistiveTouch 187

Turn On Additional Physical and Motor Settings 189

Focus Learning with Guided Access 190

One-Handed Keyboard 192

Control your iPhone with a Tap on the Back 194

Control Your iPhone with Voice Control 195

Chapter 11: Conversing with Siri 199

Activate Siri 200

Discover All That Siri Can Do 202

Get Suggestions 205

Call Contacts 206

Create Reminders and Alerts 207

Add Tasks to Your Calendar 208

Play Music 209

Get Directions 211

Ask for Facts 212

Search the Web 213

Send Email, Messages, or Tweets 213

Use Dictation 213

Part 3: Exploring the Internet 215

Chapter 12: Browsing with Safari 217

Connect to the Internet 218

Explore Safari 219

Navigate Web Pages 221

Use Tabbed Browsing 223

View Browsing History 225

Search the Web 226

Add and Use Bookmarks 227

Download Files 230

Translate Web Pages 231

Chapter 13: Emailing with the Mail App 233

Add an Email Account 234

Manually Set Up an Email Account 236

Open Mail and Read Messages 238

Reply To or Forward Email 241

Create and Send a New Message 243

Format Email 245

Search Email 249

Mark Email as Unread or Flag for Follow-Up 251

Create an Event from Email Contents 252

Delete Email 253

Organize Email 255

Create a VIP List 256

Chapter 14: Expanding Your iPhone Horizons with Apps 259

Explore Senior-Recommended Apps 260

Search the App Store 263

Get Applications from the App Store 264

Organize Your Applications on Home Screens 266

Organize Apps in Folders 268

Delete Apps You No Longer Need 270

Offload Apps to Keep Data 271

Update Apps 273

Purchase and Download Games 275

Challenge Friends in Game Center 278

Chapter 15: Socializing with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram 279

A Few Social Media Dos and Don’ts 280

Find and Install Social Media Apps 281

Create a Facebook Account 282

Customize Facebook Settings for Your iPhone 283

Create a Twitter Account 284

Create an Instagram Account 286

Part 4: Enjoying Media 289

Chapter 16: Shopping the iTunes Store 291

Explore the iTunes Store 291

Buy a Selection 294

Rent Movies 295

Use Apple Pay and Wallet 298

Set Up Family Sharing 298

Chapter 17: Reading Books 301

Find Books with Apple Books 301

Buy Books 304

Navigate a Book 306

Adjust Brightness in Apple Books 307

Change the Font Size and Type 309

Chapter 18: Enjoying Music and Podcasts 311

View the Library Contents 312

Create Playlists 314

Search for Music 315

Play Music 317

Shuffle Music 320

Listen with Your Earbuds 321

Use AirPlay 322

Play Music with Radio 323

Find and Subscribe to Podcasts 324

Play Podcasts 327

Chapter 19: Taking and Sharing Photos 329

Take Pictures with the iPhone Cameras 330

Save Photos from the Web 334

View an Album 336

View Individual Photos 337

Edit Photos 338

Organize Photos 340

Share Photos with Mail, Twitter, or Facebook 341

Share a Photo Using AirDrop 343

Share Photos Using iCloud Photo Sharing 344

Delete Photos 345

Chapter 20: Creating and Watching Videos 347

Capture Your Own Videos with the Built-In Cameras 348

Using QuickTake for Videos 349

Edit Videos 351

Play Movies or TV Shows with the TV App 352

Content from third-party providers 353

Content from iTunes 355

Turn On Closed-Captioning 357

Delete a Video from the iPhone 358

Chapter 21: Navigating with Maps 359

Go to Your Current Location 360

Change Views 361

Zoom In and Out 363

Go to Another Location or a Favorite 365

Drop a Marker (or Pin) 366

Find Directions 368

Get Turn-by-Turn Navigation Help 370

Part 5: Living with Your iPhone 375

Chapter 22: Keeping on Schedule with Calendar and Clock 377

View Your Calendar 378

Add Calendar Events 381

Add Events with Siri 382

Create Repeating Events 382

View an Event 384

Add Alerts 384

Search for an Event 386

Delete an Event 386

Display Clock 387

Set an Alarm 388

Use Stopwatch and Timer 390

Chapter 23: Working with Reminders and Notifications 393

Create a Reminder 394

Edit Reminder Details 395

Schedule a Reminder by Time, Location, or When Messaging 397

Create a List 399

Sync with Other Devices and Calendars 401

Mark as Complete or Delete a Reminder 402

Set Notification Types 404

View Notification Center 407

Get Some Rest with Do Not Disturb 408

Chapter 24: Keeping Tabs on Your Health 411

Health App Overview 412

Apps that Health can collaborate with 415

What equipment connects with Health 415

Create Your Medical ID 416

Become an Organ Donor 417

View Health App Data 418

Import and Export Health Data 421

View Health Records 421

Chapter 25: Troubleshooting and Maintaining Your iPhone 423

Keep the iPhone Screen Clean 424

Protect Your Gadget with a Case 425

Extend Your iPhone’s Battery Life 426

Deal with a Nonresponsive iPhone 427

Update the iOS Software 428

Find a Missing Apple Device 430

Back Up to iCloud 432

Index 435