iPhone For Seniors For Dummies

Dwight Spivey has over 20 years of experience as an Apple expert. He’s written previous editions of iPhone For Seniors For Dummies and iPad For Seniors For Dummies and is 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 15 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 18

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 the iPhone 22

Turn On iPhone for the First Time 23

Meet the Multi-Touch Screen 24

Say Hello to Tap and Swipe 27

Introducing App Library 31

Display and Use the Onscreen Keyboard 34

Keyboard shortcuts 35

The Shift key 36

Emojis 37

QuickPath 38

Flick to Search 38

Wonderful Widgets 39

Chapter 3: Getting Going 41

Update the Operating System to iOS 15 41

Learn App Switcher Basics 43

Examine the iPhone Cameras 44

Take a Look at Face ID 46

Discover Control Center 47

Lock Screen Rotation 50

Explore the Status Bar 50

Take Inventory of Preinstalled Apps 51

Put Your iPhone to Sleep or Turn It Off 55

Chapter 4: Beyond the Basics 57

Charge the Battery by Plugging In 58

Charge the Battery Wirelessly 59

Sign into an Apple ID for Music, Movies, and More 59

Sync Wirelessly 61

Understand iCloud 64

Turn on iCloud Drive 67

Set Up iCloud Sync Settings 67

Browse Your iPhone’s Files 68

Chapter 5: Managing and Monitoring iPhone Usage 71

Meet Screen Time 72

Create Some Downtime 75

Allow Certain Apps During Downtime 76

Set App Limits 78

Set Content and Privacy Restrictions 81

Manage Children’s Accounts 85

Part 2: Using Your IPhone 89

Chapter 6: Making and Receiving Calls 91

Place a Call by Using the Keypad 92

End a Call 93

Place a Call by Using Contacts 94

Return a Recent Call 96

Use Favorites 97

Receive a Call 99

Use Tools During a Call 101

Turn On Do Not Disturb 103

Set Up a Driving Focus 104

Set Up Exceptions for Do Not Disturb 106

Reply to a Call via Text or Set a Reminder to Call Back 107

Change Your Ringtone 108

Chapter 7: Organizing Contacts 111

Add a Contact 112

Sync Contacts with iCloud 114

Assign a Photo to a Contact 116

Add Social Media Information 118

Designate Related People 120

Set Individual Ringtones and Text Tones 122

Search for a Contact 123

Share a Contact 125

Delete a Contact 127

Chapter 8: Communicating with FaceTime and Messages 129

What You Need to Use FaceTime 130

An Overview of FaceTime 131

Make a FaceTime Call with Wi-Fi or Cellular 132

Accept and End a FaceTime Call 134

Switch Views 137

Set Up an iMessage Account 138

Use Messages to Address, Create, and Send Messages 140

Read Messages 141

Clear a Conversation 142

Send Emojis with Your Text 143

Use App Drawer 145

Send and Receive Audio 147

Send a Photo or Video 148

Understand Group Messaging 150

Activate the Hide Alerts Feature 150

Chapter 9: Using Handy Utilities 151

Use the Calculator App 151

Find Your Way with Compass 153

Record Voice Memos 155

Measure Distances and Level Objects 158

Discover the Home App 161

Translate Words and Phrases 162

Chapter 10: Making Your iPhone More Accessible 167

Set Brightness 168

Change the Wallpaper 169

Set Up VoiceOver 171

Use VoiceOver 173

Use iPhone with Hearing Aids 176

Adjust the Volume 177

Set Up Subtitles and Captioning 178

Manage Other Hearing Settings 179

Turn On and Work with AssistiveTouch 180

Turn On Additional Physical and Motor Settings 183

Focus Learning with Guided Access 184

One-Handed Keyboard 186

Control Your iPhone with a Tap on the Back 188

Control Your iPhone with Voice Control 189

Adjust Accessibility Settings on a Per-App Basis 191

Chapter 11: Conversing with Siri 193

Activate Siri 194

Discover All That Siri Can Do 197

Get Suggestions 200

Call Contacts 200

Create Reminders and Alerts 201

Add Events to Your Calendar 202

Play Music 202

Get Directions 204

Ask for Facts 205

Search the Web 205

Send Email, Messages, or Tweets 206

Use Dictation 206

Part 3: Exploring the Internet and Apps 207

Chapter 12: Browsing with Safari 209

Connect to the Internet 210

Explore Safari 211

Navigate Web Pages 213

Use Tabbed Browsing 215

Organize with Tab Groups 217

View Browsing History 219

Search the Web 220

Add and Use Bookmarks 222

Download Files 223

Translate Web Pages 225

Chapter 13: Working with Email in the Mail App 227

Add an Email Account 228

Manually Set Up an Email Account 230

Open Mail and Read Messages 232

Reply to or Forward Email 234

Create and Send a New Message 236

Format Email 238

Search Email 242

Mark Email as Unread or Flag for Follow-Up 243

Create an Event from Email Contents 245

Delete Email 247

Organize Email 248

Create a VIP List 249

Chapter 14: Expanding Your iPhone Horizons with Apps 251

Explore Senior-Recommended Apps 252

Search the App Store 255

Get Applications from the App Store 256

Organize Your Applications on Home Screens 258

Organize Apps in Folders 260

Delete Apps You No Longer Need 262

Offload Apps to Keep Data 263

Update Apps 265

Purchase and Download Games 268

Challenge Friends in Game Center 270

Chapter 15: Socializing with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram 271

A Few Social Media Dos and Don’ts 272

Find and Install Social Media Apps 273

Create a Facebook Account 274

Customize Facebook Settings for Your iPhone 275

Create a Twitter Account 277

Create an Instagram Account 278

Part 4: Enjoying Media 279

Chapter 16: Shopping the iTunes Store 281

Explore the iTunes Store 281

Buy a Selection 283

Rent Movies 285

Use Apple Pay and Wallet 287

Set Up Family Sharing 287

Chapter 17: Reading Books 289

Find Books with Apple Books 289

Buy Books 292

Navigate a Book 293

Adjust Brightness in Apple Books 295

Change the Font Size and Type 296

Chapter 18: Enjoying Music and Podcasts 299

View the Music Library 300

Create Playlists 302

Search for Music 303

Play Music 305

Shuffle Music 309

Listen with Your Earbuds 310

Listen with Spatial Audio 311

Use AirPlay 312

Play Music with Radio 313

Find and Subscribe to Podcasts 314

Play Podcasts 317

Chapter 19: Taking and Sharing Photos 319

Take Pictures with the iPhone Cameras 320

Save Photos from the Web 324

View an Album 326

View Individual Photos 327

Edit Photos 328

Organize Photos 330

Share Photos with Mail, Twitter, or Facebook 331

Share a Photo Using AirDrop 332

Share Photos Using iCloud Photo Sharing 334

Delete Photos 334

Chapter 20: Creating and Watching Videos 335

Capture Your Own Videos with the Built-In Cameras 336

Using QuickTake for Videos 337

Edit Videos 339

Play Movies or TV Shows with the TV App 340

Content from third-party providers 342

Content from the iTunes Store 344

Turn On Closed-Captioning 346

Delete a Video from the iPhone 347

Chapter 21: Navigating with Maps 349

Go to Your Current Location 350

Change Views 351

Zoom In and Out 353

Go to Another Location or a Favorite 355

Drop a Marker (or Pin) 356

Find Directions 358

Get Turn-by-Turn Navigation Help 359

Go Globetrotting! 363

Part 5: Living with Your Iphone 365

Chapter 22: Keeping on Schedule with Calendar and Clock 367

View Your Calendar 368

Add Calendar Events 371

Add Events with Siri 372

Create Repeating Events 373

View an Event 374

Add an Alert to an Event 374

Search for an Event 376

Delete an Event 377

Display the Clock App 378

Set an Alarm 379

Use Stopwatch and Timer 380

Chapter 23: Working with Reminders and Notifications 383

Create a Reminder 384

Edit Reminder Details 385

Schedule a Reminder by Time, Location, or When Messaging 387

Create a List 389

Sync with Other Devices and Calendars 390

Mark as Complete or Delete a Reminder 391

Get Notified! 393

Notification summaries 394

Set notification types 396

View Notification Center 398

Stay Focused and Undisturbed 400

Set up a focus 400

Turn on a focus 402

Chapter 24: Keeping Tabs on Your Health 403

Understand the Health App 404

Apps that Health can collaborate with 407

Equipment that connects with Health 408

Create Your Medical ID 408

Become an Organ Donor 410

View Health App Data 411

Import and Export Health Data 414

Sharing Is Caring 414

View Health Records 416

Chapter 25: Troubleshooting and Maintaining Your iPhone 419

Keep the iPhone Screen Clean 420

Protect Your Gadget with a Case 421

Extend Your iPhone’s Battery Life 422

Deal with a Nonresponsive iPhone 425

Update the iOS Software 426

Find a Missing Apple Device 427

Back Up to iCloud 429

Index 431