iPhone For Seniors For Dummies

Dwight Spivey has been an expert on all things Apple for 20+ years. He’s the author of many tech books, including the most recent edition of iPad For Seniors For Dummies. Dwight is also Director of Educational Technology 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 3

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 16 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 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 28

Browsing the App Library 31

Display and Use the Onscreen Keyboard 34

Keyboard shortcuts 36

The shift key 37

Emojis 37

QuickPath 38

Swipe to Search 39

Wonderful Widgets 40

Change and Customize Your Lock Screen 41

Chapter 3: Getting Going 45

Update the Operating System to iOS 16 46

Learn App Switcher Basics 47

Examine the iPhone Cameras 48

Take a Look at Face ID 50

Discover Control Center 51

Lock Screen Rotation 54

Explore the Status Bar 55

Take Inventory of Preinstalled Apps 56

Put Your iPhone to Sleep or Turn It Off 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 iPhone’s Files 72

Chapter 5: Managing and Monitoring iPhone Usage 75

Meet Screen Time 76

Create Some Downtime 79

Allow Certain Apps During Downtime 81

Set App Limits 82

Set Content and Privacy Restrictions 86

Manage Children’s Accounts 89

Part 2: Using Your iPhone 91

Chapter 6: Making and Receiving Calls 93

Place a Call by Using the Keypad 94

End a Call 96

Place a Call by Using Contacts 96

Return a Recent Call 97

Use Favorites 98

Receive a Call 100

Use Tools During a call 103

Turn On Do Not Disturb 104

Set Up a Driving Focus 105

Set Up Exceptions for Do Not Disturb 107

Reply to a Call via Text or Set a Reminder to Call Back 109

Change Your Ringtone 109

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 119

Set Individual Ringtones and Text Tones 121

Search for a Contact 122

Share a Contact 124

Delete a Contact 125

Chapter 8: Communicating with FaceTime and Messages 127

What You Need to Use FaceTime 128

An Overview of FaceTime 129

Make a FaceTime Call with Wi-Fi or Cellular 130

Accept, Enjoy, and End a FaceTime Call 133

Switch Views 135

Set Up an iMessage Account 135

Use Messages to Address, Create, and Send Messages 137

Read Messages 139

Clear a Conversation 140

Send Emojis with Your Text 141

Use App Drawer 142

Send and Receive Audio 145

Send a Photo or Video 146

Understand Group Messaging 147

Activate the Hide Alerts Feature 148

Chapter 9: Using Handy Utilities 149

Use the Calculator App 150

Find Your Way with Compass 151

Record Voice Memos 153

Measure Distances and Level Objects 156

Discover the Home App 159

Translate Words and Phrases 160

Chapter 10: Making Your iPhone More Accessible 165

Set Brightness 166

Change the Wallpaper 167

Set Up VoiceOver 169

Use VoiceOver. 172

Customize Vision Settings 173

Use iPhone with Hearing Aids 174

Adjust the Volume 175

Set Up Subtitles and Captioning 176

Manage Other Hearing Settings 178

Turn On and Work with AssistiveTouch 179

Turn On Additional Physical and Motor Settings 181

Focus Learning with Guided Access 181

One-Handed Keyboard 184

Control Your iPhone with a Tap on the Back 186

Control Your iPhone with Voice Control 187

Adjust Accessibility Settings on a Per-App Basis 189

Chapter 11: Conversing with Siri 191

Activate Siri 192

Discover All That Siri Can Do 194

Get Suggestions 197

Call Contacts 198

Create Reminders and Alerts 199

Add Events to Your Calendar 200

Play Music 200

Get Directions 201

Ask for Facts 202

Search the Web 203

Send Email, Messages, or Tweets 203

Use Dictation 204

Part 3: Exploring the Internet and Apps 205

Chapter 12: Browsing with Safari 207

Connect to the Internet 208

Explore Safari 209

Navigate Web Pages 211

Use Tabbed Browsing 213

Organize with Tab Groups 214

View Browsing History 217

Search the Web 218

Add and Use Bookmarks 219

Download Files 221

Translate Web Pages 223

Chapter 13: Working with Email in the Mail App 225

Add an Email Account 226

Manually Set Up an Email Account 228

Open Mail and Read Messages 230

Reply To or Forward Email 232

Create and Send a New Message 234

Format Email 236

Search Email 239

Mark Email as Unread or Flag for Follow-Up 241

Create an Event from Email Contents 242

Delete Email 243

Organize Email 244

Create a VIP List 245

Chapter 14: Expanding Your iPhone Horizons with Apps 249

Explore Senior-Recommended Apps 250

Search the App Store 253

Get Applications from the App Store 254

Organize Your Applications on Home Screens 256

Organize Apps in Folders 258

Delete Apps You No Longer Need 260

Offload Apps to Keep Data 261

Update Apps 263

Purchase and Download Games 267

Challenge Friends in Game Center 269

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

Select and Customize Themes 295

Modify Your Book’s Font 297

Adjust Accessibility & Layout Options 298

Chapter 18: Enjoying Music and Podcasts 301

View the Music Library 302

Create Playlists 304

Search for Music 306

Play Music 307

Shuffle Music 311

Listen with Your Earbuds 312

Listen with Spatial Audio 312

Use AirPlay 314

Play Music with Radio 315

Find and Subscribe to Podcasts 316

Play Podcasts 319

Chapter 19: Taking and Sharing Photos 321

Take Pictures with the iPhone Cameras 322

Save Photos from the Web 326

View an Album and Its Photos 327

Edit Photos 329

Organize Photos 331

Share Photos with Mail, Twitter, or Facebook 333

Share a Photo Using AirDrop 334

Share Photos Using iCloud Photo Sharing 336

Delete Photos 336

Chapter 20: Creating and Watching Videos 337

Capture Your Own Videos with the Built-In Cameras 338

Using QuickTake for Videos 339

Edit Videos 341

Play Movies or TV Shows with the TV App 342

Content from third-party providers 343

Content from the iTunes Store 345

Turn On Closed-Captioning 347

Delete a Video from the iPhone 349

Chapter 21: Navigating with Maps 351

Display Your Current Location 352

Change Views 353

Zoom In and Out 355

Go to Another Location or a Favorite 357

Drop a Marker (or Pin) 359

Find Directions 360

Get Turn-by-Turn Navigation Help 362

Go Globetrotting! 366

Part 5: Living With Your iPhone 367

Chapter 22: Keeping on Schedule with Calendar and Clock 369

View Your Calendar 370

Add Calendar Events 373

Add Events with Siri 375

Create Repeating Events 376

View an Event 377

Add an Alert to an Event 377

Select a default Calendar Alert 378

Set up an alert for an event 378

Search for an Event 380

Delete an Event 380

Display the Clock App 381

Set an Alarm 382

Use Stopwatch and Timer 384

Chapter 23: Working with Reminders and Notifications 387

Create a Reminder 388

Edit Reminder Details 389

Schedule a Reminder by Time, Location, or When Messaging 391

Create a List 393

Sync with Other Devices and Calendars 394

Mark as Complete or Delete a Reminder 396

Get Notified! 398

Notification summaries 398

Set notification types 400

View Notification Center 402

Stay Focused and Undisturbed 404

Set up a focus 404

Turn on a focus 405

Chapter 24: Keeping Tabs on Your Health 407

Understand the Health App 408

Apps that Health can collaborate with 412

Equipment that connects with Health 412

Create Your Medical ID 412

Become an Organ Donor 413

View Health App Data 414

Import and Export Health Data 416

Sharing Is Caring 416

View Health Records 418

Stay on Top of Your Medications 419

Chapter 25: Troubleshooting and Maintaining Your iPhone 421

Keep the iPhone Screen Clean 422

Protect Your Gadget with a Case 423

Extend Your iPhone’s Battery Life 424

Deal with a Nonresponsive iPhone 427

Update the iOS Software 428

Find a Missing Apple Device 429

Back Up to iCloud 431

Index 433