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iPhone: The Missing Manual
by David Pogue
iPhone: The Missing Manual, 11th Edition
The Missing Credits
Acknowledgments
Also by David Pogue
Introduction
About the iPhone
About This Book
About the Outline
About → These → Arrows
About MissingManuals.com
iPhone 8 and 8 Plus: What’s New
iPhone X: What’s New
Facial Recognition
TrueDepth Camera
The Rest of the Package
What’s New in iOS 11
The New Control Center
Storage Help
A Lot of Misc.
What It All Means
I. The iPhone as Phone
1. The Guided Tour
Side Button (On/Off)
iPhone X Functions
Sleep Mode
The Lock Screen
The Auto–Home Screen Option
Home Button
Quick Press: Wake Up
Momentary Touch: Unlock
Long Press: Siri
Two Quick Presses: App Switcher
Two Touches: Reachability
Three Presses: Magnifier, VoiceOver, Zoom…
Silencer Switch, Volume Keys
Screen
Status-Bar Icons
iPhone X: The Notch
Cameras and Flash
Sensors
SIM Card Slot
The World Phone
Headphone Jack
iPhone 7, 8, X: No Headphone Jack
Microphone, Speakerphone
The Lightning Connector
Antenna Band
In the Box
Seven Basic Finger Techniques
Tap
Double-Tap
Swipe
Pinch and Spread
Drag
Flick
Edge Swipes
3D Touch
Quick Actions
Peek and Pop
Charging the iPhone
Charging with the Cable
Charging on a Pad (iPhone 8 and X)
Battery Life Tips
The Home Screen
Control Center
The Starter Set
Customizing the Control Center
Closing the Control Center
Passcode Protection
Setting Up a Passcode
Fingerprint Security (Touch ID)
Fingerprints for Apps, Websites, and Apple Pay
Face ID (iPhone X)
TrueDepth
Training Face ID
Using Face ID
2. The Lock Screen & Notifications
Three Swipes, You’re In
Notifications
Dealing with Notifications
Dismissing Clumps of Notifications
Customizing Notifications
Locking Down the Lock Screen
The Today Screen (Widgets)
Widgets on the Home Screen
In Case of Emergency
Help from the Shutdown Screen
The “Forcible Unlock” Situation
3. Typing, Editing & Searching
The Keyboard
Making the Keyboard Work
Autocorrect: Your Typing Assistant from Hell
QuickType
The Spelling Dictionary
The Spelling Checker
Punctuation with One Touch
Accented Characters
Typing Shortcuts (Abbreviation Expanders)
The One-Handed Keyboard
Swype, SwiftKey, and Other Keyboards
International Typing
The Emoji Keyboard
Connecting a Real Keyboard
3D Touch: The Secret Trackpad
Dictation
Punctuation
Cut, Copy, Paste
Step 1: Select the Text
Step 2: Cut or Copy
Step 3: Paste
(Possible Step 4: Undo)
The “Look Up” Dictionary
Speak!
Searching Your iPhone
How to Use Search
Controlling What Shows Up
4. Phone Calls & FaceTime
Dialing from the Phone App
The Favorites List
Reordering Favorites
Deleting from Favorites
The Recents List
Contacts
Groups
Adding to the Contacts List
Adding a Contact on the Fly
Editing Someone
Deleting Someone
Sharing a Contact
The Keypad
Visual Voicemail
Setup
Using Visual Voicemail
Dialing in for Messages
Answering Calls
Online and on the Phone, Together
Not Answering Calls
Silencing the Ring
Ignore It—or Dump It to Voicemail
Respond with a Text Message
Remind Me Later
Do Not Disturb
Turning on Do Not Disturb
Locked or Unlocked
Allowing Special Callers Through
One More Safety Measure
Do Not Disturb While Driving
How to Turn On Do Not Disturb While Driving
Auto-Reply Settings
Making DND Mandatory
Fun with Phone Calls
Mute
Keypad
Speaker
Add Call (Conference Calling)
FaceTime
Hold
Contacts
Call Waiting
Call Forwarding
Caller ID
Custom Ringtones
Get Your Ringtones Back
FaceTime Video Calls
FaceTime Audio Calls
Bluetooth Accessories
Pairing with a Bluetooth Earpiece or Speaker
Bluetooth Car Systems
Pairing with a Smartwatch or Fitness Band
5. Siri Voice Command
Voice Command
How to Use Siri
How to Use “Hey Siri”
What to Say to Siri
Non-Apple Apps
When Things Go Wrong
Siri’s Personality
Typing to Siri
Advanced Siri
Teach Siri About Your Relationships
Fix Siri’s Name Comprehension
Siri Settings
6. Texting & Messages
Text Messages and iMessages
Standard Texting (SMS)
iMessages
Receiving Texts
The List of Conversations
Mark All as Read
The Details Screen
Capturing Messages and Files
Tapbacks (iMessages Only)
Sending Messages
Audio Texting (iMessages Only)
Help with Emoji and Info-Bits
The Finger-Sketch Pad
Sending with Animated Fun
Photos and Videos
The Apps Drawer
The App Store
Music
Animoji (iPhone X)
Digital Touch
#Images
Recents
Messages Prefs
Settings for Texts and iMessages
Bonus Settings in a Place You Didn’t Expect
7. Large Type, Kid Mode & Accessibility
VoiceOver
Zooming
Magnifier
Display Accommodations
Speech
How to De-Sparsify iOS’s Design
Larger Text
Bold Text
Button Shapes
Increase Contrast
Reduce Motion
On/Off Labels
Face ID & Attention
Reachability
Switch Control
AssistiveTouch
Touch Accommodations
Home Button (or Side Button)
Siri
3D Touch
Tap to Wake (iPhone X)
Keyboard
Shake to Undo
Vibration
Call Audio Routing
Hearing Assistance
MFi Hearing Aids
TTY
LED Flash for Alerts
Mono Audio
Phone Noise Cancellation
Balance Slider
Hearing Aid Compatibility
Media (Subtitle Options)
Guided Access (Kiosk Mode)
The Instant Screen-Dimming Trick
Accessibility Shortcut
II. Pix, Flix & Apps
8. Music & Videos
Apple Music
The Library Tab
Playback Control
The Mini-Player
The Now Playing Screen
The Options Panel
Control Center
Playback While Locked
Voice Control
Playlists
Creating Playlists on the Phone
Using Playlists
Up Next
View, Edit, or Clear the Up Next List
“For You” Tab
Browse Tab
iTunes Radio
Free Stations
Subscriber Stations
Custom Stations
Returning to a Custom Station
Siri and iTunes Radio
Speakers and Headphones
Bluetooth Wireless Speakers
Switching Among Speakers
AirPlay
Music Settings
EQ (Equalization)
Volume Limit
Sound Check
Playing Music from Your Computer
The iTunes Store
Purchased Items
More in “More”
The TV App
Four Tabs
How to Play a Video
Zoom/Unzoom
TV Output
AirPlay
How to Project or Record the iPhone’s Screen
9. The Camera
The Camera App
Firing Up the Camera
Camera Modes
Photo Mode
Tap to Focus
Adjust Exposure
Focus Lock/Exposure Lock
The LED Flash
The Screen Flash
Zooming In
True Optical Zoom
The “Rule of Thirds” Grid
High Dynamic Range (HDR)
Taking the Shot
Burst Mode
Self-Portraits (the Front Camera)
The Self-Timer
Filters
Live Photos
Reviewing Live Photos
Editing Live Photos
Sharing Live Photos
Portrait Mode
Studio Lighting
Square Mode
Pano Mode
Video Mode
A Note About Resolution—and 4K Video
Things to Do While You’re Rolling
The Front Camera
The Video Light
Slo-Mo Mode
Time-Lapse Mode
Trimming a Video
iMovie for iPhone
Editing Photos
Auto-Enhance ()
Adjust Color ()
Filters ()
Remove Red Eye ()
Crop/Straighten ()
Marking Up Your Photos
Editing Live Photos
Handing Off to Other Editing Apps
Saving Your Changes
Managing and Sharing Photos
The Photos Tab
The Memories Tab
The Albums Tab
Creating and Deleting Albums
Hide a Photo
Flicking, Rotating, Zooming, Panning
Finding Photos
Deleting Photos
Photo Controls
753 Ways to Share Photos and Videos
Step 1: Choose the Photos
Step 2: Preparing to Send
AirDrop
Message
Mail
iCloud Photo Sharing
Add to Notes
Twitter, Facebook, Flickr
YouTube, Vimeo
Save PDF to iBooks
More
Save Image
Assign to Contact
Copy
Slideshow
AirPlay
Add to Album
Create Watch Face
Hide
Save to Files
Use as Wallpaper
Duplicate
Print
More
My Photo Stream
Deleting Photos from the Photo Stream
iCloud Photo Sharing
Create a Shared Photo Album
Adjusting an Album’s Settings
Receiving a Photo Album on Your Gadget
Fun with Shared Photo Albums
iCloud Photo Library
Geotagging
Capturing the Screen
Recording Screen Video
10. All About Apps
Getting New Apps
The App Details Page
Two Welcome Notes About Backups
Organizing Your Apps
Rearranging Apps on the Home Screen
Deleting Apps
Restoring the Home Screen
Folders
App Preferences
App Updates
Manual Updates
Automatic Updates
How to Find Good Apps
Augmented Reality (AR) Apps
The Abandoned Apps
Re-Downloading Apps
The App Switcher
Force-Quitting an App
A Word About Background Apps
Back to App ()
iPhone X: Bypass the App Switcher
AirPrint: Printing from the Phone
The Share Sheet
AirDrop
The One AirDrop Setting
11. The Built-In Apps
Calculator
Calendar
Day View
Month View
Year View
The Rotated Calendar
Plus Model Views
Subscribing to Your Online Calendars
Making an Appointment (Day or Month View)
Making an Appointment (Day View, Week View)
Editing, Rescheduling, Deleting Events (Long Way)
Editing and Rescheduling Events (Fun Way)
The Clendar (Category) Concept
Search
Invitations
Clock
World Clock
Alarm
Bedtime
Stopwatch
Timer
Compass
The Carpenter’s Level
Files
Meet iCloud Drive…
…And Its Rivals
Working with Files
Tagging Files
Favorites Folders
Health
The Four Biggies
Home
iBooks
Downloading Books
PDFs and ePub Files
Your Library
Collections
Reading
Notes, Bookmarks, Highlighting, Dictionary
BooksThat Read to You
iBooks Settings
Maps
Meet Maps
Maps Basics
Finding Yourself
Orienting Maps
Searching Maps
Add a New Place
The Location Card
Directions
Navigation Mode
Directions Between Two Other Points
Night Mode
Where You Parked
Traffic
3D Mode
Flyover (iPhone 8, iPhone X)
Flyover Tours
Extensions
News
Notes
Tables
Text and Paragraph Formatting
Checklists
Scan a Document
Add a Photo to a Note
Add a Sketch
Sharing Notes
Locking Notes
The Notes List
Syncing Notes
Notes Accounts
Podcasts
Subscribing
Settings
Listening
Reminders
The List of Lists
The Scheduled List
Recording a Reminder
The Details Screen
“Remid Me About This”
Stocks
Landscape View
Customizing Your Portfolio
Tips
TV
Voice Memos
Trimming Your Recording
Wallet
Watch
Weather
The City List
More Standard Apps
III. The iPhone Online
12. Getting Online
Cellular Networks
A Word About VoLTE
Wi-Fi Hotspots
Sequence of Connections
Silencing the “Want to Join?” Messages
The List of Hotspots
Commercial Hotspots
Airplane Mode and Wi-Fi Off Mode
Personal Hotspot (Tethering)
Turning On the Hotspot
Connecting via Wi-Fi
Connecting via Bluetooth
Connecting via USB Cable
Once You’re Connected
Turning Off Personal Hotspot
Turning Personal Hotspot Back On
Share Your Wi-Fi Password
13. Safari
Safari Tour
Zooming and Scrolling
Full-Screen Mode
Typing a Web Address
The Favorites Icons
Request Desktop Site
Searching in Safari
Quick Website Search
Bookmarks ()
Creating New Bookmarks
Editing Bookmarks and Folders
The Reading List ()
The History List ()
Erasing the History List
Link-Tapping Tricks
Saving Graphics
Saved Passwords and Credit Cards
Manipulating Multiple Pages
To Open a New Window
To Switch Among Windows
iCloud Tabs
Reader View
Web Security
Pop-Up Blocker
Password Suggestions
Cookies
Private Browsing
Parental Controls
Happy Surprises in the Panel
14. Email
Setting Up Your Account
POP3 and IMAP Accounts
Downloading Mail
The Unified Inbox
The Message List—and Threading
Filters
VIPs and Flagged Messages
VIPs
Flag It
What to Do with a Message
List View: Flag, Trash, Mark as Unread
Read It
Reply to It
Forward It
Follow It
Filing or Deleting One Message
Filing or Deleting Batches of Messages
Add the Sender to Contacts
Open an Attachment
Snagging (or Sending) a Graphic
Snagging a Contact or a Date
Unsubscribing
View the To/From Details
Mark as Unread
Move On
Searching
Writing Messages
Signatures
Finish with a Phone Call
Four Settings Worth Tweaking
IV. Connections
15. Syncing with iTunes
Connecting the iPhone
All About Syncing
Manual Syncing
The Eight Tabs of iTunes
Summary Tab
Serial Number, UDID
Music Tab
Making It All Fit
Movies and TV Shows Tabs
Podcasts Tab
Books Tab
Photos Tab
Syncing Photos and Videos (Computer → iPhone)
Syncing Photos and Videos (iPhone → Computer)
Info Tab
File Sharing
On My Device
One iPhone, Multiple Computers
One Computer, Multiple iPhones
Backing Up the iPhone
Using That Backup
Deleting a Backup File
16. iCloud & Apple Pay
What iCloud Giveth
iCloud Sync
Find My iPhone
Send Last Location
Activation Lock
iCloud Backup
iCloud Drive
Email
Video, Music, Apps: Locker in the Sky
The Price of Free
Apple Pay
The Setup
The Shopping
Apple Pay Online
Apple Pay Cash
Family Sharing
Setting Up Family Sharing
Life in Family Sharing
17. Continuity: iPhone Meets Mac
Continuity Setup
Mac as Speakerphone
Texting from the Mac
Instant Hotspot
Handoff
AirDrop
From iPhone to Mac
Universal Clipboard
18. Settings
Three Important Settings Tricks
[Your Name]
Airplane Mode
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
Cellular
Personal Hotspot
Notifications
Control Center
Do Not Disturb
General
Display & Brightness
Wallpaper
Sounds (or Sounds & Haptics)
Meet Haptics
Siri & Search
Touch ID (Face ID) & Passcode
Emergency SOS
Battery
Privacy
Location Services
Contacts, Calendars, Reminders…
Analytics
Advertising
iTunes & App Store
Automatic Downloads
Video Autoplay
In-App Ratings & Reviews
Offload Unused Apps
Wallet & Apple Pay
Accounts & Passwords
Accounts
Mail
Contacts
Calendar
Notes
Reminders
Phone
Messages
FaceTime
Maps
Compass
Safari
Search
General
Privacy & Security
News
Music
TV
Photos
Camera
iBooks
Podcasts
Game Center
TV Provider
App Preferences
V. Appendixes
A. Signup & Setup
Buying a New iPhone
Upgrading to iOS 11
The Setup Assistant
Software Updates to Come
Updating Directly on the Phone
Install Updates from Your Computer
Restrictions and Parental Controls
Allow
Allowed Content
Privacy
Allow Changes
Game Center
Two-Factor Authentication
B. Troubleshooting & Maintenance
First Rule: Install the Updates
Six Ways to Reset the Phone
iPhone Doesn’t Turn On
Recovery Mode
Battery Life Is Terrible
Out of Space
The iPhone Storage Screen
Offload Unused Apps
Offload Full-Resolution Photos
Offload Music
Warranty and Repair
Out-of-Warranty Repairs
The Battery Replacement Program
What to Do About a Cracked Screen
Where to Go from Here
Index
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