iPhone: The Missing Manual, 10th Edition

iPhone: The Missing Manual, 10th Edition

by David Pogue
Released January 2017
Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
ISBN: 9781491979242

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iOS 10 for the iPhone includes a host of exciting new features—including an all-new Messages app, updates to Maps, Search, 3D Touch, and widgets. And the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus have new, more advanced cameras, and you can do more with Siri and third-party apps than ever before. This gorgeously illustrated guide to the tips, shortcuts, and workarounds will help you become an iPhone master. Written by Missing Manual series creator and former New York Times columnist David Pogue, this updated guide shows you everything you need to know about the new features and user interface of iOS 10 for the iPhone.

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Table of contents

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

Product information

  • Title: iPhone: The Missing Manual, 10th Edition
  • Author(s): David Pogue
  • Release date: January 2017
  • Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
  • ISBN: 9781491979242