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
