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iPhone For Dummies, 13th Edition

by Edward C. Baig, Bob LeVitus

November 2019

Beginner

416 pages

12h 34m

English

For Dummies

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About This BookFoolish AssumptionsIcons Used in This BookBeyond the BookWhere to Go from Here
The Big PictureA Quick Tour OutsideHome Sweet Home Screen
Activating the iPhoneTurning the iPhone On and OffLocking the iPhoneUnderstanding Pressure-Sensitive TouchMastering the Multitouch InterfaceMultitaskingNavigating beyond the Home ScreenOrganizing Icons into FoldersProactive SearchingNotifications and the Today View
A Brief iCloud PrimerThe Kitchen SyncSyncing Your Data with iTunes or the FinderSynchronizing Your MediaManual Syncing
Making a CallReceiving a CallWhile on a CallSeeing Is Believing with FaceTime
Controlling Control CenterSummoning Siri
Getting the iMessageTaking Note of Notes

Working with the CalendarAdding Calendar EntriesCalculate ThisPunching the ClockVoicing MemosIt’s a WalletDropping in on AirDropControlling Lights, Locks, and MoreUsing the iPhone in the CarMeasuring ThingsKeeping in Good Health
Introducing Your iPhone’s Music PlayerMy Music Is Your MusicTaking Control of Your TunesCustomizing Your Audio ExperienceListening to Podcasts with the Podcasts AppShopping with the iTunes Store App
Taking Your Best ShotMaking Photos Come to LifeKeeping Things in FocusTracking Down Your PicturesAdmiring Your PicturesEditing and Deleting PhotosLivening Up Live PhotosMore (Not So) Stupid Picture Tricks
Finding Stuff to WatchPlaying VideoShooting Video
Surfin’ DudeI Can See Clearly NowPrivate BrowsingSmart Safari Settings
Prep Work: Setting Up Your AccountsSee Me, Read Me, File Me, Delete Me: Working with MessagesDarling, You Send Me (Email)
Maps Are Where It’s AtContemplating the CompassTaking Stock with StocksWeather WatchingKeeping Track of Documents with Files
Sky-High SettingsReport, Sound, and Appearance SettingsIn GeneralPhoning in More Settings
Finding AppsDeleting and Organizing Your AppsApple’s New ArcadeBooks, Newspapers, and Magazines
iPhone IssuesProblems with Calling or NetworksSync, Computer, or iTunes IssuesMore Help on the Apple WebsiteIf Nothing We Suggest HelpsDude, Where’s My Stuff?
ShazamAction Movie FXHalideEvernotePhotoCard by Bill AtkinsonIMDbLibbyWazeBeCassoDark Sky
Use QuickPath for Speed and AccuracyAutocorrect Is Your FriendAssault on BatteriesTricks with Links and Phone NumbersShare the Love … and the LinksChoose a Home Page for SafariLike a Time Machine for iPhone BackupsCreate Ringtones for Free in GarageBandGetting Apps Out of the Multitasking ScreenTaking a Snapshot of the Screen

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Chapter 3

Synchronicity: Getting Stuff to and from Your iPhone

IN THIS CHAPTER

Syncing iPhone with iTunes

Syncing contacts and calendars

Syncing everything else

After you pass basic training (in Chapter 2), the next thing you’re likely to want is to get some or all of the following into your iPhone: contacts, appointments, events, bookmarks, music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, photos, and documents.

Last year Apple decreed that iTunes version 12.7 (and later) would no longer allow you to buy or manage your iOS apps, ringtones, e-books, and iTunes U courses. The exception is that you can use the Books app to purchase and manage e-books on a Mac or iOS device (but not on a PC because it doesn’t have a Books app).

If you need additional details on working with ringtones or apps, or anything else that’s changed since iTunes 12.7, Apple has kindly posted an article entitled, “Changes in the new iTunes: Learn about changes to Apps, iTunes U, Internet Radio, and more” at https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208075.

The article has nearly a dozen links to other articles, which gives you an idea of how many words it would have taken us to explain all the things you used to be able to do with ...