iPhone For Dummies, 13th Edition

Chapter 14

Setting You Straight on Settings

IN THIS CHAPTER

Preparing networks

Seeking sensible sounds and screen brightness

Keeping the clan together through Family Sharing

Monitoring screen time

Finding a lost iPhone

Are you a control freak? Do you have to have it your way? Boy, have you landed in the right chapter.

Throughout this book, you have occasion to drop in on Settings, which is the makeover factory for the iPhone. For example, we show you how to open Settings (by tapping its Home screen icon) to set ringtones, change the phone’s background or wallpaper, and specify your search engine of choice. We also show you how to alter security settings in Safari, tailor email to your liking, and get a handle on how to fetch or push new data.

The Settings area on the iPhone is roughly analogous to Control Panel in Windows and System Preferences on a Mac.

But you won’t have to visit ...