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iPhone For Dummies, 2022nd Edition

by Edward C. Baig, Bob LeVitus

November 2021

Beginner

416 pages

12h 35m

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 iPhoneMastering the Multitouch InterfaceMultitaskingNavigating beyond the Home ScreenOrganizing Icons into FoldersVisiting the App LibraryWatching WidgetsProactive SearchingNotifications and Today View
A Brief iCloud PrimerThe Kitchen SyncSyncing Your Data with iTunes or 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 CarUnlocking the CarMeasuring ThingsTranslating Text or SpeechKeeping 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 PhotosLeveraging Live TextMore (Not So) Stupid Picture Tricks
Finding Stuff to WatchPlaying VideoShooting Video
Surfin’ DudeI Can See Clearly NowPrivate BrowsingSign in with AppleSmart 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 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 FXHalide Mark II Pro CameraEvernoteWords with Friends 2IMDbLibbyWazeBeCassoClubhouse
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

Content preview from iPhone For Dummies, 2022nd Edition

Chapter 5

Taking Control of Your iPhone

IN THIS CHAPTER

Controlling your iPhone with Control Center

Calling Siri

Typing to request Siri

Siri is the increasingly intelligent voice-activated virtual personal assistant living like a genie inside the iPhone. Siri not only hears what you have to say but also attempts to figure out the intent of your words. Siri then does its darnedest to respond to your wishes. Siri can help you dictate and send a message, get directions, call a friend, discover who won the ballgame, tell you when a movie is playing, ID the song playing in the background, arrange a wake-up call, search the web, find a decent place to eat, and play podcasts and the radio with third-party apps. Siri talks back, too, sometimes with humor and other times with attitude. When Ed told Siri he was tired, it responded with, “That’s fine. I just hope you’re not doing anything dangerous.”

Years ago, Siri was available as a free third-party app; Apple bought the startup company behind this neat technology and incorporated the magic inside what was then the latest iPhone model, the iPhone 4s. Siri has been on the iPhone ever since, and also appears on the third-generation iPads ...