Chapter 2
Mastering Essential Moves
IN THIS CHAPTER
Tapping, swiping, dragging, and other gestures
Typing with the onscreen keyboards
Multitasking and switching apps
Organizing your Home screen pages
Keeping alert through notifications and today view
Using Standby
In this chapter, you get up to speed working with the iPhone’s bright and beautiful touchscreen display. You start by learning the key touchscreen gestures, from tapping, double-tapping, and triple-tapping through to swiping, sliding, and pinching or spreading. Next, you explore the onscreen keyboards, multitasking, and switching apps, before moving on to navigating the Home screen pages and organizing the icons and widgets they contain. After that, it’s time to search your phone, use notifications, and make the most of today view. Finally, you learn to customize the Lock screen and use iOS 17’s new Standby feature.
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