Chapter 25

Troubleshooting and Maintaining Your iPhone

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Clean and protect your iPhone

Bullet Extend your iPhone’s battery life

Bullet Fix a nonresponsive iPhone

Bullet Update the iOS software

Bullet Get support

Bullet Find and back up your iPhone

iPhones don’t grow on trees — they cost a pretty penny, especially with phone equipment subsidies and two-year contracts disappearing. That’s why you should learn how to take care of your iPhone and troubleshoot any problems it might have so that you get the most out of it.

In this chapter, I provide some advice about the care and maintenance of your iPhone, as well as tips about how to solve common problems, update iPhone system software, and even reset the iPhone if something goes seriously wrong. In case you lose your iPhone, I even tell you about a feature that helps you find it, activate it remotely, or even disable it if it has fallen into the wrong hands. ...

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