iPhone For Seniors For Dummies, 2024 Edition

Chapter 15

Socializing with Facebook, X (Twitter), and Instagram

IN THIS CHAPTER

Learn some social media dos and don’ts

Find and install social media apps

Create a Facebook account

Customize Facebook settings

Create an X (a Twitter) account

Create an Instagram account

Social media apps keep us in close digital contact with friends, family, and the rest of the world, and for some folks have become as important a digital staple as email, if not more so. Facebook, X (formerly known as Twitter), and Instagram are some of the most popular social media apps (although there are plenty of others you should feel free to check out), and therefore I focus on obtaining and setting up these apps for use with your iPhone in this chapter. You’ll find that other social media apps are as simple to set up as these.

Facebook is a platform for sharing posts about your life, with or without photos and ...