My iPhone (Covers iPhone 7/7 Plus and other models running iOS 10): (My...)

Step-by-step instructions with callouts to iPhone images that show you exactly what to do. Help when you run into iPhone problems or limitations. Tips and Notes to help you get the most from your iPhone.   Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through getting and keeping your iPhone working just the way you want. The tasks include how to:   • Connect to the Internet, Bluetooth devices, Wi-Fi networks, and other iPhones, iPod touches, and iPads; take advantage of AirDrop to instantly share with other iOS and Mac users around you • Use Siri to get information, write texts and emails, set reminders/appointments, and more just by speaking to your iPhone • Customize your iPhone with folders, wallpaper, ringtones, and much more • Configure and sync your information, and efficiently manage contacts, and calendars • Communicate via FaceTime videoconferences, conference calls, text, email, and more • Make your text messages come alive by adding Digital Touches and effects • Make the most of Safari to browse the Web and Mail to manage all of your email from one Inbox • Listen to music, subscribe to podcasts, and use other great iPhone apps • Capture and edit photos and video; use the great camera features such as burst, timed and time-lapse photos, slow-motion video, and Live Photos via email, AirDrop, or texts; use iCloud to automatically save and share your photos • Find, download, install, and use awesome iPhone apps • Take advantage of iCloud to keep your content and information in sync on all your devices

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Getting Started with Your iPhone 3      Getting to Know Your iPhone’s External Features ............................3      Getting to Know Your iPhone’s Software ..................................................6          Using Your Fingers to Control Your iPhone ....................................6          Going Home ...............................................................................................................7          Touching the iPhone’s Screen .....................................................................8          Working with iPhone Apps ........................................................................13          Using the Home Screens ..............................................................................18          Using the iPhone Plus’ Split-Screen ....................................................20          Working with the Control Center .........................................................21          Working with the Notification Center ..............................................23          Using Siri Suggestions ....................................................................................26          Using the Do Not Disturb Mode ...........................................................26          Using Airplane Mode .......................................................................................27          Meeting Siri ..............................................................................................................28          Understanding iPhone Status Icons ..................................................30          Turning Your iPhone Off or On ...............................................................32          Sleeping/Locking and Waking/Unlocking Your iPhone.........32          Signing In To Your Apple ID .......................................................................35          Setting the Volume ............................................................................................36  Chapter 2: Using Your iPhone’s Core Features 39      Introducing the Settings App ..........................................................................40      Using and Configuring Widgets .....................................................................40          Accessing Widgets .............................................................................................40          Configuring the Widget Center ..............................................................43      Working with Text .......................................................................................................45          Working with Predictive Text....................................................................46          Working with Keyboards ..............................................................................47          Using Emojis ............................................................................................................48          Correcting Spelling as You Type ............................................................50          Editing Text ...............................................................................................................51          Selecting, Copying, Cutting, or Pasting Text ..............................52          Correcting Spelling After You’ve Typed ..........................................54          Dictating Text ..........................................................................................................55      Searching on Your iPhone ...................................................................................56      Working with Siri Suggestions ........................................................................59      Working with Notifications.................................................................................61          Working with Visual Notifications ........................................................62          Working with Other Types of Notifications .................................65          Configuring Your Notifications ...............................................................65          Configuring an App’s Notifications .....................................................66      Configuring the Do Not Disturb Mode ....................................................69          Setting an Automatic Do Not Disturb Schedule ....................70      Printing from Your iPhone ...................................................................................72      Working with the Wallet App and Apple Pay ....................................74          Working with the Wallet App ...................................................................75          Adding Passes or Cards to Your Wallet Using an App ........78          Adding Passes or Cards to Your Wallet by Scanning     Their Codes ..............79          Working with Apple Pay ...............................................................................80          Adding Credit or Debit Cards to Apple Pay ................................82          Managing Apple Pay ........................................................................................84  Chapter 3: Connecting Your iPhone to the Internet, Bluetooth Devices, and iPhones/iPods/iPads 87      Using Wi-Fi Networks to Connect to the Internet .........................88          Connecting to Open Wi-Fi Networks ................................................88          Connecting to Public Wi-Fi Networks ...............................................92          Disabling Automatic Prompting ...........................................................93          Forgetting Wi-Fi Networks ..........................................................................94      Using Cellular Data Networks to Connect to the Internet .....95          Configuring Cellular Data Use .................................................................98      Using Bluetooth to Connect to Other Devices ............................. 103          Connecting to Bluetooth Devices .................................................... 103      Connecting Your iPhone to Other iPhones, iPod touches, or iPads .............. 106          Using AirDrop to Share Content with Other iPhones, iPod touches, iPads, or a Mac ........... 107          Enabling AirDrop ..................... 108          Using AirDrop to Share Your Content ........................................... 109          Using AirDrop to Work with Content Shared with You .................. 111  Chapter 4: Setting Up and Using iCloud and Other Online Accounts 113      Configuring and Using iCloud ..................................................................... 114          Obtaining an iCloud Account .............................................................. 115          Signing In To Your iCloud Account .................................................. 117          Enabling iCloud to Store Your Information on the Cloud ............. 119          Configuring iCloud Drive ......................................................................... 121          Configuring iCloud to Store Photos ............................................... 122          Configuring Your iCloud Backup ....................................................... 124          Configuring Your iCloud Keychain .................................................. 125          Performing Advanced Configuration of Your iCloud Account ........... 127      Setting Up Other Types of Online Accounts on Your Phone 129          Configuring an Exchange Account ................................................. 129          Configuring a Google Account ........................................................... 133      Configuring Other Types of Online Accounts ............................... 135          Setting Up an Online Account that Isn’t Built-in ................ 136          Configuring a Facebook Account ..................................................... 137      Setting How and When Your Accounts Are Updated ............. 139          Configuring How New Data Is Retrieved for Your Accounts ................. 140  Chapter 5: Customizing How Your iPhone Works 145      Working with the Settings App .................................................................. 146          Using the Settings App on Any iPhone ...................................... 146          Searching for Settings ................................................................................ 147          Using the Settings App on an iPhone Plus .............................. 148      Setting Keyboard, Language, and Format Options .................. 150          Setting Keyboard Preferences ............................................................. 150          Creating and Working with Text Replacements .................. 154          Setting Language and Region Preferences ............................. 155      Setting Privacy and Location Services Preferences .................. 158      Configuring Passcode, Touch ID, and Content Restrictions ................ 164          Configuring Your Passcode and Touch ID ................................. 164          Setting Restrictions for Content and Apps .............................. 171      Customizing How Your iPhone Works with Apps ...................... 176          Configuring Your iPhone to Download and Maintain Apps ........... 177          Using the App Store App to Find and Install iPhone Apps .................. 178          Searching for Apps ........................................................................................ 180          Browsing for Apps .......................................................................................... 182          Downloading Apps ....................................................................................... 184  Chapter 6: Customizing How Your iPhone Looks and Sounds 189      Customizing Your Home Screens .............................................................. 189          Moving Icons Around Your Home Screens .............................. 190          Creating Folders to Organize Apps on Your Home Screens ............................... 192          Placing Icons in Existing Folders ....................................................... 194          Configuring the Home Screen Dock.............................................. 195          Deleting Icons .................................................................................................... 196      Setting the Screen’s Brightness, Lock/Wake, Text, View, and Wallpaper Options ..................... 197          Setting the Screen Brightness and Night Shift .................... 199          Setting Auto-Lock and Raise to Wake .......................................... 201          Setting Text Size and Bold....................................................................... 202          Choosing a View ............................................................................................... 203          Setting the Wallpaper on the Home and ock Screens ............... 205      Choosing the Sounds and Vibratory Feedback Your iPhone Uses ..................... 209  Chapter 7: Managing Contacts 215      Setting Your Contacts Preferences .......................................................... 216      Creating Contacts on Your iPhone ........................................................... 217          Creating New Contacts from Email................................................. 217          Creating Contacts Manually .................................................................. 219      Working with Contacts on Your iPhone .............................................. 226          Using the Contacts App ............................................................................ 226          Accessing Contacts from Other Apps........................................... 229      Managing Your Contacts on Your iPhone ......................................... 231          Updating Contact Information ........................................................... 232          Deleting Contacts ........................................................................................... 234  Chapter 8: Communicating with the Phone and FaceTime Apps 237      Configuring Phone Settings .......................................................................... 237      Making Voice Calls .................................................................................................. 240          Dialing with the Keypad ........................................................................... 241          Dialing with Contacts .................................................................................. 241          Dialing with Favorites ................................................................................. 243          Dialing with Recents .................................................................................... 244          Dialing from the FAVORITES Widget .............................................. 245      Managing In-Process Voice Calls ............................................................... 246          Entering Numbers During a Call ....................................................... 248          Making Conference Calls .......................................................................... 249          Using Another App During a Voice Call...................................... 253      Receiving Voice Calls ............................................................................................ 253          Answering Calls ................................................................................................ 254          Answering Calls During a Call ............................................................. 256      Managing Voice Calls ........................................................................................... 257          Clearing Recent Calls ................................................................................... 257          Adding Calling Information to Favorites ................................... 258          Using the iPhone’s Headset for Calls ............................................. 259      Using Visual Voicemail ........................................................................................ 260          Recording a New Greeting ..................................................................... 260          Listening to, Reading, and Managing Voicemails .............. 262          Finding and Listening to Voicemails.............................................. 263          Listening to and Managing Deleted Voicemails ................. 265      Communicating with FaceTime ................................................................. 267          Configuring FaceTime Settings .......................................................... 267          Making FaceTime Calls ............................................................................... 269          Receiving FaceTime Calls ......................................................................... 272          Managing FaceTime Calls ........................................................................ 273  Chapter 9: Sending, Receiving, and Managing Email 277      Configuring Email Accounts .......................................................................... 278      Setting Mail App Preferences ....................................................................... 278      Working with Email ............................................................................................... 282          Receiving and Reading Email............................................................... 284          Receiving and Reading Email on an iPhone Plus ............. 290          Using 3D Touch for Email ....................................................................... 291          Sending Email .................................................................................................... 294          Using Mail’s Suggested Recipients .................................................. 297          Replying to Email ............................................................................................ 298          Forwarding Emails .......................................................................................... 299      Managing Email ........................................................................................................ 301      Checking for New Email ............................................................................ 301          Understanding the Status of Email ................................................. 302          Managing Email from the Message Screen ............................. 302          Managing Email from an Inbox .......................................................... 303          Managing Multiple Emails at the Same Time ........................ 306          Organizing Email from the Message Screen .......................... 307          Organizing Email from the Inbox ..................................................... 309          Viewing Messages in a Mailbox ......................................................... 310          Saving Images Attached to Email .................................................... 312          Filtering Email..................................................................................................... 313          Searching Your Email ................................................................................... 314          Working with VIPs ........................................................................................... 315          Designating VIPs .............................................................................................. 315          Accessing VIP Email ....................................................................................... 316          Managing Junk Email .................................................................................. 317          Marking Junk Email ....................................................................................... 318  Chapter 10: Sending, Receiving, and Managing Texts and iMessages 321      Preparing the Messages App for Messaging .................................. 322          Setting Your Text and iMessage Preferences.......................... 322          Blocking People from Messaging or Texting You ............... 329      Sending Messages ................................ 330          Creating a New Message and Conversation ........................... 332          Sending Messages in an Existing Conversation .................. 335          Applying Effects to Messages You Send .................................... 337          Including Photos or Video in Messages You Send ............ 338          Using Digital Touches in Messages You Send ....................... 344          Managing Apps in Messages................................................................ 347          Adding Content from Apps to Messages You Send ........ 349          Including Instant Audio in Messages You Send .................. 351          Adding Your Location to Messages You Send ....................... 352          Using Quick Actions to Send Messages ..................................... 353      Receiving, Reading, and Replying to Messages .......................... 354          Receiving Messages ...................... 354          Reading Messages.................................. 355          Viewing Images or Video You Receive in Messages ........ 358          Listening to Audio in Messages You Receive in Messages ............ 360          Replying to Messages from the Messages App................... 361          Replying to Messages from a Banner Alert ............................. 363          Having a Messages Conversation .................................................... 364      Working with Messages .................................................................................... 365          Managing Messages Conversations............................................... 366          Receiving and Reading Messages on an iPhone Plus .... 369          Using 3D Touch for Messages ............................................................ 370          Browsing Attachments to Conversations .................................. 371          Working with Messages from People You Might Not Know .................. 373          Responding to a Message with Icons ........................................... 374          Deleting Messages and Conversations ....................................... 375          Deleting Conversations ............................................................................. 377  Chapter 11: Managing Calendars 379      Setting Calendar, Date, and Time Preferences .............................. 379      Working with Calendars .................................................................................... 382          Viewing Calendars and Events ............................................................ 382          Navigating Calendars .................................................................................. 386          Viewing Calendars.......................................................................................... 386          Using 3D Touch for Events (iPhone 6s/6s Plus and Later) ................ 391          Adding Events to a Calendar ................................................................ 392          Using Quick Actions with the Calendar App (iPhone 6s/6s Plus and Later) ............... 401          Searching Calendars ..................................................................................... 401          Working with Invitations .......................................................................... 402          Sharing Calendars........................................................................................... 406          Managing Calendars, Events, and Invitations ....................... 408  Chapter 12:  Working with Siri 411      Setting Up Siri............................................................................................................. 412      Understanding Siri’s Personality ................................................................ 413      Learning How to Use Siri by Example ................................................... 419          Using Siri to Make Voice Calls .............................................................. 419          Composing New Email with Siri ........................................................ 421          Replying to Emails with Siri ................................................................... 422          Having Messages Read to You ............................................................ 424          Replying to Messages with Siri ........................................................... 425          Sending New Messages with Siri ...................................................... 425          Using Siri to Create Events ...................................................................... 426          Using Siri to Create Reminders ........................................................... 427          Using Siri to Get Information ............................................................... 430          Using Siri to Play Music .............................................................................. 431          Using Siri to Get Directions .................................................................... 432          Using Siri to Open Apps ............................................................................ 433      Using Dictation to Speak Text Instead of Typing ........................ 434  Chapter 13: Surfing the Web 437      Setting Safari Preferences ................................................................................ 437      Visiting Websites ...................................................................................................... 440          Using Bookmarks to Move to Websites ...................................... 441          Using Your Favorites to Move to Websites ............................... 443          Typing URLs to Move to Websites.................................................... 445          Using Your Browsing History to Move to Websites .......... 447      Viewing Websites .................................................................................................... 448      Working with Multiple Websites at the Same Time ................. 450          Opening New Pages in the Background .................................... 451          Opening New Pages in a New Tab .................................................. 452          Using Tab View to Manage Open Web Pages ........................ 453          Opening Web Pages That Are Open on Other Devices ................. 454      Searching the Web ................................................................................................. 455      Saving and Organizing Bookmarks ......................................................... 457          Creating Bookmarks ..................................................................................... 458          Organizing Bookmarks............................................................................... 460          Deleting Bookmarks or Folders of Bookmarks ..................... 465      Using 3D Touch with Safari ............................................................................ 465      Sharing Web Pages ................................................................................................ 467          Emailing a Link to a Web Page ............................................................ 468          Messaging a Web Page .............................................................................. 469      Signing In to Websites Automatically ................................................... 470  Chapter 14: Taking Photos and Video with Your iPhone 473      Setting Your Photos & Camera Preferences ..................................... 474      Using the Camera App to Take Photos and Video with Your iPhone .......................... 476          Taking Photos ..................................................................................................... 481          Taking Panoramic Photos ........................................................................ 484          Taking Telephoto Photos (iPhone 7 Plus Only) .................... 485          Taking Portrait Photos (iPhone 7 Plus Only) ........................... 486          Taking Video ........................................................................................................ 487          Taking Photos and Video from the Lock Screen ................. 489          Taking Photos and Video from the Control Center .......... 490          Taking Photos with Quick Actions (Models with 3D Touch) ........................ 490  Chapter 15: Viewing and Editing Photos and Video with the Photos App 495      Viewing, Editing, and Working with Photos on Your iPhone ..................... 495          Finding Photos to Work With by Browsing .............................. 496          Finding Photos to Work With by Searching ............................ 502          Viewing Photos Individually ................................................................. 504          Using 3D Touch with Photos................................................................. 507          Working with Memories ........................................................................... 508          Watching and Changing a Memory’s Slideshow................ 512          Viewing a Memory’s Photos .................................................................. 514          Viewing a Memory’s Photos by Place ........................................... 515          Working with Burst Mode Photos .................................................... 519          Editing Photos .................................................................................................... 520          Enhancing Photos .......................................................................................... 521          Straightening, Rotating, and Cropping Photos ................... 523          Applying Filters to Photos ....................................................................... 526          Removing Red-Eye from Photos ....................................................... 527          Making Smart Adjustments to Photos ........................................ 528          Marking Up Photos........................................................................................ 530          Working with Photos ................................................................................... 533          Sharing Photos via Email .......................................................................... 534          Organizing Photos in a New Album .............................................. 537          Adding Photos to an Existing Album............................................ 538          Deleting Photos ................................................................................................ 540      Viewing, Editing, and Working with Video on Your iPhone .............. 541          Finding and Watching Videos .............................................................. 541          Editing Video ....................................................................................................... 542      Using iCloud with Your Photos ................................................................... 544          Sharing Your Photos ..................................................................................... 544          Adding Photos to a Shared Album ................................................. 545          Working with Photo Albums Shared with You ..................... 547  Chapter 16: Working with Other Useful iPhone Apps and Features 551      Touring Other Cool iPhone Apps .............................................................. 552      Listening to Music with the Music App............................................... 554          Finding Music in Your Library .............................................................. 556          Setting Up and Finding Music with Apple Music .............. 559          Searching for Music ...................................................................................... 565          Playing Music ...................................................................................................... 567          Playing Music on the Miniplayer ....................................................... 568          Playing Music on the Now Playing Screen ............................... 568          Playing Music from the Lock Screen .............................................. 571          Playing Music from the Control Center ....................................... 572          Using 3D Touch with the Music App (iPhone 6s/6s Plus and Later) .................. 573      Listening to Podcasts with the Podcasts App ............................... 574          Using the Podcasts App to Subscribe to Podcasts ........... 575          Choosing a Podcast to Listen To........................................................ 578          Listening to Podcasts................................................................................... 580          Managing Podcasts and Episodes of Podcasts .................... 584      Finding Your Way with Maps ......................................................................... 586      Working Seamlessly Across Your Devices ......................................... 591          Working with Handoff ................................................................................ 591          Using Handoff .................................................................................................... 592          Taking Phone Calls on Macs or iPads ............................................ 593  Chapter 17: Maintaining and Protecting Your iPhone and Solving Problems 595      Maintaining an iPhone’s Software ........................................................... 595          Maintaining the iOS Software with the Settings App .............................. 596    Maintaining iPhone Apps ................................................................

About the Author :
Brad Miser has written extensively about technology, with his favorite topics being the amazing “i” devices, especially the iPhone, that make it possible to take our lives with us while we are on the move. In addition to My iPhone, Tenth Edition, Brad has written many other books, including My iPhone for Seniors, Third Edition; and My Pages, Keynote, and Numbers. He has also been an author, development editor, or technical editor for more than 50 other titles.   Brad is or has been a sales support specialist, the director of product and customer services, and the manager of education and support services for several software development companies. Previously, he was the lead proposal specialist for an aircraft engine manufacturer, a development editor for a computer book publisher, and a civilian aviation test officer/engineer for the U.S. Army. Brad holds a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo and has received advanced education in maintainability engineering, business, and other topics. Brad would love to hear about your experiences with this book (the good, the bad, and the ugly). You can write to him at bradmiser@icloud.com.