My iPhone

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, 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; use Siri shortcuts to do even more while speaking less
• Customize your iPhone with folders, wallpaper, ringtones, multi-step shortcuts, and much more; use Screen Time to make sure you don't have too much of a good thing
• Use iCloud, Exchange, Google, and other cloud services to keep consistent calendar, contact, and other information on all your devices
• Communicate via phone, FaceTime, conference calls, text, email, and more
• Make your text messages come alive by adding Digital Touches and effects and sharing photos and video
• Get the most out of Safari to browse the Web and Mail to manage all of your email from one Inbox
• Listen to music, use the Wallet to manage boarding passes and loyalty cards; pay for purchases safely and securely with Apple Pay; and use other great iPhone apps
• Capture and edit photos and video; use great camera features such as telephoto zoom, portrait mode, burst, timed and time-lapse video, slow-motion video, and Live Photos
• View your photos in Memories and use them for wallpaper and for your contacts or share them via email, AirDrop, or texts; use iCloud to automatically save and share your photos
• Find, download, install, and use awesome iPhone apps Chapters 15 and 16 can be downloaded from the Downloads tab located at www.informit.com/myiphone12 .

Autorentext

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, Twelfth Edition, Brad has written many other books, including My iPhone for Seniors, Fifth Edition. 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.

Inhalt

• Chapter 1: Getting Started with Your iPhone
• Chapter 2: Using Your iPhone's Core Features
• Chapter 3: Setting Up and Using an Apple ID, iCloud, and Other Online Accounts
• Chapter 4: Customizing How Your iPhone Works
• Chapter 5: Customizing How Your iPhone Looks and Sounds
• Chapter 6: Managing Contacts
• Chapter 7: Communicating with the Phone and FaceTime Apps
• Chapter 8: Sending, Receiving, and Managing Email
• Chapter 9: Sending, Receiving, and Managing Texts and iMessages
• Chapter 10: Managing Calendars
• Chapter 11: Working with Siri
• Chapter 12: Surfing the Web
• Chapter 13: Taking Photos and Video with Your iPhone
• Chapter 14: Viewing and Editing Photos and Video with the Photos App
• Chapter 15 Working with Other Useful iPhone Apps and Features
• Chapter 16 Maintaining and Protecting Your iPhone and Solving Problems