iPhone For Seniors For Dummies. Dwight Spivey

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       Take a burst of photos by tapping and dragging left or down (depending on the phone’s orientation) on the camera’s button. A small photo count will display above the button to show how many photos you’ve taken.

       Open previously captured images or videos.

      When you view a photo or video, you can use an iPhone sharing feature to send the image by AirDrop (iPhone 5 and later), Message, Notes, Mail, and other options (depending on which apps you’ve installed). You can also share through iCloud Photo Sharing, a tweet, Facebook, Instagram, and other apps.

      You can do even more things with images: Print them, create a slideshow, use a still photo as wallpaper (that is, as your Home or lock screen background image), assign a still photo to represent a contact. See Chapters 19 and 20 for more detail about using the iPhone cameras.

Take a Look at Face ID

      Many newer iPhone models don’t have a Home button, so Touch ID (which uses fingerprints to authenticate a user) isn’t available. However, they do use a different — and very cool — method of authenticating a user: Face ID. Face ID uses your iPhone’s built-in cameras and scanners to scan your face and save a profile of it. It then remembers the information and compares it to whoever is facing the iPhone. If the face doesn’t match the profile, the person can’t access the iPhone (unless they know and use your passcode, which you have to set up to use Face ID). Face ID is so advanced that it can even work in total darkness.

      To set up Face ID:

      1 Go to Settings and tap Face ID & Passcode.

      2 Tap Set Up Face ID.

      3 Hold the iPhone in front of your face (in portrait mode, not landscape).

      4 Tap the Get Started button and then follow the prompts to slowly move your head in a complete circle.If you have difficulty moving your head, tap the Accessibility Options button at the bottom of the screen and follow the prompts from there.

      5 Tap Continue and follow the prompts to perform the circle step again.

      6 Tap Done when finished.

The next time you want to use your iPhone, simply hold it up in front of you, and swipe up from the bottom of the screen when the lock icon unlocks (see Figure 3-4). You’ll jump right into the Home screen or whatever app you were last using.

      For more information on using Face ID and its capabilities, visit https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208109.

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Discover Control Center

      Control Center is a one-stop screen for common features and settings, such as connecting to a network, increasing screen brightness or volume, and even turning the built-in flashlight on or off. Here's how to use it:

      1 To display Control, swipe up from the very bottom of the screen. If your iPhone doesn't have a Home button, swipe from the upper-right corner of the screen to the center.The Control Center screen appears, as shown in Figure 3-5.

      2 In the Control Center screen, tap an icon to access and change a setting, or drag a slider to adjust a setting.

      3 To hide Control Center, swipe down from the top of Control Center (iPhone with a Home button) or swipe up from the bottom of the screen (iPhone without a Home button).

Some options in Control Center are hidden from initial view but may be accessed by pressing and holding down on an icon in Control Center. For example, use press and hold down on any of the Communications icons (airplane mode, cellular data, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth) to reveal two more options: AirDrop and Personal Hotspot (as shown in Figure 3-6).

      Other press-and-hold-down options in Control Center include

       Adjusting the Flashlight brightness level

       Selecting a device for AirPlay

       Setting a quick timer

       Instantly recording a video or taking a selfie

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Try pressing and holding down on other icons in Control Center to see what other options are waiting for you to discover. If you hold down on an item and its icon pulses just once, no further options are available for the item.

      Did you notice the empty space in Control Center when you opened it? That’s because iOS 15 allows you to customize Control Center (a feature I love). All that extra space is waiting to be filled by you:

      1 Tap Settings.

      2 Tap Control Center to open the Control Center settings, as shown in Figure 3-7.FIGURE 3-7

      3 Add or remove items from Control Center:To add an item, tap the + in a green circle to the left of the item. You’ll see the item in Control Center the next time you visit it.To remove an item, tap the − in a red circle to the left of the item, and then tap the Remove button that appears to the right.

      

Remember to press and hold down on an item to see if the item has any extras. If the item just bounces when you press and hold down, no further options are available.

Lock Screen Rotation

      You may have noticed that when you hold your iPhone in portrait mode (narrow and tall) or landscape mode (wide and low), the items on the screen usually flip to match that orientation. However, sometimes you may not want your screen orientation to flip when you move your phone around. Use these steps to lock the iPhone in portrait orientation:

      1 Open Control Center.

      2 Tap the lock screen icon (padlock with a circular arrow).When locked, the icon appears white and the padlock and arrow turn red.

      3 To hide Control Center, swipe down from the top of Control Center (iPhone with a Home button) or swipe up from the very bottom of the screen (iPhone without a Home button).

      

If your iPhone screen doesn’t flip when you expect it to, you probably have lock screen enabled. Simply repeat the preceding steps to unlock it.