iPhone For Dummies. LeVitus Bob

You wouldn’t intentionally run a stop sign, would you? In the same fashion, ignoring warnings may be hazardous to your iPhone and (by extension) your wallet. There, you now know how these warning icons work, for you have just received your very first warning!

      

Denotes a feature that’s new in iOS 10, new in iTunes 12.5, or new in the latest and greatest iPhones, the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. What do we mean by new? Mostly that it wasn’t available last year and wasn’t covered in previous editions of this book.

      Beyond the Book

      For details about significant updates or changes that occur between editions of this book, go to www.dummies.com, search for iPhone For Dummies, and open the Download tab on this book’s dedicated page.

      In addition, the cheat sheet for this book has tips for mastering multitouch; a list of things you can do during a phone call; managing contacts; and where to find additional help if your iPhone is acting contrary. To get to the cheat sheet, go to www.dummies.com, and then type iPhone For Dummies Cheat sheet in the Search box.

      Where to Go from Here

      Where to turn to next? Why straight to Chapter 1, of course (without passing Go).

      In all seriousness, we wrote this book for you, so please let us know what you think. If we screwed up, confused you, left something out, or – heaven forbid – made you angry, drop us a note. And if we hit you with one pun too many, it helps to know that as well.

      Because writers are people too (believe it or not), we also encourage positive feedback if you think it’s warranted. So kindly send email to Ed at [email protected] and to Bob at [email protected]. We’ll do our best to respond to reasonably polite email in a timely fashion.

      Most of all, we want to thank you for buying our book. Please enjoy it along with your new iPhone.

      Part 1

      Meet Your iPhone

      IN THIS PART …

      Get a big-picture overview of the iPhone and a quick tour of its hardware and software.

      Activate the phone, turn it on and off, unlock and lock it, and master its multitouch interface.

      Synchronize your data – contacts, appointments, movies, songs, podcasts, and such – between your computer, your iPhone, iCloud, and other iDevices.

      Make and receive calls on the iPhone – even video calls – use visual voicemail, select a ringtone, and ignore, juggle, and merge calls.

Chapter 1

      Unveiling the iPhone

      IN THIS CHAPTER

      ❯❯ Looking at the big picture

      ❯❯ Touring the outside of the iPhone

      ❯❯ Checking out the iPhone’s apps

      Congratulations. You’ve selected one of the most incredible handheld devices we’ve ever seen. Of course, the iPhone is one heck of a wireless telephone, but it’s actually four handheld devices in one. At least it’s four devices right out of the box. Add some iPhone apps, and your iPhone becomes a PDA, an e-book reader, a handheld gaming device, a memory jogger, an exercise assistant, and ever so much more. We discuss optional apps – how to obtain, install, and delete them – throughout the book and particularly in Chapters 15, 17, and 18.

      For now, we focus on the four awesome handheld devices your iPhone is the day you take it out of the box. In addition to being an excellent cellular telephone, the iPhone is a gorgeous widescreen video player, a fantastic 8- or 12-megapixel camera/camcorder, as well as a tiny-yet-powerful Internet communications device.

      In this chapter, we offer a gentle introduction to all four devices that make up your iPhone, plus overviews of its revolutionary hardware and software features.

      The Big Picture

      The iPhone has many best-of-class features, but perhaps its most unusual feature is the lack of a physical keyboard or stylus. Instead, it has a super-high-resolution (326 pixels per inch for all but Plus models, which have an astonishing 401 pixels per inch) touchscreen that you operate using a pointing device you’re already intimately familiar with: your finger.

       WHAT’S IN THE BOX?

      Somehow we think you’ve already opened the elegant box that the iPhone came in. But if you didn’t, here’s what you can expect to find inside:

      ● EarPods: Use them for music, videos, and, yes, phone calls. iPhone 7 and 7 Plus EarPods have a Lightning connector; all other models have standard 3.5mm headphone plugs.

      ● Lightning–to–USB cable: Use this handy cable to sync or charge your iPhone. You can plug the USB connector into your PC or Macintosh to sync or into the included USB power adapter. By the way, if you prefer to have your iPhone standing up on your desk while you charge or sync it, as we do, check out one of the optional charging/syncing docks available from Apple and others.

      ● USB power adapter: Use this adapter to recharge your iPhone from a standard AC power outlet.

      ● Some Apple logo decals: Of course.

      ● A quick start guide: Not much to it. You see the names of the buttons; how to turn on the phone; and where to learn more and get support. We save you the time of looking; you can learn more at http://www.apple.com/iphone and get help at www.apple.com/support/iphone. You’re welcome.

      ● iPhone info sheet: Here’s where you find safety warnings, legalese, warranty information, and regulatory and compliance gobbledygook, among other things.

      ● SIM eject tool: Just kidding. Apple once put a SIM eject tool in the box but hasn’t in many years. No worries – just use a straightened paper clip or safety pin if you need to remove your SIM card. (See Chapter 16 for more on the SIM card.)

      ● iPhone: You were starting to worry. Yes, the iPhone itself is also in the box.

      And what a display it is. We venture that you’ve never seen a more beautiful screen on a handheld device in your life.

      The iPhone’s built-in sensors also still knock our socks off. An accelerometer detects when you rotate the device from portrait to landscape mode and adjusts what’s on the display accordingly. A proximity sensor detects when the iPhone gets near your face, so it can turn off the display to save power and prevent accidental touches by your cheek. A light sensor adjusts the display’s brightness in response to the current ambient lighting situation. The iPhone even has a gyroscope for advanced motion sensing and GPS sensors so your phone can determine where in the world you are. Our favorite example of motion sensing is that our iPhones rarely ask if we want to join a Wi-Fi network when we’re in a moving car. That’s a smart smartphone.

      In this section, we take a brief look at some of the iPhone’s features, broken down by product category.

The iPhone as a phone and a digital camera or camcorder

      On the phone side, the iPhone synchronizes with the contacts and calendars on your Mac or PC, as well as contacts and events on iCloud, Google, Yahoo!, and Facebook. It includes a full-featured QWERTY soft, or virtual, keyboard, which makes typing text easier than ever before – for some folks. Granted, the virtual keyboard takes a bit of time to get used to. But we think that many of you eventually will