iPhone For Seniors For Dummies

Dwight Spivey has over 20 years of experience as an Apple expert. He’s written previous editions of iPhone For Seniors For Dummies and iPad For Seniors For Dummies and is the ­Educational Technology Administrator at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama.

• Introduction 1About This Book 1Foolish Assumptions 1Icons Used in This Book 2Beyond the Book 2Where to Go from Here 3Part 1: Getting to Know Your IPhone 5Chapter 1: Buying Your iPhone 7Discover the Newest iPhones and iOS 15 8Choose the Right iPhone for You 11Decide How Much Storage Is Enough 15Understand What You Need to Use Your iPhone 16Where to Buy Your iPhone 18What’s in the Box 18Take a First Look at the Gadget 19Chapter 2: Exploring the Home Screen 21What You Need to Use the iPhone 22Turn On iPhone for the First Time 23Meet the Multi-Touch Screen 24Say Hello to Tap and Swipe 27Introducing App Library 31Display and Use the Onscreen Keyboard 34Keyboard shortcuts 35The Shift key 36Emojis 37QuickPath 38Flick to Search 38Wonderful Widgets 39Chapter 3: Getting Going 41Update the Operating System to iOS 15 41Learn App Switcher Basics 43Examine the iPhone Cameras 44Take a Look at Face ID 46Discover Control Center 47Lock Screen Rotation 50Explore the Status Bar 50Take Inventory of Preinstalled Apps 51Put Your iPhone to Sleep or Turn It Off 55Chapter 4: Beyond the Basics 57Charge the Battery by Plugging In 58Charge the Battery Wirelessly 59Sign into an Apple ID for Music, Movies, and More 59Sync Wirelessly 61Understand iCloud 64Turn on iCloud Drive 67Set Up iCloud Sync Settings 67Browse Your iPhone’s Files 68Chapter 5: Managing and Monitoring iPhone Usage 71Meet Screen Time 72Create Some Downtime 75Allow Certain Apps During Downtime 76Set App Limits 78Set Content and Privacy Restrictions 81Manage Children’s Accounts 85Part 2: Using Your IPhone 89Chapter 6: Making and Receiving Calls 91Place a Call by Using the Keypad 92End a Call 93Place a Call by Using Contacts 94Return a Recent Call 96Use Favorites 97Receive a Call 99Use Tools During a Call 101Turn On Do Not Disturb 103Set Up a Driving Focus 104Set Up Exceptions for Do Not Disturb 106Reply to a Call via Text or Set a Reminder to Call Back 107Change Your Ringtone 108Chapter 7: Organizing Contacts 111Add a Contact 112Sync Contacts with iCloud 114Assign a Photo to a Contact 116Add Social Media Information 118Designate Related People 120Set Individual Ringtones and Text Tones 122Search for a Contact 123Share a Contact 125Delete a Contact 127Chapter 8: Communicating with FaceTime and Messages 129What You Need to Use FaceTime 130An Overview of FaceTime 131Make a FaceTime Call with Wi-Fi or Cellular 132Accept and End a FaceTime Call 134Switch Views 137Set Up an iMessage Account 138Use Messages to Address, Create, and Send Messages 140Read Messages 141Clear a Conversation 142Send Emojis with Your Text 143Use App Drawer 145Send and Receive Audio 147Send a Photo or Video 148Understand Group Messaging 150Activate the Hide Alerts Feature 150Chapter 9: Using Handy Utilities 151Use the Calculator App 151Find Your Way with Compass 153Record Voice Memos 155Measure Distances and Level Objects 158Discover the Home App 161Translate Words and Phrases 162Chapter 10: Making Your iPhone More Accessible 167Set Brightness 168Change the Wallpaper 169Set Up VoiceOver 171Use VoiceOver 173Use iPhone with Hearing Aids 176Adjust the Volume 177Set Up Subtitles and Captioning 178Manage Other Hearing Settings 179Turn On and Work with AssistiveTouch 180Turn On Additional Physical and Motor Settings 183Focus Learning with Guided Access 184One-Handed Keyboard 186Control Your iPhone with a Tap on the Back 188Control Your iPhone with Voice Control 189Adjust Accessibility Settings on a Per-App Basis 191Chapter 11: Conversing with Siri 193Activate Siri 194Discover All That Siri Can Do 197Get Suggestions 200Call Contacts 200Create Reminders and Alerts 201Add Events to Your Calendar 202Play Music 202Get Directions 204Ask for Facts 205Search the Web 205Send Email, Messages, or Tweets 206Use Dictation 206Part 3: Exploring the Internet and Apps 207Chapter 12: Browsing with Safari 209Connect to the Internet 210Explore Safari 211Navigate Web Pages 213Use Tabbed Browsing 215Organize with Tab Groups 217View Browsing History 219Search the Web 220Add and Use Bookmarks 222Download Files 223Translate Web Pages 225Chapter 13: Working with Email in the Mail App 227Add an Email Account 228Manually Set Up an Email Account 230Open Mail and Read Messages 232Reply to or Forward Email 234Create and Send a New Message 236Format Email 238Search Email 242Mark Email as Unread or Flag for Follow-Up 243Create an Event from Email Contents 245Delete Email 247Organize Email 248Create a VIP List 249Chapter 14: Expanding Your iPhone Horizons with Apps 251Explore Senior-Recommended Apps 252Search the App Store 255Get Applications from the App Store 256Organize Your Applications on Home Screens 258Organize Apps in Folders 260Delete Apps You No Longer Need 262Offload Apps to Keep Data 263Update Apps 265Purchase and Download Games 268Challenge Friends in Game Center 270Chapter 15: Socializing with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram 271A Few Social Media Dos and Don’ts 272Find and Install Social Media Apps 273Create a Facebook Account 274Customize Facebook Settings for Your iPhone 275Create a Twitter Account 277Create an Instagram Account 278Part 4: Enjoying Media 279Chapter 16: Shopping the iTunes Store 281Explore the iTunes Store 281Buy a Selection 283Rent Movies 285Use Apple Pay and Wallet 287Set Up Family Sharing 287Chapter 17: Reading Books 289Find Books with Apple Books 289Buy Books 292Navigate a Book 293Adjust Brightness in Apple Books 295Change the Font Size and Type 296Chapter 18: Enjoying Music and Podcasts 299View the Music Library 300Create Playlists 302Search for Music 303Play Music 305Shuffle Music 309Listen with Your Earbuds 310Listen with Spatial Audio 311Use AirPlay 312Play Music with Radio 313Find and Subscribe to Podcasts 314Play Podcasts 317Chapter 19: Taking and Sharing Photos 319Take Pictures with the iPhone Cameras 320Save Photos from the Web 324View an Album 326View Individual Photos 327Edit Photos 328Organize Photos 330Share Photos with Mail, Twitter, or Facebook 331Share a Photo Using AirDrop 332Share Photos Using iCloud Photo Sharing 334Delete Photos 334Chapter 20: Creating and Watching Videos 335Capture Your Own Videos with the Built-In Cameras 336Using QuickTake for Videos 337Edit Videos 339Play Movies or TV Shows with the TV App 340Content from third-party providers 342Content from the iTunes Store 344Turn On Closed-Captioning 346Delete a Video from the iPhone 347Chapter 21: Navigating with Maps 349Go to Your Current Location 350Change Views 351Zoom In and Out 353Go to Another Location or a Favorite 355Drop a Marker (or Pin) 356Find Directions 358Get Turn-by-Turn Navigation Help 359Go Globetrotting! 363Part 5: Living with Your Iphone 365Chapter 22: Keeping on Schedule with Calendar and Clock 367View Your Calendar 368Add Calendar Events 371Add Events with Siri 372Create Repeating Events 373View an Event 374Add an Alert to an Event 374Search for an Event 376Delete an Event 377Display the Clock App 378Set an Alarm 379Use Stopwatch and Timer 380Chapter 23: Working with Reminders and Notifications 383Create a Reminder 384Edit Reminder Details 385Schedule a Reminder by Time, Location, or When Messaging 387Create a List 389Sync with Other Devices and Calendars 390Mark as Complete or Delete a Reminder 391Get Notified! 393Notification summaries 394Set notification types 396View Notification Center 398Stay Focused and Undisturbed 400Set up a focus 400Turn on a focus 402Chapter 24: Keeping Tabs on Your Health 403Understand the Health App 404Apps that Health can collaborate with 407Equipment that connects with Health 408Create Your Medical ID 408Become an Organ Donor 410View Health App Data 411Import and Export Health Data 414Sharing Is Caring 414View Health Records 416Chapter 25: Troubleshooting and Maintaining Your iPhone 419Keep the iPhone Screen Clean 420Protect Your Gadget with a Case 421Extend Your iPhone’s Battery Life 422Deal with a Nonresponsive iPhone 425Update the iOS Software 426Find a Missing Apple Device 427Back Up to iCloud 429Index 431