iPhone For Seniors For Dummies, 2025 Edition

iPhone For Seniors For Dummies, 2025 Edition

Spivey, Dwight

John Wiley & Sons Inc

11/2024

464

Mole

9781394290246

15 a 20 dias

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Introduction 1

About This Book 1

Foolish Assumptions 1

Icons Used in This Book 2

Beyond the Book 3

Where to Go from Here 3

Part 1: Getting to Know Your Iphone 5

Chapter 1: Buying Your iPhone 7

Discover the Newest iPhones and iOS 18 8

Choose the Right iPhone for You 10

Decide How Much Storage Is Enough 13

Understand What You Need to Use Your iPhone 15

Where to Buy Your iPhone 16

What's in the Box 17

Take a First Look at the Gadget 18

Chapter 2: Exploring the Home Screen 21

What You Need to Use the iPhone 22

Turn on iPhone for the First Time 23

Meet the Multi-Touch Screen 24

Say Hello to Tap and Swipe 28

Browsing App Library 32

Display and Use the Onscreen Keyboard 35

Keyboard shortcuts 36

The shift key 37

Emojis 37

QuickPath 38

Swipe to Search 39

Wonderful Widgets 40

Change and Customize Your Lock and Home Screens 41

Chapter 3: Getting Going 45

Update the Operating System to iOS 18 45

Learn App Switcher Basics 47

Examine the iPhone Cameras 48

Take a Look at Face ID 50

Discover Control Center 51

Lock Screen Rotation 54

Explore the Status Bar 54

Take Inventory of Preinstalled Apps 56

Put Your iPhone to Sleep or Turn It Off 59

Chapter 4: Beyond the Basics 61

Charge the Battery by Plugging In 62

Charge the Battery Wirelessly 62

Sign into an Apple ID for Music, Movies, and More 63

Sync Wirelessly 64

Understand iCloud 68

Turn On iCloud Drive 69

Set Up iCloud Sync Settings 70

Browse Your iPhone's Files 71

Chapter 5: Managing and Monitoring iPhone Usage 75

Meet Screen Time 76

Create Some Downtime 79

Allow Certain Apps During Downtime 81

Set App Limits 82

Set Content and Privacy Restrictions 86

Manage Children's Accounts 88

Part 2: Using Your Iphone 91

Chapter 6: Making and Receiving Calls 93

Place a Call by Using the Keypad 94

End a Call 96

Place a Call by Using Contacts 96

Return a Recent Call 97

Use Favorites 98

Receive a Call 100

Use Tools During a Call 103

View Live Voicemail 104

Turn On Do Not Disturb 105

Set Up a Driving Focus 106

Set Up Exceptions for Do Not Disturb 107

Reply to a Call via Text or Set a Reminder to Call Back 109

Change Your Ringtone 109

Chapter 7: Organizing Contacts 111

Add a Contact 112

Sync Contacts with iCloud 114

Add Photos and Contact Posters 116

Add Social Media Information 118

Designate Related People 120

Set Individual Ringtones and Text Tones 121

Search for a Contact 123

Share a Contact 124

Delete a Contact 126

Chapter 8: Communicating with FaceTime and Messages 129

What You Need to Use FaceTime 130

An Overview of FaceTime 131

Make a FaceTime Call with Wi-Fi or Cellular 132

Accept, Enjoy, and End a FaceTime Call 135

Switch Views 137

Set Up an iMessage Account 137

Use Messages to Address, Create, and Send Messages 139

Read Messages 141

Clear a Conversation 142

Send Emojis with Your Text 143

Use Messages Apps and Tools 144

Send and Receive Audio 146

Send a Photo or Video 148

Understand Group Messaging 149

Activate the Hide Alerts Feature 150

Chapter 9: Using Handy Utilities 151

Use the Calculator App 152

Find Your Way with Compass 154

Record Voice Memos 155

Measure Distances and Level Objects 158

Discover the Home App 161

Translate Words and Phrases 162

Manage Passwords and Other Stuff 165

Chapter 10: Making Your iPhone More Accessible 167

Set Brightness 168

Change the Wallpaper 169

Get Just the Basics with Assistive Access 170

Set Up VoiceOver 171

Use VoiceOver. 174

Customize Vision Settings 175

Use iPhone with Hearing Aids 177

Adjust the Volume 177

Set Up Subtitles and Captioning 179

Manage Other Hearing Settings 180

Say It with Live Speech and Personal Voice 181

Turn On and Work with AssistiveTouch 182

Turn On Additional Physical and Motor Settings 184

Focus Learning with Guided Access 185

One-Handed Keyboard 187

Control Your iPhone with a Tap on the Back 188

Control Your iPhone with Voice Control 189

Adjust Accessibility Settings on a Per-App Basis 191

Control Your iPhone with Your Eyes 192

Control Your iPhone with Vocal Shortcuts 193

Chapter 11: Conversing with Siri 195

Activate Siri 196

Discover All That Siri Can Do 199

Get Suggestions 202

Call Contacts 202

Create Reminders and Alerts 203

Add Events to Your Calendar 204

Play Music 204

Get Directions 205

Ask for Facts 207

Search the Web 207

Send Email, Messages, or Tweets 208

Use Dictation 208

Part 3: Exploring the Internet and Apps 209

Chapter 12: Browsing with Safari 211

Connect to the Internet 212

Explore Safari 213

Navigate Web Pages 215

Use Tabbed Browsing 217

Organize with Tab Groups 219

View Browsing History 222

Search the Web 223

Add and Use Bookmarks 224

Download Files 226

Translate Web Pages 228

Chapter 13: Working with Email in the Mail App 229

Add an Email Account 230

Manually Set Up an Email Account 232

Open Mail and Read Messages 234

Reply To or Forward Email 235

Create and Send a New Message 238

Format Email 239

Search Email 244

Mark Email as Unread or Flag for Follow-Up 245

Create an Event from Email Contents 247

Delete Email 249

Organize Email 250

Create a VIP List 251

Chapter 14: Expanding Your iPhone Horizons with Apps 253

Explore Senior-Recommended Apps 254

Search the App Store 257

Get Applications from the App Store 258

Organize Your Applications on Home Screen Pages. 260

Organize Apps in Folders 262

Delete Apps You No Longer Need 264

Offload Apps to Keep Data 265

Update Apps 267

Purchase and Download Games 270

Chapter 15: Socializing with Facebook, X (Twitter), and Instagram. 273

A Few Social Media Dos and Don'ts 274

Find and Install Social Media Apps 275

Create a Facebook Account 276

Customize Facebook Settings for Your iPhone 277

Create an X (Twitter) Account 278

Create an Instagram Account 279

Part 4: Enjoying Media 281

Chapter 16: Shopping the iTunes Store and Apple TV 283

Explore the iTunes Store 284

Buy a Selection 285

Rent or Buy Movies and TV Shows 287

Use Apple Pay and Wallet 289

Set Up Family Sharing 289

Chapter 17: Reading Books 291

Find Books with Apple Books 291

Buy Books 294

Navigate a Book 296

Select and Customize Themes 298

Modify Your Book's Font 299

Adjust Accessibility & Layout Options 301

Chapter 18: Enjoying Music and Podcasts 303

View the Music Library 304

Create Playlists 306

Search for Music 308

Play Music 309

Shuffle Music 313

Listen with Your Earbuds 314

Listen with Spatial Audio 315

Use AirPlay 316

Play Music with Radio 317

Find and Subscribe to Podcasts 318

Play Podcasts 321

Chapter 19: Taking and Sharing Photos 323

Take Pictures with the iPhone Cameras 324

Save Photos from the Web 328

View Your Photos 329

Edit Photos 331

Organize Photos 333

Share Photos with Mail, X (Twitter), or Facebook 335

Share a Photo Using AirDrop 336

Share Photos Using iCloud Photo Sharing 337

Delete Photos 337

Chapter 20: Creating and Watching Videos 339

Capture Your Own Videos with the Built-In Cameras 340

Using QuickTake for Videos 341

Edit Videos 343

Play Movies or TV Shows with the TV App 345

Content from third-party providers 345

Content from the iTunes Store 347

Turn On Closed-Captioning 349

Delete a Video from the iPhone 351

Chapter 21: Navigating with Maps 353

Display Your Current Location 354

Change Views 355

Zoom In and Out 357

Go to Another Location or a Favorite 358

Drop a Marker (or Pin) 360

Find Directions 361

Get Turn-by-Turn Navigation Help 363

Download Maps for Offline Use 365

Go Globetrotting! 367

Part 5: Living with Your Iphone 369

Chapter 22: Keeping on Schedule with Calendar and Clock 371

View Your Calendar 372

Add Calendar Events and Reminders 375

Add Events or Reminders with Siri 377

Create Repeating Events 377

View an Event 379

Add an Alert to an Event 379

Select a default Calendar Alert 379

Set up an alert for an event 380

Search for an Event 382

Delete an Event 382

Display the Clock App 383

Set an Alarm 385

Use Stopwatch and Timers 386

Chapter 23: Working with Reminders and Notifications 389

Create a Reminder 390

Edit Reminder Details 391

Schedule a Reminder by Time, Location, or When Messaging 393

Create a List 395

Sync with Other Devices and Calendars 396

Mark as Complete or Delete a Reminder 398

Get Notified! 400

Notification summaries 400

Set notification types 402

View Notification Center 404

Stay Focused and Undisturbed 406

Set up a focus 407

Turn on a focus 408

Chapter 24: Keeping Tabs on Your Health 409

Understand the Health App 410

Apps that Health can collaborate with 413

Equipment that connects with Health 414

Create Your Medical ID 414

Become an Organ Donor 415

View Health App Data 416

Import and Export Health Data 417

Sharing Is Caring 418

View Health Records 419

Stay on Top of Your Medications 420

Log Daily Moods and Emotions 422

Chapter 25: Troubleshooting and Maintaining Your iPhone 423

Keep the iPhone Screen Clean 424

Protect Your Gadget with a Case 425

Extend Your iPhone's Battery Life 426

Deal with a Nonresponsive iPhone 429

Update the iOS Software 430

Find a Missing Apple Device 431

Back Up to iCloud 433

Index 435
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