IPhone 4 made simple

Prelim......Page 1
Contents at a Glance......Page 7
Contents......Page 9
About the Authors......Page 26
About the Technical Reviewer......Page 27
Acknowledgments......Page 28
Quick Start Guide......Page 30
Getting Around Quickly......Page 32
Keys, Buttons, and Switches......Page 33
Switching Apps (AKA Multitasking)......Page 34
Starting Apps and Using Soft Keys......Page 35
Menus, Submenus, and Switches......Page 37
Reading the Connectivity Status Icons......Page 38
Flying On An Airplane – Airplane Mode......Page 39
Touch Screen Gestures......Page 40
Tapping and Flicking......Page 41
Swiping......Page 42
Scrolling......Page 43
Double-Tapping......Page 44
Pinching......Page 45
Getting Started......Page 46
Stay Connected and Organized......Page 48
Be Entertained......Page 50
Stay Informed......Page 52
Network Socially......Page 53
Be Productive......Page 54
Introduction......Page 56
Congratulations on Your New iPhone 4!......Page 58
Getting the Most out of iPhone 4 Made Simple......Page 59
How This Book Is Organized......Page 60
Free iPhone 4 Email Tips......Page 61
You and Your iPhone 4 . . .......Page 62
What Is Included in the Box......Page 64
How to Remove or Install the SIM Card......Page 66
Antenna Issues with iPhone 4......Page 67
Charging Your iPhone and Battery Life Tips......Page 69
Slide to Unlock and Your Home Screen......Page 75
Install or Upgrade iTunes on Your Computer......Page 76
Start Up iTunes......Page 77
Registering or Activating Your iPhone the First Time......Page 79
Apple’s MobileMe Sync Service......Page 84
Set Up Your iPhone......Page 85
Setup Complete: The iPhone Summary Screen......Page 88
Where to Buy Your Covers......Page 89
What to Buy . . .......Page 90
Powering On/Off and Sleep/Wake......Page 92
Moving Around Inside Apps and Your Settings Screens......Page 93
The Home Button......Page 94
Multitask by Double-Clicking the Home Button......Page 95
Volume Keys for Ringer and Audio/Video Playback......Page 96
Adjust or Disable the Auto-Lock Time-Out Feature......Page 97
Adjusting the Date, Time, Time Zone, and 24-Hour Format......Page 98
Adjusting the Brightness......Page 100
Typing on the Screen with Two Thumbs......Page 102
Saving Time with Auto-Correction......Page 104
Spell Checker......Page 107
Getting Your iPhone to Speak To You (VoiceOver)......Page 108
Using Zoom to Magnify the Entire Screen......Page 109
White on Black......Page 110
Triple-Click Home Button Options......Page 111
Magnifying Glass for Editing Text/Placing the Cursor......Page 112
Typing Numbers and Symbols......Page 113
Touch and Slide Trick......Page 114
Press and Hold Keyboard Shortcut for Typing Symbols and More......Page 115
Quickly Selecting and Deleting or Changing Text......Page 116
Auto-Capitalization......Page 117
Adding a New International Keyboard......Page 118
Editing, Re-Ordering, or Deleting Keyboards......Page 119
Selecting Text with Double-Tap......Page 121
Selecting Text with Two-Finger Touch......Page 122
Cut or Copy the Text......Page 123
Jumping Between Apps/App Switching/Multitasking......Page 124
Pasting the Text......Page 125
Pasting Text or an Image into Another Icon......Page 126
Finding Things with Spotlight Search......Page 127
Activating Spotlight Search......Page 128
Customizing Spotlight Search......Page 130
Before You Set Up Your iTunes Sync......Page 132
There Are Other Sync Options (MobileMe and Exchange/Google)—Should I Use iTunes?......Page 133
Wireless Sync versus iTunes Desktop Sync......Page 134
The iPhone Summary Screen (Manually Manage Music, Update, Restore, and More)......Page 136
Getting to the Sync Setup Screen (Info Tab)......Page 137
Sync Your Contacts......Page 138
Sync Your Calendar......Page 142
Sync Email Account Settings......Page 144
Sync Bookmarks and Notes......Page 145
Keeping Track of the Sync......Page 146
Handling Sync Conflicts......Page 147
Cancelling a Sync in Progress......Page 148
Turning Off the Auto Sync Permanently......Page 149
Getting a Clean Start with the Sync......Page 150
Sync Apps in iTunes......Page 152
Move Apps, Work with Folders or Delete App Icons......Page 153
Copying Files from Your Computer to Your iPhone......Page 155
Copying Files from Your iPhone to Your Computer......Page 157
Sync Media and More......Page 159
Syncing Music......Page 160
Syncing Movies......Page 162
Syncing TV Shows......Page 163
Syncing Podcasts......Page 164
Sync iTunes U......Page 166
Sync iBooks and Audiobooks......Page 168
Sync Photos......Page 170
Manually Transferring Music, Movies, Podcasts, and More on Your iPhone (Drag-and-Drop Method)......Page 172
Check Out the Apple Knowledgebase for Helpful Articles......Page 176
iTunes Locked Up and Will Not Respond (Windows Computer)......Page 177
iTunes Locked Up and Will Not Respond (Mac Computer)......Page 178
Update Your iPhone Operating System......Page 179
Wireless Sync of Your Google or Exchange Information......Page 184
If You Want a Google Account, Create One......Page 185
Set Up Your Google or Exchange Account on Your iPhone......Page 187
Edit or Delete Your Google or Exchange Account......Page 191
Working with Google or Exchange Data on Your iPhone......Page 193
Wireless Sync Using the MobileMe Service......Page 201
Sign Up for the MobileMe Service (PC or Mac)......Page 202
Set Up MobileMe on Your Mac......Page 205
Set Up MobileMe on Your Windows PC......Page 208
A Quick Tour of the MobileMe Web Site......Page 210
Setting Up Your iPhone to Access Your MobileMe Account......Page 215
Using MobileMe After Setup......Page 216
Canceling Your MobileMe Account......Page 220
What Can I Do When I’m Connected to a Wi-Fi or 3G Network?......Page 222
Unknown......Page 0
Wi-Fi Connections......Page 223
Connecting at a Public Wi-Fi Hotspot with Web Login......Page 224
Secure Wi-Fi Networks—Entering a Password......Page 225
Switching to a Different Wi-Fi Network......Page 226
Why Can’t I See the Wi-Fi Network I Want to Join?......Page 227
Reconnecting to Previously Joined Wi-Fi Networks......Page 228
3G and 2G Cellular Data Connection......Page 230
Select and Monitor Your Cellular Data Usage......Page 231
International Travel: Things to Do Before You Go......Page 232
Step 1: Call Your Phone Company......Page 233
Step 2: Check If You Can Use a Foreign SIM Card......Page 234
Flying on an Airplane: Airplane Mode......Page 235
Step 3: Reset Your Data Usage When You Land......Page 237
Step 4: Turn Off Data Roaming If It’s Too Expensive......Page 238
Step 2: Turn Off Your Special International Rate Plan......Page 239
Step 2: Enable Internet Tethering on Your iPhone......Page 240
Step 3: Connect Your iPhone to Your Computer......Page 241
Getting Connected......Page 242
Switching VPN Networks......Page 245
Bluetooth on the iPhone 4......Page 246
Turning On Bluetooth......Page 247
Pairing with a Headset or Any Bluetooth Device......Page 248
Using the Bluetooth Headset......Page 250
Connecting to a Stereo Bluetooth Device......Page 252
Disconnecting or Forgetting a Bluetooth Device......Page 255
Organize Your iPhone: Icons and Folders......Page 256
Starting the Move......Page 257
Moving Icons to a Different Icon Page......Page 258
Deleting Icons......Page 260
Resetting All Your Icon Locations (Factory Defaults)......Page 261
Creating the Folder......Page 262
Moving Folders......Page 263
Multitasking or App Switching......Page 266
How to Jump Between Apps......Page 267
How to Close Apps from the App Switcher......Page 268
iPod Controls and Screen Portrait Orientation Lock......Page 269
List of Voice Commands......Page 270
Changing the Language for Voice Control......Page 273
Changing Your Lock Screen and Home Screen Wallpapers......Page 274
Changing Wallpaper from Your Settings App......Page 275
Using any Photo as Wallpaper......Page 277
Downloading Great Wallpaper from Free Apps......Page 278
Downloading the Wallpaper from the Free App......Page 279
Using Your Newly Downloaded Wallpaper......Page 280
Adjusting Sounds on Your iPhone......Page 281
Setting a Simple 4-Digit Passcode......Page 283
Setting a More Complex Password......Page 284
Passcode Options: Change Time-Out, Disable Picture Adjusting Passcode Options......Page 285
Restricting Apps......Page 286
Restricting Content......Page 287
Getting Started with the Phone......Page 290
Connecting to a Bluetooth Headset or Car Stereo......Page 291
Dialing a Number from the Keypad......Page 292
Using Favorites (Speed Dials)......Page 293
Using Recents (Call Logs)......Page 297
Placing Calls from Contacts......Page 298
Calling Any Underlined Phone Number (Email, Web, SMS, Anywhere)......Page 300
VoiceBox Dialer App......Page 301
Functions While on a Call......Page 304
Muting the Call......Page 305
Browsing Your Contacts......Page 306
Setting Up and Using Voicemail......Page 307
Setting Up Voicemail......Page 308
Changing Your Voicemail Password......Page 309
Playing Your Voicemail......Page 310
To Delete the Voicemail Message......Page 311
Adding a Second Caller......Page 312
Merging Calls......Page 313
Talking Privately with or Disconnecting from Individuals......Page 314
Call Forwarding......Page 315
Call Waiting......Page 316
Setting Security on your SIM card Assigning a PIN Code......Page 317
Switching Between Wireless Carriers......Page 318
AT&T (or other carrier) Services......Page 319
Assigning Unique Ringtones to Contacts......Page 320
Purchasing a Ringtone from the iTunes App......Page 321
The Easy Way to Create Ringtones Using iTunes......Page 323
The Free, But More Challenging Way to Create Ring Tones......Page 327
Using Your New Custom Ringtone......Page 329
SMS Text Messaging on your iPhone......Page 330
Composing an SMS Message from the Messages App......Page 331
Composing an SMS Message from “Contacts”......Page 333
Replying to a Text Message......Page 335
Viewing Stored Messages......Page 336
SMS Notification Options......Page 337
The Messages Icon......Page 338
Sending Multiple Pictures......Page 341
Video Calling......Page 344
Video Calling with FaceTime......Page 345
Video Calling with Fring......Page 347
Making Phone Calls and More with Skype......Page 349
Creating Your Skype Account on Your iPhone 4......Page 350
Finding and Adding Skype Contacts......Page 351
Making Calls with Skype on Your iPhone 4......Page 353
Receiving Calls with Skype on your iPhone 4......Page 355
Chatting with Skype......Page 356
Adding Skype to Your Computer......Page 357
Starting the Video Recorder......Page 358
Using iMovie......Page 361
Getting Started with iMovie......Page 362
Your iPhone as a Music Player......Page 366
The iPod App......Page 367
Creating Playlists on the iPhone......Page 369
Searching for Music......Page 373
Artists View......Page 374
Songs View......Page 375
Albums View......Page 376
Genres......Page 377
Viewing Songs in an Album......Page 378
Navigating with Cover Flow......Page 379
Pausing and Playing......Page 381
Adjusting the Volume......Page 382
Double-Click the Home Button for iPod Controls......Page 383
Repeating, Shuffling, Moving around in a Song......Page 384
Shuffle......Page 385
Genius......Page 387
Viewing Other Songs on the Album......Page 388
Adjusting Music Settings......Page 389
Volume Limit (Safely Listen to Music at a Reasonable Level)......Page 390
Listening to Free Internet Radio (Pandora)......Page 391
Getting Started with Pandora......Page 392
Pandora’s Main Screen......Page 393
Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down in Pandora......Page 394
Creating a New Station in Pandora......Page 395
Adjusting Pandora’s Settings—Your Account, Upgrading, and More......Page 396
iBooks and E-Books......Page 398
The iBooks Store......Page 399
Reading iBooks......Page 402
Customizing Your Reading Experience: Brightness, Fonts, and Font Sizes......Page 405
Setting an In-Page Bookmark......Page 407
Using Highlighting and Notes......Page 408
Deleting Books......Page 410
Download E-Reader Apps......Page 411
Kindle Reader......Page 412
Kobo Reader......Page 415
Newspapers on the iPhone 4......Page 418
Popular Choices: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today......Page 419
The Wall Street Journal app......Page 421
USA Today app......Page 423
Moving Through and Enjoying Content......Page 424
Magazines on the iPhone 4......Page 427
Zinio Magazine App—A Sampler......Page 428
Comic Books on the iPhone 4......Page 430
Transferring Files to your iPhone 4......Page 432
Connecting to Google Docs and other Servers with GoodReader......Page 435
Your iPhone 4 as a Video Player......Page 436
Video Categories......Page 437
Playing a Movie......Page 438
Fast-Forward or Rewind the Video......Page 439
Changing the Size of the Video (Widescreen vs. Full Screen)......Page 440
Viewing the Chapters......Page 441
Watching Podcasts......Page 442
Video Options......Page 443
TV-Out: Widescreen......Page 444
Deleting Videos......Page 445
YouTube on your iPhone 4......Page 446
Using the Bottom Icons......Page 447
Playing Videos......Page 449
Video Controls......Page 450
Hulu on the iPhone 4......Page 452
Web Browsing on the iPhone......Page 456
Launching the Web Browser......Page 457
Layout of Safari Web Browser Screen......Page 458
Typing a Web Address......Page 459
Moving Backward or Forward Through Open Web Pages......Page 460
Using the Open Pages Button......Page 461
Zooming In and Out in Web Pages......Page 462
Adding a New Bookmark......Page 463
Using Bookmarks and History......Page 464
Managing Your Bookmarks......Page 465
Jumping to the Top of the Web Page......Page 467
E-mailing a Web Page......Page 468
Watching Videos in Safari......Page 469
Saving or Copying Text and Graphics......Page 470
Saving Time with AutoFill......Page 471
Adding a Web Page Icon to Your Home Screen......Page 473
Changing the Search Engine......Page 474
Speeding Up Your Browser by Clearing History and Cookies......Page 475
Enabling AutoFill......Page 476
A Network Connection Is Required......Page 478
Entering Passwords for Email Accounts Synced from iTunes......Page 479
Adding a New Email Account on the iPhone......Page 480
Mailboxes Screen Inboxes and Accounts......Page 484
Inbox and Threaded Messages Views......Page 485
Moving Around in Mail Folders......Page 486
Viewing an Individual Message......Page 488
Composing and Sending Emails......Page 489
Addressing Your Message Choose the Recipients......Page 490
Changing the Email Account to Send From......Page 492
Typing Your Message......Page 493
Auto Correction, Auto Capitalization, Period Trick, Spell Checking, and More......Page 494
Send Your Email......Page 495
Reading and Replying to Mail......Page 496
Email Attachments......Page 497
Receiving an Auto-open Attachment......Page 498
Opening Email Attachments......Page 499
Opening and Viewing Compressed .zip Files......Page 502
Issues When Opening Email Attachments......Page 504
Replying, Forwarding, or Deleting a Message......Page 505
Replying to an Email......Page 506
Cleaning up and Organizing Your Inbox......Page 507
Deleting or Moving Several Messages......Page 508
Deleting from the Message Screen......Page 509
Moving an Email to a Folder While Viewing It......Page 510
Searching for Email Messages......Page 511
Activating Email Search......Page 512
Fine Tuning Your Email Settings......Page 513
Automatically Retrieve Email (Fetch New Data)......Page 514
Adjusting Your Mail Settings......Page 515
Changing Your Default Mail Account (Sent From)......Page 517
Advanced Email Options......Page 518
Changing the Incoming Server Port......Page 519
Email Isn’t Being Received or Sent......Page 520
Verifying Your Mail Account Settings......Page 521
When Is Your Contact List Most Useful?......Page 524
Adding a New Contact Right on Your iPhone 4......Page 525
Start the Contacts App......Page 526
Adding a New Phone Number......Page 528
Adding an Email Address and Web Site......Page 529
Adding the Address......Page 530
Adding a Photo to Contacts......Page 531
Searching Your Contacts......Page 532
Search by Flicking......Page 533
Search Using Groups......Page 534
Adding Contacts from Email Messages......Page 535
Sending a Picture to a Contact......Page 537
Showing Your Contacts Addresses on the Map......Page 538
Contacts Troubleshooting......Page 540
When Global Address List Contacts Don’t Show Up (For Microsoft Exchange Users)......Page 541
Today’s Day and Date Shown on Calendar Icon......Page 542
Viewing Your Schedule and Getting Around......Page 543
The Three Calendar Views......Page 545
Working with Several Calendars......Page 547
Adding a New Appointment......Page 548
Recurring Events......Page 550
Calendar Alerts......Page 551
Choosing Which Calendar to Use......Page 552
Adding Notes to Calendar Events......Page 553
Using Copy-and-Paste Between the Email and Calendar Apps......Page 554
Editing Appointments......Page 555
Editing a Repeating Event......Page 556
Meeting Invitations......Page 557
Calendar Options......Page 558
Changing the Default Calendar......Page 559
Using the Camera App......Page 560
Geo-Tagging......Page 561
Taking a Picture......Page 562
Viewing Pictures You Have Taken......Page 564
Getting Photos onto Your iPhone 4......Page 565
Launching from the Photos Icon......Page 568
Working with Individual Pictures......Page 569
Double-Tapping......Page 570
Pinching......Page 571
Viewing a Slideshow......Page 572
Adjusting Slideshow Options......Page 573
Emailing a Picture......Page 574
Email, Copy, or Delete Several Pictures At Once......Page 575
Assigning a Picture to a Contact......Page 576
Deleting a Picture......Page 578
Finding a Picture to Download......Page 579
Determining Your Location (the Blue Dot)......Page 582
Changing Your Map Views......Page 583
Checking Traffic......Page 585
Searching for Anything......Page 586
Mapping Options......Page 588
Working with Bookmarks......Page 589
Adding a Mapped Location to Contacts......Page 590
Searching for Establishments Around Your Location......Page 591
Dropping a Pin......Page 592
Using Street View......Page 593
Tap the Current Location Button First......Page 595
Choosing Start or End Location......Page 596
Looking at the Route......Page 597
Reversing the Route......Page 598
Maps Options......Page 599
Calibrating and Using the Digital Compass......Page 600
The Notes App......Page 602
Sync Notes......Page 603
Getting Started with Notes......Page 604
How Are My Notes Sorted?......Page 605
Adding a Title to the Note......Page 606
Editing Your Notes......Page 607
Emailing a Note......Page 609
Creating a New Calendar Event from an Underlined Day and Time......Page 610
Getting Started with Evernote......Page 611
Adding and Tagging Notes......Page 612
Editing Rich Text Notes (Voice and Picture)......Page 615
Note Grouping......Page 616
Searching for Notes......Page 617
Evernote Synchronization and Settings......Page 618
Viewing or Updating Evernotes on Your Computer or Other Mobile Device......Page 619
Utilities: Clock, Calculator, Compass, and Weather......Page 622
Adding a New World Clock Entry......Page 624
The Alarm Clock......Page 626
Using the Stopwatch......Page 630
Viewing the Basic Calculator (Portrait Mode)......Page 634
The Compass App......Page 635
Getting Started with “Weather”......Page 637
Other Weather Apps......Page 641
Getting Started with iTunes on the iPhone 4......Page 644
Starting iTunes......Page 645
Navigating iTunes......Page 646
Popular Stuff......Page 647
Browsing for Videos (Movies)......Page 648
Finding TV Shows......Page 650
Audiobooks in iTunes......Page 651
iTunes U: Great Educational Content......Page 652
Download for Offline Viewing......Page 653
Purchasing or Renting Music, Videos, Podcasts, and More......Page 654
Previewing Music......Page 655
Previewing a Video, TV Show, or Music Video......Page 656
Purchasing a Song, Video, or Other Item......Page 657
Podcasts in iTunes......Page 658
The Download Icon: Stopping and Deleting Downloads......Page 659
Where the Downloads Go......Page 660
Redeeming an iTunes Gift Card......Page 661
Learning More About Apps and the App Store......Page 662
Starting the App Store......Page 664
The App Store Home Page......Page 665
Viewing App Details......Page 666
Finding an App to Download......Page 667
Viewing What’s Hot......Page 668
Genius......Page 669
Categories......Page 670
Looking at the Top 25 Charts......Page 671
Searching for an App......Page 672
Downloading an App......Page 673
Maintaining and Updating Your Apps......Page 674
App Store Settings......Page 675
Using the iPhone 4 As a Gaming Device......Page 678
Acquiring Games and Other Fun Apps......Page 681
Being Careful When You Play......Page 683
Online and Wireless Games......Page 684
Playing Songs from the Songbook......Page 685
The World View......Page 686
Other Fun Stuff: Baseball on the iPhone 4......Page 688
Facebook......Page 692
Different Ways to Connect to Facebook......Page 693
The Facebook App......Page 694
Facebook Notifications......Page 697
Downloading the LinkedIn App......Page 700
Twitter Options for the iPhone 4......Page 703
Downloading a Twitter App......Page 704
Using TweetDeck......Page 705
Reading and Replying......Page 708
Using Twitter......Page 709
Refreshing Your List of Tweets......Page 710
Compose Button......Page 711
Options within Tweet......Page 712
What to Do If the iPhone Stops Responding......Page 714
How to Soft-Reset Your iPhone......Page 717
No Sound in Music or Video......Page 718
If You Can’t Make Purchases from iTunes or the App Store......Page 720
Remember to Re-register with Your iTunes Account......Page 721
When Your iPhone Does Not Show Up in iTunes......Page 725
Synchronization Problems......Page 727
Reinstalling the iPhone Operating System (with or Without a Restore)......Page 728
On-Device iPhone User Guide......Page 733
The Apple Knowledgebase......Page 734
iPhone-Related Blogs......Page 735
iPhone 4’s Soulmate: iTunes......Page 738
Your iTunes User Guide......Page 740
The iTunes User Guide Contents......Page 741
Common Questions about iTunes......Page 742
The iTunes Guided Tour......Page 744
Apple Video Tutorials for iTunes......Page 746
List View......Page 748
Grid View......Page 749
Playing Songs, Videos and More......Page 750
Finding Things in iTunes......Page 752
Ways to Search iTunes......Page 753
Creating a Normal Playlist......Page 754
Edit a Smart Playlist......Page 757
The iTunes Genius Feature......Page 758
Creating Genius Mixes and Playlists......Page 762
The Genius Sidebar......Page 764
The Home Sharing Feature......Page 765
Filtering a Home Shared Library to Only Show Items Not in Your Library......Page 768
Importing Shared Content to Your Library......Page 769
Troubleshooting Home Sharing......Page 770
Create an iTunes Account......Page 771
Sign Into the iTunes Store......Page 777
Getting to the iTunes Store......Page 778
Browse Store by Genre......Page 779
Making Sure All Items Are Downloaded......Page 781
Redeeming an iTunes Gift Card......Page 783
Import Music CDs......Page 785
Import Movies from DVDs......Page 786
Import e-Book Files (PDF and iBook-format Files)......Page 787
Getting Album Artwork......Page 788
Authorize and Deauthorize Computers to Play iTunes Media......Page 789
Getting iTunes Software......Page 791
Determining Your Windows or Mac Computer Operating System Version......Page 792
How to Start the iTunes Installation......Page 793
The iTunes Installation Screens for a Windows PC......Page 797
iTunes Installation Screens for a Mac......Page 801
Updating an Existing iTunes Installation......Page 804
What to Do If the iTunes Auto Update Fails......Page 806
How Do I Get My Music Back if My Computer Crashes?......Page 810
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