iPhone X For Dummies

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Apple's iPhone X represents such a radical departure from all previous models of the globally known iPhone that it needs its own book to help users navigate the new features. Luckily, iPhone X For Dummies is here to provide the guidance you need to figure out the features of your new iPhone and the software that powers it. Written by the experts who've created all previous editions of iPhone For Dummies, this book takes a deep dive into this fabulous new phone and its unique controls. It then delves into iOS 11 and how it works on the iPhone X. It leaves no stone unturned and offers all the in-depth coverage you need to make your iPhone X work for you—right out of the box! Control your iPhone X with iOS 11 gestures Explore advanced camera tools that produce stunning photos Set up face recognition to access your phone with a smile Charge your iPhone wirelessly If you’ve invested in this awesome new device, you deserve to get the very most out of it. And this book shows you how! Title Page ......Page 2 Copyright Page......Page 3 Table of Contents......Page 6 About This Book......Page 14 Icons Used in This Book......Page 15 Beyond the Book......Page 16 Where to Go from Here......Page 17 Part 1 Meet Your iPhone......Page 18 The Big Picture......Page 20 The iPhone as a phone and a digital camera or camcorder......Page 22 The iPhone as an Internet communications device......Page 23 Technical specifications......Page 24 On the top and sides......Page 25 On the bottom......Page 26 On the front and back......Page 27 Status bar......Page 28 Home Sweet Home Screen......Page 30 The first Home screen......Page 31 The second Home screen......Page 32 The dock (all Home screens)......Page 34 Chapter 2 iPhone Basic Training......Page 36 Activating the iPhone......Page 37 Turning the iPhone On and Off......Page 38 Facing up to Face ID......Page 40 Continuing the setup......Page 41 Locking the iPhone......Page 42 Understanding Pressure-Sensitive Touch......Page 44 Mastering the Multitouch Interface......Page 45 Discovering the special-use keys......Page 46 One-handed keyboard......Page 47 Anticipating what comes next......Page 48 Finger-typing on the virtual keyboards......Page 49 Correcting mistakes......Page 52 Choosing an alternative keyboard......Page 53 Cutting, copying, pasting, and replacing......Page 54 Multitasking......Page 55 Navigating beyond the Home Screen......Page 57 Organizing Icons into Folders......Page 58 Proactive Searching......Page 59 Notifications and the Today View......Page 60 Chapter 3 Synchronicity: Getting Stuff to and from Your iPhone......Page 64 A Brief  iCloud Primer......Page 65 First things first: About iPhone backups......Page 67 Sync prep 101......Page 69 Syncing contacts......Page 73 Syncing calendars......Page 74 Synchronizing Your Media......Page 75 Music, movies, TV shows, and podcasts......Page 76 Photos......Page 79 Manual Syncing......Page 80 Chapter 4 Understanding the Phone-damentals......Page 82 Contacts......Page 83 Favorites......Page 85 Recents......Page 87 Visual voicemail......Page 88 Voice dialing......Page 91 Announcing the caller......Page 92 Replying with a text message......Page 93 Avoiding disturbances......Page 94 Choosing ringtones......Page 95 While on a Call......Page 97 Making conference calls......Page 98 Handing off calls......Page 99 Seeing Is Believing with FaceTime......Page 100 Part 2 The PDA iPhone......Page 104 Chapter 5 Taking Control of Your iPhone......Page 106 Controlling Control Center......Page 107 Summoning Siri......Page 109 Figuring out what to ask......Page 110 Using dictation......Page 111 Making Siri smarter......Page 112 Type to Siri......Page 113 Getting the iMessage......Page 114 You send me: Sending text messages......Page 116 Alert: You’ve got messages......Page 117 Being a golden receiver: Reading and replying to text messages......Page 119 Massive multimedia effects......Page 122 Group messaging has never been better......Page 126 Taking Note of Notes......Page 127 Working with the Calendar......Page 130 Year view......Page 131 Week view......Page 132 Adding Calendar Entries......Page 133 Letting your calendar push you around......Page 137 Responding to meeting invitations......Page 138 Sharing a family calendar......Page 139 Punching the Clock......Page 140 World clock......Page 141 Alarm clock......Page 142 Timer......Page 143 Making a recording......Page 144 Trimming recordings......Page 145 Adding a title to a recording......Page 146 Reminding me......Page 147 It’s a Wallet......Page 149 Dropping in on AirDrop......Page 150 Controlling Lights, Locks, and More......Page 151 Using the iPhone in the Car......Page 152 Keeping in Good Health......Page 153 Part 3 The Multimedia iPhone......Page 154 Chapter 8 Get in Tune(s): Audio on Your iPhone......Page 156 Introducing Your iPhone’s Music Player......Page 157 It’s music, just not your music......Page 158 A library without library cards......Page 161 Play it again, list......Page 163 Share and share alike......Page 165 Taking Control of Your Tunes......Page 167 Setting preferences......Page 169 Using your voice to control your music......Page 171 Shopping with the iTunes Store App......Page 173 Chapter 9 “Smile”: Taking Pictures with Your iPhone......Page 174 Taking Your Best Shot......Page 175 Making Photos Come to Life......Page 177 Keeping Things in Focus......Page 178 Using digital zoom......Page 179 Two rear cameras are better than one......Page 180 Applying filters......Page 181 Bingeing on burst shooting......Page 182 Tracking Down Your Pictures......Page 184 Choosing albums......Page 185 Making memories......Page 186 Categorizing your pics......Page 188 Searching for pictures......Page 189 Sharing your photos......Page 190 Maneuvering and manipulating photos......Page 192 Launching slideshows......Page 193 Storing pictures in the (i)Cloud......Page 195 Editing and Deleting Photos......Page 196 Livening Up Live Photos......Page 198 More (Not So) Stupid Picture Tricks......Page 200 Chapter 10 Starring in a Blockbuster: Video on Your iPhone......Page 204 Finding Stuff to Watch......Page 205 Playing Video......Page 206 Shooting Video......Page 210 Going fast......Page 213 Editing what you shot......Page 214 Watching video on TV......Page 215 Restricting video and other usage......Page 216 Part 4 The Internet iPhone......Page 218 Surfin’ Dude......Page 220 Blasting off into cyberspace......Page 221 I Can See Clearly Now......Page 224 Opening multiple web pages at a time......Page 225 Looking at lovable links......Page 226 Book(mark) ’em, Dano......Page 227 Altering bookmarks......Page 230 Viewing open pages on other devices......Page 231 Launching a mobile search mission......Page 232 Reading clutter-free web pages......Page 233 Private Browsing......Page 234 3D Touch and Safari......Page 235 Smart Safari Settings......Page 236 Chapter 12 The Email Must Get Through......Page 238 Setting up your account the less easy way......Page 239 Reading messages......Page 244 Filter mail......Page 245 Managing messages......Page 246 Threading messages......Page 249 Searching emails......Page 250 Makin’ messages......Page 254 Settings for sending email......Page 262 Setting your message and account settings......Page 263 Special 3D Touch Mail options......Page 266 Maps Are Where It’s At......Page 268 Finding your current location with Maps......Page 269 Finding a person, place, or thing......Page 270 Views, zooms, and pans......Page 271 Timesaving map tools: Contacts, Recents, and Favorites......Page 273 Smart map tricks......Page 275 Contemplating the Compass......Page 280 Adding and deleting stocks, funds, and indexes......Page 281 Details, details, details......Page 282 Charting a course......Page 283 Weather Watching......Page 284 Keeping Track of Documents with Files......Page 285 Part 5 The Undiscovered iPhone......Page 286 Chapter 14 Setting You Straight on Settings......Page 288 All about you......Page 289 Airplane mode......Page 290 Wi-Fi......Page 291 Bluetooth......Page 292 Cellular......Page 294 Notifications......Page 295 Do Not Disturb......Page 296 Privacy......Page 297 Sounds......Page 298 Happy haptics......Page 299 Auto-lock......Page 300 In General......Page 301 iPhone Storage setting......Page 302 Handoff setting......Page 303 Battery setting......Page 304 Face ID & Passcode setting......Page 305 Restrictions setting......Page 307 Date & Time setting......Page 308 Keyboard setting......Page 309 Dictionary setting......Page 310 Accessibility setting......Page 311 Promoting harmony through Family Sharing......Page 314 Nothing phone-y about these settings......Page 315 Find My iPhone......Page 317 Chapter 15 Apps-O-Lutely!......Page 318 Browsing for apps......Page 319 Downloading an app......Page 320 Updating an app......Page 321 Deleting an app......Page 322 Organizing your apps......Page 323 Books, Newspapers, and Magazines......Page 324 iBooks for your iPhone......Page 325 Newspapers and magazines......Page 326 Chapter 16 When Good iPhones Go Bad......Page 328 But first . . .......Page 329 Recharge your iPhone......Page 330 Reset your iPhone......Page 331 Reset your settings and content......Page 332 Restore your iPhone......Page 333 Renew your iPhone with Recovery mode......Page 334 Problems with Calling or Networks......Page 335 Sync, Computer, or iTunes Issues......Page 336 If Nothing We Suggest Helps......Page 338 Dude, Where’s My Stuff?......Page 340 Part 6 The Part of Tens......Page 342 OverDrive......Page 344 TurboScan......Page 345 TripCase......Page 346 Evernote......Page 347 Bill Atkinson PhotoCard......Page 349 IMDb......Page 350 iTunes U......Page 351 Waze......Page 352 WebMD......Page 353 Do the Slide for Accuracy and Punctuation......Page 356 Autocorrect Is Your Friend......Page 357 Assault on Batteries......Page 358 Tricks with Links and Phone Numbers......Page 360 Choose a Home Page for Safari......Page 361 Like a Time Machine for iPhone Backups......Page 362 Create Ringtones for Free in GarageBand......Page 363 Getting Apps out of the Multitasking Screen......Page 366 Taking a Snapshot of the Screen......Page 367 Index......Page 370 EULA......Page 0