iPhone User’s Guide
1 2 Contents Chapter 1 4 4 4 5 9 Activating and Setting Up iPhone What You Need Activating iPhone Syncing iPhone with Your Computer Disconnecting iPhone from Your Computer Chapter 2 10 10 14 20 21 22 22 23 Basics iPhone at a Glance iPhone Buttons and Touchscreen Using the Stereo Headset Connecting to the Internet Using iPhone on an Airplane Charging the Battery Cleaning iPhone Chapter 3 24 24 29 32 34 36 37 41 Phone Calling and Answering Visual Voicemail Adding Contact Information to iPhone Phone
Chapter 6 58 58 59 65 iPod Syncing iPod Content from your iTunes Library Playing Music and Video iPod Settings Chapter 7 67 67 70 73 78 81 82 87 89 91 92 Applications Text Calendar Photos and Camera YouTube Stocks Maps Weather Clock Calculator Notes Chapter 8 93 94 94 95 95 96 97 97 97 100 Settings Airplane Mode Wi-Fi Carrier Usage Sounds and the Ring/Silent Switch Brightness Wallpaper General Restoring or Transferring Your iPhone Settings Appendix A 101 101 107 Safety and Handling Important Safe
1 Activating and Setting Up iPhone 1 What You Need To use iPhone, you need:  A new two-year wireless service plan with AT&T  A Mac or a PC with a USB 2.0 port and one of the following operating systems:  Mac OS X version10.4.10 or later  Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later  Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate edition  iTunes 7.3 or later, available at www.itunes.
To activate iPhone: 1 Download and install iTunes 7.3 (or later) from www.itunes.com. 2 Connect iPhone to a USB 2.0 port on your Mac or PC using the dock and cable that came with iPhone. (Don’t connect iPhone to the USB port on your keyboard—it does not have enough power.) iTunes opens automatically. 3 Follow the onscreen instructions in iTunes to activate iPhone and sync iPhone with your contacts, calendars, email accounts, and bookmarks on your computer.
You can set iTunes to sync any or all of the following:  Contacts—names, phone numbers, addresses, email addresses, and so on  Calendars—appointments and events  Email account settings  Webpage bookmarks  Music and audiobooks  Movies  TV shows  Podcasts  Photos Because music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, and photos are managed on your computer, these items are synced one-way, from your computer to iPhone. Email account settings also are only synced from your computer to iPhone.
The following sections provide an overview of each of the iPhone configuration panes in iTunes. For more information, see iTunes Help (in iTunes, choose Help > iTunes Help). Summary Pane Select “Automatically sync when this iPhone is connected” to have iTunes sync iPhone automatically whenever you connect iPhone to your computer. Deselect this option if you want to sync only by clicking the Sync button in iTunes. For more information about preventing automatic syncing, see page 9.
Calendars You can sync calendars from iCal on a Mac, or from Microsoft Outlook on a PC. On a Mac, when you sync iCal calendars with iPhone, any other calendars you’ve set to sync with iCal, such as your events and tasks in Microsoft Entourage, will also be synced with iPhone. Mail Accounts You can sync email account settings from Mail on a Mac, or Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express on a PC. Account settings are only transferred from your computer to iPhone.
Preventing iPhone from Syncing Automatically You may want to prevent iPhone from syncing automatically if you prefer to add items to iPhone manually or when you connect iPhone to some other computer than the main computer you sync iPhone with. Set iTunes not to sync automatically when you connect iPhone m Connect iPhone to your computer and in iTunes click the Summary tab. Then deselect “Automatically sync when this iPhone is connected.
2 2 Basics iPhone at a Glance Headset jack Receiver Ring/Silent switch Volume buttons 10 Sleep/Wake button SIM card tray Camera (on back) Status bar Touchscreen Application buttons Home button Dock connector Speaker Microphone
Stereo headset Dock connector to USB cable one iPh Dock USB power adapter Cleaning cloth Item What you can do with it Stereo headset Listen to music, videos, and phone calls. Use the built-in microphone to talk. Click the mic button to answer or end a call. When listening to iPod, click the button once to play or pause a song, or click twice quickly to skip to the next track.
iPhone Applications Press the Home button at any time to see the iPhone applications. Tap any application button to get started: Phone Mail Safari Make calls, with quick access to recent callers, favorites, and all your contacts. Visual voicemail presents a list of your voicemail messages. Just tap to listen to any message you want, in any order you want. Send and receive email using your existing email accounts. iPhone works with the most popular email systems—including Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, AOL, and .
Get current weather conditions and a six-day forecast. Store your favorite cities for a quick weather report anytime. Weather View the time in cities around the world—create clocks for your favorites. Set one or more alarms. Time yourself using the stopwatch, or set a countdown timer. Clock Add, subtract, multiply, and divide. Calculator Jot notes on the go—reminders, grocery lists, brilliant ideas. Send them in email. Notes Settings Adjust all iPhone settings in one convenient place.
iPhone Buttons and Touchscreen A few simple buttons and a high-resolution touchscreen make it easy to learn and use iPhone. WARNING: For important information about driving safety, see page 103. Locking iPhone and Turning It On or Off When you’re not using iPhone but you still want to receive calls and text messages, you can lock it. When iPhone is locked, nothing happens if you touch the screen.
Using the Touchscreen The controls on the iPhone touchscreen change dynamically to suit the task at hand. m Tap any application to open it. m Press the Home button below the display at any time to return to the Home screen and see all the applications. m Flick or drag up or down to scroll. On some screens such as webpages, you can also scroll side to side. Flicking or dragging your finger to scroll won’t choose or activate anything on the screen.
m Flick to scroll quickly. You can wait for the scrolling to come to a stop, or tap or touch anywhere on the screen to stop it immediately. Tapping or touching to stop scrolling doesn’t choose or activate anything on the screen. m Some lists have an index along the right side. Tap a letter to jump to items starting with that letter. Drag your finger along the index to quickly scroll through the list. Index m Tap an item in the list to choose it.
m When viewing photos, web pages, email, or maps, you can zoom in and out. You can double-tap (tap quickly twice) to zoom in, then double-tap again to zoom out. Or just pinch to zoom in or out. Entering Text You can use the onscreen keyboard to enter text messages, contact information, notes, and more. The intelligent keyboard on iPhone automatically suggests corrections as you type, to help prevent mistyped words. Start by typing with just your index finger.
Suggested corrections appear just above or below the word you’re typing. Suggested correction  To use the suggested correction, type a space, punctuation mark, or return character.  To reject the correction, finish typing the word as you want it, then tap the word before continuing to type anything else. (The second time you type the same word and reject the correction this way, iPhone adds the word to its dictionary.
You can use this magnified view whenever you’re typing text. For example, you can use it when composing email, or when typing in a text field while surfing the web. Adjusting the Volume When you’re on the phone or listening to songs, movies, or other media, the buttons on the side of iPhone adjust the audio volume. Otherwise, the buttons control the volume for the ringer, alerts, and other sound effects. m To adjust the volume, use the buttons on the side of iPhone.
Using the Stereo Headset The headset included with iPhone features a microphone and an integrated button that allows you to answer and end calls easily, and control audio and video playback. Plug in the headset to listen to music or a phone call. Callers hear you through the headset microphone. Click the mic button to control music playback and answer or end calls, even when iPhone is locked. Mic button To Do this Pause a song or video Click the mic button once. Click again to resume playback.
Connecting to the Internet iPhone connects to the Internet automatically whenever you use Mail, Safari, YouTube, Stocks, Maps, or Weather. iPhone does the following, in order, until connected: Â Connects over the last Wi-Fi network you used that’s available. Â If no previously used Wi-Fi networks are available, iPhone shows a list of Wi-Fi networks in range. Tap a network and, if necessary, enter the password to join. Networks that require a password show ¥ next to them.
Using iPhone on an Airplane Airplane mode disables the wireless features of iPhone to avoid interfering with aircraft operation and other electrical equipment. m From the Home screen choose Settings, then turn airplane mode on. When you turn on airplane mode, appears in the status bar at the top of the screen. No cell phone, radio, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth signals are emitted from iPhone.
Charge the battery and sync iPhone m Connect iPhone to your computer (not your keyboard) using the included cable and dock. Note: If iPhone is connected to a computer that’s turned off or is in sleep or standby mode, the iPhone battery may drain. An icon in the upper-right corner of the screen shows battery charging status. Charging Charged If you charge the battery while syncing or using iPhone, it may take longer to charge.
3 Phone 3 Tap Phone to make calls, view and add contacts, and check voicemail. Making a call on iPhone is as simple as tapping a name or number in your contacts list or tapping someone in your favorites list. Or tap the name of a recent caller to return the call. Your contacts are automatically synced with the address book on your computer each time you connect iPhone. Visual voicemail displays a list of your voicemail messages so you can listen to them in whatever order you chose.
Making a Call Making a call is easy—simply tap an entry in your list of contacts, favorites, or recent calls on iPhone. Or you can make a call the “old-fashioned” way, by entering a number on the keypad. Call someone in your contacts list m Tap Contacts and choose a contact, then tap the phone number you want to call. Call someone in your favorites list m Tap Favorites and choose a contact. For information about adding people to your favorites list, see page 34.
To Do this Use the speakerphone, so you can talk and listen hands-free Tap Speaker anytime you’re on a call. Make a conference call Tap Add Call. For information about conference calling, see page 28. Put a call on hold Tap Hold. The caller can’t hear you and you can’t hear the caller. Tap Hold again to talk again. Use iPhone applications while you’re on a call While on a call, press the Home button to go to the Home screen and use other applications. Or tap Contacts to browse contacts.
Silencing or Declining a Call When a call comes in, you may not want to answer it, or you may need to stop iPhone from ringing or vibrating. You can silence or decline an incoming call. When you silence a call, you still have a chance to answer it, until the call goes to voicemail. When you decline a call, the call is silenced and sent directly to voicemail. Silence a call m Press the Sleep/Wake button once, or either of the volume buttons.
 To ignore the call and send it to voicemail, tap Ignore.  To hold the first call and answer the new call, tap Hold Call + Answer.  To end the first call and answer the new one, tap Hold Call + Answer. To Do this Switch back to the first call and put the second call on hold Tap the first call at the top of the screen, or tap Swap. Merge the two calls, so all three of you can talk Tap Merge Calls. Conference Calling Conference calling lets you talk to more than one person at a time.
Visual Voicemail When you decline or don’t answer a call, the caller hears a recorded greeting and can leave a voicemail message. On iPhone, visual voicemail lets you see a list of your messages and choose which ones to listen to or delete, without having to listen to prior messages or voice instructions. The Phone button on the Home screen shows the total number of missed calls and unheard voicemail messages you have.
Checking Voicemail The Voicemail screen shows your voicemail messages. Unheard messages have a blue dot next to them. Voicemail Speakerphone Unheard messages Contact info Play/Pause Scrubber bar Playhead Listen to a new voicemail message m Tap Voicemail, then tap the new message. The message downloads to iPhone and plays. Tap to pause the message. Tap to resume playback. You can skip to any point in a message by dragging the playhead on the scrubber bar.
Check voicemail from another phone m Call your own phone number. As your greeting plays, enter *, enter your voicemail password followed by #, then follow the voice instructions. To set up a password for voicemail, see “Change the voicemail password” on page 36. Returning a Call It’s simple to return a call from voicemail. m Tap a message, then tap Call Back. Deleting Messages Deleted messages are saved on iPhone for a time, then they are automatically and permanently erased.
Recording your Voicemail Greeting The voicemail greeting, or outgoing message, is what a caller hears when you don’t answer or decline the call, and the call is sent to voicemail. A default greeting is provided by AT&T. You can record a custom greeting to use instead. Record a voicemail greeting 1 In Voicemail, tap Greeting in the upper-left corner of the screen. 2 Tap Custom. 3 Tap Record when you’re ready to record your greeting. 4 Tap Stop when you finish. To review the greeting, Tap Play.
Add a contact from a number entered using the keypad 1 Tap Keypad and enter a number, then tap . 2 Tap Create New Contact and enter the caller’s information, or tap “Add to Existing Contact” and choose a contact. Edit a contact’s phone number, address, and other information m Tap Contacts and choose a contact, then tap Edit. Â To add an item—such as a web address or mobile phone number, tap next to the item. Â To delete an item, tap next to it.
m Tap contacts and choose a contact. Then tap an item. Contact info Call Send an email Visit the website See a map and get directions Add a phone number to your favorites list Send a text message Adding Entries to Your Favorites List for Quick Access Add a contact’s number to your favorites list m Tap Contacts and choose a contact. Then tap “Add to Favorites” and choose the number you want to add.
Setting How Contacts Are Displayed Set how contacts are sorted and displayed m From the Home screen choose Settings > Phone, then do one of the following: Â To sort alphabetically by first or last name, tap Sort Order. Â To display first name first or last name first, tap Display Order. Call Forwarding You can set iPhone to forward incoming calls to another number. You may, for example, be on vacation and want all calls to go somewhere else.
For more information about other accessibility features of iPhone, go to: www.apple.com/accessibility Changing Your Voicemail Password A voicemail password helps prevent others from access your voicemail. You only need to enter the password when you’re calling in to get your messages from another phone. You won’t need to enter the password when using Voicemail on iPhone. Change the voicemail password m From the Home screen choose Settings > Phone > Change Voicemail Password.
Assign a ringtone to a contact m From Phone, Tap Contacts and choose a contact, then tap Edit. Tap Assign Ringtone and choose a ringtone. When that person calls, you hear that ringtone. Setting the Ring Mode You can switch between ring either mode or both. and silent mode. You can set iPhone to vibrate in Switch between ring mode and silent mode m Flip the Ring/Silent switch on the side of iPhone. Ring Silent You can tell by feel if iPhone is set to ring or be silent.
Using the iPhone Bluetooth Headset The iPhone Bluetooth Headset, available separately, is unlike any other Bluetooth headset you’ve used before. It features autopairing and simple operation. You can pair iPhone with the headset simply by placing iPhone and the headset in the iPhone Dual Dock, which comes with the headset. Pairing sets iPhone to work with only one headset, preventing connections with other headsets.
2 Make a call on iPhone, or press the button on top of the headset to answer an incoming call. Button Status light 3 When you finish, press the button to end the call. Adjust the volume m Use the volume buttons on the side of iPhone. Using a Third-Party Headset or Car Kit Other Bluetooth headsets and car kits can be used with iPhone as well. You must first pair a Bluetooth device with iPhone before you can use it for your phone calls.
Route calls through a Bluetooth headset or car kit m Make a connection between iPhone and the headset or car kit. To connect with a third-party Bluetooth headset, see the documentation that came with the headset. Once you have paired iPhone with a Bluetooth car kit, iPhone connects to the car kit automatically when you start the car (if you have iPhone with you and Bluetooth is turned on).
Unpairing a Device from iPhone If you’ve paired iPhone with a device and want to use another device instead, you must unpair the first device. Unpair a device from iPhone 1 From the Home screen choose Settings > General > Bluetooth. If Bluetooth isn’t on, turn it on. 2 Choose a device and tap Unpair. Until you pair the device with iPhone again, iPhone doesn’t route calls through it.
International Roaming You can use iPhone to make calls in many countries around the world. You must first enable iPhone for international roaming. International roaming is not required when calling from the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands. International roaming charges may apply depending on your rate plan. So that you can still make calls by tapping entries in contacts or favorites, you can set iPhone to add the correct prefix automatically to U.S. phones numbers when you call.
4 Mail 4 Tap Mail to send and check email. Mail is a rich HTML email client that retrieves your email in the background while you do other things on iPhone. iPhone works with the most popular email systems— including Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, AOL, and .Mac Mail—as well as most industry-standard POP3 and IMAP email systems. Mail lets you send and receive photos and graphics, which are displayed in your message along with the text. You can also get PDFs and other attachments and view them on iPhone.
Syncing Email Accounts to iPhone You use iTunes to sync your email accounts to iPhone. iTunes supports Mail and Microsoft Entourage on a Mac, and Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express on a PC. See “Setting Up Syncing” on page 6. Note: Syncing an email account to iPhone copies the email account setup, not the messages themselves. Whether the messages in your inbox appear on both iPhone and your computer depends on the type of email account you have and how it’s configured.
 The Internet host name for your outgoing mail server (which may look like “smtp.example.com”)  Your user name and password for incoming and outgoing servers (you may not need to enter a user name and password for an outgoing server) Note: Exchange email accounts must be configured for IMAP in order to work with iPhone. Contact your IT organization for more information. Sending Email You can send an email message to anyone who has an email address. You can send it to one person or a group of people.
When you forward a message, you can include the files or images attached to the original message. Send a message to a recipient of a message you received m Open the message and tap the recipient’s name or email address, then tap Email. Checking and Reading Email The Mail button shows the total number of unread messages in your all of your inboxes. You may have other unread messages in other mailboxes.
Tap a mailbox to see the messages inside. Unread messages have a blue dot to them. next Unread messages Read a message m Tap a mailbox, then tap a message. Within a message, tap previous message. Delete a message m Open the message and tap or to see the next or . You can also delete a message directly from the mailbox message list by swiping left or right over the message title and then tapping Delete. To show the Delete button, swipe left or right over the message.
m Tap the attachment. It downloads to iPhone and then opens. Tap attachment to download Downloading If an attached file isn’t supported by iPhone, you can see the name of the file but you can’t open it. iPhone supports the following email attachment file formats: Â .c, .cpp, .diff, .doc, .docx, .h, .hpp, .htm, .html, .m, .mm, .patch, .pdf, .txt, .xls, .xlsx See all the recipients of a message m Open the message and tap Details. Tap a name or email address to see the recipient’s contact information.
Follow a link m Tap the link. Text links are typically underlined in blue. Many images also have links. A link can take you to a webpage, open a map, dial a phone number, or open a new preaddressed email message. Web, phone, and map links open Safari, Phone, or Maps on iPhone. To return to your email, press the Home button and tap Mail. Mail Settings Mail settings let you customize your email account for iPhone.
Delete an email account from iPhone m From the Home screen choose Settings > Mail, tap an account, then scroll down and tap Delete Account. Deleting an email account from iPhone doesn’t delete it from your computer. Settings for Checking and Viewing Email iPhone checks for and retrieves new email in your accounts whenever your open Mail. You can also set Mail to regularly check for email and download your messages even when you don’t have Mail open.
Settings for Sending Email Set an alert to sound when you successfully send a message m From the Home screen choose Settings > Sound, then turn Sent Mail on or off. Set whether iPhone sends you a copy of every message you send m From the Home screen choose Settings > Mail, then turn Always Cc Myself on or off. Add a signature to your messages You can set iPhone to add a signature—your favorite quote, or your name, title, and phone number, for example—that appears in every message you send.
5 Safari 5 Tap Safari to explore the World Wide Web. Surfing the Web Safari lets you see web pages just as they were designed to be seen in computer-based browsers. A simple tap lets you zoom in; rotate iPhone sideways for a wider view. Search using Google or Yahoo!—both are built-in. Opening and Navigating Webpages Open a new webpage m Tap the address field at the top of the screen, type the web address—apple.com or www.google.com, for example—and tap Go.
Erase all the text in the address field m Tap the address field, then tap . Follow a link on a webpage m Tap the link. Text links are typically underlined in blue. Many images also have links. A link can take you to another place on the web, open a map, call a phone number, or open a new preaddressed email. Email, phone, and map links open Mail, Phone, or Maps on iPhone. To return to Safari, press the Home button and tap Safari.
Zooming In to See a Page More Easily View a webpage in widescreen orientation m Rotate iPhone sideways. Safari automatically reorients and expands the page. Resize any column to fit the screen m Double-tap the column. The column expands, so you can read it more easily. Double-tap again to zoom back out. Zoom in on part of a webpage m Double-tap the part of the page you want to zoom in on. Double-tap again to zoom out. Zoom in or out manually m Pinch to zoom in or out.
Searching the Web By default, Safari searches using Google. You can set it to search using Yahoo!, instead. Search for anything on the web 1 Tap the address field, then tap the Google search field. 2 Type a word or phrase that describes what you’re looking for, then tap Google. 3 Tap a link in the list of search results to open a webpage. Set Safari to search using Yahoo! m From the Home screen choose Settings > Safari > Search Engine, then choose Yahoo!.
Typing in Text Fields Some webpages have forms or text fields you can enter information in. Bring up the keyboard m Tap inside a text field. Move to other text fields on the page m Tap another text field. Or tap the Next or Previous button. Submit the form m Once you finish filling out the text fields on the page, tap Go or Search. Most pages also have a link you can tap to submit the form. Dismiss the keyboard without submitting the form m Tap Done.
Sync bookmarks between iPhone and your computer m Connect iPhone to your computer. If bookmarks are set to be synced (see page 6), the sync begins. Safari Settings Blocking Pop-Ups Many websites have pop-ups—new pages that appear when you didn’t intend for them to. Many pop-ups are advertisements. Block or allow pop-ups m From the Home screen choose Settings > Safari, then turn Block Pop-ups on or off.
6 iPod 6 Tap iPod to listen to songs, audiobooks, and podcasts, and watch TV shows, movies, and other video. iPod on iPhone works . . . just like an iPod! iPhone syncs with iTunes on your computer to get the songs, movies, TV shows, and other content you’ve collected in your iTunes library. Syncing iPod Content from your iTunes Library If you’ve turned on syncing, iTunes automatically syncs content from iTunes library to iPhone each time you connect it to your computer.
Syncing Music, Podcasts, and Video Only songs and videos encoded in formats that iPhone supports are transferred to iPhone. For information about which formats iPhone supports, see page 111. If there are more songs in your iTunes library than can fit on your iPhone, iTunes asks if you want to create a special playlist and set it to sync with iPhone. Then iTunes randomly fills the playlist. You can add or delete songs from the playlist and sync again.
Playing Songs, Audiobooks, and Podcasts Browse your collection m Tap Playlists, Artists, or Songs. Tap More to browse Albums, Audiobooks, Compilations, Composers, Genres, or Podcasts. Play a song m Tap the song. Controlling Song Playback When you play a song, the Now Playing screen appears: Back Track list Now Playing screen Play/Pause Previous/rewind Next/Fast-forward Volume To Do this Pause a song Tap or press the mic button on the iPhone headset.
To Do this Return to the Now Playing screen Tap Now Playing See the tracks in your collection from the current album Tap . . Tap any track to play it. Additional Controls m From the Now Playing screen tap the album cover. The repeat and shuffle controls and the scrubber bar playhead appear. You can see time elapsed, time remaining, and the song number.
Browsing Album Covers in Cover Flow Whenever you’re using iPod—except for when you’re browsing or watching videos— you can rotate iPhone sideways to see your iPod content in Cover Flow. Cover Flow lets you browse your music library by album artwork. 62 To Do this See Cover Flow Rotate iPhone sideways. Browse album covers Drag or flick left or right. See the tracks on an album Tap a cover or To Do this Play any track Tap the track. Drag up or down to scroll through the tracks.
Viewing All Tracks on an Album See all the tracks on the album that the current song is on m From the Now Playing screen tap . Tap a track to play it. Tap the album cover thumbnail to return to the Now Playing screen. Track List view Back to Now Playing screen Rating bar Album tracks In track list view, you can assign ratings to songs. You can use ratings to create smart playlists in iTunes that dynamically update to show, for example, your highest rated songs.
Playing TV Shows, Movies, Music Videos, and Video Podcasts Play a video m Tap Videos and tap the video. Controlling Video Playback Video plays in widescreen mode, with no visible controls. m Tap the screen to show the controls. Tap again to make them disappear. Playhead Video controls Scale Play/Pause Restart/Rewind Fast-forward Volume Scrubber bar To Do this Play or pause a video Tap Raise or lower the volume Drag the volume slider.
Delete a video m In the videos list, swipe left or right over a video, then tap Delete. To show the Delete button, swipe left or right over the video title. Also, when you finish watching a movie, video podcast, or TV show, iPhone asks if you want to delete it to save space. When you delete a video from iPhone, it isn’t deleted from your iTunes library. You can sync the video back to iPhone later. If you don’t want to sync the video back to iPhone, set iTunes not to sync the video (see page 59).
Setting a Sleep Timer You can set iPhone to stop playing music or video after a period of time. m From the Home screen choose Clock > Timer, then flick to set the number of hours and minutes. Tap When Timer Ends and choose Sleep iPod, then tap Start to start the timer. When the time runs out, iPhone stops playing music or video. Changing the Browse Buttons at the Bottom of the Screen You can replace the Playlists, Artist, Songs, or Videos browse buttons at the bottom of the screen with ones you use more.
7 7 Applications Text Sending and Receiving Text Messages You can send and receive text messages anytime you’re in range of the cell network. If you can make a call, you can send a text message. All iPhone plans include a certain number of free text messages. Depending on your phone plan, you may be charged for additional message you send or receive. You can send text messages to anyone with an SMS-capable phone. The recipient is notified of the message and can read it and reply at any time.
The Text button on the Home screen shows the total number of unread text messages you have. Number of unread messages As you text back and forth with a person over time, your conversation is saved in the Text Messages list. Conversations that contain unread messages have a blue dot next to them. Tap a name in the list to see or add to that conversation.
Call or email someone you’ve texted m Tap a message in the Text Messages list. Scroll to the top of the conversation and tap Call to call the person. Tap Contact Info, then tap an email address to send an email. The person’s email address must already be in your contacts list. Follow a link in a message m Tap the link. Tap a web address to open a webpage in Safari, a phone number to make a call, an email address to open a preaddressed email in Mail, or a street address to see a map in Maps.
Calendar Adding Calendar Events to iPhone You can enter appointments and events on your computer and sync them with iPhone, and you can enter appointments and events directly on iPhone. Entering Calendar Events on Your Computer You can enter appointments and events in iCal or Microsoft Entourage on a Mac, or in Microsoft Outlook on a PC. Syncing Calendars Sync calendars between iPhone and your computer m Connect iPhone to your computer. If iPhone is set to sync calendars (see page 6), the update begins.
Set iPhone to make a sound when you get a calendar alert m From the Home screen choose Settings > Sounds, then turn Calendar Alerts on. If Calendar Alerts is off, iPhone displays a message but makes no sound when you get a calendar alert. Edit an event m Tap the event and tap Edit. Delete an event m Tap the event, tap Edit, then scroll down and tap Delete Event. Viewing Your Calendar Switch views m Tap List, Day, or Month. Â List view: All your appointments and events appear in an easy-to-scan list.
See the details of an event m Tap the event. Set iPhone to adjust event times for a selected time zone m From the Home screen tap Settings > General > Date & Time, then turn Time Zone Support on. Then tap Time Zone and search for a major city in the time zone you want. When Time Zone Support is on, Calendar displays event dates and times in the time zone set for your calendars. When Time Zone Support is off, Calendar displays events in the time zone of your current location.
Photos and Camera iPhone lets you carry your photos with you, so you can share them with your family, friends, and associates on iPhone’s high-resolution display. You can sync photos from your computer to iPhone, and take photos with the built-in 2-megapixel camera. Syncing Photos from your Computer If you’ve turn on syncing, iTunes automatically copies or updates your photo library (or selected albums) from your computer to iPhone whenever you connect iPhone to your computer.
Import photos from iPhone to your computer m Connect iPhone to your computer. Then: Â On a Mac: In iPhoto, click Import. iPhoto should open automatically. Â On a PC: Follow the instructions that came with your camera or photo application. Viewing Photos You can view the roll of pictures you’ve taken with the built-in camera in either Camera or Photos. Photos synced from your computer can be viewed in Photos. See the pictures you’ve taken m Tap Camera, then tap .
See the next or previous photo m Flick left or right. Or tap the screen to show the controls, then tap or . Changing the Size or Orientation See a photo in landscape orientation m Rotate iPhone sideways. The photo automatically reorients and, if it’s in landscape format, expands to fit the screen. Zoom in on part of a photo m Double-tap the part you want to zoom in on. Double-tap again to zoom out.
Zoom in or out m Pinch to zoom in or out. Pan and scroll around a photo m Drag the photo. Viewing Slideshows View photos in a slideshow m Choose an album and tap a photo, then tap . If you don’t see , tap the photo to show the controls. Set slideshow settings 1 From the Home screen choose Settings > Photos. 2 To set: Â The length of time each slide is shown, tap Play Each Slide For and choose a time. Â Transition effects when moving from photo to photo, tap Transition and choose a transition type.
Using a Photo as Wallpaper You see a wallpaper background picture as you unlock iPhone or when you’re on a call with someone you don’t have a high-resolution photo for. Set a photo as wallpaper 1 Choose any photo and tap , then tap Use As Wallpaper. 2 Drag the photo to pan, or pinch the photo to zoom in or out, until it looks the way you want. 3 Tap Set Wallpaper. You can also choose from several wallpaper pictures included with iPhone by choosing Settings > Wallpaper > Wallpaper from the Home screen.
YouTube Finding and Viewing Videos YouTube features short videos submitted by people from around the world. Browse videos m Tap Featured, Most Viewed, or Bookmarks. Or tap More to browse by Most Recent, Top Rated, or History. Â Featured: Videos reviewed and featured by YouTube staff. Â Most Viewed: Videos most seen by YouTube viewers. Tap All for all-time most viewed videos, or Today or This Week for most-viewed videos of the day or week. Â Bookmarks: Videos you’ve bookmarked.
Controlling Video Playback When a video starts playing, the controls disappear so they don’t obscure the video. m Tap the screen to show or hide the controls. Playhead Download progress Playback controls Scale Play/Pause Email Bookmark Previous/rewind Next/Fast-forward Volume Scrubber bar To Do this Play or pause a video Tap Raise or lower the volume Drag the volume slider. Or use the volume buttons on the side of iPhone.
Changing the Browse Buttons at the Bottom of the Screen You can replace the Featured, Most Viewed, Bookmarks, and Search buttons at the bottom of the screen with ones you use more. For example, if you watch top rated videos a lot and don’t watch many featured videos, you could replace the Featured button with Top Rated. m Tap More and tap Edit, then drag a button to the bottom of the screen, over the button you want to replace.
Stocks Viewing Stock Quotes When you tap Stocks from the Home screen, the stock reader shows updated quotes for all your stocks. Quotes are updated every time you open Stocks, while connected to the Internet. Quotes may be delayed by up to 20 minutes. Add a stock, index, or fund to the stock reader 1 Tap , then tap . 2 Enter a symbol, company name, index, or fund name, then tap Search. 3 Choose an item in the search list. Delete a stock m Tap and tap next to a stock, then tap Delete.
Maps Finding and Viewing Locations Find a location and see a map m Tap the search field to bring up the keyboard, then type an address, intersection, general area, name of a landmark, bookmark name, name of someone in your contacts list, or zip code. Then tap Search. For example, you can type things like:  1 w 53rd st, new york, ny  sunset and vine, hollywood, ca  Boston, MA  Golden Gate bridge  02144 A pushpin drops down to show the location.
Zoom in to a part of a map m Pinch the map with two fingers. Or double-tap the part you want to zoom in on. Double-tap again to zoom in even closer. Zoom out m Pinch the map. Or tap the map with two fingers. Tap with two fingers again to zoom out further. Pan or scroll to another part of the map m Drag up, down, left, or right. See a satellite view m Tap Satellite. Tap Map to return to map view.
Getting Directions Get directions 1 Tap . 2 Enter starting and ending locations in the Start and End fields. Or tap field and choose a location in Bookmarks, Recents, or Contacts. in either For example, if a friend’s address is in your contacts list, you can tap Contacts and tap your friend’s name instead of having to type the address. 3 Tap Route, then do one of the following: Â To view directions one step at a time, tap Start, then tap to see the next leg of the trip. Tap to go back.
If you tap and don’t see color-coded highways, you may need to zoom out to a level where you can see major roads, or traffic conditions may not be available for that area. Zooming in or out automatically updates the traffic display. Switch start and end points, for reverse directions m Tap . If you don’t see , tap List, then tap Edit. See recently viewed directions m Tap in the search field, then tap Recents. WARNING: For important information about driving safety, see page 103.
From there, you can do the following: Â Depending on what information is stored for that business, you can tap a phone number to call, email address to email, or web address to go to a website. Â For directions, tap Directions To Here or Directions From Here. Â To add the business to your contacts list, scroll down and tap Create New Contact or “Add to Existing Contact.” See a list of the businesses found in the search From the Map screen, tap List. Tap a business to see its location on the map.
Weather Viewing Weather Summaries Tap Weather from the Home screen to see the current temperature and a six-day forecast for a city of your choice. You can store multiple cities, for quick access. Weather screen Current conditions Current temperature Today’s high and low Six-day forecast Add and delete cities Number of cities stored If the weather board is light blue, it’s daytime in that city—between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. If the board is dark purple, it’s nighttime—between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
Add a city 1 Tap , then tap . 2 Enter a city name or zip code, then tap Search. 3 Choose a city in the search list. Delete a city m Tap and tap next to a city, then tap Delete. Set whether iPhone shows the temperature in Fahrenheit or Celsius m Tap , then tap ºF or ºC. See information about a city at Yahoo.com m Tap . You can see a more detailed weather report, news and websites related to the city, and more.
Clock Adding and Viewing Clocks for Locations Around the World You can add multiple clocks to show the time in major cities and time zones around the world. View all clocks m Tap World Clock. If the clock face is white, it’s daytime in that city. If it’s black, it’s nighttime. If you have more than four clocks, scroll to see them all. Add a clock m Tap World Clock, then tap and type the name of a city. Cities matching what you’ve typed appear below. Tap a city to add a clock for that city.
 To choose the ringtone that sounds when the alarm goes off, tap Sound.  To set whether the alarm gives you the option to hit snooze, turn Snooze on or off. If Snooze is on and you tap Snooze when the alarm sounds, the alarm stops and then sounds again in ten minutes.  To give the alarm a description, tap Label. iPhone displays the label when the alarm sounds. If at least one alarm is set and turned on, appears in the iPhone status bar at the top of the screen.
Calculator Use the calculator m Add, subtract, multiply, and divide, as with a standard calculator. When you tap the add, subtract, multiply, or divide button, a white ring appears around the button to let you know the operation to be carried out. Use the memory functions m C: Tap to clear the displayed number. m M+: Tap to add the displayed number to the number in memory. If no number is in memory, tap to store the displayed number in memory.
Notes Writing, Reading, and Emailing Notes Notes are listed by date added, with the most recent note at the top. You can see the first few words of each note in the list. Add a note m Tap , then type your note and tap Done. Read or edit a note m Tap the note. Tap anywhere on the page to bring up the keyboard and edit the note. Tap or to see the next or previous note. Delete a note m Tap the note, then tap Email a note m Tap the note, then tap . .
8 Settings 8 Tap Settings to adjust iPhone settings. Settings allows you to customize iPhone applications, set the date and time, configure your network connection, and enter other preferences for iPhone. Phone, Mail, Safari, iPod, and Photos Settings Settings for some of the iPhone applications are covered elsewhere in this guide. For information about: Â Phone settings, see page 34. Â Mail settings, see page 49. Â Safari settings, see page 57. Â iPod settings, see page 65.
Airplane Mode Airplane mode disables the wireless features of iPhone to avoid interfering with aircraft operation and other electrical equipment. Turn on airplane mode m Tap Settings and turn airplane mode on. When airplane mode is on, appears in the status bar at the top of the screen, and no cell phone, radio, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth signals are emitted from iPhone. You can’t make calls, send or receive text messages, stream YouTube videos, or get stock quotes, map locations, or weather reports.
Join a Wi-Fi network manually m Choose Wi-Fi, wait a moment as iPhone detects networks in range, then choose a network. If necessary, enter a password and tap Join. (Networks that require a password appear with a lock icon.) Make iPhone forget a network, so iPhone doesn’t join it automatically m Choose Wi-Fi and tap next to a network you’ve joined before. Then tap “Forget this Network.
 Amount of time iPhone has been unlocked and in use since the last full charge  Amount of time iPhone has been in standby mode—locked but turned on—since the last full charge  Current period and lifetime call time  Amount of data sent and received over the EDGE network Reset your usage statistics m Tap Usage and tap Reset Statistics to clear the data and cumulative time statistics. The statistics for the amount of time iPhone has been unlocked and in standby mode are not reset.
Brightness Screen brightness affects battery life. Dim the screen to extend the time before you need to recharge iPhone. Or use Auto-Brightness, which is designed to conserve battery life. Adjust the screen brightness m Choose Brightness and drag the slider. Set whether iPhone adjusts screen brightness automatically m Choose Brightness and turn Auto-Brightness on or off. If Auto-Brightness is on, iPhone adjusts the screen brightness for current light conditions.
Set whether iPhone shows 24-hour time or 12-hour time m Choose General > Date & Time and turn 24-Hour Time on or off. Set whether iPhone sets the date and time automatically m Choose General > Date & Time and turn Set Automatically on or off. If iPhone is set to update the time automatically, it gets the correct time over the cell network, and updates it for the time zone you’re in. Set the time manually m Choose General > Date & Time and turn Set Automatically off. Then enter a time zone, date, and time.
Configure VPN m Choose General > Network > VPN and tap Settings. Ask your network administrator which settings to use. In most cases, if you’ve set up VPN on your computer, you can use the same VPN settings for iPhone. Turn VPN on or off Once you’ve entered VPN settings, a VPN switch appears at the top level of the Settings list. m Tap Settings and turn VPN on or off. Bluetooth iPhone can connect wirelessly to Bluetooth headsets and car kits for hands-free talking.
You add words to the keyboard dictionary by rejecting words iPhone suggests as you type. Tap a suggested word to reject it and add your word to the keyboard dictionary. Resetting the keyboard dictionary erases all words you’ve added. Reset Network Settings m Choose General > Reset and tap Reset Network Settings. Restoring or Transferring Your iPhone Settings When you connect iPhone to your computer, settings on iPhone are automatically backed up to your computer.
A Safety and Handling · A Read all safety information below and operating instructions before using iPhone to avoid injury. Important Safety Information WARNING: Failure to follow these safety instructions could result in fire, electric shock, or other injury or damage. Handling iPhone Do not drop, disassemble, open, crush, bend, deform, puncture, shred, microwave, incinerate, paint, or insert foreign objects into iPhone.
Charging iPhone To charge iPhone, only use the Apple Dock Connector to USB cable with an Apple USB Power Adapter or a high-power USB port on another device that is compliant with the USB 2.0 or 1.1 standards, another Apple-branded product or accessory designed to work with iPhone, or a third-party accessory certified to use Apple’s “Works with iPhone” logo. Read all safety instructions for any products and accessories before using with iPhone.
Driving Safely Use of iPhone and headphones (even if used in only one ear) while driving a vehicle or riding a bicycle is not recommended and is illegal in some areas. Check and obey the laws and regulations on the use of mobile devices like iPhone in the areas where you drive. Be careful and attentive while driving. If you decide to use iPhone while driving or riding a bicycle, keep in mind the following guidelines:1 Â Give full attention to driving and to the road.
Glass Parts The outside cover of the iPhone screen is made of glass. This glass could break if iPhone is dropped on a hard surface or receives a substantial impact. If the glass chips or cracks, do not touch or attempt to remove the broken glass. Stop using iPhone until the glass is replaced by an authorized service provider. For service information, choose iPhone Help from the Help menu in iTunes or go to www.apple.com/support/iphone/ service.
Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy iPhone contains radio transmitters and receivers. When on, iPhone receives and sends out radio frequency (RF) energy through its antenna. The iPhone antenna is located on the back of iPhone near the dock connector. iPhone is designed and manufactured not to exceed limits for exposure to RF energy set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States. The exposure standard employs a unit of measurement known as the specific absorption rate, or SAR.
Additional Information For more information from the FCC about exposure to RF energy, see: www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety The FCC and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) also maintain a consumer website at www.fda.gov/cellphones to address inquiries about the safety of mobile phones. Please check the website periodically for updates. For information about the scientific research related to RF energy exposure, see the EMF Research Database maintained by the World Health Organization at: www.who.
Hearing Aids iPhone may interfere with some hearing aids. If it does, consult the hearing aid manufacturer or your physician for alternatives or remedies. Other Medical Devices If you use any other personal medical device, consult the device manufacturer or your physician to determine if it is adequately shielded from external RF energy. Turn off iPhone in health care facilities when any regulations posted in these areas instruct you to do so.
Keeping iPhone Within Acceptable Temperatures Operate iPhone in a place where the temperature is always between 0º and 35º C (32º to 95º F). Battery life might temporarily shorten in low-temperature conditions. Store iPhone in a place where the temperature is always between -20º and 45º C (-4º to 113º F). Don’t leave iPhone in your car, because temperatures in parked cars can exceed this range. When you’re using iPhone or charging the battery, it is normal for iPhone to get warm.
B Tips and Troubleshooting B Most problems with iPhone can be solved quickly by following the advice in this chapter. General Suggestions If the screen shows a low-battery image iPhone is low on power and needs to charge for up to ten minutes before you can use it. For information about charging iPhone, see “Charging the Battery” on page 22. or If iPhone doesn’t appear in iTunes or you can’t sync iPhone  The iPhone battery might need to be recharged.
If you can’t make or receive calls, send or receive text messages, or access email or the web  Check the cell signal indicator in the status bar at the top of the screen. If there are no bars, or if it says “No service,” try moving to a different location. If you’re indoors, try going outdoors or moving closer to a window.  Check to make sure you’re in an area with network coverage. Go to www.att.com to see network coverage areas.  Make sure airplane mode isn’t on.
If iPhone isn’t playing sound  Unplug and reconnect the headset. Make sure the connector is pushed in all the way.  Make sure the volume isn’t turned down all the way.  Music on iPhone might be paused. Try squeezing the mic button on the headset (you’ll feel it click) to resume playback. Or from the Home screen tap iPod, tap Now Playing, then tap .  Check to see if a volume limit is set. From the Home screen choose Settings > iPod > Volume Limit. For more information, see page 65.
 AA (audible.com spoken word, formats 2, 3, and 4)  AIFF The following video file formats are supported by iPhone:  H.264 (Baseline Profile Level 3.0)  MPEG-4 (Simple Profile) A song encoded using Apple Lossless format has full CD-quality sound, but takes up only about half as much space as a song encoded using AIFF or WAV format. The same song encoded in AAC or MP3 format takes up even less space. When you import music from a CD using iTunes, it is converted to AAC format by default.
3 Select iPhone in the iTunes Source pane and click the Info tab. 4 Under “Replace information on this iPhone,” select Contacts, Calendars, Mail Accounts, or Bookmarks. You can select more than one, if you like. 5 Click Apply. Data of the selected type is erased from iPhone and replaced with what’s on your computer. The next time you sync, iPhone syncs normally, adding data you’ve entered on iPhone to your computer, and vice versa.
Updating and Restoring iPhone Software You can use iTunes to update or restore iPod software. You should always update iPhone to use the latest software. You can also restore the software, which puts iPhone back to its original state. Â If you update, the iPhone software is updated but your settings and songs are not affected. Â If you restore, all data is erased from iPhone, including songs, videos, contacts, photos, calendar information, and any other data.
Visual voicemail The play and pause controls in visual voicemail let you control the playback of messages. Drag the playhead on the scrubber bar to repeat a portion of the message that is hard to understand. See “Listen to a new voicemail message” on page 30. Universal Access in Mac OS X Take advantage of the Universal Access features in Mac OS X when you use iTunes to sync information and content from your iTunes library to iPhone. In the Finder, choose Help > Mac Help, then search for “universal access.
C Learning More, Service, and Support C There’s more information about using iPhone, in onscreen help and on the web. The following table describes where to get more iPhone-related software and service information. 116 To learn about Do this iPhone Service and support, tips, forums, and Apple software downloads Go to www.apple.com/support/iphone. AT&T service and support Go to www.att.com/WirelessHelp. The latest information about iPhone Go to www.apple.com/iphone.
Regulatory Compliance Information FCC Compliance Statement This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Important: Changes or modifications to this product not authorized by Apple Inc. could void the EMC compliance and negate your authority to operate the product.
“Works with iPhone” logo 102 12-hour time 98 24-hour time 98 911 28, 107 A accessibility features 36, 114 accounts default email 51 email 49 activating iPhone 5 address field, erasing text 53 adjusting brightness 97 Adobe Photoshop Album 8, 73 Adobe Photoshop Elements 8, 73 airplane, using iPhone on 22 airplane mode settings 94 status icon 13, 22 turning on 94 alarms deleting 90 setting 89, 90 status icon 13 turning on or off 90 album covers 62 album tracks 63 alerts adjusting volume 19, 96 calendar 71 Mai
call forwarding 35 call options 25 calls no service 110 See also phone call waiting, turning on or off 35 Camera deleting pictures 74 seeing pictures you’ve taken 74 taking pictures 73 capitalization, automatic 99 caps lock, enabling 99 car kit 37 Cc 50, 51 cell signal status icon 13 cell signal, strength indicator 24 charging battery 22, 102 cleaning iPhone 11, 23, 108 Clock 89 clocks, adding 89 cloth, cleaning 11 computer requirements 4 conference calls 26, 28 connecting to Internet 21 contacts adding and
I iCal getting help 116 ICCID number 97 icons status 13 See also buttons IMAP email accounts 44 IMEI number 97 Internet, connecting to 21 Internet Explorer, syncing bookmarks 8 iPhoto 8, 116 iPod changing browse buttons 66 converting videos for iPhone 59 deleting videos 64 headset controls 20 on-the-go playlists 63 playing music and video 59 repeating or shuffling songs 61 settings 65 sleep timer 66 syncing iTunes library content 6 transferring purchased content 59 iTunes getting help 116 iPhone doesn’t app
N navigating. See panning, scrolling networks 94 Notes 92 O on-the-go playlists 63 orientation, changing 54, 75 Outlook. See Microsoft Outlook Outlook Express.
turning on or off 96 ring mode 19, 37, 96 ringtone assigning to a contact 37 setting 96 S Safari blocking pop-ups 57 erasing text in address field 53 navigating 53 opening webpages 52, 55 reloading webpages 53 resizing columns to fit screen 54 searching the web 55 security 57 sending webpage addresses in email 53 settings 57 stopping webpages from loading 53 syncing bookmarks 6, 8 typing in text fields 56 zooming webpages 54 safety information 101 satellite view 83 screen 97 setting to adjust automatically
syncing “Sync in progress” message 9 calendars 70 email account settings 44 getting calls during 9 iTunes library contents 6 photos 73 preventing 9, 112 setting up 6 webpage bookmarks 57 Yahoo! Address Book 113 system requirements 4 T taking pictures 73 telephone. See Phone temperature.
viewing 87 weather information, Yahoo! 88 web.
