iPhone User’s Guide
1 2 Contents Chapter 1 5 5 5 7 11 Activating and Setting Up iPhone What You Need Activating iPhone Syncing iPhone with Your Computer Disconnecting iPhone from Your Computer Chapter 2 12 12 14 17 23 24 26 27 28 Basics iPhone at a Glance Home Screen iPhone Buttons and Touchscreen Using the Stereo Headset Connecting to the Internet Using iPhone on an Airplane Charging the Battery Cleaning iPhone Chapter 3 29 29 34 37 40 41 44 45 Phone Calling and Answering Visual Voicemail Adding Contact Information
Chapter 5 52 52 56 56 57 Safari Surfing the Web Adding Safari Web Clips to the Home Screen Using Bookmarks Safari Settings Chapter 6 58 58 59 64 67 iPod Syncing iPod Content from Your iTunes Library Playing Music Watching Videos iPod Settings Chapter 7 68 68 70 73 77 80 81 86 87 89 90 Applications Text Calendar Photos and Camera YouTube Stocks Maps Weather Clock Calculator Notes Chapter 8 91 91 92 93 93 93 94 95 95 99 101 103 104 106 106 Settings Airplane Mode Wi-Fi Carrier Usage Sounds and the R
Chapter 9 108 109 111 112 113 113 iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store Browsing and Searching Purchasing Songs and Albums Syncing Purchased Content Verifying purchases Changing Your iTunes Store Account Information Appendix A 114 114 119 120 120 Tips and Troubleshooting General Suggestions Removing the SIM Card Updating and Restoring iPhone Software Using iPhone Accessibility Features Appendix B 122 Learning More, Service, and Support Index 124 Contents
1 Activating and Setting Up iPhone · 1 To avoid injury, read all operating instructions in this guide and safety information in the Important Product Information Guide at www.apple.com/ support/manuals/iphone before using iPhone. What You Need To use iPhone, you need:  A new wireless service plan with the carrier that provides iPhone service in your area  A Mac or a PC with a USB 2.0 port and one of the following operating systems:  Mac OS X version10.4.
Inserting the iPhone SIM Card In some regions, you may need to purchase the SIM card separately and insert it into iPhone before activation. Read the documentation that comes with the SIM card for instructions. If your carrier gave you a PIN number to use with your SIM, you may need to enter the PIN before activating iPhone. Activate iPhone 1 Download and install the latest version of iTunes from www.apple.com/itunes. 2 Connect iPhone to a USB 2.
Syncing iPhone with Your Computer When you connect iPhone to your computer, iTunes syncs iPhone with the information and media on your computer, according to how you’ve configured the iPhone sync settings in iTunes.
If you like, you can set iPhone to sync with only a portion of what’s on your computer. For example, you might want to sync only a group of contacts from your address book, or only unwatched video podcasts. You can adjust sync settings whenever iPhone is connected to your computer. Important: You can connect and sync with only one iPhone at a time. Disconnect one before connecting another. You should be logged in to your own user account on the computer before connecting iPhone.
Summary Pane Select “Automatically sync when this iPhone is connected” to have iTunes sync iPhone automatically whenever you connect it 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 11. Select “Sync only checked songs and videos” if you want to sync only items that are individually checked in your iTunes library.
Mail Accounts You can sync email account settings from Mail on a Mac, and from Microsoft Outlook 2003 or 2007 or Outlook Express on a PC. Account settings are only transferred from your computer to iPhone. Changes you make to an email account on iPhone don’t affect the account on your computer. Note: The password for your Yahoo! email account isn’t saved on your computer. If you sync a Yahoo! email account, you must enter the password on iPhone.
Preventing iPhone from Syncing Automatically You may want to prevent iPhone from syncing automatically when you connect iPhone to a computer other than the one you usually sync with. Turn off automatic syncing for iPhone m Connect iPhone to your computer, then select iPhone in the iTunes source list (below Devices, on the left) and click the Summary tab. Deselect “Automatically sync when this iPhone is connected.” You can still sync manually by clicking the Sync button.
2 2 Basics iPhone at a Glance Headset jack Receiver Ring/Silent switch Volume buttons 12 Sleep/Wake button SIM card tray Camera (on back) Status bar Touchscreen Application icons Home button Dock connector Speaker Microphone
Stereo headset Dock connector to USB cable one iPh Dock USB power adapter Polishing 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.
Status Icons The icons in the status bar at the top of the screen give information about iPhone: Status icon ¥ What it means Cell signal Shows whether you’re in range of the cell network and can make and receive calls. The more bars, the stronger the signal. If there’s no signal, the bars are replaced with “No service.” Airplane Mode Shows that airplane mode is on—you cannot use the phone, access the Internet, or use Bluetooth® devices. Non-wireless features are available. See page 91.
Safari Browse any website over a cellular data network or over Wi-Fi. Rotate iPhone sideways for widescreen viewing. Double-tap to zoom in or out—Safari automatically fits sections to the iPhone screen for easy reading. Add Safari Web Clips to the Home screen for fast access to favorite websites. Listen to your songs, audiobooks, and podcasts. Watch movies and video podcasts in widescreen. iPod Text Calendar Photos Camera Send and receive SMS text messages with anyone who has an SMS-capable phone.
Add, subtract, multiply, and divide. Calculator Jot notes on the go—reminders, grocery lists, brilliant ideas. Send them in email. Notes Settings iTunes Adjust all iPhone settings in one convenient place. Set your ringtone, wallpaper, screen brightness, and settings for network, phone, mail, web, music, video, photos, and more. Set auto-lock and a passcode for security. Search the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store music catalog, or browse, preview, and purchase new releases, top-ten songs and albums, and more.
Create additional Home screens m While arranging icons, drag an icon to the right edge of the screen until a new screen appears. You can flick to return to the original screen and drag more icons to the new screen. You can create up to nine screens. The number of dots at the bottom shows the number of screens you have, and indicates which screen you are viewing. Switch to another Home screen m Flick left or right.
By default, if you don’t touch the screen for a minute, iPhone locks automatically. Sleep/Wake button To Do this Lock iPhone Press the Sleep/Wake button. Unlock iPhone Press the Home drag the slider. Turn iPhone completely off Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds until the red slider appears, then drag the slider. When iPhone is off, incoming calls go straight to voicemail. Turn iPhone on Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the Apple logo appears.
m Drag up or down to scroll. On some screens such as webpages, you can also scroll side to side. 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 won’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 scroll quickly through the list. Index m Tap an item in the list to choose it. Depending on the list, tapping an item can do different things—for example, it may open a new list, play a song, open an email, or show someone’s contact information so you can call that person. m The back button in the upper-left corner shows the name of the previous list.
 AZERTY  QZERTY  Japanese IME See “Keyboard” on page 98 for information about turning on keyboards for different languages and other keyboard settings. Entering Text Start by typing with just your index finger. As you get more proficient, you can type more quickly using two thumbs. 1 Tap a text field, such as in a note or new contact, to bring up the keyboard. 2 Tap keys on the keyboard. As you type, each letter appears above your thumb or finger.
Accepting or Rejecting Dictionary Suggestions iPhone has dictionaries for English, English (UK), French, German, and Italian. The appropriate dictionary is activated automatically when you select a keyboard on iPhone. iPhone uses the active dictionary to suggest corrections or complete the word you’re typing. Suggested word You don’t need to interrupt your typing to accept the suggested word. Â To use the suggested word, type a space, punctuation mark, or return character.
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. WARNING: For important information about avoiding hearing loss, see the Important Product Information Guide at www.apple.com/support/manuals/iphone. m To adjust the volume, use the buttons on the side of iPhone.
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. Skip to the next song Click twice quickly. Answer an incoming call Click once. End the current call Click once. Decline an incoming call Press and hold for about two seconds, then let go.
 If no Wi-Fi networks are available or you choose not to join any, iPhone connects to the Internet over a cellular data network ( or ). You cannot access the iTunes WiFi Music Store over a cellular network. If no Wi-Fi networks are available and a cellular data network is not available, iPhone cannot connect to the Internet. Turning on airplane mode disables both Wi-Fi and cellular network access.
You can tell iPhone is connected to the Internet over EDGE if you see in the status bar at the top of the screen. If iPhone is connected to the Internet over GPRS, appears in the status bar. If you’re outside your carrier’s network, you may be able to access the Internet from another carrier. To enable email, web browsing, and other data services whenever possible, turn Data Roaming on. m In Settings, choose General > Network and turn Data Roaming on. Note: Roaming charges may apply.
Charging the Battery iPhone has an internal rechargeable battery. WARNING: For important safety information about charging iPhone, see the Important Product Information Guide at www.apple.com/support/manuals/iphone. Charge the battery m Connect iPhone to a power outlet using the included cable and power adapter. Charge the battery and sync iPhone m Connect iPhone to your computer using the included cable and dock. Unless your keyboard has a high-powered USB 2.0 port, you must connect iPhone to a USB 2.
Important: If iPhone is very low on power, it may display one of the following images indicating that iPhone needs to charge for up to ten minutes before you can use it. If iPhone is extremely low on power, the display may be blank for up to two minutes before one of the low-battery images appears. or Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced. The iPhone battery is not user replaceable; it can only be replaced by an authorized service provider.
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 a contact in your favorites list. Or tap the name of a recent caller to return the call. If you’ve set up iTunes to sync contacts automatically, your contacts are synced with the address book on your computer each time you connect iPhone.
You can double-click the Home button to quickly go to Favorites. See “Home Button” on page 95. For information about adding people to your favorites list, see page 39. Call someone you’ve recently called or who has recently called you m Tap Recents and choose a person or number. Calls you’ve missed are shown in red. Tap Missed to see only missed calls. Dial a call m Tap Keypad and enter the number, then tap Call. Tap if you make a mistake.
To Do this 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. So for example, you can check your calendar or takes notes while on a call. If you’re connected to Wi-Fi , you can also browse the web and use other Internet applications such as Maps—to find the location of a restaurant, perhaps.
Decline a call m Do one of the following:  Press the Sleep/Wake button twice quickly. Sleep/Wake button  Press and hold the mic button on the headset for about two seconds, then let go. When you let go, two low beeps confirm that the call was declined.  Tap Decline. Decline appears only when you’re using iPhone. Checking Recent and Missed Calls iPhone keeps a list of the most recent calls you made or received. See a list of recently made, received, and missed calls m Tap Recents.
 To end the first call and answer the new one, tap End 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. You can merge up to five calls for a phone conference. Start a conference call 1 Make a call. 2 Tap Add Call and make another call.
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. Note: Visual voicemail may not be available in all regions. The Phone icon on the Home screen shows the total number of missed calls and unheard voicemail messages you have.
Checking Voicemail On iPhones with visual voicemail, the Voicemail screen shows your voicemail messages. Unheard messages have a blue dot next to them. Speakerphone Voicemail Unheard messages Contact info Play/Pause Scrubber bar Playhead Listen to a new voicemail message m If you receive visual voicemail, tap Voicemail, then tap the new message. The message downloads to iPhone and plays. Tap to pause the message. Tap to resume playback.
Returning a Call It’s simple to return a call from visual voicemail. m Tap a message, then tap Call Back. Deleting Messages Deleted visual voicemail messages are saved on iPhone for a time, then they are automatically and permanently erased. Before messages are erased permanently, you can still view and listen to them, and even undelete them. Delete a message m If you receive visual voicemail, tap a message, then tap Delete.
Recording Your Voicemail Greeting The voicemail greeting, or outgoing message, is what a caller hears when you decline or don’t answer a call, and the call is sent to voicemail. A default greeting may be provided by your carrier. 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.
Delete a contact 1 Tap Contacts and choose a contact. 2 Tap Edit. Scroll to the bottom of the contact information and tap Delete Contact. 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.
Using Contact Information You can do a lot more than make a call from the Info screen. For example, with a single tap, create a new email message addressed to your contact, visit their website, or locate their home or business in Maps. m Tap contacts and choose a contact. Then tap an item.
Ringtones iPhone comes with a number of ringtones that you can use for incoming calls, Clock alarms, and the Clock timer. You can also create ringtones in iTunes using songs purchased from the iTunes Store.1 Use the Ringtones pane in iTunes to select the ringtones you want to sync to iPhone. See “Setting Up Syncing” on page 8. A dedicated switch on the side of iPhone lets you quickly turn ringing on or off. You can also set iPhone to vibrate or not.
Setting iPhone to Vibrate You can have iPhone vibrate when you receive a call. Separate controls let you set iPhone to vibrate in ring mode, silent mode, or both. Set whether iPhone vibrates m From the Home screen choose Settings > Sounds. To set whether iPhone vibrates in silent mode, turn Vibrate under Silent on or off. To set whether iPhone vibrates in ring mode, turn Vibrate under Ring on or off. For more information about changing sound and vibrate settings, see page 93.
Connect the iPhone Bluetooth Headset with iPhone Before you can answer or make calls with the headset, the headset must be wirelessly connected to iPhone. m Press the button on the headset. When the headset is connected, the blue ( ) or white ( ) Bluetooth icon appears in the iPhone status bar at the top of the screen (the color of the icon depends on the color of the current status bar). An icon showing the headset battery status ( ) also appears in the status bar.
Pair iPhone with a Bluetooth headset or car kit 1 Follow the instructions that came with the headset or car kit to make it discoverable or to set it to search for other Bluetooth devices. This may involve entering a passkey or PIN number. 2 From the Home screen, choose Settings > General > Bluetooth and turn Bluetooth on. iPhone searches for nearby Bluetooth devices. 3 Choose the headset or device on iPhone and enter a passkey or PIN number.
Route calls through iPhone m Answer a call by tapping the iPhone touchscreen. m During a call, tap Audio on iPhone. Choose iPhone to hear calls through iPhone, choose Speaker Phone to hear calls through the speakerphone, or choose a connected Bluetooth device. m Turn off Bluetooth. From the Home screen choose Settings > General > Bluetooth and drag the switch to Off. m Turn off the headset or car kit, or move out of range.
International Roaming You can use iPhone to make calls in many countries around the world. You must first enable your carrier’s service plan for international roaming. So that you can still make calls by tapping entries in contacts or favorites, you can set iPhone to add your country prefix automatically to phone numbers when you’re calling from another country. When you’re traveling outside your carrier’s network, you may be able to choose among different carriers in the area where you’re traveling.
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, Google email, AOL, and .Mac Mail—as well as other industrystandard 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.
If You Don’t Have an Email Account Email accounts are available from most Internet service providers. If you use a Mac, you can get an email address, along with other services, at www.mac.com. Fees may apply. Free accounts are also available online: Â www.mail.yahoo.com Yahoo! provides free “push” email accounts. With a push email account, email is transferred to iPhone as soon as it is received by the mail server. To receive push email, you must first set up a Yahoo! account on iPhone. Â www.google.
 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 the message to one person or to a group of people. Compose and send a message 1 Tap .
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 icon shows the total number of unread messages in all of your inboxes. You may have other unread messages in other mailboxes. Number of unread emails On each account screen, you can see the number of unread messages next to each mailbox. Tap to see all your email accounts Number of unread messages Tap a mailbox to see its messages.
Delete a message m Open the message and tap . 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. Or you can tap Edit and tap Check for new messages m Choose a mailbox, or tap next to a message. at any time. Open an attached file You can view or read some types of files and images attached to messages you receive.
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. Then tap a phone number, email address, or text message to contact the person. Tap Hide to hide the recipients. Add an email recipient to your contacts list m Tap the message and, if necessary, tap Details to see the recipients. Then tap a name or email address and tap Create New Contact or “Add to Existing Contact.
5 Safari 5 Tap Safari to explore the World Wide Web. Surfing the Web Safari lets you see webpages just as they were designed to be seen in computer-based browsers. A simple double 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 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.
If a link leads to a sound or movie file supported by iPhone, Safari plays the sound or movie. For supported file types, see page 117. To Do this See a link’s destination address Touch and hold the link. The address pops up next to your finger. You can touch and hold an image to check if it has a link. Stop a webpage from loading if you Tap change your mind . Reload a webpage Tap .
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. Scroll around the page m Drag up, down, or sideways. When scrolling, you can touch and drag anywhere on the page without activating any links.
Opening Multiple Webpages at Once You can have more than one webpage open at a time. Some links automatically open a new page instead of replacing the current one. The number inside the pages icon at the bottom of the screen shows how many pages are open. If there’s no number inside, just one page is open. For example: = one page is open = three pages are open Open a new webpage m Tap and tap New Page. See all open pages and go to another page that’s open m Tap and flick left or right.
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. Adding Safari Web Clips to the Home Screen You can add Web Clips for your favorite websites to the Home screen for fast access. Web Clips appear as icons, which you can arrange however you want on the Home screen. See “Customizing the Home Screen Layout” on page 16.
Edit a bookmark or bookmark folder m Tap , choose the folder that has the bookmark or folder you want to edit, then tap Edit. Then do one of the following: Â To make a new folder, tap New Folder. Â To delete a bookmark or folder, tap next to the bookmark or folder, then tap Delete. Â To reposition a bookmark or folder, drag next to the item you want to move. Â To edit the name or address of a bookmark or folder, or to put it in a different folder, tap the bookmark or folder. When you finish, tap Done.
6 iPod 6 Tap iPod to listen to songs, audiobooks, and podcasts, and watch videos. iPod on iPhone works . . . just like an iPod! iPhone syncs with iTunes on your computer to get the songs, videos, 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 your iTunes library to iPhone each time you connect it to your computer.
Transferring Purchased Content from iPhone to Another Authorized Computer Music, video, and podcasts sync from your iTunes library to iPhone, but not from iPhone to your iTunes library. However, content you purchased using the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store on iPhone is automatically copied to your iTunes library. You can also transfer content on iPhone that was purchased using iTunes on one computer to an iTunes library on another authorized computer.
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 click the mic button on the iPhone headset. Resume playback Tap or click the mic button on the iPhone headset. Raise or lower the volume Drag the volume slider or use the buttons on the side of iPhone. Restart a song or a chapter in an audiobook or podcast Tap .
Displaying playback controls at any time You can display playback controls at any time when you’re listening to music and using another application—or even when iPhone is locked—by double-clicking the Home button (see “Home Button” on page 95). If iPhone is active, the playback controls appear over the application you’re using. After using the controls, you can close them or tap Music to go to the Now Playing screen.
Browsing Album Covers in Cover Flow When you’re browsing music, you can rotate iPhone sideways to see your iTunes content in Cover Flow and browse your music 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. Return to the cover Tap the title bar. Or tap Play or pause the current song Tap or .
Viewing All Tracks on an Album See all the tracks on the album that contains the current song 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.
Watching Videos With iPhone, you can view video content such as movies, music videos, and video podcasts. Videos play in widescreen to take full advantage of the display. If a video contains chapters, you can skip to the next or previous chapter, or bring up a list and start playing at any chapter that you choose. If a video provides alternate language features, you can choose an audio language or display subtitles. Playing Videos on iPhone Play a video m Tap Videos and tap the video.
To Do this Stop watching a video before it finishes playing Tap Done. Or press the Home Scale a video to fill the screen or fit to the screen Tap to make the video fill the screen. Tap to make it fit the screen.You can also double-tap the video to toggle between fitting and filling the screen. When you scale a video to fill the screen, the sides or top may be cropped from view. When you scale it to fit the screen, you may see black bars on the sides or above and below the video.
Deleting Videos from iPhone You can delete videos directly from iPhone to save space. Delete a video m In the videos list, swipe left or right over the video, then tap Delete. When you delete a video (not including rented movies) from iPhone, it isn’t deleted from your iTunes library and you can sync the video back to iPhone later. If you don’t want to sync the video back to iPhone, set iTunes to not sync the video (see page 8).
You can drag the buttons at the bottom of the screen left or right to rearrange them. When you finish, tap Done. Tap More at any time to access the buttons you replaced. iPod Settings From the Home screen choose Settings > iPod to adjust settings for music and video playback on your iPod. See page 104.
7 Applications 7 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. Depending on your phone plan, you may be charged for text messages 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. You can also send text messages to multiple people at the same time.
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. Text messages you sent Text messages from the other person Send a text message to multiple people m Tap , then add people one at a time. If you enter a phone number manually (instead of selecting it from Contacts), you must tap Return before entering another entry.
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. To return to your text messages, press the Home button and tap Text. Add information in a link to a contact, or see the contact information of the person associated with the link m Tap next to the message.
Adding and Editing Calendar Events Directly on iPhone Add an event m Tap and enter event information. Then tap Done. You can enter any of the following: Â Â Â Â Â Title Location Starting and ending times (or turn on All-day if it’s an all-day event) Repeat times—none, or every day, week, two weeks, month, or year Alert time—from five minutes to two days before the event If you set an alert time, iPhone gives you the option to set a second alert time, in case you miss the first one.
 Month view: Days with events show a dot below the date. Tap a day to see its events in a list below the calendar. Tap or to see the previous or next month. Switch views Go to today Add an event Month view Days with dots have scheduled events Events for selected day See today’s events m Tap Today. 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.
Photos and Camera iPhone lets you carry your photos with you, so you can share them with your family, friends, and associates on the 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 set iTunes to sync photos automatically, iTunes copies or updates your photo library (or selected albums) from your computer to iPhone whenever you connect iPhone to your computer.
Delete a picture m Tap a picture in the Camera Roll album, then tap . View photos from your computer m From the Home screen choose Photos. Â Tap Photo Library to see all your photos. Â Tap any photo album, or Camera Roll to see pictures you’ve taken with iPhone. See a photo at full screen m Tap a thumbnail photo to see it at full screen. Tap the full screen photo to hide the controls. Tap the screen again to show the controls. See the next or previous photo m Flick left or right.
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 around a photo m Drag the photo. Viewing Slideshows View photos in a slideshow m Choose an album and tap a photo, then tap .
Stop a slideshow m Tap the screen. 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. Â Whether slideshows repeat, turn Repeat on or off. Â Whether photos are shown in random order, turn Shuffle on or off. Play music during a slideshow m From the Home screen choose iPod, and play a song.
For more information about creating a Web Gallery in iPhoto ‘08, open iPhoto ‘08, choose Help, and search for Web Gallery. Send a photo to your web gallery Choose any photo and tap , then tap Send to Web Gallery. Assigning a Photo to a Contact You can assign a photo to a contact. When that person calls you, iPhone displays the photo you assigned. Assign a photo to a contact 1 Choose Camera from the Home screen and take someone’s picture. Or choose any photo already on iPhone and tap .
Search for a video 1 Tap Search, then tap the YouTube search field. 2 Type a word or phrase that describes what you’re looking for, then tap Search. YouTube shows results based on video titles, descriptions, tags, and user names. Play a video m Tap the video. The video begins to download to iPhone and a progress bar shows progress. When enough of the video has downloaded, it begins to play. You can also tap to start the video.
To Do this Email a link to the video Tap next to a video and tap Share. Or start playing a video and tap . See details about a video and browse related videos Play the whole video, tap Done while a video is playing, or tap next to any video in a list. iPhone shows the video’s rating, description, date added, and other information. You also see a list of related videos that you can tap to view.
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 Maps provides street maps, satellite photos, and hybrid views of locations in many of the world’s countries. You can get detailed driving directions and, in some areas, traffic information. Also in some areas, you can find your current approximate location, and use that location to get driving directions to or from another place.1 WARNING: For important information about driving and navigating safely, see the Important Product Information Guide at www.apple.com/support/manuals/iphone.
Use the dropped pin m Tap , then tap Drop Pin. A pin drops down on the map, which you can then drag to any location you choose. To quickly move the pin to the area currently displayed, tap , then tap Replace Pin. 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.
Tap Map to return to map view. See the location of someone’s address in your contacts list m Tap in the search field, then tap Contacts and choose a contact. To locate an address in this way, the contact must include at least one address. If the contact has more than one address, you must choose the one you want to locate. You can also find the location of an address by tapping the address directly in Contacts.
Show or hide traffic conditions When available, you can show highway traffic conditions on the map. m Tap , then tap Show Traffic or Hide Traffic.
Find businesses without finding the location first m Type things like:  restaurants san francisco ca  apple inc new york Contact a business or get directions m Tap the pin that marks a business, then tap Tap next to the name. to show contact info Call Visit website Get directions From there, you can do the following:  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 visit a website.
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.
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 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.
 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. Note: Some carriers do not support network time in all locations. If you’re traveling, iPhone may not sound your alert at the correct local time. See “Set the time manually” on page 96. Turn an alarm on or off m Tap Alarm and turn any alarm on or off.
Calculator Using 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. Using the memory functions  C: Tap to clear the displayed number.  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 note 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. 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.
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi settings determine when iPhone uses local Wi-Fi networks to connect to the Internet. If no Wi-Fi networks are available, or you’ve turned Wi-Fi off, then iPhone connects to the Internet via your cellular network, when available. You can use Mail, Safari, YouTube, Stocks, Maps, and Weather over a cellular network connection, but not the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store. Turn Wi-Fi on or off m Choose Wi-Fi and turn Wi-Fi on or off.
Adjust settings to connect to a Wi-Fi network m Choose Wi-Fi, then tap next to a network. Carrier This setting appears when you’re outside of your carrier’s network and other local carrier networks are available to use for your phone calls, visual voicemail, and cellular network Internet connections. You can make calls only on carriers that have roaming agreements with your carrier. Additional fees may apply. Roaming charges may be billed to you by the carrier of the selected network, through your carrier.
Set alert and effects sounds m Choose Sounds and turn items on or off under Ring . When the Ring/Silent switch is set to ring, iPhone plays sounds for alerts and effects that are turned on.
Wallpaper You see a wallpaper background picture when you unlock iPhone. You can select one of the images that came with iPhone, or use a photo you’ve synced to iPhone from your computer. Set Wallpaper m Choose Wallpaper and choose a picture. General The General settings include date and time, security, network, and other settings that affect more than one application. This is also where you can find information about your iPhone, and reset iPhone to its original state.
Date and Time These settings apply to the time shown in the status bar at the top of the screen, world clocks, and calendar. 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.
Auto-Lock Locking iPhone turns off the display to save your battery and to prevent unintended operation of iPhone. You can still receive calls and text messages, and you can adjust the volume and use the mic button on the iPhone Stereo headset when listening to music or on a call. Set the amount of time before iPhone locks m Choose General > Auto-Lock and choose a time. Passcode Lock By default, iPhone doesn’t require you to enter a passcode to unlock it.
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. Wi-Fi See “Wi-Fi” on page 92. Data Roaming Data Roaming turns on Internet and visual voicemail access over a cellular network when you’re in an area not covered by your carrier’s network. For example, when you’re traveling, you can turn off Data Roaming to avoid potential roaming charges. By default, Data Roaming is turned off.
If more than one keyboard is turned on, tap to switch keyboards when you’re typing. When you tap the symbol, the name of the newly active keyboard appears briefly. Resetting iPhone Settings Reset all settings m Choose General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings. All your preferences and settings are reset. Information, such as your contacts and calendars, and media, such as your songs and videos, are not deleted.
Adjust advanced settings m Choose Mail > Accounts, choose an account, then do one of the following: Â To set whether drafts, sent messages, and deleted messages are stored on iPhone or remotely on your email server (IMAP accounts only), tap Advanced and choose Drafts Mailbox, Sent Mailbox, or Deleted Mailbox. If you store messages on iPhone, you can see them even when iPhone isn’t connected to the Internet.
Set a minimum font size for messages m Choose Mail > Minimum Font Size, then choose Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large, or Giant. Setting whether iPhone shows To and Cc labels in message lists m Choose Mail, then turn Show To/Cc Label on or off. If Show To/Cc Label is on, To or Cc next to each message in a list indicates whether the message was sent directly to you or you were Cc’ed. Setting iPhone to confirm that you want to delete a message m Choose Mail and turn Ask Before Deleting on or off.
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. If you’re going to an area with no cell coverage, you may want to forward calls to a place where you can be reached. Set iPhone to forward your calls 1 Choose Phone > Call Forwarding and turn Call Forwarding on. 2 Tap Forwarding To and enter the phone number you want calls forwarded to.
Locking Your SIM Card You can lock your SIM card, so it can’t be used without a PIN number. You must enter the number each time you turn iPhone off and turn it back on again. Some carriers require a SIM PIN to use iPhone. Note: If you enter the PIN incorrectly three times, you may need to contact your carrier for a Personal Unlocking Key (PUK) to enable your SIM card again. Some cellular networks may not accept an emergency call from iPhone if the SIM is PIN-locked.
Security Settings By default, Safari is set to show some of the features of the web, like some movies, animation, and web applications. You may wish to turn off some of these features to help protect iPhone from possible security risks on the Internet. Change security settings m Choose Safari, then do one of the following: Â To enable or disable JavaScript, turn JavaScript on or off.
Music The Music settings apply to songs, podcasts, and audiobooks. Set iTunes to play songs at the same sound level iTunes can automatically adjust the volume of songs, so they play at the same relative volume level. m In iTunes, choose iTunes > Preferences if you’re using a Mac, or Edit > Preferences if you’re using a PC, then click Playback and select Sound Check. You can set iPhone to use the iTunes volume settings.
TV Out Settings Use these settings to set up how iPhone plays videos on your TV. For more information about using iPhone to play videos on your TV, see page 65. Turn widescreen on or off m Choose Video and turn Widescreen on or off. Set TV signal to NTSC or PAL m Choose Video > TV Signal and select NTSC or PAL. NTSC and PAL are TV broadcast standards. NTSC displays 480i and PAL displays 576i. Your TV might use either of these, depending on where it was sold.
Restore or transfer settings Do one of the following: m Connect a new iPhone to the same computer you used with your other iPhone, open iTunes, and follow the onscreen instructions. m Reset the information on iPhone. In Settings, choose General > Reset, then choose “Reset All Settings,” “Erase All Content and Settings,” or “Reset Network Settings.” Then connect iPhone to your computer, open iTunes, and follow the onscreen instructions.
9 iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store 9 Tap iTunes to purchase songs and albums from the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store. You can search for, browse, preview, purchase, and download songs and albums from the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store directly to iPhone. Your purchased content is automatically copied to your iTunes library the next time you sync iPhone with your computer. To use the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, iPhone must join a Wi-Fi network that is connected to the Internet.
Browsing and Searching You can browse featured selections, top-ten categories, or search the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store music catalog for the songs and albums you’re looking for. Use the featured selections to see new releases and iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store recommendations. Top Tens lets you see the most popular songs and albums in each of several categories. If you’re looking for a specific song, album, or artist, use Search.
Search for songs and albums m Tap Search, tap the search field and enter one or more words, then tap Search. See the songs on an album m Tap the album. See the album a song is on m Double-tap the song.
Browsing Starbucks Selections If you’re in a select Starbucks location (available in the U.S. only), the Starbucks icon appears at the bottom of the screen next to Featured. Tap the Starbucks icon to find out what song is playing in the café and browse featured Starbucks Collections. For a list of select Starbucks locations, go to: www.apple.com/itunes/starbucks. Find out what song is playing m Tap Starbucks. The currently playing song appears at the top of the screen.
Purchase and download a song or album 1 Tap the price, then tap Buy Now. Note: To purchase songs on iPhone, you must have been signed in to your iTunes Store account in iTunes the last time you synced iPhone. 2 Enter your password and tap OK. Your purchase is charged to your iTunes Store account. For additional purchases made within the next fifteen minutes, you don’t have to enter your password again. An alert appears if you’ve previously purchased one or more songs from an album.
Verifying purchases You can use iTunes to verify that all the music, videos, and other items you bought from the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store are in your iTunes library. You might want to do this if a download was interrupted. Verify your purchases 1 Make sure your computer is connected to the Internet. 2 In iTunes, choose Store > Check for Purchases. 3 Enter your iTunes Store account ID and password, then click Check. Purchases not yet on your computer will be downloaded.
A Tips and Troubleshooting A 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 27. or If iPhone doesn’t appear in iTunes or you can’t sync iPhone  The iPhone battery might need to be recharged.
 Download and install (or reinstall) the latest version of iTunes from www.apple.com/ itunes. 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.
If iPhone continues to freeze or not respond after you reset it  Reset iPhone settings. From the Home screen choose Settings > General > Reset > Reset All Settings. All your preferences are reset, but no data or media is deleted.  If that doesn’t work, erase all content on iPhone. From the Home screen choose Settings > General > Reset > “Erase All Content and Settings.” All your preferences and other data are removed from iPhone.  If that doesn’t work, restore the iPhone software.
If iPhone calls your voicemail service when you tap Voicemail in Phone If the voice instructions prompt you, enter your voicemail password. Otherwise, wait until you hear any voice instruction, then end the call. After a time, Voicemail should become available again. If you can’t add or play a song, video, or other item The song may have been encoded in a format that iPhone doesn’t support. The following audio file formats are supported by iPhone.
If email couldn’t be delivered because the connection to the server on port 25 timed out You may need to change the port setting on an outgoing mail server for one of your email accounts. For information, go to www.apple.com/support/iphone and search for “I can receive email on iPhone but can’t send it.” If you entered information on iPhone that you don’t want to sync to your computer Replace contacts, calendars, mail accounts, or bookmarks on iPhone with information from your computer. 1 Open iTunes.
If you can’t purchase music from the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store To purchase songs from the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store (only available in some countries), you must have an iTunes Store account, and you must have been signed in to that account when you last synced iPhone with iTunes. If you get a message that no account information is found when you try to purchase music, open iTunes on your computer, sign in to your iTunes Store account, then connect and sync iPhone.
Updating and Restoring iPhone Software You can use iTunes to update or restore iPhone software. You should always update iPhone to use the latest software. You can also restore the software, which returns iPhone 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.
Zooming Double-tap or pinch webpages, photos, and maps to zoom in. See page 20. 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 35.
B Learning More, Service, and Support B 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. 122 To learn about Do this Using iPhone safely Go to www.apple.com/support/manuals/iphone for the latest Important Product Information Guide, including any updates to the safety and regulatory information. iPhone Service and support, tips, forums, and Apple software downloads Go to www.
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12-hour time 96 24-hour time 96 A accessibility features 102, 120 accounts default email 101 email 99 activating iPhone 6 address field, erasing text 52 adjusting brightness 94 Adobe Photoshop Album 10, 73 Adobe Photoshop Elements 10, 73 airplane, using iPhone on 26 airplane mode settings 91 status icon 14, 26 turning on 91 alarms deleting 88 setting 87, 88 status icon 14 turning on or off 88 album covers 62 album tracks 63 alerts adjusting volume 23, 94 calendar 71 Mail 100, 101 turning on or off 94 alter
call forwarding 102 call options 30 calls no service 115 See also phone call waiting, turning on or off 102 Camera deleting pictures 74 seeing pictures you’ve taken 73 taking pictures 73 capitalization, automatic 98 caps lock, enabling 98 car kit 41 carrier services 103 Cc 101 cell signal, status icon 14 cellular network 25 charging battery 27 cleaning iPhone 13, 28 Clock 87 clocks, adding 87 closed captioning, turning on or off 105 cloth, cleaning 13 Component AV cable 65 Composite AV cable 65 computer req
getting started 5 Google free email account 47 searching the web 54 Google search engine 103 GPRS 25 H hands-free phone calls 30, 98 headphones. See headset headset about 13, 23 Bluetooth 41 doesn’t fit in jack 116 headset button.
current approximate location 81, 83 dropped pin 82 finding businesses 84 finding location 81 getting directions 83 hybrid view 82 satellite view 82 seeing location of a contact 83 traffic conditions 84 zooming 82 mic button 13, 24, 31, 32, 60, 62, 116 microphone about 23 muting 30 Microsoft Entourage 9 Microsoft Excel 104 Microsoft Internet Explorer 10, 57 Microsoft Outlook 9, 118 Microsoft Word 104 missed calls number of 34 returning 30 model number 95 modem firmware version 95 movies, rented 10, 65 music
See also Camera, Photos PIN number 103 playback controls, displaying 61 playlists, making 63 play speed, audiobooks 105 plug-ins 104 podcasts syncing 7, 10 transferring purchased content 59 See also music POP email accounts 47 pop-ups 104 power, low 28 power adapter 13 previewing music 111 problems.
restoring 106 ringer 93 Safari 54, 103 screen brightness 94 security 104 silent 93 slideshow 76 sound 70, 71, 93, 100, 101 sync 8 temperature 86 transferring 106 TV out 106 usage statistics 93 vibrate 41, 93 video 105 VPN 97 wallpaper 76, 95 Wi-Fi 92 shuffling songs 61 signal strength indicator 29 signatures, email 101 silent mode 23, 40, 94 SIM card, locking 103 sleep. See locking iPhone sleep timer 66 slideshows 75, 76 slideshow settings 106 SMS.
turning iPhone on or off 17 TV out settings 106 TV signal settings 106 typing keyboard 21 in webpage text fields 55 U unlocking iPhone 18 unread messages, marking 51 unsupported audio file formats 117 updating iPhone software 120 usage statistics resetting 93 seeing 93 USB cable 6, 13 port 6 power adapter 13 V vibrate, setting 41, 94 videos alternate audio language 65 converting for iPhone 59 deleting 66 subtitles 65 syncing 10 transferring purchased content 59 watching on a TV 65 See also iPod, YouTube S
