For iOS 5 on iPad 2 and iPhone 4/4s
Discover hundreds of tips and tricks you can use with your iPad or iPhone to maximize its functionality as you use your iOS 5 mobile device as a powerful communication, organization, and productivity tool, as well as a feature-packed entertainment device.
In addition to learning all about the apps that come preinstalled on your iPhone or iPad, you learn about some of the best third-party apps currently available and discover useful strategies for how to best utilize them.
Using an easy-to-understand, nontechnical approach, this book is ideal for absolute beginners, as well as more experienced iPad or iPhone users who want to discover how to use the iOS 5 operating system with iCloud and the latest versions of popular apps.
Here’s just a sampling of what the tips, tricks, and strategies offered in this book will help you accomplish:
• Update your iPad or iPhone with the iOS 5 operating system.
• Discover how to use the preinstalled apps on your iOS 5 device, including Notification Center and Reminders.
• Take advantage of built-in apps such as Contacts, Calendars, Safari, Mail, and Music.
• Learn how to best use Siri on the iPhone 4S.
• Find, download, and install the most powerful and versatile apps and content for your iPad or iPhone.
• Synchronize files, documents, data, and content with iCloud, your computer, or other iOS 5 devices.
• Create and maintain a reliable backup of your iOS 5 device.
• Use your iPad or iPhone as an eBook reader, portable gaming machine, and feature-packed music and video player.
Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION
WHY YOU NEED iOS 5 ON YOUR APPLE MOBILE DEVICE
NEW AND MODIFIED APPS AND FEATURES
WHICH DEVICES USE iOS 5?
NEW AND IMPROVED INTERACTIVITY
WHAT THIS BOOK OFFERS
ATTENTION, PLEASE….
Chapter 1 UPGRADING TO iOS 5
HOW TO UPGRADE FROM IOS 4.3.4 (OR EARLIER) TO iOS 5
FIND OUT WHICH VERSION OF iOS YOUR DEVICE USES
AVOIDING iTUNES CONFUSION
HOW TO UPGRADE TO iOS 5 USING iTUNES
HOW TO CONFIGURE iOS 5 ON YOUR iPHONE OR iPAD
HOW TO SET UP A NEW iPHONE OR iPAD
HOW TO RESTORE FROM iTUNES
WHERE’S MY DEVICE? HOW TO USE THE FIND MY iPHONE OR FIND MY iPAD FEATURE
INTEGRATE YOUR DATA, APPS, AND MORE WITH APPLE’S iCLOUD
SYNCHRONIZE YOUR DIGITAL PHOTOS
TRANSFER FILES AND DOCUMENTS
SYNC YOUR APPS, EBOOKS, BOOKMARKS, AND OTHER CONTENT
SYNC YOUR CONTACTS AND SCHEDULING DATA
MAINTAIN A RELIABLE REMOTE BACKUP OF YOUR iPHONE OR iPAD
SHARE iTUNES PURCHASES WITH ALL YOUR DEVICES
UPGRADE TO THE PREMIUM iTUNES MATCH SERVICE
HOW TO UPDATE YOUR APPS WIRELESSLY
Chapter 2 TIPS AND TRICKS FOR CUSTOMIZING SETTINGS
USING THE SETTINGS APP
MAIN OPTIONS AVAILABLE FROM THE SETTINGS APP
KEEP YOUR DEVICE AND DATA PRIVATE: HOW TO ACTIVATE AND USE THE PASSCODE LOCK FEATURE
ORGANIZE APPS ON YOUR HOME SCREEN WITH FOLDERS
ADD FREQUENTLY USED WEB PAGE ICONS TO YOUR HOME SCREEN
HOW TO WORK IN MULTITASKING MODE
Chapter 3 STRATEGIES FOR FINDING, BUYING, AND USING THIRD-PARTY APPS
APP STORE BASICS
HOW NEW APPS INSTALL THEMSELVES
RESTORING OR REINSTALLING APPS YOU’VE ALREADY DOWNLOADED
COMPATIBILITY: DOES THE APP RUN ON MULTIPLE DEVICES?
QUICK GUIDE TO APP PRICING
HOW TO SHOP WITH THE APP STORE APP
QUICK TIPS FOR FINDING APPS RELEVANT TO YOU
KEEP YOUR APPS UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST VERSIONS
Chapter 4 MAKE THE MOST OF NOTIFICATION CENTER
NOTIFICATION CENTER’S MAIN WINDOW
QUICK STRATEGIES FOR PERSONALIZING NOTIFICATION CENTER
STEP BY STEP: CUSTOMIZE HOW NOTIFICATION CENTER MONITORS APPS
WHAT TO DO WHEN ALERTS, NOTIFICATIONS, AND ALARMS GET ANNOYING
STAY INFORMED OF YOUR APPOINTMENTS, DEADLINES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES
HOW TO LIMIT THE CONTENT IN THE NOTIFICATION CENTER WINDOW
INFORMATIVE NOTIFICATION CENTER WIDGETS YOU CAN ADD TO YOUR iPHONE
Chapter 5 COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH iMESSAGE
QUICK START: APPLE’S iMESSAGE SERVICE
SET UP A FREE iMESSAGE ACCOUNT
PROS AND CONS OF USING iMESSAGE
TIPS AND TRICKS FOR USING THE MESSAGES APP
CREATE AND SEND A TEXT MESSAGE
PARTICIPATING IN A TEXT-MESSAGE CONVERSATION
RESPONDING TO AN INCOMING TEXT MESSAGE
RELAUNCH OR REVIEW PAST CONVERSATIONS
CUSTOMIZE THE MESSAGES APP
Chapter 6 STAY CURRENT USING NEWSSTAND
WHY BUY DIGITAL PUBLICATIONS?
SEARCH FOR YOUR FAVORITE PUBLICATIONS
USE THE NEWSSTAND APP’S LATEST FEATURES
HOW TO CANCEL AUTOMATIC SUBSCRIPTION RENEWAL
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE DIGITAL PUBLICATION READING EXPERIENCE
Chapter 7 CUSTOMIZE YOUR READING EXPERIENCE WITH iBOOKS
DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL iBOOKS ON YOUR iOS DEVICE
THE iBOOKS MAIN LIBRARY SCREEN
MANAGING YOUR EBOOK COLLECTION FROM THE LIBRARY SCREEN
BROWSE AND SHOP FOR EBOOKS VIA iBOOKSTORE
iBOOKSTORE COMMANDS ON THE iPHONE AND iPOD TOUCH
iBOOKSTORE COMMAND ICONS: iPAD
HOW TO FIND A SPECIFIC EBOOK–FAST!
LEARN ABOUT AN EBOOK FROM ITS LISTING AND DESCRIPTION
USING iCLOUD WITH iBOOKS
HOW TO RELOAD A PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED EBOOK
CUSTOMIZE YOUR EBOOK READING EXPERIENCE USING iBOOKS
READ PDF FILES WITH iBOOKS, TOO
Chapter 8 MAKE THE MOST OF SOCIAL NETWORKING APPS
TIPS FOR USING THE OFFICIAL TWITTER APP
SETTING UP YOUR TWITTER ACCOUNT
CUSTOMIZING THE OFFICIAL TWITTER APP
USING THE OFFICIAL TWITTER APP
COMPOSE AN OUTGOING TWEET
REPLYING TO TWEETS AND OTHER TWITTER FEATURES
HOW TO RE-TWEET MESSAGES
HOW TWITTER INTEGRATES WITH POPULAR iOS 5 APPS
TWEETING FROM SAFARI
TWEETING FROM THE PHOTOS AND CAMERA APPS
TWEETING FROM THE YOUTUBE APP
MANAGE YOUR FACEBOOK ACCOUNT WITH THE OFFICIAL FACEBOOK APP
Chapter 9 SHOOT, EDIT, AND SHARE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
METHODS FOR LOADING DIGITAL IMAGES INTO YOUR iPHONE OR iPAD
THE NEW AND IMPROVED CAMERA APP
HOW TO SNAP A PHOTO
HOW TO SHOOT VIDEO
USE PHOTO BOOTH TO SNAP WHIMSICAL PHOTOS
USING THE PHOTOS APP TO VIEW, EDIT, ENHANCE, PRINT, AND SHARE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
VIEWING PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
VIEW AN IMAGE IN FULL-SCREEN MODE
EDITING PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
PRINTING PHOTOS
SHARING PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
DELETING PHOTOS STORED ON YOUR iOS DEVICE
CREATE AND MANAGE A PHOTO STREAM VIA iCLOUD
Chapter 10 MAKING AND RECEIVING CALLS WITH AN iPHONE
ANSWERING AN INCOMING CALL
RESPOND TO A CALL WAITING SIGNAL WHILE ON THE PHONE
MAKING CALLS FROM YOUR iPHONE
MANUAL DIALING
DIALING FROM A CONTACTS ENTRY IN THE PHONE APP
VOICE DIALING
INITIATING A CONFERENCE CALL
MANAGING YOUR VOICEMAIL
RECORD YOUR OUTGOING MESSAGE
HOW TO PLAY AND DELETE VOICEMAIL MESSAGES
CREATE AND USE A FAVORITES LIST
ACCESSING YOUR RECENTS CALL LOG
DO YOU TALK TOO MUCH? KEEPING TRACK OF USAGE
CUSTOMIZING RINGTONES
CUSTOM RINGTONES FOR SPECIFIC CONTACTS
A FEW THOUGHTS ABOUT WIRELESS HEADSETS
Chapter 11 USE NEW SAFARI FEATURES TO SURF MORE EFFICIENTLY
CUSTOMIZE YOUR WEB SURFING EXPERIENCE
HOW TO USE TABBED BROWSING WITH SAFARI
SWITCHING BETWEEN WEB PAGES ON AN iPHONE
TABBED BROWSING ON THE iPAD
REMOVE SCREEN CLUTTER WITH SAFARI READER
CREATE AND MANAGE READING LISTS
NEW OPTIONS FOR SHARING WEB CONTENT IN SAFARI
CREATE, MANAGE, AND SYNC SAFARI BOOKMARKS
LAUNCH YOUR FAVORITE WEBSITES FAST WITH HOME SCREEN ICONS
Chapter 12 SYNC AND SHARE FILES USING iCLOUD
CONTENT SAVED TO iCLOUD IS AVAILABLE ANYWHERE
USE iCLOUD TO SYNC YOUR APPS, DATA, DOCUMENTS, AND FILES
CUSTOMIZING iCLOUD TO WORK WITH YOUR APPS
CREATE A PHOTO STREAM USING iCLOUD
AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFER DOCUMENTS USING iCLOUD
WHO NEEDS iTUNES SYNC? USE iCLOUD BACKUP INSTEAD
iOS 5 OFFERS WIRELESS iTUNES SYNC
iCLOUD BACKUP: NO CABLE NEEDED
Chapter 13 MANAGE YOUR EMAIL EFFECTIVELY
HOW TO ADD EMAIL ACCOUNTS TO THE MAIL APP
HOW TO CUSTOMIZE MAIL OPTIONS FROM SETTINGS
TIPS FOR VIEWING YOUR INCOMING EMAIL
FETCH NEW DATA
COMPOSING AN EMAIL MESSAGE
USING SELECT, SELECT ALL, CUT, COPY, AND PASTE
HOW TO SAVE AN UNSENT DRAFT OF AN EMAIL MESSAGE
TIPS FOR READING EMAIL
THE MAIL APP’S INBOX
Chapter 14 STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING CALENDARS, CONTACTS, AND REMINDERS
GET ACQUAINTED WITH THE CALENDAR APP
CONTROLLING THE VIEW
HOW TO ENTER A NEW APPOINTMENT
VIEWING INDIVIDUAL APPOINTMENT DETAILS
QUICKLY FIND APPOINTMENT OR EVENT DETAILS
VIEWING ONE OR MORE COLOR-CODED CALENDARS
CUSTOMIZING THE CALENDAR APP
ADJUSTING TIME ZONE SUPPORT
USE CONTACTS TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH PEOPLE YOU KNOW
THE CONTACTS APP IS HIGHLY CUSTOMIZABLE
THE CONTACTS APP WORKS SEAMLESSLY WITH OTHER APPS
WHO DO YOU KNOW? HOW TO VIEW YOUR CONTACTS
MEET SOMEONE NEW? CREATE A NEW CONTACTS ENTRY
HOW TO ADD A PHOTO TO A CONTACTS ENTRY
EDITING OR DELETING AN ENTRY
INTERACTIVE CONTACTS ENTRIES
HOW TO LINK CONTACT ENTRIES TOGETHER
SHARING CONTACT ENTRIES
ADDITIONAL WAYS TO MAKE CONTACT FROM WITHIN CONTACTS
USE REMINDERS TO MANAGE YOUR TO-DO LISTS
KEEP UP TO DATE WITH REMINDERS
MANAGE MULTIPLE TO-DO LISTS SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH REMINDERS
HOW TO DELETE AN ENTIRE TO-DO LIST
HOW TO VIEW YOUR INDIVIDUAL LISTS
Chapter 15 iOS 5 GAMING
MANY DIFFERENT GAMING EXPERIENCES
TIPS FOR FINDING GAMES YOU’LL LOVE
EXPERIENCE MULTIPLAYER GAMES WITH GAME CENTER
Chapter 16 USE THE MUSIC AND VIDEOS APPS
TIPS FOR USING THE MUSIC APP
MUSIC APP CONTROLS ON iPHONE
MUSIC APP CONTROLS ON iPAD
MORE MUSIC APP FEATURES
USE THE VIDEOS APP TO WATCH TV SHOWS, MOVIES, AND MORE
MUSIC, TV SHOWS, MOVIES, AND MORE: THE COST OF iTUNES CONTENT
STREAMING VIDEO ON YOUR iPHONE OR iPAD
ABC PLAYER
HBO GO
HULU PLUS
INFINITY TV
MAX GO
NETFLIX
TV.COM
YOUTUBE
Chapter 17 VIDEOCONFERENCING AND VOICE OVER IP (VoIP)
HOW TO USE FACETIME FOR VIDEOCONFERENCING
LAUNCH FACETIME ON YOUR iPHONE
LAUNCH FACETIME ON YOUR iPAD
PARTICIPATING IN A FACETIME CALL
TIPS FOR IMPROVING YOUR FACETIME CONNECTIONS
MAKING AND RECEIVING PHONE CALLS VIA THE INTERNET USING SKYPE
Chapter 18 MEET SIRI, YOUR NEW PERSONAL ASSISTANT
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE USING SIRI
WAYS TO ACTIVATE SIRI
SETTING UP SIRI TO WORK ON YOUR iPHONE 4S
CHECK OUT HOW SIRI CAN HELP YOU!
USE SIRI’S DICTATION MODE
FIND, DISPLAY, OR USE INFORMATION RELATED TO YOUR CONTACTS
INITIATE A CALL
FIND YOUR FRIENDS
SET UP REMINDERS
READ OR SEND TEXT MESSAGES
CHECK THE WEATHER OR YOUR INVESTMENTS
FIND INFORMATION ON THE WEB OR GET ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
SCHEDULE AND MANAGE MEETINGS AND EVENTS
SEND EMAIL AND ACCESS NEW (INCOMING) EMAIL
SET AN ALARM OR TIMER
GET DIRECTIONS USING THE MAPS APP
CONTROL THE MUSIC APP
FORGET STICKY NOTES–DICTATE NOTES TO YOURSELF
PRACTICE (WITH SIRI) MAKES PERFECT
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