Apple IPhone IOS 42 And 43 User Guide

Game Center
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About Game Center
You can discover new games and share your game experiences with friends around 
the world in Game Center. Invite your friends to play, or use auto-match to find other 
worthy opponents. Check leaderboards to see who the best players are. Earn bonus 
points by achieving specific accomplishments in a game.
Note:  Game Center may not be available in all countries or regions, and the available 
games may vary by country or region.
To use Game Center, you need an Internet...

Specify which notifications you want for Game Center:  In Settings, choose 
Notifications > Game Center, then configure the Sounds, Alerts, and Badges settings.  
If Game Center doesn’t appear, turn on Notifications.
Set up Game Center information for your Apple ID:
 1  Enter your Apple ID and password, then tap Sign In.
You may be asked to provide additional information. If you don’t have an Apple ID,  
you can create one by tapping Create New Account.
 2 Tap Agree to accept the Game Center Terms &...

You can browse this section, and purchase and download games from it. If you haven’t 
entered credit card information for your Apple ID, you’re prompted to enter it before 
you purchase and download games. See Chapter 23, “App Store,”  on page 17 5 .
If you want to purchase a game that a friend has, tap the game on your friend’s info 
screen to go directly to that game in the App Store. 
Playing Games
The Games screen displays the games you download from the App Store. For each 
game, your number of...

 4 Enter and send your invitation, then wait for the others to accept.
 5 Start the game.
If a friend isn’t available or doesn’t respond to your invitation, you can tap Auto-Match 
to have Game Center find another player for you, or tap Invite Friend to try inviting 
some other friend.
Other players may invite you to play the game.
Respond to an invitation to play a game:   Tap Accept or Decline in the alert that appears.
You can disable multiplayer games in Restrictions. See “Restrictions
”  on page 19...

Recently Played
Some games let you see which of your friends have recently played the game.
See who’s recently played a game:  Tap Games, tap a game, then tap Recently Played.
Get information about a player:  Tap a player’s name in the list.
Friends
Game Center puts you in contact with players around the world. You add friends to 
Game Center by making a request, or by accepting a request from another player.
Add a friend to Game Center:
 1 Tap Friends or Requests.
 2 Tap +, then enter a friend’s email...

Invite a friend to play a game:  Tap Friends, tap the friend’s name, tap a game, then 
tap Play. See “Playing Games
”  on page 18 3 .
Remove a friend:   Tap Friends, tap a name, then tap Unfriend and tap Remove.
If a player is offensive or exhibits inappropriate behavior, you can report the problem.
Report a problem with a friend:   Tap Friends, tap the friend’s name, then tap “Report a 
Problem.” Describe the problem, then tap Report to send the report. 
If you turn off Multiplayer Games in Settings,...

Settings
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Settings allows you to customize iPhone apps, 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 reduce potential 
interference with aircraft operation and other electrical equipment.
Turn on airplane mode:  Tap Settings and turn airplane mode on.
When airplane mode is on, 
 appears in the status bar at the top of the screen. No 
phone, radio, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth signals are...

If allowed by the aircraft operator and applicable laws and regulations, you can 
continue to use iPhone to:Listen to music and watch videos
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Listen to visual voicemail previously received Â
Check your calendar Â
Take or view photos or video (iPhone 4 or later) Â
Hear alarms Â
Use the stopwatch or timer Â
Use the calculator Â
Take notes Â
Record voice memos Â
Use Compass Â
Read text messages and email messages stored on iPhone Â
If Wi-Fi is available and allowed by the aircraft operator and applicable...

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi settings determine whether 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 data network, when available.
Turn Wi-Fi on or off:  Choose Wi-Fi and turn Wi-Fi on or off.
Join a Wi-Fi network:   Choose Wi-Fi, wait a moment as iPhone detects networks in 
range, then select a network. If necessary, enter a password and tap Join (networks 
that require a password...

Personal Hotspot
Personal Hotspot settings appear at the top level of Settings, as well as at General > 
Network settings. See “Network
” on page 19 3 .
Note:   Depending on your carrier, the Personal Hotpost service may need to be 
activated before the settings appear in this location.
Notifications
This setting appears when you open an app (such as Game Center) that uses the 
Apple Push Notification service.
Push notifications alert you to new information, even when the app isn’t running....