Apple Iphone IOS 8.4 User Guide

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App Store
App Store at a glance
Use the App Store to browse, purchase, and download apps to iPhone. Your apps update 
automatically over Wi-Fi (unless you turn off this feature), so you can keep up with the latest 
improvements and features.
View purchases 
and updates.
BrowseExplore apps by 
category and popularity.
See your Wish 
List and other 
suggestions
for you.
Note:  You need an Internet connection and an Apple ID to use the App Store. The App Store is 
not available in all areas.
Find...

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Use Wish List. To track an app you might want to purchase later, tap  on the app page, then 
tap Add to Wish List.
Search apps by category. Tap Explore, scroll to Categories, then tap a category to focus on the 
apps you want, for example, Education, Medical, or Sports. Tap subcategories to further refine 
your results.
What apps are being used nearby? Tap Explore to find out the most popular apps others around 
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Note:  Age restrictions for Ask to Buy vary by area. In the United States, the family organizer can 
enable Ask to Buy for any family member under age 18; for children under age 13, it’s enabled 
by default.
Hide individual purchases. Using iTunes on a computer, family members can hide any of their 
purchases so other family members can’t view or download them. For more information, see 
Family Sharing
 on page 38 .
Use a gift card or code. Tap Featured, scroll to the...

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iBooks
Get books
Get books from the iBooks Store. In iBooks, use the buttons at the bottom of the screen to 
access the iBooks Store. Tap Featured to browse the latest releases, or Top Charts to view the 
most popular. To find a specific book, tap Search.
Use Siri. Say, for example, “Find books by author name.”
Read a book
Go to a page.
Bookmark this page.
Contents, bookmarks, and notes
Search in this book.
Open a book. Tap the book you want to read. If you don’t see it on the bookshelf, swipe...

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Go to a specific page. Use the page navigation controls at the bottom of the screen. Or tap  
and enter a page number, then tap the page number in the search results.
Get a definition. Double-tap a word, then tap Define in the menu that appears. Definitions aren’t 
available for all languages.
Remember your place. Tap 
 to add a bookmark, or tap again to remove it. You can have 
multiple bookmarks—to see them all, tap , then tap Bookmarks. You don’t need to add a 
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Review your notes as study cards. Tap Study Cards. Swipe to move between cards. Tap Flip Card 
to see its back.
Shuffle your study cards. Tap 
, then turn on Shuffle.
Study glossary terms. If a book includes a glossary, tap  to include those words in your 
study cards.
Listen to an audiobook
Skip back 
and forward.
View chapters.
Slide to skip 
back or forward.
Drag the playhead.
Open an audiobook. Audiobooks are identified by a  on the cover. Tap the book you want to 
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Organize books
Sort the list.
View collections.
View on the 
iBooks Store
View books by title or by cover. Tap  or .
View only audiobooks or PDFs. Tap the name of the current collection (at the top of the screen) 
then choose PDFs or Audiobooks.
Organize your books with collections. Tap Select, then select some books to move them into a 
collection. To edit or create collections, tap the name of the current collection (at the top of the 
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iBooks settings
Restrict access to books and audiobooks with explicit content. Go to Settings > General > 
Restrictions then select an option for Books.
Go to Settings > iBooks, where you can:
 •Sync collections and bookmarks (including notes and current page information) with your 
other devices.
 •Display online content within a book. Some books might access video or audio that’s stored 
on the web.
 •Change the direction pages turn when you tap in the left margin. 

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Health
Your health at a glance
Use the Health app to keep track of your health and fitness information. Enter data for key 
parameters, or let the Health app collect data from other apps and devices that monitor your 
health and activity. You can even share specific data with selected apps, and through apps with 
some health care providers. And, Health can display important contact and medical information 
on the iPhone Lock screen for someone attending to you in an emergency.
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Collect health and fitness data
Enter your own data. If the parameter is in your Dashboard, just tap it there, then tap Add Data 
Point. Otherwise, tap Health Data at the bottom of the screen, tap the parameter you want to 
update, then tap Add Data Point.
Collect data from Apple Watch. 
Once you pair Apple Watch with your iPhone, data is 
automatically sent to the Health app. For example, to see heart rate data recorded by 
Apple Watch, open the Health app on iPhone, then tap...