Apple Iphone IOS 8.4 User Guide

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 •In the Summary pane, you can set iTunes to automatically sync iPhone when it’s attached 
to your computer. To temporarily prevent syncing when you attach the device, hold down 
Command and Option (Mac) or Shift and Control (PC) until you see iPhone appear in the 
iTunes window.
 •In the Summary pane, select “Encrypt iPhone backup” if you want to encrypt the information 
stored on your computer when iTunes makes a backup. Encrypted backups are indicated by 
a lock icon 
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Your iPhone name
The name of your iPhone is used by both iTunes and iCloud.
Change the name of your iPhone. 
Go to Settings > General > About > Name.
View this user guide on iPhone
You can view the iPhone User Guide on iPhone in Safari, and in the iBooks app.
View the user guide in Safari. Tap 
, then tap the iPhone User Guide bookmark. (If you don’t 
see a bookmark, go to help.apple.com/iphone/.)
 •Add an icon for the user guide to the Home screen:  Tap , then tap Add to...

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Basics
Use apps
All the apps that come with iPhone—as well as the apps you download from the App Store—are 
on the Home screen.
Start at home
Tap an app to open it.
Press the Home button anytime to return to the Home screen. Swipe left or right to see 
other screens.  

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Multitasking
iPhone helps you manage several tasks at the same time.
View contacts and open apps. Double-click the Home button to reveal the multitasking 
screen. Swipe left or right to see more. To switch to another app, tap it. To connect with a 
recent or favorite contact, tap the contact’s picture or name, then tap your preferred method 
of communication.
Close an app. If an app isn’t working properly, you can force it to quit. Drag the app up from the 
multitasking display....

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Get a closer look
Pinch open on a photo, webpage, or map for a close-up—then pinch closed to zoom back out. In 
Photos, keep pinching to see the collection or album the photo’s in.
Or double-tap a photo or webpage to zoom in, and double-tap again to zoom out. In Maps, 
double-tap to zoom in and tap once with two fingers to zoom out. 
Change the screen orientation
Many apps give you a different view when you rotate iPhone. 
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To lock the screen in portrait...

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Reachability
If you have iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus, and are using it in portrait orientation, lightly tap twice on 
the Home button to slide the screen down (bringing the top half closer to your thumb).
Disable Reachability. 
Tap Settings > General > Accessibility, then tap Reachability (below 
Interaction).
App extensions
Some apps let you extend the functionality of your apps on iPhone. An app extension may 
appear as a sharing option, action option, a widget in Notification...

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Handoff
Pick up on one device where you left off on another. You can use Handoff with Mail, Safari, Pages, 
Numbers, Keynote, Maps, Messages, Reminders, Calendar, Contacts, and even some third-party 
apps. For Handoff to work, your devices must be signed in to iCloud using the same Apple ID, 
and they must be within Bluetooth range of one another (about 33 feet or 10 meters).
Switch devices. Swipe up from the bottom-left edge of the Lock screen (where you see the app’s 
activity...

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Customize iPhone
Arrange your apps
Arrange apps. Touch and hold any app on the Home screen until it jiggles, then drag apps 
around. Drag an app to the edge of the screen to move it to a different Home screen, or to the 
Dock at the bottom of the screen. Press the Home button to save your arrangement.
Create a new Home screen. While arranging apps, drag an app to the right edge of the last 
Home screen. The dots above the Dock show how many Home screens you have, and which one...

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Change the wallpaper
Wallpaper settings let you set an image or photo as wallpaper for the Lock screen or Home 
screen. You can choose from dynamic and still images.
Change the wallpaper. 
Go to Settings > Wallpaper > Choose a New Wallpaper.
When choosing an image for new wallpaper, the Perspective Zoom button determines whether 
your selected wallpaper is zoomed. For wallpaper you already set, go to the Wallpaper setting, 
then tap the image of the Lock screen or Home screen to...

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Type text
The onscreen keyboard lets you enter text when needed.
Enter text
Tap a text field to see the onscreen keyboard, then tap letters to type. If you touch the wrong 
key, you can slide your finger to the correct key. The letter isn’t entered until you release your 
finger from the key.
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Tap Shift to type uppercase, or touch the Shift key and slide to a letter. Double-tap Shift for caps 
lock. To enter numbers, punctuation, or symbols, tap the Number key  or the...