Apple Iphone IOS 8.4 User Guide

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Turn off predictive text. Touch and hold  or , then slide to Predictive.
If you turn off predictive text, iPhone may still try to suggest corrections for misspelled words. 
Accept a correction by entering a space or punctuation, or by tapping return. To reject a 
correction, tap the “x.” If you reject the same suggestion a few times, iPhone stops suggesting it.
Set options for typing or add keyboards. 
Go to Settings > General > Keyboard.
The onscreen keyboard for iPhone 6 and...

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Use iCloud to keep your personal dictionary up to date on your other devices. Go to Settings > 
iCloud, then turn on iCloud Drive or Documents & Data.
Use an Apple Wireless Keyboard
You can use an Apple Wireless Keyboard (available separately) to enter text on iPhone. The 
keyboard connects via Bluetooth, so you must first pair it with iPhone.
Note:  The Apple Wireless Keyboard may not support keyboard features that are on your device. 
For example, it does not anticipate your...

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Dictate text. Tap  on the onscreen keyboard, then speak. Tap Done when you finish.
Tap to begin dictation.
Add text. Tap  again and continue dictating. To insert text, tap to place the insertion point first. 
You can also replace selected text by dictating.
Add punctuation or format text. Say the punctuation or format. For example, “Dear Mary 
comma the check is in the mail exclamation mark” becomes “Dear Mary, the check is in the mail!” 
Punctuation and formatting commands...

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Use Voice Control. Turn Siri off in Settings > General > Siri, then press and hold the Home button 
until the Voice Control screen appears and you hear a beep, or press and hold the center button 
on your headset. See Use an Apple headset
 on page 41.
For best results:
 •Speak clearly and naturally.
 •Say only Voice Control commands, names, and numbers. Pause slightly between commands.
 •Use full names.
Change the language for Voice Control. By default, Voice Control expects you...

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Limit Spotlight Search to your iPhone. Go to Settings > General > Spotlight Search, then tap 
Spotlight Suggestions to deselect it.
Turn off Location Services for Spotlight Suggestions. 
Go to Settings > Privacy > Location 
Services. Tap System Services, then turn off Spotlight Suggestions.
Control Center
Control Center gives you instant access to the camera, calculator, AirPlay, control and playback 
of currently playing audio, and other handy features. You can also adjust the...

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Notification Center
Notification Center collects your notifications in one place, so you can review them whenever 
you’re ready. View details about your day—such as the weather forecast, appointments, 
birthdays, stock quotes, and even a quick summary of what’s coming up tomorrow. Tap the 
Notifications tab to review all your alerts.
Open Notification Center. Swipe down from the top edge of the screen.
Set Today options. To choose what information appears, tap the Edit key at the...

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Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb is an easy way to silence iPhone, whether you’re going to dinner or to sleep. It 
keeps calls and alerts from making any sounds or lighting up the screen. 
Turn on Do Not Disturb. Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open Control Center, 
then tap 
. When Do Not Disturb is on,  appears in the status bar.
Note:  Alarms still sound, even when Do Not Disturb is on. To make sure iPhone stays silent, turn 
it off.
Configure Do Not Disturb. 
Go...

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Family Sharing
With Family Sharing, up to six family members can share their iTunes Store, iBooks Store, and  
App Store purchases, a family calendar, and family photos, all without sharing accounts.
One adult in your household—the family organizer—invites family members to join the family 
group and agrees to pay for any iTunes Store, iBooks Store, and App Store purchases those family 
members initiate while part of the family group. Once set up, family members get immediate...

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Hide your iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store purchases. To hide all your purchases from 
family members, tap Settings > iCloud > Family > [your name], then turn off Share My Purchases. 
On your computer, you can also hide specific purchases so they aren’t available to other family 
members. See support.apple.com/en-us/HT201322.
Share photos or videos with family members. When you set up Family Sharing, a shared album 
called “Family” is automatically created in the Photos...

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Set up iCloud Drive
If iCloud Drive is not turned on, you can set it up using Setup assistant when you install iOS 8, 
or you can set it up later in Settings. iCloud Drive is an upgrade to Documents & Data. When 
you upgrade to iCloud Drive, your documents are copied to iCloud Drive and become available 
on your devices using iCloud Drive. You won’t be able to access the documents stored in iCloud 
Drive on your other devices until they are also upgraded to iOS 8 or OS X...