Apple Iphone IOS 8.4 User Guide

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Phone
Phone calls
Make a call
Making a call on iPhone is as simple as choosing a number in your contacts, or tapping one of 
your favorites or recent calls.
WARNING:  For important information about avoiding distractions that could lead to dangerous 
situations, see Important safety information
 on page 18 3.
Add favorites. With Favorites, you can make a call with a single tap. To add someone to your 
Favorites list, tap 
. You can also add names to Favorites from Contacts. In Contacts, tap Add to...

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 •Enter a hard pause (to pause dialing until you tap the Dial button):  Touch the “#” key until a 
semicolon appears.
 •Redial the last number:  Tap Keypad, tap Call to display the number, then tap Call again.
Use Siri or Voice Control. Press and hold the Home button, say “call” or “dial,” then say the name 
or number. You can add “at home,” “work,” or “mobile.” See Chapter 4, Siri, on page 48 and  Voice 
Control
 on page 33 .
You can say things like:
 •“Call Emily’s mobile”...

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Make and receive calls on your iPad, iPod touch, or Mac
Continuity (iOS 8 or later) lets you make and receive calls on your iPad or iPod touch, or on your 
Mac (with OS X Yosemite). Calls are relayed through your iPhone, which must be turned on and 
connected to a cellular network. Cellular charges may apply. See About Continuity features on 
page 26.
Your other iOS device or Mac must be connected to the same Wi-Fi network and signed in to 
FaceTime and iCloud using the same Apple...

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Use another app while on a call. Press the Home button, then open the app. To return to the 
call, tap the green bar at the top of the screen.
Respond to a second call. You can:
 •Ignore the call and send it to voicemail:  Tap Ignore.
 •Put the first call on hold and answer the new one:  Tap Hold + Accept.
 •End the first call and answer the new one:  When using a GSM network, tap End + Accept. With a 
CDMA network, tap End and when the second call rings back, tap Accept, or drag...

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Visual voicemail
Visual voicemail lets you see a list of your messages and choose which one to listen to or delete, 
without having to wade through all of them. A badge on the Voicemail icon tells you how many 
unheard messages you have. The first time you tap Voicemail, you’re prompted to create a 
voicemail password and record your voicemail greeting.
Listen to a voicemail message. Tap Voicemail, then tap a message. To listen again, select the 
message and tap 
. If visual...

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Contacts
When viewing a contact’s card, a quick tap lets you make a phone call, create an email message, 
find the contact’s location, and more. See Chapter 32, Contacts, on page 14 7.
Call forwarding, call waiting, and caller ID
Set up call forwarding, call waiting, or caller ID. (GSM) Go to Settings > Phone.
 •Call Forwarding:  The Call Forwarding icon  appears in the status bar when call forwarding is 
on. You must be in range of the cellular network when you set iPhone to...

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Set network options. Go to Settings > Cellular to:
 •Turn data roaming on or off
 •Turn cellular data on or off
 •Turn voice roaming on or off (CDMA)
 •Use GSM networks abroad (CDMA)
See Usage information
 on page 18 8 .
Turn off cellular services. Go to Settings, turn on Airplane Mode, then tap Wi-Fi and turn it on. 
Incoming phone calls are sent to voicemail. To resume cellular service, turn Airplane Mode off.
Make calls to your contacts and favorites while traveling abroad....

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Mail
Write messages
Mail lets you access all of your email accounts, on the go.
WARNING:  For important information about avoiding distractions that could lead to dangerous 
situations, see Important safety information
 on page 18 3.
Change mailboxes or accounts.
Search for messages.
Compose a message.
Delete, move, or mark multiple messages.
Insert a photo or video. Double-tap, then tap Insert Photo or Video. Also see Edit text on page 31.
Quote some text when you reply. Tap the insertion point,...

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Mark addresses outside certain domains. When you’re addressing a message to a recipient 
that’s not in your organization’s domain, Mail can color the recipient’s name red to alert you. 
Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Mark Addresses, then define the domains that you 
don’t want marked. You can enter multiple domains separated by commas, such as “apple.com, 
example.org.”
Use Siri. Say something like:
 •“New email to Jonah Schmidt”
 •“Email Simon and say I got the...

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See important messages
Get notified of replies to a message or thread. Tap , then tap Notify Me. While you’re writing 
a message, you can also tap  in the Subject field. To change how notifications appear, go to 
Settings > Notifications > Mail > Thread Notifications.
Gather important messages. Add important people to your VIP list, so all their messages appear 
in the VIP mailbox. Tap the sender’s name in a message, then tap Add to VIP. To change how 
notifications appear, go to...