Apple Iphone IOS 8.4 User Guide

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Control playback
Use the playback controls to go forward and back in a podcast, set the speed, skip episodes, 
and more.
See a list of 
episodes.
Tap to see 
more info.
Drag to skip 
forward or back.
Skip to the next 
episode.
Tap to speed up 
or slow down.
Tap to start over, or 
double-tap to go to the 
previous episode.
See podcast info while you listen. Tap the podcast image on the Now Playing screen.
Skip forward or back with greater accuracy. Move your finger toward the top of the screen as 
you drag the playhead left or right. When you’re close to the playback controls, you can scan 
quickly through the entire episode. When you’re close to the top of the screen, you can scan one 
second at a time.
Use Siri. Say something like:
 •“Play podcasts”
 •“Play it twice as fast”
 •“Skip ahead 10 seconds”
See a list of 
episodes. 
Tap to see 
more info. 
Drag to skip 
forward or back. 
Skip to the next 
episode. 
Tap to speed up 
or slow down. 
Tap to start over, or 
double-tap to go to the 
previous episode.  
						

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Organize your favorites into stations
Organize your favorite podcasts into custom stations, and update episodes automatically across 
all your devices.
Organize selected 
podcasts and 
episodes into stations.
Tap a station to 
choose episodes or 
change settings.
Tap to play the 
latest episode.
Delete or rearrange stations.
Pull together episodes from different podcasts. To add episodes to your On-The-Go station, tap 
My Stations, tap On-The-Go, then tap Add. Or tap 
 next to any episode in your library. You can 
also touch and hold any episode, then tap Add to On-The-Go.
Create a station. Tap My Stations, then tap 
.
Change the order of the station list or the podcasts in a station. Tap My Stations, tap Edit above 
the station list or the episode list, then drag 
 up or down.
Change the playback order for episodes in a station. Tap the station, then tap Settings.
Rearrange your podcast library. Tap My Podcasts, tap list view in the upper right, tap Edit, then 
drag 
 up or down.
List oldest episodes first. Tap My Podcasts, tap a podcast, then tap Settings.
Play podcasts from the station list. Tap 
 next to the station name.
Podcasts settings
Go to Settings > Podcasts, where you can:
 •Choose to keep your podcast subscriptions up to date on all your devices
 •Choose how frequently Podcasts checks your subscriptions for new episodes
 •Have episodes downloaded automatically
 •Choose whether to keep episodes after you finish them
Organize selected 
podcasts and episodes into stations. 
Tap a station to 
choose episodes or 
change settings. 
Tap to play the 
latest episode. 
Delete or rearrange stations.  
						

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Compass
Compass at a glance
Find a direction, see your latitude and longitude, find level, or match a slope.
Swipe left to use the level.
Current location
Align the crosshairs 
to level for accuracy.
Tap anywhere to 
lock the heading.
Deviation from the 
locked heading
The direction iPhone 
is pointing
See your location. To see your current location, go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services, 
then turn on Location Services and Compass. For more about Location Services, see Privacy on 
page 43.
Stay on course. Tap the screen to lock in the current heading, then watch for a red band to see if 
you’re off course.
Important:  The accuracy of the compass can be affected by magnetic or environmental 
interference; even the magnets in the iPhone earbuds can cause a deviation. Use the digital 
compass only for basic navigation assistance. Don’t rely on it to determine precise location, 
proximity, distance, or direction.
Swipe left to use the level. 
Current location 
Align the crosshairs 
to level for accuracy. 
Tap anywhere to 
lock the heading. 
Deviation from the 
locked heading 
The direction iPhone 
is pointing  
						

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On the level
On an edge ...
... or lying flat
Deviation
from levelLevel!Deviation from  chosen slope
Show the level. Swipe left on the Compass screen.
Hang it straight. Hold iPhone against a picture frame or other object, then rotate them until you 
see green. For true level, the deviation is displayed on a black background. If the background is 
red (indicating relative slope), tap the screen to change it to black.
Level the table. Lay iPhone flat on the table.
Match that slope. Hold iPhone against the surface you want to match, then tap the screen to 
capture the slope. The slope you seek is shown in black, with deviation shown in red. Tap again 
to return to standard level.
On an edge ... 
... or lying flat 
Deviation
from level 
Level! 
Deviation from chosen slope  
						

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Voice Memos
Voice Memos at a glance
Voice Memos lets you use iPhone as a portable recording device. Use it with the built-in 
microphone, an iPhone or Bluetooth headset mic, or a supported external microphone.
Drag recording 
level to position 
play/record head.
Record, pause, 
or resume.
Trim the recording.
Switch playback between receiver 
and speaker.
Save the recording.
Your recordings
Listen before saving.
Record
Make a recording. Tap  or press the center button on your headset. Tap again to pause 
or resume.
Recordings using the built-in microphone are mono, but you can record stereo using an external 
stereo microphone that works with the iPhone headset jack, or with the Lightning connector 
(iPhone 5 or later) or 30-pin dock connector (iPhone 4s). Look for accessories marked with the 
Apple “Made for iPhone” or “Works with iPhone” logo.
Adjust the recording level. Move the microphone closer to what you’re recording. For better 
recording quality, the loudest level should be between –3 dB and 0 dB.
Preview before saving. Tap  to the left of the Record button. To position the play head, drag 
the recording level display left or right.
Record over a section. Drag the recording level display to position the record/play head, then 
tap 
.
Drag recording 
level to position play/record head. 
Record, pause, 
or resume. 
Trim the recording. 
Switch playback 
between receiver 
and speaker. 
Save the recording. 
Your recordings 
Listen before saving.  
						

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Trim the excess. Tap , then drag the red trim handles. Tap  to check your edit. Adjust the trim 
handles if necessary, then tap Trim when you’re finished.
Save the recording. Tap Done.
Mute the start and stop tones. Use the iPhone volume buttons to turn the volume all the 
way down.
Multitask. To use another app while you’re recording, press the Home button, then open the 
other app. To return to Voice Memos, tap the red bar at the top of the screen.
Play it back
Trim or rename 
the recording.
Listen to the recording.
Tap a recording to play or edit it.
Drag to skip ahead 
or rewind.
Rename a recording. Tap the name of the recording.
Move recordings to your computer
You can sync voice memos with the iTunes library on your computer, then listen to them on your 
computer or sync them with another iPhone or iPod touch.
When you delete a synced voice memo from iTunes, it stays on the device where it was recorded, 
but is deleted from any other iPhone or iPod touch you synced. If you delete a synced voice 
memo on iPhone, it’s copied back to iPhone the next time you sync with iTunes, but you can’t 
sync that copy back to iTunes a second time.
Sync voice memos with iTunes. Connect iPhone to your computer. Open iTunes on your 
computer, then select iPhone. Select Music at the top of the screen (between Apps and Movies), 
select Sync Music, select “Include voice memos,” then click Apply.
Voice memos synced from iPhone to your computer appear in the Music list and in the Voice 
Memos playlist in iTunes. Voice memos synced from your computer appear in the Voice Memos 
app on iPhone, but not in the Music app.
Trim or rename 
the recording. 
Listen to the recording. 
Tap a recording to play or edit it. 
Drag to skip ahead 
or rewind.  
						

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Contacts
Contacts at a glance
iPhone lets you access and edit your contact lists from personal, business, and other accounts.
Open in Mail.
Dial a number.
Open in Messages.
Set your My Info card for Safari, Siri, and other apps. Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, 
tap My Info, then select the contact card with your name and information.
Let Siri know who’s who. On your contact card, tap Add Related Name to define relationships 
you want Siri to know about, so you can say things like “send a message to my sister.”
Use Siri. Say, for example, “Sarah Castelblanco is my sister.”
Find a contact. Tap the search field at the top of the contacts list, then enter your search. You can 
also search your contacts using Spotlight Search (see Spotlight Search
 on page 34).
Use Siri. Say, for example, “What’s my brother’s work address?”
Share a contact. Tap a contact, then tap Share Contact. See Share from apps
 on page 37 .
Change a label. If a field has the wrong label, such as Home instead of Work, tap Edit. Then tap 
the label and choose one from the list, or tap Add Custom Label to create one of your own.
Add your friends’ social profiles. While viewing a contact, tap Edit, then tap “add social profile.” 
You can add Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Flickr, Myspace, and Sina Weibo accounts, or create a 
custom entry.
Delete a contact. Go to the contact’s card, then tap Edit. Scroll down, then tap Delete Contact.
Open in Mail. 
Dial a number. 
Open in Messages.  
						

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Use Contacts with Phone
Prioritize your contacts. When you add someone to your Favorites list, their calls bypass Do Not 
Disturb and are added to your Favorites list in Phone for quick dialing. Choose a contact, then 
scroll down and tap Add to Favorites.
Save the number you just dialed. In Phone, tap Keypad, enter a number, then tap Add to 
Contacts. Tap Create New Contact, or tap Add to Existing Contact, then choose a contact.
Add a recent caller to Contacts. In Phone, tap Recents, then tap 
 next to the number. Then tap 
Create New Contact, or tap Add to Existing Contact and choose a contact.
Automate dialing an extension or passcode. If the number you’re calling requires dialing an 
extension, iPhone can enter it for you. When editing a contact’s phone number, tap 
 
to enter pauses in the dialing sequence. Tap Pause to enter a two-second pause, which is 
represented by a comma. Tap Wait to stop dialing until you tap Dial again, which is represented 
by a semicolon.
Add contacts
Besides entering contacts, you can:
 •Use your iCloud contacts:  Go to Settings > iCloud, then turn on Contacts.
 •Import your Facebook Friends:  Go to Settings > Facebook, then turn on Contacts in the “Allow 
These Apps to Use Your Accounts” list. This creates a Facebook group in Contacts. 
 •Use your Google contacts:  Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, tap your Google account, 
then turn on Contacts.
 •Access a Microsoft Exchange Global Address List:  Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, tap 
your Exchange account, then turn on Contacts.
 •Set up an LDAP or CardDAV account to access business or school directories:  Go to Settings > Mail, 
Contacts, Calendars > Add Account > Other. Tap Add LDAP account or Add CardDAV account, 
then enter the account information.
 •Sync contacts from your computer:  In iTunes on your computer, turn on contact syncing in the 
device info pane. For information, see iTunes Help.
 •Import contacts from a SIM card (GSM):  Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Import 
SIM Contacts.
 •Import contacts from a vCard:  Tap a .vcf attachment in an email or message.
Search a directory. Tap Groups, tap the GAL, CardDAV, or LDAP directory you want to search, 
then enter your search. To save a person’s info to your contacts, tap Add Contact.
Show or hide a group. Tap Groups, then select the groups you want to see. This button appears 
only if you have more than one source of contacts.
Update your contacts using Twitter, Facebook, and Sina Weibo. 
Go to Settings > Twitter, 
Settings > Facebook, or Settings > Sina Weibo, then tap Update Contacts. This updates contact 
photos and social media account names in Contacts. 
						

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Unify contacts
When you have contacts from multiple sources, you might have multiple entries for the same 
person. To keep redundant contacts from appearing in your All Contacts list, contacts from 
different sources that have the same name are linked and displayed as a single unified contact. 
When you view a unified contact, the title Unified Info appears. 
Link contacts. If two entries for the same person aren’t linked automatically, you can unify them 
manually. Edit one of the contacts, tap Edit, tap Link Contact, then choose the other contact entry 
to link to.
Linked contacts aren’t merged. If you change or add information in a unified contact, the 
changes are copied to each source account where that information already exists.
If you link contacts with different first or last names, the names on the individual cards won’t 
change, but only one name appears on the unified card. To choose which name appears when 
you view the unified card, tap Edit, tap the linked card with the name you prefer, then tap Use 
This Name For Unified Card.
Contacts settings
Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, where you can:
 •Change how contacts are sorted
 •Display contacts by first or last name
 •Change how long names are shortened in lists
 •Choose to show recent and favorite contacts in the multitasking screen
 •Set a default account for new contacts
 •Set your My Info card 
						

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Accessibility
Accessibility features
iPhone offers many accessibility features: 
Vision
 •VoiceOver
 •Support for braille displays
 •Zoom
 •Invert Colors and Grayscale
 •Speak Selection
 •Speak Screen
 •Speak Auto-text
 •Large, bold, and high-contrast text
 •Button Shapes
 •Reduce screen motion
 •On/off switch labels
 •Assignable ringtones and vibrations
 •Video Descriptions
Hearing
 •Hearing aids
 •Call audio routing
 •Phone noise cancelation
 •LED Flash for Alerts
 •Subtitles and closed captions
 •Mono audio and balance
Interaction
 •Siri
 •Widescreen keyboards
 •Guided Access
 •Switch Control
 •AssistiveTouch
Turn on accessibility features. 
Go to Settings > General > Accessibility, or use the Accessibility 
Shortcut. See Accessibility Shortcut below.
With your voice, you can also use Siri to open apps, invert colors, read the screen in some apps, 
and work with VoiceOver. See Chapter 4, Siri, on page 48.
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