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… to this Ultimate Handbook, designed to help you get the very best from your new iPhone 6s The new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus are the most advanced smartphones Apple has ever made. They’re incredibly thin, incredibly powerful and packed with innovative features such as 3D Touch, offering a whole new way to interact with your content that quickly becomes second nature. These updated iPhones also benefit from a much-improved 12-megapixel iSight camera, which now enables you to shoot 4K Ultra High Definition video and create Live Photos – images that come to life when you swipe your finger over them (just like in Bladerunner!). Inside this guide you’ll find hundreds of tips, tricks and secrets that will help you make the most of your iPhone – from harnessing the power of its 64-bit A9 processor to enjoying the world’s best mobile operating system, iOS 9.
Ultimate Handbooks are designed to give you a complete guide to a device or piece of software you own. We aim to help you get more from the products you love and we guarantee you’ll get the following from each book… ● A reference guide you can keep on your desk or next to your computer, and consult time and time again.
You’ll discover, for example, how to use Peek and Pop – an iPhone 6s and 6s Plus exclusive – which enables you to preview the content of emails, photos, maps and websites before deciding whether or not to open them fully. We’ll also show you how to make the most of the new News and Notes apps, enjoy fast, secure mobile payments with Apple Pay, and even how your iPhone can be used with cars equipped with Apple’s CarPlay technology, a dedicated system that provides entertainment and navigation when you hit the road. Plus we’ll give you the lowdown on streaming service Apple Music, and explain why you’ll want an Apple Watch to go with your handsome new smartphone companion. So no matter whether you’re new to iPhone or a seasoned user, we think you’ll find plenty in The Ultimate iPhone 6s Handbook to excite you. Steve Jarratt, Editor
● New skills you can take with you through your life and apply at home or even in the workplace, whenever you need them.
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● Advice you can take everywhere with you – thanks to the free digital edition of this book which you can download and read on your tablet, smartphone or laptop. See page 178 for more details.
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Welcome & Manifesto
Welcome!
The Ultimate iPhone 6s Handbook | Contents
Contents Essentials
Core Apps
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Get to know your iPhone 6s Make the most of 3D Touch 36 things you can do in iOS 9 Using the Lock Screen Master the Home button Find your way around iOS Using Touch ID Your Apple ID Using Control Centre Using Notification Centre Master iPhone 6s Settings Restrict iPhone usage Using the iPhone keyboard QuickType word suggestions Improve autocorrect Express yourself with emoji Using your iPhone as a phone Get more at the App Store iPhone and the Apple Watch
Read and send email The Contacts app Using the Calendar app Manage conversations Video calls with FaceTime Surf the Internet with Safari Extensions in Safari How to use the News app Using Reminders Master the Maps app Introducing Apple Music Enjoy video on your iPhone Buy music and video Wake up with the alarm clock Create useful Notes Using the iCloud Drive app Get started with Apple Pay
Next Steps 92 94 96 98 100 102 104 106 108
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Using Siri Voice Control Do more with Siri Add family relationships to Siri Search with Spotlight Declutter your Home Screen Free up some space The basics of iCloud Setting up iCloud Keychain When to use iCloud.com
112 The world’s most popular camera 114 Photography tips and tricks 116 The Camera app in iOS 9 118 The Camera app in-depth 120 Get to know the Photos app 122 Store your snaps in the cloud 126 Editing your photos 128 Record a time-lapse video 130 Video editing in iMovie
Get productive 158 160 161 162 164 166 168 170 173 176
Improve your health Listen to podcasts Move voice memos to Mac Read ebooks and PDFs Reclaim iPhone space Push iOS notifications away Automate tasks in Workflow Using Pages on iPhone Using Keynote Using Numbers on iPhone
Advanced 134 136 138 140 142 144 146 148 150 154 155
Be more mobile with Handoff Get other devices online Call and message forwarding Use Bluetooth accessories Share music, books and apps Share with AirDrop Print from your iPhone Stream music and video Hands on with CarPlay Maximise battery life Troubleshooting your iPhone
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Photography & Video
Get started with your new iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus 10 Get to know your iPhone 6s We take a look at the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus 12
Make the most of 3D Touch Feeling is believing with this new multi-touch feature
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36 amazing things you can do in iOS 9 Meet the new, improved version of the iPhone OS
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Using the Lock screen The humble Lock screen can do more than you think!
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Master the Home button Take control of your iPhone with this physical button
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Find your way around iOS Get to grips with all the iconography of iOS 9
27 Using Touch ID Secure your phone, pay for apps, music and more! 28
Your Apple ID The key to Apple services, shopping and more
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Using Control Centre Take control of your phone with this central resource
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Using Notification Centre Learn how to manage alerts and updates you receive
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Master iPhone 6s Settings Configure your apps and customise your iPhone 6s
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Restrict iPhone usage Breathe easy when your kids are using your iPhone
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Using the iPhone keyboard Find your way around the on-screen keyboard
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QuickType word suggestions Type with confidence using predictive text
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Improve autocorrect Make typing easier with a few careful tweaks
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Express yourself with emoji Replace words with smileys and other emoticons
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Using your iPhone as a phone Master the basics of making and taking calls
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Get more at the App Store Find apps for just about anything
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Get started with Apple Watch Why it’s more than just an iPhone accessory
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Essentials
Essentials | Introducing the iPhone 6s
Essentials | Introducing the iPhone 6s
Get to know your iPhone 6s Your at-a-glance guide to the iPhone 6s design
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This enables your iPhone 6s to dim or brighten the screen to match lighting conditions. This sensor is present in all models, but has moved position since the iPhone 5s.
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FaceTime camera
All iPhone models have both front- and rear-facing cameras. The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus now feature a 5-megapixel FaceTime HD camera, which is perfect for shooting selfies, 720p HD videos and for making video calls between iOS devices using the FaceTime app. 2
Receiver/microphone
The front microphone is actually one of three mics on the iPhone 6s, for optimal call quality.
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SIM card tray
To open this, push a paperclip or the small metal prod supplied into the hole on the side of the phone. The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus use the tiny Nano-SIM found in the previous iPhone 6 and 6 Plus models.
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Wi-Fi/3G/4G/Bluetooth Every iOS device has built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth; iPhones also have 3G mobile connectivity, or 4G where available (though your phone service provider might charge extra for 4G). 4
Sensors
You’ve always been able to control iOS devices by touching the display with one or more fingers. Now the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus enable you to feel your way as well with 3D Touch. Full details on page 12. 5
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All iPhone models have a three-axis gyroscope and an accelerometer to detect movement (great for gaming, as well as rotating the display when you turn the device on its side) – plus a proximity sensor, so it knows when it’s being held up against your ear and turns off the screen. The iPhone 6s also has a motion coprocessor chip (M9) for handling motion data more efficiently. The M9 coprocessor measures data from the iPhone 6s’ accelerometer, compass, gyroscope and barometer. The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus now have capacitive sensors built into the backlight behind the Retina HD display. These enable the iPhone to register presses as well as taps and swipes, giving you a new way to use it with 3D Touch. See page 12 for details. 9
3D Touch screen
Press and hold this button to start up your iPhone. Press briefly to send it to sleep, saving battery life and preventing accidental screen touches when playing music etc, or to wake it again. To turn your iPhone off, press and hold this button, then swipe the on-screen slider from left to right to power off.
Every iOS device has a Home button to take you back to the Home screen at any time. Doublepressing the Home button brings up the multitasking view for quickly swapping between apps (see page 24); holding it down activates Siri, your voice-controlled virtual assistant (see page 92). The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus also include a new and improved Touch ID fingerprint sensor making it quicker and easier than ever to unlock your iPhone, pay for apps and other contents from iTunes and authorise Apple Pay purchases without entering a passcode. 7
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Mute switch
On the iPhone, this is a simple mute switch to silence the ringer and alert sounds. It does not silence clock alarms, audio apps such as Music, or games. (On an iPad, it can also be used to lock the orientation of the screen, so it doesn’t rotate when you tilt the device. On an iPhone there’s an orientation lock icon in Control Centre only – see page 30.)
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Volume buttons
The iPhone’s volume buttons mirror the current generation of iPads. Pressing these physical controls on the iPhone’s side when on the Home Screen changes the ringer volume. When you’re in a game, playing music or making a call, using them alters the speakers’ or headphones’ volume level. In the Camera app, press either to take a photo or start recording a video. 11
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iSight camera
The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus camera features a new 12 megapixel image sensor as well as an f/2.2 aperture for speedier, brighter shots. Apple has also ramped up the camera’s image processing capabilities. Once again the sensor has pixels at 1.5µ, which affects the amount of light received, and thus the overall detail in the image. The camera is now capable of shooting 4K Ultra HD video as well as shooting 8MP stills and 4K video at the same time. 12
Rear microphone
The iPhone 6s has a third 13 microphone to improve audio quality when making calls, with extra noise-cancelling technology to reduce background noise.
the iPhone 5. As normal, Apple supplies its own branded earphones in the box with the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus.
the 4S. Plug it into the mains using the supplied cable and adaptor for charging, or connect to a computer’s USB port for syncing and charging your iPhone.
Bottom microphones
Present on all iPhone models. The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus have two microphones located between the headphone jack and mono speaker. 16
Speaker
iPhones output stereo sound through the headphone jack, but there’s only a single loudspeaker. 18
Dock connector
Both the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus have the Lightning connector which has been standard since the iPhone 5. The Lightning connector can be plugged in either way up and is smaller than the 30-pin connector in older models such as 17
Flash
The iPhone 5s introduced a ‘True Tone’ flash, with an amber LED in addition to a white one, which adjusts the colour of the flash according to the lighting conditions in order to capture more accurate colours. The iPhone 6s’ True Tone flash features a new rounded design. 14
Headphone jack
The 3.5mm stereo headphone jack appears on all models, and moved from the top to the bottom on 15
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Introducing the iPhone 6s | Essentials
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Essentials | Introducing the iPhone 6s
Make the most of 3D Touch Feeling is believing with the iPhone 6’s new Multi-Touch capabilities SKILL LEVEL
Anyone can do it
IT WILL TAKE 5 minutes
YOU’ll NEED
iPhone 6s, iOS 9
hen Apple launched the original iPhone in 2007, it also introduced the idea of Multi-Touch, touchscreen gestures that enabled you to swipe, tap and pinch objects on screen. Now the iPhone 6s brings 3D Touch – a whole new way to interact with your iPhone using pressure. 3D Touch works by combining the Multi-Touch capabilities of the iPhone 6’s Retina HD display with capacitive sensors built in to its backlight that can detect microscopic changes in the amount of pressure you’re applying to the screen. In other words, the iPhone 6s can tell the difference between a tap and a press – and pressing on the screen brings up whole new ways to use your iPhone including Peek and Pop and shortcut-style Quick Actions. The iPhone 6s also brings Apple’s Taptic Engine to the iPhone to the first time. First introduced in the Apple Watch, the Taptic Engine uses haptic actuators that give you feedback you can feel, by gently tapping to confirm your actions and also help you know what will happen next.
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Introducing Peek and Pop Peek and Pop enables you to view contents of items like emails, messages and photos without necessarily having to open the parent app. To Peek lightly press on an item you’d like to look at to preview it. Then press deeper to Pop it open in the relevant app.
3D Touch introduces a whole new way to use apps on your iPhone that Apple calls Peek and Pop. Peek essentially gives you a quick preview of an item on your iPhone without you having to open it, while Pop fully opens the item. It’s a lightning fast way to check the contents of emails, messages, web addresses and even photos and it promises to change the way you use your iPhone forever.
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Peek and Pop in Mail Imagine you’re scrolling through your incoming emails in Mail: lightly pressing on any one of them will enable you to Peek at that email’s contents without opening it. To move on to your next email, simply let go. Now lightly press your next email. Again you get a sneak Peek. Now this time instead of letting go, press a little deeper – the email will Pop open so you can read and reply to it properly.
Peek and Pop in Safari A friend has sent you an iMessage containing a web address. Instead of tapping it and being taken straight to Safari, with Peek and Pop you can simply lightly press it to get a preview right there in iMessage. If you want to know more pressing more deeply will Pop (or open) the web address open in Safari, enabling you to examine the website in more detail.
Peek and Pop in Camera Another way to use Peek and Pop is to get a quick look at photos you’ve taken while you’re still shooting new ones using your iPhone’s Camera app. To Peek at an image you’ve recently taken, lightly press its thumbnail in the bottom left corner of the main camera screen. You’ll now be able to see a preview of the picture you’ve just taken along with thumbnails of all the other images you’ve shot. Swiping left or right across the thumbnails enables you to quickly scrub through all your other images. Now you can either let go and carry on taking pictures or you can perform a deep press to Pop open your chosen photo fully.
3D Touch introduces a whole new way to interact with your iPhone 6s. It uses capacitive sensors embedded in its backlight to detect microscopic changes in pressure when you perform certain actions onscreen.
Use 3D Touch to Peek at your most recent image in the Camera app by lightly pressing on its thumbnail in the bottom left corner. A deeper press will Pop it open so you can share it, edit it, favourite it or delete it. Now you’ve opened the image you can use iOS 9’s built-in photo editing tools to crop and enhance it. Or you can delete it, favourite it or even share it online with your friends and family.
Look at a location You’re meeting up with some friends later and one of them has emailed you the address of the restaurant you’re going to. With Peek and Pop you no longer have to the tap the address to open it in Maps. Instead lightly pressing it will open a Peek preview. Performing a longer press will Pop open the address in Maps in the usual way. Brilliant.
Introducing Quick Actions Another way to use 3D Touch on your iPhone 6s is with Quick Actions – shortcuts to commonly used features that make it easy to do almost anything, from calling or iMessaging your favourite people to shooting videos and selfies. Quick Actions are also context sensitive, bringing new functionality to existing apps. And, of course, Quick Actions are also included in Peek and Pop.
You can also use Peek and Pop in Messages and Mail to quickly preview photos that your friends and family have sent you.
Quickly contact a friend Instead of tapping the Phone app to open it, press it instead. This will make its Quick Actions menu appear. The Quick Actions menu contains shortcuts to your favourite contacts, so you can get in touch in double quick time. And you’ll find that Quick Actions works the same in other communications apps such as Messages.
Quick, shoot a selfie Press, rather than tap, the Camera app on your iPhone and you’ll reveal its Quick Action menu. You can choose whether to shoot a selfie, a video, slo-mo video or just a photo right away and you’ll instantly be taken to the relevant section of the camera app – so you can spend less time finding your way around and more time doing the things that you love.
Peek and Pop actions
With 3D Touch you can lightly press the Camera app to bring up its Quick Action menu, which gives you fast access to commonly-used features such as Selfie, Video, Slo-Mo Video and Photo.
Quick Actions on the iPhone 6s make it easy to contact your favourite people in whichever way you choose.
Other 3D Touch features There’s a lot more to 3D Touch than just Peek and Pop, and Quick Actions though. 3D Touch enables you to turn the keyboard in apps like Mail, Messages and Notes into a trackpad simply by pressing it. This gives you the ability to precisely select text and other items with ease – handy when checking spellings or copying and pasting from one document to another. Best of all Apple is making the 3D Touch capabilities of the iPhone 6s available to third-party developers. This will bring new ways for you to interact and get force feedback from your favourite apps from productivity tools to the latest games. 3D Touch could even help you produce better drawings and paintings on your iPhone – ideal for budding digital artists. That’s because you’ll now be able to apply different levels of pen or brush pressure whether you’re using your finger or a proper pointing device, helping you to achieve higher levels of artistic prowess without having to go the expense of buying an interactive stylus or dedicated graphics tablet.
Remember Peek and Pop? Well, Quick Actions can help you do things when looking at previews too. When previewing an email, for example, swiping right lets you delete it, while swiping left marks it as unread. And when you’re Peeking at other content, swiping up from the bottom of the screen reveals commonly used actions – like adding a webpage to your Reading List in Safari.
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Introducing the iPhone 6s | Essentials