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…to this Made Simple guide, designed to help you get the very best from your new iPhone If you’re holding this book, then either you’ve just become the proud owner of a new iPhone 6 or are thinking of buying one. Whichever it is, you’re about to embark on an exciting journey – these devices mark a new high point for the iPhone brand. They’re marvels of engineering, featuring the fastest mobile hardware Apple has ever designed, partnered with the biggest and best displays the company has ever produced. Despite their large size, amazingly, these handsets are actually thinner than ever. Yet both of the sizeable screens meet the metal casing in a smooth, continuous form – they’re more like works of art than mere gadgets, and are a pleasure to hold and use. The new Retina HD displays mean higher screen fidelity too, so colours and contrast are exceptional.
Made Simple books are designed to get you up and running quickly with a new piece of hardware or software. We won’t bombard you with jargon or gloss over basic principles, but we will… Explain everything in plain English so you can tackle your new device or software with confidence. And if there is jargon, we’ll explain that too
Obviously, there’s more to the iPhone than the screen and, under the bonnet, the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus have received a hefty power boost with the next-generation A8 chip, resulting in better performance and longer battery life. The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are also tailormade for iOS 8. Now you can access your phone – and make purchases – using your fingerprint, thanks to Apple Pay; improve your photos with built-in filters and editing tools; record all your fitness data in the new Health app; and enjoy a seamless relationship between your iPhone, iPad and Mac, thanks to new Continuity features that link iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite. The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are incredible devices but they’re also complex beasts. This guide has been devised to help you use your new iPhone to its fullest potential, so turn the page and let’s get going! Christian Hall, Editor
Break instructions down into easy-to-follow steps so you won’t be left scratching your head over what to do next Help you discover exciting new things to do and try – exploring new technology should be fun and exciting, so our guides are designed to make the learning journey as enjoyable as possible
Teach you new skills you can take with you through your life and apply at home or in the workplace Make it easy for you to access our advice, no matter where you are, by providing a free digital edition of this book. You simply download a copy to your tablet or smartphone, so you always have it with you. See page 146 for more details
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Welcome to iPhone 6 New technology explained 50 hidden features of iOS 8 iPhone & Apple Watch
iPhone basics 28 30 32 34 36 37 38 40 42 44 46 48 50
Find your way around iOS 8 Using the Lock Screen Master the Home button Using your iPhone as a phone Video calls with FaceTime Using Touch ID Your Apple ID Using Control Centre Using Notification Centre Using Siri voice control Using the keyboard QuickType word suggestions Master iPhone 6’s Setting
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Read and send email The Contacts app Customise your Contacts Stay in touch, with WhatsApp Using the Calendar app Surf the Internet with Safari Extensions in Safari Using iCloud Drive Setting up iCloud Keychain Share with AirDrop Be more mobile with Handoff Get other devices online Call and message forwarding Manage conversations Share music, books and apps Stream music and video Print from your iPhone
Photography 92 98 100 102 104 108 110 114
iPhone photography The Camera app Get to know the Photos apps Store your snaps in the cloud Editing your photos Record a time lapse video Share Instagrams & Vines Video editing in iMovie
Entertainment 118 120 122 123 120 124 126 127 128
Play music on your iPhone Enjoy video on your iPhone Buy music and video Buy mags with Newsstand Get more at the App Store Read iBooks and PDFs Listen to Podcasts Take a course with iTunes U Master Game Center
Tips & Tricks 132 134 136 138 139 140 142 144 145
Declutter your Home Screen Free up some space Search with Spotlight Maximise battery life Improve autocorrect Improve your iPhone security Get fit with RunKeeper Locate a lost iPhone Troubleshooting
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Before we go hands-on, let’s see what your new iPhone can do… 10 Welcome to iPhone 6 We take a close-up look at the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, both inside and out 16 New technology explained Apple’s phones are crammed with new features – discover what they’re capable of 18 50 hidden features of iOS 8 Apple’s mobile operating system is full of new features – here are some you may have missed 22
iPhone and Apple Watch Apple’s brand new gadget is here, find out how it’s your iPhone’s very best friend
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iPhone 6 The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have finally brought brand new form factors to the iPhone line-up. But it’s not all about the exterior – there are major changes inside too, as we’ll discover
he mobile phone has undergone a major revolution since the first call was made from a ‘handheld portable cell phone’ in 1974. Companies like Nokia and Motorola dominated the market for decades, with ever smaller and more feature-packed phones, and Canadian firm RIM cornered the business market with its Blackberry devices. Personal Digital Assistants made their debut in the 1990s, delivering calendars, To-Do list and basic productivity apps via a touchscreen interface. And when all of these functions were combined into a telecomms device in the late ’90s the ‘smart phone’ was born. The market stumbled along for several years, with the likes of Nokia, Ericsson, Palm, RIM and HTC producing all manner of variants with different features and operating systems – but none of them were prepared for Apple’s total reinvention of the smartphone in 2007. When Steve Jobs unveiled the original iPhone, many industry pundits were critical of a mobile device that cost 500 dollars, but Apple sold over six million units in just 15 months, and with each iteration, sales have steadily grown. By the middle of 2014 Apple had shifted over 500 million units and the iPhone is now the company’s biggest revenue stream. Of all the profit made across the entire smartphone market, Apple takes between 60-70% of it. The iPhone has become a technological phenomenon, often copied, rarely bettered.
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Design of the times So if you’re new to the iPhone and the smartphone in general, what can you expect? Well for starters, the name is something of a misnomer – we rarely see people talking on iPhones; they’re much more likely to be texting, tweeting, emailing, updating their Facebook page, taking photos or
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playing games. The iPhone is more of a mobile personal computer – and is actually a very potent one. Don’t let its diminutive size fool you: the iPhone 6 is more powerful than most cheap PC laptops, and is 50 times faster than the original iPhone, which made its debut just over seven years ago. The iPhone also has a lot of clever technology buried deep inside that provides more than just pure computing power. The inclusion of GPS, plus a compass, accelerometer, gyroscope and a barometer enables the phone to understand its surroundings, know where it is, which way it’s facing, how high it is and the way it’s moving. This opens up all manner of possibilities, such as navigation, health and fitness apps and new ways to interact with games.
Life through a lens It also features an excellent 8-megapixel camera, and is packed with technology to make your photos and videos look great. Meanwhile the front-facing FaceTime camera lets you enjoy video calls with friends and family. But the key aspect of the iPhone is its seamless integration – between hardware and software, with Apple’s cloud services, with other devices, and with popular apps like Twitter, Facebook, flikr, YouTube, Vimeo, Pinterest and so on. For many people, their iPhone is no longer just an accessory, because that suggests you can leave it at home. Instead, the iPhone has become an integral part of their lives, touching on the way they work, relax, socialise and entertain themselves. Whether you’ve just bought your first iPhone, upgraded from an old model or switched from an Android phone, there’s a lot to learn. So come with us as we reveal the inner workings of this fantastic device and enable you to tap into its almost limitless power. Let the fun begin!
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The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus mark something of a design change for Apple’s mobile devices
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Get to know your iPhone 6 Your at-a-glance guide to the all-new iPhone 6 design 1 2
Ambient light sensor
This enables your iPhone 6 to 1 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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Home button
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FaceTime camera
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All iPhone models have 2 both front- and rear-facing cameras. The front-facing one is lower resolution and is primarily for making video calls to other iOS devices and Macs using FaceTime, but it can also record HD video and shoot stills.
Receiver/microphone
The front microphone is actually one of three mics on the iPhone 6, for optimal call quality. 3
SIM card tray
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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
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 6 also has a motion co-processor chip (M8) for handling motion data more efficiently, but you’ll notice a significant difference in performance only if you’re using apps written to take advantage of it. The M8 co-processor measures data from the iPhone 6’s accelerometer, compass, gyroscope and newly included barometer. 9
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All Apple’s iOS devices have one thing in common: you control them by touching the display with one or more fingers. This supports pinchto-zoom, tap, swipe and flick gestures. 5
Sleep/Wake button 6
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To open this, push a paperclip or the small metal prod supplied into the hole on the side of the phone. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus take the tiny nano-SIM that’s also found in the 5s and 5c models. 8
Sensors
Multi-Touch screen
A big change is the Sleep/Wake button moving from the top right to the right-hand side of the new-look iPhones. Press and hold 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 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 33); holding it down activates Siri, your voice-controlled virtual assistant (see page 44). The iPhone 5s introduced the Touch ID fingerprint sensor for unlocking your iPhone and even for making app purchases without having to type a passcode. Both the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus sport this feature too. 7
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