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Some of the things you can do with contacts in the Phone application include:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Create a new contact:</strong> Tap Contacts at the bottom of the screen, and then tap the + icon in the upper right.Or long-press the Contacts icon on the Home screen (not the one in the Phone app) and choose Create New Contact from the Quick Actions list that appears.Enter the contact information, and then tap Done.</li>\n<li><strong>See contact info from the Favorites, Recents, or Voicemail screen:</strong> Tap the little <em>i</em>-in-a-circle next to the message. The contact’s information appears. Tap the contact’s phone number or email address to contact the person by phone or email, respectively.</li>\n<li><strong>Add a caller to your contacts:</strong> Long-press a phone number or name in the Recents or Voicemail list and choose Add to Existing Contact or Create New Contact.</li>\n<li><strong>Add a contact after dialing a number with the keypad:</strong> Enter the number on the numeric keypad, and then tap Add Number, which appears below the numbers you just entered. Then either tap Create New Contact and enter the contact information or tap Add to Existing Contact and select a contact.When you’re finished, tap Done.</li>\n<li><strong>Don’t forget the extremely useful but semi-hidden Send Message, Share Contact, Add to Favorites, Add to Emergency Contacts, Share My Location, and Block this Caller buttons.</strong>This sextet of useful buttons appears on each contact’s Info screen at the very bottom; if you don’t see them, just scroll down a bit and you will.Note that the Block This Caller button appears only when you access the contact record from the Contacts tab in the Phone app; if you open the Contacts app and access the contact record from there, the Block This Caller button doesn&#8217;t appear.</li>\n</ul>\n"},{"title":"Getting help when your iPhone acts up","thumb":null,"image":null,"content":"<p>Most of the time, your iPhone behaves itself. But every so often it might cause you a problem. Here’s a quick review of things you can try if your iPhone misbehaves.</p>\n<p>Start with the first step — suggestions in later steps are more drastic.</p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Restart your iPhone</strong>. For iPhones with Face ID, press the volume up button, press the volume down button, and then hold down the side button until the Apple logo appears. Then release the side button.For iPhones with Touch ID, press and hold down the top (or side) button and the Home button. When you see the Apple logo, release both buttons.</li>\n<li><strong>Force any frozen applications to quit</strong>. Swipe the app upward from the app switcher.</li>\n<li><strong>Reset the iPhone settings</strong>. Tap the Settings icon on your Home screen, and then tap General &#8211;&gt; Transfer or Reset iPhone &#8211;&gt; Reset &#8211;&gt; Reset All Settings.Resetting iPhone settings won’t erase your data, but you’ll probably have to change some settings afterwards.</li>\n<li><strong>Restore your iPhone</strong>. Connect your iPhone to your computer as though you were about to sync. Then select the iPhone in the iTunes source list (or Finder sidebar for macOS Catalina or later), and click the Restore button on the Summary tab.</li>\n</ol>\n<p class=\"article-tips warning\">The last suggestion erases all your data and media and resets all your settings.</p>\n<p>Because your data and media (except photos you’ve taken as well as contacts, calendar events, and playlists you’ve created or modified since your last sync) still exist on your computer, you shouldn’t lose anything.</p>\n<p>Your next sync will take longer, and you will have to reset any settings you’ve changed since you purchased your iPhone. But your media and data files shouldn’t be affected.</p>\n<p>One last thing: If you’re using iCloud, photos you’ve taken and calendar events and new contacts you’ve added since your last sync should be in the cloud and should reappear after you restore.</p>\n<p>The only items in danger, at least in theory, are playlists you’ve created on your iPhone since your last sync. However, it wouldn’t hurt to let Finder (or iTunes) back up the contents of your iPhone before you click the Restore button.</p>\n"},{"title":"10 ways to have fun with Siri","thumb":null,"image":null,"content":"<p>Everyone loves Siri, the (usually) intelligent assistant inside our iPhones. Most of the time you spend with Siri involves getting an answer, but it can do more than answer questions.</p>\n<p>Siri can also amuse and entertain you and your friends. So without further ado, here are ten ways you can have some fun with Siri (we&#8217;ll try to avoid spoilers):</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Talk dirty to me.</li>\n<li>What are you wearing?</li>\n<li>What does “Siri” mean?</li>\n<li>Is God real?</li>\n<li>What is your best pickup line?</li>\n<li>What is zero divided by zero?</li>\n<li>When will the world end?</li>\n<li>How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?</li>\n<li>Why are fire trucks red?</li>\n<li>Will you marry me, Siri?</li>\n<li>(Bonus) Tell me a joke.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Be sure to try each phrase more than once — Siri has more than one amusing response to most of them.</p>\n<p>Finally, since you’ve been such a good reader, here’s a bonus. You can change Siri&#8217;s gender and accent anytime you like. Just tap Settings &#8211;&gt; Siri &#8211;&gt; Siri Voice and amaze your friends by turning your Siri into an American, Australian, British, Indian, Irish, or South African (or, at least the voice of one.)</p>\n"},{"title":"Introducing Animoji","thumb":null,"image":null,"content":"<p>If your iPhone has Face ID, you get something special and not available on iPhones with Touch ID — animated emoji known as <em>animoji.</em></p>\n<p>These clever animated avatars let you record your voice and facial expressions onto animated characters and send them to your friends.</p>\n<p>To create an animoji in the Messages app while having a conversation:</p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Tap the animoji icon:</strong><br />\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-288780\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/iphone-animoji-icon.jpg\" alt=\"iphone animoji icon\" width=\"130\" height=\"123\" /></li>\n<li><strong>Swipe the animoji icons on the left up or down to choose an animoji.</strong><br />\nThe happy poo animoji is shown in the following figure.<br />\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-274673\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/iphone-soft-serve-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"388\" height=\"400\" /></li>\n<li><strong>Tap the red record button and record your message (30 seconds or less).</strong></li>\n</ol>\n<p>After recording an animoji:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To see and hear your message,</strong> tap the circular arrow.</li>\n<li><strong>To send your message,</strong> tap the blue up arrow.</li>\n<li><strong>To delete your message without sending it,</strong> tap the x-in-a-circle.</li>\n</ul>\n"},{"title":"Renewing your Face ID iPhone model with recovery mode","thumb":null,"image":null,"content":"<p>If you need to reset your Face ID iPhone, try the Face ID rendition of recovery mode:</p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Connect your iPhone to your computer with the included Lightning-to-USB cable.</strong></li>\n<li><strong>(macOS Catalina or later users can skip this step.) Launch iTunes if it didn’t launch automatically when you connected your iPhone.</strong></li>\n<li><strong>Press and quickly release the volume up button, and then press and quickly release the volume down button.</strong></li>\n<li><strong><strong>Press and hold down the side button until the Recovery screen appears.</strong></strong>&nbsp;\n<p>If you see a battery icon with a thin red band and an icon displaying a wall plug, an arrow, and a lightning bolt, you need to let your iPhone charge for at least 10 to 15 minutes. When the battery picture goes away or turns green instead of red, go back to Step 3 and try again.</li>\n<li><strong>Choose to restore or update your iPhone:<br />\n</strong><em>Restoring</em> wipes out all existing data on your device and installs the latest iOS version.<br />\n<em>Updating</em> upgrades the software to the latest version while preserving all the content and settings on your device.</li>\n<li><strong>Use iTunes (or Finder if you’re using macOS Catalina or later) to restore the device from a backup.</strong></li>\n</ol>\n"}],"videoInfo":{"videoId":null,"name":null,"accountId":null,"playerId":null,"thumbnailUrl":null,"description":null,"uploadDate":null}},"sponsorship":{"sponsorshipPage":false,"backgroundImage":{"src":null,"width":0,"height":0},"brandingLine":"","brandingLink":"","brandingLogo":{"src":null,"width":0,"height":0},"sponsorAd":"","sponsorEbookTitle":"","sponsorEbookLink":"","sponsorEbookImage":{"src":null,"width":0,"height":0}},"primaryLearningPath":"Explore","lifeExpectancy":"One year","lifeExpectancySetFrom":"2021-10-01T00:00:00+00:00","dummiesForKids":"no","sponsoredContent":"no","adInfo":"","adPairKey":[]},"status":"publish","visibility":"public","articleId":207428},{"headers":{"creationTime":"2022-12-22T20:51:40+00:00","modifiedTime":"2022-12-22T20:51:40+00:00","timestamp":"2022-12-22T21:01:02+00:00"},"data":{"breadcrumbs":[{"name":"Technology","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33512"},"slug":"technology","categoryId":33512},{"name":"Electronics","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33543"},"slug":"electronics","categoryId":33543},{"name":"Cell Phones","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33544"},"slug":"cell-phones","categoryId":33544},{"name":"iPhones","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33547"},"slug":"iphones","categoryId":33547}],"title":"How to Choose the Right iPhone 14 for You","strippedTitle":"how to choose the right iphone 14 for you","slug":"how-to-choose-the-right-iphone-14-for-you","canonicalUrl":"","seo":{"metaDescription":"Learn about the four different models of the iPhone 14, their various features, storage options, and prices.","noIndex":0,"noFollow":0},"content":"A variety of iPhone models are on the market; it can be daunting when trying to decide which one you want to purchase. In this article, I focus on Apple’s newest models, the iPhone 14 series. If you’d like to explore others, Apple has a <a href=\"https://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">great tool on its website for making comparisons</a>.\r\n\r\nThe sizes of the latest iPhone 14 models vary:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>iPhone 14 measures 2.82\" by 5.78\" (6.1\" diagonally) with a depth of .31 inch (smaller of the phones on the left in the image below).</li>\r\n \t<li>iPhone 14 Plus measures 3.07\" by 6.33\" (6.7\" diagonally) with a depth of .31 inch (larger of the phones on the left in the image below).</li>\r\n \t<li>iPhone 14 Pro measures 2.81\" by 5.81\" (6.1\" diagonally) with a depth of .31 inch (smaller of the phones on the right in the image below).</li>\r\n \t<li>iPhone 14 Pro Max measures 3.05\" by 6.33\" (6.7\" diagonally) with a depth of .31 inch (larger of the phones on the right in the image below).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_296458\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"630\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-296458\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/iphones-14.jpg\" alt=\"Images of the iPhone 14 models\" width=\"630\" height=\"539\" /> Image courtesy of Apple, Inc.<br />iPhone 14 and 14 Plus (left) and iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max[/caption]\r\n\r\nYou can get iPhone 14 and 14 Plus in starlight, midnight, blue, purple, and a beautiful product red version. iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max come in gold, silver, space black, and a great-looking deep purple.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab1\" >Why the iPhone 14 is worth buying</h2>\r\nNot sure whether to get an iPhone 14 model? Here are a few more key differences:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>All iPhone 14 models include upgraded batteries.</strong> You get up to 20 hours of video playback for iPhone 14, up to 23 hours for 14 Pro, 26 hours for 14 Plus, and a whopping 29 hours for 14 Pro Max.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>iPhone 14 models use eSIMs instead of physical SIMs.</strong> A SIM stores important information about your phone and your cellular provider network. Physical SIMs can be moved from phone to phone, but eSIMs are permanently built-in.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>All models received camera upgrades.</strong> iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max have triple rear-facing cameras, providing amazing optical zoom, portrait mode, and other features. The 14 and 14 Plus have dual rear-facing cameras.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Screen resolution.</strong> The higher the resolution the better, especially for larger screens since you need to pack more pixels (the tiny dots of color that make up the images) into a larger space. The iPhone 14 offers 2532 x 1170 resolution; 14 Plus provides 2778 x 1284 resolution; 14 Pro boasts 2556 x 1179; and 14 Pro Max provides a stunning 2796 x 1290.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe table below gives you a quick comparison of the iPhone SE (third generation), 12, 13, 13 mini, 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, and 14 Pro Max (models currently sold by Apple). All costs are as of the time this book was written. (Some carriers may introduce non-contract terms.)\r\n<h3>iPhone Model Comparison</h3>\r\n<table>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Model</strong></td>\r\n<td><strong>Storage</strong></td>\r\n<td><strong>Cost (may vary by carrier)</strong></td>\r\n<td><strong>Carriers</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>SE (third generation)</td>\r\n<td>64GB, 128GB, and 256GB</td>\r\n<td>From $429</td>\r\n<td>AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>12</td>\r\n<td>64GB, 128GB, and 256GB</td>\r\n<td>From $599</td>\r\n<td>AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>13</td>\r\n<td>128GB, 256GB, and 512GB</td>\r\n<td>From $699</td>\r\n<td>AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>13 mini</td>\r\n<td>128GB, 256GB, and 512GB</td>\r\n<td>From $599</td>\r\n<td>AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>14</td>\r\n<td>128GB, 256GB, and 512GB</td>\r\n<td>From $799</td>\r\n<td>AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>14 Plus</td>\r\n<td>128GB, 256GB, and 512GB</td>\r\n<td>From $899</td>\r\n<td>AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>14 Pro</td>\r\n<td>128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB</td>\r\n<td>From $999</td>\r\n<td>AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>14 Pro Max</td>\r\n<td>128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB</td>\r\n<td>From $1,099</td>\r\n<td>AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\nOther differences between iPhone models come primarily from the current operating system, iOS 16.\r\n<p class=\"article-tips tip\">One exciting pricing option is the <a href=\"https://www.apple.com/shop/iphone/iphone-upgrade-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iPhone Upgrade Program</a>. You choose your carrier, get an unlocked phone so you can change carriers, and receive Apple Care+ to cover you in case your phone has problems, all starting at a cost of $39.50 a month (depending on the iPhone model you select). The price does not include data usage from your carrier.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"tab2\" >Decide How Much Storage Is Enough</h2>\r\n<em>Storage</em> is a measure of how much information — for example, movies, photos, and software applications (apps) — you can store on a computing device. Storage can also affect your iPhone’s performance when handling such tasks as streaming favorite TV shows from the web or downloading music.\r\n<p class=\"article-tips tip\"><em>Streaming</em> refers to playing video or music content from the web (or from other devices) rather than playing a file stored on your iPhone. You can enjoy a lot of material online without ever downloading its full content to your phone — and given that the most storage-endowed iPhone model has a relatively small amount of storage, streaming is a good idea.</p>\r\nYour storage options with an iPhone 14 or 14 Plus are 128, 256, and 512 gigabytes (GB), while 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max have 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB (terabyte, which is 1000GB).\r\n\r\nYou must choose the right amount of storage because you can’t open the unit and add more, as you usually can with a desktop computer. However, Apple has thoughtfully provided iCloud, a service you can use to back up content to the internet.\r\n\r\nHow much storage is enough for your iPhone? Here are some guidelines:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>If you simply want to check email, browse the web, and keep your calendar up to date, and you enjoy communicating via voice, video, and instant messaging, 128GB likely is plenty.</li>\r\n \t<li>For most people who manage a reasonable number of photos, download some music, and watch heavy-duty media such as movies online, 256GB may be sufficient. But if you might take things up a notch regarding media consumption and creation in the future (such as the newest grandchild being on the way soon), you should seriously consider 512GB.</li>\r\n \t<li>If you like lots of media, such as movies or TV shows, you might need 512GB or 1TB. For example, shooting 4K video at 60 frames per second will take roughly 1GB of storage space for every two and a half minutes of footage. If you shoot a lot of video, 1TB of storage might be more appealing.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p class=\"article-tips tech\">Do you know how big a <em>gigabyte</em> (GB) is? Consider this: Just about any computer you buy today comes with a minimum of 256GB of storage. Computers have to tackle larger tasks than iPhones, so that number makes sense. The iPhone, which uses a technology called <em>flash storage</em> for storing data, is meant (to a great extent) to help you experience online media and email; it doesn’t have to store much since it pulls lots of content from the internet. In the world of storage, 64GB for any kind of storage is puny if you keep lots of content (such as audio, video, and photos) on the device.</p>\r\n What’s the price for larger storage?\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>iPhone 14, a 128GB unit costs $799, 256GB is $899, and 512GB will set you back $1,099.</li>\r\n \t<li>iPhone 14 Plus with 128GB goes for $899, 256GB at $899, and 512GB for $1,199.</li>\r\n \t<li>iPhone 14 Pro with 128GB is $999, 256GB is $1,099, 512GB goes for $1,299, and the model tops out at $1,499 for 1TB.</li>\r\n \t<li>Not to be outdone, iPhone 14 Pro Max is the priciest: $1,099 for 128GB, $1,199 for 256GB, $1,399 for 512GB, and $1,599 for 1TB.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nNote that prices may vary by carrier and where you buy your phone.\r\n\r\n ","description":"A variety of iPhone models are on the market; it can be daunting when trying to decide which one you want to purchase. In this article, I focus on Apple’s newest models, the iPhone 14 series. If you’d like to explore others, Apple has a <a href=\"https://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">great tool on its website for making comparisons</a>.\r\n\r\nThe sizes of the latest iPhone 14 models vary:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>iPhone 14 measures 2.82\" by 5.78\" (6.1\" diagonally) with a depth of .31 inch (smaller of the phones on the left in the image below).</li>\r\n \t<li>iPhone 14 Plus measures 3.07\" by 6.33\" (6.7\" diagonally) with a depth of .31 inch (larger of the phones on the left in the image below).</li>\r\n \t<li>iPhone 14 Pro measures 2.81\" by 5.81\" (6.1\" diagonally) with a depth of .31 inch (smaller of the phones on the right in the image below).</li>\r\n \t<li>iPhone 14 Pro Max measures 3.05\" by 6.33\" (6.7\" diagonally) with a depth of .31 inch (larger of the phones on the right in the image below).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_296458\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"630\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-296458\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/iphones-14.jpg\" alt=\"Images of the iPhone 14 models\" width=\"630\" height=\"539\" /> Image courtesy of Apple, Inc.<br />iPhone 14 and 14 Plus (left) and iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max[/caption]\r\n\r\nYou can get iPhone 14 and 14 Plus in starlight, midnight, blue, purple, and a beautiful product red version. iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max come in gold, silver, space black, and a great-looking deep purple.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab1\" >Why the iPhone 14 is worth buying</h2>\r\nNot sure whether to get an iPhone 14 model? Here are a few more key differences:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>All iPhone 14 models include upgraded batteries.</strong> You get up to 20 hours of video playback for iPhone 14, up to 23 hours for 14 Pro, 26 hours for 14 Plus, and a whopping 29 hours for 14 Pro Max.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>iPhone 14 models use eSIMs instead of physical SIMs.</strong> A SIM stores important information about your phone and your cellular provider network. Physical SIMs can be moved from phone to phone, but eSIMs are permanently built-in.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>All models received camera upgrades.</strong> iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max have triple rear-facing cameras, providing amazing optical zoom, portrait mode, and other features. The 14 and 14 Plus have dual rear-facing cameras.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Screen resolution.</strong> The higher the resolution the better, especially for larger screens since you need to pack more pixels (the tiny dots of color that make up the images) into a larger space. The iPhone 14 offers 2532 x 1170 resolution; 14 Plus provides 2778 x 1284 resolution; 14 Pro boasts 2556 x 1179; and 14 Pro Max provides a stunning 2796 x 1290.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe table below gives you a quick comparison of the iPhone SE (third generation), 12, 13, 13 mini, 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, and 14 Pro Max (models currently sold by Apple). All costs are as of the time this book was written. (Some carriers may introduce non-contract terms.)\r\n<h3>iPhone Model Comparison</h3>\r\n<table>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Model</strong></td>\r\n<td><strong>Storage</strong></td>\r\n<td><strong>Cost (may vary by carrier)</strong></td>\r\n<td><strong>Carriers</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>SE (third generation)</td>\r\n<td>64GB, 128GB, and 256GB</td>\r\n<td>From $429</td>\r\n<td>AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>12</td>\r\n<td>64GB, 128GB, and 256GB</td>\r\n<td>From $599</td>\r\n<td>AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>13</td>\r\n<td>128GB, 256GB, and 512GB</td>\r\n<td>From $699</td>\r\n<td>AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>13 mini</td>\r\n<td>128GB, 256GB, and 512GB</td>\r\n<td>From $599</td>\r\n<td>AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>14</td>\r\n<td>128GB, 256GB, and 512GB</td>\r\n<td>From $799</td>\r\n<td>AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>14 Plus</td>\r\n<td>128GB, 256GB, and 512GB</td>\r\n<td>From $899</td>\r\n<td>AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>14 Pro</td>\r\n<td>128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB</td>\r\n<td>From $999</td>\r\n<td>AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>14 Pro Max</td>\r\n<td>128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB</td>\r\n<td>From $1,099</td>\r\n<td>AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\nOther differences between iPhone models come primarily from the current operating system, iOS 16.\r\n<p class=\"article-tips tip\">One exciting pricing option is the <a href=\"https://www.apple.com/shop/iphone/iphone-upgrade-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iPhone Upgrade Program</a>. You choose your carrier, get an unlocked phone so you can change carriers, and receive Apple Care+ to cover you in case your phone has problems, all starting at a cost of $39.50 a month (depending on the iPhone model you select). The price does not include data usage from your carrier.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"tab2\" >Decide How Much Storage Is Enough</h2>\r\n<em>Storage</em> is a measure of how much information — for example, movies, photos, and software applications (apps) — you can store on a computing device. Storage can also affect your iPhone’s performance when handling such tasks as streaming favorite TV shows from the web or downloading music.\r\n<p class=\"article-tips tip\"><em>Streaming</em> refers to playing video or music content from the web (or from other devices) rather than playing a file stored on your iPhone. You can enjoy a lot of material online without ever downloading its full content to your phone — and given that the most storage-endowed iPhone model has a relatively small amount of storage, streaming is a good idea.</p>\r\nYour storage options with an iPhone 14 or 14 Plus are 128, 256, and 512 gigabytes (GB), while 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max have 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB (terabyte, which is 1000GB).\r\n\r\nYou must choose the right amount of storage because you can’t open the unit and add more, as you usually can with a desktop computer. However, Apple has thoughtfully provided iCloud, a service you can use to back up content to the internet.\r\n\r\nHow much storage is enough for your iPhone? Here are some guidelines:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>If you simply want to check email, browse the web, and keep your calendar up to date, and you enjoy communicating via voice, video, and instant messaging, 128GB likely is plenty.</li>\r\n \t<li>For most people who manage a reasonable number of photos, download some music, and watch heavy-duty media such as movies online, 256GB may be sufficient. But if you might take things up a notch regarding media consumption and creation in the future (such as the newest grandchild being on the way soon), you should seriously consider 512GB.</li>\r\n \t<li>If you like lots of media, such as movies or TV shows, you might need 512GB or 1TB. For example, shooting 4K video at 60 frames per second will take roughly 1GB of storage space for every two and a half minutes of footage. If you shoot a lot of video, 1TB of storage might be more appealing.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p class=\"article-tips tech\">Do you know how big a <em>gigabyte</em> (GB) is? Consider this: Just about any computer you buy today comes with a minimum of 256GB of storage. Computers have to tackle larger tasks than iPhones, so that number makes sense. The iPhone, which uses a technology called <em>flash storage</em> for storing data, is meant (to a great extent) to help you experience online media and email; it doesn’t have to store much since it pulls lots of content from the internet. In the world of storage, 64GB for any kind of storage is puny if you keep lots of content (such as audio, video, and photos) on the device.</p>\r\n What’s the price for larger storage?\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>iPhone 14, a 128GB unit costs $799, 256GB is $899, and 512GB will set you back $1,099.</li>\r\n \t<li>iPhone 14 Plus with 128GB goes for $899, 256GB at $899, and 512GB for $1,199.</li>\r\n \t<li>iPhone 14 Pro with 128GB is $999, 256GB is $1,099, 512GB goes for $1,299, and the model tops out at $1,499 for 1TB.</li>\r\n \t<li>Not to be outdone, iPhone 14 Pro Max is the priciest: $1,099 for 128GB, $1,199 for 256GB, $1,399 for 512GB, and $1,599 for 1TB.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nNote that prices may vary by carrier and where you buy your phone.\r\n\r\n ","blurb":"","authors":[{"authorId":9260,"name":"Dwight Spivey","slug":"dwight-spivey","description":" <p><b>Bob LeVitus </B>has written nearly 100 reference books on Apple technologies. 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The most current version of the operating system, as of December 2022, is iOS 16.\r\n\r\nIt’s helpful to understand which new features the latest models and iOS 16 bring to the table.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab1\" >Features of the latest models</h2>\r\nApple’s latest additions to the iPhone family are the iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, and 14 Pro Max. Like their predecessors, they're highly advanced smartphones that leave competitors in the dust. Following, are some of the key features of the latest iPhone models.\r\n<h3><strong>A15 and A16 Bionic chips</strong></h3>\r\nThe iPhone 14 and 14 Plus models include the A15 chip, while the 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max receive the latest and greatest, the A16. The truly innovative tech in these models demands processors that can handle some heavy lifting while still being able to answer calls and retrieve email, and the A15 and A16 are both more than capable.\r\n<h3><strong>Dynamic Island (14 Pro and Pro Max models only)</strong></h3>\r\nNo, this isn’t the latest reality show craze, but rather a long-awaited innovation. iPhone models of late have sported a notch at the top of their screens where sensors, cameras, and other hardware reside.\r\n\r\nDynamic Island is a seamless pairing of hardware and software that effectively makes that area come alive with information for you, making it an upgraded notch with a twist, if you will. The notch appears to expand or contract, depending on the notifications, alerts, and other activities its currently tasked with. I hope this great update will find its way into other iPhone models moving forward.\r\n<h3><strong>Emergency SOS via Satellite and Crash Detection</strong></h3>\r\nApple has incorporated these two critically important new safety features into the iPhone 14 lineup. Emergency SOS via Satellite helps you reach emergency responders when you’re outside traditional cell or Wi-Fi service.\r\n\r\nCrash Detection utilizes new gyroscope and accelerometer tech in the latest models to detect when you’ve been in an automobile crash and will cause your iPhone to alert emergency services automatically. Both features are something you never want to need but are thankful to have.\r\n<h3><strong>Splash, water, and dust resistance</strong></h3>\r\nYour new iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, or 14 Pro Max is resistant to damage caused by water splashing onto it or from dust collecting in it. Now, you don’t want to take your iPhone 14 model deep-sea diving, but it’s likely to survive submersion in about six meters of water for up to 30 minutes. In other words, if your iPhone 14 model gets wet, it’s much more likely to survive the ordeal than older iPhone iterations, but it still isn't something you’d like to see happen to your expensive investment.\r\n<p class=\"article-tips tip\">You might consider acquiring AppleCare+, which is Apple’s extended warranty, currently priced at $149 (iPhone 14), $179 (14 Plus), or $199 (iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max) per year. Monthly plans are also available. AppleCare+ covers unlimited incidents of accidental damage (but you will be charged minimal fees, based on the nature of the repair), which could more than cover the cost of repairing your iPhone without it. You can also get AppleCare+ with theft and loss coverage for an additional $70 (all four models).</p>\r\n\r\n<h3><strong>Ceramic Shield</strong></h3>\r\nThe toughness and durability of Apple’s screens just keeps getting better. Ceramic Shield was developed by Apple and Corning, and according to them, it’s the toughest screen ever for a smartphone, making it four times more likely than other smartphones to survive a drop unscathed.\r\n<p class=\"article-tips warning\">Don’t think your iPhone is unbreakable. Cases are still a good — no, make that a great — idea. As mentioned, Apple has a line of cases that not only protect your iPhone but also allow for wireless MagSafe and Qi charging. (Qi is an industry-standard wireless charging technology used by Apple and most smartphone manufacturers.)</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"tab2\" >Features of iOS 16</h2>\r\nAny iPhone model from the iPhone 8 and newer (including the SE second generation, and all 11, 12, 13, and 14 models) can use most features of iOS 16 if you update the operating system. This update to the operating system adds many features, including (but definitely not limited to) the following.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>All-new lock screen:</strong> Apple’s taken a fresh approach to the lock screen, allowing you to customize it to your heart’s content. You can create lock screens for every occasion, switch between them in a snap, and include items like widgets, live activities, weather, and more.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Focus:</strong> Think of Focus as an extension of the Do Not Disturb feature. You can customize a focus to filter notifications based on what you’re doing at the moment. iOS 16 introduces new features like focus schedules, focus filters (imagine one for work and one for personal), and allow and silence lists for apps and contacts.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Photos:</strong> Photos in iOS 16 includes the new iCloud Shared Photo Library feature, which allows you to create a library of photos that you can share with others via iCloud. Other participants may also collaborate by adding their own photos to the library, providing a more complete memory experience for all. Everyone can also edit, delete, caption, and mark as a favorite any photo in the library.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Messages:</strong> The latest iteration of Messages finally allows you to select multiple messages at once (for example, if you want to delete several at one time), mark read messages as unread, edit messages you’ve already sent (up to 15 minutes after), and more. This is a nice upgrade, IMO.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Safari:</strong> Tab groups, a welcome new feature in iOS 15, allow you to group your open web pages any way you like. iOS 16 takes the feature a step further by allowing you to share tab groups and create pinned tabs in tab groups. It also introduces Passkeys, a new and more secure way to authenticate yourself on websites that require a password.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Maps:</strong> Maps now allows you to add multiple stops along your route. The new Transit Fares feature helps you calculate fares and other fees so you can better prepare for trip costs.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Health app:</strong> You can now use Health to track your medications, discover potential interaction issues, add medications by scanning the label on bottles, get reminders when it’s time to take medications, and more.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThese are but a few of the improvements made to the latest version of iOS. I suggest visiting <a href=\"https://www.apple.com/ios/ios-16/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple's iOS 16 web page</a> to find out more.\r\n\r\nDon’t need all the built-in apps? You can remove them from your Home screen. When you remove a built-in app from your Home screen, you aren't deleting it — you’re hiding it. (Note that built-in apps take up very little of your iPhone’s storage space.)\r\n\r\nIf you change your mind, you can easily add them back to your Home screen by searching for them in the App Store and tapping the Get button, or by retrieving them from the App Library. How you recover them depends on the app; some allow you to hide them while others only let you relegate them to the App Library.\r\n\r\n ","description":"Apple’s iPhone gets its features from a combination of hardware and its software operating system, which is called <em>iOS</em> (short for <em>iPhone operating system</em>). The most current version of the operating system, as of December 2022, is iOS 16.\r\n\r\nIt’s helpful to understand which new features the latest models and iOS 16 bring to the table.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab1\" >Features of the latest models</h2>\r\nApple’s latest additions to the iPhone family are the iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, and 14 Pro Max. Like their predecessors, they're highly advanced smartphones that leave competitors in the dust. Following, are some of the key features of the latest iPhone models.\r\n<h3><strong>A15 and A16 Bionic chips</strong></h3>\r\nThe iPhone 14 and 14 Plus models include the A15 chip, while the 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max receive the latest and greatest, the A16. The truly innovative tech in these models demands processors that can handle some heavy lifting while still being able to answer calls and retrieve email, and the A15 and A16 are both more than capable.\r\n<h3><strong>Dynamic Island (14 Pro and Pro Max models only)</strong></h3>\r\nNo, this isn’t the latest reality show craze, but rather a long-awaited innovation. iPhone models of late have sported a notch at the top of their screens where sensors, cameras, and other hardware reside.\r\n\r\nDynamic Island is a seamless pairing of hardware and software that effectively makes that area come alive with information for you, making it an upgraded notch with a twist, if you will. The notch appears to expand or contract, depending on the notifications, alerts, and other activities its currently tasked with. I hope this great update will find its way into other iPhone models moving forward.\r\n<h3><strong>Emergency SOS via Satellite and Crash Detection</strong></h3>\r\nApple has incorporated these two critically important new safety features into the iPhone 14 lineup. Emergency SOS via Satellite helps you reach emergency responders when you’re outside traditional cell or Wi-Fi service.\r\n\r\nCrash Detection utilizes new gyroscope and accelerometer tech in the latest models to detect when you’ve been in an automobile crash and will cause your iPhone to alert emergency services automatically. Both features are something you never want to need but are thankful to have.\r\n<h3><strong>Splash, water, and dust resistance</strong></h3>\r\nYour new iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, or 14 Pro Max is resistant to damage caused by water splashing onto it or from dust collecting in it. Now, you don’t want to take your iPhone 14 model deep-sea diving, but it’s likely to survive submersion in about six meters of water for up to 30 minutes. In other words, if your iPhone 14 model gets wet, it’s much more likely to survive the ordeal than older iPhone iterations, but it still isn't something you’d like to see happen to your expensive investment.\r\n<p class=\"article-tips tip\">You might consider acquiring AppleCare+, which is Apple’s extended warranty, currently priced at $149 (iPhone 14), $179 (14 Plus), or $199 (iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max) per year. Monthly plans are also available. AppleCare+ covers unlimited incidents of accidental damage (but you will be charged minimal fees, based on the nature of the repair), which could more than cover the cost of repairing your iPhone without it. You can also get AppleCare+ with theft and loss coverage for an additional $70 (all four models).</p>\r\n\r\n<h3><strong>Ceramic Shield</strong></h3>\r\nThe toughness and durability of Apple’s screens just keeps getting better. Ceramic Shield was developed by Apple and Corning, and according to them, it’s the toughest screen ever for a smartphone, making it four times more likely than other smartphones to survive a drop unscathed.\r\n<p class=\"article-tips warning\">Don’t think your iPhone is unbreakable. Cases are still a good — no, make that a great — idea. As mentioned, Apple has a line of cases that not only protect your iPhone but also allow for wireless MagSafe and Qi charging. (Qi is an industry-standard wireless charging technology used by Apple and most smartphone manufacturers.)</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"tab2\" >Features of iOS 16</h2>\r\nAny iPhone model from the iPhone 8 and newer (including the SE second generation, and all 11, 12, 13, and 14 models) can use most features of iOS 16 if you update the operating system. This update to the operating system adds many features, including (but definitely not limited to) the following.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>All-new lock screen:</strong> Apple’s taken a fresh approach to the lock screen, allowing you to customize it to your heart’s content. You can create lock screens for every occasion, switch between them in a snap, and include items like widgets, live activities, weather, and more.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Focus:</strong> Think of Focus as an extension of the Do Not Disturb feature. You can customize a focus to filter notifications based on what you’re doing at the moment. iOS 16 introduces new features like focus schedules, focus filters (imagine one for work and one for personal), and allow and silence lists for apps and contacts.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Photos:</strong> Photos in iOS 16 includes the new iCloud Shared Photo Library feature, which allows you to create a library of photos that you can share with others via iCloud. Other participants may also collaborate by adding their own photos to the library, providing a more complete memory experience for all. Everyone can also edit, delete, caption, and mark as a favorite any photo in the library.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Messages:</strong> The latest iteration of Messages finally allows you to select multiple messages at once (for example, if you want to delete several at one time), mark read messages as unread, edit messages you’ve already sent (up to 15 minutes after), and more. This is a nice upgrade, IMO.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Safari:</strong> Tab groups, a welcome new feature in iOS 15, allow you to group your open web pages any way you like. iOS 16 takes the feature a step further by allowing you to share tab groups and create pinned tabs in tab groups. It also introduces Passkeys, a new and more secure way to authenticate yourself on websites that require a password.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Maps:</strong> Maps now allows you to add multiple stops along your route. The new Transit Fares feature helps you calculate fares and other fees so you can better prepare for trip costs.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Health app:</strong> You can now use Health to track your medications, discover potential interaction issues, add medications by scanning the label on bottles, get reminders when it’s time to take medications, and more.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThese are but a few of the improvements made to the latest version of iOS. 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Your iPhone doesn’t have to be connected to power.</li>\n<li>To enable the ability to speak commands to Siri, go to Settings&#8211;&gt;Siri&#8211;&gt;Listen for “Hey Siri” and toggle the switch on (green).</li>\n<li>Be reminded about an event or a task. For example, if you’re viewing a Calendar event, engage Siri and say “remind me about this” and it gets added to your Reminders app. You can also tell Siri when to remind you, if you’d like to set a specific time.</li>\n<li>Check out sports scores by asking Siri how your team did. You can ask “How did Notre Dame do yesterday?” or “Did the Houston Rockets lose again yesterday?” Siri will give you the scores. You can even find rankings, what time and on what channel a sporting event is appearing, and more. Just ask!</li>\n<li>Let Siri end your calls for you; it comes in handy if you’re using headphones or earbuds and your phone is in your pocket. When you’re ready to end the call, simply say, “Hey, Siri, hang up” and you’re done. The only caveat is that the people you’re on the call with will hear you issue the command to Siri, but I don’t think they’ll mind.</li>\n<li>Open an app with a simple command. For example, say “Open Netflix.” The Netflix app will open (if it’s installed, of course).</li>\n<li>Convert measurements on the go. Ask something like “How many liters are in a gallon?” or “How many millimeters is 5.5 meters?” The inimitable Siri tells you in an instant.</li>\n<li>Tell Siri which song or artist you’d like to listen to, and it’ll happen. Say “Play Purple Rain” or “I’d like to listen to Fleetwood Mac.” The song or artist will begin playing. You could also say “Stop playing music” to pause the song.</li>\n<li>Siri can help you determine how much of a tip to leave your server. Say “How much is an 18 percent tip for a $34.36 bill?” Siri will promptly tell you to give $6.18.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>There is much, much more that Siri can do. 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Cultivate the stories to your liking and soon Flipboard will populate with articles that tend to interest you.</p>\n<h3>NYTimes</h3>\n<p>If you subscribe to <a href=\"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-new-york-times/id284862083\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The</em> </a><em>New York Times,</em> you can also access your subscription through your iPhone by downloading the NY Times app. The app will provide non-subscribers with up to ten articles per month for free, but anything beyond that requires a subscription. The NY Times app gives you breaking news alerts, international editions, and much more.</p>\n<h3>Reuters</h3>\n<p><a href=\"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/reuters-news/id602660809\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters</a> is one of the most trusted sources for news on the planet, and now you can access its excellent content right on your iPhone. Breaking news appears under the Top News tab, and you can find today&#8217;s goings-on by going to the Wire tab.</p>\n<h3>SmartNews</h3>\n<p><a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id579581125\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SmartNews</a> is a well-received news aggregator. At over 50 million downloads as of this writing, SmartNews is a popular app for finding your news quickly and without clutter.</p>\n<h3>USA Today</h3>\n<p>You&#8217;ve seen <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/usa-today/id504631398?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>USA Today</em></a> in newsstands, hotel rooms, and the coin-operated newspaper racks that used to be on every street in the neighborhood. Today, you can see the newspaper&#8217;s famous graphics and charts via the USA Today app for iPhone. All the sections you love are there, including Life, Money, and Sports.</p>\n<h2>Weather apps</h2>\n<p>The Weather app in iOS 16 has really stepped up its game from previous versions, but the third-party apps listed here may provide a bit more in-depth information that some weather enthusiasts prefer.</p>\n<h3>AccuWeather</h3>\n<p><a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/accuweather-weather-for-life/id300048137?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AccuWeather</a> is an excellent app for digging deep into the latest weather news. You can see as little or as much as you like with this app; simply check the current conditions or watch maps of the local area and see extremely detailed forecasts. The MinuteCast feature will even tell you when you can expect precipitation over the next couple of hours in your current location. You’ll be frequently surprised at its accuracy.</p>\n<h3>Weather Underground</h3>\n<p><a href=\"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/weather-underground-local-map/id486154808\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Weather Underground</a> boasts a network of more than 200,000 personal weather stations that serve make your local forecasts extremely accurate.</p>\n"},{"title":"Multimedia apps for your iPhone","thumb":null,"image":null,"content":"<p>When it comes to multimedia, your new iPhone has a great group of apps that already come with iOS 16, such as TV, Music, and Podcasts. However, other apps on the market may help you handle your multimedia needs in ways that better suit your tastes and needs.</p>\n<h2>Amazon Video</h2>\n<p>Amazon has a vast library of video files, most of which can be streamed via its <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/amazon-video/id545519333?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon Video app</a>. If you’re an Amazon Prime subscriber, you can watch all your free Prime video library content right on your iPhone.</p>\n<h2>Netflix</h2>\n<p>From its humble beginnings as a DVD-rental-by-mail company, <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/netflix/id363590051?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix</a> has become one of the largest players in the entertainment business today. If you have a Netflix subscription, you can play the entire collection of videos that you’ve saved in your list, find new content, and even use AirPlay to play your video on your television via AppleTV.</p>\n<h2>Overcast</h2>\n<p>Apple’s Podcasts app in iOS 16 is good for downloading and listening to podcasts, but the <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/overcast-podcast-player/id888422857?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Overcast app</a> outshines it in ease-of-use and with intuitive settings. Overcast even lets you apply settings, such as playback speed and voice boost, to individual podcasts, maintaining different setting combinations for each.</p>\n<h2>Pandora</h2>\n<p><a href=\"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pandora-free-music-radio/id284035177\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pandora</a> is one of the most popular music-streaming services for iOS and has been around almost since the first iPhone. Pandora allows you to create and customize your own radio stations, so you can play music of the same genre or by the same artist. You can also purchase any music you like with a direct link to the iTunes Store.</p>\n<h2>SoundCloud</h2>\n<p><a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/soundcloud-music-audio/id336353151?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SoundCloud</a> claims to be the world’s largest music streaming service, boasting a catalogue of more than 135 million audio tracks. SoundCloud is a great service, but much of the catalogue is made up of up-and-coming (or completely unknown) artists. Don’t let that deter you. You can find some great music in the most unexpected places. SoundCloud also lets you see the music that your favorite artists like, which can lead you to discover wonderful tunes you might never would otherwise.</p>\n<h2>Snapseed</h2>\n<p><a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/snapseed/id439438619?mt=8&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Snapseed</a> is a must-have tool for photographers of any level. It’s an editor that’s easy enough to be used by rookies, yet powerful enough that professional photographers won’t be caught without it.</p>\n<h2>YouTube</h2>\n<p><a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/youtube/id544007664?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube</a> used to be the best app around for watching silly cat videos and people falling down, but it’s now one of the most popular and important means of accessing video and musical entertainment on the web. Documentaries, full-length movies, music videos, and yes, silly cat videos are waiting to be discovered on YouTube.</p>\n"}],"videoInfo":{"videoId":null,"name":null,"accountId":null,"playerId":null,"thumbnailUrl":null,"description":null,"uploadDate":null}},"sponsorship":{"sponsorshipPage":false,"backgroundImage":{"src":null,"width":0,"height":0},"brandingLine":"","brandingLink":"","brandingLogo":{"src":null,"width":0,"height":0},"sponsorAd":"","sponsorEbookTitle":"","sponsorEbookLink":"","sponsorEbookImage":{"src":null,"width":0,"height":0}},"primaryLearningPath":"Explore","lifeExpectancy":"Five years","lifeExpectancySetFrom":"2022-11-14T00:00:00+00:00","dummiesForKids":"no","sponsoredContent":"no","adInfo":"","adPairKey":[]},"status":"publish","visibility":"public","articleId":288640},{"headers":{"creationTime":"2019-10-15T02:11:49+00:00","modifiedTime":"2022-07-28T19:57:50+00:00","timestamp":"2022-09-14T18:19:49+00:00"},"data":{"breadcrumbs":[{"name":"Technology","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33512"},"slug":"technology","categoryId":33512},{"name":"Electronics","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33543"},"slug":"electronics","categoryId":33543},{"name":"Cell Phones","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33544"},"slug":"cell-phones","categoryId":33544},{"name":"Samsung Galaxy","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33548"},"slug":"samsung-galaxy","categoryId":33548}],"title":"Your Video Options on the Samsung Galaxy S10","strippedTitle":"your video options on the samsung galaxy s10","slug":"your-video-options-on-the-samsung-galaxy-s10","canonicalUrl":"","seo":{"metaDescription":"Explore your options for viewing videos on your Samsung Galaxy S10, including movies, your own videos, and even virtual reality goggles.","noIndex":0,"noFollow":0},"content":"The Play Music app allows you to play music files on your Samsung Galaxy S10. Similarly, you use the Video Player app to play video options. The Video Player is in your Application list and might even be on your home page. In most ways, playing videos is the same as playing audio with some exceptions:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Many people prefer to buy music, but renting is more typical for videos.</li>\r\n \t<li>Video files are usually, but not always, larger.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nOtherwise, as with music files, you can acquire videos for your phone from an online video store — and you need to have an account and pay for the use. In addition, you can download video files to your phone, and the Video Player will play them like a DVD player.\r\n\r\nThere is a great selection of videos on the <a href=\"https://www.dummies.com/article/technology/electronics/cell-phones/samsung-galaxy/the-google-play-store-the-mall-for-your-samsung-galaxy-s10-256273/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play Store</a> and Amazon Prime Video. Each of these has great video selections that you can rent or buy. The following figure shows the Home screens for the Google Play Store and Amazon Prime Video.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_265215\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"535\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-265215\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/galaxy-s10-home-screens.jpg\" alt=\"Google Play Store and Amazon Prime Video\" width=\"535\" height=\"516\" /> Home screens for Google Play Store and Amazon Prime Video.[/caption]\r\n<h2 id=\"tab1\" >Using the three screens</h2>\r\nIf you have a subscription to Amazon Video, I hereby grant you permission to watch any and all of the Amazon Video options on your Galaxy S10 (once you sign in and comply with all the terms and conditions set forth by Amazon). Once you install the Amazon Prime Video app from the Play Store, sign in with the email and password associated with your account, and all the content is there for you to stream. It is that simple. If you don’t believe me, give it a try.\r\n\r\nIf you take a look at the Amazon Prime Video home page on the Internet, seen in the following figure, it shows your options for access to the content to which you subscribe. The original term for this was called serving the <em>three screens.</em> Three screens referred to in the strategy included your television at home, your PC or laptop, and your smartphone.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_265214\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"535\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-265214\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/galaxy-s10-prime-video.jpg\" alt=\"Amazon Prime Video home page\" width=\"535\" height=\"289\" /> The Amazon Prime Video home page.[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe idea is that you get one subscription and have access to the same content and, importantly, can pick up where you left off. So, if you’re watching a video on your television, you can pick up where you left off on your smartphone.\r\n\r\nAmazon Prime Video is taking this one step further to ensure as many of its subscribers as possible have access. If you have a Smart TV that has an Internet connection, the chances are that Amazon Prime Video will run on the TV. If you have an old and/or a dumb TV, you can get Amazon through streaming media players, game consoles, set-top boxes, or Blu-ray players.\r\n\r\nAmazon is not the only organization to do this. Many cable companies offer this kind of solution, as do many of the video subscription services.\r\n\r\nThe mainstream video services compete with having a broad range within their libraries that seek to appeal to as many customers as possible. Keep in mind that there are specialty video providers that offer curated videos for their subscribers.\r\n\r\nFor example, TeacherTube is a site dedicated to K-12 education, as seen in the following figure. If we continue down this path further, there are a great number of options for online education. Many of these sites do not consider themselves to be video aggregators, but that’s exactly what happens when they take recorded lectures and provide them to students.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_265213\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"283\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-265213\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/galaxy-s10-teachertube.jpg\" alt=\"TeacherTube app\" width=\"283\" height=\"500\" /> The TeacherTube app.[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe best-known online education service is the University of Phoenix. There are dozens more online universities.\r\n\r\nEducation is just one curated video service. Others exist for videos of Bollywood movies, British sitcoms, Portuguese game shows, and many other art forms.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab2\" >How to view your own videos</h2>\r\nYou can watch any video you’ve shot on your phone. From the Google Play application, scroll over to the Personal Video section.\r\n<p class=\"article-tips tech\">Your phone can show the following video formats: MPEG-4, WMV, AVI/DivX, MKV, and FLV.</p>\r\nTo play your video, simply tap the name of the file. The app begins showing the video in landscape orientation. The controls that pop up when you tap the screen are similar to the controls of a DVD player.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab3\" >The reality of virtual reality</h2>\r\nVideo games can be immersive, and a good movie can really suck you into its reality. The idea of <em>virtual reality</em> is to take this one step further. The basic idea behind virtual reality is to create a simulated world by having you wear a pair of goggles and presenting images that change the screen based upon movements of your head and body.\r\n\r\nWe can explore the concept by taking it in steps. At the most basic level, you can use your phone with a pair of <em>virtual reality goggles.</em> Samsung is offering virtual reality goggles that are designed to work with your Galaxy S10.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_265212\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"535\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-265212\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/galaxy-s10-vr-goggles.jpg\" alt=\"virtual reality goggles\" width=\"535\" height=\"362\" /> Samsung virtual reality goggles.[/caption]\r\n\r\nWhat you do is insert your Galaxy S10 into the goggles. Then you use the little remote next to the goggles to navigate to the application. The remote is very convenient because, without it, the only way to communicate with the screen is by turning your head to commands and then holding it there for a few seconds. That little device allows you to navigate the screen while the phone is inserted in the goggles.\r\n\r\nWhat happens is that your field of view is entirely taken up by the screen of your Galaxy S10. Imagine the most basic scenario, where the camera on the back of your phone shows you what is in front of you. This kind of experience is more or less comparable to using a pair of eyeglasses.\r\n\r\nWhen you walk forward, things come closer. When you look down, you see the floor. When you turn your head to the right or the left, you see things that were not in your range of vision. So far, this is not very interesting.\r\n\r\nSo, let’s take it up a level. Now let’s let your phone and all its processing capacity and intelligence tell you what you’re looking at. You turn your head, and you see a picture. Presto chango, you see a little pop-up next to the picture that tells you that this is a print of Edward Hopper’s <em>The Nighthawks.</em> You look out the window, and a pop-up appears with current weather conditions and a forecast for today.\r\n\r\nNow you take your virtual reality goggles to the grocery store. As you get your cart, a familiar face comes up and starts talking. For the life of you, you cannot remember who this person is or how you know him. In just a moment, the face recognition system recognizes this person, and a pop-up identifies that this person is your old neighbor Bif Wellington. After chatting, you walk the store aisles looking for deals. You get a pop-up letting you know when this grocery is giving you a good deal on Honeycrisp apples, or if you can get them cheaper at the other store. This capability is called <em>augmented reality.</em>\r\n\r\nLet’s take it up another notch. Imagine a world where, instead of seeing a slightly modified version of your reality, you are transported to a beach. You can look around and see palm trees and jungles behind you.\r\n\r\nWhy stay earthbound? You are virtually transported to the space around Mars. As you look around, it is as if you are there on Mars.\r\n\r\nThe following figure looks like two images of the same planet. When your phone is inserted in the goggles, you get a 3-D image of the planet. You can also look around and navigate throughout the solar system. Trust me, this is a lot more convenient than space travel.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_265211\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"535\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-265211\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/galaxy-s10-vr-solar-system.jpg\" alt=\"VR Solar System\" width=\"535\" height=\"301\" /> A screen shot from VR Solar System from Onepixelsoft.[/caption]\r\n\r\nWhy stay in the mainstream opinion of what is reality? Now we can all have an “Alice through the Looking Glass” experience. You can grow and shrink and see all kinds of unusual visions which are limited by your imagination.\r\n\r\nThere are some very, very cool demonstrations that leverage the capabilities of your phone. The Samsung offering comes at a great price compared to some of the other options out there. For that matter, you may have received the Samsung virtual reality goggles for free for preordering your phone.\r\n\r\nThere are additional VR applications and content in the Play Store. This is a rapidly changing area of the Play Store where new content is constantly being added. Be sure to check the Play Store regularly.\r\n\r\nThis should make your friends who own iPhone technology suitably jealous. What needs to happen is further application development to really take us to where this technology can go.\r\n<p class=\"article-tips warning\">Some of us unfortunately have the unpleasant experience of what is called virtual-reality sickness. This is similar, but not identical, to seasickness and car sickness. The most common symptoms are nausea and headaches. If this happens to you, some of the medicines that help seasickness may help you avoid this unpleasant sensation. Some say it also helps to be seated when using virtual reality. Plus, symptoms tend to diminish over time as your brain gets used to this experience. If the symptoms are too severe, virtual reality may just not be for you.</p>","description":"The Play Music app allows you to play music files on your Samsung Galaxy S10. Similarly, you use the Video Player app to play video options. The Video Player is in your Application list and might even be on your home page. In most ways, playing videos is the same as playing audio with some exceptions:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Many people prefer to buy music, but renting is more typical for videos.</li>\r\n \t<li>Video files are usually, but not always, larger.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nOtherwise, as with music files, you can acquire videos for your phone from an online video store — and you need to have an account and pay for the use. In addition, you can download video files to your phone, and the Video Player will play them like a DVD player.\r\n\r\nThere is a great selection of videos on the <a href=\"https://www.dummies.com/article/technology/electronics/cell-phones/samsung-galaxy/the-google-play-store-the-mall-for-your-samsung-galaxy-s10-256273/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play Store</a> and Amazon Prime Video. Each of these has great video selections that you can rent or buy. The following figure shows the Home screens for the Google Play Store and Amazon Prime Video.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_265215\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"535\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-265215\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/galaxy-s10-home-screens.jpg\" alt=\"Google Play Store and Amazon Prime Video\" width=\"535\" height=\"516\" /> Home screens for Google Play Store and Amazon Prime Video.[/caption]\r\n<h2 id=\"tab1\" >Using the three screens</h2>\r\nIf you have a subscription to Amazon Video, I hereby grant you permission to watch any and all of the Amazon Video options on your Galaxy S10 (once you sign in and comply with all the terms and conditions set forth by Amazon). Once you install the Amazon Prime Video app from the Play Store, sign in with the email and password associated with your account, and all the content is there for you to stream. It is that simple. If you don’t believe me, give it a try.\r\n\r\nIf you take a look at the Amazon Prime Video home page on the Internet, seen in the following figure, it shows your options for access to the content to which you subscribe. The original term for this was called serving the <em>three screens.</em> Three screens referred to in the strategy included your television at home, your PC or laptop, and your smartphone.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_265214\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"535\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-265214\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/galaxy-s10-prime-video.jpg\" alt=\"Amazon Prime Video home page\" width=\"535\" height=\"289\" /> The Amazon Prime Video home page.[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe idea is that you get one subscription and have access to the same content and, importantly, can pick up where you left off. So, if you’re watching a video on your television, you can pick up where you left off on your smartphone.\r\n\r\nAmazon Prime Video is taking this one step further to ensure as many of its subscribers as possible have access. If you have a Smart TV that has an Internet connection, the chances are that Amazon Prime Video will run on the TV. If you have an old and/or a dumb TV, you can get Amazon through streaming media players, game consoles, set-top boxes, or Blu-ray players.\r\n\r\nAmazon is not the only organization to do this. Many cable companies offer this kind of solution, as do many of the video subscription services.\r\n\r\nThe mainstream video services compete with having a broad range within their libraries that seek to appeal to as many customers as possible. Keep in mind that there are specialty video providers that offer curated videos for their subscribers.\r\n\r\nFor example, TeacherTube is a site dedicated to K-12 education, as seen in the following figure. If we continue down this path further, there are a great number of options for online education. Many of these sites do not consider themselves to be video aggregators, but that’s exactly what happens when they take recorded lectures and provide them to students.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_265213\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"283\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-265213\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/galaxy-s10-teachertube.jpg\" alt=\"TeacherTube app\" width=\"283\" height=\"500\" /> The TeacherTube app.[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe best-known online education service is the University of Phoenix. There are dozens more online universities.\r\n\r\nEducation is just one curated video service. Others exist for videos of Bollywood movies, British sitcoms, Portuguese game shows, and many other art forms.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab2\" >How to view your own videos</h2>\r\nYou can watch any video you’ve shot on your phone. From the Google Play application, scroll over to the Personal Video section.\r\n<p class=\"article-tips tech\">Your phone can show the following video formats: MPEG-4, WMV, AVI/DivX, MKV, and FLV.</p>\r\nTo play your video, simply tap the name of the file. The app begins showing the video in landscape orientation. The controls that pop up when you tap the screen are similar to the controls of a DVD player.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab3\" >The reality of virtual reality</h2>\r\nVideo games can be immersive, and a good movie can really suck you into its reality. The idea of <em>virtual reality</em> is to take this one step further. The basic idea behind virtual reality is to create a simulated world by having you wear a pair of goggles and presenting images that change the screen based upon movements of your head and body.\r\n\r\nWe can explore the concept by taking it in steps. At the most basic level, you can use your phone with a pair of <em>virtual reality goggles.</em> Samsung is offering virtual reality goggles that are designed to work with your Galaxy S10.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_265212\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"535\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-265212\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/galaxy-s10-vr-goggles.jpg\" alt=\"virtual reality goggles\" width=\"535\" height=\"362\" /> Samsung virtual reality goggles.[/caption]\r\n\r\nWhat you do is insert your Galaxy S10 into the goggles. Then you use the little remote next to the goggles to navigate to the application. The remote is very convenient because, without it, the only way to communicate with the screen is by turning your head to commands and then holding it there for a few seconds. That little device allows you to navigate the screen while the phone is inserted in the goggles.\r\n\r\nWhat happens is that your field of view is entirely taken up by the screen of your Galaxy S10. Imagine the most basic scenario, where the camera on the back of your phone shows you what is in front of you. This kind of experience is more or less comparable to using a pair of eyeglasses.\r\n\r\nWhen you walk forward, things come closer. When you look down, you see the floor. When you turn your head to the right or the left, you see things that were not in your range of vision. So far, this is not very interesting.\r\n\r\nSo, let’s take it up a level. Now let’s let your phone and all its processing capacity and intelligence tell you what you’re looking at. You turn your head, and you see a picture. Presto chango, you see a little pop-up next to the picture that tells you that this is a print of Edward Hopper’s <em>The Nighthawks.</em> You look out the window, and a pop-up appears with current weather conditions and a forecast for today.\r\n\r\nNow you take your virtual reality goggles to the grocery store. As you get your cart, a familiar face comes up and starts talking. For the life of you, you cannot remember who this person is or how you know him. In just a moment, the face recognition system recognizes this person, and a pop-up identifies that this person is your old neighbor Bif Wellington. After chatting, you walk the store aisles looking for deals. You get a pop-up letting you know when this grocery is giving you a good deal on Honeycrisp apples, or if you can get them cheaper at the other store. This capability is called <em>augmented reality.</em>\r\n\r\nLet’s take it up another notch. Imagine a world where, instead of seeing a slightly modified version of your reality, you are transported to a beach. You can look around and see palm trees and jungles behind you.\r\n\r\nWhy stay earthbound? You are virtually transported to the space around Mars. As you look around, it is as if you are there on Mars.\r\n\r\nThe following figure looks like two images of the same planet. When your phone is inserted in the goggles, you get a 3-D image of the planet. You can also look around and navigate throughout the solar system. Trust me, this is a lot more convenient than space travel.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_265211\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"535\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-265211\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/galaxy-s10-vr-solar-system.jpg\" alt=\"VR Solar System\" width=\"535\" height=\"301\" /> A screen shot from VR Solar System from Onepixelsoft.[/caption]\r\n\r\nWhy stay in the mainstream opinion of what is reality? Now we can all have an “Alice through the Looking Glass” experience. You can grow and shrink and see all kinds of unusual visions which are limited by your imagination.\r\n\r\nThere are some very, very cool demonstrations that leverage the capabilities of your phone. The Samsung offering comes at a great price compared to some of the other options out there. For that matter, you may have received the Samsung virtual reality goggles for free for preordering your phone.\r\n\r\nThere are additional VR applications and content in the Play Store. This is a rapidly changing area of the Play Store where new content is constantly being added. Be sure to check the Play Store regularly.\r\n\r\nThis should make your friends who own iPhone technology suitably jealous. What needs to happen is further application development to really take us to where this technology can go.\r\n<p class=\"article-tips warning\">Some of us unfortunately have the unpleasant experience of what is called virtual-reality sickness. This is similar, but not identical, to seasickness and car sickness. The most common symptoms are nausea and headaches. If this happens to you, some of the medicines that help seasickness may help you avoid this unpleasant sensation. Some say it also helps to be seated when using virtual reality. Plus, symptoms tend to diminish over time as your brain gets used to this experience. If the symptoms are too severe, virtual reality may just not be for you.</p>","blurb":"","authors":[{"authorId":9094,"name":"Bill Hughes","slug":"bill-hughes","description":" <p><b>Bill Hughes</b> is an experienced marketing strategy executive with more than two decades of experience in sales, strategic marketing, and business development roles at leading corporations. 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Learn about the history of emoji.","noIndex":0,"noFollow":0},"content":"These days, it’s all but impossible to deny the cultural sway of emojis. The beloved pictographs have accomplished quite a lot, from winning Oxford Dictionary’s 2015 Word of the Year to starring in their own feature film. Emojis even have their own day of appreciation: July 17 (the date immortalized by the calendar emoji in iOS). To celebrate, let’s look back at how emojis found a permanent place in our hearts, minds, and texts.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_294116\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"630\"]<img class=\"wp-image-294116 size-full\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/domingo-alvarez-e-Cs3y8Mn6-Gk-unsplash-1.jpg\" alt=\"Smiley face emoji\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" /> © Domingo Alvarez E / Unsplash.com[/caption]\r\n<h2 id=\"tab1\" ><strong>The prequel: emoticons</strong></h2>\r\nBefore emojis could run, emoticons had to walk. Emoticons rose in popularity during the chatroom boom of the 1990s, allowing early Internet users to add emotional context and tone to their words. Common emoticons included :) for happy and :( for sad, :o for shock and :p for teasing, ;) for wink and :* for a smooch. Variations on eyeballs, such as =) or 8) — and the optional addition of noses — :o) or :^), provided an extended range of self-expression. Though emoticons were quite popular online at this time, there were few opportunities and little incentive to use them in other contexts.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab2\" ><strong>The first emojis</strong></h2>\r\nThe emojis we know and love today have their roots in Japan (<em>emoji</em> is Japanese for “picture character”). They were created by artist Shigetaka Kurita, who was on the development team for an early mobile Internet platform created by the leading mobile carrier at the time, DoCoMo. Kurita’s first batch of emojis was released in 1999 and consisted of 176 pictographs, which were meant to convey information more so than mood. There were symbols pertaining to weather, traffic conditions, locations like hospitals and gas stations, and even the 12 zodiac signs.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab3\" ><strong>The spread and standardization of emojis</strong></h2>\r\nThe popularity of emojis in Japan eventually caught the attention of DoCoMo’s Japanese competitors, as well as international companies, like Apple and Google. These companies saw opportunity in the new picto-language, but there was a problem: If developers each created their own emojis in a vacuum, the pictures wouldn’t translate from carrier to carrier. That’s because computers rely on numerical code to find and display emojis on our screens. So, if one carrier assigns code #123 to “smiley face,” but another carrier assigns #123 to, say, “dolphin,” emojis would create more communication problems than solutions.\r\n\r\nIn 2007, Google petitioned the <a href=\"https://home.unicode.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Unicode Consortium</a> — the body responsible for the international standardization of computer code for text — to recognize emoji as a language. This would ensure that the numerical code for “smiley face” was consistent across carriers, developers, servers, and countries.\r\n\r\nApple quickly joined Google’s cause, and the two became collaborators in advocating for an international emoji “alphabet.” While Unicode had previously considered emoji out of scope for its organization, its popularity in Japan convinced them to reverse course and, in 2009, they began the process of identifying a standard set of emojis. The joint effort, involving representatives from Japan, Europe, and the U.S., resulted in a standardized set of almost 1,000 emoji, which debuted in Unicode 6.0 in October 2010.\r\n\r\n \r\n<h2 id=\"tab4\" ><strong>Total emoji takeover</strong></h2>\r\nOver the following decade, Apple and Android would release emoji keyboards that catapulted their use across the world, Unicode continued to refine specifications and grow their emoji lexicon, and a new language would come to define and reflect culture as we know it. Highlights include:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>2012: Three years before same-sex marriage became legal in all 50 states, Apple releases emojis depicting same-sex couples holding hands in its iOS 6 upgrade.</li>\r\n \t<li>2015: Responding to user feedback regarding emoji’s “white guy as default” bias, Unicode begins to diversify its offerings. Updates include support for five skin tones, expanded representation for LGBTQ couples, and emojis depicting women as doctors, scientists, and other professionals. Unicode also begins to fill additional culture gaps at this time, adding flags and food items that recognize the diversity of emoji users worldwide.</li>\r\n \t<li>2015: Just two years after the word “emoji” was added to the dictionary, “Face with Tears of Joy” — or the laugh-cry emoji — wins Oxford Dictionary's 2015 Word of the Year. The same emoji was later reported to be the most used in the world.</li>\r\n \t<li>2016: Apple responds to growing despair over gun violence by redesigning its revolver emoji as a bright green water gun. Google, Microsoft, Samsung, Facebook, and Twitter will follow suit over the next two years.</li>\r\n \t<li>2017: New York’s Museum of Modern Art acquires Shigetaka Kurita’s original set of 176 emojis for its permanent collection, a nod to the lasting cultural impact of his creation.</li>\r\n \t<li>2017: Sony releases <em>The Emoji Movie</em>. While largely considered a critical flop, the picture — which cost $50 million to produce — grosses $217.8 million at the box office.</li>\r\n \t<li>2019: The first documentary telling the story of emoji, <em>Picture Character</em>, debuts at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. (The film has since been retitled <em>The Emoji Story</em>.)</li>\r\n \t<li>2020: In recognition of the trans community, Unicode 13.0 includes the trans flag, a non-binary Santa Claus, and “woman with a beard,” emoji, among others.</li>\r\n \t<li>2021: Unicode 14.0 introduces 112 new emojis, for a total 3,633 since they first premiered in Unicode 6.0 (as of September 2021).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWhile purists may never accept emoji as a language unto itself, its evolution over time shows that it’s earned the title. Not only does it allow us to communicate with people around the globe, its growing number of icons reflect change and evolution in our cultural attitudes and expectations. In that way, emoji is more than a language: It’s a time capsule.","description":"These days, it’s all but impossible to deny the cultural sway of emojis. The beloved pictographs have accomplished quite a lot, from winning Oxford Dictionary’s 2015 Word of the Year to starring in their own feature film. Emojis even have their own day of appreciation: July 17 (the date immortalized by the calendar emoji in iOS). To celebrate, let’s look back at how emojis found a permanent place in our hearts, minds, and texts.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_294116\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"630\"]<img class=\"wp-image-294116 size-full\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/domingo-alvarez-e-Cs3y8Mn6-Gk-unsplash-1.jpg\" alt=\"Smiley face emoji\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" /> © Domingo Alvarez E / Unsplash.com[/caption]\r\n<h2 id=\"tab1\" ><strong>The prequel: emoticons</strong></h2>\r\nBefore emojis could run, emoticons had to walk. Emoticons rose in popularity during the chatroom boom of the 1990s, allowing early Internet users to add emotional context and tone to their words. Common emoticons included :) for happy and :( for sad, :o for shock and :p for teasing, ;) for wink and :* for a smooch. Variations on eyeballs, such as =) or 8) — and the optional addition of noses — :o) or :^), provided an extended range of self-expression. Though emoticons were quite popular online at this time, there were few opportunities and little incentive to use them in other contexts.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab2\" ><strong>The first emojis</strong></h2>\r\nThe emojis we know and love today have their roots in Japan (<em>emoji</em> is Japanese for “picture character”). They were created by artist Shigetaka Kurita, who was on the development team for an early mobile Internet platform created by the leading mobile carrier at the time, DoCoMo. Kurita’s first batch of emojis was released in 1999 and consisted of 176 pictographs, which were meant to convey information more so than mood. There were symbols pertaining to weather, traffic conditions, locations like hospitals and gas stations, and even the 12 zodiac signs.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab3\" ><strong>The spread and standardization of emojis</strong></h2>\r\nThe popularity of emojis in Japan eventually caught the attention of DoCoMo’s Japanese competitors, as well as international companies, like Apple and Google. These companies saw opportunity in the new picto-language, but there was a problem: If developers each created their own emojis in a vacuum, the pictures wouldn’t translate from carrier to carrier. That’s because computers rely on numerical code to find and display emojis on our screens. So, if one carrier assigns code #123 to “smiley face,” but another carrier assigns #123 to, say, “dolphin,” emojis would create more communication problems than solutions.\r\n\r\nIn 2007, Google petitioned the <a href=\"https://home.unicode.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Unicode Consortium</a> — the body responsible for the international standardization of computer code for text — to recognize emoji as a language. This would ensure that the numerical code for “smiley face” was consistent across carriers, developers, servers, and countries.\r\n\r\nApple quickly joined Google’s cause, and the two became collaborators in advocating for an international emoji “alphabet.” While Unicode had previously considered emoji out of scope for its organization, its popularity in Japan convinced them to reverse course and, in 2009, they began the process of identifying a standard set of emojis. The joint effort, involving representatives from Japan, Europe, and the U.S., resulted in a standardized set of almost 1,000 emoji, which debuted in Unicode 6.0 in October 2010.\r\n\r\n \r\n<h2 id=\"tab4\" ><strong>Total emoji takeover</strong></h2>\r\nOver the following decade, Apple and Android would release emoji keyboards that catapulted their use across the world, Unicode continued to refine specifications and grow their emoji lexicon, and a new language would come to define and reflect culture as we know it. Highlights include:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>2012: Three years before same-sex marriage became legal in all 50 states, Apple releases emojis depicting same-sex couples holding hands in its iOS 6 upgrade.</li>\r\n \t<li>2015: Responding to user feedback regarding emoji’s “white guy as default” bias, Unicode begins to diversify its offerings. Updates include support for five skin tones, expanded representation for LGBTQ couples, and emojis depicting women as doctors, scientists, and other professionals. Unicode also begins to fill additional culture gaps at this time, adding flags and food items that recognize the diversity of emoji users worldwide.</li>\r\n \t<li>2015: Just two years after the word “emoji” was added to the dictionary, “Face with Tears of Joy” — or the laugh-cry emoji — wins Oxford Dictionary's 2015 Word of the Year. The same emoji was later reported to be the most used in the world.</li>\r\n \t<li>2016: Apple responds to growing despair over gun violence by redesigning its revolver emoji as a bright green water gun. Google, Microsoft, Samsung, Facebook, and Twitter will follow suit over the next two years.</li>\r\n \t<li>2017: New York’s Museum of Modern Art acquires Shigetaka Kurita’s original set of 176 emojis for its permanent collection, a nod to the lasting cultural impact of his creation.</li>\r\n \t<li>2017: Sony releases <em>The Emoji Movie</em>. While largely considered a critical flop, the picture — which cost $50 million to produce — grosses $217.8 million at the box office.</li>\r\n \t<li>2019: The first documentary telling the story of emoji, <em>Picture Character</em>, debuts at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. (The film has since been retitled <em>The Emoji Story</em>.)</li>\r\n \t<li>2020: In recognition of the trans community, Unicode 13.0 includes the trans flag, a non-binary Santa Claus, and “woman with a beard,” emoji, among others.</li>\r\n \t<li>2021: Unicode 14.0 introduces 112 new emojis, for a total 3,633 since they first premiered in Unicode 6.0 (as of September 2021).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWhile purists may never accept emoji as a language unto itself, its evolution over time shows that it’s earned the title. Not only does it allow us to communicate with people around the globe, its growing number of icons reflect change and evolution in our cultural attitudes and expectations. In that way, emoji is more than a language: It’s a time capsule.","blurb":"","authors":[{"authorId":34739,"name":"Stephanie Georgopulos","slug":"stephanie-georgopulos","description":"Stephanie Georgopulos is a writer, editor, and consultant based in Los Angeles, CA.","hasArticle":false,"_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/authors/34739"}}],"primaryCategoryTaxonomy":{"categoryId":34382,"title":"General Cell Phones","slug":"general-cell-phones","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/34382"}},"secondaryCategoryTaxonomy":{"categoryId":0,"title":null,"slug":null,"_links":null},"tertiaryCategoryTaxonomy":{"categoryId":0,"title":null,"slug":null,"_links":null},"trendingArticles":null,"inThisArticle":[{"label":"The prequel: emoticons","target":"#tab1"},{"label":"The first emojis","target":"#tab2"},{"label":"The spread and standardization of emojis","target":"#tab3"},{"label":"Total emoji takeover","target":"#tab4"}],"relatedArticles":{"fromBook":[],"fromCategory":[{"articleId":141166,"title":"How to Take the Perfect Selfie","slug":"how-to-take-the-perfect-selfie","categoryList":["technology","electronics","cell-phones","general-cell-phones"],"_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/articles/141166"}}]},"hasRelatedBookFromSearch":false,"relatedBook":{"bookId":0,"slug":null,"isbn":null,"categoryList":null,"amazon":null,"image":null,"title":null,"testBankPinActivationLink":null,"bookOutOfPrint":false,"authorsInfo":null,"authors":null,"_links":null},"collections":[],"articleAds":{"footerAd":"<div class=\"du-ad-region row\" id=\"article_page_adhesion_ad\"><div class=\"du-ad-unit col-md-12\" data-slot-id=\"article_page_adhesion_ad\" data-refreshed=\"false\" \r\n data-target = \"[{&quot;key&quot;:&quot;cat&quot;,&quot;values&quot;:[&quot;technology&quot;,&quot;electronics&quot;,&quot;cell-phones&quot;,&quot;general-cell-phones&quot;]},{&quot;key&quot;:&quot;isbn&quot;,&quot;values&quot;:[null]}]\" id=\"du-slot-63221b40b68c7\"></div></div>","rightAd":"<div class=\"du-ad-region row\" id=\"article_page_right_ad\"><div class=\"du-ad-unit col-md-12\" data-slot-id=\"article_page_right_ad\" data-refreshed=\"false\" \r\n data-target = \"[{&quot;key&quot;:&quot;cat&quot;,&quot;values&quot;:[&quot;technology&quot;,&quot;electronics&quot;,&quot;cell-phones&quot;,&quot;general-cell-phones&quot;]},{&quot;key&quot;:&quot;isbn&quot;,&quot;values&quot;:[null]}]\" id=\"du-slot-63221b40b72a8\"></div></div>"},"articleType":{"articleType":"Articles","articleList":null,"content":null,"videoInfo":{"videoId":null,"name":null,"accountId":null,"playerId":null,"thumbnailUrl":null,"description":null,"uploadDate":null}},"sponsorship":{"sponsorshipPage":false,"backgroundImage":{"src":null,"width":0,"height":0},"brandingLine":"","brandingLink":"","brandingLogo":{"src":null,"width":0,"height":0},"sponsorAd":"","sponsorEbookTitle":"","sponsorEbookLink":"","sponsorEbookImage":{"src":null,"width":0,"height":0}},"primaryLearningPath":"Explore","lifeExpectancy":"One year","lifeExpectancySetFrom":"2022-06-24T00:00:00+00:00","dummiesForKids":"no","sponsoredContent":"no","adInfo":"","adPairKey":[]},"status":"publish","visibility":"public","articleId":294115},{"headers":{"creationTime":"2019-08-26T18:51:11+00:00","modifiedTime":"2022-03-28T18:39:13+00:00","timestamp":"2022-09-14T18:19:32+00:00"},"data":{"breadcrumbs":[{"name":"Technology","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33512"},"slug":"technology","categoryId":33512},{"name":"Electronics","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33543"},"slug":"electronics","categoryId":33543},{"name":"Cell Phones","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33544"},"slug":"cell-phones","categoryId":33544},{"name":"Samsung Galaxy","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33548"},"slug":"samsung-galaxy","categoryId":33548}],"title":"Samsung Galaxy S10 For Dummies Cheat Sheet","strippedTitle":"samsung galaxy s10 for dummies cheat sheet","slug":"samsung-galaxy-s10-for-dummies-cheat-sheet","canonicalUrl":"","seo":{"metaDescription":"Keep this Cheat Sheet as a handy guide to navigating the Samsung Galaxy S10, including texting, taking photos, and much more.","noIndex":0,"noFollow":0},"content":"Your Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphone allows you to do many of the same things as previous versions of the Galaxy. You can change the font size for texting conversations and take selfies. You can also access Galaxy applications while you’re talking on the S10. Use this Cheat Sheet as a handy reference for some of its popular functions.","description":"Your Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphone allows you to do many of the same things as previous versions of the Galaxy. You can change the font size for texting conversations and take selfies. You can also access Galaxy applications while you’re talking on the S10. Use this Cheat Sheet as a handy reference for some of its popular functions.","blurb":"","authors":[{"authorId":9094,"name":"Bill Hughes","slug":"bill-hughes","description":" <p><b>Bill Hughes</b> is an experienced marketing strategy executive with more than two decades of experience in sales, strategic marketing, and business development roles at leading corporations. He graduated with honors with an MBA degree from the Kellogg School of Management. 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(A selfie is simply a picture you take of yourself using your phone’s front-facing camera.)</p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-263538\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/selfies-s10.jpg\" alt=\"group selfie on the beach\" width=\"535\" height=\"350\" /></p>\n"},{"title":"How to access apps during calls","thumb":null,"image":null,"content":"<p>Accessing information while on a call is easy enough on your Samsung Galaxy S10. When the call is in full screen mode, you can tap a number of icons. When you need to contact information stored in your contact database, you simply swipe the screen to the left and tap on the Contacts icon. Your Contacts app open, and all the information you have is right there.</p>\n<p class=\"article-tips remember\">Likewise, if your friend Jim insists that there is no indication that Humpty Dumpty was an egg, you can bring up your favorite search engine to check whether Jim is correct.</p>\n<p class=\"article-tips tip\">In addition to Contacts or the internet, you can quickly get to your email, texts, calendar, or a memo pad.</p>\n"},{"title":"How to change the texting font size","thumb":null,"image":null,"content":"<p>On your Samsung Galaxy S10, you may find the fonts in your texting conversation to be too small. A font that’s too small makes texts hard to read.</p>\n<p>On the other hand, you may find the fonts in your texting conversation on your Samsung Galaxy S10 to be too big. Big fonts cause you to miss earlier comments.</p>\n<p class=\"article-tips tip\">You can dive into the Settings and dig around to manage the font sizes. 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iPhones iPhone For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 12-22-2022

Your iPhone can be so much more than a communication tool to talk into. Aside from making calls and creating your contacts, you should make yourself familiar with the many options available on the iPhone touchscreen. You'll also want to be able to handle troubleshooting when your Apple device acts strangely or stops working. When you need a bit of levity, check out our 10 ways to have fun with Siri. And finally, if you have an iPhone with Face ID, you’ll discover Face ID–specific tips for creating animoji and putting your iPhone into recovery mode.

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iPhones How to Choose the Right iPhone 14 for You

Article / Updated 12-22-2022

A variety of iPhone models are on the market; it can be daunting when trying to decide which one you want to purchase. In this article, I focus on Apple’s newest models, the iPhone 14 series. If you’d like to explore others, Apple has a great tool on its website for making comparisons. The sizes of the latest iPhone 14 models vary: iPhone 14 measures 2.82" by 5.78" (6.1" diagonally) with a depth of .31 inch (smaller of the phones on the left in the image below). iPhone 14 Plus measures 3.07" by 6.33" (6.7" diagonally) with a depth of .31 inch (larger of the phones on the left in the image below). iPhone 14 Pro measures 2.81" by 5.81" (6.1" diagonally) with a depth of .31 inch (smaller of the phones on the right in the image below). iPhone 14 Pro Max measures 3.05" by 6.33" (6.7" diagonally) with a depth of .31 inch (larger of the phones on the right in the image below). You can get iPhone 14 and 14 Plus in starlight, midnight, blue, purple, and a beautiful product red version. iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max come in gold, silver, space black, and a great-looking deep purple. Why the iPhone 14 is worth buying Not sure whether to get an iPhone 14 model? Here are a few more key differences: All iPhone 14 models include upgraded batteries. You get up to 20 hours of video playback for iPhone 14, up to 23 hours for 14 Pro, 26 hours for 14 Plus, and a whopping 29 hours for 14 Pro Max. iPhone 14 models use eSIMs instead of physical SIMs. A SIM stores important information about your phone and your cellular provider network. Physical SIMs can be moved from phone to phone, but eSIMs are permanently built-in. All models received camera upgrades. iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max have triple rear-facing cameras, providing amazing optical zoom, portrait mode, and other features. The 14 and 14 Plus have dual rear-facing cameras. Screen resolution. The higher the resolution the better, especially for larger screens since you need to pack more pixels (the tiny dots of color that make up the images) into a larger space. The iPhone 14 offers 2532 x 1170 resolution; 14 Plus provides 2778 x 1284 resolution; 14 Pro boasts 2556 x 1179; and 14 Pro Max provides a stunning 2796 x 1290. The table below gives you a quick comparison of the iPhone SE (third generation), 12, 13, 13 mini, 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, and 14 Pro Max (models currently sold by Apple). All costs are as of the time this book was written. (Some carriers may introduce non-contract terms.) iPhone Model Comparison Model Storage Cost (may vary by carrier) Carriers SE (third generation) 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB From $429 AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile 12 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB From $599 AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile 13 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB From $699 AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile 13 mini 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB From $599 AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile 14 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB From $799 AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile 14 Plus 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB From $899 AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile 14 Pro 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB From $999 AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile 14 Pro Max 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB From $1,099 AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile Other differences between iPhone models come primarily from the current operating system, iOS 16. One exciting pricing option is the iPhone Upgrade Program. You choose your carrier, get an unlocked phone so you can change carriers, and receive Apple Care+ to cover you in case your phone has problems, all starting at a cost of $39.50 a month (depending on the iPhone model you select). The price does not include data usage from your carrier. Decide How Much Storage Is Enough Storage is a measure of how much information — for example, movies, photos, and software applications (apps) — you can store on a computing device. Storage can also affect your iPhone’s performance when handling such tasks as streaming favorite TV shows from the web or downloading music. Streaming refers to playing video or music content from the web (or from other devices) rather than playing a file stored on your iPhone. You can enjoy a lot of material online without ever downloading its full content to your phone — and given that the most storage-endowed iPhone model has a relatively small amount of storage, streaming is a good idea. Your storage options with an iPhone 14 or 14 Plus are 128, 256, and 512 gigabytes (GB), while 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max have 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB (terabyte, which is 1000GB). You must choose the right amount of storage because you can’t open the unit and add more, as you usually can with a desktop computer. However, Apple has thoughtfully provided iCloud, a service you can use to back up content to the internet. How much storage is enough for your iPhone? Here are some guidelines: If you simply want to check email, browse the web, and keep your calendar up to date, and you enjoy communicating via voice, video, and instant messaging, 128GB likely is plenty. For most people who manage a reasonable number of photos, download some music, and watch heavy-duty media such as movies online, 256GB may be sufficient. But if you might take things up a notch regarding media consumption and creation in the future (such as the newest grandchild being on the way soon), you should seriously consider 512GB. If you like lots of media, such as movies or TV shows, you might need 512GB or 1TB. For example, shooting 4K video at 60 frames per second will take roughly 1GB of storage space for every two and a half minutes of footage. If you shoot a lot of video, 1TB of storage might be more appealing. Do you know how big a gigabyte (GB) is? Consider this: Just about any computer you buy today comes with a minimum of 256GB of storage. Computers have to tackle larger tasks than iPhones, so that number makes sense. The iPhone, which uses a technology called flash storage for storing data, is meant (to a great extent) to help you experience online media and email; it doesn’t have to store much since it pulls lots of content from the internet. In the world of storage, 64GB for any kind of storage is puny if you keep lots of content (such as audio, video, and photos) on the device. What’s the price for larger storage? iPhone 14, a 128GB unit costs $799, 256GB is $899, and 512GB will set you back $1,099. iPhone 14 Plus with 128GB goes for $899, 256GB at $899, and 512GB for $1,199. iPhone 14 Pro with 128GB is $999, 256GB is $1,099, 512GB goes for $1,299, and the model tops out at $1,499 for 1TB. Not to be outdone, iPhone 14 Pro Max is the priciest: $1,099 for 128GB, $1,199 for 256GB, $1,399 for 512GB, and $1,599 for 1TB. Note that prices may vary by carrier and where you buy your phone.

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iPhones Discover iPhone 14 Models and iOS 16

Article / Updated 12-22-2022

Apple’s iPhone gets its features from a combination of hardware and its software operating system, which is called iOS (short for iPhone operating system). The most current version of the operating system, as of December 2022, is iOS 16. It’s helpful to understand which new features the latest models and iOS 16 bring to the table. Features of the latest models Apple’s latest additions to the iPhone family are the iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, and 14 Pro Max. Like their predecessors, they're highly advanced smartphones that leave competitors in the dust. Following, are some of the key features of the latest iPhone models. A15 and A16 Bionic chips The iPhone 14 and 14 Plus models include the A15 chip, while the 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max receive the latest and greatest, the A16. The truly innovative tech in these models demands processors that can handle some heavy lifting while still being able to answer calls and retrieve email, and the A15 and A16 are both more than capable. Dynamic Island (14 Pro and Pro Max models only) No, this isn’t the latest reality show craze, but rather a long-awaited innovation. iPhone models of late have sported a notch at the top of their screens where sensors, cameras, and other hardware reside. Dynamic Island is a seamless pairing of hardware and software that effectively makes that area come alive with information for you, making it an upgraded notch with a twist, if you will. The notch appears to expand or contract, depending on the notifications, alerts, and other activities its currently tasked with. I hope this great update will find its way into other iPhone models moving forward. Emergency SOS via Satellite and Crash Detection Apple has incorporated these two critically important new safety features into the iPhone 14 lineup. Emergency SOS via Satellite helps you reach emergency responders when you’re outside traditional cell or Wi-Fi service. Crash Detection utilizes new gyroscope and accelerometer tech in the latest models to detect when you’ve been in an automobile crash and will cause your iPhone to alert emergency services automatically. Both features are something you never want to need but are thankful to have. Splash, water, and dust resistance Your new iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, or 14 Pro Max is resistant to damage caused by water splashing onto it or from dust collecting in it. Now, you don’t want to take your iPhone 14 model deep-sea diving, but it’s likely to survive submersion in about six meters of water for up to 30 minutes. In other words, if your iPhone 14 model gets wet, it’s much more likely to survive the ordeal than older iPhone iterations, but it still isn't something you’d like to see happen to your expensive investment. You might consider acquiring AppleCare+, which is Apple’s extended warranty, currently priced at $149 (iPhone 14), $179 (14 Plus), or $199 (iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max) per year. Monthly plans are also available. AppleCare+ covers unlimited incidents of accidental damage (but you will be charged minimal fees, based on the nature of the repair), which could more than cover the cost of repairing your iPhone without it. You can also get AppleCare+ with theft and loss coverage for an additional $70 (all four models). Ceramic Shield The toughness and durability of Apple’s screens just keeps getting better. Ceramic Shield was developed by Apple and Corning, and according to them, it’s the toughest screen ever for a smartphone, making it four times more likely than other smartphones to survive a drop unscathed. Don’t think your iPhone is unbreakable. Cases are still a good — no, make that a great — idea. As mentioned, Apple has a line of cases that not only protect your iPhone but also allow for wireless MagSafe and Qi charging. (Qi is an industry-standard wireless charging technology used by Apple and most smartphone manufacturers.) Features of iOS 16 Any iPhone model from the iPhone 8 and newer (including the SE second generation, and all 11, 12, 13, and 14 models) can use most features of iOS 16 if you update the operating system. This update to the operating system adds many features, including (but definitely not limited to) the following. All-new lock screen: Apple’s taken a fresh approach to the lock screen, allowing you to customize it to your heart’s content. You can create lock screens for every occasion, switch between them in a snap, and include items like widgets, live activities, weather, and more. Focus: Think of Focus as an extension of the Do Not Disturb feature. You can customize a focus to filter notifications based on what you’re doing at the moment. iOS 16 introduces new features like focus schedules, focus filters (imagine one for work and one for personal), and allow and silence lists for apps and contacts. Photos: Photos in iOS 16 includes the new iCloud Shared Photo Library feature, which allows you to create a library of photos that you can share with others via iCloud. Other participants may also collaborate by adding their own photos to the library, providing a more complete memory experience for all. Everyone can also edit, delete, caption, and mark as a favorite any photo in the library. Messages: The latest iteration of Messages finally allows you to select multiple messages at once (for example, if you want to delete several at one time), mark read messages as unread, edit messages you’ve already sent (up to 15 minutes after), and more. This is a nice upgrade, IMO. Safari: Tab groups, a welcome new feature in iOS 15, allow you to group your open web pages any way you like. iOS 16 takes the feature a step further by allowing you to share tab groups and create pinned tabs in tab groups. It also introduces Passkeys, a new and more secure way to authenticate yourself on websites that require a password. Maps: Maps now allows you to add multiple stops along your route. The new Transit Fares feature helps you calculate fares and other fees so you can better prepare for trip costs. Health app: You can now use Health to track your medications, discover potential interaction issues, add medications by scanning the label on bottles, get reminders when it’s time to take medications, and more. These are but a few of the improvements made to the latest version of iOS. I suggest visiting Apple's iOS 16 web page to find out more. Don’t need all the built-in apps? You can remove them from your Home screen. When you remove a built-in app from your Home screen, you aren't deleting it — you’re hiding it. (Note that built-in apps take up very little of your iPhone’s storage space.) If you change your mind, you can easily add them back to your Home screen by searching for them in the App Store and tapping the Get button, or by retrieving them from the App Library. How you recover them depends on the app; some allow you to hide them while others only let you relegate them to the App Library.

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Androids Android Smartphones For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 11-17-2022

One of the best things about your Android smartphone is that it is, well, yours. Android gives you a number of ways to customize not only the look and feel of your phone, but also the way it works for you. From adding widgets to your home screen, disabling notifications from apps of your choosing, and setting tap and zoom accessibility settings, you can add a little personality to your Android smartphone and turn it into a unique device for a truly unique user experience.

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iPhones iPhone For Seniors For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 11-14-2022

This cheat sheet gives you a rundown of some of the most useful features and apps so you can find what you need to customize your iPhone’s behavior. See how to get the most out of Siri (your iPhone’s virtual assistant), review some favorite apps for news and weather, and discover several of the most popular apps for multimedia.

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Samsung Galaxy Your Video Options on the Samsung Galaxy S10

Article / Updated 07-28-2022

The Play Music app allows you to play music files on your Samsung Galaxy S10. Similarly, you use the Video Player app to play video options. The Video Player is in your Application list and might even be on your home page. In most ways, playing videos is the same as playing audio with some exceptions: Many people prefer to buy music, but renting is more typical for videos. Video files are usually, but not always, larger. Otherwise, as with music files, you can acquire videos for your phone from an online video store — and you need to have an account and pay for the use. In addition, you can download video files to your phone, and the Video Player will play them like a DVD player. There is a great selection of videos on the Google Play Store and Amazon Prime Video. Each of these has great video selections that you can rent or buy. The following figure shows the Home screens for the Google Play Store and Amazon Prime Video. Using the three screens If you have a subscription to Amazon Video, I hereby grant you permission to watch any and all of the Amazon Video options on your Galaxy S10 (once you sign in and comply with all the terms and conditions set forth by Amazon). Once you install the Amazon Prime Video app from the Play Store, sign in with the email and password associated with your account, and all the content is there for you to stream. It is that simple. If you don’t believe me, give it a try. If you take a look at the Amazon Prime Video home page on the Internet, seen in the following figure, it shows your options for access to the content to which you subscribe. The original term for this was called serving the three screens. Three screens referred to in the strategy included your television at home, your PC or laptop, and your smartphone. The idea is that you get one subscription and have access to the same content and, importantly, can pick up where you left off. So, if you’re watching a video on your television, you can pick up where you left off on your smartphone. Amazon Prime Video is taking this one step further to ensure as many of its subscribers as possible have access. If you have a Smart TV that has an Internet connection, the chances are that Amazon Prime Video will run on the TV. If you have an old and/or a dumb TV, you can get Amazon through streaming media players, game consoles, set-top boxes, or Blu-ray players. Amazon is not the only organization to do this. Many cable companies offer this kind of solution, as do many of the video subscription services. The mainstream video services compete with having a broad range within their libraries that seek to appeal to as many customers as possible. Keep in mind that there are specialty video providers that offer curated videos for their subscribers. For example, TeacherTube is a site dedicated to K-12 education, as seen in the following figure. If we continue down this path further, there are a great number of options for online education. Many of these sites do not consider themselves to be video aggregators, but that’s exactly what happens when they take recorded lectures and provide them to students. The best-known online education service is the University of Phoenix. There are dozens more online universities. Education is just one curated video service. Others exist for videos of Bollywood movies, British sitcoms, Portuguese game shows, and many other art forms. How to view your own videos You can watch any video you’ve shot on your phone. From the Google Play application, scroll over to the Personal Video section. Your phone can show the following video formats: MPEG-4, WMV, AVI/DivX, MKV, and FLV. To play your video, simply tap the name of the file. The app begins showing the video in landscape orientation. The controls that pop up when you tap the screen are similar to the controls of a DVD player. The reality of virtual reality Video games can be immersive, and a good movie can really suck you into its reality. The idea of virtual reality is to take this one step further. The basic idea behind virtual reality is to create a simulated world by having you wear a pair of goggles and presenting images that change the screen based upon movements of your head and body. We can explore the concept by taking it in steps. At the most basic level, you can use your phone with a pair of virtual reality goggles. Samsung is offering virtual reality goggles that are designed to work with your Galaxy S10. What you do is insert your Galaxy S10 into the goggles. Then you use the little remote next to the goggles to navigate to the application. The remote is very convenient because, without it, the only way to communicate with the screen is by turning your head to commands and then holding it there for a few seconds. That little device allows you to navigate the screen while the phone is inserted in the goggles. What happens is that your field of view is entirely taken up by the screen of your Galaxy S10. Imagine the most basic scenario, where the camera on the back of your phone shows you what is in front of you. This kind of experience is more or less comparable to using a pair of eyeglasses. When you walk forward, things come closer. When you look down, you see the floor. When you turn your head to the right or the left, you see things that were not in your range of vision. So far, this is not very interesting. So, let’s take it up a level. Now let’s let your phone and all its processing capacity and intelligence tell you what you’re looking at. You turn your head, and you see a picture. Presto chango, you see a little pop-up next to the picture that tells you that this is a print of Edward Hopper’s The Nighthawks. You look out the window, and a pop-up appears with current weather conditions and a forecast for today. Now you take your virtual reality goggles to the grocery store. As you get your cart, a familiar face comes up and starts talking. For the life of you, you cannot remember who this person is or how you know him. In just a moment, the face recognition system recognizes this person, and a pop-up identifies that this person is your old neighbor Bif Wellington. After chatting, you walk the store aisles looking for deals. You get a pop-up letting you know when this grocery is giving you a good deal on Honeycrisp apples, or if you can get them cheaper at the other store. This capability is called augmented reality. Let’s take it up another notch. Imagine a world where, instead of seeing a slightly modified version of your reality, you are transported to a beach. You can look around and see palm trees and jungles behind you. Why stay earthbound? You are virtually transported to the space around Mars. As you look around, it is as if you are there on Mars. The following figure looks like two images of the same planet. When your phone is inserted in the goggles, you get a 3-D image of the planet. You can also look around and navigate throughout the solar system. Trust me, this is a lot more convenient than space travel. Why stay in the mainstream opinion of what is reality? Now we can all have an “Alice through the Looking Glass” experience. You can grow and shrink and see all kinds of unusual visions which are limited by your imagination. There are some very, very cool demonstrations that leverage the capabilities of your phone. The Samsung offering comes at a great price compared to some of the other options out there. For that matter, you may have received the Samsung virtual reality goggles for free for preordering your phone. There are additional VR applications and content in the Play Store. This is a rapidly changing area of the Play Store where new content is constantly being added. Be sure to check the Play Store regularly. This should make your friends who own iPhone technology suitably jealous. What needs to happen is further application development to really take us to where this technology can go. Some of us unfortunately have the unpleasant experience of what is called virtual-reality sickness. This is similar, but not identical, to seasickness and car sickness. The most common symptoms are nausea and headaches. If this happens to you, some of the medicines that help seasickness may help you avoid this unpleasant sensation. Some say it also helps to be seated when using virtual reality. Plus, symptoms tend to diminish over time as your brain gets used to this experience. If the symptoms are too severe, virtual reality may just not be for you.

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General Cell Phones How We Came to Speak Emoji

Article / Updated 06-24-2022

These days, it’s all but impossible to deny the cultural sway of emojis. The beloved pictographs have accomplished quite a lot, from winning Oxford Dictionary’s 2015 Word of the Year to starring in their own feature film. Emojis even have their own day of appreciation: July 17 (the date immortalized by the calendar emoji in iOS). To celebrate, let’s look back at how emojis found a permanent place in our hearts, minds, and texts. The prequel: emoticons Before emojis could run, emoticons had to walk. Emoticons rose in popularity during the chatroom boom of the 1990s, allowing early Internet users to add emotional context and tone to their words. Common emoticons included :) for happy and :( for sad, :o for shock and :p for teasing, ;) for wink and :* for a smooch. Variations on eyeballs, such as =) or 8) — and the optional addition of noses — :o) or :^), provided an extended range of self-expression. Though emoticons were quite popular online at this time, there were few opportunities and little incentive to use them in other contexts. The first emojis The emojis we know and love today have their roots in Japan (emoji is Japanese for “picture character”). They were created by artist Shigetaka Kurita, who was on the development team for an early mobile Internet platform created by the leading mobile carrier at the time, DoCoMo. Kurita’s first batch of emojis was released in 1999 and consisted of 176 pictographs, which were meant to convey information more so than mood. There were symbols pertaining to weather, traffic conditions, locations like hospitals and gas stations, and even the 12 zodiac signs. The spread and standardization of emojis The popularity of emojis in Japan eventually caught the attention of DoCoMo’s Japanese competitors, as well as international companies, like Apple and Google. These companies saw opportunity in the new picto-language, but there was a problem: If developers each created their own emojis in a vacuum, the pictures wouldn’t translate from carrier to carrier. That’s because computers rely on numerical code to find and display emojis on our screens. So, if one carrier assigns code #123 to “smiley face,” but another carrier assigns #123 to, say, “dolphin,” emojis would create more communication problems than solutions. In 2007, Google petitioned the Unicode Consortium — the body responsible for the international standardization of computer code for text — to recognize emoji as a language. This would ensure that the numerical code for “smiley face” was consistent across carriers, developers, servers, and countries. Apple quickly joined Google’s cause, and the two became collaborators in advocating for an international emoji “alphabet.” While Unicode had previously considered emoji out of scope for its organization, its popularity in Japan convinced them to reverse course and, in 2009, they began the process of identifying a standard set of emojis. The joint effort, involving representatives from Japan, Europe, and the U.S., resulted in a standardized set of almost 1,000 emoji, which debuted in Unicode 6.0 in October 2010. Total emoji takeover Over the following decade, Apple and Android would release emoji keyboards that catapulted their use across the world, Unicode continued to refine specifications and grow their emoji lexicon, and a new language would come to define and reflect culture as we know it. Highlights include: 2012: Three years before same-sex marriage became legal in all 50 states, Apple releases emojis depicting same-sex couples holding hands in its iOS 6 upgrade. 2015: Responding to user feedback regarding emoji’s “white guy as default” bias, Unicode begins to diversify its offerings. Updates include support for five skin tones, expanded representation for LGBTQ couples, and emojis depicting women as doctors, scientists, and other professionals. Unicode also begins to fill additional culture gaps at this time, adding flags and food items that recognize the diversity of emoji users worldwide. 2015: Just two years after the word “emoji” was added to the dictionary, “Face with Tears of Joy” — or the laugh-cry emoji — wins Oxford Dictionary's 2015 Word of the Year. The same emoji was later reported to be the most used in the world. 2016: Apple responds to growing despair over gun violence by redesigning its revolver emoji as a bright green water gun. Google, Microsoft, Samsung, Facebook, and Twitter will follow suit over the next two years. 2017: New York’s Museum of Modern Art acquires Shigetaka Kurita’s original set of 176 emojis for its permanent collection, a nod to the lasting cultural impact of his creation. 2017: Sony releases The Emoji Movie. While largely considered a critical flop, the picture — which cost $50 million to produce — grosses $217.8 million at the box office. 2019: The first documentary telling the story of emoji, Picture Character, debuts at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. (The film has since been retitled The Emoji Story.) 2020: In recognition of the trans community, Unicode 13.0 includes the trans flag, a non-binary Santa Claus, and “woman with a beard,” emoji, among others. 2021: Unicode 14.0 introduces 112 new emojis, for a total 3,633 since they first premiered in Unicode 6.0 (as of September 2021). While purists may never accept emoji as a language unto itself, its evolution over time shows that it’s earned the title. Not only does it allow us to communicate with people around the globe, its growing number of icons reflect change and evolution in our cultural attitudes and expectations. In that way, emoji is more than a language: It’s a time capsule.

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Samsung Galaxy Samsung Galaxy S10 For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 03-28-2022

Your Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphone allows you to do many of the same things as previous versions of the Galaxy. You can change the font size for texting conversations and take selfies. You can also access Galaxy applications while you’re talking on the S10. Use this Cheat Sheet as a handy reference for some of its popular functions.

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Samsung Galaxy Samsung Galaxy S22 For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 03-28-2022

Your Samsung Galaxy S22 smartphone allows you to do many of the same things as previous versions of the Galaxy. You can change the font size for texting conversations and take selfies. You can also access Galaxy applications while you’re talking on the S22. Navigating your Samsung Galaxy S22 doesn’t have to be difficult. This Cheat Sheet will help you remember some of the most popular functions.

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Samsung Galaxy Samsung Galaxy S20 For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 02-25-2022

Your Samsung Galaxy S20 smartphone allows you to do many of the same things as previous versions of the Galaxy. You can change the font size for texting conversations and take selfies. You can also access Galaxy applications while you’re talking on the S20. Navigating your Samsung Galaxy S20 doesn’t have to be difficult.

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