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These laws are straightforward, but when you&#8217;re trying to solve for one variable or another, it is easy to get them confused. The following table presents some common calculations using Ohm&#8217;s Law and Joule&#8217;s Law. In these calculations:</p>\n<p>V = voltage (in volts)</p>\n<p>I = current (in amps)</p>\n<p>R = resistance (in ohms)</p>\n<p>P = power (in watts)</p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<th>Unknown Value</th>\n<th>Formula</th>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Voltage</td>\n<td>V = I x R</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Current</td>\n<td>I = V/R</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Resistance</td>\n<td>R = V/I</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Power</td>\n<td>P = V x I or P = V<sup>2</sup>/R or P = I<sup>2</sup>R</td>\n</tr>\n</table>\n<h2>Equivalent resistance and capacitance formulas</h2>\n<p>Electronic circuits may contain resistors or capacitors in series, parallel, or a combination. You can determine the equivalent value of resistance or capacitance using the following formulas:</p>\n<p>Resistors in series:</p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/482733.image0.png\" height=\"25\" alt=\"image0.png\" width=\"186\"/></p>\n<p>Resistors in parallel:</p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/482734.image1.png\" height=\"61\" alt=\"image1.png\" width=\"200\"/></p>\n<p>or</p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/482735.image2.png\" height=\"46\" alt=\"image2.png\" width=\"200\"/></p>\n<p>Capacitors in series:</p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/482736.image3.png\" height=\"61\" alt=\"image3.png\" width=\"188\"/></p>\n<p>or</p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/482737.image4.png\" height=\"44\" alt=\"image4.png\" width=\"188\"/></p>\n<p>Capacitors in parallel:</p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/482738.image5.png\" height=\"22\" alt=\"image5.png\" width=\"186\"/></p>\n<h2>Kirchhoff&#8217;s Current and Voltage Laws</h2>\n<p>Kirchhoff&#8217;s Circuit Laws are commonly used to analyze what&#8217;s going on in a closed loop circuit. Based on the principle of conservation of energy, Kirchhoff&#8217;s Current Law (KCL) states that, at any <i>node</i> (junction) in an electrical circuit, the sum of currents flowing into that node is equal to the sum of currents flowing out of that node, and Kirchhoff&#8217;s Voltage Law (KVL) states that the sum of all voltage drops around a circuit loop equals zero.</p>\n<p>For the circuit shown, Kirchhoff&#8217;s Laws tells you the following:</p>\n<p>KCL: I = I<sub>1</sub> + I<sub>2</sub><b><sub></sub></b></p>\n<p>KVL: V<sub>battery</sub> &#8211; V<sub>R</sub> &#8211; V<sub>LED</sub> = 0, <i>or</i><i> </i>V<sub>battery</sub> = V<sub>R</sub> + V<sub>LED</sub></p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/482739.image6.jpg\" height=\"127\" alt=\"image6.jpg\" width=\"267\"/></p>\n<h2>Calculating the RC time constant</h2>\n<p>In a resistor-capacitor (RC) circuit, it takes a certain amount of time for the capacitor to charge up to the supply voltage, and then, once fully charged, to discharge down to 0 volts.</p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/482740.image7.jpg\" height=\"140\" alt=\"image7.jpg\" width=\"268\"/></p>\n<p>Circuit designers use RC networks to produce simple timers and oscillators because the charge time is predictable and depends on the values of the resistor and the capacitor. If you multiply <i>R </i>(in ohms) by <i>C</i> (in farads), you get what is known as the <i>RC time constant</i> of your RC circuit, symbolized by T:</p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/482741.image8.png\" height=\"16\" alt=\"image8.png\" width=\"156\"/></p>\n<p>A capacitor charges and discharges almost completely after five times its RC time constant, or 5<i>RC</i>. After the equivalent of one time constant has passed, a discharged capacitor will charge to roughly two-thirds its capacity, and a charged capacitor will discharge nearly two-thirds of the way.</p>\n"},{"title":"Electronics: Reading Resistor and Capacitor Codes","thumb":null,"image":null,"content":"<p>Electronics can sometimes be difficult to decipher. By decoding the colorful stripes sported by many resistors and the alphanumeric markings that appear on certain types of capacitors, you can determine the nominal value and tolerance of the specific component.</p>\n<h2>Resistor color codes</h2>\n<p>Many resistor casings contain color bands that represent the nominal resistance value and tolerance of the resistor. You translate the color and position of each band into digits, multipliers, and percentages.</p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/482743.image0.jpg\" height=\"88\" alt=\"image0.jpg\" width=\"267\"/></p>\n<p>The table that follows outlines the meaning of the resistor color bands.</p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<th>Color</th>\n<th>1st Digit</th>\n<th>2nd Digit</th>\n<th>Multiplier</th>\n<th>Tolerance</th>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Black</td>\n<td>0</td>\n<td>0</td>\n<td>x1</td>\n<td>&plusmn;20%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Brown</td>\n<td>1</td>\n<td>1</td>\n<td>x10</td>\n<td>&plusmn;1%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Red</td>\n<td>2</td>\n<td>2</td>\n<td>x100</td>\n<td>&plusmn;2%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Orange</td>\n<td>3</td>\n<td>3</td>\n<td>x1,000</td>\n<td>&plusmn;3%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Yellow</td>\n<td>4</td>\n<td>4</td>\n<td>x10,000</td>\n<td>&plusmn;4%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Green</td>\n<td>5</td>\n<td>5</td>\n<td>x100,000</td>\n<td>n/a</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Blue</td>\n<td>6</td>\n<td>6</td>\n<td>x1,000,000</td>\n<td>n/a</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Violet</td>\n<td>7</td>\n<td>7</td>\n<td>x10,000,000</td>\n<td>n/a</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gray</td>\n<td>8</td>\n<td>8</td>\n<td>x100,000,000</td>\n<td>n/a</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>White</td>\n<td>9</td>\n<td>9</td>\n<td>n/a</td>\n<td>n/a</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gold</td>\n<td>n/a</td>\n<td>n/a</td>\n<td>x0.1</td>\n<td>&plusmn;5%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Silver</td>\n<td>n/a</td>\n<td>n/a</td>\n<td>x0.01</td>\n<td>&plusmn;10%</td>\n</tr>\n</table>\n<h2>Capacitor value reference</h2>\n<p>In electronic circuits, the value of a capacitor can be determined by a two- or three-digit code that appears on its casing. The following table outlines values for some common capacitors.</p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<th>Marking</th>\n<th>Value</th>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><i>nn</i> (a number from 01 to 99) <i></i>or <i>nn</i>0</td>\n<td><i>nn</i> picofarads (pF)</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>101</td>\n<td>100 pF</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>102</td>\n<td>0.001 &micro;F</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>103</td>\n<td>0.01 &micro;F</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>104</td>\n<td>0.1 &micro;F</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>221</td>\n<td>220 pF</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>222</td>\n<td>0.0022 &micro;F</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>223</td>\n<td>0.022 &micro;F</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>224</td>\n<td>0.22 &micro;F</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>331</td>\n<td>330 pF</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>332</td>\n<td>0.0033 &micro;F</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>333</td>\n<td>0.033 &micro;F</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>334</td>\n<td>0.33 &micro;F</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>471</td>\n<td>470 pF</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>472</td>\n<td>0.0047 &micro;F</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>473</td>\n<td>0.047 &micro;F</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>474</td>\n<td>0.47 &micro;F</td>\n</tr>\n</table>\n<h2>Capacitor tolerance codes</h2>\n<p>In electronic circuits, the tolerance of capacitors can be determined by a code that appears on the casing. The code is a letter that often follows a three-digit number, for instance, the Z in 130Z. The following table outlines common tolerance values for capacitors. Note that the letters B, C, and D represent tolerances in absolute capacitance values, rather than percentages. These three letters are used on only very small (pF range) capacitors.</p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<th>Code</th>\n<th>Tolerance</th>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>B</td>\n<td>&plusmn; 0.1 pF</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>C</td>\n<td>&plusmn; 0.25 pF</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>D</td>\n<td>&plusmn; 0.5 pF</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>F</td>\n<td>&plusmn; 1%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>G</td>\n<td>&plusmn; 2%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>J</td>\n<td>&plusmn; 5%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>K</td>\n<td>&plusmn; 10%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>M</td>\n<td>&plusmn; 20%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Z</td>\n<td>+80%, &ndash;20%</td>\n</tr>\n</table>\n"},{"title":"Electronics: Integrated Circuit (IC) Pinouts","thumb":null,"image":null,"content":"<p>The pins on an IC chip provide connections to the tiny integrated circuits inside of your electronics. To determine which pin is which, you look down on the top of the IC for the <i>clocking mark,</i> which is usually a small notch in the packaging but might instead be a little dimple or a white or colored stripe. By convention, the pins on an IC are numbered counterclockwise, starting with the upper-left pin closest to the clocking mark. So, for example, with the clocking notch orienting the chip at the 12 o&#8217;clock position, the pins of a 14-pin IC are numbered 1 through 7 down the left side and 8 through 14 up the right side.</p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/482753.image0.jpg\" height=\"200\" alt=\"image0.jpg\" width=\"166\"/></p>\n"},{"title":"Electronics: 555 Timer as an Astable Multivibrator","thumb":null,"image":null,"content":"<p>The 555 can behave as an <i>astable</i><i> </i><i>multivibrator,</i> or <i>oscillator.</i> By connecting components to the chip in your electronics, you can configure the 555 to produce a continuous series of voltage pulses that automatically alternate between low (0 volts) and high (the positive supply voltage, V<sub>CC</sub>).</p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/482747.image0.jpg\" height=\"200\" alt=\"image0.jpg\" width=\"169\"/></p>\n<p>You can calculate the low and high timing intervals using the formulas that follow:</p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/482748.image1.png\" height=\"20\" alt=\"image1.png\" width=\"162\"/><br />\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/482749.image2.png\" height=\"22\" alt=\"image2.png\" width=\"216\"/></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":"Advance","lifeExpectancy":"Five years","lifeExpectancySetFrom":"2021-12-14T00:00:00+00:00","dummiesForKids":"no","sponsoredContent":"no","adInfo":"","adPairKey":[]},"status":"publish","visibility":"public","articleId":207483},{"headers":{"creationTime":"2021-10-22T14:06:49+00:00","modifiedTime":"2023-01-09T20:54:53+00:00","timestamp":"2023-01-09T21:01:03+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":"Wearables","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33568"},"slug":"wearables","categoryId":33568},{"name":"Apple Watches","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33569"},"slug":"apple-watches","categoryId":33569}],"title":"Apple Watch For Seniors For Dummies Cheat Sheet","strippedTitle":"apple watch for seniors for dummies cheat sheet","slug":"apple-watch-for-seniors-for-dummies-cheat-sheet","canonicalUrl":"","seo":{"metaDescription":"Keep your Apple Watch running smoothly and learn how to troubleshoot issues with this handy guide by your side.","noIndex":0,"noFollow":0},"content":"Apple Watches cost a pretty penny, especially if you have a Wi-Fi+Cellular model. 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Below are a few tips to consider. They can all help reduce the drain on your watch battery, and every bit of that precious juice is valuable when your battery is low and you can’t get to a charger for a while.</li>\n<li><strong>Keep watchOS updated. </strong>Something as simple as using the latest version of the watchOS software can help keep your battery working optimally. On your iPhone’s Watch app, go to General&#8211;&gt;Software Update to make sure you have the newest version.</li>\n<li><strong>Use Low Power  mode. </strong>When it gets to crunch time (that point when your battery is at or less than ten percent), Power Reserve mode will shut down every function of your Apple Watch other than timekeeping. 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Price might be a good indicator of the quality of charger you’re getting.</li>\n<li><strong>Don&#8217;t keep your Apple Watch connected to a computer that&#8217;s sleeping or turned off. </strong>If you’re charging your Apple Watch using your computer via USB, be sure the computer is on and plugged into its own charger. Not doing so could result in your Apple Watch battery draining unexpectedly.</li>\n</ul>\n<p class=\"article-tips tip\">While they do supply a charging cable, Apple does not provide power adapters with Apple Watch. You&#8217;ll need to use one from an Apple device you previously purchased, or you can order one from Apple. Most third-party adapters will work as well, but check with the manufacturer (if possible) before using one.</p>\n"},{"title":"What to do with an unresponsive Apple Watch","thumb":null,"image":null,"content":"<p>Sometimes your Apple Watch refuses to respond. Before you throw it through the window and run to the Apple Store, there are a few troubleshooting tips you can try. If your Apple Watch goes dead on you, do the following:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Charge the battery</strong>. The problem could be a power issue, so the first thing to do is plug the charger cable into a power adapter, plug the adapter into a wall outlet, connect the other end of the cable to your Apple Watch, and charge the battery.</li>\n<li><strong> Clean the display.</strong> If your display isn’t responsive to touch, be sure there’s no muck or grime on it. Use a clean lint-free cloth and, if you absolutely must, a lightly damp cloth to remove anything that may be stuck on. Do not use any chemicals to clean the display or you risk damaging it and voiding your warranty.</li>\n<li><strong>Allow your Apple Watch to cool down.</strong> If you operate or store your watch in temperatures higher than it was designed for, you could run into issues  such as diminished battery life, a dimmed display, or apps that simply won’t work. Apple Watch is not designed to be used in temps higher than 95 degrees Fahrenheit (25 degrees Celsius) or stored in temps above 113 degrees Fahrenheit (35 degrees Celsius).</li>\n<li><strong>Force restart the Apple Watch.</strong> When all else fails and you’re unable to restart your Apple Watch normally (by holding down the side button until the Power Off slider appears), you need to force it to restart. Press and hold down both the side button and the digital crown for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears on the display, and then release both buttons.\n<p>Don’t worry if you have to force your Apple Watch to restart; it doesn’t automatically mean that something is broken. Like their human counterparts, computers (and make no mistake, your Apple Watch is indeed a computer) can get the hiccups and need restarting (or, in our case, a glass of water and perhaps a good scare).</li>\n</ul>\n"},{"title":"Apple Support for Apple Watches","thumb":null,"image":null,"content":"<p>Every new Apple Watch comes with a year&#8217;s coverage for the hardware and 90 days&#8217; worth of free technical support. Apple is known for its helpful customer support, so I recommend that you try it if you&#8217;re stuck. Here are a few options you can explore for getting help:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Apple Store: </strong>Go to your local Apple Store (if one is nearby) to see what the folks there can suggest for your problem. It&#8217;s best to make an appointment to avoid long lines.</li>\n<li><strong>Apple&#8217;s support website: </strong>Visit <u><a href=\"https://support.apple.com/watch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Watch Support</a></u>. 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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<tbody>\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<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<tbody>\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<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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You also can choose the material and band style.","noIndex":0,"noFollow":0},"content":"Apple Watch comes in a few sizes and configurations. For Series 1, Series 2, and Series 3 watches, you have a choice of a screen that’s either 38 millimeters (about 1.5 inches) or 42 millimeters (roughly 1.65 inches).\r\n\r\nFor Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE (a less expensive model introduced in 2020), sizes measure 40 mm (1.57 inches) or 44 mm (1.73 inches), but the watches have narrower bezels (borders) than their predecessors.\r\n\r\nApple Watch Series 7 (2021) and Apple Watch Series 8 (2022), has two sizes: 41 mm (1.61 inches) and 45 mm (1.77 inches). These watches introduced thinner bezels than all Apple Watches to date; therefore, the watch face is virtually all screen.\r\n\r\nAnd finally, Apple introduced Apple Watch Ultra in 2022, featuring a super durable smartwatch with a larger 49mm case size, and other bells and whistles.\r\n<p class=\"article-tips remember\">You measure your screen from the top to the bottom, not diagonally — similar to how most screens in consumer electronics are measured (such as those on smartphones and tablets).</p>\r\nAlthough you likely bought a watch before buying this book, note that a few versions of Apple Watch are available today (the latest Apple Watch Series 8, is shown in the image below), and you can purchase a few accessories to customize your watch.\r\n\r\nFor a more extensive discussion of the Apple Watch collections, or for ways to persuade a friend or co-worker that they need an Apple Watch, visit the <a href=\"https://www.apple.com/watch/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Watch website</a>.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_296491\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"630\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-296491\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/apple-watch-series-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"746\" /> ©John Wiley & Sons, Inc.<br />The newest Series 8 Apple Watch[/caption]\r\n\r\nExcluding the various bands you can buy from Apple, the six Apple Watch options are\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Apple Watch Series 8:</strong> The latest Apple Watch model (as of this writing) features the same design as the Apple Watch Series 7 (2021) but adds a new temperature sensor system (for insights into women’s health), “crash detection” (through motion sensors and microphone), and a low-power mode that can squeeze up to 36 hours on one charge (with iPhone nearby).</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Apple Watch Series 7:</strong> This 2021 model adds a bigger and tougher screen than its predecessors, faster wireless charging, all-new colors, an optional QWERTY keyboard for typing, and more. Choice of materials include aluminum, stainless steel, and titanium.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Apple Watch SE:</strong> Much like the less expensive iPhone SE, Apple Watch SE — updated in the Fall of 2022 — is meant to give you premium features at a more affordable price. It includes a great-looking Retina display, new dual-core processor for faster performance, advanced sensors to track your movement, sleep, crash detection (2022 model), and more.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Apple Watch Ultra:</strong> Introduced in the Fall of 2022, this larger (49mm) Apple Watch is designed for sporty and outdoorsy types, featuring a more ruggedized body (titanium case), precision dual-frequency GPS, one extra (and customizable) action button, crash detection, and up to 36 hours of battery life. This watch also has three specialized bands for athletes and adventurers.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Apple Watch Nike+:</strong> Ideal for fitness types who like the Nike brand, this special edition Apple Watch (and special loop band) was designed to be your running partner. The watch synchronizes with the Nike Run Club app and Nike Training Club app. You can now add exclusive Nike watch faces to this edition of Apple Watch.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Apple Watch Hermès:</strong> A partnership between Apple and Hermès, this fashion-centric watch includes bold, colorful (and extra-long wraparound) leather bands and an exclusive new watch face.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nYou also have a ton of choice when it comes to materials you want in an Apple Watch and what style of band to choose. With Apple Watch Series 6, you can go with aluminum, stainless steel, titanium, or ceramic.\r\n\r\nApple Watch Series 7 and Apple Watch Series 8 introduced five aluminum case finishes, along with a range of new band colors and styles. See the images below. The super-durable Apple Watch Ultra is made with titanium and supports three specialized bands.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-296492\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/apple-watches-8-se.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"201\" />\r\n\r\nIn the fall of 2019, Apple also announced <a href=\"https://www.apple.com/shop/studio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Watch Studio</a>, a website that lets you choose a case and pair any band.","description":"Apple Watch comes in a few sizes and configurations. For Series 1, Series 2, and Series 3 watches, you have a choice of a screen that’s either 38 millimeters (about 1.5 inches) or 42 millimeters (roughly 1.65 inches).\r\n\r\nFor Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE (a less expensive model introduced in 2020), sizes measure 40 mm (1.57 inches) or 44 mm (1.73 inches), but the watches have narrower bezels (borders) than their predecessors.\r\n\r\nApple Watch Series 7 (2021) and Apple Watch Series 8 (2022), has two sizes: 41 mm (1.61 inches) and 45 mm (1.77 inches). These watches introduced thinner bezels than all Apple Watches to date; therefore, the watch face is virtually all screen.\r\n\r\nAnd finally, Apple introduced Apple Watch Ultra in 2022, featuring a super durable smartwatch with a larger 49mm case size, and other bells and whistles.\r\n<p class=\"article-tips remember\">You measure your screen from the top to the bottom, not diagonally — similar to how most screens in consumer electronics are measured (such as those on smartphones and tablets).</p>\r\nAlthough you likely bought a watch before buying this book, note that a few versions of Apple Watch are available today (the latest Apple Watch Series 8, is shown in the image below), and you can purchase a few accessories to customize your watch.\r\n\r\nFor a more extensive discussion of the Apple Watch collections, or for ways to persuade a friend or co-worker that they need an Apple Watch, visit the <a href=\"https://www.apple.com/watch/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Watch website</a>.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_296491\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"630\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-296491\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/apple-watch-series-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"746\" /> ©John Wiley & Sons, Inc.<br />The newest Series 8 Apple Watch[/caption]\r\n\r\nExcluding the various bands you can buy from Apple, the six Apple Watch options are\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Apple Watch Series 8:</strong> The latest Apple Watch model (as of this writing) features the same design as the Apple Watch Series 7 (2021) but adds a new temperature sensor system (for insights into women’s health), “crash detection” (through motion sensors and microphone), and a low-power mode that can squeeze up to 36 hours on one charge (with iPhone nearby).</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Apple Watch Series 7:</strong> This 2021 model adds a bigger and tougher screen than its predecessors, faster wireless charging, all-new colors, an optional QWERTY keyboard for typing, and more. Choice of materials include aluminum, stainless steel, and titanium.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Apple Watch SE:</strong> Much like the less expensive iPhone SE, Apple Watch SE — updated in the Fall of 2022 — is meant to give you premium features at a more affordable price. It includes a great-looking Retina display, new dual-core processor for faster performance, advanced sensors to track your movement, sleep, crash detection (2022 model), and more.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Apple Watch Ultra:</strong> Introduced in the Fall of 2022, this larger (49mm) Apple Watch is designed for sporty and outdoorsy types, featuring a more ruggedized body (titanium case), precision dual-frequency GPS, one extra (and customizable) action button, crash detection, and up to 36 hours of battery life. This watch also has three specialized bands for athletes and adventurers.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Apple Watch Nike+:</strong> Ideal for fitness types who like the Nike brand, this special edition Apple Watch (and special loop band) was designed to be your running partner. The watch synchronizes with the Nike Run Club app and Nike Training Club app. You can now add exclusive Nike watch faces to this edition of Apple Watch.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Apple Watch Hermès:</strong> A partnership between Apple and Hermès, this fashion-centric watch includes bold, colorful (and extra-long wraparound) leather bands and an exclusive new watch face.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nYou also have a ton of choice when it comes to materials you want in an Apple Watch and what style of band to choose. With Apple Watch Series 6, you can go with aluminum, stainless steel, titanium, or ceramic.\r\n\r\nApple Watch Series 7 and Apple Watch Series 8 introduced five aluminum case finishes, along with a range of new band colors and styles. See the images below. The super-durable Apple Watch Ultra is made with titanium and supports three specialized bands.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-296492\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/apple-watches-8-se.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"201\" />\r\n\r\nIn the fall of 2019, Apple also announced <a href=\"https://www.apple.com/shop/studio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Watch Studio</a>, a website that lets you choose a case and pair any band.","blurb":"","authors":[{"authorId":9200,"name":"Marc Saltzman","slug":"marc-saltzman","description":" <p><b>Marc Saltzman</b> is a freelance journalist, author, lecturer, consultant, and radio and TV personality. 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screen","slug":"how-to-use-the-iphones-multi-touch-screen","canonicalUrl":"","seo":{"metaDescription":"Learn how to use the Multi-Touch screen on the iPhone 14, including the different gestures, like tap and swipe, for accessing apps.","noIndex":0,"noFollow":0},"content":"The first time you turn on your iPhone, it will probably have been activated and registered by your cellular carrier or Apple, depending on whom you’ve bought it from. Follow these steps:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><strong><strong>Press and hold down the side button (found a little bit below the top of the upper-right side of newer iPhone models) or the top button (on the first-generation iPhone SE and earlier models) until the Apple logo appears. </strong></strong>A screen appears, asking you to enter your Apple ID.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong><strong>Enter your Apple ID. </strong></strong>If you don’t have an Apple ID, follow the instructions to create one.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong><strong>Follow the series of prompts to set up initial options for your iPhone. </strong></strong>You can make choices about your language and location, using iCloud (Apple’s online sharing service), whether to use a passcode, connecting with a network, and so on.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nYou can choose to have personal items transferred to your iPhone from your computer when you sync the two devices using iTunes or Finder, including music, videos, downloaded apps, audiobooks, e-books, podcasts, and browser bookmarks.\r\n\r\nContacts and Calendars are downloaded via iCloud, or (if you’re <a href=\"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201196\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">moving to iPhone from an Android phone</a>) you can download an Apple app called Move to iOS from the Google Play Store to copy your current Android settings to your iPhone.\r\n\r\nYou can also transfer to your computer any content you download directly to your iPhone by using iTunes, the App Store, or non-Apple stores.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab1\" >Meet the Multi-Touch Screen</h2>\r\nWhen the iPhone Home screen appears, you see a colorful background and two sets of icons, as shown in the image below.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_296482\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"630\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-296482\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/iphone-icons.jpg\" alt=\"Image showing an iPhone 14 Home screen with a variety of app icons\" width=\"630\" height=\"927\" /> ©John Wiley & Sons, Inc.<br />The iPhone 14 Home screen showing a variety of app icons[/caption]\r\n\r\nOne set of icons appears on the dock, which is along the bottom of the screen. The <em>dock</em> contains the Phone, Safari, Messages, and Music app icons by default, though you can swap out one app for another. You can add new apps to populate as many as 14 additional Home screens, for a total of 15 Home screens. The dock appears on every Home screen.\r\n\r\nOther icons appear above the dock. Different icons appear in this area on each Home screen. You can also nest apps in folders, which gives you the ability to store even more apps on your iPhone, depending on your phone's memory.\r\n<p class=\"article-tips tip\">Treat the iPhone screen carefully. The newest models have <em>Ceramic Shield</em>, Apple's toughest screen ever for the iPhone, but it's still made of glass and will break if an unreasonable amount of force is applied.</p>\r\nThe iPhone uses <em>touchscreen technology:</em> When you swipe your finger across the screen or tap it, you’re providing input to the device just as you do to a computer by using a mouse or keyboard.\r\n\r\nYou'll read more about the touchscreen in the next task, but for now, go ahead and play with it — really, you can’t hurt anything. Use the pads of your fingertips (not your fingernails) and try the following:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Tap the Settings icon.</strong> The various settings categories appear, as shown in the figure below. To return to the Home screen, press the Home button or, if you have an iPhone without a Home button, swipe up from the very bottom edge of your screen.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Swipe a finger from right to left on the Home screen.</strong> This action moves you to the next Home screen.The little white dots at the bottom of the screen, above the dock icons, indicate which Home screen is displayed. If you see the search field instead, just lightly move your finger on your iPhone’s screen and the dots will appear in its place.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>To experience the screen rotation feature, hold the iPhone firmly while turning it sideways.</strong> The screen flips to the horizontal (or landscape) orientation, if the app you’re in supports it.To flip the screen back, just turn the device so that it’s short side is up again (portrait mode). Some apps force iPhone to stay in one orientation or the other.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Drag your finger down from the very top edge of the screen to reveal such items as notifications, reminders, and calendar entries.</strong>Drag up from the very bottom edge of the Home screen to hide these items. Then drag up (iPhones with a Home button) or swipe down from the top-right corner to the center (iPhone without a Home button) to display Control Center, which contains commonly used controls and tools.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_296483\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"550\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-296483\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/iphone-settings.jpg\" alt=\"Image showing the Settings menu on an iPhone 14\" width=\"550\" height=\"1190\" /> ©John Wiley & Sons, Inc.<br />The Settings menu on the iPhone 14[/caption]\r\n<h2 id=\"tab2\" >Say Hello to Tap and Swipe</h2>\r\nYou can use several methods for getting around and getting things done in iPhone by using its multi-touch screen, including\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Tap once.</strong> To open an application on the Home screen, choose a field (such as a search box), choose an item in a list, use an arrow to move back or forward one screen, or follow an online link, tap the item once with your finger.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Tap twice.</strong> Use this method to enlarge or reduce the display of a web page or to zoom in or out in the Maps app.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Pinch.</strong> As an alternative to the tap-twice method, you can pinch your fingers together or move them apart on the screen (see the figure below) when you’re looking at photos, maps, web pages, or email messages to quickly reduce or enlarge them, respectively. This method allows you to grow or contract the screen to a variety of sizes rather than a fixed size, as with the double-tap method.Use a three-finger tap to zoom your screen even larger or use multitasking gestures to swipe with four or five fingers. This method is handy if you have vision challenges.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Drag to scroll (known as <em>swiping</em>).</strong> When you touch your finger to the screen and drag to the right or left, the screen moves (see the figure below). Swiping to the left on the Home screen, for example, moves you to the next Home screen. Swiping up while reading an online newspaper moves you down the page; swiping down moves you back up the page.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Flick.</strong> To scroll more quickly on a page, quickly flick your finger on the screen in the direction you want to move.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Tap the status bar.</strong> To move quickly to the top of a list, a web page, or an email message, tap the status bar at the top of the iPhone screen. (For some sites, you have to tap twice to get this to work.)</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Press and hold down.</strong> If you’re using Notes or Mail or any other application that lets you select text, or if you’re on a web page, pressing and holding down on text selects a word and displays editing tools that you can use to select, cut, or copy and paste the text.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_296484\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"630\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-296484\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/iphone-touchscreen-commands.jpg\" alt=\"Images showing the pinching and swiping gestures on an iPhone Multi-Touch screen\" width=\"630\" height=\"703\" /> ©John Wiley & Sons, Inc.<br />The pinch gesture (left) and swiping gesture (right) on the iPhone 14 Multi-Touch screen[/caption]\r\n<p class=\"article-tips tip\">When you rock your phone backward or forward, the background moves as well (a feature called <em>parallax).</em> You can disable this feature if it makes you seasick. From the Home screen, tap Settings @@--> Accessibility @@--> Motion and then turn on the Reduce Motion setting by tapping the toggle switch (it turns green when the option is enabled).</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"tab3\" >Bezel gestures</h2>\r\nYour iPhone enables you to perform <em>bezel gestures,</em> which involve sliding left to right from the very outer edge of the phone on the glass to go backward and sliding right to left to go forward in certain apps.\r\n\r\nYou can try these methods now:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Tap the Safari icon on the dock at the bottom of any iPhone Home screen to display the Safari web browser.</li>\r\n \t<li>Tap a link to move to another page.</li>\r\n \t<li>Double-tap the page to enlarge it; then pinch your thumb and finger together on the screen to reduce its size.</li>\r\n \t<li>Drag one finger up and down the page to scroll.</li>\r\n \t<li>Flick your finger quickly up or down on the page to scroll more quickly.</li>\r\n \t<li>Press and hold down your finger on a word that isn’t a link. (Links take you to another location on the web.) The word is selected, and the tools shown in the figure below are displayed. (You can use this tool to either get a definition of a word or copy it.)</li>\r\n \t<li>Press and hold down your finger on a link or an image. A menu appears (shown in the figure below) with commands that you select to open the link or picture, open it in a new tab, open it in a tab group, download a linked file, add it to your reading list, copy it, or share it. If you press and hold down on an image, the menu also offers the Add to Photos command. Tap outside the menu to close it without making a selection.</li>\r\n \t<li>Position your thumb and finger slightly apart on the screen and then pinch your thumb and finger together to reduce the page. With your thumb and finger already pinched together on the screen, move them apart to enlarge the page.</li>\r\n \t<li>Press the Home button or swipe up from the bottom of the screen (iPhone without a Home button) to go back to the Home screen.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_296481\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"630\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-296481\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/iphone-bezel-gestures.jpg\" alt=\"Images showing how to select words and open links and pictures on an iPhone 14 touchscreen\" width=\"630\" height=\"682\" /> ©John Wiley & Sons, Inc.<br />Selecting a word (left) on an iPhone 14, and opening a link or picture (right)[/caption]","description":"The first time you turn on your iPhone, it will probably have been activated and registered by your cellular carrier or Apple, depending on whom you’ve bought it from. Follow these steps:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><strong><strong>Press and hold down the side button (found a little bit below the top of the upper-right side of newer iPhone models) or the top button (on the first-generation iPhone SE and earlier models) until the Apple logo appears. </strong></strong>A screen appears, asking you to enter your Apple ID.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong><strong>Enter your Apple ID. </strong></strong>If you don’t have an Apple ID, follow the instructions to create one.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong><strong>Follow the series of prompts to set up initial options for your iPhone. </strong></strong>You can make choices about your language and location, using iCloud (Apple’s online sharing service), whether to use a passcode, connecting with a network, and so on.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nYou can choose to have personal items transferred to your iPhone from your computer when you sync the two devices using iTunes or Finder, including music, videos, downloaded apps, audiobooks, e-books, podcasts, and browser bookmarks.\r\n\r\nContacts and Calendars are downloaded via iCloud, or (if you’re <a href=\"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201196\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">moving to iPhone from an Android phone</a>) you can download an Apple app called Move to iOS from the Google Play Store to copy your current Android settings to your iPhone.\r\n\r\nYou can also transfer to your computer any content you download directly to your iPhone by using iTunes, the App Store, or non-Apple stores.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab1\" >Meet the Multi-Touch Screen</h2>\r\nWhen the iPhone Home screen appears, you see a colorful background and two sets of icons, as shown in the image below.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_296482\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"630\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-296482\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/iphone-icons.jpg\" alt=\"Image showing an iPhone 14 Home screen with a variety of app icons\" width=\"630\" height=\"927\" /> ©John Wiley & Sons, Inc.<br />The iPhone 14 Home screen showing a variety of app icons[/caption]\r\n\r\nOne set of icons appears on the dock, which is along the bottom of the screen. The <em>dock</em> contains the Phone, Safari, Messages, and Music app icons by default, though you can swap out one app for another. You can add new apps to populate as many as 14 additional Home screens, for a total of 15 Home screens. The dock appears on every Home screen.\r\n\r\nOther icons appear above the dock. Different icons appear in this area on each Home screen. You can also nest apps in folders, which gives you the ability to store even more apps on your iPhone, depending on your phone's memory.\r\n<p class=\"article-tips tip\">Treat the iPhone screen carefully. The newest models have <em>Ceramic Shield</em>, Apple's toughest screen ever for the iPhone, but it's still made of glass and will break if an unreasonable amount of force is applied.</p>\r\nThe iPhone uses <em>touchscreen technology:</em> When you swipe your finger across the screen or tap it, you’re providing input to the device just as you do to a computer by using a mouse or keyboard.\r\n\r\nYou'll read more about the touchscreen in the next task, but for now, go ahead and play with it — really, you can’t hurt anything. Use the pads of your fingertips (not your fingernails) and try the following:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Tap the Settings icon.</strong> The various settings categories appear, as shown in the figure below. To return to the Home screen, press the Home button or, if you have an iPhone without a Home button, swipe up from the very bottom edge of your screen.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Swipe a finger from right to left on the Home screen.</strong> This action moves you to the next Home screen.The little white dots at the bottom of the screen, above the dock icons, indicate which Home screen is displayed. If you see the search field instead, just lightly move your finger on your iPhone’s screen and the dots will appear in its place.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>To experience the screen rotation feature, hold the iPhone firmly while turning it sideways.</strong> The screen flips to the horizontal (or landscape) orientation, if the app you’re in supports it.To flip the screen back, just turn the device so that it’s short side is up again (portrait mode). Some apps force iPhone to stay in one orientation or the other.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Drag your finger down from the very top edge of the screen to reveal such items as notifications, reminders, and calendar entries.</strong>Drag up from the very bottom edge of the Home screen to hide these items. Then drag up (iPhones with a Home button) or swipe down from the top-right corner to the center (iPhone without a Home button) to display Control Center, which contains commonly used controls and tools.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_296483\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"550\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-296483\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/iphone-settings.jpg\" alt=\"Image showing the Settings menu on an iPhone 14\" width=\"550\" height=\"1190\" /> ©John Wiley & Sons, Inc.<br />The Settings menu on the iPhone 14[/caption]\r\n<h2 id=\"tab2\" >Say Hello to Tap and Swipe</h2>\r\nYou can use several methods for getting around and getting things done in iPhone by using its multi-touch screen, including\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Tap once.</strong> To open an application on the Home screen, choose a field (such as a search box), choose an item in a list, use an arrow to move back or forward one screen, or follow an online link, tap the item once with your finger.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Tap twice.</strong> Use this method to enlarge or reduce the display of a web page or to zoom in or out in the Maps app.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Pinch.</strong> As an alternative to the tap-twice method, you can pinch your fingers together or move them apart on the screen (see the figure below) when you’re looking at photos, maps, web pages, or email messages to quickly reduce or enlarge them, respectively. This method allows you to grow or contract the screen to a variety of sizes rather than a fixed size, as with the double-tap method.Use a three-finger tap to zoom your screen even larger or use multitasking gestures to swipe with four or five fingers. This method is handy if you have vision challenges.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Drag to scroll (known as <em>swiping</em>).</strong> When you touch your finger to the screen and drag to the right or left, the screen moves (see the figure below). Swiping to the left on the Home screen, for example, moves you to the next Home screen. Swiping up while reading an online newspaper moves you down the page; swiping down moves you back up the page.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Flick.</strong> To scroll more quickly on a page, quickly flick your finger on the screen in the direction you want to move.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Tap the status bar.</strong> To move quickly to the top of a list, a web page, or an email message, tap the status bar at the top of the iPhone screen. (For some sites, you have to tap twice to get this to work.)</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Press and hold down.</strong> If you’re using Notes or Mail or any other application that lets you select text, or if you’re on a web page, pressing and holding down on text selects a word and displays editing tools that you can use to select, cut, or copy and paste the text.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_296484\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"630\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-296484\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/iphone-touchscreen-commands.jpg\" alt=\"Images showing the pinching and swiping gestures on an iPhone Multi-Touch screen\" width=\"630\" height=\"703\" /> ©John Wiley & Sons, Inc.<br />The pinch gesture (left) and swiping gesture (right) on the iPhone 14 Multi-Touch screen[/caption]\r\n<p class=\"article-tips tip\">When you rock your phone backward or forward, the background moves as well (a feature called <em>parallax).</em> You can disable this feature if it makes you seasick. 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Or swipe right along the bottom to switch to the last app you used.\n<ul>\n<li>Old-school equivalent: Double-press the Home button.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p class=\"article-tips tip\">To close a running app, swipe it upward in App Switcher. Or use two fingers to close two running apps, or three fingers to close three running apps.</p>\n<p>The following list tells you how to maneuver through the iPhone&#8217;s touchscreen icons, buttons, and connections on all current iPhone models:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Press the Home button or swipe up from the bottom to return to the first home screen at any time.</li>\n<li>Flick a finger to scroll through music, pictures, emails, contacts, and more.</li>\n<li>Tap against the screen to open applications, play songs, choose photos, and so on.</li>\n<li>Pinch and unpinch to enlarge web pages and pictures or make them smaller. The actions involve placing your thumb and index finger against the screen. Then, keeping the thumb in place, drag your index finger to pinch or unpinch accordingly. You can move both your thumb and finger, if you prefer.</li>\n<li>Swipe the screen from top to bottom on the left side to open Notification Center; swipe from bottom to top to close it.</li>\n<li>Swipe the screen from top to bottom on the right side (Face ID) or from bottom to top (Touch ID) to open Control Center. Swipe in the opposite direction to close Control Center.</li>\n<li>Correct errors by tapping, holding, and then sliding your finger on the screen to position the pointer in the precise spot you want to edit.</li>\n<li>Undo the last thing you did (usually) by swiping left with three fingers. Or to redo something you undid, swipe right with three fingers.</li>\n<li>Trust the virtual keyboard. The touchscreen provides visual suggestions and corrects mistakes on the fly.</li>\n</ul>\n"},{"title":"Making a call on your iPhone","thumb":null,"image":null,"content":"<p>You have several options for making a phone call from your iPhone. First tap the Phone icon on the Home screen, and then tap on one of these icons:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Favorites:</strong> The iPhone equivalent of speed dialing; the list of people (and specific numbers) you call most often. Tap a favorite to call it.\n<ul>\n<li>To add a contact to your Favorites list, tap the person&#8217;s name in the Contacts list and then tap Add to Favorites.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><strong>Recents:</strong> Tapping the Recents icon displays the iPhone call log. Recents displays a list of all recent calls made or received, as well as calls you missed. Tap a name to call that person.</li>\n<li><strong>Contacts:</strong> Scroll through the list of contacts until you find the person you want to call. Tap the person’s name and then tap the appropriate phone number (such as home or mobile).</li>\n<li><strong>Keypad:</strong> Manually dial on a virtual touchtone keypa</li>\n<li><strong>Voicemail:</strong> Through visual voicemail, you can listen to voicemail messages in any order you want. To play back a voicemail, tap the name or number in question. Then tap the tiny play/pause icon that shows up to the left of the name or number. Returning a call is as simple as tapping the green Call Back button.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Here are two more ways to make calls:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ask Siri. </strong>Press and hold down\n<ul>\n<li>The Home button on iPhones with Touch ID</li>\n<li>The side button on iPhones with Face ID</li>\n<li>The center button on most wired headsets</li>\n<li>Say “call” or “dial” followed by either the name of someone in your contacts or a phone number. Or if you have Hey Siri enabled (Settings &#8211;&gt; Siri &amp; Search &#8211;&gt; Listen for “Hey Siri”), you can skip pressing and holding and just say the magic words (which are, of course, “Hey Siri&#8221;).</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><strong>Use FaceTime.</strong> To initiate a FaceTime video chat from the Phone app, tap a contact’s name and then tap the FaceTime button. If there&#8217;s no FaceTime button or it appears dimmed and can’t be selected, that contact isn’t set up for FaceTime video.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Note that in the Phone app, you can long-press a contact and choose a quick action, which may include Call, Message, FaceTime, and Mail, depending on the information you have for that contact.</p>\n"},{"title":"Managing your iPhone contacts","thumb":null,"image":null,"content":"<p>You access your address book by tapping the Phone icon on the Home screen of your iPhone. 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":"2022-12-22T19:40:21+00:00","modifiedTime":"2022-12-22T19:41:24+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":"Discover iPhone 14 Models and iOS 16","strippedTitle":"discover iphone 14 models and ios 16","slug":"discover-the-newest-iphones-and-ios-16","canonicalUrl":"","seo":{"metaDescription":"Learn about the features of the latest iPhone models and the upgrades made to iOS 16, including the customizable lock screen.","noIndex":0,"noFollow":0},"content":"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. 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. 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People are always looking for new ways to lose some weight and to get into better shape. Apple Watch will come in handy for health-conscious people who desire fast results but also quick feedback about how well they’re doing. Unlike many other smartwatches, Apple Watch goes above and beyond what others can do.</p>\n<p>For example, <a href=\"https://www.dummies.com/article/technology/electronics/wearables/apple-watches/how-to-use-the-workout-app-on-your-apple-watch-203269/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the built-in Workout app</a> lets you select from one of many exercises and a ton of real-time information is then calculated and presented for you.</p>\n<p>But the Apple Watch’s core fitness-related app is Activity. As the name suggests, the Activity app keeps track of everything physical you do throughout the day — and encourages you to keep moving with gentle reminders.</p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-274914\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/Apple-watch-main.jpg\" alt=\"Apple watch main screen\" width=\"357\" height=\"400\" /></p>\n<p>The Activity app gives you a visual snapshot of your daily activity. It’s broken down into three colored rings:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Move:</strong> The reddish-pink ring shows how many calories you’ve burned from moving.</li>\n<li><strong>Exercise:</strong> The lime-green ring shows how many minutes of brisk activity you’ve completed that day.</li>\n<li><strong>Stand:</strong> The baby-blue ring gives you a visual indication of how often you’ve stood up after sitting or reclining.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Your goal is to complete each ring each day by reaching the suggested amount of exercise. The more solid each ring is, the better you’re doing — and the closer you are to reaching your fitness goals.</p>\n<p>Before you begin any activity, however, Apple Watch needs to know a few essentials about you — namely, your gender, age, height, and weight — so that its numbers, such as estimated calories burned, can be accurate. For example, an 8-year-old female burns calories at a different rate than a 65-year-old male.</p>\n<p>The following sections offer a closer look at each Activity ring.</p>\n<h3><strong>Move</strong></h3>\n<p>The Activity app’s Move ring tells you how well you’re doing based on your personal active calorie burn goal for the day. For example, the default goal is 600 calories per day, which is a couple of hours of walking around a shopping mall. If that’s too easy to reach or, on the flipside, too ambitious, you can easily make necessary adjustments to suit your needs.</p>\n<p>To access and use the Move tab in the Activity app, follow these steps:</p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Press the Digital Crown button to access your Home screen.</strong></li>\n<li><strong>Tap the multicolored Activity app.</strong><br />\nOr raise your wrist and say “Hey, Siri, Activity.” Either action launches the Activity app and you should see the Activity app’s main (summary) screen.</li>\n<li><strong>Swipe up for a deeper dive.</strong><br />\nMove tells you how much you’ve moved during the day. The red number is your current estimated calories burned. The smaller red number underneath is the percentage of your daily goal.</p>\n<p>You can change your caloric goal in the Activity app by pressing on the watch screen (Digital Touch) and selecting a new goal. Press + or – to set your desired goal. 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How is this different from mere “moving?&#8221; Any activity at the level of a brisk walk or above is considered exercise, says Apple.</p>\n<p>To access and use the Exercise tab in the Activity app, follow these steps:</p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Press the Digital Crown button to access your Home screen.</strong></li>\n<li><strong>Tap the Activity app.</strong><br />\nOr raise your wrist and say “Hey, Siri, Activity.” Either action launches the Activity app and you should see the Activity app’s main (summary) screen.</li>\n<li><strong>Swipe up to see your exercise info.</strong><br />\nYou should see a green number in the middle of the screen. This is the total exercise time calculated for the day so far. Underneath this number is the total goal for the day (such as 30 minutes).</p>\n<p>You will also see a percentage of you how close you are to your overall daily goal. 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General Electronics Electronics All-in-One For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 02-02-2023

As you design and build with electronic circuits, you’ll invariably find yourself scratching your head trying to remember what color stripes are on a 470 Ω resistor or what pin on a 555 timer integrated circuit (IC) is the trigger input. Never fear! This handy Cheat Sheet will help you remember such mundane details so you can get on with the fun stuff.

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General Electronics Electronics For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 02-02-2023

Electronics is more than just schematics and circuits. By using various components, such as resistors and capacitors, electronics allows you to bend electric current to your will to create an infinite variety of gizmos and gadgets. In exploring electronics, use this handy reference for working with Ohm’s, Joule’s, and Kirchhoff’s Laws; making important calculations; determining the values of resistors and capacitors according to the codes that appear on their casings; and using a 555 timer and other integrated circuits (ICs).

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Apple Watches Apple Watch For Seniors For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 01-09-2023

Apple Watches cost a pretty penny, especially if you have a Wi-Fi+Cellular model. This is why you should know how to get the most from your Apple Watch’s battery life, troubleshoot problems your watch might have, and get Apple support for Apple Watches.

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iPhones How to Choose the Right iPhone 14 for You

Article / Updated 01-03-2023

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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Apple Watches The Apple Watch Collections

Article / Updated 12-23-2022

Apple Watch comes in a few sizes and configurations. For Series 1, Series 2, and Series 3 watches, you have a choice of a screen that’s either 38 millimeters (about 1.5 inches) or 42 millimeters (roughly 1.65 inches). For Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE (a less expensive model introduced in 2020), sizes measure 40 mm (1.57 inches) or 44 mm (1.73 inches), but the watches have narrower bezels (borders) than their predecessors. Apple Watch Series 7 (2021) and Apple Watch Series 8 (2022), has two sizes: 41 mm (1.61 inches) and 45 mm (1.77 inches). These watches introduced thinner bezels than all Apple Watches to date; therefore, the watch face is virtually all screen. And finally, Apple introduced Apple Watch Ultra in 2022, featuring a super durable smartwatch with a larger 49mm case size, and other bells and whistles. You measure your screen from the top to the bottom, not diagonally — similar to how most screens in consumer electronics are measured (such as those on smartphones and tablets). Although you likely bought a watch before buying this book, note that a few versions of Apple Watch are available today (the latest Apple Watch Series 8, is shown in the image below), and you can purchase a few accessories to customize your watch. For a more extensive discussion of the Apple Watch collections, or for ways to persuade a friend or co-worker that they need an Apple Watch, visit the Apple Watch website. Excluding the various bands you can buy from Apple, the six Apple Watch options are Apple Watch Series 8: The latest Apple Watch model (as of this writing) features the same design as the Apple Watch Series 7 (2021) but adds a new temperature sensor system (for insights into women’s health), “crash detection” (through motion sensors and microphone), and a low-power mode that can squeeze up to 36 hours on one charge (with iPhone nearby). Apple Watch Series 7: This 2021 model adds a bigger and tougher screen than its predecessors, faster wireless charging, all-new colors, an optional QWERTY keyboard for typing, and more. Choice of materials include aluminum, stainless steel, and titanium. Apple Watch SE: Much like the less expensive iPhone SE, Apple Watch SE — updated in the Fall of 2022 — is meant to give you premium features at a more affordable price. It includes a great-looking Retina display, new dual-core processor for faster performance, advanced sensors to track your movement, sleep, crash detection (2022 model), and more. Apple Watch Ultra: Introduced in the Fall of 2022, this larger (49mm) Apple Watch is designed for sporty and outdoorsy types, featuring a more ruggedized body (titanium case), precision dual-frequency GPS, one extra (and customizable) action button, crash detection, and up to 36 hours of battery life. This watch also has three specialized bands for athletes and adventurers. Apple Watch Nike+: Ideal for fitness types who like the Nike brand, this special edition Apple Watch (and special loop band) was designed to be your running partner. The watch synchronizes with the Nike Run Club app and Nike Training Club app. You can now add exclusive Nike watch faces to this edition of Apple Watch. Apple Watch Hermès: A partnership between Apple and Hermès, this fashion-centric watch includes bold, colorful (and extra-long wraparound) leather bands and an exclusive new watch face. You also have a ton of choice when it comes to materials you want in an Apple Watch and what style of band to choose. With Apple Watch Series 6, you can go with aluminum, stainless steel, titanium, or ceramic. Apple Watch Series 7 and Apple Watch Series 8 introduced five aluminum case finishes, along with a range of new band colors and styles. See the images below. The super-durable Apple Watch Ultra is made with titanium and supports three specialized bands. In the fall of 2019, Apple also announced Apple Watch Studio, a website that lets you choose a case and pair any band.

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iPhones How To Use the iPhone's Multi-Touch Screen

Article / Updated 12-23-2022

The first time you turn on your iPhone, it will probably have been activated and registered by your cellular carrier or Apple, depending on whom you’ve bought it from. Follow these steps: Press and hold down the side button (found a little bit below the top of the upper-right side of newer iPhone models) or the top button (on the first-generation iPhone SE and earlier models) until the Apple logo appears. A screen appears, asking you to enter your Apple ID. Enter your Apple ID. If you don’t have an Apple ID, follow the instructions to create one. Follow the series of prompts to set up initial options for your iPhone. You can make choices about your language and location, using iCloud (Apple’s online sharing service), whether to use a passcode, connecting with a network, and so on. You can choose to have personal items transferred to your iPhone from your computer when you sync the two devices using iTunes or Finder, including music, videos, downloaded apps, audiobooks, e-books, podcasts, and browser bookmarks. Contacts and Calendars are downloaded via iCloud, or (if you’re moving to iPhone from an Android phone) you can download an Apple app called Move to iOS from the Google Play Store to copy your current Android settings to your iPhone. You can also transfer to your computer any content you download directly to your iPhone by using iTunes, the App Store, or non-Apple stores. Meet the Multi-Touch Screen When the iPhone Home screen appears, you see a colorful background and two sets of icons, as shown in the image below. One set of icons appears on the dock, which is along the bottom of the screen. The dock contains the Phone, Safari, Messages, and Music app icons by default, though you can swap out one app for another. You can add new apps to populate as many as 14 additional Home screens, for a total of 15 Home screens. The dock appears on every Home screen. Other icons appear above the dock. Different icons appear in this area on each Home screen. You can also nest apps in folders, which gives you the ability to store even more apps on your iPhone, depending on your phone's memory. Treat the iPhone screen carefully. The newest models have Ceramic Shield, Apple's toughest screen ever for the iPhone, but it's still made of glass and will break if an unreasonable amount of force is applied. The iPhone uses touchscreen technology: When you swipe your finger across the screen or tap it, you’re providing input to the device just as you do to a computer by using a mouse or keyboard. You'll read more about the touchscreen in the next task, but for now, go ahead and play with it — really, you can’t hurt anything. Use the pads of your fingertips (not your fingernails) and try the following: Tap the Settings icon. The various settings categories appear, as shown in the figure below. To return to the Home screen, press the Home button or, if you have an iPhone without a Home button, swipe up from the very bottom edge of your screen. Swipe a finger from right to left on the Home screen. This action moves you to the next Home screen.The little white dots at the bottom of the screen, above the dock icons, indicate which Home screen is displayed. If you see the search field instead, just lightly move your finger on your iPhone’s screen and the dots will appear in its place. To experience the screen rotation feature, hold the iPhone firmly while turning it sideways. The screen flips to the horizontal (or landscape) orientation, if the app you’re in supports it.To flip the screen back, just turn the device so that it’s short side is up again (portrait mode). Some apps force iPhone to stay in one orientation or the other. Drag your finger down from the very top edge of the screen to reveal such items as notifications, reminders, and calendar entries.Drag up from the very bottom edge of the Home screen to hide these items. Then drag up (iPhones with a Home button) or swipe down from the top-right corner to the center (iPhone without a Home button) to display Control Center, which contains commonly used controls and tools. Say Hello to Tap and Swipe You can use several methods for getting around and getting things done in iPhone by using its multi-touch screen, including Tap once. To open an application on the Home screen, choose a field (such as a search box), choose an item in a list, use an arrow to move back or forward one screen, or follow an online link, tap the item once with your finger. Tap twice. Use this method to enlarge or reduce the display of a web page or to zoom in or out in the Maps app. Pinch. As an alternative to the tap-twice method, you can pinch your fingers together or move them apart on the screen (see the figure below) when you’re looking at photos, maps, web pages, or email messages to quickly reduce or enlarge them, respectively. This method allows you to grow or contract the screen to a variety of sizes rather than a fixed size, as with the double-tap method.Use a three-finger tap to zoom your screen even larger or use multitasking gestures to swipe with four or five fingers. This method is handy if you have vision challenges. Drag to scroll (known as swiping). When you touch your finger to the screen and drag to the right or left, the screen moves (see the figure below). Swiping to the left on the Home screen, for example, moves you to the next Home screen. Swiping up while reading an online newspaper moves you down the page; swiping down moves you back up the page. Flick. To scroll more quickly on a page, quickly flick your finger on the screen in the direction you want to move. Tap the status bar. To move quickly to the top of a list, a web page, or an email message, tap the status bar at the top of the iPhone screen. (For some sites, you have to tap twice to get this to work.) Press and hold down. If you’re using Notes or Mail or any other application that lets you select text, or if you’re on a web page, pressing and holding down on text selects a word and displays editing tools that you can use to select, cut, or copy and paste the text. When you rock your phone backward or forward, the background moves as well (a feature called parallax). You can disable this feature if it makes you seasick. From the Home screen, tap Settings @@--> Accessibility @@--> Motion and then turn on the Reduce Motion setting by tapping the toggle switch (it turns green when the option is enabled). Bezel gestures Your iPhone enables you to perform bezel gestures, which involve sliding left to right from the very outer edge of the phone on the glass to go backward and sliding right to left to go forward in certain apps. You can try these methods now: Tap the Safari icon on the dock at the bottom of any iPhone Home screen to display the Safari web browser. Tap a link to move to another page. Double-tap the page to enlarge it; then pinch your thumb and finger together on the screen to reduce its size. Drag one finger up and down the page to scroll. Flick your finger quickly up or down on the page to scroll more quickly. Press and hold down your finger on a word that isn’t a link. (Links take you to another location on the web.) The word is selected, and the tools shown in the figure below are displayed. (You can use this tool to either get a definition of a word or copy it.) Press and hold down your finger on a link or an image. A menu appears (shown in the figure below) with commands that you select to open the link or picture, open it in a new tab, open it in a tab group, download a linked file, add it to your reading list, copy it, or share it. If you press and hold down on an image, the menu also offers the Add to Photos command. Tap outside the menu to close it without making a selection. Position your thumb and finger slightly apart on the screen and then pinch your thumb and finger together to reduce the page. With your thumb and finger already pinched together on the screen, move them apart to enlarge the page. Press the Home button or swipe up from the bottom of the screen (iPhone without a Home button) to go back to the Home screen.

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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 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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Apple Watches Apple Watch For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 12-08-2022

Your Apple Watch works with — or, depending on what version you have, independently of — your iPhone, and you can do myriad things with your Apple Watch, all by using your finger or voice. Apple Watch can help you keep in contact with close friends; achieve your fitness and health goals with the Activity app; pay for items at retail with the wave of your wrist; and find directions to any destination you choose. And don’t forget that Siri, your personal assistant, can help you with all of your Apple Watch tasks.

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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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