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Cultivate the stories to your liking and soon Flipboard will populate with articles that tend to interest you. Learn more about Flipboard and download it from the <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flipboard-your-social-news/id358801284?mt=8&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D4\">iTunes Store</a>.</p>\n<h3>SmartNews</h3>\n<p>SmartNews is a well-received news aggregator. At more than 13 million downloads as of this writing, SmartNews is a popular app for finding your news quickly and without clutter. Find out more and download it <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id579581125\">here</a>.</p>\n<h3>Reuters</h3>\n<p>Reuters is one of the most trusted sources for news on the planet, and now you can access their excellent content right on your iPhone. Breaking news appears under the Top News tab, while you can find the days&#8217; goings-on by going to The Wire tab. Download the app <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/reuters-news/id602660809?mt=8\">here</a>.</p>\n<h3>USA Today</h3>\n<p>You&#8217;ve seen <em>USA Today</em> in newsstands, hotel rooms, and the coin-operated newspaper racks that used to be on every street in the neighborhood. Today, you can see the newspaper&#8217;s famous graphics and charts via the USA Today app for iPhone. All the sections you love are there, including, Life, Money, and Sports. Download the app <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/usa-today/id504631398?mt=8\">here</a>.</p>\n<h3>NYTimes</h3>\n<p>If you subscribe to <em>The</em> <em>New York Times,</em> you can also access your <em>Times</em> subscription through your iPhone by downloading the NYTimes app. The app will provide non-subscribers with up to ten articles for free, but anything beyond that requires a subscription. The NYTimes app gives you breaking news alerts, international editions, and much more. Download the NYTimes app <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nytimes-breaking-local-national-world-news/id284862083?mt=8\">here</a>.</p>\n<h3>Google News &amp; Weather</h3>\n<p>The Google News &amp; Weather app provides news from more than 75,000 publications and comprehensive weather reports in the same app. There&#8217;s also little to no time spent waiting on your news to load, as the app is one of the fastest around thanks to its Accelerated Mobile Pages technology. Download the <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-news-weather/id913753848?mt=8&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D4\">Google News &amp; Weather app</a>.</p>\n<h3>AccuWeather</h3>\n<p>AccuWeather is an excellent app for digging deep into the latest weather news. You can see as little or as much as you like with this app; simply check the current conditions or watch maps of the local area and see extremely detailed forecasts. The MinuteCast feature will even tell you when you can expect precipitation over the next couple of hours in your current location, and you&#8217;ll be frequently surprised at its accuracy. Download the <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/accuweather-weather-for-life/id300048137?mt=8\">AccuWeather app</a>.</p>\n<h3>Weather Underground</h3>\n<p>Weather Underground boasts a network of more than 200,000 personal weather stations that serve make your local forecasts extremely accurate. Download Weather Underground&#8217;s app <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/weather-underground-custom-forecast-local-radar/id486154808?mt=8\">here</a>.</p>\n"},{"title":"Multimedia Apps for Your iPhone","thumb":null,"image":null,"content":"<p>When it comes to multimedia, your new iPhone has a great group of apps that already come with iOS 13, such as TV, Music, and Podcasts. However, there are other apps on the market that may help you handle your multimedia needs in ways that better suit your tastes and needs.</p>\n<h3>Netflix</h3>\n<p>Netflix has come far since their humble beginnings as a DVD-rental-by-mail company to become one of the largest players in the entertainment business today. If you have a Netflix subscription, you can to play your entire collection of videos that you&#8217;ve saved in your list, find new content, and even use AirPlay to play your video on your television via AppleTV. Download the <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/netflix/id363590051?mt=8\">Netflix app</a>.</p>\n<h3>Amazon Video</h3>\n<p>Amazon has a vast library of video files, most of which can be streamed via their Amazon Video app. If you&#8217;re an Amazon Prime subscriber, you can watch all of your free Prime video library content right on your iPhone when you download the <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/amazon-video/id545519333?mt=8\">Amazon Video app</a>.</p>\n<h3>SoundCloud</h3>\n<p>SoundCloud claims to be the world&#8217;s largest music streaming service, boasting a catalogue of more than 135 million audio tracks. SoundCloud is a great service, but much of the catalogue is made up of up-and-coming (or completely unknown) artists. Don&#8217;t let that deter you. You can find some great music in the most unexpected places. SoundCloud also lets you see the music that your favorite artists like, which can lead you to discover wonderful tunes you might never would otherwise. Download the <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/soundcloud-music-audio/id336353151?mt=8\">SoundCloud app</a>.</p>\n<h3>YouTube</h3>\n<p>YouTube used to be the best app around for watching silly cat videos and people falling down, but it&#8217;s now one of the most popular, and important, means of accessing video and musical entertainment on the Web. Documentaries, full-length movies, music videos, and silly cat videos are waiting to be discovered when you download the <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/youtube/id544007664?mt=8\">YouTube app for iOS</a>.</p>\n<h3>Pandora</h3>\n<p>Pandora is one of the most popular music-streaming services for iOS and has been around almost since the first iPhone. Pandora allows you to create and customize your own radio stations, so you can play music of the same genre or by the same artist. You may also purchase any music you like with direct links to the iTunes Store. Download the <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pandora-free-music-radio/id284035177?mt=8\">Pandora app</a>.</p>\n<h3>Overcast</h3>\n<p>Rarely is a third-party product recommended over Apple&#8217;s equivalent. Apple&#8217;s Podcasts app in iOS 13 is good for downloading and listening to podcasts, but the Overcast app outshines it in ease-of-use and with intuitive settings. Overcast even lets you apply settings, such as playback speed and Voice Boost, to individual podcasts, maintaining different settings combinations for each. Download <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/overcast-podcast-player/id888422857?mt=8\">Overcast</a>.</p>\n<h3>Snapseed</h3>\n<p>Snapseed is a must-have tool for photographers of any level. It&#8217;s an editor that&#8217;s easy enough to be used by rookies, yet powerful enough that professional photographers won&#8217;t be caught without it. Download <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/snapseed/id439438619?mt=8&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D8\">Snapseed</a> and add some professional flair to your photos.</p>\n<h3>Google Play Music and Google Play Movies &amp; TV</h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve moved from an Android device to iPhone, you may have much invested in Google&#8217;s music and video stores. Never fear! Your Google content can be viewed on your iPhone by downloading the Google Play Music and the Google Play Movies &amp; TV apps!</p>\n<p>Download the <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-play-music/id691797987?mt=8\">Google Play Music app</a>. Get Google Play Movies &amp; TV <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-play-movies-tv/id746894884?mt=8\">here</a>.</p>\n"},{"title":"Explore Other Great Apple Apps for Your iPhone","thumb":null,"image":null,"content":"<p>Believe it or not, Apple has still more app goodness in store for you that doesn&#8217;t come natively on your iPhone with iOS 13! Several apps developed by Apple can be found by searching for them in the App Store on your iPhone or by following the links provided below.</p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t a comprehensive list, but you can search for others in the App Store by looking for the term &#8220;by Apple.&#8221;</p>\n<h3>Apple Support</h3>\n<p>Apple is known for great technical support, and that support is within easy reach with the Apple Support app on your iPhone. No matter which Apple product you need support for, this app will get it for you. Download the <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/apple-support/id1130498044?mt=8\">Apple Support app</a>.</p>\n<h3>GarageBand</h3>\n<p>Everyone has a little Beethoven, Dinah Washington, or Hank Williams in them, and your iPhone will help you unleash your inner musical beast through Apple&#8217;s <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/garageband/id408709785?mt=8\">GarageBand app</a>. GarageBand will allow you to make your own music using more digital incarnations of your favorite instruments than you can shake a drum stick at.</p>\n<h3>iTunes U</h3>\n<p>Apple has teamed with institutions of higher education, schools, museums, and others the world over to bring you great learning experiences on your iPhone. <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/itunes-u/id490217893?mt=8\">iTunes U</a> provides content from such heavyweights as Stanford, the Smithsonian, the Library of Congress, MIT, and many others.</p>\n<h3>Pages, Keynote, and Numbers</h3>\n<p>Apple has some great productivity tools for word processing (<a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pages/id361309726?mt=8\">Pages</a>), presentations (<a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/keynote/id361285480?mt=8\">Keynote</a>), and spreadsheets (<a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/numbers/id361304891?mt=8\">Numbers</a>). These apps are not only free and top-of-the-line, but they&#8217;re also compatible with their Microsoft equivalents: Word, PowerPoint, and Excel!</p>\n<h3>iMovie</h3>\n<p>Your iPhone can shoot great video, but you can also download a high-powered video editor that&#8217;s free to boot: <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/imovie/id377298193?mt=8\">iMovie</a>. Mac users will already be familiar with iMovie, as it&#8217;s been available on the Mac for years; however, this version is great for editing and sharing movies on the go with your iPhone.</p>\n<h3>Apple TV Remote</h3>\n<p>Are you one of the lucky folks who owns an Apple TV? If so, like so many of us, you&#8217;ve probably found yourself scrambling to find that elusive remote, or have been stuck when your battery dies. If that&#8217;s the case, look no further than your iPhone to control your Apple TV, using Apple&#8217;s own <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/apple-tv-remote/id1096834193?mt=8\">Apple TV Remote app</a>, which works very much like your hand-held remote.</p>\n<h3>iTunes Movie Trailers</h3>\n<p>Movie buffs just can&#8217;t get enough of seeing which blockbusters, rom-coms, and dramas will be playing in the local cinemas in the coming days and weeks, and Apple&#8217;s Trailers website has been a favorite haunt for many. With the iTunes Movie Trailers app, the latest and greatest trailers can be viewed on your iPhone with a tap or two. Download the <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/itunes-movie-trailers/id471966214?mt=8\">iTunes Movie Trailers app</a>.</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}},"primaryLearningPath":"Solve","lifeExpectancy":"Six months","lifeExpectancySetFrom":"2022-02-15T00:00:00+00:00","dummiesForKids":"no","sponsoredContent":"no","adInfo":"","adPairKey":[]},"status":"publish","visibility":"public","articleId":207421},{"headers":{"creationTime":"2017-12-07T13:29:33+00:00","modifiedTime":"2022-01-14T21:34:54+00:00","timestamp":"2022-06-22T19:37:08+00:00"},"data":{"breadcrumbs":[{"name":"Technology","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33512"},"slug":"technology","categoryId":33512},{"name":"Electronics","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33543"},"slug":"electronics","categoryId":33543},{"name":"Cell Phones","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33544"},"slug":"cell-phones","categoryId":33544},{"name":"iPhones","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33547"},"slug":"iphones","categoryId":33547}],"title":"How to Browse Your iPhone’s Files in iOS 11","strippedTitle":"how to browse your iphone’s files in ios 11","slug":"browse-iphones-files-ios-11","canonicalUrl":"","seo":{"metaDescription":"Learn how to use the Files app on an iPhone with iOS 11. The app allows you to browse files on your iPhone and other online services.","noIndex":0,"noFollow":0},"content":"Before iOS 11 came out, long-time iPhone users pined for a way to browse files stored on their devices, as opposed to being limited to finding documents and other files only within the apps they’re intended for or created by.\r\n\r\nWhen iOS 11 came out, it introduced a new app called Files, which allows you to browse not only for files stored on your iPhone, but also see stuff you stored on other online (cloud) services, such as Google Drive, Dropbox, and others.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab1\" >How to use the Files app</h2>\r\nYou’ll find the Files app on the second home screen, by default.\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Tap the Files icon to open the app.</li>\r\n \t<li>On the Browse screen:<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-248001 size-full\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/iphone-for-seniors-7e-browse.jpg\" alt=\"browse iPhone\" width=\"253\" height=\"450\" />\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Tap the Search field to search for items by title.</li>\r\n \t<li>Tap a source in the Locations or Favorites sections to browse a particular service or your iPhone.</li>\r\n \t<li>Tap colors under Tags to search for files you’ve tagged according to categories.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>Once in a source, you may tap files to open or preview them, and you may tap folders to open them and view their contents.<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-248002 size-full\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/iphone-for-seniors-7e-files.jpg\" alt=\"browse iPhone files\" width=\"253\" height=\"450\" /></li>\r\n \t<li>Tap Select in the upper-right corner of the screen and then tap items to select them for an action. Available actions, found at the bottom of the screen, include\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Duplicating files:</strong> Make copies of selected items.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Moving files:</strong> Move files to other sources.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Sharing files:</strong> Share files with other people in a variety of ways (Messages and Mail, for example). You can even invite them to make edits, if you like.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Deleting files:</strong> Trash files you no longer need.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p class=\"article-tips tip\">Should you like to retrieve a file you’ve deleted, go the Browse screen (tap Browse at the bottom of the screen if you’re not already there) and tap Recently Deleted. Tap Select in the upper-right corner, tap the file you’d like to retrieve, and tap the Recover button at the bottom of the screen. The file will be placed back in the location it was originally deleted from. Please note that some services may not allow you to retrieve a file you’ve deleted; if you don’t see the file you’re looking for, contact that particular service.</p>","description":"Before iOS 11 came out, long-time iPhone users pined for a way to browse files stored on their devices, as opposed to being limited to finding documents and other files only within the apps they’re intended for or created by.\r\n\r\nWhen iOS 11 came out, it introduced a new app called Files, which allows you to browse not only for files stored on your iPhone, but also see stuff you stored on other online (cloud) services, such as Google Drive, Dropbox, and others.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab1\" >How to use the Files app</h2>\r\nYou’ll find the Files app on the second home screen, by default.\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Tap the Files icon to open the app.</li>\r\n \t<li>On the Browse screen:<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-248001 size-full\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/iphone-for-seniors-7e-browse.jpg\" alt=\"browse iPhone\" width=\"253\" height=\"450\" />\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Tap the Search field to search for items by title.</li>\r\n \t<li>Tap a source in the Locations or Favorites sections to browse a particular service or your iPhone.</li>\r\n \t<li>Tap colors under Tags to search for files you’ve tagged according to categories.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>Once in a source, you may tap files to open or preview them, and you may tap folders to open them and view their contents.<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-248002 size-full\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/iphone-for-seniors-7e-files.jpg\" alt=\"browse iPhone files\" width=\"253\" height=\"450\" /></li>\r\n \t<li>Tap Select in the upper-right corner of the screen and then tap items to select them for an action. Available actions, found at the bottom of the screen, include\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Duplicating files:</strong> Make copies of selected items.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Moving files:</strong> Move files to other sources.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Sharing files:</strong> Share files with other people in a variety of ways (Messages and Mail, for example). You can even invite them to make edits, if you like.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Deleting files:</strong> Trash files you no longer need.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p class=\"article-tips tip\">Should you like to retrieve a file you’ve deleted, go the Browse screen (tap Browse at the bottom of the screen if you’re not already there) and tap Recently Deleted. Tap Select in the upper-right corner, tap the file you’d like to retrieve, and tap the Recover button at the bottom of the screen. The file will be placed back in the location it was originally deleted from. Please note that some services may not allow you to retrieve a file you’ve deleted; if you don’t see the file you’re looking for, contact that particular service.</p>","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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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;General&#8211;&gt;Allow “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 the following:</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.</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>Restart your iPhone.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>Force any frozen applications to quit.Swipe the app upward from the app switcher.</li>\n<li>Reset the iPhone settings.Tap the Settings icon on your Home screen, and then tap General, Transfer or Reset iPhone, Reset, Reset All Settings. Resetting iPhone settings won’t erase your data, but you’ll probably have to change some settings afterwards.</li>\n<li>Restore your iPhone.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. 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. 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. 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.</p>\n<p>We’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> These clever animated avatars let you record your voice and facial expressions onto animated characters and send them to your friends. Here’s the skinny:</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":"Resetting 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.) 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Your iPhone doesn’t have to be connected to power.</li>\n<li>To enable the ability to speak commands to Siri, go to Settings&#8211;&gt;Siri&#8211;&gt;Listen for “Hey Siri” and toggle the switch on (green).</li>\n<li>Be reminded about an event or a task. For example, if you’re viewing a Calendar event, engage Siri and say “remind me about this” and it gets added to your Reminders app. You can also tell Siri when to remind you, if you’d like to set a specific time.</li>\n<li>Check out sports scores by asking Siri how your team did. You can ask “How did Notre Dame do yesterday?” or “Did the Houston Rockets lose again yesterday?” Siri will give you the scores. You can even find rankings, what time and on what channel a sporting event is appearing, and more. Just ask!</li>\n<li>Open an app with a simple command. For example, say “Open Netflix.” The Netflix app will open (if it’s installed, of course).</li>\n<li>Convert measurements on the go. 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Breaking news appears under the Top News tab, and you can find today&#8217;s goings-on by going to the Wire tab. Download the <a href=\"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/reuters-news/id602660809\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters app</a> today!</p>\n<h3>SmartNews</h3>\n<p>SmartNews is a well-received news aggregator. At over 50 million downloads as of this writing, SmartNews is a popular app for finding your news quickly and without clutter. Find out more and download the <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id579581125\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SmartNews app</a>.</p>\n<h3>USA Today</h3>\n<p>You&#8217;ve seen <em>USA Today</em> in newsstands, hotel rooms, and the coin-operated newspaper racks that used to be on every street in the neighborhood. Today, you can see the newspaper&#8217;s famous graphics and charts via the USA Today app for iPhone. All the sections you love are there, including Life, Money, and Sports. Learn more and download the <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/usa-today/id504631398?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today app</a>.</p>\n<h2>Weather Apps</h2>\n<p>The Weather app in iOS 15 has really stepped up its game from previous versions, but the third-party apps listed here may provide a bit more in-depth information that some weather enthusiasts prefer.</p>\n<h3>AccuWeather</h3>\n<p>AccuWeather is an excellent app for digging deep into the latest weather news. You can see as little or as much as you like with this app; simply check the current conditions or watch maps of the local area and see extremely detailed forecasts. The MinuteCast feature will even tell you when you can expect precipitation over the next couple of hours in your current location. You’ll be frequently surprised at its accuracy. 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However, other apps on the market may help you handle your multimedia needs in ways that better suit your tastes and needs.</p>\n<h2>Amazon Video</h2>\n<p>Amazon has a vast library of video files, most of which can be streamed via their Amazon Video app. If you’re an Amazon Prime subscriber, you can watch all your free Prime video library content right on your iPhone. Download the <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/amazon-video/id545519333?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon Video app</a>.</p>\n<h2>Netflix</h2>\n<p>From their humble beginnings as a DVD-rental-by-mail company, Netflix has become one of the largest players in the entertainment business today. If you have a Netflix subscription, you can play the entire collection of videos that you’ve saved in your list, find new content, and even use AirPlay to play your video on your television via AppleTV. Download the <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/netflix/id363590051?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix app</a>.</p>\n<h2>Overcast</h2>\n<p>Apple’s Podcasts app in iOS 15 is good for downloading and listening to podcasts, but the Overcast app outshines it in ease-of-use and with intuitive settings. Overcast even lets you apply settings, such as playback speed and voice boost, to individual podcasts, maintaining different setting combinations for each. Download <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/overcast-podcast-player/id888422857?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Overcast</a>.</p>\n<h2>Pandora</h2>\n<p><a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pandora-free-music-radio/id284035177?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pandora is one of the most popular music-streaming services for iOS</a> and has been around almost since the first iPhone. Pandora allows you to create and customize your own radio stations, so you can play music of the same genre or by the same artist. You can also purchase any music you like with a direct link to the iTunes Store. Download the <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pandora-free-music-radio/id284035177?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pandora app.</a></p>\n<h2>SoundCloud</h2>\n<p>SoundCloud claims to be the world’s largest music streaming service, boasting a catalogue of more than 135 million audio tracks. SoundCloud is a great service, but much of the catalogue is made up of up-and-coming (or completely unknown) artists. Don’t let that deter you. You can find some great music in the most unexpected places. SoundCloud also lets you see the music that your favorite artists like, which can lead you to discover wonderful tunes you might never would otherwise. Download the <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/soundcloud-music-audio/id336353151?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SoundCloud app.</a></p>\n<h2>Snapseed</h2>\n<p>Snapseed is a must-have tool for photographers of any level. It’s an editor that’s easy enough to be used by rookies, yet powerful enough that professional photographers won’t be caught without it. Download <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/snapseed/id439438619?mt=8&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Snapseed</a> and add some professional flair to your photos.</p>\n<h2>YouTube</h2>\n<p>YouTube used to be the best app around for watching silly cat videos and people falling down, but it’s now one of the most popular and important means of accessing video and musical entertainment on the web. Documentaries, full-length movies, music videos, and yes, silly cat videos are waiting to be discovered when you download the <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/youtube/id544007664?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube app.</a></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}},"primaryLearningPath":"Explore","lifeExpectancy":"One year","lifeExpectancySetFrom":"2021-10-01T00:00:00+00:00","dummiesForKids":"no","sponsoredContent":"no","adInfo":"","adPairKey":[]},"status":"publish","visibility":"public","articleId":288640},{"headers":{"creationTime":"2021-02-10T01:28:38+00:00","modifiedTime":"2021-03-26T14:53:49+00:00","timestamp":"2022-06-22T19:36:15+00:00"},"data":{"breadcrumbs":[{"name":"Technology","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33512"},"slug":"technology","categoryId":33512},{"name":"Electronics","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33543"},"slug":"electronics","categoryId":33543},{"name":"Cell Phones","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33544"},"slug":"cell-phones","categoryId":33544},{"name":"iPhones","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33547"},"slug":"iphones","categoryId":33547}],"title":"How to Delete and Organize iPhone Apps","strippedTitle":"how to delete and organize iphone apps","slug":"how-to-delete-and-organize-iphone-apps","canonicalUrl":"","seo":{"metaDescription":"Learn how to delete and organize apps on your iPhone and get a look at App Clips, new from Apple, which provides quick access to apps.","noIndex":0,"noFollow":0},"content":"If you're like most, you might find it helpful to know how to delete and organize apps on your <a href=\"https://www.dummies.com/consumer-electronics/smartphones/iphone/iphone-dummies-cheat-sheet/\">iPhone</a>.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab1\" >How to delete apps on iPhones</h2>\r\nYou may delete many of the Apple apps that came with your iPhone as well as any third-party app you no longer want or need.\r\n\r\nHere’s how to delete almost any app on your iPhone:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><strong> Long-press any icon, and then choose Edit Home Screen to start the icons jiggling.</strong></li>\r\n \t<li><strong> Tap the little – (minus sign) in the upper-left corner of the app you want to delete. </strong>A dialog appears, informing you that deleting this app also deletes all its data.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong> To remove the app from this device, tap Delete App. </strong>If you instead tap Move to App Library, the app will be removed from the home screen and only appear in the App Library.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p class=\"article-tips tip\">You can download any app you’ve purchased again, for free, from the App Store. So deleting it means only that it's gone from your device. You can always get it back by downloading it again unless, as previously stated, the app is no longer available in the App Store.</p>\r\n<p class=\"article-tips tip\">Just remember that deleting an app from your iPhone this way doesn’t get rid of it permanently. Even then, it’s not really gone forever because you can download purchased apps again for free. And, of course, you can download free apps again for free because, well, they’re free.</p>\r\n<p class=\"article-tips warning\">If you see a warning that deleting the app also deletes any associated data, you may want to save the data before deleting the app. Different apps have different schemes for importing and exporting data; the important thing is that if you create documents with an app (notes, images, videos, and such), deleting the app will delete any files you’ve created with that app unless they’re saved to iCloud or elsewhere. Forewarned is forearmed.</p>\r\nIf you delete an app and later change your mind and want it back on your iPhone, just tap your-face-in-a-circle in the App Store app and then tap Purchased. Then just tap the little cloud icon to reinstall the app on your iPhone.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab2\" >How to organize apps on iPhones</h2>\r\nYou can have up to 19 Home screens (or pages) of apps. And if you’re like many iPhone users, you’ll soon have a substantial collection of apps on your iPhone. So let’s look at a few ways to organize those apps for easy access.\r\n\r\nTo rearrange apps or create folders on your iPhone, long-press any app or folder and choose Edit Home Screen, which makes the app and folder icons jiggle and dance and little “delete me” minus signs appear on the apps.\r\n<p class=\"article-tips tip\">A folder icon is the same as an app icon when it comes to rearranging icons on-screen. Also, the app or folder you press and hold down to start the jiggling doesn’t have to be the one you want to move — any app or folder will do.</p>\r\nTo move an app or folder after the jiggling starts, press it, drag it to its new location (other apps on the screen will politely move out of its way to make space for it), and release it.\r\n\r\nIf you move an icon onto another icon and pause for a second, a folder will be created. If you move an icon onto a folder and pause for a second, the folder will open so you can place the icon wherever you like in the folder.\r\n<p class=\"article-tips remember\">Like Home screens, folders can have more than one page; if you see two or more little white dots at the bottom of the folder — one for each additional screen — swipe left to see the next screen or swipe right to see the previous one.</p>\r\nTo move an app to a different Home screen after the jiggling starts, press the app and drag it all the way to the left or right edge of the screen. The preceding Home screen or next Home screen, respectively, will appear. Keep dragging the app to the left or right edge of each successive Home screen until you reach the screen you want. Then drop the app in its new location on that screen. If the screen already holds 20 apps, the last icon on the page will be pushed to the next Home screen. Be persistent — sometimes it takes a few tries to make the screens switch.\r\n<p class=\"article-tips tip\">All these techniques work with apps on the dock (Phone, Safari, Messages, and Music by default), as well as with apps on Home screens and folders.</p>\r\niOS 14 introduced the ability to <a href=\"https://www.dummies.com/consumer-electronics/smartphones/iphone/2-new-iphone-app-features-with-ios-14/\">add widgets to any Home screen</a>. To do so, long-press an app or folder and choose Edit Home Screen, then tap the + in the upper-left corner of the screen to see the Widget gallery overlay. Tap an item for more info; tap the +Add Widget button to add the widget to the current Home screen. To move the widget to a different Home screen, long-press an app or folder and choose Edit Home Screen and then press and drag the widget left or right to move it to the previous or next Home screen.\r\n\r\nA few more facts about Home screens. We mention this elsewhere, but in case you missed it: The little dots above the four apps on the dock indicate how many Home screens you have. The black dot denotes the current Home screen; the gray dots represent other Home screens.\r\n<p class=\"article-tips tip\">And last but not least, we’d be remiss if we didn’t at least provide the following reminders. After you have a few screens full of apps and folders, remembering where you put a particular app can be difficult. When that happens, Search can quickly find and launch apps no matter which Home screen they’re on or folder they’re in. Or ask Siri to open the app by name.</p>\r\n<p class=\"article-tips tip\">Finally, take advantage of multitasking by double-tapping the Home button (Touch ID) or swiping upward (Face ID) to quickly switch between recently used apps.</p>\r\nThere you have it — you now know everything you need to know to find, install, delete, and organize iPhone apps!\r\n<h2 id=\"tab3\" >App Clips</h2>\r\nApp Clips are, according to Apple:\r\n\r\nA small part of an app experience designed to be discovered the moment it is needed. App Clips are associated with a particular product or business, and load within seconds to complete a specific task, such as renting a scooter, purchasing a coffee, or filling a parking meter. They can be easily discovered and accessed by scanning a new Apple-designed App Clip code, or through NFC tags and QR codes, or shared in Messages or from Safari, all with the security and privacy expected from apps.\r\n\r\nApp Clips, which require an active internet connection, are invoked by pointing your iPhone camera at a QR code, tapping an NFC tag with your iPhone, or tapping a link to an App Clip in Mail, Messages, or Safari. A banner appears describing the App Clip and what it does. Tap the banner and an overlay lets you choose to either use the App Clip immediately or visit the App Store to download the full version of the app.\r\n\r\nIf you choose to use the App Clip right away, it opens and behaves like any other app, allowing you to complete the task without visiting the App Store or downloading an app to your iPhone. When you’re done, exit the App Clip as you exit any app (by pressing the Home button or swiping upward). Note that the App Clip will remain in your multitasking app switcher for a while unless you specifically close it by swiping it upward.\r\n\r\nApp Clips are a convenient way to perform a task that would otherwise require a visit to the App Store. So, keep an eye out for App Clip NFC tags, QR codes, and links — they can save you time and bandwidth.","description":"If you're like most, you might find it helpful to know how to delete and organize apps on your <a href=\"https://www.dummies.com/consumer-electronics/smartphones/iphone/iphone-dummies-cheat-sheet/\">iPhone</a>.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab1\" >How to delete apps on iPhones</h2>\r\nYou may delete many of the Apple apps that came with your iPhone as well as any third-party app you no longer want or need.\r\n\r\nHere’s how to delete almost any app on your iPhone:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><strong> Long-press any icon, and then choose Edit Home Screen to start the icons jiggling.</strong></li>\r\n \t<li><strong> Tap the little – (minus sign) in the upper-left corner of the app you want to delete. </strong>A dialog appears, informing you that deleting this app also deletes all its data.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong> To remove the app from this device, tap Delete App. </strong>If you instead tap Move to App Library, the app will be removed from the home screen and only appear in the App Library.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p class=\"article-tips tip\">You can download any app you’ve purchased again, for free, from the App Store. So deleting it means only that it's gone from your device. You can always get it back by downloading it again unless, as previously stated, the app is no longer available in the App Store.</p>\r\n<p class=\"article-tips tip\">Just remember that deleting an app from your iPhone this way doesn’t get rid of it permanently. Even then, it’s not really gone forever because you can download purchased apps again for free. And, of course, you can download free apps again for free because, well, they’re free.</p>\r\n<p class=\"article-tips warning\">If you see a warning that deleting the app also deletes any associated data, you may want to save the data before deleting the app. Different apps have different schemes for importing and exporting data; the important thing is that if you create documents with an app (notes, images, videos, and such), deleting the app will delete any files you’ve created with that app unless they’re saved to iCloud or elsewhere. Forewarned is forearmed.</p>\r\nIf you delete an app and later change your mind and want it back on your iPhone, just tap your-face-in-a-circle in the App Store app and then tap Purchased. Then just tap the little cloud icon to reinstall the app on your iPhone.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab2\" >How to organize apps on iPhones</h2>\r\nYou can have up to 19 Home screens (or pages) of apps. And if you’re like many iPhone users, you’ll soon have a substantial collection of apps on your iPhone. So let’s look at a few ways to organize those apps for easy access.\r\n\r\nTo rearrange apps or create folders on your iPhone, long-press any app or folder and choose Edit Home Screen, which makes the app and folder icons jiggle and dance and little “delete me” minus signs appear on the apps.\r\n<p class=\"article-tips tip\">A folder icon is the same as an app icon when it comes to rearranging icons on-screen. Also, the app or folder you press and hold down to start the jiggling doesn’t have to be the one you want to move — any app or folder will do.</p>\r\nTo move an app or folder after the jiggling starts, press it, drag it to its new location (other apps on the screen will politely move out of its way to make space for it), and release it.\r\n\r\nIf you move an icon onto another icon and pause for a second, a folder will be created. If you move an icon onto a folder and pause for a second, the folder will open so you can place the icon wherever you like in the folder.\r\n<p class=\"article-tips remember\">Like Home screens, folders can have more than one page; if you see two or more little white dots at the bottom of the folder — one for each additional screen — swipe left to see the next screen or swipe right to see the previous one.</p>\r\nTo move an app to a different Home screen after the jiggling starts, press the app and drag it all the way to the left or right edge of the screen. The preceding Home screen or next Home screen, respectively, will appear. Keep dragging the app to the left or right edge of each successive Home screen until you reach the screen you want. Then drop the app in its new location on that screen. If the screen already holds 20 apps, the last icon on the page will be pushed to the next Home screen. Be persistent — sometimes it takes a few tries to make the screens switch.\r\n<p class=\"article-tips tip\">All these techniques work with apps on the dock (Phone, Safari, Messages, and Music by default), as well as with apps on Home screens and folders.</p>\r\niOS 14 introduced the ability to <a href=\"https://www.dummies.com/consumer-electronics/smartphones/iphone/2-new-iphone-app-features-with-ios-14/\">add widgets to any Home screen</a>. To do so, long-press an app or folder and choose Edit Home Screen, then tap the + in the upper-left corner of the screen to see the Widget gallery overlay. Tap an item for more info; tap the +Add Widget button to add the widget to the current Home screen. To move the widget to a different Home screen, long-press an app or folder and choose Edit Home Screen and then press and drag the widget left or right to move it to the previous or next Home screen.\r\n\r\nA few more facts about Home screens. We mention this elsewhere, but in case you missed it: The little dots above the four apps on the dock indicate how many Home screens you have. The black dot denotes the current Home screen; the gray dots represent other Home screens.\r\n<p class=\"article-tips tip\">And last but not least, we’d be remiss if we didn’t at least provide the following reminders. After you have a few screens full of apps and folders, remembering where you put a particular app can be difficult. When that happens, Search can quickly find and launch apps no matter which Home screen they’re on or folder they’re in. Or ask Siri to open the app by name.</p>\r\n<p class=\"article-tips tip\">Finally, take advantage of multitasking by double-tapping the Home button (Touch ID) or swiping upward (Face ID) to quickly switch between recently used apps.</p>\r\nThere you have it — you now know everything you need to know to find, install, delete, and organize iPhone apps!\r\n<h2 id=\"tab3\" >App Clips</h2>\r\nApp Clips are, according to Apple:\r\n\r\nA small part of an app experience designed to be discovered the moment it is needed. App Clips are associated with a particular product or business, and load within seconds to complete a specific task, such as renting a scooter, purchasing a coffee, or filling a parking meter. They can be easily discovered and accessed by scanning a new Apple-designed App Clip code, or through NFC tags and QR codes, or shared in Messages or from Safari, all with the security and privacy expected from apps.\r\n\r\nApp Clips, which require an active internet connection, are invoked by pointing your iPhone camera at a QR code, tapping an NFC tag with your iPhone, or tapping a link to an App Clip in Mail, Messages, or Safari. A banner appears describing the App Clip and what it does. Tap the banner and an overlay lets you choose to either use the App Clip immediately or visit the App Store to download the full version of the app.\r\n\r\nIf you choose to use the App Clip right away, it opens and behaves like any other app, allowing you to complete the task without visiting the App Store or downloading an app to your iPhone. When you’re done, exit the App Clip as you exit any app (by pressing the Home button or swiping upward). Note that the App Clip will remain in your multitasking app switcher for a while unless you specifically close it by swiping it upward.\r\n\r\nApp Clips are a convenient way to perform a task that would otherwise require a visit to the App Store. So, keep an eye out for App Clip NFC tags, QR codes, and links — they can save you time and bandwidth.","blurb":"","authors":[{"authorId":8988,"name":"Edward C. Baig","slug":"edward-c-baig","description":"Edward C. Baig is the personal and consumer technology columnist for USA Today, where he reviews the latest gadgets and reports on tech trends.","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/authors/8988"}},{"authorId":8989,"name":"Bob LeVitus","slug":"bob-levitus","description":" <p><b>Bob LeVitus </B>has written nearly 100 reference books on Apple technologies. 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ios 14","slug":"how-to-translate-text-or-speech-on-an-iphone","canonicalUrl":"","seo":{"metaDescription":"Learn how the iPhone's new Translate app, which arrived with iOS 14, can translate text or voice across a dozen language pairs.","noIndex":0,"noFollow":0},"content":"If you’ve ever been desperate to find a bathroom in a foreign country where you don’t speak the language, or are merely a famished tourist seeking a decent place to eat, you'll surely appreciate the <a href=\"https://www.dummies.com/consumer-electronics/smartphones/iphone/iphone-dummies-cheat-sheet/\">iPhone</a>'s new Translate app, which arrived with iOS 14.\r\n\r\nAs of this writing, the app can translate text or voice across a dozen language pairs, even when you're offline: English US and UK, Arabic, Chinese (China mainland), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.\r\n\r\nTap the microphone icon and speak to have your words translated. Or type text using the keyboard native to the chosen language. Here’s what's neat: That language-specific keyboard will automatically slide up; you need not manually download or select the keyboard. Apple supplies a Favorites area for saved translations.\r\n<p class=\"article-tips remember\">When you select a keyboard in a different language — or English for that matter — you can select different software keyboard layouts (QWERTY, AZERTY, QWERTX) and a hardware keyboard layout (if you connect a hardware keyboard via Bluetooth).</p>\r\nYou can also turn the phone to its side to enter a conversation mode with a split screen showing text from two speakers, as shown in the following figure, left. Or tap a button when you’re in landscape mode to grab a local speaker’s attention, as shown, right.\r\n\r\nFrom any view, press the play arrow to hear the translated phrase spoken out loud. It could be a lifesaver when nature calls.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_277541\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"556\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-277541\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/iphone14-translate.jpg\" alt=\"iPhone Translate app\" width=\"556\" height=\"151\" /> Turn the phone to its side to enter conversation mode (left) or attention mode (right).[/caption]\r\n<h2 id=\"tab1\" >A keyboard for all borders</h2>\r\nApple continues to expand the iPhone’s global reach by supplying international keyboard layouts for more than 120 languages. To access a keyboard that isn’t customized for Americanized English, tap Settings  →  General  →  Keyboard, Keyboards  →  Add New Keyboard. Up pops a list with custom keyboards for numerous countries.\r\n\r\nHave a multilingual household? You can select, in turn, as many international keyboards as you want. When you’re working in an app that summons a keyboard, tap the international keyboard key until you see the keyboard you want. Tap again to select the next keyboard in the list of international keyboards (as well as the Emoji keyboard) that you turned on in Settings. Keep cycling to get back to your original English layout.\r\n\r\nHere’s an alternative method for summoning a keyboard you’ve enabled: Press your finger against the international keyboard key to summon a pop-up window that displays all the keyboards that are ready for action. Slide your finger along the list until it lands on the keyboard you want to use (or Keyboard Settings) and then release it to select that keyboard.\r\n\r\nYou can use handwriting character recognition for simplified and traditional variations of Chinese. Just drag your finger in the box provided. Some Chinese keyboards don’t rely on handwriting.\r\n\r\nAnd here’s another neat trick: You can type in two languages you’ve enabled without switching from one to the other. Just type the appropriate word or words in whichever language makes sense and the iPhone takes a stab at what it thinks you mean to type next — in the appropriate language. The list of compatible paired languages includes English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. And this multilingual typing feature is also supported for English and Chinese.","description":"If you’ve ever been desperate to find a bathroom in a foreign country where you don’t speak the language, or are merely a famished tourist seeking a decent place to eat, you'll surely appreciate the <a href=\"https://www.dummies.com/consumer-electronics/smartphones/iphone/iphone-dummies-cheat-sheet/\">iPhone</a>'s new Translate app, which arrived with iOS 14.\r\n\r\nAs of this writing, the app can translate text or voice across a dozen language pairs, even when you're offline: English US and UK, Arabic, Chinese (China mainland), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.\r\n\r\nTap the microphone icon and speak to have your words translated. Or type text using the keyboard native to the chosen language. Here’s what's neat: That language-specific keyboard will automatically slide up; you need not manually download or select the keyboard. Apple supplies a Favorites area for saved translations.\r\n<p class=\"article-tips remember\">When you select a keyboard in a different language — or English for that matter — you can select different software keyboard layouts (QWERTY, AZERTY, QWERTX) and a hardware keyboard layout (if you connect a hardware keyboard via Bluetooth).</p>\r\nYou can also turn the phone to its side to enter a conversation mode with a split screen showing text from two speakers, as shown in the following figure, left. Or tap a button when you’re in landscape mode to grab a local speaker’s attention, as shown, right.\r\n\r\nFrom any view, press the play arrow to hear the translated phrase spoken out loud. It could be a lifesaver when nature calls.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_277541\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"556\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-277541\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/iphone14-translate.jpg\" alt=\"iPhone Translate app\" width=\"556\" height=\"151\" /> Turn the phone to its side to enter conversation mode (left) or attention mode (right).[/caption]\r\n<h2 id=\"tab1\" >A keyboard for all borders</h2>\r\nApple continues to expand the iPhone’s global reach by supplying international keyboard layouts for more than 120 languages. To access a keyboard that isn’t customized for Americanized English, tap Settings  →  General  →  Keyboard, Keyboards  →  Add New Keyboard. Up pops a list with custom keyboards for numerous countries.\r\n\r\nHave a multilingual household? You can select, in turn, as many international keyboards as you want. 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You can find it at the very end of your home screen pages as you swipe from right to left.\r\n\r\nAt top is the App Library screen is the search bar, as shown, left. If you tap inside the box, all apps on your phone will be listed alphabetically, as shown, right.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_277531\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"556\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-277531\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/iphone14-app-library.jpg\" alt=\"iPhone App Library\" width=\"556\" height=\"473\" /> Checking out App Library[/caption]\r\n\r\nYou can scroll down to the app of choice, enter the app name in the search box, or tap a letter on the side to jump to listings beginning with that letter. The # symbol (after <em>Z</em>) takes you to apps whose names begin with a number.\r\n\r\nJust below the search box, Apple organizes apps into Suggestions and Recently Added. The latter is self-explanatory. The former consists of suggested apps based on time of day, location, or activity.\r\n\r\nOn the rest of the screen, Apple intelligently lumps apps into various categories, such as Social, Health & Fitness, and Games. Apps in these groupings appear in order of those you use most.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab2\" >Watching widgets</h2>\r\nApps and the App Library serve an obvious purpose. But sometimes you just want to glance at the headlines, a weather forecast, or other information. With that in mind, Apple added widgets, which you can customize on any of your Home pages and the today view.\r\n\r\niOS 14 includes built-in Apple widgets for Weather, Clock, Calendar, News, Maps, Fitness, Photos, Reminders, Stocks, Music, TV, Tips, Notes, Shortcuts, Battery, Screen Time, Files, Podcasts, App suggestions, and Siri Suggestions. Third-party developers can also contribute widgets.\r\n\r\nYou can find these widgets in a centralized hub or widget gallery. How do you get there? Glad you asked. Press and hold down anywhere on the Home screen to make the apps jiggle, as if you were going to rearrange them or move them into folders. Only now tap + in the upper-right corner. If you see a widget you like, drag it out onto the Home screen or the today view. Couldn’t be much easier than that.\r\n\r\nIf you’re in the today view while the phone is still wiggly, you can also tap Edit at the bottom of that view to add widgets.\r\n\r\nThe rectangles representing widgets are larger than those for corresponding apps or folders, so they stand out. The figure shows widgets for Apple’s Calendar, News, and Music apps.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_277530\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"337\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-277530\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/iphone14-widget-icons.jpg\" alt=\"iPhone widget icons\" width=\"337\" height=\"600\" /> Widget icons for your Calendar, News and Music apps stand out next to other icons[/caption]\r\n\r\nYou can also drag one widget on top of another to create a <em>widget stack.</em> You can then flip through these stacks. Inside a stack, Apple displays what it thinks is the right widget based on the time, location, or activity.\r\n\r\nYou can also curate widgets into <em>smart stacks</em> that show up at the right time. 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If you tap inside the box, all apps on your phone will be listed alphabetically, as shown, right.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_277531\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"556\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-277531\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/iphone14-app-library.jpg\" alt=\"iPhone App Library\" width=\"556\" height=\"473\" /> Checking out App Library[/caption]\r\n\r\nYou can scroll down to the app of choice, enter the app name in the search box, or tap a letter on the side to jump to listings beginning with that letter. The # symbol (after <em>Z</em>) takes you to apps whose names begin with a number.\r\n\r\nJust below the search box, Apple organizes apps into Suggestions and Recently Added. The latter is self-explanatory. The former consists of suggested apps based on time of day, location, or activity.\r\n\r\nOn the rest of the screen, Apple intelligently lumps apps into various categories, such as Social, Health & Fitness, and Games. Apps in these groupings appear in order of those you use most.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab2\" >Watching widgets</h2>\r\nApps and the App Library serve an obvious purpose. But sometimes you just want to glance at the headlines, a weather forecast, or other information. With that in mind, Apple added widgets, which you can customize on any of your Home pages and the today view.\r\n\r\niOS 14 includes built-in Apple widgets for Weather, Clock, Calendar, News, Maps, Fitness, Photos, Reminders, Stocks, Music, TV, Tips, Notes, Shortcuts, Battery, Screen Time, Files, Podcasts, App suggestions, and Siri Suggestions. Third-party developers can also contribute widgets.\r\n\r\nYou can find these widgets in a centralized hub or widget gallery. How do you get there? Glad you asked. Press and hold down anywhere on the Home screen to make the apps jiggle, as if you were going to rearrange them or move them into folders. Only now tap + in the upper-right corner. If you see a widget you like, drag it out onto the Home screen or the today view. Couldn’t be much easier than that.\r\n\r\nIf you’re in the today view while the phone is still wiggly, you can also tap Edit at the bottom of that view to add widgets.\r\n\r\nThe rectangles representing widgets are larger than those for corresponding apps or folders, so they stand out. The figure shows widgets for Apple’s Calendar, News, and Music apps.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_277530\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"337\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-277530\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/iphone14-widget-icons.jpg\" alt=\"iPhone widget icons\" width=\"337\" height=\"600\" /> Widget icons for your Calendar, News and Music apps stand out next to other icons[/caption]\r\n\r\nYou can also drag one widget on top of another to create a <em>widget stack.</em> You can then flip through these stacks. 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iPhones took the world by storm in 2007 and they haven't stopped wow-ing the pants off us yet. We've got handy articles to help you get the most out of this iconic smartphone.

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iPhones iPhone Photography For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 02-24-2022

Believe it or not, most of the technical and creative innovation in photography today is coming not from the big DSLR manufacturers but rather from mobile phone makers. Your Apple iPhone is a brilliant mixture of art and science, and its camera is ready and able to help you capture your next stunning photo. Discover how to create bold, strong compositions that hold your viewer’s attention. Master the technical side of iPhone photography. And as the word photography literally means light-writing, immerse yourself in the exciting possibilities for manipulating light. The future is bright for iPhone photographers such as you.

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iPhones iPhone Customization For Seniors For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 02-15-2022

It's not always obvious how you can modify how your iPhone works. For example, you can use Settings to change how the Safari browser protects you from being tracked online or which online calendar's events are shown in iPhone's Calendar app. This Cheat Sheet gives you a rundown of some of the most useful features and apps so that you can find what you need to customize your iPhone's behavior.

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iPhones How to Browse Your iPhone’s Files in iOS 11

Article / Updated 01-14-2022

Before iOS 11 came out, long-time iPhone users pined for a way to browse files stored on their devices, as opposed to being limited to finding documents and other files only within the apps they’re intended for or created by. When iOS 11 came out, it introduced a new app called Files, which allows you to browse not only for files stored on your iPhone, but also see stuff you stored on other online (cloud) services, such as Google Drive, Dropbox, and others. How to use the Files app You’ll find the Files app on the second home screen, by default. Tap the Files icon to open the app. On the Browse screen: Tap the Search field to search for items by title. Tap a source in the Locations or Favorites sections to browse a particular service or your iPhone. Tap colors under Tags to search for files you’ve tagged according to categories. Once in a source, you may tap files to open or preview them, and you may tap folders to open them and view their contents. Tap Select in the upper-right corner of the screen and then tap items to select them for an action. Available actions, found at the bottom of the screen, include Duplicating files: Make copies of selected items. Moving files: Move files to other sources. Sharing files: Share files with other people in a variety of ways (Messages and Mail, for example). You can even invite them to make edits, if you like. Deleting files: Trash files you no longer need. Should you like to retrieve a file you’ve deleted, go the Browse screen (tap Browse at the bottom of the screen if you’re not already there) and tap Recently Deleted. Tap Select in the upper-right corner, tap the file you’d like to retrieve, and tap the Recover button at the bottom of the screen. The file will be placed back in the location it was originally deleted from. Please note that some services may not allow you to retrieve a file you’ve deleted; if you don’t see the file you’re looking for, contact that particular service.

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iPhones How to Turn On White on Black on Your iPhone

Article / Updated 11-08-2021

If you are an iPhone user who has visual challenges, the black-and-white screen option offers a black background with white lettering that some people find easier to use when reading text. The White on Black accessibility setting reverses colors on your screen so that backgrounds are black and text is white. To turn on this feature, tap the Settings icon on the Home screen. Tap General and then scroll down and tap Accessibility. In the Accessibility dialog, tap the White on Black On/Off button to turn on this feature. The colors on the screen reverse. Tap the Home button to leave Settings. The White on Black feature works well in some places and not so well in others. For example, in the Photos application, pictures appear almost as photo negatives. Your Home screen image will likewise look a bit strange. And don’t even think of playing a video with this feature turned on! However, if you need help reading text, White on Black can be useful in several applications. For more help on iPhone accessibility features, check out iPhone Accessibility Options for Easier iPhone Operation.

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iPhones iPhone For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 10-12-2021

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

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iPhones How to Lock and Unlock Your iPhone

Article / Updated 10-06-2021

You can lock your iPhone so its touch screen doesn't work. This prevents the iPhone from dialing phone numbers, playing music, or doing anything else when it's in your pocket, rubbing against your pants, or in your purse making contact with keys and other stuff. Apple makes locking your iPhone a snap. In fact, you don’t need to do anything to lock the iPhone; it happens automatically, if you don't touch the screen for one minute. Can’t wait that long? To lock the iPhone immediately, press the Sleep/Wake button. To unlock it, press the Sleep/Wake button again. Or, press the Home button on the front of the screen. Either way, the on-screen slider appears, but your iPhone doesn’t actually awaken until you drag the slider to the right with your finger.

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iPhones iPhone For Seniors For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 10-01-2021

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

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iPhones How to Delete and Organize iPhone Apps

Article / Updated 03-26-2021

If you're like most, you might find it helpful to know how to delete and organize apps on your iPhone. How to delete apps on iPhones You may delete many of the Apple apps that came with your iPhone as well as any third-party app you no longer want or need. Here’s how to delete almost any app on your iPhone: Long-press any icon, and then choose Edit Home Screen to start the icons jiggling. Tap the little – (minus sign) in the upper-left corner of the app you want to delete. A dialog appears, informing you that deleting this app also deletes all its data. To remove the app from this device, tap Delete App. If you instead tap Move to App Library, the app will be removed from the home screen and only appear in the App Library. You can download any app you’ve purchased again, for free, from the App Store. So deleting it means only that it's gone from your device. You can always get it back by downloading it again unless, as previously stated, the app is no longer available in the App Store. Just remember that deleting an app from your iPhone this way doesn’t get rid of it permanently. Even then, it’s not really gone forever because you can download purchased apps again for free. And, of course, you can download free apps again for free because, well, they’re free. If you see a warning that deleting the app also deletes any associated data, you may want to save the data before deleting the app. Different apps have different schemes for importing and exporting data; the important thing is that if you create documents with an app (notes, images, videos, and such), deleting the app will delete any files you’ve created with that app unless they’re saved to iCloud or elsewhere. Forewarned is forearmed. If you delete an app and later change your mind and want it back on your iPhone, just tap your-face-in-a-circle in the App Store app and then tap Purchased. Then just tap the little cloud icon to reinstall the app on your iPhone. How to organize apps on iPhones You can have up to 19 Home screens (or pages) of apps. And if you’re like many iPhone users, you’ll soon have a substantial collection of apps on your iPhone. So let’s look at a few ways to organize those apps for easy access. To rearrange apps or create folders on your iPhone, long-press any app or folder and choose Edit Home Screen, which makes the app and folder icons jiggle and dance and little “delete me” minus signs appear on the apps. A folder icon is the same as an app icon when it comes to rearranging icons on-screen. Also, the app or folder you press and hold down to start the jiggling doesn’t have to be the one you want to move — any app or folder will do. To move an app or folder after the jiggling starts, press it, drag it to its new location (other apps on the screen will politely move out of its way to make space for it), and release it. If you move an icon onto another icon and pause for a second, a folder will be created. If you move an icon onto a folder and pause for a second, the folder will open so you can place the icon wherever you like in the folder. Like Home screens, folders can have more than one page; if you see two or more little white dots at the bottom of the folder — one for each additional screen — swipe left to see the next screen or swipe right to see the previous one. To move an app to a different Home screen after the jiggling starts, press the app and drag it all the way to the left or right edge of the screen. The preceding Home screen or next Home screen, respectively, will appear. Keep dragging the app to the left or right edge of each successive Home screen until you reach the screen you want. Then drop the app in its new location on that screen. If the screen already holds 20 apps, the last icon on the page will be pushed to the next Home screen. Be persistent — sometimes it takes a few tries to make the screens switch. All these techniques work with apps on the dock (Phone, Safari, Messages, and Music by default), as well as with apps on Home screens and folders. iOS 14 introduced the ability to add widgets to any Home screen. To do so, long-press an app or folder and choose Edit Home Screen, then tap the + in the upper-left corner of the screen to see the Widget gallery overlay. Tap an item for more info; tap the +Add Widget button to add the widget to the current Home screen. To move the widget to a different Home screen, long-press an app or folder and choose Edit Home Screen and then press and drag the widget left or right to move it to the previous or next Home screen. A few more facts about Home screens. We mention this elsewhere, but in case you missed it: The little dots above the four apps on the dock indicate how many Home screens you have. The black dot denotes the current Home screen; the gray dots represent other Home screens. And last but not least, we’d be remiss if we didn’t at least provide the following reminders. After you have a few screens full of apps and folders, remembering where you put a particular app can be difficult. When that happens, Search can quickly find and launch apps no matter which Home screen they’re on or folder they’re in. Or ask Siri to open the app by name. Finally, take advantage of multitasking by double-tapping the Home button (Touch ID) or swiping upward (Face ID) to quickly switch between recently used apps. There you have it — you now know everything you need to know to find, install, delete, and organize iPhone apps! App Clips App Clips are, according to Apple: A small part of an app experience designed to be discovered the moment it is needed. App Clips are associated with a particular product or business, and load within seconds to complete a specific task, such as renting a scooter, purchasing a coffee, or filling a parking meter. They can be easily discovered and accessed by scanning a new Apple-designed App Clip code, or through NFC tags and QR codes, or shared in Messages or from Safari, all with the security and privacy expected from apps. App Clips, which require an active internet connection, are invoked by pointing your iPhone camera at a QR code, tapping an NFC tag with your iPhone, or tapping a link to an App Clip in Mail, Messages, or Safari. A banner appears describing the App Clip and what it does. Tap the banner and an overlay lets you choose to either use the App Clip immediately or visit the App Store to download the full version of the app. If you choose to use the App Clip right away, it opens and behaves like any other app, allowing you to complete the task without visiting the App Store or downloading an app to your iPhone. When you’re done, exit the App Clip as you exit any app (by pressing the Home button or swiping upward). Note that the App Clip will remain in your multitasking app switcher for a while unless you specifically close it by swiping it upward. App Clips are a convenient way to perform a task that would otherwise require a visit to the App Store. So, keep an eye out for App Clip NFC tags, QR codes, and links — they can save you time and bandwidth.

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iPhones How to Translate Text or Speech on an iPhone with iOS 14

Article / Updated 03-26-2021

If you’ve ever been desperate to find a bathroom in a foreign country where you don’t speak the language, or are merely a famished tourist seeking a decent place to eat, you'll surely appreciate the iPhone's new Translate app, which arrived with iOS 14. As of this writing, the app can translate text or voice across a dozen language pairs, even when you're offline: English US and UK, Arabic, Chinese (China mainland), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. Tap the microphone icon and speak to have your words translated. Or type text using the keyboard native to the chosen language. Here’s what's neat: That language-specific keyboard will automatically slide up; you need not manually download or select the keyboard. Apple supplies a Favorites area for saved translations. When you select a keyboard in a different language — or English for that matter — you can select different software keyboard layouts (QWERTY, AZERTY, QWERTX) and a hardware keyboard layout (if you connect a hardware keyboard via Bluetooth). You can also turn the phone to its side to enter a conversation mode with a split screen showing text from two speakers, as shown in the following figure, left. Or tap a button when you’re in landscape mode to grab a local speaker’s attention, as shown, right. From any view, press the play arrow to hear the translated phrase spoken out loud. It could be a lifesaver when nature calls. A keyboard for all borders Apple continues to expand the iPhone’s global reach by supplying international keyboard layouts for more than 120 languages. To access a keyboard that isn’t customized for Americanized English, tap Settings  →  General  →  Keyboard, Keyboards  →  Add New Keyboard. Up pops a list with custom keyboards for numerous countries. Have a multilingual household? You can select, in turn, as many international keyboards as you want. When you’re working in an app that summons a keyboard, tap the international keyboard key until you see the keyboard you want. Tap again to select the next keyboard in the list of international keyboards (as well as the Emoji keyboard) that you turned on in Settings. Keep cycling to get back to your original English layout. Here’s an alternative method for summoning a keyboard you’ve enabled: Press your finger against the international keyboard key to summon a pop-up window that displays all the keyboards that are ready for action. Slide your finger along the list until it lands on the keyboard you want to use (or Keyboard Settings) and then release it to select that keyboard. You can use handwriting character recognition for simplified and traditional variations of Chinese. Just drag your finger in the box provided. Some Chinese keyboards don’t rely on handwriting. And here’s another neat trick: You can type in two languages you’ve enabled without switching from one to the other. Just type the appropriate word or words in whichever language makes sense and the iPhone takes a stab at what it thinks you mean to type next — in the appropriate language. The list of compatible paired languages includes English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. And this multilingual typing feature is also supported for English and Chinese.

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iPhones 2 New iPhone App Features with iOS 14

Article / Updated 03-26-2021

New with iOS 14, your iPhone now has two new features: the App Library and built-in widgets you can add to your Home screens for easy access. Visiting the App Library With iOS 14, Apple supplied a potentially simpler and faster way to access apps: App Library. You can find it at the very end of your home screen pages as you swipe from right to left. At top is the App Library screen is the search bar, as shown, left. If you tap inside the box, all apps on your phone will be listed alphabetically, as shown, right. You can scroll down to the app of choice, enter the app name in the search box, or tap a letter on the side to jump to listings beginning with that letter. The # symbol (after Z) takes you to apps whose names begin with a number. Just below the search box, Apple organizes apps into Suggestions and Recently Added. The latter is self-explanatory. The former consists of suggested apps based on time of day, location, or activity. On the rest of the screen, Apple intelligently lumps apps into various categories, such as Social, Health & Fitness, and Games. Apps in these groupings appear in order of those you use most. Watching widgets Apps and the App Library serve an obvious purpose. But sometimes you just want to glance at the headlines, a weather forecast, or other information. With that in mind, Apple added widgets, which you can customize on any of your Home pages and the today view. iOS 14 includes built-in Apple widgets for Weather, Clock, Calendar, News, Maps, Fitness, Photos, Reminders, Stocks, Music, TV, Tips, Notes, Shortcuts, Battery, Screen Time, Files, Podcasts, App suggestions, and Siri Suggestions. Third-party developers can also contribute widgets. You can find these widgets in a centralized hub or widget gallery. How do you get there? Glad you asked. Press and hold down anywhere on the Home screen to make the apps jiggle, as if you were going to rearrange them or move them into folders. Only now tap + in the upper-right corner. If you see a widget you like, drag it out onto the Home screen or the today view. Couldn’t be much easier than that. If you’re in the today view while the phone is still wiggly, you can also tap Edit at the bottom of that view to add widgets. The rectangles representing widgets are larger than those for corresponding apps or folders, so they stand out. The figure shows widgets for Apple’s Calendar, News, and Music apps. You can also drag one widget on top of another to create a widget stack. You can then flip through these stacks. Inside a stack, Apple displays what it thinks is the right widget based on the time, location, or activity. You can also curate widgets into smart stacks that show up at the right time. For example, you might see widgets for the News app when you wake up, the Calendar app as an appointment time nears, and a Fitness summary come evening.

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