Welcome to

iPhone 7
By now you are undoubtedly familiar with most of what Apple's recent
update, iOS 10, has to offer and what new features Apple has added to the
iPhone 7. Or so you think. iPhone 7 Tips, Tricks & Apps will astound you with
an array of things you probably didnt know that your iPhone could do. We
explore the home apps, discovering how to get the most out of your device
and customise it to suit your everyday needs. Not only that, you can take your
phone to the next level with the variety of third-party apps on offer, from
editing your photos to increasing your iPhone's security. For those looking to
get even more out of their device, we'll show you the best downloads to be
discovered in the App Store, exploring a number of categories to make sure
there is something for everyone. So go forth and find out just what else you
could be achieving with your iPhone.
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Contents
22
77 power tips
Tips
for iPhone 7 30 Home 54 Notes
Take control of 32 Control Centre 56 Maps
Apples latest little
marvel 34 Notification Center 58 Siri
36 Settings 60 Music

8
38 Phone 61 Facetime
40 Messages 62 App Store
42 Contacts 63 iTunes
44 Mail 64 Camera
The complete 46 Safari 66 Photos
guide to iOS 10 48 Clock 68 Videos
Master the features of
Apples latest OS 49 Reminders 69 News
50 Calendar 70 iBooks
52 Wallet 72 Health

Tricks
76 Top 10 Touch ID shortcuts
78 Customise your widgets panel
80 View live traffic updates in Maps
82 Upload files to iCloud Drive
84 Set up Family Sharing on your device
86 Use iOS 10s Home app to create an
automated routine
88 Customise your Calendar app
90 Create and manage a blog
with Tumblr
92 Save music for offline listening
94 Get a personalised playlist with
For You
96 Streamline your podcast listening
experience on your iPhone
98 Set up and master DO Camera
100 Apply exciting edits to your photos
102 Compose music with Figure
104 Get fitter and lose weight
106 Build a personalised news feed
108 Get the latest sports news
wherever you are
110 Store and share your files on the go
112 Create a custom icon
114 Protect your device and its data
116 Prevent unauthorised access
118 Add a voiceover and sound effects
to your movies
120 Upload your movies straight
to YouTube
122 Work with multiple tracks
in GarageBand
124 Apply funky filters with Prisma
126 Customise text in Pages

6 iPhone 7 Tips, Tricks & Apps 94 Discover new

favourite tracks
100 Apply edits to
your photos

144
Essential
iPhone
apps
A comprehensive guide to the
best apps to help you transform
the way you use your iPhone

96 Get direct access

to podcasts
128 Style tables and charts in the
Numbers app
130 Control Keynotes from an
iOS device
132 Record your musical ideas
with Music Memos
134 Discover ways to free up
storage on your iPhone
136 Protect your iPhone from
advertisers
137 Customise threaded
conversations in Mail
138 Move from Android to iOS
140 Set up Reminders with the
help of Siri
142 Activate Night Shift mode

132 Record your

musical ideas iPhone 7 Tips, Tricks & Apps 7
 THE ULTIMATE
GUIDE TO

WHY THIS IS APPLES

BIGGEST UPDATE EVER

A
pple has made concerted to make it your preferred way to manage
efforts to make iOS 10 feel your phone when your hands are busy. Like
like a new experience, while so many new features, it will require work
continuing to concentrate on by third-party developers to use the new
the stability and familiarity integration, but we firmly expect Siri to grow
that has made it such as essential in stature very quickly. You can
tool for so many people. book dinner reservations within
Move
Messages has received the folders Maps now and also receive
most obvious updates, When you move emails proactive suggestions for
and in a world where rival in the Mail app, you will where to go and the most
messaging platforms offer now be prompted with a efficient routes. The list of
stickers and a variety of folder suggestion. This is
changes continues with
based on previous emails
personal features, this the clever Home app used
that you have moved, and in
makes a lot of sense. We practice it saves a huge to control smart devices
will detail all that is new in amount of time. as well as greatly simplified
iOS 10, but it is fair to say Apple Music and News app
that Messages now builds upon experiences, and 3D Touch has
the hugely popular iMessage platform also been utilised more deeply by
to keep kids and adults happy in equal default. There is a sense throughout the new
measure. Siri, which has improved greatly system that Apple has been building towards
in recent times, can now be leveraged by an exceptionally polished experience over
third-party apps, thus offering the potential the past few years, and the result is brilliant.
 The Complete Guide to iOS 10

Quickly
iOS 10

Use rich lock

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View your add widgets

Some apps, such as Notes,

screen notifications new widgets let you 3D Touch their icons

Interact with them
without opening an app
The lock screen notifications have
been improved, letting you deal with
them without jumping to the related
app. The process is simple and takes
seconds to learn.
to see options including Add
Widget. This will stop you
Widgets have undergone a makeover having to go to the main
In iOS 10, widgets have become much more widget screen to add a
accessible and can now even be viewed from new entry.
the lock screen in an instant. The process for
adding new widgets, viewing them and changing
the order in which they are displayed is easier than ever.

1: A more informative view

When a notification appears, you will
see the message and also a Press for
more option showing you what you
need to do. Now 3D Touch or long-
press to proceed.

1: A simple swipe 2: Today screen 3: More or less

When in the lock screen, swipe
to the right to instantly display
all of your active widgets. Now
you dont need to physically
press the home button to
access your apps.
Swipe right on your first page
of apps to access widgets. Any
settings that you change will be
shown in both of the screens as
they are effectively identical to
each other.
Some widgets offer a Show
More or Show Less option
in the top right-hand corner
of the screen, which gives
you the chance to view more
entries if needed.

Navigate your new Control Centre

2: Jump a level More colourful, flexible and intuitive than ever before
Youll be taken to a screen that varies
depending on where the notification
came from. For example, you can reply
to a message in a window and jump
back to the home screen.

3: Huge variety
The lock screen notifications are
informative and many do not even
need any further interaction. News
apps are a good example to discover
how useful the lock screen is now.
1: Added colour
When you open Control Centre,
you will notice there is a lot more
colour than before. The familiar
icons remain, but Night Shift has
become more prominent.
2: Music controls
Swipe left in order to see the
new Music panel, which makes
it much easier to control the
currently playing music or video
with one hand.
3: Easy access
If you have a smart accessory
enabled, youll see a third screen
to control your home technology.
The AirPlay function has also
been tweaked for ease of use.

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How to use Siri with third-party apps

Apple has opened Siri up to third-
party developers with some very
useful results
Speak to apps
All you have to do is say the
Excellent name of a Siri-compatible
compatibility app and your request will be
Siri now works with a range acted upon just as if you were
of messaging and travel apps tapping on the screen.
and should find a place in
many of your tasks. Music
streaming still only works with
Apple Music, however.

Advanced
visual indications
Real-time feedback You can expect a richer visual
Some apps will offer progress experience within Siri, which
reports within the main Siri should add some peace of
screen, enabling you to make mind when youre using Siri
your request and carry on with for important requests and
doing something else on your instructions that you have.
iOS device.

It goes deeper
It feels familiar Remember that Siri is no
For everything you want to do longer just a source of
with Siri, it feels like the same received information. In
tried and tested system. The some apps, you will be
only difference is that it is making actual requests
now more usable and flexible that cost money, so use
than ever. the system wisely.

Remove
stock apps
You can now delete
stock iOS apps,
sort of
In iOS 10, you
can hide stock
apps such as
Notes and Mail
from the main home screen.
This doesnt fully delete the 1: A familiar action 2: Time to delete 3: Retrieve the app
apps because some Long-press on any app icon as Tap the icon and you will see a To retrieve the app, go to the App
components are required by normal and you will see an x warning panel appear asking you Store and search for the title.
the operating system, but it appear next to apps that can be to confirm that you really want to It will appear with a download
will make everything more deleted. From now on, however, delete the app. Tap Remove and arrow, which when tapped will
tidy when you are navigating many more apps, including stock it will no longer appear on the immediately return the app to the
your apps. apps, have this option available. home screen. home screen.

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Use effects & Strange

messages
If you send an effect to

animations in someone who is not using

iOS 10, they will see a small
message such as (sent with

Messages Shooting Star) in place of the

actual effect. It makes for
a good compromise.

Add some personality to your

outgoing messages in iOS 10
Messages is now about much more
than mere words thanks to a variety
of animations and effects you can
add to your outgoing
communications. Apple has cleverly incorporated
personal features that take over the entire screen
when the message is received, but then
disappear to leave you to deal with the important
stuff. The system retains a sense of simplicity
throughout, while integrating these exciting new
features, and it takes no time at all to learn exactly
how to use them. Its great fun, intuitive and
highly effective.

1: Activate 2: Use text 3: Add

the effects effects screen
Tap in the Tap one of the animations
text box and grey circles in Now tap the
start typing to the white line Screen option
activate the to see how at the top and
blue up arrow the effect you then follow the
icon. Now tap choose will same process
and hold it and be seen on to try out each
a new screen the receivers effect. As you
will appear phone. Choose tap each circle,
with a variety your text the animation
of animation effect wisely will fill the
options to to avoid any screen with
choose from. misconceptions. the effect.

4: Time 5: The right 6: Its all

to send context temporary
When you are When you send Your screen
happy with an animation animations and
your choice, with the right text effects
tap the blue text context, are temporary
up arrow and the end result is and will be
the animation an impressive replaced with
will be sent to visual feast normal text in
the receiver. that can make the future. This
As soon as any message is important to
they open the look and feel ensure that the
message the special to the conversation
same effect will person you have still makes
be visible. sent it to. sense later.

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iOS 10 SHOW MORE

Download Emojify your messages

Messages apps Let your iPhone automatically choose emojis for you
Add greater flexibility A new extra 1: Type 2: Dont
to your conversations feature included in as normal go crazy
iOS 10 Messages As you type Its easy to use
Apps are being developed that add words into the the emojification
is the ability to
more variety to what you can send text box, you feature too much,
emojify your
in Messages and despite the list will see emojis to the point that
messages. This
being currently small, it is likely to appear that relate your messages
means that emojis
grow exponentially in the future. to the word that may need
will be chosen for
you based on the you have just translation from
words you type, typed. If you tap the receivers
which can be a the emoji offering, side. Try to be
huge time-saver the word will very selective
when you are in immediately in the emojis that
a hurry. be replaced. you choose.

1: View the apps

Tap the App Store icon in
Messages and youll immediately
see the available options that are
installed. Now tap the Store icon to
Handwrite a message
Send your handwriting for an added personal touch
access more messaging apps.
You can now 1: Open 2: Write
send temporary the panel and send
messages in your When in a text Now you can
own handwriting, conversation, tap simply draw on
which makes the heart icon to the screen with
for a much see a new black your finger and
more personal drawing panel add as much
experience. It appear. You can complexity as
takes a little bit of now tap the small you like. The end
practice to get to chevron at the results can be
grips with, but its bottom of the stunning, so take
a fun alternative to screen to expand your time and
the standard this panel and then send your
2: Have a browse text fonts. begin writing. handwriting.
Look at the available apps, make
your selection and download the
ones you want. Try to be selective
so as not to overload the interface
with too many messaging apps. Annotate messages with Markup
Add some clarity to images you share in Messages
You can now 1: Select 2: Use
markup images in an image the tools
Messages without Tap the left arrow Select the tools
ever needing to and then the at the bottom
leave the app. camera icon while of the screen
It essentially composing a to annotate
means that the message. Choose each image.
app becomes an image and you For example,
3: Use the apps more flexible and will see a preview arrows can
You can now use each app potentially useful panel appear. be recreated
whenever you want by tapping for your work- Tap the image perfectly as
the App Store icon when creating related tasks as and then select the app will
a new message. The choices you well as for your Markup just recognise what
now have are numerous. personal ones. below it. you have drawn.

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iOS 10 SHOW MORE

Search
Create a video of
your Memories intelligently
Let your phone generate
video memories for you
with Photos
Creating videos on a mobile has Let iOS 10 do the hard work
historically been time-consuming
and complex at best, but in iOS 10
when photo searching
you can have your memories set in In iOS 10, the Photos app has
motion with no effort at all. been improved in a variety of
ways, but one of the
most useful new Be patient
features is the ability to find photos When you first upgrade
based on almost any search to iOS 10, you will need to
phrase you use. The only limit to give the system some time to
the system is your imagination, analyse all of your photo library
and if you can throw off the limits so they can be searched
you have been used to in the accurately and instantly in
past, you should be able to find the future using almost
any photo you want no matter how any phrase or term
old it is. We shall now give some
1: Create new folder you wish.
examples of it in use:
Select some photos and then use the
sharing icon at the top to add to an
album. Select New Album and then
give it a name of your choosing. Now 1: Just 2: Find
open the album. one tap anything
Tap the Type in the
magnifying phrase you
glass at the want to search
top of the with and a
Albums screen selection of
to initiate a results will
search of your be displayed
photo library. immediately.
2: Add to Memories Everything You really can
At the top of the Albums screen, tap
about this use any phrase
the date line and then scroll down
process is you like to
below the photos. Now tap Add to
obvious and gain accurate
Memories and then hit the Memories
intuitive in use. instant results.
icon at the bottom of the screen.

3: View 4: Use your

the results imagination
Tap the folder The final step
of results to is to let fly
see all of the with whatever
photos that comes to mind
relate to your and to expect
search phrase. great things.
It really is From animals
3: A created video uncanny how to tennis shoes,
When you tap the memory that accurate the specific dates
relates to your album, you will see system is and to people,
a video at the top. Tap play, pause you will likely iOS 10 Photos
it and then use the editing tools to be very can find it
change the music and general theme. impressed. all instantly.

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Master your
new editing Better Auto Enhance

tools
The improved Auto Enhance
feature enables you to
tap once for immediate
Photos has added improved improvement to any photo. It
all happens in the background,
Auto Enhance and a new but works much better now.
Brilliance tool

Real-time previews Under your changes

As you make changes, they At any point you can revert
will be visible throughout the back to the original and
process so that you can be remove any changes you have
sure the improvements really made. This will give you the
are better than the original confidence to be more daring
photo you are editing. with your edits.

Perfect brilliance
Classic tools remain The new Brilliance
All of the editing features from adjustment slider is not
previous versions remain, obvious when you first start
with a couple of new features using the editing tools, but
added to complete the feature in our tests it can offer more
set. It still feels familiar and accurate improvements than
easy to use. most other tools.

Markup
images in
Photos
Annotate any image
in clear detail within
Photos
You can quickly
annotate any
photo directly
within the Photos
app by tapping one icon. Here 1: Select an image 2: Time to play 3: Make it professional
you will see all of the available While viewing a photo, tap the You can now play with all of the The text and font tools are
tools that support annotations, top-left icon and you will be tools and we would suggest to useful for adding a sense of
which means that you can make shown all of the available editing experiment with each to see professionalism to the end
lots of changes all in the one apps. Tap the Markup option and what works best with the image result, offering the potential for
app. Its highly efficient and the screen will change to show you are annotating. You can annotations that can
works extremely well. you the annotation tools. zoom in for finer detail. be used in presentation slides.

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Explore all-new 3D music

With 3D Touch now

Apple Music strongly integrated in Apple

Music, you can delete
tracks or add them to
The app has become playlists in an instant. Its
much more streamlined subtle in practice, but
extremely useful for
than before managing songs.

Big text
Apple has greatly increased
the size of the text in the
Apple Music app to make The visuals remain
every function a lot more Despite the larger-than-
obvious than previously. The average text, album art is
interface is very clean and used where appropriate to
works perfectly. add a splash of much-needed
colour. The balance has been
struck very well here.
Your tracks
Your downloaded tracks
are now separated more
obviously so that you can
easily avoid costly data
charges when playing music
on the move. It serves locally
Stream any track
stored tracks very well.
Many of the original features
remain, such as the streaming
Just for you Radio functionality, which can
The For You tab is designed be used even if you do not
to remove much of the have an active Apple Music
complexity from the previous subscription on your iPhone.
version and is designed to
bring you closer to musicians
you want to follow.

Access your
downloaded
music
Its now easier than
ever to search Apple
Music
Downloaded songs
almost got lost
when Apple Music
was introduced
because the focus on streaming 1: Your tracks 2: Instant playback 3: Download tracks
was visually overwhelming. In Tap the Library option at the Any track that has been Purchased tracks and those
the latest version, things have bottom of the main screen and downloaded will play immediately in your library can also be
changed and you now have the then tap Downloaded Music at thanks to its locally stored downloaded to your iOS device.
ability to deal with all of your the bottom of the list. You may stature. All album art will also be The main thing to be aware of
locally stored tracks and albums see Downloading at the top of stored locally on your iOS device here is the amount of storage
in a more logical fashion. the list as well. for greater efficiency. space the tracks can take up.

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Search your iOS 10 SHOW MORE

route for petrol, Get breaking news

notifications
food and drinks Never miss an important
moment with Apple News
You will never get stuck
for what you need again Not only has it been visually improved
to be easier to read, Apple News
Maps has undergone a raft of changes has also been enhanced to offer
in this latest iOS update that makes it a customised news from the sources
seamless tool for getting anywhere you enjoy.
that you need to go in double-quick
time, but it is the elegance of the en-route features
that stands out and that will likely prove the most
useful to you when driving. You can now search for
coffee, petrol and anything else you might need
during a journey. This new feature can turn any
emergency into a problem solved almost instantly
once you figure out how to work it which will take
no time at all. Maps just took another step towards
competing with other solutions on level terms. Well
show you just how the new features work here with
1: Choose
a step-by-step guide.
your favourites
Tap the Favourites icon at the bottom
1: A 2: One- to make sure that the sources you like
planned touch icons most are listed. Now tap the bell icon
route Tap one of the in the top left-hand corner to proceed.
With the icons displayed,
navigation for example
screen Petrol Stations,
displayed, you to have Maps
can tap the start searching
numbers at the for related
bottom of the locations that
screen to bring are as close to
up a variety of your route as
useful options. possible. It
The entire takes seconds 2: Select the notifications
system is built to find what Tap the sites that you want to
for ease of use. you need. receive breaking news from. Any site
that is enabled will send notifications
3: Use the 4: Tap as appropriate.
results to return
The search At any point
results are during your
displayed in a journey you can
list, and so all tap the blue
you need to do bar at the top
is simply tap of the screen to
Go next to one return to your
of them in order original route.
to start your As you can 3: Timely news alerts
navigation. It see, it all works The alerts appear on your lock screen
should always seamlessly and as soon as an event occurs. They
require you should help you always offer an accurate description
to take the save some time of whats happened, but you can tap
smallest detour. and remain safe. each to read the full story.

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Shop with Apple Pay in Safari

Unsubscribe to
newsletters in Mail
Deal with annoying emails in
a single tap
The new Unsubscribe feature will save
a huge amount of time if you regularly
receive emails that get in the way of
what you need to do.
Enjoy the efficiency of Apple Pay when browsing
Apple Pay has proved to be
incredibly quick, highly secure
and potentially a much better
payment solution in physical
stores than any other. Its a sign of just how much
thought Apple put into the system, and the way it
works with the fingerprint sensor shows that the
long-term plan has worked to perfection. The only
omission, however, has been the ability to make
payments on the web using Apple Pay, so to date
we have had to put up with inputting a lot of
personal information into multiple websites and
sending card details to unknown servers. This has
all changed in iOS 10.

1: A new
option
When you receive
an email from a
mail list, you will
see a message at
the top with a
blue Unsubscribe
link. Tap the link
to deal with
future messages.

2: One more
step
A small pane
appears giving
you the choice
to Unsubscribe
or Cancel. Tap
Unsubscribe one
more time to no
longer receive mail 1: The old system 2: Find the logo 3: Check details
from the source. Historically you have had to Sites that support Apple Pay All of the information you
check out in a fashion that will include the magic Apple need to remain secure should
3: The email takes time and will always Pay logo, which should be be presented, because
confirmation require an account to make a tappable. When you tap it, Apple has required a specific
Go to All Mail purchase. This long process you will then be prompted to interface to allow for Apple
and you should changes greatly when using choose a card and then to use Pay to be used. You are
see a message Apple Pay. your fingerprint. always protected.
included that shows
your unsubscribe
request. It will give
all the details you
need to be sure
it was sent to the
right place.

4: A better
method
Not every
email can be
unsubscribed
from, so youll
need to use the
traditional method
now and again.
It feels slow in
comparison.

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Introducing your Home

new Home app setup

For most accessories
you will still need to use
Automate every room in your their dedicated apps in
home from one place order to connect them to
your home, but the Home
app is great for bringing
Select a scene them all together in one
Scenes can also be added place for efficient
to the home page to let you control.
change the entire mood
with just one tap. The
Home app conveniently
adjusts to each type of
linked accessory.

Your accessories Quick edits

All of your favourite You can make necessary
accessories changes to the Home
can be added to the home apps list of favoured items
page of the Home app at any time to ensure that
to speed up control. Tap it mirrors the changing
and hold each to use the state of the smart
advanced options. technology in your home.

Room by room
Automate your home
The app is capable of
A huge range of automation
understanding each room
options are available, including
in your house based on the
turning on your lights at certain
choices you have made.
times of the day and then
You have multiple choices
using your location to perform
to help you control your
specific actions.
smart home.

Set a favourite 1: Find 2: Identify it

smart item to an item
To add a home
Take some time
to identify the
your home page screen shortcut,
tap the + icon
item accurately
with a descriptive
Gain quick access to your in the top right- name and also
most-used smart items hand corner of by adding the
The Home app is designed to the screen and room its in.
make controlling all of the smart let the app do the This will make
tech in your home more efficient, work of finding adjustments
and within that is the ability to add the accessory much easier
favourite items to the main screen for you. You may and quicker in
for quicker access. You can then select more need to insert a the future.
advanced functions by simply holding your specific code for Greater efficiency
finger and accessing added controls. the item. is key here.

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Tips Maximise the full potential
of your iPhone with these
essential guides
52 Add cards and
pay for goods

30 Home 54 Notes
Explore the features of the Home buttons Jot down notes or even dictate them

32 Control Centre 56 Maps

See how your iPhone can be quicker to use Find your way around with your device

34 Notification Center 58 Siri

Customise how your notifications appear Make Siri that bit more personal

36 Settings 60 Music
Make everything operate how you want Store all your music in one place

38 Phone 61 Facetime
Discover different ways to contact people Speak face-to-face with your contacts

40 Messages 62 App Store

Send iMessages and more Buy apps and leave reviews

42 Contacts 63 iTunes
Store all contact information you need Download music, movies and TV shows

44 Mail 64 Camera
Send emails from your phone Get more out of the camera app

22
46 Safari 66 Photos
Browse the internet wherever you are Edit photos on your phone

48 Clock 68 Videos
Set alarms, world clocks and time zones Record the world around you

49 Reminders 69 News
Never forget anything again Get essential daily headlines 77 power tips
50 Calendar 70 iBooks
for iPhone 7
Add appointments and update your schedule Make reading more portable Take control of
Apples latest little
52 Wallet 72 Health marvel
Turn your phone into a mobile wallet Keep fit and track exercise

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TOP TIPS
Capture 4K video
in Camera
Check definitions
of words in iBooks
Restore deleted
text messages

The status bar at the top of the main iPhone

Home screen is unobtrusive, but it is capable of
offering a great amount of information. Youll find
thats true of so many features of the iPhone

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77 POWER TIPS FOR
iPHONE 7 Take control of Apples latest little marvel
T
he iPhone 7 is finally here, and with it
comes some serious power. On the outside,
the difference from the iPhone 6s might
not seem all that big, but its whats inside
that counts. Theres an incredible new
processor, a new Home button and a clever design
that makes the whole thing water resistant. Then there
are the new cameras, which offer better photographs
than anything weve seen before from an iPhone. The
iPhone 7 Plus even has an extra telephoto camera
lens for more zoom. Its a photographers dream,
but its also great for selfies thanks to the 7-MP front
sensor. There are stereo speakers for improved audio,
and according to some very smart people the best
smartphone display ever made.
22 iPhone 7 Tips, Tricks & Apps
1 Water
resistant?
Both new iPhones are rated
IP67, which means it should
survive for 30 minutes when
submerged up to a metre
in water. Apple calls this
water resistant but
we consider that
waterproof.
Of course, when you add iOS 10 into the mix, youre
left with what is undoubtedly the best iPhone ever
made. Some may look at it from afar and say that it
looks the same as the iPhone 6 and 6s, but we know
better. We know what this thing can really do.
Thats why weve been spending some quality time
with the latest iPhone weve been digging up the
best hidden tips, secret hacks and powerful tweaks
for your iPhone. Thanks to the unique new features
of the iPhone 7, like a customisable Home button and
improved cameras, some of these features will be
exclusive to the new device. But dont despair! Many
of these tips and tricks will also help power up older
devices, so you can really make the most of your
iPhone running iOS 10.

Master the iPhone 7s cameras
The best and most portable cameras you own by far
Edit Live Photos
2 With the iPhone 7, you
can edit Live Photos
after youve taken them
without iOS first making
them static images. Just
tap Edit to crop, add a filter,
adjust lighting and more.
Optical zoom
5 The iPhone 7 Plus has a
second camera lens on the
back, offering optical zoom for
the first time ever. Tap the new
icon on-screen to switch to the
telephoto lens.
Quick access
6 The lock screen has
changed in iOS 10, but you
can still quickly access the
camera. Now, you can simply
swipe from right to left on the
lock screen to go straight to
your camera.
Time-lapse
7 Swipe all the way to
the left on the camera
options and you will be
able to activate Time-lapse
mode. This takes shots every
second or so, then merges
them together automatically.
Exposure control
3 Tap on your phones
screen to get the best
focus point for your shot,
and this slider will appear.
You can drag it up or down
to manually adjust the
exposure of your photo.
Make it smooth
4 In the iPhones Settings
app, under Photos
& Camera, youll find an
option to up the frame rate
of your videos. You can
shoot at 4K in 60 frames
per second on iPhone 7.
Take control
8 Tap and hold on the
screen when youre
taking a photo and the
camera will lock the
focus and exposure to
that point, so you can get
even more creative with
your shooting.
Digital zoom
9 You can pinch on
the screen to use the
iPhones digital zoom
this works really well
when combined with the
second iPhone 7 Plus
camera, to give up to
10x zoom!
Slo-mo
10 You can change
the speed of the
slow-mo video you
capture in your iPhones
settings. Higher frame
rates will make videos
even slower.
Tips Tricks Apps
Five camera
apps to
turn you
into a pro
ProCam 4 3.99/$4.99
11 This powerful
camera app
enables you to control
shutter speed and ISO, shoot
and save in RAW format, and
use a dedicated low-light mode
which really takes advantage of
the iPhone 7s new sensor.
Pixelmator 3.99/$4.99
12 Import photos,
paint on them
with brushes, cut them
up and separate them onto
different layers, then edit each
layer into something great. This
is a fully-formed photo editor
right on your iPhone, featuring a
large selection of tools.
Lightroom Free
13 This photo editor
is even better
if you are an Adobe
Creative Cloud subscriber.
Members get brilliant extra
features like selective local
adjustments that let you tweak
specific areas of your shot.
Camera+ 2.29/$2.99
14 Camera+ offers
controls that the
iPhones own camera
should include. This includes a
stabiliser shooting mode to get
steady shots with the iPhone
7s optical image stabilisation,
and the Clarity filter.
Instagram Free
15 A new, revamped
version of
Instagram is on the
way, which will take advantage
of the iPhone 7s improved
colour range on both its front
and rear-facing cameras. You
can also take Live Photos and
share them on your feed.
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Power up
your incredible
Home button
Get more from the new, 3D Touch- 16
enabled Home button Force restart
Without a physical Home
Apple has done something quite surprising with iOS Button, how you force an
10 it has changed the way you unlock your iPhone. iPhone 7 restart is different.
Now, you need to press the Home button and scan You need to hold down the Lock
your fingerprint to unlock your device; and of course, and Volume Down buttons
that same fingerprint enables you to pay using Apple Pay together to reboot or
as well. Heres how to set up your fingers with Touch ID, and enter Recovery mode
get started with the safest and fastest way to pay on your phone.
youve ever tried.

Add fingerprints
17 Open Settings and choose
Touch ID & Passcode. If
you havent activated Touch ID
18
already, switch it on and add your
first fingerprint by following the
instructions on-screen.
Teach it more
You can scan up to five
prints, but if you want
improved accuracy for a single
print, use it on all five slots. That
way, no matter how you scan it,
your phone will know who you are.
Activate Apple Pay
19 Make sure the Apple Pay
slider is switched on at the
top of the Touch ID menu. Then
go back into the main Settings
and choose Wallet & Apple Pay
to add a card.
Pay for stuff
20 Once youve set up your
card, you can double-
press the new Home button to
activate it. Then just tap your
phone to the terminal and scan
your thumb.

Choose your
click level
Customise feedback
from the Home button

21 Apples Taptic engine

helps to power the iPhone
7s 3D Touch Home button,
providing a vibration as feedback
when you press the button hard
enough to activate it. And, like
many things on iPhone 7, you
can customise the strength of
this vibration in the Settings app
until youre happy with how your
iPhone feels in your hands. Heres
how you do it
1: See your options
There are three levels of Taptic
feedback that you can get when
you press the new Home button.
To choose the right one for you,
open Settings, choose General
and then tap Home Button.
2: Try them out
The standard setting is number
2, which gives a slight vibration
when you press the button. If
you want more or less feedback
you can try options 1 or 3 with a
quick tap on the screen.
3: Test it out
When you select each option,
you can press on the Home
button to test it. This wont close
the Settings app, it will just let
you try out the setting. When
youre happy, tap Done to save.

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22 Re-pair your Apple Watch iPhone 7

How to switch your Watch over to a new iPhone Settings
tweaks
Delete unwanted music

26 In Settings, you can

activate Optimised Storage
for music. This will limit the size
of your Music library by deleting
the songs that you dont listen to
when your storage is low.

Hide unused apps

27 You can now hide Apples

1: Unpair device
On your old iPhone, select the
My Watch tab and tap Apple
Watch> Unpair Apple Watch.
This will back up your Watch,
so keep both devices close
until its unpaired.
2: Switch iPhones
Back up your old iPhone to
iCloud, and start up your new
iPhone 7. Restore your iPhone
from the iCloud backup and
all data will be carried over,
including Watch data.
3: Start pairing
Once done, open the Watch
app from your new device
and tap Start Pairing. Pair
the Watch like normal, then
choose Restore from Backup
and pick your recent backup.
pre-installed apps from the
home screen. Tap and hold on an
app icon, then tap the x in the
corner. Dont worry, the app is just
hidden, not deleted.
Announce calls
28 In Phone options in
Settings, you can activate
a setting which will have Siri
announce who is calling. You can
set options like only announcing

Create a personalised when using headphones, too.

Handwrite messages
lock screen 29 Messages has been given
an upgrade, and you can
now handwrite messages. Just
Make the new iPhone lock screen your own open a conversation and turn your
phone sideways to open, then
scribble to write a message.

Set your bedtime

30 You can now set a bedtime
in the Clock app. Set an
alarm time and how long you want
to sleep, and the app will remind
you when you need to go to bed,
plus a wake-up in the morning.

Motion prompts

Customise your Control Control Centre

31 You can activate Raise to
Wake on iPhone 6s, iPhone
SE and iPhone 7. Then, all you
widgets

23 Swipe to the
right to open
your Home

24 Add the new

Home widget
25 You can
also access
Control Centre on
have to do is lift up your iPhone
for the lock screen to appear.

your Widget view, and you can control the lock screen. You
then scroll down and connected smart can now 3D Touch
Increase brightness
tap Edit. Here, you
can add and remove
devices from your
lock screen as well.
on the Flashlight
to get brightness
32 The iPhone has a brighter
screen, but youll only see
that extra 25 per cent if you go
widgets and organise Youll need to set options, and the
to Settings>Display & Brightness
them to access what them up in the Home camera for different
and switch on Auto-Brightness.
you need instantly. app first, though. shooting modes.

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Enhance your Apple

Music experience
Master the all-new Apple Music app
With iOS 10, Apple introduced a
completely redesigned version of
the Music app. The new app is more
streamlined, and is dedicated to bringing
new music to the forefront of the user
experience. If youre an Apple Music
user youll get even more benefits, plus a simpler
interface especially if youre using an iPhone
7 with 3D Touch. New playlists will offer you
songs based on your favourites and the songs
youve recently listened to, so youll always have
something to tune in to.

33 Pick a Refine Scroll See the

Automatic playlist For You for more lyrics
downloads
Users can now choose to
automatically download content
34 In the For You
section of
Apple Music, youll
35 Pick a playlist
that you like
the look of and
36 Tap the Now
Playing bar
at the bottom and
37 You will
also see a
Lyrics option for
youve added to your Library, even
see two playlists at hit play. As youre you can control your compatible songs.
if you added it on another device.
the top of the screen listening, 3D Touch music. However, you They will appear
This means it will be available
My Favourites Mix on a song, then use can also scroll down in-line with the rest
offline, no matter which
and My New Music the Like or Dislike for more options, of the interface, so
device youre using.
Mix. Pick one of buttons to help such as Up Next, you can check them
these, or scroll down Apple Music learn and Shuffle and quickly or have a
for more options. your preferences. Repeat controls. proper sing-along.

Become a
Messages
expert
Messages gets a
major upgrade
Messages has been given
a huge overhaul, and its
now a powerhouse in
social communication. Dozens of
Send an image Mark it up Add more apps
new features enable you to chat to
friends in new ways, whether its
38 In a message thread, tap
the arrow at the top left
of the keyboard to see more
39 Tap the image in the
message box to see it full-
screen, then tap Markup in the
40 You can power up
Messages with dedicated
Message apps. Tap the App
sending new emojis, reacting to
options. Tap the camera and bottom left. You can now draw or Store icon in the menu and you
messages or posting stickers. But
you will be able to take a photo, write on the image, type text, or can download sticker packs and
here are a couple of power features
browse your shots, or open the magnify certain parts using just even games that you can play
you mightve missed.
camera for more options. your finger. with friends in your thread.

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Pro tips for heavy Third-party

Siri time-
Mail users
Mail gets some neat tricks in iOS 10 savers
Get a ride

48
Mail finally got some love from Apple in You can order an
the latest update, adding a range of Uber or a Lyft driver
features that heavy users of the app will via Siri say something like
Get me an Uber to Trafalgar
be sure to appreciate. iPhones are often used as
Square and a map will appear
business phones, making email a key part of the showing you the estimated price,
device, but even if youre just a causal user there is and a map. Very convenient.
bound to be a feature here that youll use at some
point. Whether its utilising MailDrop to send huge Send a message
attachments or writing multiple emails at once and
keeping them all open, these clever tricks will help
49 You can use third-
party messaging
apps like WhatsApp and
you power up Mail. LinkedIn to quickly send messages
through Siri. You just have to
specify the app in your speech to
do this.

Start a Runtastic run

50 If you just want to

get out there and
start running, you can
instantly start a workout with
Runtastic by saying Start a 10km
run with Runtastic. Confirm the
run, and off you go!

Filter your mail Control the filter Write a message Send money

41 This new button in the

bottom left allows you to
filter out all the messages that
youve already read, so you can
focus on the unread emails that
you want to get through.
42 Tap the centre of the
bottom bar with the Filter
active to see a range of options.
You can choose the mailboxes
included, select whether youre
the recipient or just copied in.
43 Lets start writing a couple
of messages at once.
To begin with, go back to your
mailbox and tap the Compose
button in the bottom right of the
screen to open a new message.
51 Apps like Square
Cash enable you to
quickly send money to
friends, and now you can do it in
Siri, too. Say Send John 10 for
dinner using Square Cash and you
can verify with Touch ID to send it.

Make a Skype call

52 Now that Siri and

iOS supports VoIP
calling, you can use apps
like Skype and WhatsApp to
quickly call your friends over an
internet connection. Just say Call
Phil on Skype.

Dock message
44 If you need to check
something in Mail, tap
and hold on the bar at the top of
the email and drag it down. The
message will be docked at the
bottom of the screen.
Unsubscribe from
Write more MailDrop and mailing lists
iCloud Drive
45 You can now browse your
mailbox like before, and
even start a second message by 46 Double-tap in your
message and tap on the
47 You can now quickly
unsubscribe from an email
mailing list in the Mail app all you
tapping Compose again. Tap the pop-up menu to add attachments. need to do is tap the notification
docked message to see all your You can browse iCloud Drive, and that appears at the top of a mailing
messages, just like Safari tabs. large files will send via MailDrop. list email.

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Apps that utilise

the brand-new
speaker system
Best-ever Wi-Fi The iPhone has
never sounded
and 4G LTE so good
WhatsApp Free
53 Whether youre watching The iPhone 7 has a trick up its
sleeve. Sure, there are now two
59
videos or sending photos Always hear the call
from the weekend to your friends, speakers on the bottom of the iPhone If theres one contact you always
WhatsApp is one of the best (bye, headphone jack!), but the real news want to hear calls from, open
everyday apps to use if you want to comes at the top of the device. Now, instead
notice the faster 4G of the iPhone 7 and edit their Contact card. Tap
of a small speaker that is only audible when Ringtone and enable Emergency
in action.
held to your ear, youll find a full-sized speaker that can Bypass. Now your phone will
Google Chrome Free pump out some serious volume. The result is a stereo setup always make a sound, even if

54 Browsing the web over 4G that produces twice the volume of the iPhone 6s, and does an on Do Not Disturb.
is about to get faster with incredible job with stereo sound. Here are some great apps to
iPhone 7. Sites will load more test the speakers out.
quickly, which will be especially
noticeable on pages with loads of GarageBand Netflix Figure
images or videos. 3.99/$4.99 Free Free

YouTube Free 56 One of the best

ways to make 57 With so many
epic movies and 58 Weve been
huge fans of

55 One of the best ways to test

your iPhones speed is to
watch a HD video using your new
iPhone 7 Plus. Check it out at 1080p
and marvel at the ease with which
your phone handles the buffering.
music on your iPhone
is also one of the best apps to
use in stereo. Youll hear every
drum beat, every string and
every keystroke as you tap out
a masterpiece.
TV shows to watch,
Netflix will be able to take
advantage of the extra volume
in the iPhone 7 to give you a
proper stereo experience
even on the small screen.
Figure for ages, and
now its awesome beat-making
and remixing abilities can
finally live the stereo dream on
iPhone. Prepare to get hooked
on this brilliant music-maker.

Must-have iPhone 7 accessories

Power up your iPhone 7 with these awesome additions
AirPods 159/$159 Lightning CM4 Q-Card
www.apple.com Audio + Charge Wallet Case
RockStar
60 Apples new
wireless
34.99/$39.99
34.99/$39.99 www.amazon.co.uk
Beats Solo3 Philips Hue bulbs
headphones pack
in some smart tech.
Theyll connect as soon
www.belkin.com

61 This will help

when you want
62 This case offers
a good amount
of protection, and also
Wireless
249.95/$299.95
149.99/$179.99
www.amazon.co.uk
as you open
the case, have
proximity
to charge your iPhone
but dont want to stop
listening to your tunes.
allows you to carry your
cards and your iPhone in
one place. Even better,
www.apple.com

63 These wireless
headphones use
64 These smart light
bulbs can be
controlled from your iPhone,
sensors that Plug this in, then charge you can use a credit the same wireless tech iPad and Apple Watch. They
stop music through one port and card as a kickstand by as Apples AirPods, are able to change colour
when you take keep listening through slotting it into meaning theyll pair with with just a tap to one of these
them out, and the other. the case. whichever device youre devices screens. They are
can activate using just by holding also fully compatible with the
Siri with a them close. Theyll new Home app from iOS 10
double-tap. sound great, too. for very easy control.

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Showcasing the best of the Experience

the best
revamped Retina display of the A10
Show off that stunning display with Sky Guide Peek at it
Fusion chip
70
Sky Guide 2.29/$2.99 The app supports
Rather more tranquil fare can the iPhone 7s 3D
also take advantage of the Oz: Broken Kingdom
Touch brilliantly. Press Free
new iPhone screens. Sky Guide has

73
gently and you can You know a game
always been a gorgeous astronomy activate a Peek, which
app, but its colours pop on iPhone 7 looks good when
lets you scan parts of Apple uses it to show off
as you explore the virtual night sky. It the sky with a range of
utilises 3D Touch; a Peek enabling you their new iPhone display at the
different filters, such as official keynote. This fun action
to X-ray a section of the sky, and Pop X-ray.
expanding the filter to full-screen. title uses some seriously
A Quick Action on the home screen advanced graphics, which
look incredible on the iPhone 7s
icon displays a compact version of the Pop it out
Retina display.

71
apps widget, for speedy access to rise Press firmly on the
and set times of key celestial bodies. screen and youll
Geometry Wars 3
use the Pop technique.
7.99/$9.99
Colour me impressed This will expand the Peek

68 On the new iPhone 7

screen, colours look
scanner into full-screen
mode so you can take a
74 You cant get more
colourful than
Geometry Wars, which
better than ever. One of the closer look.
throws you into a Tron-like world
best apps to showcase it is
and throws dozens of shapes at
Sky Guide, which gives you an
you to shoot. Its crazy, explosive
animated look at the night sky. App shortcuts and it looks great. A must-have

Apple Watch magic 72 On the home screen, you

can use a 3D Touch to
for any iPhone 7 gamer.

69 Do you have an Apple Watch? The display a compact version of the Riptide GP: Renegade
Watch app for Sky Guide will notify apps widget, which will quickly 2.29/$2.99

75
you when the ISS is passing over, and show you rise and set times for To really test the
show you the activity of the Sun. all kinds of celestial bodies. new processor, we
like to push it with a game
that goes really quick. Riptide GP
is a speedy, jetski racer that
thanks to the iPhone 7s
waterproofing ability you can
play in actual water.

The Path To Luma Free

76 Gorgeous 3D
worlds wont be
too much of a struggle
for the A10 chip, but the game
looks stunning on the iPhone
Nest Twelve South JBL Charge 3 7s screen. Plus, the message
Thermostat 3 HiRise 2 149.99/$149.95 at its core is important
249/$249 49.99/$59.99 www.jbl.com environmental protection.
store.nest.com

65 Its expensive, but this

www.amazon.co.uk

66 Twelve South is one of 67 This speaker isnt just

a speaker it can also Rayman Adventures Free

smart home accessory
will make keeping your house
warm easy. Control it from
your iPhones Home app, set
routines easily, and even track
how much energy you save.
our favourite accessory
makers, and the HiRise 2
shows exactly why. Designed
to match the iPhones design,
the stand holds your iPhone
securely, while looking great.
charge up your device fully,
and still have enough power
left to pump out an hour or so
of music. Even better, its IPX7
waterproof so you can
even take it swimming.
77
This console star
finally has a game
worthy of his name on the
iPhone, and the bright, colourful
world of Rayman really pops on
the iPhone 7 display.

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Home The iPhone Home screens are not just a set of icons; they can be used to find
anything, manage all of your apps and also show you vital information

Move and delete

Manage all of your Home screen apps
Its easy to manage all of your apps on the
iPhone Home screens. To move between
screens, simply slide your finger left and right
or tap any folder to bring up a new selection
of apps. If you can manage to keep all of your
apps and games to a maximum of two screens,
you will be able to navigate a lot easier. The use
of folders will also help to keep the amount of
gestures you need to use to a minimum.
To delete an app, tap and hold your finger on
the icon and wait for the x to appear. Tap it and
youll see a new box to confirm the deletion at
which point the app will be removed forever.
You can also delete multiple apps by going to
Settings>General>Usage and then removing
any of the apps that appear in the usage list.
On the whole, the Home screen method of
deleting apps works better on most occasions.

Use Spotlight
The invisible search
On any Home screen, slide
your finger downwards
from the middle of the
screen and a search box
will appear. The keyboard
will also pop up for you to
start typing. Apps will be
shown as soon as you start
typing, alongside contacts
and any other entry that
matches your search term.
Further down the results
screen, you will also see
a Search Web option to
immediately jump to Safari
and see further results.
You can even customise Add a personal
the entries that are shown Set up Touch ID level of security
by going to Settings> Make your iPhone secure
General>Spotlight Search To add your fingerprints positions for more accurate
and ticking the items that to an iPhone 7, go to recognition. You can choose
you wish to appear. You Settings>Touch ID & to use Touch ID when
can then move them Passcode. You will now be buying apps and media,
around to choose your taken through a process which makes it impossible
preferred order. Spotlight of continually resting and for anyone else to buy media
search will prove to be very removing your finger to and charge it to your iTunes
useful every single day. train the recognition. You account. This system is also a
can train up to five fingers, foolproof method of locking
Use the Spotlight but it is worth adding your your device in case it falls into
Search to find items main finger in two different the wrong hands.
and files

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Speak text Use your voice
When the keyboard
appears in an app or when
using Spotlight search, you
will see a small microphone
to the left of the space bar.
Tap it and start speaking, at
which point you will see the
line on screen start to move.
When you have finished
what you want to say, tap
Done and the software will
then present back all of the
translated words. You will
Use a passcode to
protect your data
Its quick, effective and
very secure
The four-digit passcode may look too simple to
be secure, but it is actually very effective. iOS 9
required an even more secure six-digit passcode. To
set it up, go to Settings>Passcode and then turn it
on. You will be prompted to enter a new passcode
and then asked to enter it again to ensure you are
using the one you want. At this point you will need
to choose when you want it to kick in and this will
very much depend on your usage. A secure option
is to set it to appear immediately. No matter what
you choose, the passcode is a feature you should
use and it only takes a second to take advantage of
it and to keep your iPhone secure.
The Passcode is
actually very effective
The Dock
Your most-used apps
The Dock may not appear to
be an important part of the
Home screen, but it gives
you access to the apps you
use most often and they will
always appear no matter how
many screens of apps and
games you have set up. To
move an icon to the Dock, tap
and hold it and then drag it to
the desired position. The other
apps will move over and the
four that you choose to sit in
the Dock will remain persistent
need to add punctuation
manually by saying full stop
etc, but you may be surprised
at how accurately it can
understand your speech,
and the more you use it
the more accurate it will
become. Remember to keep
your paragraphs fairly short,
though, because this will
also aid in the accuracy and
give you the chance to make
small corrections.
it is capable of offering a great amount
signal level and an icon showing if Wi-Fi is
throughout your iPhone usage.
It may take some time to work
out which apps are best suited
to the Dock, but if you make
the right choices you will be
rewarded with instant access
every time you need to use
them. The iPhone Home screen
is uniquely accessible all of the
time thanks in part to the Dock.
The apps most likely to adorn
your Dock are Phone, Messages,
Mail and Safari, but the choice is
entirely yours.
Tips Tricks Apps
The
icons
at the
top of the
screen provide
essential info
Status bar
Everything you need
to know is there
The status bar at the top of the main
iPhone Home screen is unobtrusive, but
of information. To the left you will see the
enabled or not. The dots are accurate, but
remember that they are representations
rather than actual signal levels. The time
is shown in the centre and the battery
life to the right. You can show the battery
percentage by going to Settings>General>
Usage and selecting the option. If you have
set an alarm, a small clock will be shown and
there are also icons to indicate if Bluetooth
is turned on and if Do Not Disturb mode
is enabled. Once you get used to what the
icons show they will become obvious, but
crucially they never ever get in the way of
what you need to do on your Home screen.
Ultimately, these icons provide you with
essential, at-a-glance information on your
iPhones status and whether you need to
act in order to connect to a network or start
charging your device.
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Control Centre
The Control Centre is the perfect solution to accessing popular features and for
making your iPhone quicker to use every day. It is hard to ignore

Make calculations Accessing the calculator

The need to make quick calculations is something that all of us require from
time to time. Whether you are using a bank app or simply need to work out
some quick figures, the Control Centre offers the fastest way to get started.
Swipe up to enable the Control Centre and you will see the calculator icon in
the bottom row. Tap it and the Calculator app will immediately open ready
for you to start adding and subtracting. Dont forget that entering landscape
mode enhances the available functions and will give you scientific capabilities
as well. Once you have finished what you need to do, double-tap the home
button to go back to the previous app that you were using. Its a handy feature
that you can access quickly and easily.

Take quick
photos
Capture that
perfect moment
Accessing the camera in
an instant is important
when a magic moment
happens in front of
you. When you enable
the Control Centre, you
will see a camera icon
bottom-right, which will
immediately launch the
Camera app. All that is left
to do is take the photo and
you are done. This is one
example where the Control
Centre can remove the You have full
need for an icon on your Mission Control control over the
Home screen. Access the Control Centre Control Centre
You can, of course, also The Control Centre is icon at the top to allow
access your Camera app purposefully designed to access to it when the phone
from your Lock screen by not allow access to sensitive is locked. Now whenever
flicking the icon upwards, information if it is accessed you need to use the shortcut
but if you are in the middle from the Lock screen. This apps or switch a hardware
of using your phone for means that you can enable it function, you can do so in an
something then accessing to work this way and not be instant. You will also see an
your Control Centre is the concerned if someone picks Access Within Apps function
perfect way to launch it. up your phone and tries to which can be enabled to
activate it. Go to Settings> give you immediate access
Tap on the Camera icon to Control Centre and tap the while using another app.
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Time an event
When you need to time an
event, it is likely that you
will need to do so quickly.
Pull up the Control Centre
and tap the second-left icon
in the bottom row. You will
immediately be taken to the
Timer part of the Clock app
where you can now choose
the length of time required
by moving your finger up
and down the screen in the
hour and minute sections.
Control your music
Access playback controls
The Control Centre has been tweaked in iOS 10
and now features up to three pages of functions
(one of which is only applicable to the Home app).
If you swipe left from the first panel of the Control
Centre then you will access the media playback
panel, which provides a quick and easy short-cut to
your music controls. From this panel you can skip
tracks, adjust the volume and scrub through the
track that is currently playing. You can also switch
the broadcast from your iPhone to your Apple TV or
external speakers if you have just got home and wish
to transfer your music from your headphones to your
home technology.
You can swipe left
to access the media
playback panel
Set alarms
Create new alarms
Few of us will require the
exact same alarms to wake
us up every single day, and it
is likely that we will want to
amend them as circumstances
change. From the Control
Centre, you are able to tap the
timer icon and then tap the
Alarm tab at the bottom in the
Clock app in order to see a list
of all current alarms. You can
then use the Edit option at the
top in order to change specific
alarms or to create new ones.
Access the timer
Tap Start and the timing will
begin, at which point you
can do something else and
it will audibly alert when the
end of the period has been
reached. If you create timers
often, there is no quicker way
to do so than via the Control
Centre. It offers almost
immediate access no matter
where you currently are on
your iPhone and is useful for
so many things in life.
features on your iPhone
while using any app, you will see a row of
It is an annoying little process
to follow every single day, but
with the Control Centre, some
time is shaved off the process,
and it is of course worth doing
if it gives you a little bit more
sleep than you would otherwise
have had! You really can remove
the Clock icon from your Home
screen and still enjoy all of the
functions, which is yet another
example of why the Control
Centre was such a welcome
addition to iOS.
Tips Tricks Apps
Use the set of
icons to perform
the key tasks
quickly
Quick icon switches
Quickly access important
When you swipe up from the bottom of the
screen when in the Home screen or indeed
icons at the top of the Control Centre. Each
of these icons works in an on/off fashion;
tap once to enable and tap again to disable
a feature. From left to right you can turn on
Airplane mode and turn it off again, Wi-Fi can
be enabled and disabled in two quick taps
and the same process works for Bluetooth.
Next up is the Do Not Disturb mode, which
will automatically appear if you have set a
particular schedule, but you can override the
time settings with this icon.
Finally, the screen orientation lock works
well for watching videos in landscape mode
and can be turned on again when you want
to read a book in bed or for any activity
where the screen orientation lock is useful.
Once you are aware of them and start using
these icons, you will undoubtedly use them
more often in the future.
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Notification Center
The Notification Center is a really convenient feature designed to give you quick
access to everything that is currently happening and what has just passed

Display widgets Access app features

The iOS 10 update builds on the use of widgets to help you access key
features of your favourite apps without having to launch them. To access
your widgets, swipe to the left while on your Home screen or Lock screen and
you will see an array of widgets in effect. Scroll down to the bottom of the list
and you will see the Edit button. Tap on this and you will see a list of widgets
that are already being used (you can disable them by tapping the red next
to each one) and a list of those that arent. You can enable currently unused
widgets by tapping on the green + icon next to each one, after which they will
vanish from one list and then appear in the other. Make sure you only enable
widgets that are useful to you.

Lock screen
notifications
Disable the
Notification Center
You may want to hide
your notifications when
the iPhone is secured by
a passcode, but they can
still be read by anyone
unless you change a
setting. On your iOS 10
device, go to Settings>
Password and ensure
that you have a passcode
enabled. Now scroll down
and under the section
called Allow Access When
Locked you will see an Change the
option called Notifications Arrange your widgets order of your
View move this slider to Change the order widgets
the off position. You will You have full freedom to the list of widgets that you
now have sound piece of change the order in which currently have enabled. Press
mind that no notifications your widgets are displayed, and hold on the list icon
will flash up on your so you can move your to the right of an enabled
iPhones lock screen. You most-used ones to the top widget and then you will be
can also disable the Today of the list. To do this, access able to move it up or down
view from here. your widgets by swiping to to reposition it within the list.
the right from your Home or The order that they appear
You may want Lock screen and then scroll in on the list is the order that
to hide your down and tap on the Edit they will be displayed on
notifications button. You will then see your iPhones screen.
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Clear all Remove old notifications
The chances are that you
wont want to view your
notifications after the
event, so you may want
to consider clearing them.
Swipe down from the top
of any screen to access your
Notification Center and
then you will see a small X
icon next to the day of the
notifications. Tap on this and
then icon will change to a
Clear command. Tap on this
LED flash alerts
See your notifications
You can use the flash on the camera as an LED
light for your notifications by making one simple
change in the settings. Go to Settings>General>
Accessibility and scroll down to the Hearing section.
You will see an option called LED Flash for Alerts.
Enable this and when your next notification occurs,
the camera flash will light up so that you are aware
of its presence even when the phone is in silent
mode. Remember that the flash is quite bright so
be considerate of those around you if you have your
iPhone stored in a cradle or any position where the
bright light could affect someone.
When a notification
occurs, the camera
flash will light up
See your reminders
Keep your reminders close by
Notification Center can
present all of your recent
alerts, but it can also act as
a handy extra screen for
your reminders. If you have
reminders set to alert on a
particular day, you can choose
to have them displayed in the
Notification Center and the
end result is immediate access
to everything that needs to
be done. Go to Settings>
Notifications and enable the
and all of the notifications
for that specific day will be
instantly cleared. You can
also act on notifications by
swiping them to the left
on your phones screen.
Most will just come up with
the Clear command, but
others, such as those from
your News app, will feature
additional commands such
as Share or Save for Later.
Everythings in easy reach.
in the lock screen
a lot of sense because it means you can
Reminders option. Nothing
will change at all unless you
have some reminders ready
to alert, but if they are ready
you will see a list of tasks that
need to be completed. You can
also complete any task within
Notification Center and never
go to the official app for added
efficiency. Reminders and
Notification Center will work
closely together to produce a
refined experience.
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You can
choose exact
settings for each
app
Prevent lock
screen alerts
Stop notifications appearing
Notifications will appear on the lock screen
as they happen, which obviously makes
quickly view a new alert without having
to delve any deeper. However, you may
want some notifications to not show at all
and to do this you should go to Settings>
Notifications and scroll down until you see
the Include option. From here you will see a
list of apps that will show in the center and
which will display alerts on the lock screen.
Open any one and then disable the Show on
Lock Screen option to stop any alerts for that
app showing while the iPhone is locked.
It is easy to choose which apps to enable
and disable and there are further options for
apps such as Messages which can show a
preview of messages on the lock screen, as
long as you are happy for that to happen.
Notification Center takes care of all alerts in
real-time and you can specify every single
aspect of how it works.
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Settings You can customise many parts of iOS to your specific needs and all thats needed is a
little knowledge. You may be surprised at how beneficial it is

Closed captions Enable subtitles quickly

There are two ways to enable closed captions on an iPhone; one is for all
movies that support it and the other is to use them when you feel the need.
If you take a trip over to Settings>General>Accessibility and scroll down to the
Hearing section you will see an option called Subtitles & Captioning. Select
this and then switch the top icon to green. You can now spend some time
choosing the exact style you prefer for your captions.
When in the Videos app, you can also tap the closed caption icon, which
looks like a speech bubble at the bottom. This will offer the ability to turn it on
and off as you wish. It is likely that you will need this all of the time or not at all,
but at least the choices are included.

Set up
flashing alerts
See and hear all of
your alerts
You can set up your
iPhone to visibly flash
whenever you receive a
new alert, whether it be
a phone call, a message
or a calendar event. All
you need to do is go
to Settings>General>
Accessibility and scroll
down until you find
the LED Flash for Alerts
option. Switch the icon
until it turns green and it
will be set up until such You only need
time as you reverse the Sign in once social network
procedure. Remember that Update multiple networks access once
flashing alerts can reduce
It is likely that you will Go to Settings and scroll
battery life significantly if
want to share photos or down until you see Twitter
you receive a lot of them
comments through popular and Facebook. You can
and that they can also be
social networks like Twitter now sign in to each and
inconvenient for those who
and Facebook. You could the system will remember
are near to you when they
use the official apps and your credentials forever.
flash. Use them wisely.
manually navigate to the Whenever you are in the
media you want to share or Photos app or in Safari, you
Setting flashing you could take the quicker can share via either network
alerts ensures route and only sign in to by simply tapping the
that you dont both networks one time. sharing icon. It is very quick.
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Enable lots of emojis
We all understand what the
characters of a smiley face
mean and are used to text-
based emotion in messages
and emails, but did you
know that you can use real
smiley faces in iOS because
it is already built in? Go to
Settings>General and find
the Keyboard options. Tap
Add New Keyboard and
search for Emoji and tap it.
You now have access to all
Do Not Disturb
Avoid troublesome alerts
The Do Not Disturb function is extremely useful
and you have the option of setting up a schedule
so that you are never alerted at the wrong time
again. Go to Settings>Do Not Disturb and tap the
Scheduled option. You can now add a start and finish
time and you will receive no alerts at all during the
chosen time frame. However, if you wish for some
people to get through, you can select Favourites in
the next option or allow repeated calls that occur
within three minutes of each other. You can also
manually enable it via the Control Centre as well in
only one tap. A subtle feature thats very useful.
You will receive no
alerts at all during the
chosen time frame
Screen brightness
Manage your screen brightness
In Settings>Display &
Brightness you are presented
with a bar at the top and an
Auto-Brightness option just
below it. Tapping the Auto-
Brightness icon so that it turns
green will cause the iPhone
to monitor outside conditions
and change the brightness
accordingly. It sounds like
a lot of unnecessary work,
but it has been proven that
when enabled, the battery
Add emojis
of the supplied emojis and
can use them whenever the
mood strikes.
A new globe icon will
be shown to the left of the
space bar on the keyboard
and if you tap it, a selection
of emojis will be available to
select with a series of tabs at
the bottom showing many
other characters. Pick what
you like and then tap the
globe icon again to return.
General
your iPhone keyboard
quickly understand where every letter and
performance can increase
dramatically. In low light, it will
reduce the brightness and in
bright conditions, it will push
the brightness all the way up so
that the screen is always visible.
The manual setting can be
used from the Control Centre if
required on occasion, but the
automatic setting is extremely
adept at working out what
brightness suits the conditions
and is almost always correct.
Tips Tricks Apps
The
iPhone
keyboard is a
lot more than
mere letters
keyboard tips
Get more efficiency from
The iPhone keyboard looks simple and that
is deliberate as it makes it easy for you to
number is. However, there are many hidden
features that will be very useful the more you
use them. In Settings>General>Keyboard
you can use the Text Replacement option
to input three- or four-letter shortcuts that
will automatically add email addresses and
longer phrases. If you want to use accented
characters or currencies that are not shown,
tap and hold the , for example, and you will
then see a row of alternatives appear ready
to select.
You can also avoid the keys completely by
tapping the microphone icon and speaking
into your iPhone, but there is one tip to
remember above all others. Do not take your
time when typing on the iPhone keyboard;
if you type as quickly as you can, the auto-
correction will understand what you mean
and make immediate changes.
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Phone The Phone app on an iPhone is capable of more than you may believe at first. If you
use all of the features, you will keep in touch better than ever

Multi-task Do other things while calling

You can make and receive calls on your iPhone while doing other things in
the background, which is a feature that you may come to use time and time
again. For example, if you are surfing the internet with Safari and a call comes
in, you can accept it and jump straight back to the browser. A green bar will be
shown at the top of the screen that you can tap to return to the calling screen
at any time. If you are playing a game on your phone and have headphones
in, the other party will not hear any sounds from your iPhone; just your voice
which is as it should be. The Phone app is there when you need it, but it is also
rather usefully capable of moving out of the way when you need to do other
things while on a call.

Conference
calls
How to group chat
Conference calls are
common in business, but
can also be useful among
friends and in other
situations. To set one up,
initiate a call as normal then
tap the add call icon on
the main screen. You will
be taken to the Contacts
app where you can search
for a number or use the
Favourites icon. Once the
number has been chosen it
will call out and you will see
a new icon on the screen
called merge calls. Tap this Calls from apps
and you have created your Make calls from other apps
first conference call. There
will be an i symbol at the Many apps like Safari The system is invisible when
top which when tapped include the ability to viewing most web pages,
lets you take one call to a leverage the Phone but is available should you
private discussion or end it. application to make calls want to avoid writing a
The remaining callers will without actually tapping number down and then
stay on the line, but the the phone icon. If you see jumping to the Phone app.
ability to individually tweak a phone number on a web You can also make calls
each callers permissions page and it is underlined, directly from Messages,
can be extremely useful. you should be able to tap Calendar and many other
Advanced calling just it and then be given the default iPhone apps which
became very simple. option to call it immediately. recognise phone numbers.

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Withhold number
There may be times when
you need to stop your
number being seen on
an outgoing call and the
process to do this is quite
straightforward. Go to
Settings>Phone and then
select Show My Caller ID.
If the icon is green, tap it
and your number will be
withheld from every single
call you make in the future.
If you want to then show
Manage voicemail
Listen to every message
When you receive a call that you cannot answer
or you just happen to miss it, the iPhone will
ensure that you are aware of a voicemail that
has been left. You will see a new text message in
the Messaging app advising what to do and a tap
on the Voicemail icon in the Phone app will start
the call without you having to dial any numbers.
The process is completely foolproof.
The iPhone will
ensure that you are
aware of a voicemail
that has been left
Dont miss out on
any messages
FaceTime calls
Enjoy better quality calls
In any contact entry you
will see an option to make
FaceTime calls. The video
camera icon initiates a
traditional video call, but
there is also a phone icon that
you can use. When you tap
this, you will be able to start
a FaceTime Audio call which
is free from network minute
charging as long as you are
connected to Wi-Fi and which
also offers superior voice quality
throughout. This facility is
Stop caller ID
your number again, you will
need to follow the same
process and make sure it is
switched back to green. For
individual calls, you can type
141 before the number to
withhold your number, but
this does not work on all
networks so your success
with this may vary. Please also
remember that some phone
numbers do not accept calls
that are withheld.
available if the other party is
using iCloud and will not work
for those who are using other
brands of phones, however,
when you get the chance to
try it, you will likely be amazed
at the enhanced sound quality
it offers. If FaceTime Audio is
available for any call, you should
try to use it and you dont even
have to worry about making
yourself look presentable when
using this FaceTime feature,
which is a bonus.
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Keep track of
all the calls you
have received
and missed
Monitor your historic
calling activity
Automatically track all of
your calls
The Recents icon at the bottom of the
Phone app interface is home to all of your
historic calling activity and can be a useful
resource for business and personal needs.
When you tap it, you will see a list of all of
your recent calls and tapping the i in any
entry will bring up the time, length of the call
and more contact details for the person in
question. Tapping the Missed icon at the top
shows you every call that you did not answer
in time order, which gives you the chance
to call each person back when you have the
time. Any entry can be deleted by simply
swiping to the left if you want to keep the
lists more organised and all records are kept
automatically. Its a handy system that makes
monitoring all of your calls (those taken and
those missed) easy and ensures that you can
call back anyone who has tried, but failed,
to reach you with the minimum amount of
hassle. For an easy life, the iPhone and iOS
certainly deliver.
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Messages The days of simple text conversations are long gone. With an iPhone you can keep all
of your conversations organised and emotive every single day
Read receipts
Guarantee receipt of any message
We tend to presume
that read receipts are
used only in email and
while they are more
commonplace for that form
of communication, you do
have the ability to use them
in iPhone messages. To
set up your iPhone to send
read receipts when you have
read a new message, go to
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Wipe conversations Delete with a swipe
All of your messages are automatically organised by conversation and
when you tap any item in the list, you will see the entire chat with a contact.
If you want to delete a single comment you can tap and hold any entry and
then tap the trash can that appears at the bottom of the screen, but remember
that this will obviously disrupt the flow of what has been said. You can,
however, delete entire conversations from the main list by swiping from right
to left and tapping the red Delete option. Be careful when doing this because
no archive is held on the phone itself and if you want to retrieve it, the steps
are quite time consuming and involved. So always proceed with caution when
deleting individual messages or message threads.
Block
messages
How to stop
unwanted texts
The rise of spam texts
is something that has
followed the rise in spam
emails, but for some
reason an unwanted
text message feels more
intrusive and is something
that you will likely want to
stop as quickly as possible.
Fortunately, Apple has
included a remarkably
simple feature that will let
you block any number
with a couple of taps as
soon as you receive the first
text message that makes
you feel uncomfortable.
Settings>Messages and look Open the message and
for the Send Read Receipts then tap the i icon in the
option near the top. If you top-right corner. You will
tap it and switch it to green, see the contact details
your contacts will now be listed as normal but if you
sent a read receipt whenever look further down you the
you read a message that page will see the Do Not
has been sent. This is useful Disturb option. If you turn
when you need to know that this on, you will no longer
your important messages be disturbed by incoming
have been received. messages from that
particular person.

Use Tapback
Tapback is one of the new
features introduced with
the iOS 10 update and it
allows you to instantly
respond to a received
message with range of
quick response animations.
Tapback provides a swift and
easy way to acknowledge
received texts, especially
if you dont have time to
response with typed text
of your own. To inititate
Get more emojis Shop and download new icon sets
Another new addition
with iOS 10 is a greater
emphasis on emoticons.
You have a huge array
to use as standard in the
Messages app, but you
can get more by tapping
on the Store icon to the
left of the text field and
then choosing the Store
option. You will then go
to a special section of the
App Store whereby you
can browse, purchase
and download new sets
of icons to use in the
Messages app. Many cool
sets are totally free so be
sure to explore the Store. Tap the Store icon, then the grid icon to get to the emoji store
Disable the preview
Keep all of your messages private
When you receive iMessages
or text messages they will
usually be presented on the
Lock screen with the first
couple of lines shown. This is
useful for quickly seeing what
has been sent to you, but has
the downside that anyone
could read your texts even if
the iPhone is secured with a
passcode. There is, however,
a way to stop this happening,
but the settings may not be
where you expect them to be.
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Send instant responses
Tapback, press and hold on
a received message and a
row of icons will then appear
above it. Simply select one
of the icons that best evokes
your feelings about the
text and it will be instantly
selected and fired back to
the sender. You can also tap
More on the Tapback screen
to forward or delete selected
messages in any of your
conversation threads.
Retrieve deleted
messages with
iCloud
Restore deleted
text messages
with iCloud
Texts messages are rarely
lost forever
When you delete messages they are in
theory lost, but iCloud backup ensures you
lose nothing. You will need to ensure iCloud
backup is enabled before you attempt to
retrieve messages, but this is good practice
anyway because the service is free and
reliable. Be aware that you cannot just restore
Go to Settings>Notifications messages; you need to wipe your phone and
and you will see a list of items restore it in its entirety using iCloud. However,
that can be seen on the Lock if the messages are important and have been
screen. Scroll down the page backed up, at least you will get them back.
until you see Messages listed
and tap the option. You can
now choose whether to show
a count of unread messages Ensure iCloud
on the Messaging icon and if
these messages will be included backup is enabled
in Notification Center, but if
you scroll down further you before retrieving
can disable the Show Preview
option to hide the text content. messages
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Contacts Thanks to the Contacts app, it is easy to keep a detailed and complete database of all
of your professional and personal contacts on your iPhone

Merge duplicates Merge and link contacts

Over time, it is likely that you will end up with a series of duplicate contacts
that not only make your contact list bigger, but which cause confusion and
mean you have to tap multiple entries to find the information you need.
There is, however, a simple solution built into the Contacts app that will let you
merge two contacts together in one easy step.
Scroll through your list and find two contacts that share the same name.
Select one of them and then tap the Edit option at the top. Scroll down to the
bottom to locate the link contacts option and tap it. You will now be asked
to select one and once you have, tap Link at the top. The two contacts will now
be merged into one entry.

Sync
Facebook
contacts
Sync Facebook
contacts
Synchronising Facebook
contacts sounds difficult,
but it is actually very easy
to do no matter how
many Facebook friends
you have. Go to Settings
and scroll down until you
find the Facebook entry.
Tap it and then make
sure that the Contacts
field is switched to green.
All of your Facebook
contacts will now be
synchronised to your main First name sorting Choose exactly how
you sort your contacts
contacts database and Keep contacts in order
will be available whenever We all have different needs Sort Order option at the
you need them. The when it comes to contact top. Tap this option and
synchronisation happens sorting and it may be that then choose either First,
in the background and will you are someone who Last or Last, First and your
be completely invisible at prefers to see your contacts contacts will be displayed
the start and over time as sorted by their first names. as you wish from then on
they are updated. You can The process to do this is as it is a one-time process.
also update contacts with simple, but it is not found You can also tap on Short
Twitter IDs. in an obvious place. Go to Name to determine how the
Facebook contacts Settings>Contacts and you names are viewed within the
are just one simple will find the all-important Contacts app.
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Sync with iCloud
Synchronising your contacts
with iCloud offers many
benefits. It is very secure,
it is embedded into the
Apple ecosystem and all of
the hard work happens in
the background. The setup
process is also very simple
and once done, you can sit
back and enjoy your new
secure contacts database.
Go to Settings>iCloud
and make sure that the
Add contact info
More than names or numbers
If you take the time to add as much information
as possible about each of your contacts, you will
be rewarded with a list of names and numbers
that is useful on many different levels. Within each
contact listing, you will be presented with a myriad of
fields after you tap the Edit option. For example, you
can add birth dates, multiple addresses, notes and
even create a field of your own to truly personalise
the listing. The more information that you take the
time to add, the more focused you can be on the
individual in question. Entering the extra detail is
certainly useful in business but also for your friends. It
helps make Contacts personal.
You will be presented
with a myriad of fields
after you tap Edit
Filter contact groups
Select groups of contacts
Contact groups are obviously
important if you want to
keep business and pleasure
separate. However, they offer
another advantage in that they
enable you to peruse shorter
lists when you are in a hurry.
At the top of the contacts
listing, tap Groups and then
untick the groups that you do
not want to see. When you tap
on the Done entry, you will be
taken back to the main listing,
but youll notice that it doesnt
Stay secure
Contacts option is enabled
by switching the icon to
green. If you already have
contacts on your phone
from other services and
some in iCloud from a Mac
or another device, you will
be asked if you want to
Merge the entries. Tap this
and the process will begin to
synchronise all of your data
with iCloud. A very quick and
simple setup.
show any groups that you do
not need to see.
It is good practice to put
as many of your contacts as
possible into groups because it
will help you to organise them
and not have to hunt for the
one you want, plus you will
become more familiar with each
entry over time. Even better,
the Groups feature is not visible
until you decide to filter some
contacts out, and the entire
process is supremely efficient.
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Ringtones
can be
completely
individual
Assign
contact
ringtones
Instantly know who
is calling you without
touching your phone
Imagine being able to know who is calling
you without even having to look at your
phone. Well, that is certainly possible on an
iPhone thanks to the ability to set ringtones
for individual contacts.
To set this up, open any contact entry and
then tap the Edit option at the top. Scroll
down a little and you will see options for
Ringtone, Vibration and extra ones for text
tones. All you have to do is tap on any one
of these options and a list of available tones
will appear for you to choose from. Select
any tone and it will now be assigned to the
contact in question.
However, a word of warning. Try to use this
feature sparingly and only for your closest
contacts as overuse can cause confusion and
negate all of the benefits the feature offers in
the first place. The ability to change vibration
patterns is also available in the contact listing
and you can choose from a list or create a
custom pattern.
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Mail The iPhone email app rivals some desktop solutions in terms of efficiency and
features. It is also very easy to use and works with many email services

Calendar integration Check availability

Since the release of iOS 10, your Mail app now works closely with the
Calendar app to save you time planning meetings and events when
using email. For example, if you compose a new email and then include
phrases such as Im available at, the Calendar app will kick in to check your
availability and present free windows as predictive text options above the
keyboard so all you have to do is select the time slot instead of typing it all
out the long way.
You will find that there are far more predictive text options in general
when typing out emails, undoubtedly saving you a lot of time from your busy
working day that you would normally spend typing everything out.

Format any
email text
Select text and alter
its appearance
To change the formatting
of text within an email,
tap and hold any word
and then tap the right-
hand arrow icon. Now tap
the BIU icon where you will
be presented with three
options; Bold, Italics and
Underline. You can choose
any one of the options and
then tap again on another
to, for example, make a
word bold and italic.
Theres no denying that
this is a very simple text- Effortlessly handle
formatting mechanism, but Zip attachments zip file attachments
its also easy to use once Open and manage zip files
you are familiar with the The Mail app has direct displayed. At the top of the
system and it is fast and support for zip files and you screen you will see the total
extremely effective. Also can deal with these type of files that are available to
remember that what you of attachments without view, for example 1 of 7
see in the main body of an having to install third-party which shows that you are
email is exactly what the apps. When you receive a viewing the first of seven
recipient will receive once zip file attachment, tap it in files. The system is built to let
you have sent it. the main email screen and you read all that you need to
wait for it to download. You and the Mail app never gets
Text formatting is can now tap it again and in the way of your personal
available with just a the first file in the zip will be email communication.
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Insert media
You can send media
through the Mail app
using Photos and many
other third-party apps that
support the facility, but it
is often much quicker to
add everything you need
to directly from within Mail
itself. In the main text field,
tap and hold anywhere and
you will see a pop-up bar
appear. Now tap Insert Photo
or Video to be taken to the
Archive emails
Efficient mail archiving
If you want to remove an email quickly in the Mail
app, you can swipe your finger to the left within
any entry and then tap the Archive option so that
it is no longer shown in your main inbox. This does
not, however, completely delete the email. If you
select More within the email a new panel will appear.
Tap Move Message and then find the Trash folder
to delete it forever when that folder is emptied.
If you have a generous amount of space, the
archiving option is much quicker and does a similar
job to permanent deletion, apart from freeing up
space. Even with lots of space, however, its an idea to
ensure regular deletion of unwanted messages.
The archiving option
does a similar job to
permanent deletion
Jump back quickly
Get back to where you started easily
No matter where you are in
Mail, you can quickly jump
back to where you started
from at any stage. There are
two methods to remember
and each will serve the same
purpose. When viewing an
email you will see an option in
the top left-hand corner which
has an arrow to the left of it;
simply tap this and you will be
returned to your email list. Its a
tried and tested method which
will feel familiar, but it is actually
Mail different files
Photos app. The next stage
is to choose a photo or video
to include and once chosen,
to select it. At this point it will
appear and be shown exactly
as it will look when sent.
You may be asked what
size file you want to send,
which is useful when using
mobile networks, but try the
largest where possible to
improve the quality. Finally,
just click send.
quite unnatural in comparison
to the alternative.
You can also swipe from left
to right and the same result
will occur. It is not necessarily
quicker, but it feels right and is
a gesture that is used in many
different apps throughout
the iOS system. Now its just a
case of repeating whichever
method you prefer until you
reach the account list, which is
the starting point for all of your
email communication.
Tips Tricks Apps
The
Edit key
speeds
up email
management
Batch delete
or move emails
You can manage
multiple emails in one
simple movement
It is likely that there will be times when you
need to take actions on more than one
email at a time and using the on-screen
gestures will just slow you down. When
viewing a list of emails, tap the Edit key at the
top-right and you will see a series of circles
appear to the left of each email. Tap any
email and the number selected will promptly
change at the top, at which point you can
then select further emails.
At the bottom of the screen you will see
three options: Mark, Move and Archive. If you
choose Move, the folder list will appear for
you to choose where to move the selected
emails to. The Archive option will immediately
remove all selected emails and the Mark
option will let you note them as unread, junk
or simply add a flag to raise their importance.
If you have a busy email account, this
simple feature will help you to tame the
chaos, but remember not to tap too quickly
to avoid errors.
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Safari The mobile version of Safari is not cut down at all and offers many features that let
you browse just as you would on a desktop. Its also very quick

Define any word Understand unknown words

You can discover the meaning of a word in a web page by simply tapping
and holding it. You will see a pop-up box appear with two options; Copy
and Define. Tap on Define and a new page will appear with a full dictionary
definition, along with as much information as possible.
There are also two more options which are available to help you gain more
detail. Search Web lets you find more links about the word and Manage
will show a list of dictionaries that can be downloaded for many different
languages. The entire process from defining a word to arming your iPhone
with even more sources of useful information can be done in seconds and will
prove to be useful time and time again.

Rearrange tabs
Keep pages in order
The tabs feature in Safari
is very handy when
dealing with multiple
pages. Tap the bottom
right-hand icon to see all
open pages and then tap
an x on any page to close
it or tap and hold one.
When you do this, you can
then move it up and down
the list and the others
will move out of the way
immediately. This is useful
for researching the web
and many other projects.

Create web clips Turn a website into

The tabs Instant access to pages an app icon

feature Web clips turn any website

into an app and show an
clip. Try to make it short and
descriptive because longer
in Safari icon on the Home screen
which you can just tap to
titles will end up truncated
on the Home screen and
is very access the site. To create a
web clip, tap the sharing icon
make no sense. Tap Add and
the process is complete. A

handy for in the centre of the bottom

row and then choose Add
new app-style icon will be
shown on the home screen

multiple to Home Screen. You will

now be asked to confirm
and you can simply repeat
this process to create folders

pages or amend the name of the of bookmarks.

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Change font sizes
Good news; after the
feature to increase the font
size was removed from
Safaris Reader function in
iOS 7, it was then mercifully
reinstated in iOS 8.
To access this feature, tap
on the list icon to the left of
the URL bar (provided the
page is compatible) to enter
Reader mode and then at
the top of the stripped back
page you should see two
Never miss a read
Save long web articles for later
Sometimes you will find articles in Safari that
are too long for you to read at the moment you
discover them. To get around this you can tap
the sharing icon at the bottom and select Add to
Reading List. The link will be saved with a summary
and thumbnail in a list which is accessible by tapping
the Bookmarks icon and then the spectacles tab at
the top. The Reading List is home to all of the pages
and articles you want to read later and can even be
synchronised with the desktop Safari browser on a
Mac. You can now read everything you want to, but
try to limit the feature to only long articles that will
benefit from the time you have to spend on them.
The Reading List is
home to articles you
want to read later
Stay secure
Keep your browsing private
There may be times when you
want to browse web pages in
private and the good news is
that this facility is available in
Safari. The bad news is that it is
somewhat hidden, so you need
to make a few finger-taps to get
things started.
Tap the bottom right-hand
tabs icon and then tap the
Private option bottom-left. A
window will pop up asking
if you want to close all of the
tabs; do this and the interface
Control text
A icons. Tap the larger icon
to increase the text size and
then smaller icon to return it
back to normal.
Safari Reader makes
reading web pages in
general much easier as it
strips back a lot of the page
furniture to present a cleaner
look. Being able to control
the size of the text just adds
to this feature and allows you
to read online your way.
press method
small buttons, but there are some hidden
colour will change. You can now
browse in private, but if you
want to change it back simply
return to the tabs view and tap
Private again.
The Safari browser is very
secure when browsing normally
and has many safeguards to
protect you and your identity,
but this option may appeal
if you are accessing internet
banking or if you want to share
your iPhone with others without
sharing your browsing history.
Tips Tricks Apps
Speed up
the act of
entering web
addresses
Quick web
addresses
The much quicker long-
Typing long web addresses on any mobile
device is not easy, especially if you have
sausage fingers that dont play nicely with
features which make the process infinitely
quicker on an iPhone. The iPhone knows
that you are typing a web address when you
tap within the top box in Safari and the first
tip is to long-press the . key at the end of the
address. This will cause a row of web domain
types to appear and all you need to do is
slide your finger to the one you want and it
will be added immediately. Its very quick and
only saves a small amount of time, but that
will add up if you use it multiple times a day.
Also, keep an eye on the results that
appear as you type in the top box. You will
probably find that you are able to tap to
select the correct entry once it appears. Your
chosen search engine works alongside Safari
to make entering search terms and web
addresses very efficient, even if you do find
using small buttons fiddly.
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Clock Even though your iPhone has so much power at its disposal, being able to use it to
tell the time is one of its handiest features. But it can do much more besides

Global clocks Set the time for different cities

Even though you will use the clock for the time zone of the country you are
in the majority of the time, setting up world clocks is incredibly useful if you
regularly keep in contact with people in other countries. Tap the + symbol
in the right-hand corner and select a city or country from the long alphabetic
list that will be displayed. Use the search box to speed things up. Tap on the
location and it will be added to your world clocks.
Tapping Edit lets you remove any clocks and it also enables you to rearrange
clocks (press and drag three-line icon to the required spot). Possibly to improve
battery consumption, the option to switch between digital and analogue
clocks is not possible in iOS 10, unfortunately.

Multiple alarms
Set many alerts
These days, we need more
than one alarm. As well as
that much-hated wake-up
call, you can set alarms that
prevent you from missing a
vital meeting or to indicate
when you need to be
heading home. In the Clock
app, tap the Alarm icon
and then select the + icon
at the top to call up the
Add Alarm screen. Move
the sliders up and down to
choose the time that you
want and then toggle the
settings at the bottom of
Use the Timer to
the screen. Make good use
of Repeat if you want the
Set a timer stop playing audio
alarm to go off on a set How to turn off your music
day and change the sound The Timer function of the the audio after a set period
so that you can pinpoint Clocks app is useful in so of time so to conserve your
the difference between a many ways. It is, of course, battery power. Tap on the
wake-up and something handy for cooking and When Timer Ends option
else. You can decide suchlike, but it can also be and then scroll down to the
whether to allow the used in an entertainment Stop Playing option. Now,
Snooze function and you capacity. If you enjoy whenever your timer counts
can also give each alarm a listening to music or audio down to zero, your iPhone
name. Simply tap Label and books as you drift off to will automatically stop
write the function. When sleep then you can use the playing any audio or movies
finished, tap Save and Timer function to turn off so you dont lose your place.
repeat for more alarms.

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Reminders
Its so easy to forget stuff when you have a thousand and one other things on your
mind, so make better use of Apples brilliant built-in Reminders app

Location reminder Receive reminders on arrival

Ever gone somewhere and then, on your way home, realised there was
something you needed to do there but had completely forgotten about?
With the Remind me at a location service, you can make sure that as soon as
you are close to a location, your iPhone will remind you of a certain task. Add
a reminder in the usual way and tap on the blue i icon. Slide the Remind me
at a location option to green and tap Location. Search for a location or choose
the current location. Select the When I arrive option. A map displays the
address and you can alter the circumference of the circle to dictate the distance
from the location you need to be before the reminder alerts you. It takes some
getting used to but is undoubtedly a useful feature.

Mark task done

Tick off reminders
It makes sense that
you cannot only set a
reminder for various
tasks but also very easily
mark them once they are
complete. Reminders has
a simple way of checking
off tasks in a reminders
list without putting you
through the trouble
and hassle of deleting
them. Open a list in the
Reminders app then tap
the check box to the left of
each of the events that you
have completed. The item
will be marked as complete
and it will disappear from
Repeat reminders Tick the option
you want to use
the list. Only the tasks Set a regular event reminder
you have asked to repeat Some tasks need to be then tap Repeat. Recurring
will remain. With those, repeated often on a regular reminders can be set for
the date on the item will timescale. Perhaps you make every day, every week, every
change to the next date a phone call on a certain two weeks, every month or
in the repeat sequence, day each week or grab every year and makes life
so for example if you have something from the shop at considerably easier as you
set a reminder to repeat the same time every Friday. dont have to write out the
weekly and you mark a To repeat reminders for the same task each time. If there
task set for 1 September as same task, slide Remind comes a time when you no
complete, the date will alter me on a day to green, longer need to repeat a task,
to 7 September and remain set a time and date and simply turn it off.
in the list.

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Calendar Keep yourself organised using the Calendar app, by quickly adding events, receiving
notifications and moving appointments around with utmost ease

Swipe around Using many swipe gestures

Open up the Calendar app and you will see a glimpse of your schedule
ahead. You can swipe to the left or right to show the previous or next day
or you can swipe up and down to see more of any particular day. When you
double tap an event to view it, you can swipe left to go back to the calendar
view. Swiping is also useful when you are not actually in the Calendar app. You
can swipe down from the top of the screen to call up the Notifications panel
on your iPhone and then look for the Calendar section (make sure it is enabled
by going to Settings>Notification Center and turning the button next to
Calendar Day View to green). This will list all of the days events in an instant and
let you view your schedule.

Search for
certain events
Find crucial events
in an instant
Tap on the search icon at
the top of the Calendar
screen to find particular
events. The search function
searches through event
titles, invitees, locations
and notes fields to find
whatever it is that youre
looking for. The results
are displayed in a list
showing the title of the
event. Tapping on this will
show you the full entry.
Entries added automatically
See agendas either
through Facebook and
those that you add yourself, Agenda view on a full screen or
together with occasions View a days activity beneath a calendar
such as birthdays, will You can tap on any date as the first icon in the top
be found and displayed to call up the days agenda right-hand corner. This will
in your Calendar app. on a full screen, scrolling force the monthly calendar
Disable Facebook events up and down through the to contract slightly and show
by tapping the word various times. But you can you a list of the days events
Calendars and then also thanks to revisions below it. To switch back to
unticking the entry next to from iOS 9 view the daily the calendar view, just tap
Facebook Events. agenda from within the the icon once more. This lets
month view. Tap on a date you quickly view agendas
See search results and then tap the list view without flicking from one
displayed in a list button which you will see screen to another.
within Calendar

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Scroll to dates
There are various view
options in the Calendar
app; you are able to see
an overview of the year,
a particular month or
a certain day. You can
move from a day view to a
month view to a year view
by tapping the word that
displays in the top left-hand
of the screen. So, for example,
if you are looking at 25 May
2017, the top left-hand area
Week start date
Change the day a calendar starts on
With flexible working, not everybodys week starts
on a Monday, and if you want to change the day
that the iPhone calendar starts on, you must go to
the Settings app. Select Calendar, then scroll down
and tap Start Week On. By default, the week will start
on a Monday but you can alter it to any other day.
Simply tap the day you want to use from now on
and then the back button in the top left-hand corner
of the screen. The calendar will make the necessary
adjustment. You can change your mind and alter the
start date at any time.
By default, the week
will start on a Monday
but you can alter it to
any other day
Add events from SMS/email
Create an event or show in Calendar
If you receive a text or an
email with a specific time and
date, or if it says something
like Meet me at 12.30pm
tomorrow, you can instantly
create an event using the
information. The text will be
underlined in blue so tap it
and select Create Event from
the menu which appears. You
will be instantly taken to your
Calendar app where you can
add a title, include a location
and fill in the Add Event details
View future events
will display the category May
and tapping it will show you
the entire month. In the top
of that screen will be 2017
and tapping this will show
the entire year. You can scroll
down on these screens to
show forthcoming dates or,
with the yearly view, go to a
different year entirely. Just tap
on the date that you want to
view and add new events or
see what is coming up.
before tapping Done. Whats
more, by tapping Show in
Calendar, you can ensure the
event is not going to clash with
anything else that you may
have scheduled for that day and
time slot.
This process has been much-
improved since iOS 7 and it
means that you do not have
to jump out of your Message
or Mail app to find Calendar
and then have to jump back to
Message or Mail.
Tips Tricks Apps
Drag and
drop your
appointments
within Calendar
Move an appointment
Need to reschedule? Simply
drag and drop
So you need to move an appointment
because it clashes with something else
or has simply got to be shifted. This is no
problem; with Calendar on your iPhone,
you do not need to delete an event and
then re-enter it. All you need to do is find
the event in the full agenda view and then
tap and hold on it. You can now drag the
appointment around the screen until you find
the revised time slot where you can then let
go. The event will be magically placed in the
new slot.
This can be repeated over and over again
and with any kind of appointment you have
entered into the Calendar app. You are not
even confined to changing an appointment
within a particular day. If you need to move
an appointment from one day to the next or
even further ahead, then you simply tap and
hold and move the event to the right where
it will show on another day. Keep moving
forward until you find a suitable day and let
go in the required time slot.
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Wallet Discover how to add debit and credit cards to the Wallet app and pay for your
goods using your iPhone

Stay secure Create a unique finger password

The Wallet app replaced Passbook in iOS 9, and its certainly an apt name
for it as it replaces your physical wallet. It not only stores your coupons,
tickets, boarding passes, etc, as before, but you can now add all of your debit,
credit and store cards to purchase goods at outlets that using Apple Pay.
The main concern with using a contactless payment method is security.
When setting up the Wallet app, one of the first things youll find is that Apple
will prompt you to set up a variety of security levels to make sure that your
sensitive data is kept safe. One of these is Touch ID, a great system that uses
your fingerprint as a way of accessing the app. The sensor built into the Home
button will ensure that your print provides an impenetrable lock.

Add a
new card
Edit your payment
methods in Wallet
You can build up a varied
collection of payment
cards in Wallet, including
debit, credit and store
cards, so you will need
to know how to add new
cards to the app a quick
and easy process. In the
app, tap on Next, followed
by the + icon to bring up
a scanning screen that you
point at your payment card.
You will then need to go
through a security process
that involves verifying your Double tap home
details and inputting your Pay for goods for easy access
cards security code. Your Make Apple Pay purchases
bank will require that you Thanks to Apple Pay, all of Near Field Communication
call them, or opt to receive your essential store and antenna means that you
a text verification code reward cards are stored just have to hold your
the entire process only digitally and a simple device near the contactless
takes a few minutes. When double-tap of the Home reader with your finger on
its time to pay for goods button when your device the Home buttons built-
using the card, you will is locked will allow you to in Touch ID sensor to pay
need to hold your finger on access Wallet to quickly for your goods. A subtle
the Home button to verify pay for items on the move. vibration alert will inform
the payment through the If you own an iPhone 7, you that the transaction has
iPhones secure Touch ID. then the devices built-in been successful.

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Back up your details
Sync your cards with iCloud
All of the payment details
that you store in your Wallet
app can be backed up to
iCloud so that, in the event
of your device being lost
or stolen, you can retrieve
them quickly and easily
when setting up a new
iPhone (remember, Touch
ID means that nobody but
you can actually buy goods
using your iPhone).
Add details manually
Register your cards the
alternate way
If the card that you are trying to add to your Wallet
app has seen a bit of action and therefore not as
easy to scan as your newer flexible friends, then
you can input the required details by hand. It
obviously takes longer to complete the registration
and verification process this way, but if you opt to
enter the details manually then you can use the
floating keyboard to fill in the various fields.
Even if you do scan the card, if you spot any
errors then you can opt to Edit the details and then
manually type in the amendments. If your card can
be scanned without any problems then this should
be your main inputting method and will help ensure
that the set-up process is quick and easy, and avoids
most mistakes that human error may cause, giving
you more time to start spending your well-earned
cash using your iPhone.
Its easy to add your
details manually
Check your past payments
View the purchases made on your cards
With the new system of
payment being introduced
with Apple Pay, it is natural
that we should be scrupulous
when it comes to keeping
track of what we have paid for
using our iPhones. This is made
easy in the Wallet app because
all of your outgoing payments
will be listed under each card
used. This means that you can
easily check that everything
is accurate and keep a careful
Tips Tricks Apps
Go to the Settings app and
then scroll down and tap on
the iCloud section. On the
next screen will be all of the
apps and services that are
linked to your iCloud.
Simply ensure that the
slider next to the Wallet
option is enabled and all
of your card details will be
backed up when your device
is next synced.
Once
it is set
up, you
can pay with
your Watch too
Pay using
your Watch
Buy goods with the
flick of a wrist
You can also use your Apple Watch to pay
for items using the Apple Pay contactless
payment method. However, if you choose
to pay in this way then you must ensure
that your iPhone is nearby such as in your
pocket else it wont register.
Understandably, almost all of the security
verification is done on the iPhone, so you will
have to perfect the art of manipulating the
wrist that your Apple Watch is strapped to
track of your payments and into position over the Apple Pay terminal and
spending habits. then verifying the payment by placing your
Checking your payments is a finger on the Touch ID sensor of your iPhone
good habit to get into as well, that is in your pocket using your other hand.
especially to help ensure that This can make it a bit fiddly sometimes, so
you are alert to spot any rogue always be prepared and ready to pay.
payments, in the very rare event
of one occurring. It is natural
to not be as vigilant the more
you use your iPhone to pay for
Checking your
goods and services, but its still
good to double-check every
payments is a
once in a while.
good habit
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Notes If something is on your mind or if you want to save something for later, the Notes
app is a handy way of keeping a log of your iPhone and lifes activity

Dictate notes Write messages using your voice

Built into iOS is a brilliant voice recognition system that can be used via
the Notes app. Create a new note within Notes by tapping New and call up
the keyboard by tapping in the main writing area. Tap the microphone key
and start to talk. When you have finished, tap Done and your words will be
processed. They will be placed within your note. You can complete the note
and save it by tapping Done in the top right-hand corner. For an even faster
way of doing this, hold down on the Home button to activate Siri. Now say
write note and dictate whatever you want to write in the note. Siri will then
create the note on your behalf and save it. You will be able to review the text
that Siri has written up for you by going to the Notes app.

Share a note
Pass them on
So youve written a note
and you would like to
share it with someone
else. The best way to do
this is to send it via a text
message or through email.
Open up the note that you
wish to share and select
the Share button in the
bottom left-hand corner
of the screen. You will see
the options for Message
and Mail. Tap one of them.
In both instances, the
text from your note will
be pasted into the body
Sync your notes
of your message or your
email and you can simply Sync your notes across devices
enter a recipient and send Share notes across other devices
the message or email in When you write a note on are able to view your Notes
the usual way. The note your iPhone, it is possible on an Apple Mac using the
remains within your Notes to sync it across all of your Notes app for OS X as well as
app so dont worry about Apple devices using iCloud. see them on an iPad or an
losing it. You are also Go to Settings>iCloud and iPod touch. If you dont want
able to share a message make sure iCloud is turned all of your notes synced then
via AirDrop with people on and you are logged in you can activate the On My
nearby. Tap AirDrop and with your Apple ID. Then iPhone account in Settings>
then select their device. ensure that Notes is turned Notes to keep certain notes
on within the iCloud on the device you are using
You have various settings. By doing this, you and not the others.
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Make lists Create simple to-do lists
A key enhancements that
came with iOS 9 was the
addition of lists to Notes.
You are able to create easy
to-do lists and then tick
them off as you go. When
creating a new note, tap on
the + icon to the right above
the keyboard and then tap
on the tick icon to the left
of the row. A circle will now
appear on your note that you
can write text next to. When
Undo mistakes
Make text corrections
Everyone makes mistakes. It is why pencils have
erasers. And it is also why your iPhone has a built-
in Undo function that Notes can use, but that few
people seem to know about. If you type some
gobbledegook or find that youve just deleted
something major, give your iPhone a nice little shake
while the app is still open. It will call up a window
which asks if you want to undo what you have just
done. Tap Undo or choose Cancel. By tapping Undo,
the last action will be erased. Be aware, though, that if
you have just typed an entire sentence, the whole lot
will go rather than just the last few words.
Your iPhone has a
built-in Undo function
that Notes can use
Check the meaning of a word
within a note
Use the Define option built into the iPhone
Have you ever come across
a word that perplexes you,
sending you reaching for a
dictionary or perhaps Google
in order to find out what it
means? You dont need to do
that in Notes, which is great if
you have pasted something into
it that has baffled you. Simply
hold down on the required
word in order to select it and
tap Define. The iPhone will
look for a definition for you.
you have written the name
of the task, tap Return and
a new list item will appear
and so on.
As you complete each task
on your list, simply tap on
the circle icon next to it and
the task will be ticked off as
being completed. You can
share your lists with other iOS
users too which is handy if
you are forwarding shopping
lists to family members.
If you find that it keeps on
throwing up blanks, though,
tap on Manage at the bottom
of the Define screen and select
a dictionary to download to
your handset. That will, in
the majority of cases, fix any
problems, and you will be able
to view definitions, derivatives
and the origin of most of the
words that you highlight. Make
sure that you utilise this very
useful feature.
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Since
iOS 9 you
have been
able to add
sketches to your
Notes app
Sketch your
notes!
You can now freely
draw anything in Notes
Another iOS 9 enhancement to the Notes
app was the inclusion of a sketch mode.
You can select a sketching utensil (pen,
marker, pencil) and choose from a limited
palette of colours to draw what you want
within your notes. To do this, create a new
note and then tap on the + icon to the right,
above the keyboard. Now, from the row of
icons that appear, tap on the wavey line.
You can now select a sketching utensil
by tapping on one of the three styles at
the bottom of the interface these vary in
nib size, so you can apply as fine a detail as
you like to your note sketch. Tapping on the
ruler icon will place a straight edge onto the
note that you can manipulate and rotate
into position to assist you in the drawing of
straight lines and the rubber can be used to
erase mistakes (you can also use the Undo
icon at the top of the screen). Finally, tapping
on the coloured dot will allow you to change
the colour there are three selections to
swipe through to find what you want.
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Maps Never get lost again by maximising use of Apples very own built-in Maps. Better than
ever before, it is now a must-use app
You can get information
on local amenities
Share a pin
Let others see a location
If you want to share a
location with others, all
you need to do is swipe
upwards on the info
drawer at the bottom of
the screen that provides
information about that
specific location. Tap the
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Info on local
Find numbers and
Sharing locations with
other people is easy
Share button and choose
the method. Whatever
method you choose, the
pin location will be placed
within the message so that
the recipient will be able
to tap it and see it in their
own Maps app.
Tilt map window Rotate and tilt the view
You can use a host of gestures to better interact with the Maps app. While
zooming in by pinching the screen is likely to be familiar to you, it is also
possible to use two fingers on the screen to rotate the map window so that
you are able get a 360-degree view. Another neat trick is being able to place
two fingers on the screen and drag when you are in the 3D or Flyover view. It
gives the feeling that you are looking down and over at the map.
In order to use both the two-finger rotate and the two-finger drag, you
need to have the map in Overview but it works in both landscape and portrait
mode. You can, of course, use a single finger to move around the screen to see
more of the map.
amenities
addresses, read reviews
and see photos
Maps arent just about
getting you from A to
B. They are also for locating
important services and
landmarks, helping you
to acquaint yourself with an
area and see what is around.
With the Maps app, you
can get information on
local amenities including
restaurants, bars and shops.
Zoom in on the map to show
key locations. If you see a
restaurant, for example, tap
it and you will be taken to a
Location page. There are three
tabs: Info, which shows you phone
numbers, the website and address of the
establishment and options to get directions
to and from it; Reviews and Photos. The
images show what the amenity is like
and the user reviews give you a flavour of
whether it is worth visiting. Add your own
review by scrolling down and selecting
Write a Review. At the top of the screen is a
condensed set of data with a star rating (you Get all the
can add your own), its opening hours and an location info you
indication of price. need in seconds
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Get directions Search along your route

Plot a route in double-quick time See whats around you
When you search for a location, the Maps app As we know, the Maps app is brilliant at
places a pin on the map to show where the helping you get from A to B, but what if
destination you are looking for is. If you swipe up you need to find something in between?
on the info drawer at the bottom of the screen, info A prime example is that you could be
will appear giving you the name of the location and driving the outlined route but then find
an indication of how long it will take to get there from that you need to make a pitstop along the
your current position. Tap Directions and several way for fuel or sustenance. Thankfully, since
routes will be plotted that you can switch between the release of iOS 10, the Maps app is now
by tapping them. Use the tabs at the bottom to constantly scanning your surrounds while
choose your mode of transport (Drive, Walk, Transport providing turn-by-turn directions on your
or Ride) and the app will calculate your route and tell route and by swiping the info drawer at the
you exactly how long it will take. Tap i to turn on the bottom of the screen upwards, you will see
live traffic. icons to search for things like petrol stations,
diners and coffee shops along the way.

Tap on the i icon Its a great way to ensure that you always
find what you need during a journey

to turn on the live without having to cancel your directions

traffic information
Find transport
An interesting recent
addition to the Maps app
is Transport a new
mode that displays all
public transport routes on
the maps to help you get
around easier. For any place
that you visit, tapping the i
icon in the lower-right corner
will bring up a screen with
three tabs: Map, Transport
and Satellite. Map is the
standard view, Satellite view
and manual search for them within the
Maps app.
Plan trips away
is like an aerial photograph
and Transport will display all
local public transport routes,
effectively allowing you to
plan out a journey.
If you then tap on a train
station, for example, then
you can see the routes to
and from that station, arrival
and departure times as well
as any possible delays. Youll
wonder how you ever did
without it.

Get a Flyover tour

Explore the major cities in stunning 3D
One of the recent additions to
the Maps app is Flyover mode,
which lets you take a virtual,
3D tour of the planets major
cities, with the app pointing
out all of the landmarks as if
youre on a helicopter tour.
You could argue that this mode
serves no real purpose other
than to show off your iPhones
capabilities and perhaps help
you plan what to see on a real
excursion to the city, but its
certainly very cool to see in
action. The cities that feature in
3D Flyover mode are increasing
in numbers all the time, but
key in places like New York and
Rome and youre guaranteed
a tour.
To start a tour in Flyover,
search for a major city in the
Maps app and then swipe the
info drawer upwards to reveal
more information, pictures and
more, including the Flyover
Tour option. Tap on this to take
to the skies.

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Siri Talking to Siri may feel a little silly at first but once you harness his or her true powers,
you will soon find yourself rather dependent

Passwords Generate random passwords

One little-known tip when using Siri is its ability to generate random,
secure passwords to help protect your device. It uses Wolfram Alpha, a
computational knowledge engine, and it takes mere seconds to do. Simply
hold down the Home button on your iPhone and, when Siri activates, say
Wolfram password. Siri will take a moment and then show you some results
which you will be able to use to register for a site or service. It will also spell it
out to you in written form using the phonetic alphabet. For more information,
just scroll down. Siris search for a random password shows that the password
would take a hacker a mere 229 years to crack. It also shows a list of common
password types.

Whos who?
Identify friends
Siri wants to be integral to
your life but like anybody
who freshly enters your
circle, it can be hard to
know who is who without
a proper introduction.
Let Siri know who your
friends and family are to
make more effective use
of Apples very own virtual
personal assistant. Lets
start with your partner.
Hold the Home button to
activate Siri and say Call
my girlfriend/boyfriend. Siri
will ask who that is. Just say
his or her name and Siri will
ask whether you want it to
Gender change Choose a voice
gender for Siri
remember the relationship Set Siri as a man or woman
so just say yes. Alternatively, Siris voice can be set to tap Siri to go back. When Siri
go to Contacts and select be either male or female next talks, the voice will be
your own name. Tap Edit, depending on your either a man or a woman
scroll down to Add Related preference. To change depending on your choice.
Name and see a field the gender, just open the Unfortunately, at present,
entitled mother. Tap this Settings app and go to these are the only two rigid
to view different relations, General>Siri. Tap on the options but you never know;
from brother to spouse to option for Voice Gender in future updates you may
manager. Select one and to go to the options page. be able to select different
find the person who fits the Now place a tick next to male and female voices and
bill. Then Tap Add Related either Male or Female and even celebrity voices.
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Schedule your life
Siri is excellent at
scheduling your life as
events and appointments
can be organised by asking.
If you say something like,
schedule an appointment
for 9am tomorrow Siri will
create a new Calendar app
event and even alert you
to the fact that you may
have an existing meeting
scheduled that could conflict
and need moving. Siri also
Open apps with Siri
Sounds lazy? It can actually be
quite useful
Yes, we know that opening apps on your iPhone is
not the most difficult of tasks to perform. You look
for the app you want and you tap on the icon and,
hey presto, it appears on your screen ready for use.
But many of us have so many apps on our iPhones
that looking for the one we want can be a time-
consuming pain, so being able to take the sting out
of it by using your voice and Siri to search makes life
that bit easier. Activate Siri and say Open [name of
app]. In an instant, Siri will find the app and open it
up much faster than you ever could with a manual
search. You dont even have to say the full name.
If it recognises a partial name, it will give you a list
of possibilities from which you can choose. All you
then have to do is tap on the one that best fits your
requirements for the app to open.
Leave Siri to open
your apps
Let Siri hook into social media
services for you
Find out whats happening on Twitter
Siri can integrate happily
with Twitter and Facebook as
they are now built into iOS.
However, since the release
of iOS 10, Siri can now work
across a wide range of other
third-party social media apps
too. For example, LinkedIn
and Whatsapp are also now
supported, so you can carry out
your daily social networking
updates simply by asking Siri
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Let Siri organise
works wonderfully well with
the Reminders app, so you
can casually set yourself
new reminders and fill in all
of the details just by simply
telling your device all of the
information. If you need
to call or message anyone
regarding any appointments
that you create then simply
say, call or send a
message to and Siri will
follow your instructions.
Siri
acts as
your own
personal DJ
Hey Siri
Launch the Siri
service quicker and
easier than ever
One of the many great Siri features
is the helpful Hey Siri feature that lets
you launch Siri totally hands free. Go to
Settings>General>Siri and ensure that the
Allow Hey Siri feature is activated and then
whenever you speak those words at your
handset, Siri will instantly kick into action. This
makes summoning and commanding Siri
much more intuitive than before as you dont
have to fumble around with buttons you
just pick up your device and start speaking.
Also, bare in mind that the more you speak
to Siri, the more it will learn and the more
to do it for you. For example, if
efficiently it will be able to deal with your
you command for Siri to, send
questions and queries.
a new Whatsapp message, Siri
will start composing it and ask
you the details like the person
you want to send it to and what
With Hey Siri
you want the message to say.
When using third-party apps
activated you
with Siri, you will first need to
agree to Apples terms but Siri just pick up your
will even read these out to you
if you need. device and speak
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Music The Music app has undergone a metamorphosis recently, transforming from a virtual
iPod into a full-blown radio and streaming service
Any posts that you
enjoyed can be liked
Play and shuffle
Enjoy and mix up your top tracks
The Library section
contains all of your
purchased and synced
tracks. When you start
playing a track, a mini
player will appear above
the dock. Tap this to view
the full-screen music
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Stream
Mix it up with shuffle
player. You can shuffle Scroll down and tap on the Manage option
your songs in numerous
ways: tapping the Shuffle
All option at the top of
the Songs screen, tapping
the shuffle icon in the
full-screen music player or
asking Siri to shuffle.
Connect with artists Follow bands socially
One of the cool features of the Music app is the Connect service. Much like
Twitter, you can browse through all of the available bands and artists and then
choose to follow them. To do this, tap on the For You section and then go to
the Connect section. Here you can tap on the Find More Artists and Curators
option to choose who to follow. After you have selected a few bands and
artists, you can come back to the For You section at any time and then scroll
down to see all of the respective acts recent activity.
If you dont use the Connect service then you can simply turn it off in your
settings. To do this, go to Settings>General>Restrictions and then turn off the
Apple Music Connect option.
unlimited music
Get access to the
complete iTunes library
Your Music app now includes
a streaming service akin to
Spotify whereby, for a monthly
fee, you can stream and listen
to anything on Apple Music.
You can try this service for three
months free of charge, which
should give you ample time to
assess the service and determine
if you are happy to continue
subscribing to it after your trial ends.
If you find that you dont wish to
continue subscribing to the Apple
Music service, then cancelling it is
relatively straightforward. Just tap on the
head icon in the top-left corner of the screen,
which takes you through to your Account
page, then tap on the View Apple ID option.
under Subscriptions and you will see that
your Apple Music subscription is set to renew
once the trial period has ended. Simply turn
off the Automatic Renewal option.
You can start subscribing again at any time
if you choose to do so by tapping on the For You can subscribe
You icon and then choosing the Choose to Apple Music with
Plan option. Family Sharing too
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FaceTime
FaceTime will change and greatly improve the way you communicate with others
forever and includes many options to make the experience personal to you

Import contacts Every contact you need

FaceTime contacts are no different to normal contacts and when you set
up synchronisation with an online service, they will be available within the
app. Go to Settings>Mail, Contacts, Calendars and tap on Add Account. Work
through the instructions to add any account, which includes your contacts,
and they will be available in the main Contacts app and the FaceTime app for
calling immediately.
The contact entry will need at least an email address or mobile number to
be recognised as capable of using FaceTime and also remember that the other
party will need an iPhone, Mac or iPad to use FaceTime. Not all contacts will be
able to use FaceTime by default, so check before calling.

Mute
FaceTime calls
Add some privacy
to your calls
If you need to say
something in private, but
still want to continue a
FaceTime call, there is a
facility to do so. Next to
the red call-end icon you
will see a speaker icon.
Tap it and the call will be
muted. You will also see
a Mute notification. To
disable the mute state,
simply tap the speaker
again and you can
continue the conversation. FaceTime Audio offers
Its almost invisible in use. FaceTime Audio lots of advantages
Improve voice-call quality
If you FaceTime Audio is not a
well-known feature, but
Tap it and the familiar phone
screen will appear. This
need to say it increases sound quality
by a huge degree. Go to
facility is useful for saving
network minutes and for

something any contact listing and tap

the i icon. You will now see
adding a better atmosphere
to each conversation. Dont

in private, options for standard calls

at the top with a FaceTime
forget, however, that the
other party must also have

there is section just below. The

phone icon can be used to
initiate a FaceTime Audio call.
FaceTime and a valid internet
connection for the call to
take place.
a facility
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App Store Its one of the best shops in the world with loads of fun, useful and diverse apps on
offer, many for free. Here is how you can make the most of it
Remove apps you do
not use by deleting them Add Wish Lists
Save purchases for later
Delete apps
Remove apps from iPhone
To free up some space on
your iPhone or to remove
apps you do not use any
more, you should delete
them. Tap and hold on an
app until the icon shakes.
Tap the X in the left-hand
corner and then confirm
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App deletion will
need verifying
the deletion. Deleted apps
can always be re-installed
via the App Store and since
you have already paid
for them, you wont be You are free to add as many items as you
asked for payment again.
Be aware that you cannot
delete the built-in apps.
Apps for kids View children-friendly apps
When iOS 7 was launched, it brought with it so many great visual flourishes
as well as a host of new features and one of those was the introduction of
a Kids App Store within the main App Store app, which is still present in
iOS 10. In order to view it, you need to open the App Store app and choose
Categories>Kids. You will see four sub-sections. One will show you apps for all
kids, and the others are broken down for ages five and under, between six and
eight and between nine and 11. By tapping on each of these categories, you
are able to view a whole host of amazing apps that are completely appropriate
for that age range. However, the password of the account holder is still needed
in order for your children to download or buy apps.
When you browse the
iPhones App Store, you
can often be overwhelmed
by the number of apps
on offer. You may not want
to buy all of them straight
away perhaps you would
prefer to wait until you have
available Wi-Fi or maybe you
want to wait until you have
enough money at your
disposal. If you decide that
you would like to buy an app
at a later date, then you can
add it to your Wish List in the
meantime. Its a convenient
way to build up a shopping list
and gather together apps for
later consideration.
Navigate to the purchase page of an app
in the App Store and then tap the share icon.
You will see an option called Add to Wish List.
Tap on this. The app will be placed under the
Wish List tab which you can locate via the
icons at the bottom of the App Store screen.
want to a Wish List, although you cannot add The Share icon
items that you have previously purchased. To has an Add to
buy items on a Wish List, just tap the icon and Wish List option
select Buy.
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iTunes
Whether you want to listen to music, watch a film or TV show, enjoy a podcast or
read a book, iTunes is your very own one-stop entertainment shop

Share listings Pass on song descriptions

If you really enjoy a song or other entertainment item on iTunes, you can
let the world know about it by sharing the description listing with other
people. Navigate to the songs page within iTunes on your iPhone and select
the share option in the top right-hand corner of the screen. You can share a
direct link to the page via a message or email by tapping the corresponding
apps or you can link to it on Twitter or Facebook.
This is a great way of referencing a song on social media since it inserts the
cover of the song or movie into your tweet or post. You can add your own
message alongside the pre-written one created by iTunes and then send it in
the usual manner.

Browse
and enjoy
Sit back, relax and
get downloading
iTunes is your one-stop
shop to a wealth of
fantastic media. Within
the iTunes app, youre able
to browse an incredible
catalogue of music, films,
TV shows and audiobooks.
The iTunes store is easy to
use, with handy tabs along
the bottom, including a
search function if youre
looking for something
specific. Along the top you
can view charts, browse
Results are split
specific genres and access
your wishlist, where you
Search for stuff into categories
can add items that you may Carry out normal searches
wish to download in the If you know what you are are looking for, select it from
future. Everythings so easy after, then search for the the list to save time typing it
to use, and once youve product within iTunes by out in full.
found a song, album, tapping the Search icon at If no match appears, tap
movie, show or book you the bottom of the screen. the blue Search button that
want to download, youre Type the name of the artist, appears on the keyboard
only a few taps away from song, film or whatever it is when you have finished
having it on your iPhone to you are looking for and a list typing and all of the possible
enjoy no matter where you of suggestions will appear as matches will be displayed on
are. It really is an essential you start to type. If you see a the screen across a range of
app that youll keep match for the item that you different categories.
coming back to.

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Camera The iPhones camera is better than ever before with both the hardware and software
offering all of the tools you need

Keep everything straight

Use a grid to straighten your photos
Sometimes, there cant be anything worse than taking a great snap and
having it be annoyingly wonky. To combat this, you can turn on the grid of
thirds. Go to Settings>Photos & Camera and then scroll down to find the Grid
option. Once activated you will see it active in the Camera app all of the time
and our advice would be to leave it on all of the time if you are happy with it.
Whenever you take a photo in the future you will be able to align the image
correctly and also ensure that your subject is positioned in the right place. The
end result will be photos that need less editing and you can also quickly learn
how to position subjects using this feature.

Use Live Photos by exception The end result will

Take your time to capture a moving moment
Live Photos are great fun and work particularly well if you want to keep a
be photos that need
special moment on your lock screen. The feature does work best, however,
if you are purposefully trying to capture a moment that you want to keep
less editing
because it captures a small amount of time before and after you press the
capture button. This means that you will want to be in position before and
Avoid the flash and zoom
then remain steady throughout the process to capture the best Live Photo
Get better shots without extras
possible. For all other photos, stick with the Live Photo feature disabled to The digital zoom on the zoom, and you may also be
save precious space on your iPhone. iPhone is impressive indeed surprised at how capable
and so is the flash, but the iPhone is at capturing
we would advise to avoid detail in low-light conditions.
both at all opportunities Dont automatically use the
if you can. If you can get flash when light is poor and
closer to the subject, the end instead put the Camera in
result will be far clearer and automatic mode to let it
more accurate than using decide for itself.

Disable the Live Photo feature to save memory space

The digital zoom on the

iPhone is very impressive The flash and zoom can
cause more issues

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Use 3D Touch for quick access

Press and hold to access camera functions
The introduction of 3D Selfie, Record Video, Record
Touch offers many benefits Slo-mo and Take Photo. All
in a variety of situations you have to do is make your
and none more so than selection and the settings
in the Camera app. When will automatically be applied,
you press firmly on the ready for you to capture
Camera icon and hold your the moment. It can make
finger down, you will see all of the difference when
four options appear; Take capturing a moment in time.
3D touch makes it much easier for you to access the options
that you want in a quicker time

Use the new

Exposure feature
Focussing and dealing
with exposure are easy
Within the main screen you will There
be able to focus on a particular are a
subject with just one tap which lot of ways
can then be moved to any other to access the
part of the scene. Everything else camera app
will lose focus and the end result
is a much more professional
looking photo that can be
printed and enjoyed forever
more. Add to this the on screen
Access from
slider which lets you change anywhere
the exposure by simply moving You can access the camera at
your finger up and down on any time.
the screen. This is useful in poor
lighting conditions and can make Capturing photos and videos is all about
all of the difference when trying timing, but the iPhone 7 has you covered.
to capture a decent shot. Not only can you access individual camera
modes using 3D Touch, but you can also
make the Camera app ready for a snap no
Capture 4K video matter what you are currently doing.
If you are in an app, simply swipe from up
Take your video capture to the next level from the bottom of the screen to make the
In Settings, go to Photos & Camera and Control Panel appear and you will see the
scroll down until you see the Record Camera icon in the bottom-right corner. It
Video option. Tap it and then select 4K at literally takes a second to jump from within an
30 fps to capture the absolute best quality app to snapping a photo. You can also access
video available today. the Camera from the lock screen by hitting
You will of course need the required the power button and then tapping the small
equipment to view the content, which is icon that is displayed at the bottom, and
quite sparse at this time, but if it is available swiping upwards.
to you the end results will be quite amazing.
Please remember, however, that 4K videos
take up a lot of space on your iPhone and
Be sparing with Be aware, however, that using Touch ID
may mean that you bypass the lock screen

if you take a lot of videos every single day,

your memory may run out very quickly. Be
sparing with your 4K videos to save space.
your 4K videos to too quickly because the security system
is almost instant on the iPhone 7. In this
instance, you can simply tap on the camera
save space icon without a worry.

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Photos Master the Photos app and discover how to browse the Years, Collections and
Moments, fix flaws in images, resize and email them, or send them using Messages
Turn your best photos
into a slideshow
Browse your photos
Use different views
There are many different
ways to browse your
stored photos, such as
Years, Collections and
Moments. Select Photos
at the bottom and tap the
top-left button to show
thumbnails organised into
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Delete images Select and erase many photos
Professional photographers always shoot many photos and they take
dozens and then select only the best to show off. This is a great tip for
improving your snapshots and there is no reason not to shoot as many as you
can. Afterwards you can go through the images, selecting the ones you dont
need and deleting them to leave only the finest. After taking many photos,
open the Photos app, select Albums, then Camera Roll and view your photos.
Press Select and tap the images you dont want to keep. Swipe up and down
to see more photos and keep selecting them until you have marked all the
unwanted ones. Press the trash can icon in the bottom-right corner and then
tap Delete Photos.
View images as
aslideshow
Create slideshows
It costs nothing to take
photos with the iPhone and
you can shoot as many as
you want. After the holiday,
wedding or other event,
you can select the best
photos and turn them into a
slideshow. This is a great way to
view your photos, especially
if you want to show them
off to friends and relatives.
Start by finding one of the
photos you want to include
in the slideshow and then
tap the Share button at the
bottom of the screen. A strip of
thumbnail images is displayed at the
Explore the
thumbnail
top and you can swipe left and right through
them and tap the ones you want to include
photo views in the slideshow. A blue tick is added to the
Years. Tap a photo and selected images. Tap the Slideshow button
the view zooms to show at the bottom of the screen and the options
Collections; tap again screen will be displayed, which enables you
and youll zoom into a to choose whether to show the slideshow
Moment. Each time, the on the iPhone or an Apple TV if you have
date narrows to show only one. Music from your iTunes library can be
those photos taken at selected: just tap the button to turn it on and Select photos
similar times. then select the track to play. There is also a and music for
choice of slide transitions. your slideshows
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Preview photo thumbnails Revisit great times!

Long-press thumbnails to zoom How to check out your best
We saw earlier how to view photos as Years and photo memories
Collections. Select Photos at the bottom and then The recent iOS 10 update has made it
at the top left, press the button until it shows Years. much easier to search for photos and
Although this is a great overview of your snapshots, it videos in the Photos app, but thats not
can be difficult to tell one photo from another when all, it helps you revisit your most cherished
the thumbnail images are so small. They are tiny, but memories too. Without you having to lift a
it is possible to zoom in and show larger thumbnails. finger, the Photos app will group together
Press and hold on any of the photos and a larger all of the photos and videos captured at a
thumbnail image is displayed. Keep pressing and certain location, or at a particular event and
move your finger over the images and it zooms in on present them all in a magazine-style album
each of the tiny thumbnails and shows much larger in the Memories section.
ones. Lift off to go to the Collections view with the The new Memories feature relies on People,
selected thumbnail, or slide off the year to stop. your iPhones ability to scan your photo
library for peoples faces, adding the most

Press and hold to frequently found to the People album,

whereby you can assign names. The more

zoom in and show photos you have on your device, the longer
the first people scan will take, but after that

larger thumbnails everything works like clockwork. Sadly, the

Memories feature isnt available on iPhone 5
and below.

Shrink photos Consider the size

The iPhone is capable of
taking very high-resolution
photographs and although
they look amazing and are
fun to share, your friends
and relatives might not be
so delighted to see many
megabytes of images
filling up their email inbox.
When you add photos to
an email (as described in
the tip below) and hit the
Send button, you will see a
warning about the size of the
photos and you are given the
option to make them smaller.
There is a choice of small,
medium, large and actual
size. If you want the recipient
to be able to print out the
photos, send one at a time
and select the Large size. If
they are only going to view
the photos on their phone,
tablet or computer, the
Medium size is sufficient.

Send photos by email

or text messaging
Select photos and share them with friends
If you have taken some great
photos, why not share them
with your friends or relatives?
They will love to see your
snapshots, particularly if it is
a happy event like a birthday
or wedding. There are many
ways to share photos and you
could send them by email
or text message. Open the
Photos app, select Albums,
then Camera Roll and swipe
up to get to the most recent
snapshots. Tap one photo to
zoom into it, then press the
Share button at the bottom.
Swipe through the thumbnails
at the top and select the ones
to send, then tap Message or
Mail. To send an email, just
enter the recipient, subject
and message in the usual
way. The photographs appear
within the email body.

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Videos Learn how to rent or buy videos, hide or show iCloud videos and stream movies to
an Apple TV to watch on a big screen
Master the
playback options
Use the video, audio and other controls
When a movie starts playing, the iPhone automatically switches to
landscape mode and there are controls at the top and bottom of the
screen. Tap the screen to hide or show the controls. The Done button in
the top-left corner stops the video and goes back to the menu. Starting
the video again carries on where you left off. The video duration is shown
at the top and dragging the small circle along the bar enables you to jump
to any part. The audio volume is bottom left while the bottom middle
contains video play/pause, start and end buttons.

Dragging the small circle along the

bar enables you to jump to any part
Show/hide
iCloud videos
Do you want to see
iCloud items?
Videos can be stored
in two places on the
iPhone itself or in your
iCloud. A video can be
played from either location,
but if it is stored in iCloud
it is streamed over the
internet and this might
use your phones 3G/4G
mobile data bandwidth or
the Wi-Fi may not be fast
enough. Go to Settings,
then Videos and when the
switch is on, you can see
all videos but turn it off
and iCloud videos will be
hidden and youll see only
locally stored ones.
Watch videos on your
big-screen television
Stream them to your Apple TV
You can watch movies, videos and TV shows on the
iPhone on the bus or train to work, when you are out
at a coffee shop, and so on. The iPhones screen looks
gorgeous, but it is small and if you are at home and have a
large-screen television youll have more fun watching videos
on that instead. You can stream video content directly from
the iPhone to a big-screen television if you have an Apple
TV plugged into it. It takes just a couple of taps to switch the
display from phone to TV. Start a video playing and then tap
the button in the bottom-right corner of the screen. Select
Apple TV and youre done.

Choose whether to show

or hide the videos stored in
iCloud by toggling this switch
on or off

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News
Replacing the Newsstand app, News delivers your essential daily headlines in one
handy digest, saving you time and effort

Add your favourites Create your own feed

Replacing the Newsstand app after the iOS 9 update, News is a handy
one-stop news digest that saves you the time and effort of accessing your
daily news via Safari websites and other apps. By tapping on the Explore
icon you will be presented with all of the available news sources across a vast
range of topics which you can then add to your feed by tapping on the + icon
next to a source. Once you have finished compiling your sources, tap on the
For You icon and a neat news digest will be packaged up and presented in a
continuous feed. In your news feed the main headlines and the source will be
listed and tapping on a story will allow you to read it in its entirety. Its a handy
way to stay up to date with the latest news without have to search for it.

Save stories
for later
Store articles to
read later and
access them easily
When you open up an
article in the News app,
you will see three options
at the bottom of the
screen. To the left is the
obvious share button
use this to share the story
on your social networks
and more. The middle icon,
the heart, allows you to
like a story. This tailors the
stories you see. The final
icon, the bookmark, allows
you to save a story to read Turn off background Toggle the option
in settings
later. When you save a
story, go back to the main
app refresh
feed and then tap on the
Stop the News app draining your battery
Saved icon. This will list To stay completely up-to- However, the trade-off
all of the stories that you date, the News app will is a potential drain on your
have saved in a lis. On this continue to update in the iPhones battery. So to turn
screen you can also tap on background. The next time off the News app when
the History tab to view you launch the News app, you arent using it, go to
a list of all of the stories it will deliver all of the news Settings>News and then
that you have read but from your chosen sources turn off the Background App
not necessarily saved. This that has accumulated while Refresh option. You may
makes it easy to recap on you have been away from also want to deny access to
your news intake later on. the app. Mobile Data.

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iBooks Carry a library of books in your pocket and you can read anywhere. Add bookmarks,
look up definitions, get free samples and even send books as gifts

Search for text Find any word anywhere

There may be occasions where you want to find where a particular word
appears in a book. This situation would probably arise more often with study
books, cookery books, reference works and the like, rather than novels you are
reading for fun. You might be researching a subject, reading books associated
with an iTunes U course, using a reference book and so on. All you need to do
is to tap the magnifying glass icon at the right side of the toolbar and enter a
word or phrase into the search box. Every place the search term appears in the
book is listed. It shows the chapter, page number and the surrounding text.
Another way to search is to long-press on a word on the page and then tap
Search in the toolbar.

Skim through
the pages
Using the slider to
move around
The usual way to move
from one page to the
next or the previous one
is to swipe left or right.
A nice animation of the
page turning is displayed
on the screen. It would be
very tedious flipping each
page in turn if you wanted
to jump to another part
of a long book. A cookery
book with recipes does not
require you to read from
start to finish, for example, Not sure about a book?
as youll simply browse it Get free samples Read the free sample
and look for something Try it before you buy it
that you like. In any book You cant judge a book by you find what might be
you can press and drag the its cover and so wont know an interesting book, press
slider along the right-hand whether you will enjoy it the Sample button on the
side of the screen to move without opening it and book detail page. It will be
quickly through the pages. reading it. At a real book downloaded and added to
It displays title or chapter store youd be able to flick the Library just as if you had
headings, making it easy to through it and read a few purchased it. Return to the
navigate the book. paragraphs, but what about Library and look for the book
online stores? You can do with a red Sample banner
that in the iBooks Store too. across the corner. You can
Drag the slider to jump to Go to the Store and when read the first chapter.
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Gift an iBook voucher
If you know someone who
loves to read books and
they have an iPhone or iPad,
why not send them a gift
voucher to use in the iBooks
Store? If there is a birthday
coming up soon or you
simply want to thank them
for something they have
done for you, head for the
iBooks Store and scroll down
to the bottom of the page.
There are two buttons there:
Bookmark pages
Mark pages and
remember them
Sometimes you want to remember a page in a
book so that you can return to it at a later date.
iBooks remembers the page last read, of course,
but there are other reasons why you might want to
bookmark a page. You might want to mark important
pages in a book associated with iTunes U or some
study course that you are taking, favourite recipes
or poems and so on. To bookmark a page, press the
icon in the top-right corner so that it turns red. To see
all the pages you have bookmarked, press the menu
button in the toolbar and select the Bookmarks tab.
Tap a bookmark to go there.
PDFs that you
add to iBooks can
often be printed
Get word definitions
and manage your dictionaries
One of the great advantages
of reading books in iBooks is
that when you come across
a word that you dont know,
you dont have to put your
book down and go and find
a dictionary. You can look up
words and get their definitions
from within iBooks. It takes no
time at all for the app to find
definitions and you can choose
which dictionary you wish to
use. Long-press on a word and
Send gifts
one is to send a gift voucher
and the other is to redeem
one. Tap Send Gift and
you can enter the persons
email address and select
the amount the voucher is
for, such as 15, 20 or some
other amount. There is even
an option to set a date for
the voucher to be sent and
it could be today, next week
or next month when it is the
recipients birthday.
when the toolbar appears, tap
on Look Up. It may say No
definition found the first time
that you do this so you need
to tap the Manage button and
select one or more dictionaries
to use. Once added, you can
long-press on a word, tap Look
Up and see the definition, as
well as any other information
that Siri finds that is related to
the word be it on the App
Store or somewhere else.
Tips Tricks Apps
Tap the
Share
button and
then tap Print
Print out
an iBook
Print copies of certain
publications in iBooks
Certain items in iBooks can be printed
to provide a hard copy in addition to the
electronic form on the iPhone. You wont
find this facility in any old book, though, and
most titles purchased in the store cannot be
printed. In fact, they wont even show the
print button or options. PDFs that you add
to iBooks can often be printed, however, and
some course materials downloaded using
iTunes U end up in iBooks and these can
often be printed. If the book or PDF allows it,
there will be a Share button in the toolbar at
the top of the screen. Press it and there are
Email and Print options. Printing from iBooks
is the same as printing from other apps and
any AirPrint-enabled printer can be used. If it
isnt automatically selected by default after
tapping Print, tap Select Printer. There are
options to print all the pages or, by tapping
Range, to select the pages you want to print.
Set the number of copies.
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Health With Health, your iPhone becomes a fitness hub collecting data from a multitude of
third-party apps and gadgets to build an overall picture of your wellbeing

Add your data Manually input your data points

Although Health relies to a great extent on pulling in data from other third-
party apps, its important to remember that you can also add data yourself
from within the app. Tap on the Health Data tab located at the bottom of the
screen and choose a category such as Nutrition. Then choose one of the sub-
categories which appears, such as Protein.
If an app is sending data to Health, the graph will be filled in automatically.
But if you need to supplement the information, you will need to tap Add Data
Point. You can now indicate a date and time and insert the data you wish to
add to the app. That data can then be shared with a number of other apps by
tapping Share Data.

Install a few
useful apps
Add diversity to
Health info
The key element of
Health is that it can read
fitness data sent to it by
various third-party apps
and gadgets. It is able to
pull in data about your
heart rate, for instance, or
the number of calories
you are burning in any
one day, week, month or
year. To get the best out of
it, you should aim to install
a diverse range of health
Find an app and toggle
apps with as little overlap
as possible. Good choices Sort permissions its permissions
include Calorie Counter & You neednt share everything
Diet Tracker, Run with Map When you install a permission for the particular
My Run, Lark and Zova compatible fitness app, it sets of data that will be
Workouts for Women. will seek to write data to shown. MyFitnessPals Calorie
These will allow Health to Health. But you can control Counter & Diet Tracker, for
track your calorie intake, this by going to the Sources example, can write data
see how much protein tab within Health. This relating to calcium, iron,
or iron youre getting, shows the apps requesting protein, saturated fat and
work out the numbers permission to update your more. By selecting certain
of calories burned and data. Tap on one of the data, you can protect the
understand your sleep names and use the green privacy of some aspects of
patterns. More data equals sliders to grant or decline your health.
a better overview.

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View Health Data
As individual sets of data
are read by Health, the app
plots out a graph showing
the various highs and lows
on what could be termed a
colourful health card. These
cards also include a daily
average together with the
actual days figure and a look
at how things have changed
over a day, week, month or
year. To access them, you
can delve into the different
Permit reading
Let apps read your data
Some apps ask for permission to not only send
data to Health, but read it too. This way, third-party
apps can quickly get an idea of your overall health
without having to go to the hassle of asking you for it
or working it out.
To grant permission over what can be read and
what cannot, go to Sources, tap the name of an app
and look under the category marked Allow [app] to
read data and use the green slider. You may want to
download WebMD too: it has a feature called Healthy
Target which takes data from Health, analyses it and
provides some great fitness tips in return. Obviously if
youre wary of this, you can refuse permission.
Aim to install a
diverse range of
health apps
Prioritising the apps
Make one app more important
There is a possibility of apps
doubling up, with two or
more potentially wanting to
send varies details about your
calorie intake to the Health
app. Apple has thought of this
and so it prioritises apps. Dont
worry though, as this order can
be changed.
Go to a data set and tap
Share Data then look under the
category of data sources. Apple
explains that, when multiple
sources are available, only one
The overview
menus via the Health Data
section. Here you will find
various categories, such
as Activity, Mindfulness,
Nutrition and Sleep and
you can tap on one to get
a general overview of your
progress as well as tap on
each individual category
within each section to see
your information plotted
against a graph. Staying fit
has never been easier.
will be chosen depending on
the priority order listed, but
tap Edit in the top right-hand
corner and two three-line icons
appear. These let you re-arrange
the order of the data sources by
tapping and holding on an app
name and sliding up and own.
Tap Done when youre finished.
Now the app that you placed
at the top of the list will be the
one from which information for
a particular set of data will be
pulled going forward.
Tips Tricks Apps
Medical ID could be a
potential lifesaver
Create a medical
ID card
Have health details to hand in
case of emergency
A useful aspect of Health is the ability to
create a Medical ID card which can, in case
of emergency, be used to give medical staff
speedy information that could potentially
save your life. The process of setting up the
card is simple enough.
Tap the Medical ID tab and go through
the various categories, filling them in one-by-
one. You will be asked for your date of birth,
medical conditions, allergies and medications
as well as your blood type and whether or
not you are willing to be an organ donor. You
can also add two emergency contacts, which
is an extremely handy feature of the Medical
ID. In case of an emergency, medics will then
be able to access all of this information by
opening the Health app.
But what if your phone is locked? To get
around the problems this would cause,
there is an option to show the Medical ID
card under such circumstances. At the top
of the input screen is an option to allow the
information to be accessed from the lock
screen: just slide it over to green to ensure this
is never an issue.
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Tricks
76 Learn Touch ID shortcuts
Store your files and data in the cloud
78 Set up your personalised
Widgets panel
Get to grips with the new widgets panel
80 View life traffic updates in the
Maps app
Track traffic and accidents
82 Upload files to iCloud Drive
Store your files and data in the cloud
84 Set up Family Sharing
Share your devices and manage access
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Make your everyday
life easier and get more
from your iPhone
86 Use iOS 10s Home app to
create an automated routine
Control your tech at home
88 Customise your Calendar app
Become more organised with Calendar
90 Create and manage a blog
with Tumblr
Post your thoughts and opinions
92 Save music for offline listening
Learn how to store songs locally
94 Get a personalised playlist with
For You
Enjoy Apple Musics tailored playlists
96 Streamline your podcast
listening experience
Subscribe to podcasts and stream episodes
98 Set up the DO Camera app
Share photos to popular platforms
100 Apply exciting edits to
your photos
Add filters, crop images and more
102 Compose music on the fly
Create and record your own music
102 Compose
as you go
music
104 Get fitter and lose weight
Choose your level and start a session
106 Build a personalised news feed
Put together your own article feed
108 Get the latest sports news
Catch up with live sports updates
110 Store and share your files
Upload documents directly from your phone
112 Create a custom icon
Refresh your Home screen
114 Protect your device and its data
Get peace of mind for your phone
116 Prevent unauthorised access
Add an extra layer of security
118 Add voiceover and
sound effects
Add a touch of Hollywood to your projects
120 Upload movies to YouTube
Get your finished movies online
122 Work with multiple tracks
in GarageBand
Get to grips with the Tracks view
94 Listen to playlists
made for you
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Blog on the go
Get traffic updates
Customise widgets

124 Apply filters with Prisma

Compose music
Prevent access 80 Get live
traffic updates
Transform photos on your phone

126 Customise text in Pages

Make your words stand out more

128 Style charts in Numbers

Customise styles in Numbers

130 Control Keynotes from an

iOS device
Control every part of your presentation

132 Record your musical ideas with

Music Memos
Use Apples new app to create your next hit

134 Discover ways to free up storage

Ensure that you have plenty of space

136 Protect your phone

from advertisers
Prevent advertisers from viewing your history

137 Customise threaded emails

Keep track of your emails

138 Move from Android to iOS

Transfer your files across easily

140 Set up Reminders through Siri

Get Siri to remind you

142 Activate Night Shift mode

Look after your circadian levels

124 Play around

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Top ten 3D Touch shortcuts

The latest time-saving 3D Touch techniques and controls for your iPhone and iPad
3D Touch in the iPhone 6s was undoubtedly a cool feature, and it 1: Flashlight control
certainly proved popular with users. However, in iOS 9 it always felt Users with a 3D Touch screen
like the new technology was a little under-utilised. There were a few can now get finer control
stock apps that used it, yes, but it was mostly a neat trick rather than a over the Flashlight in Control
proper reason to upgrade. Centre. Use a hard press to
That has changed entirely with iOS 10. The new system adds new 3D Touch open this menu, which enables
controls for built-in apps, but also expands the feature to include things like you to choose between three
Control Centre and notifications. Whats more, Apple has also opened up 3D different brightness levels. Your
Touch to third-party app developers, so in the coming months youll see more selection will be saved as the
and more apps using the new abilities to expand the usefulness of their apps default when you next tap the
on the latest devices. Suddenly, 3D Touch has come into its own. Flashlight button.

2: Hows the weather? 3: Calendar events 4: Quick replies

To quickly check the current weather, its now
a simple case of using a 3D Touch to access
the information. Hard press on the icon and
youll get an instant forecast for where you are
at that exact moment. Tap the Weather widget
and the full app will open.
You can use 3D Touch to check on your
Calendar events using the Up Next widget
that appears when you press hard on the
icon. You can also quickly add a new event to
your calendar, which will take you into the full
app with a new event screen loaded.
When you get an iMessage, or another text-
based notification, you can 3D Touch the
notification on the lock screen to quickly
bring up a chat window and reply to the text
instantly. Its easy when you just need to send
a quick reply without unlocking your iPhone.

5: Add a widget 6: Rename folders

3D Touch presses on several Admittedly this one will only
stock icons now open the save you a few seconds here
apps widget, as well as a and there, but if you use a 3D
menu full of options. If you Touch on a folder full of apps,
3D Touch an app that doesnt youll get an option to rename
currently have a widget the folder. This jumps straight
activated, you can tap this into the folder and you can start
small Add Widget button to typing, or you can delete apps
include it in your list. with a tap.

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Check your
Activity
Get updates on your daily activity
with 3D Touch
The Activity widget
A hard press on the Activity app now
brings up its widget, detailing your daily
achievements. It will also let you jump
straight to your history, workouts, and
sharing options.
Sharing
You can finally share your Activity
progress from within iOS 10 before,
you would have to take a screenshot
to show others. Now just tap these
buttons and share away.
7: Camera modes
Control Centre has offered quick access to the
iPhone camera for a while now, but finally its
getting more options thanks to 3D Touch.
Press hard on the icon and youll get options
for recording videos, taking a selfie, recording
slo-mo and taking a normal photo.
8: Control downloads
If you have a few different app updates
downloading at the same time, use a hard
press to bring up some options. You can
prioritise an app you really want installed first,
cancel an install or share the app with friends.
You can also pause the download if you wish.
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Health goal
This widget gives you a quick update on
your daily activity goals, including the
number of calories burned and the amount
of exercise youve done.
Back in time
If you want to see how youve been
performing recently, tap the History button.
You can alternatively start a new Workout
using the Workouts button.
9: Clear notifications
If you have a fair amount of notifications built
up in Notification Center, its now easier than
ever to clear them all in one go. Simply use
a 3D Touch press on the Clear button and a
Clear All option will appear, which allows you
to clear every notification with a single tap.
10: Apple Music
You can use a 3D Touch on a song or album
to bring up several options. Add the track
to your library or to a specific playlist, or
alternatively share the track with friends. You
can also choose to Love or Dislike a track here,
to help Apple Music learn your preferences.
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Master your new

Widgets panel
Get to grips with the new and improved
iOS 10 Widgets panel
App used: Widgets panel To many people, the term widgets simply means a block
Price: n/a of information that resides in the home screen, as is the
case on Android devices. Apple, however, has continued
to stay away from such a notion in order to keep the home screen as
clean and clear as possible, but that doesnt mean that improvements
havent been made in its latest OS update. The beefing up of the
Widgets panel in iOS 10 makes them more accessible and easier to
read for the user, thanks to a more pronounced design and added
features, that app developers can leverage to make them more
interactive. The Widgets screen is no longer just a list of information
to read when youre in a hurry, and is now more akin to real apps
that can be accessed with one swipe. You dont need to download
the Widgets panel, as it is built into your iPhone thanks to the iOS 10
update . It works as a hardware upgrade instead of a new feature such
as a preset app.

1: Swipe to open 2: View your widgets 3: Customise layout

If you swipe from the top of the home screen Swipe right and the widgets will appear. The Scroll to the bottom of the screen until you
you will see all of your latest notifications. The advantage here is that you can now see all see the Edit icon. Tap it and youll be taken
two dots at the bottom highlight the fact that of your new notifications and app widgets to a screen where you can begin to add new
there are now two panels to navigate. without technically leaving your home screen. widgets and make changes to the layout.

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Instant updates Customise the look

Some widgets let you expand them to

that work reveal extra entries of more detailed

information. You can select and expand the
most important ones for your requirements.
Great-looking widgets
in a logical screen

Just a glance Visual splendour

Many of the widgets that are designed to Apple has redesigned the appearance of
offer real-time updates and info now display widgets so that they now take up their own
data in a much more obvious way. space and stand out against any background.
The result is modern and clean.

Media-based widgets
What you see today is likely just the start
Edit the list of what will be available. Apple has already
You can add new widgets and demonstrated a widget that includes video
change the order of them using the streaming, and potentially we will see many
Edit icon at the bottom. Take time to more uses for widgets within iOS. The fact that
experiment with the ones that work they can be used to retrieve information and
best for you. provide entertainment without opening an
app is a huge bonus.

4: Add and remove widgets 5: See real-time information 6: Touch to add

Tap a red circle to remove an app and then For apps that want to present real-time On 3D Touch enabled devices, you can hold
scroll down to see other widgets that you can updates, you will need to go to their settings and press an icon to add widgets for selected
add by tapping the + icons. You can change and enable Background App Refresh. This apps. Look for the small Add Widget option
the order by holding and sliding each widget. greatly increases widget usability. when you use the 3D Touch action.

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View traffic information

en route in Maps
Avoid traffic jams with ease thanks to Apple
Maps new traffic-tracking feature
App used: Maps Out of all the apps that have been updated in iOS 10, Maps
Price: n/a is arguably the one with the most new features for users to
check out. If you love driving, the new traffic search function
is remarkably helpful. In practice, it can help drivers to pinpoint the
areas of your route that are currently experiencing traffic problems,
or even spot passages of a motorway that are currently completely
blocked up. What we like even more about this new traffic direction
system is that it stems from the first time that you search out a route.
Maps will automatically give you a series of possible routes, each
displayed with the traffic youll potentially face and the estimated time
that it will take you to reach your destination. You are still able to see
how long the journey would take you if you chose to walk, cycle or
take a public transport option, but the traffic search feature would only
really help you when using public transport unless of course, entire
roads are blocked off for all road users.

1: Set your location 2: Get directions 3: Choose your route

The first thing we need to do is find our Once your location has been found, scroll up Maps will give you an overview of the routes
desired location. Open up Apple Maps and from the bottom of your display to find the you can take. Each has its own timings based
use the search bar provided to find the Directions option. Press on this and Maps will on the traffic on that route. Select one of
location youre looking to travel to. begin to calculate your route. them, and press the GO button to start.

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Plan the Take a closer look

If you want to know the location of the

perfect route traffic buildup, use two fingers to zoom in.

In certain cases, youll be able to see the
direction and lanes the buildup is situated.
View route details with ease
and steer clear of traffic

View congestion
When Maps generates your route, youll
instantly be able to see the state of the
traffic. Orange indicates minor holdups, Faster route?
while red indicates more serious traffic jams. Maps will present different routes based on the
traffic it finds within it. Press an alternate route
to get directions from that instead.

Avoid tolls
Switch and change As well as providing you with information on
To go back to your own news feed, traffic buildups and how to best avoid them,
youll want to select the For You Apple Maps can also generate your routes
section. Here youll be able to see the to avoid all toll roads. Before confirming your
current library of articles from your route, keep an eye out for the /$ symbol, as
chosen sources. this helpfully indicates if the route contains a toll
road that you need to pay for.

4: View traffic 5: Zoom in and out 6: Switch routes

As you travel, youll come across areas of To take a closer look at the exact location of If youre hitting a lot of traffic, swipe up from
traffic. Orange listings in Maps show minor the traffic holdup, place two fingers on your the bottom of the Maps display and select
traffic holdups, while red passages indicate display and move them apart to zoom in. the Overview option. Here youll be able to
roadworks and serious accidents. Push them together to then zoom out. switch to a different calculated Maps route.

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Upload your important files

to iCloud Drive
Apples cloud storage service rivals Dropbox and Google Drive
and it works behind the scenes
Service used: iCloud Drive The iCloud Drive service gives you a sizable amount of
Price: n/a cloud-based data storage on which you can save files and
images not only from iOS devices but Sierra-powered
Macs, and PCs running Windows 7, 8 or 10.
All of your important files are automatically stored in your iCloud
Drive and, with the built-in app, you can access and manage them at
any time. Whats more, with iCloud Drive you will always have access
to the very latest versions of your documents. This means that you can
create, for example, a Numbers document on your Mac, make changes
to it on your iPad and then review it later on your iPhone and all of
the changes made along the way will appear automatically on all of
your devices. Another cool iOS 10/Mac OS X Sierra feature is the option
to access your Mac decktop documents and folders. This needs to first
be enabled on your Mac but, once done, you can then access your
desktop files anywhere.

1: Upgrade to Drive 2: Activating your drive 3: Compatible apps

The iCloud Drive feature was introduced with Once your phone has been updated, go You can determine which apps installed on
iOS 9 and has been enhanced in iOS 10. Go to Settings>iCloud and then you will see your iDevice can access iCloud Drive by going
to Settings>General>Software Update and the iCloud Drive setting upgrade when to Settings>iCloud>iCloud Drive and using the
ensure you have the latest iOS. prompted to activate it. slider next to the individual apps displayed.

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4: Accepting iCloud 5: Create a document 6: Save file

When you launch many apps, they will ask Were going to create and upload a When you have finished editing your
if they can make use of iCloud. If you would spreadsheet file to iCloud Drive. Open document, you will be able to see that it has
like that to happen, then simply indicate Use Numbers, tap Create New and produce your saved. How can we be sure this is in iCloud
iCloud when you are prompted to do so. spreadsheet. It will automatically save. Drive, though? We can check to make sure it is.

7: Open the app 8: View your files 9: Access your desktop

Open the iCloud Drive app from your Home You will now notice that the document that On your Mac running OS X Sierra, go to
screen and you will see folders dedicated to we just created in Numbers is present within System Preferences>iCloud and click on
the various apps that store files on your iCloud your Numbers iCloud Drive folder. From here Options next to iCloud Drive. Now enable the
Drive. Tap on the Numbers folder. you can open it on any device. Desktop & Documents Folders option.

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Set up iCloud Family Sharing

on your iPhone
Share purchases with up to six family members and allow
payments from a single credit card
Service used: As fans of Apple products, it is highly likely that you
Family Sharing
will have more than one iDevice at home, possibly
Price: n/a being used by multiple people. But what if you could
bring all of your familys accounts together and allow purchases
made on one iPad or iPhone to be made available on another?
And what if you didnt have to share your own Apple ID or
password but allowed everyone to have their own accounts while
using a single credit or debit card that you can still control?
With Family Sharing, you are able to link accounts together
within a single group. Purchases made by one family member
can be downloaded by another. Children under 13 can be forced
to have their payments verified by you before they go through,
and you can use the new feature to share a family calendar, photo
album and reminders list. Whats more, if you turn on Location
Sharing, you can even allow other family members to see where
your devices are.

1: Set up sharing 2: Get Started 3: Share purchases

When you activated iOS 10, it asked if you On the Family Sharing set-up page, there is an You must indicate an Apple ID account which
wanted to set up Family Sharing. If you explanation of what the feature does. Tap Get will be used to share purchases. Dont wish to
skipped this, then you can simply go to Started and you should see your name. Tap use the one you are logged in to? Tap Share
Settings>iCloud>Set Up Family Sharing. continue to become the Family organiser. purchases from a different account.

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4: Payment method 5: Share location 6: Add Family Member

A payment method needs to be linked to your Now you must decide whether or not you Start to build up your family. Tap Add Family
account. If one is missing, go back to Settings, wish to share the location of your device with Member and input their name or email
tap iTunes & App Store, tap your ID and input your family. It will show up in the Find My address. Repeat this for your other family
the details of a debit or credit card. Friends, Messages and Find My iPhone apps. members. You can have six, including you.

7: Invitations sent 8: Childs Apple ID 9: Ask To Buy

Your invitees will be sent invitations via email. Do you have a child without an Apple ID? Want to approve iTunes, iBooks and App Store
Invitations can be accepted or declined. Once Create one. Go to Settings>iCloud>Family and purchases? Slide Ask To Buy to green. Tap on
accepted, the family member will be included select Create an Apple ID for a child. Input family members and indicate if they are a
in your group. You will be alerted. their date of birth, name and think of an ID. parent/guardian to give them approval rights.

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Create an automated
routine in Home
Get your connected devices talking to each other with
the new iOS 10 Home app
App used: Home Smart home devices are growing in number and the good
Price: n/a news is that many of them are compatible with Apples
HomeKit. This means they can be controlled using iOS; in the
past, getting all of those various devices talking to each other was a bit
of a pain, as you had to use third-party apps. Not any more. Apple has
created a built-in app that lets you add accessories, create rooms and
produce various scenes from your iPhone, to your own home.
Say, for example, that you wanted your lights to turn on, your
thermostat to kick in and your locks to open the minute that you arrive
home this can now all be achieved with Apples ingenious new app.
With the right gadgets and the creation of a scene, you can activate all
of those processes at the touch of a button. Be warned, though its
not the most intuitive of apps and it takes a bit of getting used to, but
its worth persevering with since its a good step towards an integrated
connected home.

1: Add a room 2: Create a profile 3: Choose a photo

To organise your home, start by creating You can now fill in the profile for your room, Once youve taken your photo or chosen one
different rooms. Tap Rooms and hit the top- selecting the name for example, kitchen from your Camera Roll by selecting Choose
left menu button and choose Room Settings. or bedroom and adding a photograph. From Existing, you will just need to select Set
Select Add Room on the next screen. Selecting Take Photo will access the camera. and it will form part of the profile block here.

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4: Create automated routines 5: Select a scene 6: Get set up

Now you have saved your profile, you need to Scenes enable you to tailor your setup for a Now choose Add Accessories. Select what
make a routine. Select your room by tapping specific purpose. You can select one of the you want and tap Done. Touch and hold an
the menu option in the top left. Now tap + suggested scenes, or you can create one of accessory to adjust its settings (with Philips
and then Add Scene. your own by selecting Custom and naming it. Hue, adjust the bulb brightness).

7: Test it out 8: Refine and adjust 9: Press the scene

Scroll to the bottom of the screen to see To make further adjustments, you will see When you activate the scene, the accessories
an option to test the scene. Press this and options for adding and removing accessories should do what you intended. You can set up
what you were intending to happen should to your scene. Now turn on Show in as many scenes as you like to suit a multitude
activate. Keep adjusting to get it to your liking. Favourites to add scenes onto the main page. of different scenarios in your home.

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Customise the
Calendar app on iOS
Make a date to work on your Calendar app and youll
become better organised in the process
App used: Calendar The Calendar app enables us to remain organised in our
Price: n/a day-to-day lives whether its at work, at home or in our
spare time. But a calendar isnt effective if it doesnt work well
for you personally. Maybe your working week starts on a Saturday and
runs through to Wednesday or perhaps youre flying from one place
to the next all the time and you need a calendar that reflects your
multiple destinations.
Did you know that Calendar in iOS is highly customisable? Whatever
your needs, the Calendar app should have an option to cater for it. It
will allow for you to use colour coding, for instance, and will let you
view dates by week as well as by month if that is how you prefer to
view things. One thing is for sure, if you commit a small amount of
time delving into and tweaking your Calendars settings as well as
editing your calendars within Calendar itself will save you lots of time
and hassle in the long run.

1: Set a time zone 2: Override time zone 3: Alternate calendar

If your busy life has you jetting around the Scroll down to the Calendars section and tap You can also switch to a different calendar
world, youll need to adjust your time zone to Time Zone Override, then move the slider type, choosing between Chinese, Hebrew
suit your current location. Go to the Settings on the next page to green before selecting a and Islamic. Simply select Alternate Calendars
app and click Mail, Contacts, Calendars. time zone by searching for a location. within Settings>Mail, Contacts, Calendars.

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4: Change starting day 5: Alter flag colours

If your week doesnt start on a Monday, stay Need a way of identifying entries across
in the Mail, Contacts, Calendars section of the calendars? Change the flag colours. Open
Settings app, scroll down for Start Week On Calendar, tap Calendars and select the i icon
and quickly choose a different day. next to a Calendar you want to change.

6: Select the colour 7: Show week numbers 8: Deactivate events

Now you can tap whichever colour flag you You can manually turn Night Shift on and Suggestions of events are pulled from the
want to be associated with that calendar. You off by dragging up from the bottom of the Mail app automatically but if you prefer for
can also add other people to your calendar screen and tapping the Sun/Moon icon in the this not to happen, turn it off within the
here and make it public if you wish. centre of the bottom row in Control Centre. Settings app.

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Create and manage a

blog with Tumblr
We quickly showcase how to use Tumblr to set up and
manage your blog
App used: Tumblr These days you have a plethora of social platforms
Price: Free through which you can post your innermost thoughts and
opinions. Theres Facebook, Twitter, Blogger and WordPress-
based sites, to name a few. All of these have their own pros and cons,
however. Facebook is more of a friends-only affair, unless you create a
page to go alongside this, but then you have the hassle of managing
your private and public posts. Twitter is limited to only 140 characters
per post, whereas WordPress sites can be time-consuming to manage.
Fortunately, Tumblr offers a best-of-both-worlds scenario, in that it
sort of acts like Facebook/Twitter, so you can follow other users and
get updates in real-time, but you also get more characters to play
with when posting your thoughts. As well as that, you can add extra
multimedia material in the form of videos, photos, quotes and even
chat through the service.
In the following tutorial we will showcase how to create and
manage your blog so you can start expressing yourself.

1: Sign up and create user 2: Who to follow 3: Adding a post

Tap on the Account icon at the bottom of Back at the main screen, you can tap Search Tap the pencil icon to select something new
the screen and choose Sign Up. Select the to search for other users and then tap the to post. Options include Text, Photo, Quote,
camera icon to add a photo for your profile, Follow icon to add them to your list. Tap Link, Chat and Video. Tap Text then key in a
then return to key in a username. Account to see who you are following. title and the main body text.

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Adding Settings options

The Settings icon will allow you to perform

content additional tasks on the post. For example,

instead of posting straight away, you can
schedule a post to go live later.
You can add various content
using Tumblrs intuitive interface

Adding text and tags Reference blogs

Another system that is similar to Twitter is the
Adding text in Tumblr is straightforward,
inclusion of the @ symbol. Tapping this in the
but you can also attach tags using a similar
bottom-right corner will allow you to reference
system to Twitter that can help others
other blog users, eg @blogs.
locate similar posts.

Activity and managing

Adding multimedia
followed blogs
The Activity icon can be used to see which
You can supplement the text of your people have followed you or liked one of your
posts with other media, such as posts. Additionally, you can remove people you
photos or videos. These can be taken follow. To do so, select Account>Following and
directly from your Photos app. from the right panel, choose Edit and the option
to delete the blog will be presented to you via
the red circular icon.

4: Adding tags 5: Post or schedule 6: Deleting/managing posts

Tap the hashtag symbol and enter a suitable Tap Post at the top to save, or tap the Settings From the main menu, tap Account>
term, then select the tag from the list. Repeat icon. Here you can opt whether to post now Username. You can select existing/queued
as necessary. Tags help others find your or schedule it to go live at a later time, which posts. To delete posts, tap the bin; or use the
content and are very useful. is good to keep activity up if you are away. pencil icon to edit.

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Save music for

offline listening
When youve lost web connection or want to conserve data,
learn how to store songs locally
Service used: Apple Music, as we all know, is an online subscription
Apple Music
service from Apple providing cloud access to all of
Price: 9.99/$9.99 your favourite, familiar tunes and a whole load of new
ones too. By its very nature, to experience the latest tracks or
benefit from the live radio broadcasts, you need to be connected
to the internet via Wi-Fi or a cellular network. However, there is a
workaround if you dont have or cant find a connection, because
with iCloud Music Library enabled, users are able to save tracks for
offline enjoyment.
This is particularly useful on iOS devices (including iPads, if you
have one) when youre away from your Wi-Fi connection, when
cellular networks are unavailable or you simply wish to conserve
data caps. The process is actually made very simple and so in this
guide, well look specifically at this feature in various instances. By
mastering this technique, mobile music fans can look forward to
enjoying Apple Music on the move without any interruption apart
from a run-down battery.

1: Show Apple Music 2: Enable iCloud Music 3: More Options

Given you have a valid Apple Music account, Still within Settings>Music, you must also Within the application itself, its just a case of
the first step is to turn on Show Apple Music enable iCloud Music Library. Choose then to navigating to any track, album or playlist you
within the Music app. Open Settings>Music Merge local and cloud libraries or Replace the want. Then simply tap the three-dot icon to
and ensure the slider is turned on. device library with the cloud. the right to view the More Options menu.

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4: Add to Library 5: Make available 6: Inside your Library

From here you have some choices. Add to You will now be asked if you wish to Switch to the Library tab and the downloaded
Library simply places a link to the item within download the music automatically when it is song or album is added to the Recently Added
your Library tab, however this cannot be added to your Library. Enabling this will make list within the Library tab, or in the Playlists tab
accessed offline. it available offline. if a whole playlist was added.

7: Dropping offline 8: Keep on listening 9: Space limits

When you lose your internet connection, Even with the My Music tab offline however, Every time you download a track locally, it
notice that all tabs show an offline status, you will still be able to listen to the newly takes up space on your device. Anyone with a
denying access to Apple Music-based music. downloaded offline item simply tap tracks to 16GB iPhone, for example, will want to keep an
All online songs are now unavailable. initiate playback and then enjoy as normal. eye on the General tab in Settings.

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Get a personalised
playlist with For You
Tell Apple Music about your tastes to enjoy tailored playlists
brimming with favourite tunes
Service used: Apple Music When it comes to the Apple Music app, one of the
Price: 9.99/$9.99 most intuitive features youll come across in your
exploration is the For You tab. This is the bit, in audio
terms, for making you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, suggesting
music matches tailored to your tastes. When you want to listen to
fresh selections beyond your normal library of music, take time
to explore the personalised playlists and you wont need to look
any further. Whats really neat is the way For You trains Apple
Music to identify and learn your genre, band, artist and musical
era preferences. Over just a few screens of selection bubbles you
can manipulate to signify your likes and dislikes even the most
eclectic music fan is sized up for sounds. Within moments those
picks are translated into pertinent playlists and often obscure
album recommendations, guaranteed to expand your music
taste beyond the familiar. So in this guide well focus specifically
on using the For You tab, from training tastes to browsing the
personalised playlists.

1: For You tab 2: Training for taste 3: Dismiss instead

To get started, open the home screen Music For You initially queries your musical For You lets you throw out the music you
app within iOS. From here, switch to the For preferences on first use. Tap once on the genre are less fond of, too. This time press and hold
You menu by tapping the bottom-left corner bubbles you like or twice for those you love, those genre bubbles you dont like to remove
tab denoted by the heart icon. with each expanding to signify selection. each one, before tapping Next to continue.

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4: Choosing favourites 5: Personalised lists 6: Digging deeper

The next screen works the same but shows Reset your selections and redo if required, Tap a playlist to view the full track selection,
you bands or artists. As you tap to like these before tapping Done in the top right. Those start playback or share as you would any other
bubbles they show images of the artists, while choices are now saved and For You basically list. Swipe below to find Featured Artists for
tapping More Artists reveals extra choices. becomes a list of your personalised playlists. further personalised browsing.

7: Album selections 8: Changing tastes 9: History lessons

In between the various playlist suggestions, Tap the Account icon in the top-right corner. Although the top of the For You tab refreshes
For You grabs iconic relevant albums and By selecting the Choose Artists For You item suggested music based on new taste
inserts them in groups of six. Simply tap to from this pop-up menu, you can start the selections, if you swipe down to the bottom
play or view the full playlists tracklist. genre and artist selection process again. you will find older playlists archived below.

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Streamline your podcast

listening experience
Fan of podcasts? Then check out the Pocket Casts app
App used: Pocket Casts While vlogs from YouTube are starting to eat away at
Price: 2.99/$3.99 the popularity of audio podcasts, they still have a large
following. Listening to your favourite podcast on the way
home or to relax after a busy day is one of the most rewarding
experiences, as there are some genuinely brilliant podcasters out
there. Podcasts are also a way to catch up on your favourite radio
shows without the distraction of music.
In recent versions of iOS, Apple opted to move the podcasts away
from the main iTunes app, underlining their importance. Mind you, the
default app is not perfect by any means and this is where third-party
alternatives can come in handy.
One example is the focus of our tutorial, an app called Pocket
Casts. Within the steps here, we will be showcasing how to use it
to subscribe to podcasts, stream/download episodes and create
playlists. In the Creating your own filters boxout we also look at how
to organise your podcasts into tailored sections, courtesy of the handy
filters. Heightened listening pleasure is just a few steps away.

1: Create an account 2: Browse for podcasts 3: Subscribing

When you launch the app, tap on the From the main menu, tap +. Now use either When youve found a podcast you like, tap
Settings option and then tap on Account to the search bar to manually look for podcasts Subscribe. Next, tap Done (or Cancel) at the
create a new account. You will then be able to or use the tabs at the base to browse for top and select the podcast you subscribed to
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Podcast Adding podcasts

To add the aforementioned podcasts is

interface straightforward, just go to the Discover

section and then browse for interesting new
podcasts to subscribe to.
Managing your podcasts
in Pocket Casts

Filtering Blank interface

At first the interface will be pretty much
Podcasts are automatically sorted into
barren, but as more and more podcasts are
sections when you subscribe. So by clicking
subscribed to, the list will start to populate
on the main menu Video icon, for instance,
with attractive thumbnails.
you can quickly find your video podcasts.

Playlists
Creating your ownfilters
A useful feature of the app is the ability to add
Under the main menu icons is also your own filters accessible via the main menu
where you will find the playlists that to organise your podcasts. Adding a filter
you have created on Pocket Cast will allow you to specify variables for how the
(when you have an account). Playlists podcasts are grouped, such as the Playing state
are ideal for grouping similar podcast (played/unplayed), the Episode type (video/
episodes together. audio) and the sorting order.

4: Stream or download 5: Share a podcast 6: Unsubscribing from podcasts

Tap an episode to begin streaming the While listening to a podcast, if you tap the Select Podcasts from the main menu. Next,
content. For offline use, you can tap icon and select the Share option you tap on your podcast thumbnail, tap the
the Download Episode option to begin can share your favourite podcasts with your icon and choose the Unsubscribe option
downloading it to your device. friends. Select an option from the menu. from the menu that appears.

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Set up and master

DO Camera by IFTTT
Quickly share photos to popular platforms and social services
with this intuitive iPhone app
Service used: DO Camera is part of a suite of apps by developer
DO Camera
IFTTT for reimagining some of the key features on your
Price: Free iPhone (it works for the iPad too). This one specifically
targets your camera so you can effortlessly share snaps instantly
to all of your favourite social services. With support for Facebook,
Twitter, Google, Flickr, Tumblr and many more, the app uses simple
rules or recipes for invoking popular actions. Posting photos to
albums, tweets, Dropbox storage or even Google Drive are just
a few of the one-tap benefits that the DO Camera app brings to
your photography arsenal.
But this isnt all thats on offer from DO Camera; you can also
customise photos with filters and messages before sharing them
with the world. To help you take advantage of all this, in this guide
well focus on initially setting up the app on your iPhone, creating
an IFTTT account, linking to desired services or platforms and
adding recipes.

1: IFTTT account 2: Email photo 3: One-tap send

DO Camera requires you to sign up for a free The app automatically sets up a DO recipe to On the camera preview the photo button
IFTTT account. At the login prompt, enter your illustrate. This will email you a camera photo now shows an email icon. Tap this and the
email and a password of at least six characters. with a single tap. You may remove this recipe photo is stored in your Camera Roll, but will
You must then authenticate via email. if you wish and add a maximum of three. also be sent instantly to your email inbox.

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4: Library shots 5: My Recipes 6: Edit recipes

You can also share existing photos from your Here your active recipes are shown as tabbed Tap a recipe tab to edit the actions linked to
Camera Roll by tapping the rounded square statements. You can have a maximum of that recipes rule. For example, here you would
icon in the corner. Here you can apply filters three, with DO Camera recommending new edit the tweet sent with a photo to Twitter
before tapping the button to send. ones and the + button used to add more. before tapping the Add button to confirm.

7: Connect Channel 8: Add a Recipe 9: Set the permissions

With a recipe defined, you may add it once This tabbed screen has access to more recipes. The Settings menu has access to all of the
the channel has been activated. Tap the Five Collections organised by type, with permissions options. You can toggle Camera
Continue button and youll need to provide popular ones listed as recommended. You can Roll save, as well as adding location support to
login details and allow the app to have access. also search through the full 187 Channels. recipes and enabling push notifications.

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Apply exciting edits to

your photos
In this tutorial we look at how to edit your photos with Afterlight!
App used: Afterlight
When taking shots with the iPhone camera (or another
Price: 0.79/$0.99 and importing them), the results may not be how you
envisioned them. While the default Photos app offers an
editor, its feature list may not have enough grunt for some, which is
where third-party apps can come in handy.
Its for this reason that we take a look at the image-editing app
called Afterlight. This provides numerous features for enhancing your
photos. For example, you can adjust the saturation/tone or apply
several pre-rendered effects/filters that can be previewed in real-time.
Afterwards, you can save the photo back to your Library or share it
with others via photo-centric social-media services such as Instagram.
Interestingly, there is even an integrated postcard maker so you can
send a postcard to your loved ones (charges may apply).
We will cover the basics of Afterlight with the tutorial here, but due
to its user-friendly and intuitive design, you should be able to pick up
most tasks with ease.

1: New or existing photo 2: Auto-enhance 3: Add filters

From the main menu, select either the Tap the sliders icon (bottom row), then Tap the coloured circle icon, then the horse.
Camera icon to take a new snap or choose an the wand icon. Use the slider to adjust the From here, tap on pre-rendered filters to
existing image via the Gallery icon. Tap use intensity, then tap the tick to auto-enhance adjust the photo. Use the slider and tick icon
to continue. the colours of the image. to finish.

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The Afterlight Cropping

The crop icon (which we covered in the

interface tutorial) also contains several additional

features so you can flip the photo or rotate it
at an angle for added effect.
A quick tour of the features

Preview photo Pre-rendered filters

Tap this icon to choose from a range of pre-
At the top of the page, you always get your
rendered filters, shown by horse icons (as in
preview photo and can use this to see how
Step 3). Selecting these will dynamically affect
the enhancements will look in real-time
your photo.
before applying changes.

Revert Send a postcard

There is also a dedicated revert icon When you have saved your photo, you can send
at the far left of the screen, which will it as a 4x 6 postcard. Simply select Postcard
restore the image back to its original, from the list and tap Continue to follow the
pre-edited state. instructions this includes scaling your image
and sending it to an address (note a Sincerely
account is required and charges may apply).

4: Crop photo 5: Undo changes 6: Save your changes

Tap the crop icon, then tap the same icon If you are unhappy with any of the When your photo is ready, tap done. Now
again. Now, in the top panel, use your finger adjustments you have made then you can choose the resolution (higher uses more
to drag the grid markers to the desired always tap the undo icon (left arrow) to undo space) and tap the Camera roll icon to save
position and then tap the tick to confirm. any changes and start again. the photo.

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Compose music on
the fly with Figure
Lay down some funky sounds with the Figure music-making app
App used: Figure
The iPhone is not only an ideal platform for listening
Price: Free to music, its also great for making your own. However,
while many of its third-party music-making apps offer a vast
range of sounds, effects and creative options, they can often be a bit
daunting to get to grips with.
Figure, on the other hand, is incredibly intuitive to use and yet
enables you to record some impressive electronic tracks made up
of three simple layers: Drum, Bass and Lead. Its hard to explain fully
here just how much fun Figure is to play around with even for non-
musicians but with a little practice you can use it to create some
superb sounds. Indeed, you can listen to other users creations that
have been uploaded to SoundCloud (as you can do with your own).
We will keep the tutorial as easy to follow as possible by simply
guiding you through the record function with the boxout handling
some more complex features. On the whole, though, the key here is to
experiment and have fun!

1: Hit the drums 2: Alter rhythm patterns 3: Changing the pitch

Tap the Drum tab at the top, then swipe the Tap one of the black circles and slide up or Switch to Bass (or Lead) and slide your finger
drum-kit name at the top of the interface to down to alter the number of beats per bar. along the Pitch pad to play notes. Use Range
change kits. Tap the blue drum pads beneath Now long-press on the respective drum pad and Scale Steps to alter the notes available for
to hear the sounds. to hear the difference. you to use.

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Gesture Play the pads

Slide your finger around these pads to alter

controls the drum sounds played by the rhythm

pattern. For Bass and Lead parts, a single
Pitch pad is used to play notes.
Figure uses gesture controls to
great effect

Record that! Tweak the sounds

Once happy with the recorded patterns, hit the
Recording music is really intuitive thanks to
Tweaks tab and move the numbered markers
the way the track keeps playing on the fly
around to alter the sounds in real-time. Tap
while you make adjustments to the rhythms,
Song to change key/tempo, or Mix to alter the
notes and sounds.
sound levels.

Rhythm master
Start remixing
Any saved recordings can be accessed via the
Simply swipe up and down on each Browse button. You can switch the instruments
of these circles to alter the number of and use the Tweaks and Mix tabs to drastically
beats each drum plays per bar when alter the sound of your track. Tapping the Share
you long-press the pad below it. Or ad button via the System tab allows you to share
lib and tap the latter manually. your masterpiece with others via SoundCloud,
Facebook or Twitter.

4: Start recording 5: Undo your mistakes 6: Saving your track

Tap the Drum tab, then Rec and play the pads If youre not happy with a recorded pattern, Hit Rec again to stop recording. Select the
to record a drum pattern. Then switch to the tap Rec again and then tap Revert to undo System tab at the base and tap the name
Bass and Lead tabs to record those parts. Tap changes. Or tap Erase Mode, then the Pitch/ field to change it, then hit Save to store your
Rec again to stop and listen to it back. drum pad to erase notes. song to the system.

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Get fitter and lose

some weight
Runtastics Push Ups Trainer Pro app can help
you lose weight and keep fit
App used: Runtastic Push Keeping fit is one of lifes challenges and going to the gym
Ups Trainer Pro isnt always possible if you lead a busy lifestyle. Mind you,
Price: 1.99/$1.99 even with a gym, without a motivational incentive you are
likely to slack off your fitness regime. One of the simplest and cost-
effective means to combat this is to utilise the Runtastic Push Ups
Trainer Pro app, as for a small fee it provides a rep-style training plan
and various motivational features (voice and achievements, similar to
those on the Xbox games consoles) to keep you going.
The voice thankfully is kept to a minimum, but the clever part
is how it logs your push-ups in the first place. One method is to use
a proximity sensor to measure the push-ups. However, if your device
is older and doesnt have one then you can register a push-up by
touching the screen with your nose! Lets just say it forces you to do
proper push-ups.
For this tutorial, we cover the above process and also look at how to
keep track of your fitness via the History tab.

1: Create a profile 2: Choose your level 3: Begin training

First, sign up via Facebook or tap Sign up When prompted to input your level, its best Via the Workout tab at the base, tap Start
with Email. Make sure you enter your height to select Level 1, with the aim to get up to 20 Training. When prompted, perform the push-
and weight to ensure accurate calorie push-ups in one sitting over a ten-day period. ups by touching the screen with your nose.
readings during your training. But ultimately go with your goals. Get ready to sweat!

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View your Share your results

At the top right of the History section you

progress will find a familiar share icon. By selecting

this, you can share basic results with others
via Facebook/Twitter or Mail.
The History tab is where all of your
stats are kept, so visit it regularly

Basic stats Leaderboard

The Leaderboard icon will showcase what
The History tab is normally where you get
push-ups other users have achieved, so it gives
to see a range of statistics. This can
you a goal to aim for (though some of the
include the number of push-ups and the
figures are questionable).
calories burned.

Desktop browser
Break it down One of the benefits of registering, apart from
Additionally, you can get more of a being able to gain achievements (earned by
graphical view of the number of push- attaining certain goals), is the ability to log into
ups achieved if you select either the your account on another platform via a web
Month, Year or Overall tabs. browser. This way you can keep track of your
progress and schedule even when you are away
from your iPhone.

4: Rest off, push on 5: Start a session 6: View history

You can rest after each rep, or quickly tap the Tap Session/Record at the base of the main Tap the History tab at the base to view how
screen to continue. When the reps are over, screen to start a freestyle workout where you youve progressed over the days/weeks/year.
tap the Stop & Save option at the base and try to do as many push-ups as possible! Use Or use the Leaderboard to see the results of
take a look at your progress. Stop & Save to finish. other users.

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Build a personalised
news feed with News
Make use of News extensive library of outlets by
putting together your own article feed
App used: News Arguably one of the biggest and most welcome additions
Price: n/a to iOS has been the launch of the News app. As the name
suggests, News is an all-encompassing news app, which
collates the latest headlines and stories from hundreds of outlets
from around the world. Due to the vast library of articles and sources
available, youll want to make your first port of call to be the task of
curating your own personalised news feed. Thankfully, the News app
makes the process easy for beginners and seasoned iPhone users
alike, even if it can take a little while to complete the initial process.
Once finished, youll have your own list of sources to enjoy, with a
steady stream of articles appearing each day to keep you in the loop.
Although the News app has been redesigned in iOS 10, it is still in
incredibly intuitive and easy to find your way around. Read on for a
quick guide on how to get set up and ensure that your own personal
news feed is incoming.

1: Choose your news 2: Explore For You 3: Manage Favorites

When you first open up the News app youll Once done, the For You menu will appear. Favourites will include all the sources you
need to pick your favourite news sources This will be the hub for all your articles selected, as well as some recommendations
from a list. Youll find your first batch of and any future outlets you add. Select the from Apple. Press Edit and then the x button
headlines related to these outlets. Favourites icon from the toolbar. to remove any you dont like.

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Adding Add with ease

Whenever you come across a topic or

new sources channel you want to add, press on the +

symbol to the right of each listing. You can
then go on the Favourites list to delete them.
Access multiple outlets
in seconds

Explore topics
As well as being able to add individual
channels, theres also scope to add topics of
interest. These are more general and cover a Choose channels
wide breadth of articles and channels. At the top of the Explore section youll find an
overview of some of the channels that Apple
recommends you should follow.

View your history

Find your feed If you head over to the Saved menu, youll be
To go back to your own news feed, able to use the History tab thats provided to
youll want to select the For You see a full rundown on the articles that youve
section. Here youll be able to see the previously read. If you want to remove your
current library of articles from your history from the News app, simply press on the
chosen sources. Clear History button thats provided at the top
of the page.

4: Explore new options 5: Perform a search 6: Add your search results

Now select the Explore tab, before choosing If youre looking for a particular type of article If your search provides you with some decent
a category of particular interest. From here or news source, use the Search tab on the results, press on the + symbol to the right of
you can choose specific news outlets to add, toolbar to do a full search of News library to each listing to add it to your own news feed
or instead add certain topics. see what it can offer you. to enjoy whenever you like.

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Get the latest sports news

wherever you are
Catch up with live updates of your favourite teams latest
exploits on the move using your iPhone
App used: Eurosport
Eurosport is without doubt one of the biggest sports
Price: Free
broadcasters on the planet. So when you need a source
to turn to for up-to-the minute bulletins, news and clips of
what your sporting heroes have been up to while youre on the move,
the Eurosport iOS app can readily be considered a safe pair of hands.
And were not just talking football either: Eurosports pantechnicon of
content also includes tennis, golf, cricket, F1, rugby, cycling, superbikes,
Moto GP, boxing, snooker, swimming, athletics, basketball in fact
practically any sport you can think of.
The app is free to download and no subscription is required to view
the content, which is updated daily with over 100 news stories and 30
video clips. Theres also a live scoring and results database for every
major event, together with free score and news alerts. With all that on
offer, youll be over the moon whatever sport youre into, so on these
pages well show you how to hit the ground running.

1: Main page 2: Article page 3: Select a sport

The apps main menu contains the latest Tap any headline to open the page for it. From an article, swipe down to return to the
sport news headlines, newest first. Swipe Articles contain video clips, comments and main menu. Then tap the top-left menu icon
up or down to scroll through the various tweets from media pundits and fans, so there to reveal a menu that lists all of the various
headlines, blogs and features. is plenty to read, view and digest. sports covered.

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Read top Header options

Scroll across the headers here and youll find

sport stories options to view the headlines, latest news,

results and live info for your chosen sport.
Keep abreast of all the
latest developments

Menu-nited Update the news

You can update the content at the app any
This icon accesses the main menu,
time simply by swiping down in the main
comprising sport selector, content
menu. If new content is available it will instantly
filter, alerts section and more.
refresh within the app.

Stories, blogs and more

Football crazy
The Eurosport app does cover a wide
The app comes packed with a wide variety of sports, but the football section is
range of media, including news where it particularly shines. It offers live text
stories, sports blogs and video links. commentaries on every Premier League and
Championship League match, plus exclusive
web chats with players, pundits and media
analysts alike.

4: View the news 5: Set default 6: Result

Tap a sport to view the headlines for it. By You can customise the apps settings by Tap the Results tab to reveal a comprehensive
using the tabs at the top of the interface you tapping on the list icon in the top-left corner results section featuring live scoring updates,
can also see the latest news and get all of the of the main menu and by choosing the starting line-ups, scoring stats, fan comments
latest Videos. Profile option. and more.

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Store and share your

files on the go
Upload documents to OneDrive directly from your iPhone
App used: OneDrive
Formerly known as SkyDrive, OneDrive is Microsofts
Price: Free equivalent of iCloud, essentially a hard drive up in the
sky or rather the internet that can be used to access,
store and back up your files. Much like how iCloud is built into OS X,
OneDrive is built into Windows 8 and 10, so its particularly handy if
you use any of Microsofts desktop office apps such as Word, Excel or
PowerPoint. The OneDrive iOS app, then, is likely to appeal to those
who use a Windows PC at work but have an iPhone at home. Its
free to set up and use, and you get 10GB of storage space on your
OneDrive to begin with.
Whats not immediately obvious when you first install OneDrive
onto your iPhone, though, is how to actually get your documents into
the app and up onto your OneDrive in the first place. Considering
that a good number of iPhone users are going to want to transfer
documents created in Pages, we thought wed guide you through the
process its easy enough, but only when you know how.

1: Sign in 2: Library page 3: Choose Pages document

To begin, you need to sign in with an existing The main library window initially only displays To upload a Pages document, open Pages
Microsoft account. This could be a Yahoo!, three folders: two for documents and pictures and then tap the share button at the top of
Gmail, Hotmail, Live, MSN or Xbox Live that only you can access, and a third, public the interface. Choose Send a Copy and then
account. Tap Sign In and enter your details. folder that others can access. pick the document to send.

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View your Add and select

Tap the button in the top-right corner to

documents create a new folder, take a new photos

or create new Word, Excel or PowerPoint
documents in your OneDrive.
Upload and store documents
with OneDrive

View options Settings menu

Tap Me to get an at-a-glance indication of how
Pull down the page from the top to reveal
much free space your have on your drive as
the view mode selector. Choose between
well as find links to sections such as Settings,
linear and grid-based displays.
and Offline Files.

Photo backup
Tap the Backup button to see what View, upload, share
files youve backed up to your While you can view, upload and share
OneDrive. On first launch, the app documents using the OneDrive app, it doesnt
gives you the option to back up your allow you to actually edit them. To make
Camera Roll. alterations, you need to transfer the documents
to another app like Pages, for instance.

4: Select format 5: Upload 6: Choose location

Choose a format to export the document in. You will then need to choose where to send Choose a location for the file (we opted for
Weve gone for PDF here, but you can export a copy of the document to. Scroll through My Documents), then tap Upload Here.
in Pages, Word or ePub formats too; just tap the various options and then choose the Without a very short space of time you
to make a selection. OneDrive option. document will be uploaded.

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Create a custom icon

Learn how to give your Home screen an eye-catching refresh
App used: Iconical Your iPhone is a wonderful device. Its arguably the finest
Price: 2.29/$2.99 piece of tech in the world, the trailblazer for the intensely
competitive smartphone market today. It lets you do a
massive range of tasks with simplicity that you dont get elsewhere.
However, where the iPhone loses points is in the lack of freedom
for users to be able to customise their device unlike open source
Android smartphones
But iPhone users need not fear. Iconical from app developer
DAP Logic sets out to let you personalise certain parts of your iOS
experience namely app icons. Its true that Apple doesnt allow you
to do this, but Iconical finds a handy workaround without needing to
jailbreak your device and void your warranty.
Creating your own icon is made as straightforward as possible in
the app. You choose the app you want a new icon for and then either
draw a new one, take a picture or select a URL. How Iconical gets
around the lack of system customisation is by creating a web app for
your icon on your Home screen, which you can access in the same
way you would any other normal app you have. Its a game of hide
and seek, and it just about works read on to see how.

1: The main page 2: Select an app 3: Replace icon

Download Iconical from the App Store. Hit Select App at the top. Iconical searches for Hit Create and Spotifys icon adorns the main
Launch the app and this is the first, and most supported apps. When the list appears, scroll menu. Were going to replace it with an
important, screen youll see. Its a simple and and select the app you wish to create a new image, so tap the camera icon in the top-left
very easy to understand starting point. icon for. Were choosing the Spotify app. and choose an image from your Camera Roll.

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Understand Information
Tapping the i icon gives you more details

your options about the app and also gives you a platform
to contact the developer should you wish to.
Customise an icon just the way
you want it

Take a photo
We chose an image from our Camera Roll for Pencil time
this tutorial, but you could take your own if
You can draw on your icon with the pencil tool.
you think it would be better for you. Hit the
You get access to a massive palette of colours
camera icon and select Take photo.
and the option to adjust the brush size.

Download
Press the cloud icon and you can
download an icon image by entering Finding an app
an images URL address into the Want to perform your own iOS makeover?
on-screen box and hitting Download. Chances are youll be able to. Iconical lets you
customise over 14,000 app icons, including the
untouchable system apps like Settings.

4: Edit away 5: Add title 6: Share your creation

Sticking with the music theme, weve chosen Tap on the Create Home Screen Icon link. If you think others would like to use your
picture for the new icon. It needs resizing, so Follow the various instructions (which are icon, hit the share icon at the top of the main
hit the middle-right of the edit options, resize relatively straightforward) and your new icon page. You can upload it to Iconicals own
the image and hit Save. will appear on your Home screen. cloud server or via Apples normal methods.

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Protect your device

and its data
Let Lookout protect your device and
personal data in the event of loss or theft
App used: Lookout With so many of us now keeping so much precious data on
Price: Free our iPhones, the thought of it being lost or stolen doesnt
bear thinking about. Its not just the physical loss of the
device itself, but all the personal data it contains that would be hardest
to bear. For this reason, with something as personal and valuable as
an iPhone, it makes sense to adopt a belt and braces approach to
security. While Apples Find My iPhone function provides the ability
to locate a lost device via GPS, and iCloud Backup can automatically
back up your Camera Roll, accounts, documents and settings, Lookout
offers a combination of several useful security features in one app if
you lose your iPhone, you can log into lookout.com on any internet-
enabled device to locate it on a map, display a contact message on
the screen and even make it sound a loud alarm. The app also saves
the devices location before it runs out of battery, automatically backs
up all your contacts and notifies you if your iOS needs updating.

1: Enable location services 2: Sign in 3: Create lookout.com account

When you launch the app, youll be asked to Youll need to sign up for a free lookout.com Enter the requested details including your
turn on Location Services for your device. To account, from which you can locate your email address and a password into the
do this, launch your Settings app, go to the device if it gets lost. Tap on Sign up to begin boxes provided. When you have finished, tap
Privacy section and enable Location Services. the process. Submit to complete the process.

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Thats your Missing device

This section handles the protection in place

Lookout for if you lose your device. Tap an item for

more information on how that particular
function works.
Get peace of mind for your
iPhone and data

Status report Backup

To allow Lookout to automatically back up
The banner across the top of the screen
your contacts to lookout.com, you need to
indicates the apps general status, pointing
browse to Settings>Privacy>Contacts and
out which areas need your attention.
enable Lookout.

Security
Lookout.com
Much of Lookouts operation is done from your
The Security section checks for lookout.com account on an internet-enabled
system updates, as well as monitors computer. This includes adding a custom
Location Services and notifies you message to be displayed on the screen in the
if any of your apps are running event of loss, the ability to call a lost device,
potentially malicious processes. and the option to make it scream if you think it
might be nearby.

4: Allow notifications 5: General settings 6: Back up contacts

Once logged in, youll be asked if you want Tap the gear icon in the top-right corner of To back up your contacts to lookout.com,
the app to send you notifications of anything the interface to access the general settings tap the Backup button, followed by the
suspicious. Tap on OK if you want to grant pane. The Support tab reveals a useful FAQ- green Enable button. You can also enable
permission for these. based help system. this in settings to do it automatically.

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Prevent unauthorised
access to your iPhone
Add a layer of security to your smartphone with the all-new
Two-Factor Authentication
App used: Settings Security is one of the most important things you need to
Price: n/a factor in when setting up and using your smartphone.
While there are many options already available, iOS 10
provides a few more key options for your to explore one being
Two-Factor Authentication. The main purpose of Two-Factor
Authentication is to add an additional layer of security to your Apple
ID, preventing unauthorised access to your account. Whenever a new
device looks to sign in with your Apple ID, itll be prompted to enter a
verification code that will be sent to your primary device. Its an easy
enough system to use, but be warned that youll need to wait three
days for the verification to be enabled before use. Well outline all of
the steps you need to take in the following tutorial. If you decide at a
later date that you want to disable Two-Factor Authentication, thats
not a problem. Check out the Can I turn the authentication off?
boxout on the next page.

1: Log in on a Mac 2: Find the option 3: Enable and wait

Youll first need to enable the authentication Once you have signed in, click on the Security Press on the Enable button next to the two-
setting on your primary Mac. Go to System tab and then select the Set Up Two-Factor step option. Once done, youll need to wait
Preferences>iCloud and then click on the Authentication option near the bottom of for three days before being able to finish
Account Details option. the window. setting it up on your iPhone.

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Understand Update information

You can update all your basic contact

Apple ID options information thats linked with your Apple

ID by selecting the Contact Information tab
thats listed.
Take control of your Apple ID
and its core security settings

Set trusted devices Stay secure

To alter passwords and update general
Keep a tight grip on all the trusted devices
security options, make sure to check out the
tied to your Apple ID. The Devices menu
Password & Security menu. Youll also find the
includes all of this, as well as the information
two-factor option included in here.
needed to remove any linked devices.

Can I turn the

Edit payment options
authentication off?
Although we recommend that you keep the
Through this Apple ID menu, you can authentication enabled at all times, its easy
take control of the payment methods to disable. Go through the Apple ID login on
you use to purchase items via iTunes Mac and disable the option. Once done, youll
and the App Store. need to confirm by entering the details of your
security questions and also respond to the
confirmation email.

4: Over to iPhone 5: Finish setting up 6: Does it work?

Youll receive a notification after three days, Now toggle the verification option listed at When you attempt to log in on any new
alerting you to finish the set-up process. Now the bottom of the menu. Your iPhone will be device, youll find that you need a verification
go through the iCloud menu on your iPhone set as the hub for all new devices looking to code to proceed. This code will be sent to
and open the Security menu. log in with your Apple ID. your primary iPhone via a notification.

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Add a voiceover and sound effects

Bring a touch of Hollywood to your projects with epic voiceovers and cool sound effects
Making your own movies using just App used: iMovie
your iPhone is great. But how much Price: 3.99/$4.99
greater would they be if you could
add your own sounds? Using iMovie for iOS,
you can do just that.
Were going to take a look at two of the
most common uses of audio in video projects
recording voiceovers and adding sound
effects. Voiceovers are the perfect addition to
documentary-style movies and movie trailers,
and the great news is that you can create your
own using the built-in mic on your iOS device,
giving your movie project a professional edge
to really make it stand out of the crowd. Its
incredibly simple, too, with a few quick taps
giving you the perfect commentary for your
clip. The biggest budget Hollywood movies
are famed for their use of sound effects so
why not add a touch of Hollywood to your
iMovie project by adding one of the cool built-
in sound effects that iMovie has on offer?

Edit audio on your iPhone Fade

A look at some useful audio editing tools
Create a fade-out for your audio perfect for
a professional finish. Double-tap the audio
and tap Fade. Drag the triangle icon that
appears to the location in the audio where
the fade out should begin.

Split
Speed Use the Split tool to cut up
Speed up or slow your audio so you can move
down the audio in it around separately. Double-
your project. Double- tap the audio and move the
tap the audio track, playhead to the split location.
tap Speed and drag Tap split to break the audio.
the slider towards
the tortoise icon to
slow things down, or
towards the hare to
speed things up.

Volume
To adjust the output volume of the audio, double-
tap the audio file and swipe to the first page
of options. Drag the Volume slider to the left to
decrease the volume or to the right to increase it.
Theme music
In addition to recording a voiceover and adding
sound effects to your movie project, you can
also insert music tracks from your iPhones Music
app, or theme music that is available directly in
iMovie. To do this, tap Audio and choose Songs
to browse your own music or tap Theme Music
to view the free theme music on offer.

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1: Add a voiceover 2: Record voiceover

First, open up an iMovie project you are already working on, with video Next, tap the Microphone icon on the left-hand side of the top half
in the timeline. Move the playhead (the white vertical line) so that it is of the screen. A recording pop-up box will appear showing your
positioned over the precise point in the project where you would like recording volume. Tap Record and, after the countdown, begin
your voiceover to begin. speaking. A red box will appear while you are recording.

3: Play it back 4: Add a sound effect

When youve finished, tap Stop. You can play back your recording to You can also add sound effects to your project; first, tap the Media
check it sounds okay by tapping Review. If youre unhappy with it and button on the left-hand side of the interface. Next tap the Audio
you want to re-record, tap Retake. Alternatively, you can instantly add button in the bottom-right of the screen and from the menu that
the audio youve recorded to your project by tapping Accept. appears, tap on the option labelled Sound Effects.

5: Preview sound effect 6: Edit and move

A list of sound effects will appear on your screen. You can tap on an Single tap the sound effect and a yellow box will appear around it. You
effect once and then tap the Play icon to preview the sound effect can tap and hold this to move it around your projects timeline, or press
before you add it to your project. Once youve found a sound effect that and drag either of the left or right edges inwards to trim it, or outwards
you like, click the curved arrow icon. to extend its length.

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Upload your movies straight to YouTube

Get your finished movies online straight away with the iMovie YouTube upload tool
Being able to not only shoot, App used: iMovie
edit and export movies on your Price: 3.99/$4.99
iPhone, but also upload them
to popular video streaming sites such as
YouTube or Vimeo, means that you can
quickly distribute your videos online for your
friends, family and followers to see. All of this
can be done within the iMovie app. With the
apps handy Share function, your video will
be exported and uploaded to the internet in
a quality of your choosing. Of course, if youd
rather, you can export a MOV file and then
transfer it to your computer, where it can
then be uploaded manually. iMovie connects
directly to YouTube, allowing you to sign in
with your YouTube account login details.
Once you are signed in, you can add all of the
relevant tags and details to your video before
uploading it. In these following steps youll
learn how to get your video uploaded and
ready for worldwide viewing.

Sharing options Email sharing

Ways in which to share your video Sharing via email isnt advised due to the
sheer size of the files you are dealing with,
but iMovie will compress your movie down
to as attachable a size as possible.

iTunes
AirDrop By exporting your movie to
With the AirDrop iTunes, you can quickly send it
share tool (just out of over to your computer via the
sight here), you can iTunes software. Just connect
quickly send video your iPhone to your computer
files to other Apple and transfer the file.
devices. Sharing
via Bluetooth is the
fastest way to
transfer files.

Save Video
Saving the video to your iPhones local storage is
useful for quick playback of your movie. Its also
the best option when you want to stream your
movie from your iPhone to another screen.
Shooting modes
The most recent iPhone models will shoot video
at 1080p. Older models shoot at 720p. These
numbers refer to the horizontal lines of vertical
resolution that video is shot in: the higher the
number, the higher the quality. The p stands
for progressive. Progressive video creates a
smoother image and is formatted for most
display types, such as modern TVs.

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1: Finalise your movie 2: Share options

Before uploading, ensure every aspect of your movie is complete and Tap the Share icon below the movies title. In the Share window, tap
up to your standards, including your audio and music. Once you are on the YouTube icon. From the Share window you can also distribute
finished, return to the Project window and select the movie you want your movie to iTunes, Vimeo and other video sites. You can also
to upload. upload to social media sites, like Facebook.

3: YouTube and Theater 4: Movie details

When the YouTube window initially opens, youll be prompted to log Fill in all of the text boxes in the YouTube window. The more
in to your YouTube account. Once signed in, you can switch on the information that you can provide about your movie, the better chance
Add to Theater option to export your film to the iMovie Theater. If you you have of people finding and viewing your YouTube video when
have multiple accounts, make sure you choose the right one. they search the website.

5: More settings 6: Upload to YouTube

If you are not ready to make your video public yet, then select the Once the upload process is complete, tap Visit YouTube to open the
Private or Unlisted option available. Unlisted videos can be shared via a YouTube app on your iPhone. From here, you can view your video and
private link that is generated by YouTube, but they cant be searched for manage your movies settings within YouTube. You can also delete your
on YouTube itself. video, if you so wish.

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Work with multiple tracks in GarageBand

Learn how to get to grips with the Tracks view in GarageBand for iOS
The Tracks view in GarageBand App used: GarageBand
is essentially your mobile musical Price: 3.99/$4.99
post-production suite. Youll
probably be in the numerous Instrument
views while youre actually recording your
music but, when it comes to the editing
portion of your project, the Tracks view is
where youll be spending most of your time.
Its the perfect place to make changes to your
tracks; a simple double-tap on the screen will
open up a wide range of options. You can do
everything from going inside your keyboard
recordings and changing the length or pitch
of each individual note to looping recordings
so that they form a full-length track.
However, even if you get all your takes right
first time, the Tracks view is still a great way to
tune your song in different ways, by muting or
soloing the different instruments youve used,
adjusting each tracks volume, or even adding
reverb and echo effects.

The Tracks view Track changes

You can make additional track control
A look at the different track controls changes in this menu using the sliders.
Among the options not present in the
The Tracks view Tracks view are Pan control, Echo and
Regardless of the Reverb Level settings.
instrument youre
recording with Smart,
live or otherwise
tapping this button
will take you straight to
the Tracks view so that
you can edit your piece
with ease. Muted tracks
A blue speaker icon below a
track name means that the
track is muted, so it will not
be heard when you press Play.
This can be done on the fly.

Double tapping
By double tapping a region in the Tracks view, you
will gain access to several options. You can cut,
Merged tracks copy and paste your selection as normal, loop your
To save space or free up room for another recording for as long as you like, split a region to make
instrument, make sure you merge tracks when rearranging easier, edit each individual note (not on
you can. Note that you will be sacrificing live instruments though), and rename the recording
control of the separate tracks by doing so. for easier identification.

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1: Access tracks and track options 2: Solo and mute

Once youre done recording, tap the Tracks view button (the three To stop a track from playing while the others in your project carry on,
broken lines to the left of the Play controls) to access this view. These tap the Mute (speaker) icon. If you want only that track to play, tap
are the tracks that you have just laid down. Tap and drag on any the Solo (headphones) icon. These can be done while your music is
instrument on the left side of the screen, to open up extra controls. playing, and you can adjust individual track volumes here, too.

3: Rearrange your tracks 4: Trim or Merge

Sometimes, the order in which you record your tracks isnt how you You can only have 16 tracks, so merging can make sense. Tap once
want to arrange them. Thankfully, you can move them at any time; to on a selected tracks instrument, then tap Merge to combine multiple
re-order, tap and hold the track you want to move, then drag it up or tracks. Shortening clips is simple, too; just double-tap the track, then
down until its where you want it to be. drag the yellow bars at each end to shorten or lengthen the track.

5: Add Reverb 6: Adjust the song length

To add echo and/or reverb to a specific track, select the one you want Your recordings may not fit with GarageBands default project length,
and then tap the settings cog button in the top-right hand corner of but you can alter the default to your own needs. To change this, tap the
the screen. In this menu youll see sliders marked Echo and Reverb, and small + icon in the top-right (below the settings cog icon) and then tap
you can adjust these to change the levels for your chosen track. the section. Choose the number of bars you wish to use.

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Add funky filters to

images with Prisma
Reinvent your iPhone photos and transform
them into impressive and realistic works of art
App used: Prisma If youre fed up with the overused image filters offered to
Price: Free you by the likes of Instagram, Prisma may be the perfect
solution for you. The app will completely transform even the
most mundane amateur photograph into an impressive and artistic
masterpiece. Using a powerful AI, Prisma will redraw your chosen
image to make it look like it was painted by hand, transforming any
picture on your smartphone using the art styles from a selection of
famous artists.
Through the user-friendly interface, you will be able to create an
exciting piece of art in just a few simple steps. In this tutorial youll
learn how to use and make the most of the Prisma app, from image
selection and capture, all the way to exporting and sharing. With all
of the different photo editing options on this app, youll definitely be
spoilt for choice deciding how you want your image to look. The app
can be connected to Facebook and Instagram to make posting easy.

1: Select an image 2: Crop your photo 3: Choose a style

First of all you need to choose an image Prisma will prompt you to crop your image Youll be presented with a selection of artistic
that youd like to transform; you can shoot into a square format. Simply pinch to zoom in filters to choose from. These include styles
one from scratch in the app or select a pre- and out, or slide the image into the desired inspired by famous and well-known pieces of
existing shot from your Camera Roll. position with your finger. art, such as The Scream by Edvard Munch.

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Navigate the Adjust the effect

Change the strength of the art effect by

Prisma app sliding your finger to the left or right. The

strength is measured in percentages.
Why this creative app is
extremely easy to use

Square format Export or save

Whether you shoot an image in the camera
Prisma lets you share your newly created piece
or choose one from your Camera Roll, theyll
of art instantly to either Facebook or Instagram,
be cropped in the square Instagram style
or save it to your iPhone.
format 1:1.

Art styles Intelligent AI

The various art styles run along What makes Prisma unique is that, instead of
the bottom of the screen, with a overlaying basic filters on top of the original
thumbnail showing what the effect image like Instagram and other similar apps
looks like. You can scroll through do, it completely redraws your picture in the
the effects with a simple swipe of way that an artist would through various layers,
the screen. using intelligent AI technology to transform it
into an elaborate piece of art.

4: Apply the filter 5: Change the strength 6: Export and share

Simply tap your preferred filter and Prisma Depending on how you want your image Once youre happy, you can easily export
intelligently re-creates your image in the to look, you can alter the strength of the art and share it directly to either Facebook or
chosen style. Some styles will work better effect. Swipe your finger across the image to Instagram. You can also save the picture to
with certain genres of photography. the right to strengthen it or left to lessen it. your phone or email it from the app.

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Customise text in Pages

Use the Style drop-down menu to get your words to stand out that little bit more
In order to keep someones App used: Pages
attention when reading a Price: 7.99/$9.99
document these days, black ink on
a white page doesnt always cut it. Luckily,
Pages for iOS has become an impressive hub
for creativity thanks to the templates, styles
and other aspects that can be dropped in to
bring documents to life.
In this tutorial we will focus on how you
can add new levels of style and excitement to
your text, in order to make your documents
all the more appealing. Whether it be a school
report or board meeting preparation, there are
settings and options built into Pages that can
help you do a lot more to your text than you
realised. From simple upgrades like changing
the texts font, colour and size, to deeper
tweaks like changing the paragraph style and
layout, we have covered everything you need
to know. In no time at all youll be creating
documents that you can be truly proud of.

Styling images in Pages Image

As well as text, you can also tweak the
appearance of your images The Image tab in the middle of the screen
has a Mask option that enables you to reset
the zoom and focus of your image. Perfect if
you want to cut out some of the dead space
from a photo.

Style Options
Photo appearance This choice contains a
Part of the Style menu scrollbar that lets you alter the
is taken up by border opacity of your image on the
options for the photo page. You can also turn on
you have selected. You shadows and a reflection.
can even add 3D picture
frame designs to make
your images pop out of
the page.

Secure your documents

Your photos
Scroll through your document and tap on any of
the images and you can make tweaks to get your
work to stand out. Just tap Done at any point to
finish and move onto your next area of editing.
If you want to be private about your files, Pages
contains a feature that enables you to set a
password that must be entered in order to open
a file. Tap the spanner icon to open the Pages
settings, and from that list choose Set Password,
and then enter a word.

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1: Highlight and Style 2: Size, colour, font

Begin by opening your Pages document and highlighting the text you The first option at the top deals with the font youre using, its size and
want to improve by double-tapping it and dragging the blue markers colour. Tap the current font to be taken to the Text Options screen,
to surround the text. Tap the paintbrush icon to open the Style window where you can adjust all of the settings to get the look and feel you
and see your editing options. want for your text.

3: Paragraph style 4: The List tab

Each area of your page is linked to a different style. Scroll down in the Tap the list tab next. This section of the Style menu is predominately
Format menu and youll see the Paragraph Style section. Here, you for use in your main body, and it can be used to create a bullet-point
can quickly tap on any one of the preset styles to instantly change or numbered list. Use the options to put together clean-looking
your text to fit with the rest of your document. documents, complete with letters or numbers to count items.

5: Layout and columns 6: Line spacing

Tap the Layout tab to see more options for your text. The Column This feature, found beneath the Column option, is most suited for
option is perfect for writing newsletters to friends and family, or if youre academic documents, where space for marking is needed, or for when
creating a magazine type document or flyer. It wont work so well for youre formatting your text to look good on a poster. Simply use the up
titles, so try to use it primarily in your main text. and down arrows to adjust the spacing.

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Style tables & charts

in Numbers
Create beautiful tables and graphs by customising styles in Numbers
App used: Numbers
Numbers lets you input data quickly and easily using
Price: 7.99/$9.99 keyboards that adapt for the kind of info youre adding.
You can form this info into eye-catching graphs and charts
that help you visualise your statistics, using the selection of pre-made
templates and styles. You can use this info and graphs in Pages and
Keynote, but should format it first to make it a little more interesting.
Numbers contains all kinds of formatting options, allowing you to
quickly change styles with a tap or completely customise individual
areas with your own selection of colours or gradients. You can even
pull out specific areas of your graphs that you want to pay particular
attention to, and recolour them using a series of preset styles
Alternatively, switch your chart or graph into 3D and manipulate it,
moving the perspective point around and adjusting settings to make
your data look incredible. With the customisation options, making
charts bright, interesting and unique is simple.

1: Styles 2: Customise cells 3: Arrangement

First, select your table and open the Table To be more specific, select the cells you want When youve created a chart or graph, tap
section of the Format menu to find the Styles to change in your table. Tap the Cell tab in the the Format button and choose Arrange to
options. Here, you can quickly change the Format panel and use Fill Colour and Border pick where the chart will sit compared to the
look of your entire table based on six presets. Style to add colours and lines. other elements in your project.

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Customising Depth control

In Chart Options, you can control the

with 3D charts depth of your 3D chart using the slider in

the menu. Combine this with the rotation
option for best results.
Create and adapt 3D graphs with
unique colours and lighting

Pull it out Make it 3D

To change your chart to 3D, open the Format
If you want to pick out a particular part of
menu and either tap the 3D option at the top
your chart, like a segment of a pie chart that
of the Chart section, or choose a completely
is the focus of your project, tap and hold on
different chart type in the Chart Options area.
the segment and pull it away from the rest
of the chart.

Lighting or colours
Rotation Unlike the desktop version of the app, the iOS
You can control the rotation of your version of Numbers doesnt enable you to
chart with a single finger. Tap and hold control the lighting on your 3D chart. However,
on the rotation arrows at the centre of you can add a bevel to your pie charts, or
your chart and move it around to meet change bar graphs to cylinders rather than
your requirements. rectangles in the Chart Options section of the
Format panel.

4: Titles and legends 5: Chart text 6: Table text

Tap the Chart Options button at the bottom Still in the Font Options section, you can use You can, of course, alter the fonts and colours
of the Format menu to add a title and legend the controls to change the font and alter the in your tables, too. Select the cells you want
to your chart or graph, or change the style of size of the text for the titles and labels. The to change and tap the Format button, then
the graph to something like a bar or column. formatting will adjust automatically. Cell>Text Options.

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Control keynotes from an iOS device

Upgrade your presenting style by controlling the whole show from your iPhone
A huge part of giving any App used: Keynote
presentation is how you come Price: 7.99/$9.99
across as you go through the slides
of your beautifully crafted Keynote file.
Using just your Mac can feel a little
restrictive, though, as you have to keep
stepping back and forward to it in order to
move along to the next slide in your keynote.
Thanks to the addition of the new Remote
feature, you can now use your iOS device to
control your presentation, moving through
slides as it suits you. Remote uses either
Wi-Fi or Bluetooth to enable you to connect
Keynote on both Mac and iOS while youre
giving your presentation. This is the perfect
solution if you dont have access to an Apple
TV, with its AirPlay mirroring features. Follow
these steps and you will be giving polished
and smooth presentations in no time, using
your iPhone to control your Mac and looking
like a pro while you do it.

Keynote Remote
Different views
Utilise the full potential of your iOS device Use the view button in order to change
the screen setup. This lets you see the
current slide as well as the next one so you
can link them as you speak making for a
better presentation.

Your slides
Slide numbers How your slides appear on
Next to the animation your iOS device is how they
indicator is a slide are displayed on the big
counter to help you screen of your Mac. Though
navigate your show. there is some lag on iOS, you
Use this in order to wont see any on Mac.
track where you are in
your presentation and
stay on course with
your topics.

Timing light
This handy little icon turns red when a new
slide is loading or an animation is taking place.
This means you can time your speech perfectly
alongside the slides as they appear on-screen.
Notes
In the Layout Options window, be sure to take
advantage of the Notes view, which lets you see
the current slide on view, as well as any notes
you have made. Tap the pen button in the top-
right of the screen and you can draw directly
onto your slide using your touch screen. These
sketches will appear on the main screen, which
is perfect for pointing out specific areas.

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1: Remote on iOS 2: Remote on Mac

Start by launching Keynote on your iOS device, and if youre editing Having now been prompted by your iPhone, open Keynote on your
a presentation, tap the Presentations button in the top-left. Tap the Mac and go to Preferences. Select Remotes from the top menu and
central of the three icons in the top-left corner to open the Remote then tick the Enable box. You will need to be connected to the same
settings window and get started. Wi-Fi, or linked via Bluetooth to link the two devices.

3: Create the link 4: Enter the code

Now that the box is checked you should see your iPhones name A code will now appear on the screens of both of your devices to
appear in the list on the right of the Remotes Window. Click the Link ensure that you are connecting the right devices. Check that the
button to the right of it and you will kick start the pairing of your two two codes match and then click Confirm on your Mac. The code will
devices immediately. change to a Play icon on your iPhones screen.

5: Taking over the screen 6: Interact and present

When you hit the Play button, your presentation will open on both your You can tap the screen to move through interactions and slides,
Mac and iPhone screens, ready to be controlled by your iOS device. enabling you to step away from your Mac and engage the audience.
The current time will appear at the top of the screen so you can stay on Just tap the x in the top-right of the screen to close your presentation
schedule, along with a slide counter. when youre done.

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Record your musical

ideas on iPhone
Use Apples new Music Memos app to make a quick
audible note of your next big hit
App used: Music Memos Apples new Music Memos app (released alongside
Price: Free an update to GarageBand) might not mean much to
everyone, but to musicians, its made their iOS devices all
the more useful. The iPhones Voice Memos app has long been a tool
for songwriters and musicians to quickly record their ideas its simple,
convenient and easy to work with. Music Memos, though, takes things
a step further.
As well as making it quick and easy to hit Record and capture
the early stages of your next big hit, Music Memos has a whole set
of music-specific features to enhance those quick recordings. Once
youve captured your idea, Music Memos will be able to add chord
names to your recording and work out its tempo and key. From there,
you can even choose to automatically add a virtual backing drummer
and bassist to play along with you. Before you know it, youll have your
next track ready for the world to hear.

1: Sync it up 2: Set yourself up 3: Start your recording

When you first fire up Music Memos, youll Grab your instrument and get ready to Hit the Record button on your screen to
be asked if you want to sync your recordings record. Remember that your iPhones main start playing. Youll see the button pulse and
over iCloud. If you have more than one iOS microphones are on the bottom of the waveform and the sounds youre making
device wed recommend it, so hit Use iCloud. device, so point it towards the sound source. appearing on the bottom of the screen.

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4: Tap to stop 5: Give it a name 6: Tag it up

Tap the Record button again once youve Tap on the title of the song youve just Tap the tag icon in the bottom-left corner
finished recording. Dont worry if theres a recorded to give a descriptive name. Youll of the screen to add tags to your recording.
gap between you stopping playing and then find this really helpful when you come back Again, this makes it far easier to find the right
stopping the app these are just rough ideas. to find one of your old ideas at a later date. recording if you fill up the application quickly.

7: Test it out 8: Rate your take 9: Forget it

You dont have to stick with Apples pre- If youre particularly happy with an idea or All ideas are a bit rough around the edges at
defined tags; you can add your own. Type it think it needs improvement, ratings are a first, but if one in particular sounds bad, you
into the top text area and hit Add Tag. Again, great way to remind yourself of this later. Just can hit the trash can icon in the bottom-right
keep them descriptive and memorable. tap the five stars and set a rating. corner and delete your recording.

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Ten ways to free up iPhone data and storage

Ensure that you always have plenty of room for the things you want to do and keep
No matter how much storage you have available on your iDevice, 1: Change
its likely that youll start to run out of space at some point. Whether backup settings
youre an avid gamer, music lover, frequent visitor to the App Store or Its important to get a handle on
someone who uses an iPhone like a mini-computer for all your creative work, what will be saved to iCloud and
there comes a time when you cant squeeze much more on, meaning little this is done via Settings>iCloud.
room for that next update or must-have app. Youll see a set of sliders and,
Thankfully, there are many things you can do to freshen up your iPhone and by moving any or all to the off
regain lots of space, and the same goes for iCloud too. The free 5GB iCloud position, you can stop certain
plan only lasts for so long before youre gnashing your teeth with frustration at services from backing up their
the thought of having to pay for extra storage, but some simple tricks will pull data to iCloud and taking up
you back from the brink and save you some cash too. unnecessary space.

2: Delete unwanted apps 3: Remove old media 4: Remove data hoggers

It is likely youll have many unused apps on
your iPhone eating up valuable space, so
delete the lot by tapping and holding their
icons before hitting the Xs on each one you
want to remove. This will instantly free up
space and make your screens far less cluttered.
Its likely youll have podcasts, videos and
books stored in their relevant apps that you
dont use. So remove any re-downloadable
media: iBooks will store purchases in the
cloud, for instance, and iTunes lets you
download videos again.
Some apps bloat your storage with cached
files. You can see how much they use by
going to Settings>General> Storage & iCloud
Usage>Manage Storage. Delete and reinstall
them to clear away the clutter. Dont remove
apps if you may need their data later, though.

5: Cancel Photo Stream 6: Auto expire messages

When you use the Photo Stream Messages take up a lot of
feature, the last 1,000 images are space, but you can tell your
stored across your different devices iPhone to delete them after
but do you really need that? Go to a certain time period. Go to
Settings>Photos & Camera and turn Settings>Messages>Keep
Upload to My Photo Stream off. You Messages and select 30 days or a
can also choose to save HDR images year. Audio and video messages
only too, so to do this deselect Keep can also be set to expire after
Normal Photo. set times.

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Check data-
guzzling apps
How to tell if an app is storing
too much information
Documents and data
Look at the size shown next to Documents &
Data. In this case, we can see data taking up
a staggering 2.2GB. Given the 7.4MB app, it is
clearly storing a lot of files.

Make a decision
This app is not likely to be saving data that well
need in the future, so wed be inclined to delete
it and re-download it if necessary. That way,
wed save more than two gigabytes of space.

App size
Having gone to General>Storage & iCloud
Usage>Manage Storage and clicked on an app,
you will see this info page. Beneath the version
number, you will find the size of the app.
9: Check out iCloud
You need to keep an eye on your iCloud
storage as well, so go to Settings>Storage &
iCloud Usage and tap on Manage Storage
under iCloud. Look at how many backups
you have stored on iCloud and remove those
you dont need. It may be that you dont even
own one of the devices any more.

7: Delete browser cache 8: Do some admin 10: Switch services

Safari will store your history, cookies and
browsing data as well as your temporary
files. Remove these and clear your cache by
going in to Settings>Safari>Clear History and
Website Data. You should get an instant space
boost on your device, especially if you have
never done this before.
If there are apps that contain data you want
to keep such as presentations in Keynote
delve into the app itself and do some
pruning. Remove the documents you dont
need and save those you do to iCloud. The
same goes for images in Photos, which can
eat a lot of space.
You dont actually need to use iCloud to store
all of your data. For example, you can use
Dropbox to save your photographs and have
Gmail save your contacts. Rather than pay for
the extra iCloud space, you can simply sign
up to the likes of OneDrive and Google Drive
for free.

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Protect your iPhone

from advertisers
Prevent advertising from keeping an eye on your
browsing activity when using Safari on your iPhone
App used: Safari When we browse the internet, advertisers use different
Price: n/a software to track our activity, in order to produce
individual profiles that allow them to target you based on
your browsing habits and history. It can sometimes feel very invasive
when you look at a product on Safari, and then see advertisements
for this very product on your browser when you next go online. Many
people are concerned about the effects that this could have on their
online privacy, so Apple has included a feature in its iOS called Do Not
Track. This feature tells advertisers not to track your browsing sessions
when you are using the Safari app.
Although the advertiser is not obliged to act on this, the option
does go some way to stopping websites, plug-in providers, ad
networks and analytic companies from collecting your browsing data.
It is very easy to switch on and it should give you some peace of mind
if the security and privacy of your online browsing is of concern to you.

1: Delve into Settings 2: Activate Do Not Track 3: Block cookies

If you dont want advertisers to track your Under the section Privacy & Security, you will By default, cookies are allowed. This option
activity across websites, then you need to see an option called Do Not Track. Simply also prevents websites that have embedded
open up the Settings app, scroll down the slide the switch into the green position to content in other sites you browse from
screen and choose the option marked Safari. activate it. You will now be protected. storing data. You can choose a block here.

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Customise threaded
conversations in Mail
With the new Mail features in iOS 10, its easier
than ever before to keep track of your emails
App used: Mail Threading has been a feature of the Mail app for a while,
Price: n/a but iOS 10 takes it to a more usable level, enabling you to
better see the flow of a conversation. Instead of forcing you
to move back and forth between each email message that you have
received by pressing Next and Previous, you are now able to view
each email message within the one thread on a single page.
Each email appears in its own easily identifiable block, and you
simply have to scroll up and down to view the message completely.
This makes the threading feature far cleaner than it was before, while
allowing you to better keep on top of your messages. Whats more,
you can also customise the look of the threads, which will ensure that
it works well for you personally. In this tutorial, we will show you just
how to do just that. And you never know, it might just make you that
little bit more organised when it comes to communicating via your
email accounts.

1: Head to Settings 2: Organise by Thread 3: View recent mail

To customise the threads, you need to visit This option has been available for a while. It You can select to have the most recent
Settings>Mail>Threading. If you want to view enables you to see multiple messages from message on the top to save a lot of scrolling.
a complete thread in a single threaded view, the same thread as a single inbox entry, so if Its also worth noting that messages in a
ensure the Complete Threads option is on. this is what youd want, activate it. thread will be taken from multiple mailboxes.

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Move from Android to iOS

Use the new Move to iOS app to easily transfer your files across
from your Android device
App used: Move to iOS Moving to a new operating system can be a daunting
Price: Free prospect, whether you use Windows, Android or iOS . Not
only do you have to find a secure way of moving all of your
files, you also need to deal with porting your number and switching
tariffs. To help those moving across to iOS from Android, Apple has
released a new Move to iOS Android app on Androids Google Play
Store. The app itself looks to port over files, contact information
and other important data directly from your Android device to your
new Apple iPhone. Its important to note that the app doesnt cater
for every single file type, so its advised to make use of the various
cloud storage options that are at your disposal across both operating
systems. Apps like Google Drive and Dropbox are available on iOS
and Android, just make sure you log in to the same account on both
devices. Remember to read the terms and conditions of the app
before you enter your individual code to connect your two devices.
Follow the steps below to make the move from Android to iOS as easy
as possible.

1: Find your code 2: Enter the code 3: What to transfer?

Once prompted, select the Move Data from Now open the Move to iOS app on your Youll now be prompted to select the types
Android option when setting up your new Android device, confirm the T&Cs before of files and details you want to transfer. Select
iOS device. A numeric code will appear that entering the code listed on your iPhone. The the items using the check boxes and press
youll need to remember.. devices should now be connected. Next to continue..

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Restore and set Restore from iCloud

Download a backup of both your files and

up your iPhone contact details directly from Apples own

cloud storage system, iCloud.
Explore the options for setting
up your new iPhone

Start from scratch

If youd prefer not to restore any backups, Restore from iTunes
then select the Set Up as New iPhone
It can take a while to restore with this method,
option to go through the entire set-up
but restoring your old data to a new iPhone via
process from beginning to end.
iTunes is a viable choice to make.

Recycle your
Move from Android
Android device
Once youve transferred your files across from
When dealing with a large quantity Android to iOS, you may wonder what to do
of Android-specific files, make sure to with your old Android device. Theres no point
select the Move Data from Android in keeping it as an expensive paperweight, so
option and let Apple configure the you may consider recycling it; users are able to
files for you. take their device to any Apple store and get it
recycled for free.

4: Start the transfer 5: iOS configuration 6: Log in to finish

The transfer process can take anywhere from Once done, your iPhone will configure your The final thing you need to do is to sign in to
five to 50 minutes depending on the number files to make sure they work correctly on your Google account on your iPhone. Head
of items you selected. Youll be notified when your new device. You should now be able to into the Accounts section in Settings and add
the process is done. finalise the last set-up options. the password to finalise this.

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Set instant reminders

with Siri on iPhone
Use your iPhones virtual assistant to create
context-aware reminders so you never forget a thing
App used: Siri iOS 9 brought many innovations, but this might be one
Price: n/a of the most useful. If you have ever looked at something on
your phone that you know you will need to remember later,
but then forget all about it when it actually matters, youll definitely
welcome Siris context-aware reminders.
You can now use Siri to remind you about a whole host of
important things, from a page on a map to an event that you put into
your calendar. This means that you no longer have to leave the app
that you are in to head to your reminders page or to take a screenshot.
This is because it gets automatically saved in your Reminders app,
allowing for you to continue from where you left off in the app that
you are using. In this tutorial, we will show you just how to use Siri to
remind you about a specific event or appointment when you need to
be made aware.

1: Set a folder 2: Find your reminder 3: Use Siri

Head into your Reminders app and tap the When you are using one of a number of Press and hold the Home button to load up
+ icon to create a new list. This is where your different iOS apps and see something you Siri. Say Remind me about this and Siri will
Siri-created reminders will be sent to as they need to remember, frame the screen so it add it to your Reminders list. You dont need
inhabit the most recent list in the app. covers what you need to remember. to say Hey Siri to get it to respond.

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Setting your Edit request

If you change your mind about when or

reminder up where you want to be reminded, tap the

Tap to edit flash to manually alter your
request to the right time or place.
How to help Siri help you

Delete reminder App logo

As well as a description of the place or time
If you change your mind and decide that
Siri thinks you want to be reminded about, it
you no longer want to be reminded of
displays an icon of the app you were using for
whatever was just on your phone screen,
easy identification later.
just tap Remove.

What is covered?
There are currently 15 native apps that Siri is
Be specific able to set reminders for. These are Calendar,
Make sure you tell Siri exactly when Clock, Contacts, iBooks, Health, Mail, Maps,
or where you need to be reminded Messages, Notes, Numbers, Pages, Phone,
so it knows when to alert you to the Podcasts, Reminders and Safari. Any one of
reminder. Otherwise it will stay sitting these can therefore make use of Siris instant
in the Reminders folder. reminder setting, meaning youll never lose
your place or forget a message again.

4: Enter Reminders 5: Edit reminder 6: Get reminder

To check your reminder, head into your To make sure you know exactly what youre Siri will flash up an alert at the time or
Reminders app and tap on the list you going to be reminded of, tap on the reminder, place that you specified you wanted to be
created. It will display a small icon and some delete the text and type in something more reminded. This alert will only happen if you
info about the topic to help jog your memory. specific so you arent confused. told it when or where to remind you.

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Activate iOSs new

Night Shift mode
Want to sleep better at night? This new iOS feature looks
after your circadian rhythms
App used: Settings It has long been known that exposure to artificial light
Price: n/a fools the brain into staying awake. This obviously isnt an
issue during the day but its certainly a problem when youre
trying to drop off to sleep at night. The cells in your retina are sensitive
to blue light and too much exposure in the dark hours affects the
chemicals in your brain. Given our iPhones and iPads emit a lot of blue
light, it means quickly checking your email and social media can lead
to an upset of your circadian rhythm.
For that reason, the Night Shift mode from iOS 9.3 was welcomed
with open arms (and bleary eyes). It moves the colours of your screen
towards the warmer end of the colour spectrum, replacing stark white
with a more pleasant mellow yellow. This should help you sleep a
lot better and enable you to perform at your creative best when you
need to quickly check something before bed. Read on and discover
whats involved in setting up the Night Shift mode on your iPhone.

1: Go to Settings 2: Create a schedule 3: Customise the times

Open the Settings app with your iOS and you You can tell your iPhone or iPad when you Tap the times which are displayed on the
will see a new option called Night Shift under want Night Shift to begin and when you want screen. You can now produce your own
Display & Brightness. It is turned off by default it to end. Turn on Scheduled and youll see schedule. Tap Turn On At and set the time
but tap it to view the various options. times starting at 10pm and ending at 7am. using the wheel. Do the same for Turn Off At.

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4: Automate schedule 5: Check Location

Not sure which times you should go for? You If you cant see the option From Sunset to
can always opt for Sunset to Sunrise. This will Sunrise, then it is because Setting Time Zone
activate Night Shift according to your current is turned off. Go to Settings>Privacy>Location
location and it should feel rather natural. Services>System Services.

6: Manually enable it 7: From Control Center 8: Adjust temperature

You can also manually enable Night Shift to You can manually turn Night Shift on and You can make the screen more or less warm
come on and turn off whenever you want via off by dragging up from the bottom of the by moving the slider either left or right. Apple
Display & Brightness>Night Shift. By turning it screen and tapping the Sun/Moon icon in the warns that some on screen motion can be
on, it stays active until the following day. centre of the bottom row in Control Center. affected by warmer temperatures.

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The essential list guaranteed

to help you do something quicker,
smarter and even better than before,
all from that handy little smartphone that
you take with you everywhere

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Essential
iPhone
apps Discover the best apps to help you
transform the way you use your iPhone
T
here are so many apps on the
App Store that it can often be
difficult to know where to start.
Everything you might need help
or assistance with appears to be
covered by an endless list of apps that the
developers say will change your life. But
everyone is different and not all apps live up
to their billing.
We have been through the App Store and
used our knowledge and personal experience
Tips Tricks Apps
to find you the best five apps from the main
categories available. Here then, we present
you with the essential list guaranteed to help
you do something a little quicker, smarter
and even better than before, all from that
handy little smartphone that you take with
you everywhere. Whether youre hoping to
be more productive, looking for something
to help you relax or hoping to customise your
device, there should be something here to
help you get more from your iPhone.
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5 essential apps
Audible
Price: Free Developer: Audible, Inc
If youre tired of having to read a
book on your iPhones screen, then
there is a solution. This app gives
you access to a plethora of titles, from the
latest releases and bestsellers to all the old
classics. They will then be read aloud to you,
meaning you can enjoy a novel hands-free,
wherever you happen to be.

Kobo
Price: Free Developer: Kobo
A fantastically fun eBook store and
reader that combines millions of free
downloads with cool statistics and a
reading profile that you can share with other
users. Earn badges for reading achievements, QGet lost in the stunning artwork of Madefires
unconventional comics
check your total reading time and engage
in debates with other readers directly within Download your
the pages of your downloads.

HOOKED Chat Stories

Price: Free Developer: Telepathic, Inc
This is a Literary social media app
whereby you can read stories for
free and create your own stories
on the fly to share with the ever-expanding
network of users. Your every day experiences
can be turned into gripping and witty stories
and if you are a fledgling author then this is a
good way to expand your readership.
Madefire
Price: Free Developer: Madefire
A completely new set of original
and unconventional comics and
stories. Instead of page numbers
and panels, the stories are full of panoramic
views, sound effects and animations to get
lost in. There is plenty for a traditionalist, but
this is very much a nod to the digital future.
Books
Before we owned an iPhone, planning our
holiday reading could be a bit of a dilemma.
Wed need enough books to keep us
occupied while lounging on a sun bed for a
week or two, but were limited by what we
QRead classic books for free with Kindle
favourite novel
could cram into our suitcase. This reduced
our reading list to a few paperbacks. Thanks
to todays electronic book apps however,
we can download hundreds of books onto
our iPhone without eating into our luggage
weight. This gives us more than enough
material to read on the plane, before bed and
on the beach. The holiday may even be over
before we can finish our downloaded novels.
When it comes to books theres an app for
everyone. You can download your favourite
authors latest epic, catch up on the classics
for free and keep the kids entertained with
illustrated storybooks. There are even comic
book apps to keep teenagers happy so there
really is nothing stopping you.

Kindle
Price: Free Developer: AMZN Mobile
Believe it or not, Kindles eReader
and wide selection of books can
be downloaded to your iPhone.
You can read the first few pages for free
before purchasing books, newspapers and
magazines or use it to read PDFs and back
them up to Amazon Clouds online storage. QHave your books read QGroup your books into QHooked is a social network for authors that lets you
aloud thanks to Audible Collections with Kindle share everyday experiences as literature

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Business
Your iPhone isnt just for playing games or
5 essential apps
Dragon Dictation
reading books it means business. Theres a Price: Free Developer: Nuance Comms
whole category on the App Store dedicated
So much more than simply a note
to turning your iPhone into a valuable
dictation app, Dragon Dictation
business tool. Time is money, so weve
enables you to do all the typical
highlighted five essential apps that will speed
iPhone-based tasks that you would normally
up typical work chores and inspire you in the
use your keyboard for. The app can even be
workplace. There are apps that will turn your
used to post to social networks, as well as set
speech into text, enabling you to write out
reminders, compose emails and much more
an email to a colleague more quickly, apps
to make your day that bit easier.
to give you remote access to your work or
home computer. There are even apps in the
Store that will help you turn your iPhone into
PayPal Here
a scanner that automatically lifts vital contact Price: Free Developer: PayPal, an eBay co
details from business cards and adds it to your This app lets you accept card
iPhones address book. You can also connect payments anywhere, which is ideal
with clients and prospective employers if you run a small business and
through LinkedIn. The apps included here carry out a lot of business at trade shows
are just a taster to some of the tools that will and the like. Through a simple interface you
enable you to spend less time in the office can accept payments from all of the leading
and more time at play. credit and debit cards, get paid with PayPal,
track cash and issue invoices.
QIts simple to record notes in Dragon Dictation

Yammer
Price: Free Developer: Yammer by Microsoft
Yammer is a new social network
designed to make your job easier
and more productive. It brings
together employees, content, conversation
and business data in a single location that
is easy to access. One of the best features is
that you can collaborate and share ideas with
other people in real-time.
QUse your iPhone QUse LogMeIn
to search and apply to access your
for jobs computer remotely
Indeed Job Search
Price: Free Developer: Indeed.com
Your iPhone can be a very useful
tool when searching for a job both
in terms of research, writing a CV
and actually applying. This app provides a
comprehensive search engine to search for
jobs in your local area or further afield and
you can apply and send a CV in-app.

LogMeIn
Price: Free Developer: LogMeIn
Get access to your PC or Mac using
your iPhone. LogMeIn enables you
to access and control the desktop of
your computer even when youre not there.
The app enables you to run applications,
meaning you can open and edit files from
QMeet business contacts on Yammer and collaborate in real-time to QTake card payments anywhere with the anywhere on the go.
get the job done in no time PayPal Here app

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5 essential apps
Night Sky 4
Education
Your iPhone is the perfect platform to help
you develop your knowledge of a wide range
Price: Free Developer: iCandi Apps of subjects and theres an app for everyone,
One of the best uses of augmented regardless of your age. If you want to find out
reality on the iPhone, Night Sky more about the iconic NASA space program
4 allows anyone curious about then there is the official news app. If this
what goes on in the night sky to hold up inspires you to explore the heavens yourself,
their iPhone and find out. Not only are find constellations using your iPhones GPS
constellations named and identified, but and augmented reality. Younger users can
there are also weather reports so you know explore the human body and interact with
when it will be too cloudy to go stargazing. organs. We have entire university courses
that you can get direct to your phone,
iTunes U complete with the required reading. If youre
Price: Free Developer: Apple more concerned about the depleting bee
Apple has near enough created a population, then theres an app to help you
portable university for iPhone users, see what you can do to help.
with this app giving you access
to genuine courses, and all their materials,
directly from your device. Real universities
have made their content available, complete
with the set reading lists that will also
download direct to your device.

NASA App
Price: Free Developer: NASA
All the latest news from the space QDiscover more about the Solar System and NASAs
agency direct to your iPhone. The missions with the NASA App
app also contains a very impressive QNight Sky 4 uses augmented reality to allows users to
image gallery with more than 150,000 see whats going on in the skies above them
images to look through, as well as video
content and a Twitter link to all the latest
social network discussions. In short, this is the
ultimate space information centre.

Great British Bee Count

Price: Free Developer: Thomas Burr
This app has been launched to
help monitor and preserve the
UKs bee population. It provides
information on the different species of
bees and when you see one you can push a
button and relay information straight to the
experts on their whereabouts.

The Human Body by Tinybop

Price: 2.99/$3.99 Developer: Tinybop Inc
Tap the tabs down the side of this
family-friendly app to peel back the
layers of the human body and view
what it is made of and how it works. View
the skeletal, muscular, nervous, circulatory,
respiratory and digestive systems and view
the heart, brain and more up close.
QHelp yourself to some free study aids with iTunes U QDiscover how blood is pumped in The Human Body

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Entertainment
Thanks to your iPhone, theres no danger
that youll get bored on long journeys or
rainy lunch times, especially if you pack it
with the best apps from the Entertainment
category of the App Store. You can use apps
to help you pass the time by sketching out
something cool, watching a boxset on the
go with Netflix, or accessing content saved
on your desktop at home with Plex. You can
also make the most of the BBCs massive radio
QRecord remotely QWhat anything on Netflix
output of music, live shows and talk radio and
download podcasts using the iPlayer Radio
app. Alternatively, you can sample podcasts
from around the world with Pocket Casts. This
download has been popular on the App Store
for a long time, but has recently been given
a facelift for iOS with a new look and easy-to-
swipe controls. Whatever your entertainment
tastes, there should be something here to
keep you occupied.

QSubscribe to your favourite podcasts with Pocket Casts QEnjoy BBC TV channels beamed straight to your device QCreate fine art with the Emulsion app

5 essential apps
Sky+
Price: Free
Developer: BSkyB
If you are a Sky+
user then this
app is a miracle
of engineering that allows
you to remotely record
programmes on your Sky+
box no matter where you
are in the world. You can
browse the full TV listings
in-app and see what youve
missed before recording.
Netflix
Price: Free
Developer: Netflix, Inc
This hugely
impressive
streaming service
is now available on your
iPhone. Theres a huge
number of shows, and the
stream quality is excellent
too. You can even start
watching a show on one
device and pick it up in the
same place on another.
Emulsion Paint
Price: 1.49/$1.99
Developer: Meritum Soft
This is a
surprisingly
sophisticated
digital art app that
features an intuitive, yet
in-depth set of graphic
and painting tools to
create original artwork
or edit existing works or
photos to create something
truly memorable.
Pocket Casts
Price: 2.49/$3.99
Developer: ShiftyJelly PTY
Podcasts provide
hours of free
entertainment.
Add your favourites to
this so-called podcatcher
and you will be able to
download or stream
new episodes as they are
broadcast. With the Sleep
Timer you can drift off
listening to new episodes.
BBC iPlayer
Price: Free
Developer: BBC Media
Undoubtedly a
must-have app
for your iPhone,
this viewing portal lets you
catch up on your favourite
BBC programmes and even
watch live BBC TV through
on your device. The
interface is easy to manage
and you can also download
shows to watch offline.

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5 essential apps
Angry Birds Epic
Price: Free
Developer: Rovio Ent Ltd
At first glance
this appears
to be a slightly
desperate attempt to revive
the franchise ditching
the physics engine of the
usual games in favour of a
turn-based combat system.
It just about pulls it off but
dont expect this to be
anywhere near as popular.
Super Mario Run
Price: Free
Developer:
Nintendo Co., Ltd
Endless running
games are all the
rage these days it
would appear, so it seems
only right that Nintendos
iconic mascot should get
in on the action. Storm
through platform levels
collecting coins and staying
alive is the aim of the game.
Dots
Price: Free
Developer:
Betaworks One
This puzzler looks
simple but it
soon becomes
incredibly addictive. As the
name suggests, you have
to connect as many same-
coloured dots as you can
in 60 seconds. Compete
against friends and share
scores on Facebook.
Jetpack Joyride
Price: Free
Developer:
Halfbrick Studios
This is a genuine
alternative to
Temple Run.
The one-touch controls
make this a good game to
pick up when you have a
spare couple of minutes.
Collecting in-game coins
also lets you buy upgrades
and adds longevity.
Type:Rider
Price: 0.69/$0.99
Developer:
Andreas Illiger
For something
special, try
Type:Rider. In this
adventure puzzle game you
guide two dots through
the ages of typographic
style, from rock paintings
to digital pixel art. Solve
riddles and enjoy an audio-
visual feast as you go.

Youll never be short of games Games

The iPhone is a gamers dream come true. Its
high-quality screen displays pixels perfectly
so you can enjoy a games colours and
graphics to the full and its more than capable
of pushing pixels around at a decent rate
so the action never falters. Unlike traditional
handheld consoles, iPhone games are
relatively cheap (or even free), so youll never
be short of games to enjoy. Gameplay varies
dramatically, from first-person shooters to
platform games. Some games also put the
iPhones built-in accelerometer to good use
so that you can steer characters by simply
tilting the phone. Whatever style of game you
favour theres sure to be something on the
App Store to take your fancy.
QThe Angry Birds ditch the catapults in favour of broadswords and magic

QEarn
points by
connecting
dots

QExplore
fonts in puzzle
adventure
Type: Rider
QEnjoy endless platform action with QHave some fun with the stolen technology youve got hold of in
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Health & Fitness

Health and Fitness is something we all
promise to do more about but rarely get
round to starting. Luckily there are enough
fitness fanatics out there that the App Store
has taken the idea of fitness on your iPhone
and run with it. In this section we will look
at the apps that are designed to help you
get more aware and active. There are apps
to take along with you when you exercise to
help track your progress, as well as provide
that little boost of support when you need it.
One of the apps here even allows friends to
record messages of support that can then be
played back to you in times of need. Weve
also included an app that takes the physical
action of your exercise and turns it into a full-
on role-playing game where youre trying to
outrun zombies and build yourself a shelter.
For those with not much time to spare, 7
Minute Workout Challenge promises to get
you in shape through intense, short workouts,
while Nike Move+ factors in running, walking QLog runs
and general activity to keep you healthy. With using the Nike+
these, youll be in better shape in no time. Running app

QTrack your movements and manage

your data easily with RunKeeper

QStay on track with your eating plan with QGet all your fitness stats in one place QTurn your exercise into a game of
Calorie Counter & Diet Tracker using Endomondo survival with Zombies, Run!

5 essential apps
Endomondo Nike+ Move Calorie Counter & Zombies, Run! RunKeeper Track
Sports Tracker Price: Free Diet Tracker Price: Free Running with GPS
Price: Free Developer: Nike Inc Price: Free Developer: Developer: Six to Start Price: Free Developer:
Developer: Endomondo Designed MyFitnessPal.com A brilliant and FitnessKeeper, Inc
The workout exclusively for With a database imaginative This app turns
tracking app that the iPhone 5s of more than app to help your iPhone into
comes with a host and showcased at launch, 2 million you exercise, Zombies, a personal trainer
of social features. Theres a this app makes the most products, you can Run! plays out the horror to help you track your runs,
feed of recent updates from of the devices built-in accurately record your of a zombie apocalypse walks, bike rides, hikes and
all your friends so you can movement sensor as a calorie intake as well as through your headphones, more using the built-in GPS
see whos been exercising. fitness companion. Earn track nutrient groups complete with the sound technology. The intuitive
Then while you work youll NikeFuel points through individually, as well as of the fast-approaching interface makes it easy to
receive audio updates on exercise and try to increase seeing graphs marking undead to help spur you on track, compare and store
your progress. your daily average. your progress. to keep running. your workouts.

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5 essential apps
KORG iKaossilator
Price: 14.99/$19.99 Price: Free
Developer: KORG, Inc
This neat app is a
touch-version of
KORGs ground-
breaking Kaoss Pad, which
contains a synthesiser, the
sound of which you can
manipulate by dragging
your finger across the X-Y
pad. You can create and
record some epics sounds
and export to other apps.
Spotify Music SoundCloud
Price: Free
Developer: Spotify Developer: SoundCloud
After This app lets you
downloading hook up with
you can trial the your favourite
Premium version for free recording artists and
for 48 hours or simply listen sample some of their new
on your normal account. tunes before anyone else.
There are radio stations to Its like a social network
try out for free if you live in for music fans and more
the US, and you can even up and coming bands are
listen to tracks offline if you using it as a means to get
download them. their music heard.
Music Memos
Price: Free
Developer: Apple
Essential for
musicians, this
app lets you
quickly record all of your
song ideas, such as new
riffs you come up with on
guitar, and then embellish
them with drum beats and
fills to flesh them out and
give you an idea of how
they could sound.
Magic Piano
Price: Free
Developer: Smule
If youve ever
wanted to learn
how to play the
piano but either havent
found the time, or didnt
want to splash out all that
cash on a baby grand, this
is the app for you. Simple
tips will take you through
mastering the basics of
playing chords and keys.

Music
If you love listening to music, or even want
to make it, then these apps deserve a place
on your iPhone. Well feature an amazing
app that enables you to discover new artists
every single day of the year, complete with
biographies and tour dates. Alternatively,
you may want to simply tap the screen to
compose tracks and record them on the
move theres an app for that too! If youd
rather consume music than create it, then
theres an app that will tell you the track and
artist that youre listening to by sampling it
through your iPhones mic, meaning you
wont miss out on discovering new bands.
You can rediscover old music too by listening QThe Magic Piano app will help you learn the basics
to music-streaming apps, and use the internet
radio in one app to listen to a whole host of
music that is tailored to the sort of thing you
like listening to.

Q(Right)
Enjoy music
in a different
way thanks to
SoundCloud

QGet your song ideas down

Q(Left) Make with Music Memos
interesting new
sounds with the QListen to your Spotify library
iKaossilator wherever with this app

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Navigation
We tend to carry our iPhone around with us
at all times, so its the perfect device to help
us get where we want to go, or find local
amenities like pubs or hotels. Your iPhone
already comes with a decent built-in Maps
app that does a great job of showing you
how to get from A to B, but there are other
apps that can extend and expand your
gadgets navigational abilities in exciting
ways. In this section, well introduce you to
five essential navigation apps that perform
a variety of different functions. One of them
even transforms your iPhone into a turn-by-
turn navigator at the fraction of the price
of a dedicated gadget like a Sat Nav just
make sure you use it safely in the car. You can
also keep tabs on the flight paths of specific
planes, keep track of the local bus times, or
even find hidden caches of goodies that you
can hunt down in your area.
5 essential apps
Geocaching
Price: Free Developer: Groundspeak Inc
The advent of geocaching brightens
up any walk because with apps such
as this on your phone, you are able
to pinpoint the locations of any possible
drops on the way. The free part of this app
gets you accustomed to what geocaching is
and helps you find your first few geocaches.

Google Maps
Price: Free Developer: Google, Inc
If youre finding Apples app a little
too unreliable then you can go back
to good ol Google Maps. Its as
robust and accurate as you remember when
it was a native iPhone app and includes turn-
by-turn navigation, Street View and voice
guidance ensuring you always get to where
you need to be.

iTrack for iPhones

Price: Free Developer: JLC Mobile
QEnjoy the thrill of the QDownload TomTom maps
geocaching hunt for offline use
This app uses the GPS tracking
technology of your iPhone to enable
you to follow multiple people. As
QFollow well as monitoring their movements, you can
friends see the speed at which they are travelling,
with ease get directions to their location and access
with iTrack
various Google Maps features, such as Street
View, to find them easily.

TomTom GO Mobile
Price: Free Developer: TomTom
Transform your iPhone into a Sat
Nav with TomTom. Offering voice-
guided turn-by-turn directions of
the UK and Ireland, all maps are downloaded
to your phone, which eat ups memory but
ensures you can access all maps offline and
not worry about signal problems.

Sky Walk Free

Price: Free Developer: Vimal Bhanvadiya
If you can copy with pop-up ads
then this free version of the popular
star gazing app will provide instant
insight into the various stars and satellites
QIdentify the that orbit the Earth. Simply point your device
stars in the sky in any direction and the locations of the
with the Sky constellations will be displayed on screen.
Walk Free app QGoogle Maps gets you where you need to go

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Photo & Video

Thanks to your iPhone theres no danger
that youll miss a photo (or video)
opportunity. The built-in Camera app
enables you to focus on your subject matter
and capture a decent exposure, but there
will be occasions when you may want to
produce more creative-looking results.
One of our essential apps enables you to
turn photos into striking works of art that
you can share with a huge community,
so you can impress your friends with your
apparent artistic skills. Another one mimics
the amazing colours and tones of toy
cameras, turning ordinary snapshots into
extraordinary retro images with attractive
borders. If you prefer to shoot videos,
experiment with quick fire creations like
Vine and Kscope, that enable you to shoot
six-second videos. If you prefer to watch
rather than create videos, YouTube has been
given a makeover and a whole host of new
features for you to enjoy.

Turn photos into

striking works of
art to share

QThere is no end to the

entertainment with YouTube

QSnapseed has all the fun photo filters of other apps but QCreate kaleidoscopic videos and still QInstagram is still
also some serious tweaks for users to work with photographs with Kscope the one to beat

5 essential apps
Snapseed
Price: Free
Developer: Nik Software
Many people will
say that this is
the best photo-
editing app available
on iOS, and it is hard
to disagree. Snapseed
contains a great mixture
of light-hearted filters and
serious tweaks, as well as
an attractive and easy to
use interface.
KODAK Kiosk
Connect App
Price: Free
Developer: Kodak Alaris
This app lets you
connect your
iPhone wirelessly
to your nearest KODAK
Picture Kiosk and print out
your photos. Ideal if you
like spending time with
your friends out and about
around town and want to
savour those moments.
YouTube
Price: Free
Developer: Google, Inc
Watch videos from
one of the worlds
most popular
websites with this official
download. For endless
entertainment, subscribe
to your favourite channels,
create a Watch Later list for
when you dont have time,
or even watch videos while
searching for the next one.
Instagram
Price: Free
Developer: Burbn, Inc
The fact that
Instagram now has
over 300 million
users is a testament to just
how good it is. Capture a
photo or select one from
your Camera Roll before
adding custom filters. You
can then share the image
to the community or other
social networks.
Kscope
Price: Free Developer:
Bond & Coyne
Create
kaleidoscopic
photos and
videos with this arty
app. There are five filters
to experiment with to
create crazy patterns, but
the app also responds
to surroundings, light,
movement. Share creations
on Twitter and Facebook.

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QMicrosoft Word is finally available QThe smart interface of Weave and
on your iPhone its sectioning are key to its appeal
Productivity
Thanks to apps, your iPhone can be more
than a phone; it can also help you get
things done. In this section, well show you
productivity-boosting apps that enable you
to access important documents while youre
out of the office and a range of task managers
that not only help you to create to-do lists,
QSave time with Start by Tacks alarm clock and app
QTake all your important folders with
you everywhere you go with Dropbox
but in one case put time limits and deadlines
on each item to keep you productive. Theres
also an app that helps you to share and
delegate tasks to those around you, and an
alarm clock that saves you time by opening
your essential apps for you when you wake up
in the morning.
QStore and access files easily with OneDrive
Tips Tricks Apps
5 essential apps
Weave
Price: Free Developer: Intuit
Weave has a smart interface thats
not over-complicated yet gives
you the tools to work effectively.
Essentially, Weave breaks up all your tasks
into main projects, with each project
containing the various tasks that go with it.
You can sync this with other users and assign
them tasks to help break up the workload.
Dropbox
Price: Free Developer: Dropbox
With Dropbox, gone are the days
where you have to rely on email or
pen drives in order to transfer your
work running the risk of losing them in
transit. Now, just upload your files to your
Dropbox account, and log in to retrieve them
anywhere thanks to the app on your iPhone.
Peace of mind is a hard benefit to measure.
Start by Tack
Price: 0.69/$0.99 Developer: Tack Mobile
Get productive from the get-go
by not wasting any time in the
morning. This alarm clock launches
your favourite apps when the buzzer goes
off on the morning, so you dont have to.
Covering everything from Facebook to
Fantastical, this helpful app also doubles as a
stopwatch just by swiping downwards.
Microsoft Word
Price: Free Developer: Microsoft
If you want an alternative to Apples
Pages app that comes with iOS 9,
then you cant go far wrong with
Microsoft Word. Create detailed documents
and share them across devices, and format
text as you would if you were working on a
Mac or PC.
OneDrive
Price: Free Developer: Microsoft Corp
Microsoft has updated (and
renamed) its own cloud storage
service to provide a simple-to-use
interface to which you can upload photos
and documents and then access them from
any device or computer. It also allows you to
manage and share your files with ease.
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Reference
We all take the internet for granted as a
source of information, and the iPhone is
often the portal we use when we need to
access the world wide webs vast ocean of
knowledge. Although the Safari apps search
field is often our first port of call looking
for information, it can take a while to wade
through hundreds of search results before
we find exactly what were after. The apps
featured in this section should help you
narrow down your search to find relevant
information more quickly, whether thats
foreign text translations or facts like how
many inches there are in a foot. Looking up
articles on Wikipedia is made easier with
bookmarks, while another app claims to be
as smart as the computer in Star Trek. Our
essential reference apps should help you filter
your search for information more effectively
to find results more quickly. QSearch easily with Google QConvert units

QVoice and text

recognition are
supported in
Google Translate

Q Scan words in QSearch and

video stream with bookmark articles
Meanings with Wikipanion

5 essential apps
Meanings
Price: 0.79/$0.99
Developer: jinahadam
When reading, do
you ever come
across a fancy
word that you dont know
the meaning of? Rather
than typing into a search
engine, scan it with this app
for an instant dictionary
definition. The app will also
look up words on Google
and Wikipedia.
Google
Price: Free
Developer: Google, Inc
This app not only
lets you find what
you need quickly,
it allows you to add tiles
to your own home screen
that convey everything
from the current weather
to the latest football scores
and news for your favourite
team. Great for managing
every area of your life.
Google Translate Wikipanion Amount
Price: Free Price: Free Price: 0.79/$0.99
Developer: Google Inc Developer: Robert Chin Developer: Marco Torretta
Google Translate With over 4 How many watts
covers most million articles, are there in a
languages and Wikipedia is a kilowatt? How
enables you to enter your sprawling encyclopedia. long is a fathom? How
phrase by simply typing it Wikipanion makes it many dollars are there
in. You can also get locals faster and easier to read, to the rupee? Amount is
to speak into the app bookmarking pages, packed with over 500 units,
and get a translation. The keeping a log of your but its controls make it easy
app includes symbols for browsing history by date, to convert units, it only
languages such as Japanese and the option to search for takes two taps to answer
and Mandarin. keywords in entire pages. any of the above questions.

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Social networking
Many of us now spend more time socialising
online, enabling us to sustain relationships
with family, friends and colleagues over any
distance. Your iPhone is a key tool in helping
you keep up-to-date with your friends and so
we take a look at apps that let you find out
whos doing what, and discover apps to help
you make cheap or even free calls to other
iPhone users.
QInstantly reach friends without opening Facebook
QCreate digital pin boards QUpdate your online blog
using Pinterest with WordPress
If you use any of the main social
networking sites then you will find dedicated
apps that let you access these sites with
ease. We will take a look at the apps from
big-hitters such as Pinterest and a very good
Facebook client. Well also show you an
app that communicates only in photos that
quickly vanish and show you how to track
your friends locations with GPS.
QSee whats
happening
in the world
through Twitter
QHangouts
lets you
communicate
for free with your
Google+ circles
Tips Tricks Apps
5 essential apps
Messenger
Price: Free Developer: Facebook, Inc
Instantly reach the people you care
about without having to navigate
through every Facebook post. Text
them privately like youre sending an SMS, but
without paying a penny. You can also share
voice messages, send photos and express
yourself with stickers. Dont want to be
disturbed? Turn off notifications for an hour.
Hangouts
Price: Free Developer: Google, Inc
If you are active on Google+ and
like to stay in touch with your circles
while on the move then this cute
spin-off app lets you communicate with ease
via free text messages, group video chats
and even free calls. Its a brilliant service that
is worth turning to if you fancy an alternative
to the Skype app.
Pinterest
Price: Free Developer: Pinterest
Pinterest enables you to create your
own mood board. Anything you find
can be pinned to one of the multiple
boards you can create, and shared with other
users. They can then start to follow you and
re-pin things that you post, and you can do
the same should you find something from
someone else that you love.
WordPress
Price: Free Developer: Automattic
WordPress puts the power of
publishing in your hands, making it
easy to create and consume content.
Write, edit and publish posts to your site,
check stats and get inspired. If you run your
own online blog then this app boasts an
impressive array of publishing tools.
Twitter
Price: Free Developer: Twitter, Inc
Still massively popular, Twitter is
the perfect place to share opinions,
promote products and general
get word out there to your followers. The
interface is very easy to use and sharing
content is a quick and easy process thanks to
the way the app is linked to your iPhone.
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5 essential apps
Soccer Saturday
Super 6
Price: Free
Developer: BSkyB
Super 6 is a
fun game that
everyone can
play all you have to do is
predict the correct scores
for six featured Premier
League, Championship or
FA Cup fixtures and you
could win 250,000. What
are you waiting for?!
ESPN Goals
Price: Free
Developer: ESPN
The place to go
for up-to-the-
minute scores, the
latest news and shed-loads
of videos from the world of
sport. You can sign in and
personalise the experience
to get alerts and scores
straight to your device. A
thriving and well-presented
sports news app.
BBC Sport
Price: Free
Developer: Media
Applications Technologies
Watch video
highlights of
all the worlds
major sports, listen along
to BBC Sport talk radio
stations and read articles
on post-match analysis. The
amount of info in this app is
outstanding, so remember
to customise the content.
Coachs Eye
Price: 3.99/$5.99
Developer: TechSmith
If you teach sport
then this app
is an essential
tool for teaching the
right technique across a
wide range of sports. By
recording the action, you
can use a variety of tools to
analyse the postures and
techniques to iron out any
faults that may be present.
Sportslobster
Price: Free
Developer: BSkyB
Are you a sports
fanatic? Then
interact with
others like you. Set up your
sporting preferences, so
youre only recommended
blogs about the sports you
care about, then chat with
like-minded users about
sporting news and live blog
sporting events.

Sports
There are many sports and recreational activities to enjoy and no matter what
youre interested in, theres bound to be an app for you in our sporting must-
haves. We have an app that enables coaches of teams from any level to analyse
their players by uploading footage and then annotating the screen as plays
develop. You will also find the app that has the Premier League goals before
anyone else on a Saturday, so you dont have to miss out even if you cant be
there. You can prep for the World Cup and study all there is know about the
stadiums, so you can post on sports social networks when the time comes. You
can also stream video highlights and listen along to games via digital radio.
QUse Coachs
Eye to prep your
team

QBe in with
a shout of
winning with
Super 6

QInteract with fans of

your favourite sports with
Sportslobster
QStay up to date with the final scores with BBC Sport

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Travel
Your iPhone is the perfect travel companion,
especially when armed with a selection
of essential Travel apps. There are apps for
every style and way of travelling, whether
you are going abroad, or just trying to get
across London. You can track your flights,
even seeing the exact location of the plane
live if you so wish. There are some great-
looking and detailed travel guides that can be
downloaded and used offline so you avoid
any data-charge issues, and there is even an
app to take with you if youre just going for a
walk in the country, enabling users to capture
and blog every step of the journey so you can
share what youre up to with others. Theres
even an app that turns your iPhones camera
into a foreign text translator (though it is
limited to dealing with short signs with clean
fonts). And it all takes up a lot less space than
an A-Z and a phrase book.
5 essential apps
Uber
Price: Free Developer: Uber Technologies
This app allows users to order a cab
directly from their phone, quote a
price for the journey and pay before
you open the door of the cab. You can use
the in-app map to see how close your cab is
and eradicate the need to nervously glance
at the meter while fumbling around for loose
change in your pocket.

There are apps Skyscanner All Flights!

Price: Free Developer: Skyscanner Ltd
for every style of Described as the ultimate air

travelling travel companion, Flight+ is most

definitely an incredibly useful app
to help calm the frenzy that can be the trip
to the airport. The app contains all your
flight details so you can quickly check your
departure time and gate number without
having to dash to one of the screens.

GuidePal City Guides

Price: Free Developer: GuidePal
There are two crucial factors
that make this app such a good
QFind the coolest
download for the travelling iPhone
places on Earth to
visit with Airbnb user. The lesser of the two is the interface
and impressive detail that has gone into
these guides. The other huge selling point is
QThe stress of
finding a cab is long that these guides are available offline so you
gone thanks to the dont end up eating into your data allowance.
Uber app
Tripadvisor Offline City Guides
Price: Free Developer: TripAdvisor LLC
This app allows you to access the
best itineraries from TripAdvisor
users and destination experts for
cities all over the world. Using the phones
GPS, you can follow along and read about
the interesting sights along the route. A
pointer will also guide you to locations.

Airbnb
Price: Free Developer: Airbnb, Inc
Featuring castles, trailers, hotels,
even peoples own homes, Airbnb
opens the door to amazing
getaways at last-minute prices. As well as
QTripAdvisor Offline City Guides will
point you in the direction of your hotel being able to discover interesting places, you
can also use this app to advertise your own
QCheck departure times and gate QOffline travel guides make GuidePal property and get to know customers.
numbers on the go with Skyscanner a must-have when you travel

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