Articles & Books From iPhones

iPhone For Dummies
All you need to know about the most popular smartphone on the market—in terms anyone can understandiPhone For Dummies, 2025 Edition, covers the iPhone basics, as well as the features of iPhone 16 and earlier models. You'll also learn how to navigate the new iOS 17 release to make phone and FaceTime calls, send texts and messages, get online, play games, shoot video, and all the other amazing things your Apple smartphone can do.
iPhone For Seniors For Dummies
The perfect guide for seniors who want to stay connectediPhone For Seniors For Dummies, 2025 Edition helps you make the most out of your iPhone. You'll learn all about iPhone models and get help in deciding which one suits you best. If you've already got your phone in hand, you're ready to make calls, send text messages, check your e-mail, use FaceTime, track your health and medications, and beyond.
Article / Updated 08-03-2023
The first time you turn on your iPhone, it will probably have been activated and registered by your cellular carrier or Apple, depending on whom you’ve bought it from. Follow these steps: Press and hold down the side button (found a little bit below the top of the upper-right side of newer iPhone models) or the top button (on the first-generation iPhone SE and earlier models) until the Apple logo appears.
Article / Updated 01-03-2023
A variety of iPhone models are on the market; it can be daunting when trying to decide which one you want to purchase. In this article, I focus on Apple’s newest models, the iPhone 14 series. If you’d like to explore others, Apple has a great tool on its website for making comparisons.The sizes of the latest iPhone 14 models vary: iPhone 14 measures 2.
Article / Updated 12-22-2022
Apple’s iPhone gets its features from a combination of hardware and its software operating system, which is called iOS (short for iPhone operating system). The most current version of the operating system, as of December 2022, is iOS 16.It’s helpful to understand which new features the latest models and iOS 16 bring to the table.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 11-14-2024
This cheat sheet gives you a rundown of some of the most useful features and apps so you can find what you need to customize your iPhone’s behavior. See how to get the most out of Siri (your iPhone’s virtual assistant), review some favorite apps for news and weather, and discover several of the most popular apps for multimedia.
Article / Updated 03-26-2021
When you first set up the iPhone, you have the option of turning on Siri, during which you can train Siri to your voice by repeating “Hey Siri” and a few other phrases. If you did set up Siri, you’re good to go. If you didn’t, tap Settings→ Siri & Search and flip the Press Home for Siri or Press Side Button for Siri switch, depending on the model, so green shows.
Article / Updated 03-26-2021
If you’ve ever been desperate to find a bathroom in a foreign country where you don’t speak the language, or are merely a famished tourist seeking a decent place to eat, you'll surely appreciate the iPhone's new Translate app, which arrived with iOS 14.As of this writing, the app can translate text or voice across a dozen language pairs, even when you're offline: English US and UK, Arabic, Chinese (China mainland), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
Article / Updated 03-26-2021
If you're like most, you might find it helpful to know how to delete and organize apps on your iPhone. How to delete apps on iPhones You may delete many of the Apple apps that came with your iPhone as well as any third-party app you no longer want or need.Here’s how to delete almost any app on your iPhone: Long-press any icon, and then choose Edit Home Screen to start the icons jiggling.
Article / Updated 03-26-2021
New with iOS 14, your iPhone now has two new features: the App Library and built-in widgets you can add to your Home screens for easy access. Visiting the App Library With iOS 14, Apple supplied a potentially simpler and faster way to access apps: App Library. You can find it at the very end of your home screen pages as you swipe from right to left.