Apple IPhone IOS 31 User Guide

							Viewing in Landscape
Many iPhone applications let you view the screen in either portrait or landscape 
orientation. Rotate iPhone and the display rotates too, adjusting automatically to fit 
the new screen orientation.
You may prefer landscape for viewing webpages in Safari, or when entering text, for 
example. Webpages automatically scale to the wider screen in landscape, making the 
text and images larger. Similarly, the onscreen keyboard is larger in landscape, which 
may help increase your typing speed and accuracy.
The following applications support both portrait and landscape orientation:Mail
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Safari• 
Messages• 
Notes• 
Contacts• 
Stocks• 
iPod• 
Photos• 
Camera • 
Calculator• 
Movies viewed in iPod and YouTube appear only in landscape orientation. Street views 
in Maps also appear in landscape.
Onscreen Keyboard
Use the onscreen keyboard to enter text, such as contact information, text messages, 
and web addresses.
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							Typing
Depending on the application you’re using, the intelligent keyboard may automatically 
suggest corrections as you type to help prevent mistyped words.
Enter text:
 1 Tap a text field, such as in a note or new contact, to bring up the keyboard.
 2 Tap keys on the keyboard.
Start by typing with just your index finger. As you get more proficient, you can type 
more quickly using two thumbs.
As you type, each letter appears above your thumb or finger. If you touch the wrong 
key, you can slide your finger to the correct key. The letter isn’t entered until you 
release your finger from the key.
Type uppercaseTap the Shift  key before tapping a letter. Or 
touch and hold the Shift key, then slide to a letter.
Quickly type a period and space Double-tap the space bar. (You can turn 
this feature on or off in Settings > General > 
Keyboard.)
Turn caps lock on Double-tap the Shift 
 key. The Shift key turns 
blue, and all letters you type are uppercase. Tap 
the Shift key again to turn caps lock off. (You can 
turn this feature on or off in Settings > General > 
Keyboard.)
Show numbers, punctuation, or symbols Tap the Number 
 key. Tap the Symbol  key 
to see additional punctuation and symbols.
Type letters or symbols that aren’t on the 
keyboard Touch and hold the related letter or symbol, then 
slide to choose a variation.
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							Dictionary
For many languages, iPhone has dictionaries to help you type. The appropriate 
dictionary is activated automatically when you select a supported keyboard. 
For a list of supported languages, see www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html.
iPhone uses the active dictionary to suggest corrections or complete the word you’re 
typing. You don’t need to interrupt your typing to accept the suggested word.
Suggested 
word
Accept or reject dictionary suggestions:
 mTo reject the suggested word, finish typing the word as you want it, then tap the “x” to 
dismiss the suggestion before typing anything else. Each time you reject a suggestion 
for the same word, iPhone becomes more likely to accept your word.
 mTo use the suggested word, type a space, punctuation mark, or return character.
Turn Auto-Correction on or off:   Choose General > Keyboard and turn Auto-Correction 
on or off. Auto-Correction is on by default.
Note:   If you’re entering Chinese or Japanese, tap one of the suggested alternatives.
Editing
An onscreen magnifying glass helps you position the insertion point for typing and 
editing text. You can select text to cut, copy, and paste.
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							Position the insertion point:  Touch and hold to bring up the magnifying glass,  
then drag to position the insertion point.
Select text:   Tap the insertion point to display the selection buttons. Tap Select to 
select the adjacent word or tap Select All to select all text. When you’re typing, you can 
also double-tap to select a word. In read-only documents, such as webpages, or email 
or text messages you’ve received, touch and hold to select a word.
Drag the grab points to select more or less text.
Cut or copy text:   Select text, then tap Cut or Copy.
Paste text:  Tap the insertion point and tap Paste. The last text that you cut or copied is 
inserted. Or select text and tap Paste to replace the text.
Undo the last edit:   Shake iPhone and tap Undo.
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							International Keyboards
iPhone provides keyboards that allow you to enter text in many different languages, 
including languages that read from right to left. For a complete list of supported 
keyboards, go to www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html.
Turn international keyboards on or off:
 1 In Settings, choose General > International > Keyboards.
 2 Turn on the keyboards you want. Languages with more than one keyboard, such as 
Japanese and Chinese, indicate the number of keyboards available. Tap to choose a 
keyboard for that language.
Switch keyboards if more than one keyboard is 
turned on Tap 
 to switch keyboards. When you tap 
the symbol, the name of the newly activated 
keyboard appears briefly.
Type letters, numbers, or symbols that aren’t on 
the keyboard Touch and hold the related letter, number, or 
symbol, then slide to choose a variation. On the 
Hebrew and Thai keyboards, for example, you can 
choose native numbers by touching and holding 
the related Arabic number.
Enter Japanese Kana Use the Kana keypad to select syllables. For more 
syllable options, tap the arrow key and select 
another syllable or word from the window.
Enter Japanese QWERTY Use the QWERTY keyboard to input code for 
Japanese syllables. As you type, suggested 
syllables appear. Tap the syllable to choose it.
Enter Emoji picture characters Use the Emoji keyboard. Available only on 
iPhones purchased and used in Japan.
Enter Korean Use the 2-Set Korean keyboard to type Hangul 
letters. To type double consonants or compound 
vowels, touch and hold the letter, then slide to 
choose the double letter.
Enter Simplified or Traditional Chinese Pinyin Use the QWERTY keyboard to enter Pinyin for 
Chinese characters. As you type, suggested 
Chinese characters appear. Tap a character to 
choose it, or continue entering Pinyin to see 
more character options.
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							Enter Traditional Chinese ZhuyinUse the keyboard to enter Zhuyin letters. As you 
type, suggested Chinese characters appear. Tap 
a character to choose it, or continue entering 
Zhuyin to see more character options. After you 
type an initial letter, the keyboard changes to 
show more letters.
Enter handwritten Simplified or Traditional 
Chinese Use the touchpad to enter Chinese characters 
with your finger. As you write character strokes, 
iPhone recognizes them and shows matching 
characters in a list, with the closest match at the 
top. When you choose a character, its related 
characters appear in the list as additional choices.
You can get some complex characters by 
entering two or more component characters. 
For example, enter 魚 (fish), then 巤 (bristle), to 
get 鱲 (partial name of Hong Kong International 
Airport), which appears in the character list with 
an arrow next to it. Tap the character to replace 
the characters you entered.
When Simplified or Traditional Chinese handwriting formats are turned on, you can 
enter Chinese characters with your finger, as shown:
Touchpad
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							Searching
You can search many applications on iPhone, including Mail, Calendar, iPod, Notes, 
and Contacts. You can search an individual application, or search all the applications at 
once using Spotlight.
Go to Spotlight:  From the main page of the Home screen, flick left to right.
If you’re on the main Home screen page, you can press the Home button to go to 
Spotlight. From the Spotlight page, press the Home button to return to the main 
Home screen page. You can also set iPhone to go to Spotlight when you double-click 
the Home button. See “Home
”  on page 14 7 .
Search iPhone:   On the Spotlight page, enter text in the Search field. Search results 
appear automatically as you type. Tap Search to dismiss the keyboard and see more of 
the results.
Icons to the left of the search results let you know which application the results are 
from. Tap an item in the results list to open it.
ApplicationWhat’s searched
Contacts First, last, and company names
Mail To, From, and Subject fields of all accounts (the 
text of messages isn’t searched)
Calendar Event titles, invitees, and locations (notes aren’t 
searched)
iPod Music (names of songs, artists, and albums) and 
the titles of podcasts, video, and audiobooks
Notes Text of notes
Spotlight also searches the names of the native and installed applications on iPhone, 
so if you have a lot of applications you may want to use Spotlight as a way to locate 
and open applications.
Open applications from Spotlight:  Enter the application name, then tap to open the 
application directly from the search results.
Use the Search Results settings to choose which applications are searched and the 
order in which they’re searched. See “Home
”  on page 14 7 .
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							Voice Control
Voice Control (available only on iPhone 3GS) lets you make phone calls and control 
iPod music playback using voice commands. 
Note:  Voice Control isn’t available in all languages.
Use Voice Control:   Press and hold the Home button until the Voice Control screen 
appears and you hear a beep. You can also press and hold the center button on the 
iPhone headset (or the equivalent button on your Bluetooth headset).
Use the following commands to make calls or play songs.
Call someone in contactsSay “call” or “dial,” then say the name of the 
person. If the person has more than one phone 
number, you can add “home” or “mobile,” for 
example.
Dial a number Say “call” or “dial,” then say the number.
Control music playback Say “play” or “play music.” To pause, say “pause” 
or “pause music.” You can also say “next song” or 
“previous song.”
Play an album, artist, or playlist Say “play,” then say “album,” “artist,” or “playlist” 
and the name.
Shuffle the current playlist Say “shuffle.”
Find out more about the currently playing song Say “what’s playing,” “what song is this,” “who 
sings this song,” or “who is this song by.”
Use Genius to play similar songs Say “Genius,” “play more like this,” or “play more 
songs like this.”
Cancel Voice Control Say “cancel” or “stop.”
For best results:
Speak into the iPhone microphone as if you were making a phone call. You can also 
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use the microphone in your iPhone or Bluetooth headset.
Speak clearly and naturally.
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							Say only iPhone commands and names, and numbers. Pause slightly between • 
commands.
Use full names.
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By default, Voice Control expects you to speak voice commands in the language that’s 
set for iPhone (the General > International > Language setting). The Voice Control 
settings let you change the language for speaking voice commands. Some languages 
are available in different dialects or accents.
Change language or country:  In Settings, choose General > International > Voice 
Control and tap the language or country.
Voice Control for the iPod application is always on, but for security you can prevent 
voice dialing when iPhone is locked.
Prevent voice dialing when iPhone is locked:   In Settings, choose General > Passcode 
Lock and turn Voice Dial off. Unlock iPhone to use voice dialing.
See“ Voice Dialing
” on page 48 and“Using Voice Control with iPod” on page 77 .
Stereo Headset
The headset included with iPhone features a microphone and an integrated button 
that allows you to answer and end calls easily, and control audio and video playback. 
The headset included with iPhone 3GS (shown here) also has volume buttons.
Center button
Plug in the headset to listen to music or make a phone call. Callers hear you through 
the built-in microphone. Press the center button to control music playback and answer 
or end calls, even when iPhone is locked. (You can also use the equivalent button on 
your Bluetooth headset to control these functions.)
Pause a song or videoPress the center button once. Press again to 
resume playback.
Skip to the next song Press the center button twice quickly.
Return to previous song Press the center button three times quickly.
Fast-forward Press the center button twice quickly and hold.
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							RewindPress the center button three-times quickly and 
hold.
Adjust the volume (iPhone 3GS only)Press the + or – button.
Answer an incoming call Press the center button once.
End the current call Press the center button once.
Decline an incoming call Press and hold the center button for about two 
seconds, then let go. Two low beeps confirm you 
declined the call.
Switch to an incoming or on-hold call and put 
the current call on hold Press the center button once. Press again to 
switch back to the first call.
Switch to an incoming or on-hold call and end 
the current call Press and hold the center button for about two 
seconds, then let go. Two low beeps confirm you 
ended the first call.
Use Voice Control (iPhone 3GS only)Press and hold the center button. See “
Voice 
Control
”  on page 38 .
If you get a call while the headset is plugged in, you can hear the ringtone through 
both the iPhone speaker and the headset.
Connecting to the Internet
iPhone connects to the Internet automatically whenever you use Mail, Safari, YouTube, 
Stocks, Maps, Weather, the App Store, or the iTunes Store. 
How iPhone Connects to the Internet
iPhone connects to the Internet using either a Wi-Fi network or a cellular data network. 
iPhone does the following, in order, until connected:
Connects over the last Wi-Fi 
•  network you used that’s available.
If no previously used Wi-Fi networks are available, iPhone shows a list of Wi-Fi • 
networks in range. Tap a network and, if necessary, enter the password to join. 
Networks that require a password show 
 next to them. You can prevent iPhone 
from automatically showing available networks. See “ Wi-Fi” on page 13 9 .
If no Wi-Fi networks are available or you choose not to join any, iPhone connects to 
• 
the Internet over a cellular data network (, , or ).
If no Wi-Fi networks are available and a cellular data network isn’t available, iPhone 
cannot connect to the Internet.
Note:   If you don’t have a 3G connection, you cannot use the Internet over a cellular 
data network when you’re on a call. You must have a Wi-Fi connection to use Internet 
applications while also talking on the phone.
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