Apple IPhone IOS 31 User Guide

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iPhone syncs with iTunes on your computer to get songs, videos, and other content 
you’ve collected in your iTunes library. For information about adding music and other 
media to your iTunes library, open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help.
Getting Music, Video, and More
To get music, video, and other content onto iPhone, you can set up iTunes on your 
computer to automatically sync content in your library, or you can manually manage 
the media you put on iPhone.
Syncing Content from iTunes
You can transfer music, video, and more onto iPhone by syncing content from iTunes. 
You can sync all of your media, or you can select specific songs, videos, podcasts, and 
iTunes U collections.
Set iTunes to sync iPod content:
 1 Connect iPhone to your computer.
 2 In iTunes, select iPhone in the sidebar.
 3 On the Music, Movies, TV Shows, Podcasts, and iTunes U tabs, select the content you 
want to sync to iPhone. For example, you could set iTunes to sync selected music 
playlists and the three most recent episodes of your favorite video podcast.
 4 Click Apply.
To set iTunes to sync iPod content and other info automatically, click the Summary tab 
and select “Automatically sync when this iPhone is connected.”
Important:   If you delete an item from iTunes, it will also be deleted from iPhone the 
next time you sync.
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							Only songs and videos encoded in formats that iPhone supports are transferred to 
iPhone. For information about which formats iPhone supports, see “Song, Video, or 
Other Items Won’t Play
”  on page 200.
If there are more songs in your iTunes library than can fit on your iPhone, iTunes   
offers to create a special playlist to sync with iPhone. iTunes fills the playlist with 
random selections from your library. You can add or delete songs from the playlist   
and sync again.
If you listen to part of a podcast or audiobook, your place in the story is included if you 
sync the content with iTunes. If you started listening to the story on iPhone, you can 
pick up where you left off using iTunes on your computer—or vice versa. 
For more information about using iTunes to get music and other media onto your 
computer, see “ What You Need
” on page 9 .
Manually Managing Content
The manually managing feature lets you choose just the music, video, and podcasts 
you want to have on iPhone.
Set up iPhone for manually managing content:   
 1 Connect iPhone to your computer.
 2 In iTunes, select iPhone in the sidebar.
 3 Click the Summary tab and select “Manually manage music and videos.”
 4 Click Apply.
Add items to iPhone:   Drag a song, video, podcast, or playlist in your iTunes library to 
iPhone (in the sidebar). Shift-click or Command-click (Mac) or Control-click ( Windows) 
to select multiple items to add at the same time.
iTunes syncs the content immediately. If you deselect “Manually manage music and 
videos,” the content you added manually is removed from iPhone the next time iTunes 
syncs content.
Remove items from iPhone:   With iPhone connected to your computer, select the 
iPhone icon in the iTunes sidebar. Click the disclosure triangle to the left of the icon 
to show the contents. Select a content area, such as Music or Movies, then select the 
items you want to delete and press the Delete key on the keyboard.
Removing an item from iPhone doesn’t delete it from your iTunes library.
Purchasing and Downloading Content from the iTunes Store
You can use the iTunes Store on iPhone to purchase and download songs, albums,   
TV shows, movies, music videos, ringtones, and audiobooks directly to iPhone. You can 
also stream and download audio and video podcasts, as well as iTunes U content.   
See “ About the iTunes Store
” on page 160.
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							Transferring Purchased Content to Another Computer
You can transfer content on iPhone that was purchased using iTunes on one 
computer to an iTunes library on another authorized computer. The computer must be 
authorized to play content from your iTunes Store account. To authorize the computer, 
open iTunes on the computer and choose Store > Authorize Computer.
Transfer purchased content:  Connect iPhone to the other computer. iTunes asks if 
you want to transfer purchased content.
Converting Videos for iPhone
You can add videos other than those purchased from the iTunes Store to iPhone, such 
as videos you create in iMovie on a Mac, or videos you download from the Internet 
and then add to iTunes.
If you try to add a video from iTunes to iPhone and a message says the video can’t play 
on iPhone, you can convert the video.
Convert a video to work with iPhone:   Select the video in your iTunes library and 
choose Advanced > “Create iPod or iPhone Version.” Then add the converted video to 
iPhone.
Music and Other Audio
The high-resolution Multi-Touch display makes listening to songs on iPhone as much 
a visual experience as a musical one. You can scroll through your playlists, or use Cover 
Flow to browse through your album art.
WARNING:   For important information about avoiding hearing loss, see the Important 
Product Information Guide at www.apple.com/support/manuals/iphone.
Playing Songs
Browse your collection:   Tap Playlists, Artists, or Songs. Tap More to browse Albums, 
Audiobooks, Compilations, Composers, Genres, iTunes U, or Podcasts.
Browse Genius Mixes:   Tap Genius. If Genius doesn’t appear, you need to turn on 
Genius in iTunes 9 or later, and then sync iPhone with iTunes. See “Using Genius on 
iPhone
”  on page 79 .
Play a song:   Tap the song.
Shake to shuffle:   Shake iPhone to turn shuffle on and immediately change songs. 
Shake anytime to change to another song.
You can turn the “Shake to Shuffle” feature on or off in Settings > iPod (it’s on by 
default). See “Music
”  on page 15 8 .
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							Controlling Song Playback
When you play a song, the Now Playing screen appears.
Next/Fast-forwardPlay/PauseTrack List
Back
Volume
Previous/
Rewind
Pause a songTap , or press the center button on the iPhone 
headset (or the equivalent button on your 
Bluetooth headset).
Resume playback Tap 
, or press the center button on the iPhone 
headset (or the equivalent button on your 
Bluetooth headset).
Raise or lower the volume Drag the volume slider or use the buttons on 
the side of iPhone. You can also use the volume 
buttons on the iPhone headset (iPhone 3GS only).
Restart a song or a chapter in an audiobook or 
podcast Tap .
Skip to the next song or chapter in an 
audiobook or podcastTap , or press the center button on the iPhone 
headset (or the equivalent button on your 
Bluetooth headset) twice quickly.
Go to the previous song or chapter in an 
audiobook or podcast Tap 
 twice, or press the center button on the 
iPhone headset (or the equivalent button on your 
Bluetooth headset) three times quickly.
Rewind or fast-forward Touch and hold 
 or . The longer you hold 
the control, the faster the song rewinds or fast-
forwards. On the iPhone headset, press the 
center button (or the equivalent button on your 
Bluetooth headset) twice quickly and hold to 
fast forward, or three times quickly and hold to 
rewind.
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							Return to the iPod browse listsTap , or swipe to the right over the album 
cover.
Return to the Now Playing screen Tap Now Playing.
Display a song’s lyrics Tap the album cover when playing a song. (Lyrics 
appear if you’ve added them to the song using 
the song’s Info window in iTunes.)
You can display playback controls at any time when you’re listening to music and 
using another application—or even when iPhone is locked—by double-clicking the 
Home 
 button. See “Home” on page 14 7 . 
If you’re using an application, the playback controls appear on top of the application. 
After using the controls, you can close them or tap Music to go to the Now Playing 
screen. If iPhone is locked, the controls appear onscreen, then disappear automatically 
after you finish using them.
Additional Song Controls
From the Now Playing screen, tap the album cover.
The repeat, Genius, and shuffle controls appear along with the scrubber bar. You can 
see elapsed time, remaining time, and the song number. The song’s lyrics also appear,   
if you’ve added them to the song in iTunes.
The scrubber bar lets you skip to any point along the timeline. You can adjust the 
scrub rate from high-speed to fine by sliding your finger down as you drag the 
playhead along the scrubber bar.
Repeat ShuffleGenius
Scrubber barPlayhead
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							Set iPhone to repeat songsTap . Tap  again to set iPhone to repeat only 
the current song.
 = iPhone is set to repeat all songs in the 
current album or list.
 = iPhone is set to repeat the current song 
over and over.
 = iPhone isn’t set to repeat songs.
Skip to any point in a songDrag the playhead along the scrubber bar.  
Slide your finger down to adjust the scrub rate. 
The scrub rate becomes slower the farther down 
you slide your finger.
Make a Genius playlist Tap 
, and the Genius playlist appears.  
See “Using Genius on iPhone
”  on page 79 .
Set iPhone to shuffle songs Tap 
. Tap  again to set iPhone to play songs 
in order.
 = iPhone is set to shuffle songs.
 = iPhone is set to play songs in order.
Shuffle the tracks in any playlist, album, or other 
list of songsTap Shuffle at the top of the list. For example, to 
shuffle all the songs on iPhone, choose Songs > 
Shuffle.
Whether or not iPhone is set to shuffle, if you tap 
Shuffle at the top of a list of songs, iPhone plays 
the songs from that list in random order.
Podcast and Audiobook Controls
From the Now Playing screen, tap the cover.
The email, 30-second repeat, and playback speed controls appear along with the 
scrubber bar. You can see elapsed time, remaining time, and the episode or chapter 
number.
The scrubber bar lets you skip to any point along the timeline. You can adjust the 
scrub rate from high-speed to fine by sliding your finger down as you drag the 
playhead along the scrubber bar.
Scrubber bar
PlayheadPlayback
speed
30-second repeat
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							Send an email link to this podcastTap .
Skip to any pointDrag the playhead along the scrubber bar. Slide 
your finger down to adjust the scrub rate. The 
scrub rate becomes slower the farther down you 
slide your finger.
Play back the last 30 seconds Tap 
. 
Set the playback speedTap . Tap again to change the speed.
 = Play at double speed.
 = Play at half speed.
 = Play at normal speed.
Using Voice Control with iPod
You can use Voice Control (available only on iPhone 3GS) to control music playback on 
iPhone. 
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. Then use the commands described below to play songs. 
You can also press and hold the center button on the iPhone headset (or the 
equivalent button on your Bluetooth headset) to bring up Voice Control.
Control music playbackSay “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.”
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							Browsing Album Covers in Cover Flow
When you’re browsing music, you can rotate iPhone sideways to see your iTunes 
content in Cover Flow and browse your music by album artwork.
Browse album coversDrag or flick left or right.
See the tracks on an album Tap a cover or 
.
Play any trackTap the track. Drag up or down to scroll through 
the tracks.
Return to the cover Tap the title bar. Or tap 
 again.
Play or pause the current songTap  or . You can also press the center button 
on the iPhone headset (or the equivalent button 
on your Bluetooth headset).
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							Viewing All Tracks on an Album
See all the tracks on the album that contains the current song:  From the Now 
Playing screen tap 
. Tap a track to play it. Tap the album cover thumbnail to return to 
the Now Playing screen.
Rating bar
Back to Now 
Playing 
screen
Album tracks
In track list view, you can assign ratings to songs. You can use ratings to create smart 
playlists in iTunes that dynamically update to include, for example, your highest rated 
songs.
Rate a song:   Drag your thumb across the rating bar to give the song zero to five stars.
Searching Music
You can search the titles, artists, albums, and composers of songs, podcasts, and other 
content you’ve synced to iPhone.
Search music:   Enter text in the search field at the top of a song list, playlist, artist list, 
or other view of your iPod content. ( Tap the status bar to scroll quickly to the top of a 
list and reveal the search field.)
Search results appear automatically as you type. Tap Search to dismiss the keyboard 
and see more of the results.
You can also use Spotlight to search for music. See “Searching
”  on page 37 .
Using Genius on iPhone
Genius finds songs in your iTunes library that go great together. A Genius playlist is a 
collection of songs that are picked for you to go with a song you choose from your 
library. A Genius Mix is a selection of songs of the same kind of music. Genius Mixes 
are recreated each time you listen to them, so they’re always new and fresh.
You can create Genius playlists in iTunes and sync them to iPhone. You can also create 
and save Genius playlists directly on iPhone.
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							Genius Mixes are created in iTunes. iTunes creates different mixes depending on the 
variety of music you have in your iTunes library. For example, you may have Genius 
M
ixes that highlight R&B songs, or Alternative Rock songs. 
T

o use Genius on iPhone, first turn on Genius in iTunes, then sync iPhone with iTunes. 
Genius Mixes are synced automatically, unless you manually manage your music and 
choose which mixes you want to sync in iTunes. Genius is a free service, but requires 
an iTunes Store account.
Genius Mixes require iTunes 9 or later. When you sync a Genius Mix, iTunes may select 
and sync songs from your library that you haven’t otherwise chosen to sync.
Browse Genius Mixes:   Tap Genius. The number of dots at the bottom of the screen 
shows the number of mixes you’ve synced from iTunes, and indicates which mix you’re 
viewing. Flick left or right to access your other mixes.
Play a Genius Mix:   Tap the mix or tap .
Make a Genius playlist on iPhone:   
 1 Tap Playlists and tap Genius.
 2 Tap a song in the list. Genius creates a playlist with additional songs that go great with 
that song.
You can also make a Genius playlist of songs that go great with the song you’re 
playing. From the Now Playing screen, tap the album cover to display additional 
controls, then tap 
.
Save a Genius playlist:   In the playlist, tap Save. The playlist is saved in Playlists with 
the title of the song you picked.
You can make and save as many Genius playlists as you want. If you save a Genius 
playlist created on iPhone, it syncs back to iTunes the next time you connect.
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