Apple Iphone IOS 8.4 User Guide
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Chapter 8 Music 71 Reorder a For You playlist. Play the playlist, tap the Miniplayer to show the Now Playing screen, then tap . Drag to rearrange the song order. Add For You playlists. Tap , then tap Add to My Music. The playlist remains in your library and updates automatically if the playlist changes. (Go to Settings > Music, then turn on iCloud Music Library to enable this feature.) Do more with your music. When viewing an album’s contents tap to add music to the Up Next queue, create a station based on the currently selected music, or share music with a friend. Search for and add music Find your music. Tap , tap My Music, then enter a song, album, playlist, artist, compilation, or genre. Results include music on iPhone as well as music in your iCloud Music Library. Tap a result to play it. Search Apple Music. Tap , tap Apple Music, then select a trending search or enter a song, album, playlist, artist, curator, music video, activity, radio station, or genre. Tap a result to play it. Add Apple Music. To add music, tap next to any result, then tap Add to My Music. To stream an added song to iPhone, tap it within My Music. To save music to iPhone so that you can play it when you don’t have a Wi-Fi or cellular connection, tap Make Available Offline. To see the progress of tracks being saved to iPhone, and to access options for pausing tracks or removing them from the Downloads sheet, tap the Downloads bar. Note: Settings > Music > iCloud Music Library must be turned on to add and save Apple Music to your library. Play music Up Next Tap to hide Now Playing. Volume Playhead Control playback. Tap a song to play it and show the Miniplayer. Tap the Miniplayer to show the Now Playing screen, where you can do the following: •Tap to skip to the next song. •Tap to return to the song’s beginning. •Double-tap to play an album or playlist’s previous song. Up Next Tap to hide Now Playing. Volume Playhead
Chapter 8 Music 72 Skip to any point in a song. Drag the playhead. Decrease the scrubbing speed by sliding your finger down the screen. Share music. Tap , then choose a sharing option. Shuffle. Tap to play your songs in random order. Repeat. Tap to repeat an album or playlist. Double-tap to repeat a single song. M o r e . Tap for additional options. See what’s up next. Tap . Tap a song to play it and the songs that follow. Drag to reorder the list. Stream music to an AirPlay-enabled device. Tap in Now Playing, then choose a device. See AirPlay on page 41 . New Music experts pick today’s best music. Tap New to browse their recommendations. Play featured music. Play other songs and albums recommended by Apple’s experts. Browse expert recommendations. Tap New, then tap a featured album, song, artist, or playlist. Browse your favorite genres. Tap All Genres, choose a genre, then tap a featured album, song, artist, or playlist to hear music handpicked by music experts. Fit the music to the mood. Tap Activities to play music that fits with what you’re doing (or how you’re feeling). Get expert advice. Tap Apple Editors or Curators to discover music recommended by music experts. Tap Follow to keep up with your favorite experts. See what’s hot. Tap Top Charts to view top songs, top albums, and other popular content. Play featured music. Play other songs and albums recommended d\Crrng
Chapter 8 Music 73 Radio Radio offers the always-on Beats 1, featuring top DJs playing today’s best music. The featured stations created by experts provide a great way to explore and enjoy new music in a variety of genres. You can also create your own custom stations, based on your pick of artist, song, or genre. Tap to play the station. Listen to live radio. Tap Listen Now to tune in to Beats 1. Listen to your favorite music genre. Tap a station or, if you already listened to a station, tap a recently played station. Create a station. When browsing an artist, song, or genre, tap , then tap Start Station. Connect Even if you’re not an Apple Music member you can follow your favorite artists, learn more about them, read their recent posts, and comment on what you find. View posts from your favorite artists. Follow an artist. Music automatically follows the artists found in your music library. To follow other artists, navigate to an artist’s page, then tap Follow. To stop following an artist, go to the artist’s page, then tap Unfollow. Or tap , tap Following, then tap Unfollow next to the artist’s name. Tap to play the station. View posts from your favorite artists.
Chapter 8 Music 74 View an artist’s content. Tap Connect to view the content shared by artists you follow. You can also navigate to any artist’s page to see what that artist is sharing. Make a comment. Tap to write a comment. Create a nickname the first time you make a comment. Share an artist post. Tap , then choose a sharing option. Playlists Create playlists to organize your music. If you’re an Apple Music member, tap My Music, tap Playlists, then tap New. Enter a title, then tap Add Songs. Select songs and albums to add to the playlist. (If you chose to hide the Apple Music features, you can tap Playlists to create a new playlist.) To customize your playlist’s artwork, tap and take a photo or choose an image from your photo library. View particular playlists. In addition to playlists you create, Playlists includes playlists you added from Apple Music, as well as those shared with you. To view just the playlists you created, tap All Playlists, then tap My Playlists. You can also choose to see just Apple Music Playlists or only the playlists saved on iPhone. Create a Genius playlist. In My Music tap next to a song, then tap Create Genius Playlist. Edit a playlist you created on iPhone. Select the playlist, then tap Edit. •Add more songs: Tap Add Songs. •Delete a song: Tap , then tap Delete. Deleting a song from a playlist doesn’t delete it from iPhone. •Change the song order: Drag . New and changed playlists are added to iCloud Music Library and appear on all your devices if you’re an Apple Music member or iTunes Match subscriber. If you’re not a member or subscriber, they’re copied to your music library the next time you sync iPhone with your computer. Delete a playlist you created on iPhone. Tap next to the playlist, then tap Delete. Create a new playlist. Tap to reorder or delete playlists. Create a new playlist. Tap to reorder or delete playlists.
Chapter 8 Music 75 iTunes Match If you have an iTunes Match subscription and an Apple Music membership, your iTunes Match library will be accessible in iCloud Music Library. Subscribe to iTunes Match. Go to Settings > Music > Subscribe to iTunes Match. Turn on iTunes Match. Go to Settings > iTunes & App Store. Sign in if you haven’t already. My Music My Music includes any Apple Music content you added, music and music videos synced to iPhone, iTunes purchases, and the music you make available through iTunes Match. Tap to play a recently added album or song. Choose a sorting method. Tap to view an album’s contents. Browse and play your music. Tap the sorting menu to display your music by Artists, Albums, Songs, and more. Tap the album art to play a song or album. Tap the Miniplayer to display the Now Playing screen. Save music to iPhone. Tap next to an album or track, then tap Make Available Offline. View only music stored on iPhone. Tap My Music, tap the sorting menu, then turn on Music Available Offline. Remove a song stored on iPhone. Tap next to the song, then tap Remove Download. The song is deleted from iPhone, but not from iCloud Music Library. To manage music storage on iPhone, go to Settings > General > Usage > Manage Storage > Music. Add music to a playlist. Tap next to an album or track, tap Add to a Playlist, then choose a playlist. Get audio controls from the Lock screen or when using another app. Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open Control Center. See Control Center on page 35. Tap to play a recently added album or song. Choose a sorting method. Tap to view an album’s contents.
Chapter 8 Music 76 Siri and Voice Control You can use Siri or Voice Control to control music playback. See Make requests on page 48 and Voice Control on page 33 . Siri can also help you find music in the iTunes Store. See “Find it with Siri” in Browse or search on page 11 8 . Use Voice Control. Press and hold the Home button. Voice Control only works when Siri is disabled. •Play or pause music: Say “play music.” To pause, say “pause,” “pause music,” or “stop.” You can also say “next song” or “previous song.” •Play an album, artist, or playlist: Say “play album,” “play artist,” or “play playlist” followed by the name of the artist, album, or playlist you wish to play. •Find out more about the current song: Say “what’s playing,” “who sings this song,” or “who is this song by.” Use Siri. Press and hold the Home button. In addition to the commands available through Voice Control, Siri supports the following commands: •Play an album, artist, song, playlist, or Radio station: Say “play” followed by the name of the artist, album, song, playlist, or station that you want to play. If Siri doesn’t find what you asked for, be more specific. For example, say “play the radio sta tion ‘Pure Pop ’” rather than saying “play ‘Pure Pop.’” •Play music in random order: Say “shuffle play” followed by the name of the artist or album you’d like to play in random order. •Play similar music: While music is playing, say “play more songs lik e this one” or “creat e a radio station based on this song.” •Browse Apple Music: You can play any Apple Music track by title (“play ‘Happy’ by Pharrell Williams”), by artist (“play Echosmith”), by movie (“play that song from Into the Woods”), by chart (“play the top song from March 1981”), and then change versions (“play the live version of it”). •Add music from Apple Music to your collection (Apple Music membership required): Say, for example, “add ‘Lifted Up’ by Passion Pit to My Music” or, while playing something, say “add this to my collection.” Music settings Go to Settings > Music to set options for Music. The options you see depend on your membership status. •Apple Music: If you’re not currently an Apple Music member you can choose to show Apple Music features as well as become a member. •Connect: Show or hide Connect and show artist posts and shares in Now Playing and on the Lock screen. •Sort Albums: You can choose to sort by artist or title. •iCloud Music Library: With this option off, all Apple Music content is removed from iPhone. Music you purchased or synced, and music identified by iTunes Match that you added for offline play remains. •Equalization (EQ): EQ settings generally apply only to music played from the Music app, but they affect all sound output, including the headset jack, AirPlay, and Bluetooth audio connections.
Chapter 8 Music 77 Note: The Late Night setting compresses the dynamic range of the audio output, reducing the volume of loud passages and increasing the volume of quiet passages. You might want to use this setting when listening to music on an airplane or in some other noisy environment. ( The Late Night setting applies to all audio output—video as well as music.) •Volume Limit: In some European Union (EU) countries, iPhone may indicate when you’re setting the volume above the EU-recommended level for hearing safety. To increase the volume beyond this level, you may need to briefly release the volume control. To limit the maximum headset volume to this level, go to Settings > Music > Volume Limit, then turn on EU Volume Limit. Note: To prevent changes to the volume limit, go to Settings > General > Restrictions > Volume Limit, then tap Don’t Allow Changes. •Sound Check: Sound Check normalizes the volume level of your audio content.
9 78 Messages SMS, MMS, and iMessage Messages lets you exchange text messages with other SMS and MMS devices using your cellular connection, and with other iOS devices and Mac computers using iMessage. iMessage is an Apple feature that lets you send messages over Wi-Fi (or cellular connections) to others using iOS 5 or later, or OS X Mountain Lion or later. Messages you send using iMessage don’t count against your text messaging plan with your carrier. Messages can include photos, videos, and other info. You can see when other people are typing, and let them know when you’ve read their messages. If you’re signed in to iMessage using the same Apple ID on other iOS devices or a Mac (OS X Mavericks or later), you can start a conversation on one device and continue it on another. For security, messages you send with iMessage are encrypted before they’re sent. With Continuity, you can also send and receive SMS and MMS messages in the Messages app on other iOS devices (with iOS 8) or a Mac (with OS X Yosemite), if they are signed in to iMessage with the same Apple ID as your iPhone. See About Continuity features on page 26. Sign in to iMessage on an iOS device. Go to Settings > Messages, then turn on iMessage. Sign in to iMessage on a Mac. On your Mac, open Messages, choose Messages > Preferences, click Accounts, then select iMessage in the Accounts list. Enter your Apple ID and password, then click Sign In. WARNING: For important information about avoiding distractions while driving, see Important safety information on page 18 3 .
Chapter 9 Messages 79 Send and receive messages Send a photo or video. Add your voice to the conversation. Get info, make a voice or FaceTime call, share your location, or mute notifications. Blue indicates an iMessage conversation. Start a conversation. Tap , then enter a phone number or email address, or tap , then choose a contact. You can also start a conversation by tapping a phone number in Contacts, Calendar, or Safari, or from a recent or favorite contact in the multitasking screen. Note: An alert appears if a message can’t be sent. Tap the alert in a conversation to try sending the message again. Use Siri. Say something like: •“Send a message to Emily saying how about tomorrow” •“Read my messages” •“Read my last message from Bob” •“Reply that’s great news” Resume a conversation. Tap the conversation in the Messages list. Use picture characters. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard, then tap Emoji to make that keyboard available. When you type a message, tap to change to the Emoji keyboard. See Special input methods on page 17 8 . Tap to Talk. Touch and hold to record an audio message, then swipe up to send it. To delete it, swipe left. To save space, Tap to Talk audio messages that you receive are deleted automatically two minutes after you listen to them, unless you tap Keep. To keep them automatically, go to Settings > Messages > Expire (under Audio Messages), then tap Never. Raise iPhone to listen or reply to an audio message. Raise iPhone to your ear, as if you were talking on the phone, to play incoming audio messages automatically. Raise iPhone to your ear again to reply to an audio message. Turn this feature on or off at Settings > Messages, under Audio Messages. See what time a message was sent or received. Drag any bubble to the left. Send a photo or video. Add your voice to the conversation. Get info, make a voice or FaceTime call, share your location, or mute notifications. Blue indicates an iMessageconversation.
Chapter 9 Messages 80 See a person’s contact info. In a conversation, tap Details, then tap . Tap the info items to perform actions, such as making a voice or FaceTime call. Send messages to a group (iMessage and MMS). Tap , then enter multiple recipients. With MMS, group messaging must also be turned on in Settings > Messages, and replies are sent only to you—they aren’t copied to the other people in the group. Give a group a name. While viewing the conversation, tap Details, drag down, then enter the name in the Subject line. Add someone to a group. Tap the To field, then tap Add Contact. Leave a group. Tap Details, then tap Leave this Conversation. Keep it quiet. Tap Details, then turn on Do Not Disturb to mute notifications for the conversation. Block unwanted messages. On a contact card, tap Block this Caller. You can see someone’s contact card while viewing a message by tapping Details, then tapping . You can also block callers in Settings > Messages > Blocked. You will not receive voice calls, FaceTime calls, or text messages from blocked callers. For more information about blocking calls, see support.apple.com/kb/HT5845. Manage conversations Conversations are saved in the Messages list. A blue dot indicates unread messages. Tap a conversation to view or continue it. View the Messages list. From a conversation, tap Messages or swipe to the right. With iPhone 6 Plus, you can also rotate iPhone to landscape orientation to see both the Messages list and the selected conversation. Forward a message. Touch and hold a message or attachment, tap More, select additional items if desired, then tap . Delete a message or attachment. Touch and hold a message or attachment, tap More, select additional items if desired, then tap . Delete a conversation. In the Messages list, swipe the conversation to the left, then tap Delete. Search conversations. In the Messages list, tap the top of the screen to display the search field, then enter the text you’re looking for. You can also search conversations from the Home screen. See Spotlight Search on page 34.