Indholdsfortegnelse for Autumn 2025 i iPhone User

1 Open the Settings app and scroll to the top of the screen. Tap the Apple Account option right at the top of the list, then choose whether to sign in with another device or manually, or tap ‘Don’t have an Apple Account?’ to create one. 2 Assuming you’re creating a new Apple ID, on the next screen, enter your forst and last names in the fields provided. In Date of Birth, set your date with the calendar and wheels, and then tap Next to move on to the next step. 3 Then, you’re asked whether you want to use your current email address (if you have one) for your Apple ID. Or you can use a free iCloud email address, which comes with your Apple ID. Accept the suggestion, or type your…

First steps with the lock screen 1 Even with your phone locked, you can swipe the Lock screen right to access your Widgets. If you want to interact with them, though, you’re asked to unlock your iPhone with Face ID or your passcode. Swiping the Lock screen left opens the Camera app; just the thing if you need to take a shot really quickly. 2 With your phone unlocked, you can still scroll up and down your notifications. Tap on one to open it in the app that created it, but you’ll have to unlock your phone using Face ID or your passcode when asked. You can scroll up and down the list before you open your iPhone, though. 3 At the foot of the Lock screen are two icons. By default, the…

Dial number 1 In the Phone app, tap Keypad at the bottom of the screen. Enter the phone number by tapping the on-screen digits; the number is shown as you enter it. To save the number, tap Add (top right). To place the call, tap the green button. Call from Contacts 1 If this number is important and is likely to be used often, tap the Add link found in the top left corner of the screen to add it to your contacts list. If you don’t wish to save it, tap the green button to make the call. 2 Once you’ve found the contact, tap their name to be taken to their contact page. To call, tap the Call button or their phone number. When you’re done, tap the red End button…

Making your Contact Poster 1 Open the Phone app, and tap Contacts at the foot of the screen. Tap your name and My Card, tap Shared Name and Photo and then tap the Customise button. Tap Choose to pick an avatar for your Contact Poster. 2 On the next screen, tap the first circle in each row to choose a photo, Memoji and so on, or choose one that’s suggested to you in the rest of the row. Scroll up to see options about when you share your poster and more. 3 If you choose a photo, some are curated for you. Tap All to choose a different one. Tap the Crop icon then spread and pinch to resize it and drag to reposition it. When you’re done, tap the tick. Filter effects…

What’s at the front Rear and side features Turn it On and Off To turn your iPhone on, press and hold the Side button until you see the Apple logo. To turn it off, press and hold the Side button and Volume Up button until you see the slider marked ‘slide to power off’. Action Button The iPhone 17 range, iPhone Air, iPhone 16 series and iPhone 15 Pros all have an Action Button instead of the Ring/Silent switch. Its function can be customised by going to Settings > Action Button and scrolling left and right through the options. Press and hold it to activate. In iOS 26, Control Centre functions can be assigned to the Action Button, for even…

Setting up Face ID 1 Open the Settings app and scroll down the list of apps and features until you get to the one called Face ID & Passcode. Tap it to open these settings. 2 If you’ve set up a passcode on your iPhone, whether four-digit, six-digit or alphanumeric, you must enter it now to get to the main Face ID settings screen. 3 Tap Set Up Face ID and on the next screen read the instructions; then tap Get Started. You can add more than one face to Face ID if you wish. 4 Position your face within the frame, as instructed, then move your head in a circle until the small lines around your face are all green, as shown. 5 If you wish, you can then set…

Joining a Wi-Fi network 1 To activate Wi-Fi go to Settings > Wi-Fi and turn it on. The iPhone searches for all networks in range. If at home, pick your home network and enter the security details, the password should be supplied with your router. 2 If you’re at a public hotspot that has no security, you can just connect. If it’s password protected, which is far more likely, you need to get the network name and the passcode from whoever is providing the Wi-Fi service. 3 From now on, whenever you’re in range of this Wi-Fi service the iPhone automatically connects without any prompting. If more than one is in range, the iPhone rejoins the last network it joined. Joining a mobile 5G, 4G or 3G network 1 When the iPhone connects to…

How to use Touchscreen actions Touch The iPhone has a capacitive touchscreen, which means it’s sensitive to the tiny electrical charges in our bodies. With this type of screen, you only have to tap it, not press down hard with your finger. To activate items on the screen such as applications and settings icons, type letters and symbols using the on-screen keyboard or to press on-screen buttons, you simply (gently) touch them with your finger. Touch and hold Touch and hold is useful in a number of different situations. You touch and hold an item on the screen by touching it and not lifting your finger until an action occurs. The action in question depends on where you’re using the gesture. For example, if you touch and hold a web…

GAMES in Focus 1 If you subscribe to Apple’s Arcade subscription service – on its own or as part of a package – this icon appears here. 2 Tap your profile icon here to see your Friends list, invite new people to join your friends and review requests from others, check your challenges and achievements and edit your gaming name and icon. 3 Swipe this page left and right for suggestions for new games to play, information on how your friends are doing in their favourite games, news, challenges and more. 4 Tap this button to play or view the suggested game, check out a leader board, start a challenge and more. 5 The Continue Playing section is a launcher for the gaming titles you currently have installed on your library. Swipe for more, and…

The Image Playground App 1 First of all, let’s describe a scene and get Image Playground to draw it. Click on the field called ‘Describe an image’ and type what it is you want the picture to show. Hit the return and Image Playground makes it for you. 2 The three-dots icon next to the thumbs let you copy, share or save the image. he app usually creates several pictures on the same theme. Swipe the picture left or right to cycle through them and choose your favourite. 3 Or choose an element from the icons on offer. Swipe left and right to pick through them. Choose more than one if you like. Tap the minus sign next to a theme to remove it again. The app compiles the elements into…

Inserting your Nano-SIM card 1 To activate your iPhone, you must first insert the Nano-SIM card provided by your mobile phone network provider. An eSim card is non-removal as detailed below. 2 Use a SIM eject tool like the one pictured here, or maybe a straightened paper clip, and insert it into the small hole next to the SIM slot. The tray then pops out as shown. 3 Place the SIM card in the tray (there’s only one way it can go in) and slide the tray back in the slot. Push it in firmly so it snaps into place. Your iPhone should recognise it. The initial set up of your iPhone 1 The opening screen shows `Hello’ in different languages. Press the Home button or flick the screen up. Select your language, followed…

Home Screen Widgets 1 Widgets can sit on the Home screen. To add one, tap and hold an empty space until the icons start wobbling. Tap Edit (top-left) for a pop-up window, then choose Add Widget. They come in three sizes, based on the size of an app icon; 2x2, 2x4 and 4x4. Tap a Widget then swipe left and right to see 2 When you’ve chosen a size, tap Add Widget (bottom). You can drag and reposition it like an app icon. Tap a Widget on the Home screen to open its app. Tap and hold it for a pop-up menu that lets you edit the Widget. To remove a Widget, tap and hold it and select Remove Widget from the pop-up menu. 3 Resize a Widget by tap and holding it,…

Setting up an iCloud email account 1 Tap the Settings icon and scroll down. Tap Apps > Mail, then Mail Accounts. From here tap Add Account > Choose from a list. Tap iCloud link enter your Apple ID and Password. If you don’t have an Apple ID, tap Create a New Apple ID instead and follow the instructions. Tap Continue to verify details. 2 If you have two-factor authentication turned on, a code is sent to your trusted devices. These are your other Apple devices, which are also signed in to your Apple Account. When you get the code, enter it in the field provided on your iPhone’s screen, and it’s automatically verified. 3 And that’s it. Your iCloud email is now set up, and ready to use in the Mail app. If…

1 Once you’ve opened the on-screen keyboard, you can enter text by simply tapping on the keys as you would on any similar typing device. It’s really easy and intuitive to use. 2 To add digits and punctuation, tap the 123 key on the lower-left side of the keyboard. A tap on the key above brings up more symbols. To return to letters, tap the ABC key. 3 When you start to type a word, the iPhone tries to complete it for you and displays its predictions in a bar above the keyboard. Tap one of the suggestions to finish the word. 4 Predictive text learns your choice of language and suggests the correct word for the tone of what it is you’re writing, or anticipates a reply to a message. Tap on the…

Using the Preview app 1 Open the Preview app. It’s bundled with the iOS 26 update, and also available through the App Store. The first icon at the foot of the screen is your Recents view, in which you can look at files which you’ve recently opened. 2 Tap the new document icon (the pen and paper) and you can open an empty image, or a new document from whatever’s on your clipboard. The latter is useful if you want an image from another app; copy it, then open it in this way. 3 Another way to create a new document is to tap the scan icon, found next to the new document icon. Your camera opens. Position a physical document inside the viewing window, and the area covered by the page is…