ios 8.2 physical buttons - diamondback...

Created by Eugene Stephens 2015

1

iOS 8.2

Physical Buttons - Sleep / Wake – Used to turn the device on

/off or wake / sleep. Located on the top, right corner (iPhone 6 located on right side).

- Ring / Silent – Used to turn off the ringer. o TIP: On iPads it can be set to lock

the orientation in Settings. - Home Button – Used to return to the home

screen in iOS and unlock the phone. Controls

- Lock – Click the Sleep / Wake button. - Unlock – Click the Sleep / Wake button then drag the slider across the screen and

enter a password if needed. o NOTE: iPhone 5s, 6 and 6 Plus can be unlocked using the fingerprint

reader built into the Home Button. - Turn off – Hold the Sleep / Wake button for several seconds then drag the slider. - Turn on – Hold the Sleep / Wake button for several seconds. - Reset – Hold the Sleep / Wake and Home buttons for 13 seconds until the Apple

logo appears. - Take picture of the screen – Press the Sleep / Wake and Home button at the

same time. Lock Screen

- Control Center – Allows you to access commonly used apps and features without unlocking the screen.

o Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to open Control Center.

o Turn on / off Airplane mode, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Do Not Disturb and lock orientation.

o Adjust Brightness o Pause / play current music or audio. o Adjust Airdrop settings. o Turn on / off flashlight and access timer,

calculator and camera. - Camera – Swipe up from the bottom, right corner to

access the camera. o NOTE: Only photos and videos taken while

locked out of the phone can be viewed. - Notification Center – Allows you to access an overview of your day as well as

any notifications from apps on your phone. o Swipe down from the top of the screen to open Notification Center. o NOTE: The items displayed can be edited in Settings.


2

- Siri – You can access Siri from the lock screen by holding down the Home button.

Home Screen

- Control Center - Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to open Control Center. - Notification Center - Swipe down from the top of the screen to open Notification

Center. - Search – Swipe down from the center of the screen to search your phone.

o NOTE: You can edit what Spotlight searches in Settings. - Siri – You can access Siri by holding down the Home

button. - App Switcher – App Switcher allows you to see what

apps are currently running and using battery and resources.

o Double click the Home button to access the App Switcher.

o Swipe left and right to quickly switch between open apps.

o To close an app, swipe the app up and off the screen.

o TIP: You can see your most commonly accessed contacts at the top. Click on the picture and quickly call, text or FaceTime them.

- Apps / Folders o Apps can be rearranged by tapping and holding the icon until all of the

icons start to shake. o Tapping and dragging an app on top of another will create a folder that can

be named to help organize apps. o Tapping the X in the top, left corner of an app will delete it from your

device. o Click the Home button to return to normal use.

Settings

- Settings allow you to make changes to the way the OS and apps work. - Do Not Disturb – When turned on, calls and alerts will be turned off and silenced

when the phone is locked. o Scheduled – Set a time when your phone goes into DND mode. o Allow Calls From – Selected group(s) can still call when in DND mode. o Repeated Calls – When turned on, repeated calls from people will come

through. - General

o Software Update – Check to see if there are updates available for the phones OS.

§ NOTE: Updates cannot be installed if you are low on storage space.


3

§ TIP: Updates can be installed via iTunes even if storage space is low.

§ TIP: I always do major updates to the OS via iTunes so I can back up the iPhone / iPad first.

o Siri – Siri is the voice activated assistant built into the OS. § To access Siri hold the Home button for a few seconds then speak

your question or command. § Allow “Hey Siri” – If turned on, when the phone is plugged in you

can say “Hey Siri” to access it. § Some things you can ask / say are: call ___, FaceTime ___, launch

___, tell ___ something (message), set a meeting for ____ (calendar), set a timer for ___, Did ___ win?, play ___ (music, podcasts)

o Accessibility > Learning – Turning this on allows you to triple click the Home button and lock the device to one app.

§ To exit the app, a passcode must be entered. o Usage – Allows you to see how the device is used.

§ Battery Usage – See how long the device has been on since charged as well as which apps are using the most power.

§ Storage – See how much storage is being used and which apps are using the most space.

o Background App Refresh – Turning this on allows you to choose which apps can update there data in the background.

o Restrictions – Set restrictions on apps and media used on the device. o iTunes Wi-Fi Sync – If you back up and sync to a computer, this allows

the device to backup when plugged into to power and on WiFi. o Reset – Allows you to reset the phone back to a factory state.

§ WARNING: This cannot be undone. Resetting the phone to factory state erases all of the data on the device.

- Touch ID & Passcode – Set a passcode and store fingerprints to unlock the device.

o Touch ID – Touch ID can only be used on certain devices (iPhone 5s, 6 & 6 Plus).

§ You can add up to 5 fingers in Tough ID. § NOTE: You must use your passcode after the phone is restarted. § NOTE: Other people may store fingerprints as well (wife,

husband). o Passcode - Used to unlock the device.

§ WARNING: Not having a passcode on your phone makes you vulnerable to theft, hacking and identity theft.

§ Erase Data – Turning this on will erase the device if the passcode is entered in 10 times incorrectly.

- Privacy – Change what apps can access items on your phone (camera, contacts, etc.)

- iCloud – Allows you to share and sync data over multiple devices.


4

o Set Up Family Sharing… - Allows you to link several iTunes accounts under one account to share media and funds.

o Find My iPhone – Allows you to find your devices with this enabled on a map.

§ WARNING: Find My iPhone must be disabled in order to restore a device.

- iTunes & App Store – See the account being used to purchase items in the iTunes store.

o Automatic Downloads – Control which (if any) items are automatically downloaded to the device when they are purchased.

- Phone > Respond with Text – Edit the responses that are displayed when a call comes in. These are texted to the caller instead of answering the call.

- FaceTime – Change the numbers / accounts that can be used to contact you via FaceTime on the device.

- Music > Show All Music – Show either just music on the device or everything that has been purchased in iTunes as well.

- Photos & Camera – Change how photos are stored and shared on the device.

o My Photo Stream - When enabled uploads your photos to iCloud and to any other devices with it enabled.

o iCloud Photo Sharing – When enabled, allows you to create albums that can be shared with others.

Air Drop – Air Drop allows you to share files with other iOS devices via Wi-Fi.

- NOTE: Wi-Fi must be turned on. - Access Control Center and click Air Drop.

o Choose who can send and receive files. - Click the Share button on any file (photo, contacts, etc.) and choose

who to send the file to. Air Play – Air Play allows you to share your iOS device screen or media with an Apple TV.

- NOTE: Both the iOS device and Apple TV are on the same Wi-Fi. - Access Control Center and click Air Play. - Choose the Apple TV and how you wish to share your screen.

Mail

- VIP – Allows you to add email addresses to a VIP list. All email from those people will show up here.

- Clicking the email account under Accounts allows you to see other folders in the account.

- TIP: You can set separate email signatures for each email address in Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Signature.


5

Messages - Choose a message and click Details - Location – Send you location to the person(s) you are

messaging. o Send My Current Location – Sends a single

snapshot of your location. o Share My Location – Sends an updated

location marker for a given time. - Do Not Disturb - Mute any further updates on the comment thread.

Reminders

- Reminders can be created to notify you by date or location. Camera

- Touch the screen to lock the exposure level and focus. - TIP: You can edit your photos and videos within the camera or Photos app. - HDR (High Dynamic Range) and the timer work in photo and square. - Pano lets you take panoramic photos. - Slo-Mo lets you take slo-motion video.

o TIP: You can click the video and adjust the time and length of the slo-mo effect.

- Time-Lapse lets you take a time-lapse video by only recording a shot once every second.

Photos

- Shared - If you are logged into iCloud, you can create Photo Sharing streams to share photos and videos with other people who have an Apple account.

o Click Shared. o Click New Shared Album… o Name your photo stream. o Add names to your stream from your contact list. o Click the photo stream o Click the + and add photos o Photos can be added over time.

- My Photo Stream – Any photos that show up in My Photo Stream will automatically be downloaded to any device you have iCloud installed & logged into.

o TIP: Once photos have been downloaded on your home computer, go in and delete photos from time to time to save space.

o TIP: Photos in Photo Stream can be seen and downloaded on Windows (with iTunes download), iPhoto and Apple TV.

o NOTE: Videos are not uploaded in My Photo Stream. Health

- The Health app allows you to connect other health apps to share and compare data.


6

o Dashboard – Lets you see a chart of selected data points over time. You can click a data set and view more detailed info.

o Health Data – Lets you choose which data set to add to the Dashboard.

o Sources – Lets you select which apps can share data with the Health app.

o Medical ID – Important medical data can be added here and viewed from the phone’s lock screen.

§ TIP: Adding emergency contacts here will allow someone to call them from your phone even when it is locked in case of an emergency.

Passbook

- Allows you to store boarding passes, movie tickets, coupons and loyalty cards in the app so they can be scanned later.

- Some apps will use Passbook to store these items for you. - NOTE: Passbook is also used to store credit cards for Apple Pay but only on

iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus. Compass

- After calibrating the phone, it will display a compass complete with longitude & latitude.

- Swipe left on the screen to access a level feature that allows you to use the phone as a flat surface level.

- TIP: Turn the phone on it’s side to access a traditional level. Find My iPhone

- If Find My iPhone is enabled in iCloud, it will display on a map all of your Apple devices with it enabled.

o Notify When Found – If the device is offline at the time, it will let you know when it comes back online.

o Play sound – Causes the device to play a sound so you can locate it.

o Lost Mode – Locks the phone with a password and begins tracking its movement.

§ WARNING: Any credit cards stored in Passbook will attempt to be cancelled while in Lost Mode.

o Erase Phone – Remotely erases the device of all data. - WARNING: As long as Find My iPhone is enabled, the device cannot be wiped

clean or restored without having the iCloud password. - TIP: You can use the iCloud website, www.icloud.com to access these features.


7

Find Friends - Find Friends allows you to use a Find My iPhone like feature but with other

people. o Click Add in the top corner and enter the person’s name. o A request will be sent that they must accept. o You will receive a confirmation when they have accepted.

- Click on a person in your list to see more info. o You can have the app notify you when that person arrives or leaves a

location. - NOTE: This only works with Apple devices.

Calculator

- Flip the calculator on its side to access a scientific calculator. Backing Up

- iCloud allows you to back up 5 GB of data for free. This can be used to reload your phone in the event it has to be reset.

- TIP: You can purchase additional space for a yearly fee. - Photos are backed up using Photo Stream; purchased media can be re-downloaded

via iTunes. - You can connect your device to a computer and backup everything via iTunes. - TIP: Always make sure to back up your device before doing a major OS update

in case there is a problem.

ios 8.2 physical buttons - diamondback...

Documents