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Sending and Receiving Text Messages
You can send and receive text messages anytime you're in range of the cell network. If you can make a call, you can send a text message. Depending on your phone plan, you may be charged for text messages you send or receive.
You can send text messages to anyone with an SMS-capable phone. The recipient is notified of the message and can read it and reply at any time. You can also send text messages to multiple people at the same time.
WARNING: For important information about driving safely, see the Important Product Information Guide at www.apple.com/support/manuals/iphone.
Send a new text message
- Tap the Compose button, then enter a phone number or name, tap Add button and choose contact from your contacts list. Type a message and tap Send.
The Text icon on the Home screen shows the total number of unread text messages
you have.

As you text back and forth with a person over time, your conversation is saved in the Text Messages list. Conversations that contain unread messages have a blue dot next to them. Tap a name in the list to see or add to that conversation.

Send a text message to multiple people
Reply to a text message or send one to someone (or a set of people) you've texted before
- Tap a name or phone number in the Text Messages list, then type a message and tap Send.
Delete a conversation from the Text Messages list

Add someone you've texted to your contacts list
- Tap a phone number in the Text Messages list, then tap "Add to Contacts."
Set whether iPhone makes an alert sound when you get a text message
Calendar

Adding Calendar Events to iPhone
If you've set iTunes to sync calendars, you can enter appointments and events on your computer and sync them with iPhone. You can also enter appointments and events directly on iPhone.
Entering Calendar Events on Your Computer
You can enter appointments and events in iCal and Microsoft Entourage on a Mac, or in Microsoft Outlook 2003 or 2007 on a PC.
Syncing Calendars
Sync calendars between iPhone and your computer
- Connect iPhone to your computer. If iPhone is set to sync calendars automatically (see page 8), the update begins.
Adding Calendar Events to iPhone
If you've set iTunes to sync calendars, you can enter appointments and events on your computer and sync them with iPhone. You can also enter appointments and events directly on iPhone.
Entering Calendar Events on Your Computer
You can enter appointments and events in iCal and Microsoft Entourage on a Mac, or in Microsoft Outlook 2003 or 2007 on a PC.
Syncing Calendars
Sync calendars between iPhone and your computer
- Connect iPhone to your computer. If iPhone is set to sync calendars automatically (see page 8), the update begins.
Adding and Editing Calendar Events Directly on iPhone
Add an event
- You can enter any of the following:
- Title
- Location
- Starting and ending times (or turn on All-day if it's an all-day event)
- Repeat times—none, or every day, week, two weeks, month, or year
- Alert time—from five minutes to two days before the event
If you set an alert time, iPhone gives you the option to set a second alert time, in case you miss the first one. When the alert goes off, iPhone plays a sound (if the Ring/Silent switch is set to ring) and displays a reminder message.
Note: Some carriers do not support network time in all locations. If you're traveling, iPhone may not sound your alert at the correct local time. To manually set iPhone to the correct time, see "Settings chapter".
- Notes
Set iPhone to make a sound when you get a calendar alert
Edit an event
- Tap the event and tap Edit.
Delete an event
- Tap the event, tap Edit, then scroll down and tap Delete Event.
Viewing Your Calendar
View your calendar
Switch views
- Tap List, Day, or Month.
- List view: All your appointments and events appear in an easy-to-scan list. Scroll up or down to see previous or upcoming days.
- Day view: Scroll up or down to see hours earlier later in the day. Tap Previous and Next button to see previous or next day
- Month view: Days with events show a dot below the date. Tap a day to see its events in a list below the calendar. Tap Previous or Next button to see previous or next month.

See today's events
See the details of an event
Set iPhone to adjust event times for a selected time zone
- From the Home screen tap Settings > General > Date & Time, then turn Time Zone Support on. Then tap Time Zone and search for a major city in the time zone you want.
When Time Zone Support is on, Calendar displays event dates and times in the time zone set for your calendars. When Time Zone Support is off, Calendar displays events in the time zone of your current location.
Photos and Camera
 
iPhone lets you carry your photos with you, so you can share them with your family, friends, and associates on the high-resolution display. You can sync photos from your computer to iPhone and take photos with the built-in 2-megapixel camera.
Syncing Photos from Your Computer
If you've set iTunes to sync photos automatically, iTunes copies or updates your photo library (or selected albums) from your computer to iPhone whenever you connect iPhone to your computer. iTunes can sync your photos from the following applications:
Taking Pictures
To take a picture, just point and tap . The camera is on the back of iPhone so you can see the image you want on the display.
You can email pictures that you've taken, use them as wallpaper, assign them to
contacts, and upload them to your computer.
Import photos from iPhone to your computer
Connect iPhone to your computer. Then:
- On a Mac: In iPhoto, click Import. iPhoto should open automatically.
- On a PC: Follow the instructions that came with your camera or photo application.
Viewing Photos
You can view the roll of pictures you've taken with the built-in camera in either Camera or Photos. Photos synced from your computer can be viewed in Photos.
See the pictures you've taken
- Tap Camera, then tap the Camera Roll button. Or from Home screen, choose Photos > Camera Roll.
Delete a picture
- Tap a picture in the Camera Roll album, then tap Trash button.
View photos from your computer
- From the Home screen choose Photos. A Tap Photo Library to see all your photos. A Tap any photo album, or Camera Roll to see pictures you've taken with iPhone.
See a photo at full screen
See the next or previous photo
- Flick left or right. Or tap the screen to show controls, then Next Previous button.

Changing the Size or Orientation
See a photo in landscape orientation
Rotate iPhone sideways. The photo automatically reorients and, if it's in landscape format, expands to fit the screen.

Zoom in on part of a photo
- Double-tap the part you want to zoom in on. Double-tap again to zoom out.
Zoom in or out

Pan around a photo
Viewing Slideshows
View photos in a slideshow
- Choose an album ant tap a photo, then tap Next. If you don't see Next button, tap the photo to show the controls
Stop a slideshow
Set slideshow settings
- From the Home screen choose Settings > Photos.
- To set:
- The length of time each slide is shown, tap Play Each Slide For and choose a time.
- Transition effects when moving from photo to photo, tap Transition and choose a
transition type.
- Whether slideshows repeat, turn Repeat on or off.
- Whether photos are shown in random order, turn Shuffle on or off.
Play music during a slideshow
- From the Home screen choose iPod, and play a song. Then choose Photos from the Home screen and start a slideshow.
Using a Photo as Wallpaper
You see a wallpaper background picture as you unlock iPhone or when you're on a call with someone you don't have a high-resolution photo for.
Set a photo as wallpaper
- Choose any photo and tap the Options button, then Use As Wallpaper.C
- Drag the photo to pan, or pinch the photo to zoom in or out, until it looks the way you want.
- Tap Set Wallpaper.
You can also choose from several wallpaper pictures included with iPhone by choosing Settings > Wallpaper > Wallpaper from the Home screen.
Emailing a Photo
Email a photo
- Choose any photo and tap the Options button, then Email Photo.
iPhone must be set up for email (see "Setting Up Email Accounts" on "Mail chapter").
Sending a Photo to a Web Gallery
If you have a .Mac account, you can send photos directly from iPhone to a Web Gallery created with iPhoto ‘08. You can also send photos to someone else's .Mac Web Gallery if that person has enabled email contributions.
To send photos to a Web Gallery, you need to do the following:
- Set up your .Mac mail account on iPhone
- Publish an iPhoto ‘08 album to a .Mac Web Gallery
- Select "Allow photo uploading by email" in the Publish Settings pane of iPhoto ‘08
For more information about creating a Web Gallery in iPhoto ‘08, open iPhoto ‘08,
choose Help, and search for Web Gallery.
Send a photo to your web gallery
Choose any photo and tap the Options button, then Sent to Web Gallery.
Assigning a Photo to a Contact
You can assign a photo to a contact. When that person calls you, iPhone displays the photo you assigned.
Assign a photo to a contact
- Choose Camera from the Home screen and take someone's picture. Or choose any photo already on iPhone and tap the Options button.
- Tap Assign to Contact and choose a contact.
- Drag the photo to pan, or pinch the photo to zoom in or out, until it looks the way you want.
- Tap Set Photo.
You can also assign a photo to a contact in Contacts by tapping edit and then tapping the picture icon.
YouTube

Finding and Viewing Videos
YouTube features short videos submitted by people from around the world (not available in all languages, may not be available in all locations).
Browse videos
- Tap Featured, Most Viewed, or Bookmarks. Or tap More to browse by Most Recent, Top Rated, or History.
- Featured: Videos reviewed and featured by YouTube staff.
- Most Viewed: Videos most seen by YouTube viewers. Tap All for all-time most viewed videos, or Today or This Week for most-viewed videos of the day or week.
- Bookmarks: Videos you've bookmarked.
- Most Recent: Videos most recently submitted to YouTube.
- Top Rated: Videos most highly rated by YouTube viewers. To rate videos, go to www.youtube.com.
- History: Videos you've viewed most recently.
Search for a video
- Tap Search, then tap the YouTube search field.
- Type a word or phrase that describes what you're looking for, then tap Search. YouTube shows results based on video titles, descriptions, tags, and user names.
Play a video
- Tap the video. The video begins to download to iPhone and a progress bar shows progress. When enough of the video has downloaded, it begins to play. You can also tap the Play button to start video.
Controlling Video Playback
When a video starts playing, the controls disappear so they don't obscure the video.
- Tap the screen to show or hide the controls.

| To |
Do this |
| Play or pause a video |
Tap Play or Pause. |
| Raise or lower the volume |
Drag the volume slider. Or use the volume buttons on the side of iPhone. |
| Start a video over |
Tap Previous/rewind |
| Skip to the next or previous video |
Tap Previous/rewind twice to skip to the previous video. Tap Next/Fast-forward to skip to the next video. |
| Rewind or fast-forward |
Touch and hold Previous/rewind . |
| Skip to any point in a video |
Drag the playhead along the scrubber bar. |
| Stop watching a video before it finishes playing |
Tap Done. Or press the Home button. |
| Toggle between scaling a video to fill the screen or fit to the screen. |
Double-tap the video. You can also tap to make the video fill the screen, or tap to make it fit the screen. |
| Bookmark a video |
Tap the More Information button button next to a video and tap Bookmark. Or start playing a video and tap Tap Bookmarks to see your bookmarked videos. |
| Email a link to the video |
Tap the More Information button next to a video and tap Share. Or start playing Email button. |
| See details about a video and browse related videos |
Play the whole video, tap Done while a video is playing, or More Information button next to any in list. iPhone shows video's rating, description, date added, and other information. You also see list of related videos that you can view. |
Changing the Browse Buttons at the Bottom of the Screen
You can replace the Featured, Most Viewed, Bookmarks, and Search buttons at the bottom of the screen with ones you use more frequently. For example, if you watch top rated videos often but don't watch many featured videos, you could replace the Featured button with Top Rated.
- Tap More and tap Edit, then drag a button to the bottom of the screen, over the button you want to replace.

You can drag the buttons at the bottom of the screen left or right to rearrange them. When you finish, tap Done.
When you're browsing for videos, tap More to access the browse buttons that aren't visible.
Add Your Own Videos to YouTube
For information about adding your own videos to YouTube, go to www.youtube.com and tap Help.
Stocks

Viewing Stock Quotes
When you tap Stocks from the Home screen, the stock reader shows updated quotes for all your stocks. Quotes are updated every time you open Stocks while connected to the Internet. Quotes may be delayed by up to 20 minutes.
Add a stock, index, or fund to the stock reader
- Tap the Information button then tap Add button.
- Enter a symbol, company name, index, or fund name, then tap Search.
- Choose an item in the search list.
Delete a stock
- Tap the Information button and tap Delete next to a stock, and then tap Delete.
Reorder stocks
- Tap the Information button. Then drag Position button next to a stock new place in list.
Switch between showing percentage change and change in monetary value
Show a stock's progress over a longer or shorter time period
- Tap a stock symbol, then tap 1d, 1w, 1m, 3m, 6m, 1y, or 2y. The chart adjusts to show progress over one day, one week, one, three, or six months, or one or two years.
See information about a stock at Yahoo.com
Maps

Maps provides street maps, satellite photos, and hybrid views of locations in many of the world's countries. You can get detailed driving directions and, in some areas, traffic information. Also in some areas, you can find your current approximate location, and use that location to get driving directions to or from another place.
WARNING: For important information about driving and navigating safely, see the
Important Product Information Guide at www.apple.com/support/manuals/iphone.
Finding and Viewing Locations.
Find a location and see a map

Find your current approximate location on a map
- Tap the Current Location button. A circle appears at your current location. Your approximate location is determined using information from cellular network data and some local Wi-Fi networks (if you have Wi-Fi turned on). The more accurate the available information, the smaller the circle on the map. This feature is not available in all areas.
Maps, directions, and location information depend on data collected and services provided by third parties. These data services are subject to change and may not be available in all geographic areas, resulting in maps, directions, or location information that may be unavailable, inaccurate, or incomplete. For more information, see www.apple.com/iphone. In order to provide your location, data is collected in a form that does not personally identify you. If you don't want such data collected, don't use the feature. Not using this feature will not impact the functionality of your iPhone.
Use the dropped pin
Zoom in to a part of a map
- Pinch the map with two fingers. Or double-tap the part you want to zoom in on. Double-tap again to zoom in even closer.
Zoom out
- Pinch the map. Or tap the map with two fingers. Tap with two fingers again to zoom out further.
Pan or scroll to another part of the map
- Drag up, down, left, or right.
See a satellite or hybrid view
See the location of someone's address in your contacts list
- Tap the Bookmark button in search field, then tap Contacts and choose a contact.
To locate an address in this way, the contact must include at least one address. If the contact has more than one address, you must choose the one you want to locate. You can also find the location of an address by tapping the address directly in Contacts.
Bookmark a location
- Find a location, tap the pin that points to it, More Information button next name or description, then tap "Add to Bookmarks."
See a bookmarked location or recently viewed location
- Tap the Bookmark button in search field, then tap Bookmarks or Recents.
Add a location to your contacts list
- Find a location, tap the pin that points to it, More Information button next name or description then tap Create New Contact or "Add to Existing Contact."
Getting Directions
Get directions
- Tap Directions.
- Enter starting and ending locations in the Start and End fields. By default, iPhone starts
with your current approximate location (when available). Tap the Bookmark button in either field and choose a location in Bookmarks (including your current approximate location and the dropped pin, when available), Recents, or Contacts.
For example, if a friend's address is in your contacts list, you can tap Contacts and tap your friend's name instead of having to type the address.
To reverse the directions, tap Reverse Directions button.
- Tap Route, then do one of the following:
You can also get directions by finding a location on the map, tapping the pin that
points to it, tapping the More Information button next name, then Directions To Here or Directions From Here.
Show or hide traffic conditions
When available, you can show highway traffic conditions on the map.
If you tap Show Traffic and don't see color-coded highways, you may need to zoom out to a level where you can see major roads, or traffic conditions may not be available for that area.
Switch start and end points, for reverse directions
- Tap the Reverse Directions button.Tap the Reverse Directions button.Tap the Reverse Directions button.
If you don't see the Reverse Directions button, tap List, then Edit.
See recently viewed directions
- Tap the Bookmark button in search field, then tap Recents.
Finding and Contacting Businesses
Find businesses in an area
- Find a location—for example, a city and state or country, or a street address—or scroll to a location on a map.
- Type the kind of business in the text field and tap Search. Pins appears for matching locations.
For example, if you locate your city and then type "movies" and tap Search, pins mark movie theatres in your city.
Tap the pin that marks a business to see its name or description.
Find businesses without finding the location first
- Type things like:
- restaurants san francisco ca
- apple inc new york
Contact a business or get directions
- Tap the pin that marks a business, then tap More Information button next to name.

From there, you can do the following:
- Depending on what information is stored for that business, you can tap a phone number to call, email address to email, or web address to visit a website.
- For directions, tap Directions To Here or Directions From Here.
- To add the business to your contacts list, scroll down and tap Create New Contact or
"Add to Existing Contact."
See a list of the businesses found in the search
- From the Map screen, tap List. Tap a business to see its location on map. Or tap More Information button next to a business to see its information.
Weather

Viewing Weather Summaries
Tap Weather from the Home screen to see the current temperature and a six-day forecast for a city of your choice. You can store multiple cities, for quick access.

If the weather board is light blue, it's daytime in that city—between 6:00 a.m. and
6:00 p.m. If the board is dark purple, it's nighttime—between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
Switch to another city
- Flick left or right. The number of dots below the weather board shows how many cities are stored.
Reorder cities
- Tap the Information button. Then drag Position button next to a city to a new place in list.
Add a city
- Tap the Information button, then tap Add button.
- Enter a city name or zip code, then tap Search.
- Choose a city in the search list.
Delete a city
- Tap the Information button and tap Delete next to a city, then tap Delete.
Set whether iPhone shows the temperature in Fahrenheit or Celsius
- Tap the Information button, then tap Farenheit or Celsius button.
See information about a city at Yahoo.com
You can see a more detailed weather report, news and websites related to the city, and more.
Clock

Adding and Viewing Clocks for Locations Around the World
You can add multiple clocks to show the time in major cities and time zones around the world.
View clocks
- Tap World Clock.
If the clock face is white, it's daytime in that city. If it's black, it's nighttime. If you have more than four clocks, scroll to see them all.
Add a clock
Delete a clock
- Tap World Clock and tap Edit. Then the Delete button next to a clock
Rearrange clocks
- Tap World Clock and tap Edit. Then drag the Position button next to a clock to a new place in list.
Setting Alarm Clock
You can set multiple alarms. Set each alarm to repeat on days you specify,
or to sound only once.
Set an alarm
- Tap Alarm and tap the Add button, then adjust any of following settings:
- To set the alarm to repeat on certain days, tap Repeat and choose the days.
- To choose the ringtone that sounds when the alarm goes off, tap Sound.
- To set whether the alarm gives you the option to hit snooze, turn Snooze on or off. If Snooze is on and you tap Snooze when the alarm sounds, the alarm stops and then sounds again in ten minutes.
- To give the alarm a description, tap Label. iPhone displays the label when the alarm sounds.
If at least one alarm is set and turned on, the Alarm icon appears in iPhone status bar top
of the screen.
Note: Some carriers do not support network time in all locations. If you're traveling, iPhone may not sound your alert at the correct local time. See "Set the time manually" on "Settings chapter".
Turn an alarm on or off
Change settings for an alarm
- Tap Alarm and tap Edit, then the More Information button next to alarm you want change.
Delete an alarm
- Tap Alarm and tap Edit, then the Delete button next to an alarm and tap Delete.
Using the Stopwatch
Use the stopwatch to measure time
Setting the Timer
Set the timer
- Tap Timer, then flick to set the number of hours and minutes. Tap When Timer Ends to choose the sound iPhone makes when the timer ends. Tap Start to start the timer.
Set a sleep timer
Calculator

Using the calculator
Add, subtract, multiply, and divide, as with a standard calculator. When you tap the add, subtract, multiply, or divide button, a white ring appears around the button to let you know the operation to be carried out.
Using the memory functions
- C: Tap to clear the displayed number.
- M+: Tap to add the displayed number to the number in memory. If no number is in
memory, tap to store the displayed number in memory.
- M–: Tap to subtract the displayed number from the number in memory.
- MR/MC: Tap once to replace the displayed number with the number in memory.
Tap twice to clear the memory. If the MR/MC button has a white ring around it, there is a number stored in memory.
Notes

Writing, Reading, and Emailing Notes
Notes are listed by date added, with the most recent note at the top. You can see the first few words of each note in the list.
Add a note
- Tap the Add button, then type your note and tap Done.
Read or edit a note
- Tap the note. Tap anywhere on the note to bring up the keyboard and edit the note.
Delete a note
- Tap the note, then tap Trash button.
Email a note
See Also
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