iOS 8: A Take Control Crash Course

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iOS 8: A Take Control Crash Course

About the Book

In this iOS 8 Crash Course, you’ll quickly master new (and old) features in iOS. Guided by TidBITS Managing Editor Josh Centers, you’ll get an overview of iOS 8’s new capabilities along with directions for putting them to use right away. In addition to explaining system features like Siri, Spotlight, and Notification Center, Josh helps you explore the new Health app, plus discover what’s different in iOS 8’s most-changed apps: Camera, Phone, Photos, Mail, Messages, and Safari. Additional special topics cover accessibility, privacy, important apps to try, managing data usage, and improving battery life.

You’ll find answers to questions like these:

  • How do I install a third-party keyboard, like Smile’s TextExpander?
  • How do I use iCloud Photo Sharing in Share sheets?
  • What do I tap to send a voice message in Messages?
  • Should I turn on iCloud Photo Library?
  • What do I ask Siri in order to identify currently playing music?
  • If I share my location in a group chat, is it shared with the chat or the people?
  • How does the 2-minute delete feature work for media in Messages?
  • How do I get quick access to Evernote and other apps in Notification Center?
  • Where did the search field and toolbar go in Safari?
  • How do I connect 1Password and Instapaper with Safari?
  • Which feature should I turn on to make buttons easier to see?
  • How do I hook apps into Apple’s new Health app?
  • Which apps are hogging my battery?
  • How do I tell Siri who my mother is so I can call her by saying “Call Mom”?
  • In Family Sharing, what should I expect from the Ask to Buy feature?
  • How do I find those cool Flyover tours in Maps?
  • How do I tell my iPhone to stop tracking my location?
  • How can I enable/disable the Zoom screen magnifier quickly?
  • How do I minimize an email message that I’m writing so I can check something else in Mail and then come back to it easily?

As part of our new Crash Course series, this book splits the first-rate content you expect from Take Control into short chunks of information so you can dip in and read quickly. Take Control Crash Courses also have a magazine-like layout in PDF while retaining a reflowable design for the EPUB and Mobipocket versions. What hasn’t changed is our commitment to providing you with the highest caliber technical instruction, developed, written, and edited by leading professionals in the Apple universe.

About the Author

Josh Centers
Josh Centers

Josh Centers is the managing editor of TidBITS and a freelance writer who has contributed to several publications, including Macworld, The Magazine, Boing Boing, and The Sweethome. He has been featured on Daring Fireball, The Loop, TUAW, and Scientific American, and is a frequent guest on MacVoices and The Tech Night Owl.

When not writing about technology, Josh likes to cook, play video games, read comic books, shoot Nerf guns, and generally act like an overgrown child. He lives in Tennessee with his wife, Hannah, and their son, Harris.

Table of Contents

  • Read Me First
  • Introduction
  • What’s New in iOS 8
  • What to Check after Installing iOS 8
  • Explore the Lock Screen
  • Take Control of the iOS 8 Control Center
  • Home Screen, Sweet iOS 8 Home Screen
  • Switching Apps in iOS 8
  • Spotlight on iOS 8 Spotlight
  • Pull Down the iOS 8 Notification Center
  • Speaking to Siri
  • Commanding Keyboards in iOS 8
  • All in the Family Sharing
  • An Introduction to iCloud
  • iOS 8: For Your Health
  • There’s an App (Store) for That
  • iOS 8 Camera Basics
  • Get to Know Photos in iOS 8
  • Setting up and Using Mail in iOS 8
  • What’s New in iOS 8 Mail?
  • Mapping in iOS 8
  • Sending a Message in iOS 8
  • Tips for Messages in iOS 8
  • Phoning It In
  • Going on Safari
  • Apps to Try in iOS
  • A Look at Apple’s Apps
  • Managing Share Sheets in iOS 8
  • Guarding Your Privacy in iOS 8
  • Accessibility in iOS 8
  • Managing Data Usage in iOS 8
  • Improving Battery Life iOS 8
  • iPhone 6 Quirks
  • About This Book
  • About the Author
  • About the Publisher
  • Copyright and Fine Print

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