- Discovering What's New with the iPhone X
- Getting Ready to use Your New iPhone or iPad
- Charging Up and Getting Ready to go
- Turning Off or Putting to Sleep the iPhone or iPad
- Upgrading from iOS 10 to iOS 11
- Interacting with Your iPhone or iPad
- Using Headphones with the Newest iPhones
- Keeping it Covered
- Understanding Applecare+ Coverage
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Turning Off or Putting to Sleep the iPhone or iPad
Your iOS mobile device can be turned on, turned off, placed into Sleep mode, or placed into Airplane mode.
- Turned on—When your phone or tablet is turned on, it can run apps and perform all the tasks it was designed to do. The touchscreen is active, as is its capability to communicate. To turn on the iPhone or iPad when it is powered off, press and hold the Side button for about 5 seconds, until the Apple logo appears on the screen. Release the Side button, and then wait about 15 seconds while the device boots up. When the Lock screen appears, you’re ready to begin using the iPhone or iPad.
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Depending on which iPhone or iPad model you’re using, the location of the Side button varies. On older iPhone models, this button was referred to as the Sleep/Wake button, and is located on the top-right corner of the smartphone.
- Turned off—When your iPhone or iPad is turned off and powered down, it is not capable of any form of communication, and all apps that were running are shut down. The device is dormant. To turn off your phone or tablet, press and hold the Side button for about 5 seconds, until the Slide to Power Off banner appears on the screen. Swipe your finger along this red-and-white banner from left to right. The device shuts down.
- Sleep mode—To place your iPhone or iPad into Sleep mode, press and release the Side button once. To wake up the device, press the Side button (or the Home button on all devices but the iPhone X). In Sleep mode, your device’s screen is turned off, but the phone or tablet can still connect to the Internet, receive incoming calls (iPhone) or text messages, retrieve emails, and run apps in the background. Notification Center also remains fully operational, so you can be alerted of preset alarms. Sleep mode offers a way to conserve battery life when you’re not actively using your phone or tablet.
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By default, your iPhone or iPad goes into Sleep mode and auto locks after 5 minutes. To adjust this time interval or turn off the Auto-Lock feature, launch Settings, tap the Display & Brightness option, and then tap the Auto-Lock feature. Your options include the ability to activate Auto-Lock after 2, 5, 10, or 15 minutes, or never.
Tip
Another way to place any iPad into Sleep mode is to place an optional Apple Smart Cover (or compatible cover) or Apple Smart Keyboard (which doubles as a Smart Cover) over the screen (the iPad Cover Lock/Unlock option must be turned on from the General menu in Settings). In Sleep mode, an iPad “wakes up” for an incoming call (when used with iOS 11’s Handoff feature), a FaceTime call, or an incoming text message.
- Airplane mode—This mode enables your device to remain fully functional, except it can’t communicate in any way using a cellular (3G/4G/LTE) connection. The iPhone cannot make or receive calls, and neither the iPhone nor iPad can send or receive text/instant messages via a cellular network. Apps that do not require Internet access to function normally. So, if you’re aboard an airplane, you can switch to Airplane mode and continue reading an eBook, playing a game, word processing, watching a movie that you’ve downloaded from the iTunes Store, or working with a wide range of other apps. After switching into Airplane mode, you can turn Wi-Fi Internet access and Bluetooth functionality back on yet keep the cellular connection turned off. This is useful if you’re traveling abroad and don’t want to incur international cellular roaming charges, or if you’re aboard an airplane or a cruise ship that offers Wi-Fi service.
Tip
To turn on or off Airplane mode, launch Settings, and tap the virtual switch for Airplane mode. Alternatively, launch Control Center, and then tap the Airplane mode icon.
Once the device is in Airplane mode, keep in mind that you can quickly re-enable Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, if needed, by tapping their respective icons in Control Center (see Figure 1.3).
When the iPhone or iPad is in Airplane mode (or turned off altogether) you’re able to recharge its battery a bit faster, but you won’t be alerted about incoming calls and text messages, for example, until the phone is taken out of Airplane mode or turned back on.
You can also place an iPhone or iPad into Do Not Disturb mode. This mode automatically routes incoming calls directly to voicemail. You can customize the Do Not Disturb feature to allow certain people to reach you when you otherwise want to be left alone.
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Turn on/off Airplane Mode, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth from the redesigned Control Center by tapping on the appropriate icon.
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To activate and customize the Do Not Disturb feature, launch Settings and tap the Do Not Disturb option. From the Do Not Disturb submenu, turn on the Manual or Scheduled virtual switch, based on how you want this feature set up.
To later turn on or off the feature, access Control Center and tap the crescent moon–shaped icon.
When turned on, a moon icon is displayed on the iPhone or iPad’s status bar, and all calls and alerts are silenced. You can turn on or off this feature at any time, or you can schedule specific times you want Do Not Disturb to be activated, such as between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays. To do this, turn on the Scheduled feature.
If you set the Alarm Clock feature in your iPhone or iPad via the Clock app or using Siri, this feature continues to work, even with Do Not Disturb turned on.
When your iPhone is turned off, all incoming calls are forwarded directly to voicemail, and it is not possible to initiate an outgoing call. Likewise, incoming text messages, FaceTime calls, and other communications from the outside world cannot be accepted when an iPhone or iPad is turned off. Instead, when you later turn on the device, notifications for these missed messages are displayed in the Notification Center, in their respective apps, and potentially on the Lock screen, depending on how you set up Notification Center.
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It’s a good idea to limit notifications your iPhone generates while you’re driving, especially if your smartphone is not connected to a vehicle via CarPlay. To do this, from the Do Not Disturb submenu within Settings, tap the Activate option below the Do Not Disturb While Driving heading. You can set this feature to activate automatically when you’re in a moving car, or you can opt to manually activate it from Control Center or the Do Not Disturb submenu within Settings.
