WEBVTT - 101 Handy Tech Tips for the iPhone; Updated for iOS 12 and in Paperback

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<v Speaker 1>One hundred and one Handy Tech Tips for the iPhone.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you ready to feel more in control of your device?

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<v Speaker 1>What's going on? I'm rich Dmiro. This is Rich on Tech.

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<v Speaker 1>If you've listened to this podcast for any period of time,

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<v Speaker 1>you're probably familiar with the fact that I've written a book.

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<v Speaker 1>Months ago in the summer, I released it as an

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<v Speaker 1>e book. It was called one hundred and one Handy

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<v Speaker 1>Tech Tips for the iPhone. But one of the biggest

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<v Speaker 1>questions I got when I released that e version of

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<v Speaker 1>it was where is the Android version? Well, okay, I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't really answer that one yet, but the other question

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<v Speaker 1>I got was where is the paperback version? And I'm

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<v Speaker 1>happy to announce that, yes, one hundred and one Handy

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<v Speaker 1>Tech Tips for the iPhone is now available in paperback

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<v Speaker 1>on Amazon. So let me answer the other question about Android. So, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>I love Android just as much as I love the iPhone.

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<v Speaker 1>The problem with Android is that there are so many

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<v Speaker 1>phone specific versions of the software. So let's say I

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<v Speaker 1>wrote it for Samsung. Well, anyone who has a Pixel

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<v Speaker 1>wouldn't be happy. Let's say I wrote it for the Pixel.

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<v Speaker 1>Anyone has a Samsung wouldn't be happy. If I wrote

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<v Speaker 1>it for Samsung. People with LG's wouldn't be happy, or motorolas.

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<v Speaker 1>So I've got to figure out a way to do

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<v Speaker 1>maybe a very popular version of Android, like say the

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<v Speaker 1>Samsung SAS nine and maybe the Note nine. That's my

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<v Speaker 1>thought in the future. But that's not what I'm talking

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<v Speaker 1>about today. Today is all about iPhone. So I went

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<v Speaker 1>back through the book and I added new tips and

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<v Speaker 1>all the great new features in iOS twelve. Then I

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<v Speaker 1>went back and revised the rest of the tips so

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<v Speaker 1>that they're even simpler to understand. I got a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of feedback from the first book, but I even had

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<v Speaker 1>to cut some of the tips out of the book,

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<v Speaker 1>which was really tough for me. This is not a

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<v Speaker 1>book for the power user, although after you read it

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<v Speaker 1>you will feel like one. This is a book for

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<v Speaker 1>the everyday person. Remember I'm on TV stations around the nation,

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<v Speaker 1>radio podcast. I get a lot of questions about the iPhone.

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<v Speaker 1>It's right up there with how do I cut the cord?

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<v Speaker 1>And what should I name my baby? Well, okay, nobody

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<v Speaker 1>asked me that last one, but if you're curious, I

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<v Speaker 1>have some thoughts on that. One hundred and one hand

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<v Speaker 1>de textips for the iPhone covers everything that's new in

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<v Speaker 1>iOS twelve, like how to create a memoji that looks

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<v Speaker 1>just like you, how to take control of your notifications.

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<v Speaker 1>Think about it before, who would ever take the time

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<v Speaker 1>to go into settings and tweak notifications for every individual app? Well, now,

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<v Speaker 1>if an app is bugging you, you can just swipe

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<v Speaker 1>left on one of its notifications, hit that new managed button,

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<v Speaker 1>and you can have them delivered without any sort of sound,

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<v Speaker 1>or just turn them off completely. It's so easy. It's

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<v Speaker 1>stuff like that that I talk about in the book.

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<v Speaker 1>I also show you how to set up screen time,

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<v Speaker 1>which can be powerful. It can reveal just how much

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<v Speaker 1>you're picking up your phone and which apps you're using

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<v Speaker 1>the most. You can also limit the time you get

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<v Speaker 1>to use certain apps or categories of apps each day. Personally,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm trying to limit the amount of time that I

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<v Speaker 1>spend walking and looking at my phone. That's a big

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<v Speaker 1>thing I want to do in twenty nineteen. So if

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<v Speaker 1>you see me walking and looking at my phone, just

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<v Speaker 1>give me a little pat in the back and say, Rich,

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<v Speaker 1>come on, you gotta stick with it. Now. Your kids

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<v Speaker 1>are gonna hate this, but you can also control their

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<v Speaker 1>phones and iPads right from yours. Now they have this

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<v Speaker 1>new feature called family limits under screen time. This is fantastic.

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<v Speaker 1>You can even make it so they get a certain

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<v Speaker 1>amount of time each day for Netflix and games, and

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<v Speaker 1>then after that time's up, those apps will not work

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<v Speaker 1>until the next day. Or they can request there's a

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<v Speaker 1>time extension from you, which you can approve right from

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<v Speaker 1>your Apple Watch or your phone or your iPad. Or

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<v Speaker 1>you can do what I do and just deny it.

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<v Speaker 1>By the way, one hundred and one handy tech tips

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<v Speaker 1>focuses on what you can accomplish on the iPhone without

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<v Speaker 1>adding a bunch of new apps. This is all native functionality,

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<v Speaker 1>with the exception of one tip, which has to do

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<v Speaker 1>with ways and Google Maps in CarPlay. I show you

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<v Speaker 1>how to turn your iPhone into a virtual measuring tape

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<v Speaker 1>with the new augmented reality app called Measure. I show

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<v Speaker 1>you how to set up AUTOFIL passwords, which you definitely need. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>your phone can create strong passwords and store them for you.

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<v Speaker 1>It can even log into your apps for you. You

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<v Speaker 1>can find this feature under Settings then Passwords and Accounts

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<v Speaker 1>than AUTOFILL passwords, Group FaceTime can now accommodate up to

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<v Speaker 1>thirty two people at once, although every time I try

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<v Speaker 1>this with my family members they never answer, so hope

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<v Speaker 1>you have lots of friends to try this out with.

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<v Speaker 1>I also explain series shortcuts, although personally I have yet

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<v Speaker 1>to find a good use for them, but if you

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<v Speaker 1>find some good ones, please share them with me. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>always interested in this stuff. I wrote one hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>one handy tech tips with everyone in mind. I've had

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<v Speaker 1>beginners tell me how they love how simple the tips are,

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<v Speaker 1>and even iPhone experts have come back to me saying, yep, rich,

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<v Speaker 1>I got a hand it to you. You definitely taught

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<v Speaker 1>me some new tricks that even I didn't know about.

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<v Speaker 1>I love hearing that you're gonna get so much more

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<v Speaker 1>out of your phone, like setting up the all important

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<v Speaker 1>medical ID. This let's first responders access critical information about

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<v Speaker 1>your health and even dial your loved ones without having

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<v Speaker 1>to unlock your phone. This is sort of like setting

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<v Speaker 1>up an ice contact a couple years back, but this

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<v Speaker 1>is so much better. I walk you through the process

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<v Speaker 1>of setting this up in the health app. You can

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<v Speaker 1>look for it under the medical ID tab at the bottom.

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<v Speaker 1>My wife started reading a advanced copy of the book

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<v Speaker 1>and she texted me, Oh my gosh, I love the

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<v Speaker 1>tip about the medical ID. I already set it up

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<v Speaker 1>and I was like, cool, very good. And there's so

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<v Speaker 1>much more. I mean, there are one hundred and one

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<v Speaker 1>handy tech tips in all, but don't tell anyone there's

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<v Speaker 1>actually one hundred and two. There's a final tip that

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<v Speaker 1>tells you how to reset settings on your phone in

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<v Speaker 1>case something's wonky or factory restore. That's like the whole

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<v Speaker 1>thing is erased if you want to sell it. And

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<v Speaker 1>did you know there's even a setting that will rearrange

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<v Speaker 1>your home home screen to the way it looked out

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<v Speaker 1>of the box, then put all of the rest of

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<v Speaker 1>your apps in alphabetical order. Now, personally, this would be

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<v Speaker 1>a nightmare scenario for me, as I've spent a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of time dealing with those wiggly apps and arranging them

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<v Speaker 1>just so. But you never know. You're gonna love learning

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<v Speaker 1>these tips and sharing your newfound knowledge with your friends.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna show you some old favorites, like how to

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<v Speaker 1>turn your iPhone into a magnifying glass, probably one of

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<v Speaker 1>the most popular tips I've ever shown on TV and Facebook.

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<v Speaker 1>You can find that feature in the Accessibility settings. I

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<v Speaker 1>also show you the secret way to erase one calculator digit. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not that much of a secret, just wipe left

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<v Speaker 1>or right on a digit after you type it. You

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<v Speaker 1>can also learn how to have your phone say who's

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<v Speaker 1>calling out loud? Stop those annoying Wi Fi pop ups,

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<v Speaker 1>and learn the fastest way that I know how to

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<v Speaker 1>see which movies and TV shows are actually downloaded your device,

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<v Speaker 1>which involves opening the TV app and just flipping your

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<v Speaker 1>phone into airplane mode. Did you know that you can

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<v Speaker 1>scan documents into PDFs? Just start a new note and

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<v Speaker 1>hit the plus sign above the keyboard to see the

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<v Speaker 1>option to scan, and you could even add your signature

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<v Speaker 1>in markup. Your iPhone can even store your signals. You

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<v Speaker 1>can easily sign documents over and over. One final tip

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<v Speaker 1>I think you'll really enjoy how to close all of

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<v Speaker 1>your open Safari tabs at once. Just open Safari, then

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<v Speaker 1>press and hold the overlapping box icons in the lower

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<v Speaker 1>right hand corner of your screen. You'll then see an

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<v Speaker 1>option to close all open tabs, along with the number

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<v Speaker 1>of tabs you have open. And when I showed this

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<v Speaker 1>tip on TV, oh my gosh, I got so many

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<v Speaker 1>emails for a few months from excited folks telling me

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<v Speaker 1>how many tabs they had open and how they loved

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<v Speaker 1>feeling so efficient in closing them all. One hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>one handy tech tips for the iPhone now available in

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<v Speaker 1>paperback on Amazon with speedy prime shipping. It's the one

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<v Speaker 1>with the blue cover that's updated for iOS twelve and yes,

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<v Speaker 1>there is a kindle version this time around too. But

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna love having your phone right next to the

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<v Speaker 1>paperback book as you explore all the things you never

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<v Speaker 1>knew you can do on your iPhone. This is gonna

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<v Speaker 1>make a great gift for the holidays. Think about that

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<v Speaker 1>person in your life who struggles with their iPhone, or

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<v Speaker 1>who you think should know more about how to use it,

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<v Speaker 1>or the person who you're always answering questions for about

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<v Speaker 1>the iPhone. A lot of that work can be offloaded

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<v Speaker 1>just by giving them a copy of this book. I

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<v Speaker 1>hope you enjoy reading my book as much as I

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<v Speaker 1>enjoyed writing it, and please let me know what you think.

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<v Speaker 1>You can find me at richontech dot TV. Check the

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<v Speaker 1>show notes for a link to the book, and thank you,

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<v Speaker 1>as always so much for listening. I'm Rich Demiro I'll

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<v Speaker 1>talk to you real soon.