One hundred and one Handy Tech Tips for the iPhone. Are you ready to feel more in control of your device? What's going on? I'm rich Dmiro. This is Rich on Tech. If you've listened to this podcast for any period of time, you're probably familiar with the fact that I've written a book. Months ago in the summer, I released it as an e book. It was called one hundred and one Handy Tech Tips for the iPhone. But one of the biggest questions I got when I released that e version of
it was where is the Android version? Well, okay, I didn't really answer that one yet, but the other question I got was where is the paperback version? And I'm happy to announce that, yes, one hundred and one Handy Tech Tips for the iPhone is now available in paperback on Amazon. So let me answer the other question about Android. So, yes, I love Android just as much as I love the iPhone. The problem with Android is that there are so many phone specific versions of the software. So let's say I
wrote it for Samsung. Well, anyone who has a Pixel wouldn't be happy. Let's say I wrote it for the Pixel. Anyone has a Samsung wouldn't be happy. If I wrote it for Samsung. People with LG's wouldn't be happy, or motorolas. So I've got to figure out a way to do maybe a very popular version of Android, like say the Samsung SAS nine and maybe the Note nine. That's my thought in the future. But that's not what I'm talking
about today. Today is all about iPhone. So I went back through the book and I added new tips and all the great new features in iOS twelve. Then I went back and revised the rest of the tips so that they're even simpler to understand. I got a lot of feedback from the first book, but I even had to cut some of the tips out of the book, which was really tough for me. This is not a book for the power user, although after you read it you will feel like one. This is a book for
the everyday person. Remember I'm on TV stations around the nation, radio podcast. I get a lot of questions about the iPhone. It's right up there with how do I cut the cord? And what should I name my baby? Well, okay, nobody asked me that last one, but if you're curious, I have some thoughts on that. One hundred and one hand de textips for the iPhone covers everything that's new in iOS twelve, like how to create a memoji that looks just like you, how to take control of your notifications.
Think about it before, who would ever take the time to go into settings and tweak notifications for every individual app? Well, now, if an app is bugging you, you can just swipe left on one of its notifications, hit that new managed button, and you can have them delivered without any sort of sound, or just turn them off completely. It's so easy. It's stuff like that that I talk about in the book. I also show you how to set up screen time,
which can be powerful. It can reveal just how much you're picking up your phone and which apps you're using the most. You can also limit the time you get to use certain apps or categories of apps each day. Personally, I'm trying to limit the amount of time that I spend walking and looking at my phone. That's a big thing I want to do in twenty nineteen. So if you see me walking and looking at my phone, just give me a little pat in the back and say, Rich,
come on, you gotta stick with it. Now. Your kids are gonna hate this, but you can also control their phones and iPads right from yours. Now they have this new feature called family limits under screen time. This is fantastic. You can even make it so they get a certain amount of time each day for Netflix and games, and then after that time's up, those apps will not work until the next day. Or they can request there's a time extension from you, which you can approve right from
your Apple Watch or your phone or your iPad. Or you can do what I do and just deny it. By the way, one hundred and one handy tech tips focuses on what you can accomplish on the iPhone without adding a bunch of new apps. This is all native functionality, with the exception of one tip, which has to do with ways and Google Maps in CarPlay. I show you how to turn your iPhone into a virtual measuring tape with the new augmented reality app called Measure. I show
you how to set up AUTOFIL passwords, which you definitely need. Yes, your phone can create strong passwords and store them for you. It can even log into your apps for you. You can find this feature under Settings then Passwords and Accounts than AUTOFILL passwords, Group FaceTime can now accommodate up to thirty two people at once, although every time I try this with my family members they never answer, so hope you have lots of friends to try this out with.
I also explain series shortcuts, although personally I have yet to find a good use for them, but if you find some good ones, please share them with me. I'm always interested in this stuff. I wrote one hundred and one handy tech tips with everyone in mind. I've had beginners tell me how they love how simple the tips are, and even iPhone experts have come back to me saying, yep, rich, I got a hand it to you. You definitely taught me some new tricks that even I didn't know about.
I love hearing that you're gonna get so much more out of your phone, like setting up the all important medical ID. This let's first responders access critical information about your health and even dial your loved ones without having to unlock your phone. This is sort of like setting up an ice contact a couple years back, but this is so much better. I walk you through the process of setting this up in the health app. You can look for it under the medical ID tab at the bottom.
My wife started reading a advanced copy of the book and she texted me, Oh my gosh, I love the tip about the medical ID. I already set it up and I was like, cool, very good. And there's so much more. I mean, there are one hundred and one handy tech tips in all, but don't tell anyone there's actually one hundred and two. There's a final tip that tells you how to reset settings on your phone in case something's wonky or factory restore. That's like the whole
thing is erased if you want to sell it. And did you know there's even a setting that will rearrange your home home screen to the way it looked out of the box, then put all of the rest of your apps in alphabetical order. Now, personally, this would be a nightmare scenario for me, as I've spent a lot of time dealing with those wiggly apps and arranging them just so. But you never know. You're gonna love learning these tips and sharing your newfound knowledge with your friends.
I'm gonna show you some old favorites, like how to turn your iPhone into a magnifying glass, probably one of the most popular tips I've ever shown on TV and Facebook. You can find that feature in the Accessibility settings. I also show you the secret way to erase one calculator digit. Well, it's not that much of a secret, just wipe left or right on a digit after you type it. You can also learn how to have your phone say who's
calling out loud? Stop those annoying Wi Fi pop ups, and learn the fastest way that I know how to see which movies and TV shows are actually downloaded your device, which involves opening the TV app and just flipping your phone into airplane mode. Did you know that you can scan documents into PDFs? Just start a new note and hit the plus sign above the keyboard to see the option to scan, and you could even add your signature in markup. Your iPhone can even store your signals. You
can easily sign documents over and over. One final tip I think you'll really enjoy how to close all of your open Safari tabs at once. Just open Safari, then press and hold the overlapping box icons in the lower right hand corner of your screen. You'll then see an option to close all open tabs, along with the number of tabs you have open. And when I showed this tip on TV, oh my gosh, I got so many emails for a few months from excited folks telling me how many tabs they had open and how they loved
feeling so efficient in closing them all. One hundred and one handy tech tips for the iPhone now available in paperback on Amazon with speedy prime shipping. It's the one with the blue cover that's updated for iOS twelve and yes, there is a kindle version this time around too. But you're gonna love having your phone right next to the paperback book as you explore all the things you never knew you can do on your iPhone. This is gonna
make a great gift for the holidays. Think about that person in your life who struggles with their iPhone, or who you think should know more about how to use it, or the person who you're always answering questions for about the iPhone. A lot of that work can be offloaded just by giving them a copy of this book. I hope you enjoy reading my book as much as I enjoyed writing it, and please let me know what you think.
You can find me at richontech dot TV. Check the show notes for a link to the book, and thank you, as always so much for listening. I'm Rich Demiro I'll talk to you real soon.