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whether you're new to the iPhone or you
just need a refresher learning how to
navigate iOS is a great place to start
in this video I'm going to show you some
of the basics including how to operate
your device using multi-touch gestures
let's begin with the home screen which
is the screen you see here it includes
shortcuts to all of your apps and
several different screens to help you
stay organized you can navigate between
them using the swipe gesture there's
also the dock at the bottom and the
status bar at the top here you can swipe
down to view your notifications
notifications can alert you to many
different things on your device
including new messages emails reminders
and more to open a notification tap the
one you want you'll be taken straight to
the source in this case the calendar app
from here it's easy to return home using
the home button on the outside of your
device
keep this button in mind because you're
going to use it pretty frequently after
all the home screen is sort of like the
desktop on your home computer to open
any app all you have to do is tap the
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sometimes it can be difficult to see the
screen on your device because it is
fairly small luckily there are two
different ways to zoom in and out for
example in some apps all you have to do
is double tap and the app will adjust
automatically in other apps you may find
it easier to use the pinch gesture
to the homescreen there are certain
settings that you might want easy access
to while using your device for example
Bluetooth or Wi-Fi you'll find these
things in the control center just swipe
up from the bottom of the home screen
here you can adjust your screen
brightness turn on airplane mode and
even set your device to do not disturb
this will temporarily silence any calls
or alerts you receive to close the
control center swipe down again
the last thing I'd like to show you is
how to use the search feature this
feature is great for finding apps media
and other items on your device that
you're having trouble locating all you
have to do is swipe down anywhere in the
middle of the home screen now type what
you're looking for using the on-screen
keyboard the keyboard appears anytime
you're in a text field it's even
sensitive to what you might be typing
and sometimes offers shortcuts for
example a key that inserts com if you're
typing a web address to navigate to the
item you're looking for tap it on the
list that covers the basics of iOS for
the iPhone now that you know your way
around you can start using your device
and taking advantage of everything it
has to offer