Keir Thomas - iPad and iPhone Kung Fu: Tips, Tricks, Hints, and Hacks for iOS 7

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Many thanks to those who reviewed iPad and iPhone Kung Fu prior to publication: Tony Bradley, Ian Dees, Kevin Gisi, Jeff Holland, Jon Kurz, Mike Riley, and Loren Sands-Ramshaw. Their comments, corrections, and suggestions were invaluable.

Thanks to Jacquelyn Carter for expertly guiding me through my fourth book with Pragmatic Bookshelf, and, of course, thanks to all those switched-on individuals at Pragmatic who run perhaps the most extraordinary and amazing publishing outfit Ive had the privilege of working with (theres no need to send me another polo shirt, guys; I wear the one I have with pride!).

Finally, apologies to my partner, who had to put up with me saying strange things to Siri all day and often much of the night.

Welcome to iPad and iPhone Kung Fu , the only title you need to get the very best from iOS 7the latest major release of Apples mobile operating system.

iPad and iPhone Kung Fu squeezes out every possible tip, trick, hint, and hack there isand then squeezes some more to reveal a substantial number of secrets.

No other book has the same drive to help you boost productivity, save time, and simply do things the best way possible when using an Apple handheld device running iOS 7all while having fun, of course.

Each of the 300+ tips in this book meets one or more of the following criteria:

• It is genuinely useful for newcomers and old hands alike.

• It will substantially improve the way you use your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch.

• It shows the amazing things that can be done with an iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch.

Many of the tips are blockbusters, but not all of them are. Some point out very subtle tricks. But even these will change the way you work and play.

The tips in this book are good for users of any of the following Apple handhelds:

• iPad Air

• iPad Mini (both Retina and non-Retina)

• iPad (both Retina and non-Retina)

• iPhone 5s, 5c, and 5

• iPhone 4 and 4s

• iPod Touch (fifth generation)

Importantly, for the sake of convenience throughout the book we refer simply to the iPad or iPhone. When seeing iPad you should read iPad Air, iPad, and iPad Mini; when seeing iPhone you should read iPhone and iPod Touch.

In a nutshell, iPad and iPhone Kung Fu is a big book of tips. As such, I dont recommend any particular way of reading it. You dont need to be using your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch while you read. The whole point of iPad and iPhone Kung Fu is that you can jump in anywhere. Start at the beginning, or start in the middle. You could even start at the end and work your way to the front. Just start reading. If you find a tip you like, then try it!

The tips were written for the version 7 release of iOS, Apples operating system for portable devices. That isnt to say many wont work on previous releases of iOS. However, we have tested the tips only against iOS 7, and some terminology changed in this release. If you do intend to use the book with an older release, some common sense will go a long way.

If youd like to share some of the tips from this book on your blog, then feel free. Its unlikely my publisher will be too happy if you take liberties, but sharing a couple of tips youve found useful can only be a good thing. If you do, it would be great if you could mention the book and provide a link to the books official web pagesee below.