Ragg - 101 iPhone Travel Tips, Tricks, Hacks and Apps: A Guide for Travellers, Digital Nomads, and iPhone Users

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First Edition

The Mobile Life: A Complete Guide to Traveling with Your iPhone and iPad.

As someone who works remotely as a specialist in change, leadership, and organisational development, I travel a lot. Some years Ive made between 50 and 70 flights. With all the talk these days of people going #iPadOnly, I have often wondered if I could take just my phone or tablet while traveling and work exclusively with that device.

In order to answer this question for myself, I decided to dive fully into the digital world. I packed an Android and Apple phone and tablet, downloaded more than 700 apps and set off on a mobile only three-month journey through seven countries.

The laptop stayed at home. If it seemed I couldnt do a task on my phone or tablet, I worked out how it could be done, rather than looking for a desktop computer. I learned that most tasks can be completed on a tablet or phone. You just have to know how. Macs and PCs can lull you into a false sense of security if you have either of them nearby, you wont bother to learn these techniques.

This book and two others are the results of that trip and learning.

Having worked remotely from several countries and traveled extensively for many years, I thought I knew a lot about travel and working on the road. I was wrong. I learned a lot more in the process of that journey and since then about both travel and technology.

Most importantly, I learned that the really savvy traveler (either on the road or in life) realizes that there are always new things to learn.

In particular, seasoned travelers know that one small tip or adjustment to their workflow can have a vast impact on the quality of their experience or the outcomes they achieve. It might be a tip that helps them recover a lost or stolen iPhone, get a great seat on the plane, save some time or money, finish their work, or just make the whole travel process so much more stress-free and enjoyable.

Its why most people, when they first start traveling, tend to take everything but the kitchen sink with them. As they gain more experience, they whittle that list down to the things they most love and that work best for them. Its why checking out someone elses travel gear is a guilty pleasure for many people they get to see what others consider to be the best of the best.

Thats what this book is about.

I want to introduce you to some of the best of the best in relation to traveling with your iPhone and iPad.

This book is a compilation of some of the best travel- and tech-related tips, tricks, hacks, and workflows Ive learned. It is iPhone focused, but most tips will apply in exactly the same way to the iPad.

While you can find many iPhone tips and tricks online, this isnt a collection of random tips. This book is specifically designed for people who want to take their iPhone use to another level in a travel and mobility context. That is, its for people who want to use their mobile device as a mobile device.

So, for example, I dont just say the iPhone has a great world clock (it does) or that you can activate Airplane Mode to shut off the Wi-Fi connection (you can). Instead, I prefer to tell you how to tweak the settings to get the most out of that feature, or how (and more importantly, why) you can best use those features in a travel or mobility context.

Where possible, I endeavour to go beyond the obvious. Im aware most people know about popular apps like Skype, so you wont find a tip here about saving on phone call charges by using Skype. I prefer to focus on some of the features or applications of those services that you probably dont know about and that would be useful to you. My aim is to provide maximum value to the reader.

At the same time, I need to cater to a broad range of readers, so I include a few tips that may be obvious to some. That said, however, youll be sure to discover loads of tips and tricks that even the most experienced traveler or tech geek wont have known.

Also, because the iPhone operating system (iOS) is always being updated, you may find that some of the menu settings described here are different by the time you read this book. In most cases, though, the change will be cosmetic, and the setting will just have moved to another menu. The concept or tip that Im describing will still be applicable.

In this book, the price of each app is included in the following format (free, $2.99). This simply means that there is a free (usually feature-limited) version of the app and also a premium version available for $2.99. Downloading the free version will usually give a good feel for the app. Occasionally, after you download a free version of the app, payment of an additional fee will unlock other features within the app. In these cases there will be a reference to in-app purchases.