Yeah, I must be a little slow, they reckon search is just a swipe downwards... I get notifications instead..do I need to be somewhere particular?
Cheers Rosemary Rosemary Spark PO Box 781 South Fremantle WA 6162 Australia Phone: + 61 8 94336609 Mobile: 0414268043 arkaysp...@gmail.com On 20 September 2013 10:21, Rick Armstrong <a...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > It is funny how you forget quickly what the previous OS was like. Rick. > > On 20/09/2013, at 9:14 AM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > > Hi Stephen, > > One thing I found 'interesting' is the different way to '*Close Apps*'. > Apple changed the App Switching/App Closing mechanism a bit with iOS 7. It > used to be that to close an app, you’d double tap the home button, wait for > the app drawer to slide out, then press and hold on an icon until the > little “X” appeared. > > With iOS 7, the whole thing looks and works a bit more like webOS of > yesteryear. > *Double tap* the *home button* to bring up the *fullscreen app > switcher,*which provides a screenshot of each running application in a > sideways-scrolling carousel. > To *close an application*, simply *swipe the app’s screenshot up and off > the screen*. > Really cool! ;-) > > Cheers, > Ronni > Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > > On 20 Sep 2013, at 9:05 am, Stephen Chape <chap...@bigpond.com> wrote: > > Thank you Ronni, > I now have iOS7 on my iPhone 5. > Any idea how to close Apps ? > It does not involve Home button and holding down an App any more ? > > > On 18/09/2013, at 12:46 PM, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > > Hello People, > > <http://www.apple.com/ios/> > ** > *Prepare for iOS 7 the Correct Way: * > *What To Do Before Upgrading an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch to iOS 7* > > OS 7 is *set for public release* <http://www.apple.com/ios/> on the 18th > (could be tomorrow). > > You need to prepare for this major iOS update on your iPhone, iPad, and > iPod touch. Check on compatibility and do some simple cleanup and backups > with your iOS devices… so please prepare for iOS 7 the correct way. > > *1: Check Device Compatibility* > > The list of supported hardware <http://www.apple.com/au/ios/whats-new/>hasn’t > changed since the first beta build, so make sure your device is even on the > list before anything else. To refresh, iOS 7 is compatible with the > following devices: > > • iPhone 4, iPhone 4s, iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s > > • iPod touch 5th gen > > • iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad 4, iPad mini > > NOTE: Just because older iPhone and iPad models are on the list does not > mean they should be updated. Older models may want to avoid the update > entirely, or wait until a point release (say, 7.0.1 or 7.1) comes later to > potentially resolve some inevitable speed and performance issues. This may > or may not apply to iOS 7, but it’s something to take into consideration. > > *2: Clean Up Your App Collection* > > It is always a good idea to do some App cleanup between major iOS updates. > There isn’t much to this, just check around your iPhone, iPad, or iPod > touch and look for Apps you don’t use often, or don’t need, then delete > them. > > There is no harm in deleting apps because you can always download them > again later without having to pay for them again, they are all stored in > the “Purchased” section of your Apple ID account history and accessible > through the App Store. > > *3: Copy Your Photos & Movies to a Computer* > > Many people use their iPhones (or even iPads) as their primary camera > these days, which means they are full of memories and moments that you > don’t want to lose. But iCloud’s Photo Stream is still misunderstood by > many people and won’t keep all your pictures anyway, so the best thing to > do is to periodically copy them all over from the iPhone, iPad, or iPod to > a computer. > > Also you could back them up to a service like DropBox or another third > party cloud storage provider. > > *4: Back Up to Both iTunes & iCloud* > > A dual backup approach is pretty much foolproof, leaving you with both > local iTunes based and iCloud based options if you need to restore the > device for whatever reason. > > *Backing up* <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766>is easy as always and > the same across any iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. > > - With iTunes: Connect the device to the computer, select it in > iTunes, and choose “Back Up Now” > - With iCloud: Open Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup > Back Up Now > > *Always back up* your devices before installing any system update. This > is particularly important for major iOS updates like iOS 7. > > *5: Update & Install iOS 7* > > When you are ready - and IF you want to Upgrade - go ahead with the iOS 7 > installation & upgrade. Installation and upgrading will also be simple > through OTA (over-the-air) as usual, widely available in just a few short > days. > > ========= > *iOS 7 Release Date Tips* > > <http://www.gottabemobile.com/2013/09/17/ios-7-release-date-tips/> > > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" > 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD > > OS X 10.8.5 Mountain Lion > Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - < > http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > > > Regards, > Stephen Chape > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - < > http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - < > http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - < > http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >
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