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Apple has taken the time to nearly fully charge your iPhone, so you’ll get some measure of instant gratification. After taking the phone out of the box, press and hold down the sleep/wake button, the location of which varies by model. On the iPhone SE, the sleep/wake button resides on the top-right edge of iPhones. On later models, the button is on the right edge. (Refer to Chapter 1 for the location of all buttons.) If the phone has been activated — and at least in the Apple Stores, a salesperson will happily handle this for you — the famous Apple logo appears on your screen.

Soon, the word hello and its foreign language equivalents (hola, bonjour, ciao, and so on) take turns greeting you on the screen. Over the several screens that appear, you get to choose your language (English by default) and country or region. You then choose a Wi-Fi network, if available, or proceed using cellular.

You'll see a screen asking you to place your old iPhone (or iPad), if you have one, next to your new one for a quick setup. Or you can proceed manually. To transfer apps and data to the phone, you can connect it to your PC or Mac, or go computer-free by restoring via iCloud. You can also move data from an Android device. Of course, if you’re a smartphone newbie, you won’t need to transfer apps and data.

You're then asked to kindly sign in with an Apple ID (if you already have one) or create one. Apple ID is the credential used to set up your iCloud and iTunes Store accounts, which include such places as the Book Store, Apple Arcade, and Apple Music. Through iCloud, you can also access your music, photos, contacts, calendars, and more on all your devices automatically.

Among other choices through the setup are whether to automatically keep your iPhone fresh through iOS feature and security updates and whether to enable Location Services, which means the iPhone will know where you are. This setting is useful for Maps and other apps that rely on your whereabouts, but Apple is also big on privacy, so it’s your call.

As part of the setup, you’re also asked to agree to the Terms and Conditions for iOS, iCloud, and the Apple Privacy Policy. Apple says it is important that you read this stuff and who are we to disagree? We’ll just leave it there.

We also take advantage of the Find My feature and think you should too. Seems like a no-brainer to us: Why wouldn’t you want to turn on a tool that can possibly help you retrieve a lost or stolen phone? (For more on Find My, check out Chapter 14.)

Another optional tool we take advantage of that you meet during setup is Screen Time, which provides all-too-enlightening insights into the amount of time you and your family spend on the phone. You can set limits to curtail your usage and that of the kids.

You also get to choose or verify the phone number and email addresses that folks might use to get in touch with you, via FaceTime video calling (see Chapter 4) or iMessage (see Chapter 6).

The next request differs by phone and has to do with security, something no one should take lightly. You’re given the option to create a passcode to prevent anyone from getting to the contents of your device without knowing that code.

If you have an iPhone SE (first or second generation) or any model older than the iPhone X, you’re asked whether you want to set up Touch ID, Apple’s name for a nifty fingerprint authentication system. If you have the iPhone X or later, you have the option to use Face ID facial recognition instead. Both methods are worth a deeper dive.