Errata
The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Date Corrected".
The following errata were submitted by our customers and approved as valid errors by the author or editor.
Color key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
| Version | Location | Description | Submitted By | Date submitted | Date corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printed | Page xi first line |
illustartor should be illustrator Note from the Author or Editor: |
Paul Pennington | Nov 06, 2013 | Nov 08, 2013 |
| Printed | Page iv, 4 Part 2 |
In the table of contents, Part 2 is titled "The iPhone as iPod," but that is the title of Chapter 6. Page 4 gives the correct title for Part 2 as "Pix, Flix and Apps." Note from the Author or Editor: |
Pete Cook | Nov 13, 2013 | Jan 10, 2014 |
| Printed | Page Page 86 Last paragraph |
The Vibration List is not "below, left" but on the facing page. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Gail Jackson | Dec 31, 2013 | Jan 10, 2014 |
| Printed | Page 64 3rd paragraph |
To get to Bluetooth, should be: |
Mavis Brauer | Jan 05, 2014 | Jan 10, 2014 |
| Printed | Page 66 First TIP |
"Delete key" should be "Backspace key". I fussed and fussed with this thinking that "Delete" would be one of the "Cut,Copy,etc" options. I tried to look up "Delete key" in the index. I finally thought to tap the Backspace key (which IS in the index), and it worked. I would have known what key was meant immediately if it had said "Backspace key". Note from the Author or Editor: |
Gail Jackson | Dec 28, 2013 | Jan 10, 2014 |
| Printed | Page 75 In the TIP at the bottom of the page |
The star to show something is already in Favorites is gray, not blue (I submitted this erroneously under page 66). Note from the Author or Editor: |
Gail Jackson | Dec 31, 2013 | Jan 10, 2014 |
| ePub | Page 156 near the bottom |
In the section listing which keys can produce alternative characters when you hold down your finger, it says that capital O can produce the Degrees symbol. It should be the number 0. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anna Dresner | Nov 17, 2013 | Jan 10, 2014 |
| Printed | Page 158 Last sentence |
"Notifications" should be "Notification Center". Note from the Author or Editor: |
Gail Jackson | Dec 31, 2013 | Jan 10, 2014 |
| Printed | Page 159 Second-to-last paragraph, first line |
The word "captures" should be "capture". Note from the Author or Editor: |
Gail Jackson | Dec 31, 2013 | Jan 10, 2014 |
| Printed | Page 239 Under "Photo Controls" |
These controls stay on indefinitely -- they are on the white background that toggles with the black background. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Gail Jackson | Dec 31, 2013 | Jan 10, 2014 |
| Printed | Page 241 "Photos from the Albums tab" paragraph |
"Share" should be "Select". Then, to get the Share Sheet, you need to tap the Share icon (Box with up arrow). Note from the Author or Editor: |
Gail Jackson | Dec 31, 2013 | Jan 10, 2014 |
| Printed | Page 264 First paragraph |
"General" should be "Privacy". Note from the Author or Editor: |
Gail Jackson | Dec 31, 2013 | Jan 10, 2014 |
| Printed | Page 320 Second paragraph |
"...you get the little message shown below (left)." Rather than show "below", the illustration is on the preceding page. Also, the message is hardly "little". I'd suggest replacing "little" with "Calibrate". Another thing, my iPhone display matched the illustration in the book -- i.e. it didn't display the geographic coordinates at the bottom as the text says, so it wasn't there to tap to jump to Maps. The problem was not having the compass app CPS turned on under Settings-Privacy-Location Services. |
Gail Jackson | Jan 03, 2014 | Jan 10, 2014 |
| Printed | Page 324 iBooks |
iBooks didn't come on my iPhone (all the other apps described in the book did). I did download it to see what it was like, and iOS7 has changed the look from the illustrations in the book (p325) -- there are no longer any "handsome wooden shelves", just a plain white background. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Gail Jackson | Jan 04, 2014 | Jan 10, 2014 |
| Printed | Page 338 bottom |
In Searching the Maps, you can also enter the Latitude and Longitude coordinates for results, and it will go there and even display the address (if applicable). |
Tim Martin | Jan 07, 2014 | Jan 10, 2014 |
| Printed | Page 344 Last paragraph |
"Overview" is not one of the buttons at the bottom as the lead-in says. It is in the upper-right corner as the first paragraph on the next page (345) says. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Gail Jackson | Jan 04, 2014 | Jan 10, 2014 |
| Printed | Page 346 Maps app description, Traffic |
The 1st paragraph says "traffic jams appear as dotted black lines." In the photos on pages 339 and 340, and on my iPhone 5s, POOR conditions appear to be indicated by DASHED RED lines, and FAIR conditions by DOTTED YELLOW lines. When neither are present, conditions are good. (These are comparable to the red, yellow, and green lines of Google Maps.) Note from the Author or Editor: |
Pete Cook | Nov 22, 2013 | Jan 10, 2014 |
| Printed | Page 347 Maps app description, Flyover |
The 3rd paragraph says "you'll see the 3D icon appear next to the 3D button." On my iPhone 5s, the Flyover icon (picture of buildings) REPLACES the "3D" button. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Pete Cook | Nov 22, 2013 | Jan 10, 2014 |
| Printed | Page 351 3rd paragraph |
The arrow icon should be the share icon (box with up arrow). |
Gail Jackson | Jan 07, 2014 | Jan 10, 2014 |
| Printed | Page 392 Second paragraph under Bookmarks |
"acing page" should be "facing page". |
Gail Jackson | Jan 07, 2014 | Jan 10, 2014 |
| Printed | Page 501 Second paragraph, last line |
Pressing the Home button takes you back to the Home screen, not to the main Settings screen. |
Gail Jackson | Jan 07, 2014 | Jan 10, 2014 |
| Printed | Page 523 Table |
The sort order/display order table is misplaced -- it should be under Contacts. |
Gail Jackson | Jan 07, 2014 | |
| Printed | Page 524 Fourth paragraph |
There is no "default account" under Contacts on my phone. |
Gail Jackson | Jan 07, 2014 | Jan 10, 2014 |