Chapter 6
Texting 1, 2, 3: Messages and Notes
IN THIS CHAPTER
Sending and receiving SMS and MMS messages
Sending and receiving voice and video iMessages
Using the Notes app
If you’ve never used an intelligent virtual keyboard, you will probably feel awkward typing on your iPhone in the beginning. Within a few days, however, most iPhone users report that they have become not only comfortable using the virtual keyboard but also proficient virtual typists as well. And with the QuickType predictive keyboard, typing on a slab of glass has never been easier or faster. And it’s just as easy to tap the microphone key and dictate your message or note.
In this chapter, we focus on two iPhone apps that rely on keyboard input or dictation: Messages and Notes. By the time you finish this chapter, we think you’ll feel comfortable and proficient typing (or dictating) messages and notes, too.
Getting the iMessage
The Messages app lets you exchange short text messages with any cellphone that supports the SMS protocol. You can also send and receive MMS messages, which can include pictures, contacts, videos, audio recordings, and locations, with any cellphone that supports the MMS protocol.
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