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Book SynopsisA bundle of Apple services, all in one place All your favorite Apple services are available in one convenient bundle, and Apple One For Dummies helps you get the full value out of your subscription. What's in this Apple barrel? Everything you need to stream music and TV, keep up with the news, play games, store files online, and even stay in shape. This book gives you a bundle of insight on how to choose the subscription level that's right for you, access and link all the services across your Apple and non-Apple devices, and use all the fun features of each service. This book takes you inside Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple News+, Apple Arcade, iCloud, and Apple Fitness+, showing you how to make the most of each one. Apple One For Dummies also shows you how to make changes at any time, so you get all the juice out of your subscription! Get access to 50 million songs on Apple PlusDiscover how the all-new Apple Fitness+ can transform your workout routineUse iCloud to store your photos a
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1
About This Book 2
Foolish Assumptions 3
Icons Used in This Book 4
Beyond the Book 4
Where to Go from Here 5
Part 1: Services, Please! 7
Chapter 1: Getting a Handle on Apple Services 9
What Are Apple Services? 10
Apple Services in a Nutshell 11
Apple Music 11
Apple TV+ 12
Apple Arcade 13
Apple News+ 14
Apple Fitness+ 15
iCloud 16
Apple One Plans and Pricing 18
Chapter 2: Cool Devices for Cool Services 19
Finding Devices Ready for Apple One 19
iPhone 20
iPad 22
Mac 23
Apple TV 25
Apple Watch 26
PCs 28
Android 29
Apple One on the WWW 30
Part 2: Are You Not Entertained? 33
Chapter 3: Get Yo Groove On 35
Access Apple Music 36
iPhone and iPad 36
Mac 37
Windows 37
Android 38
Website 39
Groovin’ with Your Tunes 39
iPhone, iPad, and Android 40
Mac, Windows, and Website 43
Chapter 4: Not Just TV — TV+! 45
Access Apple TV+ 46
iPhone and iPad 46
Mac 47
Apple TV 47
Smart TVs and gaming consoles 48
Non-Apple streaming devices 49
Website 49
Watching Your Apple Gogglebox 50
iPhone and iPad 50
Mac 51
Other devices and platforms 52
Chapter 5: Get Your Head in the Game! 53
Access Apple Arcade 54
iPhone and iPad 54
Mac 55
Apple TV 55
Finding and Downloading Games 57
iPhone and iPad 57
Mac 58
Apple TV 59
Part 3: Lifestyles of the Fit and Informed 61
Chapter 6: Staying Informed with Apple News+ 63
Access News and News+ 64
iPhone and iPad 64
Mac 65
All the News That’s Fit to Print (or View) 66
Perusing the magazine rack 66
Chapter 7: Fitness Fanatics + 73
Access Fitness+ 74
Supported devices 74
iPhone and iPad 74
Apple TV 75
Finding and Starting Workouts 75
Finding a workout 76
Starting and tracking a workout 78
Part 4: Every Icloud Has a Silver Lining 81
Chapter 8: Walking on iCloud Nine 83
What Is iCloud? 84
The Storage Conundrum 86
Signing In and Accessing iCloud 87
Signing in to iCloud 87
Accessing iCloud 90
Chapter 9: Buckle Up and Drive! 93
Accessing iCloud Drive on Your Devices 94
iPhone and iPad 94
Mac 95
Windows-based PC 97
iCloud.com 98
Organizing Your Stuff 99
Creating folders 100
Managing folders and files 102
Chapter 10: Picture This! 107
Enable and Access iCloud Photos 108
iCloud.com 108
Apple devices 108
Windows-based PC 109
Working with iCloud Photos 110
iCloud.com 110
iOS 111
macOS and iPadOS 114
Windows-based PC 115
Chapter 11: You’ve Got (iCloud) Mail 117
Setting Up iCloud Email 118
Creating an iCloud email address 118
Accessing your iCloud email 120
Sending and Receiving Email 123
Creating and sending emails 123
Formatting emails 124
Receiving and replying to email 127
Organizing Email 128
Deleting and marking emails 128
Utilizing folders and rules 129
Chapter 12: Tying a Digital String on Your Finger 133
The Dating Game: Getting to Know Calendar 134
Accessing Calendar 134
Working with Calendar in iCloud.com 136
Remind Me, Again, Please! 141
Access Reminders 142
Working with Reminders 144
Chapter 13: Noting Notes and Contacting Contacts 153
Note to Self 154
Access Notes 154
Working with Notes 155
3 2 1 Contact! 161
Access Contacts 161
Working with Contacts 162
Chapter 14: Docs and Spreadsheets and Presentations, Oh My! 167
Accessing and Working with iWork Apps 168
Using and Saving Files 170
Supported file types 170
Creating and Editing Pages Docs in iCloud 172
Managing documents 172
Working in documents 173
Working with Spreadsheets in Numbers 175
Managing spreadsheets 176
Working in spreadsheets 177
Creating Presentations in Keynote 179
Managing presentations 180
Working in presentations 181
Chapter 15: Digital Lost-and-Found 185
Enable and Access Find My 186
iCloud.com 186
Apple devices 186
On the Hunt! 187
iCloud.com 188
macOS 190
iOS and iPadOS 190
Part 5: The Part of Tens 193
Chapter 16: Ten Alternative Apps 195
Chapter 17: Ten Tips and Tricks 199
Index 203
