Help Me! Guide to iPhone 6: Step-by-Step User Guide for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus (53 page)

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When using iMessage, text messages can be automatically deleted after a certain period of time. To set the amount of time to keep messages:

1. Touch the
 icon. The Settings screen appears.
2. Scroll down and touch
Messages
. The Message Settings screen appears.
3. Touch
Keep Messages
. The Keep Messages screen appears, as shown in
Figure 3
.
4. Touch
30 Days
or
1 Year
to select the amount of time, or touch
Forever
to prevent the phone from erasing any messages.

Figure 3: Keep Messages Screen

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When an audio message is sent using iMessage, it can be set to expire after two minutes, at which point it is removed from your phone. Refer to
Adding a Voice Message to a Conversation (iMessage Only)
to learn how to attach audio messages in iMessage. To set the expiration time for audio messages:

1. Touch the
 icon. The Settings screen appears.
2. Scroll down and touch
Messages
. The Message Settings screen appears.
3. Touch
Expire
under 'Audio Messages'. The Audio Message Expiration screen appears, as shown in
Figure 4
.
4. Touch
After 2 Minutes
, or touch
Never
to keep audio messages.

Figure 4: Audio Message Expiration Screen

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The Raise to Listen feature allows you to raise the phone to your ear to listen to audio messages. To turn Raise to Listen on or off:

1. Touch the
 icon. The Settings screen appears.
2. Scroll down and touch
Messages
. The Message Settings screen appears.
3. Touch the
 switch next to 'Raise to Listen'. The
 switch appears and the Raise to Listen is turned on.
4. Touch the
 switch next to 'Raise to Listen'. The
 switch appears and the Raise to Listen is turned off.

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When a video message is sent using iMessage, it can be set to expire after two minutes, at which point it is removed from your phone. Refer to
Quickly Adding a Video or Photo to a Conversation (iMessage Only)
to learn how to attach video messages in iMessage. To set the expiration time for video messages:

1. Touch the
 icon. The Settings screen appears.
2. Scroll down and touch
Messages
. The Message Settings screen appears.
3. Touch
Expire
under 'Video Messages'. The Video Message Expiration screen appears.
4. Touch
After 2 Minutes
, or touch
Never
to keep video messages.

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Table of Contents

1. Turning 'Shake to Shuffle' On or Off
2. Selecting a Pre-Loaded Equalization Setting
3. Setting a Volume Limit
4. Turning Lyrics and Podcast Info On or Off
5. Choosing which Music Appears in the Music Application
6. Turning iTunes Match On or Off

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When the 'Shake to Shuffle' feature is enabled, the phone can shuffle the songs it is currently playing when you shake the phone. To turn 'Shake to Shuffle' on or off:

1. Touch the
 icon. The Settings screen appears, as shown in
Figure 1
.
2. Scroll down and touch
Music
. The Music Settings screen appears, as shown in
Figure 2
.
3. Touch the
switch next to 'Shake to Shuffle'. The
 switch appears and 'Shake to Shuffle' is turned off.
4. Touch the
switch next to 'Shake to Shuffle' under the 'Ringer and Alerts' section. The
 switch appears and 'Shake to Shuffle' is turned on.