Upgrading to iPhone X means facing a learning curve. Since Apple’s futuristic phone forgoes the familiar home button, iPhone X owners must learn a bunch of gestures.
Apple wants to make the transition as smooth as possible, so the company just uploaded a video to ease the pain of any iPhone X owner shellshocked by all that bright, shiny newness.
The video is called “iPhone X — A Guided Tour.” And this exuberant guided tour starts (and ends) on YouTube.
“You’ve probably noticed that there’s no home button,” says the video’s cheery Apple rep. “That’s because we’ve made it even easier to get around your phone.”
If there’s one recurring theme of this Apple instructional video, it’s that using iPhone X is simple. And you’re going to love it!
It’s almost painfully upbeat, but it’s a fantastic quick introduction to using new iPhone X features like Face ID and Animoji. If you’ve got five spare minutes, give it a watch:
https://youtu.be/cJZoTqtwGzY
More iPhone X tips and tricks
Need a little more info? We’ve got our own roundup of iPhone X how-tos for you: Master your iPhone X with these tips, tricks and how-tos
And if you want to know what we think about iPhone X after cracking a few of them out of their boxes, check out this post: iPhone X first impressions: Apple’s best by far.
Apple’s not the only one who can be painfully upbeat about the future of the smartphone!
Lewis Wallace is the managing editor of Cult of Mac and author of our weekly newsletter, The Weekender.
He’s a San Francisco-based writer and editor specializing in technology and culture. He loves his iPhone, hates Siri, and appreciates any hardware that combines form and function.
Prior to Cult of Mac, he juggled words and ideas as culture editor at Wired.com, homepage editor at TechTV, news product manager at NBCi, copy editor at PC World, reporter at The (Hayward) Daily Review and editor in chief of EveryBody’s News in Cincinnati.
He earned a bachelor of general studies degree with a journalism certificate from the University of Cincinnati. While in school, he worked as the entertainment editor of The News Record and as editor in chief of Clifton Magazine.
He’s also a bass player, who’s recorded and performed around the United States with Those Darn Accordions, The Electric Boogie Dawgz and The Mad Maggies. When not writing, editing or laying down bass lines, he plays darts and serves on the board of the San Francisco Darts League.
