the sixth version of Apple's touch & mobile OS
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What hidden features have you found in iOS 6?
This is the required hidden gems questions for iOS 6.
Here are the rules:
One feature per answer
Also include how you use the feature or why it is useful
Must be an under-documented feature. No ...
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Which cities have “flyover” in iOS 6 Maps?
Is there a list of which cities have 3D flyover data that is actually 3D and not an attempt to map a satellite image on false perspective? If not, could we crowd source this in a wiki-type answer?
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Download free app updates without prompting to enter Apple ID password on iOS 6
I read somewhere in iOS 6 you don't need to enter your Apple ID password for downloading free apps and updates to already installed apps. However I see that I am still being prompted for my Apple ID ...
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How to refresh Messages on Mac after hibernation?
I've set up iMessage on my iPhone correctly (apple id) with Messages on my Mac (OSX Mountain Lion), and it syncs.
But the syncing isn't flawless.. Everytime I wake up my Mac after hibernation, it ...
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How does do not disturb in iOS 6 differ from the physical silent switch?
In iOS 6, we now will have a Do Not Disturb feature that prevents the phone from making sound when it receives notifications.
How is this any different from using the silent switch? Or is it just ...
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Can I remove or hide the VIP Folder in Mail on iOS 6?
Is there anyway to remove or hide the new VIP folder in the native Mail app on iOS 6? I use lots of filters on my Gmail backend and have no use for it.
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Can the iPad / iPad 2 handle iOS 6?
I've heard anecdotal evidence of iOS 6 seriously impairing the performance of the iPhone 4 (and had a poor personal experience with it on iOS 5). I was wondering if anyone has had any problems ...
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Where is Passbook for the iPad?
I installed iOS 6 on my iPad and went looking for Passbook and didn't find it. I checked the AppStore and no results are found for Passbook.
Where is it?
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What iOS 6 features does the iPhone 4 lack?
Under iOS 6, what features will I not get if I were to buy an iPhone 4 vs. an iPhone 4S today?
What I already know is the new navigation (continuous navigation on the lock screen, if I understood ...
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iOS6 has loaded someone totally different's details
I did an Over The Air update on my iPhone 4S this morning to IOS6. But it has showed me someone elses phone number after the update.
When I send an iMessage to my wife, it comes from this random ...
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iOS 6 update problem: how to switch to Indian store?
I just updated my iPad 2 to to iOS 6 yesterday. Today when I tried to buy an app the usual way from the App Store, I got the message "Your account is not valid for use in US store. You must switch to ...
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How can I see the phone number dialed after I initiate a call?
In the Phone app (iPhone 5, iOS 6.1.2), I click on a contact's number, the call is initiated and starts ringing.
For a brief moment at this point, the label of the number (home / work / etc…) is ...
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How to delete a podcast from new ios6 Podcast app?
The new ios 6 has Podcasts broken out into their own application.
I've got a bunch of old podcasts there for some reason. I can figure out how to delete all the episodes, but I can't figure out how ...
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Is it possible to remember a wifi network in iOS 6 without automatically connecting to it?
Once in a while I need to use my iPhone 4 for work related tasks that require a lot of bandwidth. When doing this I will connect to the wireless network at work, do what I need to do, and then ...
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Is it possible to disable the game center completely and permanently in iOS 6?
I am trying hard to avoid signing in to Game Center, but the interruptions and pop ups make this hard to do.
My impression is that after the third time I don't sign into Game Center, a pop-up asks if ...
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IO6 on iPod Touch (4) no WIFI LAN, when there is no Internet?
I got a question of one of my customers:
They are experiencing problems when connecting a iPod to a WIFI LAN without Internet connection.
Basically, the iPOD connects, gets a IP from DHCP, but then ...
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How to downgrade from iOS 6 to iOS 5.1.1?
I made a huge mistake of upgrading to iOS 6 today. I hate the release and I want OUT. When I try to downgrade by restoring to IPSW for 5.1.1 it tells me that the device isn't eligible for the build. ...
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How to not sync apps to iTunes 11
Since iCloud now offers a way for me to download apps directly from the cloud and I only want to keep updating the apps I use on my iOS device and not all that I have, I wanted to keep all my apps ...
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Are there general or specific iOS6 performance issues on iPhone 4?
I would like to upgrade my iPhone 4 to iOS6 but I'm wondering if I will get performance loss (as when I upgraded my iPhone 3G to iOS4 : terrible).
Can someone confirm that it won't affect my day to ...
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Is there any way to set Gmail app as the default mail client in iPhone and iPad?
I want to be able to one-click email links from apps such as Twitter, Safari and Instapaper. Is this possible if I'm using Gmail and not Apple's Mail app?
Do I have to set Gmail as the default mail ...
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Trying to understand how podcast syncing works in iOS 6
I noticed that in iOS6 I can't listen to podcasts in iTunes, but only in the new podcast app.
What is troubling me:
The play-count, played/unplayed status, or progress, of podcasts I
listen to via ...
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Are there performance (slowness) issues with iOS 6 running on iPhone 3GS?
My brother has an iPhone 3GS. The upgrade to iOS 5 has considerably slowed the device. Will the upgrade to iOS 6 slow the device even more?
Will iOS 6 work well (not any different from iOS 5) on an ...
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Is the Photos app destructive?
I noticed the iPhone's photos app lets you uncrop images even after they've been saved.
Does this mean it uses sidecar files to store the actual edits? Is it non-destructive on JPEGs?
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After updating to iOS 6, iPhone will not charge from Mac Pro USB ports
Immediately before I downloaded and updated to iOS 6, my phone charged in my computer's tower front USB port. Immediately following, it will not. I plugged it into my wall charger at home and it ...
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Siri's language choice (Settings) - does it affect speech recognition?
If I prefer to hear US/Canadian Siri, will she understand my Australian accent?
Sorry Australian-voiced Siri, but you sound too much like the Telstra automated bill payment system voice. And I'm used ...
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Link Contacts between Facebook and iCloud
I have iOS6 and OSX 10.8. Both bring Facebook integration. It was smart enough for some of my contacts to merge (or "link") them. However for some on my iPhone I manually edited the contact card and ...
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What is preventing an OTA update to iOS 6 on an iPod touch 4th gen?
I have iPod Touch 8GB 4th generation version. I got a notification that iOS 6 is available for the iPod. I have downloaded new iOS 6 but it's not getting installed.
When I select Software Update -> ...
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1answer
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How can I stop autocorrect in a granular way?
I misspell "maintenance" all the time. I usually ignore the autocorrect suggestion and just send it. Recently my iPhone (and iPad and MacBook - thanks iCloud) have started suggesting the misspelling ...
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Notification Center on iOS 6 is not removing deleted emails
After upgrading to iOS 6 on my 4S i'm seeing that after I delete an email in the mail app itself, it was SUPPOSED to remove it from notification center.
Now even after i've deleted messages without ...
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2answers
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Locate iPhone without an internet connection
I want to desperately locate my lost iPhone 4 (factory unlocked). It does not have an Internet connection—no 3G, no 4G and it is not in a Wi-Fi zone. The bell rings when I call which means that SIM is ...
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Will iOS 6 be available OTA?
With iOS 6 due the 19th of September, I was wondering if it will be available over-the-air (OTA) like iOS 5.1.
Is the Software Update in Settings only for minor updates, or can Apple push out major ...
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Is there a way to tell ios mail app to put emails from specific senders in a special folder automatically?
Is there any way to tell iOS mail app to put emails from specific senders in a special folder automatically?
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if I restore from my cousins backup would it change my iOS?
Both my cousin and I have backups on my PC and we both have the iPhone 4. However, she has Sprint and iOS 5.1.1 and I have AT&T and 6.0.1.
Could I use her backup to downgrade my iPhone to iOS ...
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How can I add an autocorrect mapping to the iOS dictionary?
My iPhone, running iOS 6, used to autocorrect ill -> I'll for me and I liked that. It has, very recently, stopped doing this. I suppose it makes sense given than ill is actually a word, but it is a ...
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iPad and iPod touch suddenly require activation [closed]
I was using my iPad 2 today and everything was behaving normally. It had 90% battery and is running iOS 6.0. Then, suddenly, it displayed the Apple logo boot screen for a couple seconds and brought me ...
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Can the iOS 6 setup assistant be re-run a second time without erasing my iPhone?
After upgrading my 3GS to iOS 6, I had to make an urgent phone call. Thus, when the iOS 6 setup wizard showed, I just hit "skip", "continue", and "accept" whenever possible.
Now that the phone call ...
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1answer
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How can I hide **some** birthdays in iOS Calendar?
I have entered the birthday for several of my Contacts, and these birthdays show up in Calendar. I know that I can enable or disable all birthdays by selecting or deslecting "Birthdays" from Show ...
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How to make Apple Maps work for transit directions and finding businesses:
The initial release of Apple Maps is... challenged with regard to business listings, and lacks transit directions.
But most of the other apps Tim Cook suggested in his apology fail to solve the ...
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How can I recover when my iPhone isn't responding to touch when using Guided Access on iOS 6?
Is there a recommended solution for when Guided Access fails to respond to triple-click of the home button? I set this up for a kids app for my son, and despite triple-clicking the home button ...
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Prevent iOS Users from updating iOS Version Using Apple Configurator
I have a scenario, where my employees are give iPads and iPhones to help with their daily tasks. There are numerous custom business applications installed on this device.
The problem occurs when ...
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6GB of “other” on my iPhone 3GS, should I do a clean install of ios?
Since I installed iOS 6 there have been many issues with my iPhone 3GS. I now have 6GB of "unknown" stuff in the iTunes breakdown, and the phone became much slower, could there be a connection between ...
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How long does Mobile Safari keep read items of Reading List in cache?
In iOS 6 the Reading List features has the ability to cache pages for offline viewing. I'd like to know how long these pages stay in the ever-growing cache of articles. Since I use this feature quite ...
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Problems with the LDAP address book in iOS 6
When configuring an LDAP addressbook with older iOS versions, the phone connects to port 389 for plain text and to port 636 when SSL is enabled. Our secure LDAP service runs on port 636 and before, it ...
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How do you cancel 1000's of iTunes Match downloads on the iPad without swiping each one?
I accidentally asked iTunes to download all my music from match to the iPad. There are 2500+ songs in the queue now and they won't download before my flight tomorrow. The music downloads are blocking ...
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What is “automatic movie mode”
One of the new features listed in the iOS 6 release notes is
automatic movie mode for improved video sound quality
What does this feature do?
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Speech recognition in iOS periodically fails - beep does not sound after hitting microphone button
This problem has occurred on my iPhone 5 with all versions of iOS that have been available for it.
When you want to do voice dictation you hit the microphone key on the keyboard, the microphone ...
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Lost contact with Cellular data network on iPhone
We have a cellular data network connectivity problem. In our app, we are using both a Wi-Fi ad-hoc network and a cellular data network connection. The ad-hoc network is used to connect to a small ...
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Apple ID replaced with someone else's after iOS 6 upgrade (Security breach)
I just updated my iPad retina (3rd generation) with iOS 6 and now my Apple ID has been replaced with someone else's ID.
And its not jailbroken either. How did someone manage to do that? This is a ...
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How to delete multiple podcast episodes from iOS 6 podcast app?
I know how to delete a podcast subscription form the iOS 6 podcast app (http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/65460/how-to-delete-a-podcast-from-new-ios6-podcast-app) but I'm having trouble ...
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Emptying Camera Roll on iOS 6
I'm having a few issues with syncing pictures, which I haven't really nailed down enough to ask a question about exactly, but the rough version of it is that I think that my Mac running iPhoto has ...
