iPhone hardware, software and accessory specific posts
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Mobile Safari - link to MP3 and show album art?
I've created a web page that has a link to an MP3 file. When I click the link on my iPhone, the Quicktime Application opens and plays the MP3. It looks like this:
Is it possible to show album art ...
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Contact syncing errors on iPhone
I deleted a contact about two years ago and it now appears under another persons contact. I have deleted all numbers for the contact I no longer need, but when I sync to computer Gmail the number ...
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iPhone/iTunes play count & location updating
Here's the scenario:
My phone holds my music list, and is synchronized with my home computer
My work computer also runs iTunes, and I plug my phone in there to play music by first having told it not ...
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iPhone Facebook integration overrides local contact names
IOS 6 on iPhone 4.
I enabled Facebook integration and it correctly associated many contacts in the address book with Facebook friends. There were some errors (a contact got linked to a person I don't ...
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Any iPhone apps for fine-resolution mapping?
I am trying to record tracks at a much finer scale than is possible with GPS, but hopefully using something simple and cheap, ideally an iPhone. The resolution for track data I am after is around ...
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Sort photo collection from iphone into folders by year, month and city/region
I'm using Photostream to wirelessly sync the photos on my iPhone to my computer. In time my photo collection grew bigger and bigger and since Photostream just dumps everything into one folder I'm ...
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Can I use a straight talk iPhone on Verizon's network?
Can I use a straight talk iPhone (prepaid) on another carrier's network - specifically Verizon?
My understanding is that such a phone comes factory unlocked, so it should be possible.
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iPhone 4S capability to read android hidden files
I sent an email with hidden files from an android to my iPhone 4S. When I opened the mail attachment it's was several lines of boxes and com.apple.textencoding. What are these files and how can I ...
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iMessage Not Working Between Two Specific Devices
iMessage works perfectly between my iPhone and my iPad.
iMessage works perfectly between my iPhone and my girlfriend's iPod Touch.
iMessage does not work at all between my iPad and my girlfriend's ...
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The volume control on my iPhone 4S is not responding after update to iOS 6.1.2
After downloading music from iTunes, audio suddenly stops and become uncontrollable with volume controls.
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iPhone 3GS not working with any docks, ideas?
About a month ago, my iPhone 3GS just stopped working with docks in terms of playing music. It can still charge via docks and I can still connect it to my computer and iTunes for syncing, but it just ...
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iCloud save support in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
I've been playing on my iPhone and iPad, and it appears that in order to do a "cloud save", I need to actually find a save point on one device and then do a save. Then, on my other device I need to ...
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Bluetooth 4.0 Dongle detectable by iPhone 4S/5
I bought a CSR Bluetooth 4.0 dongle, when plugged into my computer, initially my iPhone 5 could not detect it, but if I set the dongle to broadcast as Headset mode in the Bluetooth settings, the ...
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How delete remaining photos AFTER reset from Photo Stream on icloud and on iPhone?
After having reset Photo Stream on icloud.com and turned off Photo Stream in the pref. on my iPhone, deleting all photos, I still got a total of 423MB worth of images on my iPhone.
According to the ...
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Does the new iPhone 5 Lightning connector still provide serial output (or does it when the dock connector adapter?)?
I'm working on an iPhone DIY dock kit, that exposes the serial connection for controlling the music playback controls through the serial port (Apple Accessory Protocol).
Does anyone know if the AAP ...
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Is it possible to VIEW Google Contacts Customized Fields on iPhone?
We have some Google Contacts with Customized Fields (not customized email titles) such as:
Certifications Attained:
Years Experience in this Field:
Among other customized fields that show up ...
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iPhone tries to load local open WiFi login page over mobile data
When connecting to my college's open WiFi network my iPhone attempts to open the pop-up login page over it's mobile data.
The issue is that this page is obviously only available over the internal ...
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Stanza replacement recommendation?
Now that Amazon has sunk the usability flagship among e-readers, Stanza, I am looking for a replacement but it turns out to be very difficult. It seems every app praises itself beyond reason. Every ...
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Appointments longer than 24h will lose their exact start and end time when syncing with active sync?
We´re just about setting up a McAfee MDM solution to sync the iPhones and iPads of our company with our Exchange servers.
Now when I have an entry in my Outlook calender e.g. from Monday 9 pm to ...
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How to recover data from iPhone backup files WITHOUT the info.plist, status.plist, manifest.plist, manifest.mbdb, and manifest.mbdx files?
I have iTunes 10.5 and Mac OS X version 10.6.8.
I would like to restore my iPhone from backup.
iTunes detects all my backups EXCEPT one, which happens to be the backup I want.
I looked in the ...
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Sync Music but Manually Manage Videos on an iPhone?
After switching to wi-fi sync with iOS 5, I've been running into problems with it syncing videos that are already on the device. It slows things down too much, so I thought I'd try manually syncing ...
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iPhone GMail app sometimes shows an icon instead of an email address
If I tap and hold on the "I" green box, I will copy the "I" and the email address and some other info that looks like this:
internationalplaza@apple.com
to me, internationalplaza
2 days ago
Details
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Text Stuck in Message Field
Using an iPhone 4 and within Messages, a previously sent message text is stuck within the text box!
Whenever I open a new message window, the text box shows with the old message text pre-populated ...
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How to know if a USB adapter is okay for using with iPhone?
I am going abroad for a week, and I'm taking my ASUS tablet with me, whose charger is a USB adapter.
How can I find out whether or not the adapter is okay for charging my iPhone without trial and ...
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Why is the time incorrect on my iPhone videos?
When I import my photos and videos into iPhoto, the videos usually have the wrong timestamp, possibly two hours after the actual time. I.e., if I take a video alongside a photo, the photo displays ...
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iPhone: get Internet via Bluetooth
Is it possible to get the internet connection via Bluetooth (PAN) on an iPhone 3gs ? Note: I'm not asking about sharing the iPhone's internet connection via bluetooth to other devices; I want to do ...
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iphone (or ipad mini) as a helmet mounted display
I like to watch educational videos from coursera on my iphone or ipad mini while I walk.
I was thinking of making a helmet mounted mount where I could essentially do without holding the ipad in my ...
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How can I quickly open a text file from the iPhone's home screen?
Just like you can save a URL from safari to the iPhone home screen, I want to put a .txt-file on my iPhone homescreen.
I use PlainText to store my files, but sometimes search is too slow. For my ...
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iPhone 4S chip overheating after replacing screen
I just bought a used iPhone 4S with cracked screen, and installed a new lcd with gold frame. Just after putting the phone together it starts overheating. I have not installed any apps since recovery ...
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i have changed my Iphone 3g battery but it stucks on 61%
Hey guys did a search and couldnt find anything that really suited my situation. I recently changed my iphone battery, The Phone turns on and the battery decrease imediately its decrease 1% with in 10 ...
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Is there a way to mass-delete SMS messages that match a pattern?
At work, I have a job that sends me a SMS when a critical job fails. Because of a bug, it ended up sending several hundred SMS messages over the course of a night that I wish to delete.
Is there an ...
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iPhone 5 battery unused for 2 month
I would like to know if there is a risk for my iPhone 5 battery after remaining 2 months unused and uncharged. I'm going to re-use my iPhone, and I wonder if it stills usable for daily uses.
Any ...
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Background VoIP/ SIP apps and ongoing Phone.app call
On iOS 6+ specifically iPhone if you are in a call using Phone.app and have Skype.app running in the background should you be notified of any Skype incoming calls and have the option of terminating ...
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The audio jack of my iPhone keeps cutting out
When I'm trying to listen to something on my iPhone, the audio keeps cutting out. I've had this problem quite a bit lately and there seems to be a sweet spot where it doesn't cut out.
It also means ...
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Are there any to-do-list-creating apps that allow for persistent task lists in Notification Center? Does Apple's iOS even allow for this?
Apple's iOS Reminders.app has the great functionality that it can list reminders in the Notification Center 24 hours in advance of the actual alert time. This is very useful, since it allows one to ...
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Playing music on iTunes on a different computer
My iPhone is synced to my computer at home.
I used to be able to play music that's stored on my iPhone through iTunes on my work computer when I connect my iPhone to it.
But now it only shows me an ...
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iPhone 4 switches off suddenly when I travel
This happens in two occations.
When I move. May be when iphone switches GSM towers.
When I unplug the dock connector it sometimes happens but with no pattern.
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Email verificaton not sending when linking Messages to my iPhone iMessage phone number
I am trying to link my iPhone iMessages account (with my phone number, not email address) to Mac Messages. I entered my phone number under the "add email" option. Messages subsequently told me that a ...
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how to connect to a HTTP Proxy only if it is available
I am trying to view my website - hosted on my local server - from my iPhone. I am doing this my adding a http proxy information into my iPhone. Basically I am following This tutorial, it works ...
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Restore failed iphone 5 from iPhone 3G
I've just got iphone 5 and I wanted to restore it with my iPhone 3G information (mainly SMS). I try to restore it with iTunes by clicking the backup I had from my iPhone 3G but it says gives me an ...
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Small Circle Beside Check Box When Syncing Music To IPod 5th Gen
I have tried to sync about 15 songs to my iPod since I updated my iTunes and every song has just shown up on my iPod's music list on the computer slightly greyed, and a small circle symbol appeared to ...
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Delete photos from iPhone after sync
I accidentally synced my iPhone with my pictures and contacts from my PC. Is there a way to revert this action and delete all my contacts and pictures on my iPhone?
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is there an iphone (Cydia) app to forward/back 30s
With SBSettings+Activator one is able to program the physical buttons on the iPhone, to open apps, toggle settings, skip to next/previous song, play/pause musik, open controls, etc.
Is there ...
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What is the iPhone SMS database called in ios6?
I need to migrate SMSs from an iPhone to an android, and I'd like to use solutions suggested here, but I can't find the SMS db file (reportedly named 3d0d7e5fb2ce288813306e4d4636395e047a3d28) in my ...
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Is there no way to dismiss a timer/alarm with the earpod controls on iPhone that does not result in resuming playback?
I have an iPhone 5 with iOS 6. This is what happens:
Audio playing in the background OR paused audio playback
Timer goes off with alarm sound
Dismiss alarm with Earpods center button
Playback ...
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Move regular calendar items to iCloud
When I look at my calendars in the calendar app on the iPhone there are two sections, one reads "From My Mac", the other "iCloud". Is there an app that reads the calendar items from the "From My Mac" ...
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Siri launching every few seconds when iPhone 4s connected to my speaker system through a stereo cable. How can I stop this?
I have an iPhone 4s, with iOS 6.1. I also have an old, portable JBL sound system. Since the device has a stereo input, I figured I'd just run a stereo cable from my iPhone to the speaker system. ...
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Stop iPhone/iPad from Proxying Localhost Traffic
Currently when I set a HTTP Proxy for iPhone/iPad it proxies the localhost traffic as well. Is there a way to stop that?
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Protocol used by iPhone when connecting to a stereo via USB?
What is the protocol used by iPod/iPhone when connecting to a stereo via USB? Is it PTP or some other proprietary protocol?
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How do I get a notification sound on my iphone 5?
For apps like instagram or snap chat. When my screen is on the lock screen and a notification shows up, there is no sound. So my question is can i enable notification sound for instagram or snap ...
