Questions tagged [bug]
An unintentional mistake or omission in the programming code of an application that causes undesirable results. This tag will be used in discussions identifying potential bugs and seeking ways to circumvent or correct them.
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Is there a setting to fix Finder listing files that do not match the search string?
Running recent versions of macOS Finder, searching for files containing a text string, the results include some apparently-random selection of files which clearly do not include the specified string.
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New window appears behind other windows rather than frontmost
When a new window is opened, normally it appears frontmost, over all other windows.
For example, when I execute code README.md command inside a Terminal, VSCode is opened and its window appears on top ...
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macOS 13.2.1 setting menu is superslow for MacBook Pro 2017
After updating for macOS 13, the menu settings, when I want to change network settings, is super slow. For example, when I try to change the network proxy settings for a WiFi network it took 10 clicks ...
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Why does my iPad virtual keyboard keep disappearing?
Since I upgraded to iPadOS 16 several months ago, my iPad’s software keyboard keeps disappearing. When I tap on an input field to type something, the keyboard pops up for a few seconds, and then it ...
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The color picker in macOS Ventura screen shot tool does not open. Any ideas how to fix that?
When I take a screenshot with SHIFT + CMD + 5 and try to open the color picker via Show colors... to choose a custom border color, nothing happens.
If I do the same thing in Preview, the color picker ...
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Pinned tabs in tab groups scroll out of view
In all of my Safari tab groups other than the default one, pinned tabs scroll out of view rather than staying visible. This pretty much renders them useless sine they just behave like the left most ...
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Force Safari to enable autoplay
Since last update (Ventura 13.1), my Safari does not seem to autoplay videos anymore.
I already tried to "allow all autoplay" or to disable all content blockers, but I still can't enable ...
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Nothing has or can be given Full Disk Access after 13.2.1 Update
Following an update from macOS 13.2 to 13.2.1, all the items that had Full Disk Access have lost it (and nothing is listed as having FDA). Now new items can be added.
Is this some kind of intentional ...
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Phantom unread messages in iMessage
After a (generally) successful migration from an old MBP (2014, Big Sur) to a new M2 MBA, I have several unread messages indicated by the notification badge in the dock on the iMessage icon.
I've ...
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Force Quit Applications appears when memory is not full
I have a Macbook 14" ( M1 Pro ) with 16GB of RAM.
However, the Force Quit Applications window pops up when I surpass the ~10GB of RAM utilization.
Even if I close some applications, this window ...
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Shortcuts app not loading
Hey fellas I brought a new MacBook air. When I opened gallery in shortcuts app it shows me a lot of shortcuts but when I click or add those it keeps on loading infinitely. Same happens for my friend ...
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Very poor performance of Apple AirPods Pro 2nd generation
I guess it took me this long (almost 2 months) to recognise in plainer terms that my new AirPods Pro (2nd generation) have consistently had severe connection problems and overall really poor ...
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Overlay of any app is positioned incorrectly
Here's an image of a problem I got when bought a second monitor. It does not appear on my primary one. Has anyone ran into the same problem? Any app with overlay, downloaded from app store, is ...
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Where should I report a icloud.com bug? [duplicate]
I can reproduce a non-security bug in icloud.com/notes. The Feedback Assistant does not however give any specific option for icloud.com bug reports as you can see from the image. Web Services & ...
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macOS Safari 16.1 - can't save after customizing toolbar
When I right click on the toolbar in Safari and then select Customize toolbar... from the context menu, the toolbar gets permanently stuck in "edit mode". I tried everything to get out of it,...
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Cannot toggle "Prevent automatic sleeping on power adapter when the display is off"
I can't toggle the option "Prevent automatic sleeping on power adapter when the display is off" under Settings -> Displays -> Battery & Energy. It just remains on. This looks like ...
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Is it possible to explicitly lock the screen without Ventura going to sleep?
I'm transferring files. I want to lock the screen but prevent the transfer from pausing upon doing so, as it currently does. This appears to be buggy. If I wanted the machine to sleep, I would select ...
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iPhone backup is too small even though iCloud is disabled
I am trying to help my mom.
I am aware that iPhone local backups can be smaller due to some photos and whatnot being stored in iCloud. However, that doesn't seem to be the case here. iCloud photo ...
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Why did the function key shortcuts in Pages, for text paragraph styles, just completely stopped working on in macOS?
On every single Mac I have (whether 2015 MBP with 12.6.1, or brand new latest Macs w/ Ventura),
The fn key shortcuts, for text styles, no longer works in Pages.
What could this possibly be?
When you ...
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How to remove "ghost audiobooks" from Finder to iPhone synchronization list
Every time I sync my audiobooks via Finder with my iPhone I get a warning about some files missing. It's caused by 2 audiobooks which doesn't even exist anymore (probably had them in the past but not ...
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Random greyed out window appears and doesn't seem attached to any app
This random grey, translucent window keeps appearing on my screen. I can click and drag it around (it usually sits on the bottom of my window) but it sits on top of all windows and I can't seem to ...
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Why does "Look Up" on iOS briefly flash and image?
When I use "Look Up" on iOS, I briefly see an image flash, which then vanishes:
I've had this behavior for several iOS upgrades, and through two hardware changes.
I assume the image is ...
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Does updating from MacOS Monterey to Ventura resolve the MacBook Air M1 issue with the trembling mouse pointer?
The issue is that the mouse pointer sometimes starts shaking when moved until I put the laptop in sleep mode. Have you experienced the same problem? Is it worth trying to update to the latest macOS or ...
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Need help to submit a bug report [duplicate]
I’ve spotted a bug in iOS, but I don’t feel confident enough in my English to report it in detail.
Is there anyone who can help me?
Can’t post this in chat because of insufficient reputation; please ...
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iPhone Notes become blank/empty in times, you get them back after OS restart
This is taking up the wording and image of the 201911 Apple forum question Apple Notes Blank.
Sometimes when I go to my notes on my phone, the contents of my notes have disappeared.
If you still ...
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(Macbook Pro 2020, M1) How do we stop the white flashes on safari dark mode?
I've included a gif below of the issue. Every time I open a new tab in safari, I get a momentary white flash. I've tried almost everything, from using half a dozen dark mode extensions (dark reader, ...
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OS pop-up windows are unresponsive on macOS Monterey
I've been having this issue for many OS versions now, where every other day, all of the OS level dialog windows (sorry I don't know the technical name for them) will become unresponsive after ...
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How to determine what process plays relaxing jazz music on MacOS Monterey 12.4?
My computer(macOS Monterey 12.4, Apple M1 Max) occasionally starts playing some relaxing jazz music. I don't have any players running or at least the task bar doesn't show anything. The computer has ...
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iPhone 7 Plus not getting notification beep
I’ve been having this issue for quite a while now. I just suddenly noticed my iPhone 7 plus stopped giving me notification beeps despite all notification settings properly configured.
I’ve read ...
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iPhone not asking to store passwords
I’m running the latest iOS available (15.5) and my iPhone 13 is not asking if I want it to keep my login details in the “password vault”.
Actually, sometime, for some websites I’m asked, but for a ...
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Cannot ⌘+V paste into Finder Go to Folder field
When using Finder Go to Folder [⌘+Shift+G], the field will not accept ⌘+V pasted text. I've tested this on 2 Macs (Monterey) with the same result.
The workaround is to paste from the right-click menu, ...
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Sub 15ms key-repeat speed on MacOS Monterey
MacOS has always had these settings to adjust the keyboard speed.
defaults write -g InitialKeyRepeat -int 10 # normal minimum is 15 (225 ms)
defaults write -g KeyRepeat -int 1 # normal minimum is 2 (...
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What is this "Setup" option in my iCloud?
It looks like some sort of bug. This icon disapears after turning off "iCloud Drive" couple positions above this. After turning "iCloud Drive" on and some time later this icon ...
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Voice memo only saving part of audio
I recently conducted a 1h30 interview using voice memo, but when trying to save the file the app froze and did not allow me to press any button. It showed that the interview was 1h30 long, though. I ...
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weird xcodebuild install prompt out of the blue
I ugraded to macOS Monterrey a few days ago. Yesterday, without having done anything, I get this prompt.
The annoying thing is that if I click Cancel it just reappears. I didn't ask for this, so I ...
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macOS constantly adds input sources
Some time ago I played around with some custom keyboard layouts for Ukrainian and I don't remember in much detail what I did, but as a result I started to experience this weird bug.
I downloaded a ...
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Can’t get rid of “Finish setting up family sharing” badge
Even after I complete all the steps, the notification just comes back:
Is this a bug or can I solve this without asking Apple for support?
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Mouse pointer doesn't change back to default arrow and gets stuck as a resize-icon or text-edit-icon
The mouse pointer on my MacBook Pro M1 gets stuck as a resize-icon or text-edit-icon.
A specific example case where this happens:
When I'm in Finder and cross over between the main window (with all my ...
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`open folder` may fail due to “untranslocated nodes”
For some reason, opening a folder in the Finder from the command line with
open path/to/folder
does not work anymore for subdirectories of my Documents folder:
% cd
% mkdir Documents/TestDir
% open ...
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External Display Image Looks Much Better @60Hz Than @120Hz
I recently bought a Mac Studio and have been using the Samsung CRG9 external monitor that supports up to 5120 X 1440 at 120Hz, but for some reason, I've noticed that the image on the display looks ...
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External Display Keeps Switching Refresh Rates After Waking From Sleep
I recently set up my new Mac Studio with my Samsung CRG9 external monitor, that supports up to a 5120 X 1440 resolution at 120Hz. I set my Mac Studio to run at that resolution and refresh rate, but ...
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How to remove "mysterious" tooltips on iphone?
Suddenly, the following tool tips have appeared above every single item on an iPhone.
They appear above app icons, above each text message, etc
I assume its an accessibility feature but can't, for the ...
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Mac mini not showing picture after changing resolution
I just updated my 2018 Intel Mac mini to macOS 12.3, and after updating I tried changing the resolution on my monitor, but got a blank screen after the log-in screen that would normally show my ...
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Mac shut down during update
I just tried updating my Mac mini to the latest version of macOS, and when I thought the update was finished, my Mac wouldn’t start up or display any image on my monitor. I shut down my Mac with the ...
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What is my Mac doing at 12 at night? Random process heats up Macbook to 80c while it's sleeping
So I put the laptop to sleep around 5pm and then all of a sudden when I'm going to bed the laptop fans start going crazy. Weird, since the laptop is closed and it's been quiet for quite some time.
I ...
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BBC iPlayer ToolTip stays on screen
In MacOS Monterey, the tool tip stays popped-up on the screen and won't disappear. For example, here:
Is there anything that can be done? I have recently formatted the hard drive and reinstalled ...
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Uncloseable virus-like window asking to connect to a server. How to kill it?
I have the following window from unknown application appearing
if I press Cancel it appears again. If I enter any password it thrills meaning password is wrong. If I reboot it appears again. Killing ...
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Why do my Apple Calendar events "revert" or vanish?
Frequently (about 10-20% of the time) new events that I create in Apple Calendar either lose information I've entered for them (e.g., go from having any info at all to being a default new even with ...
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Can't click in Safari nor interact with menus
I am stuck with Safari :
when I open it, I can't click anywhere (I just here the "bong" sound),
most of menu items are grayed (including Quit Safari),
none of keyboard shortcut will work,
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Lost Messages history for Legacy Contact
After designating one of my contacts as a Legacy Contact all of my history for that contact in Messages has vanished (along with all links on other apps to shared content in Messages). The contact has ...
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