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Locate stolen 2015 MacBook Pro with no location on Find My
A friend said he could replace the screen on our 2015 MacBook Pro with Retina display. He sold the laptop to his cousin and we don’t know who or where he is, but he told us to pay him the money he ...
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Saved Apple Maps locations in Guide keep sorting south to north
In saved locations in Guides in Apple Maps, there is a button to sort by Name, Distance or Date Added. If I click 'Distance' the locations are sorted by nearest distance to me.
But if I close the ...
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Apple Maps directions is not working on iPhone with iOS15
When I want to get directions on any place in my iPhone with iOS15, I get this message "Directions not available. It's very anoying because I cannot use the apple map.
PD: I'm in Paraguay, the ...
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How do I stop notifications about my wife's Airpods being "detected near me"?
When Apple released the AirTag, they made a big deal about safety features to help prevent stalking. If there's an unknown AirTag or other location-enabled device traveling with you, your iPhone will ...
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How can I get Apple Maps and Google Maps to *always* show speed limits?
I'm on iOS 15.2.1, and I've enabled the display of speed limits in both Apple Maps and Google Maps. Both apps show the speed limit if I'm using them to navigate somewhere, but if I'm just using them ...
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Where does Apple store Maps Guides data? Is there a way to back it up?
Does anyone know if there is a way to create a backup of one's Guides? Or, at the very least, where the Guides file/files are stored?
I've now had an update to iOS 15 and a test installation of macOS ...
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Is it possible to create a Shortcut that links a foto to a marker on a map?
I'd like to create an iOS / ipadOS Shortcut that, when called, lets me take a photograph, add a caption and store the device's current position as a map marker. The idea is to mark interesting ...
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How can I change the voice used for Apple Maps?
I'm using an iPhone XR running iOS 15.1. A recent upgrade changed the default voice used for giving directions in Apple Maps. How can I change the voice back to what was previously used?
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Leaving behind feature does not work with my Airpods
I was able to configure the "leaving behind" feature between my Apple Watch 7 with my iPhone 11. Works great, however, I want to do the same for my Airpods Pro. The configuration option is ...
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How to share iPhone location with iPad?
Consider this scenario: I'm on the road and want to use my iPad for navigation. I prefer it to the iPhone due to the larger display. Unfortunately, the iPad doesn't have GPS, but my iPhone does.
the ...
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Share car(s) parking location with family members
All family members have iPhones. We share 2 cars. What’s the best way to have the parked car location update automatically for everyone?
Currently I manually share the Parked Car location that appears ...
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How do I override the location in macOS location services?
How do I override the location in macOS location services?
As in, manually set it to whatever lat/long I choose?
I have root. It should be possible.
UPDATE: I have a MacBook Pro running Big Sur 11.5.2
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macOS - Maps not loading
I'm on macOS 11.6 and my Maps.app isn't loading anything -
I believe I have good Internet connection and the requests to map services aren't blocked.
I couldn't figure out what's wrong and don't how ...
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macOS Maps Blank Default View
When using macOS Maps (currently on Big Sur), the Default view is blank. Satellite view works fine, but default view only shows blank space / grid.
Searching online, seems a few have run in to this ...
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iPhone - location services can be disabled
I have two kids using iPhones with Family Sharing. In Screen Time under 'Content & Privacy Restriction', the option for Privacy > Share My Location is set to Don't Allow. My understanding is ...
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If I buy a new iPhone, will I lose the location sharing with my friends?
I have shared my location with different people and I am planning to get a new iPhone. Am I going to lose the location sharing with them or will iCloud fix this issue so that I can still see the ...
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Is there a way to set up a location reminder with an alarm sound on my iPhone?
I set up a location reminder in my iPhone which reminds me to check something when I get home, however I can't seem to figure out how to get it to sound an alarm, all that it does is flash a reminder ...
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Apple Maps bike turn by turn directions?
I'm often biking with my AirPods and have Apple Maps set for biking directions. I was really hoping it would give you audio directions (i.e. turn by turn directions) just like it does when you're ...
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How do I choose which Subway line maps uses?
If I use Apple Maps for transit directions, oftentimes one of the steps will say something like this:
If you then tap on the row that says to take the A, C or E trains, you'll be taken to a screen ...
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Is there a way to geofence (block) iPhone data usage?
I am trying to figure out a way to block data usage when an iPhone is in a certain location, specifically, my home.
The use case is this: The phone is my child's. The phone uses WiFi at home. The WiFi ...
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Adjust “home” address in Apple Maps without affecting Autofill, etc
When I ask Siri to “direct me home,” I really mean that I want her to take me to my parking spot, which is about a block away from what Maps considers to be the location of my building. Due to one-way ...
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Is it possible to programmatically (or in machine-readable form) get location data from an AirTag?
AirTags seem to be an incredibly useful way of creating a de-facto globally available location tracker, by taking advantage of the sheer number of iOS devices around.
I'd love to be able to obtain an ...
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iOS 14.5.1 iPhone 12 Pro GPS loses current location while driving
My iPhone 12 Pro Max (running iOS 14.5.1), and also my partners 12 Pro (running 14.4.2) have both always had the GPS apps working without issues (Maps, Google Maps, Waze, etc). Now out of nowhere here ...
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suggestions on easy way to add location data to jpegs that will be recognized in iPhone
I have lots of .jpegs taken either w/ iPhone (location data turned off) or DSLR w/ no location data. Id like to find an easy way to add the locations to photos so that when synced to iPhone, photos ...
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Is it possible to long press on Apple Maps screen in CarPlay and get directions to that location?
I'm familiar with long-pressing on Apple Maps on iPhone to drop a pin and then getting directions to that location. Is it possible to long press on Apple Maps screen in CarPlay to a drop a pin?
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Big Sur 11.2 keeps forgetting Location Permission for Chrome [duplicate]
Seemingly every week Chrome will lose it's location permission and require me to re-check its box in the Privacy settings. Did I do something to make the exception temporary? Does it reset when Chrome ...
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Removing location metadata when sharing voice memo
The Apple voice memo app offers to geotag recordings.
When I want to share a recording I'm not offered any sharing options at the top of the share sheet, which I normally use to strip location data ...
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iOS map app that can load MBTiles tileset
Are there any good map apps that will allow me to load the map from an MBTiles tileset file?
I'm looking for something that will allow me to use the map offline while hiking.
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Startup Sign in screen MacBook Pro - Strange option box says Home - Switch with options of Keyboard, Pointer, or Location. What is this?
When I restart my MacBook I get the sign in screen or the Startup Sign in screen and lately a small window I guess it would be Called is sitting on top with its own x to close out but it is a Strange ...
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Does iOS hide your Wifi SSID information from your apps?
I recently asked a very similar question for Android, where it is a serious concern that any app can record what Wifi SSID you've connected to.
There are these Google, SkyHook, and Apple SSID ...
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I can not fix an incorrect location for chrome: is there a way to manually enter my location?
I have gone through various Q&A on allowing chrome to detect my location. Here are the instructions from google search
Click Settings and then At the bottom, click Advanced.
In the "Privacy ...
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Can I use Shortcuts to tell me when to leave for a specific appointment based on Map data?
I was wondering if anyone knew of an existing Shortcut where I can get the Time that I need to leave My Current location in order to arrive at a specified address at a specified time. So lets say I ...
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Permanently allow Chrome to access location
Recently, Google Chrome keeps loosing the ability to detect my location. When I open Google Maps, it has the icon indicating This site has been blocked from accessing your location and when I click it,...
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Move network profiles to different network location
I had a little problem in the last weeks because I have to use a static IP address at my work network which caused me problems using my MacBook at home. Now I just found out that macOS offers a ...
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Location Services not working on Mac Book
I am using a Mac Book Pro 13" 2020 Model with Mac OS Big Sur 11.1 Running. Recently i have noticed that no any location services based apps such as Find My, Siri, Maps can not be able to locate ...
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The location service gets disabled after a while on some apps
Some apps that I enabled 'allowing location' checkbox on keep disabled after a while. This include Chromium and Chrome Canary but not Chrome.
After I set 'location service' to on, I always lock the ...
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How to assign latitude & longitude to a photo "Location" in Photos 6?
I have a specific latitude and longitude that I would like to assign to a photo that does not otherwise have any location information.
eg. (18.352185, -64.792505) aka 18 deg 22' 26.46" N, 64 deg ...
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Chrome's location setting constantly disabled
Whenever I open Google Chrome (including Chromium and Canary) on my Mac the location is set to off. So I must go to Preferences -> Security & Privacy -> Privacy -> Location Services and ...
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Siri will not give me directions home, or recognise my home address correctly
I used to be able to ask Siri to 'give me directions home', but this has stopped working a couple of years ago. Here are the details:
When I type 'home' into Maps, it picks up the address correctly ...
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How to map one album in Photos?
In Photos, I can press the 'Places' button and see a map with all my photos.
How do I get the map to show the photos of only one album?
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How does the Tech Support know my exact location given my location services is turned off?
When I logged in to support.apple.com and search for the nearest service provider, it said it is not possible, as I expected. My location services are turned off since Day 1. There is no particular ...
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Maps on iPhone gives me completely wrong distance estimates
Let's say I look up "Coffee Shops". It gives me a list of coffee shops around and their distances. But when I choose a coffee shop and press on it, it gives me a completely different ...
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Apple Watch pinged a phone that is not mine. Why, how do I replicate, and how do I avoid?
This morning I used my Apple Watch to locate my iPhone. Swipe up, tap the phone icon, and somewhere in the caverns of my couch a phone chimes. After flipping cushions and digging through crevices, I ...
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Bluetooth tracking built into iOS?
While there is a joint venture to produce an API by Google and Apple which allows truly anonymous contact tracing, is there an API for more generic device tracing, similar to how Tile and other ...
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How do you establish an area in which to search (restaurants, for example) for Maps.app
How do you constrain a search in Maps.app that could have hits anywhere? Like 'burger restaurant'?
I live in Chapel Hill, and I want to see all burger joints in the Triangle, so I size my Maps window ...
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Find My constantly using location services
On my iPhone in settings under privacy->system services. Find my iPhone always has the grey navigation arrow next to it, It has been like this for over a week. 3 days ago I noticed that find my ...
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MacOS Apple Maps: Can I show street numbers?
I might mention that I am in Melbourne, Australia, so it’s possible that the answer might be affected by my location.
Is it possible to show the street numbers on the Maps app?
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iOS Maps, any way to manually specify a location?
My cottage is along a road that Maps is clueless about - the name is spelled wrong, it’s missing a North, it’s shows all sorts of connecting roads that don’t exist, etc.
The most annoying problem, ...
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Fake GPS location for specific app on iPhone
Is there a way to give an app a specific location that is not the iPhone's true location?
I.e., I don't want to block location services for an app, but rather I want to make the app think it is ...
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Help with iPhone XR GPS sampling rate
I have yet to find useful information on GPS sample/output rate in iPhones. Please direct me to any useful and relevant articles I missed. Also please let me know how to make my post more clear.
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