Questions tagged [ios]
Apple's operating system crafted specifically for mobile devices.
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Unable to clear up space on iPhone because storage is full
iPhone currently shows 255.8GB used out of 256GB. I'm unable to delete files to clear up space:
Deleting apps seems to work but doesn't free up any space
Deleting files in "Files" results ...
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MacOS Messages: How to compile the attachments for a Messages conversation with an individual contact? ~/Library/Messages/Attachments/
I am trying to compile the complete media exchange with a single MacOS/iOS contact.
For reference, I have ensured that the media is all downloaded from iCloud directly within the Messages (i) window ...
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Do iOS backups include Files' trash?
If I temporarily have large downloaded files on my phone, can I accelerate iOS (16) backups by simply moving them to the trash, thereby excluding them from iTunes backup altogether?
On macOS I know I ...
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Can I change iOS lock screen wallpaper while keeping the default on home screen?
I would like to change the wallpaper on my lock screen, on which the wallpaper is saved as png and added from Photos app. However, if I set it, the original home-screen background of my iOS (the one ...
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Using a URL scheme to the apple translation app, can I get text from anki, and then when I click on URL open translate app and translate?
Sorry for the stupid wording, I'm really new to this.
I'm trying to essentially create a URL to the apple translate app, so that when I click on the URL it automatically translates text from my anki ...
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IOS app notifications - Notification Center vs Scheduled Summary
I have two Scheduled Summaries on my iPhone, iOS 17, and generally it works well.
However, notifications for some apps that are started at the Schedule Summary still show up in the Notification Center ...
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For iPhone 15 pro, set the default zoom for the camera to be 0.5x instead of 1x?
How do I set the default zoom for the camera to be 0.5x instead of 1x?
I have already turned on the setting for "Remember my last setting that I left the Camera app on". However, when I come ...
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How can one see what information is being shared when getting notified that “this allows the app in the websites to share information about you”?
I installed Adobe Premiere Rush on my iPhone 12, which runs iOS 15. When I attempt to login via Google, I get notified that:
this allows the app in the websites to share information about you
as ...
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How can I split a long video into several 5-minute videos on an iPhone?
I have an iPhone 12 with iOS 15. How can I split a long video into several 5-minute videos on an iPhone?
I have several long videos. They were recorded with the same iPhone with 4K and 60FPS. I don’t ...
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A “Home" app keeps popping up. What does it mean?
With iOS 16, my iPad got an app called "Home". It just pops up randomly as an annoyance.
I am trying to figure out what makes it pop up. I can't reproduce any of my theories, a swipe from ...
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Launch a shortcut on the lock screen of an iPhone in iOS 16 without opening the Shortcuts app
In the new iOS 16, it's possible to launch shortcuts directly from the lock screen. Unfortunately, my iPhone 8 isn't supported by this version. After a bit of research, I came across quite a few apps ...
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What really happens when you close an app on iOS/iPadOS and immediately reopen it?
I want to know if there is an increased risk for soft errors to occur if I close an app and immediately reopen it. Does the system handle it like two different instances, as if I had closed one app ...
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Turn off woke in iOS 17 [closed]
does anybody know of a way to turn off all this woke .. in iOS17?
I am conservative and do not want any of this pronoun / gender stuff.
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iOS: deauthorise device for books download
I need to deauthorise books downloads on an iOS (16.6.1) device but the only instructions I can find are for macOS or much older iOS version (screen shots look nothing like current version) ?
I can't &...
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How can one completely turn off the incoming audio of a call when using Telegram on iPhone?
I use Telegram on an iPhone 12 mini with iOS 15. When I am on a call in Telegram, how can I completely turn off the incoming audio of a call when using Telegram on iPhone?
When I use the regular ...
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How can I get Google Photos' grid view to show complete photos on iPhone?
On my PC using a web browser, I have Google Photos' grid view configured to show all photos in their entirety at a uniform height. This means landscape photos are the same height as portrait ones in ...
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Ask Siri to change my wake up alarm time
In previous versions of iOS, I was able to ask Siri on either my iPhone or HomePod mini to “change my wake up time to 7 AM”.
In recent versions of iOS, this feature disappeared. Now Siri says “you don’...
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How can I copy my SIM card's phone number to the clipboard?
I use an iPhone 12 mini with iOS 15. I can view my SIM card's phone number on Settings -> Phone -> My number, as shown below. How can I copy that phone number to the clipboard? I unsuccessfully ...
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Privacy settings do not allow shortcut to load external web content
Since updating to iOS 17, some of my Shortcuts fail to work on some web pages in Safari (only). For example I have a shortcut to use Mail to send the current webpage to me, but now on about have the ...
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Unsupported MacBook for iOS 17 Development
I have a mid-2014 MacBook Pro running macOS Big Sur. My Xcode is 13.2.1. The latest version of Xcode is no longer supported on my machine, but I've been able to download the latest Device Support ...
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What is the lighter area of the today pane?
I noticed there’s a lighter area in the today pane on iOS. Some widgets will only live in that area, and some others just in the area outside. It seems there are two kinds of widgets. Why is this so?
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Why does the photo app take 28GB even though I remove all the files from Windows and my iCloud capability is capped to 5GB?
I use an iPhone 12 mini with iOS 15. I connected the phone to my Windows laptop and I removed all the files I could see on Windows explorer. However, the photo app takes 28GB, how is it possible?
The ...
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iOS Slack app - Threads stuck bold / unread
I have followed Slack's instructions to clear unread messages and still "Threads" is bold in my Slack app. It is not bold on my desktop app.
Slack's instructions:
Mark everything as read on ...
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Files app has some screenshots from Safari that wasn’t screenshot
I have an iPhone 11 with the latest update and everything. But recently I noticed in my Files, there are several long screenshots from some sites I frequent, specifically comic websites and art ...
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Is there still no way to remove AirDrop from the sharing options?
With iOS 17 AirDrop seems to still be impossible to delete from, or place later in the list of, sharing options. Is there a behind the scenes way to get rid of it?
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iOS 17 Standby Mode not working on 2nd Gen SE
As per the title, I've upgraded to iOS 17 on my 2nd Gen iPhone and Standby Mode isn't working. If I plug it in (with an official Lightning charger) and put it on its side nothing happens. If I put it ...
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Safari's frequently visited sites: showing never visited sites, which appear again and again after deletion
I dislike the frequently visited sites feature when I can't purge a site I feel shouldn't have space in the list.
There is a shop's web site I visited once. Now this shop continues to be listed as a ...
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(iOS 17) Timer created by Siri request always has an alarm sound with it
...even though my default timer is set to "Stop Playing" when finished.
Update: My current solution has been to say "set a sleep timer for x minutes", which has the same effect as &...
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On iPhone, the Clock app steals focus after delivering a Notification
I've got an iPhone SE, 3rd Gen, running iOS 16.6.1.
Let's say I'm using Google Maps to navigate somewhere while I'm driving, and one of my (many) alarms in the native Clock app goes off that I forgot ...
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FaceTime audio call to unknown device succeeded, was it free of charge?
I am temporarily abroad (outside the EU) and needed to contact my bank. Unfortunately, the only way to make authorized inquiries (card blocking, etc.) is via phone. The bank provides two numbers, for ...
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Do periodical subscriptions through Apple differ from direct subscriptions?
I have the iOS app from a major newspaper. When I am in the newspaper’s iOS app, if I click on subscriptions, I'm taken to the iOS subscriptions panel, part of system preferences. There I can get six ...
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2023 Edition: Why does my iPhone turn on when I plug it in to charge? And, how can I stop it from doing so? [duplicate]
As of 2023 is there a way, anyway at all (short of bricking it), to prevent my iPhone 13 from starting up automatically when I plug it in to charge when it is already turned off, or if it is fully ...
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How does the Camera app decide to create a new folder when saving pictures/videos?
I wonder how does the camera app decides to create a new folder when saving pictures/videos.
I see there is at least one new folder per month, assuming at least 1 pictures/video was taken in this ...
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How to free storage on iPhone from photos synced to iCloud
My wife has an iPhone and I have enabled the iCloud sync and storage optimization so I expected that photos were to be deleted on the iPhone if the free space would become scarce.
However, several GB ...
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Use separate ringtones for multiple lines on one iPhone
For people with an iPhone having dual SIMs/eSIMs for two phone numbers, can a default ringtone be set for each phone number separately?
Multiple sources on the Web say this is not possible.
Yet this ...
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What are the consequences of disabling the experimental feature NSURLSession WebSocket in Safari?
I was told to disable the NSURLSession Websocket experimental feature to work around a claimed Safari bug. Doing so did solve my problem, but I want to make sure it doesn't have any unintended ...
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How can I prevent downloads going to iCloud?
On an iPad, files downloaded with Safari end up in iCloud by default. How can I make the default be the local storage instead?
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How to filter gmail notifications in iOS/watchOS without smart features/personalisation?
I'd like to find a way to only be notified on my iPhone & watch when a specific list of people contact me on gmail. Is there any way to do this without enabling "smart features & ...
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Inconsistent case sensitivity of Text Replacements shortcuts
Edit: related but much more basic (and very old) question here. And the accepted answer doesn't seem (or at least, no longer seems) quite right: They claim if me is a shortcut for name, then Me ...
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Is the scientific calculator no longer available from control center as accessed from the lock screen?
The calculator app: woot! Extra joy to find out what happens when you rotate the phone 90°… double woot!
Yet more joy to find the calculator can be accessed from the lock screen by placing it in ...
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Can an iPhone be "reset" without updating to a new iOS?
I'm reading too many conflicting things about this, so I'm asking here in the hopes to get a reasonably current, informed answer/solution.
I have an original iPhone SE an I love it. It's the perfect ...
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How do I sync my iPhone photos with an outdated iCloud?
I have an iPhone 12 Pro Max.
My iPhone is not currently synced to iCloud. When I try to turn syncing on, I get the message that “Photos synced from Finder will be removed.” Nearly 20,000 photos that ...
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Why does the From field differ when I write a new email or when I reply, and how to fix it?
iPhone with iOS 16.6.1.
When I write a new mail from my iPhone, the receiver sees my name in the field From, as expected. However, when I reply to someone's mail from the same iPhone, the field From ...
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What iOS / iPhone system keyboard has search functionality like the emoji keyboard?
Is there a system keyboard for iPhone (iOS) or iPad (iPad OS) that has search functionality, just like the system emoji keyboard has?
(Search functionality in the actual system keyboard, not in some ...
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How can I connect my old iPad 2 to WiFi?
The back of my iPad says A1395 16 GB, which means it's the iPad 2 (Wi-Fi) from 2011 according to Apple. It's running iOS 9.1 (13B143). "About" says Model FC979LL/A.
I can no longer connect ...
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Using audio interface with iPhone Camera App
Goal: Record video using iPhone with my AU volt476P. (All 4 channels)
When I connect my interface and record through the camera app (using the Apple branded camera adapter) I only get audio from ...
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Unable to send any messages when iMessages deselected
In my iMessage settings, the settings for
You can receive iMessages to and and reply from
only have my own phone and email address. Nothing was picked up from my [300] Contacts for some reason. So ...
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How do I go back to the previous page after tapping on a link in Apple Books?
I'm in the Books app in iOS. I tap on a link to a different part in the same book (maybe to a reference in the back of book, maybe this was an accident). How do I figure out where in the book I was ...
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iOS 16.6 enters sleep focus 2 hours early
In the Health app, I have one sleep schedule, set at 12 p.m.
Wind down is set to 1h.
I would expect the OS to enter into Sleep focus at 11 a.m.
Instead, it consistently activates the Sleep focus mode ...
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iOS: space management like `ncdu`
Is there a way to see what files and directories are using the most space on iOS?
iOS itself shows the storage used by each app, but no more finegrained than this. E.g., my video player app has ...
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