Questions tagged [ios]
Apple's operating system crafted specifically for mobile devices.
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Opening Private App from Public App [on hold]
I have a private app (not available on the app store) downloaded on my device. I'm trying to open it from my public app by using the private app's URL scheme but it's not working. Do I need to do ...
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Erase app data on iOS simulator or real devices
I am developing natives apps for both Android and iOS and when debugging some login scenarios I need to reset the app to its initial stage without any token persisted on the (virtual) device. On ...
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Why does my iphone weirdly autocorrect any in-app text field when I type out my email with '@@@'?
This is bizarre but it's been plaguing me for over a year now. Whenever there is an in-app text-field and I type in my email address, the iphone autocorrects my email to '@@@'. It appears as a ...
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Change default travel type maps
I have an iPhone running iOS 12. Is there anyway to change the travel type as I walk a lot so that it automatically gets walking directions where possible and shows travel times as walking times?
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iPhone System Storage over 50 GB
The extremely high system storage is making my phone unusable. What do I do?
None of my apps have any storage more than 3.44 GB. When I connect to iTunes it shows like 30 something GB available. It ...
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Can I have my iPhone play sound for MacBook?
Say I am playing a video on my MacBook Pro, and I don't want to distract others with the sound. The problem is, I don't have a 3.5 mm Headphone or AirPods at my hand, but I have an iPhone 8 Plus and ...
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Why is the steps data in Health app all the same on everyday?
I have noticed that the steps count on my iPhone’s Heath app somehow becomes the same on everyday.
I don’t really know when it will just “normalise” the count to become the same but it somehow does ...
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Update 200 multiple devices with the same specs at the same time?
I have 200 iPOD touch devices with the same specs. Currently, i am updating them one by one using Apple Configurator which does not require me to download the update multiple times. But, i still have ...
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IOS LAN SAMBA share access
A Western Digital MyCloud NAS is pinned on a LAN: is there any native IOS 12.X functionality that enables users to discover LAN-SAMBA resources and browse them (like OSX Finder)?
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Can I show percentage change instead of price change?
Can I show the percentage change instead of price change in the new stocks app?
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Why did Apple decide to lock my account and force me to change the password?
A few days ago I got a message on my Mac that my Apple account was locked and I had to change my password. I did that, but ever since then, using Apple products has become a nightmare. I have Mac, ...
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Unable to launch iOS app without entering Apple ID password
I just encountered a case where launching a pre-installed app in iOS asks for my Apple ID password. If I choose not to the enter the password, the app is minimized. Here's what I am encountering.
I ...
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Can't download facetime from cloud on my iPhone
My facetime was uploaded to the cloud, but when I tap on the facetime icon, it says download not available at this time. I've tried many different times, on different days, but I always get the same ...
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iPhone thief phished iCloud password. Can they decrypt iPhone contents?
Long story short, a close friend had their iPhone stolen a few months ago. Just yesterday they got a text saying their phone was found with a link claiming to show the phone's location. Unfortunately, ...
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get contact off iphone 3/ios6 to iphone 5s.ios12
I have an old imac running 10.6.8 (sacred and never to be updated!)
I have a 'new' imac running 10.12.6.
I have my old iphone 3G running ios 6.0.1, with all my latest phone contacts on it.
I have a ...
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2 iPads, same iCloud account, but contacts lists are different!
As the title suggests, my 2 iPads have the same login, the same iCloud backup, but the contacts list on both is different.
Is there a way I can merge the two so they're synced?
My old iPad has most ...
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How can I tell that a certificate is a root certificate?
Are these certificates root certificates or not and how can I disable them if they are?
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IOS Battery cycle measurement
An iPad model 1475 battery has failed after 3+ years of vigorous use as a TV screen. It was replaced through Apple for $100.
How can I (practically) measure the battery's ability to charge?
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How to find out why my iPhone just beeped?
Sometimes when I have the ring/silent switch set to "ring", my iPhone will beep, and I don't know why.
I've got some apps set to notify with sound, so this is totally fine with me. There's other ...
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help! I need more control!
My son has use of an iPhone 6+. I enabled the parental controls and limited his gaming time to 1 hour, but keep finding him playing the same game longer than one hour. I have turned off safari.
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Is there a way to get logs for WiFi connectivity in iOS? [duplicate]
I am looking for a way to get a log file of WiFi connection activity on iPhone iOS 12? We are trying to test how often device drops connectivity due not network issue.
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iPad initial setup join Wi-Fi by scanning QR code
Is it possible to configure things such that iPad gives me an option to open the Camera app to scan a QR code to connect to a Wi-Fi access point? Do note that the iPad will be enrolled into DEP and ...
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Multi-Output Device: include my microphone in QuickTime screen record
I was able to create a multi-output device included is Soundflower and my headset.
In Quick Time; Soundflower is selected to record the other party's audio.
In a meeting; I am able to record the ...
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Connecting from iOS to macOS using ssh
Because of the OpenSSH iOS tweak and NewTerm (my phone is jailbroken), I'm able to connect from my computer to my phone using ssh:
$ ssh mobile@myphonesip
mobile@myphonesip's password:
myphonesname~ ...
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How to prevent iOS from styling an emoji?
Look at these characters: 💬💬︎🌄🌄︎
Depending on your device, they'll look like this (a Windows screenshot of a Facebook comment):
Notice how the 2nd and 4th emojis are flat rather than ...
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Issue with Tab Bar's in CalendarKit Cocoapod [closed]
I have recently installed 'CalendarKit' in one of my projects, and am having an issue formatting the tab bar when the Calendar View Controller is implemented into a tab bar. I have noticed that when I ...
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Neural Engine iPhone/iPad Programming [migrated]
Google has not helped me at all with the question of how to program this "Neural Engine" on the latest iOS devices, and especially what happens if a NE app gets downloaded on older devices without the ...
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Disable Share Sheet options with no switch
Is there a way to disable some Safari Share Sheet options with no switch:
I don’t use most of these so is there a way to disable them somewhere in Settings?
I am using iOS 12 and to navigate to the ...
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Can I automatically mark/categorize photos as “uploaded” on iPhone?
I take a lot of photos on my iPhone, and they occupy a significant percentage of my storage space. Many of these photos, however, are eventually uploaded to several services (Facebook, Instagram, ...
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Hey Siri not working when on battery
I have an iPhone SE and I have activated Hey Siri.
On the setup screen it says it will only work when plugged in but it works even on battery.
My friend has an iPhone 6 and it only works on power ...
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Can I access iCloud Drive files from non-apple device?
I have an application that stores its files on iCloud Drive for synchronization. I'd like to write a cloud service that can also access the files.
For example, if I record a video on my app, I'd like ...
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Deleting contacts on iCloud does not remove them from iPhone
I've used iCloud's website to clean up contacts that were imported and the changes work...except - if I delete a contact on the iCloud website it does not get deleted on the iPhone. How can I force ...
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MacOS highlight individual words as they are spoken, as iOS
In iOS it is possible to have text read out load using the built-in text-to-speech (TTS) while at the same time having the individual words highlight as they are spoken.
Like in this gif:
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How to change time on iPhone
I have an iPhone 4S running iOS 9. I can't figure out how to change the time.
How do I change the time on it?
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I need to keep my ipad charged longer [closed]
Usually my iPad lasts roughly from 6:30/7:00 in the morning until roughly 7 or 8 at night.
I always have my volume and brightness all the way down, one app active at a time, airplane and Bluetooth ...
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iOS app homekit accessory [migrated]
Is it possible to write an iOS app that is controllable by HomeKit (e.g. is a HomeKit accessory)? Any info/documentation on this would be greatly appreciated.
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How can I change iOS “me” setting permanently?
The “me” setting in Contacts is associated with my wife’s contact entry rather than mine. I follow the steps to change “me” to my contact entry and it seems to work until the next day when it changes ...
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Connecting iRig, Mic and Headphones Through a powered USB hub [closed]
Hello so I realized yesterday that not only I wanted to hear my electric guitar through my headphones but also I wanted to hear my voice at the same time. (Garageband iPad)
I found out that that I ...
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Manually Copy music from Windows PC to iPhone
I tried using the charging/USB data cable and Windows Explorer to copy music to an iPhone, however it doesn't do anything and there are no error messages.
I'd like to avoid using iTunes as it loves ...
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“Missing” file disappeared from Garageband iOS and from my iCloud and my phone…?
I was working on a song on Garageband on my phone, saved it on my phone, went to find it and it had suddenly disappeared!
I was unhappy about this but luckily, it was easy-ish to remake so I did that....
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AirDrop on iPad turns off
The AirDrop feature on my iPad turns itself off (receiving off) after I turn it to receiving on. I have restarted the iPad and then AirDrop works for a few minutes and then I have the same issue. I ...
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How can I (re)activate my phone without upgrading iOS?
Shortly after midnight just after New Year's, I opened my phone and was face with a "Hello" you need to activate your phone. 15 minutes earlier the phone was working fine. Smells like a certificate ...
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How to have Get Travel Time to pass ETA rather than Travel Time
When I use the Get Travel Time action from an address the magic variable that is passed out of Get Travel Time is Travel Time.
However, when I look at the Home ETA shortcut from the Gallery the Get ...
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macOS Calendar pushes, doesn't pull? iCloud & iPhone push & pull
My iCloud Calendar appears to be working (from any web browser). My iOS Calendar appears to be working (from my iPhone). My macOS Calendar appears to be pushing changes to iCloud, but not pulling ...
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Missed calls appearing on two different phones
One of my phones is an iPhone SE and another an iPhone 5S.
When you go to phone.app -> Recents the same calls appear on both devices.
They are both on the same Apple ID so this is probably why.
In ...
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Is there a way to turn off sharing suggestions?
On iOS 12 in the Photos.app can you turn off sharing suggestions in the For You tab?
I found no setting for this.
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Undo typing dialog appears often recently, in Safari
Recently it started happening on my iPad that a small dialog asking "Undo typing?" appears on a web page in Safari.
The two options offered are Cancel and Undo. No matter which I tap, both make the ...
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iTunes Internet Radio on iOS
iTunes desktop app has a built-in Internet Radio where users have access to a vast collection of free, streaming Internet radio stations?
Listen to Internet radio in iTunes on Mac
Is there a ...
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When I try to share my notes from Apple Books, the share menu is empty
This is what I get.
Perhaps it's caused by the latest update? I am on iPhone 6, iOS 12. And my iCloud sync for Books is disabled.
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I want to make my Iphone in German Language , Which is currently in English Language
I want to make my Iphone in German Language , Which is currently in English Language,how can i make it ? Currently German Language option is Not available in Settings/others/languages.
