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885 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Is there a way to force the iPhone to use its own microphone when connected to a Bluetooth speaker?
I connect my phone to a Bluetooth speaker to play music. When engage Siri or try to use dictation, the phone wants to use the microphone on the Bluetooth device, which is either too crappy or too far ...
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iPhone missing from Screen Time on other devices
My iPhone SE 2020 doesn't appear in Screen Time on my M1 MacBook Air or iPad Air 3rd gen.
All devices are signed into the same iCloud account and fully updated to the latest supported stable (i.e. non-...
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How to tell which email/phone number an iMessage was sent from
I've got a few addresses that I can be reached at, one phone number and two email addresses. I know which address new conversations are started from, but how can I tell which of my phone number/emails ...
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Apple Freeform app: stop geometry snapping to centre
In Freeform, if I insert geometry on top of an image, the top node snaps to the centre of the image and will not move. How can I move both the top and bottom nodes of the geometry?
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Disable pull to refresh in Safari
Safari on iOS 15.5 (iPhone 8) seems to have the pull to refresh feature baked into every tab for every web page. This is incredibly annoying, counter-productive and just a bad design choice for all ...
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iPhone no sound on incoming calls in Guided Access
I've got my 88 year old grandma the latest iPhone SE and Watch SE and set it up in Guided Access for the Phone app (see attached for the icon).
I also have it set up so she only receives the calls in ...
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Unable to add ICS Calendar Invites to iOS Calendar
Problem
Calendar invites sent to my email (usually .ics attachments, as they originate from a customers' Exchange server) do not add and sync to my calendar. The UI to handle the calendar invite ...
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Shortcut to switch off and on individual cellular network
iPhone iOS13 w/ dual SIMS: T-Mobile (EU) & AT&T (US). I need help shortcut script:
IF I arrive home THEN
turn on airplane mode and WIFI
GO To Settings -- Cellular (Cellular Plans)
1 ...
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Skype notifications disappear while there are unread messages, on iPhone
I have an iPhone SE with iOS 13.2.2 and latest Skype.
Today I noticed, that notification about new messages in Skype are not shown on the lock screen.
What happened was that I has a chat with a ...
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Why is Photos not suggesting new Faces in the People Album?
When I first began using the People / Faces feature in iOS and Mac Photos, the app automatically listed a bunch of people.
I added names for all the people I knew. I thought this was a near-complete ...
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iPhone screen recording without red bar suddenly appeared on my phone
This morning I woke up to a notification on my iPhone saying that the current screen recording session was stored to my camera roll. I didn't do any screen recordings lately (definitely not last night)...
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Transferring photos between iPhones keeping metadata
I want to transfer all photos from my old iPhone 6 to a new iPhone 7 Plus(both running iOS 10.3.2, if relevant). Since my iCloud is full, I first thought about iTunes, but many photos are shown as ...
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Why do some numbers in the call history have a share contact option but not others?
If I tap on the (i) for numbers in the call history then some have Share Contact displayed as an option but others do not.
None of the numbers are in the address book so why should there be any ...
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Lost all email composed and sent while in airplane mode
I just returned from an international flight that did not feature wifi access. While my iPhone was in airplane mode, I replied to a number of email messages attached to my exchange account and sent ...
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Can't restore iPhone in order to downgrade
I just downloaded the iOS 11 beta from Apple's developer website, but I'm having such a headache downgrading back to iOS 10.3.2.
I installed their provisioning profile from their website, as ...
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Store and access Screen Time history?
I find Screen Time very useful for keeping track of my device usage and habits, and I’d like to be able to look back at its history over time, like how I can review my step count and other Health data....
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Is there any way to interrupt my AirPods reading me a new text message?
A lot of times I'll hear my iPhone start announcing a text message through my AirPods, and want to "cancel" it for some reason (I already saw the notification on my computer, I'm in the ...
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What may be preventing iOS 15 rich web search results from being shown in Spotlight?
After upgrading to iOS 15 on my iPhone 12 mini, I was expecting to see rich results from the web in Spotlight, as in this example from an AppleInsider article:
However, when I search for something ...
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Safari on iOS doesn’t save cookies
iPhone, latest iOS, Safari.
I do very little web browsing from my phone; in most cases, I just open Safari and search for something. I always had this rather frustrating issue: every time I search for ...
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iPhone is stuck in Recovery Mode with full storage
I was trying to update my iPhone X (GSM) from iOS 12.3.1 to iOS 14.0.1
The following steps was carried:
1- Downloading the latest firmware ipsw (size 4.61 GB) from
iPhone10,3,iPhone10,6_14.0....
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Import Albums "From my Mac" to my iPhone albums and keep them synced
I don't use iCloud Photos. I wanted to import my iPhone photo albums to my Mac but it seems that without iCloud Photos it is not possible without any third party software according to my searches.
But ...
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How to force iphone to free space when storage is full?
My phone (ios 13.5.1) was running out of storage, so I freed up a few Gbs of space by removing whatsapp album, photos (also clearing the recently deleted album) and a few app. On the next day the ...
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IOS 13.2.2 Incorrect Wifi password
I have an iPhone with iOS 13.2.2. Until today, my wifi connection was totally normal. After I turned wifi off and back on again, it keeps saying "Incorrect WiFi password". I tried the following steps ...
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Why have I stopped receiving weekly Screen Time notifications?
I used to receive weekly Screen Time notifications regarding my daily averages and such. However, around a month ago, I randomly stopped receiving these notifications.
I've checked in the ...
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Slow Internet access on iPhone SE after updating to iOS 11.4?
I am upgraded to iOS 11.4 on iPhone SE and have noticed it seems to have terribly slow internet access since the update. Toggling Wi-Fi will speed up each individual request (Web, Twitter, other apps),...
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All the App Links (Deep Links) are broken after a reboot
Currently in iOS there is a feature where you click on one link (say link to a Youtube video) and the corresponding App will open to handle the request (the Youtube app will open to play the video). ...
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iPhone claims that WhatsApp is using 15GB, but WhatsApp claims it's only using 3
A friend of mine has an iPhone 8 running iOS 14.6, and they're running out of space:
In the Settings -> Storage, iOS claims that WhatsApp is using up 14.99GB of "Documents & Data":
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Can I turn off 2G support on my iPhone?
From the commotion in the last several days/weeks I understood that a fake cell tower intending to play man-in-the-middle uses a 2G connection to avoid the authentication requirement (of the network ...
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iPhone 15 Pro Max suddenly started to lose battery much faster than before
I’m using an iPhone 15 Pro Max with iOS 18.1.
For the past two or three days, it’s been losing battery way faster than normal.
Also (and I don’t know if this is connected), my screen time tracker ...
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How to back up iPhone that shuts down every three minutes?
My Mom has an iPhone SE second generation with iOS 14.2. Last Thursday (4th July), the iPhone fell on the ground and since then it has shut down every three minutes. After looking at the panic log, ...
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Not receiving notifications from WhatsApp messages
iPhone 7, updated to the latest iOS.
If anyone sends me a WhatsApp message, it displays as not delivered on their side, until I open the app.
On my side, I get no notification whatsoever. If I exit ...
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Can an iPhone capture as a sound file the sounds coming out of the receiver in the dial portion of a call?
I want to record the ringing noise made when I use the phone app to call someone else.
I just tried using control center's screen recording with microphone turned on, but whenever the phone call ...
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Activity tracking when not wearing Apple Watch
Once in a while, I eschew my Apple Watch in favor of something else. On those days, I have no tracking of activities. However, iPhone supports at least some activity tracking on its own (specifically ...
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Screen time app limit disappears from child's device
I set up an app limit for my children in screen time, it was there for a few days, then disappeared. It happened multiple times in the past year. My son doesn't have access to my phone (nor my screen ...
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Safari on iOS 15.5 constantly closes all my tabs
Ever since upgrading from 15.4 to 15.5 iOS Safari closes all my tabs in my default tab group whenever it feels like it. Mostly in conjunction with opening a link from another app. Everything worked ...
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Constantly missing my calendar notifications
For the last few months, macOS and iOS have both decided to stop actually alerting me to my meetings with an audible alarm, and I keep on missing meetings as a result. My meetings have alert times set ...
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How to retrieve data from an added-to-homescreen web page
Not sure which stack to ask this on...
I would like to retrieve data from one of those added to homescreen web page shortcuts so that I can try and apply it to that same website either in Safari or in ...
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Lots of iOS apps apparently "corrupted", yet they work
This is on an Iphone 8, iOS 14.8.1.
As mentioned in this question, I haven't been able to back up my Iphone to my PC using iTunes for a while. Using iMazing, I managed to locate the error message it ...
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Downsizing from 256GB to 128GB iPhone
I've been given a new phone (128GB iPhone 13) from work but it has half the storage of my last one (256GB iPhone 11). I have both here with me and the SIM is in the old one.
My old phone has pushed ...
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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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WhatsApp Battery Drain on iOS
Last night my iPhone XR battery completely drained over the course of 4 hours. It was due to WhatsApp Background activity, as shown in the animated gif below. (Click to view).
I've used WhatsApp for ...
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iPhone Camera app doesn't work but some other apps can still use it
I have the iPhone X with latest iOS installed.
Original Camera App: Front Camera and Back Camera: Non of them work. Black screen.
Third Party Camera Apps: Same issue.
SnapChat and Instagram: Front ...
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Prevent certain iPhone apps from generating notifications unless they are open
Most iPhone apps behave as expected while they are open, which is great.
However, some create spam notifications while they are closed, which is not.
Preventing all notifications from this class of ...
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WiFi constantly disconnecting on iOS 13.5 / iPhone XR
I have noticed recently that my iPhone XR quickly flicks from WiFi to cellular and back to WiFi (taking around 1 second) when I wake it. Sometimes this happens after the device is locked for less than ...
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App or method to automatically sync photos to webdav server (FileRun)
I'm looking for a way to automatically sync my photos to a self hosted webdav instance (in particular a FileRun instance, which is dav compatible).
I'd ideally not have to do anything, other than take ...
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Missing reminders
After upgrading all my devices I have the following situation regarding iCloud reminders:
Reminders are correctly synced among macs (Catalina). I can add reminders, mark them as completed and the ...
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How do I turn off the notification badge for the ‘settings’ app?
It’s saying I have a software update and the badge won’t leave the ‘settings’ app even after I view the software update info
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How to copy text from iOS to MacOS with Bluetooth only (no WiFi network at all)?
I'd like to be able to copy text from iOS to MacOS with Bluetooth only (no WiFi) — or, worst case, by plugging the phone into the Mac.
I often find myself generating text on my phone (in various ...
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iOS create ad-hoc network
Is it possible (with or without jailbreak) to create a wireless access point from iOS 12 to serve as a 'router'?
I don't want to share iOS internet connection, the phone will be located in a place ...
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How to stop iPhone from automatically dimming the brightness?
I have unchecked Auto-Brightness under Settings app → General → Accessibility → Display Accommodations.
I have also disabled Night Shift under Settings app → Display & Brightness.
I have Low Power ...
