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Shortcuts: saving photos as files?
My shortcut for doing so where I just have a block "Save Photos as files" stopped working in iOS 18. I want to save photos in the files app in any selected directory.
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How do I view my notification history on iOS?
Earlier today I noticed a notification appear in my iPhone's Notification Center. At the time I had something to do, so I didn't check it right away. A few minutes later, I went to check the ...
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How to display how much time is left till next alarm goes off using Shortcuts?
One of the things I miss coming from Android to iOS is that in Android's Clock app, it displays how much time is left till the next alarm goes off, and when I enable an alarm, a little notification ...
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Move contact on iPhone from one list to another
My one and only Contact List is for a Microsoft Exchange server interface. That's the interface to an AkrutoSync app on my Windows laptop, which in turn syncs with the Outlook desktop app on the ...
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ipad external keyboard switching between layouts stopped working after update to 18.1
My Ipad pro updated itself to the latest ios version 18.1, which introduced a problem using multiple keyboard layouts. I have an apple external keyboard (en-us layout). Before the update, I could ...
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How do I schedule a one-time alarm for a specific day?
I want to set a one-time alarm to go off on a specific date on my iPhone. On Android there was a "Schedule alarm" button in the clock app but I can't find an equivalent option on iOS.
How do ...
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Unwanted insertion point magnification in iOS18
I noticed the magnified insertion point in the image below after I upgraded my iPhone 13 mini to iOS 18.1.1. It occurs if I do a long press in Reminders, Notes, Pages and perhaps others.
It presents ...
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Volume down button not working after battery replacement
I recently replaced the battery in my iPhone 12 with a third party battery and now the volume down isn’t working. Is that a result of the battery not being apple certified? I am pretty sure the ...
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Cant update iPhone via FInder on M3 Mac
I can't update my iPhone like I usually do. When I check for updates in finder for my connected iPhone 15 Pro it tells me:
This version of the iPhone software (17.7.1) is the current version.
This ...
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Can the Clock on iPhone tell me the day of week?
The following screenshot is the Clock app on iPhone with iOS 18.1.
It is not very useful to tell me the time is "Current" and in Cupertino it is "Yesterday".
Is there a way to make ...
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What is the wave icon with a dot on the call screen?
When I make a call I get a greyed out wave icon on the upper left corner of the screen:
What is it for?
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How to jump back to the page I've come from after I've clicked a link in OneNote on iOS?
I use linking extensively in OneNote and the ability to jump backwards and forwards through the history of pages I've been either selecting or jumping to through a link is essential.
However on iOS I ...
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Can the bilingual keyboard functionality in iOS 18 be completely disabled?
I just upgraded to iOS 18 on my phone, which brought with it the very unwelcome change that most of my keyboard layouts are now ‘bilingual’. I do not ever want any of my keyboard layouts to be ...
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Why does iOS Google Translate not use autocorrect in the source language field?
Whenever I'm using Google Translate, the source language field doesn't use autocorrect.
For example: when I translate from English to any language, when I type English words, the app doesn't ...
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How to stop Apple Sports live activities watch notifications?
I like the Apple Sports app for checking scores. I've added a number of teams as "favorites" so I have easier access to them, more than just my actual favorite teams.
This works mostly fine ...
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Using literal strings in custom date format in iOS Shortcuts app
I’m attempting to create a shortcut that uses the input of a the date like 2024-Wk37. I’ve looked at Unicode Technical Standard #37 and a whole host of examples, but I can’t get this to work without ...
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How do I get rid of these "facetime links" that pollute Facetime?
These little bastards are created from times to times.
I don't want to see them created anymore. How?
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Safari won't load intranet pages
My Safari won't load certain pages sometimes:
Safari doesn't load the page and says the server isn't responding
The pages are all on intranet, no internet sites are affected
It happens on macOS and ...
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Can content blocker apps see the URLs and content of sites visited in Safari?
In the version history of my content blocker it says it can show the trackers that were blocked. I thought the content blocker apps in iOS don't have access to the URLs that were blocked?
From https://...
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iOS Video player supporting frame by frame and forward and reverse playback
I've had a search around the App Store but not had much success so far.
I'm looking for a video player that can play local video files to help me review incidents looking at in-car footage downloaded ...
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Why does iOS require my passcode before performing a system update? [closed]
When updating an iPhone to a newer iOS version, you are required to enter your passcode (usually a PIN) before going ahead with the system update.
Before now, I had never wondered why. But after doing ...
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iPhone (iOS18) often fails to switch Bluetooth audio devices - anyone else seen this?
Ever since I updated to iOS 18, my iPhone often fails to switch bluetooth audio devices. Mostly this means that after I have used my AirPods at the health club (and then put my buds in their case) it ...
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Why does it take so long to create a photo link on iPhone Photos?
Is there any way to make creating an iCloud link not take a long time?
It often takes 30 seconds to a minute or two to create an iCloud link even for a small number of photos, e.g. 5 photos.
I have an ...
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Import Chrome passwords to iCloud Passwords/Keychain without using a Mac (I have an iPhone)
I want to import Chrome passwords into iCloud Passwords/Keychain without using a Mac. I can't see an import CSV option anywhere in the app on iOS 18 on my iPhone.
Is there any way, potentially using ...
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Message conversation still thinks iMessage is turned on when it is actually disabled
I have been using my iPhone with iMessage turned off. I then briefly turned it on and messaged in a conversation to my friend. Now I have turned it off again.
When I try to message in that same text ...
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Alternative to selfcontrol.app on IOS
On my MacOS I use selfcontrol.app to block a website. Selfcontrol.app blocks the website in the entire network by using hosts. Is there an alternative to that on IOS?
An app that I cannot delete or ...
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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 do I restore an old iPhone without getting stuck in Recovery Mode?
I've tried to restore this iPhone multiple times to no avail. It either doesn't download the update or the iPhone resets itself while the update is downloading. Is there any way I could restore it ...
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How to create ios shortcut that opens deeplink to Health data
A friend monitoring a health condition wants to regularly check the Heart rate minute by minute data on Apple Health on their iPhone but this requires multiple clicks and scrolls until “show all data” ...
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How get data from iCloud onto iPhone
I have an iPhone 14 running iOS 17.1.1.
I have disabled most iCloud stuff for my iPhone, but I just noticed that iCloud Drive under Storage in Settings comes with a note saying that files stored in ...
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How to show a restricted Outlook work calendar's events in iOS Calendar app, alongside events from other Google calendars
I would like to see personal Google Calendar events alongside work Outlook Calendar events in the Calendar app in iOS, to get a full view of my availability. My work Outlook account is fairly ...
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Apple Intelligence stuck on preparing
When I updated to iOS 18.1, I joined the Apple Intelligence waitlist.
The request to download Intelligence was approved within 5-8 minutes, and it started downloading.
There was a small status update ...
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I cannot send voice memos that have been transferred from an android to apple
More than a year ago I transferred all my data from an android to an IPhone 14 but recently I got an IPhone 15 pro and upgraded it to IOS 18 and I went back to my old recordings from android and I ...
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How do I recover save progress on my games after resetting my iPad?
I reset my iPad, and it resulted in me losing all my save progress on the games Plants vs. Zombies 2 and Pokémon GO. I was hoping it would resolve itself automatically over time, but it hasn't.
Is ...
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Toggle button for SMS forwarding missing in iPhone
Instead of Toggle button for SMS forwarding (iOS Settings app > Apps > Messages > SMS Forwarding) in iPhone ,a grayed out text appears if the other Apple device is logged in to iCloud after ...
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How do show how many connections are made?
When running a personal hotspot the title bar says "1 connection" in the header after connect. Does that mean it can allow more connections?
Side note:
It's the most limiting hotspot I've ...
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What does a Lock Screen notification showing the word iPhone and an icon of the phone mean?
This morning, my iPhone 12 (running iOS 18.0.1) showed a strange notification: no message, just an iPhone icon and "iPhone" as text. I can’t expand it even if there’s a dropdown icon in it. ...
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Need a way to make phone calls using Facetime on Mac but without opening Facetime or Contacts app…
As per the title I'd like some way to type in a phone number to say a widget or something and it to instigate a Facetime call using my iPhone.
Facetime is already all set up to use the phone to make ...
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How to transfer plain text from Mac to iPhone?
I want to send plain text from my MacBook to iPhones.
I can't get AirDrop to work; I've tried selecting the text, right-clicking it, and clicking "Share" but AirDrop doesn't show up in the ...
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What is this new iOS status symbol?
I recently upgraded to iOS 18. There is a new status bar icon I do not recall:
Where the icon for location services is usually, next to the time, there is a profile of a person. It switches back a ...
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iPhone 11 Pro Max stuck in a boot loop with the Apple logo due to full storage, error 1110 when trying to restore with iTunes, 3uTools and 沙漏
I need to recover the data from my friend's iPhone 11 Pro Max 256GB. She used it until it was full, ignored all the friendly pop-up warnings to free up her storage, ignored the sudden shutdowns that ...
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url changes after i enter it and it takes me to another site
I am using an iPhone 16 Pro and using DuckDuckGo as a search engine. When I enter a URL for a site that I have been visiting for years (as recently as yesterday morning) it changed to southwest.com (...
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How to record ultra low quality video?
I would like to set my iPhone 13 on iOS 17.7 up on a stand and record hours of footage, but so that I don't crash the device or fill up my storage, I would like the footage to be ultra low quality. ...
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Why are EXIF data timestamps wrong on many iPhone 15 photos?
I took over two thousand pictures while on vacation in Europe with my partner's iPhone 15 Pro. Going through them now, I see that the timestamps (as stored in the 'EXIF' metadata section of the image) ...
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App Store Connect: Remove From Sale vs Remove App affect on Existing Users
Clicking "Remove from Sale" in the iOS App Store Connect "Pricing and Availability" tab makes the app not visible in the App Store but people who have previously downloaded the app ...
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How iOS devices setup MTU on cellular interfaces?
Could someone please advise on how iOS devices setup MTU on cellular (pdp_ip*) interfaces?
When iPhone is started in flight mode, all those interfaces have default MTU = 1500.
But after registering to ...
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Why are some MP4 H264 videos not playable on Safari iPhone? [duplicate]
Note: good answer on SO: MP4 video not playing on Safari iPhone.
In a blog post, I have a video embedded with <video><source src="..." that works for everyone (Firefox, Chrome, at ...
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Numbers app keeps deleting data. Why?
I use Numbers app on my iPhone and MacBook to edit documents stored on iCloud. Sometimes the data doesn't sync immediately, though eventually it will.
But other times it will "sync" by ...
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Apple TV 3 AirPlay support on newer IOS
I am looking to buy an older A1427 model of Apple TV because I really only need it for AirPlay from the iPhone and 1080p is more than enough. I have heard that people have issues with older devices ...
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iPhone shortcut: How to add and display a contact
I’m trying to add a contact, when I use the Add New Contact action, a popup with fields is shown, but once you press done, it disappears. What I’m trying to figure out is how to:
Add a new contact
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