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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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My iphone 14pro’s hotspot is being used from “other devices” when i have already changed the password multiple times
My iPhone's (17.1.2) hotspot is being used and I have changed the password multiple times and the “other device” is using like 60mb in 30seconds.
For most of the other people who have had this problem,...
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Setting up gmail alias in iOS Mail
I have a school email: [email protected] with a [email protected]. In gmail.com -> Settings -> Accounts and Import. I have the first set up as an alias and I can send and receive email as ...
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iOS wifi disconnects on certain networks (e.g. eduroam) when switching to another app
Hi all—I'm not sure if others have seen this, but I've been noticing for the last few months that my iPhone (SE 2, currently iOS 16.4.1 [a]), once it establishes a connection with certain networks (...
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iPhone 12 personal hotspot stuck on 2.4Ghz
I have an iPhone 12 64GB and the 5GHz personal hotspot stopped working a few months back.
The "Maximize Compatibility" switch doesn't seem to do anything, it always shows up as a 2.4GHz ...
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How to make device with Apple IOS 16.1+ stop using "Limit IP tracking"
We have a public WiFi with auth portal, where access to the internet is granted to a user after watching ads. Access to the internet in unauthorized state of a client is restricted by IP access ...
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Troubleshooting international SIM connection issues on iPhone
I have an iPhone SE 2 with a German O2 SIM card with an unlimited data plan and that is supposed to be able to use other networks when traveling in the EU. The last time I was in Sweden it often ...
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Why does my internet not work when on cellular data with a VPN enabled
I am using 16.1.2 on Iphone SE 2.
I am using NordVPN on the device that was automatically configured by the app.
When I am on WIFI, the internet and VPN all function as expected. When I am on cellular,...
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iPhone location shows old house location address after a whole month
A month ago I moved to a new house which sits roughly one mile away from my old house. Unfortunately, my iPhone location still shows my old home address which affects every single app that requires ...
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iPhone Reporting Wrong Location when connected to WiFi
My iPhone 13 Pro Max (iOS 16.1.2) and my partner’s iPhone Xs Max (16.2) are reporting incorrect location info. We recently moved places< this was about 3 months ago.
At the beginning, both of our ...
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FaceTime uses mobile data even when good Wi-Fi is available
Often when I use FaceTime it will run over mobile data, even when a good working Wi-Fi is available. And this always with the same Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Assist is turned off as recommended in this Answer.
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Mobile network problem on iOS 15.6.1: can't downgrade
After updating to iOS 15.6.1 I have mobile data problems:
Sometimes the network is unreachable
Sometimes the network is slow
Sometimes 4G is unavailable and only 2.5G is available
It's just ...
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IOS keeps connecting to neighbors weak wifi
I have my neighbors wifi and use it regularly when I'm on the part of my property that is closer to their home.
Whenever I arrive home, I pass by their house first so my iPhone connects to their wifi ...
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iPhone - delayed notifications on home Wi-Fi
I'm close to losing my mind with this stupid issue. I've been trying to fix it for like 6 months now. So, push notifications from all apps are delayed or don't arrive at all. They all arrive only ...
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iPhone: prevent the access to some domains if I am not connected to VPN
My iPhone is connected to the WiFi of the company I am working in. My VPN is almost always activated so I hope that the domain names I visit are hidden to my employer.
Sometimes, the VPN is not ...
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Switching sim card (iPhone X)
My son lost his phone, unfortunately, so I am going to order his new one next week. My question is: if I allow him to put a new sim card in my phone what will happen if someone tries to call me on my ...
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Strange Ports opened on my Iphone?
I've run NMAP several times on my home network in my campaign of learning the basics of network security.
So far all my devices except my PC have been Iphones/Chromebooks so nothing has been found in ...
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How can I see the WiFi password my iPhone is using?
My iPhone is connected to my home network. I'm setting a new computer up with Windows, and it's asking me for the WiFi password.
If I don't want to go in a different part of the house to look for it, ...
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Can I slow down my iPhones network connection while testing an app?
I'm trying to test an iPhone app that needs to be usable in low-bandwidth / poor signal areas. I know I can slow the network on my Mac and the simulator in Xcode, but not how to slow iOS and iPadOS ...
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Any restrictions on Apple devices that stop connections to local network devices?
I'm a developer (I should properly know this) but are there any settings/restriction features across Apple Products (iOS, macOS, iPadOS etc.) that disallows connections to local networked devices?
I ...
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Personal Hotspot won't work (connected through cable)
iPhone SE (gen 1). Prior to updating my iOS from 13.x to 14.x I was successfully using Personal Hotspot to connect my laptop to the internet using Lightning-USB cable. Then I updated my iOS to 14.x (...
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Iphone keep getting "Incorrect Wi-Fi Password"
Something strange happened to my little iphone 6s. This morning, everything was alright, wifi connectiong was perfect. I went on google and searched some info, send 5 photos to a friend through social ...
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Internet Sharing to iPhone over USB not working
I'm unable to share my macOS Ethernet connection with my iPhone over USB. I tried both the 'Internet Sharing' and the 'Content Caching' methods. I can see the iPhone in Finder but the iPhone does not ...
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iOS 14 WiFi 5GHz issues
After updating my iPhone 11 to iOS 14 I've noticed that I constantly face issues with my WiFi network.
What happens is that you use the Internet and suddenly notice that webpage is stuck or whatever ...
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Can't make WhatsApp calls over Wi-fi on iOS14
I have an iPhone 11. Yesterday while it was running iOS 13, all was fine, I could make WhatsApp calls over my Wi-Fi. I updated to iOS 14 in the morning. And now when I'm trying to make a call on ...
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All of WiFi passwords seem to be lost on my iOS devices
Recently, I confirmed that my iPhone wasn’t connected to a WiFi network of a cafe I frequent. So I have to ask the staff for letting me know the password again.
At first I thought the cafe renewed the ...
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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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How to fix iPhone X + iOS 13 Slow Wifi?
How do I fix slow wifi on an iPhone XR (iOS 13.4.1)?
The boss has an iPhone XR (iOS 13.4.1), and I have an iPhone 6 (iOS 12.4.5). The iPhone 6 gets 100% better Mbps throughput around my house. I have ...
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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 Handoff is not working after network reset? (iOS/iPadOS 13.2)
I reset Network settings on my iPhone XS and on my iPad Pro (2018) two days ago. Since then, Handoff works only from iPhone to Mac (10.14.6) but it doesn’t in the other direction.
I have already ...
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My iPhone SE (a1723) doesn't pick up 4G signal, only EDGE
I bought an used iPhone SE here in Brazil (model A1723) but it doesn't pick up any network faster than EDGE, I can make phone calls and browse the network in slow speeds.
In settings I can see that ...
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Does "Reset Network Settings" affect all devices?
If I reset my Network Settings in iOS/iPadOS, and so lose all my WiFi networks/passwords, will my other iOS devices also lose them?
The reason I ask is that WiFi networks appear to be stored in the ...
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Site accessed by Intel Mac OS X and iPhone OS at the same time
I have created my own logging in a PHP script on my website. While doing this, I record a timestamp, IP address and HTTP referrer. I notice that I often have two hits as follows where it looks like an ...
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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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iPhone having problems connecting to services
I have an iPhone 7+ (NN4P2ZD/A) that has been having weird issues with connections which I’m attributing to DNS resolution problems. They only occur on home WiFi network and they only occur on this ...
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How do I troubleshoot WiFi networking issues with my iOS 12.2 iPhone 8? Can't load apple.com
How do I troubleshoot networking issues with my iPhone 8 plus with iOS 12.2? I can't even load web pages like apple.com or status.twitter.com. The progress bar is stuck at 10%. It seemed to work OK ...
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iPhone 5s slow to connect to cellular network, sometimes disconnects spontaneously
iPhone 5s, iOS 12.1.4
We're from the US, and now traveling in New Zealand. Our US cell provider is MVNO Ting, on our phones using Sprint's CDMA network. Overseas in GSM territory, the phones connect ...
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Cannot access .local addresses from my iOS devices
I have a computer that is hooked up to my entertainment center that runs an EyeTV media server. I hadn't used it in over a year because we moved and I couldn't pick up any stations, but I bought a new ...
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How to forget wifi in version 12.1.2
I changed the password of my school account, so I can't connect to the school wifi anymore. Normally, there would be an option to forget wifi, but that doesn't seem to exist in iOS 12.1.2. Selecting ...
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Is there a way to force iphone 5 to 2.4ghz?
Upgraded my wifi router to a Orbi RBK22 with 2.4 and 5. I have a wifi camera that only uses 2.4. To set up the camera on the new router, the iphone with the camera setup app, must both be on 2.4. ...
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How does GPRS icon look like in iOS 11? (screenshot)
How does GPRS icon look like on iPhone with iOS 11? I would like to see some screenshot of it.
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Is it possible to WIFI call through a vpn on IOS?
So my mobile carrier recently begun supporting WIFI calling for iPhones. After setting it up on my phone, i have found that it does not work at my school. After looking at the protocol list that can ...
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Is there a way to change an iPhone’s User-Agent string?
I’ve been getting page errors on a variety of sites when using both safari and edge browsers. This one came from my school account when I was trying to open a different page and was dumped out:
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Auto-connect to iPhone hotspot [duplicate]
My iPhone Wi-Fi hotspot (first one in the screenshot) is shown with a different icon from any other hotspots (Android, broadband etc).
This doesn't bother me except I need to manually re-connect ...
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Re-Agreeing to public WiFi through login screens
On board a train whose WiFi has two screens (click "Join", click "I agree") I have no difficulty from macOS. I'm offered the two screens each time and I click to connect.
But iOS (11.2.6) appears to ...
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iOS Ad-Tracker blockers. Who is your champion? [closed]
Firefox Focus? BlockBear? Brave AdBlocker?
Another specialized browser? DuckDuckGo? Ghostery?
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I cannot connect to (specifically) google.com with any app using cellular data
All other websites work and can be quickly accessed, even youtube.com will load. google.com will simply not load at all when I try to connect to it over cellular data. It does work over Wi-Fi, however....
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iOS System Services > Time & Location uses excessive cellular data. Why? How to disable?
Since iOS 11 update I noticed that my iPhone 6s started to drain cellular traffic very fast. Before, I was able to keep within 500 MB per month but now 1 GB is not enough.
I looked at the settings ...
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Can an app change the network in iOS?
In the upper left of my iPhone 6 (iOS 11.0.3), I was surprised to see "T-Zero" instead of "AT&T". I was in the Messages app when I saw this. It changed back to "AT&T" after I pressed the home ...
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How to get OpenVPN details from macOS to iOS
I have a VPN which I connect to on my MacBook with Tunnelblick. I would like to setup my iPhone 6 to connect to the same VPN, however I am struggling to find an app or way to do this.
In Tunnelblick, ...
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