Questions tagged [iphone]
iPhone is Apple's smartphone line. All iPhones are shipped with iOS, Apple’s mobile Operating System. This tag can include questions about hardware, software and accessories.
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Does iMessage use SMS?
I have a Vodafone plan in Germany that covers all local texts and data. I also get data for free when I am in the UK. I used iMessage in the UK and was charged by Vodafone because text messages abroad ...
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Iphone 6S won't connect a specific WiFi network
I've got a new iPhone 6S, however, the phone simply will not connect to my home's WiFi access point. It just says "Unable to join the network " - with no other information.
Annoyingly, I do ...
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API for UWB and AirTag in WWDC23? [closed]
I was hoping that in WWDC23 sessions, there would be an announcement on a new API for ultra wide-band and AirTags, in order to have access on developing apps with interaction between iPhones and ...
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WhatsApp chat backup
I am confused about how to backup WhatsApp chat message history on iPhone.
I have followed the instructions over at https://faq.whatsapp.com/902477924463699/?helpref=hc_fnav&cms_platform=iphone. ...
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Using 2 apple watch with same iphone, calories add up?
I have a family member using an Apple watch, I would like to get another Apple watch and have them both to the same iPhone. I want the calories from both Apple watch to add up in health app e.g. ...
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Share my unlimited cellular data from iPhone [closed]
Well, I just want to know, my friends use Every Proxy (on Android) to share unlimited data as a router. I just want to know if there is a possible way to do the same thing on my iPhone to my PC, I am ...
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iPhone Safari Change Camera (Front to Back) - iOS 16 [closed]
I'm working on a website and we have an ability to capture the camera right in the web browser window. This works great on all browsers on desktops, laptops, Mac & Windows - however, on iPhone (...
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iOS Stuck in boot loop — What is the biggest file on the system which also happens to brick the phone if deleted?
I regularly optimize the file storage of my iPhone, (iOS 14.3, unc0ver), and this time around, I deleted a file I thought was analogous with a Windows cache file of a couple gigabytes that normally is ...
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How to transfer 3000+ items from iPhone hidden album to mac?
I have about 3700 items in my iPhone hidden album. How can I transfer all of them from my iPhone to my MacBook? They are all backed up on iCloud. If I try to download them on my Mac from iCloud, it ...
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Record audio-output from MacBook on iPhone camera app [closed]
I need to record audio from macbook on my iphone, simple way without extra hardware devices
How can I connect my iPhone to my MacBook through a Lightning - Type-C cable, then play sound on my Mac, ...
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Can I view the "Enforce Face ID or Touch ID timeout" that is set on my MDM profile on my iPhone?
I have work email on my phone thanks to some MDM profile additions.
I'm finding on my iPhone XS that FaceId forces back to Passcode on every second attempt. This frequency seems unusually high.
My ...
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New devices (MacBook Pro 2023 and iPhone SE) connect to WiFi, but not to the internet. Strangely, old Mac connects without problem
I have a two-months old MacBook Pro that runs Ventura v13.4 and a MacBook Pro from early 2015 running Monterey v12.6.3. I also have an iPhone SE bought two years ago.
The old Mac connects seamlessly ...
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How to connect iPhone hotspot to range extender using ethernet? Is this feasible? [duplicate]
How can I use Ethernet to extend my iPhone hotspot? Is it possible?
Hi everyone,
I want to use an Ethernet cable to extend the range of my iPhone hotspot. I have a lightning cable and an Ethernet ...
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iPhone imported photos unable to add to icloud photos library nor export
I have an iPhone 11 with around 3k photos, and another ~2k photos which were imported from old iPhone 6. I started running out of storage, therefore I wanted to turn on iCloud photos, but it asks if ...
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Iphone Shortcuts/NFC Tags
I'm working on a project using shortcuts and nfc tags to timestamp various locations and then append those to a google sheet. I have it working, but I'm hoping to find a way to improve it so that you ...
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Can profile MDM settings increase FaceId's frequency to switch back to Passcode?
I have work email on my phone thanks to some MDM profile additions.
I'm finding on my iPhone XS that FaceId forces back to Passcode on every second attempt. I have added a second face - my Apple watch ...
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WhatsApp migration [closed]
I woke up today to a message from WhatsApp that a verification code has been requested and I had been logged out. Unfortunately I do not have access to the old phone number so I cannot receive a new ...
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iPhone frequently disconnects from 4G Network in Japan
I moved from Germany to Japan recently and have bought a physical SIM card from IIJmio. They use the NTT Docomo network.
I still have my German eSIM active in the phone.
One problem I have here in ...
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Does Apple authorised repair centre reapply the “IP68” rating fully, after changing battery?
I am thinking of buying a refurbished iPhone 13 Pro from an Apple-authorised service provider (I live in Portugal and there is no Apple Store). They said the battery of the refurbished unit will be at ...
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Is iCloud Photos a backup of my photo library?
I was reading up on iCloud Photos on Apple's website and felt slightly confused.
From my understanding when enabling iCloud Photos on my iPhone, all my photos would be uploaded to iCloud using my ...
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How do I remove the "ignore limit for today" option?
I have Screen Time set up on an iPhone. I scheduled downtime to always run, but it gives me three options:
Ignore limit for 1 minute
Ignore limit for 15 minutes
Ignore limit for the rest of the day
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Does doing an iPhone restore remove Exchange ActiveSync's ability to remote wipe a device?
I work as a contractor and a client provided me with an Exchange/Office 365 email account. I added this as normal mail account to my iPhone without reading the small print and afterwards realised this ...
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Mail Privacy Protection won't stay turned off after updates
I turn off Mail Privacy Protection on my iPhone (13 pro max iOS 16.4.1(a)) so that I can block all remote content, and after every iOS update my privacy setting has reverted. This feels disrespectful, ...
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Is iOS device backup done per user account, per macOS disk, or per iCloud account?
I see on my macOS account many files under
~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/
where, presumably, macOS maintains a local backup of iOS devices.
Suppose I use just one iPhone and one ...
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Is there a way to control timer ring volume in headset on iPhone?
When a timer runs out and I wear a headset, the ring volume in the headset is very loud. The phone ring volume is ok.
I wonder if there’s a way to control the timer ring volume so that it’s more ...
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Automate a slider option in Shortcuts or Automator for iPhone app
I would like to know how I can create an apple Shortcut or an Apple Automator script / workflow that will automatically move the bottom 3 sliders on the main screen of a an app called iRISCO every ...
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iPhone 12, want to use speakerphone with voicemail
Does anyone know a way to get voicemail to use the speakerphone on an iPhone 12?
It's really inconvenient to have a very quiet whisper give me instructions on digits to press, and speak the messages. ...
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Low res images sent in iMessage are zoomed in
I send a 128x128 image via iMessage on my iPhone. I expect it to be quite small in the messages window, but it is zoomed in and pixelated for the recipient. It is actually already this large and ...
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Can my phone go silent whenever I'm asleep?
Is there a setting, app, or combination of apps that can turn my phone silent whenever I'm asleep without me needing to schedule or toggle anything?
So if I'm up late or early I still hear a text ...
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How to stream a M3U file on iOS devices in background?
Years ago I asked how to stream m3u radio files (music) on the iPhone. Revisiting my question from the past, none of the IPTV players allow to play the music when the app is in the background / when ...
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Google Maps does not navigate when I use AirPods
When I use AirPods or Bluetooth headsets, Google Maps does not navigate by sound.
I don't know why, but if I disconnect the Bluetooth and use the iPhone speaker, everything works well.
I searched the ...
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Can't install App on Apple Watch
I have a new Apple watch that I want to add the All Trails app to. I have had the All Trails app on my iPhone for several years, and when I open the Watch App I can see All Trails under the list of ...
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How to check if my iPhone owned by MDM?
My iPhone feels lighter and heavier while connecting to the internet. It gets heated normally. I can feel that someone is monitoring my screen too. Might be my device gets targeted by remote MDM. ...
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How to not sync old photos from iCloud in new iPhone but keep backup enabled?
My old iPhone 12 Pro) has ~140GB of storage (out of 256), and it is completely backed up in iCloud.
The problem is that the new iPhone 13 has less storage (128GB), so it obviously can't contain all of ...
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Image Capture cannot read iphone X images on MacOS 10.15.7
I just synced my iPhone to my MB Pro. This worked fine. Now that I'm trying to use Image Capture to import some images (not all of the images) from the iPhone X to a specific folder on my MB Pro, I ...
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2023 update for: iMessages from MacBook send as my email instead of phone number
Messages from MacBook sent as my email instead of phone number. Can we update this for 2023?
I am unable to fix it following 2015 instructions.
There is no send and receive using my phone option on my ...
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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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Why has the camera on my iphone stopped working?
Tthe camera on my phone (iPhone 6S+) has stopped working. I thought it was due to lack of space (indeed, I couldn't even press the button and take a blank photo). That was for one side of the camera (...
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Is there a proxy manager app for iOS that can bypass some URLs and connect to them directly?
Is there a proxy manager app for iOS that can bypass some URLs and connect to them directly (by specifying rules)?
If not, do you know of a solution that this can be done, even if it needs creating a ...
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iPhone Photos Info ToolBar Separate Pop-Up Window
I have the following issue: I know how to view info on a certain file in Photos via (i) Info ToolBar. It shows the date the file was created, one can add caption etc. However, once this window ...
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Is it possible to monitor the camera status from the lightning port?
Is it possible for a device connected to the lightning port to tell whether or not the camera is currently recording?
Could you have a dongle with an LED that lights up automatically like an “on air” ...
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How to copy photos from iPhone to Windows laptop while keeping them in their folders ("albums")?
I have an iPhone XR running iOS 16.3.1 and a laptop running Windows 10 v1903.
I would like to copy photos from the phone to the laptop, keeping them in the folders ("albums") into which I ...
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Ways for iPhone and iPad to save webpage as a single HTML file?
I’ve been using my MacBook to save the posts from a blog I’ve been reading, and I’ve been doing that by using a plug-in on Firefox that can save the entire webpage into a single HTML page with all the ...
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Is it "ok" to reset iPhones for use in a user test and setup Apple ID again afterwards?
This may seem as a quite stupid question, but I'm really unsure about this.
I own two iPhones (6 and 8) which we would like to use in an App test.
As I don't want the participants to have access to ...
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How to disable the slow swipe up that shows sideways-swipeable previous screens?
I'm using iOS 16.3.1 on an iPhone XR.
Swiping up fast from the bottom takes me to the home page. No problem.
Swiping up slowly from the bottom shows me small versions of screens I've recently had up, ...
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Can I stop Apple Watch Now Playing App from defaulting to the watch as the source?
Sometime recently the Apple Watch's Now Playing app has switched to showing the watch as the default source. I rarely to never play anything from my watch and just want to use Now Playing to control ...
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No GPS tags on iPhone photos
iPhone 7 plus with latest iOS. To the best of my knowledge, I have never disabled location services for Camera or Compass. I’ve taken many photos and most have GPS tags embedded. But today, I took ...
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How to enable animated effects when texting from iphone 8 running 16.4?
When I was using IOS 15.6 on my iphone 8, whenever I sent "happy birthday" or "congrats" or "happy new year" to another iphone user, it showed balloons or fireworks on my ...
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Is it safe to set device (MacBook, iPhone, ...) passwords same as Apple ID password?
I don't want to have a different passcode for each device (iPhone, iPad, MacBook, ...), because I would either risk to forget them or I would be pressured to make them simple passcodes. Same argument ...
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Can't connect my iPhone 5 to my iPhone 8 hotspot
I'm currently trying to connect an iPhone 5 (10.3.4) to the hotspot of an iPhone 8 (15.3), but it keeps giving a "Unable to join the network" error. The iPhone 5 connects fine to other wifi ...
