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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Prevent dictation from using contact names
I recently added a new contact, Purevbaatar, to my new iPhone.
Now dictation loves transcribing every other word as Purevbaatar, especially in noisy environments. Dictation really writes Purevbaatar a ...
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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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How can I really remove an eSIM card from my iPhone 12 mini?
I have an iPhone 12 mini running iOS 15. It uses an eSIM card. I would like to use that eSIM card on another phone.
On the iPhone 12, I sent to Settings -> Cellular -> Remove Cellular Plan.
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Sharing Apple Airtag with family: Unable to share AirTag
I am trying to share my AirTag. I followed the Apple Support document Share an AirTag or other item in Find My on iPhone and updated my iOS as indicated in an answer for How to share an AirTag with ...
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iOS 17 Apple Music not working
I updated to iOS 17 and now my Apple Music isn't working. every time I open it, it says we've run into a problem try again. ive tried restarting the app, my phone. redownloaded it, signed out and ...
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Stop “Position iPhone camera” appearing on my phone
I attempted to use an iPhone with an Apple TV FaceTime app. It didn’t work correctly, and now the iPhone constantly shows this message pasted below. No amount of pressing “Disconnect” or “skip this ...
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iPhone local backup failing: "Could not back up the iPhone [phone_name] because the backup session failed."
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When syncing an iPhone over WiFi by pressing the "Backup Now" button on the iPhone's menu in Finder, the operation fails a few seconds later:
A dialogue with an "OK" button ...
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Switching/Creating New Apple ID
I have an iPhone with 64 GB of storage and for a long time it has not been enough! I recently learned about using iCloud storage to free up storage on my iPhone (is this true?). So, I wanted to some ...
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How to auto-off screen and close noisy apps on iPhone after 10 minutes of inactivity at night?
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My mom enjoys TikTok on her iPhone at night. She often unknowingly falls asleep with it on, playing TikTok all night (I guess TikTok blocks the screen auto-off while running), shortening ...
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How to delete app data from iPhone [duplicate]
I have an app that I downloaded some time ago and later deleted. When I reinstall the app now, it automatically prompts me to sign in into the account from the previous install. Aside from factory ...
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How can I attach a photo in Gmail on iPhone rather than inline it with the body of the mail?
I want to attach a photo in Gmail on iPhone.
If I open Gmail and click on the paperclip attachment icon and select a photo, it does not attach a photo but instead it inserts the photo within the mail....
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How to recover iPhone videos deleted through Image Capture on Mac?
I accidentally deleted some videos on an iPhone through Image Capture and there is no back up.
iPhone Xs
iOS 16.1.1
macOS Ventura 13.5.2
Image Capture 8.0
They are not in the 'Recently Deleted' ...
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Export media from iPhone directly to external drive?
Is there a way to export directly from my iPhone to an external HDD using Photos.app?
I always have to import them, thus writing them to my laptop and then to the external HDD. Is it possible to skip ...
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Siri app suggestions not working properly on iPhone
I have an iPhone XR running iOS 16.5. I have Siri suggestions turned on for apps.
If I swipe down from my home screen, I get eight app suggestions which are partly based on what I’ve used most ...
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Accessing iPod Touch data with Linux and ifuse
I have an old iPod touch, model A1318, that has my music on it. My computer was stolen, and my Time Machine backup was encrypted with the password and the hint stored on the stolen computer, so this ...
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How to retrieve the data of the apps and the system
Not sure if this is even possible, but it is very important for me and I could not read the answer yet.
Before iOS I had this Linux OS that is not a Android. I was able to retrieve a SQLite database ...
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Failed to gather analytics on iPhone
I am trying to get sysdiagnose data on iPhone. After many tries and waiting, nothing is appearing inside Analytics & Improvements -> Analytics Data.
I have followed these guides:
Sysdiagnose (...
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iPhone shortcuts - delete photos older than.. but images don't get deleted
My trigger finger is too lose! Collecting gigabytes of photos and videos on my iPhone 12 mini...
I use the Photos app and also have the Google Photos app installed, if this makes a difference. Google ...
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My iPhone got stolen. It has a passcode and was in airplane mode so it does not have Wifi. But today it appears on find my device?
My iPhone got stolen about 3 months ago on an airplane in the middle of the sky. It was on airplane mode, and after landed, I realized that my phone had been stolen so I logged in to my iCloud to turn ...
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On an iPhone, how to play a specific sound when I receive an email from a given person
This is in the context of the Shorcuts app, automation.
The sound file could be anything in the iPhone, starting, say from a mp3 file on a computer.
I can't find an obvious way to just specify a file ...
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How can one see the file extensions of images and videos on iPhone?
I have taken a few pictures and videos with an iPhone 12, which runs iOS 15. How can one see the file extensions of these images and videos on the iPhone?
I don't see file extensions in the native ...
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Copy photos from iPhone to Windows without quality loss
What’s the best approach to copy photos and videos from iPhone to windows 11 without the loss of quality?
I’m not using iCloud as of now.
Thanks.
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My battery drains fast on my iphone-13 - is there a way to determine which app(s) have been using the most CPU in the last month?
just like the question says -
My battery drains fast on my iphone-13 - is there a way to determine which app(s) have been using the most CPU in the last month?
(In other words, I don't want a snapshot ...
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What does the "preparing" step do when I upload a video on some website with my iPhone?
I have an iPhone 12 mini, which runs iOS 15. When I upload a 5GB video on some website such as https://www.filemail.com/, https://www.datatransfer.com/, https://www.sendbig.com/ or https://wetransfer....
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How iPhone tracks changes in contacts for syncing with Exchange?
I have an iPhone SE that I sync with an Exchange server interface that is present on my home Wi-Fi network. It does sync over the internet nor with a cloud. The Exchange interface is presented to ...
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WhatsApp Backup from low storage iPhone: How can I keep my old media and back up new chats at the same time?
I lost my iPhone 13 Pro Max (512GB) and I had everything backed up on iCloud including WhatsApp chats.
I got a new iPhone 14 Pro Max (256GB) and all of my WhatsApp chats recovered, but not the media, ...
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My iPhone briefly pauses my music when I plug it in, unplug it, place it on or remove it from a charger. How do I fix this?
Sometimes when I place my iPhone on a wireless charger, plug it in, unplug it, or take it off a wireless charger, my music or other media pauses for 1 to 2 seconds.
When this issue first appears, it ...
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How to get an app onto an iPhone without changing the iPhone App Store region?
How can I put an app from another region onto an iPhone, but without changing that iPhone's App Store country/region?
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Two Way sync between specific Photos App albums and Google Drive?
Can a two-way sync be created between the Photos App (from iPhone/Mac) and Google Drive?
I need to sync specific albums on the Photo App to Google Drive such that when a photo is added to the album (...
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Is optical zoom same at corresponding distance?
Suppose I have an iPhone 12 Pro. This model has a 0.5x, 1x, and 2x optical zoom.
Does taking photos with the following native zooms and distances the same quality?
0.5x at 0.5 meter away from subject
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iPhone causes latency issues when streaming on my Samsung TV
If I am watching a 2k or 4K movie stream with a Firestick on my Samsung TV, it immediately goes into a stutter/lag if my wife opens up YouTube, Facebook or Messenger on her iPhone 13 Pro. Once she ...
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Access video feed from webcam with iPhone 15 over USB C
Now that the iPhone has USB C, is there a way to access the video feed from a usb webcam connected to the iPhone?
I know the iPad supports it out of the box in apps like face time but according to ...
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How can I see all the search results in the Gmail app when I query `is:unread is:inbox`?
I've noticed that when I query is:unread is:inbox in the Gmail app, I only see results back to ~June 1:
However, I do have many more (>2k) emails that are older than June 1 and match is:unread is:...
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Full IPhone SE and iCloud Sync Whak-a-mole
I have an iPhone SE that has become problematically full (Can't update, install useful apps, or backup things like WhatsApp).
Also, the iCloud storage is full. The phone has about 6-7 years of photos (...
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How can I configure my iPhone so that applications in the background aren’t getting network throttled by iOS?
iOS sometimes limits the internet speed of applications in the background.
How can I configure my iPhone so that applications in the background aren’t getting network throttled by iOS?
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What solutions are there for preventing one’s phone from being grabbed from one’s hand whilst recording and the footage being unduly deleted?
It seems that if one begins recording video from a locked state then there is no way to delete and only to discontinue the recording without unlocking the phone. Are there any ways to create more ...
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How can I see whether my iPhone is throttling the CPU or some other resources due to excessive temperature?
I have an iPhone 12 mini, which runs iOS 15. How can I see whether my iPhone is throttling the CPU or some other resources due to excessive temperature?
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Why did my iPhone in the United States show a test emergency alert and play a siren when all government alerts were turned off in settings?
I heard there was a planned test of the emergency alert system in the United States today, October 4, at 2:20 PM. To avoid being disrupted, I turned off all alerts in Settings -> Notifications (...
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Unable to clear up space on iPhone because storage is full
iPhone currently shows 255.8GB used out of 256GB. I'm unable to delete files to clear up space:
Deleting apps seems to work but doesn't free up any space
Deleting files in "Files" results ...
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Can I change iOS lock screen wallpaper while keeping the default on home screen?
I would like to change the wallpaper on my lock screen, on which the wallpaper is saved as png and added from Photos app. However, if I set it, the original home-screen background of my iOS (the one ...
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iOS 17 (possibly) has broken OpenDNS filtering
I have a private server running on my home network that gives out DHCP addresses and uses OpenDNS as a DNS server so I can use its content fitering.
AFAIK it's always worked OK, but I've noticed today ...
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For iPhone 15 pro, set the default zoom for the camera to be 0.5x instead of 1x?
How do I set the default zoom for the camera to be 0.5x instead of 1x?
I have already turned on the setting for "Remember my last setting that I left the Camera app on". However, when I come ...
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How can one see what information is being shared when getting notified that “this allows the app in the websites to share information about you”?
I installed Adobe Premiere Rush on my iPhone 12, which runs iOS 15. When I attempt to login via Google, I get notified that:
this allows the app in the websites to share information about you
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How can I split a long video into several 5-minute videos on an iPhone?
I have an iPhone 12 with iOS 15. How can I split a long video into several 5-minute videos on an iPhone?
I have several long videos. They were recorded with the same iPhone with 4K and 60FPS. I don’t ...
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Launch a shortcut on the lock screen of an iPhone in iOS 16 without opening the Shortcuts app
In the new iOS 16, it's possible to launch shortcuts directly from the lock screen. Unfortunately, my iPhone 8 isn't supported by this version. After a bit of research, I came across quite a few apps ...
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Will AppleCare+ repair a device not originally purchased by me?
I purchased an iPhone SE 3rd generation on Back Market, an online store for second-hand electronics. The device comes with a valid AppleCare+ warranty. Can I use it to repair this device at an Apple ...
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Why is USB copying photos to PC unreliable?
I do it through Explorer by dragging and dropping the files from DCIM.
It usually fails part way through. When I restart the copy, one file is corrupted so I have to delete the 2nd attempt and restart ...
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Is it possible to recover files from the TV app library on an iPhone?
The external hard drive which holds my Music/TV libraries has died.
Most of my library is stuff I can just re-download from iTunes, which is lovely, but some of the files are things I made myself or ...
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Remove old phone number from iPhone
I had a temporary number for a day after transferring to a new provider. My correct number has now been transferred to the new SIM. The settings, however, now contains both numbers.
The second number,...
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Turn off iPhone screen sharing after Apple Support call? (Revoke permissions granted)
I had a call with Apple Tech Support and they asked to share my iPhone (11, latest iOS) screen. I granted them permission (clicking swiftly through a number of screens that popped up) and they moved ...
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