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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Where are my old reminders on my iPhone 6 after upgrading the list on my iPhone 14 Pro Max?
I have two iPhones. An old iPhone 6 iOS:12.5.6 and a new iPhone 14 Pro Max.
I clicked something like "do you want to upgrade" on the iPhone 14 Pro Max, and then got a notification on my old ...
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Disable screen reading on iOS
My father accidentally enabled this feature on his iPhone and now we don't know where to turn this off.
This button will show a screen reading feature I think for the blind or visual impaired people.
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Can I charge my iPhone with a standard USB charger?
I need to charge my Apple iPhone, and I don't have an original Apple charger. I have a cable with one end being a male Apple iPhone connector (which fits OK the female socket on my iPhone) and the ...
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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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Google Drive is not even installed on the iPhone but it consumes a lot of time
My girlfriend has an iPhone 13 and she doesn't even have Google Drive on her phone, but according to the screen time we've noticed that Google Drive consumed 15h 32m today. And looking at the App ...
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AirDrop slow, taking 10+seconds to initiate - iOS & iPadOS 16.2 and earlier
Has anyone found a fix for this? It feels really spilling sitting there when trying to send a picture to my wife, and it just says waiting.
Both are iPhone 13 Pros.
I have restarted and force ...
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Does any iPhone take advantage of higher current limits for USB Battery Charging ports?
A USB Battery Charging port can deliver 1.5 A of current at 5 V. My iPhone 8 for instance came with a 1 A charger, so I can't assume that it'll use more than that from a USB A socket (it can however ...
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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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How could I make iPhone 7 run iOS 16 in order to connect with an Apple Watch with watchOS 9?
I would do anything if I could make my iPhone 7 (now on iOS 15.7) run iOS 16 in order to connect with an Apple Watch with watchOS 9. Would jailbreaking be a solution?
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Way to test camera output? [closed]
I have a transparent plastic cover over the cameras of my 14 max pro that has a scratch. How can I do a photo test to see if the scratch is impacting photos?
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Why is Safari handoff so slow/doesn't work?
My iPhone 7 iOS 15.7 can see when my MacBook 15 macOS Monterey has bluetooth/wifi turned on, and a page open in Safari, because only in that situation does the "open ... from MacBook" appear ...
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How do I scan a QR code (which is a URL) without having to open it on iPhone?
I want to retrieve the URL text from the QR Code rather than being forced to open it.
What should I do?
"Open Link" is the only option. There is no copy or view raw text.
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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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iOS - Limit apps with push notifications priviledges to only be able to push essential notifications
Ive got push notifications enabled for certain apps on my iPhone running iOS16.
For some apps like Uber and Uber Eats you really need the push notifications to use the service, eg to know when your ...
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How to find out which apps aren't shown on home screen?
I have deleted a folder on my iPhone and removed the containing apps from homescreen. Now they are only in the App Library after the last homescreen.
I don’t know exactly what apps where in this ...
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What does this icon represent on my iPhone XS?
After updating my iPhone XS to iOS 16.2 this icon has appeared in the top right of the screen.
It appears to be an icon of an iPhone with an arrow pointing down towards either the charging port or ...
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Can apps downloaded under another Apple ID be transferred to new iPhone?
I'm recently planning to upgrade my iPhone from an 8 plus to a 14 plus. There is an app, Shadowrocket, I purchased an vpn service, along with an bought version of Shadowrocket from others, so I have ...
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WhatsApp Backup from low storage phone: How can I keep my old media and back up new chats at the same time?
I’m kinda lost on the following topic:
My iPhone 11 got stolen a couple months back and I had everything in iCloud including WhatsApp chats. When I started using another phone with only 64GB capacity, ...
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Shortcut or widget for contact on iphone home screen? Iphone 13, ios 16.2
Shortcut or widget for contact on iphone home screen?
Iphone 13, ios 16.2
Appreciate someone perhaps walking through these steps with their iphone, trying them and correcting them and verbiage, if you ...
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cannot backup my iphone 12 mini... "Could not back up the iPhone because the iPhone disconnected."
I have been trying to backup my iPhone for the last several hours. It keeps saying: "Could not back up the iPhone because the iPhone disconnected."
Clearly my iPhone is not disconnected, it'...
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Lost my Drive email address- can I access app data off my iPhone?
I forgot the email address I created and logged in on the Google Drive app on my iPhone.
I’ve tried all the generic troubleshooting steps to no avail (no recovery email or phone number)
I think the ...
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Transfer files "directly" from Android to iPhone
My friend (iPhone 13 I guess) and I (Pixel 7) want to share photos and videos we took with each other.
We use some messaging app which allows it. But it's a hassle selecting and transferring.
I'd like ...
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Why do some accessory brands have pin 3, pin 2-3 or pin 6-7 removed from Apple's Lightning connector?
As you know, the Apple lightning cable has 8 pins on each side, but some accessory brands have some production of the same lightning cable as Apple but its have fewer than 8 pins. They have removed ...
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All the wallpapers included in iPhone 13 are gone in iOS 16.2
I'm using iPhone 13 with iOS 16.2. As recently as a few weeks ago, I was able to go to Settings -> Wallpaper and be presented with a nice gallery of different wallpapers that I could set to my home ...
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Use back function in iphone with one hand
I want to use back function in iphone in all apps with one hand. I can't swipe from left edge of the phone because I can't reach out to it with my finger. I also didn't want to use swipe down function....
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iTunes Device Backup not showing
I think I may have unintentionally done something wrong on my laptop.
I am using a Windows 10 laptop and had iTunes version 12.6.5.3 installed.
I was updating my old iPhone 6s from iOS 9 to iOS 15. I ...
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What does restoring an iPad from an iPhone backup actually do?
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Recently, one of my relatives upgraded her iPad Air 2 to iPadOS 15.6.1. She recalls that she purchased the iPad in 2013 and it hadn't been upgraded recently; it may have still been running a ...
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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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Disable Autoplaying of Videos in Safari on iPhone
I've tried disabling autoplaying of videos in Safari with these settings:
https://geekchamp.com/how-to-disable-safari-autoplay-videos-iphone-ipad-ios-ipados/
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/...
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Facebook no longer posts a panoramic photo as a 360 photo
In the past, I have posted panoramic photos on Facebook, and Facebook posted them as 360 photos.
Recently I have been unable to get Facebook to post any panoramic photo as a 360 photo; instead ...
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Dimming Before Lock in Low Power Mode
The screen sometimes dims before locking to give you a chance to cancel the lock. Sometimes it just locks without warning. How can I get the phone to always dim first before locking?
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Keep location on photos in iPhone, except when sharing
I like having location data on the photos I take with my iPhone, for my private use and categorization. But I don’t want to include this information by default when sending photos to others.
So far I’...
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Can I tell Siri not to yell in my ear?
I keep forgetting how loud Siri can be.
I ask Siri to call someone and lift my phone to my ear and Siri yells in my ear hard enough to hurt that it is making the call.
Yes, that is stupid of me. But ...
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Problem adding people to the People album [duplicate]
I have an iPhone XR running iOS 16.2. The official Apple advice for how to add a person to the People album is as followsL:
Open a photo of the person you want to add.
Tap the Info button , then tap ...
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Possible to switch to a specific page of the home screen when "Driving" focus activates on iPhone?
I have set up some filters for notifications and calls and such when I'm out driving, and my iPhone enters the Driving focus.
What I would also like is for the phone to automatically switch to a ...
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Export Whatsapp chat with replies
I'm trying to export a Whatsapp chat from an iPhone Xr with iOS 15.6 including replies to messages.
I tried to explore the ChatStorage.sqlite db trying to understand how does it works but it's very &...
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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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phone call made it past work focus - "allow calls from allowed people only" with no allowed people
I have an iPhone 11 with iOS 16.2. I have it scheduled to be in work focus mode every weekday from 9 am to 5 pm.
Today in the morning at 11 am, I could clearly see the "work focus" icon on ...
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How to remove iPhone as a source device for sleep data (Apple Health)
For any app that wants to read or write data to Apple Health, I can give or refuse permission to do so. But when it comes to devices as data sources (e.g. my iPhone), I can’t seem to find any way of ...
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How do I kill the running app when I can't swipe upwards
I launched an app on my iPhone, and shortly after launch it stopped doing anything; but whatever it did has stopped the swipe-up gesture from working, so I can't get to the application switcher to ...
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Backup/archive Messages in iCloud
I want a complete local backup of all my iMessages. There are several apps that allow you to backup iMessages, but only what already exists on a device, which is only be a subset of the complete set ...
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What's wrong with my iPhone camera: note the black and pink arcs
Any idea what is causing the distortion in the upper left of this photo? The blurry curved black and pink lines?
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Some apps don't accommodate small screen of iPhone SE
I rarely install apps because I don't want to navigate the uncertain security implications. On the few occasions that I do, however, a significant portion of those apps seem to be designed only for ...
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Malware in Anker charge base for iPhone? The iPhone screen moving on its own, like someone is controlling it remotely?
I have an iPhone XR (fully up-to-date on iOS 16) and an Anker Wireless Charger.
Twice now while the phone was sitting on the charging base I have seen the screen come on and begin scrolling down the ...
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Mystery MOV file on iPhone crashes share in iOS
Somehow this white background image file got generated on my iPhone. It shows up in the Photos app like the following screenshot highlights with the info details displayed.
You can see it's a white ...
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Is it possible to stream high-quality ProRes video directly from an iPhone to a Mac?
This is related to “ Record video on an iPhone while streaming to Mac ”, but I think that question could be solved with an HDMI adapter or similar, but I specifically want to do this without quality ...
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Photos.app doesn't show portrait depth adjustment on Mac on shared photo
I'm trying to adjust the portrait depth (f-stop) on Photos.app on my Mac.
For example, here is a photo where this option is available:
Generally, this works great. However, I recently took several ...
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OneDrive and DropBox on iPhone will not sync if they are closed
My OneDrive and DropBox will not sync photos on my iPhone unless they are opened. I have checked both apps settings and they are allowed to run in the background. Also, both are allowed to use ...
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How to silence iMessage's Voice Message sound?
I almost never use the Voice Message feature of iMessage. But I accidentally trigger it probably at least once a month. Sometimes, I swear, I haven't even tapped the icon - maybe it is also triggered ...
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How to get more than 4 people to show up under People and Places, using iOS16.2 on iPhone XR?
When I open Photos on my iPhone XR running iOS 16.2, photos of only four people show up under People and Places on the Albums front page. Clicking on the word "People" in smaller type ...
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