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Apple's operating system crafted specifically for mobile devices.

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How do I type a hyphen in iOS 12?

set up a text replacement in Settings > General > Keyboard > Text Replacement, so that (for example) typing 4dash gave you a sequence of four hyphens, but that doesn't seem to work either, at least on iOS
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On iPhone, how can I reduce a photo to 2 MiB for Stack Exchange upload?

Here’s a photo I have just added by this method, on my iPhone XS with iOS 17.3.1: …
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Maintain business contacts database on Mac and iPhone?

My wife organises amateur and semi-pro orchestras. She has a ‘database’ of about 600 musicians which she currently keeps in an OpenOffice spreadsheet on the Mac, with each player’s name, instrument(s) …
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How do I listen to music on my computer through my iPad?

Rogue Amoeba's Airfoil Install Airfoil for Mac on the Mac Mini where your music is and Airfoil Satellite for iOS on the iPad. … iTunes You say you don't want to use iTunes and iOS Music because of the risk of it using too much data. …
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iOS text tone doesn't sound

It appears that if you have Messages in iCloud enabled on the iPhone, and you're also signed in to Messages on a Mac with the same Apple ID, and the Mac is logged in and awake, then the iPhone doesn't …
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Is it possible to update an iOS device to a version older than the current version?

To give a clear answer to the question that was asked, which is whether a device can be updated to the latest version of iOS it supports, even if that version of iOS is no longer current. …
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How to listen to the same song at the same time on 2 different iPhones?

If you have your music on a PC or Mac, you could use Rogue Amoeba's Airfoil to send audio from the computer to their Airfoil Satellite app on both iPhones, and it should play in sync. Airfoil Satell …
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What is the best way to report a bug/feature request discussed here to Apple?

If it's a bug (or a feature request, but only if it relates to developer tools or APIs) and you have an Apple developer account, you can submit a bug report. Apple Bug Reporter is a web-based too …
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How to import photos from new iPad 5 Mini to old 2015 MacBook Air, OSX 10.9.5

Apple say that this iPad requires OS X 10.11.6 or later and iTunes 12.8 or later to sync with a Mac, so I'm going to guess that you're out of luck trying to use it with iPhoto. You could try: Seein …
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On iPhone, is there a more effective “silent mode” that actually disables all sounds?

You can set Do Not Disturb Focus mode from Control Center to silence calls, alerts and notifications. You can create a Personal Automation Shortcut to trigger when you turn Focus on and have that Shor …
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If you give your iPhone + Passcode to someone, what harmful things could they do to your dat...

They could change your password on any website that has a password reset mechanism based on either: sending a password reset email to an email account set up on your device, or two-factor authentica …
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Sync MP3 files from iTunes on Mac to Apple Music on iPhone

duskwuff's answer is correct if you have a subscription to the Apple Music or iTunes Match services. An Apple Music subscription gives you access to the entire Apple Music catalogue from any device si …
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How play a YouTube video in the background on an iPad?

The app Music Tube (with a space, not MusicTube) will play YouTube video and continue playing when put into the background, although the sound drops out briefly when you do so. There are some videos i …
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