Questions tagged [iphone]
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iPhone (iOS18) often fails to switch Bluetooth audio devices - anyone else seen this? [migrated]
Ever since I updated to iOS 18, my iPhone often fails to switch bluetooth audio devices. Mostly this means that after I have used my AirPods at the health club (and then put my buds in their case) it ...
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Photos uploaded from Windows to iCloud Photos do not appear on iPhone. Why? [migrated]
My wife has an iPhone, and has 40,000 pictures in her iCloud photos. Now she wants some older ones, that are on my Linux fileserver.
My Windows 10 desktop has iCloud for Windows installed, and logged ...
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How to restart AirDrop on a MacBook without restarting macOS?
On my 2015 MacBook Pro (Monterey), I often cannot AirDrop and receive images/files from my iPhone via AirDrop because it isn't broadcasting itself (despite having it set to be discoverable by "...
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Why is an iPhone not connecting on an otherwise okay WireGuard network that other devices can connect to?
There is an iPhone in my home that refuses to handshake properly with my VPN server, I have no idea what to do.
I have a home VPN Server (EDIT: which is also my DNS server) set up on a Debian box that ...
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How to use a Wi-Fi router for AirPlay from iPhone to Roku TV while iPhone streams video via cell data?
I am looking for advice on how to configure a Wi-Fi router without internet, in order for my iPhone to use AirPlay to watch streaming services on a Roku smart TV. When I set up the router using the ...
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ZIP files downloaded from iCloud are truncated
What causes ZIP files downloaded from iCloud to be truncated? What can I do about it?
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My wife emailed me batches of her iPhone photos that were missing from on my PC. Each message has ...
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Why are some MP4 H264 videos not playable on Safari iPhone?
Note: Linked to MP4 video not playing on Safari iPhone.
In a blog post, I have a video embedded with <video><source src="..." that works for everyone (Firefox, Chrome, at least on ...
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Transfer pictures from PC to iPhone?
I'm struggling to find a working solution for what seems like a basic task: transferring old photos from my PC to my iPhone while preserving EXIF data and geotags. Despite trying various strategies ...
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What could be causing pics and vids transferred from an iPhone 11 to a Windows 10 laptop via Explorer to occasionally have 0 bytes after the transfer?
I copy some photos and videos from an iPhone 11 to my laptop running Windows 10 via Windows Explorer. The iPhone Is connected via a lightening to USB-C cable.
From time to time, the copied photos and ...
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Why can't my iPhone connect to Samba any longer?
My iPhone's Files-app used to connect to my standalone Samba-server (running on a FreeBSD-14 computer). It was not entirely worry-free, but it worked most of the time.
Not any more. With Samba-4.19.4 (...
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iPhone cannot reach local server by IP address, unless server first pings iPhone
My desktop development machine is Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS running apache2 as a web server. My iPhone is an iPhone 12 Pro running iOS Version 17.3.1. UFW is disabled on the Ubuntu machine. I have only one ...
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Transfer of images from iPhone incomplete
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I connected the iPhone via USB and imported all images to the Win10 machine. When I compared source and drain a lot of images were missing.
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So I switched to the old method with copy/paste. When I ...
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How to filter out photos and only have video files visible on Apple iPhone on default Microsoft Photos in Windows?
How to filter out photos and only have video files visible on Apple iPhone on default Microsoft Photos in Windows?
As you can see from this image the external device I selected is my Apple Iphone but ...
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Cannot connect to Windows through LAN as a guest. Says RPC struct is bad
My Iphone says "The operation could not be completed. RPC struct is bad. " while trying to connect to my Windows in the same LAN.
I also tried connecting using other Mac, Android and Win, ...
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My network is blocking some sites but my wife's iPhone can access them
As the title says, I have been having this issue for a few days and it has been hurting my brain trying to solve it. I first noticed the issue when my PS5 was constantly failing to connect to PSN. I ...
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Configure SSH key based not working on Windows
I have a shared laptop with Windows 10 at home that I would like to use SSH to log into from my jailbroken iPhone using the NewTerm and OpenSSH tweaks
I used this video to set it up. The SSH ...
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Why am I unable to sudo past permissions on the “~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync” directory in macOS?
If I run this I get Operation not permitted:
ls -al ~/Library/Application\ Support/MobileSync
This is off limit to safeguard the backup, but it is owned by me, hence I should be able to run this to ...
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Easiest way to convert HEIC to JPEG or PNG
I just got an unwanted surprise this morning when downloading some photos from my iCloud: the photos are in HEIC format.
This appears to be some format that Apple is pushing on me, but at this point ...
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How can I get pc speaker audio out into iphone mic in as cheaply as possible?
I am trying to use my Shure sm7b as the microphone for my VOIP calls on my iphone. The app I use for VOIP calls is only available on iOS. I have an adapter to connect my Focusrite Solo audio interface ...
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What keywords should I use in parental control to block Facebook on Android app and iPhone apps? [closed]
I need to block Facebook in my WiFi by my tp-link archer C6 router. Using parental control I able to block on desktop but not in apps on Android and iPhone.
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Windows 11 using two internet connections at one: Wifi + USB-iPhone, to sum up speed
is that possible?, how make it work?
I explain,
I have a not so fast connection on my school-residence (wired Ethernet with avg 40mb down, 15 mb up) and infinite data on my iPhone (USB-tethering with ...
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Problems transferring photos and videos from iPhone to PC
I have an iphone 12 mini that won't easily transfer photos and videos to free up space. As a result, I can't install any new apps or use the camera, and I'm constantly deleting thing I don't really ...
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Downscaling 4K iPhone video to 1080
I am trying to downscale a huge 4K video taken with an iPhone 14 so that I can further process it with Powerdirector's mobile app for Android. I spent hours fiddling with both Handbrake and ffmpeg ...
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Whats the fastest way to perform MANY transfers of files from my Windows 10 PC to my iPhone 13 Pro?
I need to transfer 1 single file at a time at various different parts of the day every day from my Windows 10 PC to my iPhone 13 Pro. I am creating a sound file and I need to hear how it will sound ...
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How to avoid noise from light source while taking photo or video in iphone [closed]
I have iphone 13 pro with triple camera on it's rear.
whether it's video or photo there's always unwanted noise coming from light sources and it spoils the video and photos.
Please see the areas that'...
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How to use Echo Dot as a microphone?
My goal is to utilize an Echo Dot(3rd gen) as a microphone.
However, I have yet to find a straightforward method to achieve this. My current best solution is to the "drop in" feature on the ...
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How to connect a iPhone tether hotspot and use Wi-Fi on windows 10 laptop?
I work on remote industrial sites. I bring a router with me to tie machines together and be able to hit the individual machines over the routers Wi-Fi network.
I used to be able to have my iPhone ...
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How to access web server running on port 3000 on an M1 Mac from an iPhone 13 mini
As per the question trying to get to a webserver running on my Mac at port 3000 from iPhone 13 mini.
The server is Next.JS based.
Was I have tried to connect:
via cable between the iphone and the mac....
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Do I need a Nextcloud client on my Linux computer to access the photos synced from my iPhone?
I want to sync my photos from my iPhone to my Linux computer. It seems that Nextcloud is a good option for this task (it might be a little overkill though).
Of course, I'll need to download the app to ...
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Transfer VoiceRecorder files to Windows 11 PC from iPhone6
I have this app called VoiceRecorder on my iPhone6 (icon is an old school cassette recorder) which offers options like upload to cloud and share.
Unfortunately I cannot update my Google Drive so the ...
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Consequences of using Office365 account on iPhone
Recently my employer switched the email to Office365. Initially I was able to check my email from my iPhone using IMAP. However recently this stopped working and I am not sure why (I didn't change any ...
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Run script over ssh could not connect to the ssh server
I am trying to open an application on my windows(SSH server) via iPhone (SSH Client).
I keep getting this error message.
I tried changing host to PCNAME.local did not work
I tried changing host to ...
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"Can't Connect to This Network" on windows 10, over two iphones
I have two iPhones with mobile data set up as hotspots (different SSID and password). As I start my Windows 10 computer I can connect to any of them without problem, but as some time passes, if I try ...
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Windows 10 PC won't properly recognise iPhone
My iPhone will no longer properly connect to my PC. This started happening one day out of the blue.
iPhone is connected via USB, vibrates and then shows charging symbol. It successfully charges.
The ...
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Why doesn't my Win10 laptop automatically connect to my iPhone hotspot?
I have a laptop running Win10 and an iPhone 6. My home internet connection often disconnects due to a problem with the ISP (they're working on it). But I have my iPhone hotspot on all the time and my ...
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Unable to connect iPhones after MAC address filtering to TP link router TL-WR840N
I enabled MAC address filtering on my TP link router TL-WR840N and I am unable to connect all other devices to it (Android TV, NVR, Android phones and MacBook). The only problem is I can't connect any ...
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What to do when importing photos and videos from iPhone through Photos and Windows Explorer fails due to unexpected errors
This is a problem I've had across several phones, several desktops, and is a problem that nobody seems to have an answer for, leaving several GB of data unaccounted for and stuck in phones. What the ...
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After modifying mac address of Windows 10, Windows 10 mobile hotspot stopped working
I searched all the internet for the solution. No luck!
After changing my mac address using the software Technitium MAC Changer v6.0.7, i can no longer connect to the hotspot. I've tried to connect to ...
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Can't connect to home computer that is on a VPN
I am trying to connect to my home computer thru my home router vpn from my iPhone on LTE.
My home Netgear router has its OpenVPN connection enabled. I can VPN into my home network and see my home ...
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Why is the "Scan/Choose/Connect" model universally used by most OSes for Wifi?
I posed a question yesterday on the Unix-Linux board about how I might have a less unstable way of connecting a Linux laptop to my Personal IPhone Hotspot. It hasn't really received a true answer, ...
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iPhone tethering not working on Windows 10 (iOS 15.5)
I switched to the iPhone 13 Pro Max about a month or so ago, but the USB tethering has never worked. It's really sad to see, because USB tethering is basically the main source of my internet. It does ...
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When I run my flutter app in simulator it throw error but when I run it from Xcode it run without error - Mac
When I run my flutter app in simulator it throw error but when I run it from Xcode it run without error I don't know how it happen is it my machine issue or it's cocoapods issue
Launching lib/main....
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How to move files to iOS 13, 14 with libimobiledevice?
I am using Ubuntu 18.04 and am unable to get libimobiledevice to move files to my iPhone (iPhone Xr, running iOS 14.7.1), or to my iPod (running iOS 13.2.2).
I installed libimobiledevice with the ...
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iPhone not connecting to Windows 10 PC
I am trying to sync an iPhone 11 to my Windows 10 PC over WiFi but it will not connect and I am not really sure why. I can ping the phone from the PC but I cannot ping the PC from the phone. They ...
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Trying to backup iPhone to external HDD on windows using iTunes mklink
I'm a total noob at this, I'm trying to backup my iPhone on a Windows 10 PC to an external HDD because the SDD internal is too small.
The drive I'm trying to backup to is D Drive.
This following ...
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Windows 11: Why do DCF and NTFS property pages look different?
I have two "drives" plugged into my computer via USB - one is my iPhone SE (1st gen), and another is my HDD. According to Windows Explorer, the iPhone supposedly uses the DCF file system in ...
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Running Macroplant iExplorer on my Windows computer, and my iPhone isn't showing. But it shows in windows explorer
Running Macroplant iExplorer https://macroplant.com/iexplorer on my Windows computer, and my iPhone isn't showing. But it shows in windows explorer
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Why does my MacBook Pro 2019 shows up Google Chrome running on iPhone 4?
I am using Chrome (Version 98.0.4758.102 (Official Build) (x86_64)) on MacOS Catalina (Version 10.15.7) and I keep seeing this popup on my Mac whenever I have a chrome window open on my iPhone 13 Pro, ...
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Emacs Org Mode Mobile (org-mobile-pull) issue
I'm trying to sync .org files on Mac and iPhone through IPhone app MobileOrg. Things working file until running the org-mobile-pull command to try to pull the files that were sent from iPhone to my ...
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Windows 10 USB tethering to Wifi via iPhone?
I have a Windows 10 PC without a network interface card that I want to connect to my home wifi. Is there any way to use my iPhone (ios 15.2.1) and a USB cable to connect my PC to wifi via the phone? I ...
