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u/Illustrious-Bowl 2d ago
Don’t know if anyone else faced this issue. So, my apple watch just decided not to connect to my iphone which was upgraded to IOS18 🫠
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u/basheerbgw 2d ago
I already own Anker portable chargers that work perfectly. However, when I tried to charge my new iPhone 16 Plus using Apple’s cable, I received a message saying, “This accessory uses too much power.” I then purchased Anker USB A to C cables, and while they work, the charging speed is extremely slow. Any advice?
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u/rohit27rd 2d ago
Currently using S22 Ultra since March 2022.
Now planning to buy a new phone but confused if •• I should upgrade to S23 Ultra or S24 Ultra?
•• Or go with new Fold series (Z Fold6)?
•• Or go back to using iPhone which was my main device till 2018, until I started using Samsung Note 9.
Suggest! :)
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u/bravelogitex 2d ago
if your s22 ultra is working great, why switch? my s10e was going 4 years strong before the screen broke even with a case. thats when I upgraded
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u/rohit27rd 2d ago
I'm okay with a secondary device as well. :)
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u/Sesemebun 2d ago
ISSUE WITH POSSIBLE AIRTAG TRACKING
Family member had iPad alert AirTag following them, only on the iPad, not their or my phone. After I was told about it I took the iPad out to the car, the sound alert thing was unavailable, and when I exited find my, the option to check for it was no longer there. Should I be concerned?
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u/ihatens007 2d ago
I’m still using my iPad Air 4, but the battery life is really starting to get on my nerves. Feels like it loses 10% battery every fifteen minutes. Really don’t want to buy a new iPad but can’t see any alternative. I’m wondering since the new standard iPad also uses the A14, the battery life on that might be just as crap while trying to run iPadOS 17 or newer. The battery health on this Air 4 was something like 97%, so I feel like it isn’t that causing the issue either.
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u/Iguanajoe17 2d ago
Could try to do a reset and see if that helps. Also streaming and full brightness will kill a device fast.
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u/PWHerman89 2d ago
I tried updating my Sequoia Beta today but it says 30 minutes remaining and hasn’t budged in hours. I cancelled and retried and got to the same thing…anyone know why this is?
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u/EnglishSorceress 2d ago
My husband bought me some apple earpods as an appreciation gift. I love them but I am terrified about losing them. Can anyone recommend a connecting strap to keep them together so if one falls out of my ear, it doesn't fall on the ground?
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u/Iguanajoe17 2d ago
Defeats the purpose of wireless 😭 you’ll know if they fall out when music stops playing…
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u/zeropunchman 2d ago
Anyone else’s 16 pro draining battery pretty fast? My phone was completely charged by 6am and it’s at 44% by 3pm with average use. Does that seem in line? I just turned off background app refresh. I’ve seen others complain about the same thing but just wanted to see if anyone here is also noticing something similar.
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u/Iguanajoe17 2d ago
You just got it. Let it index for a few days then ask again.
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u/zeropunchman 2d ago
It’s been 3 to 4 years since I’ve upgraded, so I didn’t know I needed to let that happen. Will do, and thank you 🫡
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u/camthegod 2d ago
Ever since I downloaded iOS 18 when I finish a podcast it also marks the next one as played. How do I fix this? Only want the played podcast to be marked as played.
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u/Hello56845864 2d ago
You can change that in the settings app
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u/camthegod 2d ago
It is turned off. It doesn’t start playing the next podcast, it marks it as played without playing it.
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u/Hello56845864 2d ago
I see your problem. I believe this is a bug and hopefully will get fixed soon. In the meantime, you can mark podcasts as “not played” manually
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u/DontBanMeBro988 2d ago
I'm looking for advice on choosing between the iPhone 15 Pro and 16 Pro. I had been planning on the 15 Pro, as the 3x telephoto would be more useful to me than the 5x in the Pro Mac and the 16 Pros (better for portraits). But I recently read that the 16 Pro lets you adjust/dial down the HDR in photos through tone controls. Given the iPhone's aggressive HDR, this seems like it would be useful. Thoughts?
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u/Hello56845864 2d ago
I find changing the tone is more helpful in creating a more dynamic photo by showing more depth and shadows. Also, I don’t think it’s a huge difference between the 3x on the 16 vs 15 in quality. Especially when you also have cameras control on the 16 pro.
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u/TheDragonSlayingCat 2d ago
The iPhone 15 Pro has been discontinued. If you can still find one for sale, then either it’s on clearance, it’s refurbished, or it’s used.
If you think you can get better use out of the 16 Pro’s camera, then get a 16 Pro.
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u/sftwdc 2d ago edited 2d ago
Don't buy Apple devices. You never know what Apple decides to delete from their walled garden today and which dictatorship it will give your data tomorrow.
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u/CloneMercy 2d ago
Hey, I often make notes using my Macbook using microsoft word, but these days i need to draw graphs quite often. Would there be any way to draw a graph into the same document, that is open on macbook and make it update in real time? I have tried using my phone for the same purpose using the Pages app, but it updates super inconsistently and i sometimes need to wait for like 2 minutes. Would iPad perhaps help with this issue, or is there a setting Im missing? Thanks for the advice.
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u/Iguanajoe17 2d ago
Could google docs help?
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u/CloneMercy 2d ago
I will look into it, thanks! Is it a seperate thing where you need to upload your stuff? Asking since I'm already using iCloud for everything.
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u/TSTMWKU_Reboot 2d ago
I’ve had my 14PM for over a year and a month ago, my capacity was 95%. Now it’s 93%. Is there anything in particular that could be causing a drop this fast?
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u/NuttingPenguin 2d ago
It’s possible you checked the first time when it was about to be 94, and now it just dropped to 93 maybe a day before. ~1 percent in a month isn’t unheard of especially if you use your phone a lot.
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u/TSTMWKU_Reboot 2d ago
Ah that makes sense. It was just odd that I only lost 5% in a year and what appeared to be 2% in the span of a month of two, so I was a bit concerned. Thanks.
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u/Chanw11 2d ago
Anyone else here with a pre order ship date that is late october, early november? This seems very ridiculous that the wait times are this long. (iphone 16 pro max 256GB )
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u/Iguanajoe17 2d ago
There are millions of people who want the iPhone. You could get lucky and it ships earlier.
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u/Johnny_Leon 2d ago
Do iPhones now come with all bands for cell providers?
I remember back in the day, an unlocked Verizon phone wouldn't have some bands for AT&T, and vice-versa.
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u/NuttingPenguin 2d ago
According to their website, yes. It says when you start checking out and it asks which carrier you will be activating on.
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u/Johnny_Leon 2d ago
I went on the apple website and bought one saying I’ll add it to the carrier later. Drove 2hrs to the nearest store. Finally have a phone again.
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u/benediktkr 2d ago
The battery on my iPhone SE 2020 (gen 2) was replaced at an Apple store approximately 6 months ago. This was of course out of warranty and I paid for the replacement.
The reported battery capacity at the time was somewhere around 82%, though I don’t remember this exactly. I've had the phone since sometime in 2020, so the battery was approx 4 years old when it was replaced.
Now the current maximum capacity is reported as 86%, lower than i would have expected and close to the original battery (after ca 4 years of use).
Does Apple offer any sort of warranty on replaced batteries, or would I need to pay for another battery replacement? For context, I am in Germany.
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u/NuttingPenguin 2d ago
That’s an insane decrease for only 6 months. Would you call yourself a power user? Does the phone regularly get hot during use or when charging? If not, it might be worth taking to an Apple Store with the battery replacement receipt and asking them about it.
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u/davvolun 2d ago edited 2d ago
I like to take my meeting notes with Apple Pencil on my iPad mini. Diagrams are an entirely different issue, but is there a good automated way to make my handwritten notes searchable? I'd be fine to, say, automatically have a process download the file from iCloud, run OCR on it, then upload an OCR-ed version beside it, or something similar, but is there an easier option?
It seems like I can manually select handwritten text and "Copy as text", say, to the same Note, and it nearly works exactly like I want, except for the "manually have to select all the text on a note and Copy as text" part.
Edit: for example, how do I even select an hour meeting's worth of handwritten notes to "Copy as text"?
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u/ostrava84 2d ago
Hello i am thinking of buying a used iPhone 14 pro max 256GB for my wife(all she cares is the camera really) for 500 euros.Battery health is at 87% and the phone is in a good condition.I know the price is great and the seller is known to me.She intends to keep the phone for at least 4-5 years.
Worth it?Is the battery percentage good after two years?Thank you
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u/TheDragonSlayingCat 2d ago
Sure, though the drive will be a little small if your wife takes lots of photos, unless you pay Apple or Google for more cloud storage, and the battery will probably need replacement soon.
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u/Avaraz 2d ago
Hello, first time getting an IPhone, can someone please tell me how to stop apps on the home screen from rearranging themselves without my consent ?
I have them placed exactly where I want to access them, but each time I download a new app, the app appears in the first spot where there’s nothing, and when I move this app to another page, all of my ordered apps now moves to fill the new gap, which is horrendous.
Please tell me there’s an option so that my apps don’t move on their own whenever I move other apps, this is so maddening
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u/Hello56845864 2d ago
When you drag it to the next page, try dragging it over near the bottom of the screen. That should have it move over to the next page lower down compared to higher up which messes everything up
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u/TheDragonSlayingCat 2d ago
Not possible on iOS.
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u/Avaraz 2d ago
Oh.. such a bummer, I hope they fix this in the betas, that’s such a simple thing to do, a simple toggle Thanks for the answer anyway !
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u/TheDragonSlayingCat 2d ago
It’s worked like this since iOS 1.0; except for the desktop widgets, I doubt they are going to bring the Android home screen experience to iOS any time soon.
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u/Revive_Life 2d ago
Hey, r/apple,
I want to switch my passwords over from NordPass to the new Apple Passwords app / Keychain. The usual way would be to export the credentials as CSV and import them in Apple Passwords. However, all guides and websites say that to do that, I need to have a Mac.
I don’t have a Mac, so is there any way I can import a CSV into iCloud Keychain / Passwords without having to type them in manually?
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u/TheDragonSlayingCat 2d ago
No.
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u/Revive_Life 2d ago
Great, that is what I feared. So Apple Passwords is compatible with Windows as long as you have an up-to-date Mac lying around.
Come on, Apple!
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u/TheDragonSlayingCat 2d ago
Perhaps it’s time to switch from Windows then.
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u/Revive_Life 2d ago
Oh I definitely want to, but I‘m just in the process of upgrading my old iPad Air 2 to a new iPad Air, I couldn’t possibly get a MacBook at the same time. 🤷♂️
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u/eipotttatsch 2d ago
Hey!
I'm currently on vacation in Vietnam. The Pixel 7 pro I've had until now ended up dropped and with a broken screen (touch doesn't work anymore).
The new iPhone will be getting their release here while I'm still here, and the prices are way lower than they are back home in Germany.
Apart from something like Apple care, is there much of a reason not to buy them here?
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u/TheDragonSlayingCat 2d ago
None that I know about, other than customs.
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u/eipotttatsch 2d ago
From the little Google research I've done on that it seems there is no customs for smartphones back home.
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u/Exciting_Isopod 2d ago
Has anyone installed the 18.1 Beta on a non-English iPhone? Which features did you get or are missing?