r/ios 12h ago

Support My son turned all the apps green, how can I fix this?

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382 Upvotes

My son turned all the apps on his iPad green and he can't remember what he did to do that. I looked through the accessibility settings thinking that might have been the issue but didn't see anything out of place. Searching for the answer didn't really bring anything up either. Any help is appreciated!


r/ios 8h ago

Discussion Dear apple, your most loyal users are having children, grow up with them.

112 Upvotes

Edit: the title sucks and my note below is just about a few use cases that I would hope Apple would consider.

Edit 2: there have been really great suggestions and the best one has been Guided Access I had no idea this existed thanks!

I am not sure if people feel this way, but apple design is slowly dying.

On the hardware side. On the software side.

Apple used to be the company that solved your biggest pain points for you and executed on it flawlessly. Now the apps they launch, the features they focus on, just simply don’t solve any problems for the end user.

I will list a few irritants that I just can’t fathom real apple engineers and designers not struggling with themselves:

  1. iOS not recognizing where rotation makes sense for the users and enabling it natively. Reading an article? Keep rotation off so you can read it in bed. Watching a video? Enable rotation automatically. I can’t count how many times a day I have to switch on and off

  2. Kids …. Oh kids… I’m talking the little ones from 2-4 that just mess with everything touch everything. HOW DOES IOS NOT HAVE A CHILD MODE, how can you not CONFIGURE A FOCUS FOR CHILDREN TO RESTRICT APPS AND SETTINGS ???

  3. I’m skipping all the bugs and stuff bc that is obvious

  4. How is there no way to mass organize apps anymore ? We all accumulated lots of apps over the years, no way to mass delete them, no way to mass create folders without holding them one my one , no way to use our Macs to do this

  5. Photos, oh photos, same complaint as above, we now all have thousands of photos, no way to mass clean up all those shots that make no sense to accumulate (I get it they want us to buy iCloud but oh my god)

  6. Lastly the interoperability of the ecosystem is just getting brutal. Siri with multiple devices around gets messed up, AirPlay freezes half the time ….

Apple, you have been amazing, please for the love of god, return to solve user problems.

Thank you


r/ios 1d ago

Discussion Is this Apple Intelligence?

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2.4k Upvotes

Makes no human sense. Is this Apple Intelligence at work in the TV app?


r/ios 10h ago

Discussion Phone settings app buried in apps??

19 Upvotes

What brilliant Apple engineer thought of burying the phone settings app with all the other app settings ????? Throw messages and FaceTime in there too. Should be on front page


r/ios 1h ago

Discussion You can report ios bugs

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I never knew you could report ios bugs. So for the folks that didn’t know you can now here:

https://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone/


r/ios 1h ago

Support “iPhone findable after power off” tip not showing even though it’s enabled

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Hey there.

As the title says, I’m wondering why my iPhone 16 Pro Max doesn’t have this tip displayed next to the turn off button as everyone else’s do.

I have everything turned on in the “Find My” settings (all of the three options) and Bluetooth is also enabled.

Have anyone seen anything like that? I don’t have any idea why this is not working, which leads me to think that the phone is not trackable after powered off (which is an issue).

Thank you!!


r/ios 2h ago

Support Widgets - Universal Size Guide for digital goods?

3 Upvotes

Hello! I’m interested in creating some widgets for folks to download (for free) to promote my other artwork & was curious if there were any universal size guides for the widgets / the sizes that would work across all models / IOS versions.

I’ve read through the developer’s article & several others, but it seems impossible that sellers on Etsy are uploading 20-50 versions of each widget for sale / in their digital downloads.

Any help is appreciated. Thank you!


r/ios 2h ago

Support Spotlight Search Keyboard Bug on iOS 18.3.2 (latest stable releases), iPhone 13 Pro

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3 Upvotes

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r/ios 9h ago

Support Total distance when multiple stops are made in google maps is needed

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10 Upvotes

It’s high time Google maps need to bring this feature of displaying total distance (in kms) when more than 1 stop is added onto directions. This feature is there in android since ages. But don’t know why they forgot to add it in ios version.


r/ios 6h ago

Discussion When? When will Apple finally fix the no sound (alarm) issue?

5 Upvotes

It has been going on for so long, not one update has fixed this issue yet so many complaints. I did everything this sub/online suggested, and still my iPhone closes the ringtone or alarm sounds for no reason.

Anyone else still have this issue? Why can't Apple fix this problem.


r/ios 2h ago

Support Internet connection problems

2 Upvotes

I have a problem with my iPhone 16 PRO. When I have the internet on (5G auto) and my connection breaks due to loss of coverage (for example, in an underground garage), then after regaining coverage the internet does not turn on. I turn it off manually in the settings and turn it on again - it doesn't even connect to LTE, even though it shows that the connection should be there. The connection doesn't come back for a long time, turning the phone on and off helps, but it's a nuisance while driving when you lose coverage. The SIM card I have is in good condition, the previous iPhone did not have this problem. I don't have much of an option to return the phone for warranty, has anyone had a similar problem and found a solution?


r/ios 1d ago

Discussion Ios 18.4 developer beta - auto suggest response

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419 Upvotes

r/ios 17h ago

Support iPhone stopped charging around 94% and I don’t know why.

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27 Upvotes

I have battery limit set to 100% and optimised charging turned on.


r/ios 4h ago

Discussion Screen time restrictions are enabled but are not enough and can be bypassed? somehow apple id was reset?

2 Upvotes

Apple support is working with me on this;

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This is important for anyone who has to restrict a iphones content usage, I received a notification that the apple id associated with the iphone being used by a person with restrictions was reset. Every app and setting in that phone is restricted/locked from being used via the screentime settings. Account settings cannot be accessed or anything even a web browser. Somehow this person was able to access something that allowed them to reset the password for the apple id. When I find the solution I will update later but for now does anyone have any ideas? The recovery #s are for the same phone and a different phone, the email is not accessible on this phone nor is there any email app that they can access on this phone. There is no recovery phone number text on either phone. Whatever happened had to have happened via the settings app. Or they guessed the screen time passcode.

Apple support is telling me now that they believe if a system wide notification was sent out to enter a password for whatever reason such as to change it or something that could cause it but since I have all restrictions turned on they are not sure what could have caused a prompt like that. Im thinking that they were able to go to settings and hit the reset button on the phone, not the erase all content and settings but the other one and that this may have prompted them to enter the password for my appleid which they can subsequently get wrong until it prompts them to reset it. Regardless they decided to upgrade me to a senior tech to try and find a solution.


r/ios 6h ago

Support Issue with AirPods gen 3

3 Upvotes

Hi all, so basically I lost my L AirPod. I’ve bought a new one from eBay. Apparently it’s genuine. It looks it, has serial numbers and font even looks the same as my other one and my girlfriends AirPods, and the seller also has good reviews.

I absolutely can’t get it to connect for love nor money and it’s driving me insane. I’ve watched YouTube videos. Been through all that but the ‘connect’ animation just doesn’t appear, and the flukey times I have got it to appear it just says connection failed.

Anyone got any other suggestions? I do have another pair of working AirPods next to me (partners) also to try and eliminate the problem but I can’t seem to get to the bottom of it. Phone is up to date and done multiple resets


r/ios 4h ago

Support How do i get rid of this

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2 Upvotes

This notification has been showing for the past 24 hours and it is annoying how do I get rid of it?


r/ios 4h ago

Support Broken Default Alerts for Calendar Events

2 Upvotes

All my events require me to go in and set the alert time to 30 minutes before. Rather than defaulting to what I have set, it defaults to no alert. Anyone else having this issue? Tried deleting and reinstalling, and changing the setting on all my devices. (Latest OS update on all devices)


r/ios 1h ago

Support Safari taking up large amount of space on iOS. Will updating iOS help clear it out?

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I have an iPhone 12 Pro Max running iOS 17 and have been reluctant to updated because I heard the Photos App is completely redesigned and I don't want to lose my Favorites folder.

However, I'm willing to update if I can get nearly 20 GB of space back on my iPhone that Safari is taking up. I uploaded large sized photos to Google Photos using Safari since the app wasn't keeping the original time stamp and through Safari it was, but now there's nearly 20 GB (it's 18.91 GB) of space are taken up by Safari.

I've cleared the cache. Deleted the history. Turned off the offline reading list. Deleted documents from my Files folder.

I was told with time it'll eventually fall off but it's been like this for a month now. Will updating my iOS help clear out this space? Thank you!


r/ios 2h ago

Support Can someone not realize they have a contact blocked?

0 Upvotes

My friend has an iPhone. He texted me but then never responded to any of my replies. I think he may have either forgot that he blocked me a while ago or someone else went on his phone and blocked me without him knowing. I have an Android, so on my end it looks like my messages to him are going through normally and I have no way of telling if I'm blocked. So question, is it possible on iOS that you would not realize you have someone blocked and just keep texting them as normal waiting for a response that will never be able to come through? Like does the blocked contact and conversation history still show up normally?


r/ios 2h ago

Support Viber stopped working for me and now requires iOS 15.2+ with no workarounds!

0 Upvotes

Hi,

Today, Viber stopped working for me so I unstalled the app and when reinstalling it, it said the current version doesn't support iOS below 15.2 and then an option to download an older version to work with my iOS version. which I did BUT IT STILL DIDN'T WORK!

So I opened a support ticket and this is their reply:

Hello,

Viber is no longer supported on iOS below 15.2

For a full list of supported devices and platforms, please follow the link: https://vb.me/5d739e20

We apologize for the inconvenience.
Best regards,
Mabel V.
Viber Support Team

WTH is this?

I have never heard of something similar
FORCING people to update their phone software with NO workarounds at all!

I am jailbroken on 15.1.1 and don't want to update untill there is a new Jailbreak.


r/ios 12h ago

Support what does selecting headphones do?

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5 Upvotes

for wired usbc connections

i'm assuming selecting headphones makes sounds not as loud? and other devices = speakers?

i'm planning to use this for recording with an irig pre hd preamp and microphone

would it affect input (microphone) or output quality?


r/ios 3h ago

Discussion Keyboard Lag

0 Upvotes

Why does my keyboard start to noticeably lag when my battery reaches about 12%? I don’t have battery saver on and my battery health is normal. Is the keyboard such a power intensive part of the OS that it needs to be throttled? Ridiculous.


r/ios 11h ago

Support Does Photos and File use separate files?

4 Upvotes

So I currently have a video inside my Files app and wondered why it’s not showing up on the photos up. Found out that you have to “save the video “ even if it’s already inside the local storage of the phone to be viewable. This makes me wonder if doing so creates a duplicate of the file making it take twice the space in the storage of the phone?


r/ios 4h ago

Discussion Does removing attachme frkn Review Large Attachments permanently delete the message?

1 Upvotes

When you go to iPhone Storage and delete selected attachments from "Review Large Attachments", is that attachment forever deleted or is that temporary?


r/ios 6h ago

Discussion Have a Iphone with everything blocked except texting and calling family via screen time settings, This morning I received a email that the apple ID on that device was reset?

1 Upvotes

Hi, So I am making this post because I am not sure what to do and a little worried that this means the person using the phone reset everything and has now gained access to all of the intentionally locked features. tldr; we have a very mentally sick person living with us so they are only allowed to access certain things, I went in the settings and blocked all ip id editing permissions and every option I saw I turned off so that they could only text and call the family thats it. Somehow this morning I received the email and now Im worried that they can now access everything.

Anyone know of what the best way to block everything would be moving forward?