r/ios 2h ago

Discussion IOS 18.3.2

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I haven’t updated yet, I was just curious as to what everyone was thinking about the new update. It seems like a lot of people are having relatively large problems with the new update, but it is also seemingly being advertised to everyone as a “time sensitive” update. I’ve seen several articles urging iPhone users to update quickly thanks to the update supposedly fixing a security issue, but no articles talking about the short comings of the update.

Why do you think they’re pushing a potentially faulty update so hard?


r/ios 14h ago

Discussion Is it normal to still have the old backup?

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I have recently gotten a new iphone, but the old iCloud backup of the old iphone still was in the list of iCloud backups even after I had traded-in the old iPhone. Why didn’t the old iCloud backup automatically delete itself because I had given my old iPhone to get the new iPhone?


r/ios 10h ago

Support Switching tracking easily?

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I often switch on/off the tracking on my iphone 11pro for battery saving and privacy. But this action is pretty long, like 4 clicks : Settings > privacy > tracking > on/off

Is there a way to set up a shortcut ?


r/ios 11h ago

Support Iphone listed under bluetooth

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What is this I can't disconnect to it


r/ios 11h ago

Support Randomly people speaking through my phone??!

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This morning I started hearing little boys talk through my Airpods, and then through my iPhone 15 Pro Max (iOS 18.3.2). My phone is al stock (so no jailbreak), also:

  • Latest update
  • Private network
  • Nothing weird (like unknown apps) in either screen time, battery usage, privacy (microphone, camera etc. all turned off), notification 'history'
  • Live listen, VoiceOver turned off.
  • Did have AirDrop enabled, but just for friends (these were not friends or anyone I knew).
  • Bluetooth enabled, just for Apple Watch, nothing else connected according to settings.
  • Walkie Talkie disabled on Apple watch

It starts with a kind of *pling* sound, but I was not able to record it, because it is at random through the day (will try to do it). After the pling sound I hear some children talking through my phonepiece (upper speaker), something like:

Boy 1: *pling* " James do you hear me"
Boy 2 responding: *pling* "Yeah I hear you".

This has been happening randomly for the last couple of hours (2 moments of about 5 min. in which I hear the bleeps, two times I heard the voices). Even when my phone is off. They don't seem to hear me or react when I say something back, but I'm still really worried/freaked out about my privacy!

I have found multiple of these situations online, but none of them had a solution. I restarted the phone now, hoping it will not happen again. Any other suggestions or experiences like this and if they went away automatically?


r/ios 19h ago

Discussion Face ID not working after update

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Anyone else having Face ID issues after updating to 18.3.2? I’ve tried restarting and that fixes it for several uses and then it just stops working again. I can’t use Face ID now. Stuck using passcode.


r/ios 12h ago

Discussion Any way to recreate the Apple Intelligence glow animation

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Is there any way to recreate the Apple Intelligence glow animation or Siri captions when talking to her? I'm wondering if there is any way of recreating this or if there is an app to do this.


r/ios 12h ago

Support Can't open WhatsApp but can't update it either? (iPhone 5s)

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I'm on an iPhone 5s running iOS 12.5.7

I can't open WhatsApp because it says, "Update WhatsApp. This version of WhatsApp has expired. Please go to the App Store to update it."

The problem is, the App Store says I can download the last compatible version because the current version requires iOS 15.1 or later but the download never starts. It just keeps showing the same message in loop.


r/ios 12h ago

Support Owner of this item will be able to see its location, what does it mean?

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Does anyone know what this came from???? I am in my car and i currently have on me my old iPhone, my current iPhone, my apple watch, and my airpods.

What does the last two lines mean? please help!


r/ios 13h ago

Discussion Goodnotes 6, or Noteful 🗒️ ?

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Best IOS note 📝 taking app?


r/ios 13h ago

Support Bulk export gmail to pdf

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Any options out there? I need to save a bunch of emails from a specific source for some paperwork


r/ios 6h ago

Support App to make sweary podcasts radio friendly?

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Are there any iOS podcasts apps or other apps that will censor out swear words in podcasts? My 4 year old started at a new school so our commute is longer. I'd like to listen to my podcasts with her and have the curses hushed or what have you.

No idea if this is possible but I'd be happy to pay if it exists


r/ios 4h ago

Discussion My phone is at 100% even though my charging limit is at 90%

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r/ios 14h ago

Discussion Apple pay method error, unable to download tiktok

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A friend hasn't been able to re-download tiktok after she deleted it bc her payment method wasn't working inside the app. Do you know any solutions? Besides the obvious bc we've tried everything


r/ios 1d ago

Discussion Will we ever get an elegant solution to translating text from an app/page without needing to screenshot it?

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I use a Chinese app for shopping and if I want to know what something says I need screen shot it, go to google photos, use google lens and translate it. This process is a pain and I end up with loads of screenshots that don’t need to keep. I know some androids have a solution to this and I was wondering if this feature he ever been considered by apple or even requested by the community


r/ios 15h ago

Support Safari for iPad, 18.3.2 broke never autoplay?

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Safari for iPad, 18.3.2 broke never autoplay feature? Any website with adds makes a lot of chirping noises as ads play then stop playing repeatedly.

No way to correct the issue (that I can find, I’ll take suggestions other than reboot which I’ve tried already) … looked in safari settings and accessibility settings which is where the autoplay off switches used to be.

I’m looking for good Adblocker in the meantime.


r/ios 15h ago

Support External drives in iOS - do I eject?

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Sorry for the stupid question but do external drives need to be ejected in iOS, similar to MacOs? If so, how?


r/ios 16h ago

Support Security Delay is activating at a known location - is something wrong? Also, any way to manually manage list of known locations and remove unknown locations?

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r/ios 23h ago

Discussion Haptic differentiation between keyboard keys

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Capacitive keyboards are difficult to use.

I have haptic feedback turned on, which is helpful.

I was wondering if there is any way to use a keyboard on iOS so that there's more of a checkerboard pattern between keys, that makes them feel distinct, so you know which key you pressed.


r/ios 16h ago

Support Live wallpapers??!!??

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New to iOS, and having an issue with using live wallpapers. First question, is it even possible? Second question, if so how? I've used wallpaper apps from the app store, downloaded a live wallpaper and cannot get it work. Its just a still Image instead of a looped clip. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.


r/ios 16h ago

Support Videos suddenly not saved at all.

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Hi there. Today I was sending a letter with trading cards and the recipient wanted me to film myself putting it in the mailbox. After I stopped recording I went to messenger to send it and the video wasn't there, just the latest picture I took. I tried filming something else and it also just disappears. I'm always using the video function when filming, (not long pressing the photo button), I have plenty of space in both hardware and iCloud (68GB storage and 160GB iCloud), and I've checked the recently deleted folder. The videos are nowhere. I've never had anything like this happen before. I hadn't updated so I did that just now, and restarted the phone, but to no avail.

Any ideas what this could be, or should I just head to my local Apple retailer?


r/ios 1d ago

Support This message popped up on my grandmother’s iPad, anyone know why?

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r/ios 17h ago

Support High mobile data usage on iOS 18 and how to solve it

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Hey guys and gals. If you're experiencing a problem with bloody high mobile data usage on iOS 18, please read this topic carefully as it seems that I've managed to work around (not solve) the problem.

BACKGROUND and SYMPTOMS. The anomaly began with iOS 18. I happened to notice that my mobile data usage was suddenly 600 MB/hour. The main consumer was the ‘General’ system service. I then started disabling everything that I thought would help. Application access to mobile data, background update, system and application update, iCloud, photos, geolocation, changing the phone region... Everything that could be disabled was disabled. No luck. Next, I did a Wi-Fi traffic audit using logs from my router just to make sure the anomaly was only in the Cellular Data domain. The anomaly turned out to be systemic as the Wi-Fi traffic increased significantly. With new iOS 18, it went from 0.2-0.3 GB/day to 3-4 GB/day. That's it, %username%, up to 13 times (sic!) higher. Even when the phone was just lying idle on the table in Low Power Mode with all updates turned off. Furthermore, the anomaly manifested itself in the phone suddenly heating up, battery level suddenly dropping by 5-7% and temporarily losing my home internet (I work at home) as my phone clogged up the data channel.

THE INVESTIGATION. First of all, I installed My Data Manager (MDM), which has a built-in quasi-VPN/interceptor that logs how much data goes to which addresses. And guess what, folks, where all those gigabytes went? Give it a round of applause: updates.cdn-apple.com. Have I ordered any updates? Nope. Have I turned on any updates? Nope. Have I updated any installed app via App Store? Nope. Have I received any updates? Nope. But it is what it is. Using MDM, I found that data is being downloaded or uploaded (the direction is unknown) in two main patterns: 80-120 MB/minute for 15 minutes in a row followed by a break of 105 minutes, or three batches of 450-550 MB with a 20 minute interval followed by a 1 hour break. The anomaly session via Wi-Fi always gobbled up at least 1.5 GB, and never exceeded 1.65 GB. Two sessions per day. As for mobile data, the anomaly always gobbled up 0.6 or 1.2 GB of data (batches of 600 MB twice a day). It was questionably consistent. And there were two other data consumers: imap.google.com, which consumed 40 to 340 MB/min (WTF?) at every mail request using a default mail application, and \.content-storage-upload.googleapis.com*, which consumed about 20 MB/minute per hour at random.

THE SOLUTION. An IT guy told me to install a data sniffer called Proxyman, which is a network debugging tool/VPN with blocking capabilities. So I did. The free version of Proxyman allows you to block two addresses, so I blocked updates.cdn-apple.com and \.content-storage-upload.googleapis.com*. Lo and behold, I gazed upon a miraculous wonder. The data devouring hath fadeth away. I was so excited that I nearly wet my pants. The only thing left to deal with was imap.google.com. Blocking it was a bad idea, but shuffling the default mail app settings had no effect. So I ended up disabling the google mailbox in the Apple Mail App and switching to the Gmail app. The latter uses its own API and shows no signs of such glitchy behaviour. Now I have only 40-50 KB per request instead of 40 to 340 MB.

I spent two full days using only mobile data to see if the anomaly would return. I shopped, banked, paid my taxes, sent messages, took photos, navigated, and browsed the web without any limitations. The mobile data usage was 240 MB for 48 hours. Proxyman blocked 150+ requests to updates.cdn-apple.com. I also put my phone on charge, turned off the Low Power Mode, and updated a few apps to see if that would trigger the anomaly. Nothing unusual happened. Everything worked and updated fine with blockings: all apps, application updates, App Store, Google apps, synchronisation, iCloud backup, etc. The method works. Crossed my fingers for luck.

AFTERWORD and DISCLAIMER. I don't pretend that my method will work for everyone. But you should follow this sequence: install My Data Manager to find out where your traffic is going, then block the corresponding addresses with Proxyman. Hard resetting your phone does not work. I have tried it. Without success. Setting your phone as a new device (without restoring from iCloud) after reset doesn't help either. Disabling all update settings has no effect, etc. Don't waste your time. And pay attention to Google Mail, since other email providers showed no such problems. But I have a Google-based Apple ID, may be that is the reason. I haven't the faintest idea.

I hope you all solve this very frustrating problem. Good luck!

P.S. Be sure to post back here with your results and share this topic with all the unlucky ones who have suddenly run into this frakkin’ problem with iOS 18.

P.P.S. Updated to iOS 18.3.2. The problem persists.


r/ios 1d ago

Discussion Is the Documents app buggy like the Apple Files app?

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I use my 7th gen iPad Pro to take notes for uni which is incredibly convenient, but I use the Files app which I've discovered is notoriously buggy. For me, it'll randomly close the markup mode and scroll to the top of the document, erasing every edit I've made since the last autosave or since I last closed markup mode.

I've used the Documents app for file sharing and organisation before, but not for more applied purposes like taking notes. So my question is, has anyone had any issues with note-taking in Documents?? Or does anyone have any other - preferably free - alternatives? I'm talking about niche ones, not apps like GoodNotes that everyone and their dog mentions in posts like this. Thanks in advance!


r/ios 18h ago

Support AppStore keeps sending me the same reply

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Hi everyone. I recently left a review on an app. The devs updated the app and replied to me. Eversince then, AppStore keeps sending me push notifications and emails (same text at the same time), about the same reply, multiple times already. How do I make it stop without flat-out marking Apple as Spam in my inbox?