My iphone has become completly useless i can't open apps every time i try to unlock it it gives me a black screen with a spinning circle and all of this because i dont have storage.. i have 40k photos i wanna put on my pc and delete em from my phone (its like a 110 gb) but everything i tried has not done the job..

does anyone have a way to get this done?

I’m on ios18.1.1 and the Assistive Touch just changed the order of the commands where it switched the places of the Screenshot and the SOS button. It’s under Device, More, and I can’t change it back. Any idea how to change the order of the icons?

Okay so rn im using a 12 but before that i was using an xr and in that phone, i dont remember how but i put a lock on my photos app where everytime i want to open it, i need to either use face id or my passcode. When i switched phones, the setting automatically moved to my new phone but now im tired of it and need to disable it but cant. Its not that setting where u hold the app for long and then click require face id because its still letting me do that even tho i already have a lock on the app. i tried disabling my passcode and face id totallyyyy and when i tried to open the photos app, it took me to the lock screen where i swiped and then the app opened. So i dont get it? its not asking me for a passcode but directing me to the lock screen everytime. If i have a passcode on my phone, it'll ask me for it. Idk what to do and how to remove it. PLEASE HELP. Also when i go to settings and the require face id thing, it doesnt even show that my photos app requires it so ugh i rlly am stuck.

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When I save a video in Telegram, it doesn’t show up in my Photos or Files app, but I can see it when trying to send it through other apps (e.g., WhatsApp). I’ve cleared Telegram’s cache, but the video is still there. How can I locate and delete these videos? Are they stored in a hidden folder or somewhere else in iOS?

It’s so irritating can someone tell me how to get this thing to stop interfering with things that aren’t even a word, like I have no idea where it learned that rn should be “Rn” but it won’t stop trying to change it

I can’t continue playing my music on spotify for some reason on my iPhone. I was doing this automation on the shortcuts app so that when my headphones connect music starts playing automatically but the option just isn’t there. I tried the siri trick but siri would just restart the playlist from the beginning which kinda sucks cause my playlist is kinda huge and spotify shuffle is cheeks. Anybody have a solution to this?

I know there is an option to temporarily (I think it's 60 minutes) share your location with someone, is it possible to temporarily disable location sharing, with one (or more) that you already share with?

The thought struck me, when I was shopping for christmas gifts, that you could potentially see which shops people visited, so a temporary disable would be nice.

I have a well organized shopping list i shared with my gf using #tags as groceries. My list is well organized but my gf doesn’t see the tags.

How to share the tags too?

Every time I try to download an app, a notice saying "This Apple Account has not yet been used in the iTunes Store" but when I try to sign in on iTunes store it keeps on getting error

General advice for those concerned about their battery from the Support FAQ Wiki:

Battery health

Battery health depends on usage and a variety of other factors. It is normal to see a decrease in battery health by 7-10% per year, resulting in a battery health of 80-85% after 2 years. This number can fluctuate, remain the same, or decrease quickly over a small period and should not cause undue concern.

Apple recommend battery replacement when your device falls below 80% battery health if you notice reduced battery life. If it falls below 80% within the first year you may be eligable for a free battery replacement. It fails after your warranty, it's a $69-$89 USD replacement cost for a battery. Contact Apple Support here.

You can find more information about battery health and performance from Apple here.

You can check the cycles count with Coconut Battery for Mac or iCopyBot for Windows.

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Battery life

Issues relating to battery life can be categorised in three ways:

1. Normal battery life that is to be expected due to use
2. Reduced battery life caused by a recent update, iOS indexing, an iOS bug, or a third-party application
3. Reduced battery life, or other abnormalities such as overheating or sudden power-off, caused by device or battery aging

If you experience issues with your battery:

1. Check your battery health. If it is below 80% or you are experiencing issues you suspect are related to device or battery age, see Apple Support.
2. If you have a new or recently updated/restored device, wait a number of days for background process to complete. If you continue to have issues, wait for a further iOS update. If you are on iOS Beta, you can expect to have a decreased battery life.
3. Review the advice below on maximising battery life
4. Consider restoring your device.
5. If issues persist, contact Apple Support.

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Maximising battery life - the amount of time your device runs before it needs to be recharged.

• Use low power mode (This reduces mail fetch, turns off background app refresh and increases the auto lock timer)
• Remove apps from background app refresh
• Ensure auto lock is on
• Turn off auto brightness and manually reduce brightness
• Use dark mode if your device has an OLED display
• Clearing background apps from the app switcher does not improve battery life

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Maximising battery lifespan - the amount of time your battery lasts until it needs to be replaced.

• Avoid extreme temperatures
• If you notice that your iPhone gets hot when charging, remove it from its case
• Store your iPhone in a cool place, switched off, and half-charged if not using it for long periods - and charge it every 6 months when in storage

When searching for a setting, it gives me absolutely everything related to that word, say the word keyboard for example.

How the heck do I turn this off so it just gives me the results like in iOS 17 and previous?

Thanks

I installed an old, now unsupported, app onto my phone. about a week later i’m met with this. can i do anything to make it work again?

not sure if this is the right place to post, but google has been asking for recaptcha frequently after the latest ios update and it keeps on looking weird (text not cutting off properly, weird symbols etc). does anyone know why ?? 😭 lowkey driving me crazy

All of my contacts in iCloud and on my phone are duplicated. If I delete a contact from either iCloud or my phone, it reappears. I had Outlook contacts turned on previously, but I have now turned it off. Despite this, the duplicates persist. Has anyone encountered this issue or found a solution?

Hello everyone. I've encountered a problem. I have two automations set up. When I launch one app, the Focus mode gets activated. Then, when I exit the app, the Focus mode turns off. However, now on iOS 18, when I lock the screen, the iPhone thinks I’ve closed the app and triggers the second automation, disabling the Focus mode. On iOS 17, everything worked correctly, and locking the screen didn’t disable the Focus mode. Does anyone know how to fix this? Thank you!

Bonjour,

Mon cas ici est un peu particulier, je vous l'avoue :/

C'est la première fois que je redémarre mon vieille Ipad depuis 2 ans (j'avais besoin d'un support pour un devoir et je n'ai pas de double écran sur mon ordinateur).

Celui-ci s'est donc mis à jour sur la dernière sauvegarde icloud. Le soucis est que j'avais supprimé certaines photos et vidéos, que j'aurais bien voulu garder sur cette icloud. J'avais oublié depuis le temps que j'avais activé l'option d'actualisation automatique.

Existe-t-il un moyen de le rebasculer sur l'ancienne version, avant mis à jour ?

Merci d'avance !

Hi everyone,

I often receive calls that I can't answer. I usually send a quick message from the screen or Apple Watch saying "I'll call you back." However, I frequently forget to return these calls, because I don't have any reminders or notifications about missed calls after sending the message.

Are there settings or apps that can help me get reminders for missed calls? Any tips on how to ensure I don’t forget to call back would be greatly appreciated!

P.S. I know there is Reminder button on the other side of the screen, but when I click it it disconnects and leaves the caller declined.

I understand that the 15 Pro model has a resolution of 1179p, which is not even close to 2K. I’m curious to know which resolution is better for watching YouTube videos on the phone, as we can also shoot and watch 4K content on the same device.

Hi everyone, I came across a problem with iOS update. I am currently on IOS 15.6, and in order to download a app I really need, it requires to update my iPhone to IOS 16. When I open the “Software update” page on settings, it shows that only iOS 18 is available, but I do not what to get the latest software as is may lead to a drop in performance. Is there a way to update to IOS 16 specifically? Thank you.

So I've been losing my mind over the past few hours trying to figure out why I can't add any other apps to Focus. Can someone please help me out? I've updated the iOS, rebuilt my focus, restarted the phone numerous times and nothing

Hi everyone! It feels like Files app has been acting up a lot for the last few months on my 14 PM. I am on the latest OS. To name a few: when I try to open a file on iCloud, it just doesn't open up, it just does nothing. I have to force quit the app and reopen it to open the file. In addition to the files not opening, I sometimes cannot save files, when I hit 'Save', it just buffers endlessly sometimes. Also, if you have Google Drive or One Drive added to your Files app, the overall experience has taken a hit in the last few months, copying between drives has been a hassle sometimes.

Files app was never sophisticated like file manager on Mac or Android devices. But, it was at least consistent in performance and reliable over years, which was why I liked to use it. These bugs that have surfaced in the last few months are making it unusable sometimes.

Is anyone else noticing this and if you are, is there any solution to this?

Hi Id like to use a bogus recovery contact for icloud advanced data storage. does anyone know how to do it?

Does it save to my device?

First off. I'm not sure if this is the right subreddit for the question, if not, please direct me into another direction. So recently l've been using Siri to add my work shifts into my calendar by saying something along the lines of "create an event next week that goes for five hours and starts at 5 pm" but it keeps adding it to my Home calendar. I'm aware I can go into settings and set the default calendar to work but I want to keep the default calendar to home so that when I'm manually add events it goes into the Home calendar does anyone know if there is a command I can tell Siri to add an event into my work calendar even if the default calendar is my home one. Any input is greatly appreciated, thanks!

I recently noticed this in my battery settings, photos has been running in the background for 24 hours straight, background update turned off and iCloud update also off. Any ideas what may cause this?