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Using iPhone 16 Pro with USB-C hub to connect to Windows Remote App?

Hi All,

I plan to reduce my luggage on work trips and wanted to know whether the following setup is possivble with an iPhone 16 Pro before I buy the USB-C hub, the Logitech MX Keys Mini and a Logitech MX Evereywhere mouse.

Our work setup uses the Windows App to connect to Windows 11 on the cloud. I have installed the Windows App on the iPhone and connected. On the phone it seems to work fine.

My question is therefore, would the setup work if I connected the phone to a HD or 4K screen and used a BT keyboard and mouse?

Thanks in advance and kind regards.

0 Comments
2025/02/04
09:01 UTC

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storage

my storage is 127gb out of 128 and i can't take photos or download apps, i checked my storage and it said my photos were 84gb even though i cleared them ALL (0 photos) and deleted them from recently deleted but the gigabytes still says 84, how do i fully clear the gigabytes out?

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2025/02/04
07:47 UTC

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Did Apple Customer Service Leak My Number?

Hi everyone,

Two days ago I called Apple customer service regarding an issue and it was kinda sorted out. Immediately the next day, I started receiving spam calls from ‘premium apple service stores’ claiming that I tried “contacting” them regarding some issue with the phone. They got my iphone model number wrong but they got my email id correct.

I did call Apple customer service again regarding this issue and of course they are “claiming” they never leaked it and are just telling me to ignore the calls.

Did anyone else face this issue?

1 Comment
2025/02/04
08:33 UTC

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ex and I’s phones keep calling each other simultaneously?

This is a weird one that I really tried to figure out on my own but I’ve ran out of options so I’m counting on good ol reliable reddit to help me out.

So two years ago I received a phone call from an ex at 3am but didnt answer because i was asleep. I wake up to the missed call and a long paragraph from my ex telling me that she finds it immature that I’m calling her at 3am and that we can be friends but i need to stop hitting her up at night because shes not the girl to go to if i need a booty call.

Im now confused and lowkey offended that she thinks I’m still on her body, because on my phone it shows that I have a missed call from her, and I definitely did not call her, so I told her that i have no idea what shes talking about and that she called me! I sent screenshots to her of my call logs and she became just as confused as I am. In the end we just agreed that it was just a weird occurrence and left it as it was.

Now over the span of two years, the same exact thing has happened probably 6 or 7 times, and it would all occur at a time where im either sleeping or not around to pick up the call. we would both text each other asking why we called, and end up with the same confusion. it eventually stopped and i didnt get a phone call again for a year, but two days ago i received another call from her and i finally had the opportunity to answer the phone, and when i did, it was silent. so i texted her and asked why she called and SAME THING. she was accusing me of calling her. so now that all of this is happening again, im just hella confused but again, i leave it and just assume its just a glitch idk.

but 30 minutes ago i received YET ANOTHER CALL from her, and I answered, with more silence from the other end, so i ended it. But this time, instead of just one call, I got three in a row! I answered every single one with hopes of her actually being on the other end so i can ask her what the hell is going on, but it was silent everytime.

This was a really long one but i needed to give all the info because im genuinely lost and i need help figuring out wtf is going on and/or if people are experiencing the same thing bc the first phone call had me thinking i was getting that late night link up call but now im just getting annoyed.

2 Comments
2025/02/04
08:30 UTC

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There’s no way to fix this is there? (Waze icon)

It is a little funny with this good little Waze boy chillin. But it still kinda bothers me lol

6 Comments
2025/02/04
08:29 UTC

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I don’t understand what this thing is.

This morning I woke up and saw this box above the text I’m writing. It’s very annoying, and I’d like to remove it. Can someone help me?

1 Comment
2025/02/04
08:24 UTC

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replacement suggestion

I bought a iphone 12 used and its bh is kinda low and i want to change it i live in chennai and its expensive asf for a battery, so is there any other alternate than apple bcz they charge 8k 💀, i came across a shop name gofix any suggestion ?

0 Comments
2025/02/04
08:11 UTC

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How to hide a contact from showing up in recent call history?

How to hide a contact from showing up in recent call history?

3 Comments
2025/02/04
07:50 UTC

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I think it's time to make a new AppleID that isn't my 6th grade AIM screen name

mystery iCloud issues and an email address that was created 17 years ago and hasn't existed in 10 years.... it's probably time to say goodbye to dancerchick ://///

6 Comments
2025/02/04
07:46 UTC

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iOS 18.2.1 update alerts

Hey guys, ever since I updated my XR to ios 18.2.1 this alert has been popping up at least like 30 times a day. It is so annoying. I’ve tried both buttons, does not change anything. I also don’t know if it’s linked to my phone being in a family account thing? The phone is also much much slower and glitchier now which is really sad, I’ll need to upgrade soon. If anyone knows how to stop the alert I would be forever grateful!

0 Comments
2025/02/04
07:46 UTC

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How often do you change your screen protector (if you use one)?

I’ve been using the same screen protector since I first bought my phone, almost 2 years ago now. Aesthetically, it’s still perfect, no cracks, only barely visible scratches; no dust particles or anything under it either. However, I feel like the oleophobic layer has completely worn out due to my fingerprints smudging the screen a bit too easily and too often. One part of me would like to change the screen protector hoping that the oleophobic layer of the new glass would solve the fingerprints issue; the other part of me tho thinks it’s a waste of good material, since the current screen protector is still in very good shape. Probably that’s just a me problem, but what would you do?

7 Comments
2025/02/04
07:36 UTC

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Switch facetime to another device and answer another call

is it possible to switch a facetime call to an ipad and then answer another call or facetime on my phone??

1 Comment
2025/02/04
06:41 UTC

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My Assistive Touch always move to bottom when keyboard is opening. I test put Assistive Touch higher to avoid it but sometimes its annoying. Anyway to fix that or its default settings ?

2 Comments
2025/02/04
06:45 UTC

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External wide angle lens vs internal 13mm camera for video - iPhone 16 Pro Max

Recently purchased an iPhone 16 Pro Max (upgrading from 14 Pro Max) and am fairly underwhelmed by the performance of the ultra wide camera for video recording purposes. Use case is recording basketball games, so it needs to be in ultrawide to fit the whole court.

Where I was hoping for even a slight improvement with the new phone, if anything the performance on the 16 is worse, with slightly grainier and more distorted results towards the edges of the video compared to my 14.

Have tried different settings (HD, 4K, 30FPS, 60FPS etc) and different apps (stock app, final cut camera etc) they don't seem to make much of a difference. I haven't tried ProRes because they're long videos so storage becomes an issue, but from my limited knowledge on this stuff I doubt this is the problem.

I'm wondering if anyone has exerience with external wide angle lens that can clip onto the regular 24mm camera and how that compares? There's a few options out there, ranging a fair bit in price, but it seems kinda hard to find decent advice on this online. If anyone has any experience using, or if there are any comparison articles/videos out there, I'd be keen to hear/see them.

Thanks!

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2025/02/04
05:51 UTC

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Absolute panic when you accidentally touch another iPhone and it prompts the unknown AirDrop feature

I have absolutely no idea what it does, or is supposed to do.

But also somehow my mom's phone is synced to my iCloud now and we never set it up that way so I feel like it's gotta be the scary touch airdrop somehow?????

She had access to EVERY. Single. Photo. On. My. Phone. Every one of them.

EDITED TO INCLUDE: it is apparent that the tapping feature has nothing to do with this issue, but the iCloud syncing with no historical logins on devices is still a mystery. To Apple support as well

54 Comments
2025/02/04
06:27 UTC

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Screen Protector With Black Borders

Wondering if there’s any other screen protector with black borders that doesn’t block part of the screen besides the new Flolab 3D.

0 Comments
2025/02/04
06:15 UTC

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how can i remove notifications

So my girlfriend and i aren’t allowed to be texting because of her parents, they took her phone so we have been emailing on her chromebook. But that same email is on her iphone so i’m worried that the emails will pop up as notifications on her email, how can i remove these without access to the phone

4 Comments
2025/02/04
06:04 UTC

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help

hello,

i am having an imessage issue. i have a work phone and a personal phone which are both iphones. when i text my wife her iphone is grouping messages from both my phones into one conversation on her phone. sometimes she will text me thinking it’s to my personal but it sent to it to my work phone.

anybody how i can stop this from happening? i have created two different contacts on her phone hoping it would stop but issue is still happening.

my work phone and personal phone have different apple ids as well…

3 Comments
2025/02/04
05:54 UTC

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Parent UNKNOWN, samples generated by UNKNOWN, and ExcUserFault_BlastDoorService in my analytics, should I be worried?

I have an iphone SE, ios 18.3. I’m aware that I worry about spyware/malware a lot, and it’s not rational. I’ve had multiple things saying UNKNOWN appear in my analytic logs and I keep worrying. Please does someone know what this could mean? In my logs it often says samples generated by UNKNOWN, and then samples generated by legit processes/apps. There is ExcUserFault_BlastDoorService errors as well which is making me very concerned.

3 Comments
2025/02/04
05:41 UTC

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iPhone 16 Pro Max question.

I’ll do my best to be clear with my question.

Recently I’ve noticed something new. When I choose a contact from my contact list then press the FaceTime icon to make a FaceTime video call, my phone now suggests two apps rather than going straight in to making the video call. The apps are QuickMD and WhatsApp. How do I remove these apps from being prompted when trying to make a FaceTime call?

Thank you guys for taking the time to read and answer this. If you need more info please let me know. Thank you!

2 Comments
2025/02/04
05:17 UTC

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Pinterest widget

Guys I can’t find Pinterest on my widget. I’ve updated it, opened background refresh, restarted my phone and none of them works. Can someone please help me out 🙏🏻 iPhone 15. Updated to the latest version.

0 Comments
2025/02/04
04:53 UTC

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iPhone 14 Pro getting slow on WiFi

Basically title. No weird apps, no vpn, even in cellulare. What could be?

0 Comments
2025/02/04
04:26 UTC

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Can anyone explain why my messages icon has 195 notifications?

I went through and read all of my unread messages in the messages app. On the home screen it says I still have 195 unread messages. I’ve done multiple hard resets. Verified there’s no unread messages on my ipad. Turned off notifications and back on and the 195 comes right back

3 Comments
2025/02/04
04:18 UTC

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How do i fix this Spotify Widget glitch

2 Comments
2025/02/04
04:16 UTC

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I lost my phone tonight but find my keeps saying this

I signed into icloud successfully and when I go to click on Find My, all it says is this. I need to find my phone desperately and I just lost it an hour ago. My phone was charged up and has service. Why does it keep saying this?

10 Comments
2025/02/04
03:48 UTC

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