/r/iphone

Photograph via //r/iphone

Reddit’s little corner for iPhone lovers (and some people who just mildly enjoy it…)

Tech Support FAQ

Rules / Guidelines

For full descriptions of our rules/guidelines, please visit our guidelines wiki

  1. Submission Guidelines

  2. Relevancy Guidelines

  3. Civility Guidelines

  4. Purchase & Support Guidelines

  5. Promotion & Spam Guidelines

Things we love

  • r/Apple For any Apple discussion
  • r/iOS: For any discussions about the venerable Apple mobile operating system and our sister sub.
  • Fan of the iPad as well? Check out r/iPad.
  • r/iPod for the classic device that started the revolution of mobile Apple devices.
  • r/AppleWatch is the place to be for all discussions on the Apple Watch.
  • /r/iOSBeta for the latest on iOS developer and open beta.
  • /r/Siri: That wonderful robot that lives in our phones.
  • /r/iOSgaming for all your iOS gaming needs!
  • Looking for new Wallpaper? /r/iWallpaper!
  • Your iPhone broke? Head on over to /r/iphonehelp!
  • Keep an eye on temporarily free or discounted apps on /r/AppHookup!
  • /r/AppleSwap if you want to trade devices!
  • /r/iOSSetups for iOS wallpapers, setups, and apps.
  • /r/iCloud for discussion about iCloud.
  • /r/AppleMusic for discussion of Apple's music streaming service, Apple Music.

/r/iphone

4,065,643 Subscribers

1

Help with recovering data from iphone 4

Any help on this matter would be appreciated.

My brother passed away a few years ago. I came across his iphone 4 today. I want to transfer all of the data to my PC because there's some photo/video memories of his I would like to keep and cherish but nothing is working.

Bluetooth, data cable and email, nothing are working. I have no idea how else I can transfer the data.

It looks like he does have an icloud account but I don't have the password to let me log in to it.

Any ideas on how else I can navigate this?

1 Comment
2024/12/05
18:41 UTC

1

Where do these buttons come from during iPhone calls?

I'm trying to help a family member with a call issue on iPhone.

During calls, the screen will either freeze up or want to stay off, making it difficult to end the call.

I noticed that whenever a call is made, received, and answered, the blue buttons appear at the bottom of the call screen, seemingly underneath the normal call buttons. My theory is this they have something to do with the call screen being unresponsive.

Unfortunately, I can't press these buttons to see what they do or what function they serve. I've looked through settings, accessibility, and uninstalled almost all third-party apps, but for the life of me I can't figure out where these buttons come from.

Any ideas?

0 Comments
2024/12/05
18:33 UTC

1

How do i disable the feature where it tells me i activated a shortcut on the dynamic island

5 Comments
2024/12/05
18:30 UTC

1

Shortcut help

Can i set a shortcut which starts youtube on the subscription page once i open the app?

Or is there any way to set this up?

Cant find any setting for this

1 Comment
2024/12/05
18:23 UTC

0

Anyone else’s iPhone 16pro camera suck?

Is there a way to improve the quality? Every picture I take is coming out blurry when uploaded online

7 Comments
2024/12/05
17:55 UTC

2

Grandpa passed away and we don’t know his iPhone passcode

My grandpa had an iPhone X that’s in really good shape. However none of us know the phone passcode. We do know his Apple ID and password though. Is there any way we can get access to the phone so someone else in the family can use it?

8 Comments
2024/12/05
17:52 UTC

1

PDP authentication failure while roaming?

Using a singtel (singaporean sim) and currently travelling in India. Data was working fine on the first day but doesn’t anymore. The internet said something about APN settings but im not sure at all? Please help!

0 Comments
2024/12/05
17:47 UTC

0

Seller in the street

Today I got approached by a stranger offering 16 pro max for a less than the market price. The reason for selling so cheap is that he needs money for his rent which I know is not true.

I've checked the phone, it's legit and has no iCloud. He even has a phone box and it also matches with the phone serial and imei. He also said he we'll make a video of him selling that phone to me. Can I buy that phone? I know he may report it as lost or stolen after he sells, but I'll have a box. Can I just go to Apple store then tell what happened?

12 Comments
2024/12/05
17:42 UTC

6

why can’t I use my Face ID?

I had my phone for 4 years (iPhone xs) and my Face ID randomly stopped working, does anyone have an idea why?

7 Comments
2024/12/05
17:34 UTC

1

Query

I have 2 iPhones tagged to my iCloud account. The older one doesn’t have a SIM card.

I want to leave my old phone at home, and make calls to it from my new phone.

Is there a way to do this without removing my iCloud account from the old phone? what’s the best way to make calls to the old phone from the new one?

0 Comments
2024/12/05
17:34 UTC

1

Apple Watch still receiving notifications during sleep focus after ios 18.1.1 update?

My Apple Watch is still receiving notifications during sleep focus, which wakes me up. My screen appears to be in sleep focus on my watch and iPhone but I’m still getting messenger and instagram and other notifications all night. I have my settings set for only a select few contacts (for calling or texting). Never for any other apps. Not for messenger. Not for instagram. Notifications to watch are mirrored. I haven’t changed any settings. I’ve had no issues for years, but now suddenly, there is an issue.

When I go to sleep focus settings where it says allow notifications from- I have no apps listed Under options I have no toggles on Under the people section I have 6 contacts listed- none are those who are contacting me via messenger or instagram. Also, I’ve randomly had “stand” notifications at 10 to the hour in the middle of the night during sleep focus too. Can I just get some sleep?

Please help or tell me this is a bug that can be fixed! I have a friend who lives across the world and texts me at like 2am my time quite often and it wakes me up.

Yes I did google. Yes I checked the apple community and posted. No answers. I have not changed any settings. The only thing I’ve tried is setting downtime and actually that had even more notifications coming through randomly! So I turned it back off.

iPhone 14pro Apple Watch 5

6 Comments
2024/12/05
17:29 UTC

0

NEED HELP

my dog knocked my phone off our couch and now i can’t use my phone button??i can only open apps from past notifications and i can’t leave once i’m on it?? i have SE

2 Comments
2024/12/05
17:23 UTC

1

MagSafe clear case makes touchscreen act odd

iPhone 14 iOS 18.1.1

I've recently been having issues with scrolling being odd, sometimes randomly stopping and turning into random taps.

I've also experienced taps appearing in the complete opposite side of the screen to where I actually tap it.

Oddly enough when I take off the MagSafe case everything resolves itself and everything works again.

I've literally been sitting the past 15 minutes taking the case off and on again repeatedly to make sure that's what it is and I can't come to any other conclusion.

Anyone else experienced something similar?

0 Comments
2024/12/05
17:22 UTC

1

How is there not a way to filter out photos that are NOT in an album?

At what point is this not just a ridiculous joke.

I have 1400 photos, I'd like to organize them into albums. Problem is I don't know what's in an album and what isnt.
Even if I start now, it's way way way easier if the photos are removed from "recents" or if I can just view what's not organized as I'm going along.

0 Comments
2024/12/05
17:16 UTC

1

Voice Memo Crashed GC

So i sent a voice memo to a group chat and all of a sudden the other three people in the group chat said that they can’t access the chat anymore and it completely froze their phones and they can’t access the chat at all and some can’t even leave the chat or exit out despite restarting their phones. It wasn’t a long voice memo, it was maybe a minute long. My chat is working completely fine. Has this happened to anyone else before?

1 Comment
2024/12/05
17:16 UTC

4

Someone have an idea why the screen is purple.

7 Comments
2024/12/05
17:13 UTC

2

Ways to make iPhone not display screen when plugged into docking station

Uh so yeah basically at my work our docking stations for laptops and such use USBC and charge insanely fast. Only issue is it’ll display the iPhone onto like 3 different monitors and I haven’t figured out if theres a way to make it not display like that

0 Comments
2024/12/05
17:09 UTC

2

Tracking your lost iphone

Is there any case that the location on Find my iphone somehow is incorrect?

I lost my iphone 13 pro 3 months ago and I saw its location from Find my iphone, I called the place but the person refused it (of course but I never know if they actually have my phone). When I lost my phone, I did contact the police and provided them the tracking location but they didn’t help. I know it’s the dead end but somehow I still hope to find it back :(

2 Comments
2024/12/05
17:09 UTC

2

Best website to get a refurbished 13 mini in the US

Hey iPhone users! Where's the best place to order a refurbished iPhone 13 mini? Sadly mine recently got destroyed in an accident. I ordered one from Gazelle, which is where I got my last one, but the battery life was only 82%. Is there somewhere better that's guaranteed to have better battery life? Or should I just try to get the battery replaced somewhere? It would be awesome to find one that still has Apple Care if possible.

All that said, is it even worth it to get a Mini again considering it's outdated/doesn't seem to be very compatible with the latest iOS update?

1 Comment
2024/12/05
16:46 UTC

1

16pro max wont wake up when calls come

Recently I’ve upgraded to 16 pro max. Phone’s smooth ,everything’s fine. Just sometimes when my phone is in my pocket or kept upside down it wont wake up if call comes. During the whole call no matter how much i tap my screen or press the power button it wont wake up the display. But i can hear the display locking or unlocking. Any of you faced the same problem or got any solutions?

0 Comments
2024/12/05
16:44 UTC

0

CAN my father see my purchase on the Apple Store ?

DISCLAIMER : don’t be worried about giving me the solution its not to get smthin like p*rn, its Even the opposite so dont think its bad for me, i just dont want my father to see it

Hello guys, I wanna purchase a subscribe on my phone but my email adress (gmail) which i use for my Apple account has for save account my father gmail account (like if i change password… hé Will see it for security). I was wondering if i purchase an Apple Store card and then subscribe to the app, Will he know it ? Ty guys

7 Comments
2024/12/05
16:43 UTC

1

My Bluetooth has been shit a couple weeks ago. I think it’s an iOS update issue. How do I solve this?

By shit I mean it doesn’t connect to my devices at all and automatically like before.

I have to either reset the iPhone or do some mumble jumble to get it working.

My AirPods rn are not connecting

Annoying as fucking hell

1 Comment
2024/12/05
16:41 UTC

1

merge imessage conversations

recently, my sister got a new iphone and her phone number changed. i had two different conversations going in imessage, one with the new number and one with the old number. to merge conversations, i edited the main conversation with her new number and the other conversation automatically merged to the conversation i wanted. your welcome to anyone that needed this😁

0 Comments
2024/12/05
16:38 UTC

1

How do I fix this bug

Create a New Group? Contacts not using iMessage can only be added to a new MMS group with the same members.

My friends can’t add me to the group chat I’m fully updated and everything idk what to do

1 Comment
2024/12/05
16:36 UTC

1

My iphone showed places that someone in my family used to live at and their current house which is good cause I’ve been there incase I get lost right but it shows a place I don’t remember

it shows kyoto and an apple store nearby where it shows idk if I searched up these coordinates but maybe it’s related to my vpn would still be weird considering I’m Europe

1 Comment
2024/12/05
16:35 UTC

1

any way to delete old esims from shows up?

i dont want to reset network setting because i am gonna lose a ton of wifis any another way?

2 Comments
2024/12/05
16:30 UTC

0

what is this notification?

this popped up on my phone last night. what does it mean? i can’t click into it. my only option is to clear it.

9 Comments
2024/12/05
16:28 UTC

Back To Top