iOS

I’m used to browsing the web on Firefox with ad blocking - works great. My experience of Safari with AdBlock Pro is much less good - many websites block access unless it’s disabled. I also used to have good results with Firefox on Android. Does anyone have better suggestions? Many thanks!

In settings, sounds, system sounds, there is an option for system clicks

I have that turned off, but everything's I tap the keyboard it clicks. How do I turn off the clicking sound?

Apple says sounds &haptics but I can't find that option

Edit: solved : I have a third party keyboard SwiftKey installed. That was what was doing it. Forgot I had that installed. Dealing with this for a year. Lol

iOS App Store seems to have about nine hundred ‘file managers’ all of which are anything but and demand ridiculous subscription costs.

Is there a decent file manager for iOS that actually will do file management things like select multiple file & rename etc that isn’t a scammy subscription/Ad ridden mess?

I didnt see a post for sharing backrounds. Here is mine.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16462340

a new community created to share, read, and comment on the often strange "bedtime stories" that Siri's new AI capabilities create.

come visit us at [email protected] and share your Siri Stories!

link

I'm looking for a message backup solution

my iCloud is almost full, most messages

I don't want to remove them completely

so I would like to download all the messages from my phone

and put them in some web application that will allow me to view them

so I'm probably looking for two apps, one that downloads iOS messages to my PC/Mac and some sort of web app (preferably self-hosted) that will display them and allow searching

then i can set auto delete of messages older than one year

can you recommend anything?

So I use this really cool feature a lot on my iPhone, and I really love how you can make text replacements. I have a lot so I could easily shortcut my way through conversations.

For example:

Whenever I type “tm” it results in “/me”, this is because I am actively on twitch and kick. This is the same with Channel Points.

What’s your thoughts on the iOS text replacements feature, do you use it or have you heard of it? I don’t see much people talking about this feature or maybe I’m not in the right zone of iOS.

To enable it if you have not yet knew about this feature;

Setting > General > Keyboard > Text Replacement

Like if I want to create running functional programs that import stuff like AVFoundation and just don't have the UI/visual side to worry about, is there a way to do that and on iOS/iPhone cuz that's all I have rn?

I just submitted feedback to Apple because I was shocked that there was no apparent way to add a folder bookmark to the Home Screen. You can save a website to the Home Screen on iOS and created an alias on MacOS. So, I don't think this is something that's technically not possible to do nor a foreign concept for Apple.

Use case: I'm traveling and have all my documents in a folder in iCloud. Yes, you can set that folder as a favorite in Files but it would be more convenient, given. the hectic and stressful nature of traveling, to simply have access to that folder from the Home Screen.

Even better, now that I think about it, it would be great to have a Smart Folder so any document or email or booking confirmation or SMS or WhatsApp message, etc., that I tag in iCloud with "London" could easily be found from one spot on the Home Screen. Perhaps there's a future where we can ask Siri to show me all my documents and messages for my upcoming trip (not that I trust AI will ever be smart enough to figure this all out).

I recently converted some internal services to use a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) with SSL. Previously, I accessed them via 'sub.domain.com:1234', but now, with nginx proxying from port 443 to the actual service port, I no longer need to specify the port. However, iOS keeps remembering the port whenever I start typing the subdomain. How can I prevent this?

cross-posted from: https://lemmynsfw.com/post/10299030

Battery statistics reset on itsown..?

Anyone know why my statistics reset on its own..? Its not the first time it happand. Is it because i charged my phone from 62% back to 100%..? I red on apples official forum that apperently it resets battery statistics but im not sure, because i think some times i charge it from 80% and nothing happends.. Meaby i dont charge it to 100% but to 98% or something like that, so thats why it doesnt activate reset function..?

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/27671314

open-source pdf reader any recommendations?

for iphone and ipad

need bookmark, annotation is optional

I’ve just switched from multiple email accounts to using the 5 custom domains for iCloud. However, now I’ve lost the per email custom signatures. Is there any way to get this back within the iCloud custom domain setup?

With Goodnotes 6 being released, it now is a subscription instead of a flat payment. I am looking for a replacement app that is not subscription based. I have tried onenote and really did not care for it. Notability is one that i have seen suggested, use it a single payment?

Reading the list of the most popular apps this week is slightly sad. It’s Snapchat, HBO Max and Tinder, basically.

So I am rather more interested in what new apps you are excited about. Have you stumbled upon a really cool (and useful) app lately?

New iOS user here, coming from Android. I am looking for a simple gym log aka workout tracker. My requirements are:

• Add exercises with a custom name.
• Log multiple sets per exercise. Log per set: weight, and number of repetitions
• Create workouts based on your exercises
• Ability to start the aforementioned workout, and track the exercises/weights/reps per workout
• Data stored on device only
• Available in Germany

On android I used GymRoutines https://f-droid.org/packages/com.noahjutz.gymroutines/), which provides exactly the functionalities that I need. On iOS, I simply cannot find an app that either requires an account or is freemium with a very limited free plan.

I would really appreciate some recommendations. Also feel free to roast me for expecting FOSS apps or free apps on iOS.

My iPhone 14 cannot be detected on my iTunes PC (Windows 11). My iTunes is updated and I recently installed it yesterday. No iPhone icon is appearing but it is recognized by my PC as a storage. Tried updated Apple USB Driver on device manager but it keeps telling that my drivers are updated. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks.

Did anyone else notice that if you long-press on the plus button in a conversation it’ll pull up the gallery? Also.. If you double tap the plus button it’ll pull up the fourth menu item. Whichever that is. Not sure if it’s a glitch or not

When I was an Android user I found a fantastic free app call Convertbee and it converted pretty much any unit to any other unit you can imagine. It also did currency.

Since I switched to iOS full time I have not found a great replacement. I have been using Units Plus and went to pay for your full version, however it has not had an update in 2+ years and I worry about it being abandoned (looking at you Bean for Lemmy).

Looking for a replacement app available in the US. Thanks.

ETA: I have no issue paying for the app, but absolutely no subscriptions.

I'll be getting an iPhone pro in a week or two, and have been an android user since forever. Never used any apple products before, this will for now be a secondary work phone for me. I'll also have their Apple One? service.

Looking for app recommendations, tips, tricks any and all suggestions anyone might have for a first time iOS user, to make the transition a little smoother and a little fun.

Thank you all.

Every time when I start using my AirPods, iOS shows me that roll-over. Every single time!

How to disable this behavior?

Please, any suggestions?