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    Tips and solutions for iOS, Apple’s operating system that powers the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

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🎬 How macOS leaks your Location data – uncovered by Adam @ 38c3

Worth watching: privacy talk from the 38. Chaos Communication Congress.

Oliver 4. January 2025
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An iPhone with a reached App Time Limit on a desk, overlayed with a Safari Webbrowser icon with a big locked Lock

Block access to a Website on your iPhone or iPad – without an App!

…so you have more time for more important things.

Oliver 26. September 2024
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iOS Shortcut App icon with background mood visual

New Shortcut to remove and bypass Paywalls in Safari

1-click download to add a convenient helper to your «Share»-menu for removing paywalls instantly.

Oliver 14. November 2023
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Add Japan‘s «Suica» public transport card to iOS Wallet (English how-to)

A guide with screenshots to create a virtual Suica card on iOS.

Oliver 13. April 2023
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iOS not equals sign introduced on keyboard

Type a not equals sign ≠ or wavy equals sign ≈ in iOS on an iPhone or iPad

Since iOS 13 Apple added additional special characters missing on the default keyboard in iOS earlier – now signs like ≠ or ≠ are at your fingertips.

Oliver 6. October 2020
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Disable either @icloud or @me email address for sending new mail in iOS

Here is where you can find the «Allow sending from» iCloud email setting to select only one preferred email address for Mail app.

Admin 4. October 2020
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Retrieve lost iOS backup password after upgrading to macOS Catalina

When having lost the password of an encrypted iOS backup after upgrading to macOS Catalina – a Time Machine backup came to the rescue!

Oliver 26. January 2020
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iCloud Sync for Messages back in High Sierra and iOS11 betas

Is Apple finally rolling out iCloud Sync for Messages at WWDC 2018?

The iCloud sync for Messages is back in new Beta releases for iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra – official release planned for WWDC 2018?

Oliver 27. May 2018
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iOS Not Equals Sign

Where’s the missing not equals sign ≠ in iOS on the iPhone or iPad?

There are a few special characters missing from the default keyboards in iOS – how can you bring missing characters like ≠ to iOS?

Oliver 14. May 2018
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Messages iCloud Sync gone in HighSierra and iOS11 betas

iCloud Sync for Messages gone from macOS High Sierra and iOS 11 betas

Apple did now completely remove the iCloud Sync feature for Messages; not only from iOS 11 but also from the recent macOS High Sierra Beta.

Oliver 3. September 2017
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