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How to Install iOS 13 or iPadOS Beta

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Installing iPadOS 13 beta or iOS 13 beta is easy to do, and though most users should not install it right now, this tutorial will walk through the process for those who are interested in doing so and with access to the developer betas of iOS 13 and iPadOS.

Requirements for installing iOS 13 beta and iPadOS beta are pretty straight forward. You will need an iPhone or iPad compatible with iPadOS / iOS 13. You’ll also need the appropriate beta IPSW file that matches the iPad or iPhone you wish to install iPadOS / iOS 13 beta onto. Finally, you’ll need a Mac with either Xcode 11 beta or MacOS Catalina Beta installed, though we’re going to focus on the method that requires Xcode 11 beta here but it’s just as easy in Catalina. If you use the Catalina method for installing iOS 13 beta then skip the Xcode section, and instead select the target iPad or iPhone in the Finder rather than iTunes – everything else is this same.

How to Install iPadOS 13 Beta or iOS 13 Beta

Before starting, backup the iPad or iPhone to iCloud, or iTunes, or both. Backing up insures you have a fresh copy of your important data, photos, files, and other information, and makes downgrading easier. A failure to complete device backup may lead to permanent data loss. Don’t skip making a backup!

  1. Download and install the appropriate IPSW file for iOS 13 beta or iPadOS 13 beta for your device model and put it somewhere obvious, like the Desktop or Downloads folder
  2. Download and install Xcode 11 beta on the Mac
  3. Launch Xcode 11 beta to complete installation, when everything has finished installing you can quit out of Xcode

    4. Xcode is necessary for installing iOS 13 beta

  4. Open iTunes on the Mac and then connect the iPhone or iPad to the Mac with a USB cable
  5. Select the iPhone or iPad in iTunes, then hold down the OPTION key and click on “Update” *

    6. How to install iOS 13 or iPadOS beta with firmware

  6. Navigate to the IPSW file you downloaded in the first step
  7. Choose to update to iOS 13 / iPadOS 13

    8. Choose to update to iOS 13 beta or iPadOS 13 beta

  8. Enter the passcode on the iPad or iPhone if requested
  9. Let iOS 13 / iPadOS install, you’ll see a progress bar and Apple logo on the screen of the device several times and in iTunes

    10. Installing iPadOS 13 beta and iOS 13 beta through iTunes shows a progress bar

  10. When finished, the iPhone or iPad will boot directly into iPadOS beta or iOS 13 beta

iPadOS iOS 13 screenshot of home screen

That’s all there is to it, as you can see this is very straight forward.

The screenshots here demonstrate installing iPadOS onto an iPad Pro, but the process is identical for installing iOS 13 onto an iPhone or iPod touch.

* Note you can also OPTION click on “Restore” but to restore with the iOS 13 IPSW file or iPadOS 13 IPSW file you must turn off Find My iPhone / Find My iPad first, which you’ll get a notification about. You can turn off Find My Device in Settings > (click your name) > iCloud > Find My iPad / iPhone > turn OFF

Find My iPhone must be turned off before restoring iOS or iPadOS

How can I download the iPadOS or iOS 13 beta IPSW files?

Anyone enrolled in the Apple Developer program can access and download the beta IPSW firmware files of ipadOS and iOS 13 through developer.apple.com. Though it’s aimed primarily at developers, technically anyone can pay the annual $99 fee to participate in that program.

There are various other sources found on the web of iOS 13 beta IPSW files but the only genuine source of firmware files is when they are downloaded directly from Apple servers.

What about installing the iPadOS / iOS 13 public beta?

Apple has said the public beta programs for iPadOS and iOS 13 will start in July.

Installing the public beta is usually a different process, done through a configuration profile and installed through Software Update on the device. We’ll cover that separately when the public beta is available.

iPadOS / iOS 13 beta won’t install!

Be sure the correct iPadOS / iOS 13 IPSW file is used to match the model of the iPad Pro, iPad, iPad Mini, iPhone, iPhone Plus, or iPod touch.

It’s also possible that you forgot to install Xcode 11 beta first too, which is necessary to be able to install iOS 13 beta and iPadOS beta through iTunes.

You can also install iPadOS beta without Xcode 11 beta if you install the MacOS Catalina Beta. If you are using macOS Catalina to install ipadOS beta, everything is the same except that rather than using iTunes, you simply select the iPad in the Finder when it’s connected to the Mac.

iOS 13 and iPadOS have a lot of interesting features, including Dark Mode, local file storage, support for external storage devices, mouse support through Accessibility, and more. Meanwhile, iPadOS 13 is the newly rebranded iOS 13 for iPad, and it has all the same features along with some iPad specific features too like a revised Home Screen, a handful of multitasking gestures and features, and support for many keyboard shortcuts.

This is obviously aimed at users who are interested in beta testing the iPadOS 13 beta and iOS 13 beta, but most people should simply wait for the final version to arrive later in the year. Apple has said that iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 will be released in the fall to the general public.

Source: OSX Daily

June 10, 2019 0 comment
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How to Stop an iCloud Restore on iPhone & iPad

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iCloud backup restores can be stopped at any time on newer iOS devices. This means that if you have chosen to restore an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from an iCloud backup, either when setting up a device with a prior iOS backup, or to restore a problematic device as a troubleshooting method, you can stop the iCloud Restore process at anytime. This article will explain how to stop an iCloud backup restore to an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

Stopping an iCloud Restore is generally not recommended and should not be taken lightly, as it may result in data loss.

Rarely, an iCloud Restore can get stuck, or the process take so long that it’s impractical to complete, thus it may need to be stopped as a troubleshooting method.

If you stop an iCloud Restore from iOS backup, any data that has not been restored will not be restored to the device in the future, nor will that missing data be backed up in the future, and therefore the unrestored data may become lost permanently if the restore is not allowed to complete.

Additionally, stopping an iCloud Restore to an iOS device offers no information as to what information was or was not restored to the iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. In other words, you’ll have no idea what data was restored versus what data was not, so you could theoretically be missing photos, videos, notes, contacts, apps, app data, files, documents, or other important information by stopping the iCloud Restore.

How to Stop an iCloud Restore on iPhone or iPad

Warning: stopping an iCloud Restore may result in data loss.

  1. Open the “Settings” app in iOS

    2. Settings icon

  2. Tap on “Your Name” at the top of the Settings list to access iCloud settings
  3. Next tap on “iCloud”
  4. Now tap on and choose “iCloud Backup”

    5. How to stop iCloud Restore from backup in iOS

  5. Tap on “Stop Restoring iPad” (or “Stop Restoring iPhone”)

    6. How to stop iCloud Restore from backup on iPhone or iPad

  6. Confirm that you want to stop restoring from iCloud by tapping on “Stop”

    7. How to stop iCloud Restore from backup in iOS

As the final confirmation dialog message suggests, stopping an iCloud Restore to an iPhone or iPad will stop any data that has not yet been downloaded from being downloaded, and that missing data will not be restored or backed up again in the future.

Currently, iOS does not provide a list of data that has been restored, or has not yet been restored, and so if you stop the restore process from iCloud you will not have any idea as to what was restored or what wasn’t. This is one of many reasons why it is not recommended to stop an iCloud Restore, as you may permanently lose data or other important stuff.

Broadly speaking, it is recommended to let the entire iCloud Restore process complete, regardless of the scenario, or whether setting up a new iOS device from a previously made backup to iCloud, or restoring a device for troubleshooting, or whatever other purpose. iCloud Restore can take a long time depending on the size of the backup being restored, and the speed of the internet connection that the iPhone or iPad is connected to. You may notice that the “Ongoing Restore” process is causing battery drain of a newly setup iOS device, but that will stop when the backup has completed.

If you are going to stop an iCloud Restore because it’s stuck or for some other reason and thus want to start the entire iCloud Restore from a backup process over again, you may want to reset the iPhone to factory default settings or reset the iPad to factory settings, and then during the fresh device setup, choose to restore the appropriate iOS backup again, either from iCloud or from iTunes. If you’re using iCloud Restore, be sure to have a fast and reliable high speed internet connection.

Source: OSX Daily

June 7, 2019 0 comment
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Installing iOS 13 Beta & iPadOS Beta Right Now is Easy, But Wait

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Now that iOS 13 beta 1 and iPadOS beta 1 are in the wild for developers to test, an increasing number of curious users are seeking out ways to download and install the latest beta system software onto their iPhones and iPads to try out all the fancy new features.

Technically, anyone can install the developer beta of iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 onto their devices right now just by using the proper IPSW files for their particular iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 compatible device. But that doesn’t mean you should.

Why is running beta iOS 13 or iPadOS a bad idea?

Running developer beta system software is just not a good idea for the average iPhone or iPad user.

Initial beta builds of any new operating system are notoriously buggy, slow, and prone to problems that will not exist in later releases of the operating system, and iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 are not any different.

Many users who have installed the iOS 13 beta onto an iPhone or iPadOS beta onto an iPad have already discovered that the software crashes often, battery drains rapidly, some apps are incompatible or don’t work as expected, there are quirks with iCloud, notes may disappear or reappear after being deleted, and many other problems may be encountered that just won’t be apparent in the final release of iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 when it is released this fall.

Perhaps worst of all, running beta system software can lead to permanent data loss from the device being run on, or even lead to a ‘bricked’ device that must be restored through more complex mechanisms than what the average iPhone or iPad user is ready to perform.

Who are these developer beta builds of iOS and iPadOS for then?

So who should be running these early builds of iOS 13 and iPadOS 13? The answer is fairly obvious; developers!

If you are a developer or someone who needs to test the latest upcoming software builds for some other reason, then by all means head on over to the Apple Developer page, join the annual membership program for the $99 fee, and download and install the betas of iOS 13, iPadOS 13, and MacOS Catalina.

But I can download iOS 13 IPSW files now!

Unless the source of the IPSW files is Apple, you should ignore it. You should never download anything from an untrusted source.

In this case, the only trusted source for legitimate iOS 13 IPSW or iPadOS IPSW would be Apple and the developer download page at https://developer.apple.com/download/

Do not download anything claiming to be iOS 13 or iPadOS from anywhere other than Apple.

Want to Beta Test iOS 13 & iPadOS? Wait for the Public Beta of iOS 13, iPadOS 13, macOS Catalina

For non-developers, the more casually curious, and those who simply want to tinker with and beta test out an upcoming system software release, a much better solution is to wait for the iOS 13 public beta, iPadOS 13 public beta, and MacOS Catalina public beta.

When does the iOS 13 public beta start? How do I participate?

Apple has said that public beta testing for the new iOS, ipadOS, and macOS releases will start in July.

Anyone can sign up for the beta testing program at https://beta.apple.com/.

Participating in the public beta for iOS 13, iPadOS, and MacOS Catalina is free.

While the public beta builds will still be buggy and prone to issues that final builds of system software won’t be, they’ll be notably further along in the development process than the current developer builds of beta system software, and will offer a much better beta experience.

Furthermore, the iOS public beta, ipadOS public beta, and macOS public beta programs are specifically intended for broader beta testing, which is why they’re called a public beta, whereas the developer beta is truly only intended for developers.

So despite drooling over the features of iOS 13 and iPadOS, and MacOS Catalina, if you feel the urge to install the beta software now, just wait for now, the public beta is not far off, and the final stable builds will be released this fall.

Source: OSX Daily

June 5, 2019 0 comment
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All iPhone & iPad Supporting iOS 13 & iPadOS 13

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Apple has announced iOS 13 for iPhone and iPod touch, and iPadOS 13 for iPad. Like all system software releases, not all devices will be compatible with versions of iOS and iPadOS software however.

Listed below are all devices compatible with the new iOS 13 and iPadOS versions, including all iPhone models that will support iOS 13, and a list of all iPad models that will support iPadOS 13 (iPadOS is the iOS 13 equivalent for iPad). Additionally, there is only one iPod touch model that supports iOS 13.

iOS 13 Compatibile Devices List

The following list of devices sup is from Apple, detailing all iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices which are compatible with iOS 13 and iPadOS 13. If your device is on this list, it will support the system software version. If your device is not on the list, it will not be able to run iOS 12.

iPhone models compatible with iOS 13

  • iPhone XS
  • iPhone XS Max
  • iPhone XR
  • iPhone X
  • iPhone 8
  • iPhone 8 Plus
  • iPhone 7
  • iPhone 7 Plus
  • iPhone 6s
  • iPhone 6s Plus
  • iPhone SE

iPod Touch models supporting iOS 13

  • iPod touch 7th generation

iOS 13 compatible iPhone and iPod models

Notably absent from supporting iOS 13 is the iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus, which supported the prior iOS 12 release but not iOS 13.

iPadOS 13 Compatible iPads (iOS 13 for iPad)

  • 12.9-inch iPad Pro 3rd generation (2018 model)
  • 12.9-inch iPad Pro 2nd generation
  • 12.9-inch iPad Pro 1st generation
  • 11-inch iPad Pro (2018 model)
  • 10.5-inch iPad Pro
  • 9.7-inch iPad Pro
  • iPad 6th generation (2018 model)
  • iPad 5th generation (2017 model)
  • iPad Air 3 (2019 model)
  • iPad Air 2
  • iPad mini 5 (2019 model)
  • iPad mini 4

iPadOS compatible iPad models

Recall that iPadOS is the rebranded iOS for iPad, it has all the features of iOS 13 along with some new additional features that are iPad specific, notably some specific gestures for multitasking, text selection, and manipulation of data with copy, paste, undo, and redo.

Several iPad models that supported iOS 12 will no longer support iPadOS 13, including prior generation iPad Air models and some iPad mini models.

iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 are currently in active beta development. The final versions will be released in the fall of 2019.

If you’re a Mac user you can check the list of Macs compatible with MacOS Catalina here, if you’re interested in the potential for running MacOS 10.15 as well.

Source: OSX Daily

June 4, 2019 0 comment
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Newly Setup iPad Pro Battery Draining Rapidly? “Ongoing Restore” Might Be Why!

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If you have recently setup a new iPad Pro, iPad mini, or iPad and discovered the battery is draining unusually fast leading to subpar battery life on the device, don’t fret, there’s probably a good reason for it.

In fact, if during your recent setup or restore of the iPad you decided to restore from an iCloud backup, that very well could be the reason the device battery is draining down so much faster than expected. We’ll show you how to check if this restore process is happening in the background, and what to do about it.


Note: this is aimed at users who recently setup new devices. If you did not recently restore the iPad, iPad Pro, or iPad mini from a backup, or set up the device and transfer data from another iPad, then you might want to follow more general tips on improving battery life with iOS 12. And yes while we’re focusing on iPad here, this same material applies to the iPhone and iPod touch as well.

How to Check if “Ongoing Restore” is Draining iPad Battery Life

  1. Open the “Settings” app in iOS
  2. Go to “Battery”
  3. Wait a moment for the “Insight and Suggestions” section to populate, if you see “Ongoing Restore” then that’s why your battery life is draining much faster than usual

    4. Ongoing Restore draining battery life on iPad

  4. Confirm this is the cause of the battery drain by scrolling down and looking for “Restore” in the battery usage section

    5. Ongoing Restore using considerable battery life reducing as completes

  5. Optionally, investigate and take action on other Battery suggestions and insights for other apps or behaviors draining down battery (like background app activity)

iCloud Backup Restore will complete over time as it completes downloading all pictures, photos, images, videos, apps, local files and data, contacts, music, podcasts, and anything else that was contained within the iCloud backup which is being restored.

How long does “Ongoing Restore” take to complete?

How long it takes an Ongoing Restore of an iCloud Backup to complete depends on several factors, but the two prominent components are the size of the iCloud backup being restored from, and the speed of the internet connection which the iPad is connected to.

The larger the iCloud Backup that is being restored from, the longer it will take to complete the restore process, and the longer it will take for the battery to stop draining faster than usual.

The iCloud backup restore must complete for the ‘Ongoing Restore’ process to complete and thereby restore expected battery longevitity to the iPad, iPad Pro, or iPad mini.

OK, my iPad shows “Ongoing Restore” so what should I do?

Make sure the iPad is connected to a high speed internet connection (as fast a connection as is available) and then let it sit connected to that internet connection for as long as it takes to complete the restore process.

In the screenshot examples here, the “Ongoing Restore” process from iCloud backup to a freshly setup iPad Pro has taken several days restoring a 25GB backup and has still not yet complete. This is because the internet connections network speed which the iPad Pro is using is not particularly fast. Unfortunately there’s nothing that can be done in that scenario other than wait, and while that ongoing restore takes place on the iPad the battery will continue to drain faster than expected.

iCloud Backup and restore is an excellent feature for iPhone and iPad users, but because it’s reliant on a good internet connection it has notable downfalls to users who are not based in a place like San Francisco, California or other similarly major metro regions with highly developed broadband internet infrastructure. That includes much of the USA, and virtually any smaller sized city, many suburbs, and many semi-rural or rural locations, which often have 3mbps to 20mbps broadband offerings at best. The lack of sufficient high-speed internet infrastructure in much of a country or any given region obviously has nothing to do with iCloud or Apple however, so if you’re one of the millions of people who has a slower internet connection, that’s just the way it will be until some entity decides to invest in higher speed local internet service.

OK but my internet connection is horrible and this is taking forever, is there a way to get around this never-ending “Ongoing Restore” process?

Aside from finding a higher speed internet connection to use until the backup restore completes to the iPad (or iPhone), the only other option would be to start over and use an iTunes backup restore instead of the iCloud backup restore.

Restoring from iTunes backups require a Mac or Windows PC with the latest version of iTunes, and a USB cable to connect the iPad Pro, iPad, or iPad mini to the computer. Then a backup is made to the computer with iTunes (assuming the computer has sufficient disk space available to store the backup), and then that same iTunes backup is used to restore to the iPad during the setup and restore process. This is usually much faster because a direct USB connection between devices is typically much faster than downloading data from the internet. Sometimes iTunes backups can take a very long time too, but usually that’s due to some easily troubleshooted issue as discussed here.

You can read more about restoring iPhone from iCloud backups and iTunes backups here if interested, the same methodology applies to the iPad and iPod touch.

Do you have any experience with the Ongoing Restore process from iCloud taking a long time? Did you have any solution to speed it up or did you find an alternative to setup your iOS device? Share in the comments below!

Source: OSX Daily

May 31, 2019 0 comment
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How to Disable Background App Refresh on iPhone & iPad

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Don’t want iPhone or iPad apps to update or transmit data in the background when not in use? You can turn that feature off easily in iOS.

If you’re concerned about iPhone and iPad apps tracking you or transmitting data when they’re not in use, as discussed in a recently popularized Washington Post article, an easy way to prevent much of that type of activity is to disable a feature on iOS called Background App Refresh. With Background App Refresh turned off, iOS apps won’t update or run in the background, instead they’ll stay paused until they’re directly active again on screen. And as an added bonus of disabling the same feature, you might notice a bit longer of battery life too. Whatever your motivation, we’ll show you how to disable Background App Refresh on iPhone or iPad.


Apple says that Background App Refresh “allows apps to refresh their content when on Wi-Fi or cellular in the background”, meaning when the app is not in use but still connected to an internet connection. Disabling this feature on the iPhone or iPad is easy, and most users probably won’t even notice the difference of having it off versus having it on.

How to Turn Off Background App Refresh on iPhone and iPad

If you wish to turn off Background App Refresh on iOS, here is the setting to disable:

  1. Open the “Settings” app in iOS
  2. Go to “General”
  3. Tap on “Background App Refresh”
  4. Set “Background App Refresh” to be OFF to disable the feature completely

    5. How to disable Background App Refresh on iPhone or iPad

  5. Exit Settings

As mentioned before, most users won’t notice the difference when turning this feature off. If anything, you might notice an app refreshes upon opening or returning to an app on an iPhone or iPad, which is not much of an inconvenience.

On the plus side, you may notice that your device battery lasts longer however, which is why it’s a frequent battery life tip for iOS 12 and many prior iOS versions too since the Background App Refresh feature debuted some time ago in iOS.

If you’re doing this out of privacy concerns to prevent background activity that is sharing data about you or your device, like what is discussed in the aforementioned Washington Post article, then you might want to go a step further and audit your Privacy settings in iOS too, particularly the Location Services section. Many apps will request permissions they do not actually need, but use common sense and fair judgment when making decisions on app permissions (for example, does a drawing app need your location to function? Unlikely. Does a maps and directions application need you’re location to work? Almost certainly.). Most users should not turn Location Services off completely however as doing so will disable some of the more convenient features of an iPhone (or iPad), like Maps, directions from your current location, location aware reminders, and similar capabilities which require location data to function. You can also audit and control what apps have access to your Photos on iOS too, as well as other personal information and data on your device, all through the Settings app > Privacy section.

Note: Turning on Low Power Mode on iPhone temporarily disabled Background App Refresh as well, so if you’re trying to adjust the feature off or on and you can not do so, it may be because Low Power Mode is enabled.

How to Enable Background App Refresh in iOS

If you turned the feature off and decide you want background activity to be on again, here’s how to toggle it back on easily:

  1. Open the “Settings” app
  2. Go to “General”
  3. Choose “Background App Refresh”
  4. Set “Background App Refresh” to be ON
  5. Optionally, manually adjust apps you want to disable Background App Refresh for specifically
  6. Exit Settings when finished

However you use or don’t use Background App Refresh is entirely up to you. If you’re concerned about battery life reductions, or some theoretical background data transfer going on when apps aren’t in use, turn it off. If you want your iOS apps to be updating when they’re not in use, leave it on. You can adjust this feature at any time on an iPhone or iPad.

Do you have any thoughts, opinions, or tips about Background App Refresh for iPhone or iPad? Share with us in the comments below!

Source: OSX Daily

May 29, 2019 0 comment
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How to Import Photos from Camera / SD Card to iPhone

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Want to transfer photos from a digital camera to iPhone? You can easily import photos and video from a digital camera or SD card to an iPhone with the help of an appropriate adapter and the super simple iOS Photos import procedure. This tutorial will walk through the steps to copy images and media from an SD card or camera to an iOS device.


To be able to successfully transfer and import photos from a digital camera or SD card to the iPhone, you will need the following:

Assuming you have those prerequisites met, you’ll be able to copy images from the digital camera or SD card to the iPhone. And in case you were wondering, yes all of this is the same on iPhone as it is on iPod touch and iPad, so long as the iOS device has a Lightning port.

How to Import All Photos from Camera / SD Card to iPhone

Ready to import and copy photos from the SD card / camera to iPhone? Here’s what you’ll want to do:

  1. Connect the Apple Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader adapter to the iPhone lightning port at the bottom of the phone

    2. The Apple lightning to SD card reader

  2. Insert the SD Card into the Apple Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader
  3. Wait a moment and Photos app will launch automatically on the iPhone *
  4. Tap on “Import All” in the corner of the Import screen of Photos app **

    5. How to import all photos from camera or SD card to iPhone

  5. When the “Import Complete” screen appears, choose to “Keep” the photos on the SD card / camera, otherwise choose Delete if you want to permanently remove them from the attached SD card

    6. Choose to keep or delete the photos from the SD card

All photos that were copied and imported from the SD card will now appear in the Photos app on the iPhone. You can find them in the general Camera Roll section or in the Photos section, though do note that the default Photos sorting view is by date and so if the images are from different dates they may not appear at the very bottom of the Photos app screen.

You can also choose to browse the imported photos by going to the Photos app “Albums” view and then selecting the “Imports” album.

The Imports Photos album contains images imported to iPhone

* Sometimes the Photos app does not automatically open when the SD card or digital camera is connected to the iPhone, if that happens manually open the Photos app and choose the “Import” tab.

** Optionally, you can manually select specific photos to import by tapping on them individually at the Import screen so that they a green checkmark appears overplayed on them, but for most users they’ll probably want to import all photos from the SD card to the iPhone.

If you have a digital camera that uses a different sort of memory card rather than an SD card, you’ll want to either use an adapter, or use the USB adapter for the iPhone instead. Fortunately most digital cameras have standardized around the SD card and so that will apply for most users who want to import pictures from a camera or SD card to their iPhone.

This walkthrough is obviously focused on the iPhone, but everything is basically the same on iPod touch and iPad, assuming they have a Lightning port anyway. If you’re a Mac computer use than you can also transfer images from iPhone, camera, or memory card to the Photos app on Mac too.

Do you know of any other helpful tips, tricks, or methods of importing and copying pictures from a camera or SD card to iPhone? Share with us in the comments below!

Source: OSX Daily

May 23, 2019 0 comment
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How to Use Do Not Disturb on iPhone or iPad

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If you want your iPhone or iPad to be silent for a while and not beep, buzz, chime, and pester you with notifications and alerts, then Do Not Disturb mode is for you. Do Not Disturb is an excellent feature which places the iPhone or iPad into basically a silent mode, where all inbound calls, messages, alerts, notifications, and other activity is temporarily silenced and prevented from reaching the screen. Critically, the iPhone or iPad will still get messages, phone calls, email, and notifications, they just won’t make any appearance on the device while Do Not Disturb mode is enabled.

You can place an iPhone or iPad into Do Not Disturb mode manually and quickly at any time, and likewise you can easily toggle the feature off at any time too. If you’re unfamiliar with the excellent do Not Disturb feature of iOS, read on to learn how to use it.

How to Enable Do Not Disturb Mode on iPhone or iPad

  1. Access Control Center on iPhone or iPad by swiping down from the top-right corner of the screen (*in earlier iOS versions, swipe up from the bottom of the screen to access Control Center)
  2. Tap the crescent moon icon to enable Do Not Disturb Mode on the iPhone or iPad, it will show as highlighted to indicate that it is enabled

    3. How to use and enable Do Not Disturb on iPhone or iPad with Control Center

  3. Leave Control Center and enjoy the peace

An indicator that Do Not Disturb mode is enabled is the crescent moon icon in the devices status bar at the top of the screen. If you see the moon, Do Not Disturb is currently turned on.

The Do Not Disturb enabled indicator on iPhone and iPad

Remember, when Do Not Disturb mode is enabled on an iPhone or iPad, no calls, no messages, no emails, no alerts, no notifications, nothing will appear to come through to the device, as everything is basically silenced while Do Not Disturb mode is on.

While Do Not Disturb mode is on you can still make outbound calls, send and receive messages and texts, emails, read alerts and notifications, and perform other communications, and even check the alerts and notifications directly through Notification Center, just remember that any inbound alert is silenced while this feature is enabled. For example if you’re having an iMessage conversation with someone while Do Not Disturb is enabled, their messages will not make any sound or vibrate on your device (unless you set them up as an Emergency Bypass contact, more on that in a moment), but you can still freely converse back and forth.

When using Do Not Disturb mode, it’s a good idea to selectively set up Emergency Bypass for specific contacts so that they can bypass Do Not Disturb mode when it’s enabled on your iPhone or iPad, but be selective about who you choose; perhaps a few of your most important family members or friends that you want to always be able to reach you no matter what, or your boss (just kidding, don’t let them disturb you either!), or maybe you have a critical pager or alert contact for work that must always get through, as many doctors and IT staff do.

Note that because Do Not Disturb can be accessed rather easily through Control Center, it’s also fairly easy to be inadvertently turned on, which can lead people to wonder why their iPhone is not ringing or getting messages or making sounds seemingly out of the blue and think something is wrong with their device, but often it’s just a matter of the feature accidentally being enabled. This is particularly true with anyone who has a child that uses their iOS device, but it can also happen just from fidgeting with an iOS device in a pocket or with some inadvertent gestures, taps, and swipes.

How to Disable Do Not Disturb Mode on iPhone or iPad

  1. Access Control Center on iPhone or iPad by swiping down from the top-right corner of the screen
  2. Tap the crescent moon icon to disable Do Not Disturb Mode on iPhone or iPad

    3. How to Disable Do Not Disturb on iPhone or iPad

  3. Leave Control Center as usual, all messages, alerts, notifications will come through as expected

With Do Not Disturb turned off, the iPhone or iPad will receive alerts, sounds, vibrations, notifications, and all other indicators of inbound communication and information. This is the default mode of an iPhone or iPad.

If you find yourself using Do Not Disturb mode often, you might like to go further by setting up Do Not Disturb on a schedule, for example in the evening hours, or during work hours, or something similar when you want some peace and quiet from your device. Another potentially helpful feature if you spend a lot of time in the car driving is to use Do Not Disturb while driving on the iPhone, which will mute the alerts and sounds while you’re in a vehicle and driving, to reduce driver distraction.

If you know of any other helpful tips or tricks for using Do Not Disturb mode on an iPhone or iPad, share them with us in the comments below!

Source: OSX Daily

April 23, 2019 0 comment
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iPhone Shows Photos in Storage, But None on Device? Here’s Why!

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Have you ever looked in the iPhone Storage section of your iOS Settings and discovered that the Photos section shows that it’s taking up storage space, but you don’t have any Photos in the Photos app?

If you have deleted the photos from your iPhone but the iPhone Storage section shows that Photos are still on the device, there’s probably a good reason for that, and it’s not a bug. Read on to learn more about what causes this problem, and how to fix this issue so that storage is not taken up by photos that were deleted.

Why does iPhone show Photos in Storage, but none exist because they were deleted?

First, let’s understand what causes the iPhone to show that Photos are taking up storage when there are no photos on the device because they have been deleted.

When you delete a photo from the iPhone (or iPad), the photo does not actually delete itself instantly by default. Instead, the photo goes into a “Recently Deleted” folder on the iPhone.

Thus, when you delete a photo or multiple photos from the iPhone, it’s moved from the main Photos app Camera Roll and albums to the “Recently Deleted” photo album, where they will delete themselves automatically after 30 days, or if storage on the device gets too tight, or if the user chooses to immediately and permanently delete the photos from the iPhone or iPad.

Now you might be asking, what’s the point of that? Well this is for good reason! The “Recently Deleted” folder is intended to allow the iPhone to be able to recover deleted photos easily, usually in case they were deleted accidentally.

How to Fix iPhone Showing Photos When None Exist on the Device

You may have guessed by now that the solution to this problem is quite simple; you need to permanently delete the photos manually from the iOS “Recently Deleted” album. This will permanently and completely delete the photos from the iPhone or iPad so be sure you want to do this, it is not reversible.

  1. Open the “Photos” app and go to the ‘Albums’ view
  2. Scroll all the way to the bottom to locate the “Recently Deleted” photos album

    3. The Recently Deleted album

  3. Tap on “Select” in Recently Deleted
  4. Tap on “Delete All” to delete all photos from the iPhone or iPad
  5. Confirm that you want to permanently remove and delete the photos from the device, this will recover the storage space in iOS

    6. Confirm to delete the recently deleted photos to clear Photos storage

That’s all there is to it, if you return to the “Storage” section of Settings you will find that the Photos app no longer shows taking up any storage because the photos have been permanently deleted from the device.

There is no way to recover permanently deleted photos, without restoring the iPhone or iPad from a backup anyway.

Are there other reasons why iPhone or iPad may show Photos in Storage that don’t exist?

It’s certainly possible, but perhaps not too likely. For example it’s possible that a crash or bug or something of a technical nature might erroneously show Photos as taking up device storage when they are not. Simply rebooting the iPhone (or iPad) may resolve those type of issues and is certainly worth a try too.

Have you ever encountered this before? Was the reason your Photos were showing as Storage because they were in the Recently Deleted album, or was there another reason? Share your experiences in the comments below.

Source: OSX Daily

April 20, 2019 0 comment
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How to See Air Quality on Maps for iPhone & iPad

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Want to know what the air quality index is at a particular destination? The Apple Maps app on iPhone and iPad can give you this information.

Those who are concerned about air quality will find it useful to know that the Maps app on iPhone and iPad has an optional feature that allows you to see the Air Quality Index (AQI) and accompanying color code directly in the Maps app, but first you must enable the feature, and have a compatible version of iOS system software on the device. This is obviously helpful for planning trips and maps routes for groups who impacted by air quality, and offers another way to see air quality information on an iOS device.

Finding the optional Air Quality Index information in the Maps app of iOS requires iOS 12.2 or later to be installed on the iPhone or iPad, as earlier versions do not support AQI index (though they do support weather). iPhone users with earlier iOS versions can get air quality information in the Weather app on iPhone, and both iPhone and iPad users can find AQI index info from Siri, whereas iPad users with earlier iOS versions will want to use either a website or dedicated weather app for this same information. Assuming you’re on iOS 12.2 or later though, here’s how you can enable and see AQI details in Apple Maps.

How to View Air Quality Index in Maps on iPhone or iPad

  1. Open the “Settings” app on the iPhone or iPad
  2. Go to “Maps”
  3. Find the setting for ‘Air Quality Index’ and toggle that switch to the ON position
  4. Exit Settings
  5. Launch the Maps application in iOS
  6. Search for a location or destination in Maps as usual
  7. Note the ‘AQI’ score in the corner of Maps app as you search and use the Maps app on iPhone or iPad

    8. How to see Air Quality Index in Maps for iPhone or iPad

You’ll also notice the weather is shown in Maps directly above the AQI index, offering further information about the destinations and locations you’re viewing in the Maps app of iOS. If you don’t see the weather in Apple Maps, then you may have it turned off in the Maps Settings, directly above the Air Quality Index information.

Any Air Quality Index rating between 0-50 is considered to be ‘Good’, while anything over 50 is of declining quality, over 100 to be considered ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’, with increasing severity of air quality health concerns from numbers beyond that. You can refer to the below chart from AirNow.gov for reference of air quality index, color codes, and the health concerns associated with them:

AQI Index information from AirNow website

While AQI information may be irrelevant to some iPhone and iPad users, others will find it to be a very helpful feature, especially if you or someone else has trouble with particulate matter, air pollutants, or even allergies, asthma, COPD, or the myriad other conditions where the quality of air matters tremendously.

Source: OSX Daily

April 13, 2019 0 comment
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