Questions tagged [iphone]
For questions about using web applications in a browser on an iPhone (a touch-screen based smartphone designed and released by Apple Inc.) Questions about using (native) apps on the iPhone are off-topic, but can be asked on Ask Different.
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Persistent notification in Google Hangouts Chat app on iPhone
The Google chat app has an extra persistent notification
- all messages and room are "read"
- It is always 1 more than Hangouts.
- It does not go away with reinstalls
- It does not display in web ...
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Sync some deletions to google photos from iPhone
I frequently take redundant photos without deleting them. Yesterday, I was on Apple Photos deleting all the redundant ones on my phone. I did this all the way to February, deleting about half the ...
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Subscribing to a Google Calendar via QR Code
I want to create a QR code people can scan and then they will add a Google Calendar. This is not one single event, but the entire calendar. I went into Google Calendar and got the URL to add the ...
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The display name of gmail does not change even after changing it on settings
In Gmail settings I went the section "Send email as" and set it to "Alphabeta", six months ago. However when I sent an email last week, my display showed as "A B". My username is "alphabeta" so, I do ...
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How do I disable Google AMP in search results on iOS?
When I search Google on an iPhone, website links are often replaced with slimmed-down AMP versions. Getting to the original webpage with full-functionality requires opening an extra page.
How do I ...
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Is it possible to have Twitter alert me when someone tweets?
I have twitter installed on my iPhone and wanted to know if it was possible to have my phone alert me when a particular user tweets?
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When presenting full-screen, how to view next slide in google slides on iPhone
I'm trying to present a Google Slides document full-screen on my MacBook Pro while screensharing my laptop's display on a remote meeting (sometimes using Google Meet, sometimes using Webex since my ...
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Using IP address from Facebook's 'Where you're still Logged In' Tab how to track location of iPhone?
On Facebook, if you log onto your account with your iPhone for instance, under Settings -> Security and Login you'll see the 'Where you're Logged In' and it will say your device i.e., iPhone and where ...
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WhatsApp Web Session keeps expiring (iPhone + Chrome on Windows)
I use WhatsApp Web on Windows 10 & Google Chrome to connect to an iPhone.
Today, after re-installing Windows, I started to have session issues. On a regular basis (less than 30 minutes or so) I ...
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Set format of mail forwarded from Gmail to SMS
I have my Gmail set up with a filter to locate important messages and automatically forward them to [mynumber]@[phoneprovider].com with the result that I get an immediate SMS message on my iPhone.
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IFTTT-style trigger for receiving texts?
What I would like to do is configure my phone so that whenever I receive a text from a specific group chat, my phone automatically texts itself the message in a different format. My phone is an iPhone ...
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My Twitter account still on another iPhone
Okay so my very nosy cousin, I trusted with my Twitter account. She would tweet things I did not like and look through my things. I was fed up and told her to delete my account. She showed me that she ...
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Why is my Twitter feed suddenly flooded with posts?
I have a Twitter account, and I follow a couple of my friends. When I usually check my Twitter feed, I can see what my friends have posted and reply to it or whatever.
But lately, I've noticed that ...
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Google Voice SMS forwarding
Due to bank limitations I need some way to send a text message to two different cell phones. My Android phone makes it easy to forward selected texts to my wife. She has an iPhone. I and others have ...
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Why does Google change my “From:” header to have “via me” in it?
I have a "Google Apps for Domains" account for a customized domain name, call it mydomain.com. I also have a regular @gmail.com Google account where I do most of my emailing.
Long ago I setup a "...
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How do I write or read Google-Sheets “comments” on mobile devices?
In a Google-Sheet called Field Schedules for Google web-apps at http://drive.google.com you can right click on a cell to open a context menu with the option to "Insert comment." Let's say for example ...
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Google Calendar Colors are Different Than iPhone Calendars - Can I get the colors to match?
I color code my calendars on my laptop - but annoyingly, that formatting doesn't seem to carry over onto my iPhone
Any tips to get this to work?
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How can I customize Google Voice behavior when forwarding calls?
I setup my Google Voice number to forward to my AT&T cell phone number. There are two features of the forwarding behavior I'm not very fond of:
When someone calls, they get a recorded voice ...
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Trello + Google Calendar + iPhone Calendar
I need your advice about how to do following actions:
As a trello user I want to synchronize my Trello cards with my Google Calendar and my iPhone calendar, so that keeps me in touch with all my ...
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Why can't I see some YouTube videos on my iPhone?
On a few YouTube videos, when I load them up on my iPhone, I get an error stating:
Not available on this platform
Can anyone explain to me what is the issue with these videos that they can't be ...
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When I add a new board to an Organisation, other Organisation members on iPhones are not notified it even exists.
Both iPhone users in the same Organisation. If I add a new board I should be able to task other members without having to tell then about the new board and them having to join first.
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Testing webapps similar to mapping hostname to ip address in hosts file on Windows [closed]
A simple method we often use when developing changes to web applications for which we don't have control over the DNS is to let the testers add a line in the Windows hosts-file that points to the ...
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Download or Forward a PDF from Google Drive iPhone app [closed]
How do I forward or download a PDF from the Google Drive iPhone application?
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How can I set which Google calendars are being synced to my iPhone?
I've set up my iPhone (with iOS 5.1.1) to synchronize contacts and calendars from Google via Google Mail.
However, I only see the Default calendar on my iPhone, whereas all my other private calendars ...
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“No offline messages” message after logging into Gmail on iPhone and iPad (using same account)
[Note: Cross-posted to webapps.stackexchange.com]
My wife and I have 2 iPhones and 1 iPad2. We each use our iPhone to access our Gmail accounts. My wife also uses the iPad for that (whereas I do not)....
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Gmail Notes - iPhone
My friend saved some text into Gmail notes IMAP folder via iPhone.
However, now when looking at them via the online gmail.com interface, they appear to be gibberish.
Example (altered for privacy):
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Stop receiving friend's status updates as notifications
I'm having problems with Facebook since the latest update (subscriptions, I think.) On the web application, I now receive status updates from certain friends as notifications. I don't need to see ...
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Why can't I log into the Trello iPhone app using my Google account?
I'm using the Trello iOS app and I can't seem to get in with my Google account. I can, however, log in using the browser on my iPhone.
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Handle a Gmail account and a domain account from Gmail / iPhone
I have two e-mail accounts. A personal account (Gmail) and a work account (whateverdomain.com, obviously a fake example). Currently, I am already handling both from Gmail, but there's a couple of ...
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Password management service - Web, iPhone and iPad - any ideas? [closed]
I'm looking for a password management service that's based in the cloud, has a web, iPhone and iPad app, and is secure.
I don't mind paying a bit for the apps but I'd like something without a monthly ...
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Login for iPhone apps no longer working using Google App account following transition
I maintain a Google Apps account using my own domain.
Since the transition I am no longer able to use my Google App email address to log into a couple of iPhone apps, namely Feedly and Reeder which ...
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My Contacts are being moved to Other Contacts and I'm losing synchronisation
For some reason a subset of my Google Contacts are being moved from the My Contacts list to the Other Contacts list. Unfortunately this has the effect of removing them from my iPhone as I have them ...
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How to fake the “via iPhone” status message in Facebook
Not beeing economically able to actually buy the new iPhone, how can I impress my friends and family by posting status messages with the "via iPhone" postfix?
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How to make flv-players work with iphone/ipad? [closed]
We don't want to use youtube-embedded videos on our site. How can we make our flv-player (flash) work with iphone/ipad? Is it something with the codec used?
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How to update the Facebook profile picture from iPhone?
How can I change my Facebook profile picture through the iPhone? Is it possible? If yes, then how?
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Offical Twitter iPhone App & Bit.Ly Pro [closed]
I have a bit.ly pro account with my own custom short domain setup.
Can anyone tell me how I can use my custom short domain as my custom URL shortner for the the Official Twitter App for iPhone?
I ...
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How do I forward all calls to Google Voice?
I'm on the AT&T network and I want to forward all my calls to my Google Voice number except for calls from my google voice number.
I believe I need to use AT&T's custom call forwarding codes ...
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Gmail doesn't save my sent emails [closed]
Since 3 days or so (since I have my iPhone …), Gmail doesn't reliably save my outgoing email anymore (sent through the web interface from my notebook). Emails of mine that aren't responses to anything ...
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How can I use Goo.gl as my URL shortener in Twitter for iPhone (Tweetie)?
I've gone to Settings → Services → URL Shortening → Custom. What do I enter as the "URL shortening endpoint"?
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Wiki software that looks good via browser, iPhone and iPad? [closed]
I'm looking into new wiki software that looks good on browsers and kind of native on iPad and iPhone. Any suggestions?
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Concealing IP address when sending via Gmail on another device
Normally when you send an email via Gmail's web interface, your IP address is not revealed in the Received: headers. However, if you configure a device such as the iPhone to send mail via Gmail's SMTP ...
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Require password for iPhone to accept Gmail [closed]
How do I stop my emails coming into my iPhone automatically as opposed to having to put in my password?
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How can I forward Google Voice to my iPhone but still use the iPhone's visual voicemail?
I have a Google voice number which forwards to my iPhone's number. I'm wondering if there's any way to make AT&T handle the voicemail rather than Google Voice. This way I will be able to use the ...
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Google Contact Synchronization on the iPhone 3G
I don't have my contacts stored in my Google account, but I'd like them to be in my gmail account. I figured if I set up Google Sync (basically GMail as an Exchange server) that my contacts would ...
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How to auto-forward iPhone notes from Gmail
I'm having trouble forwarding auto-synced iPhone notes in Gmail. When you setup note-sync on your iPhone, it automatically adds all notes created on your iPhone to Gmail, and labels them "notes".
How ...
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Upload many photos from iPhone to Flickr
What's the easiest way to upload many photos from an iPhone to Flickr.
Email only allows 5 a time. Official app just 1!
I'd like to avoid transfering to desktop first if possible.
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Is there way to sync iPhone/YouTube/Facebook?
I currently upload videos directly from iPhone to you tube... Is there a way to push the videos from YouTube to my facebook status when they are uploaded?
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How can I use a Google Apps nickname with push Gmail on iOS4?
I have a Google Apps for your domain account that I have used for several years. I originally set up this account with a very generic username as a spam protection measure since I knew I could setup ...
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What are options for viewing site analytics from my iPhone/Android/Blackberry? [closed]
Currently we use Google Analytics and there are a number of iPhone apps for viewing the data.
What other options are there?
Are there analytics platforms that have good mobile versions of their ...
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Is there a way to upload higher resolution videos to YouTube (or any video sharing site) directly from your iPhone? [closed]
I currently have an iPhone 4 and while it's very convenient to be able to upload directly from the device to YouTube.com, it only uploads in low resolution, even via WiFi.
Is there a way to upload ...
