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OldSenileGuy posted:This wouldn’t be an issue if it was easy to turn on/off the spoken directions, but it takes like 4 taps of the screen on a very small button to do this (in Apple Maps). MASSIVE UPDATE I don't know when it happened, but I just found out yesterday that they brought back the "tap the directions box to mute the directions" shortcut in CarPlay. HUZZAH ALL HAIL TIM APPLE IT'S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE
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It was gone? It has continued to respect my default choice of having directions off so I hadn't noticed
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Dogen posted:It was gone? It has continued to respect my default choice of having directions off so I hadn't noticed But how will you get mad that it can't read your mind when it tells you to go a different route than the one you've already decided you're taking?
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That's my secret, I'm always mad at technology
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Can someone please, please tell me how to turn off this seemingly new feature where everyone I interact with even once via email is created as a contact in my phone? I have turned off contacts from gmail and hotmail, but most of what that seems to do is erase legitimate contacts and erase names for contacts just had saved. I am having to spend a ton of time deleting these bullshit contacts (dozens of them) on a regular basis. I’ve spent a ton of time googling and trying different things but it’s still hosed.
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Dec 26, 2023 19:27
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Not a clue what you're talking about mate. 
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REMEMBER SPONGE MONKEYS posted:Can someone please, please tell me how to turn off this seemingly new feature where everyone I interact with even once via email is created as a contact in my phone? I have turned off contacts from gmail and hotmail, but most of what that seems to do is erase legitimate contacts and erase names for contacts just had saved. I don’t know but if you figure it out let me know because I’m intermittently having the same issue with Gmail.
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Endless Mike posted:But how will you get mad that it can't read your mind when it tells you to go a different route than the one you've already decided you're taking? I wasn’t sure if you really were this stupid but it sounds like you are The point was that Apple Maps considers different roads to be highways than Google Maps for the purposes of the “avoid highways” feature. The latter works for my commute but the former does not.
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Dec 26, 2023 20:37
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REMEMBER SPONGE MONKEYS posted:Can someone please, please tell me how to turn off this seemingly new feature where everyone I interact with even once via email is created as a contact in my phone? I have turned off contacts from gmail and hotmail, but most of what that seems to do is erase legitimate contacts and erase names for contacts just had saved. That sounds more like an issue with those mail accounts. You probably have contacts turned on for those in your accounts stuff in the phone settings. I think something with the way those accounts behave Is doing what you describe. You should switch over to using your iCloud account for contacts.
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Jose Oquendo posted:That sounds more like an issue with those mail accounts. You probably have contacts turned on for those in your accounts stuff in the phone settings. I think something with the way those accounts behave Is doing what you describe. You should switch over to using your iCloud account for contacts. I left that one on, one way or another I figure I’ll get screwed, this only happened on one of the recent OS updates. I already lost several contacts I created, so I’ll have to go back and re-create them again, apparently.
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REMEMBER SPONGE MONKEYS posted:I left that one on, one way or another I figure I’ll get screwed, this only happened on one of the recent OS updates. I already lost several contacts I created, so I’ll have to go back and re-create them again, apparently. Yeah what's happening is those contacts 'live' in your Gmail and Hotmail accounts. Once you turn those off you will need to make them again in your iCloud account. I've found it's best to use just one account for contacts/calendar/notes. I've had to help family do that too and while it sucks to re-do stuff, once that's done, it's smooth sailing from there.
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So at least 3 times now I've noticed my elderly father trying and, the times I've been there, failing to enter his personal information into some scam internet casino. I'm not quite at the point of locking down his entire phone or turning on screen time but at the very least if I turn on the web content restrictions will that prevent him from being able to get to these websites? I'm not sure what Apple considers an "adult" website. I also see there's an option to prevent iTunes and App Store purchases but is there anything in the parental controls to prevent him from entering his credit card info into anything on his phone?
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Dec 26, 2023 23:47
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Can you set him up with virtual credit cards? Would be nice to have elderly controls like child controls.
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Kibayasu posted:So at least 3 times now I've noticed my elderly father trying and, the times I've been there, failing to enter his personal information into some scam internet casino. I'm not quite at the point of locking down his entire phone or turning on screen time but at the very least if I turn on the web content restrictions will that prevent him from being able to get to these websites? I'm not sure what Apple considers an "adult" website. I also see there's an option to prevent iTunes and App Store purchases but is there anything in the parental controls to prevent him from entering his credit card info into anything on his phone? This is a great question. One I worry about. The main way is to have them be a family member on your (or whichever family member’s) iCloud account and make it where you have to approve purchases. Obviously this requires them being ok with it. You can set up parental controls and I think block it, but it’s different than a child obviously. Like, intention for sure, but both ethically and I guess legality wise you can’t do that to someone’s phone who is over 18. Not that it is being monitored of course. This is gonna make me go back and check , my mom is on my iCloud family plan, and I think I have that setting checked but I’ll double check (she knows she is on my plan and payments go through me). This is a hard one. I’ve seen a LOT of issues with seniors unwittingly get scammed in many many ways by mobile apps and tech, and it’s a really hard solution to get to, but specially because it’s not like any regulations are gonna come through the government any time soon.
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Dec 27, 2023 03:01
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The dad is gonna lose his savings if you don’t intervene more aggressively. Content protections are not enough. Online scams are an epidemic among old and vulnerable populations. I suggest turning on every possible security setting at his bank and credit card company. Perhaps notifications that go to you. The good thing is he’s at least not using Android because if he were he’ll likely have lost a ton of money via sideloaded apps already, given his looseness with personal info.
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Dec 27, 2023 03:13
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This sort of thing actually has been discussed before and from what me and my brothers have seen they have pretty strong purchase protections on their cards and anything of significance cash-wise - one time or ongoing - would need not only him and my mother to agree but likely a meeting with their finance manager. So in this very specific case no one's probably to drain any bank accounts without us hearing about it well beforehand and the greatest danger is likely on the level of his current credit card getting locked and replaced, my mother getting angry with him, and him getting even more spam emails to click on. I'm hoping to stop it from reaching even that low bar of danger.
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Dec 27, 2023 04:03
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Not really an iPhone thing but something I’ve had to deal a lot with. I keep my parent’s debit cards locked away. It’s a lot more annoying to deal with fraud on debit than credit cards. They don’t have logins to their bank either. You can setup credit cards to email when a purchase over a certain amount is made which can help you keep an eye. I also turned off any features that would let them save their credit card info into browsers so that hopefully going and getting the card and manually putting in the information would give some time for a moment of clarity. Scams especially targeting seniors have been a problem that has gotten much worse the last couple years for whatever reason. It’s near constant between my parents and in laws.
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Dec 27, 2023 06:03
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Over the holiday weekend I set my parents up with a NextDNS setup on their router and blocked as much as I found necessary and also manually blocked a bunch of remote access websites a lot of scammers use. Helps a bit with piece of mind at least.
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Dec 27, 2023 07:24
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Yeah remote access is a big problem. They often identify as Geek Squad so it’s good to remind old folk that you definitely have no prior arrangement with them and not to believe any calls or emails.
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Two very unrelated q’s: 1) does such a Safari extension exist to decrappify Instagram? The main app is *dire* to use, especially now that they advertise Threads-tweets which are all bigoted and transphobic. Thinking something along the lines of UnTrap and Vinegar for YouTube. 2)Is there an automation (I’ve never used the Shortcuts app) that takes an image, uploads it to a an Imgur-like (does imgur still delete photos unless you’re logged in?) and spits out a photo url? I have some hot jpgs to PYF and it’s hard to do that on my phone.
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buglord posted:2)Is there an automation (I’ve never used the Shortcuts app) that takes an image, uploads it to a an Imgur-like (does imgur still delete photos unless you’re logged in?) and spits out a photo url? I have some hot jpgs to PYF and it’s hard to do that on my phone. https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/e9b8421f5aa54b0fa1d75bace64bac2c 
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Never actually ordered my 15 Pro or Pro Max when it came out but I’m definitely getting frustrated with my XR locking up multiple times per day now. Any super strong opinions on the Pro vs Max? I prefer a smaller phone in my hands, and the Pro is cheaper than the Max, but on the other hand the Max has a much better battery (?) and a 5x lens with a longer digital zoom, which seems more useful than 3x. I don’t game or watch much video so the bigger screen or more power or whatever isn’t really a selling point for me, and I’m still using an XR so I’m sure either will have a much better battery than I’m used to? I can always get a MagSafe battery pack or something too. I’ve probably just laid out a bunch of reasons I should just get the Pro instead of the Max, but I guess I have camera FOMO.
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Surprise T Rex posted:Never actually ordered my 15 Pro or Pro Max when it came out but I’m definitely getting frustrated with my XR locking up multiple times per day now. I highly recommend basing the decision solely on size preference. If you want the smaller phone, the battery life is still fine (been find on my 15 Pro) and I don’t think an extra zoom is worth having a phone that you aren’t happy with holding / carrying anyway. Coming from a XR, the 15 Pro will be insanely lighter. I will say, the XR had a bigger battery, so it is possible the 15 Pro battery is slightly less, but if you’re not doing video or gaming it’ll get you through the day fine, plus it fast charges anyway. Your XR battery for sure has depreciated in capacity, so when I say slightly less, I mean from when your XR was new in box. It should be a better battery life than your XR at this point. Again, if you want the smaller phone just get the Pro. If you want a bigger phone get the max.
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Hey guys! I'm not sure if this is the place to ask, as it's more to do with the apps than the phone itself, but the solution would definitely be specific to iOS: I am having trouble communicating with my sister. Not, like, emotionally. We're each others' cheerleaders and tell the other we love them all the time. But I can only reach her through WhatsApp or email. And both are causing me a headache. Sometimes she goes a day or longer before checking WA. And even longer for her Gmail. Especially when it's exam period. She says that she had to turn off notifications for WA because every few minutes there's a meme message from a distant auntie or chat from one of the many groups she has to be a part of at university. And same thing for Gmail. She could turn them back on but it wouldn't make a difference since my messages would just be lost in a sea of them. I told her that I need to be able to contact her within a couples of hours max. Her own health isn't great right now. Mine hasn't been in the past. And our father who lives over here is getting older and already has problems. She needs to somehow set WhatsApp to notify her of my messages, even if that means figuring out a way to manually silence all other contacts and conversations. And more important, since I only email when it's something important, she needs to do not only the same for Gmail but make my email give some sort of special notification, sound, and non-standard vibration. She says she doesn't know how to do any of that. Setting aside the possibility that we're not as close as I like to think we are for a moment, any ideas? I don't think you can do any of what I'm asking directly from the WA/Gmail apps on Android. But can it be done on iOS? Either through the apps or using Apple's Contacts app? She just got a 15 Pro a few days ago if it makes a difference. I'd appreciate any input. Bright Bart fucked around with this message at 14:10 on Dec 28, 2023 |
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Bright Bart posted:Hey guys! I'm not sure if this is the place to ask, as it's more to do with the apps than the phone itself, but the solution would definitely be specific to iOS: iMessage?
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Duckman2008 posted:iMessage? I don't know if that'd work better or not. She probably has even more contacts and groups on there. But I am a Samsung Bro (TM). Not necessarily an Android fanboy. But the S21 beat out whatever Apple had on offer at the time I bought it. Bright Bart fucked around with this message at 14:10 on Dec 28, 2023 |
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You can mute chats in WhatsApp, only thing is that if your sis gets mentioned it’ll ding her for that but that’s about it.
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On iOS she can allow only notifications from favorites or even certain users I think
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Surprise T Rex posted:Never actually ordered my 15 Pro or Pro Max when it came out but I’m definitely getting frustrated with my XR locking up multiple times per day now. Yeah as the other poster said just go with whatever you find more comfortable. I have a pro, the battery is excellent and I’m yet to make it to the end of a night with less than 20% left in the tank. There were videos testing the batteries when the 15 series came out where the pro came out last, but that’s last in the sense of ‘11 hours of constant screen-on video playback instead of 12’ or whatever the stats were. You won’t need a battery pack unless you’re going to be away from a charger for more than 24 hours with even above average usage. The resolution on the camera sensors is good enough where you’ve still got a bit of virtual zoom beyond 3x before things get too grainy. I do miss my 13 mini a great deal but the battery just wasn’t enough for my lifestyle. The 15 pro is perfect for me battery-wise, and as someone with crampy hands I wouldn’t have been able to manage the max.
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Bright Bart posted:Hey guys! I'm not sure if this is the place to ask, as it's more to do with the apps than the phone itself, but the solution would definitely be specific to iOS: https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/set-custom-alert-tone-whatsapp-contact/ Also, don’t forget it’s a phone. You could … call. She could even set a custom ringtone for you and you could just let it ring a couple times.
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For goon who can’t contact his sister, can you just call her phone? No one calls now so it would certainly be unusual.
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Thanks for the Pro vs Max input, I was on the fence because the Max is only about 1cm taller than my XR (these bezels are enormous), but I do definitely sometimes have a little “ugh, phone too big” moment when I need to do something. I work from home and my XR battery with 83% capacity lasts me all day most of the time, and I’m almost always in range of a charger, and for those rare occasions where I’m not I can get an external battery pack.
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If she’s silenced all these apps because she’s drowning in message notifications, install Signal and be the only person contacting her that way.
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Our fallback right now is to get some IM app that we only have each other and no one else on. But there has to be an easier way right? The WA isn't the biggest problem. It's getting my emails with notifications and ideally with priorirty through Gmail.Jose Oquendo posted:On iOS she can allow only notifications from favorites or even certain users I think As in WhatsApp on iOS? Or that you can do this for all apps in general? Either way do you have a clue about how, or where information about this could be found? WithoutTheFezOn posted:WhatsApp does apparently let you set custom notification sounds per contact. Interesting. Then the solution would be to mute all other conversation while keeping notifications on in general, and giving mine a custom one? smackfu posted:For goon who can’t contact his sister, can you just call her phone? No one calls now so it would certainly be unusual. I could of course it's just really expensive even with a long-distance plan and even worse without one. I've been broke and often haven't had the minimum balance to start a call let alone get much across before being cut off. But I'll be less broke soon and so I maybe could just eat $5 in a real Emergency to call and say 'Hey X this is urgent get on WhatsApp/check your email right now please'. And you're right nobody under 40 calls anymore. But if there was a way on iPhone to have a contact override silent mode this could work.
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Focus has configuration available specifically to allow certain contacts to generate notifications. That's the "apple" way to do it.
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I think for email, you would want to set yourself as a VIP in her Apple Mail, then she could turn on just the VIP notifications. https://thesweetsetup.com/how-to-set-up-vip-notifications-in-apple-mail/ (If it feels like you are getting a lot of random answers, it’s because Apple seems to have a half dozen ways of dealing with this stuff for different apps and for the system overall.)
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Jose Oquendo posted:On iOS she can allow only notifications from favorites or even certain users I think Yeah this. This works for WA and for iMessage and phone calls. If my phone is on DND my dad’s messages still come through and only his.
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 Incredible, thank you!
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buglord posted:Incredible, thank you! Just note it uploads anonymously by default. When editing the shortcut, tap the imgur stage to set the options for that.
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MarcusSA posted:Yeah this. How do we do this?! Will it still work if notifications for WA are turned off? Or just if they're on and the phone is on DND so temporarily not showing the others pop up?
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