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!

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).

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?

geteilt von: https://feddit.de/post/3210288

I am currently collecting tips for easy entry into mapping. One of the top recommendations is of course StreetComplete, which is available for Android.

iOS users keep asking for something comparable for their OS. For an equally simple start with OSM, there is Every Door, which is also available for iOS. It's a very good app, but it really doesn't have the fun factor of StreetComplete and the UI is likely to scare off iOS users in particular.

There is also MapComplete, which can be used as a web app.

Do you have any other recommendations or ideas for iOS-Users?

I started using an app called aCar back when I used Android, then that app was purchased and the lifetime users were forced to subscribe. The name was changed to Fuelly and the new owner abandoned it 4+ years ago.

I have looked at a couple on iOS and they either are barely functional (only tracking fuel ups) or very extensive app permissions are used.

I am looking for something that will track multiple cars, ideally across multiple devices so my wife and daughter can track theirs too. Fuel, maintenance, part numbers, etc.

I have been using Raycast with its integrated AI spell checking and I am completely impressed with the results. I would love to find an equivalent solution for iOS. When I look in the App Store, there are so many options and many of them are overly expensive. I wish I could find out if there is a consensus on a clear winner. One with the ability to create your own saved prompts would be ideal.

What app you'd recommend for listening local, manually downloaded .mp3-formatted podcasts?

It's a pity that the one you like the most is not willing to upload their episodes into any platform :D