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  1. chrisoldroyd

    Switching to macOS and to Apple Photos

    I am thinking of getting a Mac and want to switch my photos to Apple Photos and upload them to iCloud. They are all in folders or albums if you like and I want to just upload them in the same way. I have them downloaded from Google already. Is this easy to do, will they automatically become...
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    iPad App to create a guitar learning guide

    I am after some app advice, I have started guitar lessons and my instructor sends me 2-3 pdfs, maybe the odd jpeg and word files every week with lesson notes, practice guides and other bits and pieces. I have these printed out and in a folder but want to use my iPad instead. Is there an app...
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    Apple Watch Series 3 easy to complete rings

    I’m pretty sure my Apple Watch Series 3 is faulty. I smash my exercise and calorie rings everyday without any effort. Take today for example, I have done very little, no workouts at all and my rings are filled easily. I even spent 2.5 hours driving between 10am and 12:30pm. I had a Series 2...
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    Activity sharing woes

    Is anyone else having issues with Activity Sharing? I have three friends so far but one continually stops working. It works for 24 hours or so then the next day he stays on 0%. We have both unpaired and repaired our watches, it helped as it worked for a few days then stopped again. We both...
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    Must you have a Series 2 watch to see gps map data in Activity app

    I noticed at the recent keynote that you could now a see a map of your run in the activity app when using gps on the Series 2 Apple Watch. My question is, is this a Series 2 Watch exclusive feature or can you get the same info using an original watch and gps data from your phone? I have tried a...
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    Help with Apple Music and multiple phones and people

    I am totally confused as to the best way to set this up. I have three iPhones which currently all have their own iCloud accounts but share the same iTunes account for purchases. Since updating them all to iOS 8.4 and enabling the Apple Music trial we can only listen to music on one device at a...
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    Please help me sort out my iCloud mess please

    I need some advice from an iCloud expert, I currently have the following devices all sharing the same iTunes app account and iCloud account log ins and I am having problems with bookmarks, music etc. coming up on my wife and daughters phones and many other crossovers. Chris (Me) iTunes Account...
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    iPhone 5 UK GSM data speeds very slow compared to Nexus 5

    Anyone know why the Nexus 5 has at least triple the mobile data speed compared to the iPhone 5 in the UK on Three? Speeds tests where I live on the iPhone 5 are round about 3MB/S where the same sim in a Nexus 5 pulls data at over 10MB/S Seems a bit strange to me, does the iPhone 5 lack some...
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    iPhone 5 no sound when making calls

    Is anyone else experiencing a really annoying problem when making calls on their iPhone 5. At least 3 or 4 times a day I will make a call and the phone is silent but the other end will answer, the counter starts counting but neither of us can hear the other. No ringing tone at my end, nothing at...
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    Intro: Chris Oldroyd

    Hello iMore Community I am Chris Oldroyd from Newcastle in the North East of England and I have been writing for iMore for just over two years now. I mainly cover news but also have a keen interest in apps that involve TV and video streaming as well as the latest and greatest Kickstarter...
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    Advice on minimal protection skin?

    I just found a small dent on the bottom of my iPhone 5, it brushed against my loose belt buckle and it caused this damage, not good. Looking to put a skin on the back, sides and bottom but I want a clear one and a quality one. What do you guys recommend, for the job, looking at a zagg or...
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    Contest: Win an iPhone 5 Carbon Fibre Vinyl Skin (UK only)

    The guys at Carbon Fibre Skins have given us twelve full body skins for the iPhone 5 to give away to you, the iMore readers. If you want a chance of winning a skin for your iPhone 5, make sure you enter below:- This is a UK only competition so you must be from the UK with a UK postal address...
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    Contest: Win an iPhone 5 Carbon Fibre Vinyl Skin for your iPhone 5 (UK only)

    The guys at Carbon Fibre Skins have given us twelve full body skins for the iPhone 5 to give away to you, the iMore readers. If you want a chance of winning a skin for your iPhone 5, make sure you enter below:- This is a UK only competition so you must be from the UK with a UK postal address...
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    iPhone 5 earpiece speaker vibrating and poor audio quality

    Has anyone else noticed that the earpiece on their iPhone 5 causes a vibration noise when the other person is talking. I have to turn the volume down to stop it vibrating,this is on a normal phone conversation and not on speakerphone. It is really annoying me and not what I was expecting. Also...
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    GMail as Exchange not pushing email on iOS 6

    I am not sure if this is an iPhone 5 issue or an iOS 6 issue but since getting my iPhone 5, GMail is not getting pushed to my device, mail only arrives when I open the Mail app. All of my settings are correct and the same settings work fine on my iPad 2. I have deleted and re-added the account...
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    Help with a post I'm working, looking at "Adult" apps

    Hey guys, I need your help. I am putting together a top apps post covering the topic of adult entertainment or porn if you like. As Apple won't allow these in the App Store I am looking for recommendations for iPhone optimised web apps similar to xnxx.com etc. Anyone care to help me out with...
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    iPad 2 jailbreak problem, Cydia update fails

    Anyone else get this error every time you load Cydia up. This happened on my previous iPad 2 jailbreak on 5.0.1 and also happens with Absinthe 2.0 on 5.1.1. Thanks Chris
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    Standard def video will look awful on the new iPad

    I was going to upgrade to the new iPad but when I looked at my main use cases for the current iPad 2 it includes a massive amount of video watching. These videos are mostly standard definition or streams from other sources all of which are in standard definition. This is due to my slow broadband...
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    Multiple devices with one iTunes account, what's going to happen with iCloud

    I am a little confused as to what is going to happen when iCloud and iMessage comes online next week. In our family I have an iPhone 4 and iPad 2, my wife has an iPhone 3GS and an original iPad and my daughter has an iPod touch. We all share apps as we only have one iTunes account. My question...
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    Help with online multi-player games

    Guys I am after some help. My brother just picked up an iPad 2 and we have started playing a few online multi-player games and it is very enjoyable. My question is, what games do you recommend or know of that offer online multi-player options? So far we have only played First Touch Soccer and...