An operating system for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad developed by Apple, Inc. For questions about Cisco iOS, use cisco-ios. Questions about iOS devices are off-topic except insofar as they interact directly with computers. Most iOS questions would be better suited for apple.stackexchange.com.
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Can I run iOS apps on my Mac?
I've seen a number of neat iPhone apps recently that I'd like to use. In particular, there are a number of neat musical apps (metronome, tuner, etc.) that seem highly rated, and have no real Mac ...
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Add to iCloud Reading List from Chrome?
In Chrome (on Windows), how can I add a webpage to my iCloud Reading List to read later on my iPad?
My iOS devices (iPad, iPhone) are already set to synchronize their bookmarks via iCloud.
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Is there an Xcode 4.2 for Snow Leopard?
I was looking for Xcode 4.2 for Snow Leopard.
I had heard that the official release for iOS 5 was also going to be Snow Leopard enabled.
I could not find Xcode 4.2 + iOS5 for Snow Leopard on Apple's ...
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What is a “pipe” and how can it be “broken”?
I've gotten the "broken pipe" error from Xcode one time too many. I'm now curious to know exactly what a pipe is.
What is the concept of a "pipe" and how can it be "broken"?
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Is it possible to virtualize the iPhone OS?
I was wondering if it was possible to virtualize an iPhone's OS on my Mac. Maybe through VMware or another application?
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difference between MDM certificate and APNS certificate
I am new to mobile device management(MDM).I want to configure my own MDM Server to support iOS devices for mobile device management.
I know that for this apple developer Enterprise account is ...
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Turn Off Unjailbroken iOS Device From PC
Is there a way to turn off a unjailbroken device from the PC? If it was jailbroken I could just SSH into it and turn it off.
Can I boot with the help of a ramdisk and then shut it down? ...
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How can I run an iOS or Android app on my PC?
I've got a SWTOR account, and I'm interested in adding a security key to my account. Not because I'm particularly worried about my account being compromised, but because it allows access to a ...
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Can I intercept my iPhone's HTTP requests with my Mac?
I'd like to be a man-in-the-middle between my iPhone and the internet for debugging purposes. In particular, I'd like to convince my iPhone that a particular host on the internet is my local ...
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iTunes 10.5 blocked when I connect my iPhone4
Today I updated iTunes to version 10.5
It starts up correctly, but when I connect my iPhone4, iTunes is blocked and the spinning wait cursor is showed....
When I disconnect iPhone, iTunes works ...
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What is this type of UI component called?
What is this kind of UI component called? I think it makes more sense in certain cases than a set of radio buttons and I'd like to create a similar component for a web app I'm developing. I just want ...
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Using Apps on non-iOS devices?
Is there anyway to keep using the apps that I bought, if I no longer have an iOS device?
I am wondering if there is some sort iOS simulator on the PC.
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How can I randomize my MAC address on boot on both iOS and Mac OS X?
I would like my MAC addresses on my Mac OS X (iMac) and iOS devices (iPhone, iPad) to be randomized on boot. I have no idea how to generate the random MAC, nor to insert it into the boot process. Any ...
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Launching a GUI app from the command line [closed]
I'm using erica's launch command to launch an application from the terminal (via SSH). However, I am obtaining the following error (with whatever application):
$ launch com.apple.MobileSafari
...
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Running iOS app on Windows NT4 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Using Apps on non-IOS devices?
Are there any emulators or such thing to run an iOS app on windows?
Anything like that available NT4?
(I don't make up the requirements, ...
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Do I need to buy a new Mac to develop iOS 5 apps?
I have a Mac mini I picked up a few months ago to learn about developing iPhone/iPad apps; it's an Intel Core Duo running OSX 10.6. I'm running Xcode 3.2.6.
Can I not use this to test apps for ...
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Which fonts (if any) are pre-installed on Windows, OS X, and iOS?
I'm setting up my email client on OS X, and am not sure which font to select in Mail so as to ensure a consistent appearance across devices. In particular, iOS is a problem as I cannot seem to find a ...
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iPhone recorded videos getting rotated on Windows systems
I am recording videos on iPhone and uploading them to my Linux server. Users can see these videos on website. If users are seeing videos on mac or iDevices the video is looking fine but when users are ...
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How to export all notes in OS X/iOS Notes.app?
I used to take all my notes on my iPhone and iPad in Notes.app. I recently switched and take all my notes using various text editors and store the notes in my Dropbox. However, my old notes I used to ...
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Issues with upgrading iPhone4 to iOS 6
When I last upgrade my iPhone 4 to iOS 5, I later had to install another version of iTunes on my macbook to synchronize my files between my computer and my iPhone. This new version of iTunes required ...
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Adding exchange room calendars to iPad
I am trying to get an iPad to list Exchange room resources in its calendar.
I have set up an account for the iPad to connect to exchange with it's own mailbox. This account has full access to the ...
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Trying to find a password manager that does not require sync through “the cloud”
I am interested in a password manager that synchronizes between iOS/Android/WP7 and Windows 7. And does not require me to synchronize through or store my passwords on an online service.
Does such a ...
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FFmpeg & iPhone: don't display audio language button
I'm creating an MP4 file with FFmpeg 1.1.1, using life and aevalsrc to generate some test video and audio:
ffmpeg -f lavfi -i life -f lavfi -i aevalsrc=0 -frames:v 750 life.mp4
If I play it on an ...
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Permission denied issue in cocos2d update
I have been trying to update to Cocos2D version 2, but I always get the following lines of code in the terminal.
Installing Xcode 4 Box2d iOS template
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Can I configure AirPort Express from iOS?
An AirPort Express makes a nice travel companion for an iPad or iPod Touch. However, it seems to require a Mac to run the AirPort Utility for the initial setup (passwords and stuff). Is there any way ...
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Can I get AirPlay mirroring under Windows?
I have a big TV hooked up to a Windows desktop via HDMI. I can launch VLC fullscreen and pretend I'm watching TV, or run BBC iPlayer, and that works fine.
I also have iPads and iPhones, and a ...
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Installing Xcode 4 / iOS SDK 4.3
I just bought, downloaded and installed Xcode 4 through the Mac App Store.
The Xcode 4 detail page in the App Store says:
Xcode 4 runs on Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes the Xcode IDE, ...
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Why is it that XCode cannot push my changes?
I am writing an iOS application in XCode. I associated a remote repository to it.
I finished writing a View Controller file and then went to File -> Source Control -> Commit. I wrote a commit ...
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Emails deleted from iPhone are still visible in Thunderbird
I have Thunderbird 9.0.1 and iOS MobileMail.app (iPhone 4S) connected to the same IMAP account on a Dovecot server.
When I delete emails from Thunderbird, they no longer show up on the iPhone. So ...
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How to get Text messages off of iPhone in ubuntu?
I have an iPhone 4 and I wanted to copy all my text messages off of it.
Is there a utility to do this under Ubuntu?
Or is there a way to access them through the file menu/cmd line?
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How to route all traffic via a local SSH SOCKS proxy on iOS?
Note: although iOS is technically for "cell phones" which aren't permitted on SU, this questions seems is technical and not about regular usage, that I consider it computer software.
I'd like to have ...
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How can I backup an iOS 5 Beta 5 device?
I'm trying to backup my iOS 5 beta 5 device, but when I installed iTunes 10 beta 5, my Windows 7 computer doesn't let me run it saying that it expired. I don't want to upgrade through the device ...
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User Initials setting in Microsoft OneNote / Author Highlighting
I have ended up with different initials on different devices in Microsoft OneNote. The result of them being different is that it thinks I am a different person making revisions and I end up with ...
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Command /usr/sbin/chown failed with exit code 1 Error when archiving
I'm trying to archive a project to submit it to the iOS App Store, but keep getting this problem. I have already set yes to the skip install option, re-installed Xcode, rebooted and re-copied my ...
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iPhone calendar events not showing in iCal (Snow Leopard, iPhone 4S)
My wife's iPhone4S is all set up with iCloud synching, etc. However, she does not have Lion yet so she can't sync to iCal through the cloud.
Anyway, in iTunes the Sync Calendar option is checked, ...
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Canon MX printer series with Apple AirPrint support?
Does somebody know if the Canon MX printer series has a native Apple AirPrint support? In product specification they only say that it is possible to print documents from your iPhone or iPad. But i ...
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Viewing local websites on my iOS device over Wi-fi
Trying to view some local html/css/js files in a mobile browser on my iOS device. Thought maybe file-sharing would be an option, and is, but I'm not completely satisfied with it. Any time I try to do ...
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Enabling virtualization on a PC [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I enable VT-X?
I was designing games in unity with some friends but none of us have a Mac so none of us can download the Apple SDK. To use the SDK, we will have ...
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iPhoto-readable 'tags' - editing possible on iPod Touch/iPhone?
I'd like to create/edit the tags on my photos on my iPod Touch, such that they are sync'd back to iPhoto. Presumably, iPhoto would then update my smart albums.
I find it's such a chore to do it on ...
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Is there any way to restore iOS Jailbroken device
Is there any way to restore iOS Jailbroken device? or once it jailbroken then warranty gone?Does jailbroking effects hardware of the device?
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can't download xcode from appstore?
I have Mac lion and I have Xcode 4.2 installed (downloaded from appstore for free).
Today I wanted to upgrade to 4.3.2. Then I searched Xcode from appstore, on the Xcode page, it says "Free", then I ...
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Is possible to use Same Provisioning with Multiple IOS Devices? [closed]
I found on internet and it seems that it is possible.
The information told that I have to register all devices before I set up
provisioning Profile, is it right?
I wonder that is it possible to ...
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Issues with git on Mac
I installed the command line interface from GitHub's site. I created a new folder to pull files down to and tried to initialize my folder by issuing the command git init but I get command not found. ...
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Can't find AU Lab on Mac
Can't find AU Lab on my Mac mini.
I have Xcode installed. Where can I find the program?
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Is that possible for Windows to play format playlist.m3u8 which made fully support on iOS or Mac?
There is a live TV channels and radio which formatted playlist.m3u8 the file can be play on all the iOS devices and Mac as well
I just wonder if there is a possible way to install any component or ...
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Can we install (Mac + iPhone SDK 4.1) using vmware (Virtual Machine)? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to install Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard in VMWare?
Can we install (Mac + iPhone SDK 4.1) using vmware (Virtual Machine)?
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xcode 4.5 not supporting in mac os x 10.7.3
I have updated the xcode 4.3.2 to 4.5 . I have mac version 10.7.3. dmg file which i have downloaded is not recognized by the mac . So I have to update the mac version also so from which version mac ...
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how to update iOS after direct download [closed]
How do I update iOS after downloading the files from a direct link??
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iOS (iPhone/iPod Touch) Fetch Vs. Push [closed]
Going through advanced Mail, Contacts, Calendars settings on my iPod Touch with iOS 4.0, I noticed an option for fetch, instead of push. What exactly is the difference between fetch and push for the ...
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Airport Express Airplay Over Existing WiFi Connection
I am trying to use my Airport Express as an Airplay adapter (play to speakers through iOS device) connected to my existing (not-Airport-Extreme) wireless network. The Express is the kind that you plug ...

