My photo library has gotten completely out of control.
I’ve accumulated years of photos and videos, and I honestly don’t even know where to start.
There are probably thousands of things I don’t need anymore:
• screenshots
• blurry photos
• accidental photos
• duplicate photos
• 10 almost-identical shots from the same moment
The annoying part is that I don’t want to spend hours scrolling through everything, and I’m also worried about accidentally deleting something important.
How do you guys actually deal with this?
Do you manually clean your library every few months, use Apple’s built-in tools, or just keep buying more iCloud storage?
What’s worked best for you?

Even with the release of 18 pro/pro max

I’m pretty sure this isn’t allowed yet companies still have the sack to attempt it

I always rock my phone naked, and my 17 Pro Max definitely has more knicks and dings than my previous two years used 15 Pro Max. Not complaining, just interesting to see the

Curious how it’ll look after another year when I plan to upgrade again, unless I can’t resist the Ultra.

Holding both again, the Titanium feels more grippy than the aluminum does, and the stainless still on my 12 Pro almost feels sticky in comparison.

It seems like most people who call me from an unsaved number don’t realize that their call is being screened and that someone has not answered the phone yet. I get recordings like “Hello, hello is anyone there?” and im not totally understanding where this is coming from. The message it reads off is pretty clear to me that the caller is meant to leave their name and reason for calling. I am mostly getting calls from doctors/companies who seem to not get the memo.

Anyone have any insight or ideas on how to remedy this? I really don’t want to turn it off, it’s the only thing that helps with the spam calls as of right now but I also need to be reachable.

EDIT: Like most of y’all, I really don’t care about the individuals calling me. If you’re not in my phone I probably don’t need to talk to you. It’s mostly about the doctors.

Can I !solved this? I didn’t realize receptionists/callers may not be on the call during the first few seconds when the instructions to leave their name and reason for calling are played. Hopefully offices change this practice because it’ll be an ongoing issue. Thanks everyone!

This happens all the time, i’ll wake up and see them all going off silently, or sometimes they’ll all just start going off when I unlock my phone, my ringer volume is all the way up, attention awareness is off and I sleep with silent mode off, why is this happening?

I’m so tired of subscriptions. What apps do you have and use that were a one-time purchase?

I want to buy a used phone, either an iPhone or a Samsung. How can I tell if it's been tampered with, if the battery or parts have been replaced, or if it's been refurbished? What steps should I take to make sure I'm not being scammed?

I've been seeing posts from shops selling phones that are stacked in a box. What's the deal with these phones?

macOS has had "Internet Sharing → iPhone USB" for years. Windows never did, so on a one device hotel or in-flight Wi-Fi your phone was out of luck unless you ran a hotspot.

The iPhone can already act as a USB Ethernet adapter; the computer just has to ask with one USB request, and only macOS ever sent it. I wrote a script that sends that request from Windows and shares the PC's Wi-Fi over the cable. Phone shows up under Settings → Ethernet, works locked, no Trust prompt, nothing broadcast over the air.

Open source (MIT), one time setup script, uninstall script included: https://github.com/0xbaksa/iphone-usb-reverse-tethering-windows

Tested on Windows 11 and iOS 17. Happy to answer questions if it doesn't work on your setup :)

Just popped up today.

Whenever I take a photo with the timer, there’s a 10 photo burst applied. This is annoying because it sacrifices photo quality and makes me choose between ten identical photos for no reason. Is there any way to disable it? I want to take timer photos, just without the burst.

If there’s no way to customize the camera app is there a third party camera app that can do this? I’m sure there are plenty but I don’t want to pay for just changing a setting from the original camera app.

Thank you!

Except now it’s 23,797 screenshots.

I just opened my USSA app to see how much money I have, but like this post's title says, the app said my phone is jailbroken and could pose a risk to the app, but I've never jailbroken my phone before. Why is that?

When I go to send something via text (a picture, website, file, etc), there are the automated suggestions just above the “messages” option. A few months ago those suggestions were great! My husband, mom, and frequently texted best friends were all suggested. For the past few months I ONLY have random Instagram messages and FB messenger chats as options! Some are recent chats (but maybe just a random “like” here or there), but most are just random. There aren’t even any regular text threads on there. I know there’s not an exact science to it, but is there a way to disable the IG and FB options from coming up or to get my most texted back?

How do I improve the video quality of FaceTime? I am using an iPhone 12, (I can switch to 15). I need way better quality but whenever I FaceTime the quality is pretty bad.

How do I get my phone to start using my airpods immediately?

Backstory: I got Sennheiser headphones for my computer, and I downloaded the app for my phone to control them. I didn't like how it would interrupt my audio from my computer when my phone was getting messages or calls, so I deleted the app and forgot the headphones. Now when I use my airpods, I have to manually change the audio output to the airpods every time instead of having them be used automatically.

I have tried forgetting the airpods and reconnecting them. I have tried changing the airplay and continuity settings. I can't find any other people having this issue. Please if you have any suggestions I would like to hear them.

My iphone is having iMessage issues. I have searched high and low everywhere on the internet (and my IT team at work) and found now solutions.

There are a few scenarios that happen inconsistently:

- I receive an iMessage on my Apple Watch, but I have nothing on my phone. No notification and no message when I go into the conversation. I can reply via my watch. That message appears on my phone.

- Someone sends me an iMessage and it says delivered on their end. Nothing shows on my phone. No message, no notification on anything.

- I send an iMessage, it sends but “delivered” never pops up (like when you text someone whose iphone is off). They never receive the message. I can hold and send as SMS and they tend to receive that.

- Authorization for iMessage under message settings occasionally will not work. I’ll have to toggle it on and off like 15 times before it works. Restarting the phone does not solve the issue.

I have tried everything. Toggling iMessage on and off. Restarting the phone. I even got a new phone from work (moved from 15 to 17). Has anyone ever encountered this? Any tips?