I am working in Apple Maps.app on my Mac and now I have made a lot of Dropped Pins / Red Pins that I have gathered in a custom My Guides folder. I have just created another Red Pin that I also want to add to this custom My Guides folder, but when I do the exact same thing to add it as I did earlier, for some reason that is impossible for this Red Pin since the name of the custom My Guides folder is not appearing… the only option given is “New Guide” for some reason…
What is wrong ? How can I fix this ?
Answer :
This seems to be a bug in Apple Maps.app (especially Maps version 3.0) on macOS… To fix this, do this :
close Apple Maps.app on your Mac
then, open Maps.app on your iPhone
swipe un the pull-up window (with the Search field) so the More Info window fills the screen
scroll down to the Red Pin you want to add
if you don’t see it right away, you might need to dig a little futher by clicking on one of the “More” buttons (on the right, next to each chapter)
when found, click on the Red Pin and it’s info will open in a new window
then, click on the ‘three dots’/More-button and choose “Add to Guides” from the pop-up menu
now, the complete list of My Guides you have will be visible (even the ones you were not able to select on your Mac)
Click on the custom My Guides folder and you will be able to add the Red Pin to that custom My Guides folder
I have an old location that I had once looked up in Apple Maps which was marked with a Red Pin. Now I no longer need it, so I want to delete it. Normally I would do that by clicking on the Red Pin in Apple Maps.app on my Mac, so the More Info window would open with a Delete-button… but for this particular Red Pin there is no Delete button… (even though the Delete button appears if I do this same thing with any other Red Pin…)
It’s even worse… this Red Pin is in a My Places ‘folder’ also, and even though I get the option to delete it there, it will automatically reappear in the same My Places ‘folder’ instantly after being deleted…
I’ve searched the internet multiple times, but no-one seems to know how do fix this… a lot of people seem to have run into this or a similar problem, but the solutions given just don’t work for me…
Is there any fix for this ?
Answer :
There is a fix (but no guarantee it will work for all similar problems). Try this :
first, close Apple Maps.app on your Mac
then, open Apple Maps.app on your iPhone
swipe the Search field (or actually the pull-up screen) upward to fill the screen with the More Info window
now, find the Red Pin you want to delete : it may be in the Recents chapter, or in the Favourites chapter, or you may have to dig a little bit further to find older Red Pins
once found, slide the info line of the Red Pin from right to left ; now a red Delete button will appear from the right ; click it to delete the Red Pin
If you also want to delete the Red Pin from the My Places ‘folder’, try this :
in Apple Maps.app on your iPhone, swipe the search field upward to fill the screen with the More Info window
scroll down to the My Guides chapter and click on the My Places ‘folder’
you will now see the map, with the pull-up screen now named My Places (or any custom name you have once given to the ‘folder’)
if you don’t see the Red Pin you want to delete, swipe up the pull-up screen and scroll down until you see the Red Pin you’re looking for
then, slide the info line of the Red Pin from right to left ; now the red Delete button will appear from the right ; click it to delete the Red Pin
then, click the X-marked button top right to go back to the main view (back to the More Info window)
And if you want to delete the My Places ‘folder’ (or any of the My Guides ‘folders’) entirely, try this :
in Apple Maps.app on your iPhone, swipe the search field upward to fill the screen with the More Info window
scroll down to the My Guides chapter and find the ‘folder’ you want to delete (e.g. the My Places ‘folder’)
then, slide the info line of the folder you want to delete from right to left ; now the red Delete button will appear from the right ; click it to delete the ‘folder’
That’s it !
…to check if this has worked, open Apple Maps.app on your Mac and your ‘undeleteable’ Red Pin will now be gone… (if this solution works in your case too)
I am on holiday and since there is no WiFi-internet here, I would like to connect my Nintendo Switch to my iPhone’s unlimited internet plan by connecting to it’s WiFi using the Personal Hotspot feature in iOS. But if I have Personal Hotspot turned on, my Switch can’t see it… even if I can connect to the Personal Hotspot from another iPhone.
What is wrong ?
Answer :
There’s an easy fix for this :
on you iPhone, goto the Settings.app
in the Settings window that opens, click on “Personal Hotspot” (should be just below “Mobile Data” – if it is not, your mobile phone provider has blocked this and you have no way of wirelessly sharing your iPhone’s internet connection)
in the Personal Hotspot window that opens, set the “Allow Others to Join” slider to ON
you can just use automatically generated WiFi password for your Personal Hotspot, but if you want to set your own password, click on the triangular arrow right next to the password and a new page wil openen where you will be able to set the password of your liking
now, the one crucial step : set the “Maximise Compatibility” slider to ON
then exit the Settings.app
goto your Nintendo Switch and now you will see your iPhone’s personal hotspot listed as an available network
I want to test the waters on some subject in a WhatsApp-group I’m in. Let’s say I want to know how everybody feels about doing something together or not. I’ve seen someone else post a polling questionnaire like that in another WhatsApp-group, and I want to do something similar…
How do I do that ?
Answer :
To create a poll (a questionnaire) in WhatsApp, do this :
make sure you have the latest version of WhatsApp installed on your iPhone
open WhatsApp and go to the group you want to post the poll in
click on the + (the Plus-sign) bottom left (next to the field where you normally type new messages)
in the popup list that opens, select “Poll”
in the “Create Poll” window that opens, at “Question” type the initial question for your poll/questionnaire
then, at “Options”, add the first multiple-choice answer you have in mind
then, just below, type the second multiple-choice answer
now, upon typing the second multiple-choice answer, you will see that an extra field will appear for an extra answer you have in mind
if you want to add a third (or fourth or fifth) multiple-choice answer, type it
so, when you have all multiple-choice answers typed, leave the bottom field empty (it will be marked with “Add” in grey)
now, if you want people to limit their response to only one answer/option, set the “Limit to only one choice” open (to the right) ; if not, leave it closed (to the left)
then click “Send” top right and your poll will be posted in your WhatApp-group
as soon als people start filling out your poll/questionaire, their face-icons/avatars will show up next the answer of their choice, so you can monitor the most and least popular answers
I had a Philips HUE lamp that went rogue after 4 years of working without any problems, so I had to replace it with a new one. Installation was easy (as always) : it was immediately recognised by my HUE Bridge and there is no problem when I use it with the HUE.app (I am not using the HUE(Bluetooth).app since I have an HUE Bridge). Even the HUE Remote that controls to the group of lights that the old HUE lamp is in, immediately integrated the replacement HUE lamp.
But when I want to control my HUE lights from my Google Home devices and apps, all lights are still controlled properly, but not the newly replaced HUE lamp… I can’t control it from Google Home… What is wrong ?
Answer :
After connecting the new Philips HUE lamp to the HUE Bridge and the HUE.app, you need to also reconnect it to Google Home manually… Philips HUE doesn’t automatically update in Google Home (or the other way around)… To get things working in Google Home, do this :
make sure that the new HUE lamp is working properly with the HUE.app and all HUE Remotes as intended
then, make sure the group of lights that the new/repaced HUE lamp is in is turned on (so all lights of the group should be burning)
now, open the GoogleHome.app on your iPhone (or iPad)
when the “Home” page opens, click on the “Settings” button (the one with the sprocket/gear-icon)
in the “Home settings” page that opens, scroll down to the bottom and click on “Works with Google”
in the “Add Devices” page that opens, you will see a “Linked” chapter and a “Add new” chapter below ; since you already have your HUE lights set up in Google Home previously, you can click on “Philips HUE” in the “Linked” chapter
in the small popup menu that opens, click on “Check for new devices”
when the auth.meethue.com online login page opens, login to your Philips HUE account using your eMail address and your password
in the “Grant permission” webpage that opens, scroll down to the bottom and click on the blue “Grant permission” button
now the “Add Devices” page in the Googlehome.app opens, and at the bottom a message saying “Philips HUE is linked” will show
then, the “Choose device” page will automatically open where you see all your HUE lights and devices that are currently not connected to Google Home, so select the HUE lamp’s icon tile that you have replaced and click “Next”
in the “Connect Home” page that opens, drag&drop the HUE lamp’s icon tile onto the correct HOME icon tile (usually the HOME location that you have setup in Google Home) [ note that you can only connect the lamp to one home ] then click “Next”
in the “Connect Groups” page that opens, drag&drop the HUE lamp’s icon tile onto each and every GROUP icon tile (of lights and devices) you want the HUE lamp to be in, one after the other
when done, click “Next” and the GoogleHome.app will update
when done, back in the “Home” page, scroll down to the proper group and test what happens when you turn the group of lights off and back on
if everything works properly, you’re done
if you run into a problem (now or maybe later on), try this :
turn on all HUE lights
turn off all running GoogleHome.apps on all devices you have and unplug all Google Home speakers, Google Home displays and Nest Hubs
after at least 30 seconds, plug all Google Home speakers/displays and Nest Hubs back in and wait for them to restart
now, test if the group of HUE lights that includes the replaced HUE lamp works as intended when using one of the restarted Google Home speakers/displays or Nest Hubs (if it works on one Google Home device, it will work on all the one that have been restarted)
also test if the group of HUE lights that includes the replaced HUE lamp works as intended when using the GoogleHome.app on your iPhone (or iPad)
now, everything should work as intended (in the very unlikely event that it does not, redo all of the above)
A friend told me I could speed up my interaction with my iPhone by doing things like swiping with multiple fingers at the same time…
How do I do that ?
Answer :
The 2-finger gestures that you can use on your iPhone :
the basics : put 2 fingers on the screen next to each other, then spread them (‘pinch’ gesture) to zoom in on a picture or map
the basics : put 2 fingers on the screen apart of each other, then bring them together (‘reverse pinch’ gesture) to zoom out on a picture or map
the extras : when the onscreen keyboard is shown, long-press the spacebar (with one finger) to get a cursor that you can move though the text (‘trackpad-mode’), then add a second finger and with 2 fingers you can now select parts of the text
the extras : when in a list (like in Mail.app or Notes.app) use 2 fingers to tap one item, then drag down (or up) to select multiple items together – if needed you can still deselect individual items using only one finger
The 3-finger gestures that you can use on your iPhone :
the basics : put 3 fingers on the screen and swipe to the left to undo any action you just did
the basics : put 3 fingers on the screen and swipe to the right to redo anything (especially if you just did an undo action)
the extras : after having selected a text, put 3 fingers on the screen and spread them (‘reverse pinch’ gesture) to copy the selected text
the extras : after having copied some text (when it’s in the invisible clipboard), put 3 spread-out fingers on the screen and move them together (‘pinch’ gesture) to paste the text into your document
the extras : when in any text app, tap 3 fingers on the screen to bring up a menu that enables you to copy & paste
that’s just a few of the very handy gestures that you can use… enjoy π
Question : I have a Medisana PM100BT Oximeter which works great, but since a week or so it hangs during sync ; the sync reaches 8% then nothing happens, the VitaDock+.app hangs and the sync fails.
I’ve looked on the Medisana-website, in their manuals, tried to contact them and searched the internet myself, but I can’t find the solution anywhere… how can I fix this ?
Answer :
The solution is simple if you know the cause : for some reason your Oximeter was switched into “real-time” mode, but it needs to be in “spot-check” mode for the VitaDock+.app syncing to work.
Here’s how to do this :
make sure your finger is out of the oximeter
now, long-press the green ON/OFF-button
when the MODE-screen appears, short-press the green ON/OFF-button to switch to another mode
make sure the triangular arrow is at “Spot-check” before proceeding
when “Spot-check” is set, long-press the ON/OFF-button to go back to the main screen
now, open the VitaDock+.app on your iPhone
then, put your finger in the oximeter and press the ON/OFF-button to start the measurement
if you have previously set up the oximeter in the VitaDock+.app, the oximeter will now sync
if no syncing happens in the VitaDock+.app, click on the Devices-button top-right, scroll down to HEALTH | PULSEOXIMETER, click on it and follow the on-screen directions for setting up the Bluetooth connection.
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