fixed : how to backup incompatible iOS apps ?

Posted on 18-10-2018 by MacManus.nl

Question :

I have iOS12 running on my iPhone and I found that some the apps I have installed are no longer able to run on iOS12. I would like to delete these apps to save space on my iPhone, but I also want to make sure I have backup versions of all of them, because I might want to reinstall them in the future and Apple doesn’t guarantee that you will always be able to re-download all previous purchases (Apple will delete them from the AppStore when Apple judges the apps obsolete or inappropriate due to new regulations, even if I have payed to purchase them in the past).

How can I backup my incompatible apps ?

Answer :

Technically, one would be able to backup all iPhone/iPad apps to iCloud wirelessly, or to iTunes on your Mac (or PC), but then you risk the app being deleted by Apple at any moment in the future, without warning and without compensation.

So, I would recommend using additional backup-/filetransfer-software on your Mac (or PC) to do so…at this moment iMazing 2 is a good option, but there are various alternatives around.

You can get iMazing 2 here. (the trial version is FREE)

And there currently is a discount version of iMazing 2 available here.

Here’s how to backup incompatible iOS apps :

on your iPhone/iPad go to Settings > General > About > Applications > Incompatible apps
make screen dumps (by pressing menu button & NO/OFF-button simultaneously) of the list of incompatible apps ; make multiple screen dumps if the list is very long
connect the iPhone/iPad to your Mac using a USB-cable
start the iMazing 2 app on your Mac (or use similar software)
click on your iPhone/iPad’s icon in the list on the left
from the pulldown list, select Apps
in the overview of installed iOS apps that shows up in the main screen, select the app that was listed first in the list of incompatible apps
then click the “Copy to Mac”-button
you will get a warning, telling you to make a full backup of your device ; do that first
when that’s finished, make sure that the first incompatible app is selected, then click “Copy to Mac” again
when asked where to save, select your desired save location and create a new folder and call it “incompatible apps iOS12” or something alike
then click OK
when done, select the second incompatible app and click “Copy to Mac”
save to the same “incompatible apps iOS12” folder
when asked, choose “Extract from current backup”
then repeat the saving process for all incompatible apps
when done, check if all incompatible apps you need are in the “incompatible apps iOS12” folder
if you missed one, back it up also
when done, select the first incompatible app again and click “Delete”
repeat that for all incompatible apps
in doing so, you will free up lots of valuable drive space on your iPhone/iPad

That’s it !

enjoy 😉

fixed : error trying to add 13 year old child to our iCloud Family

Posted on 08-03-2018 by MacManus.nl

Question :

My daughter has just turned 13 years old, and we gave her our old iPhone for her birthday. Now I want to add her to our iCloud Famly so I can share the apps and music I’ve bought on the iTunes Store with her, but when I go to the Manage Family option in the iCloud chapter of the System Preferences on my Mac and select Add Family Member and try to create her own iCloud.com AppleID account, the date keeps flipping back to “Day” and “Month” when I select her year of birth.

What is wrong and how can I fix this ?

Answer :

What you are doing would be correct for adding any child up to 12 years old into your iCloud Family, but the day your child turns 13 years old, Apple blocks this option.

I assume the reason being that any person of 13 years or older is allowed by Apple to create his/her own AppleID-account.

So your daughter has to create her own AppleID-account on her iPhone.

To get a FREE new iCloud.com-eMail address and a coupled AppleID-account, you need to use an iPhone or iPad. (in your case, that would be on her own iPhone, but it could be done on any iPhone or iPad where the user temporarily logs off from iCloud).

on the iPhone/iPad, go to Settings (the app with the gear/sprocket icon)
in the Settings.app go to iCloud
then, click on Create a new Apple ID
then, enter your birthday
then, enter your First Name and Last Name
then, click Next
then, click on Get a free iCloud email address
then, enter your preferred username and @icloud.com will be added to create your new iCloud eMail Address
then, click Next
then, confirm your new iCloud eMail Address by clicking Create
then, choose your new password and retype it for verification
then, choose three security questions and enter the three corresponding answers
then, choose if you want to turn on Apple News updates via eMail
then, click Next
then, Agree to the Terms and Conditions
then, click Agree
then, in the Verifying page, click Sign In to log onto iCloud from your iPhone/iPad

Now make sure that the iCloud.com-eMail address is properly configured on her (child) iPhone (or iPad) :

on the iPhone/iPad, go to Settings (the app with the gear/sprocket icon)
then, go to Accounts & Passwords
then click on iCloud
and make sure that the switch at Mail is switchted ON

Then, add your child to your iCloud Family using your Mac (or your iPhone) :

on your Mac, go to Apple-icon (top left)
then click on System Preferences
in the window that opens, click iCloud
then select the Family Members tab
then click Add Family Member, and send an invitation to your child’s iCloud.com eMail Address (which she then has to accept)

…or on your iPhone :

on your (parent) iPhone/iPad, go to Settings (the app with the gear/sprocket icon)
then, go to Accounts & Passwords
then click on iCloud
then click Family Sharing
then click Add Family Member, and send an invitation to your child’s iCloud.com eMail Address (which she then has to accept)

That’s it. 😉

Note : if you want to set extra restrictions to your child’s ability to certain options of her/his iPhone, do this :

on his/her (child) iPhone (or iPad), go to Settings (the app with the gear/sprocket icon)
then, go to General
then, go to Restrictions and click on Off >
now you first have to set a 4-digit passcode
then, set all the parental restrictions the way you want

enjoy !

fixed : Passpartout The Starving Artist game for iOS

Posted on 12-12-2017 by MacManus.nl

Question :

My children have seen all the raving YouTube-reviews about the painting game Passpartout The Starving Artist by Flamebait Games. Now they want to play the game themselves, but they don’t have a Mac or a PC…

Is there a way to play Passpartout The Starving Artist on their iPad ?

Answer :

Yes, there is an official iOS-version of the Passpartout The Starving Artist game for sale on the iOS App Store :

Passpartout The Starving Artist for iOS

…so now you can play the game, and paint with more natural motions than you problably could on your Mac (especially if you have an iPad Pro with a stylus)

And you’re in luck : it runs not only on iPads, but on iPhones also 😉

more exactly : it runs on iPhone 5s, iPhone 6 and newer, iPad mini 2 and newer, iPad Air & iPad Pro (and even iPod Touch 6th gen)

NOTE : if you are looking for Passpartout The Starving Artist for Mac, look here

fixed : unable to approve children’s iPad app from iPhone

Posted on 12-12-2017 by MacManus.nl

Question :

My children have an iPad with a managed account ; they can’t buy any apps from the iTunes App Store nor can they do any In-App Purchases without my approval ; every time they want to buy something from their iPad, I get a message on my iPhone that I need to approve the purchase.

This normally works without a flaw, but today when my children asked for a new app, I got the approval question message on my iPhone, but when I opened it, the iTunes App store wouldn’t load ; the page stays blank and the wheel keeps on spinning… no matter how many times I try… same thing every time… even restarting my iPhone didn’t help…

What is wrong ?

Answer :

Since the introduction of iOS 11, there’s also a new version of the iTunes App Store as you might have noticed… now this new App Store was made more consumer-friendly as it does no longer show you apps that can’t run on your device.

This ‘consumer-friendliness’ has introduced a flaw (or rather a bug) : on your iPhone you can no longer see iPad-only apps in the App Store… that turns out to be problematic for the approval process : as your iPhone can’t show the app your children want to purchase for their iPad, you can’t approve it…

Until Apple fixes this, the only option is to approve the purchase from your own iPad… (so I sure hope you have one…) or temporarily switch of limitations on your children’s iPad…

NOTE : even approval from iTunes on your Mac isn’t an option, as Apple has stripped the iOS Apps section from the iTunes app recently…

fixed : wrong location listed when trying to login into iCloud.com

Posted on 30-11-2017 by MacManus.nl

Question :

Today, I needed to use iCloud.com from my computer, but when I opened iCloud.com in Safari on my Mac and tried to login, I got a message that I had two way authorization switched on, and had to verify my login attempt from one of my registered devices. I immediately got a message on my Mac and on my iPhone, that “someone is trying to access my iCloud account from a location near…”, but the place mentioned was not my current location, it even was a place I haven’t visited ever…

What should I do ?

Answer :

Since the inlog attempt notification pops up on your Mac immediately after you try to access iCould.com yourself, you have a near-100% insurance that this occurs because you are trying to login yourself, even if the location isn’t displayed correctly. But for security-reasons, this is not your best option.

This inaccurate location problem is probably caused by the fact that for some reason your ISP (internet service provider) has routed you to a datacenter in the location mentioned and they are connecting you to the Internet from there.

Even though there is no apparent reason to expect any problems if you click OK on the warning asking if you are currently at that far-away location, it would be more secure to click DENY and then click on “resend verification code via SMS”. Then way a second or two and use that code to login on iCloud.com.

That’s is – enjoy !

fixed : how to typ bold letters in WhatsApp

Posted on 30-11-2017 by MacManus.nl

Question :

I just received a WhatsApp message from someone which had some words written in bold letters. I want to reply using some bold writing myself, but I can’t find any option to do so on the keyboard.

How can I typ text in bold ?

Answer :

When typing text in a WhatsApp message, you can make text (letters, numbers, words, sentences) bold by just typing an asterisk (the * symbol) directly before and directly behind the text you want to display in bold. So, if you type *bold* in your message, it will display as bold on the receiver’s screen.

enjoy !

fixed : weeks not starting on Mondays in iOS 11 Calendar

Posted on 25-09-2017 by MacManus.nl

Question :

I just upgraded to iOS 11 and I’m very happy with this new version of iOS, but when I opened the Calendar app and went into Month-view I noticed that all weeks now start on Sundays, which I find very confusing.

I can remember that I was able to choose on what weekday my weeks should start, but I have set that long ago in some previous version of iOS to never be bothered with it again.

But now it’s been reset to the (American ?) weeks starting ons Sundays, which is very annoying as we (Europeans) tend to start new weeks on Mondays…

…where has the option to customize this gone ?

Answer :

This is very simple to fix, you just need to know where to find it :

open the Settings app on your iOS 11 iPhone or iPad
then goto Calendar
then on the next page you can adjust the settings of your Calendar, and adjust it according to your preference
then click on “Start Week On” and choose “Monday” from the list

That’s it 😉

enjoy !

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