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Effect of erasing an iPhone on the Find My iPhone feature

My iphone was stolen,first I went to the icloud page from a notebook and enter the find my iphone button, the page try to locate my phone but it said it was offline so I put it in lost mode (put a password, my other cellphone number and the message that will display in the screen) then I press the erase option. When my iphone get internet connection it will erase all my data rigth? My question is:will it continue to track my phone after the wiping/erasing ?

Posted by Lucas O on May 23, 2013 at 6:38 PM (PST)

Joining CD Tracks in iTunes 11

Worked for me! Thanks for the help!

Posted by Ashley on May 23, 2013 at 12:33 PM (PST)

Deleting apps used on multiple devices

I gave my iPhone to my nephew how can I delete my apple id on the iPhone but keep it on my iPad

Posted by Donna Cagle on May 23, 2013 at 9:42 AM (PST)

FaceTime iPod model compatibility

My son has the latest Ipad and uses facetime all the time from home using our unlimited network.Recently he has been facetimeing his friend who has gone to spain, is this costing us anything for him using this?

Posted by cindy on May 23, 2013 at 7:42 AM (PST)

Restoring iPod touch after forgotten passcode

@Daniel Ashford (#2): If you are trying to connect your iPod touch to a computer that you have not synced with in the past, you will likely not be able to restore your device without unlocking the device first, which of course you can’t do if you don’t know the passcode.

See Can’t restore iPod touch without passcode for more information on how to proceed in this case.

If you have encrypted your backup in iTunes, then you will need to enter the password that was used to encrypt that backup in the first place. This will not necessarily be the same as the passcode from your device, and the one actually has no connection to the other. As this is an encryption password, you will not be able to restore that backup without it, so if you have forgotten that password you’re unfortunately out of luck, although you can still restore your device back to factory settings and try restoring from an iCloud backup if you have one.

Posted by Jesse Hollington in Toronto on May 22, 2013 at 4:01 AM (PST)

Restoring iPod touch after forgotten passcode

Your information regarding restoring a passcode locked iOd Touch is rubbish. I tried to restore from backup and it wont work without the passcode, which i have forgotten. please correct your instructions and let me know so I can fix my ipod Touch

Posted by Daniel Ashford on May 20, 2013 at 3:36 PM (PST)

Transferring your iTunes Library

Urgent!! please help,
Previously, I transferred my iTunes library successfully to Drive D: and used it. Yesterday, I formatted my C: Drive and installed a new windows 7 on it. I thought that if I change the folder location on iTunes to my previous location of iTunes folder on my drive D:, the new iTunes knows all of the files on the folder, However, it doesn’t happened. At know the folder location of iTunes media folder is on my D: drive without recognizing the old files.
Because all of my books and musics and apps and everything will be missed,  Please help me

Posted by golegolab on May 19, 2013 at 9:02 AM (PST)

iOS Reminders and Google Tasks

I have created a service specifically to sync the ios reminders app with Google’s Gmail Tasks.

You can find out more or sign up to get access to the free beta by visiting tasket.mobi.

Posted by Andrew Dalgleish on May 18, 2013 at 6:14 AM (PST)

Can't disable Location Services in Safari on iPhone

Google location services not opening in Safari on iPad mini

Location services on my iPad mini are working fine but when I try to access Google location services on Safari app , it does not open. The blue opening bar comes and then nothing happens on the screen. I have tried refresh and even restarting many times but it has not helped.

Posted by sangeetha on May 17, 2013 at 7:20 PM (PST)

Printing CD Covers and Lists in iTunes

having the same prblem as 56 57 58, & 63 APPLE needs to fix this Help.Thanks This started with the last update to iTunes since I did not update my desktop and it still prints good. any ideas anyone? I even went to the apple store and spoke with a genius, no clue.

Posted by Guy Seguin on May 17, 2013 at 6:08 PM (PST)

iPhone call audio via Dock Connector

@Juan Roca (#1): This article was written in January 2009, long before Skype or most other iPhone telephony apps were available, and when the iPhone was running “iOS” 2.0. Of course a lot has changed since then in regard to third-party apps; Apple added more flexibility in subsequent iOS versions—such as the ability for third-party developers to actually play audio through the earpiece at all—and it’s now up to individual app developers now to decide which speakers and connectors are used to output audio from their apps.

However, the article refers primarily to audio from the iPhone’s actual Phone app, and in that regard, the behaviour is the same today on the iPhone 5 running iOS 6.1.4 as it was on the iPhone 3G running “iOS” 2.2 when this article was written.

Posted by Jesse Hollington in Toronto on May 17, 2013 at 4:04 AM (PST)

The Complete Guide to FaceTime + iMessage: Setup, Use, and Troubleshooting

I’m having the same issues as the person in question 7
My FaceTime works on my phone but not my iPad Mimi or my daughters I pad 2

Posted by Melody Carr on May 16, 2013 at 4:29 PM (PST)

Disappearing iPhone Calendar events

Thank you so much, it was driving me mad, just couldn’t understand where all my past inputs had gone. like another person said you expect what you put in to stay there

Posted by Neets on May 16, 2013 at 1:14 PM (PST)

The Complete Guide to iPod Audiobooks

Thank you, everything worked just great

Posted by Daniela Vladimirova on May 15, 2013 at 2:58 PM (PST)

Disappearing iPhone Calendar events

my iphone 5 calender had a custom option in the repeats, but it has disappeared a couple weeks ago. An update for facebook was suggested which I let update when I went to apps to look for a gps map app. How do I get the custom option back so I can ask for repeats every 2nd tuesday for example. Thanks so much for the help. This option was so helpful and without it I’m going nuts. Thanks

Posted by michele godfrey on May 14, 2013 at 5:48 PM (PST)

Restoring from a previous iCloud backup

Thanks a lot!
One question though: I’ve restored icloud contents into my new iphone. Now i wanna back up the new one, but there isn’t enough space since the older one is still there. I can delete the older back up and be sure not to lose my stuff? Even considering all content is in my new iphone, seems kinda scary.

Posted by Mariana on May 14, 2013 at 3:40 PM (PST)

iPhone call audio via Dock Connector

I don’t agree.
“Basically, any audio that normally plays through the iPhone earpiece will not be redirected through the Dock Connector”
Have you ever use skype with the iphone 4 connected to the dock?
The audio comes out through the connector. So I think it will be a software limitation by some state.
Don’t say nothing for you can not explain the real causes. Do not generalize when there is an example that does not apply to your explanation.
Think before talking.

Posted by Juan Roca on May 14, 2013 at 6:21 AM (PST)

Using Find My iPhone from a PC or Mac

Wow, just used the icloud from my pc and located my phone within 1 minute.  I am thankful that it was at home. 

Thanks for your help Jesse H.

Posted by C. Joyc on May 13, 2013 at 8:02 AM (PST)

Changing iTunes Store accounts when moving to another country

Hi, I do have a similar kinda situation.
I have an iPad in USA and my parents have their iPad in India . The problem here is, they are not much into tech so, I made a backup on my iPad with my dad’s uid and wanted him to restore from the backup which i made . It is showing available backups but it is not allowing to restore from the backups I made…!

Posted by Rajaram on May 12, 2013 at 8:05 AM (PST)

Join CD Tracks option not appearing in iTunes 11

There is some kind of bug. If you reverse the order of the tracks and then reverse them back to normal the “Join Tracks” will magically appear as stated above. I’m serious. This works.

Posted by amy on May 10, 2013 at 5:18 PM (PST)

Joining CD Tracks in iTunes 11

I’m having the same problem joining cd tracks for audio books. I have followed all the steps listed before and it worked at first. When I put in the 2nd disc and did the exact same steps, the “join tracks” option wasn’t listed. I tried several other audio books and had the same problem. I even called Apple and no one had any idea what happened. Anyone have a similar problem and figured it out?

Posted by Heidi on May 10, 2013 at 11:05 AM (PST)

Reset Passcode after purchasing used iPod touch

I have recently bought a used 3rd gen ipod touch and it has a password on it and cant reach the last owner. I’ve tried the above solutions and doesn’t work when I connect it to my computer it tells me it can’t connect without the password. Please help.

Posted by Kyle on May 9, 2013 at 10:39 PM (PST)

The Complete Guide to iPod Audiobooks

I have books downloaded to my ipod and can see them in “music”.  I can’t find the audio books (and I have before).  When I sync my ipod there is nothing there to play.  THANKS

Posted by Lori Harmon on May 9, 2013 at 7:53 PM (PST)

Game Center for iOS: Understanding Apple's New Video Game Matchmaking + Tracking App

If anyone wants to add me, my gc name is +McKay

Posted by McKay on May 9, 2013 at 2:55 PM (PST)

Removing an iOS device from an iTunes account

Thanks a million for this, I have been looking for days for this info and have found all sorts of obscure and out of date advice, this hits the nail completely on the head and sorted my issue out straight away.
Thanks a million.

Posted by Admski on May 8, 2013 at 9:42 PM (PST)