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iOS: "Ghost" songs on my phone that I can't delete.

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 20:23:32 -0700

I have .mp3 files on my iPhone that I can’t delete. They won’t show up on iTunes on my Windows laptop, and if I try to put any new music/replace that music it just shows up as duplicates that I can’t tell apart.

iTunes will recognize that the songs are taking up storage space but won’t actually show me the songs so I can delete them. I’ve tried syncing with nothing in my library and they still won’t go away.

What do I do? I need them off so I can put fixed versions/new music on my phone.

iOS: Is facebook messenger secure?

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 13:42:52 -0700

Hi. If the same facebook messenger account opened on my device and on another device, and my iphone photos access allowed to messenger app, can my iphone photos be viewed or havked on another device if the same facebook account is opened?

iOS: iOS/Android factory reset - lost credentials

Fri, 20 Sep 2019 07:45:56 -0700

This is a generic question relating to both iOS and Android.

This morning I attended as a helper a “Tea and Tech” session as a helper where members of the public were invited to get free help with their computers, phones or tablets.

One elderly getleman I tried to help had an old (2010) iPad which had been given to him some time previously by cousin’s grandson. But he had no idea of the password to the iCloud account it was linked to, making it impossible to install an app which might have solved his problem. For family reasons he was no longer in touch with his cousin or cousin’s grandson.

For obvious reasons, iOS (later versions, at least) make it extremely difficult or impossible to simply factory reset a stolen device but there are times when a factory reset without full credentials may be required. I’m not an iOS expert (though I use an iPhone) and my knowledge of Android is sparse. For future reference, perhaps someone(s) could list the reset possibilities for:

iOS/Android

Different versions of both

With/without knowledge of the lock screen PIN (if set)

With/without knowledge of an associated iCloud or Google account

Let’s not get into jailbreaking or anything nefarious.

iOS: I can't seem to get my SG900 drone to connect to the phone app.

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 22:29:24 -0700

I can't get my SG900 drone to connect to the reccomended LW FPV app.

Wifi connected, does it need gps signal to work?

iOS: My iPad a sign on to a Google profile that's not mine

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:51:30 -0700

I was having trouble typing emails in my outlook account. The keyboard kept disappearing each time I touched a letter. So I signed out, with the intention of then signing back in but someone else's profile was there. A Outraged Surfer, with the address surfersagainstchildabuse@facefood.com. That's not a typo that's what it said, for a Google account. I don't have a Google account. What I do manages is a Facebook page called Surfers Against Child Abuse. The only other people to use my iPad are a 3 and 7 year old. Completely convinced they are not capable of setting up an email account. Any ideas how this got on my iPad. Apples response not at all reassuring that I haven't been hacked.

⟐ Edited March 19, 2019 at 16:51 MST