iPhone Notifications Too Loud? 6 Ways to Turn Them Down
Alert volume has its own slider and the side buttons usually never reach it. Six ways down, including the setting whose name means the opposite of what you think.
iPhone Buzzes but No Notification? 8 Things to Check
An app can vibrate your iPhone with its notifications switched off, and four owners proved it. Eight causes, from the visible ones to the invisible ones.
iPhone Not Getting Verification Codes? 7 Fixes
The code is often already on your phone, sitting in the filtered Unknown Senders list. Seven fixes, ending with the carrier request three owners confirmed.
iPhone Hotspot Keeps Disconnecting? 7 Fixes That Hold
Apple documents the hotspot that will not connect, not the one that drops. Seven fixes, starting with the setting on the other device that is really doing it.
Cannot Change Your Apple Account Region? 7 Blockers
A balance of nine pence blocks it, and so do subscriptions, rentals, pre-orders and pending refunds. All seven blockers, in the order they bite.
Response to the Invitation Cannot Be Sent? 7 Fixes
Accepting a meeting invite is a message being sent, not a calendar action, so the failure is nearly always the account rather than Calendar.
iPhone Bluetooth Turns Itself Back On? 6 Answers
The Control Center button disconnects your accessories, it does not switch the radio off, and Apple documents the 5 AM deadline that brings it back.
iPhone Backup to a Computer Keeps Failing? 7 Steps
Apple says to retry the backup after each step, so this is a sequence rather than a list. Seven steps, computer first, phone second.
iPhone Duplicate Contacts Will Not Merge? 7 Fixes
Merge All spins and gives up, or the duplicates option is not on screen at all. Two different faults, seven fixes, split by which one you have.
iPhone Won’t Update Over Cellular Data? 7 Checks
Apple gates cellular updating four ways and only mentions one. Model, data mode, release phase and a carrier that is allowed to say no.