Informational

iPad Sidecar will not connect wirelessly on iPadOS 26? Working over USB narrows it to six wireless-only conditions, and three are ones Apple barely documents.

Blocked Contacts Limit Reached on iOS 26.6? The cap is older than the alert. Free up space, clear the list in bulk on a Mac, and test when you are under it.

iPhone RCS not encrypted on iOS 26.5? In the US and Canada it is almost never your carrier. How to check a conversation, and what really decides it.

Mac network drive won’t reconnect after sleep on Tahoe? Login Items only fires at login, so only a helper app or a scheduled script brings the share back.

Apple Watch Fall Detection not working on watchOS 26? The switch can say on while only running during workouts, and your date of birth decides which.

HomePod not working as your Apple TV speaker? Apple requires both devices in the same Home app room, and that setting sits nowhere near the audio menu.

AirPods head gestures not working on iOS 26? Nodding does nothing unless Announce Notifications is on, and the model lists going around are out of date.

iPad apps reloading every time you switch back? Clearing the App Switcher makes it worse, and a memory bug from iPadOS 26.4 is fixed in iPadOS 26.6.

App Store age verification not working on iPhone? Debit and gift cards are never accepted, and passports now count in the UK, Singapore, and Texas.

Word and Excel on Mac showing error code 0x0 and refusing to save? Your macOS update did not cause it. A Microsoft certificate expired on 13 July 2026.