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iPhone help and fixes

Practical iPhone guides written for real situations: something stopped working, a setting moved, or you need to know where a feature lives in the current version of iOS.

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Illustration of an iPhone showing Indexing in Progress after the iOS 27 update, with how long it takes, what it does and how to finish it
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iOS 27 indexing in progress

Seeing Indexing in Progress on iOS 27, or stuck on Optimizing Search and Siri? Learn what it means, how long it takes and how to help it finish faster.

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iPhone alarm not going off

iPhone alarm not going off, too quiet or only vibrating? Check the 10 settings that silence alarms, including the iOS 27 alarm volume, and stop oversleeping.

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Contacts showing as numbers

iPhone contacts showing numbers instead of names in calls and Messages? Find the cause fast, turn contact sync back on and get every name back safely.

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Face ID move iPhone lower

Face ID keeps saying move iPhone lower or higher? Clean the camera area, remove the screen protector, restart and reset Face ID, then know when it is hardware.

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Screen black during calls

iPhone screen goes black during calls and will not wake? Clean the sensor, remove the screen protector, update iOS and reset settings. Plus how to hang up.

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iPhone battery draining fast

iPhone battery draining fast? Find the app to blame in Battery settings, then try 10 fixes, from iOS 26 Adaptive Power to Background App Refresh and health.

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iPhone Bluetooth not working

iPhone Bluetooth not working or not finding devices? Put the accessory in pairing mode, forget and re-pair it, and try 7 more fixes before resetting anything.

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iPhone dropping calls

iPhone keeps dropping calls or saying Call Failed? Switch 5G to LTE, turn on Wi-Fi Calling, update carrier settings, reset the network and try 5 more fixes.

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iPhone hotspot not working

iPhone hotspot not working, not showing up or disconnecting? Turn on Maximize Compatibility, keep the hotspot screen open, turn off Low Data Mode and more.

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iPhone not connecting to Wi-Fi

iPhone won't connect to Wi-Fi, or connects with no internet? Forget the network, renew the lease, restart the router and try 7 more fixes to get back online.

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iPhone not receiving calls

Calls going straight to voicemail on your iPhone? Check Focus, Silence Unknown Callers, blocked numbers, call forwarding and 6 more fixes, in the right order.

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iPhone not receiving texts

iPhone not receiving texts, or missing messages from Android users? Check filters, blocked numbers, MMS and RCS settings, and try 7 more fixes that work.

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iPhone problems after an update

iPhone slow, hot, draining battery or crashing after an iOS update? See what is normal for 48 hours, then try these 8 fixes for apps, Wi-Fi and a frozen screen.

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