Questions tagged [iphone]

The iPhone is a series of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones produced by Apple Inc.

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Shotwell Automatically Starting

How do I stop Shotwell from launching automatically when I charge my iPhone in my laptop? The program doesn't work (it never detects photos), plus I can just transfer the photos from the iPhone file ...
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How can I Sync/Backup iPhone 4S (IOS 7) with ubuntu 12.04 LTS [duplicate]

I have recently upgraded my iPhone 4S to IOS 7. I have Ubuntu 12.04 LTS installed on all my systems and due to Security reasons it is not safe to sync and backup my iPhone on other's Windows based ...
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How to access iPhone through USB

I plugged my I Phone into the USB port and don’t see the photos or music. I looked in search computer and online sources. Thanks John
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iPhone mounting problem: idevicepair command not found

I've been following the instructions in this answer for trying to read my iPhone from Ubuntu. I'm still getting the error in the question. Under Edit 2 of the answer it says to run idevicepair unpair ...
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Music transfer from Ubuntu 16.04 to iOS 10 iPhone 6+ [duplicate]

I installed libimobiledevice package and I can access the pictures of my iPhone using the files browser. But my iPhone doesn't show up in Rhythmbox. Why is that? What could I do to transfer music ...
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Partition empty when connection iPhone 7 in Ubuntu 16.04

I'm trying to connect the iPhone 7 to Ubuntu 16.04. Apparently it has no problem mounting the device, but the partition seems to be empty, there are no folders and I can't access my photos or transfer ...
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combining mp4 files returns bad argument

I'm currently trying to combine converted mp4 files into 1 mp4 file but it's not going that great. To see my previous question, which includes some real struggle with filters and settings, see this ...
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How to mount an iphone 5s to Ubuntu 14.04?

I am completely new to linux so I need things spelled out for me. I'm trying to mount an iphone 5s with ios 8.3 to Ubuntu 14.04 running Nvidia drivers.
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Mounting iPad/iPhone on Ubuntu 12.04

Is there an update on the issue about mounting IOS devices on Ubuntu that has the "trust this computer" message loop?
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Adding music to iPhone 4s

What is the best way to sync my music I have downloaded online with my iPhone using Xubuntu?
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Mounting IOS 10.1 on Ubuntu 15.04 to retrieve photos [closed]

I am trying to mount an iPhone 6, running iOS 10.1 on Ubuntu 15.04 in order to retrieve picture data from the phone. I have already tried techniques that worked on other Ubuntu versions/iOS versions ...
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How to connect with iPhone using Nautilus?

I'm new to Linux, and Ubuntu as well. I want to sync my iPhone. I tried with Rhythmbox and Amarok, but neither worked. So now I'm trying to sync over WiFi using SSH. I got open SSH and SBSettings on ...
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How to send files from Ubuntu 16.04 to iphone 4S?

I am having a iPhone 4s and a laptop with Ubuntu 16.04. I need to copy music, pptx, pdfs from my laptop to iPhone. I read many posts and answers but none of them help me. Even I tried to install ...
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Firmware update for iPod Touch (iPhone)?

I need to update firmware of my iPod Touch (iPhone) in Ubuntu and as I have jailbroken iPod Touch I need iTunes to install apps, but unfortunately haven't found any ways to do that in Ubuntu yet. I ...
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Iphone 5s cannot be mounted - cannot upload my photos

Have been running Ubuntu 12.04 and have been able to mount Iphone 5s and copy and paste photos from the directories on my Iphone 5s and Iphone 4. My last successful upload on the Iphone 5s was ...
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Unhandled Lockdown error (-20) while connecting to iPhone, tried several solutions on the net (listed below)

I'm trying to get my iphone to connect to my computer running on Ubuntu and get Lockdown error (-20). I tried: idevicepair unpair && idevicepair pair sudo mkdir /var/lib/lockdown sudo ...
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How to reset iPhone on ubuntu? [closed]

How can I restore iPhone 6 to factory settings on Ubuntu? I need to restore it to main settings, remove I cloud and password
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Does iTunes work (well) on Ubuntu?

Is there an alternative to iTunes where I can buy music/back up phone?
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Syncing iPhone 5c with Banshee

Hi everyone I'm running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS with Banshee 2.6.2, and the phone I'm attempting to sync is an iPhone 5c, iOS 9.2. I recently downloaded Banshee so that I can sync my phone, however it does ...
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Ubuntu Server won't recognize iPhone in /media

I cant seem to mount iPhone, Ubuntu recognizes it but I am unable to locate it in /media. `Aug 14 18:39:33 UServer usbmuxd[3859]: [18:39:33.734][3] Enabled exit on SIGUSR1 if no devices are attached....
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Is there a way to sync music on my iphone?

I been trying to use Banshee to sync my Iphone 4 but it doesn't appear to work is there any other way to sync music to my iphone ?
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how to make iphone as a mouse via bluetooth

Ubuntu 12.10, Bluetooth 2.0 I'm looking for a way to use my iphone as a mouse using bluetooth connection. It's already and certainly work when I'm using Mac or Windows. The reason why I want to use ...
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What is the deal about ubuntu [closed]

My husband is an ubuntu believer. Can someone please explain to me what he sees in it, I can't figure it out, especially the ubuntu one. Also, we use ubuntu one but can only make one iphone file for ...
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After 16.04.1 update iphone access limited

I just updated to the new Ubuntu Version: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS Since the update, the access to the iphone(3GS, ios6) is limited. Before the update I could access all needed data on the iphone. There ...
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Lubuntu 16.04 iphone won't mount

I am using the latest LTS release of Lubuntu. I am using an iPhone 6, and I've checked synaptic package manager to see that libimobiledevice is installed, along with some other supposedly mandatory ...
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Can't copy my music from Rhythmbox to my iPhone

I am using Rhythmbox (2.96) using a iphone 4.2.1. I installed the libimobiledevice sudo apt-get install ipheth-utils libimobiledevice-dev libimobiledevice-utils But when i drag and drop a .mp3 file ...
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Can I use the Touch ID on an iPhone to unlock Ubuntu?

I have my iPhone next to me - and it's quicker to touch my finger to the Touch ID than type my password. Can I unlock my computer with my fingerprint via my iPhone?
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ubuntu 16 iphone 5s sync

Hi I'm having issues while trying to sync iphone 5s with ubuntu 16. The thing is that ubuntu sees the iphone in the filesystem, but neither rhytmbox nor banshee can even see it. I tried to plug in ...
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Is there an iphone-like reminder app for ubuntu desktop?

Is anyone aware of a iphone-like reminder app for Ubuntu?
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How do I uninstall/remove drivers for a iphone?

OK..I have iphone that doesn't connect to my ubuntu as it should. I want to remove and reinstall its drivers that are automatically installed upon plugging in. How do I completely remove the drivers ...
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Trusty Tahr 14.04 and iPhone

I am running 14.04 and recently removed Samba after the bug-scare. After removal of samba I was unable to play CD's. The DVD portion still works. I am also unable to transfer files from my iPhone to ...
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How do I mount my iphone 5S (iOS 9.3.2) to Ubuntu 16.04?

I used to be able to browse a number of folders (music, voice memos, etc.) on my iPhone through Nautilus in 14.04. Now when I plug it in, I see only the DCIM folder with my photos in it. What has ...
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iPhone large file transfer via USB on Ubuntu 16.04

Right now, I'm able to transfer large files only via the following two methods: 1) use an FTP or SFTP app and wait until I'm 80 for the file to transfer. I get about 3MB/sec through my wireless LAN, ...
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Complete iPhone backup without iTunes?

Okay so I'm having major issues installing/running iTunes through Wine, but I'm in major need to create (and be able to restore from) a full, complete backup for my iPhone since I'm doing a ton of ...
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ODT file support on the iPhone app?

I noticed that only doc and docx files can be viewed in the Ubuntu One app for the iPhone. Is there are plans to support odt files? I like to use the default libreoffice file structure. I bet many ...
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Having Ubuntu and iPhone talk over WiFi

I am looking to make a system where I have an ubuntu computer running, connected to my home wifi network, which can receive messages from an iphone connected to the same wifi network. My plan is to ...
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Syncing iPhone on Banshee

On a previous question I have been told to use Banshee as a replacement for iTunes, which leads me to this question:can I upload movies on my iPhone using Banshee instead of iTunes?
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iPhone 6 as Bluetooth A2DP Source in 15.10

I've tried connecting my iPhone 6 as a bluetooth A2DP source (i.e. stream music from it) to my Ubuntu 15.10 laptop (a Dell Latitude E6440), but I can't get it to show up under "Choose a device for ...
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Unable to mount Iphone 5s

How do I mount Iphone 5S in my 14.04 ? I have executed sudo apt-get install libimobiledevice-utils ifuse idevicepair unpair && idevicepair pair as mentioned in http://www.upubuntu.com/2012/...
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Reverse Tethering ubuntu to iphone [duplicate]

I want to share my ubuntu's internet connection to iphone 5.Can you help me?
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Rhythm box crashes when I plug in my iphone

I've just downloaded ubuntu as a swap from mint. I heard it was easier to sync your iphone with ubuntu however, everytime I open rhythm box it crashes as soon as i plug my phone in? any ideas? (...
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Could not mount iPhone after Restore - 14.04

I am using 14.04 and an iPhone 3GS running iOS 6.1.6. All was working fine out of the box until I decided to restore my iPhone to the same version of iOS on a windows machine. After doing that Ubuntu ...
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sync Iphone6 IOs9 with ubunutu 14.04 64bit

I have iphone6 with IOS9(newest one) Can you tell me how to sync music with my PC which uses Ubuntu 14.04lts 64bit. Please help, because I love ubuntu, but it's very sad for me that I can't sync my ...
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I can't get access to my iPhone 4s on Kubuntu 15.10

Running the command lsusb shows Bus 001 Device 012: ID 05ac:12a0 Apple, Inc. iPhone 4S , I can use it as a 3g hotspot through usb,and of course it can charge it. I have tried reinstalling ...
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My Iphone wont mount to ubuntu 12.04

It wont mount when I do lsusb it shows apple iphone 4s but I cant find it in my devices or filemanager or even music players so im trying to get it in virtualbox so I can jailbreak it but virtualbox ...
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Unable to mount iPhone unhandled lockdown error

I get this error when plugging in my iPhone 3GS. What does it mean?
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How to transfer music to iOS 9.1? [closed]

Ubuntu version is 14.04. I'm tryin to transfer music with Clementine/Rhytmbox. Transfer looks like complete, files are on device and i can play them from ubuntu. Problem is that the phone can't see ...
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Synching iphone with banshee/rhythmbox ubuntu 14.04

I think I have this bug. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rhythmbox/+bug/1132215?comments=all Any app crashes as soon as it tries to interact with it (ex: drag and dropping a file to it's ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 Unable to mount iphone. Cant close window

Sometimes when I plug my iPhone in to my computer I get the following error: Unable to mount iPhone. Location already mounted. While this can be solved by just re-plugging the USB cable, the alert ...
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Copy music from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS to iPhone5s iOS 8.1

I have a problem in copying music to my iPhone 5s (iOs 8.1) from my Ubuntu 14.04. On connecting the iPhone to my laptop via a usb chord, I can see a folder representing the iPhone. But I can't find a ...

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