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Can’t Hide Siri Suggestions while Searching
Maybe I’m looking at the wrong setting, or maybe this can’t be hidden, but if I go to search for something, I’m presented with six Siri app suggestions (which can be minimized to show just three). Is there a way to hide his entirely? I assumed Settings > Siri & Search > Suggestions while... -
Make Locations in My Guides Appear at Top of Search Results?
One minor annoyance I have is when searching for a location I’ve saved in a Maps guide (bookmarked as a favorite, in other words), the results are always at the very bottom, beneath local suggestions. Is there any way to have these appear at the top, or should I suggest it to Apple? -
iOS 14 Spotlight Search not showing apps and contacts
Hi all, since upgrading to iOS 14 yesterday my Spotlight search seems to be broken. It’s not showing apps or contacts anymore. Restart didn’t solve the issue. Is there someone else experiencing this or has someone found a solution perhaps? -
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ImageFinder for Safari — Easily Reverse Image Search in Safari. Safari App Extension.
Easily Reverse Image Search in Safari. Enables Reverse Image Search Through Google, TinEye, and Yandex as Context Menu Options. Check it out on the Mac App Store and look at the source code here if you're interested.- ultrrairon
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- extension image safari search
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- Forum: Mac Apps
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Emoji Search uses AutoCorrect
Not sure if this is a bug or by design, but when using Emoji Search, iOS seems to invisibly apply AutoCorrect to what you've typed. For example, if I start typing "Easter" and get as far as "Easte", rather than show every emoji that might start with "Easte", the search function seems to decide... -
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Question about Apple MAIL
Is there a search function or filter function, where I can search specifically for emails that I have not replied to? Thanks -
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Coronation Street via Amazon Prime Video
Hi All Wife got me an ATV 4K for Christmas and I am trying to setup our watch list and hers includes Coronation Street. We currently pay Amazon £4 a month for the itv player as this seems the only way to get HD away from Sky. When I do a Siri search it only gives me the option for ITV hub...- SD449
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- amazon apple tv 4k prime video search siri & search universal
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- Forum: Apple TV and Home Theater
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New Apple Music app search function
I can't stand it, and just like with the last time they updated itunes, I need to find out how to be able to use the search function as it previously functioned. In this latest version you put in a word to search, and it shows results in a separate almost picture-like results screen. I have... -
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Airmail for Mac search failure
I am having no luck with searches using Airmail 3 for Mac. Does not matter what I enter in the search field, there are NO RESULTS. For example, I opened a random one year old email from my stepdad and he mentioned the family cat, Kita. I entered "kita" into the search field and there were no... -
How to find an app's icon if you have hundreds?
I know I can SEARCH and OPEN any app from my home screen by pulling down and using the search field. However I often want to find the app's icon in order to move it/delete it, etc. (ie: Not to OPEN the app, just to find its icon on my devices screen). As I have many apps (more than 15 screens... -
iPad Pro Strange problem
iPad Pro 2018, iOS 12.3.1 Bing set as default search engine. Using Safari I do a 1 word search. On the resulting page none of the hot links work. Search on ibm and no links work. Not even the news, images, etc links. Search on ibm spss and all links work. Search on trump or biden or beto or...- IBMJunkman
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- links search
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- Forum: iPad
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Finder search results cannot be deleted
This issue has got to be something that I am overlooking, as it is such a basic task... Upon searching for files with Finder, the list of found items cannot be deleted. Discovered this when attempting to search all drives for .BAK files. Finder locates many .BAK files, but when they are...- ajmichmac
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- finder search select trash
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- Forum: macOS Mojave (10.14)
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Keychain - Search by password
Is there a way to search Keychain passwords for a specific password? I know if I want to find out my password for GMail, I can go and search Keychain for "Google" or "GMail" and Keychain will find sites that match and allow me to get my password. But this is different. I want to find out what...- walterhpdx
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- keychain keychain access search
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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Search system files
Hi! I'm trying to remove some preferences from Mojave OS and want to search the systems folders to make sure I have everything. I can't figure out how to include system folders in Search... is this not possible? The online tutorials I find show a little plus sign right under the search bar, but...- cweese
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- mojave search system files
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- Forum: macOS Mojave (10.14)
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Spotlight search not functioning
Good morning/afternoon! For some reason, my spotlight search function on my iPad Pro 11” is no longer working. Swiping down from homepage prompts the search box, typing anything in however does not produce any results, apps or otherwise. I’ve restarted the device once without any success at all... -
Sononym: Next-gen Sample Browser
I'd like to share this cool project with you guys: Could be a game-changer for people who dabble with large amounts of samples: in particular, music producers and sound designers? The software will automatically classify your sounds according to dozens of categories, and pull off this...- danoise
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- audio machine learning recording sample browser sampling search
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- Forum: Digital Audio
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Search for text inside MS Word files
I could swear I did this before, but now it appears to not work. I have over 100 MS Word files, and I don't want to have to open each one individually to look for various phrases or words. Can't I just search at the folder level, and have it look inside each of those documents without having to...- keithnwhs
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- highsierra search spotlight word
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- Forum: macOS High Sierra (10.13)
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Neither Spotlight not Search Finder working well
Hi I'm on mid-2015 MB Pro, OS 10.13.5. Spotlight and Finder Search aren't working well. Can't find text in Word docs. This is important for my work. Anyway to reset Spotlight? Any testing to tell why it and Finder Search aren't working right? Can going into SafeBoot help spot things...- royks
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- finder search spotlight
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- Forum: macOS High Sierra (10.13)
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AppDiscoveryPro-Semantic search on App Store and Apps gone free
Search plays a huge role in how users discover and download content on the App Store. With millions apps currently available in the App Store, actually finding what you are looking for is a lot of harder than it should be. Sure, it’s pretty easy to find those brand name apps, like Twitter or...- AppDiscovery
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- app apple free search semantic
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- Forum: iOS Apps and Apple Arcade
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iPhone X Search language different than system language
I am using iPhone X with iOS 11.3.1. The system was set up initially with Polish language as interface language. I've changed that to English and all the options in Settings are displayed in English. However, I need to use Polish to search in Settings. For example if I search for 'Camera' I get...
