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questionsMuddled Voicemail
messages
memos. To do that in Voicemail, tap the
message then tap Share, and tap Voice
Memos or Add to Notes.
If your messages are still getting muddled
up, try resetting just your Network Settings
in Settings > General > Reset. Beyond that,
contact your service provider. Their engineers
should be able to iron out any issues with your
IMAP mailbox on their server.Can I switch App
Stores to buy some
US-only apps?
> There are two ways
of doing this. Apple’s
official route detailed at
bit.ly/mfchid involves
changing the country
for your Apple ID, which
is only suitable if you’re
moving. But you can
create a second Apple
ID for that additional
country, validate that
with a free purchase,
then switch between
Apple IDs for the stores.
It’s still complex though.Stop location
being recorded
in photos
> To disable geotagging
in Camera and other
apps, turn off their
access to Location
Services, by changing
Settings > Privacy >
Location Services >
Camera > Allow
Location Access to
Never. You can remove
geotags from images
using Metapho.Q
Why does my iPhone running
iOS 12.2 confuse the different
messages it has received in my
Voicemail, and how can I fix it?
by DAVID KILTONA
Visual Voicemail is mainly the
responsibility of your phone service
provider, rather than iOS. Not all
providers support it: it’s one of the optional
features listed by region and provider at
bit.ly/mfwcsupp.
For a provider to support Visual
Voicemail, they have to run a server which
supports IMAP, the same protocol which is
used for many email services such as Apple’s.
This can also convert incoming spoken
messages into short text items similar to
email. To collect your Visual Voicemail, youriOS device then asks that server for those
new messages, and downloads them to your
iPhone. This is all configured using SMS.
When messages are getting confused, it’s
most likely that there’s a misconfiguration.
To deal with that, update your iPhone to the
latest version of iOS, which also addresses
a vulnerability in Voicemail prior to iOS 12.3.
Check for any carrier update in Settings >
General > About, and apply that as instructed.
You might find that you can work around
this by saving your messages as notes or voiceIf Messages are still
getting muddled up,
try resetting just your
Network Settings
macformat.com @macformat SEPTEMBER 2019 | MACFORMAT | 57Voicemail messaging is largely the responsibility
of your mobile service provider. Some only provide
audio messages, others text transcripts.