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How do I get rid of my dead name in iPadOS settings?

I have set my new name everywhere I can in the AppleID settings but the old name is still showing up in this place, and maybe in other places which I haven't seen yet. But how can I get my chosen name to show up here?

(for clarity, this is the profile picture selection on iPadOS)

Solution: The solution for me was that I had to change my name in the contacts.

More comprehensive solution here

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How do I get spell correction for Android?

I suck at spelling and would like to know a word I have typed is wrong or not. Ideally with a red underline.

I really struggle looking at text I have written and seeing the mistakes. I have tried Samsung, openboard, gboard. None seem to fix the issue.

I'm willing to download anything as long as it's not a privacy concern. Is there any way to get what I want.

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I have a Samsung 22+ if that makes a difference

Glenrambo fixed it:

Settings > General Management > Language > Spelling Correction > Default spell checker.

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How do I unfollow a creator on Patreon?

I remember that it was possible at one point but now I don't seem to be able to find the option to do so.

Can someone point me in the right direction?

And I don't mean cancelling the membership.

Solution: At some point Patreon turned all "Followers" (there used to be an option under the creator name in the 3 dots menu to "follow" someone) into "Free Tier Memberships". On the website you can't see these "Free Tier Memberships" under Settings->Memberships. You have to go to each creator you have in your list on the left, go to the membership tab and click on the pencil icon to edit your membership, where you can cancel it.

In the app this whole thing is much easier as you get to see all your memberships including the "Free Tier Memberships" under the memberships point when clicking on your profile. From there you can click on every creator, then on the 3 dots menu in the top right, select "Your membership" and there you can cancel the membership.

I have no idea why this has to be so convoluted.

Edit: Oh and if the creator doesn't exist anymore you need to block and unblock them again to remove them from your list because you can't cancel a membership of a creator that doesn't exist anymore.

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What do I do if my order has been "To be sent" for days now?

So, I bought a Google Pixel 7a. I ordered it from Prime Gadgets, through skroutz.gr (I live in Greece). Ever since I placed that order, it's been on "To be sent" for several days. To make matters worse, yesterday, the ETA changed from (22-2-2024 to 26-2-2024) to (23-2-2024 to 26-2-2024). What should I do?

Edit: This has been solved. it just got updated with an ETA of 27-2-2024 and now mentions a specific courier. No further advice is needed. Thanks for the help.

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RSS Feed Question

Might be a stupid question actually however how do I import Lemmy’s RSS into an RSS-App?

I’m using “Feeed” RSS app on iOS. I downloaded the RSS-Feed link of for example Books.ml but when I try to import it into the app, it says “No data”

I have added an image of what, I mean.

Am I doing it wrong?

EDIT: This might be the wrong community, I have realized. But not sure which community, I should go to otherwise.

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How to run Lemmy Account Migrator?

github.com GitHub - CMahaff/lasim: Move your Lemmy settings from one account to another

Move your Lemmy settings from one account to another - GitHub - CMahaff/lasim: Move your Lemmy settings from one account to another

GitHub - CMahaff/lasim: Move your Lemmy settings from one account to another

I've heard about LASIM a few times now, this great tool for migrating Lemmy subscriptions from one account to another. I downloaded it from Github recently to try it out... only problem? I have no clue how to get it to run. All the instruction I read online just say "run LASIM" as if it's that trivial and leave me feeling silly.

Can anyone explain this in terms that I (not an experienced programmer) could understand? Am I missing something really obvious?

Edit; I'm on Windows if that matters

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Is there anything funky going on with comment replies?

There's a specific comment I'm trying to reply to in the lemmy.world/c/games community, agreeing with how much I love a game they mentioned. But after drafting the message, on mobile it just acts like I haven't pressed the button. On desktop, there's and endless loading circle.

I tried posting the comment before bed, and again this morning, same issue.

I was able to make a top-level comment in another post.

I did post something controversial so maybe they blocked me (although it doesn't look like they commented on my controversial post). But I don't even know if that limits replies.

The only other thing I can think of is they're a kbin.social user.

Does any of this explain why I can't reply? If they did block me, would I expect to see some sort of error message? Or should I expect the endless loading circle?

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What does "L + ratio" mean?

It's surprisingly hard to google something with a plus sign in.

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How do you do spoilers on Lemmy?

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>!test!<

Edit: Thanks to @[email protected] for figuring it out!

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BUTTON TEXT

HIDDEN TEXT

``` Becomes

BUTTON TEXT

HIDDEN TEXT

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Is it possible to follow a kbin magazine on lemmy?

Basically I want to follow https://kbin.social/m/chess without the assle of browsing a different website.

Is it possible to follow and comment a kbin magazine ou lemmy?

UPDATE: I was able to subscribe to /m/chess on lemmy.world, but I still don't see any of their posts. Maybe I'll only receive the new ones? I tried to create a post there and it does show on kbin! However, comments don't seem to show up on kbin yet, trying to wait it out.

> Go to communities and paste the url https://kbin.social/m/chess in the search box. It won’t find anything, but if you change the selection box from communties to all, you should see [email protected] in the result. Click on the and subscribe.

UPDATE2:

  • I only see new posts, older posts don't show up. That's fine

  • I can create a new post, it shows on kbin. However, comments made on lemmy don't show up in kbin. Comments on kbin show up in lemmy

  • Made a second posts, everything worked fine. Comments show up on kbin just fine. Weird...

  • New posts made on kbin show up on lemmy. Comments made on lemmy on a post created via kbin work fine. They also show up on lemmy. No idea why but I'm happy.

Thanks, everyone!!!!

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