In this section find frequent questions and answers.
If you have a question for The Villages iPhone iPad Club, send an email to q2iphoneclub@outlook.com .
If you send a question, a generic form of the question without identification will be posted (when appropriate) for others to learn from.
Q1 - What is the current software level? As of 2/12/26
A1 - iPhone iOS 26.3 iPad iPadOS 26.3; Apple Watch WatchOS 26.3. If your device will not upgrade you likely have an older device that will need to be upgraded to remain current.
Q2 - I'm having problems seeing the past presentations.
A2 - That section has recently been re-engineered. There is a limit of 99 members per link. That is why some could see and others not. Try it now. Past Presentations.
Q3 - Tell me about DuckDuckGo.
A3 - DuckDuckGo is a search engine that runs on several browsers. Apple includes it in Settings. Settings > Safari > Search Engines > DuckDuckGo. It reportedly does not sell your tracked history. Their business model it to sell you other software products that work with DuckDuckGo.
I’ve used it. I like some of the features of Edge and Chrome better. If you are concerned about your data traffic being sold to advertisers and others, try it.
Q4 - The desktop has icons to make connecting to a website, easy and fast. But not every website has a designated icon…your club for example….is there a way to either pin your club to the desktop?
A4 - In Safari, on the page you want to Link, Share, Add to Home screen.