iPhone Hints

Common and helpful iPhone and iPhone OS hints.

Restoration reinvigoration

Restoration reinvigoration

Today we’re pleased to release redsn0w version 0.9.15b1, with significant new features supporting restoring to older firmware no longer being signed by Apple.  For brevity, we’ll list most of the new features in bullet form.  For more details, please feel free to drop by our comments section, or check out any upcoming guides on tutorial(…)

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Blob-o-riffic

Blob-o-riffic

Today marks the public release of iOS6!  For those devices capable of running 6.0, the 5.1.1 SHSH blob signing window will soon close, so it’s very important that you backup your 5.1.1 blobs now while you still can.  We advise you do it for every device you have (see tutorial sites like iClarified if you(…)

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Amazon.com: iTronz USB Sync Data / Charging Lightning Cable 30 Pin to 8 Pin Adapter for Apple iPhone 5 and New Ipod Touch Nano 7th Gen: Cell Phones & Accessories

Amazon.com: iTronz USB Sync Data / Charging Lightning Cable 30 Pin to 8 Pin Adapter for Apple iPhone 5 and New Ipod Touch Nano 7th Gen: Cell Phones & Accessories

SAVE 28$ = For those of you who have pre-ordered the iPhone5 and need the adapter to connect your ‘old-school’ speakers or cables or docking stations….   Amazon.com: iTronz USB Sync Data / Charging Lightning Cable 30 Pin to 8 Pin Adapter for Apple iPhone 5 and New Ipod Touch Nano 7th Gen: Cell Phones(…)

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Things I want to see Siri Do

  Siri – Siri is a voice-activated app that works with the iPhone 4S and iOS 5 to allow users to take action on their iPhone by speaking. Siri can understand not just basic commands, but also the colloquialisms that are common to human speech. Siri can both speak back to the user and take(…)

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Unlock 3GS and iPhone 4 with ios5

Step 1: Launch Cydia and select the ‘Manage‘ tab from the tool bar at the bottom of the application. Select ‘Sources’ from the resultant list. Step 2: Tap the ‘Edit‘ option in the top right hand corner of the screen before selecting the ‘Add‘ button on the left hand side of the tool bar. Step(…)

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iClarified – iPhone – How to Unlock the iPhone 4, 3GS, 3G Using UltraSn0w

iClarified – iPhone – How to Unlock the iPhone 4, 3GS, 3G Using UltraSn0w

iClarified – iPhone – How to Unlock the iPhone 4, 3GS, 3G Using UltraSn0w.   These are instructions on how to unlock the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPhone 3G for use with any GSM cellphone carrier using UltraSn0w. This will work with the iOS 4.2.1 firmware if you are on the 06.15.00 baseband. Before(…)

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Want Free Text Messaging for your iPhone or Android? This is how.

Want Free Text Messaging for your iPhone or Android? This is how.

On a computer: 1. Go to Voice.google.com 2. Log in with your gmail account, or create a new one. 3. Choose a phone number. This will be your new SMS / phone number. 4. Choose settings -> Phones. 5. Checkmark “Forward calls to my Mobile Number” – You may have to authorize your number on(…)

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Baseband Freedom

Happy 4th of July!  Today’s release of redsn0w 0.9.14b2 improves the iPad baseband downgrade and should cover anyone who couldn’t downgrade with 0.9.14b1.  This version covers 3 different types of NOR chips in the iPhone 3G and 3GS (the earlier version covered only the most prevalent NOR chip).  We’ve also simplified the process and added(…)

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1600-Question Test Shows How Bad Siri Really Is

Pitting Google search against Siri using a monster 1600-question test shows how useful Siri really is: not at all. Google answered correctly 86 percent of the time. Siri achieved just 68 percent accuracy. At that point, it’s not much better than a crystal ball. We knew that Siri isn’t very good. But this intense test(…)

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Facebook to launch “faster” iPhone app in July | TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Facebook to launch “faster” iPhone app in July | TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Facebook to launch “faster” iPhone app in July | TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog.     The Reason Why Facebook’s iPhone App Is So Slow and How It’s Going to Get Blazing Fast Casey Chan Facebook’s iOS app has some nice features but it’s painfully, neck-stiffening slow. It won’t be for long though. The(…)

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How To Make iOS Notification Banner Smaller (Jailbreak Required)

The iPhone and iPad Blog by Simon by Sette Capati on 5/31/2012 9:15 AM We have a new jailbreak tweak for you! If you’re more concerned on notifications, this tweak displays a pint-sized banner on your iPhone instead of the stock banner. Well, if you think that the notification’s banner is large, you can try(…)

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Thank you pen

“The idea for Thank You Pen was to take something that people were already doing, but hated doing, and make it cheaper and faster. We also want to make it super personal. Having the handwritten look makes all the difference. All of a sudden it’s über-personal, and you’ve done it in under a minute from(…)

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Clean Up and Remove Unnecessary Files From iPhone Using iCleaner

Clean Up and Remove Unnecessary Files From iPhone Using iCleaner

  Every day, we find different kinds of tweaks and apps from various categories. Most of the time we get so excited to download every tweak or app that we find interesting. However, we find some of them not functional after all, and they end up with a single tap of delete button. With all(…)

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How to Unlock the iPhone 4S Right Now

How to Unlock the iPhone 4S Right Now

  How to Unlock the iPhone 4S Right Now [IPhone] Gizmodo Hacker Loktar_Sun has discovered how to easily unlock your iPhone 4S—and any other iPhone. The unlock will free you from your carrier’s tyranny, which is great news, especially while traveling or switching companies. We have tested it and it works. More » Sent with Reeder(…)

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Jailbreaking May Soon Become Illegal, Act Now to Help

Jailbreaking May Soon Become Illegal, Act Now to Help

Jailbreaking May Soon Become Illegal, Act Now to Help The iPhone Blog by Simon If you’re a long-time jailbreaker, you should remember that the US government has declared legal for the act of jailbreaking on iPhone as well as other electronic devices like Android in July 2010. Jailbreaking does not violate the copyright law, as(…)

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