Guides

IOS

Sep 17, 2009

iPhone OS 3.1 Problems: Random Shutdown, Poor Battery Life, Bricked iPhone, Slow Performance

Jason

According to TUAW, iPhone users are facing many issues after upgrading to iPhone OS 3.1. iPhone users are reporting the following issues after upgrading to iPhone OS 3.1, which was released a week back: iPhone randomly shuts down Poor battery life Bricked iPhone Slow performance iPhone randomly shuts down As...

IOS

Sep 14, 2009

Tip: How to Get Safari’s Anti-Phishing Feature to Work Properly in iPhone OS 3.1

Jason

iPhone users have been complaining that the new anti-phishing feature introduced in iPhone OS 3.1 released last week isn’t working properly. Jim Dalrymple over at The Loop reports that Apple has given them the reason for the issue observed by some users with the anti-phishing feature. Safari's anti-phishing feature is...

IOS

Sep 13, 2009

Deleted Emails Showing up in Spotlight Search Bug Fixed in iPhone OS 3.1

Jason

It looks like the bug where iPhone users had discovered emails that were deleted long time back while using the Spotlight for iPhone feature is fixed in iPhone OS 3.1. iPhone user, Ted Landau had reported the bug in iPhone's Mail app after upgrading to iPhone OS 3.0. iPhone user...

IOS

Sep 12, 2009

How to Enable MMS on iPhone OS 3.1 (AT&T)

Jason

When we reported that iPhone OS 3.1 breaks MMS and Tethering hack, we had many readers reporting that MMS and in some cases even tethering is working for them after upgrading to iPhone OS 3.1. It looks like it is working for users who had used the MMS hack. Aaron...

IOS

Sep 10, 2009

iPhone OS 3.1 Enforces Exchange Encryption Policy; Affects Non-iPhone 3GS Users

Jason

Based on this Apple Discussions thread it looks like many iPhone 3G and iPhone 2G users who have upgraded to iPhone OS 3.1 that was released yesterday are facing problems accessing their Microsoft Exchange accounts due to device incompatibility with Exchange's server-side encryption. iPhone 3GS users are not facing the...

GUIDES

Aug 19, 2009

Fix for Disappearing or Wrong App Icons Problem in iPhone OS 3.0

Jason

When we had reported that many users were facing the strange Wi-Fi connectivity issues after upgrading to iPhone OS 3.0, one of our readers, LegendarySwag informed us about another annoying issue after upgrading to iPhone OS 3.0. The icons of some iPhone apps get replaced by icon of some other...

GUIDES

Aug 18, 2009

Bug: Deleted Emails Show up in Spotlight Search; Bug Fixed in iPhone OS 3.1

Jason

Back in July, iPhone user, Ted Landau had discovered a mystery bug in iPhone's Mail app after upgrading to iPhone OS 3.0. He reported that when he used the new Spotlight feature, which was introduced in iPhone OS 3.0, he discovered emails that he had deleted long time back. He...

IOS

Aug 17, 2009

Users Reporting Wi-Fi Connectivity Issues after Upgrading to iPhone OS 3.0

Jason

Based on this long Apple Discussion thread, it looks like many iPhone users are facing Wi-Fi connectivity issues after upgrading to iPhone OS 3.0. They are reporting that after upgrading to iPhone OS 3.0, their iPhone either cannot maintain a Wi-Fi connection or it doesn't download data once it is...

GUIDES

Aug 11, 2009

Trick to Get More than 11 Home Screens on your iPhone

Jason

When we have published a post on some of the hidden features in iPhone OS 3.0, we had mentioned that you can now have 11 home screens instead of the previous limit of 9 home screens. If 11 home screens are still not good enough, and you want more then...

IOS

Aug 9, 2009

Photos Disappearing due to a Bug in iPhone OS 3.0?

Jason

Based on this Apple Discussions thread, it looks like there is a bug in iPhone OS 3.0, it is not a critical bug but an annoying one. Users are complaining that photos taken using iPhone's camera can't be accessed from the built-in Photo app or can't be seen in iPhone's...

IPHONE APPS

Aug 5, 2009

How to Use Google Voice on your iPhone

Jason

If you have an iPhone and a Google Voice account and were disappointed with Apple's decision to reject all Google Voice related iPhone apps then you will be happy to know that you still have couple of options to use Google Voice on your iPhone. If you have not jailbroken...

IOS

Jul 25, 2009

How to Enable Battery Percentage Indicator in iPhone 3G/iPhone 2G running iPhone OS 3.0

Jason

When we had described some of the 100 new features in iPhone OS 3.0, we had mentioned that users will get the option to see the remaining battery power in percentage. But when iPhone OS 3.0 was released, we found out that this feature was strangely available only to iPhone...

UNLOCK

Jul 20, 2009

Dev Team: Tips & Clarifications to Unlocking iPhone

Jason

The iPhone Dev team had released an updated version of UltraSn0w last week to unlock iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS which they believed would resolve all random issues that were reported by users. They have just published a post in which they have confirmed that the latest version of UltraSn0w...

GUIDES

Jul 2, 2009

Hack to Enable MMS on iPhone 2G running iPhone OS 3.0

maverick

The non-availability of the MMS feature for 1st generation iPhone (iPhone 2G) was probably one of the most disappointing news for iPhone 2G users that was announced at the WWDC 2009 Keynote address. In fact, the MMS feature is not available currently to even iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS in...

IOS

Jun 30, 2009

Step-By-Step Guide to Jailbreak iPhone 3G running iPhone OS 3.0 using PwnageTool (Mac)

maverick

As you might already know, the iPhone Dev Team released updated version of PwnageTool for Mac users and Redsn0w for both Mac and Windows users to jailbreak iPhone 3G running iPhone OS 3.0. PwnageTool offers more customization options to the users compared to the RedSn0w. However, it is available only...

IOS

Jun 29, 2009

Step-By-Step Guide to Jailbreak iPhone 3G running iPhone OS 3.0 using Redsn0w (Mac)

maverick

The iPhone Dev Team released updated version of PwnageTool for Mac users and Redsn0w for both Mac and Windows users to jailbreak iPhone 3G running iPhone OS 3.0. Here is our step-by-step guide to jailbreak iPhone 3G running iPhone OS 3.0 using Redsn0w for Mac users. Windows users can check...

IOS

Jun 28, 2009

Step-By-Step Guide to Jailbreak iPhone 3G running iPhone OS 3.0 using Redsn0w (Windows)

maverick

IPHONE APPS REVIEW

Jun 3, 2009

Rotation Inhibitor: SBSettings Toggle Allows you to Disable Accelerometer

Jason

Though the accelerometer is one of the coolest features of the iPhone, I find it annoying everytime I move around in bed while reading on the iPhone, as the screen keeps rotating. I finally got fed up the other day and had to figure out a way to disable the...

GUIDES

May 25, 2009

Step-by-Step Guide to Register an iTunes Account without a Credit Card to Download Free iPhone Apps

maverick

One of the things that had really surprised me was that, the App Store wouldn't allow me to download free iPhone apps without registering my credit card details. It seemed strange that even for downloading free iPhone apps; I was asked to submit my credit card details. Well, Apple has...

GUIDES

May 13, 2009

iPhone knows how to Prevent Overheating

Jason

Have you ever got a warning message on your iPhone which says "iPhone needs to cool down before you can use it". According to Apple's knowledge base its for real: "Operate iPhone 3G in a place where the temperature is between 0º and 35º C (32º to 95º F) ......

GUIDES

Apr 14, 2009

Switch to iPhone: How to move Contacts, Emails and Calendar

Jason

There are only two kinds of people, ones who have switched to iPhone and the ones who eventually will. Seriously, my love for iPhone knows no bound (as you might have figured out from my first statement). Hence, here is a little something to help you switch to the iPhone....

IPHONE APPS

Mar 31, 2009

Skype for iPhone: Tip to Fix Crashing Issue on Jailbroken iPhone; Make VOiP Calls over Data Network [Updated]

Jason

Skype released their much-awaited VOiP iPhone App late last night on the App Store. Unfortunately, users who have jailbroken their iPhone and installed jailbreak apps have observed that Skype's iPhone app is very unstable and crashing very frequently. If you're one of them then there is a solution to fix...

GUIDES

Mar 6, 2009

Have iPhone Safari Crashes Reduced Significantly After Upgrading to iPhone Firmware 2.2.1?

Jason

iPhone's Safari browser is easily one of the best mobile browsers I have used and one of my favorite iPhone apps; however I had just one complaint. It crashed quite often. It was a view shared by many readers here at iPhone Hacks which is why we had written an...

GUIDES

Mar 3, 2009

Tip to Take Better Photos with your iPhone’s Camera; Also Checkout 100 Amazing iPhone Photos

Jason

We have been critical about iPhone's 2 megapixel camera and its basic camera app and have written about iPhone apps such as Cycorder which brought video recording, Snapture which brought professional features such as Digital zoom, delay timer etc and ClearCam which turns your iPhone's 2-megapixel camera into a 4-megapixel...

GUIDES

Feb 21, 2009

iPhone Trick: Quick and Easy Way to Turn Off Auto-Correct Feature

Jason

I really like the auto-correct feature of the iPhone. In my opinion it wouldn't have been convenient to use iPhone's revolutionary virtual keyboard if it wasn't for the auto-correct feature. But there are times when you are tying a lot of slang or text in another language; you don't want...

GUIDES

Feb 8, 2009

Apple Provides Workaround to Fix a Problem which caused iTunes to Crash after Upgrading to iPhone Firmware 2.2.1

Jason

Apple released iPhone Firmware 2.2.1 couple of weeks back which included minor bug fixes and improvements. However, based on this discussion thread at MacRumors Forums and this one at Apple Discussions; few users were affected by a problem which caused iTunes to crash after updating their iPhone to firmware 2.2.1....

GUIDES

Feb 1, 2009

Warning: Turn Off Airplane Mode before Updating your iPhone with the latest Firmware; Tip to Fix the Problem

Jason

Victor Agreda over at TUAW has reported a problem that everyone should be careful about before updating their iPhone with the latest firmware update using iTunes. His warning message: "Turn off Airplane Mode before updating your iPhone firmware" It looks like Victor is not the only one who puts his...

GUIDES

Jan 29, 2009

Step-by-Step Guide to Downgrade from iPhone Firmware 2.2.1 to Firmware 2.2

Jason

One of the most common problems after Apple releases its the latest firmware update for the iPhone is that some users who have jailbroken their iPhone end up losing the jailbreak and all the jailbreak iPhone apps and if they have unlocked their iPhone end up locking their iPhone if...

GUIDES

Jan 23, 2009

DIY: iPhone Stand using Pencils and Rubber Bands

Jason

The crafty folks at Geeky Gadgets are at it again and their love for do-it-yourself stuff for the iPhone continues. This time they have created a stand for the iPhone using pencils and rubber bands. The last time they had made an iPhone 3G dock out of cardboard and they...

GUIDES

Jan 19, 2009

Tips to Add Words to iPhone’s Dictionary

Jason

You might have noticed that your iPhone doesn't know the swear words. We had also provided couple of tricks to teach your iPhone to swear. iPhone expert, Erica Sadun, who also blogs at Ars Technica decided to investigate as the trick of typing the swear word two or three times...