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Apple Stackexchange Q: Consolidating music from three drives to one I am trying to consolidate my music and videos on my Laptop. It is in 3 places: * *C:\Users\RajMore\Music *D:\Entertainment\Audio *E:\Entertainment\Audio I want to put all the music in a single location C:\Users\RajMore\Music so that I can carry a single laptop and not have to worry about taking my External HDD or having to remove the D drive to put in my DVD drive. I have just about 60 GB of music. 10 GB on C, 20 G on D and 30 GB on E. I have 86 GB free on C, so space is not at a premium. Metadata is the stuff about the music / video that is not stored in the music / video item - it is stored in ITunes. For example: Start of song, end of song, rating (I use this when for good songs to DJ), video start time and end time etc. How do I do this and not lose metadata regarding the music and videos? A: Under Prefs > Advanced set the Media Folder to your chosen location on C: Then, File Menu > Library SubMenu > Organize Library. Select "Consolidate Files".

Q: Consolidating music from three drives to one I am trying to consolidate my music and videos on my Laptop. It is in 3 places: * *C:\Users\RajMore\Music *D:\Entertainment\Audio *E:\Entertainment\Audio I want to put all the music in a single location C:\Users\RajMore\Music so that I can carry a single laptop and not have to worry about taking my External HDD or having to remove the D drive to put in my DVD drive. I have just about 60 GB of music. 10 GB on C, 20 G on D and 30 GB on E. I have 86 GB free on C, so space is not at a premium. Metadata is the stuff about the music / video that is not stored in the music / video item - it is stored in ITunes. For example: Start of song, end of song, rating (I use this when for good songs to DJ), video start time and end time etc. How do I do this and not lose metadata regarding the music and videos? A: Under Prefs > Advanced set the Media Folder to your chosen location on C: Then, File Menu > Library SubMenu > Organize Library. Select "Consolidate Files".

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Review site specifically for Apple products? I am wondering if there is a product review site specifically for apple products? A: Do you mean reviews of Apple-produced (and only Apple-produced) hardware and software? Or reviews of software and accessories by anyone for Macs, iPods, iPhones, iPads, etc.? If the latter, there's always Macworld's review section. If the former, you could combine the RSS feeds for Macworld's Mac reviews + iPod review + iPhone reviews + iPad reviews, I guess.

Q: Review site specifically for Apple products? I am wondering if there is a product review site specifically for apple products? A: Do you mean reviews of Apple-produced (and only Apple-produced) hardware and software? Or reviews of software and accessories by anyone for Macs, iPods, iPhones, iPads, etc.? If the latter, there's always Macworld's review section. If the former, you could combine the RSS feeds for Macworld's Mac reviews + iPod review + iPhone reviews + iPad reviews, I guess. A: For Apple's mobile products, http://www.ilounge.com/ is quite good. A: As far as software goes, MacUpdate is pretty good. They have lots of user reviews, and the ability for users to suggest similar software is awesome. I've found many a free alternative to a poorly reviewed commercial app that way. As a side note, alternativeTo is another great way to find alternates. A: There's always ArsTechnica. Yes, they do review other stuff besides just Apple stuff, but I fail to see how that should disqualify them, especially given the quality and depth of the reviews. And with a couple of clicks, you can specify Apple reviews: http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Can I bulk delete songs no longer on my hard drive from iTunes? Does anyone know how to do an iTunes windows bulk delete of files for songs no longer on my hard drive? A: Ipod Cleaner did the trick.

Q: Can I bulk delete songs no longer on my hard drive from iTunes? Does anyone know how to do an iTunes windows bulk delete of files for songs no longer on my hard drive? A: Ipod Cleaner did the trick. A: This link may help you: http://paulmayne.org/blog/2007/11/how-to-remove-broken-or-dead-tracks-from-itunes/ A: As already said by ghoppe, if you want to delete files that are present in your iTunes application but do not exist in your hard drive (they have a ‘!’ next to them), you can follow his link. For what is worth, I’ve had success in the past using Doug’s Script. It’s very easy to use, just copy to your [username]/Library/iTunes/Scripts (if the folder doesn’t exist, just create it), go back to iTunes and in your iTunes script menu, you’re going to have this: A: Use the Comments field. Write something in the Comments field. Commit the change. Only files found will be updated. Sort via the Comments field then delete the ones without your Comment.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Equivalent to alt-. in terminal I am curious as to whether there is an equivalent to the Alt-. command on Mac. On my computer it inserts the following character: ≥, instead of showing the preceding lines final parameter. A: ESC + . inserts the last argument, quite similar like Alt + . on Linux see https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/85152/31470

Q: Equivalent to alt-. in terminal I am curious as to whether there is an equivalent to the Alt-. command on Mac. On my computer it inserts the following character: ≥, instead of showing the preceding lines final parameter. A: ESC + . inserts the last argument, quite similar like Alt + . on Linux see https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/85152/31470 A: You have to change the Terminal’s behavior to the alt key acts as a meta key (like in X11 Terms). After you check that, everytime you press alt + ., you’ll get the last argument from the previous command. (You can repeat that command n times)

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Apple Stackexchange Q: How can I embed an image in an Apple Mail signature? I use Apple Mail daily, and up until recently I could have images inside my mail by referencing an external source. However the external source has since become unavailable, so ideally I would like to embed the images into my mail signatures. I am pretty good with creating the signature in HTML and create the webarchive for it, however have no idea where to begin as far as embedding the images are concerned. Has anyone actually done this, or know of a very good resource that I can use to figure it out? A: You can simply drag an image file into a signature in Mail. This will embed the image with in the email so all your future emails will include an attachment. I sugest using a PNG as they are quite light-weight.

Q: How can I embed an image in an Apple Mail signature? I use Apple Mail daily, and up until recently I could have images inside my mail by referencing an external source. However the external source has since become unavailable, so ideally I would like to embed the images into my mail signatures. I am pretty good with creating the signature in HTML and create the webarchive for it, however have no idea where to begin as far as embedding the images are concerned. Has anyone actually done this, or know of a very good resource that I can use to figure it out? A: You can simply drag an image file into a signature in Mail. This will embed the image with in the email so all your future emails will include an attachment. I sugest using a PNG as they are quite light-weight. A: * *Once the Mail program has launched, open the Mail application Preferences. This can be done by selecting it from the Mail menu bar option or by using the "Command - ," keyboard shortcut, which simply consists of pressing ⌘ + , at the same time. *Choose the "Signatures" option of the Mail Preferences window. *Add a new signature profile by clicking on the "Create a Signature" button located under the second pane within the Signatures Preferences window. This button is represented by a square containing a plus (+) sign. See accompanying image. *In the third pane located within the Mail Signatures Preferences Window, type the text of your email signature. You can also paste your text from another application, like Microsoft Word, Apple Pages or Apple TextEdit. Pasting from another application will maintain the text's font, size and style, if that is something you need or desire. Keep in mind that some fonts may not display properly on the email recipient's computer, depending upon the fonts you use and the fonts they have. *Assuming that you have an image that you wish to add to your new signature, just drag the image from its location on your Mac (using the Finder) and drop it in the same pane where you just typed or pasted your new signature text. The image should appear next to or below your text. Make sure to use only web compatible images - JPG, PNG or GIF.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: How do I copy PDFs onto my iPad and read them there? I've amassed a collection of books in PDF format (through occasionally buying the O'Reilly Media Deal of the Day), on my MacBook Pro. I'd like to get them on my iPad, where they'll be more convenient to read. How do I do that? Should I look at Dropbox, and download a PDF reader app? (Do you have one to recommend?) Or is there a better way? A: I either use the iTunes to iBooks method that Kyle Cronin suggested or use Dropbox if I'm not near my computer or I can't be bothered plugging my iPad in. Dropbox has a send to iBooks command.

Q: How do I copy PDFs onto my iPad and read them there? I've amassed a collection of books in PDF format (through occasionally buying the O'Reilly Media Deal of the Day), on my MacBook Pro. I'd like to get them on my iPad, where they'll be more convenient to read. How do I do that? Should I look at Dropbox, and download a PDF reader app? (Do you have one to recommend?) Or is there a better way? A: I either use the iTunes to iBooks method that Kyle Cronin suggested or use Dropbox if I'm not near my computer or I can't be bothered plugging my iPad in. Dropbox has a send to iBooks command. A: For finding how to transfer your PDF to your ipad can use this method. but if your number of PDF is not too much can transfer it to your ipad with mail attachment and use safari to view them. I think GoodReader for iPad is best pdf viewer for ipad. A: I'm a big fan of GoodReader but you can use iBooks. Drag the files to iTunes (and you have to have the newest iBooks first) and then sync them like you sync everything else. Biggest downside is the titles of the pdf's are not shown so if the first page isn't the title you have no idea what you are looking at in iBooks. Beside seeing the filename and being able to read docs from all over the place the other feature about GoodReader I love is that you can lock the zoom in for every page and the text is a readable size and there isn't a lot of waisted space on the margins. A: iBooks has built-in PDF reader support. Just download it for free from the App Store, then drag the PDFs that you want to copy to your iPad into iTunes. The PDFs will be listed under the "Books" section. Sync your iPad, then when you open iBooks, tap the "PDFs" tab and your PDFs will be listed.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: How can one invoke a keyboard shortcut from within an AppleScript? I need to invoke a keyboard shortcut from within an AppleScript code, later to be used as a startup item (i.e. the alternative to having to press something at every log in). A: For example, you can do : tell application "System Events" keystroke "c" using command down keystroke "v" using {option down, command down} end tell To press : cmd+C and then cmd+alt+V

Q: How can one invoke a keyboard shortcut from within an AppleScript? I need to invoke a keyboard shortcut from within an AppleScript code, later to be used as a startup item (i.e. the alternative to having to press something at every log in). A: For example, you can do : tell application "System Events" keystroke "c" using command down keystroke "v" using {option down, command down} end tell To press : cmd+C and then cmd+alt+V A: I get the impression that what you're trying to do is a copy command (i.e., ⌘C)—am I right? Here's an example from one of my scripts: tell application "System Events" tell application "Microsoft Entourage" to activate tell menu "Edit" of menu bar item "Edit" of menu bar 1 of process "Microsoft Entourage" click menu item "Select All" click menu item "Copy" end tell key code 123 end tell That is, I script the menu command instead of scripting shortcuts. You might also take a look and see if you have /Library/Scripts/UI Element Scripts/Key Down-Up.applescript, which should give you alternate ideas of how to emulate keyboard actions. And of course, there are a lot of examples in /Library/Scripts/ and ~/Library/Scripts/, many of which are worth a look in general.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Mac OS X Application to Float a Window in Front of Others It would be nice if it was a button you could press on the top right that 'tacked' the currently selected window in front of all other windows permanently (until the button is pressed again). Does something like this exist? A: Not built into the OS, but you should take a look at Afloat from Infinite Labs.

Q: Mac OS X Application to Float a Window in Front of Others It would be nice if it was a button you could press on the top right that 'tacked' the currently selected window in front of all other windows permanently (until the button is pressed again). Does something like this exist? A: Not built into the OS, but you should take a look at Afloat from Infinite Labs.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Software update never completes I have an eMac (PPC G4) with 512 MB RAM, running 10.5.8. When I run Software Update, the "Checking for new software..." process never completes. I have tried deleting my /Library/Caches/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate/Cache.db and running Software Update again, with no luck. I have also tried Repairing Disk Permissions from Disk Utility, and that hasn't worked either. Both of those suggestions I got from here Any suggestions?? A: Try moving the contents of /Library/Receipts somewhere else. I have seen some weird problems caused by corrupted files there a couple of times. Also make sure apps like Little Snitch do not intervene in the process.

Q: Software update never completes I have an eMac (PPC G4) with 512 MB RAM, running 10.5.8. When I run Software Update, the "Checking for new software..." process never completes. I have tried deleting my /Library/Caches/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate/Cache.db and running Software Update again, with no luck. I have also tried Repairing Disk Permissions from Disk Utility, and that hasn't worked either. Both of those suggestions I got from here Any suggestions?? A: Try moving the contents of /Library/Receipts somewhere else. I have seen some weird problems caused by corrupted files there a couple of times. Also make sure apps like Little Snitch do not intervene in the process. A: Do it the CLI way: sudo softwareupdate -i -a this may help to get more verbose output.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: iPad and iPod virus? Every now and then my iPad or iPod touch will redirect my to a particular site in Safari. Could this be malware of sorts that has crept on to my iMac and then my iOS devices? I don't think it's a popup because it happens at random. For the record, the site is www.wordslife.com/index.php EDIT: This does not happen on iMac, come to think of it. I'm using an open access point in a residential area (I usually use one or two) and my devices are not jailbroken. A: Okay, I think I've tracked this one down. It isn't a problem with your iPod or iPad, it's a problem with the router itself. Its DNS has been overwritten so that it randomly (about 5% of the time) will redirect you to one of their sites. Because you're using someone else's open access point, there really isn't anything that you can do about it except to stop using that particular router. For more info, see these pages: * *Strange Redirects *Malwarebytes Forum *Random Browser Redirects, TDSS? *or the results of this Google search

Q: iPad and iPod virus? Every now and then my iPad or iPod touch will redirect my to a particular site in Safari. Could this be malware of sorts that has crept on to my iMac and then my iOS devices? I don't think it's a popup because it happens at random. For the record, the site is www.wordslife.com/index.php EDIT: This does not happen on iMac, come to think of it. I'm using an open access point in a residential area (I usually use one or two) and my devices are not jailbroken. A: Okay, I think I've tracked this one down. It isn't a problem with your iPod or iPad, it's a problem with the router itself. Its DNS has been overwritten so that it randomly (about 5% of the time) will redirect you to one of their sites. Because you're using someone else's open access point, there really isn't anything that you can do about it except to stop using that particular router. For more info, see these pages: * *Strange Redirects *Malwarebytes Forum *Random Browser Redirects, TDSS? *or the results of this Google search A: If it only happens on a particular 'open access point' then the people providing the access point are doing the redirect. By the looks of the site they are settting a cookie that they can use for ads and or tracking.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Dvorak on iPad? Is there any way to enable Dvorak on iPad for apps like Pages or Notes? A: Kind of a yes, no - the software keyboard can only ever be QWERTY, AZERTY, or QWERTZ. However a hardware keyboard hooked up via Bluetooth, or dock connector (or USB with the camera connector) can be set to use DVORAK: * *Open up Settings App *Go to General *Select International Keyboards *Select your English Keyboard *Under the Choose a Hardware Keyboard Layout you can select DVORAK.

Q: Dvorak on iPad? Is there any way to enable Dvorak on iPad for apps like Pages or Notes? A: Kind of a yes, no - the software keyboard can only ever be QWERTY, AZERTY, or QWERTZ. However a hardware keyboard hooked up via Bluetooth, or dock connector (or USB with the camera connector) can be set to use DVORAK: * *Open up Settings App *Go to General *Select International Keyboards *Select your English Keyboard *Under the Choose a Hardware Keyboard Layout you can select DVORAK.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Tool for lossless rotation of images As you might know, Preview has a lossy rotation feature. Could you please recommend a tool that allows images rotation in a lossless way? A: The only true lossless rotation for images would be a file format that allows you to save the image in its original format, and then specify what angle it will be rotated to when displayed on screen. One program which can do this is InkScape. It will allow you to import (and embed) an image, and then rotate it. You can then rotate the image to any angle, as many times as you like without causing any loss of quality.

Q: Tool for lossless rotation of images As you might know, Preview has a lossy rotation feature. Could you please recommend a tool that allows images rotation in a lossless way? A: The only true lossless rotation for images would be a file format that allows you to save the image in its original format, and then specify what angle it will be rotated to when displayed on screen. One program which can do this is InkScape. It will allow you to import (and embed) an image, and then rotate it. You can then rotate the image to any angle, as many times as you like without causing any loss of quality. A: I’m not sure what you mean by “loussy rotation feature” but you can always try other more advanced graphic suites like: Acorn (Has a free more limited version that could be enough) Pixelmator The Father of All… Photoshop For what is worth, I don’t think Preview has a loussy rotation feature. If you rotate an image and then rotate it back, the result is the same as before any rotation; loussy would be if pixels were lost in the rotation to a point where going back to the exact same image could not be possible. A: I use wine (and XQuartz) and IrfanView.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Why would the iPhone constantly remind for google calendar entries? My wife finds that her iPhone constantly reminds her of google calendar events (accessed via the exchange trick). None of the google events have reminders enabled. The phone preferences don't ask for reminders. Yet reminders she gets. A: By default Google calendar is configured to send notifications for events. Go to http://calendar.google.com/. Select the Calendar Details -> Notifications. There is an option 'By default, remind me via...'. Click on the remove link to get rid of the default notification.

Q: Why would the iPhone constantly remind for google calendar entries? My wife finds that her iPhone constantly reminds her of google calendar events (accessed via the exchange trick). None of the google events have reminders enabled. The phone preferences don't ask for reminders. Yet reminders she gets. A: By default Google calendar is configured to send notifications for events. Go to http://calendar.google.com/. Select the Calendar Details -> Notifications. There is an option 'By default, remind me via...'. Click on the remove link to get rid of the default notification.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Alternative way to move windows around screen In X (Xfree86 on Linux or UNIX) I could move a window around the screen by holding down a modifier key (the CTRL key if memory serves me correctly) and move a window around the screen by dragging it from anywhere in the window (not limited to the title bar.) Is there a similar functionality available in OS X? A: MercuryMover Although it's a paid-for utility (which comes with it's own PrefPane etc), this is a great tool for chucking around your windows. You can also set it up to force windows to certain sizes on a shortcut, which is handy if you want to check out your web pages in a browser at 800x600, etc. By default, you jut press CtrlCommandup-arrow and you get a little black pop-up window that helps you to move/resize the window that had focus when you pressed the shortcut. (the screen grab includes the PrefPane too).

Q: Alternative way to move windows around screen In X (Xfree86 on Linux or UNIX) I could move a window around the screen by holding down a modifier key (the CTRL key if memory serves me correctly) and move a window around the screen by dragging it from anywhere in the window (not limited to the title bar.) Is there a similar functionality available in OS X? A: MercuryMover Although it's a paid-for utility (which comes with it's own PrefPane etc), this is a great tool for chucking around your windows. You can also set it up to force windows to certain sizes on a shortcut, which is handy if you want to check out your web pages in a browser at 800x600, etc. By default, you jut press CtrlCommandup-arrow and you get a little black pop-up window that helps you to move/resize the window that had focus when you pressed the shortcut. (the screen grab includes the PrefPane too). A: No, there isn't. The only thing that's possible is to drag a window that doesn't have focus using the Command key. In this way you can move windows in the background without changing focus. A: Have you looked at BetterTouchTool? It boasts lots of other features, most notably complex trackpad gestures that can be used to call all sorts of built-in functionality, but does provide the ability to press and hold Ctrl to move a window with the mouse, without even holding left-click down. The site says its only for Snow Leopard, but a Lion version is in the works (alpha is available, I think as of 0.73). Your particular feature, if that's all you enable, works fine in Lion. A: It's not exactly what you are looking for but in Lion you can now hold your mouse over the edge of a window and your cursor will turn into either a vertical or horizontal resize cursor (a new feature so you don't always have to use the bottom corner to resize). However, if you click and drag your mouse in the opposite direction of the resize cursor, the entire window will move with no need to use the top title bar. A: Also Check these answers for other interesting OS X WM alternatives. A: I got annoyed that the only options for this aren't free and come bundled with a bunch of other features that are useless to me, so I wrote my own. metamove A utility for emulating XFree86-style Meta+click and drag window movement. The default bindings are Cmd-Shift-Click for window movement, and Option-Shift-Click for window resizing.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Growl Notifications for Stack Exchange websites? I'm looking for a way to get Growl notifications for new questions on the Stack Exchange websites, matching some pre-defined tags. I've tried SENotify, but it didn't work for me. Any alternative? A: I get Stack Exchange Growl notifications using Adium + Stackguru.

Q: Growl Notifications for Stack Exchange websites? I'm looking for a way to get Growl notifications for new questions on the Stack Exchange websites, matching some pre-defined tags. I've tried SENotify, but it didn't work for me. Any alternative? A: I get Stack Exchange Growl notifications using Adium + Stackguru. A: RSS Growler + feeds? A: Have a look to Newt on StackApps, I'm currently using it and it's a pretty neat and solid app.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Good way to keep iPad clean? I don't have a case or screen protector just yet for my iPad. What is a cost effective way to keep the screen clean and remove fingerprints? A: Use a micro fiber cloth, like the ones used for cleaning glasses. Works for my touch screen devices all the time and needs no extra liquids or any other fancy gear.

Q: Good way to keep iPad clean? I don't have a case or screen protector just yet for my iPad. What is a cost effective way to keep the screen clean and remove fingerprints? A: Use a micro fiber cloth, like the ones used for cleaning glasses. Works for my touch screen devices all the time and needs no extra liquids or any other fancy gear. A: I LOVE the iKlear products. I spilled hot tea all over my MacBook Pro about 3 weeks after I bought it. There were streaks of tea all over the screen and external case. Luckily I was using a moshi keyboard cover which kept the liquid out of the keyboard area and probably saved my machine. After I completely tore it down to make sure there was no internal damage, I tried cleaning the screen with a microfiber cloth and a small amount of water. It worked alright but I could still see the streaks and even fingerprints and keyboard marks when I held the screen up to a light. So I spent some time researching the best external cleaning solution and iKlear seemed to be held in high regard. I got this kit from Amazon and it's truly amazing how well the solution and cloths work to clean the glass screen. The tea streaks and every other little smudge and bit of goo came off like magic. Literally takes about 15 seconds to clean the screen to a mirror finish. It works very well on the aluminum case and keyboard as well. I also use it on my iPod Touch and Motorola Droid. Since the iPad is made out of the same stuff as the MBP and the iPod, I highly recommend this stuff. You spent all that money on your iPad, i think it's worth an additional 20 bucks or so to get a good cleaning solution. A: Use the Fingerspoo iPad wallpaper and you won't notice fingerprints anymore. A: Options: * *Almost every Apple product except the iPad seems to come with a microfibre cloth, which I would recommend you use. *If you have a case for your iPad, I have seen some people buy a regular microfibre cloth and keep it in the case. Maybe even cut it to about 1/4 the size for portability. *The Apple store actually sells little microfibre cloths. They are pretty expensive though and are VERY small. *Use your shirt. A: I just use wet wipes. Gets chocolate off too A: I have quite a few microfiber cloths around the house that I use for detailing cars, and I usually keep one of those out (that hasn't been used on the car) to wipe my iPhone and iPad. A: Yesterday I was using mine in a meeting, and a guy next to me said, "What do you use to wipe the screen down?" I said, "My shirt." And I demonstrated my super-fancy wipe-the-screen-on-my-shirt maneuver I've worked out. It's cheap, and it works. It's not exactly high class, but whatever. A: In Belgium, we don’t have “real” Apple Stores yet, but we do have Switch, which is the official Apple reseller in our country. Anyway, they sell this iClean product which can be used to clean your Mac. Guess what? It also works fine for iOS devices. It comes with a microfiber cloth included and it works really well for me. A: Wash your hands! Of course you would have to do it every 10 minutes or so... Or maybe just every 2 or 3 hours, if you work in a cold environment and don't sweat - different than hot Brasilian weather. =(

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Apple Stackexchange Q: iPad 3G, is it only 3G Can the iPad 3G only use 3G and Wifi, or can it use Edge or 2G (the little blue dot on iphone)? A: The iPad uses the same mobile chip set as the iPhone and cam (depending on your data provider) use Edge (denoted by an E) or GPRS (seen as a circle). O2 in the UK definitely does.

Q: iPad 3G, is it only 3G Can the iPad 3G only use 3G and Wifi, or can it use Edge or 2G (the little blue dot on iphone)? A: The iPad uses the same mobile chip set as the iPhone and cam (depending on your data provider) use Edge (denoted by an E) or GPRS (seen as a circle). O2 in the UK definitely does. A: "3G + WiFi" is just a commercial tag line. the 3G part stands for internet access throughout a mobile connection, usually using a SIM Card. The full range of connections on a "3G" model can be found in the Technical Specifications of the product, in this case:

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Is there a keyboard shortcut for launching Activity Monitor? I can't seem to find a shortcut for launching the activity monitor. Does it have one? A: Save in AppleScript Editor and assign a shortcut in FastScripts or some other way: tell app "Activity Monitor" reopen -- makes a new window if there are no existing windows activate -- brings the app to front end tell

Q: Is there a keyboard shortcut for launching Activity Monitor? I can't seem to find a shortcut for launching the activity monitor. Does it have one? A: Save in AppleScript Editor and assign a shortcut in FastScripts or some other way: tell app "Activity Monitor" reopen -- makes a new window if there are no existing windows activate -- brings the app to front end tell A: Create in Automator an Action to launch Activity Monitor: Then in System Preferences -> Shortcuts Tab -> Services set a keyboard shortcut for the created service: A: Otherwise of Spotloight that @Calavera suggest you can use 3rd-party software such as: * *QuickSilver *Namely *TigerLaunch *HimmelBar *LaunchBar I myself use QuickSilver and set shortcut ⌘+space to run it and type some part of "Activity Monitor" and press ⌫ so Activity Monitor will run. A: For starting apps, scripts, etc. with a single shortcut, there exist some specific tools. * *NuKit - free trial, download from MacUpdate or their site. *Apptivate - 2.0 is no longer free and as of now, it's unfortunately traded usability for eye candy. Apptivate offers to switch away from apps with the same shortcut. The NuKit team promised to add it soon. A: You can use System keyboard shortcuts, Services and Automator to do this. See my answer to a similar question here A: A simpler way is using aliases. Most pro users use them pretty frequently and I have one for launching Activity Monitor as well. Even on macOS Big Sur my default shell is bash and not zsh. Put the following line in ~/.bash_profile file: (I switched to zsh finally. All of my bash aliases worked fine except for the ones containing special characters. I just added a \ in front of the special characters to escape them and then it all worked as expected.) Put the following line in ~/.zshrc: alias am="open -a activity\ monitor" Now, all you have to do is type am in Terminal, press enter, and it opens Activity Monitor. FWIW, here's other aliases too that I have in my ~/.zshrc that have incredibly improved my ability to use macOS: ##### ---------- File Access Commands.... ---------- alias ll="ls -lahG" alias co="curl -O" alias editsh="nano ~/.zshrc;source ~/.zshrc" alias mv="mv -iv" alias cp="cp -iv" alias cll="clear;ll" alias ..='cd ..' alias ...='cd ..\..' ##### --------- Git Commands -------- alias gtalias="alias | grep \"^alias gt\"" alias gts="git status" alias gtd="git diff" alias gtpull="git pull" alias gtlog="git log" alias gtc="git checkout" alias gtcmas="gtc master" alias gtb="git branch" alias gtpush="git push" alias gtst="git stash" alias gtstpop="gtst pop" alias gtstapply="gtst apply" alias gtstsv="gtst save" alias gtstli="gtst list" alias gtctall="git commit -a" alias gtmm="git merge origin/master" alias gtsu="git submodule update" #### Application & Web Access Commands - 1 alias int="open -a IntelliJ\ IDEA\ CE" alias slk="open -a slack" alias am="open -a activity\ monitor" alias rdc="open -na Microsoft\ Remote\ Desktop" alias smc="open -a Cisco\ AnyConnect\ Secure\ Mobility\ Client" alias rdt="s https://www.reddit.com/" alias frdt="ff https://www.reddit.com/" alias mu="osascript -e \"set volume output volume 0\"" alias fv="osascript -e \"set volume output volume 100\"" alias tv="open -a tv" alias cln="open -a clion" alias mail="open -a mail" alias keys="open -a KeyChain\ Access" alias ss="open -a screen\ sharing" alias dul="open -a disk\ utility" alias maps="s https://maps.google.com" alias map="open -a maps" alias msg="open -a messages" alias ft="open -a facetime" alias pref="open -a System\ Preferences" alias tpb="ffp https://thepiratebay.org/" #### Application & Web Access Commands - 2 alias ntw="open /System/Library/PreferencePanes/Network.prefPane/" alias dsp="open /System/Library/PreferencePanes/Displays.prefPane/" alias pdf="open -a preview" alias ppt="open -a Microsoft\ PowerPoint" alias pages="open -a pages" alias knote="open -a keynote" alias news="open -a news" alias P="open -a photos" alias c="open -a google\ chrome" alias cprv="c --args --incognito" alias intn="open -na IntelliJ\ IDEA\ CE" alias v="open -a vlc" alias nv="open -na vlc" alias s="open -a safari" alias ns="open -na safari" alias m="open -a music" stck="https://stackoverflow.com/" alias sto="s $stck" alias csto="c $stck" alias fsto="ff $stck" alias yut="s https://www.youtube.com/feed/history" alias dict="open -a dictionary" alias wiki="s https://en.wikipedia.org" ##### Machine Admin Commands alias apon="sudo networksetup -setairportpower en1 on" alias apoff="sudo networksetup -setairportpower en1 off" alias apc="apoff;apon" alias apc-="apon;apoff" alias rshut="sudo shutdown -r now" alias hshut="pmset -g batt;sudo osascript -e \"set Volume 0\";brt 0.01;sudo shutdown -h now" alias sshut="sudo shutdown -s now" Side Note: To learn how to migrate your aliases from bash to zsh, see this. A: Not by default, but you can create one in System Preferences --> Keyboard --> Keyboard Shortcuts. Or you can use spotlight: * *type ⌘ + space *start typing "activity monitor" *as soon as activity monitor is highlighted in the spotlight list, hit return A: You can you use BetterTouchTool to create keyboard shortcuts and even use the trackpad to create a gesture instead of keyboard shortcuts. A: Hammerspoon is my favorite and is probably the most easiest to install and configure. Here is the init.lua code for launching the Activity Monitor. hs.hotkey.bind({"cmd","shift"}, "Escape", function() hs.application.open("Activity Monitor") end) PS: I mapped my command key to control. So by mapping the hotkey to "cmd+shift+escape", I get similar functionality that I get in Windows(for opening the task manager)

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Apple Stackexchange Q: How can I gift an iPad app from iPhone OR via Web? I would like to gift an iPad app to my friend. I don't have iTunes installed on my work laptop and right now I don't have my iPad with me. All I am trying is checking it on App Store on my iPhone, but the search is not listing the iPad version, instead it's only showing iPhone version of the same app. I also tried via browser, but no luck. Do I have to wait until I go home and do it from either iTunes on my Mac or iPad? Looking for some solution! A: At the moment, you have to use iTunes to gift an application for iPad. If the application is universal, then you can gift the app with your iPhone.

Q: How can I gift an iPad app from iPhone OR via Web? I would like to gift an iPad app to my friend. I don't have iTunes installed on my work laptop and right now I don't have my iPad with me. All I am trying is checking it on App Store on my iPhone, but the search is not listing the iPad version, instead it's only showing iPhone version of the same app. I also tried via browser, but no luck. Do I have to wait until I go home and do it from either iTunes on my Mac or iPad? Looking for some solution! A: At the moment, you have to use iTunes to gift an application for iPad. If the application is universal, then you can gift the app with your iPhone.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Best way to merge mp4 files Got a bunch of .mp4 videos (info shows H.264 Video + AAC Audio) that are chapters of a larger video. I'd like to merge them, but not sure which is the best way. I don't have Quicktime Pro, but I'll get it if that's the best way to do this. Edit: Just to clariify this is Mac OSX 10.6 I'm on. A: Virtual concatenation script demuxer You only need ffmpeg * *At the end, write the video files that you want to combine into a text file. Here is an example, it is best to drag the video files into the text file. The name of the text file is in my example files.txt file 'Video 1.mp4' file 'Video 2.mp4' file 'Video 3.mp4' file 'Video 4.mp4' Now open the terminal and enter. Finish. ffmpeg -safe 0 -f concat -i files.txt -c copy output.mp4

Q: Best way to merge mp4 files Got a bunch of .mp4 videos (info shows H.264 Video + AAC Audio) that are chapters of a larger video. I'd like to merge them, but not sure which is the best way. I don't have Quicktime Pro, but I'll get it if that's the best way to do this. Edit: Just to clariify this is Mac OSX 10.6 I'm on. A: Virtual concatenation script demuxer You only need ffmpeg * *At the end, write the video files that you want to combine into a text file. Here is an example, it is best to drag the video files into the text file. The name of the text file is in my example files.txt file 'Video 1.mp4' file 'Video 2.mp4' file 'Video 3.mp4' file 'Video 4.mp4' Now open the terminal and enter. Finish. ffmpeg -safe 0 -f concat -i files.txt -c copy output.mp4 A: You don’t specify your OS but if you have OS/X, then you probably have iLife, then you have iMovie. Merging all that with iMovie is extremely trivial. Just import the videos to iMovie and compose the final movie using all the parts you want to use. Effects, Transitions and Captions are a bonus ;) A: Quicktime Pro is a must-have in such situation. iMovie is great if you need a simple tool, but you may loose quality in the process. A: Yes, Quicktime can connect 2 Mpeg4s but if you want to upload to a video platform like Youtube or Vimeo they will still appear as 2 videos and will not upload properly. They must be "stitched" together by a program designed to do this. There are 3 ways to do this that I know of. * *Importing each MP4 into an editing program, editing them together and exporting the sequence to Mpeg4 (if your Editor has this capability. If not you must export at whatever formats your editor allows and then encode the sequence in another program). This is time-consuming and there will be a small loss in quality depending on your Editor as you have encoded them twice (on Import and then again on export). *There are apps designed to stitch multiple Mp4s together like the free "MP4 Joiner". They will do it quickly and work well if each Mp4 compression parameters match. For example if one has a resolution of 1920 X 1080 and the other is 1280 X 720 or if one was compressed at 4000 Kbps (Kilobytes per second) and the other at 5000 Kbps or if different codecs were used the app cannot connect them. *You could use a professional compression/encoder program like Sorenson Squeeze, Telestream Episode, Apple Compressor, or Adobe Media Encoder and re-encode your Mp4s to Mp4 using the same settings. These are expensive programs but will do the job without quality loss. There are others programs that can do the job for far less money or even free like Handbrake, just Google Mp4 Encoders. If you use a decent program there will be little or no loss in quality. A: Well, I'm late to the game but the best way IMHO would be to just use mp4joiner and be done with it. It just does one thing, merging mp4 files, and does it really well and simple. Also: Free and open source and also working on Linux and even Windows.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Remove all duplicates on iTunes library I want to remove all duplicates from my library, to consider a duplicate the song must have the same encoding, bits, duration. A: "Show duplicates" been removed from iTunes 11. As we are left with having to use 3rd party apps to remove duplicates now, Tune Sweeper is the one I use.

Q: Remove all duplicates on iTunes library I want to remove all duplicates from my library, to consider a duplicate the song must have the same encoding, bits, duration. A: "Show duplicates" been removed from iTunes 11. As we are left with having to use 3rd party apps to remove duplicates now, Tune Sweeper is the one I use. A: If you enable iTunes Match, duplicates will now be marked with an icon: Note however that such files do not need to have the "same encoding" to be recognized as duplicates. Also note that (inconveniently) the file marked by Match as a duplicate (and thus "skipped") may not have the "best" encoding of the duplicated files. For example, you might see this: In this case, in order to end up with a single song, managed by Match, with the high bit-rate song on your machine, you will need to delete both songs, leaving just the one managed by Match (the first one above) and then download the "Purchased" song from iCloud A: Here are two more options: Free - DupeGuru Shareware - iDupe I haven't tried DupeGuru yet, but iDupe worked quite well for me, though I had to batch up my checkin. First I'd select iTune's buggy "display dupes" and then I'd use that selection to run iDupe on. This sped things up quite a bit. I'm interested to see whether DupeGuru improves things by checking audio finger prints. A: You can use the default iTunes engine to find duplicates : File > Display Duplicates Or, use a third-party software like TuneUp or TidySongs.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Merge two accounts on iTunes? I just noticed that I have 2 different accounts on my computers. Is it possible to ask Apple to merge them and been able to share the music I bought on each account ? A: Two days ago I received an email from apple support. The author told me Leider muss ich Ihnen mitteilen, dass es nicht möglich ist, iTunes Accounts miteinander zu verbinden. which means Unfortunately I have to tell you that it is not possible to merge iTunes accounts.

Q: Merge two accounts on iTunes? I just noticed that I have 2 different accounts on my computers. Is it possible to ask Apple to merge them and been able to share the music I bought on each account ? A: Two days ago I received an email from apple support. The author told me Leider muss ich Ihnen mitteilen, dass es nicht möglich ist, iTunes Accounts miteinander zu verbinden. which means Unfortunately I have to tell you that it is not possible to merge iTunes accounts. A: There is no provision to re-sign the files that have been downloaded so by policy and by design, purchased items remain under the Apple ID used to purchase the item. This means you can't divide up purchases after the fact (but you can agree to share the password and share the 5 authorized computers) even if you split up with a partner who shared an account with you. You also can't "combine" past purchases - that account and password need to stay around and you can register a new "email" for communications of password resets but that original apple ID remains even long after you've left AOL or whatever name you originally used to purchase items. A: Things have changed a bit since the accepted answer to this was written… iCloud accounts cannot be merged, even now in 2019. What you could do is set up Family Sharing & invite your old account to the "family", that way you can have legitimate access to purchases made on both accounts.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: How can I assign more than 2 phone numbers to a contact on my iPhone? A large proportion of contacts I have gained over the years have more than two current numbers. Examples include: home, work, mobile; home, NZ work no., US work no., Spanish work no; etc I have only worked out how to add two numbers to particular contact; after that, when you click add there is no other options. This is crazy, this is 2010, I must be doing something wrong, can you help me out? A: I can add as many phone numbers as I want on the iPhone. When you're in edit mode in the contact, there's always a blank line under current phone numbers where you can start typing a new one. If you click on the label of the number, you can select a label (work, home) and even a custom label if you scroll to the bottom of the label selection list.

Q: How can I assign more than 2 phone numbers to a contact on my iPhone? A large proportion of contacts I have gained over the years have more than two current numbers. Examples include: home, work, mobile; home, NZ work no., US work no., Spanish work no; etc I have only worked out how to add two numbers to particular contact; after that, when you click add there is no other options. This is crazy, this is 2010, I must be doing something wrong, can you help me out? A: I can add as many phone numbers as I want on the iPhone. When you're in edit mode in the contact, there's always a blank line under current phone numbers where you can start typing a new one. If you click on the label of the number, you can select a label (work, home) and even a custom label if you scroll to the bottom of the label selection list. A: When you enter a phone number for the contact, immediately below that number should appear a new place to enter another phone number. You can change the type of phone like work, home, iPhone, blackberry, etc.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: How do you change file associations on an iPad? I would like to change .pdf files to use a different application when clicking on links in a browser. How can I do this? A: You can and you can't at the same time. Safari will load the PDF automatically and display it but it will offer a "Open In" button where you can send the PDF to another application if it is configured by the developer to accept PDFs (eg. iBooks, GoodReader, etc.) At present there is no way to direct it directly to another application unless that application will take a URL you could copy and paste.

Q: How do you change file associations on an iPad? I would like to change .pdf files to use a different application when clicking on links in a browser. How can I do this? A: You can and you can't at the same time. Safari will load the PDF automatically and display it but it will offer a "Open In" button where you can send the PDF to another application if it is configured by the developer to accept PDFs (eg. iBooks, GoodReader, etc.) At present there is no way to direct it directly to another application unless that application will take a URL you could copy and paste.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: How can I set a default zoom level in Safari? I've got a Mac Mini that I'm using as a Home Theatre PC, and my only real complaint is that I can't set a default zoom level in Safari. It's hard to read all that tiny text from 7 feet away from my TV set, so I'm always zooming in. So: is there some extension or hidden hack way to force Safari to zoom in automatically? A: There is a wonderful safari extension, SafariMagnifier, which can set default zoom-in scale for every page. http://www.wannseii.com/safarimagnifier/

Q: How can I set a default zoom level in Safari? I've got a Mac Mini that I'm using as a Home Theatre PC, and my only real complaint is that I can't set a default zoom level in Safari. It's hard to read all that tiny text from 7 feet away from my TV set, so I'm always zooming in. So: is there some extension or hidden hack way to force Safari to zoom in automatically? A: There is a wonderful safari extension, SafariMagnifier, which can set default zoom-in scale for every page. http://www.wannseii.com/safarimagnifier/ A: As Am1rr3zA mentioned, you can select a custom style sheet from the preferences: I have added these rules to my safari.css file: html { zoom: 125%; } img { zoom: 75%; } @media print { html { zoom: 100%; } } It has a lot of annoying side-effects though. But ZoomBySite and AllPagesZoom have the same side-effects, and there is also a noticeable delay before AllPagesZoom changes the zoom level. A: If you go to "preferences" in the Safari tab and then to "advanced" you can click the "Never use font sizes smaller than" button and then pick the font size you want. Then you won't have to squint and get real close to the screen to read it anymore. A: All Pages Zoom ...allows to "easily set one zoom level for all websites and have it remembered." I'm using it in Safari 5.1.7. You can download it from Apple's extension gallery under productivity or directly from the developer. A: After 6 years, we finally have this feature in native Safari 10, so no more CSS or extension required (I used to apply CSS, but it broke many sites as pointed out by @adib): UPDATE: Thanks to @wisbucky, Safari 11.0 actually has a new design. It can now memorize the zoom level per site. Also, we can custom this by the menu item "Safari" --> "Settings for This Website...", and the exact option "Page Zoom" can be found there. More detailed information can be found here and here. A: According to this post from Apple's Safari Support discussion forum: 1) Create a file named defaultzoom.css (or any name you like, just make sure it has a css extension.) 2) Copy and paste in the following: body { zoom: 130%; } change 130 to whatever number suits you. >100 means zoom in, <100 means zoom out. Don't forget the % percent sign! 3) In safari, go to Preferences > Advanced. Under style sheet, select Other... and point to the file you created. 4) You may need to restart safari for the change to take effect. [In the above, both the emphasis and code formatting (for non-code-related text) were added to the original quote by Am1rr3zA]. A: In the latest version of Safari (11), go to: Safari -> Preferences -> Websites -> Page Zoom There you can set the default page zoom for all sites or a specific site. This seems to be a native feature of Safari now (the Page Zoom setting under the Advanced tab in preferences is gone.)

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Apple Stackexchange Q: How can I make Safari cmd+number shortcut switch tabs instead of opening the bookmark associated with that number? I'm used to switching tabs with cmd+x where x is a number and takes me to tab x in firefox and pretty much every other browser I've ever used. I like safari's speed and would like to try it a bit, but the cmd+x shortcut is burned in my brain and every time I use safari I end up screwing up. I'd like to know if its possible to change this behavior, because this simple thing is a stopper for me. A: In most native OS X applications, the key presses Cmd-Shift-[ and Cmd-Shift-] will cycle left and right through tabs, respectively. Safari understands these. If you use something like BetterTouchTool, then you can assign gestures (such as a three-finger swipe left or right) to these key presses, and get tab cycling across most of OS X.

Q: How can I make Safari cmd+number shortcut switch tabs instead of opening the bookmark associated with that number? I'm used to switching tabs with cmd+x where x is a number and takes me to tab x in firefox and pretty much every other browser I've ever used. I like safari's speed and would like to try it a bit, but the cmd+x shortcut is burned in my brain and every time I use safari I end up screwing up. I'd like to know if its possible to change this behavior, because this simple thing is a stopper for me. A: In most native OS X applications, the key presses Cmd-Shift-[ and Cmd-Shift-] will cycle left and right through tabs, respectively. Safari understands these. If you use something like BetterTouchTool, then you can assign gestures (such as a three-finger swipe left or right) to these key presses, and get tab cycling across most of OS X. A: * *To go to the previous tab, press ⌘ Command ⇧ Shift ← Left *To go to the next tab, press ⌘ Command ⇧ Shift → Right Traveller’s note : These keyboards equivalents may be reversed in a right-to-left environment. A: To go to the next tab ⎇ Control+Tab or ⇧ Shift+⌘ Command+] or ⇧ Shift+⌘ Command+→ Right To go to the previous tab ⎇ Control+⇧ Shift+Tab or ⇧ Shift+⌘ Command+[ or ⇧ Shift+⌘ Command+← Left A: In case you are coming from Chrome and want to use cmd+[0-9] for switching tabs (instead of cycling through your preset top sites) take a look at: github.com/rs/SafariTabSwitching Safari Tab Switching is a Safari SIMBL plugin which allow switching between tabs using Cmd+1-9. Update: Safari Version 9.0.2 (El Capitan) has native support for this: A: Safari 9.0, released today for 10.9 Mavericks and 10.10 Yosemite, along side with the 10.11 El Capitan release, has introduced this natively. There are two options. If checked, ⌘-1 through ⌘-9 will switch to tab 1 through 9, respectfully. This will change the original behavior of mapping to the favorites bar bookmark 1 through 9. Those will be changed to Command-Option-1 through Command-Option-9. If unchecked, while it does not say it, the behavior is reversed. Command-Number will still be the favorites bar bookmark, while Command-Option-Number will be the tab. This flipping of behavior matches the Command-Click and Command-Option click behavior for opening a link. It's undocumented. A: Easy! Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab A: What about setting bookmarks 0-9 to be bookmarklets that change window tabs? A: Check SafariTabSwitching. A: In El Capitan, OSX 10.11, this has been included as a new feature of Safari Version 9.0 (11601.1.50). Go to Preferences > Tabs > Use ⌘-1 through ⌘-9 to switch tabs A: I personally like the keyboard shortcut used in Chrome and Opera: Option+Cmd+(left/right arrow keys). This can be assigned in System Preferences-->Keyboard-->Shortcuts-->App Shortcuts. Press the plus button and add a pair for Safari with the command names "Show [Previous/Next] Tab" and then type the key sequences you want to use. Pretty handy. Good luck! A: control-tab the simplest way A: Yes ctrl + (0-9) by using this shortcut you can navigate across multiple tabs in windows

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Apple Stackexchange Q: OS X Terminal equivalent of Ctrl+Left / Ctrl+Right In Windows and Linux I could always hit ctrl+← or ctrl+→ to skip a word to the left or right in the terminal. In text editors it seems that ⌥+←/→ works, but no dice in the terminal. I've searched Google and found nothing except a Wikipedia page that claims ⌥+B/F does the job, but all it does is print ∫ and ƒ characters to my terminal (or ı and Ï if I hold ⇧). Any ideas? A: As of Mac OS X Lion 10.7, Terminal maps ⌥-←/→ to esc+B/F by default, so this is now built-in for bash and other programs that use these emacs-compatible keybindings.

Q: OS X Terminal equivalent of Ctrl+Left / Ctrl+Right In Windows and Linux I could always hit ctrl+← or ctrl+→ to skip a word to the left or right in the terminal. In text editors it seems that ⌥+←/→ works, but no dice in the terminal. I've searched Google and found nothing except a Wikipedia page that claims ⌥+B/F does the job, but all it does is print ∫ and ƒ characters to my terminal (or ı and Ï if I hold ⇧). Any ideas? A: As of Mac OS X Lion 10.7, Terminal maps ⌥-←/→ to esc+B/F by default, so this is now built-in for bash and other programs that use these emacs-compatible keybindings. A: if you know how to use vi you can also turn on vi line editing mode using set -o vi in your .bash_profile or at any time on the command line. Then you can switch between vi command and insert modes. So you could hit escape, then use the vi commands for navigating the line: 0 = move to beginning of line $ = move to end of line w = move forward one word b = move backward one word Once you get to the correct position, you can use the other vi commands to enter insert or append modes, or remove characters one by one, etc. A: Open terminal, go to preferences, keyboard. On the list you'll find “ctrl cursor right” and “ctrl cursor left”. Change their assigned actions to “\033f” and “\033b” respectively, and you'll be able to use ctrl+→ and ctrl+← to move, without losing your alt key. A: This was driving me crazy too, however I didn't want a Terminal-specific fix as I don't use Terminal, and being able to SSH into my OSX box had to use the correct keybindings too. Also, personally, I didn't care about the ⌥ key as discussed earlier; I wanted to maintain the ctrl+&leftarrow;/&rightarrow; combination that I'm used to on Linux. To solve this problem, I added the following to my ~/.profile: bind '"\e[5C": forward-word' bind '"\e[5D": backward-word' bind '"\e[1;5C": forward-word' bind '"\e[1;5D": backward-word' Note the first two apply to bash in Terminal; the last two apply to bash in iTerm2 and incoming ssh connections. Don't ask me why the keyboard emulation is different ;) For the record, I was able to find what the keycodes actually were thanks to a hint from this stackoverflow answer: You can run cat > /dev/null to monitor the exact keycodes sent during a key combination. (Note that for me, when I run cat > /dev/null and press ctrl+&leftarrow; it produces ^[[1;5D. Your exact keycode may differ, but the first ^[ is represented as \e, as shown in my example code.) BTW, if you want to see all active bash keybindings, run bind -p. A: It seems that esc+B and esc+F are mapped by default to go to the beginning and end of words. Although, for my system you can't hold down esc but have to re-press it for each word. A: You can use the ⌥ key, but you have to select the option to use it as the "meta" key: Once you do that, ⌥+F and ⌥+B will work as you expect. A: Latest version of OS maps this to Spaces. Even if you have Spaces turned off, the hotkeys can still get short-circuited in this hidden location: Terminal.app cursor keys: disable System Preferences -> Shortcuts -> Mission Control -> Move left a space

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Do location-aware apps work on the iPod touch? A lot of iPhone apps use GPS positioning to provide services. However, the iPod touch does not have GPS capabilities, although it does have WiFi-based location services, if I'm not mistaken. Do location-aware apps work on the iPod touch? If so, how well? I'm not interested in the iPhone right now, but since I live in a city, it would be cool to have a device that would allow me to call up maps and such when I'm walking around. A: Yes. The "location services" work the same way on all iOS devices, while the specifics of how that data is obtained are hidden from the application. This Apple support article might be helpful to you: * *iPhone and iPod touch: Understanding Location Services

Q: Do location-aware apps work on the iPod touch? A lot of iPhone apps use GPS positioning to provide services. However, the iPod touch does not have GPS capabilities, although it does have WiFi-based location services, if I'm not mistaken. Do location-aware apps work on the iPod touch? If so, how well? I'm not interested in the iPhone right now, but since I live in a city, it would be cool to have a device that would allow me to call up maps and such when I'm walking around. A: Yes. The "location services" work the same way on all iOS devices, while the specifics of how that data is obtained are hidden from the application. This Apple support article might be helpful to you: * *iPhone and iPod touch: Understanding Location Services A: Yes, most definitely. I was actually quite astonished by the accuracy too. I have a fourth generation iPod Touch (and this story was back with the iOS 4 operating system). It actually made me sort of paranoid at first, until I looked into the technology behind it. I was walking through a parking lot and staring at the Maps app on my iPod when I realized that every couple of seconds the pointer would move. The device was literally tracking my position as I walked through the parking lot, literally with the precision of a parking space. WOW. Here is the real kicker, though. The device does not have GPS nor was there an internet WiFi connection! How does that work, right?!?! My WiFi was turned on, but it was not connected to anything. I had heard of GPS and I had heard of looking up the IP-address (that the Internet Service Providers assign), but I had not heard of anything that would explain this. Apparently, the device actually triangulates (like cell tower triangulation on cell phones), but with WiFi hotspots. You dont have to be connected to the internet nor to the networks in question to use WiFi triangulation. Your device has a database of local WiFi hotspots that it looked up the last time it connected to the internet. Now, I dont know where this database comes from. If it looked up ALL local WiFi spots based on your location. Or if it looked up only WiFi connections that it has detected in the past (but didnt know locations for at the time). Or what. But somehow the device builds a database of WiFi connections that it recognizes later and recalls location information for. The device is capable of detecting and recognizing many, many more WiFi signals than it displays in your WiFi connections window, the latter being only the ones that are strong and coherent enough to make useable connections to. Later, your device can use the signal strength, direction, distance, so forth, relative to one or more WiFi hotspots, to compute your location. And guess what? It even works with password protected WiFi that you cant access. If you connect to the internet via a public WiFi, it will update the database tables with more, newer information based on your new location and other networks it has detected on your way there. Each WiFi connection has a special numeric code associated with it (Im not sure if this is the IP address, or MAC address, or what) that the device looks up online and pulls geographic coordinates for. I can walk through neighborhoods in my area that I have never been to before, and without connecting to any internet there, the device will still pinpoint my location. But only if both WiFi is turned on and Location Services is turned on. I would only turn the former off to preserve battery life and the latter to protect anonymity. This method of triangulation is more accurate than, and your device prefers it over, the more commonly recognized IP-address lookup. Once you establish an internet connection, your device can use your IP address to determine your location within a certain radius. The precision is no better than the radius of the WiFi signal, coupled with the precision of determining the location of the hardwired network hardware. The only location service your device prefers over WiFi triangulation is the GPS chip, which is only available on certain models of certain devices. What your device prefers less than IP-address lookup is cell tower based location services: Cell Tower Triangulation, which the device doesnt have to have a cellular connection to. In fact, you dont even necessarily have to have a subscription to cellular service. The device uses the distance, direction, signal strength, etc, to one or more cell towers that it detects, to determine your location relative to them. Again, this method only works with models and devices that have cellular capabilities. The more technologies at play, and if you have a direct internet connection with which to look up data, the more accurate your location can become. Nothing is more accurate than GPS, but there is still something called Assisted GPS (A-GPS) which uses the internet to help determine time (and location) to help get better fixes on GPS satellites. This not only improves accuracy, but it makes the whole process faster. Unfortunately, there doesnt seem to be a way to prevent websites and apps on the iOS from collecting your location information without forfeiting the usefulness of location services. I would prefer passive location services which determine my location without sending it over the internet when it can. Apple promises anonymity, but also warns you that they have no liability for third-party apps violating your privacy. If you live in a city, I highly recommend getting a smart touch device like the iPod or iPad. Ive heard that the new iPad 5 will have GPS. I have had an iPod Touch for a couple of years now and its wonderful. Its a small computer/calculator in my pocket that provides me with maps, bus schedules, and internet. In the city, there are WiFi signals open to the public EVERYWHERE. I would rather spend $400 on a Touch (and $90/year on Skype's internet-based telephone service [useable on the iPod with a free Skype app]) than get a free iPhone with a two-year $100/month contract. Ridiculous. The only difference is the GPS, and you can get a separate GPS device at amazon.com for $40 if you really need two-inch precision that badly.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Am I missing something by using outdated data cable and wall charger? My wife has iPhone 3G and I recently bought iPhone 4 for myself. Since we can easily manage charging for both of our phones from just one wall charger, I actually never unpackaged mine and data cable is still packed as well. But few days ago I noticed that my phone refusing to sync with even older data cable (from 3rd gen iPod nano) although iPhone 3G does sync with it. So that got me thinking, do I missing something by not using updated accessories? Faster charging time or data sync maybe? Any thoughts? A: I have a total of 5 charging cables (and my partner has another 4) ranging from the 3G days until now. I still use my original 3G cable (the one where you had to press buttons on the side to release it) to plug my iPhone 4 into my iMac, and nothing has gone wrong so far :)

Q: Am I missing something by using outdated data cable and wall charger? My wife has iPhone 3G and I recently bought iPhone 4 for myself. Since we can easily manage charging for both of our phones from just one wall charger, I actually never unpackaged mine and data cable is still packed as well. But few days ago I noticed that my phone refusing to sync with even older data cable (from 3rd gen iPod nano) although iPhone 3G does sync with it. So that got me thinking, do I missing something by not using updated accessories? Faster charging time or data sync maybe? Any thoughts? A: I have a total of 5 charging cables (and my partner has another 4) ranging from the 3G days until now. I still use my original 3G cable (the one where you had to press buttons on the side to release it) to plug my iPhone 4 into my iMac, and nothing has gone wrong so far :) A: I'm using the same cables across all my Apple devices (I have so many around, and can't really tell them apart any more). One bit of caution regarding the wall plug, though: there was one model that shipped with either the original iPhone or the 3G which was recalled because it was prone to overheating. If you haven't run into a problem with yours by now, it's probably not an issue. Just wanted to offer the heads-up.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: What is the procedure for replacing the battery on an iPhone? What is the procedure for replacing the battery on an iPhone? A: iFixit has excellent text and video guides for replacing the battery on all models of the iPhone. Here's their iPhone 4 battery replacement guide.

Q: What is the procedure for replacing the battery on an iPhone? What is the procedure for replacing the battery on an iPhone? A: iFixit has excellent text and video guides for replacing the battery on all models of the iPhone. Here's their iPhone 4 battery replacement guide. A: If you want to keep your warranty alive at all, take it to your local Apple store or authorised repair centre and ask for the service. Any other action may void your warranty. A: It depends on which one you have. I have replaced LCDs and glass screens on the 3G before. Following tutorials at Repairs Universe is really helpful. They have videos and detailed instructions. Here's a tutorial. I haven't looked at it, but it popped up by Googling "replace iPhone battery." Hope this helps! Thomas

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Is there any way to suppress the "incompatible accessory" warning on the iPhone? Every time I connect my iPhone to the dock in my vehicle, the following warning message is displayed: After dismissing the warning dialog, everything appears to works fine. Is there any way to suppress this dialog from being displayed every time I connect my iPhone to the dock? (Enabling Airplane Mode does seem to do the trick, but that's not a realistic solution as I don't want to lose voice/data functionality when docking the iPhone.) A: Gotta be jailbroken AFAIK. There's a package called Popup Blocker that suppresses alerts. This is probably the best option. I recommend Spirit for jailbreaking 3.1.2 or 3.1.3. It's super easy and works well for everyday (non-hacker) use.

Q: Is there any way to suppress the "incompatible accessory" warning on the iPhone? Every time I connect my iPhone to the dock in my vehicle, the following warning message is displayed: After dismissing the warning dialog, everything appears to works fine. Is there any way to suppress this dialog from being displayed every time I connect my iPhone to the dock? (Enabling Airplane Mode does seem to do the trick, but that's not a realistic solution as I don't want to lose voice/data functionality when docking the iPhone.) A: Gotta be jailbroken AFAIK. There's a package called Popup Blocker that suppresses alerts. This is probably the best option. I recommend Spirit for jailbreaking 3.1.2 or 3.1.3. It's super easy and works well for everyday (non-hacker) use.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Is there an iPhone podcatcher? Possible Duplicate: What apps are available for subscribing to podcasts directly on the iPhone I was glad to see that you can download podcasts directly from the iTunes app on the iPhone, rather than having to keep the iTunes app open to play them, but there's a 20 MB cap on downloads. I'm looking for a way to subscribe to and automatically download new podcasts over 3G. Is there an app that can do this?

Q: Is there an iPhone podcatcher? Possible Duplicate: What apps are available for subscribing to podcasts directly on the iPhone I was glad to see that you can download podcasts directly from the iTunes app on the iPhone, rather than having to keep the iTunes app open to play them, but there's a 20 MB cap on downloads. I'm looking for a way to subscribe to and automatically download new podcasts over 3G. Is there an app that can do this?

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Is there any way to speed up my iPhone 3G since upgrading to iOS4 I have recently upgraded my iPhone 3G to iOS4 and there is some noticeable performance issues will some of the basic tasks (text messaging, loading application, etc.) I have restarted my iPhone and that only resolves the performance issues temporarily. Is there any way to speed up my iPhone 3G with iOS4 installed? Update I have upgraded to iOS version 4.0.1 yesterday and a lot of the performance issues seem to be resolved. I still see some issues with trying to run apps while listening to music/podcasts. A: According to this post on Gizmodo you can edit the preferences for the Spotlight search feature for a speed boost: Go to Settings->General->Home->Search Results (Settings->General->Spotlight Search on later iOS levels), and shut off everything you don't need (I disabled Music, Podcasts, Video and Audiobooks; leaving Contacts, apps, Notes, Mail and Calendar checked). Made my phone a lot quicker, more like it was with v2 (I'm still running v3.1.2, jailbroken). Before, there was a good 2-4 second lag when exiting or loading an app. Now it's back to it's old speediness

Q: Is there any way to speed up my iPhone 3G since upgrading to iOS4 I have recently upgraded my iPhone 3G to iOS4 and there is some noticeable performance issues will some of the basic tasks (text messaging, loading application, etc.) I have restarted my iPhone and that only resolves the performance issues temporarily. Is there any way to speed up my iPhone 3G with iOS4 installed? Update I have upgraded to iOS version 4.0.1 yesterday and a lot of the performance issues seem to be resolved. I still see some issues with trying to run apps while listening to music/podcasts. A: According to this post on Gizmodo you can edit the preferences for the Spotlight search feature for a speed boost: Go to Settings->General->Home->Search Results (Settings->General->Spotlight Search on later iOS levels), and shut off everything you don't need (I disabled Music, Podcasts, Video and Audiobooks; leaving Contacts, apps, Notes, Mail and Calendar checked). Made my phone a lot quicker, more like it was with v2 (I'm still running v3.1.2, jailbroken). Before, there was a good 2-4 second lag when exiting or loading an app. Now it's back to it's old speediness A: Reset the phone to factory defaults and reconfigure it. It's a lot of work but the performance is almost as good as iPhone OS 3.1. I've just tried this yesterday and I'm very happy with the results. If you use GMail and/or Exchange accounts (or others) to manage e-mails, contacts and calendars you'll only have to reconfigure your apps. A: Apparently doing a hard reset a couple of times in a row can improve the performance: Speed Up iPhone 3G + iOS4 with a Hard Reset? (via Lifehacker) A: I'm wondering if some of the apps are holding onto memory when you close them, at least the ones that are utilizing the new multi-tasking functionality, and slowing it down? Try removing all of those from the multi-task tray thingy and see if that helps. A: If you jailbreak, you can disable some unnecessary launch daemons...not a trivial task though. An interesting read, if nothing else lol.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: How can I make iPhone clock alarms obey vibrate-only mode? In the Clock app, if I use a timer or alarm that goes off while my iPhone is on vibrate mode, the alarm sound still goes off. Is there a way to make it obey the vibrate mode? Or a way to tell it whether or not to ignore it? A: Calendar alarms obey the mute switch. Clock alarms do not. Personally, I consider this a feature and not a bug--but I can understand why you'd at least want the option. However, short of jailbreaking, there is currently no way to change this behavior in the Apple-provided applications.

Q: How can I make iPhone clock alarms obey vibrate-only mode? In the Clock app, if I use a timer or alarm that goes off while my iPhone is on vibrate mode, the alarm sound still goes off. Is there a way to make it obey the vibrate mode? Or a way to tell it whether or not to ignore it? A: Calendar alarms obey the mute switch. Clock alarms do not. Personally, I consider this a feature and not a bug--but I can understand why you'd at least want the option. However, short of jailbreaking, there is currently no way to change this behavior in the Apple-provided applications. A: Create a silent ringtone (e.g. a short piece of silence in Garage Band or the ringtone creator of your choice) and set that as the sound for the alarm. A: You might want to try using a different alarm clock app such as Awaken or Alarm Clock Pro. These apps WILL obey the iPhones vibrate setting (I think). Even if they don't, they will still let you customize the ringtone of your alarms to make them quieter...

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Apple Stackexchange Q: How can I import contacts into iPhone from Palm Centro? I'm planning on purchasing an iPhone 4, and I want to know the most direct method of copying my contacts from my Palm Centro to my iPhone. Extra points for solutions that work on Linux. A: Have a look into SyncML, it was the only way i managed to get my contacts out of my decade old Nokia. I'm not sure what the iPhone uses as a contact manager on Linux (Would MobileMe be a good workaround?), but once you've got them out, it's a lot easier to import them into something else. Google Sync is also worth a look and would avoid your desktop altogether.

Q: How can I import contacts into iPhone from Palm Centro? I'm planning on purchasing an iPhone 4, and I want to know the most direct method of copying my contacts from my Palm Centro to my iPhone. Extra points for solutions that work on Linux. A: Have a look into SyncML, it was the only way i managed to get my contacts out of my decade old Nokia. I'm not sure what the iPhone uses as a contact manager on Linux (Would MobileMe be a good workaround?), but once you've got them out, it's a lot easier to import them into something else. Google Sync is also worth a look and would avoid your desktop altogether. A: I used the palm conduit to send everything that was in palm desktop (windows - not Linux) to Outlook. Then I synced the iPhone with Outlook. Notes disappeared but most of the other data fields were OK A: Take a look at Funambol. I've used it to sync my contacts from my old Sony Ericsson into my iPhone... Never tried with a Palm Centro though, but it'll probably work. You need first to install the app in your old phone, sync with the server, install the app in the iPhone and sync back. It's also a great way to backup your contacts.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: How do I create new albums within my iPhone 3GS camera roll? I'm looking for a way to create new albums within the Photos app on my iPhone 3GS, preferably without having to connect the device to iTunes. Is this possible? A: No, it's not possible to create new photo albums in the Photos app on the iPhone. (Not on my iPhone 3GS running iOS 4.0.1 at least. And it's not possible on my iPad either.) See http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1413776 and http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/ios-apps/200714-creating-photo-albums-ipad.html. This Apple Support FAQ describes how to sync photos: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1389. I wouldn't be surprised if Apple adds this feature soon. I expect they're working toward making the iPad work completely independently (without syncing), and the iOS (and app) features they add will likely also be added to the iPhone.

Q: How do I create new albums within my iPhone 3GS camera roll? I'm looking for a way to create new albums within the Photos app on my iPhone 3GS, preferably without having to connect the device to iTunes. Is this possible? A: No, it's not possible to create new photo albums in the Photos app on the iPhone. (Not on my iPhone 3GS running iOS 4.0.1 at least. And it's not possible on my iPad either.) See http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1413776 and http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/ios-apps/200714-creating-photo-albums-ipad.html. This Apple Support FAQ describes how to sync photos: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1389. I wouldn't be surprised if Apple adds this feature soon. I expect they're working toward making the iPad work completely independently (without syncing), and the iOS (and app) features they add will likely also be added to the iPhone. A: iOS 5 and later supports creating new albums. However, the albums do not work like folders in a file system, but rather like tags or groups, because when a photo is added to an album it still physically exists in the camera roll and is linked to from the new album.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: What car stereos work well with iPhone Bluetooth A2DP Streaming Audio The iPhone 3G supports Bluetooth stereo (A2DP) but lacks any volume control. As a result, my JVC stereo with the KS-BTA200 Bluetooth adapter clipped stereo audio so horribly that I ended up removing the adapter and foregoing the Bluetooth hands free capabilities. Now, I just use my AUX jack for music and a separate Bluetooth speaker phone (as long as it doesn't do A2DP). Has anyone been able to get acceptable (not clipped) Bluetooth Stereo Audio from their iPhone to any car stereo? What models work well? A: I bought my wife a Sony Xplod (sorry, forgot the model number) and that works really well with our phones. I would assume that all Sonys work equally as well (if not better).

Q: What car stereos work well with iPhone Bluetooth A2DP Streaming Audio The iPhone 3G supports Bluetooth stereo (A2DP) but lacks any volume control. As a result, my JVC stereo with the KS-BTA200 Bluetooth adapter clipped stereo audio so horribly that I ended up removing the adapter and foregoing the Bluetooth hands free capabilities. Now, I just use my AUX jack for music and a separate Bluetooth speaker phone (as long as it doesn't do A2DP). Has anyone been able to get acceptable (not clipped) Bluetooth Stereo Audio from their iPhone to any car stereo? What models work well? A: I bought my wife a Sony Xplod (sorry, forgot the model number) and that works really well with our phones. I would assume that all Sonys work equally as well (if not better).

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Can I restore an iPhone from iPod Touch Backup? If I buy an iPhone, can I restore it (along with app data) from an iPod Touch backup? A: Seems feasible. The last post on this site says someone got it to work. Do an actual backup (not just sync) though.

Q: Can I restore an iPhone from iPod Touch Backup? If I buy an iPhone, can I restore it (along with app data) from an iPod Touch backup? A: Seems feasible. The last post on this site says someone got it to work. Do an actual backup (not just sync) though. A: As I recall, when you first sync your iphone, you will be prompted to do so, so yes! I'd recommend you to do a sync on your ipod before syncing the iphone. A: This does not work, just tried with new iPhone 5 and the settings were that of the iPod i.e. no app for messages, calls or any other iPhone standards :s A: Yes. This is possible using iCloud. As long as you have your iPod backed up to iCloud, then, it will appear under the list of iCloud backup(s) available to restore from. When you start your iPhone, and are prompted with the option of where to restore from, choose iCloud. The backup of your iPod touch will appear. Select that to restore. A: You should be able to restore the iPhone from your iPod Touch's backup. Backup the iPod touch, then restore from that backup in iTunes. You should be able to select the backup from the list that pops up. Although the iPhone will be restored from the iPod Touch's backup, iTunes should recognize it as a separate device. A: When I got my first iPhone three years ago (iPhone 4), this worked partially. Obviously, it worked fine. But every now and then the iPhone was not able to receive phone calls any more. The caller did not recognize it because he got the dialing tone, not the busy tone. I could only solve that problem by resetting the iPhone and not restoring the old iPod backup.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: What Are The Best iPhone apps to keep a toddler amused in an 'emergency'? Preferably free - kids shows / films from iTunes are an obvious one. A: Bubble Wrap ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Q: What Are The Best iPhone apps to keep a toddler amused in an 'emergency'? Preferably free - kids shows / films from iTunes are an obvious one. A: Bubble Wrap ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ A: Bubbles. Works great on iPad also. It's important for toddler software to be ad free, since they will click on links. A: There is a free limited version of Sound Touch but personally I think the full version is well worth the few bucks it costs. A: My daughter went through an obsession with Monkey Preschool Lunchbox. I can vouch that it's highly educational, too. She became much better at counting (after about 2 weeks, she no longer needed to count out groups of 10, she could just look at a collection and say "there are 8 bananas."). A: Not free, but the various Dr. Seuss apps are great, as they will read the book out loud at the child's pace. I also always have "Animal Sounds" at the ready. For free, my daughter spends more time browsing photos of herself, family, and friends (in that order) than doing anything else. Go figure. Oh, we get a lot of mileage out of (pirated) episodes of Dora the Explorer. A: Scoops (and other Nimblebit games) has cute graphics and simple controls. And it's free! A: Monkey Kick Off keeps my daughter amused for hours on end - so much so that she gets cranky when the phone rings and I have to take it off her! A: Not free, but check out mouthoff. Great for kids I'd imagine. http://iphone.ustwo.co.uk/iphone/apps/showusyourmouthoff/ A: You mentioned that videos/shows would be a priority. Take a look at the app called WEET WOO. It does something very simple: It presents an interface for you and your kid to choose from a big selection of kids' videos and shows that are actually stored on YouTube, including some fun educations series, etc. They are categorized (Animals, Humor, etc) so you can find what you want. But, naturally, the main deal is that you know that anything you stumble on is going to be fun and educational for the kid... not some lame music video or whatever.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: iPhone push notifications? I'm fairly new to the iPhone, so apologies if this is an obvious question. Are the default programs on the bottom bar (Phone, Mail, Safari + iPod) the only applications that can show 'new' event counts? Is it to do with them being on the bottom bar? A: No, the "default" apps on the bottom row aren't the only apps that can receive push notifications or display number badges. There isn't necessarily a relationship between push notifications and number badges. Apps can have number badges without push notifications (Mint comes to mind) and can have push notifications without number badges (MLB At Bat, for example).

Q: iPhone push notifications? I'm fairly new to the iPhone, so apologies if this is an obvious question. Are the default programs on the bottom bar (Phone, Mail, Safari + iPod) the only applications that can show 'new' event counts? Is it to do with them being on the bottom bar? A: No, the "default" apps on the bottom row aren't the only apps that can receive push notifications or display number badges. There isn't necessarily a relationship between push notifications and number badges. Apps can have number badges without push notifications (Mint comes to mind) and can have push notifications without number badges (MLB At Bat, for example). A: Any app that has push notifications implemented can have the number badge on the icon. Messages is another Apple app with push notifications. Some 3rd party apps also have push notifications. A: Not exactly, the counts come from the app programming itself. Some have the count integrated, some don't. A: You can actually change which apps are on the Dock (bottom bar) to whatever you like. And various apps have the new event count. For instance, I use The AT&T MyWireless app, and when my bill is due, I get a push notification there as well. Also when your apps have updates, you'll get one from the App Store icon. Any application that supports notifications will get a badge.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Can I use my iPhone 2G with Bell Canada? Long ago, I purchased an iPhone 2G in the US before Rogers came to Canada to provide iPhone service. Before I got my 3GS, I had unlocked it and was using it with my Rogers SIM with no problem. Recently my wife took an interest in the handset and we took it to the Bell Store to have them try to get the device working with her account. The sales person at the kiosk tried a "Demo SIM", and when they did that the device read "Invalid SIM". Is there any reason to believe that we can get an older iPhone 2G working with Bell Canada? Maybe the salesperson just have some older SIM card perhaps that doesn't work with the 2G? Or is this a known limitation? A: It is not compatible. Bell's new network (shared with Telus) is a 3G HSPA overlay (on top of their existing CDMA network) which the iPhone 2G does not support.

Q: Can I use my iPhone 2G with Bell Canada? Long ago, I purchased an iPhone 2G in the US before Rogers came to Canada to provide iPhone service. Before I got my 3GS, I had unlocked it and was using it with my Rogers SIM with no problem. Recently my wife took an interest in the handset and we took it to the Bell Store to have them try to get the device working with her account. The sales person at the kiosk tried a "Demo SIM", and when they did that the device read "Invalid SIM". Is there any reason to believe that we can get an older iPhone 2G working with Bell Canada? Maybe the salesperson just have some older SIM card perhaps that doesn't work with the 2G? Or is this a known limitation? A: It is not compatible. Bell's new network (shared with Telus) is a 3G HSPA overlay (on top of their existing CDMA network) which the iPhone 2G does not support. A: You have to jailbreak, then unlock. Here's a tutorial. Hope this helps!

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Apple Stackexchange Q: iPhone: play podcasts via voice command? Is there a way to get the iPhone 3gs to play a Podcast via voice command? I've tried all sorts of things and it doesn't seem to work. I believe the official answer is no, but I was wondering if there was a Cydia or other app that can achieve the same result? A: The official answer is No. As of iOS 4, there is a simple workaround, however. You can just add a podcast to a playlist and speak "Play playlist PlaylistName".

Q: iPhone: play podcasts via voice command? Is there a way to get the iPhone 3gs to play a Podcast via voice command? I've tried all sorts of things and it doesn't seem to work. I believe the official answer is no, but I was wondering if there was a Cydia or other app that can achieve the same result? A: The official answer is No. As of iOS 4, there is a simple workaround, however. You can just add a podcast to a playlist and speak "Play playlist PlaylistName".

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Silence calls from everyone but a defined set of numbers? If I'm on-call, I only want to be woken by important calls or text messages. How can I set up an iPhone to ring during certain hours only for calls or texts from a certain set of numbers? If it can't be done using vanilla iPhone apps, is there a 3rd party app that could do it? A: You could make a silent ringtone your default, and then assign other custom ringtones to each of that certain set of numbers. See Apple's Purchasing and creating ringtones FAQ for a start.

Q: Silence calls from everyone but a defined set of numbers? If I'm on-call, I only want to be woken by important calls or text messages. How can I set up an iPhone to ring during certain hours only for calls or texts from a certain set of numbers? If it can't be done using vanilla iPhone apps, is there a 3rd party app that could do it? A: You could make a silent ringtone your default, and then assign other custom ringtones to each of that certain set of numbers. See Apple's Purchasing and creating ringtones FAQ for a start. A: 2016 This has changed significantly recently - posting this with iOS 10, but I think was available from 9, maybe 8 Settings > Do Not Disturb You can set a defined daily schedule This can also be toggled from the lockscreen, on an ad-hoc basis Settings > Do Not Disturb > Allow Calls From > You can choose by many criteria, Everyone, No-One, Favourites... or any specific group from Contacts A: If you jailbreak, of course there's an app for that, several in fact. Search for "blacklist".

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Apple Stackexchange Q: My iPod Touch / iPhone is frozen! My iDevice is frozen on one screen and won't let me do anything. What can I do to fix it? A: Hold the Home Button and Power/Sleep buttons together until it hard resets.

Q: My iPod Touch / iPhone is frozen! My iDevice is frozen on one screen and won't let me do anything. What can I do to fix it? A: Hold the Home Button and Power/Sleep buttons together until it hard resets. A: You can force-quit the currently-open app by holding down the power/sleep button until the "slide to power off" screen comes up. Then you hold down the home button until the app is closed. This may not work if the entire device is completely frozen.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: How do I restart my iPhone and why should I? Often people talk about restarting an iPhone in the same way you restart a computer. How do you do this, what buttons do you press? Also how/why is this different to just turning off the iPhone using top button and then turning it back on? A: You can restart the iPhone by holding the power button and home button for about 5 seconds (until you see the apple logo pop onto the screen). You may have to do this if the phone freezes, or otherwise becomes unresponsive. http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/assistant/phone/#section_2

Q: How do I restart my iPhone and why should I? Often people talk about restarting an iPhone in the same way you restart a computer. How do you do this, what buttons do you press? Also how/why is this different to just turning off the iPhone using top button and then turning it back on? A: You can restart the iPhone by holding the power button and home button for about 5 seconds (until you see the apple logo pop onto the screen). You may have to do this if the phone freezes, or otherwise becomes unresponsive. http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/assistant/phone/#section_2 A: Holding down the power and home button for about 5 seconds will perform a hard reset. Restarting your iDevice frees up used RAM. Low RAM is the main reason apps crash, which is why it's suggested to restart your iDevice every once in a while. A: Pressing the top ("Lock") button locks the phone and turns off the display. That is useful for saving power and for security. Turning the phone off can be accomplished by holding down the Lock button until the red arrow button displays saying "slide to power off". Turning off the phone in this manner will allow any running processes / services to shut down gracefully. This is akin to shutting down your Mac. Shutting down your iOS device every few days will free up leaked memory and may help it to work better or faster. I shut my phone off nearly every night, then plug it into the wall charger which turns it back on automatically. Holding down the power and home buttons until the device restarts itself is called a "hard reset" and is akin to pressing and holding the power button on a Mac. Restarting in this manner does not give running processes a chance to shut down gracefully and may in fact result in lost data. This technique should be a last resort, not a daily practice because of its potential ill effects.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Is it worth upgrading my jailbroken 3G to iOS4? I have a jailbroken (not unlocked) iPhone 3G running the 3.1.2 firmware. What are the pros and cons of upgrading this to iOS4? Being jailbroken, I already have multitasking and home-screen wallpapers. What does the new iOS give me that I don't already have access to? A: I've done it and it's not worth the trouble. I'm considering rolling back to 3.1.2. The beneficial changes are minimal (and most can be provided by a jailbreak app), and the performance decrease is very noticeable. I've found that crashes are much more frequent as well. My advice: Don't do it.

Q: Is it worth upgrading my jailbroken 3G to iOS4? I have a jailbroken (not unlocked) iPhone 3G running the 3.1.2 firmware. What are the pros and cons of upgrading this to iOS4? Being jailbroken, I already have multitasking and home-screen wallpapers. What does the new iOS give me that I don't already have access to? A: I've done it and it's not worth the trouble. I'm considering rolling back to 3.1.2. The beneficial changes are minimal (and most can be provided by a jailbreak app), and the performance decrease is very noticeable. I've found that crashes are much more frequent as well. My advice: Don't do it. A: In my personal experience, iOS 4 was only marginally slower than iPhone OS 3, so it really comes down to features. First, iOS 4 does not allow you to put home screen wallpapers on an iPhone 3G. I don't have experience with multitasking on a jailbroken device, but again iOS does not provide this functionality on the iPhone 3G. However, given the memory and processor of the iPhone 3G, you really wouldn't want to multitask on the device. In terms of features that iOS 4 does offer the iPhone 3G, here are some top ones: * *Mail - unified inbox, multiple Exchange accounts, message threading *Folders - a very useful way to store similar apps to save space *iBooks - eBook and PDF reader (useful, though this app was somewhat slow on my 3G) It's also worth noting that there are already apps that require iOS 4 and the number's only going to grow. Not having iOS 4 will reduce the number of apps that will run on your device. Since I never really got a lot of utility from jailbreaking, it made the decision to upgrade pretty easy for me. However, if having a wallpaper or running apps from Cydia is important to you, you're not really missing out on a whole lot, at least for now. A: Most of what I've heard is that it's not worth running on the 3G as it's very sluggish.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Can I prevent my (jailbroken) iPhone from retrieving mail between certain hours? I have a jailbroken iPhone which is set up to retrieve mail every 30 minutes. Is there a way I can prevent this from happening at 3am when I'm trying to sleep? A: It does not look like there is that level of configuration granularity on iOS for the iPhone out of the box (non-jailbroken). One of the common jailbroken apps; 'SBSettings' also don't seem to have a specific setting option for scheduling push times... One option might be, if you don't want to be disturbed at all is to switch to "Airplane Mode" before you go to sleep. But note this will prevent receiving calls and text messages also. Or simply turn off "fetch data" (or set it to "manually") before you go to sleep. Steps: Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Fetch New Data > Push = Off | Fetch = "Manually"

Q: Can I prevent my (jailbroken) iPhone from retrieving mail between certain hours? I have a jailbroken iPhone which is set up to retrieve mail every 30 minutes. Is there a way I can prevent this from happening at 3am when I'm trying to sleep? A: It does not look like there is that level of configuration granularity on iOS for the iPhone out of the box (non-jailbroken). One of the common jailbroken apps; 'SBSettings' also don't seem to have a specific setting option for scheduling push times... One option might be, if you don't want to be disturbed at all is to switch to "Airplane Mode" before you go to sleep. But note this will prevent receiving calls and text messages also. Or simply turn off "fetch data" (or set it to "manually") before you go to sleep. Steps: Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Fetch New Data > Push = Off | Fetch = "Manually"

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Apple Stackexchange Q: What's the best way to sell my iPhone 3G in the UK? The same as this question ( http://gadgets.stackexchange.com/questions/9/what-do-i-need-to-do-to-sell-my-iphone-3gs ) except with the UK in mind. I have a 16GB iPhone 3G and have recently upgraded (we don't need to argue if it's an upgrade :p) to the iPhone 4. What's the recommended way to sell it in the UK? It has one small crack on the back near the vibration switch so it probably doesn't count as near new (depending on your definition of near). A: The lowest hassle way is probably via one of these "phone recycling" sites. eg: * *Mazuma Mobile (offering £172 or £189.20 in Argos vouchers currently) *Envirophone (offering £160 currently) *FoneBank (offering £161 currently) It might not be the best deal on offer, but it's easy. I sold an old (though much cheaper) handset via Mazuma recently with no problems.

Q: What's the best way to sell my iPhone 3G in the UK? The same as this question ( http://gadgets.stackexchange.com/questions/9/what-do-i-need-to-do-to-sell-my-iphone-3gs ) except with the UK in mind. I have a 16GB iPhone 3G and have recently upgraded (we don't need to argue if it's an upgrade :p) to the iPhone 4. What's the recommended way to sell it in the UK? It has one small crack on the back near the vibration switch so it probably doesn't count as near new (depending on your definition of near). A: The lowest hassle way is probably via one of these "phone recycling" sites. eg: * *Mazuma Mobile (offering £172 or £189.20 in Argos vouchers currently) *Envirophone (offering £160 currently) *FoneBank (offering £161 currently) It might not be the best deal on offer, but it's easy. I sold an old (though much cheaper) handset via Mazuma recently with no problems. A: I sold mine on eBay and it was quite a hassle. Before I managed the final sale the iPhone was won twice by bogus bidders. And not only do you have to pay eBay fees (listing + 10% of final sale price) but you'll probably have to pay paypal fees as well. After these fees I made about £190. Caveat venditor. If you can get similar from one of the recyclers then I'd recommend. I've used both Mazuma and Envirofone before with no issues. A: AV Forums has a well established buying and selling forum. You'll get a far better price than a recycling site would offer.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: What are some undocumented iPhone features? With included documentation as sparse as Apple's, there are plenty of them... A: You can play videos even when the phone is locked. Sometimes I listen to video podcasts, where all I am interested in is the audio. When doing this, if you lock the phone the podcast stops playing. However, you can start the podcast playing again even with the phone locked. Just double press the home key to bring up the iPod controls and then press play. originally submitted by andynormancx on Super User.

Q: What are some undocumented iPhone features? With included documentation as sparse as Apple's, there are plenty of them... A: You can play videos even when the phone is locked. Sometimes I listen to video podcasts, where all I am interested in is the audio. When doing this, if you lock the phone the podcast stops playing. However, you can start the podcast playing again even with the phone locked. Just double press the home key to bring up the iPod controls and then press play. originally submitted by andynormancx on Super User. A: Everyone knows about pinch to zoom in/out on Google Maps. Many people know that they can double-tap to zoom in. Did you know that you can do two-finger-tap to zoom out? So useful when driving with iPhone mounted on dash. A: Since the 3GS, you can use the headphones remote button to stop/start video recording A: When using the keyboard, if you tap the 123 button, and slide your finger (without lifting it) to any number or punctuation symbol, when you lift your finger the keyboard will return to the alphabetic keyboard automatically. One less tap! A: In 3.0, you can hold down the hyphen key on the keyboard to get an em dash character. Similarly hold down the period to get an ellipsis. You can also hold down keys such as "a" or "e" to get accented versions of those letters. originally submitted by John Topley on Super User. A: Really, really hidden features that will only appear if you chant the correct spells: Dial : **3001#12345#* * to bring up the spirit of iPhone's Field Test mode (this is different from the DFU mode familair to jailbreakers), which will give you information about towers and signal strength, 3G/EDGE network and much more info which no mortal would ever need. *#06# will display your IMEI. No need to tap Call. And some spells that only works in AT&T land: *777# and tap Call. Account balance for prepaid iPhone. *225# and tap Call. Bill Balance. (Postpaid only) *646# and tap Call. Check minutes. (Postpaid only) And a few more enchantments related to call forwarding : *#21# and tap Call. Setting interrogation for call forwards. Discover the settings for your call forwarding. You'll see whether you have voice, data, fax, sms, sync, async, packet access, and pad access call forwarding enabled or disabled. And lots and lots of other spells for all occassions, phew... *#30# and tap Call. Calling line presentation check. This displays whether you have enabled or disabled the presentation of the calling line, presumably the number of the party placing the call. *#76# and tap Call. Check whether the connected line presentation is enabled or not. State whether the connected line presentation is enabled or disabled. Presumably similar to the calling line presentation. *#43# and tap Call. Determine if call waiting is enabled. Displays call waiting status for voice, data, fax, sms, sync data, async data, packet access and pad access. Each item is either enabled or disabled. *#61# and tap Call. Check the number for unanswered calls. Show the number for voice call forwarding when a call is unanswered. Also show the options for data, fax, sms, sync, async, packet access and pad access. *#62# and tap Call. Check the number for call forwarding if no service is available. Just like the previous, except for no-service rather than no-answer situations. *#67# and tap Call. Check the number for call forwarding when the iPhone is busy. And again, but for when the iPhone is busy. *#33# and tap Call. Check for call control bars. Check all the usual suspects (voice, data, fax, sms, etc) to see whether barring is enabled or disabled for outgoing. originally submitted by GeneQ on Super User. A: Clicking the home button and power button will capture your screen and put it on your Photo Albums A: Double clicking the home button in iOS4 shows a custom task bar with your recently used and still running multi-tasked apps. Click and hold to close them one by one. Also shows the iPod controls as before. A: In 3.0, you can adjust the scrubbing speed through a song by touching the scrubbing slider, then moving your finger down on the screen. Different distances from the scrubbing bar mean different (slower) scrubbing speeds. While it's not exactly private browsing, you can clear your Safari history, cookies, and cache from the Settings application in the Safari menu. The Home button (when pressed in the Springboard) by default will send you to the first screen of applications. However, if you press Home, wait for the first page of apps to be displayed, then press Home again, the Search screen will be presented. Subsequent presses will toggle back and forth between the first apps page and the Search page. (Note that you have to delay slightly between presses, otherwise the two-press shortcut will kick in and launch some other app (iPod by default)). originally submitted by Tim on Super User. A: In 3.0, when editing some text, shake the phone to get the option undo your edits. To redo your edits, just shake the phone again. originally submitted by andynormancx on Super User. A: I've just discovered that if you scroll to the top of the list of Contacts in the Phone app, your own phone number is listed above the search field. originally submitted by John Topley on Super User. A: Scenario: You are trying to take a picture of yourself (and perhaps a friend), so you have the phone turned around, and you cant seem to hit the "shutter" button to take a picture. Tip: Hold your finger on the "shutter" button, turn the phone around, and when you are ready to take a picture remove your finger. The picture will be taken when you remove your finger. This is much easier than the "old" approach. A: Special characters on the keyboard. * *Hold down E, Y, U, I, O, A, S, L, Z, C, or N to bring up accented letters *Hold down $ in the number/symbol keyboard to display other currency symbols *Hold down “ or ‘ in the number/symbol keyboard to access alternative quote characters *Hold down ? or ! in the number/symbol keyboard to bring up the ¿ or ¡ symbol *Hold down the .com key when entering Web addresses to bring up options for .net, .edu and .org. (You can also do this trick when entering email addresses in Mail by tapping and holding the . (period) key.) (from http://mac.elated.com/2009/01/05/15-secret-iphone-tips-and-tricks/ ) originally submitted by Herb Caudill on Super User. A: Tapping the status bar will almost always bring you to the top of the scroll view. A: In the Mail application you can select the portion of text that you want to quote. Hit the Reply button and the selection will appear at the end of the email, instead of the whole original message. originally submitted by John Topley on Super User. A: In the maps app you don't have to pinch to zoom in and out. Double tapping zooms in and tapping with two fingers zooms out. This makes it much easier when you are using the phone with one hand. originally submitted by andynormancx on Super User. A: When the iPhone is locked you can still access the iPod back/play/pause/next track buttons by pressing the Home button twice - only discovered that the other day and completely by accident...! originally submitted by Mike McClelland on Super User. A: You can double tap the shift to keep caps lock on. Tap just below the seek/scrub bar to hide/show it. originally submitted by e11world on Super User. A: You can listen to any audio that is being streamed through Quicktime in Safari (.mp3, .m3u, .pls etc files) in the background. Start the stream via a link in Safari.app, and then hit the home button and the audio will continue to play. This was very notable pre-iOS4, not sure if it worked pre iOS3 though. A: In Maps, you can switch to street view by dropping a pin, tapping it, and then tapping the little orange guy. A: VoiceControl has some undocumented features: * *If you have multiple phone numbers for people, you can say which phone number to call, 'call John Smith home', 'call Davey Jones mobile'. *If you have assigned nicknames, you can use them too 'call wife', 'call dad' A: While using the iPod/music app: * *single clicking the headphones remote button will pause the music. *double clicking the headphones remote button will skip to the next song. *triple clicking the headphones remote button will go back to the previous song. A: If the iPhone is locked, and you double press the Home button to bring up the iPod controls while playing a song, shaking the iPhone skips to the next song. A: To quickly access your draft email messages, press and hold the new email button on the toolbar. A new dialog appears showing "New Message" and an option plus all of your draft emails. A: Go to Settings->General->Keyboard, and turn on Enable Caps Lock. When typing the shift key will still behave as before, but now you will have the option to double-tap it to turn on Caps-Lock (shift key will turn blue). Useful for acronyms, and shouting. originally submitted by jwaddell on Super User. A: Since the screen is multitouch, you can hold the Shift key while typing other keys to type them in uppercase (just like a real keyboard). A: Double tapping the space key ends a sentence by filling in a period. originally submitted by Sathya on Super User. A: If you hold your finger down on a link in Safari then you can open the linked page in a new "tab". originally submitted by John Topley on Super User. A: Starting from iOS4, while listening to music in iPod app the screen turns on for a second to show what song is currently playing. It won't happen if the iPhone is in your pocket. A: You can have more than the 11 screen limit for apps. If you add them, they won't be displayed, but will still be installed on the phone. You can still get to them by using a spotlight search for the app name and launch them, even though they're not visible. originally submitted by Mark Struzinski on Super User. A: You can remove individual text messages from a conversation by clicking the Edit button in the top right-hand corner of the Messages app. originally submitted by John Topley on Super User. A: You can use two fingers to scroll through iframes and divs on web pages in Mobile Safari. One finger only scrolls the main page. A: Though this may seem obvious, little number of people know it: To switch a button's state, you just have to tap, not swipe. A: With iOS 5 it's finally possible to hide the keyboard in the Messages app. Just type into the message part and pull down the keyboard. A: You can add a keyboard full of emoticons, by adding the 'emoji' keyboard. A: Safari: You can request to get the desktop for the website which automatically loads the mobile version. Simple tap and hold the reload button shown in the right corner of the address bar and an alert is shown with option to Request Desktop Site. A: Safari: hit the status bar (where the time, battery etc is displayed) to scroll to the top of the page. A: If you've come around a good picture in your safari browser and sadly there's no option to save the image, you can do it via, screenshot feature in iPhone. Just hold the power button on top of iPhone and while holding it, just press Home button once. You'll get the screenshot of your iPhone screen which you can edit later easily with Photoshop Express. http://mobile.photoshop.com/iphone/ Hope it helps. :) A: If you slide your finger from right to left in a Podcast the "Delete" button appears. originally submitted by Eduardo Molteni on Super User. A: You can tap the status bar at the top of the screen to jump to the top of a web page or message. originally submitted by Herb Caudill on Super User. A: Double-click home button: In settings, you can choose whether double-clicking the home button takes you to iPod controls, or to phone favorites. (If the iPod is already playing, it always takes you to iPod controls). originally submitted by Herb Caudill on Super User. A: I learnt this just last month and I can't believe I haven't known this before. If you're going outside of your timezone and the phone is connected to the local GSM provider, it will change the clock of your phone automatically! A: Individual notifications can be actioned by sliding the app icon on the lock screen. It might be documented somewhere, but I'm surprised how few people know about this. Screenshot is of iPad, but it works the same on iPhone. A: You can take screenshots by pressing the Home + Lock (Sleep) buttons. The screenshots are added to your camera roll. After pressing the key combination, the screen flashes white for a second to notify you that it has taken a screenshot. originally submitted by Blaenk on Super User. A: Keyboard tip: When you want to enter symbols, you normally tap the [.?123] key, tap your symbol or number, and then (in most cases) you have to tap the [ABC] to go back to letters. If you only want to type one number or symbol, though, you can tap and hold the [.?123] key, drag to the number or symbol you want, then let go. You'll get the symbol and you'll immediately snap back to letter mode. originally submitted by Herb Caudill on Super User.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Can I create a new contact from an unknown MMS number? I am looking for a way of creating a new contact using an unknown number that sent me an MMS. The new number is not detailed in the message itself. Is this possible? Currently I'm having to write the number down on paper so an alternative would be useful. I'm using an iPhone 3GS with iOS4 installed. A: You can add contacts from text messages by scrolling to the top of the conversation and tapping "Add to Contacts."

Q: Can I create a new contact from an unknown MMS number? I am looking for a way of creating a new contact using an unknown number that sent me an MMS. The new number is not detailed in the message itself. Is this possible? Currently I'm having to write the number down on paper so an alternative would be useful. I'm using an iPhone 3GS with iOS4 installed. A: You can add contacts from text messages by scrolling to the top of the conversation and tapping "Add to Contacts."

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Apple Stackexchange Q: What is the best way to discover good iPhone apps? So I can browse the App store myself, and read ratings and reviews, but with the 100,000+ iPhone apps out there, are there better ways to do this? Word of mouth? App review sites? Cool app-of-the-day? Any worthwhile "App-finder" apps? Its hard to tell the difference between objective app-review/rating sites and the millions of other ad-filled spamsites out there. So how do you find out about worthwhile apps? (Edited to make community wiki) A: "app.itize.us is a painstakingly curated presentation of the best produced and designed iPhone and iPad applications available for download via the App Store." App Shopper is a wonderfully designed app cataloging/tracking site - check their TOP apps section.

Q: What is the best way to discover good iPhone apps? So I can browse the App store myself, and read ratings and reviews, but with the 100,000+ iPhone apps out there, are there better ways to do this? Word of mouth? App review sites? Cool app-of-the-day? Any worthwhile "App-finder" apps? Its hard to tell the difference between objective app-review/rating sites and the millions of other ad-filled spamsites out there. So how do you find out about worthwhile apps? (Edited to make community wiki) A: "app.itize.us is a painstakingly curated presentation of the best produced and designed iPhone and iPad applications available for download via the App Store." App Shopper is a wonderfully designed app cataloging/tracking site - check their TOP apps section. A: Free App A Day also provides some interesting apps. As the name says, every day brings a game or app that's free that day only. A: Try Appsaurus. It is a recommendation system based on your feedback. As you browse through enough apps and give a yes/no/maybe, it will get better at predicting what kind of apps you are looking for. Works reasonably well for me after only a few weeks. A: For games, I visit TouchArcade in the weekends, when most of the deals and promotional price drops happen. I visit occasionally mid-week as well, and when I see a game that looks interesting, I add it to my appshopper wish list to be notified when a price-drop happens (not all of them happen during weekends, and they are usually very short). If I later don't like (or don't play) the game, it's way better to deal with it when you haven't paid the normal full price. On the other hand, there are games I can't wait to try and I impulse-buy them as well. So I'm not a cheapskate after all (I think) A: This Apple SE question can also help you find good stuff. Or at least it shows exactly which apps this community likes the most — any spam or ads would quickly be downvoted. (Right now it is of limited use, but if more people added their votes and missing favourites, it could become pretty great. Like the OS X app question.) A: App Store's Genius functionality has been the best in terms of personalized recommendations for me: http://macapper.com/2009/09/10/impressions-app-store-genius/ A: The Revision3 show AppJudgment does video reviews of apps. They do a download/don't download rating and make a list of pros and cons for the apps they review. A: I also suggest you get a few friends in Game Center, you can see what they are playing (I’ve found a few good things that way). A: I've found looking at featured users on http://homescreen.me is a constante source of app purchasing inspiration. A: App Ratings, Recommendations, and Every Apple/iOS Site are good research materials when you know what you're looking for, but there is one main way that you can go about discovering a good iOS app: By having a use case that needs to be fulfilled by one. A: Watch out for a new apps sharing platform coming out soon: Frenzapp Frenzapp focuses on a streamlined and simplified UI to help user quickly find and share relevant iPhone apps with their Facebook friends It should be out on the App Store later this month (http://www.frenzapp.com) but you can already watch the preview video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F0VBKqlcqg A: Follow top "iPhone people" on Twitter, subscribe to good Apple blogs like Daring Fireball, TUAW, and MG Siegler on TechCrunch, and check the App Store featured section in iTunes on a weekly basis. If an app is really good, you are bound to hear about it eventually. A: I know its not a website, but I find most of my apps from my friends, as well as iPhone developers. I follow a few on Twitter, and they share some great apps at times.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: What is that circle that replaces the WIFI icon on my iPhone 2G sometimes? It's probably the phone's way of showing me there is no WIFI connection. Is that it? Probably not since that would probably be a "no icon" thing. Anyway, couldn't find it in the user's manual so here you go... question asked. Thx A: The circle indicates that you're on the cellular GPRS data network. The fact that it's visible also means that you don't have a wifi connection:

Q: What is that circle that replaces the WIFI icon on my iPhone 2G sometimes? It's probably the phone's way of showing me there is no WIFI connection. Is that it? Probably not since that would probably be a "no icon" thing. Anyway, couldn't find it in the user's manual so here you go... question asked. Thx A: The circle indicates that you're on the cellular GPRS data network. The fact that it's visible also means that you don't have a wifi connection:

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Apple Stackexchange Q: BBM-like iPhone app? I keep hearing all this hoopla about BBM (Blackberry Messenger) and I want in on the fun. Is there anything similar to BBM out there for the iPhone? I heard WhatsApp was something like it, but just wondering if there were any others. A: WhatsApp and PingChat are the major games in town. I've also heard a bit about Cnectd Nothing has really sold me yet, as I'm looking for proper delivery and read notification a la BBM. Now if someone could figure out how to cross the impossible chasm to somehow connect into the BBM network, it would be a game changer.

Q: BBM-like iPhone app? I keep hearing all this hoopla about BBM (Blackberry Messenger) and I want in on the fun. Is there anything similar to BBM out there for the iPhone? I heard WhatsApp was something like it, but just wondering if there were any others. A: WhatsApp and PingChat are the major games in town. I've also heard a bit about Cnectd Nothing has really sold me yet, as I'm looking for proper delivery and read notification a la BBM. Now if someone could figure out how to cross the impossible chasm to somehow connect into the BBM network, it would be a game changer. A: Kik Messenger is relatively new and has the best feature from BBM (IMO); Sent, Delivery, Read and typing status for messages Unfortunately it was pulled from Blackberry's App World and actually blocked from pushing data on the Blackberry due to the fact that the founder was once an intern on the RIM BBM team. RIM is actually in the process of suing Kik - which just goes to show you that they are onto something. Even without proper support on Blackberry, it's highly recommended for iPhone, and there is an Android version as well. A: iMessage (Free) iMessage, Apple's own messaging platform, can send and receive messages on iOS (5 or later on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch), macOS and watchOS, as long as they are connected to either a Wi-Fi or cellular network (3G). Starting with iOS 10, Messages includes support for third party apps. A: LiveProfile recently launched and is clearly GUNNING for BBM. Even closer in look, feek and functionality than Kik. Even the fonts are similar: They say their Blackberry App will be out soon, but I'd be surprised if RIM doesn't give them a hard time. iPhone and Android versions are currently available.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: How can I export my iPhone notes to text files, preserving the modification date? I have hundreds of notes on my iPhone. I want to export these to a different program that can import text files. I'm trying to preserve the modification date (e.g. by storing it in the file's modification date, or by including the date in the file somewhere). If there's any way to preserve the creation date (if it's even stored), that's desired too. Is there any way to do this? I have both a Mac and PC. A: In OS X, they're automatically synced to Mail.app. There is a section on the left side of the screen that says "Notes." If you like, I can post screenshots later (not at my MacBook right now). Here's a way to sync them with a Google account. This is pretty cool, and probably the best way to sync between multiple computers/ devices. Check it out. If you don't have a Google account, might be worth it now lol. Hope this helps!

Q: How can I export my iPhone notes to text files, preserving the modification date? I have hundreds of notes on my iPhone. I want to export these to a different program that can import text files. I'm trying to preserve the modification date (e.g. by storing it in the file's modification date, or by including the date in the file somewhere). If there's any way to preserve the creation date (if it's even stored), that's desired too. Is there any way to do this? I have both a Mac and PC. A: In OS X, they're automatically synced to Mail.app. There is a section on the left side of the screen that says "Notes." If you like, I can post screenshots later (not at my MacBook right now). Here's a way to sync them with a Google account. This is pretty cool, and probably the best way to sync between multiple computers/ devices. Check it out. If you don't have a Google account, might be worth it now lol. Hope this helps! A: iTunes can setup notes sync with MS Outlook or OS X Mail(OS X >10.5.8). This can be setup under the info tab for your device in iTunes, and sync will take place when the device is plugged into the computer by the USB cable. Once in Outlook, you can save notes as text files. The notes have creation and modifcation date attached. Saving as text will strip some of that information. A: These days in macOS Catalina, you can use this AppleScript that I cobbled together from a couple of sources as a reliable way to save both a pretty good rich text export of the notes along with hard-coded timestamps of both the original note creation and the last time it was edited. This will produce an RTF for each note in your home folder, as long as it's contained in a Notes folder called "Batchgroup". Rename that a folder you want to test or batch process at a time, or remove everything after repeat with aNote in notes in that line to simply do all your notes at once. set i to 1 tell application "Notes" set output to "" repeat with aNote in notes in folder "Batchgroup" #take out the 'in folder' bit to export all notes in all folders at once set noteText to "<!-- ### Start Note ### --> " set noteText to (noteText & body of aNote as string) & " " set noteText to noteText & ("<p><p>Creation Date: " & creation date of aNote as string) & "</p> " set noteText to noteText & ("<p>Modification Date: " & modification date of aNote as string) & "</p> " do shell script "printf %s " & quoted form of noteText & " | textutil -inputencoding UTF-8 -format html -convert rtf -stdin -output ~/" & i & ".rtf" set i to i + 1 end repeat end tell # https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/94756/163629 - "It doesn't keep images, and it doesn't work with notes that are longer than getconf ARG_MAX. -inputencoding UTF-8 is required for preserving U+100 and characters above it." There are ways to modify to make file names more useful. I note it fails to save hyperlinks so it's not perfect.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: How do I erase an iPhone? I had an iPhone on loan from a friend to try it out and now I need to give it back. How do I make sure that everything is erased from it? SMS, Calendar, Phone Logs, contacts? A: You can achieve this with a restore in iTunes. It will restore the iPhone to it's factory state, after which you can optionally restore from a backup. Here is a summary and guide from Apple on the subject.

Q: How do I erase an iPhone? I had an iPhone on loan from a friend to try it out and now I need to give it back. How do I make sure that everything is erased from it? SMS, Calendar, Phone Logs, contacts? A: You can achieve this with a restore in iTunes. It will restore the iPhone to it's factory state, after which you can optionally restore from a backup. Here is a summary and guide from Apple on the subject. A: To erase everything and restore the iPhone to the factory state, go into Settings, then General, then Reset. Press "Erase All Content and Settings". If you have a passcode, you will be prompted to enter it. Select "Erase iPhone" and the wipe will begin. Be sure to have your iPhone connected to a power source as the erase takes a long time. When it's complete, the iPhone will have no SMS, calendar, phone logs, contacts, etc.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Where can I get a case that is also a battery for the iPhone 4? I have seen ones for previous versions of the iPhone - is there one for the new iPhone though? A: Not yet, but I found a couple that are soon to be released: * *iPhone 4 Fuel Max *EXOGEAR iPhone Battery Case

Q: Where can I get a case that is also a battery for the iPhone 4? I have seen ones for previous versions of the iPhone - is there one for the new iPhone though? A: Not yet, but I found a couple that are soon to be released: * *iPhone 4 Fuel Max *EXOGEAR iPhone Battery Case A: I've been very pleased with my mophie "juice pack" for my first-generation iPhone and the "juice pack air" for my 3GS. I recommend waiting for mophie to ship a battery case for the iPhone 4. You probably won't have to wait very long—I'm sure they're eager to tap the already large and fast-growing market of iPhone 4 owners.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: How do I jailbreak my iPhone 4? I'm looking to go rogue. Where do I jailbreak my iPhone 4. A: Open up Safari on your iPhone 4 and go to jailbreakme.com. Sit tight for couple minutes and your iPhone is jailbroken. You'll see that Cydia app is installed. It uses PDF security flaw on mobile Safari. It will be patched soon, so jailbreak now while it's available. It's by far the easiest way to jailbreak your iPhone. It jailbreaks iOS 4.0.1 which is the latest at the moment. Edit (8/11/2010): Apple has just releases iOS 4.0.2 to fix the PDF exploit that jailbreakme.com uses. Jailbreakme.com should still work for iOS 4.0.1 and below. Edit (8/13/2010): PDF Patch is available for download in Cydia. Search for "PDF Patch." You can jailbreak 4.0.1 and then just patch PDF bug instead of upgrading to 4.0.2 and wait for jailbreak to be available.

Q: How do I jailbreak my iPhone 4? I'm looking to go rogue. Where do I jailbreak my iPhone 4. A: Open up Safari on your iPhone 4 and go to jailbreakme.com. Sit tight for couple minutes and your iPhone is jailbroken. You'll see that Cydia app is installed. It uses PDF security flaw on mobile Safari. It will be patched soon, so jailbreak now while it's available. It's by far the easiest way to jailbreak your iPhone. It jailbreaks iOS 4.0.1 which is the latest at the moment. Edit (8/11/2010): Apple has just releases iOS 4.0.2 to fix the PDF exploit that jailbreakme.com uses. Jailbreakme.com should still work for iOS 4.0.1 and below. Edit (8/13/2010): PDF Patch is available for download in Cydia. Search for "PDF Patch." You can jailbreak 4.0.1 and then just patch PDF bug instead of upgrading to 4.0.2 and wait for jailbreak to be available. A: EDIT: Disregard this, it's no longer true. There are jailbreaks - http://jailbreak.me works before 4.0.2, and (apparently) redsn0w works with 4.0.2 on 2G and 3G. AFAIK, there is no released jailbreak for the iphone4 just yet. The iPhone Dev Team is working on it though; they have a jailbreak but haven't released it yet. I'm sure they will release it when they think it's ready. A: You can always check out http://jailbrea.kr

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Is there a backquote on the iPhone keyboard? Is there a backquote (backtick `) on the iPhone keyboard, and if so, where is it? When I'm writing a post on a site in the SE family (especially SO), I want to use the backquote for inline code blocks. Under the single quote key, I've found two curly/angled quotes, but those (’ and ‘) don't seem to do the trick... A: The backtick/backquote was added to the iOS keyboard in 4.1. You need to switch to the numbers keypad and then press & hold apostrophe to access it. Once the variations show up - slide your finger without removing it from the screen. Remove your finger when it's over the correct ` key.

Q: Is there a backquote on the iPhone keyboard? Is there a backquote (backtick `) on the iPhone keyboard, and if so, where is it? When I'm writing a post on a site in the SE family (especially SO), I want to use the backquote for inline code blocks. Under the single quote key, I've found two curly/angled quotes, but those (’ and ‘) don't seem to do the trick... A: The backtick/backquote was added to the iOS keyboard in 4.1. You need to switch to the numbers keypad and then press & hold apostrophe to access it. Once the variations show up - slide your finger without removing it from the screen. Remove your finger when it's over the correct ` key. A: It seems like you have to resort to a hack to use the character: * *Go to an email address field (e.g. open up Mail and compose a new message). *Go to the symbols keyboard (3rd one). *Type the ` character located on the top left. *Copy and paste the character wherever you want. A: go into settings > general > keyboards > text replacement and add it with a phrase into your phone copying the backtick symbol to your clipboard and pasting in the shortcut. ie: i put for phrase: "' (quotation symbol apostrophe) and shortcut: ```(3 backticks) because in the english language thats not a thing that would really be typed in conjunction.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: How can I find out which apps I have already downloaded on my iPhone? When you attempt to download an app that costs money, you will not be charged if you already bought the app. After you press buy and enter your iTunes password, it will say "You have already purchased this item. To download it again for free, select OK." The problem is that I deleted hundreds of apps from my phone, some of which were paid for. Later on I might find an app I like but notice that it costs money. It might be an app I had already paid for, or an app which I got when it was free. How can I know if I tap the buy button if I will be charged for the app or not? In other words, how can I know if I owned a previous version of an app before? A: To see a listing of all the apps you have purchased or downloaded, do this : * *Go to Store > View My Account *Login *Click on "Purchase History" You should now see all the apps you have downloaded before. Stolen from caliban's answer here.

Q: How can I find out which apps I have already downloaded on my iPhone? When you attempt to download an app that costs money, you will not be charged if you already bought the app. After you press buy and enter your iTunes password, it will say "You have already purchased this item. To download it again for free, select OK." The problem is that I deleted hundreds of apps from my phone, some of which were paid for. Later on I might find an app I like but notice that it costs money. It might be an app I had already paid for, or an app which I got when it was free. How can I know if I tap the buy button if I will be charged for the app or not? In other words, how can I know if I owned a previous version of an app before? A: To see a listing of all the apps you have purchased or downloaded, do this : * *Go to Store > View My Account *Login *Click on "Purchase History" You should now see all the apps you have downloaded before. Stolen from caliban's answer here. A: Update: The easiest way to do this is to open up the App Store on the iPad, and search for the app. If you see it say "INSTALL," rather than showing a price, it means that you have purchased the app before, and can download it again for free. One way to do this is to archive all your iTunes receipt notifications in your email account. This way you can search your email account for the application's name and see if it exists in any of your receipts. The downside to this is that if the application's name changed it won't find it since your receipt will contain the application's old name. You could try searching for the seller's name, but that might change as well. Another way to do this is to look at your iTunes purchase history. While this will have the application's current name (unlike in email archiving), there is no easy way to search through it. Another difference between the two methods is that the Purchase History will contain app updates you downloaded, while the receipt emails will not. Update: It seems that as of May, I no longer get receipts for free items via email. A: Apps that you delete on your iPhone are still in your iTunes. You should see there wich Apps you already payed for. A: Yeah, there are apps that I remember what they did and want to try it again but forget the name, so instead of trying to search for category, it's easier sometimes to go through the iTunes Account download history.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Is there an iPhone app for outlining that has a decent web/desktop companion? I am looking for an outliner app for iPhone, with either a desktop or web counterpart. A: Evernote should work for you, there are web/desktop (PC/Mac) and iPad apps, as well as the iPhone app.

Q: Is there an iPhone app for outlining that has a decent web/desktop companion? I am looking for an outliner app for iPhone, with either a desktop or web counterpart. A: Evernote should work for you, there are web/desktop (PC/Mac) and iPad apps, as well as the iPhone app. A: There is an app call Outliner for iPad and iPhone, which has an web companion. It works for now, but I am waiting for OminiOutliner to come out in 2011 (for iPad, not for iPhone), which should be a much better solution.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Is it possible to queue songs on the iPhone? I would like to queue up songs on my iPhone like I can on my desktop music player. Is this possible with iTunes, or is there an alternative music app that will let me do this? A: You can create an on the go playlist directly on the iPhone that acts like a queue. Alternatively you could create a playlist in iTunes then import that to the iPhone by dragging the list to the phone icon. Any missing tracks would be imported.

Q: Is it possible to queue songs on the iPhone? I would like to queue up songs on my iPhone like I can on my desktop music player. Is this possible with iTunes, or is there an alternative music app that will let me do this? A: You can create an on the go playlist directly on the iPhone that acts like a queue. Alternatively you could create a playlist in iTunes then import that to the iPhone by dragging the list to the phone icon. Any missing tracks would be imported.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: How can I recalibrate the touchscreen on my iPhone? When I tap on the bottom of my iPhone's screen it actually acts as if I tapped in another section higher up. It may be a calibration problem. How can I recalibrate the touchscreen? A: The iPhone's capacitive touch screen doesn't have the concept of calibration. To fix the problem you're experiencing, I suggest trying each of the following options: * *Hard reset of the phone by holding the Home and Sleep buttons for 10 seconds. *"Reset All Settings" from Settings → General → Reset. *"Erase All Content and Settings" from Settings → General → Reset. *If your phone is still under warranty or covered by AppleCare, bring it to Apple and they will repair or replace it for you. *If not covered, then there are guides for replacing the front panel (first-gen iPhone), which contains the digitizer.

Q: How can I recalibrate the touchscreen on my iPhone? When I tap on the bottom of my iPhone's screen it actually acts as if I tapped in another section higher up. It may be a calibration problem. How can I recalibrate the touchscreen? A: The iPhone's capacitive touch screen doesn't have the concept of calibration. To fix the problem you're experiencing, I suggest trying each of the following options: * *Hard reset of the phone by holding the Home and Sleep buttons for 10 seconds. *"Reset All Settings" from Settings → General → Reset. *"Erase All Content and Settings" from Settings → General → Reset. *If your phone is still under warranty or covered by AppleCare, bring it to Apple and they will repair or replace it for you. *If not covered, then there are guides for replacing the front panel (first-gen iPhone), which contains the digitizer. A: If you have a protective case where the edge of the case is raised above the glass face of the phone, it may be ever-so-slightly pushing your touch points more towards the middle of the phone. This alters where the phone is expecting you to touch, and can cause the issues you are describing. A: I just recently had this problem. After some panic, and consideration of replacing my digitizer, I calmed down and looked at my phone carefully. Keep in mind that an iphone works on capacitance, with the glass plate being an insulating layer just on top of the sensing array. On inspecting my phone, I discovered that the bottom right corner of the glass face(to the right of the home button holding the phone in portrait orientation)had become flush with the top of the chrome strip which runs so elegantly around my 3g. It's not supposed to be flush. The glass top on a 3g/gs should be slightly higher. I powered down and removed my sim card, removed the screws at the bottom and re positioned the face properly. Good news? I returned to proper working order. Bad news? it doesn't last. Most likely I will have to replace the digitizer.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Is it better to use ePub or mobi files in iBooks? I've purchased some books that make epub and mobi versions available for download. What are the main differences and which is better supported in iBooks? A: The latest version of iBooks supports the PDF format. The support is excellent. You can drag ePub or PDF files to your iTunes library. http://www.apple.com/itunes/itunes-news/2010/04/using-itunes-to-add-epub-files-to-ibooks.html

Q: Is it better to use ePub or mobi files in iBooks? I've purchased some books that make epub and mobi versions available for download. What are the main differences and which is better supported in iBooks? A: The latest version of iBooks supports the PDF format. The support is excellent. You can drag ePub or PDF files to your iTunes library. http://www.apple.com/itunes/itunes-news/2010/04/using-itunes-to-add-epub-files-to-ibooks.html A: There are differences that are covered in great detail in this article: Worse-is-better in e-book formats I do not think that an end user should care about this until the seller offers the books in all formats, in your case in EPUB as that is the format supported by iBooks A: ePub is the newer standard and is supported by the Apple iBooks app, but Apple only supports it's own FairPlay DRM wrapper used to encrypt the ePub files to protect the books from being copied or read on unauthorised devices. Most other (non-Apple) eBook stores sell ePub books encrypted with Adobe's Adept DRM wrapper, which you can't read with the iBooks app (although certain other eBook apps do support the Adobe DRM system) Mobi is for other reader systems (I believe the Kindle uses this format) and is not supported by the iBooks app. I expect there are other iPhone apps that support mobi files.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Tethering app code for iOS Many of you know there was a Flashlight app with a hidden feature that enabled tethering, that snuck into the App Store this week. It was removed very quickly, about 10 minutes before I found out so I wasn't able to snag it up. I have a developer account so I was thinking if I could get the code to a tethering app I could install it on my phone myself. Are there any open source tethering apps out there? A: Found the answer myself. http://wiki.github.com/tcurdt/iProxy/ w00t!

Q: Tethering app code for iOS Many of you know there was a Flashlight app with a hidden feature that enabled tethering, that snuck into the App Store this week. It was removed very quickly, about 10 minutes before I found out so I wasn't able to snag it up. I have a developer account so I was thinking if I could get the code to a tethering app I could install it on my phone myself. Are there any open source tethering apps out there? A: Found the answer myself. http://wiki.github.com/tcurdt/iProxy/ w00t!

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Is there an aftermarket USB->DockConnector cable that works with an iPhone 4 + bumper case? I'm looking for a third-party (i.e., cheaper) alternative to the Apple Dock Connector to USB Cable that is compatible with an iPhone 4 w/ bumper case. I've tried a few third-party cables and none of them are able to connect properly with the bumper case installed on the phone. Also, I'd prefer it if the dock connector end of the cable doesn't have the press-to-disconnect buttons. A: Maybe this'll work: http://cablejive.com/istubz EDIT: Whoops, maybe not. The 1st party cables are a precision molded plastic that is thinner than the 3rd-party clones as detailed in this video @ 3:40 - http://youtube.com/watch?v=XpmLvY2XNPg

Q: Is there an aftermarket USB->DockConnector cable that works with an iPhone 4 + bumper case? I'm looking for a third-party (i.e., cheaper) alternative to the Apple Dock Connector to USB Cable that is compatible with an iPhone 4 w/ bumper case. I've tried a few third-party cables and none of them are able to connect properly with the bumper case installed on the phone. Also, I'd prefer it if the dock connector end of the cable doesn't have the press-to-disconnect buttons. A: Maybe this'll work: http://cablejive.com/istubz EDIT: Whoops, maybe not. The 1st party cables are a precision molded plastic that is thinner than the 3rd-party clones as detailed in this video @ 3:40 - http://youtube.com/watch?v=XpmLvY2XNPg A: I just spent 10 minutes in the garage with my Dremel tool, taking off a couple of MM off the plastic around the top of the after-market plugs. Now they fit fine into the iPhone 4 Bumbper case. Problem solved.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: How does the iPhone handle connection priority? Suppose I'm in the range of a wifi network and I check my email on my iPhone. Will it try to use the wifi network first and only if that fails attempt to connect to 3G? Or will it always use 3G (with the charges that carries) regardless of other mediums? Is it automatic? Do I have to manually disable 3G connection if I want it to use wifi? A: The iPhone will always try to connect to the wifi if it is in range. If it already knows how to connect it will do so automatically. If it does not know it will notify you that there are wifi networks available. But to come back to the situation you described: If it is already connected to the wifi it will use that for all data even if it is also connected to a 3G network.

Q: How does the iPhone handle connection priority? Suppose I'm in the range of a wifi network and I check my email on my iPhone. Will it try to use the wifi network first and only if that fails attempt to connect to 3G? Or will it always use 3G (with the charges that carries) regardless of other mediums? Is it automatic? Do I have to manually disable 3G connection if I want it to use wifi? A: The iPhone will always try to connect to the wifi if it is in range. If it already knows how to connect it will do so automatically. If it does not know it will notify you that there are wifi networks available. But to come back to the situation you described: If it is already connected to the wifi it will use that for all data even if it is also connected to a 3G network. A: Wifi is always preferred over radio (3G/EDGE/GPRS) so if you want to force cellular data, you have to turn off wifi or un-join whatever networks are in range and/or disable auto-join. There is no failover, so if you get connected to a wifi that has no route to the Internet, the phone won't figure that out and use the cell data. You have to manually get off that wifi before the data will flow over the cellular network.. I often turn off WiFi when I know 3G is faster than certain busy times at coffee shops or when my home ISP is overloaded. When traveling I've heard anecdotes that even with a wifi connection, some data was billable over cell connection as a roaming charge but can't say if that is still true or was a bug or was user error. Use the switch to disable data roaming if you want to be totally sure only wifi is used.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Why my iPhone switches from wi-fi to 3g each time screen blocks and does it take any data during? (or how to check it) I am using iPhone 3gs 16gb with OS 4.0.1 and each time screen blocks it is switching from wi-fi to 3g. It comes back automatically to wi-fi each time I unblock the screen. Can I prevent it somehow? I want it to stay connected to wi-fi all the time. How can I check how much datas it is downloading during? A: That is a feature to preserve battery life. If your iPhone is jailbroken, you can install Insomnia from Cydia to keep WiFi active while the screen locks. If you want to check your data usage, you can go to Settings >> General >> Usage. There, you can check under "Cellular Network Data" for how much data you have used. You can reset that, then lock your screen for some time, come back and check what has changed. Hope this helps!

Q: Why my iPhone switches from wi-fi to 3g each time screen blocks and does it take any data during? (or how to check it) I am using iPhone 3gs 16gb with OS 4.0.1 and each time screen blocks it is switching from wi-fi to 3g. It comes back automatically to wi-fi each time I unblock the screen. Can I prevent it somehow? I want it to stay connected to wi-fi all the time. How can I check how much datas it is downloading during? A: That is a feature to preserve battery life. If your iPhone is jailbroken, you can install Insomnia from Cydia to keep WiFi active while the screen locks. If you want to check your data usage, you can go to Settings >> General >> Usage. There, you can check under "Cellular Network Data" for how much data you have used. You can reset that, then lock your screen for some time, come back and check what has changed. Hope this helps!

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Can I get my iPhone to see the "Other Calendars" from Google Apps for domains Calendars? Our office is using Google Apps. I have it set up to sync calendars against Google, but none of my Other Calendars appear when I click the calendars button on the iPhone. Is this possible? I've tried the sync instructions, but navigating to google.com/sync from safari on the iPhone assumes you will log in with a Google account, not a Google apps account. A: I found the answer "By default only your primary calendar will be synced to your device. You can sync additional calendars by visiting the following page from any web browser: * *https://www.google.com/calendar/iphoneselect (Google Apps users can go to https://www.google.com/calendar/hosted/your_domain/iphoneselect, replacing 'your_domain' with your actual domain name.)"

Q: Can I get my iPhone to see the "Other Calendars" from Google Apps for domains Calendars? Our office is using Google Apps. I have it set up to sync calendars against Google, but none of my Other Calendars appear when I click the calendars button on the iPhone. Is this possible? I've tried the sync instructions, but navigating to google.com/sync from safari on the iPhone assumes you will log in with a Google account, not a Google apps account. A: I found the answer "By default only your primary calendar will be synced to your device. You can sync additional calendars by visiting the following page from any web browser: * *https://www.google.com/calendar/iphoneselect (Google Apps users can go to https://www.google.com/calendar/hosted/your_domain/iphoneselect, replacing 'your_domain' with your actual domain name.)" A: So it's 2017, and the answer to your question has changed a bit, but it seems easier at least! * *Make sure you're signed into your Google account in whatever browser you use, of course, and then go to https://calendar.google.com/calendar/syncselect. You should see a list of all of your calendars, including shared/other calendars, so simply check the calendars you would like to see on Apple's Calendars app. *Make sure your Google account has been added/registered on your iPhone/iPad/Mac, and that you have given the Google account access to Calendars. *Go to the Calendars app, and you should see the calendars you checked in Step 1 in the list of calendars. Make sure they are checked in order to see them on your main calendar. Please let me know if anything needs clarification! Hope this helps. A: Apparently this is possible: Okay, the Google instructions aren't what I would call stellar for this particular setup procedure but they are correct. It's as simple as going to m.google.com, then logging in if necessary, choosing iPhone, and finally choosing the Calendars you want to Sync with your iPhone. It worked for me for 2 Calendars. Hope this helps! * *Complete Google's instructions *Open Safari on your iPhone *Navigate to m.google.com *Select 'Sync' *Select your device *Check the boxes next to the Calendars you want to sync (It will only let you choose 5 total, including the "US Holidays" one) *Click 'Save.' via: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=3a0f6b239b1eadc5&hl=en A: There are some pitfalls to getting your iPhone to sync up with the calendars you'd like, but it is possible. Navigate Safari to m.google.com/sync?hl=en. If Google complains, that your device is not supported, it's most likely because of your language settings. In that case, locate the link to change your language on the bottom of the page, and change it to English (US). The link I've provided should do that automatically, but in case it doesn't, well, you know what to do. Now you should see a list of mobile devices associated with your Google account. Pick the one whose settings you want to change. You'll see a list with all your calendars. At the top of the page, you'll see how many calendars you'll be able to sync your phone with. Pick the calendars you'd like to sync, tap Save, and you're done. A: Full Google Calendar integration is possible. Once your Google calendar is sync-ed up using the iPhone settings, open Safari and go to m.google.com . Choose 'Sync' and Select your device. Then check the boxes next to the Calendars you want to sync. For extra utility use this Facebook calender export application to unify all your calendars in one place (just be sure to set the time zone correctly when you create the FBcal for Google Calendar). A: Slightly different approach, which avoids using the Google software: I subscribe to all my Google Calendars within iCal on my Mac, via Calendar -> Subscribe, which then syncs to my iPhone. A: If the issue is for your iphone go here: http://carlsednaoui.com/post/55604535740/google-calendar-adding-other-calendars-to-your-iphone It isn't necessary to do it on your mobile device.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: How do I upload my iPhone pictures/videos to my Windows Vista PC? I found a page in iTunes that appears to allow me to sync pictures from my PC to my iPhone, but I can't see any obvious way to upload pictures taken on my iPhone4. How do I do this? What about videos I've taken on my iPhone? Just in case any of these matter: iPhone 4.0.1 iTunes 9.2.0.61 Windows Vista Home Premium with SP2 A: I just do it by connecting the iPhone, then opening the folder.. * *attach device, open it in explorer *open "Internal Storage" on device *open "DCIM" folder *open "800AAAAAA" (?) folder *drag and drop pictures and files from device to somewhere else on my computer

Q: How do I upload my iPhone pictures/videos to my Windows Vista PC? I found a page in iTunes that appears to allow me to sync pictures from my PC to my iPhone, but I can't see any obvious way to upload pictures taken on my iPhone4. How do I do this? What about videos I've taken on my iPhone? Just in case any of these matter: iPhone 4.0.1 iTunes 9.2.0.61 Windows Vista Home Premium with SP2 A: I just do it by connecting the iPhone, then opening the folder.. * *attach device, open it in explorer *open "Internal Storage" on device *open "DCIM" folder *open "800AAAAAA" (?) folder *drag and drop pictures and files from device to somewhere else on my computer A: See iOS: Importing personal photos and videos from iOS devices to your computer: 1) Connect your iOS device to the computer. If the AutoPlay window appears, click "Import Pictures and Videos using Windows", then skip to step 4. 2) Choose Start > Computer. 3) Right-click the logo for your device and click Import pictures and videos. Click the Import Settings link. iPhone will present itself to as a camera to the computer, so you can just use the built in camera software on your computer to import your photos. Just go into My Computer, and your iPhone should show up there. See also TS3195 iOS: Unable to import photos to computer A: Use DiskAid. It runs on both Mac and PC. (I believe there is even a free trial period for this application.) A: If you only want to move a few photos, just send them by email, then do with them what you want when you get them on the computer. A: You can do it the classic way thru file system browsing : A: I use the Camera Upload on Dropbox The pictures will be on Dropbox on the iPhone and will then sync to the other computers

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Comparison of cases available via Apple's case program I'm trying to decide which case to choose via Apple's case program. Are there any side by side physical comparisons of the cases available? All I have been able to find is speculative information, gleaned from marketing material. Feel free to provide your findings if you have one of the cases already. A: There's an article like that here http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/backstage/comments/apple-iphone-4-case-program-here-are-the-best-worst-picks/ Their top pick is the Speck PixelSkin HD

Q: Comparison of cases available via Apple's case program I'm trying to decide which case to choose via Apple's case program. Are there any side by side physical comparisons of the cases available? All I have been able to find is speculative information, gleaned from marketing material. Feel free to provide your findings if you have one of the cases already. A: There's an article like that here http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/backstage/comments/apple-iphone-4-case-program-here-are-the-best-worst-picks/ Their top pick is the Speck PixelSkin HD A: I took the plunge and went with the Belkin Shield Micra, which arrived today. It's a pretty basic and fairly cheap feeling, all-in-one, hard plastic casing. It's pretty thin and feels fairly brittle - a hard knock would probably break the plastic. I wouldn't have paid full price for it. However, it does protect the back and sides from scratches and the 'deathgrip' (I assume, as it wasn't occuring beforehand for me either). It also allows access to all the slots, buttons and lenses and 'slides' easily into your pocket. It's also very understated (completely clear apart from small etched logo) - which is what I wanted.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: What do I have to take into account if I want to replace my iPod touch with an iPhone? I have an iPod touch which is regularly synced with my PC/iTunes at home. I have bought some apps and music. Can I easily plug in my new iPhone (I don't have it yet), start iTunes and have it synced with it? Will all songs and apps be copied on it? And will the apps be running on the iPhone (speaking of license). What about my mobileMe-account? Will it be synced correctly after I setup the account on the iPhone? Do I have to check out or unsubscribe the iPod? Or can I just reset it? Again, speaking of license here. I hope I could make clear what I mean. A: I've not tried this myself but this guide on ehow.com makes it look fairly simple using iTunes. Basically as long as the host computer is authorised for iTunes use, you can connect your old iPod, right click on the icon from within iTunes and select Transfer Purchases to get the apps onto iTunes. Then connect the target device and sync the applications to it.

Q: What do I have to take into account if I want to replace my iPod touch with an iPhone? I have an iPod touch which is regularly synced with my PC/iTunes at home. I have bought some apps and music. Can I easily plug in my new iPhone (I don't have it yet), start iTunes and have it synced with it? Will all songs and apps be copied on it? And will the apps be running on the iPhone (speaking of license). What about my mobileMe-account? Will it be synced correctly after I setup the account on the iPhone? Do I have to check out or unsubscribe the iPod? Or can I just reset it? Again, speaking of license here. I hope I could make clear what I mean. A: I've not tried this myself but this guide on ehow.com makes it look fairly simple using iTunes. Basically as long as the host computer is authorised for iTunes use, you can connect your old iPod, right click on the icon from within iTunes and select Transfer Purchases to get the apps onto iTunes. Then connect the target device and sync the applications to it. A: I did this very thing when I moved from an iPod Touch to an iPhone last year. Basically, iTunes takes care of all the issues. Simply plug in your new iPhone and synch over all the content you have - apps, music and videos. You do not have to de-register your iPod Touch. You can still continue to use that gadget in parallel with the new iPhone. iTunes is smart enough to manage all these devices from your common content without one device munging another's data.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: iTunes U showing up in song list I’ve just started using iTunes U on my iPhone 3G running iOS 3. For some reason, they are all mixed up in my songs on my iPhone, rather than another section such as podcasts which would be far more logical. In iTunes, they appear in the iTunes U section. Is this meant to happen? If not, how can I fix it? A: Changing the "Media Kind" to "iTunes U" under the Options tab of the "Get Info" dialog will move them from the Music section of your library to the "iTunes U" section. This tends to happen when you import/rip audio files (audiobooks, podcasts, iTunes U, etc.) to iTunes rather than subscribing to them or buying them through the iTunes interface.

Q: iTunes U showing up in song list I’ve just started using iTunes U on my iPhone 3G running iOS 3. For some reason, they are all mixed up in my songs on my iPhone, rather than another section such as podcasts which would be far more logical. In iTunes, they appear in the iTunes U section. Is this meant to happen? If not, how can I fix it? A: Changing the "Media Kind" to "iTunes U" under the Options tab of the "Get Info" dialog will move them from the Music section of your library to the "iTunes U" section. This tends to happen when you import/rip audio files (audiobooks, podcasts, iTunes U, etc.) to iTunes rather than subscribing to them or buying them through the iTunes interface. A: I think this answer may apply to your problem as well.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: How do I create a custom ringtone for my iPhone? The iPhone has a very limited selection of default ringtones. How do I create a new ringtone for my iPhone? A: Honestly, on windows iRinger is one of the easiest ways. Choose an audio file select the segment you want, adjust, click "Export" and it's in iTunes Simple and easy

Q: How do I create a custom ringtone for my iPhone? The iPhone has a very limited selection of default ringtones. How do I create a new ringtone for my iPhone? A: Honestly, on windows iRinger is one of the easiest ways. Choose an audio file select the segment you want, adjust, click "Export" and it's in iTunes Simple and easy A: This solution requires Mac OS X, but is otherwise free: * *Open the audio file you want to make into a ringtone in QuickTime Player. If the file is a song in iTunes, control-click on the file and select "Show in Finder", then open QuickTime Player and drag the file from the Finder to the QuickTime Player icon in the dock. *If the audio file is longer than 40 seconds, you will need to trim it down: * *In the menu bar, select Edit -> Trim... and the scrubber will turn into a selector for the desired start and end. *Move the start and end so the selection is not more than 40 seconds. It's best to err on the side of caution and not go above 39.75 seconds. *Click "Trim" *From the menu bar, select File -> Export... and save as an "Audio Only" file on your desktop or other convenient location. *Download MakeiPhoneRingtone from Rogue Amoeba and launch the app. *Drag the file exported from QuickTime Player into the MakeiPhoneRingtone window. It will be automatically converted to the appropriate file format to be a ringtone and imported into iTunes. I have successfully created several ringtones for my iPhone using this method. A: * *If the song/sound you want to use isn't already in your iTunes library, add it to your iTunes library first. *If you want to use just a part of the song/sound, right click it, select "Get Info", then "Options" tab, and enter a start and stop time there. Remember, ringtones can't be over 40 seconds! *On the File menu, select "Convert" > "Create AAC Version". If you don't have this option, go to Edit, Preferences, General tab, and click the Import Settings button. Make sure the import setting is set to "iTunes Plus" (AAC). *This will create a new file in your iTunes library. Delete it from your iTunes library now, but be sure to check "keep file" in the delete dialog so the file itself isn't removed, just the library entry. *Navigate to where the file was created on disk, somewhere like music\iTunes\iTunes Music\{artist}\{album} *Rename the file from .m4a to .m4r *Drag and drop this .m4r file into the Ringtones folder of your iTunes (or, just double-click it and iTunes will handle it automatically). *Sync your iPhone. Make sure that "Sync Ringtones" is selected in the phone sync options (mine was off by default). After syncing, you can select your new ringtone in Settings, Sounds at the Custom section at the top. A: You can create or import a song in the IOS version of Garageband directly on your phone, and then export it as a ringtone which will appear in the ringtone list under Settings. Once you have created your song by using any of the virtual instruments or importing an actual song: * *Go to My Songs (the top left icon), and long-press on the song your created. *A Share menu will appear which contains among other options an item named Ringtone. *Enter the ringtone name and save it. *Go to Settings > Sounds and assign your new ringtone. No need to pay anything, you don't need a Mac or iTunes, and you are only using free Apple software. There is a more detailed tutorial here. A: iPhone ringtones are just AAC songs, no longer than 40 seconds, with an M4R extension, instead of the usual M4A that iTunes uses. You can make the ringtones using iTunes itself. Just make a copy of the song and set the start and end position so that the song doesn't run longer than 40 seconds. There are some apps that do that for you. I have use Ringer and Ringtones, on the Mac, and both worked pretty well. A: One other option that costs $1.99 in the App Store -- iRingtones I use it and like it. Although I wish I knew about the GarageBand method before. :-) A: The easiest solution is to get Fission.app and use it to crop the tracks (as ringtones can only be up to 40 seconds long) and export it in .m4r ringtone format. Fission.app is not free, but there’s a trial version. That said, if you’re looking for a solution that doesn’t require third-party software, see your own answer. A: I haven't used it recently, but in the past I've had good results with this website: http://audiko.net/ Assuming it still works with the iPhone 4, it's rather an easier process: you just upload your MP3, trim it to your liking using the flash interface, download the ringtone file, and drag it into iTunes. Good luck! A: Alternatively, if you're using a Mac, you could just fire up Garageband. Here's a quick tutorial on Lifehacker: http://lifehacker.com/334073/create-custom-iphone-ringtones-the-free-and-apple-way A: For those of you with jailbroken iOS devices, there are at least three paid Cydia apps that can do both the ringtone conversion and adding (the adding part is not allowed for App store apps) directly on the device: AnyRing, Bridge and AudioExplorer+. (Disclosure: I am the developer of AudioExplorer+). You would of course still need to transfer the audio file to the device, but jailbroken devices also offer more ways to do this (like scp for example). A: I always use Ringer.org to make free ringtones for my iPhone. It's completely free and easy. A: We can make our own custom ringtones using garageband that you might already know. But it can only access the music that are non Apple music. When you create a ringtone .m4r on a computer and then sending into music app via the iTunes, the sound quality reduces. So the best solution is to use garageband. But the song should be in your music library before you can do that. And to add music into your library of your iPhone through iTunes you need to turn off iCloud music library that deletes all the Apple music in your device. So here is the solution * *Connect your iPhone to pc/macbook. *Open iTunes in it. *Open the iPhone and go to apps on the side menubar. *Now go to garageband app and add the song that you want. *After adding the song disconnect the iPhone. *Now the song is available in your garageband library. It is the best way to make a custom ringtone. A: I like this way to do it because it is simple and once you have the script installed you can do it all in itunes without having to navigate anywhere else. I use Doug's apple scripts " make ringable " script. make ringable script page You download the script, put it in the script folder. he has instruction on how to do this and use his scripts on his web site. Before you use the script, in itunes select the song you want to use and use command I to open up the metadata info box for it. adjust the start and stop point for the section you want to use ( 40 seconds or shorter ) and close the info box. To make a ringtone out of the song you just manipulated you single click on the song so it highlighted then click on the script menu in the tool bar at the top of iTunes, click on the "make ringable" script in the drop down menu. Follow the instructions in the pop up box. It makes a ringtone of the song you selected and places it in the tones library. You can then go back and set the song time parameters back to where they were. When you sync your iphone choose to sync tones and voilà you have your new ringtone(s) on your phone. If you like it and use it, Donate to Doug on his web page for the time and effort he put into writing the script. I did. A: I've used this method before, and I find it very reliable. I didn't create it though, and I don't want to take credit for it (plus I don't have the required pictures to match) so here is a very useful link that you can use to learn how to make your very own ringtones, using iTunes!

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Apple Stackexchange Q: "locked" iPhone video playback mode for children? After we upgraded to iPhone 4, one of our old iPhones was pressed into service as a children's video playback device for our 1.5 year old. That's one of the best things about an iPhone upgrade -- every upgrade comes with a "free" previous-gen iPod touch! And, well, The iPhone is the ultimate kid-pacification device. With one caveat. He does well holding it, most of the time, but tends to push the home button or accidentally activate enough touchscreen controls to stop video playback at the least or kick out to the home page. Is there any way to activate a "locked" or "children" video playback mode on the iPhone, where accidental button presses don't stop video playback? A: always the jailbreak route. Here is a demo of an app (IncarcerApp?) that does that, locks it. I would love it as my 1.5 yr old does the same thing :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ysRou_kvOo&feature=related

Q: "locked" iPhone video playback mode for children? After we upgraded to iPhone 4, one of our old iPhones was pressed into service as a children's video playback device for our 1.5 year old. That's one of the best things about an iPhone upgrade -- every upgrade comes with a "free" previous-gen iPod touch! And, well, The iPhone is the ultimate kid-pacification device. With one caveat. He does well holding it, most of the time, but tends to push the home button or accidentally activate enough touchscreen controls to stop video playback at the least or kick out to the home page. Is there any way to activate a "locked" or "children" video playback mode on the iPhone, where accidental button presses don't stop video playback? A: always the jailbreak route. Here is a demo of an app (IncarcerApp?) that does that, locks it. I would love it as my 1.5 yr old does the same thing :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ysRou_kvOo&feature=related A: One possible solution would be to use a locked Pelican Case - clear, much tougher to break and with a headphone jack pass through. A: Apple finally announced this as a feature in iOS 6, you can disable the hardware buttons and even parts of the screen by using Guided Access. "We were surprised at how many kids with autism have been using the phones, but there are controls in apps that you don't want them hitting." You can now select parts of apps to disable. All phones back to the 3GS (but not earlier..) get this feature. A: Nope, unfortunately. Apple are incredibly strict about the behaviour of the home button: whenever it's pressed, the active app will terminate immediately (or move to the background on iOS 4) and you'll be returned to the home screen. A: There's also this guy: http://www.amazon.com/BubCap-Button-Intro-Pack-contains-BubCaps/dp/B004HV36IG I've read a few articles across several tech blogs praising its effectiveness.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Are iPhone screenshots geo-tagged? When I take a picture using my iPhone's camera, it attaches the current location to the image in the metadata. Does it also do this for screenshots that I take? A: According to macosxhints iPhone screenshots have no EXIF data, so no geolocation data would be saved. Not sure if this is still the case on the iPhone 4. Screenshots are saved as PNG files on the original iPhone and the iPhone 3GS (the two models I had access to) and have no EXIF records. The only other metadata fields available are filename, file size, and modified, and imported dates.

Q: Are iPhone screenshots geo-tagged? When I take a picture using my iPhone's camera, it attaches the current location to the image in the metadata. Does it also do this for screenshots that I take? A: According to macosxhints iPhone screenshots have no EXIF data, so no geolocation data would be saved. Not sure if this is still the case on the iPhone 4. Screenshots are saved as PNG files on the original iPhone and the iPhone 3GS (the two models I had access to) and have no EXIF records. The only other metadata fields available are filename, file size, and modified, and imported dates. A: iPhoto will not show screenshots as geotagged. This does not mean the information is not there somewhere, but it's highly improbable. A: Checked today on iOS9 and geo data is still not stored. A: I just checked EXIF Metadata of screenshot took on iPhone using EXIF Viewer by Fluntro App. Screenshots in iOS are not geotagged. (As on iOS 12) Like what mentioned in previous answers, Screenshots are saved as PNG file and doesn't store location coordinates. Disclaimer: I have developed the EXIF Viewer by Fluntro App :) https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/exif-viewer-by-fluntro/id944118456?mt=8 To know more features about the app, checkout https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycz0b0uDn9A

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Apple Stackexchange Q: What jabber clients are there for iPhone? My girlfriend just got an iPhone, and we are wondering what are the available (and recommended) applications to chat using jabber. A: There are a couple of apps, each one with their own unique features. If you're using the new iOS 4 on a multitasking-compatible iPhone (3Gs and 4), there's IM+ Lite, which provides multitasking support so that you can stay connected even when you're not running the app.

Q: What jabber clients are there for iPhone? My girlfriend just got an iPhone, and we are wondering what are the available (and recommended) applications to chat using jabber. A: There are a couple of apps, each one with their own unique features. If you're using the new iOS 4 on a multitasking-compatible iPhone (3Gs and 4), there's IM+ Lite, which provides multitasking support so that you can stay connected even when you're not running the app. A: Trillian for iPhone is a multi-protocol IM client that supports Jabber among many others. It's $5, but it's solid, good looking, and supports push notifications of IM messages. The push notifications are nice because you'll still receive messages if you're in another app or the phone is in standby mode. A: I've used Meebo (iPhone only) and Beejive (seperate binaries for iPhone and iPad, link goes to iPhone). Both links go to iTunes. I own, use, and love Beejive, though I was quite miffed that I had to repurchase it for the iPad, and that they don't sync account data. Beejive backgrounds, but it does not contain the connection on your device. You can close Beejive and kill it, and your connections will continue to run. This is because Beejive's servers maintain the connection for a specified period of time. (Specified in Settings.app -> Beejive section.) You will be notified by push or e-mail (configurable!) when you have a new message, if Beejive is not running. If Beejive is running, you'll get a "local notification". A notification generated by the app itself with the message content. Some other clients run the connection FROM the device itself, and disconnect when the app is closed. This is a security consideration you have to make when choosing an IM client for iOS. A: A couple of friends of mine use monal, they say it is decent for a free app... A: Since I can't put a comment yet, I will use "answer" posibility to comment given answers :) First of all, Gnoupi forgot to mention an important detail - we are searching for a jabber client for iPhone which we could use to connect with friends who are using other clients on pc. I tried Trillian, it does look nice, indeed, but seems it gives possibility to contact only people with Trillian accounts? Tried Monal too, but it keeps hanging on "logging in", so can't even see if this is this what we search for :) IM+ Lite - I just read a description and indeed, this one seems to match our needs the best, I will give it a try! A: Monal IM Works well with open Jabber servers. Even connecting using SSL.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Is it possible to activate an iPhone 4 without a SIM? So we bought an iPhone 4 from the Apple store. But we didn't get a micro-SIM as there are no PAYG tariffs on micro-SIM available. Is there anyway to activate the device without getting hold of a SIM? I don't want to sign up to a contract just to develop with. A: Maybe you know somenone who owns an iPhone 4 already. Ask her/him for the micro SIM, put it into your device, activate your iPhone and give the micro SIM back to the other person.

Q: Is it possible to activate an iPhone 4 without a SIM? So we bought an iPhone 4 from the Apple store. But we didn't get a micro-SIM as there are no PAYG tariffs on micro-SIM available. Is there anyway to activate the device without getting hold of a SIM? I don't want to sign up to a contract just to develop with. A: Maybe you know somenone who owns an iPhone 4 already. Ask her/him for the micro SIM, put it into your device, activate your iPhone and give the micro SIM back to the other person. A: I used this excellent description (PDF) to cut my normal SIM into microSIM format. It was very easy to follow and it works perfectly! A: If all you need is a PAYG SIM, you should note that micro-SIMs are physically the same as standard SIMs except for the shape of the plastic surrounding the chip. I think that with a bit of careful cutting you can trim away the excess plastic and use any PAYG SIM. If you Google "trim micro sim" you'll find a few blog posts describing the process. A: You could jailbraik the phone to activate it without the SIM card.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Is my iPhone cheating me with data usage? How can I check it? I reset my data usage on my iPhone after asking this question, so at 28th of July. Since then I was using my phone all the time, watching YouTube, talking on Skype (both voice and text), downloading games from the App Store, using Facebook (including uploading videos and photos) and finally sending emails with attachments (photos, each photo around 1MB). After 6 days of using my phone intensively, I checked data usage. It shows... 411KB sent and 2,3MB received. I know it is not right - but how can I check real usage? A: Were you on wifi? I think the usage only tracks 3G. If you are looking for your 3G only data, try ATT's account app. It will tell you exactly what your data usage is according to your ATT account.

Q: Is my iPhone cheating me with data usage? How can I check it? I reset my data usage on my iPhone after asking this question, so at 28th of July. Since then I was using my phone all the time, watching YouTube, talking on Skype (both voice and text), downloading games from the App Store, using Facebook (including uploading videos and photos) and finally sending emails with attachments (photos, each photo around 1MB). After 6 days of using my phone intensively, I checked data usage. It shows... 411KB sent and 2,3MB received. I know it is not right - but how can I check real usage? A: Were you on wifi? I think the usage only tracks 3G. If you are looking for your 3G only data, try ATT's account app. It will tell you exactly what your data usage is according to your ATT account.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Is there any way to view full podcast title on my iPhone running iOS 4? Most of the time the podcast title is long and it is truncated with dots at the end. I think since iPhone OS 3.?, title font size has gotten smaller so I can see more of the title. However, I still can't view the full title. Is there any way to view full podcast title? I'm on iOS 4. A: There is a way, Though a bit strange. If you choose to delete the podcast/file, you will get a Confirmation dialog with Delete/Cancel option. * *Slide with your finger horizontal over the file and it will give you an option to Delete the file. *Choose Delete to show the second Confirmation dialog. There, you will be able to view the full name of the Podcast. Be CAREFUL not to choose Delete or you will loose the file. And also the full name of the podcast.

Q: Is there any way to view full podcast title on my iPhone running iOS 4? Most of the time the podcast title is long and it is truncated with dots at the end. I think since iPhone OS 3.?, title font size has gotten smaller so I can see more of the title. However, I still can't view the full title. Is there any way to view full podcast title? I'm on iOS 4. A: There is a way, Though a bit strange. If you choose to delete the podcast/file, you will get a Confirmation dialog with Delete/Cancel option. * *Slide with your finger horizontal over the file and it will give you an option to Delete the file. *Choose Delete to show the second Confirmation dialog. There, you will be able to view the full name of the Podcast. Be CAREFUL not to choose Delete or you will loose the file. And also the full name of the podcast. A: Apparently the Podcast view doesn't support Cover View browsing until after you've chosen an episode, but if you've chosen an episode and it still isn't completely shown in the titlebar, rotate your device to landscape. Here's what the normal view looks like, notice how the title is not complete in the title bar. A: Apparently not, there is no detail view for podcasts in iPhone's Itunes store, I think your best option is to check them on the desktop version of Itunes. I tried searching the app store, and no luck finding an "app for that". A: On iOS4, you can see the full title when listening to or watching it. Simply touch the screen, and it toggles between showing the controls and showing the full title and description. I haven't found a way of seeing the full title without actually starting the podcast. A: In iOS4 itunes there's no way to view full title before downloading that I can find. It's such a basic requirement that you'd have thought it must be possible to view it somehow. But no. iTunes doesn't even appear to have a settings page anywhere - it's just perfect the way it ships. Apple: how about just allowing the text to wrap to the next line? Not so neat looking but an improvement on the current abysmal UX. A: In iOS 5 you can see the full title of the podcast by tapping and holding on the individual podcast. Don't know if that works in iOS 4.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Can any apps print from the iPhone? Can any apps print from the iPhone? Preferably via WiFi...and to an Epson PX710 all-in-one in my case. A: If you want to print pictures and photos, you can use Epson iPrint (there are similar apps from other printer manufacturers, e.g. Canon iEPP, HP iPrint Photo 2.0, Kodak Pic Flick or Lexmark LexPrint). For printing PDFs or other documents, the already mentioned "print n share", "Print Bureau" (both from eurosmartz) or Air Sharing Pro from Avatron could be useful.

Q: Can any apps print from the iPhone? Can any apps print from the iPhone? Preferably via WiFi...and to an Epson PX710 all-in-one in my case. A: If you want to print pictures and photos, you can use Epson iPrint (there are similar apps from other printer manufacturers, e.g. Canon iEPP, HP iPrint Photo 2.0, Kodak Pic Flick or Lexmark LexPrint). For printing PDFs or other documents, the already mentioned "print n share", "Print Bureau" (both from eurosmartz) or Air Sharing Pro from Avatron could be useful. A: Apple’s AirPrint Wireless Printing for iPad, iPhone & iPod touch Coming to Users in November CUPERTINO, California—September 15, 2010—Apple® today announced that it is releasing a beta version of its AirPrint wireless printing for iPad™, iPhone® and iPod touch® to members of Apple’s iOS developer program today, and that AirPrint will be included in the free iOS 4.2 software update in November. AirPrint automatically finds printers on local networks and can print text, photos and graphics to them wirelessly over Wi-Fi without the need to install drivers or download software. HP’s existing and upcoming ePrint enabled printers will be the first to support printing direct from iOS devices. Via Apple.com. A: Print n Share perhaps. There also are a bunch of other apps for this in the app store.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: What are some alternatives to Shazam for iOS? What are some good alternatives to Shazam? A: Whenever I hear a song and I want to know the name of it, I use SoundHound on my iphone. So far it has identified all of the songs I've searched. Even if for some reason I don't have network access, it will store the search and you can send it to their servers once connectivity is restored. By the way, SoundHound and Midomi are the same thing. Midomi changed its name to SoundHound.

Q: What are some alternatives to Shazam for iOS? What are some good alternatives to Shazam? A: Whenever I hear a song and I want to know the name of it, I use SoundHound on my iphone. So far it has identified all of the songs I've searched. Even if for some reason I don't have network access, it will store the search and you can send it to their servers once connectivity is restored. By the way, SoundHound and Midomi are the same thing. Midomi changed its name to SoundHound. A: When I had a Blackberry on the Verizon, it had a free app pre-installed on the phone called "V-Cast Music" that would ID songs for me. Was surprisingly good and would even ID less common tracks like music you hear in the electronica genre. There's plenty of apps for the iPhone like: MusicID and SoundHound I haven't tried them personally, but they seem to get good reviews. A: There is a Midomi app as well I guess.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Is it possible to stream an RTSP feed to an iPhone? A co-worker of mine wants to stream an RTSP streaming video feed to his iphone so he can tap into his child's daycare center here and there. Any ideas on how to do this? A: I'm new to the iOS world, but reasonably experienced with RTSP. From the POV of my iPad, VLC displays our (live) streams perfectly... and for free. I hate bouncing my iOS users to the "Get VLC to view this content" deal, but it's my least objectionable alternative, for now.

Q: Is it possible to stream an RTSP feed to an iPhone? A co-worker of mine wants to stream an RTSP streaming video feed to his iphone so he can tap into his child's daycare center here and there. Any ideas on how to do this? A: I'm new to the iOS world, but reasonably experienced with RTSP. From the POV of my iPad, VLC displays our (live) streams perfectly... and for free. I hate bouncing my iOS users to the "Get VLC to view this content" deal, but it's my least objectionable alternative, for now. A: IP Vision is an expensive app. There are several free apps that will stream RTSP on iPhone. I use Aceplayer, but it doesn't seem to be very stable. It may not be the app - I haven't had time to thoroughly test it yet. There are at least dozen more, so search the app store for RTSP and try out what works for you. A: This can be be accomplished with the app IP Vision from the AppStore. A: follow this link this will help you :- https://github.com/teocci/RTSP-Client-iOS

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Can I sync an iPhone to multiple computers without erasing all the applications? I have followed advice from this website to sync my iPhone on multiple computers, but it is determined to erase my applications. I have about 50 apps on my iPhone. If you try to untick "Sync Applications" on the Apps tab iTunes says "Are you sure you do not want to sync applications? All existing applications and their data on the iPhone will be removed." However if I don't tick sync apps (bearing in mind my laptop is new) my computer tries to remove all the apps, because it doesn't "own" any applications. Is there any way I can sync without deleting all my apps? A: It is really annoying, isn't it. One thing that works reasonably well is for you to right click on your device in iTunes after connecting it (but before syncing it) and select "Transfer my purchases". That will copy your apps to the local copy of iTunes, so if it syncs it won't wipe things out. Not for apps at least. Music and video is a whole other headache.

Q: Can I sync an iPhone to multiple computers without erasing all the applications? I have followed advice from this website to sync my iPhone on multiple computers, but it is determined to erase my applications. I have about 50 apps on my iPhone. If you try to untick "Sync Applications" on the Apps tab iTunes says "Are you sure you do not want to sync applications? All existing applications and their data on the iPhone will be removed." However if I don't tick sync apps (bearing in mind my laptop is new) my computer tries to remove all the apps, because it doesn't "own" any applications. Is there any way I can sync without deleting all my apps? A: It is really annoying, isn't it. One thing that works reasonably well is for you to right click on your device in iTunes after connecting it (but before syncing it) and select "Transfer my purchases". That will copy your apps to the local copy of iTunes, so if it syncs it won't wipe things out. Not for apps at least. Music and video is a whole other headache. A: The easiest way to do this is to copy your old iTunes folder (usually located in Music/iTunes or My Music/iTunes) - depending on which version of which operating system you are sing and replace your new iTunes folder which will be in the same location on your new laptop with the older one. That usually solves my problems.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: How can I turn my iPhone into a tv remote control? Which software/hardware can turn my iPhone into a decent remote control for my TV? (Are there any reviews out there that compare the options?) A: You'll need an IR dongle (the iPhone doesn't natively have any IR capabilities). Google for iPhone IR remote and you'll see several options.

Q: How can I turn my iPhone into a tv remote control? Which software/hardware can turn my iPhone into a decent remote control for my TV? (Are there any reviews out there that compare the options?) A: You'll need an IR dongle (the iPhone doesn't natively have any IR capabilities). Google for iPhone IR remote and you'll see several options. A: Some of the new internet-connected TVs can be controlled via WiFi using apps available in the App Store. Here's an example for 2010 model Samsung Internet@TVs. A: The Griffin Beacon looks like it should do what you want. It combines an iPhone app with an IR emitter that you place on a table and control via Bluetooth. A: My entertainment system is basically a PC plugged in to a flat screen TV, so I've found apps like this work well: http://www.downloadsquad.com/2010/02/06/touch-mouse-from-logitech-turns-your-iphone-or-ipod-touch-into-a-keyboard/

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Apple Stackexchange Q: How to unlock iPhone after completing the contract without jail breaking? My iPhone 3G contract was completed a while ago. I have the 3GS now. I would like to give it to someone else who is not on AT&T. I called AT&T and they wouldn't do anything about it. I heard it can be unlocked after jail breaking. Is there an alternative? What happens if I jail break, unlock and then restore? Would it still be unlocked? A: Official iPhone unlocking can be done and is handled by Apple. You need to call your mobile phone operator, ask for the unlock, and they contact Apple (or have a special application, I don't know) where they will send your phone's IMEI. After a few days, when you sync your iPhone, iTunes will show you a screen telling you your iPhone has been unlocked.

Q: How to unlock iPhone after completing the contract without jail breaking? My iPhone 3G contract was completed a while ago. I have the 3GS now. I would like to give it to someone else who is not on AT&T. I called AT&T and they wouldn't do anything about it. I heard it can be unlocked after jail breaking. Is there an alternative? What happens if I jail break, unlock and then restore? Would it still be unlocked? A: Official iPhone unlocking can be done and is handled by Apple. You need to call your mobile phone operator, ask for the unlock, and they contact Apple (or have a special application, I don't know) where they will send your phone's IMEI. After a few days, when you sync your iPhone, iTunes will show you a screen telling you your iPhone has been unlocked. A: Calling the carrier is the right thing to do. They are the ones that are responsible for unlocking the phone. At least it is that way in Germany. Perhaps trying again to call AT&T does help. In my experience calling a hotline again if the first operator cannot handle your request to your liking does help. Sometimes one just gets a bad call center agent or the agent had a bad day. A: This is an old question, but I'm adding an (AT&T and possibly US specific) answer, as it seems AT&T's policies have changed since the question was first asked. And there are some new answers suggesting paid unlock services that are not necessary. AT&T's current (April, 2013) policy is that they will unlock iPhones if all the following are true: AT&T will unlock an iPhone under the following circumstances: * *The person requesting the unlock is: * *A current AT&T customer, or *A former AT&T customer who can provide the phone number or account number for the account. *The iPhone was designed for use on the AT&T network. *All contract obligations, including any term commitment, associated with the device to be unlocked have been fully satisfied. *The iPhone has not been reported lost or stolen. This is covered on AT&T's web page. The current link is http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB414532 A: Note: this requires a jailbreak. There is a tool called ultrasn0w. If you are running a supported baseband (I believe if you are running iOS 6+ up) then it will unlock the phone.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: How can I hide the onscreen keyboard in the iOS messaging app? When I enter the text message / SMS "app" and tap on the input field a keyboard pops up. When I'm done writing and have sent the message I would like to dismiss the keyboard again. I haven't found out how to so this. The best work around I have found is to leave and enter the conversation. But surely there must be a better way. How can you do this or is it even possible at all? I have tried almost everything. A: If you turn your phone sideways, the keyboard is slightly different and has a few different command keys on the sides. The one next to "return" will hide the keyboard. Then simply turn your phone back up and the keyboard stays hidden until you click for it to come back. I found scrolling up in the message will hide the keyboard. But this only works in the SMS screen, it does not work in apps like Google Docs, whereas turning it sideways does.

Q: How can I hide the onscreen keyboard in the iOS messaging app? When I enter the text message / SMS "app" and tap on the input field a keyboard pops up. When I'm done writing and have sent the message I would like to dismiss the keyboard again. I haven't found out how to so this. The best work around I have found is to leave and enter the conversation. But surely there must be a better way. How can you do this or is it even possible at all? I have tried almost everything. A: If you turn your phone sideways, the keyboard is slightly different and has a few different command keys on the sides. The one next to "return" will hide the keyboard. Then simply turn your phone back up and the keyboard stays hidden until you click for it to come back. I found scrolling up in the message will hide the keyboard. But this only works in the SMS screen, it does not work in apps like Google Docs, whereas turning it sideways does. A: Found new trick in ios 13 to hide the keyboard. * *From the page where you want to hide the keyboard, open notification area by sliding the screen from top. *Swipe right to go to Search panel from notification area. *Click on search input box. *Now just swipe up the screen from down to close search panel. *now keyboard will be disappear from the application. A: Double-tapping the message area with one finger minimizes the keyboard. A: This is not possible at all right now. Like you said, you can back out and go in again to dismiss keyboard. Other option is to tap the 'edit' button on top right. That will dismiss keyboard but it will go in edit mode. When you cancel out of edit mode keyboard will come back. Apple should do something to easily bring up and dismiss keyboard... Update: With iOS 5, you can swipe messages down all the way pushing the keyboard downwards. Initially I thought, "why not just swipe down the keyboard itself to dismiss?" But now it makes sense because you start scrolling down to see previous messages and keyboard naturally goes away when you do that. A: 'backspace' then all sms's then back to conversation and the keyboard appears minimized. A: If you have an apple bluetooth keyboard you can hit the eject button on it to close/open it, other than that I don't think you can. A: I just play around with it trying to hide it and I found out how to hide the keyboard. Pull down the conversation in a fast motion. Like swiping down the page to earlier messages quickly. The keyboard will go away. I hope it helps! :) A: You can touch a spot right between the message text field and where the messages display and drag (not swipe) down to hide it. It's a little tricky to get the right spot, you'll have to find it through trial and error. Good luck! A: This gets on my nerves too but if you tap edit in the top right, the keyboard minimises until you press cancel . Although it doesn't let you load earlier conversations, it's useful if you want to read over a long text that you're replying to or something. A: all you have to do is toggle the keyboard downward to dismiss it and it will go away just gently motion the keyboard down with your index finger and it will go away A: When you want to dismiss the keybord you type "Return". A: Press and hold the keyboard icon and press “dock” to move the keyboard out of your way so that you can see what you are typing. A: Solution: Use the named touchesBegan like below override func touchesBegan(_ touches: Set<UITouch>, with event: UIEvent?) { view.endEditing(true) } A: In ios 16.2, with phone in vertical position, in the text input box, touching and dragging down with one's finger hides the keyboard. A: Tap the area where the messages are with 2 fingers, this minimises the keyboard. A: My friend simply had to reset my settings...and the keyboard panel went away A: Rather than swiping downward, take your index finger and drag downward on the left side of the message area.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: How does Facetime compare to normal video calling? So, Apple is billing Facetime as though it is a revolutionary technology. I'm not going to ask you whether you think it is, as that is clearly a subjective question. What I will ask instead is how does it compare to normal video calling. Is there anything new that hasn't been done before? A: Entirely new? No - not really, but the quality is quite acceptable (I'd say it's better than most Skype video calls I've had) and it's extremely painless to use. It's also at the present time far more limited in audience (only iPhone 4's, iPad 2's and Macs) than normal video calling. You can think of it as video calling built right into the OS with software that doesn't require hoops (no log in required) to jump through to use it.

Q: How does Facetime compare to normal video calling? So, Apple is billing Facetime as though it is a revolutionary technology. I'm not going to ask you whether you think it is, as that is clearly a subjective question. What I will ask instead is how does it compare to normal video calling. Is there anything new that hasn't been done before? A: Entirely new? No - not really, but the quality is quite acceptable (I'd say it's better than most Skype video calls I've had) and it's extremely painless to use. It's also at the present time far more limited in audience (only iPhone 4's, iPad 2's and Macs) than normal video calling. You can think of it as video calling built right into the OS with software that doesn't require hoops (no log in required) to jump through to use it. A: As for your question, Is there anything new that hasn't been done before, then one could be generous and say that the no-account-required and it-just-works is quite nice, as is the elegant use of front or rear cameras and the ability to switch between them, and the automatic landscape/portrait modes. That's quite slick. But it's not a competition-killer. On the whole, Facetime is the typical Apple feature -- very polished, but a limited feature-set, and only available to users on the exact same platform (in this case, only iPhone 4's, iPad 2's and Macs). That alone limits the usefulness of the app quite a bit. For general-purpose video calling, there are general-purpose apps like Skype which do it better, and which even work over 3G (if you're lucky), and which aren't limited to specific Apple-only devices. I'd recommend Skype over Facetime any day. (Notice I didn't comment on the revolutionary issue either.) A: You're obviously well aware of the long history of video calling implementations to ask this question, so * *Having an idea is trivially easy. *Implementing it well is hard. *Implementing it so you don't get sued is even harder. *Driving substantial user growth or taking over user share in adopting your implementation is the ultimate challenge. Apple's hype and I would presume most non-hater's hope is that they are shooting for no less than #4 above. If you consider implementation and support costs of a video chat system as well as voice and picture quality, it's hard to say anyone is beating them at #2 either. One could easily see the desktop client catching up to Skype in short order but no-one is even close for mobile devices and two way video.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: With an iPhone, is there a way to automatically sync photos taken with the camera to Picasa I would like all photos taken with the camera on my iPhone automatically synced to a private picasa web album. What's the best way to do this? (jailbroken/cydia solutions if avail would work as well) A: You can sync using iTunes' "Photo" tab, that would be two-way but isn't Picasa like you asked for. But if you set Picasa to scan that folder, then you'd have it. Otherwise you could download photos from your phone to Picasa, but it's one-way only: * *Connect your phone to the computer. *In Windows, click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Scanners and Cameras. *Right-click on "Apple iPhone" > Properties. *Click the tab "Events". *Click the radio button "Save pictures to this folder", and select a destination that Picasa scans. Then OK.

Q: With an iPhone, is there a way to automatically sync photos taken with the camera to Picasa I would like all photos taken with the camera on my iPhone automatically synced to a private picasa web album. What's the best way to do this? (jailbroken/cydia solutions if avail would work as well) A: You can sync using iTunes' "Photo" tab, that would be two-way but isn't Picasa like you asked for. But if you set Picasa to scan that folder, then you'd have it. Otherwise you could download photos from your phone to Picasa, but it's one-way only: * *Connect your phone to the computer. *In Windows, click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Scanners and Cameras. *Right-click on "Apple iPhone" > Properties. *Click the tab "Events". *Click the radio button "Save pictures to this folder", and select a destination that Picasa scans. Then OK.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: iPhone 4 as webcam for Mac I'm searching for an app and software to to let me use my iPhone 4 as a webcam for MSN and others. My phone is 4.0.1 and jailbroken. I'm using Mac OS X 10.6.4. A: Here's a link to iWebCamera for Mac. Let me know how that works!

Q: iPhone 4 as webcam for Mac I'm searching for an app and software to to let me use my iPhone 4 as a webcam for MSN and others. My phone is 4.0.1 and jailbroken. I'm using Mac OS X 10.6.4. A: Here's a link to iWebCamera for Mac. Let me know how that works!

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Offline iPhone app to recognize Japanese words I am looking for an offline iPhone app to recognize Japanese words: * *I take a picture of a kanji or Japanese word or short piece of Japanese text *The app recognizes the kanji and converts it to text that I can copy and paste where I like (for instance in a dictionary) Note: Several such application rely on the weocr web service. But I am looking for an offline app, that can be used without connecting to the Internet (for instance in the subway). Sharp phones are very good at OCR, and they don't need to access the internet to recognize kanjis. A: If it doesn't need to be OCR from a photo, you can turn on the Chinese handwriting (traditional) 'keyboard', and draw it with your finger. This works for characters that are the same in hanzi and kanji (which is most but not all). Then you have text you can look up in any offline dictionary, e.g., Kotoba.

Q: Offline iPhone app to recognize Japanese words I am looking for an offline iPhone app to recognize Japanese words: * *I take a picture of a kanji or Japanese word or short piece of Japanese text *The app recognizes the kanji and converts it to text that I can copy and paste where I like (for instance in a dictionary) Note: Several such application rely on the weocr web service. But I am looking for an offline app, that can be used without connecting to the Internet (for instance in the subway). Sharp phones are very good at OCR, and they don't need to access the internet to recognize kanjis. A: If it doesn't need to be OCR from a photo, you can turn on the Chinese handwriting (traditional) 'keyboard', and draw it with your finger. This works for characters that are the same in hanzi and kanji (which is most but not all). Then you have text you can look up in any offline dictionary, e.g., Kotoba. A: I don't think any currently exist, but developers could look into using this: NHocr A: Just came across this app right now while searching for the exact same thing you are. Haven't checked it out yet, so it might be a load of crap... But you should check it out anyway. Japan Goggles Translates Japanese Characters Quickly and Easily

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Apple Stackexchange Q: iPhone 3G GPS is unreliable; seems to use assisted-gps only A few months ago the GPS in my 3G has become really unreliable. The blue circle in google maps looks to be about 2 miles in diameter, and never shrinks to a pinpoint. Apps like RunKeeper can never get a strong enough GPS signal. This may have coincided with the iPhone not picking up wifi unless almost on top of the access point, but that could have been a coincidence. Things I've tried that haven't worked: * *Trying to lock on to a satillite when outside with clear skys for >30 minutes *General Settings -> Network -> Cellular Data -> Reset Settings *Restoring the iPhone from a back-up *Giving the phone a prelonged stern look Any ideas greatly appreciated. A: The prelonged stern look didn't work??? Lol I see that you tried restoring from a backup. Try restoring to stock software instead of your saved backup and see how it works. I've noticed that sometimes erratic behavior is caused by corrupted files within the actual backup image. If that doesn't work, try taking it in for service...I really don't think that's necessary though. Hope this helps!

Q: iPhone 3G GPS is unreliable; seems to use assisted-gps only A few months ago the GPS in my 3G has become really unreliable. The blue circle in google maps looks to be about 2 miles in diameter, and never shrinks to a pinpoint. Apps like RunKeeper can never get a strong enough GPS signal. This may have coincided with the iPhone not picking up wifi unless almost on top of the access point, but that could have been a coincidence. Things I've tried that haven't worked: * *Trying to lock on to a satillite when outside with clear skys for >30 minutes *General Settings -> Network -> Cellular Data -> Reset Settings *Restoring the iPhone from a back-up *Giving the phone a prelonged stern look Any ideas greatly appreciated. A: The prelonged stern look didn't work??? Lol I see that you tried restoring from a backup. Try restoring to stock software instead of your saved backup and see how it works. I've noticed that sometimes erratic behavior is caused by corrupted files within the actual backup image. If that doesn't work, try taking it in for service...I really don't think that's necessary though. Hope this helps! A: It sounds like the receiver chip is malfunctioning. If your 3G is still under warranty, return it to the store for service! Something similar happened to my 3G: it would no longer find any Bluetooth devices, and no wifi networks even when I entered the network settings manually. I tried hard for weeks to make this work again, even restoring/upgrading etc. but in the end it turned out that the radio chip had died... After a long and phoneless week, I received a brand new replacement 3G from the store. A: Bear in mind that A-GPS is by no means less precise than GPS. The A(ssisted) technology consists of the phone using the Radio (phone) network to query about the Satellites’ information, the GPS receiver only has to care for the “time” information from each satellite, instead of the full pack of information (which is usually lost in poor reception areas like cities anyway). So, A-GPS, by combining info coming from the Cell antenna about the Satellites, and squeezing what it can from the real GPSs messages, can pinpoint your more or less accurate location. In a perfect world, you’d have 6 or more satellites telling you all the information… If you’re not getting a good location, then I suggest you do what has been suggested, try a fresh “install” (you can later try to restore) or take the phone for service, the GPS Receiver may be failing. Apart from the cell radio to obtain the info, the iPhone also uses wi-fi (if available).

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Apple Stackexchange Q: iPhone/iPod Touch App Review Sites and Payola Some of the iPhone/iPod Touch app review sites require developers to pay them to have a review posted. This raises obvious concerns about the independence and objectivity of the reviews. (See this Wired article for more information.) Requiring payment for product reviews is not illegal, so the only way to turn back this trend is for consumers to ignore these sorts of reviews. So, I would like to have a list of app review sites, along with a note as to whether they charge for reviews, or have any other conflicts of interest. Vote up the ones that you find most useful. If you are a developer who has been asked to pay a fee by one of these sites, please provide details. I want to keep this list focused on apps for iPhone and iPod Touch. If you want to list review sites for other devices, please create another question. A: TheiPhoneAppReview.com and AppCraver.com are mentioned by the Wired article as sites that ask programmers to pay fees.

Q: iPhone/iPod Touch App Review Sites and Payola Some of the iPhone/iPod Touch app review sites require developers to pay them to have a review posted. This raises obvious concerns about the independence and objectivity of the reviews. (See this Wired article for more information.) Requiring payment for product reviews is not illegal, so the only way to turn back this trend is for consumers to ignore these sorts of reviews. So, I would like to have a list of app review sites, along with a note as to whether they charge for reviews, or have any other conflicts of interest. Vote up the ones that you find most useful. If you are a developer who has been asked to pay a fee by one of these sites, please provide details. I want to keep this list focused on apps for iPhone and iPod Touch. If you want to list review sites for other devices, please create another question. A: TheiPhoneAppReview.com and AppCraver.com are mentioned by the Wired article as sites that ask programmers to pay fees.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: How can I watch an AVI file on my iPhone? I understand that the bundled apps for iPhone does not support AVI files. However, I have lots of these files which I want to watch on my iPhone. Can you suggest a streamlined, automatic way of doing this? I have never watched videos on my iPhone or iTunes before and would appreciate step by step answers. A: Use HandBrake to easily convert the AVI files to an iPhone compatible format then sync those converted files with your iPhone Or, email/post them to Posterous, and they'll be auto-converted into a format watchable on your iPhone

Q: How can I watch an AVI file on my iPhone? I understand that the bundled apps for iPhone does not support AVI files. However, I have lots of these files which I want to watch on my iPhone. Can you suggest a streamlined, automatic way of doing this? I have never watched videos on my iPhone or iTunes before and would appreciate step by step answers. A: Use HandBrake to easily convert the AVI files to an iPhone compatible format then sync those converted files with your iPhone Or, email/post them to Posterous, and they'll be auto-converted into a format watchable on your iPhone A: There are plenty of apps which will allow your iPhone to support .avi files... For starters, there is the all-time favorite VLC (free) . You get the file-support and the friendly user interface like you're used to on your Mac. Then there is AcePlayer ($2.99) which will even support more files, is extremely user friendly and this app is close to my favorite. But my all time favorite app is CineX-Player ($1.99). They tend to do some actions where you can get this app with a discount (or even free). All of these apps are easily managed by iTunes File Sharing: They all support a lot of files (including your requested .avi), subtitles and they all have a nice and clear interface. I can highly recommend CineX-Player, but VLC is great as well and it's free! A: Quicktime will do this too: File → Save as and then choose iPhone from the format list. A: There are a lot of apps that support this. The best I've found is yxplayer in the app store or yxflash from Cydia (same thing for free, but requires jailbreak) -- good compatability, fast with non-HD content, etc. You can move the files over using either iTunes or any program that let's you access the filesystem like iPhoneBrowser, then watch them without the need for any conversions. Conversion is not a good option: * *Slow (often about 2/3 the length of the video, so you need to plan ahead) *Lossy (you will lose quality) *Larger files (usually) *Generally a pain in the ass If you must convert, HandBrake (like the accepted answer suggests) is good but doesn't support all formats - xvid4psp in my experience is slightly better. If you want to convert MKV files with embedded ASS/SSA subtitles (having spent >5 hours looking for a program that will work for this), version 4 of xvid4psp (doesn't work on Win7 x64) is the only program that will do this. v5/v6 of xvid4psp, HandBrake, etc, etc. will not work. A: Buzzplayer from the App Store plays AVI files and even embeds srt subtitles. A: I'm a big fan of flex:player for iPad, iPhone (3GS and above), and iPod touch (3rd gen. and above). flex:player will play the AVI file without conversion. You simply have to transfer the file. To transfer the AVI file, you can use iTunes file sharing. Bear in mind that, depending on your device, you might experience stuttering if the video is HD. The iPhone 4 and above should be able to handle 720p content just fine, though. A: I suggest VLC for iOS. AVI is a "container" for many different video formats (codecs). VLC could be a good viewer for many of the different video formats that AVI supports. When starting the VLC for the first time it has a good wizard that tells you what to do step by step. This is a brief step by step way of doing it: * *Download VLC for iOS in Appstore on your iPhone *Connect your phone to your computer *Open iTunes on your computer *Select the iPhone icon *Select Apps Scroll down to File Sharing *Select VLC *In VLC Documents click Add... and upload your AVI file *Open VLC on your iPhone *Select All Files *Click your AVI file

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Apple Stackexchange Q: How can I synchronize old notes with an email account on the iPhone? I had hundreds of notes on my iPhone before I upgraded to OS 4.0. Now there is the new feature which allows me to sync the notes with an email account. I added my email account, but rather than sync all of my existing notes, it created a new folder in the Notes application. How can I transfer notes from my old folder "On My iPhone" to my new one that is synced to an email account. I'm looking for a method which doesn't require syncing to the computer, if possible. A: Syncing the notes to your computer, then moving the notes to your email notes and letting it sync back to the phone would be the easiest. Without syncing you could email each note to yourself by clicking the envelope icon at the bottom of each note. Then turn it into a note in your email account, of course this would take a long time but you wouldn't have to sync with your computer.

Q: How can I synchronize old notes with an email account on the iPhone? I had hundreds of notes on my iPhone before I upgraded to OS 4.0. Now there is the new feature which allows me to sync the notes with an email account. I added my email account, but rather than sync all of my existing notes, it created a new folder in the Notes application. How can I transfer notes from my old folder "On My iPhone" to my new one that is synced to an email account. I'm looking for a method which doesn't require syncing to the computer, if possible. A: Syncing the notes to your computer, then moving the notes to your email notes and letting it sync back to the phone would be the easiest. Without syncing you could email each note to yourself by clicking the envelope icon at the bottom of each note. Then turn it into a note in your email account, of course this would take a long time but you wouldn't have to sync with your computer.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: How to disable notification badges for the iPhone Mail app (iOS4)? Any way to turn the notification badges for the Mail app off without turning all notifications off? A: What I've done is disable "Push" for Mail. That way, I only get new mail when I go into the Mail app and refresh it. It saves on both distractions and battery life. In Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Fetch New Data, I set Push to Off and the frequency to Manually.

Q: How to disable notification badges for the iPhone Mail app (iOS4)? Any way to turn the notification badges for the Mail app off without turning all notifications off? A: What I've done is disable "Push" for Mail. That way, I only get new mail when I go into the Mail app and refresh it. It saves on both distractions and battery life. In Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Fetch New Data, I set Push to Off and the frequency to Manually. A: Turning on/off badges/alerts/sounds notification for each app is now available in the main settings on iOS 4. However, this is only for 3rd party apps. Turning off badge notification for the Mail app is not possible at the moment. A: It's possible only on iOS 5. Notifications → Mail and toggle "Badge App Icon".

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Apple Stackexchange Q: How do I change the calendar dot color on iPhone iOS 4? Possible Duplicate: How do I change a calendar’s color in iOS 4.2.1? It seems like it just assigns random color when you add a calendar. Is there a way to change calendar color on iOS 4? I'd like to pick a color for each calendar... A: The only way I know how to do it is in iCal (providing you have a Mac). Ctrl+click on the Calendar along the left side of the screen >> Get Info >> Click the color selector on the right to change the color. Here's a screenshot

Q: How do I change the calendar dot color on iPhone iOS 4? Possible Duplicate: How do I change a calendar’s color in iOS 4.2.1? It seems like it just assigns random color when you add a calendar. Is there a way to change calendar color on iOS 4? I'd like to pick a color for each calendar... A: The only way I know how to do it is in iCal (providing you have a Mac). Ctrl+click on the Calendar along the left side of the screen >> Get Info >> Click the color selector on the right to change the color. Here's a screenshot A: It seems impossible directly on the iPhone/iPod. I have a MobileMe account, and I can change the calendar colours from within the MobileMe web interface. Maybe this is possible with other snychable calendars (Google, Outlook, iCal), too. But I have none of them to try it.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: iOS 4 and Landscape Orientation Lock for iPhone iOS 4 allows you to lock your iPhone in portrait mode by double clicking the Home button, swiping the dock left, and clicking on the lock icon. However, it does not appear to allow you to lock the iPhone in landscape mode, which can be desirable for some applications. Instead, the lock always seems to force portrait orientation. How can I prevent my iPhone from rotating out of Landscape mode? A: Orientation lock on iPhone with iOS 4 only does portrait lock at the moment. Hopefully they will have landscape lock on the next update.

Q: iOS 4 and Landscape Orientation Lock for iPhone iOS 4 allows you to lock your iPhone in portrait mode by double clicking the Home button, swiping the dock left, and clicking on the lock icon. However, it does not appear to allow you to lock the iPhone in landscape mode, which can be desirable for some applications. Instead, the lock always seems to force portrait orientation. How can I prevent my iPhone from rotating out of Landscape mode? A: Orientation lock on iPhone with iOS 4 only does portrait lock at the moment. Hopefully they will have landscape lock on the next update. A: This can be done using AssistiveTouch. In settings, general, accessibility you can setup AssistiveTouch to be enabled/disabled whenever you triple click the home button. Enabling it gives you a global button with accessibility features, including screen rotation. The process is: * *go into the app you want to use in landscape (this won't work on the home screen, or any portrait only app). *lock the orientation to portrait *enable AssistiveTouch (triple click home button if you have that set up) *tap the AssistiveTouch button, then Device, Rotation, Left (or Right) *disable AssistiveTouch with another triple click It will stay in landscape until you remove the orientation lock or use a portrait only app (including the home screen).

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Does the iPod Classic respond to the clicker buttons on the iPhone earbuds? I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the iPad supports the clickers on the iPhone headphones (volume up/down, play/pause, etc). Does the most recent iPod Classic series respond to these buttons as well? A: Yep. Check out this link on Apple's site. I'm actually surprised to learn so many devices support it now. * *iPhone 4 *iPhone 3GS *iPod touch (2nd generation) *iPod classic (120GB 160GB - 2009) *iPod nano (5th generation - video camera) *iPod nano (4th generation - video) *iPod shuffle (3rd generation) *iPad

Q: Does the iPod Classic respond to the clicker buttons on the iPhone earbuds? I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the iPad supports the clickers on the iPhone headphones (volume up/down, play/pause, etc). Does the most recent iPod Classic series respond to these buttons as well? A: Yep. Check out this link on Apple's site. I'm actually surprised to learn so many devices support it now. * *iPhone 4 *iPhone 3GS *iPod touch (2nd generation) *iPod classic (120GB 160GB - 2009) *iPod nano (5th generation - video camera) *iPod nano (4th generation - video) *iPod shuffle (3rd generation) *iPad

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Recommendations for iPhone Bluetooth Headsets for Listening to Music? I have a Motorola ROKR S9-HD headset and the Previous and Next buttons don't work with my iPhone 4. I'm thinking about buying a different headset to replace it. What options exist and which are the best? Does the previous and next function work on any of them, or is this an iPhone problem? A: I'm pretty happy with the Nokia BH-214 for my iPhone 3G. It's relatively cheap, and it turns any headset into a bluetooth headset.

Q: Recommendations for iPhone Bluetooth Headsets for Listening to Music? I have a Motorola ROKR S9-HD headset and the Previous and Next buttons don't work with my iPhone 4. I'm thinking about buying a different headset to replace it. What options exist and which are the best? Does the previous and next function work on any of them, or is this an iPhone problem? A: I'm pretty happy with the Nokia BH-214 for my iPhone 3G. It's relatively cheap, and it turns any headset into a bluetooth headset.

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Apple Stackexchange Q: Is there a good iPhone app which syncs with Google docs? I'd like to be able to write notes on my iPhone and have them synced with my Google docs. I've tried Notemaster, but it doesn't always work (some docs just generate an error message when I try to sync). Is there something out there that is more reliable? A: Awesome Note It syncs well with Google Docs. It also syncs with EverNote. It's feature rich and very polished. I love it.

Q: Is there a good iPhone app which syncs with Google docs? I'd like to be able to write notes on my iPhone and have them synced with my Google docs. I've tried Notemaster, but it doesn't always work (some docs just generate an error message when I try to sync). Is there something out there that is more reliable? A: Awesome Note It syncs well with Google Docs. It also syncs with EverNote. It's feature rich and very polished. I love it. A: Have you tried Evernote? It's a great little app that is on just about everything, syncs notes and allows you to edit on the go. A: NoteMaster Late to the party, but I've been using NoteMaster for a year or so now. It syncs with Google Docs effortlessly, I'm very pleased with it. That said, Awesome Note looks a lot nicer, clearly has many more features, and costs the same. A: More recently, you can use Google Docs for iOS, Google's official app for accessing your Google Docs. It supports Offline Docs so you can edit them without an internet connection.

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