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Showing posts with label iphone. Show all posts
Apple iPhone 4 Free from Smart at Plan 999

The Apple iPhone 4 is now nearly three years old, and is getting a bit long in tooth insofar as its specifications are concerned. Still, offered at a good plan it could still be an excellent choice, and Smart Communications has done just that.
Smart is offering the Apple iPhone 4 free at Plan 999 with the following bundled in:
- 100 minutes of voice calls to all networks
- 40 SMS to all networks
- 250 MB of data
I would think many users would have preferred a little less voice call time in exchange for more SMS. Still, it is a nicely balanced Php999 a month package.
Create Your Own Real Time Video Effects With Videosis For iPhone
Photo and video editing apps usually have a lot of filters, but at times you might feel like none of them fits your needs perfectly. There are many apps that let users create their own effects, but that can be a bit too time-consuming and even intimidating for relatively inexperienced users. Videosis is a new iOS app that has a nice collection of predefined video filters and effects, and in addition, lets you easily create your own by simply combining available effects and changing their values. Videosis offers real-time filters, some of which even react to the sound around you.

Videosis offers a tutorial when it is launched for the first time but even if it is skipped, you can always rerun it from the app’s settings area. The same menu has options for toggling the shutter sound and controlling the ‘capture photo on-the-fly’ feature.
Before you begin shooting, choose the filter you want to apply to the camera. Hit the ‘FX’ button and up comes the list of all the predefined effects. Videosis has more than 40 filters, and you can apply any of them to the video with a single tap. If you want even more effects, hit the ‘+’ button available at the start of the list. New filters can be created by toggling on different effects or altering their values using the provided sliders. Some of the editing options even let you control the camera flash, and this becomes part of the filter. Once you are satisfied with your creation, start shooting or save the effect for future use by giving it a name. User-created filters appear at the very beginning of the effects list.

Videosis supports both front and allows you to rear cams, and the camera LED can be toggled with a single tap too. In order to capture an image while shooting, hit the small camera icon located in the bottom-right corner.
According to a warning from the Videosis developer, the app requires a lot of processing power and might not work smoothly on devices older than iPhone 4S (although we have to say that it was only slightly laggy on our iPhone 4). The app is available as a free and universal download. You can grab Videosis from the iTunes App Store using the link given below.
Download Videosis For iOS
Videosis offers a tutorial when it is launched for the first time but even if it is skipped, you can always rerun it from the app’s settings area. The same menu has options for toggling the shutter sound and controlling the ‘capture photo on-the-fly’ feature.
Before you begin shooting, choose the filter you want to apply to the camera. Hit the ‘FX’ button and up comes the list of all the predefined effects. Videosis has more than 40 filters, and you can apply any of them to the video with a single tap. If you want even more effects, hit the ‘+’ button available at the start of the list. New filters can be created by toggling on different effects or altering their values using the provided sliders. Some of the editing options even let you control the camera flash, and this becomes part of the filter. Once you are satisfied with your creation, start shooting or save the effect for future use by giving it a name. User-created filters appear at the very beginning of the effects list.
Videosis supports both front and allows you to rear cams, and the camera LED can be toggled with a single tap too. In order to capture an image while shooting, hit the small camera icon located in the bottom-right corner.
According to a warning from the Videosis developer, the app requires a lot of processing power and might not work smoothly on devices older than iPhone 4S (although we have to say that it was only slightly laggy on our iPhone 4). The app is available as a free and universal download. You can grab Videosis from the iTunes App Store using the link given below.
Download Videosis For iOS
Best Free App to Backup and Restore Contacts Online For Iphone and Android

Backup Contacts is the first thing that We doing before format/factory reset our Mobile phone . I think Backup Contacts to Cloud storage is more secure and safe than SD Card .. The common way we used to back up contacts in Android and iOS is Gmail Sync. In my Samsung Galaxy S2 ( Android 4.0.4 ) i feel its a bit slow and not so manageable.
After searching a while, I got NQ Contact Sync an easy tool to Backup , Restore and Manage Contact online.
The First thing i like in NQ Contact Sync is its Simple and friendly UI and second thing that help full for us is we can Backup and Restore the same contacts between Android , iOS , Symbian and Blackberry.
According to Developer the Main Capabilities of NQ Contact Sync is:
- Back up your contacts privately and securely to NetQin Space
- Restore contacts directly from your NetQin Space
- Backup contacts to your SD card
- Restore your contacts from the SD card
- Manage your contacts directly through your NetQin Space and automatically sync on all your devices
To Backup Contacts to Cloud and Manage online we need to Register an account at http://i.NQ.com ( Its Fast and Free )
I am not writing the App usage tutorial as it is very simple. just download and install the app from the below links ,In app login with your netqin account and start backup and restore. Also login at http://i.NQ.com to Manage your Contacts.
Download NQ Contact Sync Android | iPhone
Iphone Error Collection With Solution
iTunes: Advanced iTunes Store troubleshooting. This article will guide you through advanced troubleshooting for iTunes Store connectivity.
Important: If you have not done so already, you should first review Cant connect to iTunes Store and iTunes: Possible iTunes Store errors before proceeding with the steps in this article.
Errors -9815
Set exact date, restart computer. See also Apples KB article.
Errors -9814
Set exact date, restart computer. See also Apples KB article.
Errors -9800
Set exact date, restart computer. See also Apples KB article.
Error -50
Delete Storm Vedio, QuickTime, iTunes, then reinstall iTunes. See also Apples KB article.
Error -35
See Apples KB article.
Error 1
Unable to downgrade. Try changing the USB port (the back one of chassis is better) and restart computer.
The installed version of iTunes may also be too old. Update iTunes.
Error 2
Sn0wbreeze 1.6 Custom Firmware has a ASR patch problem. Use sn0wbreeze 1.7 or PwnageTool. Device isnt bootable.
Error 6
Not enter the downgrading mode, change USB port (the back one of chassis is better) and restart computer.
Error 9
Searching correct fault.
Error 10
LLB is missing from the IPSW. The device cannot be booted up. The trick to skip the baseband update no longer works.
Error 11
Removed bbfw file in the firmware folder of an unzipped IPSW.
Error 13
Occurs when you want to install a beta firmware with iTunes for Windows (actively blocked by Apple; beta users are developers and therefore must have a Mac).
Error 13 may also signify a USB problem. Check the USB connection and try other direct ports or maybe the USB cable is an older one. Device isnt bootable.
Error 14
Custom firmware update fail (PwnageTool). You have to restore the device with a custom firmware. Update to a custom firmware isnt working. Device isnt bootable. 2
USB Problem. Check the USB connection and try other direct ports or maybe the USB cable is an older one. Device isnt bootable.
Error 17
Custom firmware update fail (sn0wbreeze). You have to restore the device with a custom firmware. Update to a custom firmware isnt working. 2
Error 20
Searching correct fault.
Error 23
Baseband Communication error (Hardware), Most probably Baseband chip is faulty.
Error 26
False version of the NOR flash firmware. Use the correct sn0wbreeze version.
Error 28
Searching correct fault.
Error 29
See Apple discussions thread about this problem.
Error 37
iPod touch 2G LLB patched with the 0x24000 Segment Overflow was used on an iPhone 3GS custom firmware. Known on damaged bundles from unofficial PwnageTool distributions or bundles.
Error 1002
Are you restoring to a stock apple firmware or a custom pwn firmware? Either way make sure you are in DFU mode first.
Error 1004
This is caused by a failure to match the Baseband Nonce currently in memory to the Nonce returned in the BasebandFirmware SHSH blob. This is a normal part of iPhone 4 local restores via TinyUmbrella. 1
Error 1013
Restart computer; change computer; reinstall system, if iPhone is always in restoring mode: XP users can jump from restoring mode with ibus; MAC users can use iNdependence. (usually on the iPhone with 1.0.2 firmware downgraded from 1.1.1)
Error 1014
This error is down to itunes not liking your USB ports on your computer. Use a different USB slot or a different computer if possible. That is the easiest fix!
Error 1015
Restart computer; change computer; reinstall system, if iPhone is always in restoring mode: XP users can jump from restoring mode with ibus; MAC users can use iNdependence. (usually on the iPhone with 1.1.1 firmware downgraded from 1.1.2) Baseband firmware on the IPSW is higher than the baseband firmware on the iPad/iPhone. 1
Error 1413
Restart computer; change USB port; reinstall system. See also Apples KB article.
Error 1415
Restart computer; change USB port; reinstall system.
Error 1417
Restart computer; change USB port; reinstall system.
Error 1418
Restart computer; change USB port; reinstall system.
Error 1428
Restart computer; change USB port; reinstall system.
Error 1600
Custom firmware cant be restored on a device with DFU Mode. Use Recovery Mode.
Error 1602
Restart computer; change computer; reinstall system.
Error 1603
False kernelcache patch. Known on damaged bundles from unofficial PwnageTool distributions or bundles. See also Apple KB article
Error 1604
Device was not pwned (signature checks were not blocked). Custom firmware cant be restored.
Error 1611
iTunes tried to enter the Restore Mode, but the device turned back to the Recovery Mode.
Error 1619
iTunes is too old and couldnt read the iPhone in Recovery or DFU Mode. Please update iTunes and try it again.
Error 1644
IPSW was moved during prepare with iTunes. Try it again and dont move the IPSW.
Error 2002
iTunes cant connect because another program is using it or its disconnected during the Apple Server check.
Error 3XXX
iTunes cant connect to gs.apple.com. Maybe Port 80 and Port 443 is blocked. Open it on your router.
Error 3002
Update to an older firmware isnt working, because Apple is no longer handing out SHSHs for the device/firmware combination.
Error 3004
No internet connection during the firmware restore.
Error 3014
False edited hosts. The SHSH request couldnt be completed. No connection to the Apple Server, Sauriks Server or localhost.
Error 3194
Occurs when trying to install an old firmware and Apples server disallows the installation. The only solution is to have SHSH backup and modify the hosts file to point to Sauriks Cydia server where they are backed up (or localhost if you have it yourself).
Error 3195
"An internal error occurred." Missing SHSH for the firmware. Maybe the same as "This device isnt eligible for the request build." but with an cache error.
Error 11222
internet options Connections tab Click LAN Settings uncheck "use a proxy server"
0xE8000022
Searching..........
0xE800003D
False permissions in the Carrier Bundle folder. Restore, update or fix the permissions from the carrier bundle to update the carrier settings via iTunes.
0xE800006B
Device was suddenly unplugged. iTunes couldnt connect with the device. Try it again.
0xE8000065
sn0wbreeze custom cirmware error on USB connection. Unplug the device, reboot it, and plug it in again.
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Important: If you have not done so already, you should first review Cant connect to iTunes Store and iTunes: Possible iTunes Store errors before proceeding with the steps in this article.
- Mac OS X and Windows: For best results accessing the iTunes Store on your computer, update to the latest version of iTunes.
- iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch: For best results accessing the iTunes Store on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod, be sure your iOS is up to date.
Errors -9815
Set exact date, restart computer. See also Apples KB article.
Errors -9814
Set exact date, restart computer. See also Apples KB article.
Errors -9800
Set exact date, restart computer. See also Apples KB article.
Error -50
Delete Storm Vedio, QuickTime, iTunes, then reinstall iTunes. See also Apples KB article.
Error -35
See Apples KB article.
Error 1
Unable to downgrade. Try changing the USB port (the back one of chassis is better) and restart computer.
The installed version of iTunes may also be too old. Update iTunes.
Error 2
Sn0wbreeze 1.6 Custom Firmware has a ASR patch problem. Use sn0wbreeze 1.7 or PwnageTool. Device isnt bootable.
Error 6
Not enter the downgrading mode, change USB port (the back one of chassis is better) and restart computer.
Error 9
Searching correct fault.
Error 10
LLB is missing from the IPSW. The device cannot be booted up. The trick to skip the baseband update no longer works.
Error 11
Removed bbfw file in the firmware folder of an unzipped IPSW.
Error 13
Occurs when you want to install a beta firmware with iTunes for Windows (actively blocked by Apple; beta users are developers and therefore must have a Mac).
Error 13 may also signify a USB problem. Check the USB connection and try other direct ports or maybe the USB cable is an older one. Device isnt bootable.
Error 14
Custom firmware update fail (PwnageTool). You have to restore the device with a custom firmware. Update to a custom firmware isnt working. Device isnt bootable. 2
USB Problem. Check the USB connection and try other direct ports or maybe the USB cable is an older one. Device isnt bootable.
Error 17
Custom firmware update fail (sn0wbreeze). You have to restore the device with a custom firmware. Update to a custom firmware isnt working. 2
Error 20
Searching correct fault.
Error 23
Baseband Communication error (Hardware), Most probably Baseband chip is faulty.
Error 26
False version of the NOR flash firmware. Use the correct sn0wbreeze version.
Error 28
Searching correct fault.
Error 29
See Apple discussions thread about this problem.
Error 37
iPod touch 2G LLB patched with the 0x24000 Segment Overflow was used on an iPhone 3GS custom firmware. Known on damaged bundles from unofficial PwnageTool distributions or bundles.
Error 1002
Are you restoring to a stock apple firmware or a custom pwn firmware? Either way make sure you are in DFU mode first.
Error 1004
This is caused by a failure to match the Baseband Nonce currently in memory to the Nonce returned in the BasebandFirmware SHSH blob. This is a normal part of iPhone 4 local restores via TinyUmbrella. 1
Error 1013
Restart computer; change computer; reinstall system, if iPhone is always in restoring mode: XP users can jump from restoring mode with ibus; MAC users can use iNdependence. (usually on the iPhone with 1.0.2 firmware downgraded from 1.1.1)
Error 1014
This error is down to itunes not liking your USB ports on your computer. Use a different USB slot or a different computer if possible. That is the easiest fix!
Error 1015
Restart computer; change computer; reinstall system, if iPhone is always in restoring mode: XP users can jump from restoring mode with ibus; MAC users can use iNdependence. (usually on the iPhone with 1.1.1 firmware downgraded from 1.1.2) Baseband firmware on the IPSW is higher than the baseband firmware on the iPad/iPhone. 1
Error 1413
Restart computer; change USB port; reinstall system. See also Apples KB article.
Error 1415
Restart computer; change USB port; reinstall system.
Error 1417
Restart computer; change USB port; reinstall system.
Error 1418
Restart computer; change USB port; reinstall system.
Error 1428
Restart computer; change USB port; reinstall system.
Error 1600
Custom firmware cant be restored on a device with DFU Mode. Use Recovery Mode.
Error 1602
Restart computer; change computer; reinstall system.
Error 1603
False kernelcache patch. Known on damaged bundles from unofficial PwnageTool distributions or bundles. See also Apple KB article
Error 1604
Device was not pwned (signature checks were not blocked). Custom firmware cant be restored.
Error 1611
iTunes tried to enter the Restore Mode, but the device turned back to the Recovery Mode.
Error 1619
iTunes is too old and couldnt read the iPhone in Recovery or DFU Mode. Please update iTunes and try it again.
Error 1644
IPSW was moved during prepare with iTunes. Try it again and dont move the IPSW.
Error 2002
iTunes cant connect because another program is using it or its disconnected during the Apple Server check.
Error 3XXX
iTunes cant connect to gs.apple.com. Maybe Port 80 and Port 443 is blocked. Open it on your router.
Error 3002
Update to an older firmware isnt working, because Apple is no longer handing out SHSHs for the device/firmware combination.
Error 3004
No internet connection during the firmware restore.
Error 3014
False edited hosts. The SHSH request couldnt be completed. No connection to the Apple Server, Sauriks Server or localhost.
Error 3194
Occurs when trying to install an old firmware and Apples server disallows the installation. The only solution is to have SHSH backup and modify the hosts file to point to Sauriks Cydia server where they are backed up (or localhost if you have it yourself).
Error 3195
"An internal error occurred." Missing SHSH for the firmware. Maybe the same as "This device isnt eligible for the request build." but with an cache error.
Error 11222
internet options Connections tab Click LAN Settings uncheck "use a proxy server"
0xE8000022
Searching..........
0xE800003D
False permissions in the Carrier Bundle folder. Restore, update or fix the permissions from the carrier bundle to update the carrier settings via iTunes.
0xE800006B
Device was suddenly unplugged. iTunes couldnt connect with the device. Try it again.
0xE8000065
sn0wbreeze custom cirmware error on USB connection. Unplug the device, reboot it, and plug it in again.
How to back up iPad iPhone and iPod touch
iCloud and iTunes can back up most data on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
Backed-up information includes purchased music, TV shows, apps, and books*; photos and video in the Camera Roll; device settings (for example, Phone Favorites, Wallpaper, and Mail, Contacts, Calendar accounts); app data; Home screen and app organization; Messages (iMessage, SMS, and MMS), ringtones, and more. Media files synced from your computer aren’t backed up, but can be restored by syncing with iTunes.
* Backup of purchased music is not available in all countries. Backup of purchased TV shows occurs only in the United States. Previous purchases may not be restored if they are no longer in the iTunes Store, App Store, or iBookstore.
iCloud automatically backs up the most important data on your iOS 5 device. After you have enabled Backup on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch in Settings > iCloud > Backup & Storage, it will run on a daily basis as long as your device is:
To learn more about what is backed up, see the iCloud: Backup and Restore Overview article.
How to restore from a backup
When you go through Setup Assistant on a new iOS 5 device, choose "Restore from iCloud Backup" and enter your iCloud account and password. You will see the three most recent backups for each of the devices on which you enabled Backup. Choose from which backup to restore.
After your device restarts, your settings and accounts are restored and Backup starts downloading your purchased music, TV shows, apps, books, Camera Roll, and other content*. You may be prompted to enter the passwords for all accounts enabled on your device.
A progress bar will appear underneath the apps that are being downloaded. To prioritize the restore of a specific app, tap its icon. Restore will attempt to download the same version of the app that you had installed previously. If that version is no longer available, the latest version of the app will be restored.
To check if the restore is complete, go to Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup. Complete the setup assistant after erasing your device (by going to Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings) or after starting your new device. When prompted to set up as new or to restore from previous backup, choose to restore from iCloud backup. Then enter your AppleID and password.
iTunes can create backups of your iOS device when you:
Use these steps to manually back up your iOS device using iTunes:
iOS device backups preserve your settings, the Camera Roll (or Saved Pictures), and other important data. Learn more about what is stored in a backup.
How to restore from a backup
To restore information from a backup, use one of the following methods after connecting your iOS device to the computer with which you normally sync:
iTunes will not back up automatically if you are using iCloud.
Have a new iOS device and need to move your previous backup onto it? Follow the steps in How to transfer your backup from one iOS device to a new device.
Important: Information about products not manufactured by Apple is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute Apple’s recommendation or endorsement. Please contact the vendor for additional information.
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Backed-up information includes purchased music, TV shows, apps, and books*; photos and video in the Camera Roll; device settings (for example, Phone Favorites, Wallpaper, and Mail, Contacts, Calendar accounts); app data; Home screen and app organization; Messages (iMessage, SMS, and MMS), ringtones, and more. Media files synced from your computer aren’t backed up, but can be restored by syncing with iTunes.
* Backup of purchased music is not available in all countries. Backup of purchased TV shows occurs only in the United States. Previous purchases may not be restored if they are no longer in the iTunes Store, App Store, or iBookstore.
iCloud
How to back upiCloud automatically backs up the most important data on your iOS 5 device. After you have enabled Backup on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch in Settings > iCloud > Backup & Storage, it will run on a daily basis as long as your device is:
- Connected to the Internet over Wi-Fi
- Connected to a power source
- Screen locked
How to restore from a backup
When you go through Setup Assistant on a new iOS 5 device, choose "Restore from iCloud Backup" and enter your iCloud account and password. You will see the three most recent backups for each of the devices on which you enabled Backup. Choose from which backup to restore.
After your device restarts, your settings and accounts are restored and Backup starts downloading your purchased music, TV shows, apps, books, Camera Roll, and other content*. You may be prompted to enter the passwords for all accounts enabled on your device.
A progress bar will appear underneath the apps that are being downloaded. To prioritize the restore of a specific app, tap its icon. Restore will attempt to download the same version of the app that you had installed previously. If that version is no longer available, the latest version of the app will be restored.
To check if the restore is complete, go to Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup. Complete the setup assistant after erasing your device (by going to Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings) or after starting your new device. When prompted to set up as new or to restore from previous backup, choose to restore from iCloud backup. Then enter your AppleID and password.
iTunes
How to back upiTunes can create backups of your iOS device when you:
- Sync with iTunes (disabled if you have iCloud backup turned on)
- Right-click (or Control-click) the iOS device in iTunes under Devices and choose Back Up
Use these steps to manually back up your iOS device using iTunes:
- Connect your iOS device to a computer with the latest version of iTunes installed
- Select your iOS device in iTunes under Devices
- Right-click (or Control-click) the device and select Back Up
iOS device backups preserve your settings, the Camera Roll (or Saved Pictures), and other important data. Learn more about what is stored in a backup.
How to restore from a backup
To restore information from a backup, use one of the following methods after connecting your iOS device to the computer with which you normally sync:
- Right-click (or Control-click) the device and choose Restore from Backup
- If you have a new phone, you can connect to iTunes and it will prompt to restore from your backup
Additional Information
iTunes and iOS do not support installing backups of newer versions of iOS onto devices using earlier versions of iOS.iTunes will not back up automatically if you are using iCloud.
Have a new iOS device and need to move your previous backup onto it? Follow the steps in How to transfer your backup from one iOS device to a new device.
Important: Information about products not manufactured by Apple is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute Apple’s recommendation or endorsement. Please contact the vendor for additional information.
How to Backup your iPhone Data Using i FunBox
After updating your jailbreaked iPhone to a new firmware it is always advised to set you phone as a new phone during the first sync after updating and jailbreaking.
This will save you from battery drainage, unexpected reboot, hanging etc. If you set your phone as a new phone you will loose many valuable data like Received SMS, Contacts, Call History, Notes, Calender etc.
To overcome this problem you are advised to manually backup your iPhone data before updating your iPhone to new firmware. The process is very easy all you need is a Jailbreaked iPhone with SSH installed already or use
How to save Contacts Database:
How to backup Notes:
How To back up Photos:
This doesent necesarelly require any SSH. You can just connect your iPhone to the computer and copy your photos:
How to Backup you Pics and Videos:
Mac
IF you prefer SSH , this is what you need to do:
NOTE:
For videos shot with iPhone 3Gs, you need the same path ( correct me if i am wrong )
How to backup Mail:
Email itself doesnt need any backup. Your iPhone or your computer is not the server for your email accounts, so you dont need to worry about loosing your emails accounts. However, you might want to save your email account as you set them up on your iPhone, so you wont need to go to all that process once again.
How to backup videos from 3rd party apps:
Cycorder
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This will save you from battery drainage, unexpected reboot, hanging etc. If you set your phone as a new phone you will loose many valuable data like Received SMS, Contacts, Call History, Notes, Calender etc.
To overcome this problem you are advised to manually backup your iPhone data before updating your iPhone to new firmware. The process is very easy all you need is a Jailbreaked iPhone with SSH installed already or use
How to save Contacts Database:
- SSH into the iPhone and go to /private/var/mobile/Library/AddressBook
- you will find 2 files there. save them on your computer.
- SSH to your phone and go to /private/var/mobile/Library/SMS
- Save sms.db on your computer
- SSH into your device and go to /private/var/mobile/Library/Calendar
- Copy Calendar.sqlitedb to your computer
How to backup Notes:
- SSH into your dedvice and go to /private/var/mobile/Library/Notes
- Copy notes.db and notes.idx to your computer
How To back up Photos:
This doesent necesarelly require any SSH. You can just connect your iPhone to the computer and copy your photos:
How to Backup you Pics and Videos:
Mac
- connect iPhone
- open iPhoto and copy your photos
- or use iPhoneExplorer.
- connect iPhone
- open MyComputer
- you will see the iPhone as a new device ( a photo camera ) . Open it and save your photos
IF you prefer SSH , this is what you need to do:
- SSH into your iPhone
- go to /var/mobile/Media/DCIM/
NOTE:
For videos shot with iPhone 3Gs, you need the same path ( correct me if i am wrong )
How to backup Mail:
Email itself doesnt need any backup. Your iPhone or your computer is not the server for your email accounts, so you dont need to worry about loosing your emails accounts. However, you might want to save your email account as you set them up on your iPhone, so you wont need to go to all that process once again.
- ◦SSH into your device
- ◦go to /private/var/mobile/library/ and just copy the folder called “Mail” to your computer
- How to backup Visual Voicemail:
- go to var/mobile/Library/Voicemail/voicemail.db
- Individual voicemails are stored as 1.amr, 2.amr, etc. in the same folder. If you’ve recorded a custom greeting, it’s stored as Greeting.amr.
How to backup videos from 3rd party apps:
Cycorder
- SSH into your device
- go to /private/var/mobile/media/videos
- SSH into your device
- go to /private/var/mobile/media/iphonevideorecorder/
- SSH into your device
- go to /var/mobile/Library/Downloads
- SSH into your iPhone
- go to /var/mobile/Library/CallHistory/
- copy call_history.db to your computer
iPhone About unlocking
Only some carriers offer the ability to unlock iPhone for use on any carrier. Follow the instructions in this article to unlock your iPhone.
To unlock your iPhone, check with your carrier to ensure that they offer unlocking and that you meet the requirements to obtain an unlock. If both those requirements are met, ask your carrier to unlock your iPhone, then follow these instructions:
Follow the steps below if you experience issues or receive the following error message displayed in iTunes or on your device:
"The SIM card inserted in this iPhone does not appear to be supported. Only compatible SIM cards from a supported carrier may be used to activate iPhone. Please insert the SIM card that came with your iPhone or visit a supported carrier store."
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To unlock your iPhone, check with your carrier to ensure that they offer unlocking and that you meet the requirements to obtain an unlock. If both those requirements are met, ask your carrier to unlock your iPhone, then follow these instructions:
- Ensure that youve waited the recommended wait period provided by your carrier.
- Back up your iPhone.
- Erase the contents of your iPhone.
- Swap the old SIM card with the one for the new carrier.
- Complete the setup assistant and restore your backup.
Follow the steps below if you experience issues or receive the following error message displayed in iTunes or on your device:
"The SIM card inserted in this iPhone does not appear to be supported. Only compatible SIM cards from a supported carrier may be used to activate iPhone. Please insert the SIM card that came with your iPhone or visit a supported carrier store."
- Restore your iPhone.
- Contact your carrier to verify that the unlock was applied in your carriers system
How to Use PowerPoint Word Excel on iPhone With CloudOn
How to Use PowerPoint, Word, Excel on iPhone With CloudOn:
For many people, one of the most important features that an iPhone and other iOS devices still lacks is native support for Office documents, namely, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Surprisingly, Microsoft has announced that it will bring the popular productivity suite to iOS devices sometime next year.
However, there are a few excellent alternatives in the App Store that we have showed you already, like Google Drive and Dropbox. Even so, what these apps offer are more like workarounds and not a direct way to interact with your Office documents.
Thankfully though, CloudOn solves that with an app that allows you to access, create and edit all your Office documents on the go, and does so while integrating with other services so everything is kept up to date.
Here’s is a quick look at how CloudOn works.
Upon opening the app you will be greeted with a short, but useful demo showcasing the app’s most important features. Once within the app, you are presented with your accounts’ panel, where you can access all of your documents from some of the most important online services, including Dropbox, Google Drive, Box and SkyDrive.

Once you start navigating each of the services within the app (Dropbox in this case), you will feel right at home with the interface, since CloudOn follows how files are organized on each of them.

Note: While CloudOn is powerful enough to handle most Office documents, I found it odd that it wouldn’t recognize some simple .TXT files.
Of course, CloudOn is not about opening simple text files, so I immediately tried it out with some quite heavy Excel spreadsheets and Word documents.
Working with spreadsheets on CloudOn turned out to be like walking with shoes among dunes, which means that it was mostly pleasant but with a few annoyances here and there. On the positive side, CloudOn had no trouble opening even the most data-heavy spreadsheets that I threw at it. However, scrolling through them brought memories of some of the worst web apps that I’ve tried on the iPhone. I have an iPhone 4S, which is no slouch but still, navigating through my spreadsheets felt slow.

CloudOn almost instantly makes up for it however, with the variety of editing options that it offers for you to tweak and work with your spreadsheets. It doesn’t offer the full array of Microsoft Excel’s editing tools but what was there worked well and was far more than anyone editing spreadsheets from a smartphone should need.


The experience while working with Word documents was slightly better, with my documents not lagging that much when scrolling through them and with the variety of editing tools offered being on par with what was offered for spreadsheets.


Syncing also worked as expected, with every edit that I made on my documents updating almost instantly on my Dropbox folder.


Besides the normal document editing tools, CloudOn also offers you the ability to create both folders and documents from the ground up, all of which worked without problems in my tests. When working with photo files though, I noticed that not all of them showed well on more than one occasion, which must surely be caused due to a glitch or bug in the app that needs fixing.

One last important feature that I almost forgot to mention about CloudOn is its Recent Files option, which shows the most recent files you’ve worked with, saving lots of time that would otherwise be spent browsing and searching for them.

Via Guidingtech
How to Use PowerPoint, Word, Excel on iPhone With CloudOn
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However, there are a few excellent alternatives in the App Store that we have showed you already, like Google Drive and Dropbox. Even so, what these apps offer are more like workarounds and not a direct way to interact with your Office documents.
Thankfully though, CloudOn solves that with an app that allows you to access, create and edit all your Office documents on the go, and does so while integrating with other services so everything is kept up to date.
Here’s is a quick look at how CloudOn works.
Upon opening the app you will be greeted with a short, but useful demo showcasing the app’s most important features. Once within the app, you are presented with your accounts’ panel, where you can access all of your documents from some of the most important online services, including Dropbox, Google Drive, Box and SkyDrive.
Once you start navigating each of the services within the app (Dropbox in this case), you will feel right at home with the interface, since CloudOn follows how files are organized on each of them.
Note: While CloudOn is powerful enough to handle most Office documents, I found it odd that it wouldn’t recognize some simple .TXT files.
Of course, CloudOn is not about opening simple text files, so I immediately tried it out with some quite heavy Excel spreadsheets and Word documents.
Working with spreadsheets on CloudOn turned out to be like walking with shoes among dunes, which means that it was mostly pleasant but with a few annoyances here and there. On the positive side, CloudOn had no trouble opening even the most data-heavy spreadsheets that I threw at it. However, scrolling through them brought memories of some of the worst web apps that I’ve tried on the iPhone. I have an iPhone 4S, which is no slouch but still, navigating through my spreadsheets felt slow.
CloudOn almost instantly makes up for it however, with the variety of editing options that it offers for you to tweak and work with your spreadsheets. It doesn’t offer the full array of Microsoft Excel’s editing tools but what was there worked well and was far more than anyone editing spreadsheets from a smartphone should need.
The experience while working with Word documents was slightly better, with my documents not lagging that much when scrolling through them and with the variety of editing tools offered being on par with what was offered for spreadsheets.
Syncing also worked as expected, with every edit that I made on my documents updating almost instantly on my Dropbox folder.
Besides the normal document editing tools, CloudOn also offers you the ability to create both folders and documents from the ground up, all of which worked without problems in my tests. When working with photo files though, I noticed that not all of them showed well on more than one occasion, which must surely be caused due to a glitch or bug in the app that needs fixing.
One last important feature that I almost forgot to mention about CloudOn is its Recent Files option, which shows the most recent files you’ve worked with, saving lots of time that would otherwise be spent browsing and searching for them.
Conclusions
It is true that in less than a year Microsoft will finally offer a set of native iOS Office apps, yet in my case I really don’t see the need for them. Office has become a tool needed mostly by companies and by those who create complex documents. For everyone else, options like CloudOn (and other inexpensive productivity tools on the App Store) offer great functionality for free.Via Guidingtech
Design Send Real Life Birthday Cards To Facebook Friends From Your iPhone
Apple’s own Cards service and Ink Cards for iOS and Android provide an excellent way to let your friends and family know you’re thinking of them without having to leave your house to buy or mail post cards. These apps let you design and send real-life greeting cards to your contacts, all from your mobile device. Recently, some other developers have started venturing into this genre of apps, Cleverbug for iOS being the hottest new entrant. The app’s main focus is birthday cards, and it doubles as a reminder app for upcoming birthdays of your Facebook friends. The thing that makes Cleverbug stand out from among other similar apps is its ability to automatically incorporate photos of your friends into the cards you are making for them. It is also possible to put pictures into templates manually, and of course, to enter personalized text into cards before you place an order for their printing and postage.

Since Cleverbug is all about Facebook friends, it makes sense that users have to link their Facebook ID with the app before they can create any cards. If you wan to be able to send cards to your friends discreetly, request them to share their postal address with you well before their birthday. The ‘Invite Friends’ option in the Cleverbug menu is useful if you want to stay in touch with other friends using the app. The main screen of Cleverbug lists all your Facebook friends according to their birthdays. The age of everyone who has kept his or her year of birth public is displayed over their DP.

To start making a birthday card for a particular contact, simply search for them on the main page and hit the arrow button next to their name. Cleverbug offers a lot of templates, sorted into various categories and genres. Simply swipe across the bottom bar to choose a suitable category (like friend, lover, cards for particular age groups, etc.) and you will be presented with several personalized cards. Most of the cards contain one or more photos taken from your friend’s albums. To change this photo, enter editing mode and tap on the picture to load a new one. You can go to your friend’s Facebook wall to pick a new image, or add one from the camera roll of your device. The text written inside the card can be changed too.
Cleverbug cards cost $2.99 for printing (the first card is free) but you have pay all the postage charges. The cards can be sent to any place in the world, which is quite a big plus. The app itself is free and optimized for iPhone/iPod touch. Grab it if you want an easy and inexpensive way of making the special day of your friends even more special.
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Since Cleverbug is all about Facebook friends, it makes sense that users have to link their Facebook ID with the app before they can create any cards. If you wan to be able to send cards to your friends discreetly, request them to share their postal address with you well before their birthday. The ‘Invite Friends’ option in the Cleverbug menu is useful if you want to stay in touch with other friends using the app. The main screen of Cleverbug lists all your Facebook friends according to their birthdays. The age of everyone who has kept his or her year of birth public is displayed over their DP.
To start making a birthday card for a particular contact, simply search for them on the main page and hit the arrow button next to their name. Cleverbug offers a lot of templates, sorted into various categories and genres. Simply swipe across the bottom bar to choose a suitable category (like friend, lover, cards for particular age groups, etc.) and you will be presented with several personalized cards. Most of the cards contain one or more photos taken from your friend’s albums. To change this photo, enter editing mode and tap on the picture to load a new one. You can go to your friend’s Facebook wall to pick a new image, or add one from the camera roll of your device. The text written inside the card can be changed too.
Cleverbug cards cost $2.99 for printing (the first card is free) but you have pay all the postage charges. The cards can be sent to any place in the world, which is quite a big plus. The app itself is free and optimized for iPhone/iPod touch. Grab it if you want an easy and inexpensive way of making the special day of your friends even more special.
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How to Use Android or iPhone As a Presentation Remote Control
Presentations has significant importance in many fields such as classroom lecturing, businesses, etc. To deliver a presentation to an audience, usually we use a remote control or a wireless mouse to change the slides. However, if above two options aren’t available, here is how you can use your smartphone (iPhone or Android) as a remote control for your presentation.
Presentation Remote is a free web service that lets you control your presentations with your smartphone (currently it works with Chrome and Safari browsers only). The working procedure is very simple, just as described below.
- Install the extension “Presentation Remote” in Chrome from Web Store and then install a free mobile app “de Mobo” on your Android or iPhone.
- Now, open the “Presentation Remote” web app in Chrome and click “Connect” button. It’ll show a QR Code. On your phone, open “de Mobo” app, tap “Create Connection”, and then scan the QR Code to establish connection with your phone and computer (Make sure the phone and computer are using the same Wi-Fi network for reliable performance).
- Once both your phone and computer are connected, copy and paste the presentation URL into the text field. You can use PPT, PDF or Word document saved on your Google Drive or Dropbox as well as Slideshar, Scribd or Google docs presentation.
Now just swipe on your phone to change the slides or page, toggle the full screen view by pressing full screen button the phone, single tap the timer to start or pause the timer and double tap the timer to reset the timer. That’s all!
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Get Your News On Your iPhone With the 2 Best Free iOS News Readers
This tendency has increased dramatically with the boom of smartphones and tablets, doing together to print news what email did to traditional “snail” mail years ago.
However, while nowadays most people get their news via Facebook, Twitter and other similar online social networking services, these are more like “digested” or “summarized” news, which rarely elaborate or provide depth.
If you use news readers though, you know that you can get and consume your news on your iPhone in a way that resembles the more “traditional” methods, providing you with much deeper and better news articles. The problem is that news reader apps tend to be paid apps (at least the good ones used to be), but it wasn’t until recently that some noteworthy, free alternatives became available for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
Let’s take a look at the two best of them.
What Exactly are News Feeds and Readers?
Despite every news site sporting its own Facebook and Twitter accounts, most, if not all relevant news channels still offer news feeds and RSS channels to which one can easily subscribe to using a service like Google Reader, which gathers all the news from the news’ sources that you like.Important Information: News feeds and RSS channels are streamlined versions of news created specifically for reader to subscribe using news reader services. If you have a Google account, you already have what you need to start subscribing to some RSS feeds. Head over to Google Reader to learn more.
2 Best News Readers for iOS
Its interface is very simple and intuitive, with users needing only to “flip” through articles to scan across them. That said, it is not the most efficient reader due to its interface, since it doesn’t show as many news as other alternatives on one screen.
Feedly
Our other alternative is Feedly, a more recent contender in the news reader space that offers a more traditional interface, but keeping things still a bit fresh with some original navigations elements. Feedly also syncs with your Google Reader account, making it fairly easy to pull your news from Google’s service to read in the app.Navigation within the app is ok, although you might need to adjust some settings in order to tailor it to your liking.
Conclusions
In both cases these apps allow you to save articles for later reading either within the apps themselves or through popular read-later services like Instapaper and Pocket (which we compared in this article).This puts them on par even with paid news readers and makes them very important alternatives for anyone who likes to read news the way their writers intended. Make sure to check out both apps, since they offer very different experiences, which gives you even more to choose from. And best of all? You get all these choices at no cost!
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In play For iPhone A Different and Often a Better Music Player
There are several music apps on the App Store. We’ve already mentioned a few ones here and there, but there is definitely not even one with an approach as unique as in:play (that’s how they like to write their name).
Let’s take a look at what makes this music app so unique.
Interface and Design
For those looking for a music app that is simple and minimal, in:play will most likely fulfill all their expectations. The app is intended to be used not only single handedly, but also even without looking at it.
This is achieved by in:play implementing a series of gestures that are used to navigate all throughout it, with most scenarios not even needing specific targets to tap on the screen. Case in point: When playing any given song, tapping on any part of the screen will pause it immediately, while another similar tap will resume playback.
Songs that are playing are presented over a white (or black, depending on your choice) background that shows only the minimum necessary information about them.
Contrary to other music apps though, in:play uses gestures cleverly even in this minimal view, making use of song, album and artist’s names to customize the way you listen to your music (more on that later). Other than that, virtually all navigation within the app is gesture-driven, making it also ideal for joggers and people who might have but very little time to interact with their music players.
If there is one gripe that I have with the app though, is that it only sports one color scheme and that its look it not customizable at all (besides the choice of backgrounds). It would be nice to have at least a few options in this department.
Using in:play
With an app that puts so much focus on its minimal design, you would expect it to be less than optimal in the usability front, yet in:play proved to be surprisingly pleasant when using it, just like the first time you discover that film or song that quickly becomes one of your favorites. The reason for this is how intuitive the gesture controls are within the app. Slide your finger from right to left to go to the next song or from left to right to listen to the previous one. Tap and hold over the playback time and you will be able to scroll through the song my moving your finger slowly to the left or right.
What makes in:play truly different though, is its original approach to sorting and filtering songs called Deep Context. This feature allows you to change, on the fly, the way you want to listen to your music simply by taping and holding on any given artist name or album.
Let’s say, for example, that you are listening to a song from an artist you like and would like to listen to more songs of his/hers. To do it, all you need to do is to tap and hold on the artist’s name. Once you do, all the next and previous songs you play will be from that artist. The same goes for albums, so if you stumble upon one that you like, with this feature you can instantly start listening to all of it.
On paper, it might not look like a very compelling feature, but once you start using it you will be hooked.
If all these gestures and features are not your cup of tea though, swiping the screen from top to bottom will reveal a traditional selection screen with the lists of artists, songs, playlists and genres that everyone is used to find on other music apps.
A nice touch in this view is that, on any song from the list, swiping it from right to left will add it to the currently playing playlist, while swiping it in the opposite direction will start playing it.
Final Thoughts on in:play
in:play is one of those apps that you really don’t appreciate until you use it, and when you do you wonder how some of its gestures and features are not used by other similar apps. It might not support other advanced features like AirPlay or iTunes Match, but at least the app is free for now and hopefully that will serve for other, more popular players in the field to learn about it.
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