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Enable Panorama Mode On Your iPhone Without Jailbreak [Including iPhone 4S]

Usman — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:11:49 +0000

Recently it has been discovered that iOS 5 has a hidden built in panorama mode for the native Camera app. Enabling the option allows users to tap and move the camera from left to right along a blue line after hitting the shutter button to capture a panoramic image. Even though @chpwn has released a Cydia package installing which instantly enables this feature, it requires the device to be jailbroken in order to have access to it. Luckily, a simple guide has been posted at FSM using which you can enable panorama mode on any iPhone, including iPhone 4S, running iOS 5 without any jailbreak.

Here are the steps you need to follow:

1. Download iBackupBot from the official website. ( Mac and Windows )

2. Plugin your iPhone and back it up via iTunes

3. Open iBackupBot and find the backup that you just made via iTunes. Select and load it.

4. Find Library/Preferences/com.apple.mobileslideshow.plist

5. Now you need to add a key to this .plist file. Open the file ( on mac, it just works *wink, wink* ) and near the bottom, add a key ( EnableFirebreak ) and a string ( YES )

6. Save your modifications, and right from iBackupBot restore your iPhone with the modified iTunes backup

7. That’s it. Open your camera app, tap on options and there it is.

Enable Panorama Mode On Your iPhone Without Jailbreak [Including iPhone 4S] is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

A Photographic Evidence Of How Much iPhone 4S Camera Has Improved [PHOTOS]

Usman — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:31:13 +0000

Over the past few years, one area that has been steadily improving in smartphones in the mobile camera technology. Back in 2007 when the original iPhone was launched, it was fitted with a camera which could barely shoot any decent shots with less megapixels, no auto-focus and no flash. Many people quoted it as “a joke” since many smartphones from market leaders of that era, Nokia and Sony Ericsson, had way better camera specs. Since then, Apple has been spec-boosting iPhone’s camera and today, iPhone 4S comes with an 8-megapixel shooter capable of 1080p video recording at 30fps. Not only this, it also sports a five-component lens that is much more sensitive to light than all its predecessors.

Photographer Lisa Bettany has an interesting post (via PetaPixel) over at Camera+ comparing the iPhone 4S camera to the previous iPhone models and a couple other cameras as well. It’s an interesting look at how much iPhone 4S camera has improved since the original iPhone.

Check out the full resolution photos here for a much better idea.

A Photographic Evidence Of How Much iPhone 4S Camera Has Improved [PHOTOS] is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

Vlingo iPhone App: The Siri Alternative For Non iPhone 4S Users

Usman — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:24:47 +0000

If there’s anything available out there that comes close to Siri, the brilliant Voice Assistant technology which Apple has included in the new iPhone 4S, its this. Its called Vlingo, a personal assistant, voice-recognition app which can be downloaded for free from the App Store for your iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4.

The app supports integration with several apps, including email, Messages (text messaging), Maps, Safari (searching with Google), Twitter, and Facebook. You simply need to speak to Vlingo to get stuff done, such as saying “Text John; What’s up?” or “find italian restaurants” or even “update Facebook; I’m on a boat!”

According to the developers:

Vlingo combines fast and accurate speech recognition technology with the intelligence to listen to what you say, and quickly connect you with people, businesses and activities so that you can get things done while on the go.

Vlingo features direct-SMS functionality (no pasting!), as well as easy integration with mapping, email and search functions. It even connects you to your third parties – like Facebook and Twitter. Turn your words into action today by downloading Vlingo on the Apple App Store!

Until a couple of days ago (right when Siri was announced), you had to pay $6.99 for each of the above mentioned functions, but Vlingo now offers unlimited e-mail and texting free of charge. Even though it’s nowhere near as versatile as Siri, it is still the next best thing for all non iPhone 4S users.

Vlingo iPhone App: The Siri Alternative For Non iPhone 4S Users is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

iH8sn0w Releases Sn0wbreeze 2.8b7 For iOS 5 Beta 7 Jailbreak

Usman — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 11:21:45 +0000

Apple seeded iOS 5 beta 7 to the developers yesterday and it didn’t take our Canadian homeboy iH8sn0w much long to update his Windows exclusive jailbreak tool. Sn0wbreeze 2.8b7 has just been released and is now available for download with full support for tethered iOS 5 beta 7 jailbreak on iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad, iPod touch 3G and iPod touch 4G.

Like previous couple of releases, Sn0wbreeze 2.8b7 also allows device hacktivation and bypasses UDID check which means any supported device can be updated and jailbroken on iOS 5 beta 7 without developer registration. Like always, your current baseband will be preserved for Ultrasn0w unlock support.

Below is the official change log of Sn0wbreeze 2.8b7:

sn0wbreeze v2.8b7 – Release Notes
———————————
* Now jailbreaks iOS 5 beta 7.
* Still removes UDID Developer check + Beta timer.
* Still has the ability to hacktivate.
* Still preserves the baseband (as always!).
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Supported Devices and Tethered?
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* iPhone 3GS (old bootrom)…..NO
* iPhone 3GS (new bootrom)….YES
* iPhone 4 (GSM)…………..YES
* iPhone 4 (CDMA)………….YES
* iPod Touch 3G……………YES
* iPod Touch 4…………….YES
* iPad 1G…………………YES
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** REMEMBER TO BOOT WITH “iBooty” **
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iPad 2 is once again not supported.

Download Sn0wbreeze 2.8b7 For Windows

iH8sn0w Releases Sn0wbreeze 2.8b7 For iOS 5 Beta 7 Jailbreak is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

Dev-Team Releases Redsn0w 0.9.8b With iPad iOS 5 Beta 6 & iOS 4.3.5 Support

Usman — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:15:04 +0000

The Dev-Team has just released another update to their iOS jailbreak tool. The latest version is Redsn0w 0.9.8b which brings support for iOS 5 beta 6 and iOS 4.3.5 IPSW. Previously there was a bug recognizing the two IPSW files but the latest version is now fully compatible. Once again though the jailbreak is tethered for all devices except iPhone 3GS with older bootrom, meaning you need to connect your device via USB to your computer and run Redsn0w each and every time you reboot it. Also, this is a developer’s beta release so proceedwith caution.

Here is the official release note from Dev-Team’s blog (Update #7):

Apple updated the iPad1 iOS5b6 IPSW without changing its version number or filename, so we’re releasing redsn0w 0.9.8b7 to handle both the original and changed IPSW. We’ve also added explicit support for a tethered 4.3.5/4.2.10 jailbreak (instead of pointing at the 4.3.4/4.2.9 IPSWs) and fixed a 4.2.10 problem.

Redsn0w 0.9.8b is compatible with the following devices:

iPhone 4 GSM
iPhone 4 CDMA
iPhone 3GS (New & Old Bootroms)
iPad
iPod touch 3G
iPod touch 4G

iPad 2 is not supported yet. The only way to jailbreak it is via JailbreakMe 3.0.

Below are the official download links:

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Top 30 Cydia Tweaks Of 2011 For iPhone & iPad [VIDEO]

Usman — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:37:48 +0000

Cydia is the reason we all jailbreak our iDevices right? Whenever we see the Cydia icon on our iPhone, iPod or iPad’s homescreen after performing a successful jailbreak, it brings a smile on our face! Developed by Jay Freeman also known as Saurik, Cydia allows us to find and install thousands of tweaks, software packages including apps, interface customizations, and system extensions which Apple wouldn’t allow us to install otherwise.

As the huge library of Cydia continues to go with all sorts of awesome tweaks being added to it every day, a YouTube user has made a pretty good demonstration video of what he believes are the top 30 Cydia tweaks of 2011. He says:

My personal top 30 Cydia tweaks of 2011. The tweaks chosen are both new and old, popular and unpopular. 30 is a big number so, I hope that most of you are able to find a tweak that you will enjoy having on your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. The tweaks are my personal picks and we all will have our opinion. I know that there are allot of other awesome Cydia tweaks that I was unable to mention but, feel free to tell us about them in a video response or comment.

Following 30 tweaks have been demoed on video:

Tab+
Multiconmover
Infiniboard
Infinidock
SBSettings
Alphacon
Android Delete
Graviboard
Grid Lock
Animate Battery
Winterboard
Flipover
List Launcher
Cy Delete
Folder Enhancer
Pull to Refresh Safari
RetinaPad
Barrel
Camera Wallpaper
icon renamer
double tap to open
Pagenames
iSwipe
Stayopened
iTypeappleicon
retina app icons
page pusher
Bytafont
AndroidLock XT
Insomnia

Watch all these cool Cydia tweaks in action below!

Top 30 Cydia Tweaks Of 2011 For iPhone & iPad [VIDEO] is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

Redsn0w 0.9.8b6 “JetBlue Edition” Released With iOS 5 Beta 6 Jailbreak Support

Usman — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:51:12 +0000

Heads up guys! MuscleNerd has just announced the release of Â RedSn0w 0.9.8b6 “JetBlue Edition” which supports tethered iOS 5 beta 6 jailbreak on iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch 3G, iPod touch 4G and iPad 1. No love for iPad 2 once again since the current Limera1n jailbreak exploit used in both Sn0wbreeze and Redsn0w tools does not work on it. Also, this is a beta developer’s release so proceed with caution!

Following are the official release notes:

We’ve released redsn0w 0.9.8b6 to jailbreak iOS5 beta6 (point it directly at the beta6 IPSW).Â

Two important notes about this version:

(1) Please let your device boot normally to IOS5b6 and do a clean shutdown (slide to power off) before jailbreaking.
(2) Boot logos have intentionally been disabled for now, so you’ll see a black screen on tethered boots (you can re-enable logos or verbose boot with command-line options if you really want them back).

Due increased sensitivity to abrupt filesystem shutdowns in IOS5b6, it’s very important that you do a clean shutdown before running redsn0w.

Direct download links for Redsn0w 0.9.8b6 are given below:

Redsn0w 0.9.8b6 “JetBlue Edition” Released With iOS 5 Beta 6 Jailbreak Support is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

Jailbreak iOS 5 Beta 6 On iPhone, iPod & iPad With Sn0wbreeze v2.8 b6

Usman — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 19:00:13 +0000

Apple pushed iOS 5 beta 6 to the developers a couple of days back and we already have our first working jailbreak solution. iH8sn0w has just releasedÂ Sn0wbreeze v2.8 b6 with full jailbreak support for iOS 5 beta 6. Like the previous release, this one also adds the ability to remove device UDID checks which means you can install iOS 5 beta 6 firmware on any device and activate it even if that iPhone, iPod or iPad is not registered with Apple as a developer’s device. Also, it removes the beta timer which means there is no expiry date for the installed firmware.

For those who aren’t aware, Sn0wbreeze is a jailbreak tool for Windows similar to PwnageTool for Mac. It preserves baseband updates allowing your to unlock your iPhone 4 / 3GS using Ultrasn0w if your current baseband is supported. Below are the release notes forÂ Sn0wbreeze v2.8 b6:

* Now jailbreaks iOS 5 beta 6.

* Still removes UDID Developer check + Beta timer.

* Still has the ability to hacktivate.

* Still preserves the baseband (as always!)

Remember, this is a tethered jailbreak meaning you need to plug in your device to a computer using a USB cable every time your reboot it and run iBooty (included with Sn0wbreeze) to boot up your device into jailbroken state. This does not apply to iPhone 3GS with old bootrom which can be jailbroken on iOS 5 beta 6 fully untethered. iPad 2 is once again not supported currently.

Download Sn0wbreeze v2.8 b6 (Official Link)

Jailbreak iOS 5 Beta 6 On iPhone, iPod & iPad With Sn0wbreeze v2.8 b6 is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

Is Your iPhone 3GS Missing Some iOS 5 Features?

Ex — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 22:00:18 +0000

With the launch of iOS 5 beta, Apple confirmed that the latest firmware is compatible with the iPhone 3GS. However, we have received some reports that iPhone 3GS users on iOS 5 may have some iOS 5 features disabled.

So far it seems that iPhone 3GS users are affected as follows:

Significantly slower performance than the iPhone 4
No access to photo editing features via the Photos app
~~No camera access from the lock screen as with the iPhone 4~~

iPhone 3G users will be familiar with past firmware when iPhone 3GS users received the multitasking feature but iPhone 3G users were cut off.

If you own an iPhone 3GS that has iOS 5 loaded, what features have you not been able to use? Post your finds below!

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iOS 5 Will Not Support iPhone 3GS?

Ex — Tue, 24 May 2011 14:30:37 +0000

Eldar Murtazin, editor-in-chief of Russian mobile phone blog Mobile-Review, reports via Twitter that iOS 5 will not be compatible with the iPhone 3GS.

Just one comment. Apple iPhone 3Gs wont be upgradable to iOS 5.x. iPhone 4 will.

At this time, the statement is unverified. However, Apple is known to drop support for older models of iOS devices.

When Apple released iOS 4 in June 2010, the software was compatible with the iPhone 3G/3GS/4, but some of the features only worked in a limited capacity, or not at all, on the 3G/3GS.

Eventually Apple cut support for the iPhone 3G altogether, allowing users to update as far as iOS 4.2.1. With the next iPhone due this year, it seems that iPhone 3GS owner will have their updates capped at iOS 4.3.3.

[MacStories]

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