Hey, everyone! It's been a while since I've done a theme tutorial, so I thought I'd show you a quick an easy one today. If you've upgraded your device to iOS 4, you're probably enjoying the new multitasking and folder features. iOS4 uses the same background for both, and is easily changed, if you have...
Facebook recently released their 3.2 (and subsequent 3.2.1) update which fixed bugs and introduced the Places feature (USA only at the moment). After writing about this update and then installing it on my iPhone 4, I encountered a problem instantly--I could no longer login to Facebook on my iPhone! The facebook developers are aware of...
We all know by now that Apple supports HTML5 for video over Adobe's Flash plugin. Yes, Flash is a resource/battery hog, but there still are tonnes of sites out there that are built on Flash. Streaming video sites, Flash games, etc--they all require Flash. Here's how to install Flash on your iPhone 4 if you really...
One of the earlier keyboard hacks that was released for the iPhone was the ability to use Emoji, or 'emoticons', when typing. Emoji allowed iPhone owners to send each other little smiley faces and other unique characters in emails, SMS, notes, and more. The stock iOS 4.0/4.0.1 firmware once again continues to disable Emoji. So,...
One of the major new features in the iPhone 4 was FaceTime. FaceTime, for those not in the know, is Apple's video calling service between iPhone 4 devices. On launch weekend, millions of Canadians picked up an iPhone 4 and when attempting to FaceTime, the call wouldn't connect. Jumping into the settings menu for FaceTime...
Folks who need to have their iPhone's unlocked, to use them on an unofficial carrier, know the nightmares of activation. If you accidentally update your iPhone to a new firmware, the iPhone becomes locked again. Unless you have an official SIM, you cannot activate the iPhone until new jailbreak tools come along to help you...
Did you ever want to add the Apple Logo as a symbol for your folder names? Or how about just add any symbol to your device keyboard that is not available on the iPhone keyboard already? If so, then check out this great tip! Glyphboard is a web app that allows users to generate symbols...
One amazing feature of using your iPhone in Canada is that we get to tether our data plans to our laptops. But if you want to tether to another device such as your iPad, iPhone, Nintendo DS, etc, you're out luck--unless you are using MyWi 3.0. MyWi has been updated for iOS 4 and it's now...
We have some breaking news from the iPhone Dev Team! They have released Ultrasn0w 0.93, which will unlock all iPhones since the 3.0 firmware. What does this mean for you? It means your iPhone can now be unlocked to use with ANY wireless carrier from around the world. Ultrasn0w 0.93 will unlock the following basebands...
This took me a few hours and quite a few firmware builds and restores to make it work, but I got it working. There is a specific set of circumstances that have to be in place for this to work for you. If you are not experienced in jailbreaking, turn back now! Your iPhone 3GS...
If your iPhone is jailbroken, you've probably used OpenSSH, DiskAid, or some other means to access your root folder on your iPhone. If you're not familiar, you would want to do this to transfer files to and from your iPhone, in a way Apple does not allow. This is used to add games ROMs for...
We saw the video of the Android OS running on the first generation iPhone and the iPhone 3G. As of today you can now download Android OS and make it run on your iPhone 3G should you choose to do so. All of this hard work comes at the hands of iPhone Dev Team member,...
