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4Dec/120

How to fix iPhone home button that is unresponsive with Assistive Touch

Posted by Joey

Okay, I had someone on Facebook point this one out to me after I complained that my iPhone4 home button wouldn’t respond after smashing it a million times to try get the multi task bar up / or close apps and go to the home screen.

Firstly, why is it like this? I’m assuming just wear & tear and dirt & grime. There’s plenty of studies out there that… Continue reading

5Nov/114

iPhone sync music without using iTunes for iOS5

Posted by Joey

If you’re like me and hate using iTunes then this is you’re answer for syncing music.

CopyTrans is the program I love to use.

This was posted on their facebook page;

@All CopyTrans Manager’s latest version is now fully compatible with the iOS 5 and the iPhone 4S. Please make sure to upgrade your CopyTrans Manager to the most recent release which is currently v0.957 as per… Continue reading

21Oct/110

Can’t drag and drop files in iTunes 10

Posted by Joey

This problem has been floating around for a few users, who have iPhone4/4s with iTunes 10.5.
Came up on my previous blog post about creating custom ringtones where users were unable to drag/drop files into the iTunes Library – thanks MikeM for bringing it up! (Read the discussion here)

The short term fix is to manually add the files to Library.

Click on File, select Add File… Continue reading

20Oct/112

IMPORTANT! Before upgrading to iOS5 – 4 tips to avoid loosing all your data

Posted by Joey

I’ve had a few friends loose all their data from “quickly” upgrading to iOS5. So please make sure of the following.


1. Time – It can take a few hours, depending on the size of your phone (apps, music, etc). So do not rush, this is a smart phone you’re upgrading… contacts, messages, photos… pretty much… Continue reading

17Oct/110

iOS5 Features for iPhone

Posted by Joey

Okay this is a wrap of all the features I’ve come across in iOS5 using my iPhone4. I haven’t covered all the features – there are just too many. So these are some that I quiet like, and can see other users actually using them. No no real particular order…

The biggest one, or my favourite is the new notifications. A leaf out of Android and iPhone seems so… Continue reading