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27Apr/120

iPhone4 speaker not working

Posted by Joey

Finally it happened to me.

I dropped my iPhone in the toilet, but luckily it didn’t get too wet. The first thing I noticed was that the speaker wasn’t working any more. Anytime someone called me I couldn’t hear them, but they could hear me.

There’s one simple step. Make sure there’s nothing plugged into the headphone jack and try adjusting the volume. If it has (headphones) it… Continue reading

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29Feb/120

iPad 3 release date 7th March 2012

Posted by Joey

Okay, so it’s been confirmed there’s an iPad event in San Francisco on 7th March. This has got a lot of people taking/confirming rumors that the iPad 3 would come out early March. Apple quoted “something you really have to see. And touch”, so it’s either the new iPad 3 or something totally random! Pretty sure it’s the new iPad tho.
For those in the… Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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14Oct/1160

iOS5 create custom ringtone for iPhone

Posted by Joey

Okay so I’ve update my iPhone4 to iOS5 one of the first things I did was see if my custom ring tones we’re working. Unfortunately only 1 of 3 started working, I think it has something to do with the encoding. Anyway! Let’s get into it… here’s how you create your own custom ring tones.

Things you need:

1. iPhone (duh)
2. iTunes installed on you’re computer
3… Continue reading

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16Aug/110

iPhone/iPod volume control for iTunes

Posted by Joey

Okay, silly post but I thought it was kinda groovy!

This is your basic iPhone/iPod earplugs with the volume control settings. It also has a little mic at the back for handsfree.

Anyhoo, when you have iTunes open, you can control the volume of your songs… yep press + or – everyone knows that.

Today I… Continue reading

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27Jul/110

iPhone – Application stuck on “loading”

Posted by Joey

This may happen to you if you’re downloading updates. Best way to resolve it;

  1. Try restarting you’re iPhone first. Press & Hold the Power button (located at the top) for a couple of seconds and slide to Power Off.
  2. Then wait about 10-15 seconds and turn it back on again, Press & Hold the Power button for a couple of seconds
  3. Unlock you’re sim, if
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1Sep/100

the application cannot be opened because the provisioning profile has expired

Posted by Joey

Had this problem today on our iPad at work. Had no idea what it was suppose to mean, thought it may have been a missing device or mis-configuration in Xcode.

Found the solution, it basically means that “a” provisioning file on your device has expired.

Go to Settings -> General -> Profiles on your iPad.
Any expired profiles should highlight in red, simply click and remove it… Continue reading

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