If your iPhone 4 begins to have signal issues and begin to act funny approximately three (3) days after you restore your data to it, you need to RESET ALL SETTINGS.
Why? It appears that the settings restored from a backup from your last iPhone, esp if it was a jailbroken iPhone, can really mess up acquisition of signal and bog down the device. Reset Network Settings doesn't necessarily work, however, you can try that first if you'd like. Rumors blame AT&T, which seems to have found a way to create reception issues for iPhones (of all kinds) that are Jailbroken.
SETTINGS > GENERAL > RESET > RESET ALL SETTINGS
Note: You will loose any of the jailbroken tricks such as a custom carrier and battery percentage, as well as any other settings such as contact sorting, email passwords (incoming and SMTP), lock settings, and more.
For those with iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, and iPhone 3GSs, you might find the issues where every 30 seconds or so your service drops out and comes right back. To fix that, you can try this trick too to see if your service is restored.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Thursday, July 1, 2010
How to prevent iPhone back covers from cracking
If you have an iPhone 3G or 3GS, you might find that the back cover plastic cracks over time or with little or not effort. It seems reverse to logic, and I won't get into the physics of it, but basically the fact that it is week there actually helps prevent internal damage, as the crack absorbs the energy of a fall. However, these can crack with moderate pressure over time. Common cracks occur around the SIM tray area, Charging Dock port, Headphone Jack, and between the Power Button and Metal Bezel. If it hasn't cracked yet, you can try to use Superglue Re-enforcement: If you can disassemble your iPhone without damaging it, you can apply an extra layer of protection by creating a puddle of superglue along the bottom dock area on the inside. Let it dry completely before reattaching the bottom dock.
We can do this as a custom service, charging $25 for Superglue Re-Enforcement, which comes with no warranty. Call 417-268-5211 to schedule a same-day appointment!
If your iPhone back has already cracked, you can get a new iPhone 3G Complete Back or iPhone 3GS Complete Back which includes a new battery, buttons, bezel, and 18 other items new for $75-100.
We can do this as a custom service, charging $25 for Superglue Re-Enforcement, which comes with no warranty. Call 417-268-5211 to schedule a same-day appointment!
If your iPhone back has already cracked, you can get a new iPhone 3G Complete Back or iPhone 3GS Complete Back which includes a new battery, buttons, bezel, and 18 other items new for $75-100.
"Charging is not supported with this Accessory"
"Charging is not supported with this Accessory" or "This accessory is not made to work with iPhone"
This could mean one of two things:
This could mean one of two things:
- You plugged your iPhone into an accessory that Apple has decided to no longer support with your current device. If the accessory doesn't send appropriate authentication code to the iPhone, or the code is not on the 'approved' list, it will display "Charging is not supported with this accessory". How to resolve this? You can't, yet, but there are some options for getting video out to other devices that are no longer supported using a program called ReSupported by Phoenix-Dev.
- Your device (iPhone/iPod/iTouch) has damage to it and flashes the "Charging is not supported with this accessory" over and over. This is usually caused by impact damage or fluid/ water damage to the bottom dock and can be fixed. This is caused by corrosion that builds due to moisture and spreads like a mold along copper circuitry, which when contact is made between two points that aren't intended to, the device thinks that there is an accessory is plugged into the bottom dock. If the 'accessory' doesn't send an authentication code (obviously it won't because it's just corrosion), the device rejects it as an approved device, but still thinks something is plugged in, thus the persistent "Charging is not supported with this accessory" or "This accessory is not made to work with iPhone"
Monday, May 3, 2010
New 4G iPhone
So, if you haven't seen them already, check out the new pics released by Gizmodo this last week, and the stories about how they got the iPhone 4G and what it has... pretty cool.
However, about a year ago I saw parts for a phone similar to what we are seeing here, from my supplier (to whom I won't release my source), for the alleged 4G that was to be released last summer. In my professional opinion, I believe we will see something like the beta version we see here. I have another source, however, who builds SIM cards, and there hasn't been any buz at his plant over the slim-sims or whatever they are calling them. (It's like half the size of the SIM cards we use now).
However, about a year ago I saw parts for a phone similar to what we are seeing here, from my supplier (to whom I won't release my source), for the alleged 4G that was to be released last summer. In my professional opinion, I believe we will see something like the beta version we see here. I have another source, however, who builds SIM cards, and there hasn't been any buz at his plant over the slim-sims or whatever they are calling them. (It's like half the size of the SIM cards we use now).
Sunday, May 2, 2010
New Jailbreak for 3.1.3 and 3.2 Devices
Hello all! I am pleased to announce a new Jailbreak tool available for free called 'Spirit', available at spiritjb.com. This tool, available for Windows or Mac, is an untethered* jailbreak for the iPad, iPhone and iTouch on the latest firmwares for each device. This is NOT a carrier unlock, just a jailbreak method so that you can have the latest software on your device and install application and modifications that Apple doesn't necessarily approve of (such as Music Controls or Shrink).
According to the official site, if you currently are using a tethered* jailbreak, you have to restore to use Spirit. Do not upgrade if you use an unlock on an iPhone 3G or 3GS. (You can, however, restore to 3.1.2 if you have SHSH blobs for that version on file through Saurik or on your computer.)
Please note that this will not bypass activation, and in fact won't work unless you have already activated your device with a valid SIM chip.
The MAC version
The PC version
* Tethered devices are those that have the latest bootrom which means if your battery dies and/or you power off your device, you have to use a jailbreak tool to boot the device, tethered to a computer.
According to the official site, if you currently are using a tethered* jailbreak, you have to restore to use Spirit. Do not upgrade if you use an unlock on an iPhone 3G or 3GS. (You can, however, restore to 3.1.2 if you have SHSH blobs for that version on file through Saurik or on your computer.)
Please note that this will not bypass activation, and in fact won't work unless you have already activated your device with a valid SIM chip.
The MAC version
The PC version
* Tethered devices are those that have the latest bootrom which means if your battery dies and/or you power off your device, you have to use a jailbreak tool to boot the device, tethered to a computer.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
A Clean Restore...
Lets say you had problems with your device, and so you restored your iPhone... Once you reinstall the Operating System (use the Shift key when pressing restore to restore older firmware, or Option+Click for MAC), you can either setup the phone as a new phone and sync your contacts, or restore from backup. I recommend that you don't restore from backup if you had problems with your device. Why? If your restore from backup (for the differences in sync/backup see the previous post) you *might* restore your problems too... esp if those were caused by a rogue program or bad settings. Our recommendation is to not restore from backup for that very reason.
You will still have to resync media (such as movies and music) no matter which option you choose.
Advantages
- Much cleaner install, much like a computer after it has a fresh installation.
- While you might have to start from scratch downloading apps, you can select just the ones you want. The more apps you have, the slower it will run! (You can also sync apps to the phone from iTunes... see the applications tab for sync details).
- re-sync for your ringtones, movies, podcasts, more!
- Once you accumulate enough text messages in the database, it can slow down the phone.
Disadvantages
- You loose your text messages (vs restoring from backup)
- You loose any custom settings (such as email settings) (vs restoring from backup)
You will still have to resync media (such as movies and music) no matter which option you choose.
Advantages
- Much cleaner install, much like a computer after it has a fresh installation.
- While you might have to start from scratch downloading apps, you can select just the ones you want. The more apps you have, the slower it will run! (You can also sync apps to the phone from iTunes... see the applications tab for sync details).
- re-sync for your ringtones, movies, podcasts, more!
- Once you accumulate enough text messages in the database, it can slow down the phone.
Disadvantages
- You loose your text messages (vs restoring from backup)
- You loose any custom settings (such as email settings) (vs restoring from backup)
What's the difference between backups and syncs?
Backup
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A Backup performs (in the simplest terms) a file backup of your device. It should contain all your settings, contacts, MMSs and just about everything else... EXCEPT for jailbreak info and programs from Cydia. However, it will keep the settings for those programs (such as high scores, settings, etc if the program was built correctly in the first place). One thing it does not restore is media files such as video and audio. (It will restore pictures)
To Backup the device (if you phone does not do it automatically), connect to iTunes and right-click (Option+Click) on the iPhone, and select "Backup".
To restore the device's info (makes no changes to current jailbreaks, unlocks) to an iPhone, it should give you an option after a OS restore which asks you if you want to setup the phone as a new iPhone, or if you wish to restore from a backup. If you have a different phone you want to restore the backup to that has already been setup before, you won't get this option when you connect to iTunes. Instead, Connect the iPhone to iTunes and right-click (Option+Click) the iPhone name and get the option to "restore from backup..." Likely it will not give you the update times of the backups, but the top option will be the most recent. It helps if you BACKUP your old phone before doing this.
Sync
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The 'Sync' Option will do just that... Synchronize chosen info between the device and your computer (or otherwise set settings). Loosely, a sync will copy your contacts from your computer (usually from Outlook or your other favorite contact program) to the device. It will not restore photos, text messages, settings, or any other data than the info you select for that phone within iTunes. To change those settings, select the iPhone in the devices list in iTunes, and select the appropriate tabs.
To sync (if not setup automatically), press the sync button in the lower right of the iTunes window, or right-click (Option-click) the iPhone in 'devices' and select sync, or press the sync icon next to the iPhone in 'devices'.
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A Backup performs (in the simplest terms) a file backup of your device. It should contain all your settings, contacts, MMSs and just about everything else... EXCEPT for jailbreak info and programs from Cydia. However, it will keep the settings for those programs (such as high scores, settings, etc if the program was built correctly in the first place). One thing it does not restore is media files such as video and audio. (It will restore pictures)
To Backup the device (if you phone does not do it automatically), connect to iTunes and right-click (Option+Click) on the iPhone, and select "Backup".
To restore the device's info (makes no changes to current jailbreaks, unlocks) to an iPhone, it should give you an option after a OS restore which asks you if you want to setup the phone as a new iPhone, or if you wish to restore from a backup. If you have a different phone you want to restore the backup to that has already been setup before, you won't get this option when you connect to iTunes. Instead, Connect the iPhone to iTunes and right-click (Option+Click) the iPhone name and get the option to "restore from backup..." Likely it will not give you the update times of the backups, but the top option will be the most recent. It helps if you BACKUP your old phone before doing this.
Sync
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The 'Sync' Option will do just that... Synchronize chosen info between the device and your computer (or otherwise set settings). Loosely, a sync will copy your contacts from your computer (usually from Outlook or your other favorite contact program) to the device. It will not restore photos, text messages, settings, or any other data than the info you select for that phone within iTunes. To change those settings, select the iPhone in the devices list in iTunes, and select the appropriate tabs.
To sync (if not setup automatically), press the sync button in the lower right of the iTunes window, or right-click (Option-click) the iPhone in 'devices' and select sync, or press the sync icon next to the iPhone in 'devices'.
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