iOs 7.0.3 is out

Searching on your iPhone 5 using iOS 7

If you have so many Apps and emails and wants to search quickly anything on your phone, using iOS 7, you have to simply touch and swipe down on the home screen. (in previous iOS versions ,you could have simply press the Home button to achieve this)

iOS 7 bug in iPhone 5

Not sure if this happened to you, but when you open the Clock app in iPhone 5, the top section ( connection status/ Time/ Battery status) doesnt change the font color to black. It appears in white, so you can't see the color until you minimize the clock app.

How to close the Apps that are running in the background (iOS7)

Similar to the previous version, first you have to double-press the home button, instead of the apps showing up on the lower portion of thr screen, im iOS 7 it willl take you to another screen where you will be able to see the preview of the app along with the icon on the bottom. In order to close it, simply touch and swipe up on the preview of the App

iOS 7 now available to everyone

iOS 7 is avaialble for everyone now. The following are the things to remember before you go ahead and update.

Backup your phone

Make sure all the important apps you use on a daily basis are iOS 7 compatible

Make sure you have 3.1GB space for installation. Delete any unuses apps. 

To find the available space and delete few apps, go to Settings-> General-> Usage ( wait for the app list to load)-> select the app and tap on delete button

If you have a lot of Apps, make sure to keep the phone charged and give yourself close to an hour. 

Happy iOS 7

How to charge you iPhone faster?

Make sure no apps are running in the background. Just double press Home button and touch and hold-down on the apps that appears on the Home panel. Now you will be able to close the Apps 

that you are not using.

Got to settings -> Turn on Airplane Mode.

iOs 6.1

iOs 6.1 is out.

iOS 6.0.2

Apple released iOS 6.0.2 to fix a wifi issue. But noone know the details.
There were some reports about battery drainage after the update. Its been 3 hours since I updated my iPhone and its only down 3%. So my guess is this new issue is isolated.

How to get Target coupons on iOs 6 passbook

Get Target App using Passbook and then open it.

- Tap the target logo found on the bottom of the App

- My Target

- From the Coupons section > mobile coupons > Signup for it.

- From the text message --> click on the link - This will make a window open on your Target App

- Scroll down , you will find a button "add to passbook" and add it.

Now open passbook, you will see Target coupons.

If you would like to delete the Target coupons from pass book:
- Touch the info icon on the bottom right hand corner of the pass
- Another window appears, simply tap the delete icon on the top left hand corner.

Very minor scratches on the back side of the out of box iPhone 5

If you are getting an iPhone 5 make sure to check for any scratches or other minor issues on the back of the iPhone.

After I removed the plastic wrapper, I realized there was a two scratches(first pic) and a very very tiny hole(second pic). I talked to the customer rep, then I took it to the store, they actually replaced it for me. Here are the closeup pics of the backside of the iPhone that I returned.

iPhone 5 unboxed

FIXED - Passbook problem connecting to Appstore?

If you encountered an error when you try to add apps to passbook from Appstore, there is a fix. Step 1 is an update to the step 2 which can be found all over the web. Some people got it fixed with just Step 2. But I wasn't lucky, but it worked after I tried Step 1.

Step 1: Logout and  Login again to Appstore
App Store → Go to Featured tab → Scroll Down and tap the button "Apple ID: {your email address}"  →  tap "Sign Out" →  Login again.

Step 2: Set Date & Time 
→ Go to settings
→ General
→  Set Date & Time
         If you have Set Automatically On, turn it off. Option for setting up date and time manually, will appear
→  Just change the year to 2013.
→  Now try to go to the Appstore through Passbook. It should be working now.
→  You can now set the Time an Date back to Automatic.


Open Passbook app → App Store

It should be working now. Let me know if it worked for you. Thanks.

~TechNewBlogs~

"Do Not Disturb" not working

Update (9/21/2012): The phone needs to be in locked mode to make use of this feature. Hope this helps.

Before go in to complaining here is how to schedule Do Not Disturb feature.

 → Go to Settings
 → open Notifications
 → Tap on Do Not Disturb
 → Toggle on Schedule
 → Choose a time range
 → Allow Call From No One
→ Update(9/21/2012): Lock the phone by pressing the button on the top

now call your iPhone from a different phone... if its working, its just me.

It doesn't take a genius ..... :)

How to unlock your iPhone if you have AT&T service?

No need to call AT&T. You can submit your request using an online form. Keep in mind, you have to meet the following requirements

● A current AT&T customer or a former AT&T customer who can provide the phone number or account number for the account
● The iPhone was designed for use on AT&T's network
● All contract obligations, including any term commitment, associated with the device to be unlocked have been fully satisfied
● The iPhone has not been reported lost or stolen.


Then go to the AT&T page and submit your info - https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/client/en_US/ 

In the form, it asks for IMEI number. You can find IMEI number from your iPhone's settings.

Go to Settings → General → About → IMEI(15 digits)

Happy unlocking!!!

Update (9/21/2012): I received the unlocked authorization email from AT&T with their instructions and also just to be on the safe side, so I followed few online forums.

Here are the steps:

1. Connect your iPhone (with SIM card in place) to the computer. 
2. iTunes will open up automatically or open it manually.
3. If the iPhone sign appears under the Devices menu on the right, right-click on it and click "Back Up".Wait for it to finish backing up your iPhone.
4. Once that's done, right click on the iPhone sign again and select "Restore from Backup" 
5. Pick the latest backup and click Restore.
6. (This is where I received an error saying that iPhone restore encountered an error because there is not enough space to perform restore.So I have to unplug the iPhone and completely wipe off everything from it. Then I connected my iPhone again and follow all the above steps again.)
7. So if everything goes well when you start Restoring your iPhone, a message appears to let you know that your iPhone has been unlocked.

Double happy :)

Easiest way to buy an iPhone 5?

App Store App. If you have the express check out on, App store app is the easiest way to get the new iPhone 5. I was able to get my order in minute before 3 am EST. Good luck.

iPhone 5 is announced

visit apple.com/iphone

Hey Apple, use some money on USB charger cable research!!!

Buying an apple product is expensive. You get things in a cool box, iPhone, in most cases last more than 2 years. But the only thing that is a disappointment is the broken charger cable after like 6 months of use. If you have to buy it from the store, it costs almost $30... I can get non-apple cable from Ebay, but i didn't want to ruin my iPhone. So please, Apple, use a fraction of that billions of dollar market cap towards a research to make the charger cable to last for at least 2 years !!!

Navigon GPS App on iPhone and a car with Auxiliary connection = Hands Free Navigation

I don't have a car mount and hate looking at the screen for directions while I drive which is not safe.

My car is equipped with auxiliary connection and with all the latest updates, Navigon is so precise and accurate. All I made sure is that I have enough songs on my iPhone to play while I travel.

• Connected my iPhone to the car with Auxiliary cable.
• Started the navigation. 
• Then I put the music in to the shuffle mode.

Wallahhh.... hands-free navigation with music.... when it times to make a turn or exit, the music will be paused for the navigation. No need to look at the screen. 

Have a safe driving. 

One more proof that iPhone 5 is coming

Just look at the domain whois of iPhone5.com

Registrant: 
Apple Inc.
Domain Administrator
1 Infinite Loop 
Cupertino, CA 95014
US
Email: domains@apple.com

Registrar Name....: CORPORATE DOMAINS, INC.
Registrar Whois...: whois.corporatedomains.com
Registrar Homepage: www.cscprotectsbrands.com 

Domain Name: iphone5.com






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