Category Archives: IPHONE

How to install Facebook App on your old iPhone 3G iOS 4.2.1

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This video will show you how install Facebook App on your old iPhone 3G.

So I after I did the tutorial on how to jailbreak your iPhone 3G running iOS 4.2.1 see the video here.
I had a few people ask me how to add Facebook to the old version of the iOS and this is how you do it.

NOTE: You must first Jailbreak your iPhone see the link above for more detail.

Step 1. Open Cydia on your freshly jailbroken iPhone 3G.
Step 2. Press Manage > Sources,
Step 3. Press the Edit than Add button.
Step 4. Type cydia.iphonecake.com and press Add Source.
You should then have iPhone under your Sources.
Step 5. Press iPhoneCake
Now here is the important part. You need to select the AppSync version for your iOS.
Since my version is iOS 4.2.1 I will need to select AppSync for OS 4.2.
Step 6. Select AppSync for OS 4.2.
Once you select it properly it should have a green tick beside it.

Ok, you are halfway through stay the coarse and you will be rewarded 🙂

Step 7. Download iTools2012.zip file from the 123myIT downloads webpage here.
iTools is an application which allows you to place apps directly on your iPhone. This is the tool that we will use to get the old version of the Facebook app on to your iPhone.
Step 8. Extract the iTools2012.zip file to your desktop.
Step 9. Run the iTools 2012.exe file.
Step 10. Connect your iPhone to your PC and give the PC time to install the iPhone driver. Once its installed it should look like the screen shot below.
iTools 2012
Step 11. Download the Facebook App from 123myIT Downloads page here.
Step 12. Extract the Facebook App file to your desktop.
Step 13. Go back into your iTools 2012 application click on application inside the iTools then simply drag and drop your Facebook App file that you extracted to your desktop.

This should load your older Facebook app back on to your iPhone. Simply click on it login with your Facebook user name and password and you are ready to go. 🙂

I hope this helps you out. Please leave some feedback and thumbs and share this page with your friends if it helped you out.
Newer versions of the Facebook apps can be found on Google Play and iTunes app store.

Good Luck 😉

How To Jailbreak your iPhone 3G running 4.2.1 Firmware with Windows 7 and Redsn0w.

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A step by step guide on how to Jailbreak your iPhone 3G using Windows 7 and Redsn0w. If you you dont have any luck doing the jailbreak you can always restore your iPhone from iTunes.
Download Redsn0w from our downloads page. https://www.123myit.com/downloads/

So I made this video to help others Jailbreak their iPhones. Because about one year ago I tried to jailbreak my iPhone unsuccessfully.
What is this jailbreak I speak of? Well if you think of the term jailbreak you imagine a prisoner escaping from jail. Well that is essentially what you are doing with your iPhone you are breaking it out of jail and relaxing all the restrictions that Apple has placed on the iPhone. If you want to learn more about what is the difference between jailbreak and unlock you can read my article on it here. Jail breaking allows you to install Apps and configure your iPhone that would otherwise be locked down by Apple’s default settings. A good example of a great Apo that will install on a jail broken iPhone is Veency and you can see my video here.

Before attempting any funny business with your iPhone or iOS device, you should always do a backup in iTunes and you can find the video on how to here. Once you have backed up your iPhone and you are happy that all your data is safe you are ready to Jailbreak it.

Step 1. Go into your setting menu, general and turn off Auto-lock and Passcode Lock. Make sure both these settings are off as they may interfere with the jailbreak.
Step 2. Scroll up and go into About, and make a note of the firmware version.
Step 3. Download redsn0w from our downloads section here. There is a Windows and Mac version that you can download.
Step 4. Install redsn0w and run the application. Plug in your iPhone to the USB port and make sure the driver for the iPhone installs correctly. If it doesn’t try restarting your PC or Mac with your iPhone plugged into the USB port. This will normally resolve driver issues, because the driver detects the iPhone and installs the driver on start up.
Step 5. Make sure you iPhone is turned off and still plugged in.
Step 6. Ok you need to now put your iPhone in DFU mode. To do this you need to Hold down the power button for 3 seconds. Without releasing the Power button, also hold down the Home (bottom center)button for 10 seconds. Without releasing the Home button, release the Power button, BUT KEEP holding the Home button for 15 seconds.
Step 7. In the redsn0w program it should say waiting for reboot. And on your iPhone will say downloading jailbreak data. Once redsn0w says done you can actually disconnect the USB cable from your iPhone and it will continue to install.
Step 8. The iPhone should reboot and once it does this you can login and scroll across to your Apps and you should see a brown Cydia App. If you have this then you have been successful in jail breaking your iPhone.

One last thing I should mention, the jailbreak process does not always go smoothly. The most annoying error is USB communication error. You can see my video on how to fix this error here.

Good luck guys and have fun.

Matt

How to remote control an iPhone with Veency and Java on a Mac.

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This video will show you How to remote control an iPhone with Veency and Java on a Mac.

Step 1.Download the TightVNC Java appfor Macfrom the link below.

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Step 2. Run the download and go into nossh folder and right click the TightVNC Java viewer. Click open.
Step 3. Connect your iPhone to your local wireless network.
Step 4. Go to settings then wifi and get your iPhones IP address.
Step 5. Enter in the IP address of your iPhone into the Tight VNC screen.

And you should be able to connect from your Mac to your iPhone.

Top 10 tips to save battery life on iPhone 4S, iPod Touch, iPad & iOS 5.

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A step by step guide on the top 10 tips to save battery life on iPhone 4S, iPod Touch, iPad & iOS 5.

On your iPhone, iPod or iPad do the following.
Tip 1: Turn off background applications.
1. Double tap your home button.
2. Hold down any of the applications.
3. Then press the application minus sign to turn it off.
Tip 2: Turn off application notification settings.
1. Go into settings.
2. Go into notifications.
3. Scroll down and press edit.
4. drag your apps that you want to turn off notification settings on.
Tip 3: Turn on Auto Brightness.
1. Settings, then Brightness and Wallpaper.
2. Toggle the off, on button to turn on Auto Brightness.
Tip 4: Tunr off Bluetooth
1. Settings
2. Bluetooth, and turn the button off.
Tip 5: Turn off locations services
1. Settings.
2. Privacy.
3. Location services, then toggle the location services button.
Tip 6: Turn off EQ.
1. Settings.
2. Music.
3. EQ and remove the ticks.
Tip 7: Turn off Push mail.
1. Settings.
2. Mail and Contacts.
3. Fetch new data.
4. Set the push mail button to off.
5. Make sure you scroll down and select manually.
Tip 8: Turn off Raise to speak.
1. Settings.
2. General.
3. Siri.
4. Turn off Raise to speak.
Tip 9: Turn off Wifi
1. Settings
2. Wifi and turn Wifi off.
Tip 10: Turn on Auto-Lock.
1. Settings.
2. General. Scroll down to Auto-Lock.
Make sure its not set to never as it will waste the battery life.

How to connect and remote control your Iphone using Veency.

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A step by step guide on how to connect and remotely control your Iphone. Your Iphone needs to be jail broken first.
1. Jail break your phone.
2. Start Cydia.
3. Search for Veency.
4. Install Veency.
5. Download and run tight VNC from the link below.

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6. Add the IP address of the Iphone to tight VNC.

How to add Battery Percentage on iPhone 4S, 3G, 5, iPod and iPad.

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This is a tutorial on how to show the Battery Percentage beside the battery power meter on the iPhone 3G, 4S, 5, iPod and iPad.

On your IPhone, IPod or IPad doe the following.
1. Go into Settings menu.
2. Go into General menu.
3. Go into the usage menu.
4. Scroll down till you see the Battery Usage menu.
5. Turn on the Battery Percentage menu.

And then you are done.

How to setup Tethering Personal Hotspot on Iphone 4S Iphone 5.

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How to use your mobile phone as a Wi-Fi Hotspot
Do you want to share your mobile phones 3G data and internet connection with other mobile phone or computers? Are you not in the office but want to browse the internet from your laptop? Well now you can share your Iphones 3G internet connection via the personal hotspot feature on the IPhone 4S and IPhone 5.
1. How to find Personal Hotspot.
• Go into Settings menu.
• Go into Personal Hotspot.
2. If you don’t have Personal Hotspot under the Settings menu.
• If you can’t find the Personal Hotspot menu under the Settings menu you need to tune it on under the Settings > General >Cellular menu. Go into the Personal Hotspot menu and switch it on.
• If you are using this function for the first time you will have to Turn on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
3. Set your password for Wi-Fi Hotspot.
• Add in a Wi-Fi Password, this will be used when your other devices want to connect to the Iphone.

4. Connect to your IPhone hotspot
• Find your Iphone in the list of available Wi-Fi networks on any device that you want to connect to the hotspot.
• Select your Iphone in the list of Access points.
• Type in your password that you used in step 3 above.
• Once you are connected to the Wi-Fi, try browsing the internet with your web browser.