Apple 300th store opens in Covent garden..

iPhone - Apple 300th store opens in Covent garden (Private view)

Apple's 300th store opens in a couple of hours here in London's Covent Garden. I thought you might like to see a few pics a squeezed out on my iPhone 3G at last nights private view I was lucky enough to get an invite to.

It had special meaning to me as this is the building I spent years of my life promoting and DJ at my Sunday/Monday nights at 'The Gardening Club'. Had some wild nights here and I'm so glad it has been reborn as the 300th Apple store.

Talking to one of the staff, it looks like it might be possible for me to DJ there again as long as I use a Mac! (I use Ableton Live now)

Apple Store
Wow! I love the wall of ipads!

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SOOOO Big and Beautiful!! Actually Odd to see some of the employees wearing shorts, knowing the UK weather! LOL.

Thanks for sharing.. It is an impressive store and the Biggest so far in the world.

iPhone 4 back glass

Apple - iPhone 4 back glass

Today my wife took her iPhone 4 out of her pocket to answer a text message. The backside glass was shattered! No idea how it happened. Went to Apple store, they said only thing they could do was replace the phone for $199! I went to Best Buy, got her a case which will do for now. Looked online and it looks like it's a very easy fix. $12 for a new glass backing which is very easy to install according to the videos I've seen on youtube.. Anyone done this? Is it as easy as they show? Why can't Apple do this? Why $199?!?!

iPhone Warranty
I agree that Apple should repair it for a nominal charge, or at least a reasonable amount.

Was it in a pocket where it might have got sat on or leaned against?

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Beware of cheap Chinese glass that doesn't have enough adhesive to make a good seal. My daughter shattered the glass on a 3Gs - most cities have a repair shop that will do the job from $50 to $80. More for the LCD or water damage, but it is still much cheaper than buying a new phone at the Apple store.

I got my daughter an "otter case" for $50. A bit bulky but there are stories of iPhones surviving quick dunks, being run over, etc. with an otter case and surviving. Don't know if they make one for an iPhone 4, but it is a good investment for the accident prone.

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Back pockets are where I see alot of people carrying their cell phones.

The stresses on the glass will cause it to break if you carry it in your back pocket and you sit on it.

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That would be the most stupid place to carry anything valuable or fragile, wouldn't it?

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But I see people do it everyday. Even at a Waterpark I noticed a girl carrying her iPhone on a ride that got us soaking wet. I warned her too. She didn't care.

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Yeah, they think everything should be covered by the manufacturer, and then scream like spoiled brats when they are told "Tough!" Honey, go earn a living and then think about that.

I see the young guys I work with put them in their pockets with coins and keys and then complain they got scratched. Or YouTube videos made the first day of release, dropping the iPhone 4 purposely as they walk out of the store. What does that prove, that they are kewl or that they are stupid and their parents didn't teach them any values or respect?

Don't get me wrong, accidents do happen. But I do forensic investigations for industrial accidents, and a true accident is very, very rare.

I would suggest you try another Apple Store or call Apple and try politely asking them if they can help out. They might lower the repair cost some.

My personal choice is not to carry my phone in my work or dress clothes pockets, but in a holster and a case. But then I'm a guy, not a gal.

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I got her a case yesterday, so all is fine for now. Can't even tell it's broken. I think we are going to fix it ourselves. Looks very easy to do.

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Even from the first tear down (iFixIt.com) said that the back glass was very easy to replace so if you happen to break a side, hope it is the back, if I remember correctly it is just the removing of two screws, carefully holding the antenna band and slipping old pieces out and new glass in.

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Yipes! Am I the only one that had a queasy feeling in my stomach as I watched them open the iPhone for repair? [?]

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Yea I wouldn't want to open it up!

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If you're a little adventuresome, I'd say give the repair a try. I replaced the hard drive in my iPod Classic 80 GB a few years ago and it went without a hitch. Getting the case open was the most challenging part of that repair. The iPhone comes apart with screws, unlike the iPod classic.

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The very popularity of iPods, iPhones, and iPads has spawned dozens of "how-to" websites describing in great detail how to replace batteries, glass, hard drives, etc. Sure - the violate the warranty - but I would say: What warranty?! The last time my daughter dunked her iPhone, there was no warranty. They don't sell one at all. So from now on I'm going to have at it - and if it looks too ticklish I'll pay one of these local shops or internet shops to do the fix.

It seems to me that Apple / ATT is overlooking what could be a lucrative repair business. The local store had my daughter's phone working good as new in minutes, and cost a fraction of what it would cost to buy a new phone at the Apple store. That is revenue Apple could have had if they offered repair service. Sure - they make more money to demand you buy a new one - but in these tough economic times how long before the majority of folks jump ship to non-Apple repair stores like I did?!

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One thing you folks are not considering, is that if Apple does the repairs (or exchange in this case) Peter does not void any warranty or AppleCare he might have purchased. And most warranties or extensions don't normally cover accidents or loss, just manufacturer's defects.

At $199, Apple said they would replace the iPhone. In other words, no down time without a phone, and the warranty should stay intact. A 16Gb iPhone 4 without a contract is $599, so basically, Apple is giving Peter a $400 refund for turning in a core (like in automotive part). After repairing it, Apple can only sell it as refurbished. And any future warranty claims are still valid and at Apples expense.

Now if he takes it to s 3rd party, many charge $90, he is without a phone for a week, and any warranty or extension is void. If they have a mishap ad break something else, then they are responsible to repair it. Being that they do this more often that the end user, they are less likely to break something, and have no responsibility to future warranty claims.

So it looks like the difference of $109 is their costs to discount the iPhone and repackage and put it back into inventory as Refurbished. This allows them to be able to immediately replace Peter's phone and keep him happy, and under warranty.

If he repairs it himself, and it is very possible he is capable, it costs him materials, and any special tools he does not have, plus shipping, say $20. But he is without a phone for a week, and has no warranty. If he slips and breaks anything else, then repairs or replacement are still at his expense, but since he opened the phone, Apple is under no obligation to offer an exchange at $199 or any amount.

It looks like He chose to go the last route and I wish him well. It will probably work out fine for him.

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... I would try a different Apple store if there is one reasonably close to you. If not, try calling AppleCare. I had a problem with a tech in the past and AppleCare handled it.

I think because Apple is now growing so fast, they are having some minor employee issues. Try again, some times you simply have to be persistent.

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I used a plastic cover to cover the plastic glass. How ironic that the cover needs another cover. But glad I did it. Before I had the plastic cover installed, I put it in my back pocket. I didn't realize till now that it could've cracked.

The price at $199 is ridiculous.

Thanks for sharing, good luck on your problem and so far Applecare has been better service than Apple Tech.

Archive vs. Delete

Apple iPhone Email - Archive vs. Delete

What is the deal with deleting messages in OS 4? Some messages I want to dispose of say "archive message" and other times it says "delete message". I am not allowed an option when I ask to delete. Is there a rhyme or reason to this? Can I turn off "archive message"? And, if it IS archiving, where does it end up???

iphone email
Google & MMe allow archiving and it can be turned on or off on a per account basis (settings > Mail > {Account})

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I know how to archive at me.com - but don't see the automatic option on the iPhone, similar to Gmail. Is this a version 4.1 thing we should look forward to?

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Probably, I forget that not everyone is on the same version as I am and 4.0 was officially launched before the archive feature was available on me.com

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Settings>Mail>Name of Account>Archive Messages. Turn it to off. This will always delete. If your account is gmail, then the archive sends it to "all mail". This removes it from inbox and kindof stores it elsewhere.

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Hmm. My email account doesn't show an Archive Messages option. Is this a gmail only option?

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Not sure, gmail is the only one I use.

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Yeah Gmail only as it's neither part of the POP nor IMAP standard...

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GMail let's you "archive" instead of delete.

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Turn off by going to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendar > Select your
Gmail account > Turn OFF Archive Messages

Battery Life for iPhone 4G

Apple iPhone - Battery Life for iPhone 4G

Anyone find that the iPhone 4G has less battery life than previous models? I just got my 4G 2 days ago and the battery doesn't last as long as my old 3G. Both are running iOS4 without any problems

iPhone Battery
Nope, mine lasts longer and charges faster - I have been using it since 6am yesterday and still have 58% left. You might want to run through your settings and what you have running in the background - Skype/VoIP Apps, TomTom/GPS Apps, etc use a lot of power, Push on an Exchange account drains power like crazy, etc.

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Should be iPhone 4 and not 4G. I find the opposite to be true. The battery lasts much longer than my previous 3 iPhones.

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Mine last longer. BTW, it's not a iPhone 4G, it's a iPhone 4. The 4G network is not available from AT&T yet.

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I find that my battery life is draining faster too. I've had mine for 4 days also. I've turned down the brightness and also try to keep my open apps to a minimum. It might also be that since the phone is new, I'm playing with it more than I did my 3G.

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Also, there is a little "airplane" or check by the battery icon in the upper left of my phone. Would that be the navigation icon? If so, how do I turn navigation off? I am not playing with my phone anymore than my 3G either

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The little "airplane" icon says something is using location services. Check the task switching tray for an app that uses location services and "close" it. Or got to settings and turn off location services.

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Surely the airplane symbol, top left, is Airplane Mode indicator? As in, an airplane. The location service indicator is a purple compass arrow, on the top right.

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a purple arrow on the right is location and it points to about 1
o'clock. If it is a fat white arrow that points to 3 o'clock, then something
like the iPod app or Pandora is playing. This one looks like the symbol on a
play button.

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Airplane mode was off so that wasn't it. I went to "settings" and turned off location service and the icon disappeared. Maybe my battery will last longer now. Apparently the new phone came with this setting on.

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You will probably find at some time that you need one or more of the location services. You can turn it on or off for each individual App.

For example, since I am not traveling all the time like I used to, I turned it off for Fandango, since 95% of the time I am looking for show times near home. I give it my location manually, many Apps have this feature.

Google Talk on iOS4

Apple iPhone - Better Google Talk on iOS4

I bought my iPhone 3GS a week before the launch of iPhone 4 after seeing the sneak pics on Gizmodo - well aware that the iPhone 4 was around the corner in the US, but also predicting much to my confirmation that Apple would be slow in releasing the product in India, and if it will be, it would be only a few months before the launch of the next launch in the US - whatever they choose to call it - iPhone 4S perhaps.

Anyway, before they launched iOS4, I was using eBuddyMessenger to stay online on gtalk which would give push notifications to my phone if someone sent me a message and the messenger was not running. This was cool. Now after iOS4, with multi-tasking available, is there a better application to have google talk run in the background? eBuddyMessenger has a uniquely high propensity to crash, which I hate - and takes time to sign in, especially in comparison to the expectation that I should be able to respond to a gtalk text as fast or faster than a sms message.

Previously, I used fring on my Nokia E71, and that works just great. But cant say the same for iPhone. Still think there are many places where Apple needs to improve user experience. Many applications available - but not all are smooth and easy to use.

iPhone iOS
I highly recommend Beejive IM.

It supports Google Talk, AIM, ICQ, Facebook chat, MSN Live, and more.

I think it is the best of kind.

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I use Meebo for all my iPhone IM'ing needs and its free. It also has push notifications and the great thing about it is that I also use the client on my PC and Mac and it knows where I am signed on. I can start a conversation on the iPhone and finish it on the Mac and vice versa.

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A texting question..

Apple iPhone - A texting question..

First, I don't text and, for the most part, have not felt any need for that service. But, my grown kids *do* text and occasionally they send one my way.

SInce I have not paid for texting in my ATT plan, I do not get the messages.

I stopped at the ATT store today to inquire about the plans and costs.

As many of you already know, the options are few. Basically the least I can pay is $5/month per phone for some set number of text messages.

SInce I might use perhaps ten or so a month, five bucks seems a bit high. So my wife got me wondering if there isn't some app that can take advantage of the data surplus that we have and somehow create the ability to send/receive text messages -- outside of the ATT text plans.

Thoughts?

iPhone ATT
I use text + (plus). It allows texting without charge. It is a bit tricky to set up conversations but once set up there is a specific number for each one. I do not delete the conversation I start with each person so the number to each person doesn't change. Each person can save the number and text to you easily. I have used it for 8 months. It is reliable as far as I can tell. There are complete directions for starting a text conversation.

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That's strange. I don't have a texting plan, but the couple of times a month someone sends me one, I get it. I'm charged .20

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That is what AT&T told me--20 cents per message.

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That's the way it works for me too.
Shows up on the bill as another charge.

Are the kids sending to the correct #?

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Yeah, that's how it used to be for me. I think it changed when I upgraded to the iP4

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I have an iP4 & no texting plan.
I get charged 20cents per text-message.
I think you need to check your settings & call ATT about this if it's not working for you. Even if you don't *use* the feature you should have it *available* in case you do want it.

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Let's you send and receive SMS from the app. Also has a PC version. You will be given a Chikka number which is based on your original phone number only with some prefixes. Then let your children send their SMS to you through your chikka number. They will be charged extra for sending though. But they won't mind hopefully.

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I use TextFree unlimited. It is free app and you can text and receive messages without charge. You are assigned a phone number to give to others. People who use regular AT&T SMS can send to your special number. Works great for the few that I give my text number.

My 6 year old and 9 year old granddaughters have an account on TextFree Unlimited on old iPhones that we have setup as iPod Touches with no AT&T service and we text back and forth at no cost to any of us.

The immediate family, husband, kids and grandkids all use it and send text messages all the time. My daughter uses it on her iP4. My husband and I use on ip3GS and it even works to send to other non iphone users.

Hope this helps. When I do get a regular text message on my 3GS I am charged the per text fee of 20 cents per text, 30 cents per photo. You can also have AT&T block all text messages so that you won't incur these extra fees if you like.

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Just download that app for free texts. Like text free. So you don't have to use text messaging.

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As I mentioned in my initial post, the visit to the ATT store was not too helpful. The person just gave me the quick review of plans that are available.

I was in a bit of a rush so I didn't fully explain that I'd previously gotten texts at 20 cents a pop.

Anyway, I called ATT and got the most helpful customer service person imaginable.

Turns out that texting (for the per msg fee) had gotten turned off on my account.
(Who knows how that happened!)

And, the 200 message plan had been activated on my wife's iPhone -- we had not ordered it.

We quickly got it straightened out -- including a test text from ATT to my phone, and the cancellation of the 200 msg plan.

BTW, the reason I had not noticed the fee on my bill was the variable nature of the billing after changes with the iP4 upgrade.

So, thanks to all who suggested various apps and other solutions.

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Do you have the (free) ATT app on your phone?
Makes it easy to check what your plans are & what your usage has been.

I know what you mean about variable bills -- I'm currently trying to sort out the bills from ATT & Verizon after making my switch. Even though I was a brand new ATT customer my first bill included a charge for an *upgrade*! which I quickly got removed. VZ also charged me for a month of service because they only suspend, don't disconnect right away after a number port-out, they wait a while ("to be sure it goes through successfully" they say) & then do the disconnect & credit for the post-exit non-service. (I'm supposed to know this or something? sheesh! another cust. svc. call)

That's why I want paper bills! easier to spread out & peruse.

I think they do these things on purpose (if not on purpose, at least not trying not to....) and hope we Just Won't Notice. A few (hundred? thousand? zillion? "upgrade" $18 charges for *new* customers who might not notice in the confusion & you're talking Real Money. I have no way of knowing if VZ really would have credited me my (non) service & stopped my month-to-month contract if I hadn't called about it.

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No, I did not have the ATT App, but I do now.
Two quick reactions:

WOW, that End User License Agreement that you're required to approve/accept is a doozy.

I am not a lawyer, but that thing gave a lot of them a lot of work.

And because it was *so* much more detailed than anything I've read for an app, I went through it pretty thoroughly.

But, most interesting is that I discovered via the app that my wife's phone has two services, both of which incur monthly charges which were not ordered. (I turned them off via the app).

Rest assured that I will scour the next bill carefully!

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the pay per Text at 20¢ each is automatic. Something is wrong if it was not working, and you had no Text plan at all. The per text plan is a minimum requirement.

If the App showed you getting two for charge services, turning them off by means of the App will not get you a credit for any charges. Besides making the EULA in-descipherable, all telcos' billing is the worst accounting I have ever seen, and is only designed to baffle with bull, instead of clarifying things. It will take you months to get any credits back for services you may have been charged.

It is ok for them to take months for a refund, but they expect you to pay in full each month.

I would call them, ask them to review your services for each account with you, and to initiate any refunds, now. Be sure to get a name, ticket number, and notes, although you will never be able to get back to that person and if they ever do follow up, that your lucky stars.

And while you are at it, ask them about FAN discount, or senior discount if those apply. FAN discounts are where your company may have an arrangement for their employees to receive a discount. It was not common knowledge where I used to work, and they were all over North America. Senior discount is if you take a different minimal plan. I don't think it is that good.

Block a person's number

Apple iPhonoe - How to block a person's number

Is there a way that I can block a person's number instead of changing my number altogether??

iPhone Tutorial
Unfortunately not... You can set that contact to a silent ringtone but there isn't much else you can do. You might look into google voice you can get a little more control that way, but this is a big fall down for me with the iPhone.

You can also go through AT&T and they have some blocking mechanism that costs about 5 bucks a month which might help you.

The last resort I would use is changing my number. I've had the number longer than the jerk whose number you're blocking...

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I had to block daily calls from 000-000-0000 by paying 4.99 per month for a
feature called Smart limits which AT&T will be glad to sell you.

It was intended to monitor and control kids cell phone use.

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My other phone, an O2 Windows Mobile, can do it via an app called O2 phone plus. But I found no luck with iPhone. I just assigned a silent ringtone. But it's not good enough especially when you are in the middle of an activity with the phone and that unwanted caller suddenly butts in, but I do not want to touch "Reject". I sure hope Apple people would think about that for the next update.

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iphone-ipad sync via mobileme - slooow

Apple iphone-ipad sync via mobileme - slooow

I have an iPad and a original 2G iPhone, both running iOS 3x

Both are set up to with push notification (every 15 minutes) switched on and sync'd to MobileMe.

I am finding that synchronisation via the 'Cloud' is very slow. It can take a day for items I add to the iPad calendar to appear on the the iPhone, by which time it's too late...though I think this does demonstrate that the settings are ok (?)

I'm using the excellent Omnifocus on each one, and again OF on the phone does look for the database on MobileMe but doesn't always find it. Eventually it will.

The Phone seems to be the temperamental one. It will fail to log onto MobileMe email occasionally unless restarted.

iPhone iPad
First if it is set to push that is instantly, if it is set to 15 minutes that is Fetch not push.

Second, it should be nearly instantly - if I add something to my iPad it shows up on my phone, all computers, etc within a minute - vice versa, at least through MMe and Google.

Bumpers case

Apple iPhone - Bumpers case

I just got my FREE black Bumpers case for my iPhone 4. It fits nicely over the iPhone4 including my ZAGG invisiShield protectors on front and back. I love this case!

The only thing is my car chargers do not fit through this case but I am hoping that the standard Apple USB sync cable does work because I have an adapter for it in my car.

I have generally been the person who would cover the unit completely and not just the sides. So I didn't expect to really like this case. But I really do. I guess I like it because I do have the ZAGG that protects the back from scratches so the bumper provides the protection around the sides and also protects from the death-grip attenuation problem.

So for those of you considering the Bumpers as the case you will use, I say go for it. But get a ZAGG professionally installed first!

iPhone Case
Speaking of cases for the iphone 4 I ordered a Speck Pixelskin HD black (the only color available). Apple says delivery late September which is awfully SLOW. Since people are getting their bumper cases right away I'm wondering if the non-Apple cases are shipping out sooner than projected. Has anyone received any non-Apple free cases yet?

Where iPhone photos go?

Apple iPhone - Where do iPhone photos go?

The sync seems to take phoptos off the computer and add the to the iphone. How do you get photos off the iphone and where are they stored by default?

iphone photography
I'm not what you mean here but here goes. The photos are stored in a folder on your PC that you tell iTunes to copy (sync) to your iPhone. If you remove the photo from that folder, the next time you sync, iTunes will remove it from your iPhone.

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I have a MacBook Pro and v4.0.1 on my iPhone. *I need step-by-step directions* for storing my 2,000+ iPhone photos & vids onto an external HD. I think it would be to go ahead and sync the photos & vids from phone to computer, then find the photos (WHERE?), copy to an external HD, then trash all I don't want off the computer. ???

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This is simple but time consuming...

On your MacBook Pro, plug in your iPhone like you are going to sync it. Then once plugged in, open iPhoto. It'll ask you if you would like to import your photos. Let it import your photos... this is what will take all the time, depending on your MBP's processing speed. If you have 2000+ photos, you might wish to do this just before bedtime, and finish-up in the morning. Maybe not that long, but you get the point.

You can edit the pix in iPhoto, and even add other photos from there then bring them back into the iPhone.

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If you then "right-click" on one of those images in iPhoto, the Mac will tell you the file itself ("show in finder" or some such). Then you know the directory/folder they're all in, if you want to back them up off the computer.

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But surely they would be backed up along with your other files as part of your regular backups? Many Mac users use Time Machine; many others use SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner, or a combination of these.

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Yes, but I thought that the OP had expressed a desire to store their photos on a separate, external drive.

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If they are *also* on a separate external drive, that *is* a backup. If they are on an external *instead* of the internal drive, there is no backup unless a 2nd external is used for that.

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It does not automatically go to iPhoto for all users. I don't use iPhoto.

This is the only thing that I use iPhoto for.

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It needs backing up, wherever it is.

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If you are asking for a way to transfer photos from the iPhone to your computer. One way is to just email them to your main computer and save them in a place of your choice.

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I use ImageCapture.app to pull my iPhone photos to my MacBookPro. That way you can store the images wherever you want - say in a different folder than iPhoto designates.

ImageCapture.app is found in your Applications folder. You can download all images, or just one.

I almost never use iPhoto but do all editing in Photoshop Elements 6, a much better program.

Just my $2 worth (adjusted for inflation).

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iCapture is for Windows, not Mac (and it isn't in my Applications). How are you accessing it for your MacBook??

Other than that, I found 11,609 images in my Pictures folder on my MacBook HD. Okay. Ultimately I think I can save all the iPhone pix & vids to Pictures (HOW??), copy them to an external HD, then erase them off my MacBook.

When I went into iPhone sync in iTunes, it allows me to copy all my iPhoto pix into my iPhone, but that's all I see! NOT what I want.

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That may well be true, but *Image Capture* is an Apple application that comes with the operating system and is located in the Applications folder.

I must admit that I don't know for how many generations of the operating system it has been there, but for a few years at least.

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Squinting, with clenched teeth, one shoulder raised to protect myself.. I finally hit the button to get all the pix & vids off my iPhone and onto an external HD. I didn't foresee what happened. It wasn't Image Capture after all, which will bring images into the computer from a camera.. it did not see my iPhone. And btw, I never sync photos to or from the phone. I don't need all my photos everywhere, not on my iPad either.

What imported 2,000+ .jpg, .png and .mov files was the Import function of HP Photosmart Studio. I connected the phone and the ex HD to my MacBook Pro and the printer software saw the iPhone. I directed the Import to the ex HD and walked away as it worked for a long time.

Being a learning experience, I didn't know until afterwards that the iPhone files would also be recorded in All Images on the Mac HD: again, not what I wanted. That particular folder seems to be home to every "picture" that your computer has ever used.. like files called "brown" or "left corner" and every icon you never noticed as your innocently browse your way through life or download on purpose. I had downloaded a trial version of Word and it put every thing in the world on my computer. I didn't buy it at the end of thirty days but there remained all the stuffings of Word on my HD. That's ONE example.

What's on YOUR hard drive? Sit back and look at your computer. Just about everything you see is a picture; how much of it is recorded in All Pictures? No wonder I had 11,000 and more. Yes, a lot of my own JPGs, TIFs and NEFs are there. When the importing was finished, the 11,000+ had also duplicated itself to 22,000+ on the external HD. Don't ask me why. I painstakingly cleared the duplication. Do I need to sit with an expert before I do something like that again? YUP.

There's a Mac clean-up software that I see advertised sometimes - that might be a place to start too. Funny how you can happily use a machine for so long and know so little about what it's doing.

With a myriad of other things going on in life it'll be another day before I send any of the now safe-and-sound movies to YouTube (or CD) that I moved from the iPhone, since they were "too big to email," hence useless stored there. And I'm much more cautious about what pictures or movies I make with the iPhone now that I know the limitations for getting them OUT of the phone.

What's in - your ROOM! Do you have a bazillion CD's from years gone by with photos you'll use one day? What are we gonna do with all this (Stuff). I need help - but not with addition. Certainly not multiplication.

Location services

Apple iPhone - Location services

Location services drain the battery anyway. You can turn them on for whichever apps you need them for and keep them off for others. That way, if you have a photo you want people to know the location for, you can turn the location service on for that one, but not on for somewhere private.

iPhone Warranty
How do we turn them on or off?

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They are located:

Settings > General > Location Services > (keep going, because you will find that you want a few to run and to the) (individual Apps that use Location)

Turn these on and off as you chose.

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Upgrade the software?

Apple iPhone - upgrade the software Problem?

I am also using Iphone 2G Model 8GB. actually last week i try to upgrade the software but i dont know whats happen in my phone the contacts, messages and notes are deleted. I dont know how to retrive that. I store the important messages on that.

iPhone Software
I just moved from a 2G iPod Touch to a 3G iPhone and had the same issue. My computer was a PC not a Mac. There may be more options on a Mac.

Here is what I found. The notes and contacts are not backed up in iTunes. This means you have to do it some other way. There are 3 choices allowed and they are Windows Address Book, Outlook, and Mobile Me. From what I can tell, Windows Address Book only does contacts where the other two do both. I believe there is a charge for using Mobile Me.

The initial versions of iOS did not allow backup of notes and calendar, at all. When it became available I had chosen Outlook as my backup location. When you open Outlook there is a button at the bottom left side of the screen that says Notes. I opened that and found my notes. The contact list in Outlook contained all my contacts from my iPod Touch.

I setup my new iPhone to sync with Outlook and all was good.

You make this choice on the iPhone screen in iTunes.

Just in case you wonder where Outlook stores this information, it is in the .pst file with all your other email.

Blocking Text Messages

Apple iPhone - Blocking Text Messages

I've been reading the threads concerning blocking incoming calls, and I have a similar issue with text messages.

A couple of years ago I signed up to receive updates during Formula 1 races. I enjoyed the service when I had unlimited texting but recently, to save money, I dropped my plan down to 200 texts per month. This service sends between 40 and 50 texts during a race weekend.

I have tried canceling the service but I'm still receiving the text messages, so I'm now looking for a way to block them.

iPhone Email
I don't think there is a way to block texting from a certain number - I know AT&T (and other US carriers) can block all SMS & MMS, jall MMS, incoming MMS, outgoing MMS, all SMS, all incoming SMS, or all outgoing SMS or any combination but can't do it from a certain number. When of our lines was receiving 'spam' texts they said they could only block all messages or all incoming or change the number (at a fee).

I finally traced down the unsubscribe code (required texting STOP 3 times to a certain number).

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Yeah that's what I was agreed of. I'll hunt it down. For today's race I got 110 text updates.

Facebook Apps

Apple iPhone - Facebook Apps

Hi I know this has been posted before but I can't locate it in the archives. I'm looking for the app that let's you watch videos in facebook. Since my last sync I can't watch any of them.

iPhone apps
I have no problems with the Facebook app. Its been upgraded to now show video's.

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mine works to after the upgrade :)

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I have the updated version also but still can't watch videos

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Maybe you just need to restart.

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Try to Delete and Re-install the app. This should work.

App downloaded to iPhone 3G?

Apple iPhone - App downloaded to computer but not to iPhone 3G

Itunes downloaded (2) apps to my computer but not to my iPhone.

How do I get these apps on my phone?

iPhone apps
Just syncs after making sure the app is check on to sync in iTunes

international calls

Apple iPhone - international calls

I am going to Brazil and would like to know what is the best way to use my iphone without coming home to a huge bill.

Does anyone know how Skype works?

iPhone call
Put it in airplane mode.

Then just find a place with free wifi and use skype.

Go to skype.com and learn about pricing, etc. It's cheap.

AIRPLANE MODE shuts off the wireless antenna.. not just the phone calling feature....

But you can then turn Wifi back on.

However, Airplane also shuts off the GPS receiver.

The simplest way to stop ONLY the cellular radio is to remove the SIM card.

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To learn about using Skype I made two separate accounts one on the Desktop (with a webcam) and the laptop. This was pre iDevices. Read the stuff on the skype site. Made the practice tests they suggested. Had one call the other using home wifi to connect both to the internet/skype. Had two photo in photo of myself, two different angles. Had to be careful with the mics and feedback, but it was good practice to learn how to use.

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FarmVille App

iPhone - FarmVille App

I haven't upgraded to iOS4 yet and downloaded the FarmVille app. The first couple of times I opened it fine and was able to see the "tutorial" as well as play. Then for the next two days when I tried to open the app, I received an error message telling me that there was an issue with loading my farm. Then, all of a sudden, it worked fine again.

I've read the reviews at the App Store, and seen a couple of remarks on FarmVille Freak (unofficial fan site) - users are complaining that the app is slow, "jerky" (as far as movements), and many users can not open the app. (As a side note, thinking that there was something wrong with my iPhone 3G, I uninstalled and reinstalled FarmVille for iPhone at least a half dozen times.

Just like the online FarmVille game, the iPhone app needs tweaking to make it work all the time and to make it work more smoothly. You might want to go to www.zynga.com and go to their forums and voice your concerns there. It is a good site, lots of help from other users - there is a section for iPhone apps - and if you can't resolve your issue, you can report your problem directly to Zynga.

iPhone apps
I have an upgraded iPhone 3GS to ios 4. I downloaded the new Farmville app and it won't even open. Is this app for the pure iPhone 4 too, just like iMovie?

This is getting upsetting. I've only hadj phone a couple of months and was told by AT&T at the time that the then upcoming upgrade to ios 4 would make my phone do everything the new phone would do. Now this is the second app I've wanted in the last week that only works with the pure iPhone 4.

I paid $399 for my iPhone too because it wasn't time to renew yet, and I still had to sign a two year extension including the extra monthly charge for internet. I'm feeling like I got ripped off.

Remove iPhone applications

How do I remove applications from my phone?

I just bought the iPhone and started dowloading aplications, but some didn't work and now I want to remove them! Does anyone knows how can I remove aplications from my iphone??

iPhone apps
Touch the icon and hold it. It will start to jiggle and an x will appear. Then press the x.

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Hold your finger on one of the apps and they will all begin to shake and an "x" will appear in each of the apps' top left corner. Tap that "x" and you will be ask to confirm your decision to delete it and then you will be asked to rate it. When finished push the home key to return to normal. You can also rearrange you apps while they are in the "shaky state".

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You can also delete in iTunes as well. After you plug in your iPhone. Click on iPhone on the left. Then click on the apps tab. You'll see all the apps you purchased. The ones checked are the ones in your phone. If you unchecked them from left panel. They'll be deleted from your phone. You can also move your mouse over the app on the right and x will appear for you to click on. You can arrange the apps here as well.

Merge CDs into iTunes album properly

Iphone - Merge CDs into iTunes album properly

When I import several CDs and then merge those imported tracks into one iTunes album it often makes a mess. I merge the imported CDs by ctrl-clicking on the albums, going to get infos and editing the common data (composer, artwork, album title etc.). iTunes then does make a single album out of the cds but sometimes it merges the tracks in a silly order. This happens especially if the CDs are not known to Gracenote. In that case iTunes will merge the CDs in the order Track 01, Track 01, Track 01, ... instead of all tracks from CD1, then all tracks from CD2 etc.. Since there is no Undo if the merge I have to re-import all CDs and start again. Very annoying.

I can set the sort field to sort by "import date/time" which brings the tracks in the order I want (i.e. first all tracks from the first imported CD, then the next one ...) but when I sync my iTunes with the iPhone all the tracks are again in the order Track 01, Track 01, etc. (i.e. the CDs are interleaved).

I do not want to build a separate Playlist but want a single iTunes album with all the CDs that belong to a particular set in correct order.

How can this be done, please ?

iPhone iTunes
To preserve (or enforce your own) order, you should use the fields Disc x of y as well as the track number.

But what is the advantage of merging albums?

Why do you have to re-import? You can select imported tracks at *any time* and use Get Info.

How to block a number on iPhone?

How to block a number on iPhone?

I have the need to block several numbers from repeatedly calling my phone. Any
suggestions on how to do this is greatly appreciated.

iPhone number
One trick is to download a "silent" ringtone to your phone, and assign it to those numbers

...and that is precisely why I had asked about the silent ringer. It sure does give me a sense of satisfaction when I see that it works...kinda petty...but hey! LOL

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You can go to AT&T and set up a block of telephone numbers. There is a charge for this service.

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its a function of AT&t not the iPhone... you can as I do, save the number as a contact with a name of "DO NOT ANSWER"

LOL funny thing also, if you want to make the call not so annoying even when you have " do not answer"

Make their ringtone your favorite song. Double the satisfaction, you dont answer them, and you get to hear your favorite song hahaha

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I beg to differ... Not being able to block a number is a function of iPhone! I've had AT&T service for some 18 years now, and every smartphone I've had previous to the iPhone has allowed me to block a number from the phone itself. Nokia, motorola, palm etc. I was in utter shock when I moved to the iPhone and found I could not. Check the archives for my messages in July of 2009 for my shock and amazement.

I too just set the offenders up to be a "Do Not Answer" contact, with a "no ringtone" ringtone. I don't want to pay AT&T 4.99 extra a month for them to block the number, none of their other phones require it. That is just a way for AT&T to futher separate iPhone users from their money.

:)

Wi-Fi problem follow up

iPhone - Wi-Fi problem follow up

We made a trip to the Apple Store after making an appointment with the "Genius Bar" to have them look at my wife's 3G that was having Wi-Fi problems. As it turns out, she said that she had been having Bluetooth connectivity problems for a while as well. Anyway, we went there Sunday afternoon at our appointed time, about a half hour before the place closed for the day. It was busy and noisy, very high energy. Anyway, after waiting 10 or 15 minutes, and being "checked in" by at least 3 folks, a fellow came to us. We explained the problem, and what we had already done (full restore). After warning us that if he had to replace the phone we would loose all data on it, and us telling him that wasn't a problem due to our back ups and me.com accounts, he took it in the back. After about 5 minutes he came back out with a brand new phone (at least I assume it was brand new as opposed to refurb, I didn't specifically ask him now that I think of it). Anyway, it was already activated with my wife's number and operational. During dinner on our way home, I got it set up on her me.com account, so she had her contacts and email. Then when we got home I synced it up on iTunes. Everything went very well. Only thing that was lost was her custom voice mail greeting (no biggy). Best thing was that since it was still under warranty, we got out with a grand total of $.00 being spent!

One thing I noticed was that after syncing her phone with iTunes, I put my phone on the same machine, as we always have. Now, instead of saying "Ken's iPhone", when iTunes recognizes the phone, it just says "iPhone".

Everything else seemed OK. It called my wife's phone by name, as it always had mine. Unsure what the deal is with that, but I don't think it's necessarily a problem.

iPhone WiFi
Next time your wife's phone is connected to iTunes, simply click on the name of the iPhone under devices (you said it is currently named "iPhone") and after clicking on the name, you can rename it "wife's iPhone" or anything you want. Same way you would rename a playlist or such.

Problem Syncing with .03

Iphone - Problem Syncing with .03

Anyone else having problems syncing after installing 9.03? I get an error that my computer is not Authorized for my installed applications, so I click Authorize and then it pops up and says the computer is already authorized but goes back to Authorize, Don't Authorize or Cancel screen - if I hit Cancel I can't sync and if I hit Don't Authorize it removes everything from my phone. I have tried to force a Deauthorize the computer (to force a re-authorization) but that comes back as a store error!@#$


iPhone Sync I did a full sync and had no problems.

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I usually have a ton of problems but this went smoothly. I synced, and way faster than before. Using Vista.

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I fixed it after rebooting, deauthorizing iTunes and reauthorizing iTunes then everything syncs fine.

Battery percentage

iPhone - Battery percentage

I have searched and searched on my phone but dmned if I can figure out how to turn on/off the battery percentage next to the battery icon at the top.

My iPhone shows it but my husbands does not and I cannot figure out how to turn it on for his phone. BTW, we both have 3GS phones.

iPhone Battery
Settings > General > Usage > Battery Percentage.

Not all iPhones are created equal. There's a free app called Battery Magic
which will work.

But all "3Gs" iPhones should be.

Trying to mms gps location

Trying to mms gps location
When I go to the gps app and drop pin. I then try to share location by mms but it says contact in the mms text box and not the location. What am I doing wrong ?

iPhone GPS
That is correct - it sends your "location" as an Address Book entry (Url to the Google Maps and Address field as your location translated as a physical address)

I have both Yahoo and Gmail accounts set up on my phone. If I use Yahoo to send the link, I get plain text. Using Gmail, I get a URL that links to Goggle maps.

If..you're mms to a verizon phone he gets nothing and he has gmail.. then Send it to his g-mail address from the iPhone Message app instead of his cell # - that will work

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Some phones really don't show MMS from iPhones. Tried that on several other phone models. Maybe something o do with the big file size (say, photo, which you cannot resize prior to sending) Whether that's the other phone manufacturer or Apple's fault, I don't know.

But Apple's been trying to be deviant ever since. Like their bluetooth which can only connect to fellow iPhones. Make you wish it's not an iPhone in your hand.

But you just love iPhone and couldn't let go despite its numerous flaws.