iPhone tutorials

iTunes - iPhone tutorials

I would like to learn how to develop an application for iPhone. Please tell me the best tutorials which covers from "Hello world" to advanced topics.

iPhone iTunes
Open iTunes, click itunes store, click iTunesU on the left, first item in top downloads on the right is the Stanford University iPhone application programming course. It's free and is a good starting point.

THAT took a while to download.

I had to load them onto my regular iPod as they are huge.

Best Twitter App

Iphone - What Best Twitter App?
I've been sucked into the Twitter world for business reasons and I was wondering if anyone can recommend the best Twitter app. I did a search through the group archives but I didn't see anything.

iPhone Twitter
I've used nearly all of 'em, and the one I now rely on is TwitterFon Pro, but Tweetie comes in close second. TwitterFon Pro has a ton of features and a consistent interface that I just adore. ^_^

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I've tried several of them and I find Tweetie to be the best overall.

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Surprised you didn't find anything in the archives. It's been discussed numerous times.

My personal preference is Tweetie. I tried nearly all of them, but liked the serious drill down available in Tweetie.

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If you want free Twitterfon if you want paid Tweetie. My favorite Tweetie but not by much.

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You can't go wrong with Tweetie. I love the integration with InstaPaper.

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I like Tweetie and Twittelator. I had tried others, including some that are highly regarded by others (Twitterfon, anyone?) and found them lacking in some basic functionality.

I had initially settled into Tweetie but had to switch to something else because Tweetie was effected by the so-called "Twitpocalypse bug". New version that just showed up in my iTunes update check today says that is now fixed.

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Many of the reviews of the Twitter apps list a handful as being very good.

I've found that the look and feel of the apps is a big factor since everyone uses Twitter a little differently.

My point is that for these apps a lot of it will be personal preference so you might want to grab the free versions that are available for several of the apps to see if you like the interface, etc.

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iphone ipod headset

iPod iPhone headset question
Is there a wireless headset that will work for both iphone functions and
iPod functions?

iphone headset
Currently, not without an adapter. Wait a few weeks for 3.0 (which enables Stereo Bluetooth capability) and the subsequent list of complaint products hit the shelves, t here is likely to be 10+ different choices whereas now you have to buy an adapter and a headset to get this to work.

Or "compliant" products even! :D.. Yes compliant would be a much better option than complaint ;). That's what I get for using a real keyboard.

iPod function doesn't work

iPhone - iPod function doesn't work
Issues with OS 3.4 ????

Has anyone else experienced any issues after upgrading to the newest OS 3.4 ?

Mine went smooth and everything worked fine. Then all of a sudden EVERY 3rd party app would not work. All the Apple apps that came with the iPhone still worked, email and the web.

Then ALL my songs and videos would not show up. They were listed as using space under the settings though.

I did a sync and that fixed everything. It was strange as everything worked fine at first.

iPhone iPod
I have not experienced this so far. The apps that would not run under 3.0B3 still won't run under 3.0B4. The apps that don't run properly are the ones I use the most. Just my luck!

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That's my luck too. So, I am not wasting my time running the betas
anymore.

I'll just wait until the public release of 3.0 is ready.

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So far, I'm not having any difficulties. Same apps work for me as with beta 3, same apps that didn't with beta 3, don't on beta 4. Solitaire City Lite (one of my favs) started working with beta 3 and continues to work. My kid's favorite, "Jelly Car" works great too.

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Itouch batteries

iPhone - Itouch batteries

I have both iPhone and the touch. Lately I noticed that the touch's battery
hardly lasts a day. Anyone deal with this?

iphone itouch
The batteries are limited to so many charge cycles before they can hold a full charge so if it is a 1st gen that you have used and charged a lot, the battery could be going. If you are on earlier (2.1 or previous) or beta firmware there could be bugs that are draining the battery. If you have it set to Fetch a frequently or many accounts it could be using power, if you have the brightness turned up and/or not auto, it could be using the battery, etc. There are some many possible configurations, we (assume all) would need more information to help. Personally my touch easily outlasts my phone because I have everything set to manual, brightness is slightly lower, and I don't use it nearly as much.

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Yeah, but my ipod didn't last that long either. Right now there's really nothing that can be done other than carrying the charger with you. That's the down side to this otherwise great product. Not being able to change the battery out with a spare scks.

iphone tv

tv on iphone

I've tried all the supposed tv apps, they are all disappointing. I worked for Sprint for a while, they have tv on thier phones, but it's disappointing, it reminded me of tv before cable, with a bad signal. I bought Cusoft DVD to Ipod software and I get dvd's of shows to tranfer to my Ipod, before you know it, you'll accumulate more shows than you can watch in a year.

iPhone TV
I had Verizon's V-Cast for several months (I got it for the $15 unlimited data loop-hole opposed to a $50 data plan) before I got an iPhone and while not perfect, it's full length TV Show selection worked pretty well. I think if AT&T does improve it's network throughout the next year as they state they are going to they can start supporting high quality video, but it will never compare to having the media right on the device with no need to buffer.

Cannot Get Gmail

iphone e-mail - Cannot Get Gmail
Does anyone know of any reason why I would be getting this message- "Cannot Get Mail, The connection to the server "imap.gmail.com" failed.? I have been having trouble getting my mail on my phone lately due to getting this message. Any ideas?

iphone e-mail
You may be connected to a WiFi that is not working.

Turn off wifi and try through 3G.

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I don't know why, but I had the same problem. I logged into gmail on my computer using the same account I have set up on my iphone and it asked me to type in a captcha verification. I did that and it logged me in normally after that. Then my gmail account on my iPhone started working again.

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I have had the message come up, but it is usually intermittent, and often i am able to get to my mail seconds or minutes after getting that message. The one time that it was really persistant I got it to work again by deleting the account from my phone then creating it again.

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Make sure your GMail account has not somehow disabled IMAP access.

Sent while on the go, iPhone style

Also, log into your GMail account on a rehukar computer make sure it
is not locked and imap is enabled.

I've also found that if you try again moments later it works. However, if all else fails, change the password on your Gmail account (on a computer) then delete and re-set up your Gmail account on your iPhone. I had this happen and was out of business for a week or so until I found this tip on the Gmail blog.

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e-mail software version

Iphone - email software version

I have created a gmail account in my new iPhone. In trying to figure it out, I learned the difference between IMAP and POP for incoming mail. The phone defaults to IMAP. However I want to use POP. There are instructions on the gmail site but when I try to follow them I am told to tap certain things but they are not there. The software they give instructions for are 1.1.2 and 1.1.3. Neither one works. How does one find out what email software version is on the phone and also, maybe someone has some experience with this issue??

iphone e-mail
Your iPhone is most likely on 2.2.1 or at the very least 2.0 so those instructions do not apply, they are for iPhone v1. If you want to use POP (have no idea why), you need to delete the account you have, then click 'Othher' instead of G-Mail then type pop.gmail.com in the incoming mail filed and select POP instead of IMAP on the setup screen. Username, Password, and outgoing server remain the same.

iPhone’s ShoutOUT- Speak your Twitter messages.

iPhone’s ShoutOUT: Speak your Twitter messages

Sounds interesting. ShoutOUT, the first voice-to-SMS application for iPhone users in the U.S., has been introduced today by Promptu Systems Corporation. It allows users dictate their text messages, check and correct messages, and delivered them as text messages or status updates to Twitter or Facebook.

iPhone’s ShoutOUT
"Today it's voice-to-SMS; tomorrow will be voice to any text application on the phone," said Giuseppe Staffaroni, Promptu's CEO. "Tweets to Twitter, email, Facebook status, calendar events, reminders - our technology is a perfect match. And, because it's server-based, and 100 percent automated - no humans behind the scenes - it is scalable to millions of users."

According to the news, ShoutOUT will soon be submitted to the iPhone App Store. The non-English version will also be distributed soon for iPhone users in Europe.

You can use Vilingo to create and send Tweets and it is free, works great
with your voice.

You can also use iProRecorder, but use iRec when you don't care about quality as it has buttons for GOOD BETTER and BEST recording quality..

MobileMe

Apple iPhone - MobileMe

Is mobile me Free or do you have to pay for it?

iPhone MobileMe
Pay for it

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You have to pay. It's about £60 per year here in the UK but I bought it off ebay for £18!

Being a web designer I have my own servers and FTP sites etc. but MobileMe just made it all easy.

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Is it really worth $99 for Mobile Me, if someone steals the phone, it doesn't seem like a several block radius of where the phone is will help. Opinions Please

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Well first of all you can get got $60 at amazon. But even at $60 if that is the only feature you would use it , probably not.

Transmitted at the speed of light from an iPhone 3GS - It is NOT "just a phone"

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There are already documented episodes (at least one) of successfully using Find My Phone to recover a lost/stolen iPhone.

"Several block radius" - depends on a)whether the phone is somewhere where the GPS receiver can see satellites (in which case it could be as good as a several YARD radius), and b)if dependent on cell towers or WiFi, how closely spaced they are.

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If you keep clicking to update, it gets to the block, and exact street. Never posted address though...

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Allows you to wipe handset. Also wireless sync data

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However, it's perfectly legitimate to buy a MobileMe membership from 3rd party sellers, like Amazon, where right ow they list it for the lowest price I have ever seen, $50.99



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Family pack is also $97.99 ~ $98 - that has up to 5 accounts, the only difference in the other 4 is the total storage space is 5GB instead of 20. If you know 3 or 4 others with iPhones who want to take advanced of the service, you could each pitch in $20 or possibly the other 4 pay a little less for the space and the 'primary' holder pays a little more for the 20GB of space. It is definately worth the reduced rates and especially if you can go in on a family pack with someone. The easy sharing of documents, photos, videos, push mail, and Find my iPhone.



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It is all part of it - you have to pay or find a kind person with a spare slot of their 'Family' pack.

You can always use Google Mobile Sync for contacts and/or calendars. E-Mail is not push yet, but keeps being brought up as 'soon'.

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I have Mobile Me and running out very soon. Would it work if I buy MMe from Amazon, instead of paying $100 to Apple. How does that work?

Yes it works the same, you receive a package in the mail with a "Redemption Code" - just like you receive when you buy it from an Apple Store or from store.apple.com, you enter code on your me.com account and it extends your expiration date by a year.

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The older versions work fine. I used a .Mac last year for my renewal.

Just one major point. Make sure you do it BEFORE your expiration date. Otherwise, it is possible Apple will hit your credit card or cancel your account. Unlikely, but possible!

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Turn off the auto renewal in your iTunes account if, you plan to buy a renewal elsewhere. IIRC, Apple auto renewed my account the first time like 45 days early. I have since turned it off for renewal.

The redemption code is the good, but the _if_ there is a CD or DVD, it may be an older one if you get the "old" version. My recent one, did not have the optical disc.

waterproof

iphone waterproof
Im headed to the beach for 2 weeks and I know water is the enemy of the iphone.I looked at several water cases. I was wondering what fine people here may have a water case they use all the time. I would like something easy to carry and something slim.

I want the ipod on the beach, i ll be in airplane mode..no calls no texts but
I want the music..
waterproof iphone
Easiest way is ziplock bag to keep safe.. Ziplock bag with wire coming out top

It's not waterproof though... I know but will keep most of dirt out, you can waterproof, need 2 ziplock bags, one upside down and other opposite way, as long as you don't submerge will survive water spills and if bathroom with humidity.

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Or.. The "waterproof" cases that popped up for me on a quick Google search were $30-50.

If it was just for the music I'd just buy an iPod shuffle for the same price and not worry about it that much. If you are using Windows instead of Mac you may have cheaper music player options.

A reasonably good case to keep sand out of the dock and headset jack would be the iSkin revo. The case is silicone, padding around the corners, a hard plastic screen covering and 'flaps' which coer the dock hole and earphone jack. Your buttons and such are covered too.

For your purposes, this case should give you moderate protection and not look 'fugly'

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Or.. use an old style shuffle in an H2O Audio case and headphones. It worked great for about 6 months of heavy surfing and white water kayaking. It eventually got some salt water in it and you just replaced the shuffle by going on ebay. It's pretty nice toy but not for your phone until it's insurable against loss or water damaged.

:) :)

Wi fi problems

Wi fi Problems

Why is it when I go into a place that has wi fi I can click on it but
when I go there the numbers and address is not in the setup boxes ?

Is that because it's unusable?

Do you get the pop up that asks if you want to join the network, or is it
just showing up that you are hooked to the connection? (Wi-fi signal in the
bar at top?)

I just check on my own I have the ask to join Off because it burns up my battery Asking to join all the networks.

I am just curious that sometimes when I go in a place I will check to see if they have wifi and if they do Why the info isn't there

iphone wi fi
Little known fact turning the "ask to join" off, does not really save on the battery, only turning WiFi off does. Turning off the "ask to join" just keeps it from popping up, the WiFi radio is still scanning constantly for networks and connecting to any that have already been joined or have the same names as those that you have joined. For instance all Linksys routers by default are have SSIDs of 'linksys' if the user of the router does not secure their router and does not change the name of the SSID and you join one network with that name then come in contact with another with the same name, your phone will automatically join it regardless of if it is a different network or not. I learned this the hard-way was I accidently used one of my neighbors while walking the dog one time then my phone was joining every network with the same default name as I was driving to and from work, I was joining and leaving a network about every 1/4 of a mile - you would be amazed at how many unsecured 'linksys' WiFi networks there ;-).

Long story longer, if you really want to save on battery life turn WiFi OFF not just the "ask to join network" option.
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Or.. My guess is because you're tapping on the blue arrow before you join the network. Since you haven't joined the network yet, your iPhone does not yet have that data - it's assigned to the device when it joins the network.

Tap on the left side of the network name to join it. Then, when you have successfully joined, you can tap the blue arrow to see the network info.

Syncing Iphone into a PC

Syncing Iphone into a PC

I just bought an IPhone 2 months ago and the kind of computer I'm using is a PC operated by Windows (not a Mac), of course I've synced it many times and nothing's happened, but yesterday, my friend, an Iphone seller, told me that syncing Iphone into a PC may cause bugs which can make my Iphone an useless brick. Is it right ?

iphone sync
That’s only true if you hacked your iPhone usually.

Then half the iPhones will be having issues. Sounds like he want to sell you a mac :)

Corruption of photographs

iphone photography problem
Some time after I download pics from the net I find that they get corrupted and a blurred image is seen. I cannot fathom why this should happen. Switching off the phone and restarting doesn't help.

Also it is peculiar that this happens to only some and not all of the images.

There is something very strange happening here: sometimes I download photos from the net and after a couple or weeks or so in my photo album the photo gets blurred. This don't happen to all of 'em just a few at random.

Corruption of photographs
That's a problem with firmware 2.2 and how it is displaying images. I've noticed the same thing with some images that I've downloaded from the web.

There's currently not a fix from Apple for it.

The following Apple discussion thread talks about it.

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8526530

Get ringtone on iPhone

How do get ringtone I bought on my iPhone?
I bought a ringtone from iTunes and cant figure out how to get it on
my iPhone.

ringtone iphone
Put it in iTunes Ringtone section, make sure your iPhone Device > Ringtones tap is set to sync all ringtones or at least the ones you want and click sync.

You can also create your own ringtones with your music on Itunes and then download them in your Iphone ! :-)