Maybe no one noticed before… but phone arn’t perfect…(apart Nokias).
Well here’s the fact: I have switched from 3G (on ios3.1.2) to new 3Gs (ios4.0.1) and guess what now I’m getting a lot of times NO SERVICE with the same SIM card and in the same places.
I have made a quick test with dbm signal values and in the same spots 3G has 4-5 dbm more than 3Gs everytime, and with that one I never had NO SERVICE. (btw tested with 3G toggle turned off on both phones)
Hi, I just made two backgrounds for my Iphone since I like a lot the old Apple Logo.
To install just copy it to \var\stash\Wallpapers and then select it from Settings Application, if you have a regular iPhone you can install it from Photos App, but (I don’t know why) when you set it as the default background seems that the Iphone reconvert the image and decrease the quality.
Another step in iPhone custom setup are Bookmarklets.
In few words bookmarklets are little javascript hat extend the surf and search capabilities of Safari and they can be saved as a regular bookmark.
The most popular bookmarklet is “Find in this page” a feature that is not included in Safari for Iphone.
Here you can find a list of the most popular Bookmarklets
http://www.lifeclever.com/17-powerful-bookmarklets-for-your-iphone/
My goal was to have a bookmarklet direcly on the home screen, for instance having Wikipedia search bookmarklet directly by tapping on the homesceen icon.
Having a bookmarklet for search it is faster and data less consuming cause instead of loading a site and then do the query for your searh, you do the query in the first place without loading the site two times and without opening safari, opening bookmark, select bookmarklet, write query and search… (tapping on the screen thousand times)
To create icons on the home screen you can use WEBCLIPS.
A webclip is a Safari bookmark on your Iphone’s desktop, when you create a new bookmark safari asks if you want to create a new icon on the home screen.
WEBclips are stored in /var/mobile/Library/WebClips each one has its own folder that contain a plist file with all the info of the bookmark; I’ve tried to play around to insert the javascript code here but this feature is locked (you can display an alert but popup for query will not work)
I must mention that tweaking a WEBClips allow you to make a speed dial icon and a speed SMS icon.
So here come the Springlets, springlets are simple web pages with javascript code that let you search wikipedia and other stuff having an icon on the home screen “bypassing” the locked feature of running javascript.
http://magnetismstudios.com/Springlets
that’s the page for wikipedia search
http://springlets.com/phone/searches/wikipedia.html (you can bookmark it on the iphone home screen)
If you want, like me, 4-5 searches, can be a pain having 4-5 icons on the screen.
That’s why I created a small webpage with all the search fields that I need (thanks to IWebKit)
and I have put it on the home screen in place of Safari. So everytime I start Safari show me the “Search Page”
Ok, How do I install it?
If you have a regular Iphone just bookmark the “search form” you like to the home screen and, if you want, drag the icon in place of Safari.
If you have a jailbroken iPhone download search (rename to .zip) and install from Cydia the package “file:// Schema in Safari” that allow you to use file:// addresses in Safari.
With this you can make a local copy in the Iphone of the “Search Page” without waiting everytime to load it from internet. (I’ve placed mine in the root wherever you like is fine except tmp folder, so I just typed file:///search/search.html in Safari’s address bar)
If you need other search engines just comment this post with your request, if it is easy, I’ll be glad to help you.
Ok, if you have Freepops for Iphone (without BossPrefs) it won’t start automatically. You have to start it manually from MobileTerminal doing “freepopsd -p 110”, each time you reboot your iphone.
It was very annoying for me cause I switch off my phone every day and I managed how to solve this.
Thanks to God, Iphone is “UNIX” so there is launchd and launchctl commands, that allow you to start processes on startup or scheduled time.
After installing Freepops from Cydia, just copy com.iphone.freepops.plist file into /Library/LaunchDaemons folder via SSH and reboot.
Freepops will start automatically on startup.
com.iphone.freepops.plist (remove ppt extension after download and replace – with . )
Here are the options:
looking forward to try out…. if someone has already did please comment
— EDIT 19 Dec —
Just bought Rectools 08 because it is on sale 85% off, a super deal. Well, I’ve tried out Fourtrack, StudioAPP and all the others except Multitrack by Harmonic Dog.
If you need a multitrack recorder that works like a cassette multitrack recorder the cheaper is ok.
If you, like me, used to multitrack with Audition, Vegas or other software RecTools is for you. I think it just need to be updated because of minor things but with version 1.1 you can record, split the audio region and duplicate it through the track easily and that is the main thing that I do with multitrack.
Another super cool thing is real time monitoring (no fxs ) in the headphones.
Here’s a video
I suggest you to build this cable, to improve your recording system… or if you need something ready these are the options:
Please check if they works with your Firmware… you know that Apple like to enable disable features on the go…
Other useful info…
http://blog.faberacoustical.com/2009/iphone/dock-connector-audio-io/
If you need more, automation fx, and other stuff use the PC.
for news in Iphone and other mobile devices related to music creation go to:
Hi,
I start get annoyed by clicking involuntary my voicemail button on the Iphone causin’ me spending money for no reason.
If you want to edit the number associated to the VoiceMail button you have just to edit your carrier file in the IPhone via you PC with SSH or with iFile app. (yes of course you need jailbroken Iphone)
My carrier in Italy is Vodafone Italia and from iFile I’ve just edited the file carrier.plist in folder /System/Library/Carrier Bundles/Vodafone_it.bundle
The file contains this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>BookmarkURLs</key> <array> <dict> <key>BookmarkName</key> <string>Vodafone</string> <key>BookmarkURL</key> <string>http://mylive.vodafone.it</string> </dict> </array> <key>CarrierName</key> <string>Vodafone IT</string> <key>IntlDataRoamingSwitch</key> <true/> <key>MMS</key> <dict> <key>GroupModeEnabled</key> <false/> <key>MMSC</key> <string>http://mms.vodafone.it/servlets/mms</string> <key>MaxMessageSize</key> <integer>307200</integer> <key>MaxRecipients</key> <integer>99</integer> <key>MaxVideoBitrate</key> <integer>194560</integer> <key>Proxy</key> <string>10.128.224.10:80</string> </dict> <key>MyAccountURL</key> <string>http://mylive.vodafone.it</string> <key>MyAccountURLTitle</key> <string>Vodafone</string> <key>Services</key> <array> <dict> <key>ServiceCode</key> <string>404</string> <key>ServiceName</key> <string>Segreteria Telefonica</string> </dict> </array> <key>ShowCallForwarded</key> <false/> <key>ShowCallForwarding</key> <false/> <key>ShowDialAssist</key> <false/> <key>ShowTTY</key> <false/> <key>StatusBarImages</key> <array> <dict> <key>AllowPrefixMatching</key> <false/> <key>CarrierName</key> <string>Vodafone IT</string> <key>DefaultImage</key> <string>Default_CARRIER_Vodafone IT.png</string> <key>FullScreenOpaqueImage</key> <string>FSO_CARRIER_Vodafone IT.png</string> </dict> </array> <key>SupportedSIMs</key> <array> <string>22210</string> </array> <key>SupportsNITZ</key> <false/> <key>SupportsUserBusyCauseCode</key> <true/> <key>VVMIgnoresIntlDataRoaming</key> <false/> <key>VisualVoicemailServiceName</key> <string>none</string> <key>VoicemailPilotNumber</key> <string>404</string> <key>apns</key> <array> <dict> <key>apn</key> <string>iphone.vodafone.it</string> <key>password</key> <string></string> <key>signature</key> <data> hZGJkB6oWiKrgwj7Di8eHzpNyk/A6pZ26p7wq4HZsSsAYdFUV3gs fL+A570wtaj3AEmhu5stPt8oe3TANer1d6FeBK0MygUXLNVBwLKD R2z3NmjRdQYdUXYm6PaSZ3Ct7H/qfH4Ea5IiG2qWiT+iRgkAGYK2 4VitJSdCYDMIWro= </data> <key>type-mask</key> <integer>1</integer> <key>username</key> <string></string> </dict> <dict> <key>apn</key> <string>internet</string> <key>password</key> <string></string> <key>signature</key> <data> mV5SZ3K4T7FctGcKzwk4fw8uKNhBXgcr9cCKTgX7Pt1iD9kQoUGL rCexG6D56Zv9Nmw1i50f6yIrUpRGXaPGkWTIIcZO+9k5ta/8quSU GYwy1/Ekvifm1O8fnE41OA8HUBst3l6fh04eyKnGp4D9s9IY0chO 0say1xdOe69J7M4= </data> <key>type-mask</key> <integer>52</integer> <key>username</key> <string></string> </dict> <dict> <key>apn</key> <string></string> <key>password</key> <string></string> <key>signature</key> <data> QRIkw8zC7R3yC2Mns8R8KVyeuTBfNI5SXl77T7j57/c8069UIxWN GAE6MP9PUJQs2/Gmqu2wFQdzsntoo8fz3FumVCaVbz6Bhmr68bbw gPIZyd/gI7BjoSB0DpuztgSOBE8FgRrFizEDz+WbSHQ1RlDtx4dO Q8UD23h+HvstH+I= </data> <key>type-mask</key> <integer>0</integer> <key>username</key> <string></string> </dict> </array> <key>voicemail_context</key> <integer>0</integer> </dict> </plist>
I’ve just changed the number in code lines 041 and 080 to 404 (that send me back a message with my current cash on the phone) so no more throwing money in the garbage.
After the edit remember to reboot the Iphone otherwise it will not work, and if you change carrier you have to change also the new carrier file.
as posted on dev team blog…
“Just spoke to c/s and they were helpfull for once….
The iphone can be unlocked from the 10th Nov. However he said it will cost £14 and would take 28 days to do. STRANGE…..But thats what he said….
Good news for UK owners :)”
http://forum.o2.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=27889
on the road to your ass 