iOS

What would you like Apple to change as regards iOS and App Store policies? Just a small request. I would like Apple to loosen restrictions regarding how apps may be installed on an iOS device and what those apps may be. With almost all products, there are no restrictions on what you can do with…

According to Boy Genius Report, the update will be available for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The anonymous sources BGR spoke with didn’t offer any additional details about the update.Apple is always working on updates and new products, so it isn’t much of a stretch to assume that another iOS update is in the…

Siri was a popular app for the iPhone that let users perform tasks by speaking to their device with regular sentences.iOS 5 may bring voice control to the iPhoneDevelopers will get their first taste of iOS 5’s voice control features at Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference starting on June 6, according to TechCrunch sources. Apple…

First, this how-to doesn’t go into the differences between the classic iTunes Sharing and Home Sharing. If you’re unsure about that, see “Confused about iTunes Home Sharing?” by Ted Landau or “Activating Home Sharing in iTunes” by this author. Next, if you’re just getting started with this, it’s probably best to make sure that you…

News of the alleged early release comes courtesy of Boy Genius Report and the usual unnamed sources.Apple may launch iOS 4.3 earlyAssuming the rumor is correct, releasing the iOS update early makes sense because it gives Apple the ability to deal with the heavy network traffic and extra support calls that go along with updates,…

The iOS page on Apple’s Web site lists the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4, third and fourth generation iPod touch, as well as the iPad and iPad 2 as compatible with iOS 4.3. The first generation iPhone and iPod touch were left behind in earlier iOS releases, so it’s no surprise they aren’t listed as…

iTunes 10.2 adds Home Sharing support for iOSThe iOS 4.3 update is due out for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch on March 11, the same day that the second generation iPad ships. The update adds support for streaming music and video from your computer via iTunes to iOS devices.iTunes 10.2 also fixed several potential…

Once the update is installed, the 6th gen nano can be completely shut off by pressing the sleep/wake button for several seconds. The sleep/wake button can also be set to skip to the next song or play/pause via a user-controlled setting, and podcasts now play in sequential order.The iPod nano (6th generation) Version 1.1 is…

The first reason is well-known: Apple has done its best to make jailbreaking impossible. And Apple’s best is very good. Apple maintains that jailbreaking voids your warranty and actively discourages its use. Further, Apple has modified the iOS hardware (using a new bootROM that makes untethered jailbreaks much more difficult), has changed the updating process (enforcing signature…

Word of the hotspot feature in iOS 4.3 came courtesy of unnamed sources in the telecommunications industry, according to iPhoneClub (translation). Boy Genius Report followed up with its own confirmation of the feature.Personal hotspot tethering coming to the iPhoneAdding personal hotspot support to the iPhone doesn’t necessarily, however, equate to being able to take advantage…

“We did the hotspot feature [for Verizon’s iPhone] because it’s something Verizon offers, they have a system and specs for it in place,” Mr. Schiller told Ars Technica at the Verizon media event announcing the deal. “We can’t say if it will come to AT&T.” Apple doesn’t speak for AT&T in most regards, of course,…

“We want the experience to be the same for every iPhone user. So there are no special Verizon Apps preinstalled,” Mr. Schiller said. “AT&T offers customers some apps via the App Store. I’ll let Verizon comment if they are working on anything for that.”Verizon’s iPhone won’t look like thisVerizon is all but notorious for installing…

“If you don’t figure out a way to keep technology exciting and innovative for the language, kids have a choice when they get on a cell phone,” Joseph Erb, a member of the tribe’s tech division, told the AP. “If it doesn’t have Cherokee on it, they all speak English. They’ll just give up their…

BusyToDo can sync task do dates, priority, location, alarms, and associated URLs and notes. It can sort tasks by date, calendar, priority or title, and can filter tasks based on calendar. BusyCal users can also sync repeating tasks and BuysCal tags as well.BusyToDo for iPhone and iPod touchBusyToDo requires iOS 4.1 or higher, a MobileMe account,…

iAd is Apple’s mobile advertising network for iOS devices the company launched earlier in 2010. iAd ads are intended to be interactive commercials, and Apple has worked closely with advertisers to produce (and control) early iAd spots, and the company has heretofore worked only with large commercial outfits. The release of iAd Producer means that…

The news first appeared on Twitter after a soldier asked one of the hacking team if they would be able to unlock their iPhone 4 before they ship out for active duty on January 16. The response: “sure.”iPhone 4 carrier unlock could hit in JanuaryUnlocking is the process of hacking an iPhone so it can…

mSpot is a free service, and today’s app release is a free download from the App Store. It’s officially an iPhone and iPod touch app, but it will work on the iPad (iPad users can also use a browser). The company told The Mac Observer that it is working on an iPad-specific version of the…

AZiO has made wireless Bluetooth keyboards for some time, and now they have created one for the iPad and Mac. It is a full size keyboard (without  the numeric keypad) so it provides a larger typing area. By that I mean, there is more space between the keys and for those of us who touch…

Stockfish is a free chess app for iOS devices and is based on the free Stockfish engine. It can play at near grandmaster level and has most of the customary options for playing chess but lacks a few of the bells and whistles of the best paid chess apps. Main Chess board, USCF pieces on…

Jailbreak detection API: It’s gone“I’m not sure what motivated their removing that… I’ve not had anyone [at enterprise customer sites] talk to me about this API being present or being removed, said Sybase vice president of engineering Joe Owen.Enterprise-level IT teams could use the API before it was pulled to ask iOS if it had…

Notes finally includes fonts other than Marker Felt To change the font used in your Notes documents on your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch, do this: Tap Settings. Tap Notes. Select the font you want to use for viewing and editing notes. If you are using an newer iOS device, you can also choose which…

If the iPod app on your iPhone thinks you don’t have any music loaded after the iOS 4.2 update, just reconnect your phone to your computer so iTunes can perform a normal sync. Since your music is probably still on your iPhone and the iPod app is merely confused, the sync should go quickly because…

Birthday events start with the Birthday field in Contacts To add someone’s birthday to the Calendar app, do this: Launch the Contacts app on your iPad or iPod touch. On your iPhone, tap Phone, then Contacts. Select the contact you want to add a birthday date to, then tap Edit.Enter the date in the Birthday…

The problem that’s leading to the duplicate event issue stems from manually setting up CalDAV syncing on an iPad before upgrading to iOS 4.2 — a process that many iPad users went through after Apple updated the MobileMe Calendar service to rely on CalDAV a few weeks ago. Since iOS 4.2 includes a preference for…