iOS

Do you want to upgrade immediately? And even if you want to, should you? When you upgrade, what steps can you take before — and after — to best ensure a positive, successful migration? We’ve put together this guide to help you answer exactly those questions. We’ve already updated it with one batch of post-release…

Screenshot from iTunes showing the Discover – Wikipedia in a Magazine for iPad app update notes

“The user experience was performing well for the first few hours, but as the surge continued, the peak load on our servers and bandwidth caused the video experience to degrade,” the company said.Skyfire for the iPhoneSkyfire lets iPhone users view Flash video by intercepting the Flash content they want to watch, re-encoding it for HTML5,…

iOS 4.2 brightness and volume controlsPreviously, iPad users had access to display brightness only via the Settings app.iOS 4.2 was first shown off during an Apple media event on September 1st with the promise of a November release. The update will bring multitasking, app folders, and other improvements in iOS 4 to the iPad, and…

“The Mac authenticates with the iPhone, which contains a lot of the information the computer needs, such as bookmarks, passwords and other data,” the site’s source said. “The system would essentially turn any Apple computer into your own — like you’re actually working on your own computer. Same settings, look, bookmarks, preferences. It would all…

Apple is ready for iOS 4.2 appsiOS 4.2 was first shown off during an Apple media event on September 1st with the promise of a November release. The update will bring multitasking, app folders, and other improvements in iOS 4 to the iPad, and it will also introduce AirPrint to both iPhone, iPad, and iPod…

Some users that purchased iLife 11, which includes iPhoto 11, reported that their photos were lost or corrupted when the application tried to update their image library. Just like previous iPhoto releases, the new version requires a different database format, and the application performs the update the first time it’s launched.The iPhoto 11 version 9.0.1…

Mr. McGranahan said the iPad is “a runaway success of unprecedented proportion,” according to InformationWeek.Apple’s iPad: Best selling gadget in historyThe iPad is a tablet computer device with a 9.7-inch multi-touch display. It runs iOS, like the iPhone and iPod touch, and is compatible with most iPhone apps, too.Assuming Apple can keep up with demand,…

In any event, Yahoo! Messenger 2.0 allows voice and video calls to other Messenger users on iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4, Macs, or PCs running Windows. iPod touch is supported in this release. The update also adds better multitasking support for iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 devices running iOS 4.1 or later. Yahoo! Messenger is…

Users in New South Wales, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory, South Australia and Tasmania woke up early when their recurring alarms sounded an hour ahead of their scheduled time after the DST switch at the beginning of the week, according to ZDNet.iOS DST fix is on the waySetting alarms to go off an hour later…

On March 3, 2010, I wrote “The iTunes Broken Promise: Broken Links.” In that analysis, I said, in part:    “Apple’s first line of defense against this is an almost DOS-like, pathetic avoiding of responsibility by iTunes engineers. When you double click a song that has a broken link, iTunes invites you to go look for it,…

What is an iOS device? There are at least two major criteria for defining what iOS is and determining whether or not a given device is running iOS: • Function: User interface. In this context, we define a device functionally. If it looks and feels and acts the way iOS devices typically do, then it’s…

The utility is called Field Test, and it is accessed by dialing *3001#12345#* (followed by the “Call” button). When you do that, a blank “page” launches with a title bar that reads “Field Test,” along with a Refresh button, as you can see in the image below. The Field Test part is that your signal…

“Based on [developer] input, today we are making some important changes to our iOS Developer Program license in sections 3.3.1, 3.3.2 and 3.3.9 to relax some restrictions we put in place earlier this year,” Apple said in a statement. “In particular, we are relaxing all restrictions on the development tools used to create iOS apps,…

“iOS” is now included in the iPhone’s autocorrect list. HDR Notes When taking photos with iPhone 4, the Flash cannot be used in conjunction with HDR. When you turn HDR on, the flash goes off and vice-versa. HDR also cannot be used with the front-facing camera (i.e. you can only use it with the higher…

Should I Upgrade? Even if you don’t install the iOS 4.1 update right away, you’ll still want to consider making the move soon, assuming you have compatible device. Currently, iOS 4.1 is compatible with the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and post-first generation iPod touch models. First generation iPhone owners are out of luck,…

According to Quantcast, iOS users did 68% of all the mobile Web browsing in My of 2009, whereas Android users did a mere 9% of mobile Web browsing. Since then, iOS’s share has steadily slipped, while Android’s has grown markedly. Source: Quantcast Some of that share growth for Android came at the expense of Research…

iOS 4.2 will be available in November as a free download for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

In addition to TV show rental download support, iOS 4.1 adds the ability to take HDR photos, or a series of photos that are captured at the same time to bracket the best exposures and blend them into a single imageThe update also fixes the proximity sensor bug that’s been causing accidental hangups for some…

The problem, according to a blog post at the Dev-Team Blog, is that versions 4.0.2 and 3.2.2 of iOS was released solely to plug the method the group had used to jailbreak iOS 4.0, and the group doesn’t want to directly fight Apple in an escalating arms race. “If the cat & mouse game escalates…

It should be a simple task. But it’s not. Or at least not nearly as simple as it should be. The situation has shown signs of improvement over the months since the iPad was first released. Apple has helped out by extending the iPad’s “Open in…” feature to the iPhone and iPod touch in iOS…

Spyglass 3.0 supports the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPad with 3G. It is priced at US$1.99 and is available at Apple’s iTunes-based App Store.

The new ultrasn0w unlock is compatible with the iPhone 3G, 3GS and 4 and is surprisingly simple to use. For U.S. iPhone 4 users, unlocking means your iPhone 4 will accept SIM cards from other carriers such as T-Mobile, although it still won’t be compatible with Verizon’s wireless network.The ultrasn0w unlock isn’t approved or tested…

Handy Light sales took off quickly once iPhone users realized it contained a tethering easter egg, but Apple pulled it from the App Store after only a few hours of availability.Tethering is the process of sharing your iPhone’s wireless data connection with other devices such as laptops or desktop computers. Unlike the iPhone’s official tethering…