Jailbroken Iphone Bug That Makes your Icons Vanish

You may have noticed while using your iPhones with iOS 4 installed on them that, with this new version of the OS, you find some of the icons on your home-screen start to appear blurred! How exactly does this bug come into effect?

The bug is apparently caused only when you begin to swipe from one home-screen to another. This problem affects the Springboard which is the home screen system for iPads and iPhones and may cause discomfort for those who frequently use their iPhones and keep swiping most of the times.

How to use Open SSH to transfer music and video to your iPhone and iPad

Open SSH is a software that helps you to connect your iPhone or iPad to your computer and move files from the computer to your iPhone or iPad. Please note: when you install Open SSH you wont see any new icon on your screen.

Here are simple steps to use Open SSH on your iPad to install apps.

To install Open SSH your iPhone or iPad needs to be jailbroken. You can use the most current jailbreak tool available for untethered jailbreak which is Greenpois0n RC6.

Voice Notifications app from Cydia

As we always say, there are plenty of reasons to jailbreak your iPhone and install Cydia.Our good friends Cydia developers, are always working hard to improve things and enhance the magic of your iPhone.

The newest tweak coming from a developer nicknamed infectionFX (aka Tyler Nettleton) is a jailbreak app branded as Voice Notifications. This app is designed with the goal to make the iPhone talk to you. With this app when you receive an SMS, call or get an email you will hear a voice notifying you about the event. You can choose and personalize what will the voice say to you. There wont be an icon on your sprinboard for this app. This is so because the developer wanted to preserve the space on your screen for your other, more important apps.

SHSH blobs, how and why should you save them

You will often hear iPhone users, especially those who are interested in jailbreak and unlock to talk about something strangely named: “ SHSH blobs”. What is that ? No you don’t need to worry, you don’t have to be a programmer to use this for your advantage.

DFU mode how-to

What is DFU mode? DFU mode is acronym for Device Firmware Upgrade. It is used only with Apple iPhones. It is an computing environment where you can upgrade or restore your iPhone.

Why do you need DFU mode? You will need to put your iPhone into DFU mode if you need to Jailbreak with Redsn0w (or some other jailbreak tool).

Please follow these simple steps to put your iPhone into DFU mode:

1. Start iTunes on your computer and plug your iPhone into the USB port

2. Click the home button and Sleep button simultaneously

Prevent accidental upgrades of your jailbroken iPhone

One issue frequently occurring is accidentally upgrading of iOS versions. As with any other software the best option is almost always to have the newest version.

But this isn’t necessarily so in the iOS world, especially if you are interested in the jailbreak and the unlock.

Many users have had the nightmarish experience of connecting their iOS device to iTunes and after choosing the wrong option seeing how their previously jailbroken device is upgrading its firmware.If you are one of such users there is now a tool that can help you with this problem.

New TinyUmbrella for iOS 4.2.1 available

The guy behind the famous Tiny Umbrella tool known as Notcom, has announced on the social network Twitter about the upgraded version of the software.

The current version is 4.21.07 and it will enable iPhone, iPad and iPod users to save their shsh on their respective devices. It works for the 4.2.1 firmware version.
In his own words: “Updated 4.21.07. I’ve forgotten iPad in the 4.3b3 list XD. Don’t update unless you have iPad and want 4.3b3 shshs.”

He has also removed some bugs known from the previous versions of the software.

Iphone sim card replacement

Did you ever wonder how to change your iPhone sim card?

Apple would like to hide this from you but it is fairly simple to change your sim card. You can use another sim card of your provider or even better, you can change your provider if you jailbreak and unlock your iPhone.

Here is a short guide on how to do it :

The sim card is removable but somewhat hidden. You will need some sharp item to open the sim tray. A paper clip will serve this function good enough.

How to save a image on your iPhone

We often forgot that iPhone is much more than just a phone. It is an enormously powerful multimedia device. And while most of its functions are quite intuitive often some small advice can go a long way in improving the usability of your device. So in this spirit I would like to share with you how to do some basic stuff with your iPhone.

How to make a screenshoot on your iPhone

Not many users know that they can easily take a screenshoot of their iPhone screen, yet this is one of the most useful tools whenever you encounter any problem and need some tech support from your friends or your friendly service technician. You can always get an screenshoot app from the app store, but why waste money if there is a perfectly good way to do the same for free? Taking screenshoots was possible even on older iPhone models including iPhone 2G and this is also possible on brand new iPhone 4 models.

1.Open the screen you want to capture