Review Inc.: Guide

Showing posts with label Guide. Show all posts

Enable Emoji Icons Outside of Japan

As you should know that japanese iPhone customers got 1 more function that the rest of the world does not have, the Emoji Icons. You can see from an Apple discussion thread, customers outside of Japan are pretty confused as to why Apple would leave the Emoji icons out of the update for everyone else.

Anyway a 19 year old software developer Steven Troughton-Smith explains how to enable Emoji icons on a iPhone set outside Japan.

You need to edit the file /User/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Preferences.plist on the device -> whether you use a jailbreak to achieve this or merely some iTunes backup editor is up to you.

Add the following boolean key as ‘true’: KeyboardEmojiEverywhere

Then merely go to the Keyboards section of the Settings app, hit Japanese, and turn on Emoji. Will work for any text field/view in the OS, including on websites, AND including the titles of items on SpringBoard (e.g. if you save a bookmark to the home screen).

How to use Google Street View on iPhone

Please note, the iPod Touch does NOT support Street View! But if you want Google Street View on your iPod Touch look HERE.

Ok so here it goes.

Step 1.

Of course open the Maps application.

Step 2.

Drop a pin somewhere, or search for a location.
Tap the pin to bring up the info, etc.

Step 3.
Tap on this:

Note: if you do not see this icon. It means the street view is not supported at the location you are viewing.Here is a list of all locations (US and international) with Street View available.

Step 4.

Enjoy Street View.

In my opinion Street view works best when you are connected to a wifi connection as it loads faster. Anyway enjoy this small tip and please comment below.

Guides: Jailbreak iPhone Firmware 2.2

Notice : This will also work for the 1st Gen iPod Touch

In this guide i will teach you how to Jailbreak your iPhone or iPod using QuickPwn 2.2. The method is exackly similar to the jailbreak for the 2.1 Firmware.(WinPwn 3.0 is still unavabile)

Step 0:
Make sure you are already running the 2.2 Firmware on your device. If not please update to Firmware 2.2 using iTunes before continuing.

Step 1:
Download QuickPwn 2.2 Here
Download the iPhone/iPod 2.2 Firmware.

Extract all files to your Desktop.

Step 2:

- Open the QuickPwn Application.

- This is what you will see.Follow the instructions and plug in your device.
Click next ->

Step 3:

QuickPwn will detect your device.Browse to the 2.2 Firmware for your device.
QuickPwn will check if it is correct.If it is correct a tick will be displayed.
Click next ->

Step 4:

-Select all the features you want to perform. Add Cydia will install Cydia on your device. Add Installer will install Installer on your device. Replace boot logos will replace the Apple boot logo with the QuickPwn logo. Unlock phone will unlock your iPhone but i will not teach you this.(This feature will NOT appear for iPod touch)
Click Next ->

Step 5:

- This will be the next screen displayed. Now get your device (hold it in your hand) Make sure you follow the instructions on the screen properly.
1) Hold down 'Home' button for 5 seconds (Do NOT release 'HOME' button)
2) Hold down 'Power' and 'Home' for 30 seconds
3) When the line " Wait while your iPhone iPhone is prepared for jailbreaking" you can relese the 'Power' button(Do NOT release 'HOME' button)

4) Only when you see this screen you can release the 'Home' button.

-While jailbreaking, your iPhone will show downloading jailbreak data, etc. And, just don’t touch your iPhone and keep waiting.

Step 6:

Congratulation! You now complete the jailbreak process with iPhone 3G firmware 2.2. Lastly, sync back your backup data with iTunes.

As always, leave me message and share your jailbreak experience.

Guide: How to create iPhone ringtone using iTunes

In this guide I will teach you how to create an iPhone ringtone using iTunes.

Step 1:

Add file(s) to your iTunes library.

Step 2:

Right click Get Info, then options tab.

Step 3:

Make the start time and stop time the duration of the ringtone you'd like to use (no longer than 40 seconds though). For example, if you'd like to use the first 40 seconds of a song, make the start time 0:00 and the end time 0:40. If you want to use from 1:40-2:20 then do it like that, just make sure you use whichever part of the song you want to be your ringer and also make sure it doesn't exceed 40 seconds. After you've selected which part of the song will be your ringer, click OK.

Step 4:

Right click the song, and click 'Convert Selection to AAC'.

Step 5:
Go to your desktop, and make a folder called Ringtones. Once you've done that, go back to iTunes, right click the newly created clip and click copy. Paste it in the folder you just made.

Step 6:

Rename the file from whateversongyoupicked.m4a to whateversongyoupicked.m4r (in order to see file extensions you might have to play with your settings a bit) (whateversongyoupicked is just the example, you don't need to change the name of the song, just the extension).

Step 7:
Go back to iTunes, and delete the 40 second AAC clip you've made, drag the m4r file on to iTunes.

Step 8:
Sync/Resync your iPhone, and it should automatically add the file to your ringtone folder.

Guide: How to take an iPhone screenshot

You must have iPhone 2.0 firmware installed to use the screenshot feature.

Step 1:
Just hold down the 'Sleep/Wake' button and the 'Home' button, you will see the screen flash white.

And that is it your image will appear in the photo application's Camera Roll. You can sync it to you PC or MAC just like a normal photo.

I have tried this in many different application and it works. So i am sure you can take screenshots of you games and everything else.

Enjoy!

Guide: How to Put an iPhone Into DFU Mode

DFU = Device Firmware Update. Only use DFU mode as a last resort, if a restore using Recovery Mode doesn't work . When you enter your iPhone into DFU Mode it does not load the OS before attempting the restore therefore it is able to Unbrick your Bricked iPhone(it will work 90% of the time).

Step 1

Open iTunes and connect the iPhone to your PC or Mac.

Step 2

Press and hold the Home button and the Sleep/Wake button at the same time.

Step 3

After exactly 10 seconds (Count 1 thousand 2 thousand 3 thousand 4 thousand........) release the Sleep/Wake button. Continue holding the home button until you iTunes pops up a message telling you that it has detected an iPhone in recovery mode.

The iPhone screen will remain black like this:

If anything else like this:

Try again ! Make sure get your timing right.

Guide: Jailbreak iPhone Firmware 2.1 (Windows)

Notice : This will also work for the 1st Gen iPod Touch

In this guide i will teach you how to Jailbreak your iPhone or iPod using QuickPwn 2.1.(WinPwn 3.0 is still unavabile)

Step 0:
Make sure you are already running the 2.1 Firmware on your device. If not please update to Firmware 2.1 using iTunes before continuing.

Step 1:
Download QuickPwn 2.1 Here
Download the iPhone/iPod 2.1 Firmware.

Extract all files to your Desktop.

Step 2:

- Open the QuickPwn Application.

- This is what you will see.Follow the instructions and plug in your device.
Click next ->

Step 3:

QuickPwn will detect your device.Browse to the 2.1 Firmware for your device.
QuickPwn will check if it is correct.If it is correct a tick will be displayed.
Click next ->

Step 4:

Congratulation! You now complete the jailbreak process with iPhone 3G firmware 2.1. Lastly, sync back your backup data with iTunes.

As always, leave me message and share your jailbreak experience.