To start with, you need to have your iPhone jailbroken to get this mod. BigBoss has developed this cool little mod called PhyScroll. Basically this mod allows you to scroll in any app using your iDevice’s hardware, tilting your device and/or using volume buttons to scroll up and down. It works in any app in iOS 4 and iOS 5. You can buy this from Cydia Store for $1.99. Check out this demo:
Looks like Apple doesnt like iPhone users accessing shortcut access to system setting icons. iOS 5.1 beta has blocked access to system settings shortcuts that can be added to home screen. I had covered this feature a few days back in this post, TIP: Here’s How To Add ‘SBSettings’ Like Shortcut For Free – No Jailbreak Required!!!. This would give you one touch access to Bluetooth settings, Wi-Fi settings and much more.
CultofMac covered this news yesterday - Other than some minor bug fixes, code references, and limited Siri API access for developers, iOS 5.1 doesn’t bring much of anything new to the table. It does, however, block the use of URL schemes to access system settings on the Home screen.
iSpazio sounded the alarm earlier today, and we’ve been able to independently confirm that both IconProject and Jeff Broderick’s beautiful web app workaround have been blocked.
I found this really easy tip at MacOSXhints. If you are running iOS 5, here is how to switch between daily and weekly forecasts in the iOS 5 Weather app.
When in the Notification Center you can switch between the daily and the weekly forecast by simply swiping left or right.
You can even switch the city displayed in the Weather app: in daily forecast mode tap on the city name, and the Weather app will open. Swipe to the city you want to have shown in the Notification Center. That’s it.
Please note that this only works if you have set ‘Local weather’ to off and you have at least two cities set up in the Weather app.
This tip will rock most of us, who have been using iPhone without jailbreaking it. If you have seen SBSettings from Cydia in action, you would have expected the new Notifications feature in iOS 5 to have some of the on-off switches that SBSettings has. But that dint happen with iOS 5. You can now easily bring shortcuts to your iPhone homescreen such as Bluetooth, WiFo, Airplane Mode etc. Heres how to get it:
By now most of us are aware of iOS 5’s 2 hidden features. Its pretty tricky to enable these features since Apple hasnt yet activated it. But if you are really willing to try these features out, here is how to enable it:
This will allow you to capture large panoramic scene using multiple photos:
Access the com.apple.mobileslideshow.plist in the iPhone (you need to have developer access to do this). The exact location of that plist is: /var/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mobileslideshow.plist
Now add the line value of EnableFirebreak=Yes.
One this is done, you will find a Panorama button when you click on Options, displaying a special interface to capture photos in succession, matching them to create the panoramic photo.
The second hidden feature will bring up an Android-like autocorrect keyboard bar. As you can see in the screenshot below by Sonny Dickson, the bar lets users pick from a series of word choices. Here’s how to enable it:
Find Library/Preferences/com.apple.keyboard.plist and open the file. (if your software isn’t registered you’ll have to press cancel and then it will open)
Add in the following code: KeyboardAutocorrectionListsYES
Save your modifications, and then restore from backup from within iBackupbot.
This is super cool and simple shortcut will bring your iPhones camera button on the lock screen, once you upgrade to iOS 5. Just double click the home button while you are on lock screen. This will bring up the Camera icon. Tap the icon and it will launch the Camera app. Awesome isnt it.
If you are running a jailbroken iPhone, you got to check this cool new theme called ‘DreamBoard’. ModMyI user Timothy Elliot has created a high-quality ”Lion” theme for iOS 4 called Lion Ultimatum that replicates many of the basic functions of the Mac OS X Finder on an iPhone. According to Macnn:
The theme requires the iPhone be jailbroken, and also running Dreamboard, an advanced theming platform that builds on iOS’s own Springboard. The theme doesn’t just replicate the look of Lion; it offers stacks, a Dock, Launchpad, Dashboard, fully usable (custom) Finder menus, draggable and close-able windows and a customizable lock screen.
This awesome tip on Lifehacker was something that I was researching from a long long time. I am sure you will also like this tip if you are a podcast listener. You may prefer video podcasts on your iPhone, but you’re not always in a position to watch them and don’t want to waste your battery by letting the video play on-screen.
All you have to do is play the video podcast like you normally would, lock your iPhone to pause it, and then double tap the home button to bring up your iPod controls. If you initiate playback from the lock screen, the video will start to play but you won’t be able to see it and you can listen to just the audio as if there were no video at all.
UPDATE: Guys this works with Youtube videos in iOS devices also. In fact it would work with any video running on iOS devices. Including any iTunes video. WOW, isnt this great? ENJOY!!!
This cool iOS 5 trick was on Macrumors. In iOS 5, you click photos by pressing Vol up button right? If you press the Volume Up button on the Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic that comes with every iPhone that will trip the shutter as well. Isnt that cool.
It’s a pretty clever trick, and for those who use the iPhone to take pictures — of which there are many (see below) — it might come in handy. Combine the iPhone and headphone remote with a simple tripod/stand like the Glif, and you’ve got a cheap-and-functional camera rig.
This has been an annoying issue I had been facing. Every time I plugged in my iPhone to my Mac, it had this nasty habit of opening iPhoto for me. Basically iPhoto is set to open any time a digital camera is connected to my computer – which my computer considers iPhone is a camera.
To stop this behavior, you won’t find any preference in iTunes or iPhoto. There is a separate application in your Applications folder called Image Capture. Just look for it in spotlight.
Open Image Capture and go to the Preferences menu. Under the General tab, change the option for “When a camera is connected…” to “No Application” instead of “iPhoto”. That will do the trick.
Lifehacker has some of the best tips for iOS customization. I found this great video where Lifehacker shares some cool tips on how to customize iOS settings using a free Cydia tool called SBSettings. Check it out:
The iOS Settings app is comprehensive, which is great when you want to make bigger changes. For those small, frequent changes, however, it can be a little tedious. Here’s a look at how to install a jailbreak app called SBSettings that’ll let you swipe on your home screen and bring up a quick settings panel.
Here is the video:
Follow this methology to install SBSettings from Cydia:
Search for SBSettings in Cydia and install it.
Allow Cydia to restart SpringBoard.
When Springboard has started up, swipe from left to right across the status bar on your iOS device. You’ll see a settings panel appear and you can change any of those settings easily.
Tap the “X” in the corner to close the SBSettings panel. SBSettings is theme-able and extensible, too, so you can search Cydia for additional themes and plug-ins to make it look and function the way you want.
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