Hey rob

last time i had a problem and i exchanged my ipod for a refurb one,

but i lost all my game progress, (i did sync (twice to make sure) with itunes, and i thought it would sync my game progress in games like plants vs zombies)

maybe i didnt have the right settings?

but after i got the new ipod, itunes synced all of the apps, but with none of the game progress or settings,

is there some way to do this, so this doesnt happen in the future, or should i happen to upgrade my device to say ipod touch 6th gen?

many thanks!

Ivan

Hi Ivan,

I found the following info about transferring info for Angry Birds on Mac Daily News. 

How to transfer Angry Birds scores between iOS devices:

1. Download the free iPhone Explorer which also works for iPod touch and iPad and lets you use an iOS device as if it’s a flash drive
2. Plug your source Angry Birds device into your Mac and use iPhone Explorer to navigate to Apps > Angry Birds > Documents
3. Create a folder on your Mac called “Angry Birds Data” or similar and drag and drop the following five files from Apps > Angry Birds > Documents into it:
   - DataStore
   - FetchManager
   - highscores.lua
   - PostManager
   - settings.lua
4. Remove your source iOS device and plug in the iOS device to which you want to transfer your Angry Birds scores
5. Drag and drop all five files above from your Mac to the new iOS device (with Angry Birds already installed on it) in Apps > Angry Birds > Documents

That’s it! Now you have a backup of your current Angry Birds scoring information so, if anything ever goes wrong, you won’t lose all of your hard “work,” plus when you run Angry Birds on your new device, your game will be up to date with your progress.

Not sure if this is what you are looking for or if this will work for other apps.  But it seems like it would.

Regards,

Rob W

Hi Rob,
 

I have downloaded it, but have nit installed because I had read people were having VPN issues  and I use VPN for work. Can I safely assume you're aware of that too? The only reason I updated was to get the "hot spot" option that I'll never use, but wanted to have. 
 

Thanks 
 
Joe

I hope that helps. 

Regards,

Rob W

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

GoPano micro  — Kickstarter

Jailbreak iOS 4.3.2 untethered With Redsn0w 4.3.2 Mac

Apple - Press Info - FY 11 Second Quarter Results Conference Call

Jailbreak 4.3.2 Untethered Using Redsn0w [Tutorial]

Apple iOS Platform Outreaches Android by 59 Percent in U.S. - comScore, Inc

AppleInsider | Android fans accuse Apple of copying Samsung first

Report: iPhones secretly track their users' locations - CNN.com

App for accessing your location data.

Camera Plus Pro

Apple reportedly alters App Store ranking algorithm |  Macworld

Apple clobbers estimates, iPad sales fall short - Fortune Tech

Apple's 92% earnings windfall: The bloggers nail it, the pros miss by a mile - Fortune

Verizon activates 2.2 million iPhones in first quarter, 260,000 HTC Thunderbolts 

Verizon CFO Reveals Next iPhone to Be a 'Global Device' - Mac Rumors

Apple’s iPhone/iPad location-tracking may be a bug | VentureBeat

Select devs get suped-up “iPhone 4S” with A5 chip to prep for iPhone 5 | VentureBeat

Apple Clamps Down On Incentivized App Downloads

Apple's iPhones and Google's Androids Send Cellphone Location - WSJ.com

iPhone unlocking service providers shut down

AT&T Confesses: It Can't Handle iPhone, iPad

Untrackerd: Prevent iPhone Location Tracking  | Redmond Pie

Lawn Mowing with your iPhone 101 » Coolest Gadgets

IPhone Stored Location Even if Disabled - WSJ.com

Why you should care about the iPhone location-tracking issue - CNN.com

Big Apple, Big Google, Big Brother | ZDNet

Steve Jobs on iPhone Tracking Controversy - ABC News

iPhone collects location data, even with Location Services turned off - CNET

Dell Readies 10-Inch Tablets to Fend off iPad - PCWorld

Motorola Xoom tablet sales could be even worse than feared | AllThingsD

Apple Invests $11 Billion in Supply Chain | AllThingsD

Nielsen: Android gains, iPhone slips  - Fortune Tech

‘ipswDownloader’ Makes it Easy to download ipsw files

Apple - Press Info - Apple Q&A on Location Data

Apple's Steve Jobs Defends iPhone Location Practices - WSJ.com

Google's Android phones face more attacks via apps

Senator Al Franken Blasts Apple Over iPhone Tracking

Verizon's iPhone Sales Help Make Apple the Third-Largest Mobile Phone Brand in the U.S.

Despite Talks of Android Domination, Apple Devices Crush The Competition

YouTube - Restoring your Jailbroken iOS Device Data

Three Foxconn workers arrested for leaking iPad 2 design

Prove Your IPhone Is Faster Than Android, Win $1,000!

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii App

Cake Doodle

Check My Eyes

Game Clinch

Message Therapist Notebook

Red Blue Flix

Pizza Stuff

Remove BG - Cydia

MultiCleaner - Cydia

iGOBy

Speed Intensifier - Cydia

One of the biggest news stories around the iPhone in a long time is the recent for lack of a better term – Location Gate fiasco.  As with most stories like this fear and link bait ruled (rule) the day.  You also had in this case US Senators smelling blood in the water and inserting themselves into the story and in some cases actually contributing to the mis-information out there.  Take Senator Al Franken with this quote when talking about the data file that has location information in it. 

“Anyone who gains access to this single file could likely determine the location of a user's home, the business he frequents, the doctors he visits, the schools his children attends”

Problem is if he or his staffers had looked at the file in question they would have realized that actually was not possible and definitely not an accurate statement. If a bad guy gets your data they will not - repeat NOT - be able to figure out where you live.  Not your exact address.  Maybe the part of town - but definitely not your specific house (unless your house is the only one for miles).  However if they get your phone and they go to your mail app and see who an email was sent to and then go to contacts and find that person - then they can figure out your address.  Same thing if they get a hold of your laptop.  Lets face facts there are much easier and faster ways for a bad guy to figure out your home address then going through location data in a .db file on your laptop - which by the way as I said still will not give your exact address. Same is true for figuring out where you work or where your kids go to school.  

If the Senators people and others making claims like this had taken the time to look at the data in question they would have seen something like the following image:

What you see is a grid pattern. The above image is a screen shot of data collected on my phone / computer. From this image there is no way to tell exactly where my house is – which is in the map above – but around a million other people live in that map area as well. Can you say needle in a Haystack.

It did not help that in Apples own Press Release  Apple did not state that the data was rounded off.  What Apple actually said was:

“The iPhone is not logging your location. Rather, it’s maintaining a database of Wi-Fi hotspots and cell towers around your current location”   

That has lead people to post that Apple is keeping the precise location of wifi hotspots and one likely is in your house.  No – they don’t – Apple is actually rounding off to the grid pattern seen in the image – and not the precise location of Cell towers and wifi hotspots. See the next image for proof of that.

I am 100% certain that there is not a Cell tower or Wifi hotspot in the middle of the Runway of Islip Airport.  And the chances that the rest of the Cell towers and Wifi hotspots are that perfectly spaced is Zero.  

The data will however show what cities and general areas you visit at a given time.  So if you are telling your significant other you are going to meet up with a buddy and go to the ball game and that is on the north side of town and your data shows you were on the south side of town (you know down near where the strip clubs are located) – they are going to know something was up (But they probably would have figured that out by the glitter on your shirt and the smell of cheap purfume or the ATM receipt from Spanky’s).  Same if you tell your boss you need off for a day to visit your sick mom in Dayton, Ohio but your location data shows you were in Las Vegas or worse the town or city of your biggest competitor. 

So yes this information on your computer and phone is not good. But it is not as bad as a certain Senator and many bloggers made it out to be.  And is actually not as bad as even Apple seems to have made it out to be.  To Apples credit per their Press Release they did acknowledge this data should not have been gathered and kept for as long as it was and it should not have been so easy to access.  They also stated they will be updating their software to fix this issue.  It will still gather location data (rounded off) of nearby cell towers and wifi hotspots. They just will not keep the data on your device as long and they will eventually encrypt that data.  

I don’t want to make this sound like a non-issue – privacy is a big issue.  But if you plan on going somewhere you don’t want someone or anyone to know of – try this – leave your iPhone or Android phone or any cell phone at home.  

Hi Rob,

I know you've mentioned before what service you use for the Tii voicemail phone number...can you remind me who that is?

-- 

Thank You,

David M

Hi David,

k7.net

It is free and I have been using them for over 6 years.

Rob W

Apple broke their silence today and responded with a Q&A press release - HERE -  That answers many questions about the Location Data being cached on your phone.  Bottom line - this was a bug and your exact location was never being tracked (which the later was obvious if you looked at the data).  Here is what Apple plans to do: 

Sometime in the next few weeks Apple will release a free iOS software update that:

• reduces the size of the crowd-sourced Wi-Fi hotspot and cell tower database cached on the iPhone,

• ceases backing up this cache, and

• deletes this cache entirely when Location Services is turned off.

In the next major iOS software release the cache will also be encrypted on the iPhone.

Hi Rob,

I was wondering if there is some way that I can copy my DVDs to my iPhone 4?  My iPhone is not jailbroken.

Thank you!

LaRonda

Hi LaRonda,

You can rip them using something like Handbrake and then add them to iTunes and sync.  
 

There are lots of free apps mac or pc - that will allow you to rip a DVD into a format that will work on the iPad.
 

Rob W

Hi Rob,

I have a jailbroken 3G running 3.1.3 with a baseband of 5.12. If I try 4.2.1 and don't like it can I restore to the 3.1.3 file I downloaded for safekeeping and be back at the 5.12 baseband?

I'm not currently unlocked but when I upgrade to the iPhone 4 or 5 I may want that option for the 3G.

Obligatory but sincere Kiss-up Mode:<ON>

I enjoy the show and have the app with the push updates. (Those late-night notifications are killin' me when I've left the phone on my nightstand - ha.)

Obligatory but sincere Kiss-up Mode:<OFF>

Thanks in advance for your response.

-- 

Brent from Chicagoland

Hi Brent,

My recommendation to you is to stay where you are at 3.1.3

Getting the baseband downgraded on the 3G - is depending on who you read - very difficult or next to impossible.

That said - what you gain by going to iOS 4.x for the 3G is almost nothing - compared to what you can do with the jailbroken 3G.

And 3.1.3 is faster and snappier for the 3G then iOS 4.2.1

So my recommendation is to stay put - especially if you want the future option of unlocking and using it on another carrier (t-mobile). 

Rob W

Hi Rob, Long time listener (listened to every episode since your first one) and have recommended it to hundreds of ios users. Just wanted to let you know that I appreciated your Articles responses to NY Times and CR you recently posted! By the way, can you please tell me what script or service you use to post your articles (that allows others to post responses and comment). If possible, I would like to use it (or if can recommend somehing similar) for my office website.  Thanks and love the great podcast and newly redesigned website! Sincerely, Dr. P

Hello Dr. P,

Hi Rob,

Thanks for broadcasting the show.  I really enjoy your show and have found your advice and tips very helpful. I have a Iphone 4 running 4.1.3 and an old Iphone 3GS running IOS 4.1.  

I was wondering what the best untethered jailbreak was for the Iphone 3GS running iOS 4.1.  I know I'll have to get a sim converter to use the sim card that is in Iphone 4, but I think it would be worth it to jailbreaking so I can use my 3GS as wifi hotspot when I occasionally on the road for work or pleasure.  Instead of paying the crazy monthly fee that AT&T is charging I'd rather pay the developer of MyFi $20.  

Thanks 

Kwame

Hi Kwame,
 

http://tii.libsyn.com/tii-i-tem-0151-its-raining-limes
 

I talked about jailbreaking iOS 4.1 in episode 151.

Guide: How to jailbreak iOS 4.1  with PwnageTool 4.1 | MAGGadget

Pwnage Tool: iPhone 4, iPod Touch 4, Apple TV Jailbreak Released 

How to uninstall limera1n and install greenpois0n or vice versa

Some people like Pawnage others prefer greenpois0n.  I prefer greenpois0n now looking back.

Per MyWi - I would watch out for AT&T as they have been cracking down more and more on people they think are tethering.  

Regards,

Rob W

Hi Rob:

I have been listenening to the show for a while now (months or so) and I love it. you are always my source for all things iOS. That is why I am turning to you. I recently upgraded and jaibroke my 3Gs to 4.3.1. It has been horribly slow. there is a delay of sometimes as much as 5 seconds just when using the keyboard for inputing characters. i sometimes need to hit a key or an on screen button a number of times for press to register. Just wanted to if you knew anything about this, causes, solutions, etc. It may have something to do with the jailbreak as it was not as slow and sluggish before then. thanks for any help you can offer.

Tony

Hi Rob, 

I'm a new listener of your show and I simply love it, keep up the great job. I downloaded the app Podcaster and that is how I founded your show <330.gif> I started with item 168.
Then I wanted to listen to all of them so I started downloading  all the shows and so far I'm at item 19, just a few more to catch up
 

My question is this, what is the most updated version of RedSn0w compatible with iOS 4.1on a 3G iPhone (Right now I have 0.9.6b2 jailbreak) works just fine but I'm concerned as if I need to update or not.
A while back I updated to 4.2.1 and used redsnow 0.9.6b2 but it crashed a lot so I downgraded to 4.1.
 

On the side as you probably know the iPhone 3G jailbroken is pretty slow, so I wanted to mention this app that I found on cydia for all the listeners that are still on iPhone 3G and that is 
Speed Intensifier and ... it really does the job pretty good.
 

Regards, 
Paco.

Hi Paco,

Thanks for listening to the show and the kind words.

Hey Rob,

 

I was wondering how you back up and restore text messages for an iphone.

 

Thanks,

Matthew

Hi Matthew,

By default when you sync and backup your iPhone to iTunes on your computer Apple is backing up your text messages.  And normally all that is needed to restore your text messages is a restore to previous backup.  That is "normally" all that is needed.  That said there are times when that does not work or a backup gets corrupted.  In those cases there are a couple of different free programs out there to help you.   For Mac there is Eric Sudans program - MDHelper.  And on Windows there is the program - Reincubate.

MDHelper - Download

Reincubate - Link

Per MDHelper - here are some instructions I found on it.

What you need is one of the folders with tons of numbers as the name, it's inside
~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/
Place mdhelper in it and run e.g. ./mdhelper -C .jpg
The tool will then extract all Jpegs and place it on the Desktop in a folder called "Recovered iPhone Files".
You cant run the tool just on the .mdbackup files cause they are semi-encrypted. The information how to extract and de-crypt is sitting inside the file Manifest.plist thats in the folder aswell. For navigating the presence of Info.plist is necessary aswell.

 

again this is a great tool from Erica! I just ran that on my backups, extracted all pics in about a minute.
 

One more: If you use ./mdhelper -C .sqlitedb you will get back all your Addressbook and Calendar data, .plist for bookmarks and map bookmarks, .db for sms and notes

If you still have issues with this - there is another program for the Mac you can find here

Per Windows Vista I also found these instructions:

Under Windows Vista, all backup files are stored at 

c:\users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\AppleComputer\ MobileSync\Backup\<long-name>

Where the long name is the key id of the backup iPhone.

Inside each directory there are a series of files. Each file with extension MDBACKUP is in fact a binary plist. To recover you need:

a) Locate the file that you need. You need to open each file and look at the first line and you will clearly identifiy the file name.

b) Rename the .mdbackup file to .plist.

c) Convert to a XML format plist (you can use http://140.124.181.188/~khchung/cgi-bin/plutil.cgi)

d) Confirm the file name under the "Path" key

d) Extract the part that is the file content (the "Data" key)

e) Place the content on the "Data" in another file and convert from Base64 to a binary file - There are several different ways to do it - I will leave this one for you to Google.

Voila! Your file is back. I've used this a few times to recover files from iPhones that were "accidentally" upgraded and locked and it works. You will be amazed by the number of files that iTunes back up.

If I could find the source for a binary-plist to xml-plist converter, I can write a backup list-and-restore program (grab the names, convert from the binary, extract the base64 and convert to the original file).

Hi Rob,

I was helping out a friend with her ipad recently (I seem to be
apple support over here ...!)
 

Safari had completely disappeared ... after scratching my head for a
few days thanks to another apple devotee she said to check
restrictions and make sure safari is switched on...
 

now I writing this email to you - its seems so obvious - but I spose
as I dont have kids it wasnt something I thought of.. just wanted to
mention it in case I can save anyone else the head ache (if you think
its worthwhile).. 

Regards
Tash

Here is a very quick summary of the latest quarterly numbers from Apple:

Rev =  $24.7 Billion  (83% growth year over year)

Total Cash = $65.8 Billion - Up $6.2 Billion from the end of the last quarter

Last Quarter Sales

iPhones Sold =  18.6 Mil   (up from 8.8 Mil the year ago quarter)

iPads Sold = 4.7 Mil

iPod Touches Sold = Not given as usual

All iPod's Sold = 9 Mil - but said over 50% were iPod Touches.  Est = 5 Mil iPod Touches sold last quarter.

Misc Notes

189 Mil iOS devices sold total by the end of the last quarter

iTunes Store = >$1.4 Bil Revenue for the Quarter. 

$12.3 Bil Rev from iPhone 

186 Carriers around the world for iPhone. 

90 Countries have the iPhone at the end of last quarter. 

88% of Fortune 500 companies have deployed or are testing iPhone.

>$2 Bil in payments sent out to developers of iOS Apps

iPad is now in 59 Countries.  

Hi Rob,

It seems like my Iphone 4 (iOS 4.2.1) battery is draining like nuts lately, I went online and see that people are reporting that it could be from having apps open in the background.  I hate the process of double clicking and getting the X’s to shut everything down. Is there a setting or app for that?

Thanks,

Karen H

Hi Rob,

Thanks for the reply, maybe it was Skype,

Hope you had a great weekend,

Karen

Hi Karen,

Skype is the worst of all of them.

Hi Rob,

I need help on voice over on iPhone  where are the settings for that?

Thanks

Rik

Hi Rik,

You can find them at

Settings  -->  General -->  Accessibility -->  VoiceOver  ON / OFF

Regards,

Rob W

Hi Rob,

Do you or any of your listeners know how one can manually manage Apps using multiple computers? My main computer is a Mac Pro but I often also use a Macbook. I would like to be able to organize apps on my iPad using either computer. Can it be done?

Also, I know this has probably already been brought to your attention, but in your 1/4/11 episode (0159), you mentioned an app called Toodledo which you pronounced "too-deh-lee-doh!". Shouldn't it be "toodle-doo"? Just curious...

Thanks!

Lizette

Hi Lizette,

Thanks for writing and listening to the show.

Per your first question.  No - you can not do that. You can have multiple IOS devices connected to one computer - but you cannot connect multiple computers to one iOS device.  

Per your second question - I totally mutilated the pronouncing of Toodledo.  Was not the first word I have destroyed - will not be the last.  :)

Regards,

Rob W

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

RIM: PlayBook battery life will be 'equal or greater than the iPad with smaller battery size' -- Engadget

Gevey SIM – Magically Unlock Your iPhone 4 Running iOS 4.3 :: App Advice

Motorola Xoom Sales Disappoint, Analysts Say

Motorola Xoom Not Giving IPad 2 Much Of A Fight 

Creepy FaceTime glitch shows random pictures, raising privacy concerns

Atari's Greatest Hits for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store

AppleInsider | Given a BlackBerry choice, 92% of Clorox employees picked iPhone

Install iMovie On iPad 1 - Redmond Pie

Apple Admits Glitch With Verizon iPad 2 - Digits - WSJ

AppleInsider | Apple expected to report sales of 7M iPads, 17M iPhones for Q2 2011

Can you blame iPhone for killing Flip?

CutYourSim claims permanent iPhone unlock solution without jailbreaking

IScilloscope: $300 Kit Turns iPad, iPhone into Multitouch Oscilloscope

iMSO-104 | Oscium

Microsoft shows off IE9 on Windows Phone 7 trouncing iPhone, Android

iPhone 5: Another vote for summer - Fortune Tech

Apple releases iOS 4.3.2 software update for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad

Technology News: Handheld Devices: So, Is Apple Cheating?

iPad dry erase board for sketching app designs

Flipboard gets $50 million and Oprah in one day | Los Angeles Times

iClarified - Untethered Jailbreak Confirmed Working for iOS 4.3.2

AppleInsider | Best Buy gearing up for nationwide iPad 2 promotion on April 17

YouTube - Jailbreak App Tutorial - iOS 4.3.1

iPad Store List - Toys "R" Us

Buggy whip retailers find champion - MAC.BLORGE

Hack Turns iPhone and Wiimote Into Invisible Instruments - PCWorld

YouTube - "Just the Way You Are" Cover

Apps Mentioned in this Episode: 

Tii App

One Track

DataDig

ArtRage iPad 

Check My Eyes

Game Clinch

Massage Therapist Notebook App

Red Blue Flix

Incaracar App

Splice 

Sources

Hello Rob,

I heard you recently mention that Tii v1.9.2 is the latest version. 

How do I determine which version of the Tii app I have?

Thanks!

Gregory

Hi Gregory,

When you open the Tii App - tap on Extras - the version is at the bottom of the extras page.  It is very small at the bottom and barely visible.  

And yes v1.9.2 is the latest version as of 4/13/11

Rob W

Hey Rob,

Sorry to bother you for what seems to be a stupid problem but I can't

figure out the cause. I have a jailbroken iphone4 running 4.1. i

recently updated quite a few things on cydia and shortly after my push

notifications stopped coming through. Actually your's was the last one

I have received. The one stating the 4.3.2. Either way I usually

receive several notifications a day with my espn app and some game

apps that I have. Any clue as to whats causing this. My suspicion is

the cydia updates. Your help would be greatly appreciated!

Matt in DFW

Hi Matt,
 
One of the downsides with jailbreaking is that things break.
 
It could be an issue of a conflict with one of the jailbroken apps you installed.
 
I would try the following.
  
1. quit of all apps you have running - double tap home button and close them all out.  Then do a reset network settings.
 
2. Wait and see if that works.
 
3. If you know your are still not getting pushes - then go into cydia and start "removing" all of your cydia apps.  Again checking to see if you are getting pushes. 
 
4. If you get to where all your cydia apps are removed and you are still not getting pushes - then do a complete restore to your current rev of iOS and rejailbreak and that should fix the issue on pushes.  Then start reinstalling the apps one at a time confirming that push is still working before you install the next.  (Long process - sorry - but that is the downside to jailbreaking.) 

 
Please let me know which step worked for you.

Regards, 

Rob  W

Hi Rob,

Resetting the network settings worked like a charm! Rob you rock! Thanks a ton!

-Matt 

On April 20th Apple will announce their Quarterly numbers - so time for me to make myself sound smart or dumb by predicting what Apple will announce - typically I am usually low in my predictions ie dumb.

 As I said before I am going with 8.1 Mil iPads sold last quarter.  17.7 Mil iPhone sold last quarter and about 7 Mil iPod Touches.  Which Apple will not break out.  

But what I do think they will announce is that they have sold over 200 million iOS devices.  I had them at over 167 Mil going into the quarter.  So if they do announce that - we may be able to see where the iPod touch sales came in by backing into that number.  

FYI - I do think Apple combined will be about 33 Mil iOS devices last quarter which is above Android device activations of 31.5 Mil - which is based on Android saying they had 350k in daily activations - which they did not say if that was for a peak day or average.  So 31.5 Mil is best case for android.  

If you have any predictions put them in the comments below.  

Hi Rob

When I got my wife her ipad a year ago I set it up using my itunes account.

As she has gained some experience we would like to set it up for her alone without my apps and settings.

Can you advise us how to do this?

Thanks

Skip

Hi Skip,

Are you talking about setting it up for her computer with her own iTunes account?

If so - just connect to her computer and try to sync - it will then ask if you want to wipe it clean and go with the new account on her computer.

If you are talking about using it with your current computer and the same iTunes account - Then do a restore but not from any previous back ups.  Then go in and set it up as she wants it.  

Rob W

Hi Rob,

A couple of weeks ago I decided to jailbreak my iPhone 4 for the first time.  The last time I had used a jailbreak was a year ago on my 3GS when the Spirit jailbreak was available, but with redsn0w out for 4.3.1, I decided to try it again since I believe this version will be around for a while (although I have now seen the rumors that 4.3.2 is coming soon).

The redsn0w jailbreak was pretty easy.  My first attempt failed because when I tried to put my phone into DFU mode, Windows thought it needed to reinstall the USB driver and redsn0w didn't find my phone.  After turning my phone back off and restarting redsn0w, it worked.  I would recommend that you close iTunes first as redsn0w will forceably close it without warning if it is open, causing iTunes to need to check the library when it starts back up.

I thought I would pass along a few jailbreak apps I have found.  I don't have a need to unlock or tether, so I haven't picked up any of those apps.

OpenSSH (free) - the first app I installed so I could ssh in and change my root password.  The last time I used a jailbreak, Mobile Terminal didn't work so this time I didn't even try it.

SBSettings (free) - this is my favorite jailbreak app.  I really think Apple should include a quick method for turning off WI-FI and Bluetooth as it is quite common to need to do so.  On my 3GS, I found that Bluetooth drained my battery even with nothing connected so I turned it off when I wasn't using it.  I can connect to our WI-FI network at work, but it is often unreliable and 3G can be every bit as fast.  I also like having the date available at a glance.

My3G ($4) - I don't always download podcasts at home and it it nice to listen to your podcast when I am in the car.  If I forget to download before I leave, My3G allows me to download it while I am driving.  I have found that the TII app doesn't work well with Navigon pausing it for its numerous announcements.

WeatherIcon (free) - I just found that one yesterday.  It replaces the icon on your weather app (built-in or one of the many thirdparty weather apps like The Weather Channel) with one that shows live weather.  It will also add the weather to the title bar on your iPhone.

SpringFlash (free) - Double-tap the power button to turn on your LED flashlight.  There's also a SBSettings add-on to put an icon in SBSettings.

Wi-Fi Sync ($10) - I'm very disappointed in this app.  For $10 I would expect a bullet-proof app, not one that I never been able to make work.  I have yet to receive a response from the developer and it seems that my experience is quite common.  I know several people have called into your show praising this app, but if you look online you will find many people have my problem and have not got a response.  I'm hoping version 2.0 will someday come out and will make it work for me.  Until then I highly recommend people do not purchase it.  The developer could at least offer a free trial so you can test it out like the My3G developer does!  Then when it doesn't work you don't feel like you wasted your money.  There are very few apps I have paid this much for on my iPhone and this is the first time one failed to even work properly.

-- 
Myron U

Hi Myron,

Thanks for the great feedback on those apps. 

Rob W

Hey Rob,

I've converted a few movies from isquint but I can't get them onto iTunes. Please help if you can. 

 

Thanks

Shawn

Hi Shawn,

Did you make sure to use the h.264 codec?

There is a setting in iSquint you need to select to make it h.264

I have used the program in the past.  If you do not select the h.264 option it would likely be causing the issue.

Regards,

Rob W

Yo rob

Just letting u know the Tii app isn't working on a jailbroken 4.3.1 iPhone 4. Gets all the way to the "play" button then closes out.

Keep up the good work

Jansen

Hi Jansen,

The Tii App is working for me on my iPhone 4 - that is jailbroken and running iOS 4.3.1.

You might want to try going in and manually closing out all your apps - rebooting the iPhone and then try relaunching the Tii App.

When you jailbreak sometimes there is some strange behavior and the best thing to do is a full reboot - where you first make sure all apps are closed out.

To do this - double tap the home button - then when it shows the apps that are open at the bottom.  Hold down on one of the apps until they wiggle and then close out all the apps in the active app bar.  Once every app is closed out - go ahead and reboot the iPhone by powering it off and then back on.

This method is recommended for anyone having any issues with non-jailbroken apps after you first jailbreak.  Remember when you jailbreak you should expect a few more issues.  

Regards,

Rob W

Hi Rob,

What is a good(the best) text messaging app for the ipod4?  

My little girl (7) has an ipod4 where she can FaceTime but not text or call. 

Can you help?

Fmlyons 

Hi Fmlyons,

Textplus has been highly recommended by many listeners.

Regards,

Rob W

Rob

Have you found any links to a replay of the most recent Apple Keynote?  Jobs' preso's are always worth watching. 

AFAIK, Apple didn't stream this one. 

Regards

PaulG in Lawrenceville

Hi Rob,

I'm like 99.9% that I paid 4 the extra push notification it use to work but listening to your last podcast I realized I haven't got 1 in a while. Checked settings and notification was off. However when I tried to turn on there is nothing to be turned on. I got the extra feature the week it came out. Please tell me what happened

Thanks Bonnie

Hi Bonnie,

Check out this link - it offers instructions for Push.

http://tii.libsyn.com/push

Thanks for supporting the show.

Rob W

Hi Rob,

Ok I did a complete delete/install keep getting error "this is not a test user account" create a new account in the sandbox environment  

Please help

Bonnie

Hi Bonnie,

That usually happens if you are on a jailbroken phone and have the app installous.

You need to use the same iTunes account for Push as you used to purchase the Tii App.

Rob W

Hi Rob,

Thanks for your reply, yes I know but unable to purchase the upgrade from itunes store it is grayed out. My original purchase was from the itunes store too. I uninstalled installous still a no go. In fact I've never used it. 

Thanks Bonnie

Hi Bonnie,

You have to make sure you purchased Push with the same iTunes account as you purchased the in App upgrade.

Additionally - we can not guarantee performance for any jailbroken phones.

Sometimes depending on the apps you have that are installed on a jailbroken phone - it will cause conflicts.  For most jailbreakers this is not an issue - but for some it is.

I would recommend going through the steps per this link

http://tii.libsyn.com/push

You likely will have to completely uninstall the Tii App from your computer and your iPhone and then sync and then re-install on both your computer and iPhone - and then do the upgrade again for iTunes.

As long as you use the same iTunes account as before - you will not be charged again.   But you do have to purchase both the Tii App and the Push upgrade from the same iTunes Account. 

Rob W

Hello Rob,

I'm trying to remember the name of the website that what buy my phones. I think one of the sites was Gazelle but I thought I remember there being another site that was better. 

Thanks,

Kie 

Hi Rob, 

I'm trying to see if I can get my iPhone 4 to display mirror. TO my understanding, this isn't possible. It can only output select content, such as slider show presentation, videos, etc. And, must use dock to VGA, component, or composite cables. If I were to jailbreak, would it allow display mirroring? Or, would I have to jailbreakand get some sort of utility to do this?

Thanks! Keep up great work! 

Kevin 

 

Hi Kevin,

You will need to jailbreak.

Only the iPad 2 officially supports video mirroring  - via the HDMI cable. 

Rob W

Thanks Rob! SO, jailbreak and display mirroring will be available, just like that?

Hi Kevin,

Video Mirroring has been available via jailbreak for quite some time.

The app is called ScreenSplitr

Check out Ep 107 - I talk about it in that episode.

Regards,

Rob W

Hi Rob,

I recently restored my phone and push notifications no longer work :(

How do I get them going again?

Thanks in advance.

Danielle

Update: Make sure to read the comments at the end of trouble shoot help.  

This is for Jailbreaking - NOT for unlocking.  If you want to take your iPhone to another carrier (unlock) then this is not the tutorial for you.  

Note: This tutorial works for iOS 4.3.1 for the iPhone 4 (GSM), iPhone 3GS, iPad1, iPod Touch 4th Gen, iPod Touch 3rd Gen.  If your iOS devices is not listed it is not supported with this tutorial.  

There are some very good articles on how to jailbreak but many miss a couple of steps that new jailbreakers need to know especially when it comes to using Cydia - the resource for finding and installing jailbroken apps.  This tutorial tries to help those first time jailbreakers by covering both the jailbreak process step by step and also how to use cydia to install an app.  

Do not try to jailbreak if you don't like when things go to (expletive). If you need your device for your business and being without it for any period of time will cause you to loose your job - stop now.  If you get mad at your significant other at how they fold towels or put the toilet paper on a roll - Jailbreaking is probably not for your personality.  Sometimes things break and your device will likely crash more often then if it was not jailbroken.  Apple "claims" jailbreak voids your warranty if that is an issue stop now.  Squaretrade still covers jailbreaking.    

If your iOS device is already jailbroken - then check out this video tutorial on how to back up your jailbroken iOS device.  (Thanks Brian for putting this together.)

Step 0 - Before you start make sure you update your iOS device to iOS 4.3.1 if you have not done so already.  If you do not know how to update your iOS device jailbreaking may not be for you.  

Step 1 - Close out iTunes and Turn off your iOS Device (make sure your iOS device is connected to your computer)

Step 2 - Create a folder called "jailbreak431" on your desktop.

Step 3 - Download Redsn0w from the following links

Redsn0w 0.9.6rc9:

Mac 

Windows   

Step 4 - Extract from the zip file (by double clicking) and drag the folder into Jailbreak431 Folder on your desk top.

Step 5 - Download the IPSW file for your iOS Device. (This will take some time as it is a big file - Over 600 MB)

IPSW (Firmware)

iPhone 4 - GSM   

iPhone 3GS     

iPad 1    

iPod Touch 4th gen    

iPod Touch 3rd gen    

Step 6 - Move IPSW file into your Jailbreak431 folder. 

Step 7 - Open the Jailbreak431 folder and then the Redsn0w folder and launch the Redsn0w App.

Step 8 - Click the browse button and find the Jailbreak431 folder and choose the IPSW file (Firmware).

Step 9 - Click the "Next" button once the firmware has been successfully identified

Step 10 - You will then be taken to a screen on the Redsn0w app that asks you to "select your options" - Instal Cydia will already be selected.  For most users that is all you want selected - then click "Next"

Step 11 - You need to make sure your iOS Device is both turned off and connected to your computer.  Do not connect via a USB hub or Keyboard or monitor port - Connect directly from the Computer USB port to the iOS device.  

Note: If you connect your turned off iOS device to the computer at this stage - it will likely turn on your iOS device.  If so after it boots up - hold down the power button and slide to turn it off again.  

Once you confirm you are connected directly to your computer and the iOS device is turned off - you can click "Next" - Note this next step will take some good timing and following of directions.  

Step 12 - As soon as you click Next - you will need to hold down the power button for 3 seconds

Step 13 - Then you will need to continue to hold the power button while you hold down the home button for 10 seconds

Step 14 - Then you will release just the power button while continuing to hold down the home button for 15 seconds.

If you / when you mess this step up by releasing the wrong button(s) you can click the back button and try again. 

Step 15 - You will see a message saying Waiting for reboot.  

Then one that says "done"  Do NOT click on Finish yet.  

On your iOS device you will see a bunch of activity including some code - Do not remove the iOS device from the computer.  After a minute or so you will see a Pineapple with legs and a message Moving Applications.  At this point just be patient the jailbreak process is finishing up.  It will take a few minutes for the process to finish and for your iOS device to reboot. If it has been more than 10 or 15 minutes and the iOS device screen is all black - tap the home button one time - chances are it finished and you missed it.  If it shows the slide to unlock screen you can then click "Finish" in the Redsn0w App.  

That is it - you are jailbroken.

Step 16 - You can now find the Cydia App on your iOS device.  It is a brown icon and labeled as "Cydia".  Note some reports say right after the jailbreak - the Cydia App is showing up as all white - but after a reboot of the iOS device it returns to its normal brown icon.  

Step 17 - Tap on the Cydia App to launch it.  The program will do some maintenance the first time you open it. 

Step 18 - Once it is done it will open up and you should see a screen that look like that below.

Hey rob,

Do you know if you'll be able to transfer your current iPad apps to your new iPad (or iPhone to iPhone thinking about the summer when I upgrade my phone).

Thanks,

Anthony from Boston 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

How many iPads did Apple sell? - Apple 2.0 - Fortune Tech

How many iPad 2s were sold so far? Answer to come on April 20

iPad wireless HD mirroring solution

iPad iOS 4.2 New Features You Might Have Missed

Rogue Android app texts humiliating messages 

Acer CEO Bites the Dust as Apple Takes Chunk of Netbook Market

ThinkGeek :: PLAYMOBIL(TM) Apple Store Playset

Howard Stringer says Sony image sensors delayed for iPhone

Verizon iPhone 4 Declared Best Selling Mobile Device in the USA for February

Redsn0w 4.3.1 Jailbreak For iPhone iPad & iTouch To Be Released Today

iClarified - iPhone - How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4 Using RedSn0w (Mac) [4.3.1]

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii App

Photoshop Mobile

Adobe Ideas

One Track

Data Dig

Hi Rob,

I think I am also noticing that my battery life for my iPhone 4 is was way less since I updates to 4.3. Have any more listeners had the same issue? Thanks for the great work Rob. Nice job with the show. :)

Doug 

Cincinnati  

Hi Doug,

Yes - and many are reporting better battery life with iOS 4.3.1.

Have you upgraded to iOS 4.3.1?

Rob W

Hi Rob,

 

Finally updated IPhone 4 to 4.3.1.  Yes - battery life seems better since the update and I also have Ping turned off. Thanks Rob and always looking forward to a new podcast. 

Doug 

 

 

Hi Rob !

My name is Ben from Montreal. 
On your last episode ( 170 ) you asked if anyone experienced a battery problem with the previous iOS 4.3

Well here is my story. 
When I updated my iPhone 3GS with the previous iOS 4.3,  I realized that my device needed to get recharged more frequently in the first 2 days. I use my device intensively for personal and business as well. So charging it on a daily basis is normal but with iOS 4.3 , I had to constantly connect it to my charger because it would drain my battery way faster. 

So one night I decided to do a test. I put my phone on airplane mode , left my wifi on , and killed all programs running in the background before I go to bed. Woke up in the morning and checked  my device and what a surprise to see that my phone lost 20% of battery life just sitting on a table for 8 hours. Never did I thought upgrading my iOS would be the reason for this problem. So I decided to schedule an appointment with Apple to see how I could take advantage of the battery replacement program. 

Then the same morning I connected my iPhone to iTunes then I get a notification of iOS 431. I installed it and checked on a forum to read more about this upgrade only to realize that many people had the same issue and 4.3.1 seemed to have improve their battery life. 

So after the update I felt like I had a new phone. I did not need to charge it as often. Also I did the same overnight test. Switched to airplane mode , killed all apps in the background , left the wifi ON , and fair enough , I lost 2 % of battery charge for the same 8 hours. 

Thanks for your podcast. I listen to it on a regular basis and it gives me some great information. 

Ben

 

Hi Rob,

I just started listening to your show after browsing a directory to find ipad 2 info and recognising your name from some other podcasting podcasts I listen to. 

I am a podcaster myself and I was wondering if the new garage band app on the iPad could be used for recording a show. So far I have only heard a few comments about it and would like to know more. 

Thanks for a great show,

Ben 

 

Hi Ben,

Yes - you can use the Garageband to record a podcast on your iPad (1 or 2) - however editing is not the easiest.

It is also possible to record into your iPad using a good quality USB mic and the Camera connection kit - but you will need a powered USB hub plugged between them.  This will supply the needed power to drive the USB mic.  I have tested this with the Blue Yeti mic and it works great.

Regards,

Rob W

PS - I am working on a more detailed article going over using Garageband and the iPad along with a USB mic.  That will be up soon in the VIP section.  

Hi Rob,

 

I was wondering if you had seen that the the restrictions section of iOS now has a feature to prevent accidental deletion of apps. 

A feature which I find very useful as my four year old granddaughter takes over my phone when she visits

 

Regards

Gareth from , Devon,UK

 

 

Hi Gareth,

This feature was actually added with iOS v4.2.1 - but I am not sure how much I mentioned it previously - other than in the overview of all the new features back when iOS 4.2.1 was first came out.  So it is definitely worth mentioning again - as it is a great feature to have especially if you have young ones using an iOS device that are not 100% sure what they are doing  - which is why I have it activated on my kids iPhone 3GS and my wifes iPad1 - Not that I am saying my wife does not know what she is doing - just that the kids use her iPad a lot.   To Activate this setting go to:

Settings --> General --> Restrictions --> Then Turn "Deleting Apps" to "Off"

Thanks Gareth for the email and bringing back up this feature. 

Hi Rob,

My date at top is backwards and the calendar is Monday to Sunday instead of Sunday to Saturday. I have no idea how this was changed and cant find a setting to change it back I noticed it after a restore a while ago and haven't been able to find a fix.

This is real annoying and would love to cix it.

Love the show. 

Levi Riverside, CA

Hi Levi,