Details have been surfacing today regarding Apple’s new release: OSX Mountain Lion, slated for a summer 2012 release. Included in this update are iMessage and Airplay Mirroring functionality. Woohoo! For those of you with iPads and iPhones, you’ll likely be familiar with iMessage. It’s the same iMessage used on your other mobile iDevices. Consequently, you’ll now… Read more »
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No SIM Card Installed – iPhone 4 [SOLVED]
Symptoms: Error popup in center of screen that says “No SIM Card Installed” Phone still connects to wireless, but unable to connect to cell data. Sometimes switching Airplane Mode on and off will reconnect the phone to the cell towers, sometimes the error will appear again. Sometimes the phone will reconnect to cell data after… Read more »
iPhone WiFi sync button grayed out [FIXED]
Itching to use one of the best new features of iOS 5 – WiFi Sync? I don’t blame you – it’s great to be free of the required USB connection to your computer every time you want to backup/sync your iPhone/iPad. However, you may encounter a situation where the “Sync Now” button is grayed out… Read more »
iPhone 4S GPS constantly on
The GPS on the iPhone can get stuck on whenever an app is consistently requesting positional information. Here are two of the most common causes: Foursquare Radar iOS5 geofences for reminders Read our guide on solving this issue in less common scenarios here, which tells you how to locate the offending app ChrisSharing is caring:FacebookEmailShareDiggStumbleUponReddit
Download Media from iCloud on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod
In order to wirelessly download all those purchased music, books, and vides from iTunes to your iPad/iPhone/iPod, launch iTunes then open the iTunes Store and click on the new Purchased link on the right side under Quick Links. You will see an icon to the right of your media that looks like a cloud with… Read more »
Missing camera button on iOS 5 lock screen
After upgrading to iOS 5, if you’re having trouble finding the new camera button that’s supposed to be on the lock screen, it’s because you have to double click the home button in order for it to appear. Before: After: If you enjoyed this guide – follow me on Twitter @dreys! Matt DuffSocial media… Read more »
iPhone GPS stays on after upgrading to iOS 5
After upgrading to iOS 5, if your GPS is “stuck” on, open your Settings app -> Location Services. Within this menu, any app that is currently using your iPhone’s GPS will have a small purple arrow next to it. You can then end that app or disable Location Services for that individual app. When I… Read more »
How to enable iMessage
To manually enable iMessage on your iPhone running iOS 5: 1. Launch the Settings app 2. Select the Messages menu 3. Tap the “iMessage” slider to On That’s all there is to it! How does iMessage work anyway?! If you enjoyed this guide – follow me on Twitter @dreys! Matt DuffSocial media junkie,… Read more »
How to enable Foursquare Radar on an iPhone
After you update your iPhone to iOS 5, you can then update your Foursquare app via the App Store. The newest version of Foursquare includes Foursquare Radar. Foursquare Radar will “buzz” you via vibration or alert/push when you’re near a point-of-interest, or somewhere where you have a chunk of friends checked in (to let… Read more »
How to enable “deep Twitter integration” after installing iOS 5
One of the nice new features of iOS 5 is its ability to “deeply-integrate” with Twitter. This allows you to do useful things like Tweet photos directly from the iPhone Photos app, and much more. To enable this integration, simply open up the Settings app on your iPhone, find the Twitter menu, open it… Read more »