Best Of
This page is a summary of the what we (you and I) think are some of the best and most useful articles on the iPhone Download Blog. See this as some sort of FAQs for the most common problems encountered but also for the best tips and tricks about the iPhone.
Jailbreak / Unlock
- What is jailbreaking?
- How to jailbreak your iPhone
- What is unlocking?
- How to unlock your iPhone
- What’s the difference between jailbreaking and unlocking?
- What’s the difference between a tethered, semi tethered, and untethered jailbreak?
- Why jailbreak your iPhone?
- Yes, jailbreaking IS legal
iTunes / App Store / Apps
- This iPhone app lets you type upside down
- iRemix improves your iPhone iPod app
- How to turn your iPhone into a webcam
- Best Twitter iPhone app
- Best RSS reader for iPhone
- How to get a refund from the App Store
- Application freezes
- Fix to “Enable to download application” error
- Fix to “Cannot connect to iTunes Store” error
- Create an iTunes account without a credit card
- How to add ipa files to your iPhone
- iTunes sync is too slow
- Error 13014 in iTunes
- Sync your iPhone with multiple computers
Best Jailbreak Apps
- Get rid of iAds
- Add unlimited icons to your folders
- TetherMe brings native iPhone tethering
- Use FaceTime on 3G
- Add a fifth icon to your app switcher
- FolderCloser automatically closes your iPhone folders
- Replace your iPhone “slide to unlock” by the volume button
- MultiFl0w makes multitasking better
- This app announces who’s calling you
- Get more info about who’s calling you
- Upload HD videos to YouTube from your iPhone with 720Tube
- Bring the app switcher to the lockscreen with SwitcherPlus
- Use your iPhone while it’s syncing
- Get rid of the iPhone spotlight search
- 10 jailbreak apps for iPhone you should download now
- Lock your iPhone screen in landscape mode
- Remove selected applications from the app switcher
- Popup Blocker blocks your iPhone notifications
- Conserve your iPhone battery life with ScreenDimmer
- Remove folder badges
- GridLock lets you rearrange your icons any way you want
- A nice tweak for the iPhone’s iPod app
- Import YouTube videos to your library
- Copy your contacts from your iPhone to a SIM card
- How to set a homepage in Safari
- Create folders inside folders on your iPhone
- Enable private browsing on your iPhone
- Never forget a wifi password again with this app
- Rotate your iPhone lockscreen
- Use your iPod music as an alarm clock
- App switcher rotator tweak
- Keep track of your data usage with Data Counter
- FolderEnhancer makes your iPhone folders better
- NoLockScreen disables your iPhone lockscreen
- WiCarrier displays your wifi network in the status bar
- How to make your iPhone icons smaller
- How to wirelessly sync your iPhone with iTunes
- How to change your iPhone apps names
- Record your iPhone screen with Display Recorder
- iAdKiller helps you get rid of iAds
- InfiniBoard: vertical scrolling for your iPhone
- AndroidLock: a better protection for your iPhone
- 10 jailbreak apps to boost your iPhone productivity
- Circuitous: app switching made easy
- ScreenRecorder: record everything you do on your iPhone
- InfiniDock: add unlimited icons to your iPhone dock
- ProSwitcher: multitasking for the iPhone
- ContactFlow: coverflow management for your contacts
- CyDialer: coverflow for your contacts on your lockscreen
- Twidget: Twitter on your iPhone lockscreen
- GriP – Growl for iPhone notifications
- Create shortcuts on your iPhone with Xpandr
- Move multiple icons at the same time with MultiIconMover
- Orbit: instant way to switch between pages on your home screen
- FWchanger: change your firmware version
- Action Menu: improve the iPhone copy/paste
- MyProfiles: create different profiles for your iPhone
- mQuickDo: app switching for iPhone
- PrivaCy: prevent applications from spying on you
- Torrentula: download torrents on your iPhone
- QuickScroll: quickly scroll pages
- AttachmentSaver: save email attachments to your iPhone
- Cycorder: record videos on your iPhone 2G or 3G
- CyDelete: uninstall Cydia apps directly from your springboard
- Voicemail Forwarder: forward your voicemails to email
- Five-Column springboard
- Find In Page: quickly find text on any webpage
- FontSwap: change the font of you iPhone
- VoIPover3G: trick iPhone apps into thinking you are on 3G
- Backgrounder: run applications in the background
Using and Hacking the iPhone
- Activate your iPhone without the original SIM card
- How to save your SHSH blobs
- How to sync shared Google calendars with the iPhone
- Password protect specific iPhone apps with Locktopus
- How to convert old iPhone icons to Retina Display
- How to set up Hotmail on your iPhone
- How to insert YouTube videos in your iMovie creations
- How to test your iPhone antenna reception
- How to fix a broken home button on the iPhone
- How to get your iPhone back on AT&T’s unlimited data plan?
- How to make your iPhone icons glow
- 10 iPhone tips you should know about
- How to remove Cydia ads
- How to opt out of targeted iAds
- How to save your iPhone 4 battery life
- How to enable emoji icons on iOS 4
- How to export iPhone 4 videos in full resolution
- How to sync your iPhone notes with Gmail notes
- How to spice up your keyboard with symbols
- How to copy music from iPhone to computer
- How to turn your iPhone into a wifi hotspot
- How to use multiple Exchange accounts on your iPhone
- 10 tips every iPhone user should know
- How to use your iPhone as a USB drive
- How to round up your iPhone screen corners
- How to sync Firefox bookmarks with your iPhone
- How to set any song on your iPhone as a ringtone
- How to backup and restore your jailbreak apps
- How to use your iPhone as a remote control
- How to disable automatic iPhone backup in iTunes
- How to create custom text messages ringtones for your iPhone
- How to change your iPhone root password
- 5 iPhone features for people with vision or hearing disabilities
- How to share your iPhone pictures in full resolution
- How to get free unlimited calling on the iPhone
- How to protect your iPhone from hackers
- How to fake your iPhone firmware version
- Add an extension to a contact’s phone number
- Get Vonage on your iPhone
- Download torrents on your iPhone
- Edit videos on the iPhone 3G
- Edit videos on the iPhone 2G
- Setting up your iPhone with Google Sync
- Enable MMS on iPhone OS 3.0 and 3.0.1
- How to add an extension to a contact’s phone number
- Record videos on your iPhone 2G or iPhone 3G with Cycorder
- Maximize your iPhone battery life
- Creating an alphanumeric password protection
- Block Ads in Safari On Your iPhone
- Logos, icons, and images location on your iPhone
- How to install an iNav theme on your iPhone
- How to sync your iPhone calendar with Google calendar
- How to sync your iPhone calendar with Yahoo calendar
- How to resell your iPhone at the best price
- How to tether your iPhone using PDAnet
- How to enable free emoji icons
- How to transfer music from your iPhone to a computer
- How to create your own iPhone skin
- How to do everything on the iPhone
- Tips for traveling internationally with your iPhone
- How to set up Hotmail on the iPhone
- How to replace the iPhone’s default font
- Using the iPhone’s phone
- Using Safari
- Using the keyboard
- Using an iPhone without data plan
- Using an iPhone to record TV program to DirecTV DVR
- Recovering missing or hidden icons
- Making the best of the iPhone icons
- Create an iPhone-controlled wireless home audio system
- Create your own ringtones for free
- Free custom ringtones for iPhone
Troubleshooting the iPhone
- Fix: Different SIM detected
- Fix: FaceTime Fail – xxx is not available for FaceTime
- Fix: Cannot connect to iTunes store
- Fix for Cydia crash
- Fix for “could not activate cellular data network”
- How to fix push notifications on your hacktivated iPhone
- Fix iPhone stuck on reboot or Apple logo
- How to fix wifi connection issues after unlocking with BlackSn0w
- How to fake your iPhone firmware
- Downgrade iPhone 3GS from OS 3.1 to 3.0
- Fix iPhone Visual Voicemail delays
- Downgrading baseband from 05.11.07 to 04.26.08
- Battery Losing Power To Quickly
- Battery won’t charge
- iPhone freezes, it won’t respond
- iPhone doesn’t boot or doesn’t power on
- Fix for the “Password Incorrect – Enter Voicemail Password” error
- PC doesn’t recognize your iPhone
- Wifi connection issues
Other
- Awesome PacMan wallpaper for iPhone
- 10 signs you purchased a bad iPhone
- An iPhone app that makes pop corn
- Geeky iPhone app coasters
- iPhone owners have more sex than other smartphone owners
- Introducing the iPhone 5
- iPhone 5G to come to Virgin Mobile in December
- We are the iPhone of night clubs
- Best iPhone proposal ever
- A very nice iPhone lockscreen
- 10 unusual iPhone accessories
- DIY $100 iPhone stand
- iPhoneBrowser
- Theme Simulator: create your own theme
- F0reCast: tell if you can jailbreak, unlock, downgrade your iPhone
- The best iPhone blogs
- An ode to the Dev Team
Last updated 10/6/10
