Easily Share Your Wi-Fi Credentials in iOS with QuickWiFi Web App

by Oliver Haslam on Jan 4, 2012

We’ve all been in the position where you need to let someone onto your own Wi-Fi network, but you need to give them your password so they can enter it into their smartphone, tablet, or computer. It’s a pain, and if you’re password is a complex one, the whole process is just something you would rather avoid.

A new web app called QuickWiFi allows you to set up a profile and a customizable URL that will allow other users to install a profile on their iOS device that will grant them access to your Wi-Fi network. You don’t need to manually enter anything, and it means that the user will never actually see your password.

It’s quick and easy, not to mention secure — assuming you’re happy to hand your login details over to the web app. Read More

 

iOS 5 Causing Loss of Wi-Fi Connectivity For Some Users

by Oliver Haslam on Nov 22, 2011

Apple’s introduction of iOS 5 has been accompanied by plenty of problems. Launched alongside the iPhone 4S, iOS 5 has been blamed for all kinds of things, but most prominently a considerable loss of battery performance.

Apple may have another potential problem on its hands, with reports beginning to crop up of iOS 5 devices struggling to connect to Wi-Fi networks. Even when a iOS 5 device does join a Wi-Fi network, users are reporting flakey connections that constantly drop.

As with the infamous battery problems that have plagued the newest release of Apple’s mobile OS, this issue appears to span across all of Apple’s ‘i’ products, and not just the new iPhone 4S… Read More

 

Use Your iPhone’s Personal Hotspot to Wi-Fi Sync Your iDevices On the Go

by Oliver Haslam on Nov 20, 2011

While iOS 5 brought many new features that we had all been wanting, Wi-Fi syncing is probably one of the most desired features on the list. Using a white USB cable to sync an iDevice to iTunes is without a doubt one of the most irritating things of the pre-iOS 5 world.

But what if you are out and about and want to sync your iDevice, and you’ve done away with those syncing cables for good? Well, there is one way to sync your iDevice with a Mac that doesn’t require a cable or a Wi-Fi router. You can actually use your iPhone’s Personal Hotspot feature… Read More

 

iOS Dominates Mobile Wi-Fi Usage in Airports

by Sebastien on Sep 21, 2011

Guess what mobile platform dominates Wi-Fi usage in airports?

Well, the title of the post gave it all away. But yes, according to hotspot provider Boingo, iOS represents as much as 83% of mobile usage in some airports… Read More

 

The Likely Reason Why There Will Be No 64GB iPhone 5

by Jeff Benjamin on Sep 12, 2011

Yesterday, we reported that the iPhone 5 might not receive the bump in storage that some have been expecting. Rumors swirling around a screen-grab from a Vodafone inventory listing, suggests that the iPhone 5 will arrive in one of four flavors — a black 16GB or 32GB option, and a white 16GB or 32GB option — 64GB of storage capacity was nowhere to be seen.

Now, at first, that might seem weird considering that Apple’s created 64GB iterations of the iPod touch and iPad lineup. But iCloud is right on the horizon, and with it, Apple has effectively eliminated the need for increased local storage capacity in their mobile devices. Check inside to see why… Read More

 

WifiIcon and AirplaneIcon: 2 Live Icons to Quickly Toggle Settings

by Cody on Jun 28, 2011

If you don’t know what TweakWeek is by now, you haven’t been paying attention. Jailbreak developer Ryan Petrich started the initiative earlier this month, by releasing 1 free, simple jailbreak tweak every day for a week.

After Petrich completed 7 tweaks in 7 days, he passed the torch on to other jailbreak developers, each one taking a week of their own. We are nearing the end of Dan Zimmerman’s week, but the developer seems to be going out in style… Read More

 

New in iOS 5: Restoring From iCloud Backup Shown on Video [Tutorial]

by Jeff Benjamin on Jun 24, 2011

One of the most beneficial features of the new iOS 5 is the ability to restore directly from iCloud backup via Wi-Fi.

Upgrading from iOS 5 beta 1 to iOS 5 beta 2 was a painless process thanks to the amazing restoral from iCloud backup. It literally only took a few taps before all of my settings and apps were restored like they were prior to upgrade.

The restoral is so thorough that it’ll even pick up any website you were previously visiting! Check out the full video walkthrough of the iCloud restoral process inside… Read More

 

Wi-Fi Booster Removes Signal Limitation in Settings App

by Cody on Jun 20, 2011

Have you ever noticed that the iPhone doesn’t seem to pick up all of the available Wi-Fi hotspots? That’s because it doesn’t. As another testament to Apple’s focus on user experience, iOS doesn’t display Wi-Fi hotspots with sub-par signal strength.

While this prevents the user from having a negative web experience, it also handicaps the device when searching for a web connection. How do you make your iPhone show all of the available Wi-Fi networks? There’s a jailbreak tweak for that… Read More

 

China is the iPhone’s Fastest Growing Market

by Alex Heath on Apr 22, 2011

In Apple’s Q1 earnings call, the company released very impressive numbers for its sales in the first three months of 2011. The iPhone’s fastest growing market is China, with an over 250% increase in iPhone sales since this time last year.

China is a major hub for technology and smartphone innovation, and most iPhone knockoffs are Chinese-made. 10% of Apple’s revenue comes from China (to the tune of about $5 billion). The iPhone is doing extremely well; now accounting for 8.3% of China’s 850 million mobile customers. Read More

 

iOS 4.3.1 Causing WiFi Issues?

by Kickstar13 on Apr 4, 2011

Hot off the heels of the new iOS 4.3.1 untethered jailbreak, there seems to be word going around that the jailbreak causes WiFi issues.

@i0n1c, the hacker who found the untethered kernel exploit for iOS 4.3.1 which the Dev Team intergrated into the RedSn0w jailbreak utility, clears up some confusion regarding the WiFi issues… Read More

 
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