Here’s What iOS 5’s Initial Setup Looks Like on the iPad 2 and iPhone 4

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated August 4, 2011

Sure, the iPhone has been receiving the most press regarding iOS 5, but some of Apple's other devices stand to benefit greatly from the update as well.

I've had the privilege of being able to update both my iPhone 4 and iPad 2 with the latest and greatest mobile operating system, and frankly, it rocks.

As you likely are already well aware of, Apple has adopted a well received PC Free mantra for iOS 5, and that makes setting up a new device a relatively painless affair.

It's so nice to see your device welcome you, instead of staring blankly at that ugly "connect to iTunes" message when turning on your device for the first time.

Check out the following video walkthroughs of both the iPad 2 and iPhone 4 in iOS 5 initial setup action...

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Bring Infinite Swiping to Your iPhone’s Home Screen with ‘Wraparound’

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated August 4, 2011

It's time to add another entry to the, "why didn't Apple think about that?" list.

Introducing: Wraparound -- a jailbreak tweak for the iPhone that allows you to scroll indefinitely on your Home screen.

Normally when you reach your last page of apps, you're restricted from going any further. With Wraparound installed, this restriction is a thing of the past.

Instead of reaching a dead end on your iPhone's Home screen, you'll be rerouted back to the Spotlight page for another go 'round, and you can do so until your fingers get tired of swiping...

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Rock Out With Air Guitar Move for the iPhone

Cody Lee ∙ Updated February 18, 2018

Frequent iDB readers know how much we love featuring iPhone-related innovations. Inventors have really pushed the envelope of the device's capabilities, turning it into anything from a 360-degree video camera, to a remote control for RC airplanes.

This new accessory may not necessarily blow your mind, but it might just blow your ear drums. It's based on the classic "air guitar" dance and promises to use your iPhone to turn those arm-flailing, head-banging motions into actual music...

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JailbreakMe 3.0 Will Have Much Faster Install Time

Alex Heath ∙ Updated March 18, 2019

Comex, the creator of the userland jailbreak known as JailbreakMe, has developed a method for a much faster install time in his upcoming jailbreak. He has managed to get rid of Cydia's "Reorganizing Filesystem" message by abandoning the current 'stashing' filesystem approach.

The advancements made in Comex's jailbreak are expected to drastically reduce the time it takes to actually jailbreak an iDevice.

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‘Homescreen Settings’ Adds Settings App Shortcuts to Your Home Screen

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated August 4, 2011

Homescreen Settings is the type of innovative tweak that doesn't come around too often, but when it does, you wonder, what took so long?

It's one of those, "well, duh!" tweaks that leave you scratching you head as to why it hasn't been done before.

That's what I love about the jailbreak community, because no matter how far we think the developers have pushed the envelope, they continue to amaze us with their work.

Homescreen Settings is just that, an amazing tweak, and worth every cent of its $1.99 asking price. It allows you to place any, literally, any settings panel onto your iPhone's Home screen as a quick and convenient shortcut.

Not convinced? Check inside and be convinced...

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Apple to Enter Nortel’s Auction of Over 5000 Wireless Patents

Cody Lee ∙ Updated February 6, 2016

Over the last couple of years, Nortel has been selling off its wireless network business. Though most of their assets have gone to Sweden-based Ericsson, a treasure chest of the company's wireless patents are slated to be auctioned off to the highest bidder in a few weeks.

The sell-off was actually scheduled for earlier this month, but has since been delayed due to significant interest from major tech companies. Intel, RIM and yes -- even Apple, have been pegged as participants in the June 27th bidding...

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‘OpenOther’ Jailbreak Tweak is Guaranteed to Bring the Practical Jokester Out of You

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated August 4, 2011

Every so often you'll stumble across a jailbreak tweak that's absolutely perfect for use as a practical joke.

OpenOther fits well into this category; it's great for driving your iPhone owning friends or family up a wall.

That's of course assuming that your friends or family have jailbroken iPhones, since OpenOther is a tweak available on Cydia for jailbroken iPhone's only.

This sneaky tweak allows you to reroute an app to another app, meaning that when you open one app, it opens another instead.

Check inside for a full video demo of OpenOther in action...

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2 New Notification Center Widgets: BatteryCenter and MusicCenter

Cody Lee ∙ Updated June 13, 2016

Jailbreak developers have been on a roll over the past two weeks, releasing several custom widgets for the new Notification Center in iOS 5. From the looks of things, it doesn't appear that the community plans on slowing down anytime soon.

Programmer Aaron Wright has recently released not one, but two jailbreak tweaks for Apple's iOS 5 beta software. Jailbroken folks on iOS 5 are more than welcome to try out the 2 new widgets, which are available for free from the developer's repo...

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New in iOS 5: AirPlay Mirroring for iPad 2

Cody Lee ∙ Updated March 18, 2019

We did a post about the future of iOS gaming a few days ago, but the article only touched on the potential of the young platform.  For the last couple of years, Apple has been putting pieces in place to make iOS a heavy hitter in the mobile gaming industry.

First, there came the App Store, which provided a distribution channel for iOS games. Then came innovations like the 3-axis gyroscope for motion control and AirPlay to wirelessly stream content. The latest piece of the puzzle is the new iPad 2 mirroring feature in iOS 5...

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Watch Out for iPhone and iPad Scams

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 2, 2018

With so many look-a-likes and scams out there, a person has to be pretty careful when shopping online for an iDevice. Before purchasing any type of high-end electronic device, you always want to ask for the serial number to check and see if it's been stolen, or if it's even real.

The police of Morrow City, Georgia recently apprehended 2 suspects for using a popular website to sell imitation iPhones and empty iPad boxes for cash. The two culprits were picked up last Thursday in the process of selling 2 fake iPhones for a total of $400...

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Web App Performance in iOS 5 Greatly Improved

Alex Heath ∙ Updated June 13, 2016

Web app performance in iOS 4 has been disappointing. It's been speculated that Apple has been intentionally handicapping web app performance in iOS 4. When websites are launched from the iPhone's homescreen, loading times become much longer than when a site is opened straight from the Mobile Safari app.

In iOS 5, it's been discovered that fullscreen web apps from the homescreen can access the Nitro Javascript engine that sped up Mobile Safari in iOS 4.3. These "dynamic-codesigning" privileges allow for a much faster web app experience in iOS 5.

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