Design

Filopanti Does Simple and Pretty Time Zone Conversion

Alex Heath ∙ Updated November 16, 2017

Time zones are a pain. There are 40 time zones in the world, and 4 in the United States. There are so many instances when it's necessary to know what time it is somewhere far away. I've been looking for any easy way to convert time zones on the iPhone for a long time, and Filopanti fits the bill perfectly.

"Filopanti" is named after Quirico Filopanti, who was the first person in history to propose a worldwide system of time zones in 1858. Filopanti's interface is elegant and dead easy to use. With Filopanti, you'll never be wondering what time it is across the country or on the other side of the world...

Three Simple, Minimal Wallpapers for Your iPhone

Alex Heath ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

I love non-distracting wallpapers. Both on the iPhone and desktop, I like my wallpaper to not overwhelm my focus every time I look at it. I'm always looking for simple, pretty wallpapers that I can use on all of my devices.

Recently, I stumbled on Hector Simpson's "Redefined Desktop Collection." This free wallpaper pack consists of three different designs for multiple desktop resolutions and the iPhone...

What Would Things Be Like if Microsoft Had Invented the iPhone?

Guest Author ∙ Updated March 27, 2018

When I was in junior high school the only thing I knew about Apple was that they made computers with enormous floppy disk drives. The Discman was the hottest portable music player and it would cost you about $100 for the latest and greatest. Bill Gates was a nerdy guy who was also the richest man in the world.

Imagine if you will that Steve Jobs never came back to Apple and the quirky computer company died off, leaving Microsoft as the uncontested developer to produce us our technological fixes. Assume that the story plays out identical to the way it is today with Gates and company unveiling the now iPhone under the Seattle based company...

A Unique Hand Engraved iPhone

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated February 23, 2017

It only took 8 hours for this guy to hand engrave the bottom of his iPhone bezel.

You can only imagine how long it would take to do it all.

Engraving my iPhone is something I’ve wanted to do for quite some time now, the plain metal border was so tempting. I’ve searched the net, but haven’t yet found any hand engraved iPhones. There are a lot of laser engraved ones and cases, but to me laser engraving is not really a true engraving. So someone must start with the handmade.

For starters I engraved the bottom part of it, so when I did screw up, it wouldn’t be too noticeable. The metal seems to be some kind of stainless steel and a very tough one too. I broke many-many graver tips during the process and at least 1/4th of the time was spent on re-sharpening the gravers.

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Logo, images and icons locations on your iPhone

Sébastien Page ∙ October 5, 2008

Most of the themes you have for WinterBoard often comes with a bunch of new cool icons, carrier images, logos, badges, etc... WinterBoard makes it very easy for you to customize your iPhone but sometimes I want to change one little icon and apply it to all my themes. So how do you do this? Well, you need to know the location of the icon or image inside your phone, SSH into the phone and "manually" change the file.

Below is a summary that will make it easier for you to locate these files:

SpringBoard

Calculator Icon - /Applications/Calculator.app/icon.png Maps Icon - /Applications/Maps.app/icon.png Calendar Icon - /Applications/MobileCal.app/icon.png Mail Icon - /Applications/MobileMail.app/icon.png iPod Icon - /Applications/MobileMusicPlayer.app/icon.png Notes Icon - /Applications/MobileNotes.app/icon.png Phone Icon - /Applications/MobilePhone.app/icon.png SMS Icon - /Applications/MobileSMS.app/icon.png Safari Icon - /Applications/MobileSafari.app/icon.png Camera Icon - /Applications/MobileSlideShow.app/icon-Camera.png Photos Icon - /Applications/MobileSlideShow.app/icon-Photos.png Clock Icon - /Applications/MobileTimer.app/icon.png Settings Icon - /Applications/Preferences.app/icon.png Stocks Icon - /Applications/Stocks.app/icon.png Weather Icon - /Applications/Weather.app/icon.png YouTube Icon - /Applications/YouTube.app/icon.png

Dock - /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/SBDockBG2.png

Locked Screen

Unlock Text - /System/Library/Frameworks/TelephonyUI.framework/bottombarlocktextmask.png

Slider Bar - System/Library/Frameworks/TelephonyUI.framework/bottombarknobgray.png

General

Ringer background when you use volume keys - /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/hud.png Badge (alert bubble for calls, sms, etc.) - /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/SBBadgeBG.png Top info bar - /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/FST_BG.png

Battery Charging Screen

Battery Background - /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/BatteryBG_1.png-BatteryBG_17.png

Top Info Bar (signal strength, battery, etc.)

Carrier Logo lighter one - /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/FSO_CARRIER_ATT.png darker one - /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/Default_CARRIER_ATT.pn

Signal Strength /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/FSO_0_Bars.png-FSO_5_Bars.png /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/Default_0_Bars.png-Default_5_Bars.png

Bluetooth - /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/FSO_Bluetooth.png

Background bar color HomeScreen - /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/FSO_BG.png

Background bar color Lock mode - /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/FST_BG.png

Background bar color for all other screens (Text, Safari, Mail, etc.) - /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/default_BG.png

WiFi Bars /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/FSO_0_AirPort.png /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/FSO_1_AirPort.png /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/FSO_2_AirPort.png /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/FSO_3_AirPort.png /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/Default_0_AirPort.png /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/Default_1_AirPort.png /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/Default_2_AirPort.png /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/Default_3_AirPort.png

Power on Screen

The logo - /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/applelogo.png

Power Off Screen

Power off slider - System/Library/Frameworks/TelephonyUI.framework/bottombarknobred.png

Calculator

Background - /Applications/Calculator.app/CalculatorBackground.png Screen Background - /Applications/Calculator.app/LCDBackground.png

iPod

Rating Stars - /Applications/MobileMusicPlayer.app/star_filled.png

Phone

Keypad - /Applications/MobilePhone.app/BarDialer_Sel.png

SMS

Input Field (Bubble where you type you're text message) - /Applications/MobileSMS.app/BalloonInputField.png Balloon 1 (Bubble where sent text messages are) - /Applications/MobileSMS.app/Balloon_1.png Balloon 2 (Bubble where received text messages are) - /Applications/MobileSMS.app/Balloon_2.png Bottom Bar Background (Background behing the text input field) - /Applications/MobileSMS.app/MessageEntryBG.png

Safari

URL Bar (Idle) - /Applications/MobileSafari.app/Url.png URL Bar (Inactive) - /Applications/MobileSafari.app/UrlInactive.png URL Bar (Active) - /Applications/MobileSafari.app/UrlProgress.png

Mail

Trashcan - /System/Library/PreferenceBundles/MobileMailSettings/trashmbox.png

Please feel free to add more to the list.

3G iPhone Mockups

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated January 23, 2016

There are some things we already know about the new iPhone: it will have GPS, it will work on the 3G network. One thing we don't know yet (at least until tomorrow) is what it's going to look like.

Wired listed 11 of the best and crazy iPhone designs from iLounge's contest. These mock-ups were designed by the readers of iLounge, which held a competition to find the best ideas for the new iPhone.