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How to Solve iFunBox, iPhoneBrowser, DiskAid, and WinterBoard Issues After Using BlackRa1n

Sébastien Page ∙ October 21, 2009

After jailbreaking using BlackRa1n, you may be facing an issue where you can't access the root folder of your iPhone using tools such as iFunBox, DiskAid, and iPhoneBrowser. Some users also report issues when using WinterBoard. I said it and I'll say it again, BlackRa1n is crappy. If you have the option, I recommend using PwnageTool instead. It is a much more reliable and stable jailbreak than BlackRa1n.

The problem comes from the fact that BlackRa1n doesn’t add the afc2 support to your iPhone that is necessary for iPhoneBrowser, iFunBox, and DiskAid to access the file system and allow the transfer of files such as Winterboard themes, NES ROMs, etc... to the iPhone. In other words, you can’t access the root partition of your drive.

To fix this annoying issue, simply install the afc2add patch from Cydia then reboot your iPhone. Done!

Have you had many issues with BlackRa1n? Let us know what you think about this jailbreak by leaving a comment below.

How to Fix iPhone’s Visual Voicemail Delays

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated January 23, 2016

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article that highlighted the iPhone Visual Voicemail delays some users reported. Basically the problem was that your iPhone stopped alerting you of new voicemails. The only way to find out you had new voicemails was to reboot your iPhone, or by dialing "1" + Call to get your voicemails the old fashioned way.

My fellow Twitter friend @HifiSamurai shared a link to a ZDNet article this morning that explained why some of us don't have Visual Voicemails anymore and how to fix it.

The problem started when we installed the iPhone tethering hack. The .ipcc file (carrier settings hack) also changed an option that disables Visual Voicemail. The solution is actually very simple.

On your iPhone, go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings. This will reset your carrier settings but it will leave the tethering hack untouched.

Isn't this a life saver? If you have little know iPhone tips or hacks, feel free to share :)

Fixed: iPhone Stuck On Apple Logo

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated January 9, 2020

Sometimes when jailbreaking an iPhone or after installing a jailbreak app, your iPhone will get stuck on reboot, or will hang on the Apple logo. This problem happened to me before and it was kind of a nightmare. In order to get your iPhone back on track, you will have to put it in DFU mode (Device Firmware Update mode). This will help you restore your iPhone without loading the OS first.

Could Not Activate Cellular Data Network: You Are Not Subscribed to a Cellular Data Service

Sébastien Page ∙ August 29, 2009

If you recently updated your iPhone firmware, or jailbroke/unlocked your iPhone to use it with a different carrier, you may have encountered the following error: Could Not Activate Cellular Data Network: You Are Not Subscribed to a Cellular Data Service

This error often appears after jailbreaking and/or unlocking and it is mostly characterized by the fact that your iPhone can't connect to the internet using the cellular data network, and you can't send text messages anymore.

The first thing to do in that case is to reset the network settings and reboot your iPhone. If it still doesn't work, then there is a more radical fix that will put everything back on track.

First, get on wifi and visit this website http://www.unlockit.co.nz/#_Custom from your iPhone. You should see this page, which will allow you to create a custom APN.

Under "Carrier", tap the drop down menu and choose your carrier. Note that there are many carriers listed there and that it might take you a bit of scrolling down to get you where you want. So choose the right carrier and tap "Done". This should populate the custom APN info.

Once the custom APN fields are populated, tap "Create Profile" and wait a bit. It will exit Safari, and take you to the settings application. Finally, just tap “Install” and this will set up your custom APN on your iPhone. Reboot your iPhone and you should now have Edge and 3G connectivity.

How to Fix Cydia Crashes

Sébastien Page ∙ August 14, 2009

A lot of people who recently jailbroke their iPhones are having issues with Cydia crashing when launching it. There is a quick and dirty fix for that and it requires to either SSH into your iPhone or use iPhoneBrowser and delete a few files.

Apparently the problem is caused by some corrupted repositories that make Cydia crash within the first few seconds of loading it.

To fix this, simply navigate to /var/lib/apt/lists and delete all the files in this folder except for the folder called "partial".

Then reboot your iPhone and launch Cydia. It should load without crashing.

16 Tips To Maximize Your iPhone Battery Life

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated January 27, 2016

As I wrote a few days ago, my iPhone's battery life is terrible. I did everything I could think of to maximize it but it's still not enough to get me through a full day without charging it.

The only good thing that comes out of that is it helped me put up together a list of 16 things you can do to increase your iPhone battery life.

Apply all or some of these tips and your battery life should get better. Note that this article is inspired by Apple's website.

Keep your iPhone off the heat. It works best from 32° to 95° F Update your iPhone with the latest firmware (unless you're a jailbreaker) Turn off wifi if you're not using it (Settings > Wi-Fi and set Wi-Fi to Off) Turn off 3G if you don't need it (Settings > General > Network and set Enable 3G to Off) Turn off song EQualizer (Settings > iPod > EQ and tap Off) Turn off Bluetooth (Settings > General > Bluetooth and set Bluetooth to Off) Turn off Push Notifications (Settings > Notifications and set Notifications to Off) Turn off Location Services (Settings > General > and Location Services to Off) Turn off Push Email (Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Fetch New Data and set Push to Off) Fetch new data manually (Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Fetch New Data and tap Manually) Don't check too many email accounts (Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, choose an email account, and set Account to Off) Auto-adjust Brightness (Settings > Brightness and set Auto-Brightness to On) Don't play too much games Go through a full charge cycle each month (charge the battery to 100% and completely run it down) Set Auto-Lock for the screen to 1 minute (Settings > General > Auto-Lock > 1 minute) Turn off Vibrate (Settings > Sounds and set Vibrate to off)

I understand it's quite impossible to follow all these tips at once but depending on the situation, you can make these simple adjustments to your iPhone and it will undoubtedly increase its battery life.

If you have more tips on how to improve the iPhone battery life, feel free to share in the comments or in the forum.

Apple posts fix for iTunes 8 Windows blue screen of death issue

Sébastien Page ∙ September 12, 2008

Apple was quick to post a fix for iTunes 8 issue that caused Windows Vista users to see the BSOD (Blue Screen Of Death) when plugin an iPod Touch or iPhone.

From Apple:

After installing iTunes 8 for Windows, some users may see a blue screen error message when connecting iPhone or iPod to a Windows Vista computer.

The fix involves uninstalling Apple Mobile Device Support then reinstalling the updated iTunes 8 package. One of my previous posts involved uninstalling Apple Mobile Device Support then reinstalling iTunes 7.7.

How to fix iPhone Blue Screen Of Death due to iTunes 8

Sébastien Page ∙ September 11, 2008

Disconnect your iPhone/iPod touch from the computer In Vista Programs and Features (Control Panel), Uninstall the Apple Mobile Device Support Restart your computer Download the iTunes 7.7 installer Open the iTunes 7.7 installation exe with Winzip or WinRAR, and reinstall only the AppleMobileDeviceSupport.MSI Reboot your system Reconnect your iPhone/iPod touch

Thanks iPhone Atlas

iPhone fix to “Unable to Download Application” error

Sébastien Page ∙ September 3, 2008

Have you ever had this error message on your iPhone while trying to download an application or a game: Unable to download application.

There is a pretty easy fix for this and here is how it works:

Simply double tap the icon of the application that gives you trouble and wait for a few seconds. It should then be available.

If it does not work, the problem may also be that the app didn't get downloaded completely. So, remove it and try downloading it again. I found it much better to download app over wifi, rather than 3G.

iPhone apps crashing on launch fix

Sébastien Page ∙ August 28, 2008

Since the recent update to 2.0.2, many users reported that their applications crash really often when trying to open them. A few fix were offered, including decreasing the amount of iPhone applications on your device or, downgrading to an earlier version of iTunes.

These 2 fixes delivered different results but it seems the folks at iPhone Atlas finally discovered a real fix to this problem.

On the iPhone, select Settings > General > Erase all Content and Settings.

On a Mac, delete the following support files from the computer:

/Library/Receipts/AppleMobileDeviceSupport.pkg /Library/Receipts/iTunesAccess.pkg /Library/Receipts/iTunesX.pkg ~/Library/iTunes/Device Support (the entire folder) /System/Library/Extensions/AppleMobileDevice.kext /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DeviceLink.framework /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileDevice.framework ~/Library/iTunes/iPhone Software Updates (all contents)

On a Windows XP PC, delete the files in settings/[yourusername]/Application Data/Apple Computer/iTunes/iPhone Software Updates

On a Windows Vista PC, delete the files in C:/users/[yourusername]/AppData/Roaming/Apple Computer/iTunes/iPhone Software Updates

Delete the iTunes application

Restart the computer

Install iTunes 7.7

This method is obviously not for the average noobie as it requires some basics skills but that's the only solution so far to fix this issue with your iPhone.... at leat until Apple releases a new firmware update.

Thanks iPhone Atlas