Category: Tips and Tricks

iTunes Cannot Read The Contents Of The iPhone Fix

I got the message error saying “iTunes cannot read the contents of the iPhone” Below are steps you can try.
  1. Download iPhone Explorer which gives you control of the iPhone’s file system from your computer
  2. Go to  /private/var/mobile/Media/iTunes_Control/iTunes
  3. Delete iTunesCDB and iTunesDB.
  4. Re-sync with iTunes

Track iPhone 3G Data Usage

With AT&T new plan – $15 for 200MB  and $25 for 2GB, it’s important to monitor your data usage. Go to  Settings/ General/Usage. You  will see Cellular Network Data –  Sent and Received. The details may not be up-to-date. Or  call AT&T – Dial *DATA#(*3282#) from your phone. AT&T will send you a free text message with your usage info. or  CLICK - View your usage on your computer in your MyWireless account.

Iphone Erase All Content And Setting Fix

ERASES ALL CONTENT AND SETTINGS, will ease the operating system. The iPhone won’t boot because it doesn’t has an iOS.You need to restore the phone.

  1. Press and hold down the home and sleep/wake buttons at the same time for few seconds turn off the iPhone.
  2. Hold down the home button while you connect your iPhone to your computer  A message will pop up saying “an iPhone has been detected in Recovery Mode”
  3. Click Ok to restore .

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iPhone Error 1013 and 1611

Mac Users
  1. Go to Applications/Utilities and open Terminal
  2. Type sudo nano /etc/hosts, then enter your password
  3. Type # in font the “gs.apple.com” to comment out the lines
  4. Save the file
  5. Restore your iPhone

iPhone Restore Error 1015

RecBoot is an free utility for Windows and Mac that fix Error 1015 with one click. It has two modes – “Enter Recovery Mode” which puts your iPhone to DFU mode and “Exit Recovery Mode” which takes your iPhone out of recovery mode option. Click Here to download the RecBoot

How to Delete iPad/iPhone Apps

It’s true. Some of us  install some many  free or paid apps and games on our iPhone that it become annoying to go through many screens to find the apps we use often. The best way is to delete apps and games that we don’t need.

It’s pretty easy.

  1. Press and Hold down any of the app icons until they all start shaking
  2. Click the “X” on in the upper left corner and it will ask you to confirm if you really want to delete.
  3. Press OK to delete the app

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iPad 3 Finger Zooming

With 3 finger Zooming, you can drag 3 fingers down the screen to zoom out and zoom in for  those with vision impairments or bad vision.

  1. Open the Settings/General
  2. Select Accessibility and turn Zoom ON
To enable/disable Zoom, double tap with three fingers will restore everything to normal size.

Creating Custom iPhone Ringtones

  1. Right click on the song you want to create custom ringtones then choose “Get Info.”
  2. Select the options tab and check and enter “Start Time” and “Stop Time” check boxes. The ringer is limited to 30 seconds max. click OK when done.
  3. Right click the clipped song you just created and select “Convert Selection to AAC.”
  4. Navigate your song in your iTunes Music folder and drag it to your desktop.
  5. Rename the extension from .m4a to .m4r from your desktop.
  6. Double click on the file to add it to your iTunes library and sync your new ringtone!

iPhone VLC Player won’t Start Up

I download the VCL Player for my iPhone. I won’t start up. I find out that VLC Player is not supported for older iOS devices such as the iPhone 3G or the first two versions of iPods. It only runs on the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and the recent iPod touch.

Creating iPhone/iPad Folders for organize and categorize your Apps

With so many  apps and games on my iPhone and iPod touch, it’s important to organize our apps so it’s easy to find. iPhone OS 4 solves this problem by introducing the app folder.

  1. Press and hold an App until the the icons start to shake.

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