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I downloaded it last week also, which took 4 hours. Then when it tried to install it came up with an error.

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Just added music to my iPhone how do you set it as your
Ring tone? Because when you go to your sounds in settings it doesn't give you the option to use your music it just has the ones you get when you get the phone

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Unless it's changed since I last had an iPhone you need to add it in the right format to begin with.

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edit - it's not the same as adding you standard mp3's I mean.

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They have to be the correct format and you need to add them through iTunes.

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It came up with a list of what format u want it as I just left it on think it was acc

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AAC - Apple's implementation of MP4, I think.

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Edit - not owned or developed by Apple at all, as it turns out. Has been an ISO standard since 1997, but was implemented in iTunes and iPod fairly early on, though not right at the outset, as all my very oldest CD rips are in 128k MP3, which was the default in very early versions of iTunes.

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Ive added my Cd's to itunes and uploaded them to my iphone but there northing there to select it as your ringtone

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The ringtone format is M4R, I believe.

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Remember you currently can only jailbreak IOS5 as Tethered, use snow breeze, don't update first, you need to download IOS5 and then get snowbreeze to make a jailbroken copy, if you already have a jailbroken phone then you must know this, personally i would wait until they release the untethered version

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How do you change it to that. Sorry ive never had an iPhone befor

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In Itunes you need to select an mp3 and right click then click info, once in there go to the end tab or second from end and you can select the start and finish time, this needs to be 30 seconds or less, once you have done this click ok and then you need to right click the same mp3 in itunes and click on convert to AAC, this will create a file of the section you have stated in the info. You then need to right click on the newly created files in itunes and go to the folder it is located in, once here you need to rename the file type to m4r, once this is complete, delete the 30 second file from within itunes and go back to info on the original mp3 and remove the start and finish times.
now go back to your newly created m4r file and double click it which will add it to itunes, plug you iphone in and select it then go along to the ringtone tab and click sync selected ringtones, select this and sync it and it's on your phone.

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Ive got it now in my ring tones on itunes but it doesn't seem to want to go on my iphone. Ive done the syc. Ive tryed to just copy that 1 and the copy and paste it but copy not highlighted when you go to edit. it playes in itunes

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Mine's untethered because it had the old boot loader 3.5.2 as opposed to the 3.5.2.3 etc that were the fixed ones by Apple.

I used itunes to install the new firmware that I downloaded. ran the rest through sn0wbreeze. it patched the firmware ok, but I was getting error 1061 all the time.

so I used iREB to put it properly into DFU mode and it worked straight away with itunes and installed the patched firmware.

had to install installous through Cydia, and then all was done.

don't know whether to keep it, or put it on ebay for mega money.
you don't often see an untethered IOS5 3GS with tomtom on it, do ya?! :)

I'm too smart and dangerous :D

I thought the camera worked from the lock screen now? I can't see it.
(double click home button)

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Have you made an AAC file and made sure its shorter than 30 Seconds? It also needs to be in the ringtones folder on iTunes.

If you still can't work out how to do it. Go to this site and you should be able to find most things to download or the site can help you make your own.

http://audiko.net/

or failing that googling iPhone ringtones gives plenty of results ;)

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The most common error during the launch of iOS5 was related to Apple's servers being hammered. Have you tried since then?



If you already have iOS5 downloaded...

Just try "Update" within iTunes. It shouldn't be a problem now.

If it is a problem, or it tries to spend ages performing a backup, then instead of clicking on Update, shift-click on Restore and browse to the firmware location (e.g. on Windows, it's "C:\Users\<name>\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\<iDevice Name> Software Updates\*.ipsw"

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Any news when Siri will be able to tell you where the nearest places (shops etc) are as it just saids it's only available in the u.s

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Supposedly early next year. Does seem quite a delay on what is the selling point of the product, well other than the name.

This idea does seem to be a good workaround for the moment though http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/4266...oes-work-in-uk

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i take it you have to charge the iphone everyday. left it charging over night and its on half a bar having to charge it again. how much battery life is it ment to have?

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iPhone battery life is notoriously poop. Much like most smartphones to be honest. I would suggest switching off WiFi, 3G and Bluetooth when not needed, along with turning down the brightness of the screen and disabling automatic syncing (with gmail or whatever). All of these measures will improve battery life.

The batteries do need some complete discharges and full charges 2/3times when they are new to calibrate them correctly.

The iPhone 4+4s are supposed to have better battery life than that though, unless you are using it as an iPod alot?

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Cheers Matt.

It does appear to be working through itunes, but it's very slow.

I'll see if it completes before I try anything else.

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Thanks. I got the 4s charged it last night and the bar got down about a Quater Bluetooth is turned off I do use wi-fi when at home

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Iphone messaging with all them bloody balloons is crap and horrible and horrible and crap!

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I'm guessing you think it is horrible and crap :D

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I do. I think it's horrible and crap and a complete mess. I had to go back to my Nokia to message people earlier it's just so confusing and takes too much of my time.

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Not good. I'm an adroid man..never seen i-phone as an option. But, must admit, siri made it a sirious contender...but might wait for nexus prime

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I prefer the modern conversation list used by most smart phones now. Makes it easier to follow. My GS2 has a messaging app and have a theme to make it look like the iPhone bubbles as they are cool.

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Article in the Mail on Sunday magazine today points out that Siri only works 80-85% of the time, which means it might as well not work. Says the benefits of the 4S are lost and you might as well stick with the 4 and iOS5 upgrade and get the bits that work.

I also noticed that 1 in 5 Blackberry users were reported to be considering changing from Blackberry to iPhone after the RIM problems earlier this month. I do have to admit, Apple must have been astounded at their luck to have that happen when they introduce their own messaging service to rival Blackberry.

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Although I like Messages app and the way it presents messages of all types, I sometimes wish you could turn the conversation view off..

It makes sense if you do regularly have text conversations, but if most of your texts are reminders to (for example) get the milk, there isn't a lot of sense in presenting them as a conversation.

Re: The iPhone thread
 

Have you tried the early alfa version of iris?

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.dexetra.iris

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Whats wrong with the baloons where you see the message as a proper conversation.
No point switching folders to inbox, sent box, etc.
Works for me. :tu:


Anyone know if Siri will come to the Iphone 4 or is it exclusive to the 4S?

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I have to say it's a lot better with the balloons. It's just for 4s

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Siri is an Iphone 4s only feature at the moment. Apparently the software WILL run on an Iphone 4 BUT the crafty beggers at Apple have made part of Siri cloud based meaning if you attempt to connect with an Iphone 4 it won't. Yay.

Apparently the Jailbreaking monkeys are working on it ;)

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Thanks, I guess it is one of those features that will get people to upgrade.
I'm not that fussed if I don't get it on the iphone4.

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It's surely just a marketing thing, just an incentive for people to go for the 4S.

If Siri uses "cloud processing" and needs an active data connection, then why not let the 4 have it?

If Siri *does* need the power of the A5, then why not let the iPad 2 have it? (given that the iPad 2 also has the A5... but at a higher clock speed than the 4S)

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Iphone 4 has a 1,420 maH battery
4s has a 1,432 one

Neither are terribly big, although the thing only has a smallish 3.5 inch screen to drive

WiFi usage at home is much preferred over 3G as it will use a lot less power (if you are using WiFi why not turn off 3G at that point)

Simply because the transmitting power of WiFi is usually smaller than that of a 3G radio since the access point is much closer and the signal will be much stronger than the usual 3G tower. They tend to be less dense than 2G towers and the phone will need to transmit with more power in order to keep reasonable signal strength with 3G.

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Is there anyway to see what data is being used when your connected to 3G just as I would like to know which apps and free and which use my Internet data

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You're with Three aren't you?

Which tariff do you have?

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Yep. It saids My plan is text 500. Dunno why it's called text 500 as I get loads of minutes and more then 500 text

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Sorry no idea on Apple, someone else may know, isn't there a config screen or similar detailing all that or an app available?

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I've just checked the Three website. "Text 500" has 5000 SMS and 500 minutes. Unfortunately it just has 1GB of data (I asked which tariff you had as Three has some tariffs with truly unlimited data - "All you can eat" data - on e.g. The One Plan). I don't quite understand it though as "Text 500" doesn't appear to be a tariff available for the iPhone 4S. Is it the tariff you used to have previously, and are you sure you're still on it now?

As for an app or something to show data usage... I use the O2 app to see how much data I have used. I don't know if Three has a similar app. You can also check by going to Settings > General > Usage > Mobile Usage, which will show usage since you last Reset the stats.

Any app which uses data will use your mobile data when you are not connected to WiFi.

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That what I'm on now until next month as u upgraded 2 the iPhone 4s my new plan is 35 pounds a month but that doesn't start till I finish this

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Just checked on there site I'll get 1GB

Re: The iPhone thread
 

Where the best place to get a new wallpaper from for the 4s?

Re: The iPhone thread
 

Screen size is the same as the 4, so presumably from the places you'd have gone for that?

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Couple of pics from my iPhone 4S. I could not find a rule on the image size, so if too big let me know mods!

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2011/10/9.jpg
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/10/10.jpg

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Where would that be sorry this is just my 1st iPhone

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I don't have an iPhone but this seems promising as a 'how to'

http://www.daniusoft.com/tutorial/do...er-iphone.html

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Can anybody get on to the app store?

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Fine from Leeds on iPad.

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Mine saying can not connect to iTunes store. On the iPhone

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Working fine here on iPad2.

And you can check here: http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/

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Anyone know of an alternative to the crappy itunes?
I'm fed up of it deleting my bloody apps!
I only need one that will sync music and videos. I use Installous and Cydia to install the apps.

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That link is down Mr A?

I'm using iPhone Max Platinum now.

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Link is working fine from my iPad.

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It wasn't working from my Samsung laptop earlier. you should have tried it on your iPad when I tried it on my Samsung laptop earlier :)

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Can u get bbc iplayer on the iPhone? Cart seem to find it in the app store

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Excellent software Mr A :tu:

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GarageBand is now available for the iPhone. It's free if already purchased for the iPad, as it's now a universal app.

The iPlayer app is only for the iPad.

You can still use iPlayer on the iPhone, but you have to use the web browser: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer

You can also stream Freeview TV channels over WiFi via the browser (http://iphone.tvcatchup.com/) or an app (FilmOn TV).

Re: The iPhone thread
 

Agreed. I think it rocks.

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thank you

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I use My3G for those that won't work unless you connect through WiFi. it tricks them into thinking you're using WiFi so you can use them through 3G instead.

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Wasn't sure where to put this but there's a new Steve Jobs documentary series on Channel 4, beginning tonight at 11:05 pm
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/s...es-1/episode-1

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Got that set to record on Sky+ :)

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I have been offered an old 3GS and was wondering if anyone has one on iOS5 and can tell me if the accesibility still works ok - ie what is the zoom and voiceover like?

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What's the best cover to get for your iPhone?

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On the iphone4 can you use the voice control to do anything else than call contacts and control music?

Thanks.

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http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/new...criticism.html

Apple's new iPhone 4S handset has been dogged with criticism since its launch last month, with some owners complaining about the handset rapidly draining its battery life.

Some iPhone 4S users have reported that their phone battery loses up to 15% of its capacity every hour, even when not in heavy use.

Other issues have been reported with older iPhone models after the user had installed the latest iOS 5 operating system, which also caused various other problems when it rolled out last month.

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Apple are aware of this and working on a fix which may be present in IOS 5.0.1.

I say may because while they have released a beta for 5.0.1, and I am a registered developer (so can download betas legally), I haven't had a chance to look at 5.0.1.

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my battery goes down all the time have 2 charge it everyday. Finish charging it last night around 11. Just gone to text my m8 and got about a quarter of battery left

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Is it free to use the maps on the iPhone or does it take it out of your dater ?

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If they are onboard maps - no - since the app will only use the local data file.

If it's streaming maps (Google Maps, Bing etc) then yes is will come out of your data tarrif.

If you are on wireless (wi-fi wireless that is) - depends if it's your own or a wi-fi hotspot.

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The maps that I got built in is google maps which was on the phone when u get it

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Unless you look at something beforehand on WiFi and leave it, yes it will use data because your loading new data.

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Is there any maps out there that u can get on the iPhone that don't use any of your data which is free

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I doubt it as you would have to have a massive app that had all the roads and map data.
As far as I know all of them need to load additional data as and when you need it.

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I did have Nokia maps on my orther phone with was free free. But because I upgraded to the iPhone they cut that sim card off as had to get a smaller 1 for iPhone

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I used to use NavFree http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/navfr...391334793?mt=8

Also, Nokia have designed a web based version of their Nokia Maps program that apparently offers downloadable maps. Just go to http://m.maps.ovi.com/ on Safari on your phone.

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I inherited an original iPhone 4 instead :)

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Cool. iOS 5 runs nicely on my 4. Even played around with Voiceover, and it seems good.

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I like the new voice in ios 5, the web rotor gets on my tilt though, but at least I can use my iPad and get loads of battery life when I turn the screen curtain off :)

I also ordered a bumper from eBay as I did read there are signal problems if I hold it the wrong way.

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There are. There are two Antennas, seperated by a small black plastic seperator in the bottom left of the phone (as you look at the display). Touch both at the same time, and your signal strength will drop rapidly.

Never affected me though. The first thing I did when I got my iPhone was get a case. Actually not for that reason. Basically whenever I get a phone, I get a case because if you damage a case, you can buy one relatively cheaply. If you damage the phone's screen (as I have done with a couple of phones), they aren't so cheap.

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Wow this is clever (by the same people who make my screen reader)

http://mobile.aisquared.com/ZoomReader/

Just need to find a. Alternative to Siri (possibly vlingo) and I'm set

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So I'm setting it up and GRR it's getting on my tit.

I have had a complete nightmare getting the apn settings on it.

Can't get MMS settings in and for some reason the iCloud push won't push the email to it.

For some reason there are no longer any options to manually set the apn or MMS settings.

Re: The iPhone thread
 

How do you zoom in when taking a video?

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Tap the screen.

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THe awaited iOS 5.0.1 battery fix is now available.

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Will it stop Safari crashing as well? It's taken a definite turn for the worse since iOS5.

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Safari hasn't crashed on me this morning (yet ;)) - it does add the gesture to switch apps thingy on ipad one though.

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Installed the new software this morning noticed that my battery is staying longer usually by now I'll be on quarter of a battery lefted but ive still got a full battery well done apple

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Did anyone get this as an over-the-air update?

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I got it for my iPad around lunch-time.

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I did my iPad and iPhone over the air.

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Hopefully this will make the battery last longer, was going to go back to the ipad1

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Did you get the update notification badge attached to the Settings app, or did you have to go into the app and actually look at Software Update?

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To be honest I didn't notice - I saw it was about on google and then manually checked too see if I could download it.

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I had to go in via settings and look at the software update pane :)

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I had a notification on my iPad2 - got it yesterday evening wheen I switched it on. Now running the latest iOS.

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I updated via iTunes, but I did have the badge on Settings. I just felt safer updating the phone while it was plugged in, plus I like to have a copy of the full firmware file available (OTA updates just download a "delta" update).

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Notification badge, and also a notification message on the screen of my iPad.