Apple How-Tos
Handy tips for Your iPhone Browser
Safari is the one which Apple comprises with it’s iOS software, and perhaps it’s the one many of us use frequently, every click takes us to the safari as our default browser. Here are some handy tips for your iPhone browser.
If you are looking for things that can protect your privacy, you will need to turn-on the Do Not Track option in your mobile Safari and block cookies which are the bits of code that save your preferences on different sites you go.
Do Not Track is a particular feature which requires the collaboration of tracking software on the web. Go to Settings app > Tap on Safari > you will see Privacy and Security section which is located at the mid of the screen > Tap on Toggle Button, turn it ON. So you’ve enabled Do Not Track feature successfully.
If you want to block cookies, tap on Block Cookies > select block all the cookies (recommended), only from 3rd party advertisers and websites, or None at All > Tap Home Button. This is a way how you can block your cookies.
To enable Do Not Track in the Safari, open Settings and select Safari. Hit the toggle button located at the right side of Do Not Track. To block cookies in the Safari, choose Block Cookies in the settings and select either Always, or ‘’from 3rd advertisers and websites,’’ that’s my current setting. For more privacy enhancing options, scroll down to find two other options; Clear Data and Cookies, Clear History.
Scroll down the Safari’s settings to find two other privacy-enhancing options: Clear History and Clear Cookies and Data.
Get Yourself Back on iOS 6.1.3 Using iFaith: iPhone 4 Users
If you run iPhone 4 and have kept SHSH blobs for the iOS 6.1.3, it’s possible that you can get yourself back on iOS 6.1.3 using iFaith.
We finally manage to downgrade successfully from iOS 7 to iOS 6, so we share step by step instructions with you down here.
- Download iFaith using this link, and then unzip the file.
- From this link, download iOS 6.1.3 firmware for iPhone 4.
- You’ll need iTunes 11.0.5 or lesser for this. It will not work with iTunes 11.1.1 or iTunes 11.1. so uninstall the iTunes 11.1 & iTunes 11.1.1 or later, install and download iTunes 11.0 from these links given below:
iTunes 11.0 for (64 bit) Windows
iTunes 11.0 for (32 bit) Windows
- Connect iPhone 4 to your PC.
- Double-click on the icon of iFaith, click on ‘’Ok’’ Button.
- Click on Show Available SHSH caches on the server.
- It’ll prompt you, if you wanna use newly connected device. Click on the Yess to continue.
- Here you’ll see 3 options. Tap on the third one, Show List of Available SHSH blobs on the TSS Server.
- It’ll download all SHSH blobs from iFaith and Cydia Server if you’d saved them.
- Choose blob from iFaith or Cydia or iOS 6.1.3 and then tap on ‘’Download Selected Blobs’’. It’ll prompt you to protect blob locally, choose location, the best is a Desktop and tap OK.
- It’ll alert you on the completion, hit ‘’OK’’. It’ll also inform you, like it has verified successfully, click on ‘’OK’’.
- It’ll again prompt you if you wanna use newly-connected device, Hit ‘’No’’ to exit the iFaith.
- Double-click on iFaith icon to start it again, tap OK to continue.
- Build Signed IPSW / blobs enter this option.
- Go to ‘’Browse for blobs’’, point to SHSH blob you had installed earlier.
- It’ll alert you ‘’the given apticket looks valid,’’ Press OK.
- Press ‘’Browse for IPSW’’ Button > point it to the iOS Firmware File that is downloaded earlier.
- It’ll verify IPSW. If this is valid, it’ll provide an option to Build IPSW , press it to continue.
- The iFaith will build a custom IPSW File using iOS firmware & SHSH blobs. It could take some time, so be patient.
- It’ll alert you that it has finished generating your custom signed IPSW. Note this file name. Press OK to continue.
- Now you need to set your device in the pwned DFU state. Disable your iPhone and press Start and follow On-Screen instructions.
- Press and hold Home & Power button for 5 seconds.
- Press and hold Power button & home button for just 10 seconds and then prepare to release the power button.
- Release Power Button > Continue holding Home Button for just 30 seconds.
- After the detecting your device in the DFU Mode, it’ll run iREB & alert that the device is in the pwned DFU Mode successfully. Click Ok and Ok again to quit the iFaith.
- Launch iTunes 11.0. it should incite you that the iTunes has spotted in the recovery mode. Press OK to continue.
- Hold Down Shift key > click Restore iPhone button in Summary Pane. Browse to custom IPSW File and select it.
- iTunes could take some time to restore iPhone with custom firmware file, don’t disconnect your iPhone until it finished.
- After it’s done, follow the On-Screen instructions on your device to set it. You might restore from backup.
That’s the end, you have downgraded successfully your iPhone to iOS 6.1.3.
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Bump Up iOS 7 Speed on Your Handset
The new iOS 7 upgrade for iPhone 4 is said to be decreasing the device’s speed. Though, one can easily disable some features in the iPhone, that’ll help iPhone 4 users to bump up iOS 7 speed on their handsets.
Here are some steps that’ll help increase the speed of your device.
Disable Parallax effect or Animations
For disabling Parallax effects on your iPhone, go to the Settings – General – Accessibility and then turn on Reduce Motion.
Turn Off Translucencies
It’ll stop your iPhone from drawing translucencies that takes a little bit of your iPhone’s processor power.
Go to the Settings – General – Accessibility and then turn on the Increase Contrast.
Disable iCloud
Go to the Settings – iCloud – and then turn off anything the user thinks she/he do not need in the backup.
Turn Off Background App Refresh
Go to the Settings – General – Background App Refresh and then Turn off.
Turn off Airdrop/Wi-FI/Bluetooth When not in your use
Control Center – Turn OFF Wi-Fi – Turn OFF Airdrop – Turn OFF Bluetooth.
Disable the Automatic Updating
Stop the AppStore from updating apps automatically in the background.
Go to the Settings – iTunes & AppStore.
Turn Off Updates under the Automatic Downloads.
Remove Idle Apps
Home screen – tap & Hold On an application the user likes to remove, until they begin to wriggle.
Tap ‘’X’’ located in the corner of almost each application that needs to be eliminated.
4 Best Features Of iOS 7
Close apps rapidly, Customize lock screen, make text easier, and swipe to access email options.
It does not take very long time to get used to the iOS’s new appearance. Many of the iOS 7’s new features are not so obvious, though. Here we’ve come with 4 best features of iOS 7.
Close Apps Rapidly
Shutting down applications is very simple in iOS 7 than ever. Double tapping Home Button shows some big thumbnails of open apps. Move freely between them simply swiping right and left. If you want to close an application, swipe it up. Shut different apps quickly by putting your finger on each app and swiping up.
Swipe To Access email Options
Tablets and phones are not noted for their complicated email management features. The latest iOS 7 addresses this deficiency by making its email settings simpler and easier to reach.
For more Archive options, just swipe left on the message in your Inbox. Hit More to show a menu for forwarding, replying to, moving or marking the message.
Make Text Easier
Pinching out is a nice way to Zoom In to enlarge your view of images and texts. The latest iOS 7 gives two easy ways to expand On-Screen text. The first one is to press Setting – General – Accessibility – Larger Type & toggle on the Large Dynamic Type. After all this, use the slider control to adjust your desired font size.
Not all the applications support this feature, though. To enlarge On-Screen text, Toggle on ‘’Bold Text’’ option which appears below the Type setting.
Customize Lock Screen
The new iOS 7 expands some options that you can reach without unlocking your device. Swipe up to the Control Center. You can access the Control Center from any app or screen. If you want to disable this feature in the apps, Hit Settings – Control Center and then Toggle Off Access within the apps.
How to get Black Berry Messenger on iPhone and iPad
Do you find yourself lost without Black Berry Messenger despite all the whistles and bells of your iPhone? You are in luck. Now, you can download BBM (Black Berry Messenger) from the AppStore, for absolutely free of cost. So lets use it like any other messaging app. Here is how to get Black Berry Messenger on your iPhone or iPad.
Step 1; Download Application
First off, open the AppStore and search for Black Berry Messenger. The official BlackBerry app should be at the top, it is a totally free application. Click ‘’Download’’ and you are fine on your way to Black Berry Messenger.
Step 2; sign up or Log in
Sign in with a current BBM ID or Log in for a new one. For those who’re unfamiliar with this application, BBM’s ID is the best novelty itself. Instead of putting your name, phone number or email address like in other services, you are identifiable by unique BBM Pin Number, connected to the BlackBerry ID.
Step 3; Message away
Remember one thing this app is optimized for iPhone 5, but as far as your cellular + Wi-Fi enabled device is having iOS 6 or later, you should not have any issues with it. Black Berry Messenger is well compatible with the iPhone and most Cellular + Wi-Fi iPads & iPad Minis, comprising iPad Air and iPad Mini (Retina Display). Means BBM isn’t made for iPod Touch users.
iOS 7 Creating Sluggishness In Your iPhone?
Some iPhone users who’ve installed and downloaded iOS 7 on their iPhone 4S, now have started facing some sluggishness on their Smartphones. Even some of them have shown their intentions for iOS 6 as this new operating system isn’t suitable for them.
Here we’ve a solution for you if you want to see your iPhone with the new operating system without creating any kind of sluggishness. Apple turned off the visual effects in the iOS 7 for iPhone 4. Users can now stop iOS 7 from testing data when comes to the 3rd party applications. All that you need to do is to go into the Settings > General > Background > select Background application refresh. Users are now able to make up for the decreased performance on iPhone 4 if you’ve enough free space on your device.
Other methods can be adopted to make up the efficiency of iPhone. There’re some people who’ve tried to reinstall from the scratch. If this procedure convinces you then you need to have enough space for this procedure.
If you want to restore the performance back to your iPhone, you should develop a system restore but do not put the data back onto your device. This must stop the burden on A4 processor on the iPhone 4, TidBITS editor said.
iPhone 4S has A5 processor and so it’ll be ok following the update, same would apply to iPhone 5. So if iPhone 4 performing slowly, you may follow the above-mentioned steps.
Say Goodbye to Blur Effect in the iOS 7
For those who aren’t content with the blur effect in the iOS 7 as it adds nothing except disappointment, here’s something for you down here.
There’s a lot of new features added in the latest iOS 7 and one of them is a blur effect that is causing some problems. You may have tasted this effect if you have an iOS device running iOS 7.
In addition to eliminating this blur effect, Guiding Tech claims that it’ll improve battery life and performance on the older iPhones running iOS 7. I can’t endorse this claim, but if you are having many issues with the latest iOS 7 on an iPhone 4S or 4.
But you can now put this issue into the trashcan by simply following these steps Setting > then General > and Accessibility.
Once you have navigated to the section of Accessibility, find the option named Increase Contrast and then select it. Switch to On, and instantly pull up the Control Center or pull down the Notification Center.
You should observe a radical change in the general appearance of both. Moreover, you will also find the subtle changes in the whole operating system, both in & out of the applications. Another sure place where you see this is in the Messeges when you’re typing a message.
Want To Know How Can One Edit Photos In iOS 7?
Both iPad and iPhone are turning into the excellent point & shoot camera killers, Apple has kept working on improved camera modules for its iOS users, but you’re going to do with those pics that you took on your iPad or iPhone? Perhaps, you’ll transfer them to your PC where you can easily edit them with your desired photo editor. What would be your reactions when you come to know that you can edit photos in iOS 7 devices?
If you aren’t happy with how your photo turned out, you may either go for another one, or edit the photo you have already. If you want to edit any photo on iOS 7, open Photos App > choose your photo which you want to edit > tap the Edit button that is located on the top right corner.
You can do some basic edits with the Photos app such as enabling auto-enhance, rotating a photo, adding filters, cropping and get of red eye. If you are curious about auto-enhance feature, it adjusts color and exposure of your photo to make it more elegant, it’s really pretty cool and requires only one tap.
If you edit with iPhoto, it is no more different from Photo app, but it takes some features into a whole new concept. There’s a new feature ‘’Brushes’’ that let you perform edits in particular areas of photos by simply brushing with your finger. You can add white and black filters to your photos and also control the contrast that a filter applies.
iOS 7 Photo Tricks & Tips
iPhone camera is known for its perfect pictures, the problem starts when you couldn’t get some nice shots and you got disappointed. Apple has introduced lots of new and innovative features in recently released iOS 7, comprising new version of the iPhoto that comes absolutely free with all new models of iPhones & iPads. Here we’ve come with some iOS 7 photo tricks and tips that’ll help you get good shots.
Photos, Albums, Shared
Now your photos are split into 3 different sections: Photos, Albums, and Shared. Photos take you into the moments etc, Albums break out some specific types of images like Photo stream, Camera Roll, Video, Panoramas, and any folder apps you have created.
Know where you took a picture
There is a Moments page in the photos tap where you will be able to see on the map when you took this picture and your location in the world as well.
See Photos
The Photo icon is observable when you launch the iPhoto. It is located on the bottom side of the navigation bar. When you tap it, you will see some thumbnail previews of your videos and photos.
Create a Photo Book
Launch the iPhoto. Choose Projects that are located on the bottom side of the navigation bar, tap ‘+’ symbol that is on the left side of the navigation bar and then select photo book.
It is up to you now that what kind of book you choose, 10 inch x 10 inch book or 8 inch x 8 inch book. You will also need to designate the theme: Travelogue, Picture Book, Square x Square or Portfilio. Once you have chosen all the preferences, tap on ‘’Create the Photo Book’’.
Share a Slideshow
You can now share a completed slideshow by simply tapping on the Share icon that you’ll find at the top of the navigation bar. Sharing locations comprise iTunes, iCloud, AirDrop, and Beam.
Want to downgrade to the iOS 6?
It isn’t good news for Apple as many iOS users are showing their interest for the downgrade to the iOS 6 as the new iOS 7 could not make them satisfied. They are facing lots of problems with this new operating system iOS 7. But now here we’ll discuss some steps for downgrading to the iOS 6.
Step #1
First off, you need iTunes 11.0.5 or any previous version of the iTunes. If you’re running the new version, then uninstall it firstly. Because the new version of iTunes doesn’t let the users restore custom firmware file. When you’re uninstalling the new version of iTunes, confirm that you delete all the services and traces like Apple mobile device, Bojour and the Apple software update.
Step 2
Once you’ve uninstalled the latest version then restart your computer before going for the old version of iTunes. If you see any error during the process regarding to iTunes music library.xml, head over to iTunes Music Folder and remove this file.
Step 3
Download the new version of iOS 6.1.3 or 6.1.2 firmware as well as iFaith.
Step 4
Open iFaith and then click on the ‘’build “*signed* IPSW w / blobs.’’ This will start Custom Firmware creation process, and when this prompted, choose SHSH blobs. The faith will create downgradable file of the iOS 6 firmware for iPhone 4.
Step 5
Once your firmware file has been generated then follow the On Screen instructions for placing your hardware into the Pwned DFU mode. When you entered into that mode then launch the iTunes, choose your iPhone and hold the Shift key and then click on the Restore iPhone. Browse custom firmware file developed by the iFaith.
