Tag Archives: iOS 5

Passbook apps easier to find in iOS 6.1

If any of you have used Apple’s Passbook app, you may know that after you download one Passbook supported app, it is difficult to find others that are supported. Once one app is downloaded, the “Welcome” card disappears from Passbook forever making searching for Passbook apps much more difficult. Apple’s new iOS 6.1 has finally fixed that problem. In…

iOS 6 fixes stolen iPhone iMessage bug

Some users have reported that while on iOS 5, their iPhones were stolen, and even after remotely wiping them, the thief was still receiving iMessages intended for the owner of the device. Apparently, this was fixed in iOS 6, The Next Web reports. This bug was first reported in late 2011, with some users claiming that their stolen iPhones could still…

How To: Use Multitasking Gestures [VID]

Some basics of iOS 5 are either forgotten or unheard of. I have to confess: I only started using multitasking gestures on my iPad a few months after the 5th version of iOS came out. Using the home key, double tapping, is far from inconvenient but four-finger swiping or pinching is so much smoother and more intuitive. Here’s a quick guide on how to get…

SMS security flaw found in iOS

iOS hacker Pod2g has today uncovered a flaw in the security of iOS regarding the handling of SMS messages. In Pod2g’s blog post, he writes: “…In the text payload, a section called UDH (User Data Header) is optional but defines a lot of advanced features not all mobiles are compatible with. One of these options enables the user to change the reply address…

AT&T announces shared data, multiple devices for an arm and a leg

Hot on the heels of AT&T’s CEO Randall Stephenson saying that it’s too early to be talking about FaceTime over 3G, AT&T announced another way to get data for all of your devices. Their new “Mobile Share” plans, include unlimited text and voice for all cell phones, and data that’s shared among devices like MiFi hotspots, phones, tablets. Most of…

Is Siri just novelty feature? NYTimes thinks so

Last year, most of us were unimpressed at Apple’s iPhone announcement. The only thing that was noticeably different compared to the iPhone 4 was a digital assistant, which for many, seemed like a piece of bloatware rather than a useful tool. However, when people did finally get their hands on the iPhone 4S and played around with Siri, people started to…

Safari Download Manager finally updated for iOS 5

iOS power-user of the jailbreak variety will be happy with this – Safari Download Manager has been updated for use with iOS 5. Yes, you read it right, iOS 5, not 6. Developer Dustin Howett released his update to the well known tweak, once again allowing you to download all sorts of files directly on your iDevice. This is a jailbreak tweak though, so…

Time’s magazine app now supports subscriptions

Most digital magazines on the iPad have already moved to Apple’s Newsstand service; The Daily, New York Times, The New York Post and several other special interest magazines have developed fully featured applications that offer users subscriptions, integration, and a nice way to launch the app (through Newsstand). However, there’s been a few notable…

Jailbreak: Tweak allows Google search on homescreen

Jailbreaking has been a part of the iOS community for a long time. Tweaks and winterboard are among common jailbreak terms that are extremely well known. The widgets of android phones have been the envy of iPhone lovers everywhere. Envy is gone thanks to tweaking and a new modification has come along to make life easier. According to Redmond Pie, there…