How to Handle iPhone Crashes

By Alexia Petrakos

With the arrival of Apple's iPhone 2.0 software and the App Store, the iPhone is more resembling a mini computer than a phone—and with that increased functionality also comes some of same problems that haunt real desktop and laptop computers. This how-to addresses one of the worst of these problems: crashes. There are a few different kinds of crashes that can happen on an iPhone—and we will address each one in turn.

Step 1
CRASH TYPE ONE
You attempt to open an app and as the application is trying to open it immediately closes and returns to the home screen. This behavior might baffle some users of "that other operating system" because when an application crashes it takes the whole computer with it. But Mac, Linux and Unix users know exactly what just happened; the application crashed but the operating system did not. (What a novel concept.)

Step 2
CRASH TYPE ONE SOLUTION
Fortunately for iPhone users the solution to this is the easiest and actually takes a page from "that other operating system's" playbook. Just restart the phone. To do that hold down the Sleep/Awake button (the one at the very top next to the SIM card slot) until a red arrow appears and says, "Slide To Power Off." Slide the red arrow with your finger and the iPhone completely shuts off.

To turn it back on just hold down the Sleep/Awake button again until the Apple logo appears. Once the iPhone has completely restarted you should now be able to run the previously crashing App without any trouble.

Step 3
CRASH TYPE TWO
The opposite of the previous incident we spoke about would be when an iPhone application freezes while still open. Touching the iPhone does nothing and pressing the Home button (the one at the bottom for your thumb) does nothing. In this case, essentially the application itself has crashed. If this happened when we were on a real Mac in OSX, we would just do a "Force Quit" right? The "Force Quit" would kill the application but leave the Operating System unscathed. Well, fortunately, the iPhone is a real Mac and the iPhone Operating System is really OSX, so we can do a Force Quit here too.

Step 4
CRASH TYPE TWO SOLUTION
Hold down the Home button for about six seconds until it returns you to the Home Screen. By doing this you "Force Quit" the application that locked up. If you're still having trouble with your apps after that, restart the phone as described in the solution for Crash Type One (Step 2).

Step 5
CRASH TYPE THREE
Here's what to do when the mother of all crashes occurs to your iPhone. The Sleep/Awake button does nothing; the Home button does nothing and the Holy Water you sprinkled on it to exorcise the demons from it didn't help either.

Step 6
CRASH TYPE THREE SOLUTION
The secret to recovering from this kind of crash is to hold down both the Sleep/Awake and Home buttons at the same time. This is the equivalent of holding down the Power button on a PC or even just pulling the power cord of a PC clean out of the wall. The iPhone will go straight into a restart and you will see the Apple logo come up. No red arrows this time. Congratulations, you have just exorcised the demons from your iPhone!

How to Unlock Apple iPhone

By jmilgtp

Want an Apple iPhone but don't want to switch carriers? Now you can unlock your Iphone to use on any carrier.

Step 1
Start up Itunes and update your phone to the latest update (2.2). Download Quickpwn from http://www.quickpwn.com/. This application is what you will use to "Jailbreak" your Iphone.

Step 2
Connect your Iphone to your PC and run Quickpwn. Select your phone. Select your phone's firmware. Install Cydia or Installer. I prefer to install installer. Follow the step by step instructions.

Step 3
If you installed installer, add this repository: http://i.yellowsn0w.com/. If you installed Cydia, add this repository: http://apt9.yellowsn0w.com/

Step 4
Use whatever program you installed to install yellowsn0w. Run the application and turn off your Iphone. Take out your sim card and place the SIM card from your new carrier you wish to use.

Step 5
Turn on your Iphone, and watch the new carrier pop Up. If you selected to use T Mobile, make sure to turn off 3G.

Step 6
Sit back and enjoy your new unlocked Iphone.

How to Use the Apple IPhone 3GS

By Write Now
The Apple IPhone 3GS is the newest apple product on the market. It is a fun version of the Apple IPhone and has many new features that can be used for a wide variety of purposes including voice control, video,

Step 1
Use the Voice Control on the Apple IPhone when you want to place a call. All you have to do is press the Home button and hold it in order to make the Voice Control portion of the cell phone work. Put your list of numbers in the phone first.You just say the name or number and the Apple IPhone 3GS makes the call.

Step 2
Take a picture or record a video using the cellphone. You can move back and forth between camera and video easily. Take a picture by clicking on the camera icon and using the focus area to center the picture. You can use the white balance, and digital zoom help increase photo quality. Set the self timer to take a picture without the aid of an additional photographer. Tap the red button to focus the camera.

Step 3
Click the video switch button to change over to video. Hit the red video button to begin and end recording (If it is recording it will flash). Video can be from any angle just by changing the angle of the IPhone 3GS cellphone. Use the video editing tool to make your videos more clear and interesting. Just be careful with editing, because when you save it, it overwrites your old video. The thumbnail for video or photos will give you an instant view of your photos or videos on the IPhone 3GS. If you tap on the thumbnail view, you will be guided to the photo gallery where you can access all of your photos and video.

Step 4
Try the IPhone 3GS compass to help you find your way. You can get directions by pressing the directions button. Just enter where you are and where you want to go to get directions to a location. Once you have the directions you can press route to find the best way to get there.