purplera1n – Jailbreak’s iPhone 3GS
purplera1n is the new Jailbreaking software for the all new iPhone 3GS is open for the public, given out by not the Dev-Team but a Boy named 'George Hotz' who was apparently fed up by the long wait Dev-Team is giving for the new unlock. This is what he has to say about it:
Normally I don't make tools for the general public, and rather wait for the dev team to do it. But guys, whats up with waiting until 3.1? That isn't how the game is played. We release, Apple fixes, we find new holes. It isn't worth waiting because you might have the "last" hole in the iPhone. What last hole...this isn't golf. I'll find a new one next week.
The versionreleased is only for Windows, and you are lucky if you are having XP or Vista which are able to Jailbreak the iPhone 3GS.
The purplerain software is still in its 'Beta' phase so try this at your own risk, but many are saying to have a sucessfull Jailbreak.
Prodecure / How to do it:
1. Make sure you are using the Windows OS computer.
2. Download the purplera1n software. (Click on link to download)
3. Upgrade to iTunes 8.2.
4. Open purplera1n, and click "Make it Ra1n"
5. Wait for it to complete, and on boot up you have to run the installer app of purplera1n called Freeze.
6. Then just follow the instructions on honw to Jailbreak the iPhone 3GS, which will be clearly given by the Program.
But i Prefer to wait for the Full Version to try my luck on.
All The Best For your Jailbreak and do tell us your experience in comments.
How to increase iPhone Battery life
Here i am going to jot down some basic but essential tips which will help in increasing the relatively low battery life of your iPhone.
This is what is given in Apple's Official blog:
The most important thing is to keep your iPhone out of the sun or a hot car (including the glove box). Heat will degrade your battery’s performance the most.
Apart from this great suggestion from Apple i am going to give some tips, by following these you can considerably increase your battery life.
1. Avoid Extreme Heat
The Lithium Ion battery embedded within your iPhone is rather sensitive to temperature extremities. Extreme heat, such as temperatures above 114 degrees Farenheit, can quickly degrade the battery more quickly than normal. This translates into less total battery capacity over time.
Apple says: Your iPhone works best from 32° to 95° F.
2. Turn off Bluetooth when you don't need it
This one is easy. Turn your Bluetooth Off when you are not using it, as the iPhone keeps searching for devices when in on mode, it really drains the battery. Unless you use your headset all the time, then turn Bluetooth off.
Go to Settings > General > Bluetooth and set Bluetooth to Off.
3. Turn off Wi-Fi:
If you rarely use Wi-Fi, you can turn it off to save power. Note that if you frequently use your iPhone to browse the web, battery life may be improved by using Wi-Fi instead of cellular data networks.
Go to Settings > Wi-Fi and set Wi-Fi to Off.
4. Use Airplane Mode in low- or no-coverage areas:
Because your iPhone always tries to maintain a connection with the cellular network, it may use more power in low- or no-coverage areas. Turning on Airplane Mode can increase battery life in these situations; however, you will be unable to make or receive calls.
How to use Airplane mode
5. Adjust Brightness:
Dimming the screen is another way to extend battery life, but if you are always out then it might be foolish to do so. Go to Settings > Brightness and drag the slider to the left to lower the default screen brightness. In addition, turning on Auto-Brightness allows the screen to adjust its brightness based on current lighting conditions.
Go to Settings > Brightness and set Auto-Brightness to On.
6. Auto-check fewer email accounts:
You can save power by checking fewer email accounts. This can be accomplished by turning off an email account or by deleting it.
To turn off an account, go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, choose an email account, and set Account to Off.
To remove an account, go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, choose an email account, and tap Delete Account.
7. Turn off 3G:
Using 3G cellular networks loads data faster, but may also decrease battery life, especially in areas with limited 3G coverage. You will still be able to make and receive calls and access cellular data networks via EDGE or GPRS where available.
To disable 3G, from the Home screen choose Settings > General > Network and set Enable 3G to Off. You will still be able to make and receive calls and access cellular data networks via EDGE or GPRS where available.
8. Minimize use of third-party applications:
Excessive use of applications such as games that prevent the screen from dimming or shutting off or applications that use location services can reduce battery life.
Lock Your iPhone
It may seem obvious, but you should lock your iPhone when you aren’t using it. You will be able to receive calls and text messages while it is locked, but nothing happens if you touch the screen.
To lock iPhone, press the Sleep/Wake button.
You can also set the Auto-Lock interval so your iPhone will turn off more quickly after a period of inactivity.
To set Auto-Lock, go to Settings > General > Auto-Lock and set the interval to a short time, such as 1 minute.
So after following all these tips i think you might be getting a good amount of extra battery life than you earlier did.
All the best and do tell me if there are any other tips to incease battery life.
How to Unlock iPhone 3G with Redsn0w and ultrasn0w
The unlock for iPhone 3G aka Redsn0w and Ultrasn0w which were released some time back, were the Tools helpful in this successful unlock.
So here are the STEPS / Tutorial to Unlock iPhone 3G with firmware 3.0 OS
Tools Used:
- Macbook with Mac OS X 10.5.7
- iPhone
- Redsn0w
- iPhone to PC connector
- Pawnage tool ( Tried using the pawnage tool but was uncessfull as the phone could not enter the DFU mode)
STEPS:
1) Download redsn0w and Install it.
Download Links:
2) You have to follow many steps which will finally ask you to download iphone 3.0 firmware(not through iTunes) but from an alternative source.
3) Then you have to locate the downloaded firmware file and you will be taken through processing, identifying and installing the firmware and patching kernals.
4) Then you will have to enter the DFU mode by following these steps:
- Switching off the iPhone 3G
- Holding the Power and Home key for 10 seconds together
- Release the Power button and keep holding the Home button until the next step starts automatically.
- Installation of Ultrasn0w completed.
- Restart your iPhone.
- Then go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings and the Phone Restarts.
- Then go to Airplane mode, switch it on and off once.
- Then go to the main screen and wait for a couple of minutes and the signals would appear with your network name on the right to it.
How to Enter Airplane Mode in iPhone 3G
Go to the Settings and then you can see that the first icon is the option showing Airplane mode ON (or) OFF.
All you have to do is just tap on the slider to activate what you want.
This option makes your iPhone into an iTouch as the Phone options are disabled.
How to Transfer Call to Voice Mail in iPhone
If you want to send your call into Vocie mail or just want to silence the call then all you have to do is:
How to Silence the Call:
When you are recieving the call and want to silence it, all you have to do is
- Press the sleep button when you are recieving the call, and the call is silenced.
- The other way is to turn off the Vibration option and the Ringtone in your settings.
How to Send your call into Voice Mail:
When you are recieving a call and are not in a situation to take the call, then all you can do is send it into voice mail.
- Press the Sleep button Twice to send it to Voice Mail.
- If you are using the iPhone Head phones then you should press the answer button twice to send it to Voice Mail.
How to Set your iPhone to Sleep
If you are going to sleep and listening to some soothing songs in your iPhone and want your phone to go into sleep mode without you having to pause it or close it.
You have to know about the hidden option of your iPhone seen in the Clock App.
1) Tap the Clock icon on the Home Screen.
2)Then Click on the Timer icon on the Right side lower border of the page opened.
3) Then set the count down time which you want.
4)Then click on the "When the Timer Ends" button to get the settings which we want like the "Sleep iPod" option.
5)Then activate it by Clicking on the "Set" button.
6) Then you will go back to the timer page, where you have to click on the "Start" button to activate the Sleep option.
So now i think you can enjoy the option which is unknown to many.
How to Switch off Your iPhone 3G (or) 3GS
To switch off your iPhone and iPhone 3G and the iPhone 3GS, is a very simple process but seems difficult as there is no specified button like in that of Nokia which shows the Red button telling that it is a switch off button. 
The process of Switching of your iPhone is to:
- Hold down the Sleep button for 5 seconds.
- A Red Slider appears showing "Slide to Power Off" and a "Cancel" button in case you dont want to switch off the iPhone.
- Then you have to slide the slider to Switch it off.
Situations where it is a must to switch off your iPhone:
- In case an Application gets stuck.
- In case you have very low battery.
- When you install a new software which requires a Restart.
How to refresh your Nokia Mobile Phones
How to refresh your Nokia Mobile Phone ?
Are you thinking of refreshing your Nokia mobile, then just go to the main menu and type *#7780# then it asks u whether to Restore all original phone settings?
It works for all the Nokia Phones including the new phone released by nokia like the N series, 5800, E series, Music phones. . etc
If you select this the mobile will switch off on its own and no need to panic why the phone got switched off it is just a part of the procedure the phone switches off and then refreshes itself and switches it On.
And one more thing there will be no loss of information or files from the phone when you refresh your phone.
The main USES of refreshing the phone is in conditions like:
- When phone gets stuck.
- When your apps get stuck.
- When message delivery reports dont show up on your screen.
- When your gallery is stuck.
- And in case when the files are not shown in the supported format by the phone.
How to Teardown iPhone 3G
Although it has been almost an year (July 2008 - june 2009) since its release the iPhone teardown has been always in the news as many iPhone enthusiasts like mewho want to see what is there under this neatly dressed beautand learn somethings and self repair somethings which apple does not offer their services.
You can call it Disassembling (or) Teardown (or) opening an iPhone, or what ever you like.
The iPhoine 3G which does not have a battery panel like that in the 2nd Generation phone has a battery built in the panel.
The beauty had to stipped naked and the parts be exposed to see what this masterpiece was made up of and what makes it such a gadget.
Fixit.com which i recently came across have been doing their teardown thing from a long time on all the new gadgets coming into the market from time to time.
These people tore down the iPhone 3G in 29 steps including their great efforts in getting hold of the 3G firsthand in Newzeland from step n.o 1 to 7, from step number 11 we can see the actual opening up of the 3G.
I could make out that the iPhone is made of parts made by many companies like Philips screws, Samsung Processor , Toshiba flash,Intel flash, Marvel for the bluetooth and wifi.
On the whole i can say that there has been a good contribution from many companies in making this beauty with brains become reality.
Apple has made many changes to make the 3G easy for repair.
You can view the whole teardown process here in fixit.com
How to take a Screen Shot in iPhone 3G
We can say that the iPhone is not only a Phone but it is a mini computer which can do almost everything which a PC or a Laptop can do, so why leave out a simple thing like a Screen shot which is of great use in our day to day life (not much of a economical use), by taking a screen shot you can easily turn your iPhone screen into a photo which gets saved in your Phone memory in the camera photos section.
And now enough of this blah. . blah lets come to the real thing