iPhone Hacks

Hack to Enable MMS on iPhone 2G running iPhone OS 3.0

The non-availability of the MMS feature for 1st generation iPhone  (iPhone 2G) was probably one of the most disappointing news for iPhone 2G users that was announced at the WWDC 2009 Keynote address.

In fact, the MMS feature is not available currently to even iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS in the US. Some folks had figured out a way to enable MMS on iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS.

Fortunately, it turns out that there is a way to also enable MMS on a jailbroken iPhone 2G.

Rotation Inhibitor: SBSettings Toggle Allows you to Disable Accelerometer

Though the accelerometer is one of the coolest features of the iPhone, I find it annoying everytime I move around in bed while reading on the iPhone, as the screen keeps rotating.

I finally got fed up the other day and had to figure out a way to disable the accelerometer/screen rotation.

Luckily, I stumbled upon a SBSettings Toggle aptly called Rotation Inhibitor which allows you to disable the accelerometer on the fly to stop the screen from rotating.

Step-by-Step Guide to Register an iTunes Account without a Credit Card to Download Free iPhone Apps

One of the things that had really surprised me was that, the App Store wouldn't allow me to download free iPhone apps without registering my credit card details. It seemed strange that even for downloading free iPhone apps; I was asked to submit my credit card details.

Well, Apple has moved along from there, and it now allows users to create an iTunes account without submitting credit card info.

The method is very simple, and I have listed down all the steps required after the break.

Tip to Take Better Photos with your iPhone's Camera; Also Checkout 100 Amazing iPhone Photos

We have been critical about iPhone's 2 megapixel camera and its basic camera app and have written about iPhone apps such as Cycorder which brought video recording, Snapture which brought professional features such as Digital zoom, delay timer etc and ClearCam which turns your iPhone's 2-megapixel camera into a 4-megapixel camera to add more zing (actually megapixels) to your iPhone's camera.

But I was pleasantly surprised to see the 100 amazing iPhone photos collated by Haje Jan Kamps of Photocritic.org. They are very good. Haje has also given a cool tip on how to take better photos with your iPhone's camera.

iPhone Trick: Quick and Easy Way to Turn Off Auto-Correct Feature

I really like the auto-correct feature of the iPhone. In my opinion it wouldn't have been convenient to use iPhone's revolutionary virtual keyboard if it wasn't for the auto-correct feature.

But there are times when you are tying a lot of slang or text in another language; you don't want the auto-correct feature to kick in.

Folks at Lifehacker have published a quick and easy trick to turn off the auto-correct feature while you are typing.

DIY: iPhone Stand using Pencils and Rubber Bands

The crafty folks at Geeky Gadgets are at it again and their love for do-it-yourself stuff for the iPhone continues. This time they have created a stand for the iPhone using pencils and rubber bands.

The last time they had made an iPhone 3G dock out of cardboard and they apparently took inspiration from another do-it-yourself project where an iPhone dock using binder clips.

Tips to Add Words to iPhone's Dictionary

You might have noticed that your iPhone doesn't know the swear words. We had also provided couple of tricks to teach your iPhone to swear.

iPhone expert, Erica Sadun, who also blogs at Ars Technica decided to investigate as the trick of typing the swear word two or three times and canceling the auto-correct pop-up each time did not work too well all the time.

What she found out was quite surprising but at the same time quite useful for iPhone users.

DIY: Make an iPhone 3G Dock out of Cardboard

We have seen some interesting DIY projects such as iPhone Dock using binder clips, Wooden iPhone 3G iPhone dock and one where you can turn an old phone into an iPhone docking station.

You should checkout the iPhone 3G dock made out of cardboard by the crafty folks at Geeky Gadgets as they did not want to pay an extra $30 for an iPhone 3G dock.

iMobileCinema Allows Playback of Embedded Flash Videos on your iPhone

Support for Adobe's Flash is one of the most requested features by iPhone users since its launch.

iMobileCinema, a jailbreak iPhone app has just been released for iPhone firmware 2.2 which allows playback of flash videos embedded in web pages on your iPhone.

Trick to Enable Japanese Emoji Icons on your iPhone; No Jailbreaking Required

iPhone firmware 2.2 gave iPhone users the ability to create and view messages with Emoji icons. But it was available only to iPhone users on Japan's SoftBank network.

There are couple of ways to enable it: use the hack that an iPhone developer had figured out or install Emoji app via Cydia. But both these solutions needed a jailbroken iPhone.

Folks at Winandmac have figured out another trick to achieve this without the need to hack your iPhone.