We recently pointed to a suggestion that WD-40 was a useful way of loosening a stuck iPhone home button. Several readers highlighted out potential downsides of that approach, and one in particular sticks out: the solvents in WD-40 will ruin the internals of the iPhone if they get inside. More »
Your iPhone (or other iDevice) has but one button you use constantly: the home button. It has many functions, and as a result it’s prone to becoming unresponsive. Designer Khoi Vinh has discovered that this problem is easily resolved with a little WD-40: More »
Hi Lifehacker, I am going on holiday to the US in a couple of months and was wondering whether I should take a normal point-and-shoot camera or use my iPhone (4S). The only benefit I see in using a point and shoot is that it has optical zoom; however the iPhone is far more convenient in that I would only need to take one device. I don’t intend on visiting any great landmarks, it will be mostly be shots of me and my friends. Thanks, Shutterbugged More »
iOS (Jailbroken): If you’ve ever wanted to secretly take a picture of something with your iPhone without anybody knowing, the default camera app is not the way to do it. But if you’ve jailbroken your phone, you can install SlyCam, from Cydia, to take photos from your Notification centre. More »
Perhaps you’ve seen the the jailbreak hack that allows you to use Siri hands-free but haven’t wanted to jailbreak your device. Lucky for you, there’s a built-in feature that’ll let you use Siri without the need to press and hold the home button. To set it up, just follow these steps: More »
Long pressing — that is, tapping and holding down on a part of your screen — provides a lot of handy shortcuts on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Here’s a look at practically everything you can with this technique to save you a bunch of time typing and navigating your device. More »
Online retailer Kogan’s expansion into mass market brands continues, with the site now offering the MacBook Air, iPhone 4S and Toshiba and HP laptops online. How do the prices stack up? More »
iPhone-hacking group Chronic Dev Team just released the first untethered jailbreak for the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 running iOS 5.0.1. We’ve explained why a tethered jailbreak can be such a hassle, which is why we’ve been waiting to recommend jailbreaking your up-to-date iPhone. Luckily, that wait is over. More »
The iPhone is a beautiful device on its own, but with hundreds of millions of iPhones sold, it’s not particularly unique. Whether you employ a few simply tricks or more complicated alterations, it’s easy to put your own custom stamp on your ordinary device. Here’s how you can design custom cases, themes, icons and more to change your iPhone both inside and out. More »
