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How To Shrink Your Icon In iPhone

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This is only available for jailbreaked iPhone. We need to shrink the icon so that it does not look too cram on our iPhone. This is especially the case if you are using Five Icon Dock, Columns and Rows. The original size of the icon when used with the Five Column and Row app will make your icons look very crammed. First picture is the original size of the icon. Second picture is reduced to 25%. The third picture is the one I am using which is 75%.


The app used to shrink your icon is called “Shrink” which is available in Cydia. Please note that you will need to have the source “http://sinfuliphonerepo.com” added to be able to find the app. For instruction on adding source to your iPhone, please click here.


After installing the app, Go to Settings and scroll down. You will see the installed app. Click on it to shrink the size of your icons. Do note that you need to tap on “Respring” after the selection. Happy Shrinking!!

Jailbreaking your iPhone FW3.1.2

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This method is only for those who are using an unlocked phone on the 3.1.2 firmware. As mentioned in the previous post, I bought my iPhone 3GS from Starhub Singapore and its already unlocked. I was able to use it with my Thai AIS Sim card. So, it must be unlocked. Also note that you should only jailbreak with BlackRa1n if you are on the Firmware version 3.1.2.


Step 1: Make sure that you have the latest version of iTunes. I was on iTunes 9.


Step 2: Download BlackRa1n from www.blackra1n.com


Step 3: Plug your iPhone to your computer. It will now auto launch your iTunes and search for a new firmware update. You can cancel that and close iTunes. Launch BlackRa1n. Click on “make it ra1n”.




Step 4: Your iPhone will now enter recovery mode. The regular recovery mode image on your iPhone will be replaced by a picture of GeoHot.




Step 5: BlackRa1n will run on your iPhone and then it will reboot.



Step 6: Once your iPhone reboots, you will notice a new icon on your springboard. This is BlackRa1n. Now make sure you have internet connection on your iPhone and tap on the icon below.


Step 7: Install Cydia. This is like the App Store of  your original iPhone except that it has many programs not available in App Store such as the Winterboard etc which allows you to modify the theme in your iphone. You can install all 3 if you like. I installed Cydia and Rock.



Step 8: BlackRa1n will download and install the selected applications. Once done installing, your iPhone will respring and you should see your installer app on your springboard. In my case will be Cydia and Rock.


Step 9: Once your installer application is installed. You can safely uninstall BlackRa1n by launching the app and selecting “Uninstall blackra1n”.



Step 10: Reboot your iPhone. Enjoy!


Note that when you reboot, you will see the screen which asks you to connnect your usb to your iPhone. And when you connect, it will seem to restart what you have done all over again. iTunes will be launched and searching for firmware update. DO NOT do the restore. You can just cancel it and run the Blackra1n application again.


This is the only problem we have at the moment. Everytime you reboot your iPhone, you will need to connect to the PC and run the Blackra1n application to boot up the iPhone. Personally, I dont think there is anything to worry about. Just make sure you charge your battery every night  and do not install applications on your iPhone when you do not have a computer.


This method works for me. Pls note that I will not be responsible for any problems arising from this tutorial. I am posting from experience. Jailbreak it and have fun. Feel free to comment!!

Why do I jailbreak my iPhone 3GS?

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iPhone is one of the most popular smartphone in the world. We all know that the handy user experience of iPhone is one of the best selling point. It really is that easy to use. But not so many people realize that there are several shortcuts, tips and tricks available on the iPhone which makes the use of the phone even smoother than it already is. Example, just click and hold on the home button to make the icons go wiggling so that you can rearrange them or delete them by pressing on the X at the top left corner of the icon. Swipe to go to the next page etc.


Most iPhone users would like to know all of the tips and tricks for every feature of iPhone. Many has already been mentioned in the Apple website. So what is the shortcut to toggle off your bluetooth or wifi. Well, you still need to go into Settings>Wifi to turn it on. Its not that difficult though. Just 2 steps if you are surfing on Safari with your 3G. Home and then Settings, Wifi. You have just reached home from work and your house has Wifi. Well, mama says we save when we can and unless you are on unlimited 3G data plan, its going to eat into your pocket. So you press on Home, Settings and then turn on Wifi. Great! You just  saved yourself some money.


You walked and sat into your comfortable couch without switching on the lights while reading the latest exciting sports news. And because Apple said you can save some batteries by turning down the brightness, you dropped it to 20% which is quite ok when you are outside. But when you are home with lights not switched on, you can’t enjoy reading your news. So? 2 more steps. Home, Settings then Brightness. Why did Apple not have a program for us to toggle all this while on the go. You can do that by installing SBSettings from Cydia. This program allows you to toggle on and off many features such as Wifi, 3G, Edge, bluetooth brightness etc. But it can only be done on a jailbreak phone. Just slide your finger above from the network bar to the battery indicator on any window to bring the toggle up. See fig. 1.1 below.


Fig. 1.1

 

There are many other tweaks that can make your iPhone experience a more pleasant one. Change a new theme and its like having a new phone. Arranging your icons in 5 rows and 5 columns allowing you to have more apps etc. Default is 4 by 4. Change the number of apps in the dock from 4 to 5. Default is 4. I took the plunge a few nights ago and jailbreaked my iPhone. This is what it looked like with a new theme and 5 by 5 icons. See Fig. 2.1. You notice that towards the end of Fig 2.1 above the dock, the icon names are crammed up as its squeezed into 5 in a roll. Take a look again at Fig. 2.2. I changed the system fonts and now it looks fine. Changing of fonts is also available only on a jailbreaked phone.


Fig. 2.1

 

Fig. 2.2

 

I bought my phone from Starhub Singapore. It’s an iPhone 3GS, firmware 3.1.2. I jailbreaked my iPhone using BlackRa1n. It only took 20 secs. I am new to this and its not that difficult as compared to the previous versions of iPhone. Any questions, pls comment and we shall discuss. In the next post, I will write about how I jailbreaked my phone using BlackRa1n.