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Apple iOS 4 Tips, Hidden Features, Etc...

petsounds said:
This is simply untrue. While the multitasking bar doesn't necessarily represent running apps (it represents apps either running or in a suspended state), if you hit the red (-) button to close a 4.0 app that is running, it is akin to a "Force Quit" on the Mac.

Try it yourself: open a 4.0-built app, go to a different screen or menu in it, then go back to the Home screen. If you went back into the app, it would go to the last state it was in. Now go to the multitasking dock and hit the app's close button. Go back to the 4.0-built app and you'll find that the app is restarting from scratch.

But that close button is the ONLY WAY to close an app. Apple's (IMO flawed) philosophy is that a user should never have to worry about closing an app. They are keeping apps open as long as possible in memory, and then notifying apps to shut down when low. All without the user knowing what's going on. That's why they changed the functionality of the single click of the Home button. In past iPhone OS versions, this would quit the running app and take you to the Home screen. Now it merely puts the app in the background.
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I wonder if this could also explain why my battery has been draining faster than my poor 3G. I just tried it out, and sure enough, every single app I'd opened since I got my phone was still in the multi-task bar, listed as being open (including the phone). That seems kinda silly, because now, everyone's going to have to remember to go in and close out every app. :\
 
papo2 said:
thanks!!!! it worked. For some weird reason, it only works with the Chinese pinyin one! thanks again..



LMFAO!!
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Can someone please explain how using the pinyin dictionary works with adding costume words?

I've tried it but don't understand what you guys mean?

Thanks
 
ANyone try this? You can separate all the video you took from your pictures...

Try this...

1) hit the "Camera" icon,

2) next click the small thumbnail of the previous picture you took (bottom left),

3) now click the "camera roll" button at top left of screen

4) now you will see headings, "All" "Photos" "Videos", at the top of the screen. This will let see all your videos grouped together, but it takes too many steps.

THE BAD THING IS, you can't do this if you go into "Photos" directly. Your videos are mixed in with your pictures, and you can't see the videos all together like when going into the "Camera" app. Unless I'm issing something??
 

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Stereo bluetooth is much improved. No more sound lag when watching videos with bluetooth headphones. Also, now a volume slider has replaced the model of the headphones displayed at the bottom of the screen. You now do not have to use the volume on the headphones. This solves the notorious high volume Jabra Halo issue. Still no AVRCP profile though, which baffles my mind...
 
Jason B said:
ANyone try this? You can separate all the video you took from your pictures...

Try this...

1) hit the "Camera" icon,

2) next click the small thumbnail of the previous picture you took (bottom left),

3) now click the "camera roll" button at top left of screen

4) now you will see headings, "All" "Photos" "Videos", at the top of the screen. This will let see all your videos grouped together, but it takes too many steps.

THE BAD THING IS, you can't do this if you go into "Photos" directly. Your videos are mixed in with your pictures, and you can't see the videos all together like when going into the "Camera" app. Unless I'm issing something??
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That isn't new to 4.0, I had it on 3.1.2.
 
a.jfred said:
I wonder if this could also explain why my battery has been draining faster than my poor 3G. I just tried it out, and sure enough, every single app I'd opened since I got my phone was still in the multi-task bar, listed as being open (including the phone). That seems kinda silly, because now, everyone's going to have to remember to go in and close out every app. :\
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Those apps aren't really running, and them being on that bar doesn't even mean they'll remember thier state.

Want proof? Turn your phone off (hold the sleep button and slide to power off), then turn it on again - that's a complete reboot. Now look at the multitasking bar; all the apps will still be there, but try to open one, and it'll start from scratch.
 
1 app in a folder.

-First put make a folder with 2 apps in it.
-While the icons are wiggly enter the folder make sure the icons wiggle and hit --the X by the name.
-While the keyboards up hit the home button once.
-Make wiggly icons on one of the icons in the folder.
-Drag the one of the icons onto the springboard
-Hit the home button to stop wiggling.


Should end up with this:
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More of a bug since it's pretty useless.
 
musigny said:
anyone know of an app (legit or otherwise) that enables you to easily toggle between Edge and 3G?

seems like this would be very handy to do quick internets stuff 3G and then go back to boring Edge to save battery.

anyone?
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Sbsettings. gotta jailbreak
 
water tested

i dropped my iphone4 in the TOILET for a good 2.5 secs. the touch screen did not work at first, after about 5 min it allowed me to power it down, dried it with a fan, it still works! at least so far.

UPDATE: THE WIFI NO LONGER WORKS, ANY THOUGHTS.
 
0dev said:
Those apps aren't really running, and them being on that bar doesn't even mean they'll remember thier state.

Want proof? Turn your phone off (hold the sleep button and slide to power off), then turn it on again - that's a complete reboot. Now look at the multitasking bar; all the apps will still be there, but try to open one, and it'll start from scratch.
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Yup. Think of the double click as opening the "recently used app list" as opposed to the running app list.

Apps here may or may not have a saved state, but again even if they are in a saved state it does nothing to performance or battery. This is hard for me and other tech mind people as we are used to closing things to help with performance. Apple is forcing us to "think different" if you will. :apple: :eek:
 
hardjb said:
i dropped my iphone4 in the TOILET for a good 2.5 secs. the touch screen did not work at first, after about 5 min it allowed me to power it down, dried it with a fan, it still works! at least so far.
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Most modern phones should be able to function perfectly normal from a visit to the toilet, you may want to leave it powered off for a day or so and give it a chance to completely dry out.
 
a.jfred said:
Then I'd love to know what's causing my battery drain :\ But that's a topic for a different thread ;)
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Regarding the battery drain, have you checked to make sure your display isn't set to 'auto' brightness? My iPhone4 was set that way as default and while my battery life wasn't bad, I know that auto brightness has been known to reduce the battery life fairly significantly.
 
Don't know if this has been posted already but I noticed that you have the ability to make playlists under the playlist tab in your iPod app
 
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