Various How To's

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This thread is meant to provide easy access to many of the things that you might want your iPhone to do. If you have anything to add, please start a thread and a Moderator will add it to this sticky.








I've found most of these how-to's on various sites including 'iPhone campus

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If your looking for a way to take screen images of your iphone follow the steps below.

1. Hold the sleep/power button ( the button on the top)

2. Click the home button (the only button on the surface of iPhone)

3. The captured image will be stored in your iPhone camera roll

You will now be able to send the stored image via email, myspace/facebook etc..

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If you really don't like being limited to the low resolution videos that you are stuck with when using the built-in YouTube app, you now have a choice! With iMobileCinema you are able to watch Flash Videos on many sites INCLUDING Google Video.

1. You have to install a free program called
iMobileCinema, available via Cydia on your Jailbroken iPhone. You will have to add this source to Cydia: http://d.imobilecinema.com.

2. Once you have it installed, you can use the Safari browser on your iPhone to browse the Internet. For example, the Google video site. When theres a video you want to watch, click the "play" button on the image to play it.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZO3AmquvSk"]DEMO[/ame]

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AT&T used to bundle the some free text messages (SMS) on the 2G iPhone. They don't do that any more. You have to pay extra for SMS package. This doesn't really make sense, since you have paid unlimited data plan, which allows you to send and receive emails without additional cost. So, why pay extra for SMS? With the push email feature, you can actually send and receive free text messages from your email account on your iPhone. There are various OTHER methods but this is seamless, effective and allows you to send free SMS to your friends, but also allows them to reply directly in their SMS box, and you will get a message and an alert instantly in your email box.

1. Open email and get into the compose screen on your iPhone

2. In the "To" field, put the following email address, replace "xxxxxxxxxx" with your friend's 10 digit phone number without space. Well, since most of your friends are customers of AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon. This shouldn't be a big problem for you.

3. Write your email, and click send.

Verizon: xxxxxxxxxx@vtext.com
AT&T: xxxxxxxxxx@txt.att.net
Sprint: xxxxxxxxxx@messaging.sprintpcs.com
T-Mobile: xxxxxxxxxx@tmomail.net
Nextel: xxxxxxxxxx@messaging.nextel.com
Cingular: xxxxxxxxxx@cingularme.com
Virgin Mobile: xxxxxxxxxx@vmobl.com
Alltel: xxxxxxxxxx@message.alltel.com
CellularOne: xxxxxxxxxx@mobile.celloneusa.com
Omnipoint: xxxxxxxxxx@omnipointpcs.com
Qwest: xxxxxxxxxx@qwestmp.com

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Have you thought about using your iPhone as a wireless modem, so that your laptop or desktop can connect to Internet through your iPhone? Well, now you can with PDANet. Apple has not approved this application on their Apple store, so you can only get it on a Jailbroken iPhone.

PDAnet is actually not new as it has been one of the most popular software for Windows Mobile phones and Palm OS phones. It is now ported to the iPhone! The 1.2 version turns your iPhone into a true WiFi router for your computer (MAC or PC), and allows your laptop to go online wirelessly through the 3G network on the iPhone.

What are the benefits of usint PDAnet to tether your iPhone?

* full Internet access at 3G speed (if available) on your laptop
* easy setup
* works with Windows, Mac, and Linux
* ability to use other applications while using PADnet

How to set up PDAnet?

This is a PDAnet tutorial for Windows XP. I assume steps are very simmilar on Vista. I don’t have a Mac so I can’t help you set up PDAnet on a Mac. I also posted a quick video on YouTube. The video + this tutorial should help you install PDAnet without any issue.

First, you need to create an ad-hoc network.

1. Go to Control Panel >Network Connections
2. Right click on “Wireless Network Connection” and select “Properties”
3. Select the “Wireless Networks” tab
4. Click “Add”
5. Give a name to your network in the SSID box, ie. “iPhone”
6. For security purposes, uncheck the box that says “The key is provided for me automatically”
7. Enter a “Network Key” and confirm it (this will make sure no one gets on your network)
8. Check “This is a computer-to-computer (ad-hoc) network; wire less access points are not used”
9. Click “OK”
10. On your iPhone, go to Settings > WiFi and your newly create network should show up, unless your computer is already connected to a router. Select your network and enter the WEP key if you set it up
11. On your PC, go to “View Wireless Networks”
12. Select the network you created
13. Now it should just try to establish the connection but not connect; it’s ok
14. On your iPhone, open PDAnet
15. Turn WiFi router ON
16. That’s it!

PDAnet will drain your battery like crazy so you may want to plug it to your computer to charge the battery. When you’re done using it, don’t forget to turn it off…