Post date: Dec 6, 2011 9:09:10 PM
iPhone stuffs... jumped off the cliff and got an iPhone last week. After years of Android, I couldn't take the inconsistent releases and the hardware issues. Yes, I rooted my phone, but that fun only lasted until the missed important messages and calls due to lockups and reboots. No excuses, I know I could have worked through them, but I was also tired of waiting on the Nexus Prime to finally release. Figured I could play with an iPhone for a while waiting for hardware and ICS (ice cream sandwich) to stabilize and besides, the iPhone will still be worth a lot more than I paid for it when I decide to go back to my much loved android.
Anyway, here's 2 cool 'hacks' to make me more comfortable.
First, unlock panoramic photo mode:
information taken from: http://www.mygreatiphone.com/info/how-to-enable-panorama-in-ios-5-without-jailbreaking/ (thanks!)
"To do this all you need is a Mac or PC and iBackupBot available here
You device should restore and all should be good.
Now enjoy shooting those panoramic pic."
Second, make messaging more like android's by unlocking the auto-correct bar:
information taken from: http://sonnydickson.posterous.com/ios-5-hides-an-android-like-autocorrect-keybo (thanks!)
"iOS 5 hides another secret feature: an Android-like autocorrect keyboard bar. As you can see in the screenshot above, courtesy of Sonny Dickson, the bar lets users pick from a series of word choices.
1. Download iBackupBot
2. Backup your iPhone/iPod in iTunes
3. Open iBackupBot and find the backup, then load it.
4. Find Library/Preferences/com.apple.keyboard.plist and open the file. (if your software isn’t registered you’ll have to press cancel and then it will open)
5. Add in the following code: <key>KeyboardAutocorrectionLists</key><string>YES</string>
6. Save your modifications, and then restore from backup from within iBackupbot."
-Enjoy!