So you decided to jailbreak your iPhone, and you’ve been loving your newfound freedom. But now there’s a new iOS update out along with an associated jailbreak. You want to upgrade, but aren’t sure how… What to do?
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Ugh. First, my iPhone had a dark spot on it’s screen. Next, the replacement had touchscreen problems. Then the re-replacement couldn’t connect to the 3G network. And now this… The Google Maps app started crashing on launch.
Either I’m cursed, or Apple quality control has gone way downhill. Last week I got a replacement for my iPhone with a dark spot on the screen. Sadly, the new one had a defective touchscreen that caused problems when typing. And now this…
Earlier this week, I swapped out my iPhone for a new because it had a dark spot on the screen. Ever since then, I’ve been having intermittent problems with the wrong keys registering when I try to type something with the on-screen keyboard.
As I noted in my previous post about jailbreaking your iPhone, the only real hassle associated with jailbreaking is having to re-install all of your jailbreak apps after you upgrade and re-jailbreak. Well, guess what? There’s “an app for that.”
While waiting for my son’s soccer practice to wind down, I got into a conversation with another dad about jailbreaking your iPhone. He was sitting along the sidelines messing around with his iPad and lamenting the high cost of the data plan.
I’m bummed. Ever since I first decided to jailbreak my iPhone, I’ve been using SBSettings to manage my phone’s settings. It’s super convenient to use, and gives you more control than otherwise available through the built-in settings app.
One of the questions that my wife had for me when comparing the Amazon Kindle to the Apple iPad was whether or not you can surf the web on the Kindle. The short answer is yes, you can surf the web on an Amazon Kindle.