iPhone/iPod Touch Thread

[WiteWulf]

I just got custom SMS and ringtones set up on my iPhone and while I realise most of you probably already know how to do this I found a couple of good howtos I thought I'd share in case others wanted to try it out:

http://www.kilrathy.net/sites/own-sms-t ... phone.html

http://theappleblog.com/2008/08/07/free ... ly-itunes/

Note that to change SMS tones you'll need to have a jailbroken phone.

I'm now treated to Black Sabbath's Supernaut opening riff for incoming calls and Cardiacs' ABC chime for txts

[VNVObit]

I use MakeiPhoneRingtone http://www.rogueamoeba.com/freebies/
currently have Discgraceland by Zeni Geva as ringtone but as it isn't jailbroken cannot change the sms tone (and had some Minor Threat and/or Minutemen for that)

[Sickboy]

Does anyone know how to stop that horrible GSM buzzing? My iPhone seems to be getting worse lately (it's docked near my computer speakers). It sounds like the little computer man in my speakers (who often talks to me) is being tortured.

[WiteWulf]

Turn your phone off when it's near your speakers, put it in 'Flight' mode or get some expensive shielded speakers.

When I dock my iPhone 3G with my Intempo RDI the iPhone actually tells me that the device it's connected to can suffer from interference and offers to put itself in 'Flight' mode, i.e. turn off the GSM radio.

*edit* Oh, and in other news, the Beeb's iPlayer on the iPhone now includes Listen Again for radio shows, very bloody useful

[kalmar]

*edit* Oh, and in other news, the Beeb's iPlayer on the iPhone now includes Listen Again for radio shows, very bloody useful

DOES IT? Thanks for the heads-up, I've been hoping against hope that they'd make that possible. Excellent!

[RiK]

Does anyone know how to stop that horrible GSM buzzing? My iPhone seems to be getting worse lately (it's docked near my computer speakers). It sounds like the little computer man in my speakers (who often talks to me) is being tortured.

Yeah it was pissing me off too so I improvised..





Works fine now - no noise

[RiK]

*edit* Oh, and in other news, the Beeb's iPlayer on the iPhone now includes Listen Again for radio shows, very bloody useful

Ace news. iPlayer is awesome on the iPhone, I've already watched loads of stuff on there.

[Sickboy]

What's in that dock then, RiK? Tinfoil? Seriously. I might copy that. It's driving me mental.

[RiK]

What's in that dock then, RiK? Tinfoil? Seriously. I might copy that. It's driving me mental.

Yup. I just folded a piece of cardboard to fit the back of the phone, stuck a piece of foil to the front and stuck it down with a sticky pad. Works a treat.

[wanye]

anyone know of any hacks/apps (not necessarily for the iphone/mac) that will let you download a bbc radio listen again stream? (i want to download gideon coe's show every night, drop it in itunes, and add it to my itouch. podcast stylee)

i need an easy way to avoid the george lamb show, but i cant stream live at work so need to do it at home...

[kalmar]

anyone know of any hacks/apps (not necessarily for the iphone/mac) that will let you download a bbc radio listen again stream? (i want to download gideon coe's show every night, drop it in itunes, and add it to my itouch. podcast stylee)

i need an easy way to avoid the george lamb show, but i cant stream live at work so need to do it at home...

This: http://ave.wrigley.name/audiocap/

Now, if anyone knows a good way to do the same for iPhone / Mac, I'd definitely like to hear about it.

I do have an excellent script (forgotten what it's called just now, discussed earlier in the thread) which works for iPlayer TV shows. It downloads the iPhone stream in fact, and automatically names the file with the programme name. I'll need to check if that now magically works with radio programmes too..

[wanye]

I do have an excellent script (forgotten what it's called just now, discussed earlier in the thread) which works for iPlayer TV shows. It downloads the iPhone stream in fact, and automatically names the file with the programme name. I'll need to check if that now magically works with radio programmes too..

oooh, i do hope so!

does it download as the same speed as it plays (ie takes 3 hours to grab a 3hr show) or as fast as the bbc will let you cache it all?

[SiN]

Quick heads up guys. My first iPhone game, Geomex, is up on the App Store! It's a pretty awesome puzzle game. Read more on the "Playing the games" thread here:

http://www.yakyak.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=73619

SiN

[piku]

Oh wise and rabid Apple fans I seek your wisdom and opinions...

I've got a load of cash, and think I might like to own an iPod Touch. I'm off to PC World tomorrow to bugger about with one (and then not buy it) but have a few questions...

1. Have they got any major design flaws or irritating features?
2. Can I sync iCal with it? (and because I've been looking around the web... can I enter appointments into the Touch and sync back to my Mac?)
3. Jailbreaking... can it be undone? And what's it actually do? (got any web links that explain it all?)

Ta

[PVB]

1. None that I found.
2. Don't know.
3. Jailbreaking can be undone just by clicking on Restore in iTunes. That reverts the iPhone/Touch back to factory-fresh, so you'd then need to upload all your music/vids to it again.
Best two JB apps:

http://www.ziphone.org/

or

http://www.quickpwn.com/

As to whether it's now worth JBing? I used to have mine JailBroke, but now the App Store's here, I won't go back.