Enable YouTube HD Video Playback in iOS 5 over 3G

iOS 5 or 5.0.1 won’t let you play YouTube Videos in HD. Thanks to this little hack, you can enable YouTube HD video playback in iOS 5 over 3G network. SonnyDickson is the man who discovered this new feature ‘HQ 3G Playback’ in iOS 5/5.0.1, disabled by default.


Hit the jump to learn how to enable YouTube HD Video playback over 3G…
Just by editing a .plist file, you will be able to turn ON

Add iOS 5 Settings Shortcuts on iPhone Home Screen

With no untetehred iOS 5 jailbreak
and no jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2, many are using iOS 5
settings shortcuts to quickly access iPhone settings without any need of
a jailbreak. Designer Jeff Broderick has created some beautiful icons
with pre-made shortcuts to your iPhone iOS 5 settings.

These pre-made Settings Shortcuts offers one-tap shortcuts to Settings
like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi

iPhone Tip: Restore information from a backup Guide

Instructions:

To restore information from a backup use one of the following methods
after connecting your iPhone or iPod touch to the computer you normally
sync with:


In iTunes, select the device, then select the Summary tab and click
Restore (this deletes all data on iPhone and restores to factory
settings). When prompted by iTunes, select the option to restore your
settings.

or

iPhone Tip: Creat a Backup with iTunes to restore settings and other information

Instructions:

Backups can be created in the following ways:


If you have configured your iPhone or iPod touch to automatically
sync with iTunes on a specific computer, iTunes will back up the iPhone
or iPod touch after you connect it to that computer and sync with
iTunes. iTunes will not automatically back up an iPhone or iPod touch
that is not configured to sync with that computer. iTunes

iPhone Tip: iTunes sync content set up between computer and device Guide

Setting up syncing


Download and install the latest version of iTunes on your computer.
Open iTunes.
Connect the iOS device to your computer using the included USB cable
and select it in iTunes under Devices on the left-hand side.
Set up which items are to be synced: Click the corresponding tabs in
iTunes to specify which information you want synced between the iOS
device and your computer.

iPhone Tips: Exchange ActiveSync Account Set Up Guide

This article explains how to setup an Exchange ActiveSync account on
your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Contact your Exchange Server
administrator if you are unsure of any of the required information.

Follow these steps to setup your Exchange ActiveSync account your iOS device:


Tap Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Add Account > Microsoft Exchange.







Enter the information in the

iOS 5 Tip: How To Put Newsstand In a Folder

One of the major features of iOS 5 that Apple had showcased at the WWDC 2011 Keynote
was Newsstand, which essentially organizes your magazine and newspaper
app subscriptions in one place to access them easily and quickly.
However, since it is a pre-installed
app, it cannot be deleted if you don't want to use it and in case of
Newsstand since it also behaves more like a folder, you can't

iOS 5: Tips To Improve iPhone’s Battery Life

Many users who recently upgraded their devices to iOS 5 are experiencing major battery-life issues. It seems that iPhone and iPad users are more affected than iPod touch users.

Regardless of which iOS device you own, here are some tips that could help in improving your iOS device's battery life.

With all of the amazing features iOS 5 has to offer, it's no surprise that your battery is taking

How to Remove the Store Button in the Music App

Apple is really trying to push iTunes music purchases on its
customers; evident by the “Store” button located in the upper left-hand
corner of the Music app.
I’ve used iTunes before, but the times I
do use it are generally few and far between. This means that the Store
button located in the Music app is more of a nuisance than a help.
If you’re like me and would like to get rid of it, you

iOS 5: OMW! How To Create Keyboard Text Shortcuts

Some may see it as a bit of a novelty while other’s will see it as a massive time saver.Apple’s OS X Snow Leopard (and now Lion) operating system on Mac introduced the concept of symbol and text substitutions which are more commonly used for auto correction.An example of this is where typing ‘teh‘ in any OS X app will automatically correct itself to ‘the‘. This is no coincidence and now this

iOS 5: How To Rename Your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch

Considering you’ll never have to plug your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch into a PC or Mac again it’s only sensible that iOS 5 allows you to edit the devices name.And pretty logically they’ve simply made the Name field in the About screen editable.Here’s how to do it:1. Tap Settings2. Tap General3. Tap About4. Tap into the Name field5. Enter a new name and tap Done.Of course, should you decide

Share Your iPhone Internet Connection With iPad Using Personal Hotspot

For those of you who didn’t for out for the 3G iPad or even if you did but haven’t got a data plan yet you can now quite easily piggy back on your iPhones 3G or wifi connection over Bluetooth using iOS 4s Personal Hotspot feature.You can share your iPhones connection with any compatible Bluetooth or USB device such as an iPad, other tablet, laptop, etc.This tip concentrates on the connecting

Digital Zoom in Camera App on iPhone, iPad 2 or iPod Touch

The built-in camera on all iOS devices is certainly not the top selling point.iOS 4 did however bring at least some welcome improvements from the software side by adding touch to focus and digital zoom.In keeping with the norm, the Camera app’s zoom is simple but effective under the right conditions.Here’s how to do it:1. Tap the Camera app to open.2. Ensure you’re in still mode by toggling the

UPS Tracking Directly From Mail on iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad

There are iOS features that are so hidden and so undocumented that you’d need a shed load of time to seek them all out. Luckily there’s iOS Tips for that!The Mail app on your iOS device has all sorts of intelligence built-in which you’ve probably discovered such as detecting phone numbers, dates and email addresses from right inside an open email.A well undocumented piece of clever thinking

iOS 5: See Full Artist & Track Name on iPhone, iPod or iPad

Often when listening to music on the iPod (Music) App on your iOS device the sometimes the Artist and especially the track name are simply too long to fit and get replaced by an ellipses (or 3 dots to you and me…).One simple but effective new feature iOS 5 has introduced rids us of the annoyance of not being able to read that full song title or artist name.Here’s how to do it.When viewing the

iOS 5: How To Create A Location Triggered Reminder

The iOS 5 Reminders App was one of the 10 of 200 new features showcased last week by Apple.For me, what makes iOS 5′s Reminders app stand out from the crowd is the very clever inclusion of setting a reminder based on the devices future location.So for example, you can receive a reminder to pick up the dry cleaning when you’re at the mall.Here’s how to create a location based reminder in iOS 5:1.

Stop Wireless Networks Prompt on iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch

Some think it’s handy, some think it’s the most annoying thing ever.I fall into the later group. It is nothing less than infuriating when my iOS devices prompt me to join every wi-fi network in a 100 meter radius.And with more and more wireless hotspots popping up in people’s homes and businesses the prompts just get more frequent.Here’s how to disable those prompts:1. Tap Settings2. Tap

iOS 5 – Device Compatibility List

iOS 5, the latest version of iOS, will be released in autumn 2011 will be compatible with the following iOS devices:iPhone:iPhone 3GSiPhone 4iPad:iPad 1iPad 2iPod Touch:iPod Touch 3rd GenerationiPod Touch 4th GenerationiOS 5 will not be compatible with the following devices:iPhone 3G, iPhone (original), iPod Touch 1st Generation, iPod Touch 2nd GenerationiOS Tips will be publishing tips about

iOS 5 Announced – 200 New Features Coming This Fall

Apple announced iOS 5 today at the WWDC 2011.iOS 5 promises to bring 200 new features to iOS devices and iOS Tips will bring you tips about those new features just as soon as we get our hands on it.For the moment, here’s a run down of the highlights:Improvements to Notifications system – alerts are now tightly integrated into the screen and don’t stop your current activity with an intrusive pop

Change Synced Photo Events and Albums Sort Order on iPhone, iPod or iPad

Photo Sync For Mac UsersWhen you sync your photos to your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, iTunes syncs your events and albums in the order they appear in iTunes itself.You may also notice that iTunes does not allow you to re-order either the Albums or Events which to some is quite annoying.So here’s how to do it:On a Mac -1. Quit iTunes2. Open iPhoto3. Click Events4. Drag your events to the order