the third generation iPhone
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How could I hide the slide lock? (both text, background)
How could I hide the slide lock part of my lock screen?
Only the bottom, that is. Both camera, slide button, and the background.
So far I found an app in Cydia, called "Slide to Unlock killer". But ...
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Is it possibe to upgrade and re-jailbreak (in order to unlock) a 3Gs running on 4.1?
I have a locked 3Gs running 4.1 and it's pretty annoying not be able to install anything on it anymore (most apps nowadays require at least 4.3)
I can not unlock it officially because i bought second ...
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How to retrive my iphone 3gs backup files in windows 7
I was using iphone 3GS and using Dell windows 7 system. Last week I had cut and pasted (not deleted from my system) my iphone backup files in to my pen drive. I accidently lost my pen drive & ...
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Iphone is empty after update. Don't know how to activate sim card [closed]
My iphone is stuck on the wifi/connect to itunes menu. There is nothing in it currently. All i can do is select language and country after that i am stuck on the wifi/connect to itunes. Even when i ...
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iPhone wipe out
I have lost and found my iPhone 3Gs. But apparently someone tried to use mine or had some intent to exploit it, and now I am a little paranoid about my iPhone.
Fortunately, I have a very recent ...
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Can I free up space on my iPhone 3GS taken by application data?
I click general> usage> under storage I see apps with memory usage, how do I delete these to free up space to increase available memory?
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1answer
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Iphone won't connect to some wifi hotspots
As of the last few months, my phone refuses to find most public hotspots, but will generally connect to home wireless networks. For instance, I can connect to my home wireless and my girlfriend's ...
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Unlocking steps for Iphone 3GS not yet jailbroken version 6.1.2 and firmware 05.16.08 [closed]
My Iphone 3gs was never jailbroken, but I want to use another network provider SIM, is there a way to unlock the network which my phone was locked?
I appreciate very much if you can present a step by ...
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I tried updating my iPhone, but now it says “SIM is invalid”
I have an iPhone 3GS 32GB. I have just tried updating the phone using iTunes. The phone is second hand, and was unlocked when I bought it. I didn't know that when you try to update it, it loses ...
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1answer
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Need offline iOS GPS app for Southeast Asia
Looking for recommendations for a good offline GPS tracker for SE Asia (Singapore, Cambodia, and Thailand, specifically). I was looking at Gaia GPS, but I can't quite tell from their site if they ...
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How can I find out what carrier an iPhone 3gs is locked to?
I'm trying to activate an old 3gs but am unsure of what carrier it is on. I don't really want to go testing all the sim cards I can find to see if I luck out.
Does anyone know of a way to find out?
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iPhone backup encryption with password cannot be disabled
Hi have backups which encrypted with passwords and i know the backup password, i can restore it.
There is not any problem.
But i want to disable encrypting backup with password, here is the problem.
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How can I recover iPhone data lost after iOS upgrade? [closed]
I have an iPhone 3GS which had iOS 4. When I tried to upgrade to iOS 6, it got blank and is not working anymore. How can I fix it?
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iPhone hotspot via USB doesn't work
iPhone 3GS, iOS 6.01
Macbook Mac OS 10.6.8
The iPhone 3GS hotspot works fine via Bluetooth, connected to my iPad.
If, instead, I tried it with my Macbook via USB (can't do it via Bluetooth for ...
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Can I retrieve my contacts and calendar notes from my dead iPhone 3GS?
My iPhone 3GS got wet a couple of weeks ago. I dried it off and it has been working ok. Then today it just died. Went from fully charged to no charge to dead. When plugged into the mains it shows the ...
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1answer
615 views
Slow WIFI on iPhone 3GS after update to iOS6
After updating my iPhone 3GS to iOS6, when I'm on WIFI the network connection appears terribly slow. Loading a webpage in Safari takes ages and opening the update tab in the App store seems to keep ...
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iPhone 3GS wont update iTunes
I have a jailbroken iPhone 3GS. It syncs to iTunes and does all that but when iTunes tells me about an update and I click 'update', it says my iPhone has an error, 3194. When I look and see what that ...
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Can't access AppStore when connected via 3G
When my iPhone (3GS) is connected via 3G, I can't connect to the AppStore. It just loads a while and then says "Could not connect" and that's that.
When I have a WLAN connection, everything works ...
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1answer
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iPhone 3GS suddenly shuts down while playing games
I just purchased used iPhone 3GS from a fella, and the phone is running everything perfectly except for games. Whenever I play any game after some minute it suddenly shut down, even battery is fully ...
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2answers
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iOS 6 activation error on iPhone 3GS without SIM card
I recently got an iPhone 3GS without a SIM card. I upgraded it to iOS 6 from 5.1.1.
However, the phone is stuck on "Activation error" after successfully connecting to my WiFi. The screen says:
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1answer
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Restore iPhone 3GS without backup
Please help.
I updated my iPhone 3GS and have lost all my contacts/data. I did not make a backup as I am on a borrowed computer.
How can I restore my old settings?
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1answer
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How to update jailbroken iPhone 3GS iOS 4.1 to 5.1?
I want to update my jailbroken iPhone 3GS iOS 4.1 to iOS 5.1 or any other iOS which is best for it.
But I havent synced my iphone since a long time and that device I synced it to is no longer with ...
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Will erasing all data and settings affect my previous upgrade?
I’ve just erased all data and settings in my iPhone 3GS. I’ve upgraded to the latest iOS (6.0.1) before that. Will erasing all data and settings affect my previous upgrade?
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iOS 6 Auto Restart
Ok here it is, when I updated my 3GS to iOS 6 there are times that my iPhone is freezing (when I used the "Tap to Tweet" button) and my iPhone just auto restarting for a couple of seconds. Is this ...
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iPhone 3Gs doesn't restore with a hardware error of -1
My iPhone 3GS doesn't restore and gives a hardware error of -1. The problems started when installing iOS 6 during a cloud backup.
I took it to the Genius Bar and they couldn't help, except offer a ...
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1answer
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internet connection problems with the iphone 3
i have had an iphone 3 for a year. no problems! i recently updated my iphone to ios 6, it was fine for a day, and then suddenly, my facebook, instagram and whatsapp/kik stopped working, i was still ...
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6GB of “other” on my iPhone 3GS, should I do a clean install of ios?
Since I installed iOS 6 there have been many issues with my iPhone 3GS. I now have 6GB of "unknown" stuff in the iTunes breakdown, and the phone became much slower, could there be a connection between ...
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syncing iphone contacts with PC outlook contacts
when I sync my iphone with my PC contacts in outlook how do I ensure recent contacts entered on either device are the correct ones being transfered
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1answer
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iPhone 3GS restarts and goes into the iOS 6 “Slide to Set Up” screen
My iPhone 3gs has been misbehaving lately:
Randomly drops signal to "No Service"
"No SIM" issues
Restarts itself
Says it needs to be restored
I have already tried restoring it, cleaning the SIM ...
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1answer
550 views
iPhone music no longer synced with PC
My iPhone syncs with my PC. The music from my PC syncs - or rather, did - with my iPhone. It doesn't now.
Actions I took that probably caused this:
I transferred music from 3 CDs to my laptop
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IOS 6 - Contacts have disappeared then when I type it in they re-appear temporally
I recently updated my 3Gs to the new iOS 6. However after doing this I've noticed that a lot of my contacts are gone.
However if they call me or I type the number in, they pop up and will stay in my ...
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iMessages security - sync of SMS to other iPhone
My question is on iPhone 3G and iMessages.
My iPhone 3G does not have and never had iMessages. The iPhone 3GS of a friend has.
Day 1: I got my friend's iPhone, put my sim card into my friend's ...
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Close down all background iPhone apps without clearing task switcher (Jailbreak)
I have a 3GS running 5.1. Memory management is key to keeping it running smoothly.
I've tried:
SBSettings processes. Clears apps one by one and clears memory - and leaves them in the task switcher. ...
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1answer
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iphone 3gs switches off randomly while using apps
I have a problem with my iphone 3gs.It switches off randomly while using applications and has to be plugged in a source to switch it on again and when it switches on after 2-3 minutes the battery is ...
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My iphone 3GS suddenly shuts down
i have a nice iPhone 3GS which has a curious behaviour.
I'm not using it often but when i'm doing CPU intensive things like a game, it just shuts down suddenly, screen becomes black an i can't ...
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What does green screen on 3gs mean?
The iphone 3gs went off (did not use it for a couple of days). I attached it to its power cord but all I can see is green screen.
Tried resetting it with power_btn+home_btn, but still the same. ...
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591 views
Undoing calendar sync between iPhone and Outlook
I was trying to save the calendar data on my iPhone to my Outlook calendar. I connected via iTunes and the sync caused all my iPhone calendar data to disappear, overwriting it with the data from the ...
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If I erase and sync my iTunes library on my iPhone will I also lose my pictures that are on iCloud?
My hard drive failed on my computer and I can’t retrieve the original iTunes library. I lost all my music and photos that were saved on the computer as well. I still have 190 photos on my camera roll ...
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iPhone 3GS won't let iMessage show my number; only email
On my iPhone 3GS, iMessage recently started sending it via email. I've tried everything and I've checked Send & Receive and it won't even let me click on my phone number as an option. It also says ...
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All of my synced photos/albums and “Faces” disappeared!
I have a jailbroken iPhone 3GS running iOS 5.0.1 with baseband/bootrom 05.16.02.
I sync some iPhoto albums to my iPhone using regular iTunes sync (wired and wireless). However, this past week I was ...
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iPhone 3GS Upgrade/Jailbreak/Unlock Help
I have a jailbroken iPhone 3GS running iOS 5.0.1 with baseband/bootrom 05.16.02. I want to upgrade to iOS 5.1.1 but also make my device unlockable. With that baseband, however, I can no longer ...
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Are there performance (slowness) issues with iOS 6 running on iPhone 3GS?
My brother has an iPhone 3GS. The upgrade to iOS 5 has considerably slowed the device. Will the upgrade to iOS 6 slow the device even more?
Will iOS 6 work well (not any different from iOS 5) on an ...
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iPhone 3GS switches from 3G to EDGE after a GSM call
My title says it all. Now to get back the 3G network after a call, I need to go to Settings > Network and turn 3G off and back on.
I'm fed up doing this every time after a normal call. My EDGE ...
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Restore iPhone 3GS backup on iPhone 4S
I backed up my iPhone 3GS using iTunes. I'm trying to restore the data into my new iPhone 4S. However, my new iPhone 4S does not appear in iTunes. How do I restore the data?
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Can't remove bluetooth iPhone 3GS from OS X Mountain Lion
I paired my 3GS for network tethering and it worked fine until I closed my MacBook. Now it says that I'm connected to my phone when I am not. Clicking the 'Disconnect from Network' button does ...
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Internet is slow on an iPad bought in New Zealand, but used in USA
I am travelling in the States at the moment. Upon arrival I immediately bought a local MicroSIM card from Simple Mobile. However, the connection speed at times is intolerably slow even when I am in ...
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How to Pair an iPhone 4 to an iPhone 3GS using Bluetooth
I have an iPhone 3GS that has a data plan and tethering enabled. It is running iOS 5.1.1
Being an iPhone it only does tethering over bluetooth and USB, not WiFi.
I also have iPhone 4, a 1st-gen ...
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why does my Iphone 3GS shut off without being dead and i have to plug it up to turn it back on?
my phone keeps shutting off without it being dead. And when i try to turn it back on it shows the apple symbol and goes black and doesnt turn on. I have to Plug it up to the charger just for it to ...
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ios devices screen overview
I am really reckless and just dropped my ipod touch second time in past year and the screen is broken, I am not very keen on trying to replace it with flat fee, bacause I am sure it would happen ...
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How do I get my iOS5 iPhone 4 (and 3GS) to play a .wav file attachment in email?
I have a phone service that sends me emails of voicemails in .wav files as attachments. How do I get them to play on my iPhone 4 (and 3GS)?
