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Pixcetera: HD Photos for the iPhone

AOL Brings High Quality Full Screen Images to the iPhone

Today marks the release of AOL’s Pixcetera App for the iPhone. Aside from a few caveats, this is a must have app.

Where it Excels:
High Quality Photo Galleries
Most Images are Full Screen
Clean and Intuitive Interface
Swipe to Browse Photos
View in Landscape and Portrait
Captions with Photos
Share Photos

Where it Falls Short:
Stretching and Shrinking Images
Saving to Camera Roll
Search Function

How to take a Screenshot with your iPhone:
Quick Fix for Saving Pixcetera Images to Camera Roll
Select Photo
Tap Home and Power Button*
Check Camera Roll

*A white flash will appear for a split second. Do not hold the buttons, only press them simultaneously and let go, otherwise your iPhone will restart.

Downgrade Your iPhone 3G Baseband

pHEvilBoss has released a one click iPhone 3G baseband downgrade solution in Cydia

If you accidentally upgraded your iPhone 3G to firmware 2.2.1 through iTunes and lost your yellowsn0w unlock, you no longer have to be stuck with a featureless iPhone 3G.

Remember the time Lois died, so Superman flew around the world in the opposite direction of the earth’s natural spin and turned back time to save her? It’s kind of like that.

The 3G Baseband Downgrader reverses your iPhone 3G Firmware 2.2.1 Baseband update from 02.30.03 back to the yellowsn0w unlockable 02.28.00.

In Cydia, do a search for the “3G Baseband Downgrade” which is hosted by BigBoss (Sleepers.net).

Make sure your iPhone 3G has Bootloader 5.8. (If your iPhone was manufactured before September 2008, you have 5.8).

If it came with 2.2.1 out of the box, you may have Bootloader 5.9 or later, which can not yet be downgraded. You can also check using Minicom.

pH (Pedro Henrique Franceschi) released a version a week ago that required you to ssh into your iPhone and run a package through terminal.

Today the automated version was released in Cydia.

Mac OSX 10.5.6 DFU Mode Workaround

Mac OSX 10.5.6 may not recognize your iPhone in DFU Mode, an essential facet of jailbreaking and unlocking your iPhone.

DFU (Device Firmware Upgrade) mode allows you to upgrade or downgrade your iPhone OS, bypassing your current OS.

If you have attempted to use QuickPwn or PwnageTool to modify your iPhone on Mac OSX 10.5.6, you may notice that it hangs when it attempts to access your iPhone in DFU mode. To re-enable recognition follow the steps below.

Quick Fix:

Download and install Mac OS X 10.5.5 9F33 IOUSBFamily.kext 315.4 from Apple’s Developer Connection*.

Reboot your Mac.

 
To Reapply 10.5.6 Update:

Download and install Mac OS X 10.5.6 9G55 IOUSBFamily 327.4 from Apple’s Developer Connection.

Reboot your Mac.

 
Tips:

-Make sure to not have any additional USB peripherals attached
(that includes a USB hub)

-You must Reapply 10.5.6 Update, otherwise your Macbook will crash upon plugging in more than 2 USBs at a time.

*You need to sign up for a free account if you don’t already have one.

CyDelete: Gives Cydia an AppStore Facelift

Dustin Howett releases CyDelete, a Cydia add-on that streamlines the removal process of third party apps on your iPhone.

Removing an application from Cydia use to be a 6-part process.
1. Open Cydia
2. Go to Manage
3. Find your App
4. Click Modify
5. Click Remove
6. Click Confirm

CyDelete gives Cydia the form and function of AppStore removal.
1. Hold finger on any icon
2. Wait for icons to wiggle
3. Click the “x” that appears by the app
4. Confirm delete

This is another giant step by Cydia and its contributors to enhance the user experience on jailbroken iPhones.

CyDelete is available for download on Cydia and is highly recommended for all users.

*If you SSH’d a third-party app, the only way to remove it would be to SSH back into your iPhone and delete it.

Turning Japanese: Free Emoji on your iPhone

Erica Sadun releases Freemoji, an app that enables emoticons on your Apple iPhone.

The release of Firmware 2.2 enabled emoticons (emoji) exclusively for iPhones running on a Japanese network. Thankfully, all other iPhone users did not have to wait long for Erica Sadun to release a solution.

Freemoji is available on Cydia as a free download and will work on any jailbroken iPhone running firmware 2.2.X and up.

Steps to Enable:

1. Open the Free Emoji App
2. Switch Emoji Support to On

Next:

1. Go to Settings
2. Keyboard
3. International Keyboards
4. Japanese
5. Switch Emoji support to ON

To Disable:
1. Open App
2. Switch Emoji Support to OFF

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Update:

SpiceLoop has released iEmoji - Unlock Emoji in the AppStore.

iEmoji replicates the function of Freemoji and additionaly includes a list of “nerd” codes for those looking to add more useless knowledge to their emoji lifestyle.

All iPhones on firmware 2.2.X may now enable emoji by downloading this free app from the AppStore and following the same instructions as Freemoji.