Dave Meltzer
Banned
If you tap "load earlier messages" a dozen times, then search for the message and click on it, it'll go to it if you loaded it in the messages app before hand. So tedious though.
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iOS 6 |OT| New Maps? googy pls
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Didn't know it'd do that. That's just dumb, LOL.
Messages on OS X is similarly dumb, it only returns ONE result per conversation.
lionelhutz
Member
After the last few iOS updates has anyone used Wi-Fi sync? It's always been hit or miss, but now it's not working at all.
Adam Scott Aukerman
Member
It's never worked for me (4S since Oct '12).
I'm a huge fan of AirVideo. Hasn't let me down yet, and it even works remotely if you set it up that way.
AirVideo is great. Works beautifully. It even transcodes videos that don't normally play on iOS while it streams them.
And like mentioned, it works via LAN and also over the Internet.
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
I totally forgot i owned this. I need to set it up on my laptop again now that i have a PC with a decent cpu that doesnt wheeze while trying to transcode.
XBMC is incredibly worth it. I loaded up my mini with XVID/DIVX encodes of Simpsons and Seinfeld this week, and they play natively with tons of options. You can stream from FTP/SMB/whatever the fuck you want. It's amazing.
Ollie Pooch
In a perfect world, we'd all be homersexual
Also, if jailbreaking isnt an option, use Buzz Player off the App Store (bf uses AV Player HD) works fine for smb/FTP etc shares and divx/mkv.
PotatoeMasher
Member
Plex has been great for me and you don't have to have anything jailbroken to use it. I just use Airplay from the app.
I only use XBMC on tv and iPad for watching sports streams.
Yeah but like Air Video you need to install a local server which I would like to avoid if possible.
I use Goodplayer myself, both for streaming and local iOS device video playing.
https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/goodplayer/id416756729?mt=8
https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/goodplayer/id416756729?mt=8
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Not sure if this is the best place to ask this, but does anyone get magazines on their iDevice? I'm thinking of getting a magazine subscription on my iPad, but I'm not sure what people think. I could get an in print sub, but it's more expensive (obviously). Anyone have thoughts?
PotatoeMasher
Member
Yeah, that's true. My other deal is that I use put.io to stream stuff.
Cheetos is Pretty Awesome
Member
I have like a dozen subscriptions with Zinio. Great library, and reads well on my iPad, PC and even on my Nexus 7.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Can you download magazines multiple times?
PotatoeMasher
Member
I subbed to Reason Magazine through the Kindle store for quite a while. Worked well enough for that. Not sure how it handles things that are more photo-centric.
Particle Physicist
between a quark and a baryon
So I had to get my iPhone4S replaced.. and now I am having issues.
Before I did anything, I made a backup to my computer's iTunes from my old phone.
But when I restore from backup to my new phone, some apps are missing, like Tempo. For some reason they aren't in my iTunes app section either.
:/
I am also having issues logging into my gmail through the regular Mail app. It keeps giving me an error. Does Exchange not work anymore now that I have replaced my phone?
Before I did anything, I made a backup to my computer's iTunes from my old phone.
But when I restore from backup to my new phone, some apps are missing, like Tempo. For some reason they aren't in my iTunes app section either.
:/
I am also having issues logging into my gmail through the regular Mail app. It keeps giving me an error. Does Exchange not work anymore now that I have replaced my phone?
Are you in the US? Apparently the App was pulled from other regional stores recently. It's not in the Mexican store, and it sure as hell was when it was first released.
Have you tried downloading it from your purchase history?
If not, can you download it via this link? (should open the App in iTunes).
:/
What error are you getting? You should be fine as long as you restored from a backup.
Exchange was tied to you device and no new devices can sign up for it after Jan 30th. You either have to use the gmail app for push or just use fetch if you use mail.app
grap3fruitman
Banned
Doesn't Gmail need a uniquely generated pass code for use on mobile devices?
I have print subscriptions to GQ, The Economist, Newsweek and Bloomberg Businessweek. Digital subscriptions are available for free with my print subscription. It's cheaper to get the print subscription w/available digital edition than ordering directly through iTunes or Zinio.
Particle Physicist
between a quark and a baryon
Fuck you google. >(
Yeah, I am in the US. It's not just that app, but others as well. Why weren't they transfered to my computer when I synced my old phone?
Crap, I thought that it would just impede new accounts to be set as EAS, but apparently it's tied to your phone's serial number.
Seems Google is really intent on iOS users sticking to their own Gmail App. Which I rather dislike.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Holy $&#%, come on... That's just incredibly shitty move from Google. This will probably make me switch over to outlook.com completely with next iphone. Mail.app is basically a perfect app right now that can check every mail account in existence it seems. I simply don't want to use another one on top of it when this one works so well.
Particle Physicist
between a quark and a baryon
I would use it, but I also have a work exchange account and I really hate having two apps for email. Same goes for that Mailbox app. :/
Google's official stance on the matter is that they don't want to pay Microsoft for the EAS licensing fees anymore since it was a small minority who set up Gmail with EAS accounts on iOS and Windows Phone devices. Gmail EAS won't work with Windows 8's built-in mail client either.
Unofficially, it's easy to assume that they want more control over iOS users, something they can't get as easily from Mail.App (they can enforce more policies and, more importantly, prevent you from wiping your emails, instead of just 'archiving' them).
This might make me shift away from Gmail. Truth be told, outlook.com works very well on iOS devices and at least they are not dropping EAS anytime soon (hey, it's their own technology).
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Yeah, I was reading about that, but I also read that those licenses are paid per-user, so if such a small number of users are using it, then what's the problem. Default Gmail support on iphone has always sucked, I saw exchange more as a saviour than anything. If it wasn't for it, I don't know if I'd continue using gmail all these years to be honest
SuicideUZI
Member
any recommendations for a good comic book reader app that supports .cbz / .cbr and .pdf files?
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Comic Zeal is the best I know of.
Yeah, the gmail app is nice, but I've begun experimenting more with using outlook.com as well. Losing EAS support the next time I have to set up will just push me to integrate outlook more.
Particle Physicist
between a quark and a baryon
How does outlook.com compare to gmail? Can you create tags and whatnot in a similar fashion?
I might switch because of this.
You can keep your Gmail account and just use Outlook.com as an Exchange Server conduit for your mail:
http://blogs.office.com/b/microsoft...rom-gmail-to-outlook-com-in-5-easy-steps.aspx
http://blogs.office.com/b/microsoft...rom-gmail-to-outlook-com-in-5-easy-steps.aspx
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Microsoft to the rescue again. It seems to have many steps to set up, but it makes sense, and at least I'll know it's possible.
BuggyDClown
Member
Whats the point in this?
It seems like I can just use Mailbox app on iPhone and get Push anyway.
BuggyDClown
Member
If you have a Desktop get the stream2me app and just stream it or invest in iTunes match.
Either that or just save the money and get a larger GB iphone when the 5S is available. No reason to carry 2 devices.
Some people don't like the Mailbox app and want to use the default mail client. Especially for those on iPad, since there is no iPad version.
Perhaps, but I like keeping my phone and MP3 player separate (weird? Maybe).
Right now, it boils down to another iPod Touch or an iPod Classic.
BuggyDClown
Member
Fair enough. If I could get down to just having my phone and not needing car keys or a wallet I'd love that. Just one less thing for me to forget or misplace lol.
If that's the case then it's a tough call. If you just want it for music/movies Id say 4th gen 32GB since it's cheaper or a Classic assuming you wont be doing anything that would risk the HDD.
There are a few things they would have to add to outlook to move me over.
Ability to change the name that is sending from each send mail address. You have to change the name on the full account with outlook whereas you can change names per send address on gmail.
2 Step authentication. They only offer it to people they think have had their accounts compromised. I had my hotmail account recently done, it started sending out spam, and still they wouldn't let me have two step authentication. Once you've had an account compromised this becomes a deal breaker.
Their 1-time use sms codes for signing in on unknown devices/computers works well as a stop-gap there though, those are afaik available to all Live ID accounts.
infiniteloop
Member
A dev at my work wants to downgrade an iOS 6 device to iOS 5 for testing. This isn't possible without the SHSH blobs even on a brand new 4/4s, correct?
Correct.
infiniteloop
Member
Thanks.