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iPhone 101: How To Set Up Parental Controls on Your iPhone

Welcome to iPhone 101, simple tips for novice iPhone users to help you take advantage of your new device.

Maybe your kid spends way too much time browsing the internet via Safari, uses the camera in ways that are not appropriate, or perhaps they went on a spending spree in the App Store and you didn’t know until your credit card bill came in the mail. Whatever the case may be, find out how to regain some parental control by enabling restrictions after the break!

Settings

Ok, you will want to begin to go into the settings.

General

Once you are in the settings, go directly to the general tab.

Restrictions

Tap the restrictions tab and once on that screen choose enable restrictions.

You will now be asked to enter a 4 digit passcode. Do not forget this passcode, there is no way to retrieve it, and a full restore (re-installation) of the iPhone is needed to reset it.

Restriction Options

After you have entered your passcode, you will now have the ability to restrict any of the functions you see on the screen. Without going through each and every option, lets just take a look at Safari. If you turn off Safari and head back to your home screen you will see that the icon is removed and there is no way possible to reach that application any more.

To re-enable a function like Safari, return to the restriction page, authorize with the 4 digit passcode you entered above, and turn it back on.

So there you have it folks, if there is any reason you need to restrict certain apps or features on your (or your child’s) iPhone, this is how you do it.

This is a story by the iPhone Blog. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store.

iPhone 101: How To Set Up Parental Controls on Your iPhone

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Tags: App Store, Apple, Handhelds, iPhone, mobile, Parental Control, Safari, Smartphones

Monday, April 13th, 2009 iPhone Hacks, Tips and Tricks Comments Off

Google updates Gmail, Google Calendar for iPhone and Android [del.icio.us]

: Image via CrunchBase

On Tuesday Google gave the iPhone—as well as its own Android phone operating system—a great big bear hug by rolling out new mobile versions of Google Mobile Web Calendar and Gmail that are specifically optimized for the WebKit-based web browsers used by the two phone platforms. In two postings to the Google Mobile Blog, Google product managers detailed the updates to the products. Mobile Web Calendar now supports editing events on devices, including modification of attendance status and adding or removing guests for an event. To set up the calendar, point your iPhone’s Safari browse to google.com/calendar/gp (users of Google Apps for Domains should use google.com/m/a/yourdomain/ and then click on Calendar).

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Google Turns to HTML 5 to Solve Offline Mobile Woes (wired.com)
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Surprise! iPhone Open to (Some) 3rd-Party Browsers (wired.com)
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Google shows Web-based offline Gmail on iPhone (news.cnet.com)
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At Last, Google Sync Comes to iPhone and Windows Mobile [Push] (i.gizmodo.com)
Google Chrome: Tough Stuff Beneath a Shiny Wrapper (thethinkingblog.com)

Tags: Google, Google Apps, Google Calendar, Google Mobile, iPhone, Safari, Web browser, WebKit

Friday, April 10th, 2009 iPhone Hacks, Tips and Tricks Comments Off

7sql releases iBrowseTwo 1.0 – First Dual Web Brower for iPhone OS

: Image by The Pug Father via Flickr

Bray, Ireland – 7sql today releases iBrowseTwo 1.0 for iPhone. iBrowseTwo is an application which enables users to have two websites displayed simultaneously on the screen. Never before has this feature been offered in the iPhone application. Website pages are displayed together with the innovative navigation bar which packs all the basic functionality into a small screen space.

Compact navigation bar delivers nearly full-screen experience without sacrificing the user comfort. There is no need to shake iPhone, use multi-finger gestures, etc. While employing standard gestures it innovates the web navigation and makes it more intuitive. Both browsed websites also respond to standard taps, pinches, and scrolling. They can also be resized by dragging the navigation bar up and down.

iBrowseTwo’s unique navigation bar packs following functions in a small space (30 pixels high and screen wide):
* Tap the address labels to enter/edit URL
* Double tap the address labels to refresh/stop loading
* Swipe the address labels left/right to go back/forward
* Drag/swipe navigation bar up and down to resize/maximize the web windows
* Colors – green bar means connectivity, red – no Internet connection

Feature Highlights:
* Browsing two pages at the same time (both visible on the screen)
* Innovative navigation bar
* Handling links with “_blank” target
* Handling of SSL links/connections (automatically opened in Safari even if redirected from standard http)
* Resizing the web space by draging/swiping the navigation bar (it snaps to top and bottom for easier operation)
* Reloading both browsed pages after restart

Minimum Requirements:
* iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPod touch 1G, or iPod touch 2G
* iPhone/iPod touch OS 2.0 Software Update

Pricing and Availability:
iBrowseTwo 1.0 is available now world wide and can be purchased from the iTunes App Store for $0.99 (USD) for a limited time.

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Located in Bray, Ireland, Sole Tradership was started in 2008 by Michal Wagner. It delivers iPhone software and development services. All Material and Software (C) 2008-2009 Michal Wagner /All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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Girlband replaces musical instruments with iPhones (telegraph.co.uk)

Tags: App Store, Apple, Bray, iPhone, iPod, iPod Touch, iTunes Store, Safari

Thursday, April 9th, 2009 iPhone Hacks, Tips and Tricks Comments Off

More on New Gmail WebApp for iPhone: HTML5, Offline Access, Easy Linking

Daring Fireball has been looking into Google’s new Gmail WebApp for the iPhone and the technologies behind it. We already know the iPhone packs a version of Apple’s Safari Web Browser which is, in some ways, even more advanced than desktop Safari on the Mac. SQLite database caching, for example, for example users continue to archive or star messages even when there’s no internet connection. What’s more interesting to him, us — and likely users — is how that technology improves functionality.

Says Gruber:

I use the native iPhone Mail app to read email on my iPhone, but I’m tempted to start using the Gmail web app for one reason: I waste a lot of time switching back and forth between Mail and Safari after tapping a URL in an email. When using the Gmail web app, tapped links simply open in a new Safari tab. The iPhone Mail app needs a built-in web view, like what most popular iPhone Twitter clients offer.

Google’s Alex Nicolaou has blogged about the process.

We once wondered what the future of WebApps would be in a post-native apps world. Looks like Google expects — and is out to prove — things still look very bright.

Anyone else considering ditching the built-in mobile Mail app for some web-based Gmail?

This is a story by the iPhone Blog. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store.

More on New Gmail WebApp for iPhone: HTML5, Offline Access, Easy Linking

Yahoo!’s Inquisitor iPhone App Released to More Countries (searchenginewatch.com)
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Best Ways to Get Gmail on Your Phone (smarterware.org)
Mobile Gmail Showdown: The Webapp Versus a Mail Client [Gmail] (lifehacker.com)
Change Chrome’s channel to get beta features (venturebeat.com)
Apple loosens restrictions on alt web browsers for the iPhone (downloadsquad.com)
Yahoo! Releases Inquisitor for the iPhone (searchenginewatch.com)
Thinking about developing for the Palm Pre? Read the first chapter of the book on webOS (venturebeat.com)
A Stylus for the iPhone (mailbox.allthingsd.com)
Apple launches Safari 4 beta web browser (downloadsquad.com)

Tags: Apple, Daring Fireball, Gmail, Google, iPhone, Safari, Web application, Web browser

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009 iPhone Hacks, Tips and Tricks Comments Off

iPhone 3.0: Mobile Safari Gets Enhanced Security Certificate Visualization

: Image via Wikipedia

Looks like another desktop Safari 4 Beta feature has found it’s way into the iPhone 3.0 version of the browser. Now, when you go to a site with an enhanced security certificate, the text on top of the browser turns green (like the green bar, we get it!), with little green lock icon beside it, and the name of the certificate’s trusted organization. For example, the above screenshots show how Apple’s order status page looks on iPhone 2.2.1 (top right) and iPhone 3.0.

What does this mean for users? In an age of increased phishing attacks, where bad sites try to trick you into thinking they’re your bank or shop and steak your login or credit card info, this is one more visual cue in your assessment process for determining if you can trust that the website is what it says it is.

Come iPhone 3.0, look for the green text on top of Safari and carefully check to make sure the company it identifies is the one you want to be dealing with.

This is a story by the iPhone Blog. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store.

iPhone 3.0: Mobile Safari Gets Enhanced Security Certificate Visualization