Smartphones How-Tos
How To: Use the Motorola Droid software
This video gives a tour of the Motorola Droid software. The video begins with the user turning on the cell phone and guides you through navigating the gui (graphic user interface). The easy to use Youtube desktop widget is featured as well as the scrolling desktop that's moved by a flick of the finger tip in either a left to right or right to left direction.
How To: Set up automatic brightness on a Blackberry
Austin from 'Best Buy Tips and Tricks' give out a mobile tip on how to extend the battery life of your Blackberry by using the Blackberry's built-in function called the automatic black light dimmer. This function changes the brightness of the back light automatically depending on the light intensity of the environment you use the phone. Activate this function as shown in the video so that your phone changes the brightness of your Blackberry screen to an optimal level depending on the environm...
How To: Put your Droid in multi media mode with a magnet
If you have a Motorola Droid and want to use either the multi-media mode or the car mode without getting an expensive Droid dock, then this video is for you. It quickly explains and illustrates how you can put your Droid into either multi-media mode or car mode with the use of a simple magnet. It also explains that there is an application out there that you can use to put your Motorola Droid into car mode, but if you do not already have this application then a magnet will work just fine. It's...
How To: Develop iPhone apps using Java
Arno Puder, a master of the XML coding field, gives a great rundown of Apple's new proprietary Java coding. This is especially helpful for Cocoa implementation
How To: Call voicemail with one key on your BlackBerry
In the GetConnected TV show BlackBerry expert Darci Larocque from Swirl Solutions gives an easy tip on how to call voicemail directly with one (1) key. This option can be seen in other cell phones also, but in a BlackBerry you can set a password for this. Hold the green button or call log , go to menu - Voice Mail, set your password, click escape and save. Now when you dial No.1 or hold it down you go directly to your voicemail.
How To: Jailbreak iPhone or iPod Touch firmware 3.1.2 on a Mac
In this video, tysiphonehelp shows you how to jailbreak your iPhone or iPod Touch with the blackra1n software. Tysiphonehelp shows you what to download, and what to do after you download blackra1n. After tysiphonehelp jailbreaks his iPod he tells you to download Cydia. After you have done all the steps in the video, your iPod or iPhone should be jailbroken. Enjoy your jailbroken iPod or your iPhone! The benefits from watching this video include being able to jailbreak your iPod or iPhone. Be ...
How To: Lock and unlock your BlackBerry Storm
The BlackBerry Storm did not come with a lock/unlock option. Here are some directions on how to download an application to make it possible.
How To: Set up the internet on iPhone clones (i68, i9, etc.)
Learn how to set up Internet on iPhone clones with this video. *First thing you need to do is to make an AT&T GPRS data account.
How To: Minimize your icons on the iPhone SpringBoard
Want to make maximum use of your iphone/ipod-touch screen? Shrink is a software that does this by reducing the size of the application icons down to 75%, 66%, 50%, 33% or the ultra small 25% of it's original size. This video highlights the user friendliness of this app and the ease of switching from one icon size to another. There's also a mod to increase the size of the icons to increase the accessability for people with vision impediments. The iphone on the video is displayed using DemoGod ...
How To: Enable MMS for your iphone
YouTube user diabeticHOWIE instructs you on how to enable MMS (Multimedia Messaging) for your iPhone 3G or 3GS. He claims that this may not work for the first generation iPhone. Using his step-by-step tutorial, you will be able to send multimedia messages to your friends and family.
How To: Set up the Internet for T-Mobile on an iPhone clone
Learn how to set up the Internet for T-Mobile on an iPhone clone. First you need to create a GPRS data account and a WAP profile for T mobile to bring up the service icon. Then click the data account button, then the GPRS button, then chose the correct account for you, change the APN to Link (all lower case). Before you finish this process make sure the user name and password fields are blank.
How To: Remove an iPhone SIM chip
In this video by PI Classroom you get to learn how to remove the sim chip from an i-phone. The video provides a step by step process for removing the sim chip. The only tool required is a paper clip.
How To: Get MMS working on firmware 3.1 for AT&T
Get MMS working on iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, MMS on 3.1 for AT&T. Step 1 : First of all, you have to update to 3.1.
How To: Use the MotionX-GPS
Learn how to use a MotionX-GPS including its functions, and how to use other applications such as music and internet while still in this application.
How To: Make your iPhone or iPod Touch more secure
This quick tutorial runs you through a fast and easy way to make your iPhone or iPod Touch more secure. However the best security is abstinence. Just don't run the programs that leave your devices vulnerable unless you need them.
How To: Enable MMS on iPhone 3G and 3GS on 3.1 Firmware
This video will show you how to enable MMS on your iPhone 3G and 3GS on 3.1 firmware. First, copy and paste the terminal code. Hit enter. Go back to the description and click the link to the file. Connect your iPhone and go into iTunes. Hit options, check for updates. Go to where you have downloaded the program.
How To: Get tethering for iPhone 2G/3G/3Gs with 3.1.2 firmware
Did you know you can use your iPhone as a portable modem for your other devices? The first thing you need to do is set up Internet tethering on your phone. This is not difficult and requires only a jailbroken iPhone and a computer to do. Some hackers charge over $20 to tether your phone, and with this video, in a few simple steps you can accomplish it for free.
How To: Lock the BlackBerry keyboard to prevent pocket dialing
Want to stop accidentally calling people with your BlackBerry device? Want to cure butt-dialing? There's a simple explanation. Best Buy has answers. The Best Buy Mobile team explains how simple it is to lock and to unlock your BlackBerry keyboard to prevent dialing calls from inside your pocket.
How To: Use BlackBerry Wallet to store personal information
Want to forget about always pulling out your credit card to purchase something on your BlackBerry? There's a little application that can do it all for you? But how? Best Buy has answers. The Best Buy Mobile team explains how to use the BlackBerry Wallet application. This application can store personal information such as credit card information and shipping addresses on a secure website for easy access when shopping online.
How To: Press "1" for a BlackBerry voicemail shortcut
Want quick access to your voicemail using your BlackBerry device? Instant voicemail access is available on the BlackBerry device. But how? Best Buy has answers. The Best Buy Mobile team explains how to quickly dial your voicemail on a BlackBerry by using the shortcut of holding down the "1" key.
How To: Close apps to save battery life on your BlackBerry
Battery life is a precious thing on your BlackBerry. You use your phone for all types of tasks, so you need your battery to keep up with your pace. But how? Best Buy has answers. The Best Buy Mobile team explains how you can save battery life by closing applications that are running in the background of your BlackBerry device.
How To: Remove on-screen keyboard from games on a Nokia 5800
If you're not performing your absolute best when it comes to cell phone games, it could be because of a distracting on screen keyboard. With the Nokia 5800 Xpress Music you can remove the keyboard by applying your own designated options. This video tutorial starts off pretty straight forward, but you'll have to witness an Uno game in Italian after the instructions finish.
How To: Sync a Bluetooth earpiece to a BlackBerry device
Syncing your bluetooth earpiece to your BlackBerry device can be tricky. But pairing your bluetooth enables BlackBerry with your earpiece is actually quite easy. Best Buy has answers. The Best Buy Mobile team explains how to connect a Bluetooth earpiece to your mobile device. See how to access connections set-up on your Blackberry and also see how to wear a Bluetooth headset.
How To: Zoom in and out of a web browser on a BlackBerry
Zooming in on your BlackBerry phone could be kind of tricky, especially if you're new to your BlackBerry device. Best Buy has answers. The Best Buy Mobile team explains how to zoom in and out on a Blackberry device when browsing the web.
How To: Set custom ringtones on a BlackBerry Curve 8330
Own a BlackBerry Curve 8330? Need a custom ringtone? Best Buy has answers. The Best Buy Mobile team explains how to set custom ringtones for contacts in your address book on the BlackBerry Curve 8330. There are many different ringtones to choose from and you may set a different one for each one of your contacts.
How To: Samsung Code Tethering
This video demonstrates tethering the MetroPCS Samsung Code to both a PC netbook and a Macintosh running Snow Leopard via bluetooth. Learn how to monitor your network speed, and see for yourself how webpages load through a thethered phone.
How To: Get Pokemon on the iPod Touch or iPhone
Like many people, you have probably thought a few times that your iPhone would be great to play old-school GameBoy games. Using this video tutorial, one can quickly download and run GBA games on a jailbroken device.
How To: Remove the password on an iPhone or iPod Touch
Getting through the iPhone's 4-digit passcode may seem almost impossible, but it is actually quite easy. Permanently remove any passcode with this simple trick. But beware: everything else will be lost on the device as well! This will let you unlock someones password on an ipod or iphone touch.
How To: Hack the LG Dare's touchscreen
Wish you could mess with your LG Dare's touchscreen? Well in this video, uloveme78, shows you exactly how to do it!
How To: Flash a Blackberry Storm to Cricket
So you've got a Blackberry 8830 or 9530 Storm, but you are not down for the default service provider that comes with the phone. Using this simple software hack, unlock the your Verizon phone to work with Cricket, Metro PCS, or any other CDMA provider.
How To: Break the iPhone passcode without losing information
This video shows you how to access your iPhone if you forgot your passcode (or if someone unknowingly set one for you). Most importantly, this method details how to do this safely without losing any valuable data. Breaking the passcode on the iPhone will return it to the same condition (only without a passcode).
How To: Install installous on iPhone or iPod touch using Cydia
If you've been trying to find a way to download installous onto your iPhone or iPod Touch, this video tutorial shows you just what you need to do.
How To: Delete a single call from your iPhone using Cydia app
Using the Cydia App, you can delete individual calls in your recent caller list. This enables you to delete single calls, line by line, instead of having to clear your entire recent call list.
How To: Set a password for your BlackBerry Bold
You never know when you may lose your BlackBerry and expose all your personal information to whoever finds it. That's okay, protect private data on your mobile PDA by setting a password. Now you don't have to worry about strangers stealing your secrets anymore. Set a password for your BlackBerry Bold.
How To: Delete Cydia or Icy apps via SpringBoard on an iPhone
Tired of having to go into Cydia or Icy to remove your third-party apps? Watch this quick tutorial, and unlock the ability to remove these applications from the iPhone or iPod touch, right from SpringBoard!
How To: Remove Cydia apps from an iPhone or iPod Touch
If you've ever attempted to remove Cydia apps from your iPhone or iPod Touch using the traditional long-touch method, you will have quickly discovered the Cydia-distributed applications have no 'X' to delete them. Watch this short video to understand the correct way to remove Cydia apps.
How To: Jailbreak your Sprint HTC Hero
The Unlockr shows you how to root your Sprint HTC Hero. This quick jailbreak tutorial enables you to fully customize and optimize your phone. It also bypasses the phone carrier's restrictions.
How To: Download the iPhone theme and others on your LG Vu
This two-part video tutorial shows you how you can add different themes to your LG Vu, inlcuding the iPhone theme.
How To: Modify the theme on your LG KP500 mobile phone
The LG KP500 is an impressive mobile phone--but what good are all its bells and whistles if you can't inject a little of your own personality? For anyone looking to modify the theme on this cellular device, check out this straightforward video tutorial. After you've got the process down, go ahead and customize your rig like crazy.
How To: Change fonts on the iPhone or iPod Touch
Using a jailbroken iPhone or iPod Touch, one can easily change the individual font of many aspects of the system, from the lock clock to the notepad. Watch the video tutorial for step-by-step instructions, and increase the customizability of your device in minutes.