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iPhones and iPads are among the most advanced gadgets in the communication industry due to their ability to perform various tasks that are beyond human capabilities. These gadgets are created with a simple user interface so that they can be used by different people in the community to fulfill different tasks.

Create App Folders on iPhones or iPads

IPhones act as a storage device for various files and apps that may be of great importance to the user. Learning how to create app folders on iPhones or iPads gives you the chance to organize your programs for easy access whenever you need them.

Before you even start learning how to perform this task, the device should be operating on iOS 4.0 or later. This functionality makes it possible for iPads to store approximately 4,400 apps in its folders while on the other hand, iPhones can store over 2000 apps. Proper storage means that you can categorize the apps depending on the functionality, importance and how frequently you need them. Listed below are tips on how to create app folders on iPhones or iPads.

Step 1: Holding the App

You need to identify the exact app that should be transferred into the folder. Hold your finger on the app for some seconds until it shakes. This is also the same way to arrange different apps on your device.

Step 2: Dragging the App

After the selected app starts to shake, drag it on top of another. This will automatically create a new folder that contains both apps. You will also notice that a new folder has appeared during this process.

Step 3: Dragging More Apps

This stage is all about dragging the selected apps into the new folder that has just been created in the previous step. Such devices support thousands of apps and you do not have to worry about the possibility of the folder being filled up quickly. It is also good to arrange the apps by prioritizing the most important ones.

Step 4: Naming the Folder

After dragging all the necessary apps, it is now time to give the folder a suitable name. Also bear in mind that these folders are automatically given a name depending on the App Store category of the apps included in them. Feel free to select your desired name as you rename the new folders that have been created in your device.

What to do if You Experience Problems When Creating App Folders

Some users experience various difficulties when creating new folders for apps. This might even lead to serious mistakes that need specialized attention within the shortest time possible. But thanks to the presence of tech-savvy companies such as www.ifixyouri.com, you do not have to worry about the possibility of your device failing to operate again. These experts are always ready to fix iPhone or iPad related problems at cheap rates to help you save cash as they fix such errors.

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World’s Most Expensive iPhones

January 7, 2013 Staff Leave a comment

Inasmuch as iPhones are considered to be among the most luxurious devices on earth, there are some people who are always willing to take this luxury to a higher level. There have been some reports where various people, especially businessmen, place orders for customized iPhones at record-breaking prices, thus making such iPhones the world’s most expensive iPhones. Listed below are some of these ridiculously expensive devices.

The World’s Most Expensive iPhones

The world’s most expensive iPhones have been a great subject of debate all over social media, schools, offices and even homes due to their unbelievable prices and the valuable materials used during the manufacturing process.

iPhone 4G Diamond Edition

The iPhone 4G Diamond Edition from Goldstriker International makes its way into the list of the most expensive iPhones in the world. It is surrounded by a metal band that contains 6.5 carats of VVS diamonds while the back has Apple’s famous logo in diamonds. It has an internal memory of 32 GB and it is factory unlocked thus enabling the user to enjoy it without worrying about the wireless carrier. It also has an ostrich-foot phone wallet fitted with various pockets that can hold a maximum of four credit cards. This device costs $19,460.

iPhone Princess Plus

iPhone Princess Plus is derived from the Princess cut that is used on 138 of the 318 pure diamonds found on its surface. The remaining 180 diamonds on this device are brilliant-cut. This iPhone has a total of around 17.75 carats of pure diamonds that were set in 18k white gold that runs along its rim. It costs $176,400 but you can still get the “Brilliants only” model that costs $66,150.

Kings Button iPhone

Kings Button iPhone has a line of 138 brilliant-cut diamonds surrounding its sides. It is engrossed with precious metals but according to the manufacturers, the 6.6 carat home button is the most valuable and expensive section of the whole device. This iPhone costs $2.4 million.

Goldstriker iPhone 3GS Supreme

Stuart Hughes is famous for his innovative ways of adding a sense of elegance, uniqueness, and class on various devices such as video games and the iPhone appears to be his latest obsession. This iPhone has a casing created from 271 grams of gold. The screen is trimmed with 53, 1-carat diamonds whereas the home button is a 7.1-carat diamond. This device is encased in a chest carved from granite and the interior is made of top quality leather. It is estimated to be worth $3.2 million.

iPhone 4 Diamond Rose Edition

The iPhone 4 Diamond Rose Edition tops the list of the world’s most expensive iPhones. It is not a surprise that this iPhone is from famous designer Stuart Hughes who also created the famous Goldstriker model. It comes with a famous antenna band that runs around its sides. It also comes with a back plate made of pure rose gold. The antenna band is made of 100 carats of diamonds whereas the Apple logo is made of 53 more diamonds. Just like other expensive diamonds above, the home button has the highest value in the 3GS Supreme iPhone.

The home button in this device is made of platinum that includes a 7.4-carat pinkish diamond. It also comes in a classy pink 7Kg chest made of granite and the interior section fitted with leather. This iPhone is worth a whopping $8 million.

Naturally, even the most expensive iPhones in the world aren’t immune to damage. After spending all the money on cosmetic upgrades, the screen can still crack, or the device can still be dropped into a toilet. For the very wealthy, or the average joe, iFixYouri specializes in iPhone repair.

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Effective Ways of Fixing iPhone Volume Control

December 23, 2012 Staff Leave a comment

Sometimes, the volume control of your iPhone can give you problems. The controls might not be responsive if you try to lower or raise the volume. Some units have a “volume ghost,” turning the volume higher or lower without any buttons being pressed. It’s a frustrating issue, but can it be fixed? Of course it can! Below are some tips to help you clear the problem on your own. If you’ve already tried them, let iFixYouri’s expert technicians take a crack at fixing it. Most volume control issues can be solved in as little as 30 minutes at any of our walk-in locations, or with 24-hour turnaround from anywhere in the country!

Ways of Fixing iPhone Volume Control

Some iPhone problems are not serious and can be fixed at home. For instance, if you have a problem with volume controls, you can try fixing it yourself by following the tips listed below.

Clean the Volume Control Buttons

This is suitable if you feel like the buttons are stuck or feel mushy. Deposits of dirt, dust, oil, grease, food crumbs (“crud”) could be interfering with the sensitivity of the buttons. You can use a narrow pin, carefully get it down the side of the buttons, and see if you can clean the crud out. You can also clean the area around the buttons with a regular vacuum nozzle and a clean, dry toothbrush.

Press the Buttons on Every Side

In some cases, the buttons could be just stuck. You can easily get them unstuck by pressing on the buttons repeatedly. iPhones are designed for durability and the buttons have gone through pressure tests to ensure that they can withstand thousands of finger pushes. A couple of quick pushes could be all you need to dislodge a stuck button and get it working again.

Perform a DFU Restore

A DFU is what the guys at the Genius Bar will likely advise you to do. A restore is often done to rule out software glitches. If this does not resolve the issue, you most likely have a hardware problem.

Check if Volume Changes With and Without Headphones

In some cases, faulty connections between the phone and the headphones can cause changes in volume. There is no clear reason why this occurs. You can bring your phone to the iPhone store and have it checked for loose connections.

For buttons that feel mushy or soft, this could easily be a hardware problem that you can fix by manually moving the buttons around. You may require more help when the problem involves software glitches. If your phone is under warranty, you can easily have it replaced by Apple. Many customers dealing with faulty UP or DOWN buttons have had their buttons replaced by Apple in most retail stores. You can bring your phone in, have it checked out, and see whether it is software or hardware issue.

If your phone is past warranty, you can have the professional repair technicians from iFixYouri do the repairs for you. The next time you need to fix iPhone volume control issues, just call us and we will come to your rescue.

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Dealing With an iPhone Black Screen

December 20, 2012 Staff Leave a comment

Most iPhone users freak out at their first encounter with the iPhone black screen. This often occurs unexpectedly and has been known to strike even brand-new phones. After all that money spent, most users don’t want to see their phone display pitch black. It’s important to know what to do when this problem occurs. If any of tips fail to bring your device back to life, send your phone in for a free diagnostic and our expert technicians will diagnose the issue and iFixYouri will offer to repair it (or buy it from you for cash!).

How to Deal With an iPhone Black Screen

If your iPhone screen blacks out, there’s no reason to worry. Several methods can get rid of the black screen. Below you will find some of the most common ways of dealing with this issue.

Hold the Home & Wake Buttons

Press and hold the Lock/Wake button on the right side of your iPhone.
Simultaneously, press and hold down the Volume Down button on the left side. Keep the Lock/Wake button pressed.
Continue holding the buttons until the screen goes black and the Apple Logo is displayed.

Also known as a hard reset, this is the first solution that you try since it is fairly easy. The screen should come back on. If it doesn’t try a full restore.

Do a Full Restore in iTunes

If the first solution does not work, a full restore is your next best bet. The restore returns your phone’s data to its original settings according to the settings on the backup. This is often done to transfer data from a defective device to a new and working device but also works to restore all data from a blacked-out iPhone.

Open iTunes on the Mac or PC used to back up your device.
Connect your device to your computer with a USB or Lightning cable. If prompted for your device passcode or to Trust This Computer, follow the onscreen steps.
Select your iPhone when it appears in iTunes.
Choose Restore Backup in iTunes.
Review the date and size of each backup. Choose the most relevant option.
Click Restore and wait for the restore to complete. Enter the password for your encrypted backup if asked.
Keep your device connected after it restarts. Wait for it to sync with your computer. You can disconnect after the sync finishes.

What to Do When the iPhone Black Screen Won’t Go Away

If none of these options work for you, you should contact the nearest Apple store and have your phone looked at by the technicians at the Genius Bar. If you try to do any repairs yourself, you’ll end up voiding your warranty. If your phone suffers from simple software problems, they can easily make quick fixes for you. If your phone is still covered by the warranty, the people at the bar can open it up and see what is wrong. If a visit to the Genius Bar reveals that you have a defective unit on your hands, you may get a replacement iPhone.

Other Options Available

If the warranty period for your iPhone ended, you can have it repaired by professional technicians. At iFixYouri, we have some of the best technicians in North America, with lots of experience fixing the black screen on iPhones as well as any other issue under the sun.

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Using Siri on iOS

December 14, 2012 Staff Leave a comment

Not long ago, Google enhanced their iOS search app by including a voice-enhanced feature. This has caused many users to compare the search results of Siri with Google results, which in the end, has caused users to misunderstand the capabilities of Siri.

Understanding Siri

Apple refers to Siri as a “virtual assistant” with good reason. With it, users can be reminded about upcoming events, appointments or book tables. This along with searching for reviews of movies and current sports scores makes it an invaluable program.

Note: As amazing as Siri is, such a feature can be rendered useless in the event of an unforeseen accident that may require iPhone repair. Therefore it is always best to have a professional repair service, such as iFixYouri, at your disposal for these unpredictable instances.

Users love Siri on iOS and rely on it as their own personal digital assistant. Not only is it capable of handling simple searches, but it can also be used as an alarm as well as a reminder to buy milk. While Google offers much of the same on Android, these capabilities are unavailable in the iOS search app and were not thought of during the original launch of the app.

Digital Assistance

Digital assistance features allow the user to interact with their computer without the use of a traditional mouse and keyboard. These features intertwine in a way that allows the OS to start the functionality upon request. The assistant changes the request of the user into a system action, but does it in a way that is not only dictation or searching the web.

Dictation, as well as reminders, showed up on the desktop with the use of OS X Mountain Lion. Notes were created in iCloud and various other iOS-motivated features. Although all of the components were present, the voice and action connection were not present, which is why Siri did not arrive at this point.

Connecting OS Features

There is a lot of engineering that goes into connecting the features of an OS with a virtual assistant. It is possible that Apple did not see this as a priority at the time that Mountain Lion was being created, or perhaps, testing was incomplete.

Siri is quick and efficient and users like that it takes less effort to complete tasks. This is the main reason users would like to see it become part of OS X. There should be few enough technological issues that nothing should stand in the way of that happening.

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What To Do When Your iPhone Microphone Stops Working

December 12, 2012 Staff 1 Comment

One of the most common problems that iPhone users encounter is the microphone not working during phone calls. The person you are speaking to can’t hear you while using the handset, but in some cases may still be able to hear while on speakerphone. It’s a frustrating problem that can make it difficult to use the phone on a regular basis. If you’re tired of shouting and asking people to “SPEAK UP,” consult the tips below or take it in for a professional diagnostic and repair.

Causes of iPhone Microphone Malfunction

Water exposure. Has your phone recently been dropped into water? Gotten wet in any way? Sometimes, even exposure to high levels of moisture, like steam, can cause the microphone to malfunction.
Mechanical malfunctions can sometimes cause the mouthpiece on the phone to stop working, like after a drop onto a hard surface.

How to Fix an iPhone Microphone Malfunction

Allow the phone to dry. If the microphone is malfunctioning after being exposed to moisture, you can allow the phone to dry. Turning the phone off and placing it in a porous environment, like in a box of rice, can help to dry the phone effectively and hopefully get the microphone back to normal.
Replace the microphone. If the problem persists, and you don’t want to buy a new phone, you can always have the microphone replaced by a professional.

Microphone Repair Cost

The costs can vary depending on the model of the phone, the damage and whether the mouthpiece can be repaired or needs to be replaced completely. Mechanical problems with the phone that have not been caused by the user are usually fixed under the warranty of the phone with no cost to the customer.

Keep in mind that phones less than one year old are usually covered under the manufacturer or carrier warranty, but there are exceptions. In addition, the warranty program on phones that have been tampered with or repaired outside Apple are often void under and the phones are ineligible to be repaired or replaced for free when the mouthpiece breaks.

The next best alternative is to ship your iPhone to our stores and we will fix it for you and send it back to you. iFixYouri has experts equipped with skills required to fix your iPhone’s microphone when it stops working. Alternatively, you could also sell your iPhone for cash.

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Samsung Galaxy S 3’s Edge Over the iPhone 4S

December 12, 2012 Staff Leave a comment

The Samsung Galaxy S III was considered to be the best-selling smartphone in the entire world during the third quarter of the year 2012. In fact, it even defeated the iPhone 4S when it comes to sales.

This news is according to the report of the Strategy Analytics, which stated the S III was able to get a very impressive 11% of all the shares of smartphones that are shipped globally. This makes it the world’s best selling model of smartphone, which is considered to be the first.

However, many people were left wondering how was the flagship phone of Samsung able to surpass the admired iPhone 4s, which dropped to the number 2 spot during the third quarter sales. One of the raised arguments was that most people did not buy the latter because they know that an iPhone 5 will be released on September.

Getting to Know the Samsung Galaxy S III

Note: The one thing both the Samsung Galaxy S III and iPhone 4s does have in common is that both phones aren’t invulnerable to unexpected accidents. Water damage and cracked screen can make the operation of either device impossible. The experts at iFixYouri are experienced in smartphone repair and can certainly help.

For beginners, the S III has a very huge screen (4.8 inches), which is a lot bigger compared to the 3.5 inch screen of the iPhone. This can be very helpful especially when you are using apps such as the LogMeIn Free to access office PC or the CamScanner to turn the printed documents into the PDFs. Aside from this, wide screens are also very helpful for people who use their thumbs to type and it also provides comfortable typing and easier viewing.

The 4G LTE Option

The Samsung model also features the 4G LTE option, while the iPhone 4S only has a 3G technology. The added speed is also considered to be very crucial for uploading photos or downloading very large attachments. This is also useful for remote access since it allows users to connect faster.

Memory Cards and Extra Storing Capacity

Last but not the least, the Samsung Galaxy S 3 also allows users to insert a memory card for extra storing capacity. Aside from this, it is also capable of swapping a replacement battery when the power runs very low. On the other hand, the iPhone 4S also has a closed design, which means that it is not capable of battery exchanges and has no memory expansion.

Because of these factors, it is definitely easy to understand why the S III was able to top the sales list in Q3. Fast connectivity, wider screen, and helpful expansion features are always beneficial for those users who prize productivity the most.

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How to Increase iPhone Processor Speed

December 11, 2012 Staff 3 Comments

Your smartphone has certain benchmarks for processing that can be overcome, increasing the processing power of your iPhone or Samsung Galaxy. By overclocking the internal processor, it is possible to boost the circuit boards and increase performance. This overclocking, however, greatly reduces the battery life of the iPhone and will rapidly drain it, even for programs that draw relatively little energy. The key to increasing iPhone processor speed lies in overclocking the processor through jailbreaking.

Benefits of Increasing iPhone Processor Speed

When you increase the processing speed of a phone, there are many benefits. Your apps take less time to power up and down, you can get better access to streaming internet content, and your wait times for pages to load is significantly reduced. One of the major criticisms of some iPhones is the amount of time they take to load content.

Secret to Increasing iPhone Processor Speed

Apple iPhones are “underclocked,” running at about half the capacity of their processor power. An iPhone 6S, for instance, can run at 1.4 megahertz but is set to run at only half that. Thus, overclocking the phone will boost processing speed by 50%, but will also drain the battery 50% faster. These safeguards put on the phone also prevent it from overheating. When you overclock an iPhone, it may heat up past the point of damage to the circuitry.

Jailbroken Phone Necessary for Increasing Processor Speed

An overclocked iPhone needs to be jailbroken, removing the limitations that Apple puts on their products. A jailbroken phone automatically violates Apple’s warranty process, meaning that overclocking your phone will make it impossible to get it fixed by Apple’s product services. It is best to jailbreak an iPhone once the warranty has expired or else you risk losing the phone in the event of damage. Using a cooling pad minimizes the damage that overclocking could present.

Overclocking 101

There are a number of protocols that you can download from the internet to overclock your phone. File-sharing sites and torrent distributors have the files needed to install overclocking software on your processor. It will be necessary to download and rename the file, however, since the device will automatically block any files do not have Apple configurations. Install it on your phone and reboot the processor. Your iPhone will utilize the program to run on a new processor configuration.

Overclocking Can Damage iPhone

In addition to boosting processor speed and heating up the phone, overclocking will reduce the lifespan of your phone’s computer processing unit. The best way to maximize CPU life and minimize heat is to close the apps you are not currently using and to check the temperature often. Anytime you jailbreak or overclock a phone, you do so at your own risk. Increasing the processor speed on a brand-new smartphone is not recommended, especially since some new devices (like the Galaxy Note 7) are subject to recalls and jailbroken iPhones cannot be recalled or replaced.

While it is possible to increase iPhone processor speed, it can end up causing you more issues with your phone. Since you’ve voided the warranty by jailbreaking your iPhone, you’ll need to get it repaired by a third-party professional company, like iFixYouri.