iPhone 4 Super Thread: iOS 4.2 Released. Find my iPhone now free

[photon]

Locked means it's locked to a single carrier. Unlocked means it can operate on any carrier that supports GSM. If you buy a phone from a carrier it's usually locked to that carrier. If you buy it from the Apple store you can pay full price and buy it unlocked.

You can also jailbreak and unlock a phone via software, but there are risks and downsides of that.

[La Flames Fan]

Thanks photon.

[Flaming Choy]

Airplay just got more awesome (if you're jailbroken). You can enable it across a bunch of other apps now.

http://gizmodo.com/5699794/jailbreak...n-all-ios-apps

http://www.tuaw.com/2010/11/26/airvi...-streams-vide/

[theonlywhiteout]

ok iphone fellows... i scratched the face of my new iphone. within the 30 days. ive already returned it once for another issue, and this is getting sketchy looking im sure. i want to return it and get a new one with a screen protector on it but am i being unrealistic thinking i can keep this thing scratch free? keep in mind the scratching im talking about is only visible when the phones locked/off and you look really closely with light..

[BananaPancakes]

Originally Posted by ZedMan

*The free Find My iPhone feature is available for iPhone 4, iPad or new iPod touch (4th generation).

Conveniently leaving out older apple devices.

i found a free workaround here:
http://lifehacker.com/5696311/how-to...e+2010-devices

i just tried it today on my 3GS with my gf's iphone 4 and it works perfect! all you need is access to a supported device and you're good to go.

if you read the comments you can see that people have done it with iphones and ipads at the apple store too.

[QuadCityImages]

What a convenient and logical method!

[Yeah_Baby]

Originally Posted by theonlywhiteout

ok iphone fellows... i scratched the face of my new iphone. within the 30 days. ive already returned it once for another issue, and this is getting sketchy looking im sure. i want to return it and get a new one with a screen protector on it but am i being unrealistic thinking i can keep this thing scratch free? keep in mind the scratching im talking about is only visible when the phones locked/off and you look really closely with light..

I'm sure you can pay the 230 dollar replacement fee.

[sclitheroe]

Originally Posted by theonlywhiteout

am i being unrealistic thinking i can keep this thing scratch free? keep in mind the scratching im talking about is only visible when the phones locked/off and you look really closely with light..

Do you have a hard time leaving the house with that kind of criterial for surface perfection in physical objects?

[Cheerio]

3G and 3GS users got screwed pretty hard, no new text tones (main thing I was looking forward to in the update), and the find my iPhone having to be with an iPhone 4 to get it

[theonlywhiteout]

Originally Posted by sclitheroe

Do you have a hard time leaving the house with that kind of criterial for surface perfection in physical objects?

Seems like a harsh statement. Look, I keep my iphone in empty pockets and I got a car holder for a reason, so I doesnt get scratched. I went to the apple store and they swapped it out brand new, and I asked the manager what he recommends for a screen protector. He said "it's scratch proof, if it happens again come back well give you a new one".

If Apples going to make the screen face scratch proof (or so they say) they should and do stand by it. I give big ups to apple in this regard.

[Mayer]

I've started having a problem with my iPhone. When I finish a call and I press hang up it freezes on that screen for a good minute or so before it finally comes off. Has anyone else had this problem? Is it a hardware issue?

[theonlywhiteout]

Originally Posted by Mayer

I've started having a problem with my iPhone. When I finish a call and I press hang up it freezes on that screen for a good minute or so before it finally comes off. Has anyone else had this problem? Is it a hardware issue?

try formatting and restoring the phone. it's surprisingly fast and fixes most issues

[ricosuave]

I get into the habit of turning off then on the phone every time I fully charge it...

[PeteLFan]

So are the sensor, and grip of death problems still ongoing?

[Yeah_Baby]

Originally Posted by PeteLFan

So are the sensor, and grip of death problems still ongoing?

Signal loss isn't an issue if you have a bumper or case.

[PeteLFan]

Originally Posted by Yeah_Baby

Signal loss isn't an issue if you have a bumper or case.

What about the sensor?

[Diemenz]

Originally Posted by PeteLFan

What about the sensor?

Still sucks

[PeteLFan]

Originally Posted by Diemenz

Still sucks

The new update did not correct this problem? Many people have told me it is not a issue anymore.

[silentsim]

i havn't had an issue with it at all

[Russic]

I haven't even heard of the sensor issue outside of this thread. Not to say it hasn't happened, I just haven't heard any of my friends mention it.