I'm a clutz, so my iPhone needs protection. What are the best cases for shielding an Iphone 3GS from drops and spills? Do I need other accessories, too, like screen protectors - and if so which ones?
posted by shivohum on Dec 17, 2009 - 20 answers

I'd like to keep track of iPhone/iPod app prices. Are there any websites that display price info, such as whether an app has gone up or down in price?
posted by ellighi on Nov 2, 2009 - 5 answers

I have a substantial amount of anime that I'd like to watch, but a less-than-perfect system for doing it. Pretty much all of it is in .mkv files (h.264 video and AAC audio) with subtitles, and I'd like to transcode them to a format that's playable on either my iPhone or my PS3 with subtitles intact. I've tried both handbrake and VLC, and I either get 1) no subtitles in handbrake or 2) encoder errors in VLC. So, hive mind, what am I doing wrong here?
posted by Oktober on Oct 23, 2009 - 8 answers

Where would you go to get a cheap iPhone/iPod wall charger and/or USB cable? [more inside]
posted by gensubuser on Oct 2, 2009 - 8 answers

Does the DRM on iPhone work differently than the DRM on, say, the iPod Classic? [more inside]
posted by DandyRandy on Sep 16, 2009 - 4 answers

I have a hand-me-down iphone, which I'm using (for now) mostly as a music player. However, because I'm not the original user, I can't alter the music library, and I'm getting real tired of my mom's Dan Fogelberg and Gordon Lightfoot albums. How do I make the phone and my itunes realize that I am its owner?
posted by Jon_Evil on Aug 13, 2009 - 6 answers

What are you favourite iPhone/iPod Touch apps? I'm particularly interested in those that are free or cheap. [more inside]
posted by hiteleven on Jun 22, 2009 - 36 answers

With the release of iPhone OS 3.0, I have some questions that I'd like answered. One relates to Stereo Bluetooth headphone recommendations, and the others relate to internet tethering. [more inside]
posted by Effigy2000 on Jun 18, 2009 - 9 answers

Where can I get a super slim iPhone case, similar to the case that shipped with the first generation iPod nano? [more inside]
posted by gregoryc on Jun 17, 2009 - 4 answers

How does one achieve the best sound quality when connecting ipod/iphone directly to stereo? [more inside]
posted by cookie googleman on Jun 2, 2009 - 15 answers

How can I get my Apple iPhone/iPod/iTouch in-ear headphones to work easily with my T-Mobile G1 phone? [more inside]
posted by Mo Nickels on May 1, 2009 - 1 answer

Is an iPod Touch really a viable alternative to the iPhone? Details inside, of course. [more inside]
posted by peanut_mcgillicuty on Mar 31, 2009 - 19 answers

Using an iPod Touch, is there a way to automatically download the latest 50 (or some preset number) Ask MetaFilter questions and answers for off-line reading on the Touch?
posted by Napoleonic Terrier on Mar 24, 2009 - 10 answers

How do you get rid of the "ApplicationVerificationFailed" error when trying to test an application on the iPhone? [more inside]
posted by remi on Feb 25, 2009 - 3 answers

Is there any way to put music on an iPod touch without syncing it with itunes or buying from the WiFi store? [more inside]
posted by Oktober on Feb 25, 2009 - 8 answers

I'm looking for a very specific sort of game for the iPhone: one that (a) takes almost no conscious brain power and (b) doesn't interfere with my iTunes music. I want a game I can play while listening to iTunes. [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Jan 31, 2009 - 28 answers

How do I get iTunes to "see" my hand-me-down iPhone? I'm on a mac, if that matters. [more inside]
posted by chowflap on Jan 19, 2009 - 8 answers

How can you make or have made an iPhone app? [more inside]
posted by dog food sugar on Jan 1, 2009 - 13 answers

I'm interested in developing iPhone/iPod Touch applications, however my understanding is the SDK only works in OSX. I have a XP desktop and a Vista notebook with an AMD Athlon and Turion (both dual core) respectively, both pretty good machines. Is there any way to avoid spending serious cash buying a Mac just to get into iPhone development?
posted by nmaster64 on Dec 31, 2008 - 27 answers

I'm interested in buying an OLD iPhone and using it with AT&T's pay as you go service. If I choose the Pay as You Go Unlimited plan, which is 10 cents per minute + 1 dollar per day only on the days I use my phone, should I be able to 1) use a payg sim card with the iphone straight out of the box, and 2) add a text messaging bundle to this? Also, is it possible to get a payg sim card without having to purchase a phone directly from at&t? [more inside]
posted by alitorbati on Dec 23, 2008 - 1 answer

RSS News with cache for iPhone? [more inside]
posted by joelf on Nov 26, 2008 - 6 answers

This might be a dumb question about my iPhone 3G (latest software update): where did I see some sort of scroll bar down the side of a list (of names? songs?) that functions similarly to the list of letters along the side of the screen in the Contacts application? Instead of letters, it was a series of horizontal bars that indicated relative position over the full length of whatever the list was. Made scrolling through a super long list quick and easy. Did I make this up? Googling hasn't turned up anything useful, but pointers there would be helpful, too. Thanks in advance.
posted by jroybal on Nov 19, 2008 - 8 answers

Best iPhone password manager -- needs to sync with Windows (without storing on internet) -- How do I do this? [more inside]
posted by chefscotticus on Nov 13, 2008 - 6 answers

Can I use an iphone as an ipod touch? [more inside]
posted by bigcheesegump on Sep 6, 2008 - 12 answers

Is there a way to lock or hack an iPhone's orientation in mobile safari using CSS, HTML, Javascript or a combination there of? [more inside]
posted by wmeredith on Aug 21, 2008 - 7 answers

I just downloaded a whole mess of cool apps for my ipod touch, but can't play any of them without the iphone 2.0 software. Where do I download it from??? I can't find it anywhere on the apple.com site, or anywhere else on the net for that matter....
posted by freetheyams on Jul 14, 2008 - 4 answers

Swapping a car's stereo head unit: I would really like to replace my car's ailing Blaupunkt CD player with a more modern head unit, ideally one with a front aux-in for my iPhone. Before I embarked on this I thought it would (should!) be as simple as popping out the old HU, slotting the new one in and simply reconnecting the connector block. [more inside]
posted by dance on May 11, 2008 - 11 answers

I have a 2004 Ford Explorer with the OEM stereo (I think it's called the Audiophile; it's the one with the 6-disc in-dash changer), and I'd like to use the aux input with the headphone jack on my iPod and iPhone. [more inside]
posted by jroybal on Feb 28, 2008 - 5 answers

Should I ask for an iPhone or an iPod Touch for Christmas? My usage specs inside. I need some perspective and some insight from current users of both. [more inside]
posted by MadamM on Nov 28, 2007 - 24 answers

How to get the most out of the wifi/browser capabilities of my Ipod Touch? [more inside]
posted by ph00dz on Oct 19, 2007 - 4 answers

My iPhone and my Sennheiser noise cancelling headphones are not playing nicely. Periodically, I get an annoying buzzing/interference noise when I'm listening to music on my iPhone and have noise cancellation switched on. [more inside]
posted by kathryn on Aug 7, 2007 - 11 answers