This afternoon I was messing around with the Bluetooth on my iPod Touch and discovered how to stream music directly to my PC over Bluetooth. The sound quality's pretty average, but listenable. Good for parties, so guests can play their music from their iPod. I'm using Windows Vista, so I'm not sure if it'll work with XP or Windows 7. Here are the steps:
1). Turn Bluetooth on on your iPhone/iPod Touch by going to settings, general, Bluetooth.
2). Pair your iDevice with the PC by going to Bluetooth Devices on your PC, then go to Add Wireless Device. Go to Bluetooth on your iDevice, and let it search for devices. On your PC your iDevice should appear, then double click it to add it as a device. On my PC it asked me to install driver software, just go cancel if this happens.
3). Go back to Bluetooth Devices. Your iDevice should be listed, with a speaker and musical note for its icon.
4). Go to Bluetooth Settings in the menu bar above the devices.
5). Go to the Audio tab. Double click on your iDevice to connect to it. You don't have to be in the Bluetooth settings on tour iDevice for your PC to connect.
6). Once your PC is connected to your iDevice, play a song on it. The song should stream to your computer and play.
7). You can pause, and skip songs on your iDevice, but volume has to be changed on your PC.
Note: I was using a 2nd Generation iPod Touch running iPhone OS 3.0. The 1st Generation iPod Touch and iPhone do not support Bluetooth. I was also using a PC running Windows Vista Service Pack 2. The Bluetooth interface is slightly different on Service Pack 1.
Note: Sorry for my excessive use of the word 'iDevice', It's easier to refer to devices running iPhone OS as one thing, rather than saying 'iPhone/iPod Touch'.
Source: cnet.com.au
This doesn't mean we should have to pay for them. After paying higher than average prices for iPhone contracts, are you really about to fork out more money for 15-second clips of your favourite songs? We don't think this is fair and to right this injustice we show you how to make your very own iPhone ringtones for free. All you'll need is an iPhone (of course),iTunes and a swag of MP3 files.
- Open iTunes and select your favourite MP3 audio file.
- Right-click (Cmd-click for Macs) on this file in your library to bring up the context menu.
- Select Get Info
This will open a new dialogue box showing various details about the audio file. Select the Options tab.
- Check the boxes next to both Start Time and Stop Time and enter the times you want your new ringtone to start and stop (the maximum length is 40 seconds) then click OK.
This will return you to your music library.
- Right-click (Cmd-click) on the same music file again and this time select Convert Selection to AAC.
iTunes will process this briefly and insert the new ringtone-sized file under the original file in your library.
- Right-click (Cmd-click) on the newly created file and select: "Show in Windows Explorer (or Finder on a Mac)"
A new dialogue box will open showing you the location of this file. Select the file and rename it, changing the file extension from ".m4a" to ".m4r". Windows will warn you that this change may make the file unstable, but continue anyway.
Back in iTunes, delete the ringtone file you've created from your library, then import the renamed ".m4r" file into your library. Connect your iPhone and sync your playlist. You may have to manually drag the .m4r file into the Ringtones section on your iPhone. With your iPhone synced this file is now ready to be used as a ringtone.
Source: apple.com
Find your model in the list to see which SIM card your iPhone or iPad with Wi-Fi + Cellular uses.
Nano SIM card
iPhones with Nano SIM
- iPhone 6s Plus
- iPhone 6s
- Phone 6 Plus
- iPhone 6
- iPhone 5s
- iPhone 5c
- iPhone 5
iPads with Nano SIM
*These models are compatible with Apple SIM.
Micro SIM card
iPhones with Micro SIM
- iPhone 4s
- iPhone 4
iPads with Micro SIM
- iPad (4th generation)
- iPad (3rd generation)
- iPad 2
- iPad
SIM card
iPhones with SIM
- iPhone 3GS
- iPhone 3
- iPhone
Learn more
- Identify your iPhone or iPad model.
- Damage to the SIM tray or the device caused by a modified SIM card isn't covered by Apple's hardware warranty. If you cut or modify your SIM card to fit a different device model, you might not be able to connect to cellular networks or access certain features using that device.
- If you get a new iPhone and your old SIM card won't fit, contact your carrier to move your account to the SIM card that came with your iPhone, or ask how to get a new SIM card if your iPhone didn't come with one.
Source: apple.com
Identify your iPhone model
Learn how to identify your iPhone model by its model number and other details.
iPhone 6s
Year introduced: 2015
Capacity: 16, 64, and 128 GB
Colors: Space gray, silver, gold, rose gold
Model number on the back cover: A1633, A1688, A1700
Details: The display is 4.7 inches (diagonal). The glass front is flat with curved edges. The back is anodized aluminum with a laser-etched "S". The Sleep/Wake button is on the right side of the device. The Home button has Touch ID. There's a True Tone LED flash on the back and a SIM tray on the right side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the SIM tray.
iPhone 6s Plus
Year introduced: 2015
Capacity: 16, 64, and 128 GB
Colors: Space gray, silver, gold, rose gold
Model number on the back cover: A1634, A1687, A1699
Details: The display is 5.5 inches (diagonal). The front is flat with curved edges and is made of glass. The back is anodized aluminum with a laser-etched "S". The Sleep/Wake button is on the right side of the device. The Home button has Touch ID. There's a True Tone LED flash on the back and a SIM tray on the right side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the SIM tray.
iPhone 6
Year introduced: 2014
Capacity: 16, 64, and 128 GB
Colors: Space gray, silver, gold
Model number on the back cover: A1549, A1586, A1589
Details: The display is 4.7 inches (diagonal). The front is flat with curved edges and is made of glass. The back is anodized aluminum. The Sleep/Wake button is on the right side of the device. The Home button has Touch ID. There's a True Tone LED flash on the back and a SIM tray on the right side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) or nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the back cover.
iPhone 6 Plus
Year introduced: 2014
Capacity: 16, 64, and 128 GB
Colors: Space gray, silver, gold
Model number on the back cover: A1522, A1524, A1593
Details: The display is 5.5 inches (diagonal). The front has curved edges and is made of glass. The back is anodized aluminum. The Sleep/Wake button is on the right side of the device. The Home button has Touch ID. There's a True Tone LED flash on the back and a SIM tray on the right side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) or nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the back cover.
iPhone 5s
Year introduced: 2013
Capacity: 16, 32, and 64 GB
Colors: Space gray, silver, gold
Model number on the back cover: A1453, A1457, A1518, A1528,
A1530, A1533
Details: The front is flat and made of glass. The back is anodized aluminum. The Home button contains Touch ID. There's a True Tone LED flash on the back and a SIM tray on the right side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) or nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the back cover.
iPhone 5c
Year introduced: 2013
Capacity: 8, 16, and 32 GB
Colors: White, blue, pink, green, yellow
Model number on the back cover: A1456, A1507, A1516, A1529, A1532
Details: The front is flat and made of glass. The back is hard-coated polycarbonate (plastic). There's a SIM tray on the right side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) or nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the back cover.
iPhone 5
Year introduced: 2012
Capacity: 16, 32, and 64 GB
Colors: Black and white
Model number on the back cover: A1428, A1429, A1442
Details: The front is flat and made of glass. The back is anodized aluminum. There's a SIM tray on the right side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) or nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the back cover.
iPhone 4s
Year introduced: 2011
Capacity: 8, 16, 32, and 64 GB
Colors: Black and white
Model number on the back cover: A1431, A1387, A1387
Details: The front and back are flat and made of glass, and there's a stainless steel band around the edges. The volume up and down buttons are marked with a "+" and "-" sign. There's a SIM tray on the right side that holds a "third form factor" (3FF) micro-SIM card.
iPhone 4
Year introduced: 2010 (GSM), 2011 (CDMA)
Capacity: 8, 16, and 32 GB
Colors: Black and white
Model number on the back cover: A1349, A1332
Details: The front and back are flat and made of glass, and there's a stainless steel band around the edges. The volume up and down buttons are marked with a "+" and "-" sign. There's a SIM tray on the right side that holds a "third form factor" (3FF) micro-SIM card. The CDMA model has no SIM tray.
iPhone 3GS
Year introduced: 2009
Capacity: 8, 16, and 32 GB
Colors: Black and white
Model number on the back cover: A1325, A1303
Details: The back housing is made of plastic. The imprint on the back case is the same bright and shiny silver as the Apple logo. There's a SIM tray on the top side that holds a "second form factor" (2FF) mini-SIM. The serial number is printed on the SIM tray.
iPhone 3G
Year introduced: 2008, 2009 (China)
Capacity: 8 and 16 GB
Model number on the back cover: A1324, A1241
Details: The back housing is made of plastic. The imprint on the back of the phone is less shiny than the Apple logo above it. There's a SIM tray on the top side that holds a "second form factor" (2FF) mini-SIM. The serial number is printed on the SIM tray.
iPhone
Year introduced: 2007
Capacity: 4, 8, and 16 GB
The model number on the back case is A1203.
Details: The back housing is made of anodized aluminum. There's a SIM tray on the top side that holds a "second form factor" (2FF) mini-SIM. The serial number is etched in the back case.