A frozen iPhone game is a huge bummer. You lose your spot and have to start a level over again, get thrown out of your enjoyment, and feel angry that technology has failed you. Thankfully, there’s several steps you can try to make things run more smoothly on your phone and prevent the game from freezing again.

Restart the App

The simplest answer when an app freezes is to restart the app. To do this, double tap your home button. You’ll be able to swipe sideways through windows of every app your phone currently has open. Find the frozen game, and swipe it up. That will close the app and restart it. Hit the home button again to go back to the home screen, and then re-open the app.

Update the App

It’s easy to keep clicking “later” when an app tells you it has an update available. Forget to update for too long, though, and the app might start misbehaving. Sometimes the version you have downloaded has a glitch that the company has since fixed, therefore by installing the update the app now runs smoother.

Head to the App store and then click on “Updates” in the bottom right corner of your screen. Scroll through the list of available updates until you find the game that keeps freezing, then update it. Playing the updated version should be much smoother. Continue reading this post ->

Looking to upgrade iOS 8, but want to save all your jailbreak data just in case? Well look to further, today PocketFullOfApps’ very own Josh Pasholk will walk you through the entire step-by-step process. First things first, you can check if Apple is still signing iOS 7.1.2 here. All you need to do is select your iOS firmware and the website will let you know if it’s good to go or not. From there, you’ll need to download your selected firmware and it should be completed by the time you’re done following this tutorial. In addition, you can also check if your version jailbreakable here.

Note: I did this with 7.0.6 around when 7.1 came out which wasn’t jailbreakable any longer by Evaision 7 while I am reasonably sure I saw that it was indeed still being signed, they stopped signing it right as I was in the process of restoring, causing me to lose my jailbreak. So since iOS 8 is out Apple could close the window at anytime.

Okay, here I am going to go through what I did to backup all of my tweaks and settings for restoring my iPhone 5 (this time to iOS 7.1.2 from iOS 7.1.1). As always, you of course want to backup to iCloud and iTunes locally just in case something happens and you need the one or the other. I have my iPhone backup every night to iCloud so it doesn’t take long (two minutes) to back up before this. For this process I used a few different tools to make things a little easier for me.

Also I would like to mention I followed fellow Redditor TomLube’s tutorial the last time I had to do this but I thought I would write up a more step by step one for people who could potentially benefit from it. You can find his original post here.

To see the full how to guide, be sure to click the following link. Continue reading this post ->

With the iPhone 6 announcement being a huge hit yesterday along with all the new features, it’s safe to say that Apple made a pretty substantial improvement since the iPhone 5S. That being said, if you’re looking to upgrade and check what your eligibility is, we’ve got the perfect solution for you. All you need to is text or call the corresponding number below for whichever carrier you’re with and a notification should be sent to your phone that includes all the details. At the moment we do know that AT&T Next allows you to upgrade every 12 or 18 months depending upon which plan you went with, so some AT&T users may just be in luck. But without any further to do, check out the list of numbers below to check your upgrade eligibility.

• Call *639# on AT&T
• Call #874 on T-Mobile
• Call #874 on Verizon
• Text 1311 on Sprint

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Are you a FaceTime junky? My wife and I recently had our first child and FaceTime has officially become the way my family likes to communicate long distance with us. This amazing feature we’ve been able to use on our iPhone and iPad’s for years now has really helped people stay connected over long distances. There’s a way to make your next FaceTime session even better.

In most cases, your screen will be just enough space to FaceTime with a friend or family member. For those cases when it isn’t, like we’ve been experiencing lately, there’s a feature you can use to get more people in the frame and save your arm from tiring after continually panning the room to get everyone in the shot. There is a catch though, you need Apple TV ($99).

To use this feature, initiate a FaceTime call as you normally would and then swipe up from the bottom of the screen on your device to access the iOS 7 Control Center. From here select the AirPlay option and select the device you wish to connect to. In order to view your FaceTime call on your television, you must enable AirPlay Mirroring on your Apple TV.

Move your iPhone or iPad to an optimal position above or below your television so the caller can see everyone. If you’re unable to place your device above or below the television, try to get it as near to it as possible so it appears everyone is looking at or near the device. If you don’t do this, it looks as though everyone is looking away from the caller, which just looks and feels awkward.

There are so many features hidden in our iOS devices and you can spend days trying to discover new ones. Once you find those you like, it’s hard to imagine how you ever lived without a certain feature. I’ve always enjoyed peeling back the layers of iOS and if you do too, make sure and follow pocketfullofapps on Twitter or like our Facebook page so you can stay up to date on everything Apple. Please feel free to follow me, Jeremy “the Critic”, via the links below to discover more features you can enjoy on your iPhone or iPad.

More About Jeremy

Jeremy “the Critic” writes for and owns iOS Etc. He’s a United States Air Force veteran, an air traffic controller, and an Apple fanboy. One day he hopes to expose the world to a groundbreaking iOS application from an unknown independent developer. In his mind, it’s important we share someones hard work with the world if it deserves the recognition. You can follow iOS Etc on Twitter as well as Facebook and read more about him here. Want to connect with Jeremy? Feel free to send him an e-mail or add him on LinkedIn. Continue reading this post ->

Having trouble and need some help with Chair‘s latest iOS game, Infinity Blade III? Well you’re just in luck, the developers have revealed ten tips that will help you gain that extra edge you need to defeat that boss and progress through the game. Some of these tips may already be known or common sense, however, some tips mentioned below are actually really smart. If you run short of gold, other than selling times or gems you can buy gold through various in-app purchases as well. You can see the tips by clicking the following link. Continue reading this post ->