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Firmware update for iPod Touch (iPhone)?

I need to update firmware of my iPodTouch (iPhone) in Ubuntu and as I have jailbroken iPod Touch I need iTunes to install apps, but unfortunately haven't found any ways to do that in Ubuntu yet. I ...
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Can I sync with my iOS4 device such as iPhone 4 and iPad?

If Ubuntu can't do this natively, are there any workarounds?
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Nothing happens when I connect my Iphone 3G to my laptop

Look at the video; the iPhone is supposed to appear as a photo collection of some sort but nothing happens with my iPhone! I have installed and upgraded all of the libimobiledevice versions. I have ...
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How to copy existing movie files on ipad to watch?

I have an iPad and a desktop running Ubuntu 12.04 with lots of movie files of various formats (avi, mp4, m4v, etc). Is it possible to transfer those files from within linux directly to the iPad ...
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How can I use my phone or tablet as mousepad?

I just set up my Ubuntu desktop to use our living room TV as a monitor, and I would like to be able to use either my iPhone or Nexus 7 tablet as a mousepad/keyboard for controlling it from the couch. ...
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How can share my printer so that I can use it with Airprint?

How can I set up Ubuntu to share my printer so that I can use it with Airprint ? Airprint is a system set-up by Apple on iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch)
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Unable to mount iPhone unhandled lockdown error

I get this error when plugging in my iPhone 3GS. What does it mean?
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How to save .jpg NOT .JPG [closed]

When uploading photos from my iPhone to use for eBay they are automatically saved as .JPG (all caps). However eBay only recognizes .jpg. So I have to manually go back in and rename all the files with ...
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unhandeled lockdown error(-15) when I try to connect my iphone 4s

Could anyone please help me ?? when I try to connect my iphone 4s I get this message :unhandeled lockdown error(-15) . It worked just fine so far and I have no idea how to fix it .
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How do I transfer music to my iPhone?

I'm using ubuntu 12.04 and I have a first generation iphone,16Gb. The iphone is jailbroken. Under 10.04, I was able to transfer music onto the phone. I used banshee. Under 12.04, ubuntu can see the ...
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I am writing an iPhone Notes Client, can I integrate it with Ubuntu One?

First, I'm not sure if this is the correct venue to be asking this question, so if not, I apologize. I'm a big fan of Tomboy notes and the ability to sync them with UbuntuOne. I like having my notes ...
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How can I upgrade my device to Apple iOS 5?

How can I download and install the new version of iOS (iOS 5) on my iPod using my Ubuntu system? Do I have to give up and just find a Mac OS / Windows machine? Relevant details: iPod touch 4th-gen ...
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How do I lock/unlock my screen using my iPhone and USB dock?

My iPhone is connected via USB to my Ubuntu desktop via a dock. How do I configure it so that when I dock my phone the screen is unlocked and when removing it it locks it?
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“Documents on XXXX's iPhone ” folder opens up when I plug in my iPhone

Everytime I plug my iPhone into my computer (Ubuntu 11.10) a folder pops up titled "Documens on Jamie's iPhone." How do I stop this? Initially it asked me what I wanted to do,but I must have hit ...
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What is the current state of apple device (iPhone, iPod, etc.) support?

What ubuntu applications provide support? (guides, how to's, status) Also, specifically, details on support for syncing music to iPhone's and iPod's with the latest OS version, as of writing iOS 5: ...
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2answers
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How can I sync music with my iPhone 3G? [closed]

What is the best way to sync music with my iPhone 3G?
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Is there an Ubuntu One files iPhone client?

Is it possible to access files in my account Ubuntu One via iPhone?
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1answer
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Unable to mount Iphone [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Nothing happens when I connect my Iphone 3G to my laptop I get the following error each time I plug in my Iphone 3gs to usb. Unable to mount (name) iPhone: DBus error ...
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1answer
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Why all my iphone contacts aren't synced with Ubuntu One Contacts?

I have more than 100 contacts on my iphone. When i sync with Ubuntu One App, only 44 contacts appears in Ubuntu One ... What is the problem ? What can I do to have all my contacts sync ?
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1answer
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How can I change/move the default folder that photos are uploaded to when using the Ubuntu One Files app for iOS?

I used Ubuntu One Files on my iPhone and I enabled Auto-Upload Camera Roll feature. The app started uploading 500+ photos stored on my iPhone's Camera Roll, and it created a new folder titled ...
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2answers
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How to jailbreak iphone 4gs in ubuntu?

I'm new to Ubuntu, and I didn't realize how to make it fully friendly with my iPhone 4Gs. How I would load it into my phone without iTunes? Thanks in advance. Note: I am using Ubuntu 12.04.
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iPhone mount errors

When I plug my iPhone (iOS 5) into my laptop with Ubuntu 11.10, I get this error: Unable to mount Documents on iPhone. Location is already mounted followed by this error: Unable to mount ...
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3answers
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Is it possible for Ubuntu to run android and iphone apps?

both Android and (too some extent) iOS use .deb files. While the phone versions of the apps may be impossible to use, but could the tablet versions be converted? One of the reasons my friend keeps ...
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What is the best way to control music on my PC from my iphone or android?

Apple has a very slick tool, called "Remote.app" that allows you to control music playback on a PC running iTunes, see. It lets you quickly select and queue songs for playback, and adjust the ...
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1answer
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how to make iphone as a mouse via bluetooth

Ubuntu 12.10, Bluetooth 2.0 I'm looking for a way to use my iphone as a mouse using bluetooth connection. It's already and certainly work when I'm using Mac or Windows. The reason why I want to use ...
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1answer
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Ubuntu One's iPhone music app does not cache songs. How do I configure it?

I've been using the new music streaming app in my iPod Touch for a couple days now. I synced my music folder with Ubuntu One and all my music is appearing in the app. However, after playing several ...
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1answer
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Emulator for iphone/ipod/ipad apps

Is there any emulator for linux which fully supports apple iphone/iphone/ipad apps? Any other way to run such apps on linux?
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After sync, music still cannot be located on iOS 5 device, fix?

First question of many I am sure. I was able to mount my iPhone 4 w/ recently upgraded iOS 5. Tried to sync some music w/ Banshee, it went onto the iPhone, but it won't show up in the 'Music' app ...
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1answer
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How to broadcast audio output to iPhone?

Is it at all possible to broadcast the usual audio output to an iPhone or similar device? So sort of audio server (Desktop) to client (iPhone). more details: Ubuntu 10.04/11.04 or 11.10, iPhone 3S or ...
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1answer
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How do I stop my iPhone from being automounted?

I'm trying to stop my Ubuntu desktop from automatically mounting my iPhone when I connect it/plug it in. This causes my Vmware workstation to not mount the iphone for syncing. I have used ...
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2answers
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Can't join wifi ad hoc network created by MyWi [duplicate]

I want to do iPhone tethering using MyWi, I can see the network it creates but I just can't join. Having WEP security on would throw me into the passphrase input again and leaving it unprotected ...
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0answers
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Banshee music file copy to Mac iPhone 4s ios5.1 not permanent

In Ubuntu 12.04, when I drag .mp3 files from Banshee 2.6 to my Mac-formatted iPhone 4s ios5.1: Banshee says it's syncing with the phone, updating the media database, and the file count on the ...
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3answers
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What is the deal about ubuntu [closed]

My husband is an ubuntu believer. Can someone please explain to me what he sees in it, I can't figure it out, especially the ubuntu one. Also, we use ubuntu one but can only make one iphone file for ...
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what is the best video converter software to be played in iPhone & iPod?

what is the best video converter software to be played in iPhone & iPod? how to convert video to be played in iPhone & iPod?
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2answers
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How do I set up the iPhone USB Ethernet Driver?

I just installed 12.04 (fresh install) and realized I could no longer tether with my iPhone like how I did on 11.10 without any hassle. On 11.10 (to my amazement) all I had to do was turn on USB ...
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1answer
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How to setup bluetooth tethering with iPhone? [closed]

How do I use my iPhone as a wireless internet source using Bluetooth?
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Server Converting Files for iPhone

I would like to convert videos I download to the iPhone format on my server and be able to access and play them on my iPhone. I looked into Handbrake, but I wasn't sure if it would work on the ...
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1answer
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Syncing iPhone on Banshee

On a previous question I have been told to use Banshee as a replacement for iTunes, which leads me to this question:can I upload movies on my iPhone using Banshee instead of iTunes?
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2answers
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Syncing iPhone with Shotwell

Is it possible to have Shotwell automatically sync with my iPhone so I have my picture library on both?
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1answer
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Ubuntu Touch for iPhones, iPods and iPads? [duplicate]

Is there any sign of Ubuntu Touch for iThingys in the near future?
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1answer
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How to copy music from iOS5 device

Besides running windows on virtual box, is there a native linux way to do this yet? ifuse? libimobiledevices?
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Ubuntu not recognizing iPhone

I know there are ALOT of these questions that have been asked, and solved. But I followed those I found, and for me, neither of them worked for me! ifuse won't detect my iPhone! A few days ago I ...
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1answer
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ODT file support on the iPhone app?

I noticed that only doc and docx files can be viewed in the Ubuntu One app for the iPhone. Is there are plans to support odt files? I like to use the default libreoffice file structure. I bet many ...
2
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1answer
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Why can't my pc and iPhone find each other via Bluetooth?

I've got Bluetooth enabled on both the computer and the iPhone, and both devices can see my Bluetooth headset so this confirms that Bluetooth itself works. But when I let either device look for other ...
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How to navigate to connected iPhone? Filesystem path to `afc://`?

When I connect my iPhone to Ubuntu 11.10, it gets automounted as afc://ca60751cc4b1ebb427c2f9da324914b0643a21f8/ and I can see that there are photos stored in ...
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1answer
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iOS5, banshee and memories gone

I am new to Linux and while syncing my iPhone 4 iOS 5 with Banshee, I have transferred 2 gbs of music and then I could not see any music in my iPhone. I only realised shortly after that Banshee ...
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1answer
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iPhone mounting problem: idevicepair command not found

I've been following the instructions in this answer for trying to read my iPhone from Ubuntu. I'm still getting the error in the question. Under Edit 2 of the answer it says to run idevicepair unpair ...
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1answer
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Why won't iTunes 7 (PlayOnLinux) recognized my iPhone/iPod?

I have installed iTunes 7 via PlayOnLinux and it installed fine, all of my music shows up no problem. However, whenever I plug in my iPhone and iPod, iTunes does not recognize the device (making the ...
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How do I tether internet from my iPhone?

I'm trying to USB tether Internet from my iPhone 4 and when I connect the phone, it will appear as a wired connection but my pc will never establish a connection with the phone. I've recently ...
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synchronization works - no contacts

Synchronization worked fine for me until the adressbook of my Idevice crashed today. Now it's fixed and the uploading of my contacts seems to work. Anyway the contacts do not appear in ubuntuone. ...

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