iOS SSH clients have matured significantly, and if you need SOCKS proxy support, there are several solid options worth evaluating. The key difference from desktop clients is that iOS imposes sandbox restrictions, so dynamic forwarding requires apps built with that constraint in mind. vSSH vSSH remains one of the more capable SSH clients for iOS,…
Firefox on iOS has improved significantly since the early days, but understanding what syncs and what doesn’t remains important for managing bookmarks across devices. Current sync capabilities As of 2026, Firefox sync does support bookmarks across iOS and desktop, but with important limitations. When you enable Firefox sync on your iOS device and link it…
Lightning cables are everywhere, but not all of them work reliably with iPhones. If you’ve bought a cheap third-party cable that stopped working or wouldn’t charge properly, you’ve hit the core problem: counterfeit and non-certified cables are rampant online and in retail stores. The safest approach is buying directly from Apple, but that’s not always…
If you’ve forgotten your iPhone passcode, you’ll need to erase the device and set it up again. Apple provides several official methods, but recovery mode is the most straightforward and reliable approach for most users. Before You Start Recovery mode will completely erase your iPhone. Make sure you have a backup if possible, though if…
When you connect an iPhone or iPad to a computer and tap “Trust,” iOS stores a pairing record that allows that computer to communicate with the device without asking for permission again. If you want to revoke that trust relationship, you need to delete the pairing data on both the device and the computer. On…
Converting FLV files to MP4 is straightforward with FFmpeg. The basic command takes just seconds: ffmpeg -i input.flv output.mp4 FFmpeg will automatically select suitable video and audio codecs for MP4 format. This works for most FLV files without additional configuration. Preserving original quality If you want to skip re-encoding and copy the streams as-is, use…
iPhones have built-in emoji support that doesn’t require any third-party apps. The emoji keyboard is part of iOS and can be enabled directly through system settings. Enable the Emoji Keyboard Open Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards Tap Add New Keyboard Select Emoji from the list Tap Done Once enabled, you can switch to…
MKV files encoded with AC3 or DTS audio won’t play sound on most iOS and Android devices. These are proprietary formats with licensing restrictions—mobile players either don’t support them or refuse to decode them by default. The video plays fine, but you get silence. The solution is straightforward: re-encode the audio track to AAC or…
Playing YouTube audio in the background on iPhone is restricted by design—the official YouTube app only supports it with a Premium subscription. Here are the legitimate approaches and their tradeoffs. Browser Method (Safari/Firefox) The most common workaround uses Safari or Firefox to trigger iOS media controls: Open Safari and navigate to youtube.com (or youtube-nocookie.com) Play…
WhatsApp doesn’t have a native iPad or iPod Touch app, but you can access your messages through WhatsApp Web, which works reliably on any tablet with a browser. Here’s how to set it up and what to know about using it. Setting Up WhatsApp Web on iPad WhatsApp Web requires an active WhatsApp account on…
iOS doesn’t expose SOCKS proxy settings in the Settings UI, but it supports Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) files natively. This lets you route iOS traffic through an SSH tunnel on a Linux/Unix host without installing a VPN app. Prerequisites iOS device (iPhone/iPad) on WiFi Linux/Unix host (same network or internet-accessible) with SSH access Web server to…
Modern iOS devices handle a wider range of video formats natively, but if you’re working with legacy formats or need specific encoding for compatibility, conversion is straightforward with ffmpeg. This guide covers converting common video formats (.wmv, .mpg, .mkv, .webm, etc.) to .mp4 format suitable for Apple devices. Installing ffmpeg On most modern Linux distributions,…
This post documents jailbreaking procedures for legacy iOS devices (iPod Touch, early iPhone) using Spirit—an untethered jailbreak tool from the late 2000s. Modern iOS devices (2010 and later) use entirely different security models and jailbreak methods. This information is preserved for historical reference only and has no practical application to current iOS versions. About Spirit…