iPhone tips & tricks

1. iTunes doesn't recognize my iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch


iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch require drivers, which normally are installed with iTunes. Some times, they may be corrupted or not installed in the right place. This leads to the situation where iTunes won't detect your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch anymore.

How to fix this problem?

You've got two possibilities to fix this issue.

1st: You can use the free "Drivers Installer" from CopyTrans. This installs the official Apple Drivers and should fix the issue. This way you won't have to remove and re-install iTunes, QuickTime etc. This little app is very practical if you don't want to install iTunes on your Computer and use an iTunes Alternative instead.

2nd: Nevertheless in some cases you'll have to remove and re-install iTunes in order to get the drivers issue fixed. Therefore please followthis Apple-Guide.


2. How to transfer apps from iPhone to PC


You can easily install app files from your PC to your iPhone. To do so, you would need a 3rd party free tool called CopyTrans Manager.

Simply run the above program, connect your iPhone and have the folder on your PC where you have your application *.ipa files saved.

Now, drag drop the application files you wish installed on your iPhone directly to the program window:




Click on the Update button in order to apply the changes.

Your apps will be automatically added and installed directly on your iPhone.




3. How to load Word, PDF, and Excel files on iPhone


The iPhone has become the smart-phone of choice when it comes to managing your contacts, calendars and email. However, did you know that you can also load and manage PDF files as well as Word, PowerPoint and Excel documents?

In iOS 5 and with the latest iBooks, you can load PDF files and eBooks to your iPhone directly from you iTunes library via a simple drag and drop:




iTunes does not currently support transfer of Word, PowerPoint, or Excel files, however, there are numerous 3rd party programs which you can use in order to transfer and read these document types to your iPhone. Some of these apps include FileApp, QuickOffice, Smart Office, Document Viewer, etc.

In this tip, I used FileApp, which is very common application used to store and read these files to my iPhone.

In order to import these files to your iPhone you would first need to send the files from your PC to your email address. Next, open your email from the iPhone and download the attachments. Once prompted, choose “Open with FileApp”:




Your documents will now be accessible from the app.