UI/UX Designer from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Category: Apple iOS

iOS (originally iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system created and developed by Apple Inc. and distributed exclusively for Apple hardware. It is the operating system that presently powers many of the company’s mobile devices, including the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Checking the ‘.plist’ file for errors and bugs. This post will help you when you want to add or edit data inside the .plist file, which gives an error message: ‘The data couldn’t be read because it isn’t in the correct format.’

Suppose you are from the iOS Design and development community. In that case, you may already be familiar with using Apple’s list, i.e. Property List file functionality, whereby you store your data in an XML file type (Apple’s list file format).

Adding 1,000 lines of code in the list file is painful, so what you do is copy and paste through the source tab.

But if you have done something wrong with the structure of the .plist file, you will get an error something like this

ERROR: ‘The data couldn’t be read because it isn’t in the correct format.’

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April 5, 2014
Managing Apple ID for your Apple Devices for Maximum Online Security & Peace of Mind. Manage your Apple ID & Communication preferences with minor tweaks & changes.

Nowadays, every other person we meet on the street has a smartphone, tablet, or phablet, and we all have laptops in our bags and desktop computers at home and in the office.

So, data security between devices is a big issue now.

Let’s see: For Apple Products users in the Apple iOS and OSX ecosystem, everyone has an iMac or Mac Pro, iPhone or iPod touch, and iPad. So, using modern technologies like iCloud is the primary key to handling data between these devices.

So, I will note down a few points that will help you manage your Apple ID to secure your devices and data, such as contacts, iWork Data files, Keychain passwords and access, iCloud Data, Photos, Notes, Safari Bookmarks, and even features like Back to my Mac, Find my Mac, and WiFi iOS over-the-air backups.

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December 27, 2013
If you are getting error while updating your Credit Card or Debit Card details under your iTunes Store Account Payment Option then here is solution to that problem. Error Code & Symptoms: ‘Your payment method was declined. Please enter valid payment method information.’

If you are getting the following Error: ‘Your payment method was declined. Please enter valid payment method information.’

I contacted Apple iTunes Support on their Support page; here is the answer I received from them.
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December 5, 2013
Hindu Calendar (Indian National Calendar) is available now on OSX

I just noticed that in OSX 10.9 Mavericks, Apple has included the Hindu Calendar as a System Calendar within the Macintosh Operating System.

English Gregorian Calendar

Hindu / Indian National Calendar
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October 28, 2013
How to Know & Identify your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch is of which generation & other details like Apple Care Protection Coverage & Support, Manufacturing Details, Valid Purchase Date, Telephonic Technical Support if Active & Repair & Service Coverage. Note: it will also work with your Macintosh & other Apple (Hardware) Products.

It is always a question with your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch to identify your model is from which generation as Apple always says with their new release of their iOS that this version will work only with & above ‘iPad Generation 4 Models’.

It will also help to identify other details like Apple Care Protection Coverage & Support, Manufacturing Details, Valid Purchase Date, Telephonic Technical Support if Active, and Repair & Service Coverage. Note: It will also work with your Macintosh and other Apple (Hardware) Products.

Then, to identify your Generation of Your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, follow these steps
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September 20, 2013
How to take (PNG Image) Screenshot of your iPad, iPhone & iPod touch’s current screen? Here is how…!!!

Choose which screen you want to capture, such as an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. Any iOS device will capture a screenshot of your display or screen in .png image format, which will be stored in your Photos app library.

Reference Image:

Step: 01
Hold down the On / Off Switch
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August 31, 2013
In-App Purchase, How & Why Apple Developer Community Is Doing It Wrong & What Is Best for Users to Remove Confusion & hassle from Their Mind Before Opting in for additional functionality.

After the invention of the ‘App Store’ by Apple Inc. for their products like the iPhone & iPad & later Macintosh, the Apple Developer community exploded with a new market of .99 cents apps where users can find them very easily & securely in one single location, i.e. App Store or Mac App Store.

One feature that the App Store has for users & and, importantly, for Developers is in-app Purchases.

But here is what is expected & not expected by users from developers & makers of Apps.

Here is an example of what the developer thinks & what was the actual main reason for in-app purchases by Apple itself.
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July 2, 2013
How to Delete & Deactivate Apple ID, Here is the Answer

It is a general assumption that you can’t delete your Apple ID.

Even if you send support or help requests to the Apple Support team, they will say that…

But here is a way out of this goof-up.

First step is to gather all required information to varify your account in one place..

First is Your ‘Username’
Note it down

Second is Your ‘Security Question’s Answer’
Note it down, too…

The third is to be ready to log in with your account

Under the Security tab, you have the ‘Generate Pin’ tab. You will need to click this tab to generate a pin to share with your Apple iTunes Support Team expert, which will help him access your account and confirm your identity.
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April 30, 2013
How to learn to Design & Develop for iOS Devices like iPhone & iPad

Here are two free ways to learn to design & develop for iOS devices like iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch.

Apple Developer Videos

I know you definitely know Apple’s Website but there is one website dedicated to developers only called developer.apple.com

As you may know Apple has ‘World Wide Developer Conference’ i.e. WWDC every year dedicated only to Developers on Apple Platform. Lucky thing is that Apple releases it’s WWDC keynote & learning session videos on web through their own developer site which is mentioned above.

To access those videos you have to have ‘Apple ID’.

That means you have to register on ‘Apple Developer Website’.

Videos are available on web to view or You can download it to your iTunes application.

Here is iPhone Development videos on iTunes
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August 29, 2011
Testing Your Website on iPad & iPhone via Macintosh OSX Desktop or Laptop based iOS Simulator
OK, You have developed website locally or it is deployed on online server, What Ever the case may be…

But you want the taste your website on iPhone or iPad… & Unfortunately you don’t have access to physically available iPhone or iPad…!!!

If this is the case that you are on Mac OSX 10.7 Lion & you are ready with Mac App Store at least free ID.

Here is the way to run your website on your iMac, MacBook Pro or Air, Mac Pro through iOS Simulator…

iOS Simulator:

Here are the Steps to do that:
1. Visit XCode page on Mac App Store Here
2. Download
3. Run ‘Install XCode’ (It’s in Application Folder)
4. Install XCode
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August 24, 2011