How to add frequently used contacts to the iPhone desktop.

Most manufacturers cell phones and smartphones last generations often copy each other and offer a fairly typical list of functions. There are probably reasons for this, and this means that many users need such things. One of these functions is the placement of photos of callers for calling from the desktop. In principle, this looks more interesting than vital, but since in standard features iPhone similar no, then the gaps are filled third party developers. IN in this case, application from Cydia – .

The functionality of the program is extremely simple and convenient. After launching, we can select the desired contact, give a name to the icon displayed on the desktop, and assign any image to it, both from the gallery and from the camera. Click on Create Photo Icon and your favorite caller appears as an application icon on the Spring Board.

Of course, there were some pitfalls. After tapping on the contact you are interested in, the number will not start dialing automatically. First, a browser window will open in which you will be asked to make a call. To implement the application, the developers chose an interesting algorithm. A link to the Internet address using the command is displayed on the desktop tel:// in the browser, launching the dialer.

It will not make it much easier for you to dial the number of the person you are interested in. You still have to touch the screen 2 times: tap on the icon and the call button - but the process will be somewhat more pleasant. Moreover, you can always see the faces of people close to you on your desktop. Under contacts it is quite possible to allocate separate folder or even a Spring Board page that will add some organization or decoration to your iPhone. [iPhone Download Blog]

Many iPhone users Since the time of the first firmware, they remember applications that allowed you to transfer contacts from your address book directly to the phone’s “desktop” (SpringBoard). These programs changed themselves, replaced each other, progressed, degraded, and finally broke up into dozens of applications for $0.99 in the AppStore, which can be found by typing “Lale” or “Wuonm” in the search. Let's try to briefly look back at these applications and see what all this has led to today.

On the first firmware (1.x.x) it was popular app. The application worked quickly, displayed its standard photo, supported Cyrillic contact names.

On the second (2.x.x) - we have already covered the application from Cydia. The speed of work is also excellent. It required enough exotic dances with tambourines to put a subscriber’s photo on the icon. Did not support Cyrillic names.

Also, there has been an application in the AppStore since its opening. The speed and principle of operation are below par. Due to SDK limitations, the icon on the desktop is just a Safari shortcut, by tapping on which the user accesses the program’s web server, and only after that a call is made. Without the Internet there will be no calls. Obviously, despite the fact that the program supports photo icons, Russian letters, and even firmware 3.0, it is absolutely no good.

The tapfactory company has been promising some absolutely wonderful application for six months now. The authors of the program promise fast access not only to the subscriber’s phone, but also to his SMS and mail. Also promised is a set of cute icons for those contacts for which no photo is specified, and the ability to upload photos from the camera. However, based on the fact that the application will be completely subject to the SDK, I can’t imagine how they will be able to do without Safari. Consequently, a relapse of FaceCall syndrome is possible.

And finally, in Cydia, since firmware 1.1.4, there has been the CallMe application, which was originally born from, and then was picked up by Giovanni Chiappini from the friendly resource iSpazio. I’ll say right away that this is the undisputed leader here. Since there hasn’t been a review of this application on our pages yet, let’s look at it in a little more detail.

So, CallMe is simple free application, which is available in Cydia, in the iSpazio repository. By the way, be careful, the repository address has recently changed, so you need to download the corresponding update from Cydia (or just add new address repository - ispaziorepository.com).

The application creates icons on your desktop for subscribers you often call. By tapping on the icon, you immediately dial the phone number. If the contact has notebook If there is a photo, you will see it on the icon. Of course, the program supports Cyrillic contact names, but there is a serious inconvenience here, because... There is no Russian strip in the contacts in the application, and there is also no search function, so by the time you get to the desired contact, you will get tired. And this drawback would be completely sad if the program did not have a mode in which it reflects full list contacts, but only those to whom a photo is assigned. Accordingly, if a contact has several telephone numbers, then all will be reflected in the list. The application supports firmware 2.x.x and 3.x.x. By the way, after creating icons, you can delete the program itself - what you created will not disappear.

And finally, I will share with you some interesting practice. I have seen several people arrange icons in the following way: on the first screen of the desktop there are only contact icons, and all applications are further down. In this case, to dial your “favorite” number, you only need to unlock the phone and tap on the subscriber’s photo. What other phone allows you to dial a number in two movements?

Find the right person V contact book quite problematic, you have to use the search or add a contact to your favorites. This is all, of course, convenient, but, you see, it would be much more convenient to have a shortcut on the desktop that, when clicked, would immediately trigger a call.

Making such a shortcut is very simple, just follow the instructions below. You will have to make two clicks to start a call, but in any case this is the most convenient and quick way call your favorite contact.

How to add a shortcut to your favorite contact on the iPhone desktop

Step 1: Open Safari

Step 2. B address bar write the following: [phone number].tel.QLNK.net, where the phone number is entered without parentheses, starting with the number 8. The combination “+7” is not valid here

Step 3: Press the key Go located in the lower right corner

Step 4: From the pop-up window, select Cancel

Step 5: Press the key Pop-up menu(displayed as a square with an arrow) and select To the Home screen

Step 6: Enter your contact's name and tap Add

Ready! Now an icon with the contact’s name is displayed on the desktop, clicking on which will take you to the browser Safari, where you just need to press a button Call to start a conversation.

You can display an unlimited number of contacts on your desktop. The method is very simple and ideally replaces the menu Favorites, available in the application Telephone.

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Before you call someone on your iPhone, you sometimes have to make at least three taps on the screen. This is not always convenient, and now we will tell you how to add contacts with whom you often need to communicate on home screen phone without using jailbreak.
To do this, you need to download a utility called “iPhone Configuration Utility” developed by Apple. The Windows version is at http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1466 and the Macintosh version is at http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1465. After installation and launch, follow these steps:

Step 1: On the left there is a submenu in which you need to click “Configuration Profiles”.
Step 2: At the top in the icon bar, select “New”, a window with a new profile will open in front of you, in which the field values ​​are specified by default.

Step 3: Fill in the fields according to your details. Let’s create a “Speed ​​Dial” profile and select “com.yourname.profile” as the identifier (it’s better to replace yourname with your name). You can write down a short description of the profile so that you can understand what he does even after a year.

Step 4: Scroll to the bottom of the list, find and select Web Clips, then Configure. Several fields have opened that need to be filled out.
Step 5: In the Name field we enter the name of the contact, in the URL field we write next line: “tel://” and then the person’s number. You can select the icon that will be displayed on the screen. Use something original so you don't have to search for a contact on your desktop. Check the "full screen" box.
Step 6: Now with the help USB cable connect your phone to your computer, it should appear in the application on the left. Once it appears, select the “Configuration Profiles” tab on the right. It should have the profile you just created and the “install” button next to it.

Step 7: We press the button and wait for installation, a request to install a profile will appear on the phone screen and after permission there will be an icon on the desktop that you selected earlier with the contact name.
Step 8: Click on the icon and make sure the call is to the right contact went. Unfortunately, iOS asks for permission to make calls, so you can’t make a call with one click, but two clicks are still more convenient. You can send messages in the same way, just use “sms://” instead of “tel://”. In this case, there will be no request to confirm the action.
This way we can add as many contacts as necessary and always have the contacts of the right people at hand.

We hope our information will help you.

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