Well I learned somethin’ new. Did you know that you can control the iPod of your iPhone while it’s still locked? No, I don’t mean through the headphones or through a remote or some other hardware. I mean directly from the screen itself.

I discovered it by accident. I was chillin’ in bed one afternoon, readin’ an ebook (Gibralter Stars). I wasn’t feelin’ too hot, that’s why I was in bed… and eventually I decided to go to sleep with the Neocell laying next to me. I woke up ‘cuz the Neocell made a beeping noice and spoke to me “I have downloaded new email for you…” (somethin’ I created just for the Neocell). I went to hit the home button, to wake it up, but because I was tired, I hit the home button too many times and this is how I discovered it. At first I thought it was a glitch.

Try it out for your self. Play some music or don’t play any music at all, turn your iPhone (or iPod touch) off and turn it on so that you see the locked screen. When you do, hit the home button twice quickly and bam… your now able to control your iPod while your iPhone is still locked.

Pretty tight, huh?

Peace, J