need to move around top icons on a dead 'top' screen, any ideas

I have a water damaged Orig iPhone, the top 2 rows of icons are dead, IE the top of the touch screen is dead. It's out of warranty, I want to use it as an ipod.

Here is what I need help on, can anybody figure out how to re-arrange the top two rows so that I can get control of my "settings" icon to make adjustments?

Is there a way to resize the entire image so that its smaller, and only uses the bottom 1/2 of screen, IE a very small version of a full screen? Now there is a app for everyone that has dead top screens that are out of warranty?
thx

iMac, Mac OS X (10.5)

Posted on Aug 23, 2008 9:40 PM

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Sep 22, 2008 12:35 PM in response to simondirect

I have sort of the same issue, but different area:

Dead area of the iphone touch screen for me aswell. I would say its a cm wide? across the middle of the screen.

4,5,6 phone keys do not work anymore for me either.

This then falls into selecting emails, wifi access points, accepting itunes password from appstore, moving icons on screen(from say top to bottom or vice versa, etc. etc..

Unfortunately, my iphone is out of warranty (I bought it on day 1). I bought another iphone cause I thought I bricked my first one, but then fixed it, so then I had 2 original iphones. I used the one as an ipod for the car, long story short, my car was robbed, and they got the iphone, which was the newer one, that I thought I had been using.. So I thought the warranty was still good until a few days ago..

*What I do in order to click on things I can't touch is, jailbrokn phone with veency installed(vnc) that I connect to on the screen of a computer, and use the mouse... It is pretty kool to see and control the iphone on a computer, try it out,*

Message was edited by: NextLevel

Oct 19, 2008 9:28 PM in response to NextLevel

if i have an original iphone and have a broken screen at the bottom (the most crucial part of course).... how can i rearrange the icons to be able to use my ipod on the phone???? what is jailbreak and if i have a "legal" phone how do i use it? i know what vnc is but how do i use it for this issue???? Please help me! i am desperate not to buy a new screen through apple or anyone else!

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