Articles in the jailbreak Category
4.0, App, Cydia, iPhone 101, iPhone 4, jailbreak »
iPhone 4, despite its signal woes is a beast when it comes to processing power and pure, raw speed (a lil’ better than 3GS). Jailbreaking iPhone 4 will give you access to themes, productive tools, unlock and more. I tested this approach with a 3GS, 3G and iPhone 4. It is a multi-iPhone jailbreak and requires no computer access! It is the same as described here but I wanted to document Cydia apps for iPhone 4.
Initially, I was unsure if Cydia is even needed for iPhone 4 with multitasking, wallpaper …
3GS, 4.0, Untethered Jailbreak, iPhone 3G S, jailbreak, unlock »
For a list of important Cydia apps and more screenshots, go here. Visit this page if you have an iPhone 4.
There is not much to write about this time around (no PC or Mac limitation)! Jailbreaking is perfectly legal btw!
All you have to do is :
- Make sure your iPhone is activated. It is not possible without a valid iPhone SIM. If you don’t have one, we must wait until another tool is released.
- Make sure you sync your iPhone to iTunes. This is important, just in case you know!
- …
3.1.2, 3.1.3, Featured, Spirit, Tethered Jailbreak, Untethered Jailbreak, jailbreak »
WARNING : Spirit jailbreak is designed to work ONLY on freshly restored, activated/hacktivated iDevices. In case of iPhones, it shouldn’t be unlocked using blacksn0w. You are warned. If you have a infinite apple logo loop issue, read this.
Your iDevices don’t need those blackra1n runs anymore! Untethered jailbreak for iPhone 3G, 3GS, iPad and iPhone 3G is now available, thanks to comex. Please donate to comex if he saved you a lot of hassle, I am sure he did!
Caution : Cydia for iPad is still at its infancy. Things can go …
4.0, Cydia, Featured, apple, iPhone4, jailbreak, keynote »
Apple’s iPhone OS 4.0 is close to revolutionary if not game-changing. Some of the new features being Multitasking (3GS only), iAds (ads with fluff!), Game Center (openfeint?).
Watch iPhone 4.0 Keynote in HD quality here.
Multitasking
Jailbreak folks have been enjoying the much touted multitasking feature for years while Apple finally makes it official, their style.
If you have Cydia on your iPhone, try Circuitous, a free multitasking app with better features than that of Apple’s!
Folders
You can now categorize your apps and put them in folders for quick and easy access. Again, this is something …
App, Cydia, Featured, Hacks, Tips, customize, hack, jailbreak »
Apple’s iPhone had little or no updates to the UI ever since its inception (2007 June). The homescreen is way too boring when compared to the ever so popular Android phones. To add some life to the existing iPhone homescreen, install a free application called ‘Element’. It is a Cydget widget. You no longer have to launch each individual app (weather, email, sms, calendar,.. updates). Following are the steps to install it on your iPod Touch / iphone.
Your iPhone should be jailbroken before proceeding.
Launch Cydia and search for ‘Element’ and …
3GS, Tethered Jailbreak, Untethered Jailbreak, jailbreak »
Geohot failed to release it, but comex did. Here is the full guide.
Geohot did it again, this time with a nice video-proof. Apple’s heightened security with the latest bootrom in ipt2,3 and 3GS iPhones forced many to resort to tethered jailbreak which can be a pain when your iPhone decides to reboot on the go. A blackra1n like app should soon see the light of day for total freedom to all Apple mobile gadgets! Till then, check geohot’s post.
2G, 3.1.3, Featured, Original iPhone, Redsn0w, activate, jailbreak, unlock »
Original iPhones (metal back, silver color, referred to as 2G iPhone) are blessed with a fully unlockable baseband 04.05.04_G. It entitles the iPhone 2G to be easily hackable. So lets get the ball rolling and get to the latest 3.1.3 firmware with a full unlock, jailbreak and activation in place!
Step by Step :
Download redsn0w 0.9.3 from downloads section and extract them to your Desktop [Both Mac and Windows versions of redsn0w are available there]
Connect your iPhone 2G to your PC/Mac and launch iTunes [Update iTunes to the latest version]
Update to …
3.1.3, 3G, 3GS, Custom Firmware, Dev Team, Featured, Ultrasn0w, Windows, activate, jailbreak »
CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION : Please leave a comment if you don’t know what you are doing. Better safe than sorry. You are warned, now proceed!
iPhone 2G, 3G, 3GS users can now safely update to 3.1.3 firmware without updating the baseband (for unlock). If you are not the one to download all the various files and just want the ultimate result, these files are waiting for you to download! If you rather want to start from scratch, download Pwnage 3.1.5 tool for Mac.
Caution #1 : A restore is going to wipe the …
3.1.2, 3G Tether, 5.11.07, Geohot, jailbreak, unlock »
Geohot released blackra1n (jailbreak) and blacksn0w (unlock) for the latest firmware/baseband combo on 3G and 3GS iPhones for both Mac and Windows platforms!
Features of blackra1n RC3 :
- Jailbreak / Unlock
- Hacktivate or legit activation
- All Macs (Intel and PPC) and windows
- (Possible) Tethering option enabled
UPDATE : If you have 3.1.3 iPhone 3GS + 5.11.07 baseband and if blackra1n doesn’t work, try blacksn0w RC2 which can be installed by adding http://cydia.pushfix.info into Cydia sources. Please post a comment if you still have problems unlocking your 3GS.
Step by step instructions : …
3.1.2, Custom Firmware, Dev Team, Featured, jailbreak, unlock »
iPhone 2G, 3G, 3GS users can now safely update to 3.1.2 firmware without updating the baseband (for unlock). If you are not the one to download all the various files and just want the ultimate result, these files are waiting for you to download! If you rather want to start from scratch, download Pwnage 3.1.4 tool for Mac.
Caution #1 : A restore is going to wipe the iPhone clean. Hence, please backup your iPhone using iTunes and then proceed.
More info about these custom firmware files :
Has factory boot logos …