The Firmware Umbrella - TinyUmbrella

2013-09-19T16:13:00.001-04:00

Dear Apple,

I have a very simple request. Over the years you have become more and more interested in the casual user. This makes sense as casual users give you their money in a rabid manner. You have proven to be very successful at keeping your customers coming back for devices year after year.

In the course of your booming success with consumers, you have engendered an animosity towards a group of people that have their own way of doing things. These folks love your devices just as much as casual users. They are the tinkers, engineers, artists, and hackers. These folks have to resort to jailbreaking their device in order to get the customizations they want on the device(s) they buy. You insist that you have a right to own the experience. We disagree. Your device is awesome, your walled garden is not for everyone.

I propose a compromise. I am willing to give up apple care, my warranty, and any and all support relating to my device in return for a permanent bootrom unlock key for my device. I am even willing to buy the device outright so that I can prove that I am not beholden to a contract with a carrier. This way, I can put whatever version of the iOS (that is compatible of course) I want on the devices I own. I can tinker to my heart's content. I can upgrade, downgrade, and even sidegrade, if that were a real thing. And in return you can be assured that I will not ask you for support when and if I brick my phone/device. I will not screw it up and come to you asking for a free replacement.

This can be easily accomplished. HTC has a similar concept. You can record my devices' unique identifiers and any other information you need to add me to a 'get lost' database. I just want to be able to customize the phone/device I own.

-semaphore

iPhone 5c, iPhone 5c world, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5s world, iOS 7 support

2013-09-19T14:34:00.001-04:00

Thank you for your patience!

I just updated TU for the 4 new iPhone 5* devices. TU supports saving SHSH for iOS 7 and 7.0.1 (for the new devices about to be released).

Perhaps eventually we'll be able to restore to these firmwares using local SHSHs but remember that currently local restores are primarily for older devices (non a5 devices and lower!).

-semaphore

Hello iOS 7

2013-09-18T15:11:00.000-04:00

Some of you have been looking for a simple way to find the URLs for iOS 7.

Here they are:

iPhone3,1
http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS7/091-9485.20130918.Xa98u/iPhone3,1_7.0_11A465_Restore.ipsw

iPhone3,3
http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS7/091-9459.20130918.Fre43/iPhone3,3_7.0_11A465_Restore.ipsw

iPhone3,2
http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS7/091-9469.20130918.XXW3g/iPhone3,2_7.0_11A465_Restore.ipsw

iPhone4,1
http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS7/091-9486.20130918.V5WIX/iPhone4,1_7.0_11A465_Restore.ipsw

iPhone5,1
http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS7/091-9495.20130918.FuFu4/iPhone5,1_7.0_11A465_Restore.ipsw

iPhone5,2
http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS7/091-9475.20130918.9Fu45/iPhone5,2_7.0_11A465_Restore.ipsw

iPhone6,1
http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS7/031-0290.20130914.khyTp/iPhone6,1_7.0.1_11A470a_Restore.ipsw

iPhone6,2
http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS7/031-0286.20130914.oNmiv/iPhone6,2_7.0.1_11A470a_Restore.ipsw

iPhone5,3
http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS7/031-0289.20130914.DoOPv/iPhone5,3_7.0.1_11A470a_Restore.ipsw

iPhone5,4
http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS7/031-0292.20130914.rHLcE/iPhone5,4_7.0.1_11A470a_Restore.ipsw

iPod5,1
http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS7/091-9476.20130918.jVRTr/iPod5,1_7.0_11A465_Restore.ipsw

iPad1,1
http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS5.1.1/041-4292.02120427.Tkk0d/iPad1,1_5.1.1_9B206_Restore.ipsw

iPad2,1
http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS7/091-9464.20130918.jozAF/iPad2,1_7.0_11A465_Restore.ipsw

iPad2,2
http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS7/091-9472.20130918.Ew3Qs/iPad2,2_7.0_11A465_Restore.ipsw

iPad2,3
http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS7/091-9471.20130918.Sin12/iPad2,3_7.0_11A465_Restore.ipsw

iPad2,4
http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS7/091-9487.20130918.u45rf/iPad2,4_7.0_11A465_Restore.ipsw

iPad2,5
http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS7/091-9466.20130918.F9UYG/iPad2,5_7.0_11A465_Restore.ipsw

iPad2,6
http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS7/091-9470.20130918.vvn4r/iPad2,6_7.0_11A465_Restore.ipsw

iPad2,7
http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS7/091-9460.20130918.re34f/iPad2,7_7.0_11A465_Restore.ipsw

iPad3,1
http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS7/091-9480.20130918.Qvy54/iPad3,1_7.0_11A465_Restore.ipsw

iPad3,2
http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS7/091-9467.20130918.GT54R/iPad3,2_7.0_11A465_Restore.ipsw

iPad3,3
http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS7/091-9483.20130918.AOc12/iPad3,3_7.0_11A465_Restore.ipsw

iPad3,4
http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS7/091-9465.20130918.OBH6T/iPad3,4_7.0_11A465_Restore.ipsw

iPad3,5
http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS7/091-9479.20130918.grt5t/iPad3,5_7.0_11A465_Restore.ipsw

iPad3,6
http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS7/091-9461.20130918.Bqjnt/iPad3,6_7.0_11A465_Restore.ipsw

Here is a listing of the Devices.
Device, BoardID, ChipID, deviceClass, (iTunes name)

iPhone1,2:0x04:0x8900:n82ap:iPhone
iPhone2,1:0x00:0x8920:n88ap:iPhone
iPhone3,1:0x00:0x8930:n90ap:iPhone
iPhone3,3:0x06:0x8930:n92ap:iPhone
iPhone3,2:0x04:0x8930:n90bap:iPhone
iPhone4,1:0x08:0x8940:n94ap:iPhone
iPhone5,1:0x00:0x8950:n41ap:iPhone
iPhone5,2:0x02:0x8950:n42ap:iPhone
iPhone6,1:0x00:0x8960:n51ap:iPhone
iPhone6,2:0x02:0x8960:n53ap:iPhone
iPhone5,3:0x0A:0x8950:n48ap:iPhone
iPhone5,4:0x0E:0x8950:n49ap:iPhone
iPod2,1:0x00:0x8720:n72ap:iPod
iPod3,1:0x02:0x8922:n18ap:iPod
iPod4,1:0x08:0x8930:n81ap:iPod
iPod5,1:0x00:0x8942:n78ap:iPod
iPad1,1:0x02:0x8930:k48ap:iPad
iPad2,1:0x04:0x8940:k93ap:iPad2
iPad2,2:0x06:0x8940:k94ap:iPad2
iPad2,3:0x02:0x8940:k95ap:iPad2
iPad2,4:0x06:0x8942:k93aap:iPad2
iPad2,5:0x0A:0x8942:p105ap:iPad
iPad2,6:0x0C:0x8942:p106ap:iPad
iPad2,7:0x0E:0x8942:p107ap:iPad
iPad3,1:0x00:0x8945:j1ap:iPad3
iPad3,2:0x02:0x8945:j2ap:iPad3
iPad3,3:0x04:0x8945:j2aap:iPad3
iPad3,4:0x00:0x8955:p101ap:iPad4
iPad3,5:0x02:0x8955:p102ap:iPad4
iPad3,6:0x04:0x8955:p103ap:iPad4
AppleTV2,1:0x10:0x8930:k66ap:AppleTV
AppleTV3,1:0x08:0x8942:j33ap:AppleTV
AppleTV3,2:0x00:0x8947:j33iap:AppleTV

Pandy for iTunes Radio, iOS 7, new devices

2013-09-11T13:24:00.000-04:00

Apple has really extended themselves. iOS 7 seems like a halfway decent platform. If nothing else, it'll bring us iTunes Radio at some point. With that I plan on expanding the pandy family to iTunes Radio. I'm not sure what I will call the new tweak. I'm probably going to name it something else. Those of you already enjoying club membership won't have to do anything when I release it. Your access will carry over to the new not-yet-named tweak.

As for iOS 7, new devices and TinyUmbrella. Some day I will have the time to finish the rewrite that I started forever ago... Anyway, when iOS 7 drops and the new devices are available, TinyUmbrella will support them.

2013-06-20T12:40:00.001-04:00

I can't wait for iTunes Radio. We're going to have a lot of fun with that...

For those of you wondering, I am planning on supporting iTunes Radio as well. :)

It will be in the private repo when I finish. It will be available for those of you with access to that repo as soon as I finish it.

In other news, there is an unfortunate known issue with Gremlin (the media import library that I use). Gremlin is awesome but has a fatal bug where it swallows HUGE chunks of ram and never seems to recover. This leads to a launchd dance of death where launchd starts/kills/starts/kills the process. Francis (the dev that created Gremlin) is working on a fix but as of now I haven't heard any news. Going forward I plan on putting together a workaround of sorts to try and mitigate this issue.

Rest assured that the issue will be fixed one way or another as soon as I can...

-semaphore

WWDC and iOS 7

2013-06-11T09:30:00.000-04:00

WWDC has just started and yesterday's keynote was of at least a little interest. iOS 7 beta has been released and I'll update TU shortly for that beta version.

In the meantime remember to save your SHSHs in case we find a use for them in the future.

iOS 6.1.4 - iPhone5,1 & iPhone5,2 edition

2013-05-02T16:14:00.003-04:00

TinyUmbrella was updated for the stealth iOS 6.1.4 release for iPhone5,1 and iPhone5,2.

Enjoy

iOS 6.1.3 Support

2013-04-23T12:36:00.003-04:00

TinyUmbrella 6.13.00 supports iOS 6.1.3 and the relevant devices. I've also fixed a nagging bug that windows users have reported (ClassNotFoundException on Platform).

Thank you all for your support and feedback!

Pandy

2013-03-06T16:19:00.002-05:00

Pandy was a very fun tweak to write. I hope you enjoy it and for the record, if you like the music you're recording, go buy it!

Enjoy!

EDIT: Due to drama and the fact that I don't want to cause any and cannot stand getting involved in. Pandy has ceased public release. My repo is no longer active. I will not be updating pandy publicly anymore.

Thank you all for your support and for all of your opinions. You guys are awesome. Remember, music is not free. Buy the music you like. :)

Aside...

2013-02-27T13:30:00.003-05:00

Some of you know that I've been working on a jailbreak tweak. I spent a few hours putting together a Pandora song tagger/saver/importer.

EDIT:

As recording radio* for personal at-home use is protected by law, I am creating a private repo which will host my tweak.

I'll be announcing the repo here... stay tuned ;)

6.1.2 Support Update

2013-02-27T13:23:00.001-05:00

TinyUmbrella has been updated to work with iOS 6.1.2 on relevant devices. Make sure you don't update to 6.1.3 when it drops. I wasn't able to get 6.1.3 beta included (I just got too busy). But if you desire to keep your jailbreak, avoid 6.1.3 like the plague.

Enjoy!

iPhone 4S 6.1.1 - Stealth Update Edition

2013-02-11T22:16:00.001-05:00

I've updated TinyUmbrella for the stealth iPhone 4S 6.1.1 iOS version. Still working on the rewrite.

I'm also working on a cydia tweak... I'm pretty excited about it.

Stay tuned.

Late but...

2013-01-28T15:29:00.001-05:00

6.0.2 and 6.1 support for all relevant devices has been added. Sorry for the delay. I'm still working on the rewrite that will include auto updating and much cleaner code. I'll post more details as I get closer to completion. I have a feeling I'll be making at least some of the modules open source on either github or bitbucket.

Enjoy :)

UPDATE: SORRY! I forgot to update a couple important manifests. All should be ok now. Please keep the feedback coming :)

UPDATE 2: Ok. This time I fired the QA Team. Apparently my version detection was borked. My fault! I released way to hastily. I should have planned better. Thank you all for your patience!

Crazy life! Sorry for the delay. iOS 6.0 & 6.0.1 support released

2012-11-04T10:43:00.000-05:00

I've updated TU to support iOS 6 and 6.0.1. The new iPad mini and iPad 4 are also supported as well as the new iphone 4 stealth revision.

Sorry for the delay folks. I'm still working on some pretty dang well needed changes to TU. The wait will be worth it...

EDIT: I just fixed a small cosmetic issue where I 6.0.1 SHSHs were showing up as 6.0 SHSHs. This is for the iPhone 4S and the iPad 2 CDMA.

After quite a delay... 6.0b and GM support

2012-09-17T06:22:00.000-04:00

Sorry for the delay folks... with funerals and travel and changing jobs I've had quite the summer. I've updated TU for apple tv 5.0.2 (sorry for the wait!) as well as all of the iOS 6 betas. I've had to change the way the OSX app is packaged. No more installer for now as Gatekeeper sucks more than taxes.

So now it is a simple zip but you will have to give your admin password at the first launch (it shouldn't ask for it again after first launch).

Hope it helps!

iPhone 5 and iPod 5

2012-09-12T16:43:00.001-04:00

Once the iPhone 5 and iPod 5 are out, TU will support saving SHSHs for them. I'm looking forward to playing with both of these devices... probably as much as you guys are. Remember to be patient with the jailbreak as the team will have a lot of work ahead of them.

All's quiet with the jailbreak out...

2012-08-03T07:17:00.001-04:00

Where's semaphore? I've been quite busy completely reworking the plumbing of TU. I know I've been saying it for a long time but with how little spare time I have, (wife + family: 3 kids all in 2 sports + teaching + work) I've been nibbling at it slowly. Trust me. My wife would attest to this: I have been working on the rewrite :D

I've gotten the bare framework set for the TU rewrite but I want a more complete solution before I release. The new TU will support all the things that the old version supported with the addition of restoring custom and stock firmware without iTunes. I have run into the same snags that everyone else has run into that has tried this but I have a few ideas.

You guys are awesome. Thank you for being the coolest group of people I have ever associated with.

If you haven't jailbroken iOS 5.1.1 go get absinthe 2.0.x (link to the right) or redsn0w and jailbreak and make sure you save your 5.1.1 SHSH for when 6.0 drops.

2012-05-25T11:25:00.000-04:00

Absinthe 2.0 is out! Go get your device onto 5.1.1*. Save your SHSH! And then jailbreak your device.

Simple as that :)

For simplicity I have the links on the right. Or you can go straight to the team's site: http://www.greenpois0n.com

*= If you depend on software unlock (ultrasn0w), BEWARE - If you restore a stock firmware you will likely lose your unlock!

EDIT: I've updated TU for the iPhone 4 (GSM) 9B208 stealth release from apple.

5.1.1 Jailbreak

2012-05-20T11:56:00.000-04:00

Planetbeing, pod2g, and members of cdev are on their way to the HitB venue in Amsterdam. I wish I could have joined with them and been a part of the fun. This week is going to be very big for jailbreakers and newcomers to iOS devices stuck on 5.1.1 without any jailbreak.

These guys deserve your donations and your thanks. Pod and nikias did some amazing things. Planetbeing stepped in and resurrected some 'old' things to make them useful for this jailbreak.

Any updates will be posted on cdev's main blog as well as here.

Why Jailbreak?

2012-05-06T11:49:00.001-04:00

I get this question asked of me many times a week. I've decided to throw a couple great reasons:

Customization - I can change any aesthetic thing I want on my phone
Broader App Base - I can install apps that apple approves AND apps that apple does not approve.
Control - This phone is mine. No matter what anyone says, I know what's best for my phone
Principle - I'm a hacker at heart. I love being able to tinker. Jailbreaking is the only way you can add tools such as SSH to your device.

Next time someone asks you, 'Why do you jailbreak?'. You can use any or all of those simple (enough for your mom to understand them) reasons.

Moving On...

2012-05-06T11:44:00.001-04:00

On Friday I got to experience what many have during this recession. I got 'let go'. It doesn't bother me that the company I worked with let me go. I'm a contractor. I understand the nature of the relationship. They pay me handsomely and in return they have the right to let me go for whatever reason whenever they feel like it.

What bothers me is the classless way they did it. I was sent an ominous meeting invite with just me and my boss attending... at 2:30pm... on a Friday. That left me with the whole day wondering what the hell my boss would want to talk to me about.

I had been with that company for almost 4 years and had bled, sweat, wept, worked, slaved for them during that time. I helped deliver (save) many projects. I didn't expect much. When I was told 'today is your last day at <blank>', I was also informed that I would not even be allowed to go back to my cube to collect any of my personal items. I had to depend on this company, which clearly lacks class and integrity, to deliver to me my personal items. By the way, they accidentally kept some of my personal items; an apple bluetooth keyboard, a router, etc.

That is what was so pathetic. After working for them for so long, I was literally walked out the door as if I was somehow caught doing something illegal (I wasn't and never had done anything untoward). The only thing I was missing were handcuffs.

The hypocrisy is great. If I were to leave them, I would have to give them two-four weeks notice. But they give me zero notice and expect me to be thankful.

I'm not vengeful. In-fact, I've been greeted with a great deal of interest from different companies. I see this as a great opportunity. I'm just sad that a company I worked with for so long was so short-sighted to treat someone in such an inhuman way.

This gives me some time to work on more fun projects anyway :)

DNS Issues

2012-04-16T22:15:00.002-04:00

Sorry about that folks! I had a small DNS issue with my host. All should be resolved.

Save your BBTickets... iPad edition

2012-04-11T16:31:00.000-04:00

Sorry for the multiple downloads in a short amount of time! I needed to be sure that the iPhone BBTicket stuff was working properly before I pushed out the iPad BBTicket stuff.

To get your BBTicket:

You need to have an iPhone4 or iPad 3G or newer (4, 4s, 4 CDMA, iPad 3G, iPad 2 3G, iPad 2 CDMA, iPad 3 GSM, iPad 3 CDMA)
Go to Advanced -> Check "Overwrite existing SHSH files on "Save SHSH"
Make sure "Request SHSH from Cydia" is UNCHECKED.

Save your BBTickets...

2012-04-10T16:24:00.001-04:00

I'm pushing 5.10.12 for iPhone 4, iPhone 4s, and iPhone 4 CDMA users with functionality to save BBTickets for use later on...

:)

iPad 2,4 (wifi re-release) support

2012-04-02T06:38:00.001-04:00

TinyUmbrella now supports iPad 2,4 for iOS 5.1. Simply connect your new iPad 2 and save your SHSHs!

I've come across some spare time and have started putting more effort into TinyPwn and the rewrite of TinyUmbrella. Thank you all for your continued support and feedback! Your support is my motivation.

Thanks and Save your SHSH!