The Great iPhone Jailbreak

Shoppers Optimum

2012-01-16T11:45:00.002-04:00

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iPhone 3G iOS 4.2.1 Jailbreak Kit

2012-01-12T20:40:00.000-04:00

Still an iPhone 3G user and can't seem to find a Jailbreak for it. Do not fret! Here is your complete iPhone 3G iOS 4.2.1 Jailbreak Kit. You can download it HERE!

Have fun!!!

AaRMorr

How to activate your iPad on the Rogers Wireless Network

2012-01-11T13:06:00.000-04:00

To activate your iPad on the Rogers Network, please follow the steps below:

1. Ensure you have inserted the micro-SIM into the iPad and turn on your iPad.

2. Follow the instructions on your iPad screen to connect your iPad to an internet-connected computer, and then to connect to iTunes to update your iPad with the settings for the Rogers network.

3. Once iTunes updates your iPad settings, from your Home Screen tap on Settings on your iPad screen, select Cellular Data, then View Account. Follow the instructions to create your username and password, to choose your plan, and to enter your billing information. When finished tap Next.

4. Read and Agree to the Terms and Conditions.

5. Verify all payment information is correct and tap Submit. Your set up is complete.

6. You will receive an email verifying your iPad data plan information

7. Once the following message appears on your iPad, you can start using your Rogers cellular data plan immediately

Importing contacts stored on a SIM card

2012-01-11T12:53:00.000-04:00

While iPhone does not use the SIM to store contact names and phone numbers, you can still copy your contacts from a SIM card to your iPhone. You can use your old phone's SIM card (if your old phone is not an iPhone) to transfer the primary phone number for each of your contacts from the SIM card. Ensure that the old SIM card you're going to place into the new iPhone is the same type of SIM card. Failure to do so may result in the SIM card becoming stuck in the new iPhone. Additional numbers may not import, or may import as more than one contact. Follow these steps to import the information off the SIM card:

1. Remove the SIM card from your iPhone and replace it with the SIM card from your old phone.
2. Your phone may need to reactivate. If so, connect to iTunes.
3. Tap Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Import SIM Contacts.

4. Remove your old SIM card from your new iPhone and reinstall the SIM card that came with it.

How to Tether an iPhone to an iPad

2012-01-11T11:31:00.000-04:00

Via Wi-Fi

1. Tap the "Settings" button on your iPhone.

2. Tap on the "General" button on your iPhone.

3. Tap the "Network" button on your iPhone.

4. Tap "Internet Tethering" on your iPhone.

5. Tap "On" to turn the tethering option on.

6. Tap the "Settings" button on your iPad.

7. Tap on the "WiFi" button on your iPad.

8. Tap on your iPhone when it appears under "Choose a Network."

Via Bluetooth

1. Tap the "Settings" icon on the iPhone's home screen, followed by the "Personal Hotspot" option. Slide the "Personal Hotspot" switch to the "ON" position to enable the device's personal hotspot feature.

2. Tap the "Settings" icon on the iPad's home screen, followed by the "General" option. Tap the "Bluetooth" option and tap the iPhone listed beneath the "Devices" heading.

3. Tap the "Pair" button on the iPad when prompted. Tap the "Pair" button on the iPhone when prompted. Once you've pressed both "Pair" buttons, your iPad and iPhone will be tethered.

How to Transfer Information from your old iPhone to Another iPhone

2012-01-11T11:20:00.000-04:00

This step is useful if you hae purchased or upgraded to a new iPhone. To begin this process make sure you have installed and run iTunes on your computer. Click here for the latest version of iTunes.

1. Connect your current or old iPhone to iTunes and sync it. Make sure to back up your information as well.

2. Connect your new iPhone to iTunes to the computer you made a backup on.

3. iTunes will ask you if you want to restore from a backup or set up your new iPhone as a new phone. When prompted, select the backup of your current iPhone. If iTunes does not prompt you to select a backup to restore when you connect your new iPhone, use iTunes to restore iOS on your new iPhone and try this step again.
Note: During the process of restoring your old backup to a new iPhone, you may see the iTunes progress bar pause. If this occurs, please allow for additional time for the upgrade to complete.

4. After iTunes finishes restoring the backup you selected to your new iPhone, the iPhone will restart.

5. When your new iPhone appears in the iTunes window, select it.

6. Click the various tabs (Music, Photos, etc) and verify or change the items you want to sync.

7. Click Apply to sync your new iPhone with iTunes.

Synchronize ITunes Music with Android devices using doubleTwist (PC)

2012-01-11T11:13:00.000-04:00

1. Search for and download “doubleTwist” in the Android Market. Upon first launch, the application can email Mac/PC download links for to you. Tap “Continue” to continue to the main screen.

2. Download and install doubleTwist for Mac/PC

3. On first launch, doubleTwist will scan and import your iTunes library into the doubleTwist library.

4. To import your iTunes playlists, click on “Playlist Setup” in the left hand navigation bar within doubleTwist. Then click on “Import” in the main navigation area. Your iTunes playlists will then be imported.

5. Next, connect your phone to your computer. For best results, please only use the USB cable that your phone manufacturer supplied.

6. Drag the status bar down to set the USB connection type. The options displayed in your status bar will vary from Android device to Android device.

7. This USB connection type screen will vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. HTC labels it “Disk drive” mode whereas other manufacturers use “Use USB storage” or “USB Mass Storage”. After selection of drive/storage mode, you may see an AutoPlay dialog box displayed on your PC.

8. The Android device is now mounted as a drive on your PC. (This is an important step as the doubleTwist application will not recognize your device unless it also shows up as a drive on your PC.)

9. With your Android device connected to your PC and appearing as a drive, you can now setup the sync process.

10. The doubleTwist application now recognizes your Android device and displays it in the left hand navigation.

11. Click on the checkbox next to “Music” in the main navigation screen to sync all music in your library. You can also sync only selected playlists by clicking on “Choose playlists”.

12. Click “Sync” to begin the sync process. Do not disconnect your Android device during the sync process or your device’s file system may be corrupted. The synced music is now on your Android device. You can view the list by clicking on “Music” under the device in the left hand navigation.

13. Disconnect your Android device by using the “Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media” option.

14. The synced music and playlists now appears in doubleTwist for Android.

Synchronize ITunes Music with Android devices using doubleTwist. (Mac)

2012-01-11T11:04:00.000-04:00

1. Search for and download “doubleTwist” in the Android Market. Upon first launch, the application can email Mac/PC download links for to you. Tap “Continue” to continue to the main screen.

2. Download and install doubleTwist for Mac/PC

3. On first launch, doubleTwist will scan and import your iTunes library into the doubleTwist library.

4. To import your iTunes playlists, click on “Playlist Setup” in the left hand navigation bar within doubleTwist. Then click on “Import” in the main navigation area. Your iTunes playlists will then be imported.

5. Next, connect your phone to your computer. For best results, please only use the USB cable that your phone manufacturer supplied.

6. Drag the status bar down to set the USB connection type. The options displayed in your status bar will vary from Android device to Android device.

7. This USB connection type screen will vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. HTC labels it “Disk drive” mode whereas other manufacturers use “Use USB storage” or “USB Mass Storage”.

8. After selection of drive/storage mode, the Android device should now be mounted as a drive on your Mac’s desktop. (This is an important step as doubleTwist will not recognize your device unless it also shows up as a drive on your Mac.)

9. With your Android device connected to your Mac and appearing as a drive, you can now setup the sync process.

10. Click on the “Sync music to device”. The default is to sync “All Music”. You can also sync only selected playlists by clicking on “Selected Playlists:”

11. Do not disconnect your Android device during the sync process or your device’s file system may be corrupted. The synced music is now on your Android device. You can view the list by clicking on “Music” under the device in the left hand navigation.

12. Disconnect your Android device by right clicking over it and then selecting the “Eject” option.

Synchronize iTunes Music with a BlackBerry device using BlackBerry Desktop Manager

2012-01-11T10:46:00.001-04:00

Using BlackBerry Media Sync, you can synchronize specific iTunes playlists and Windows Media Player playlists to your BlackBerry device or a random selection of your songs that are not in a playlist. Before you begin: To perform this task, mass storage mode must be turned on.

1. Connect your device to your computer.

2. On your computer, open the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager.

3. Cick the Media icon.

4. In the BlackBerry Media Sync section, click the Launch tab.

5. If necessary, in the drop-down list, select your music application.

6. Perform one of the following actions: To synchronize specific playlists, select the check box beside one or more playlists. To synchronize a random selection of your songs, select the Fill available space with random music check box. Available space does not include the reserved space. To synchronize specific playlists as well as a random selection of your songs, select the check box beside one or more playlists. Select the Fill available space with random music check box. Available space does not include the reserved space.

7. Click Sync Music.

8. Click OK.

9. Disconnect your device from your computer.

How to setup Shaw email on the iPhone

2012-01-11T10:29:00.001-04:00

There has been a recent change to the Shaw email system that allows Shaw customers to easily setup email on the iPhone and other mobile devices. This change allows Shaw customers to seamlessly send and receive email whether connected to WiFi or a wireless service provider.

How do I set this up?

1. Go to https://webmail.shaw.ca/uwc/auth and log in.

2. Click Preferences, Mobile Access, and then Enabled.

Once you have enabled Mobile Access, follow the steps below:

From your iPhone / iPad

Tap the Settings icon on the Home screen.
Select Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
Select Add Account…
Select Other.
Select Add Mail Account and enter your account information.
Select Next.
Choose the POP account button.
Enter the following information in the spaces provided under Incoming Mail Server:
Host Name – Enter pop.shaw.ca
User Name – Your Shaw email address without the @shaw.ca
Password – Enter your email password.
Enter the following information in the spaces provided under Outgoing Mail Server:
Host Name – Enter mail.shaw.ca
User Name – Your Shaw email address without the @shaw.ca
Password – Enter your email password.

10. Click Save.

You will see a message: ‘Cannot Connect Using SSL’ – select Yes.

Thanks Steve

2011-10-06T08:21:00.001-03:00

You will be missed

Apples "Let's Talk iPhone" event video now available

2011-10-05T09:49:00.002-03:00

Apples Keynotes "Let's Talk iPhone" Event is now available to view. Take a look for yourself HERE!

No iPhone 5????

2011-10-04T16:34:00.000-03:00

According to the "Let's talk iPhone" event today the iPhone 4S will be released however no mention about an iPhone 5? Stay iTuned for further details as they develope!!

iPhone 5 Announcement Today!!!

2011-10-04T10:44:00.003-03:00

You will NOT want to miss this!!! Apple will be announcing the new iPhone 5 in their "Lets Talk iPhone" event Today, October 4, 2011 at 10:00 AM PST/1:00 PM EST and you can watch a live stream video of the UNOFFICIAL Let’s Talk iPhone Event right here!! (see below). Instead of Steve Jobs, the new Apple CEO Tim Cook is expected to be presenting this new iPhone. The new iPhone 5 is rumored to be released on Sprint, Verizon, and AT&T and the new Apple iOS 5 software release date will also be announced tomorrow.
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How to Backup and Restore your iPhone

2011-09-20T15:19:00.001-03:00

Restoring your device will erase all data from your iPhone, including songs, videos, contacts, photos, calendar information, and any other data. All iPhone settings are restored to their factory condition.
Whenever you restore your iPhone, Apple highly recommends that you perform a sync prior to restoring in order to back up any changes since your last sync.

How to Backup your iPhone

1) In iTunes, check Preferences > Devices to check the date and time of your latest backup.
2) If you do not have a recent backup, create one by right-clicking the device in the source list and choosing Back Up.

Use the Following Steps to Restore your iPhone:1) Make sure you have the latest version of iTunes installed and running before attempting to update.
2) Connect your iPhone to your computer.
3) Select your iPhone when it appears in iTunes under Devices.
4) Select the Summary tab..
5) Select the Restore option.
6) When prompted to back up your iPhone settings before restoring, select the Back Up option. If have just backed up the device, it is not necessary to create another.
7) Select the Restore option when iTunes prompts you (As long as you've backed up your device, you should not have to worry about restoring your phone).
8) Once the restore process has completed the iPhone restarts and displays the Apple logo while starting up.
For the iPhone only, after a restore, the iPhone displays the "Connect to iTunes" screen. Keep your device connected until the "Connect to iTunes" screen goes away or you see "iPhone is activated." If iTunes does not have an Internet connection, you cannot complete this step.
9) Select the back up you want for your iPhone (select "as new") and select the Continue button in order to complete your device's restoration.

How to Register/Unbrick your iPhone

2011-09-15T09:35:00.003-03:00

Before you begin using your iPhone it is necessary to register your iPhone with Apple through iTunes. Follow these steps to registering your iPhone:

   1. Open iTunes on your computer.

    Note: We recommend that you have the latest version of iTunes installed. If you do not have iTunes on your computer and wish to download it, click here.

    2. Insert you SIM card into your iPhone.
    3. Connect your iPhone to your computer with the USB cable that came with it.
    4. iTunes should prompt you to begin the activation process, click continue.
    5. You should be prompted with the license agreement. Click accept to continue.
    6. You will now be asked to register your iPhone. If you already have an Apple ID you can enter it, otherwise choose to create an Apple ID. You will need an existing Email address in order to create an Apple ID.
    7. After creating your ID, you will be prompted to begin your initial sync with iTunes.

Get UNLOCKED with Canada Post

2011-06-23T11:10:00.009-03:00

Despite the ongoing Canada Post Labor disputes, Canada Post now has Unlocked wireless devices from your standard wireless cell phones to the latest Smartphone's on sale via the Canada Post website. Check out the great deals, specifically the iPhone SALE that is on right now. Canada Post is featuring a wide variety of Smartphones including the Samsung SGH-T959 Vibrant to the BlackBerry Bold 9780 and including the amazing and ever popular iPhone 4!! If you are in the market for an unlocked device that can be used on any network, you don't want to miss out on this.

If you do not know what is meant by an unlocked device read on:

An unlocked cell phone is a cellular telephone handset or smartphone that can be used with more than one service provider, making it easy for a user to switch from one cellular network to another.

The sequence of steps a user must perform in order to unlock a cell phone depends on the original communications service provider and on the manufacturer of the phone set. Some cell phone sets can be unlocked by inputting codes to modify the software in the unit. Other sets require the purchase of special cables or modification of the internal hardware as well as reprogramming of the phone's data settings. In the wake of the U.S. Copyright Office's decision in November 2006 to allow cell-phone unlocking for at least three years thereafter, numerous companies began to offer unlocking services for a fee.

Proponents of cell-phone unlocking argue that consumers should be free to change their network when a subscription contract expires without having to discard hardware they purchased outright. Some cell-phone service providers, unhappy with the Copyright Office's decision, are resisting the practice by making their cell-phone sets difficult or impossible to unlock.

For more information on unlocking your own device, contact your wireless service provider or Google it!!

The untether rolls on

2011-04-20T18:00:00.000-03:00

From the infamous iPhone Dev-Team:

Only a few weeks after the 4.3.1 untether created by @i0n1c was released, Apple pushed out firmware 4.3.2. Thankfully, it appears Apple didn’t have a chance to fix the hole used by @i0n1c’s untether, so he ported his code over to 4.3.2’s kernel. Today’s redsn0w has been updated to include it.

The 4.3.2 untether works on all devices that actually support 4.3.2 except for the iPad2:

iPhone3GS
iPhone4 (GSM)
iPod touch 3G
iPod touch 4G
iPad1

redsn0w 0.9.6rc14:

OS X redsn0w
Windows redsn0w

As always, ultrasn0w unlockers should stay away from redsn0w and only update their firmware through a custom IPSW. We’ll release a new version of PwnageTool sometime this week.

For any questions or problems, please use our comments section below with our ever-helpful moderators Confucious, sherif_hashim, dhlizard, Frank55, and subarurider.

~~Update #1: Until @i0n1c has a chance to fix the i4 version, we’ve removed the i4 untether from redsn0w (making it a tethered-only JB for i4 right now).~~

Update #2: redsn0w rc14 includes the fixed i4 untether from @i0n1c. You can re-run redsn0w rc14 right over the tethered rc13b to transform the i4 JB into an untethered one.

Three years of pwnage(tool)

2011-04-06T08:22:00.001-03:00

From the great minds of the iPhone Dev-Team:

Three years ago (almost to the day!), the first version of PwnageTool was released for firmware 1.1.4. So today we’re excited to release another edition of both PwnageTool and redsn0w to bring an untethered jailbreak for Apple’s latest firmware, FW 4.3.1.

The 4.3.1 untether exploit comes courtesy of Stefan Esser (@i0n1c on twitter), a security researcher based in Germany. Stefan has a long history of vulnerability research, and ironically his first contribution to the iPhone jailbreak community was improved security — last year he beat Apple to the punch and implemented ASLR for jailbroken iPhones with his “antid0te” framework. We’re happy to see that Stefan then turned his iPhone attention over to an untethered jailbreak exploit!

The 4.3.1 untether works on all devices that actually support 4.3.1 except for the iPad2:

iPhone3GS
iPhone4 (GSM)
iPod touch 3G
iPod touch 4G
iPad1
AppleTV 2G (PwnageTool only for now)

The reason the untether won’t work as-is on the iPad2 is that it requires a bootrom or iBoot-level exploit to install, and the iPad2 is not susceptible to either the limera1n or SHAtter bootrom exploits.

WARNING WARNING — ultrasn0w users don’t update yet! We need to first release an update to ultrasn0w that fixes some incompatibilities when FW 4.3.1 is used on the older basebands supported by ultrasn0w. And remember once we do fix ultrasn0w for 4.3.1 (we’ll announce it here and on twitter), you must only get there via a custom IPSW from PwnageTool, Sn0wbreeze or xpwn! Don’t ever try to restore or update to a stock IPSW, or you’ll lose the unlock!

For everyone else, redsn0w is the easier program to use (and redsn0w runs on both Mac and Windows). Please check out places like iClarified for some excellent guides on how to use both PwnageTool and redsn0w.

Feel free to ask for help in our comments section. Thanks once again to our fantastic moderators for volunteering their time and knowledge and keeping order: Confucious, sherif_hashim, dhlizard, Frank55, and subarurider!

~~redsn0w 0.9.6rc9~~:
redsn0w 0.9.6rc12 (updated to rc12..details in Update #1 below):

OS X redsn0w
Windows redsn0w

PwnageTool Official Bittorent Releases

PwnageTool_4.3.dmg.6293151.TPB.torrent

SHA1 Sum = 9e8ce7d4eb79b5f839efa0233893ef1a6a5e3c5c

Unofficial Mirrors

The following links are unofficial download mirrors, you download these archives at your own risk, we accept no responsibility if your computer explodes or if it becomes part of a NASA attacking botnet or even worse if your hands fall off mid-way during the use of these files. We do not check these links and we accept no responsibility with regard to the validity of the files, the other content that these links may provide or with the content that is on the third-party linked site.

Always check the files that you have downloaded against our published SHA1 hash.

We would prefer that you downloaded the official bittorrent release that is linked above, but you are welcome to try these if you really must.

Mirror owners should email mirrors to blog@iphone-dev.org - please ensure that they are direct dmg download links only (no rapidshare type sites please) and that your web-server can serve DMG MIME types properly. — please don’t place mirrors in the comments as they will be deleted.

http://www.idevice.ro/PwnageTool_4.3.dmg
http://iphoners.org/download/PwnageTool/PwnageTool_4.3.dmg
http://public.stuff.hu/pwnagetool/PwnageTool_4.3.dmg
http://www.vespaonline.de/iphone/PwnageTool_4.3.dmg
http://www.riccardomastellone.com/files/PwnageTool_4.3.dmg
http://dl.crzz.co/PwnageTool_4.3.dmg
http://jailbreakzone.com/files/PwnageTool_4.3.dmg
http://up.iNeal.ME/PwnageTool_4.3.dmg
http://repairmyiphonenyc.com/vl/PwnageTool_4.3.dmg
http://claytonbraasch.com/downloads/PwnageTool_4.3.dmg
http://leimobile.com/PwnageTool_4.3.dmg
http://tpsproductions.com/downloads/PwnageTool_4.3.dmg
http://youritechsupport.com/apple-files/PwnageTool_4.3.dmg
http://riccardomastellone.com/files/PwnageTool_4.3.dmg
http://www.appleturk.net/PwnageTool_4.3.dmg

Update #1:

Those running redsn0w may have noticed we enabled too many Settings options in some versions of the jailbreak (for instance, what you want your side switch to do, even if you have no side switch because you’re not using an iPad). Release ~~rc10~~ rc12 of redsn0w corrects that (you can just run it over your existing jailbreak…be sure to de-select Cydia to avoid package conflicts).

Along the way, we’ve also added the option to enable boot animations…these animations can be installed via Cydia, but be sure to select which animation to use via the Settings->Bootlogo setting after you’ve downloaded an animation (and again, you can just run ~~rc10~~ rc12 over your existing jailbreak…be sure to de-select Cydia to avoid package conflicts).

(The boot animation we tested against was “Android Boot Logo”. It correctly installs all the dependencies needed to run the animation at each boot).

~~redsn0w 0.9.6rc10~~:
redsn0w_0.9.6rc12: (rc12 should fix any lingering issues with the boot animation)

OS X redsn0w
Windows redsn0w

Update #2:

We’ve pushed out the 4.3.1 compatibility fix for ultrasn0w in Cydia — it’s now at version 1.2.1. If you’re not already at 4.3.1 and you need the unlock, please be sure you understand how to get to 4.3.1 using a custom IPSW that doesn’t update your baseband. There are lots of guides for this (like at iClarified.com).

This isn’t a new unlock! It’s to allow those who are already using ultrasn0w to use FW 4.3.1. It also fixes the signal bar issue for those who aren’t using the unlock but retain an older baseband intentionally.

AFTER INSTALLING ULTRASN0W 1.2.1, PLEASE REBOOT YOUR iPHONE using the normal “slide to power off” swipe. T-Mobile users in the USA also should disable 3G mode in Settings->General->Network.

A big thanks to @sbingner and @ronaldsb for helping with the testing of this update!

Faster than the speed of Cydia!

2011-03-29T15:26:00.000-03:00

Jay Freeman, aka ‘Saurik’ has updated Cydia to a newer and faster version. Introducing Cydia 1.1!! Saurik announced on Twitter: Cydia 1.1: faster, slimmer, and more stable; including an improved search algorithm and “resume where you left off”. Available in Cydia now!

Here is a quick installation tutorial for Cydia 1.1

1. Launch Cydia. Tap on the Changes tab along the bottom.
2. You’ll see upgrades available for Cydia Installer. Tap Upgrade and Cydia 1.1 will install.

3. Once the install completes, tap the ‘Close Cydia (Restart)’ message. Upon reloading Cydia, you should see 1.1 in the bottom right on the main page.

Saurik notes that Cydia 1.1 will remove older default packages, which is normal. Repositories aren’t deleted, they are just managed differently.

Currently, third-party repos are having trouble keeping up with the huge “1.1 rush”, according to Saurik on twitter:

Apparently the “1.1 rush” (130,000 users in 3 hours) is hammering many third-party repositories (like BigBoss): please be patient with them.

iOS 4.3.1 Jailbreak

2011-03-29T13:33:00.001-03:00

Since the release of iOS 4.3.1 everyone has been strongly anticipating a new jailbreak. We know the iPhone Dev-Team are working diligently on a Jailbreak along with others. Recently, Stefan Esser, aka @i0n1c demonstrated an untethered iOS 4.3 jailbreak earlier on his iPad. He also uploaded a youtube video demonstrating his exploit using sn0wbreeze 2.4 on an iPod Touch 4G. Unfortunately a release date has not been made public at this time.

Spring has sprung with updates!

2011-03-11T21:18:00.000-04:00

Snow is melting, weather is nice and Apple has launched iOS 4.3 and iTunes 10.2.1.

This update contains new features and improvements, including the following:

* Personal Hotspot
- Share iPhone 4 cellular data with up to 5 devices (combination of up to 3 Wi-Fi, 3 Bluetooth, and 1 USB)

* iTunes Home Sharing
- Play music, movies, and TV shows from a shared iTunes library on a Mac or PC (requires iTunes 10.2)

* New AirPlay features
- Play videos from the Photos app including the Camera Roll album, iTunes previews, enabled third-party apps and websites on Apple TV
- Play slideshows from Photos on Apple TV using transitions available on Apple TV

* Faster Safari performance with Apple Nitro JavaScript engine

* HD video out using the Apple Digital AV Adapter
- View 720p HD videos from Videos app, iPod app, Photos, YouTube, Safari, Keynote, and enabled third-party apps on an HDMI display

* Ping features
- Push notifications for comments and follow requests
- Post and Like songs directly from the Now Playing screen
- Parental controls

* New Settings
- Messages setting for number of times to repeat an alert
- iPad side switch setting to lock screen rotation or mute audio notifications and sound effects

* Single tap conference call dialing with a pause to send a passcode

* Bug fixes

Happy updating, and remember jailbreakers.....WAIT!!

:-)

OS 4.3 Now Available

2011-03-10T09:12:00.001-04:00

As most of you may know Apple released OS 4.3 early. The original launch date was to be March 11 2011.

If you have a jailbroken device or unlocked, as always, do not upgrade to the 4.3 OS or you will lose your Jailbreak and Unlock.

The Jailbreak teams are working diligently and anticipate a new Jailbreak for this OS very soon. Although no release date has been announced, the buzz seems to be leaning towards a quick resolution for this OS.

Be patient, as always, our hard working Jailbreak Teams such as the iPhone Dev Team and the Chronic Dev Team, or even George Hotz aka: GeoHot (If he has time outside of defending himself against the lawsuit from Playstation) we will have a jailbreak very soon!!

Ultra-recycle

2011-01-20T09:28:00.000-04:00

From The iPhone Dev Team....some time ago....

Today we’re pleased to announce our free carrier unlock for iPhone3G/3GS owners with a baseband later than 05.13.04. The unlock for that baseband exploited the AT+XAPP command, thanks to a crash initially discovered by @sherif_hashim (@Oranav also found this crash). So what hole are we exploiting today, since Apple closed that AT+XAPP hole? Well, we’re exploiting the exact same hole!

It turns out that the very first iPad firmware 3.2.2 has baseband version 06.15.00 still vulnerable to AT+XAPP. The iPad baseband is built for the exact same baseband chip as the iPhone3G/3GS — they’re fully compatible! Some of us have been running 06.15 for weeks now on our iPhones in preparation for this release. (And some have known about this possibility of 06.15 on the iPhones for a while — kudos to @w1kedZ and @DHowett for keeping it hush!)

Unlockers have been reporting mixed results about GPS functionality at 06.15.00. Until we can track down what differentiates those who retain GPS vs. those who lose it, be conservative and assume you’ll lose GPS at 06.15.00. As we work on finding the cause (and possibly a fix), please report your personal findings in our comments section. (Update: early indications are that while 06.15.00 is capable of GPS, it will require some further hacks. But please still be conservative and assume you will lose GPS at 06.15, in case the hacks don’t work).

SIMPLIFIED ROUTE #1 (redsn0w for OSX + Windows):

1. Read and fully understand the warning below.
2. If you have an old-bootrom 3GS and are already unlockable but want to get to 4.2.1, please wait til we release an “unofficial” bundle for you. Read no further.
3. Use redsn0w (see update #2) for OSX or Windows. Enable the “Install iPad baseband” option and accept the warning.
4. When the redsn0w ramdisk is finished, install ultrasn0w via Cydia.
5. Enjoy!

SIMPLIFIED ROUTE #2 (PwnageTool for OSX):

1. Read and fully understand the warning below.
2. If you have an old-bootrom 3GS and are already unlockable but want to get to 4.2.1, please wait til we release an “unofficial” bundle for you. Read no further.
3. Read update #1 for an updated 3GS bundle.
4. Download this IPSW
5. Run PwnageTool to create a custom 4.1 IPSW. Tell it you want to use the iPad baseband you just downloaded. Restore to this custom IPSW.
6. Install ultrasn0w through Cydia
7. Enjoy!

FULL VERSION:

Since 06.15 is a higher version than 05.14 or 05.15 (where AT+XAPP is gone), anyone stuck at those versions can simply upgrade to 06.15 to unlock again! Luckily for us, Apple *still* provides the iPad FW 3.2.2 with this vulnerable baseband right from their own servers. (Grab it now, before they take it down!)

We’ve been busy updating both PwnageTool and redsn0w to make the baseband update as seamless as possible.

1. First up is “PwnageTool 4.1.3 Unlock Edition”. It has a special dialog box which will ask you if you want to update to the iPad baseband. You must already have the iPad 3.2.2 IPSW on your computer (see the above link)….so just point PwnageTool at it (or let it find it on its own if you’re in “simple” mode).
2. Directly after PwnageTool 4.1.3 is available, the official ultrasn0w repo http://repo666.ultrasn0w.com will be updated with ultrasn0w 1.2, which covers iPhone 4 baseband 01.59.00 and iPhone 3G/3GS basebands 04.26.08, 05.11.07, 05.12.01, 05.13.04 and now 06.15.00.
3. Finally, we’ll release an update to redsn0w today for those without Macs and can’t run PwnageTool. The new redsn0w will give you the option to update your baseband to 06.15 too.

WARNING — YOU DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK! PLEASE UNDERSTAND THE CONSEQUENCES OF UPDATING TO 06.15.

1. There is no way to come back down from 06.15, and there’s no hiding the baseband version from Apple. You’ll be voiding your warranty in a very obvious way.
2. If some future baseband comes out with a critical fix, you won’t be able to update to it if it remains down in the 05.xx sequence (then again, you wouldn’t update to it if you wanted to keep your unlock anyway).
3. Starting with FW 4.2.1 if you have 06.15 on your iPhone you won’t ever be able to restore to stock firmware (it will fail). You’ll need to only restore to custom IPSWs (then again, if you’re unlocker you should already be doing that).

Unlockers have been reporting mixed results about GPS functionality at 06.15.00. Until we can track down what differentiates those who retain GPS vs. those who lose it, be conservative and assume you’ll lose GPS at 06.15.00. As we work on finding the cause (and possibly a fix), please report your personal findings in our comments section. (Update: early indications are that while 06.15.00 is capable of GPS, it will require some further hacks. But please still be conservative and assume you will lose GPS at 06.15, in case the hacks don’t work).

Certainly don’t update to 06.15 if you don’t need to! Only do this if you need the unlock and you’re stuck on 05.14 or 05.15, and you’re willing to assume the above risks.

This PwnageTool also contains a 4.2.1 bundle for iPhone3G owners…for all else, it’s still only 4.1. If you have an iPhone3GS with an old bootrom, use redsn0w for an untethered 4.2.1 jailbreak (it can now install the iPad baseband too). For all other devices, the 4.2.1 jailbreak is tethered only (use redsn0w for it), until @comex can work some untethering magic.

Please feel free to use our comments section for questions. We have some very knowledgeable and helpful moderators: angiepangie, Confucious, sherif_hashim, dhlizard, and Frank55!

Official Bittorrent Releases

PwnageTool 4.1.3 - PwnageTool_4.1.3_Unlock_Edition.dmg.5994102.TPB.torrent

SHA1 Sum = adda6d882dce1b5117d01586037de289407e038a

Unofficial Mirrors

The following links are unofficial download mirrors, you download these archives at your own risk, we accept no responsibility if your computer explodes or if it becomes part of a NASA attacking botnet or even worse if your hands fall off mid-way during the use of these files. We do not check these links and we accept no responsibility with regard to the validity of the files, the other content that these links may provide or with the content that is on the third-party linked site.

Always check the files that you have downloaded against our published SHA1 hash.

We would prefer that you downloaded the official bittorrent release that is linked above, but you are welcome to try these if you really must.

http://8sv.de/dl/iphone/PwnageTool_4.1.3_Unlock_Edition.dmg

http://gumballtech.com/files/PwnageTool_4.1.3_Unlock_Edition.dmg

http://myblack.co.cc/PwnageTool_4.1.3_Unlock_Edition.dmg

http://cloud.xtra.me.uk/dev/PwnageTool_4.1.3_Unlock_Edition.dmg

http://xtra.me.uk/dev/PwnageTool_4.1.3_Unlock_Edition.dmg

http://www.zaone.ro/PwnageTool_4.1.3_Unlock_Edition.dmg

http://www.emreunal.com/PwnageTool_4.1.3_Unlock_Edition.dmg

http://www.cofo.us/idevice/PwnageTool_4.1.3_Unlock_Edition.dmg

http://ibloo.net/PwnageTool_4.1.3_Unlock_Edition.dmg

http://jacensolo.com/PwnageTool_4.1.3_Unlock_Edition.dmg

http://theplacefordee.com/PwnageTool_4.1.3_Unlock_Edition.dmg

http://loloke.hu/PwnageTool_4.1.3_Unlock_Edition.dmg

http://powerfree.pl/iphone/PwnageTool_4.1.3_Unlock_Edition.dmg

http://www.accesoriigsm.net/tools/PwnageTool_4.1.3_Unlock_Edition.dmg

http://cdn.nspwn.com/PwnageTool_4.1.3_Unlock_Edition.dmg

http://msby.org/iphone_dev/PwnageTool_4.1.3_Unlock_Edition.dmg

http://www.tomreinartz.com/DevTeam/PwnageTool_4.1.3_Unlock_Edition.dmg

http://iNeal.ME/up/pt413.dmg

Mirror owners should email direct dmg download links only (no rapidshare type sites please) to blog@iphone-dev.org — please don’t place mirrors in the comments as they will be deleted.

Update #1: There’s an error in the bundle for the iPhone3GS 4.1 that prevents the new baseband from being used. If you know your way around OSX, please download the fixed bundle, and unzip it if Safari hasn’t already done so. Then “Show Package Contents” of PwnageTool.app, navigate to Contents->Resources->FirmwareBundles and drop it there. Otherwise, please wait for the updated PwnageTool, or the OSX version of redsn0w coming soon.

Update #2: The new redsn0w 0.9.6beta5 is out. It gives both Windows and OSX users the ability to flash the iPad 06.15 baseband on iPhone3G or iPhone3GS. It fetches the baseband files directly from Apple for now (the only IPSW you ever point it at is the stock IPSW for the FW on your iPhone right now). There may be a long delay while it’s doing this (their servers are currently getting pounded).

If you do flash your baseband via redsn0w, please keep it plugged into USB the whole time. You don’t want your battery to die during the flash process!

Update #3: For those Mac users with an old-bootrom 3GS who really know what they’re doing, here’s a minimal 3GS 4.2.1 bundle that will get you to 4.2.1 without updating your baseband. Be sure to uncheck “Activate the iPhone” using Expert mode. To actually jailbreak after you’ve restored with the help of that bundle, please use redsn0w. If you don’t know how to drop a bundle into PwnageTool.app, please hold off on 4.2.1 until it’s untethered for everyone (or wait for a nice tutorial from somewhere like http://iclarified.com)

Update #4: Our terrific moderators angiepangie, Confucious, sherif_hashim, dhlizard, and Frank55 have done a stupendous job moderating 7700 comments over just the first 12 hours (that’s 10 per minute for half a day!). Hats off to them, and to all of our great commenters who rack up those + points for helping total strangers jailbreak and unlock their iPhones! That’s what makes this community great :)

Update #5: Unlockers have been reporting mixed results about GPS functionality at 06.15.00. Until we can track down what differentiates those who retain GPS vs. those who lose it, be conservative and assume you’ll lose GPS at 06.15.00. As we work on finding the cause (and possibly a fix), please report your personal findings in our comments section. (Update: early indications are that while 06.15.00 is capable of GPS, it will require some further hacks. But please still be conservative and assume you will lose GPS at 06.15, in case the hacks don’t work).

Update #6: Developer @sbingner (author of TetherMe) has made some excellent progress devising a new hactivation method that kills two birds with one stone for all you ultrasn0w unlockers. His tool, “Subscriber Artificial Module (SAM)” tricks your iPhone and iTunes into creating legitimate activation tickets even though you’re unlocked with ultrasn0w. This means you get the full benefit of push applications, and your battery life increases substantially. If you’d like to try it out, check out http://www.bingner.com/SAM.html

To help make it easier to try out @sbingner’s tool, we’ve updated redsn0w to include a new “Deactivate” option for the 3G and 3GS. Use this option *after* you’ve installed SAM…it will remove the normal patches made to lockdownd and let SAM take over. (sbingner plans on making a button to do this within SAMPrefs too). Great work, @sbingner!

The new redsn0w with the “Deactivate” option is at:

* OSX
* Windows (Windows 7 and Vista users, please run redsn0w as Administrator in “XP Compatiblity Mode”)

Thanksgiving with Apple

2010-11-24T11:55:00.001-04:00

From the ever fabulous iPhone Dev-Team:

With Turkey Day a few days off, today Apple publicly released FW version 4.2.1. As always, ultrasn0w unlockers please stay far far away from this official firmware (and all official firmware). Wait for the ability to create custom 4.2.1. IPSWs that don’t update your baseband! If you’re not an unlocker, read on!

The best news of all is for owners of iPhone3G, older iPhone3GS, and non-MC iPod touch 2G. Due to a combination of our original pwnage2 exploit, the arm7_go exploit, 24kpwn, and limera1n, your device is “just as jailbreakable as ever.” You reap the full benefit of an untethered 4.2.1 jailbreak.

Next are the owners of all the more recent devices. The good news there is that due to geohot’s limera1n exploit, all recent devices can be jailbroken (this will be true until Apple released new hardware that fixes geohot’s limerain exploit in the bootrom). The bad news is that right now, the 4.2.1 jailbreak is *tethered* on all of these recent devices. A tethered jailbreak means that each time your device loses battery power or needs to be rebooted, you must attach it to a PC or Mac to boot into the jailbroken state. @comex is working hard on a method that may untether the 4.2.1 jailbreak, but it will require you to have your 4.1 SHSH blobs in order to use it. No word on how much more effort it will take though (please don’t bug @comex about it!). (We also have an alternative method that may work, but @comex’s method is much more elegant.)

So when does all this 4.2.1 jailbreak action happen? Well if you’re a JB developer or tinkerer, you’ve already probably used the redsn0w mentioned in our last post to jailbreak 4.2.1 and at least get SSH working. But beyond that, there are still some last minute issues with MobileSubstrate and comex’s kernel patches that are being fixed. We’ll tweet and post a blog update when it’s all available (we hate to give ETAs, but barring any unforeseen problems, probably later today). It happens “now’…see Update #1.

In the meantime, please make sure you have your 4.1 SHSH blobs for all your devices. These will be important even for firmware beyond 4.1 (using both comex’s method and our alternative, depending on how each of them turn out.)

ultrasn0w unlock: After redsn0w is officially released with the new Cydia and kernel patches, we’ll be able to assess the unlock situation. It’s already looking very promising though, so expect the unlock for the 3G and 3GS to be coming this week. The i4 unlock is taking more effort though, and no further concrete info is available about that yet.

Feel free to ask questions in our comments section below, where we’ve got some awesome new additional moderators — sherif_hashim, dhlizard, and Frank55!

Update #1: redsn0w version 0.9.6b4 is now available for your 4.2.1 jailbreaking pleasure. Please read all the above to understand what this jailbreak currently entails.

PLEASE UPGRADE TO iTunes 10.1 FOR BEST RESULTS
WINDOWS 7 USERS SHOULD RUN redsn0w IN “XP COMPATIBILITY” MODE

Mirrors -

Mac

http://www.iphone-storage.de/redsn0w_mac_0.9.6b4.zip
http://cdn.nspwn.com/redsn0w_mac_0.9.6b4.zip
http://tgq.nl/redsn0w_mac_0.9.6b4.zip

Windows

http://cdn.nspwn.com/redsn0w_win_0.9.6b4.zip
http://tgq.nl/redsn0w_win_0.9.6b4.zip
http://bubele.eu/redsn0w_win_0.9.6b4.zip
http://kwek.no-ip.org/redsn0w_win_0.9.6b4.zip

Update #2: The notion of a “tethered” jailbreak is pretty new to many people, so here’s a quick rundown on what to expect:

If you’re on an iPhone3G, old-bootrom iPhone3GS, or non-MC ipt2g, life is easy. redsn0w installed an untethered jailbreak and so nothing below applies.
“Tethered” does not mean you cannot boot at all without PC/Mac assistance. If you have not installed any tweaks that hook into important programs like SpringBoard or CommCenter, your device will actually boot. However, jailbreak programs like Cydia won’t work (and Cydia may still have a white icon). Also, certain built-in apps that had to be moved by Cydia will fail (Safari being the most noticeable example).
If you’ve installed MobileSubstrate tweaks that hook into SpringBoard or other important programs, your boot will actually fail (you’ll get stuck at the Apple logo). You need to use redsn0w to “Just boot tethered right now”.
Remember, @comex and others are working on a way to untether the 4.2.1 jailbreak. Meanwhile, the above 3 points hopefully will make it all seem less confusing :)