Monthly Archives: May 2011
ProjectIf New Project from iH8sn0w to be Announced on Thursday
@ih8sn0w the creator of Sn0wbreeze has announced on his twitter account over the weekend that he will be revealing a new project he has been working on this Thursday live via his UStream channel at 5pm EST. This new project has been dubbed ProjectIf. Steven(ih8sn0w) has accomplished a lot in his young life. He of course was the first to bring 4.2.8 Verizon iPhone users an untethered jailbreak solution via Sn0wbreeze 2.7. So far, he has not revealed much about this new project, in fact, the only thing we know so far is that it is NOT …
How to run Cydia in the background using native multitasking on iOS 4.x
One of the major drawbacks of Cydia is it’s inability to run in the background. I like to be able to multitask when I am doing anything on my phone, including installing 3rd party applications. This tweak will allow you to background the Cydia process. Of course, this tweak doesn’t come without it’s setbacks. @saurik has stated many times that he has disabled backgrounding for specific reasons. Namely, it will eat up a lot of memory and it is possible that you could experience errors installing apps/tweaks/themes while running certain other processes.
Step 1: First navigate to the …
Stream videos from your iOS device to Windows Media Center using AirPlay for WMC Client
Windows users will be happy to learn that there is a new Windows Media Player addon from Thomas Pleasance which allows you to seamlessly integrate streaming capabilities from your iOS device to Windows Media Center. This is a great way to share pictures or videos from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch wirelessly. It is very easy to install. If you don’t already have it installed, you will also need Bonjour Print Services.
DOWNLOAD:
AirPlay client for WMC
Bonjour Print Services
Run the installer files and open Windows Media Center on your computer. You will now see your computer in …
Greenpois0n RC6.2 updates iPad2 jailbreak 4.3.x support and the State of Chronic
The Chr0nic Dev team is the group of hackers behind the Greenpois0n jailbreak. Many have been wondering what they have been up to since their software still only supports up to version 4.2.1 of the iOS firmware. Earlier today they did a comprehensive update on their blog explaining what they have been working on and what is to come.
Of course, everyone is holding their breath for the upcoming iPad2 jailbreak. @p0sixninja has recently made an announcement that an exploit could be developed in as little as a few weeks. However, we all know that release dates should …
RecognizeMe Upcoming Cydia Tweak to add Facial Recognition Unlock
If you’re pretty fed up with using Apple’s stock ‘Slide to Unlock’ or 4-digit password combinations to gain access to your iPhone and fancy something a little more … Minority Report, take a look at this next one.
It’s a Cydia tweak dubbed ‘RecognizeMe’ and while not yet available, it should be arriving on the store soon. In short, RecognizeMe is biometric facial recognition for your iPhone. No, really. This is no “for entertainment purposes only” gig, it’s the real thing from what we can tell.
RecognizeMe is the first Facial Recognition security for the iPhone. Although not perfect, RecognizeMe …
Untethered 4.2.8 Jailbreak Verizon CDMA iPhone4 for Mac Using Pwnage Tool
Unfortunately, neither Redsn0w nor Pwnage Tool are currently compatible with the iPhone4 CDMA firmware 4.2.8 However, @ih8sn0w has released a firmware bundle that will allow you to create a custom firmware on a Mac using Pwange Tool 4.2
DOWNLOAD:
Pwnage Tool 4.2
4.2.8 Firmware Bundle
iOS 4.2.8
Step 1: Ensure you are using Pwnage Tool 4.2 and install it on your desktop. Also extract the firmware bundle from the file provided above. Right-click the Pwnage Tool icon and select ”Show Package Contents” and then navigate to Contents>Resources>FirmwareBundles
Step 2: Drag the iPhone3,3_4.2.8_8E401.bundle file into the “FirmwareBundles” …
Pwnage Tool Redsn0w and Sn0wbreeze updated to fix mute button issues on iPhone 3Gs/4
@i0n1c has updated his exploit to fix the issues with the mute button that iPhone 3Gs and iPhone 4 jailbreakers were experiencing. Sn0wbreeze 2.7.1, Pwnage Tool 4.3.3.1 and Redsn0w 0.9.6rc16 have now been released to resolve the issue. You can download the files below and you can also find tutorials for each of the programs.
DOWNLOAD:
Redsn0w 0.9.6rc16 – Win
Redsn0w 0.9.6rc16 – Mac
Sn0wbreeze 2.7.1 – Win
Pwnage Tool 4.3.3.1 – Mac
TUTORIALS:
Redsn0w 0.9.6rc16 Tutorial
Pwnage Tool 4.3.3.1 Tutorial
Sn0wbreeze 2.7.1 Tutorial
TinyUmbrella 4.33.00 released adds support for 4.3.3 and 4.2.8 big changes coming soon!
@notcom the developer of the computer based SHSH saving software has updated TinyUmbrella to 4.33.00 too add support for firmware 4.3.3 and 4.2.8 so this would be a great time for you to back them up He has also hinted that there are some major changes that are coming. We’re still holding tight for any news regarding his TinyRestore iTunes alternative project
DOWNLOAD:
Tiny Umbrella 4.33.00 – Win
Tiny Umbrella 4.33.00 – OSX
TinyUmbrella now supports 4.3.3 and 4.2.8 (verizon). Sorry for the delay, I’ve been quite busy. I’m working on some pretty drastic changes for TinyUmbrella.…
Error 3194 When Restoring 4.3.3 Fix
Reports from users have begun to come in that in some cases they are getting error 3194 when trying to restore factory 4.3.3 firmware file or custom 4.3.3 firmware files created with Sn0wbreeze 2.7 or Pwnage Tool 4.3.3. Apparently this is an issue with certain 4.3.3 SHSH requests from @saurik‘s server. @ih8sn0w has released a simple fix below:
Step 1: Download and the latest version of TinyUmbrella from http://thefirmwareumbrella.blogspot.com
Step 2: Click on the “Advanced” tab and uncheck the option “Set Hosts to Cydia on Exit”
Step 3: Reboot your computer and try …
Untethered 4.3.3 jailbreak with Pwnage Tool 4.3.3.1 [Tutorial]
This a tutorial on how to do an untethered jailbreak for 4.3.3 using the new version of Pwnage Tool 4.3.3.1 This method is for OSX users only. Use this method if you wish to create a custom 4.3.3 firmware with Cydia pre-installed to restore with. If you have an unlockable baseband, this will preserve your baseband and allow you to unlock your phone using our Ultrasn0w 1.2.3 tutorial.
DOWNLOADS:
Pwnage Tool 4.3.3.1 – Mac
iOS 4.3.3 firmware file
Step 1: Open Pwnage Tool 4.3.3.1 and select the device you are trying to jailbreak and click the next …
Unlock your iPhone on firmware 4.3.3 using Ultrasn0w 1.2.3 [Tutorial]
Now that iOS 4.3.3 has been untethered, we wanted to upgrade our unlock tutorial. This tutorial will allow you to unlock your iPhone on firmware 4.3.3 using the newest version of Ultrasn0w 1.2.3 You must have an unlockable baseband for this to work. The unlockable basebands are listed below:
04.26.08 – 05.11.07 – 05.12.01 – 05.13.04 – 06.15.00 – 01.59.00
First, you must jailbreak your device. You will need to follow our Sn0wbreeze 2.7 tutorial(win) or our Pwnage Tool 4.3.3 tutorial(mac)to create a custom firmware which will allow you to preserve your unlockable baseband while updating to 4.3.3. …
How to do an untethered 4.2.8 or 4.3.3 jailbreak with Sn0wbreeze 2.7.3 [Tutorial]
@ih8sn0w has released a new version of his custom firmware tool Sn0wbreeze 2.7.3 for performing an untethered jailbreak on the latest iOS firmware 4.3.3 and 4.2.8 for Verizon CDMA iPhone4 users. The tutorial below will create a custom firmware for you to restore in Windows.
DOWNLOAD:
Sn0wbreeze 2.7.3 – Win
iOS 4.3.3/4.2.8 Firmware
Step 1: Open sn0wbreeze and click the blue arrow. At this screen you will select the 4.3.3 or 4.2.8 firmware file you downloaded. You can either drag and drop the IPSW onto the box in sn0wbreeze or you can browse for the file.
Step 2…
How to do an untethered 4.3.3/4.2.8 jailbreak with Redsn0w 0.9.6rc19 [Tutorial]
This is a tutorial on how to use the new version of Redsn0w 0.9.6rc18 to run an untethered jailbreak on all iDevices running 4.3.3/4.2.8 firmware EXCEPT for the iPad2. This tutorial is for both Mac and PC.
DOWNLOAD:
Redsn0w 0.9.6rc19 – Windows
Redsn0w 0.9.6rc19 – Mac
4.3.3/4.2.8 firmware for your device
Step 1: Restore or update(we recommend clean restore) your firmware to 4.3.3(GSM) or 4.2.8(CDMA) you can use the firmware file you downloaded by clicking shift+restore instead of downloading it from the Apple server.
Step 2: Start Redsn0w 0.9.6rc19 and point it to the 4.3.3/4.2.8 firmware you …
