Monthly Archives: May 2011

ProjectIf New Project from iH8sn0w to be Announced on Thursday

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@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 …


How to run Cydia in the background using native multitasking on iOS 4.x

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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 …


Stream videos from your iOS device to Windows Media Center using AirPlay for WMC Client

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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


Greenpois0n RC6.2 updates iPad2 jailbreak 4.3.x support and the State of Chronic

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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 …


RecognizeMe Upcoming Cydia Tweak to add Facial Recognition Unlock

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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 …


Untethered 4.2.8 Jailbreak Verizon CDMA iPhone4 for Mac Using Pwnage Tool

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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 …


Pwnage Tool Redsn0w and Sn0wbreeze updated to fix mute button issues on iPhone 3Gs/4

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@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


TinyUmbrella 4.33.00 released adds support for 4.3.3 and 4.2.8 big changes coming soon!

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@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 …


Error 3194 When Restoring 4.3.3 Fix

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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 …


Untethered 4.3.3 jailbreak with Pwnage Tool 4.3.3.1 [Tutorial]

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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


Unlock your iPhone on firmware 4.3.3 using Ultrasn0w 1.2.3 [Tutorial]

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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