Monthly Archives: January 2012
Creating a Complete Multiroom Audio System Using AirPlay [My Experience]
We are currently in the process of renovating the bottom level of our house to create a self-contained flat. After being involved with iPhoneBlogr for almost two years and an all-round Apple fan, I took it upon myself to, in someway, express that passion in the building of our flat. My endeavor: to create a full, multiroom, built in audio system through the house using AirPlay.
Equipment:
$0 – iPhone 4 (already owned) – used for controlling music, volume, and …
MySiri an upcoming jailbreak tweak promises the most Siri customization yet
One of the biggest reasons I was so excited for the release of the 4S jailbreak was the promise of 3rd party tweaks and customizations for Siri. So far, we have already seen some great Siri tweaks such as OpenSiri, Hands-Free Control and VoiceUtils. An upcoming tweak, dubbed MySiri, promises to add even more customization all under one roof. This tweak will work on any device running Siri(including Spire installations on iPhone 3Gs/4
This new tweak, being …
Custom Bootlogo on iOS5 devices with Animate Fix
An updated tweak has been released in Cydia today called “Animate Fix for 4.x.x/5.x.x” which allows you to use the custom bootlogos that were introduced in the 4.2.1 jailbreak on iOS5 devices! Using this tweak is simple. Install “Animate” from Cydia(even though it still currently says that it’s for 4.x.x only). After you’ve installed Animate make sure to install “Animate Fix for iOS 4.x.x/5.x.x” which is needed to use custom bootlogos on iOS5.
After you have installed these two …
Redsn0w 0.9.10b5 released to fix iBooks DRM problem
The iPhone-Dev Team has released Redsn0w 0.9.10b5 tonight which fixes yet another anti-piracy measure built into the iBooks application. The fix is called “crazeles” that patches the jailbreak detection. As usual, you can simply run this new version of Redsn0w over the top of your current Redsn0w jailbreak(be sure to de-select “install Cydia”) or you can install the Corona package in Cydia which uses the same fix.
DOWNLOAD:
Redsn0w 0.9.10b5 – Win
Redsn0w 0.9.10b5 – OSX
Redsn0w version b5 …
Install Native iPhone Clock, Stocks, Weather, Compass, Calculator, And Voice Memos on iPad with Belfry [Cydia Tweak]
If you’ve ever held up your iPad and thought, somethings missing.. You’re right, for some unusual reason Apple decided not to include the native iPhone Clock, Stocks, Weather, Compass, Calculator or Voice Memo applications for the iPad. Well once again, the jailbreak community has come to the rescue.
A new jailbreak tweak named ‘Belfry’ has been released into the Cydia store on the default BigBoss repo, and some more great news – it’s totally free of charge. Belfry installs all …
Absinthe for Linux Now Released
Earlier we posted about the release of Absinthe, a new GUI based jailbreak tool which provides an untethered jailbreak for the iPhone 4S and iPad 2. We are pleased to announce the release of Absinthe for Linux.
The Absinthe jailbreak tool works for the following devices and firmwares:
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iPhone 4S running iOS 5.0, 5.0.1 (9A405 and 9A406)
iPad 2 Wifi/GSM/CDMA running iOS 5.0.1
DOWNLOAD:
Absinthe 0.4 – Linux…
Absinthe is now setting things up fix
Users who have been using our Windows Absinthe jailbreak tutorial have been reporting that when they click the Absinthe icon they get taken to the greenpois0n page and nothing else happens. For those who are stuck please try our Absinthe VPN fix. This seems to be the same issue Mac users were having yesterday and the VPN fix should do the trick.
If this doesn’t work you can always use the Absinthe CLI method, however this is a …
How to jailbreak iPad2 and iPhone4S on Windows with Absinthe
UPDATE: We also have a video tutorial available to step you through the process. For the video tutorial, click here.
Well folks, the day has finally arrived that we have all been waiting for! Today the Chronic-Dev team has released the Absinthe untethered jailbreak for A5 devices iPhone4S and iPad2.
DOWNLOAD:
Absinthe 0.4 - (WIN)
Step 1: Open up Absinthe after you have downloaded it from above and connect your iPad2 or iPhone4S via USB to your computer. …
Absinthe v0.2 for Windows now available! [UPDATED: v0.4]
The Chronic-Dev team has just released the Windows version of Absinthe. This is a GUI tool for Windows users, however it works the same way as the Mac version which was released yesterday.
DOWNLOAD:
Absinthe 0.4 - Win
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Take more control of Siri with OpenSiri Hands-Free Control and VoiceUtils
Now that iPhone4S users have begun to jailbreak their devices, I am sure the one question on their mind is “what are some great tweaks I can use for Siri?” I just wanted to make a quick post to tell you about my favorite Siri tweaks I have found so far. These tweaks add new features to Siri that would otherwise not be available on a stock iPhone.
OpenSiri
OpenSiri is a great new tweak which has just been submitted …
Jailbreak iPhone4S or iPad2 on Windows with Absinthe CLI
For Windows users who know their way around their computer, there is a CLI version of Absinthe that has been released which can be used via command prompt in Windows to jailbreak your iPhone4S or iPad2 right now before the Windows Absinthe GUI applications is released. This tutorial is a bit more advanced than the normal Absinthe tutorial, so please only attempt if you know what you’re doing.
DOWNLOAD:
Absinthe CLI 0.4.3 – WIN
Step 1: Extract the …
