Chronic Dev Team works on a new strategic approach for jailbreak development. Now they decided to ask for help from any willing iOSe user. All you have to do is to simply enable sending crash reports from your device, which could potentially help developers to solve the security puzzle which could then lead to a new, untethered jailbreak for IOS devices.
After the initial rumors that Chronic Dev Team has developed a reliable jailbreak for iOS 5, members of the group revealed that Apple has already closed a number of previously discovered security holes, even before they made the final iOS version available to the public. So apparently they were a little bit too optimistic because Apple didn’t fail like in previous cases to plug the security holes between beta releases and the official version of iOS 5.
If they are to find a new jailbreak solution in the nearby future, jailbreak devs will need some help from average iOS users. To make this real, Chronic Dev Team has just developed a tool which will gather crash reports from users devices and send them to the team for further analysis. The same tool will change your iTunes app so it wont send the same crash reports to Apple. All data gathered in this way will be stored on a web server controlled by the Chronic Dev Team. This procedure could boost the efforts of Chronic Dev Team and enable them to quickly and efficiently discover possible weaknesses which could be utilized for the next jailbreak. This tool should be released very soon, probably in a couple of days. So stay tuned to our blog and we will notify you as soon as we have any news on this interesting story. We certainly hope they will have success with this project. After all we all need the jailbreak, doesn’t we?
iPhone unlocking is as old as the iPhone itself. Many iPhone owners didn’t accept the costs and other issues which come with a locked iOS device, thus a number of unlocking solutions were developed. Best unlock so far was the Ultrasn0w unlock which was developed and released by the famous iPhone Dev Team.
If you needed to unlock your iPhone for use abroad and on other carriers you had to jailbreak first with RedSn0w, PwnageTools or some other functional jailbreak solution. Another iPhone unlock solution were various unlock Sim cards like Gevey Sim which acted as sim interposers enabling users to unlock even iPhone 4 devices.
When it comes to iPhone 4S, this iPhone model was not unlockable. But apparently there is apparently a new trick which can unlock iPhone 4S. This trick is not yet confirmed as a reliable unlock, but since it does not involve any hardware or software changes it is completely safe. Worst thing which could happen to you is a bit of disappointment. So if you are interested and you have an iPhone 4S which needs to be unlocked check the instructions bellow.
1. First of all you will need to insert a valid AT&T sim card into your iPhone 4S 2. Make a drop-call to AT&T’s service number 611. After you do this immediately put your iPhone 4S into the Airplane mode. 3. Take the AT&T sim card out and insert your new sim card into the sim tray. 4. Disable Wi-fi on your device by ‘forgetting’ all Wi-fi networks on your iPhone. 5. Immediately follow up by turning the Airplane mode off. 6. Your iPhone will now search for available networks. 7. The device will now connect to Edge network of your carrier and this will be confirmed when the E sign appears in the upper left corner of the screen. 8. The signal bar will now appear and you need to tap on ‘Use Cellular connection’. 9. Remove the sim card for the last time and the activation note will appear again. 10. Put your sim card back into the iPhone 4S and your device will connect to your new network.
Here is a Youtube video which demonstrates this unlock hack.Let us know if you successfully unlocked your iPhone 4S with this trick!
Here is another jailbreak tweak from Cydia which will enable you to enjoy more in the powerful capabilities of your iPhone. SuperMusic will add improved controls which will be available directly on your Lock Screen. It has more than the usual options like play, forward, back and so on. It will enable you to have more control with such options like fast forwarding, rewinding, listing of your music library and more.
While SuperMusic has its merit it could certainly gain by a little effort in the GUI side of things. Another valid critique is that it offers to much commands in a limited area therefore cramping its user interface. We hope that the upgrade of this tweak will help it become a much better tool in the future. If and when they improve the design of the app SuperMusic could become a s standard tweak for iOS music fans. You can get this tweak from Cydia if you have the BigBoss repository added. The cost of the tweak is US $1. SuperMusic is compatible with iPhone iOS 4 and iOS 5.
Did you try out this jailbreak tweak? How did you like it? Let us know in our comments section bellow.
One of the best known jailbreak developers out there known as @MuslceNerd has proved that the jailbreak community already has a jailbreak for iPhone 4S running on iOS 5 as well as for iPad 2. He has responded to many requests by his Twitter followers about informations on the new jailbreak, but he warned that the jailbreak is still in a very early phase and wont be released anytime soon. Additionally, no ETA is given so you cant do anything else but wait patiently for iPhone Dev Time to finish their hard work.
If nothing else this gives a hope that the new jailbreak solution for iPhone 4S will be released during the next couple of weeks. We know it is possible and some progress has being made or otherwise Dev Team wouldn’t let the information go public. MuscleNerd wasn’t specific on whether the jailbreak is tethered or untethered and will the same exploit be used for iPad 2 jailbreak. Stay tuned and we will inform you as soon as we get some fresh informations regarding the new jailbreak solution!
Jailbreak development community was this time quite fast and almost immediately as Apple released the official iOS 5 firmware, iPhone Dev Team and the rest of jailbreak community have responded with releasing a new, updated version of the software. This time RedSn0w is again only a tethered jailbreak solution, which means that you have to boot up with RedSn0w every time you restart your iPhone for any reason. But this isn’t really a serious issue as it can be done in couple of minutes. So if you plan to get a new iPhone 4S or upgrade your iPhone 4 or iPhone 3GS, you will be able to jailbreak your device and enjoy all advantages jailbreak has to offer. Here is how can you jailbreak your new iOS 5.
RedSn0w 0.9.9b5 jailbreak guide
1. Upgrade iTunes to version 10.5 before you proceed with the process. You need to install iTunes 10.5 if you want to upgrade your device to iOS 5. You can download iTunes directly from Apple’s website and it is available in oth mac and Windows PC version.
3. Plug your iPhone into your computer and start RedSn0w. Click on the “Jailbreak” option and afterwards click on the “Install Cydia” button. Now you will have to put your iPhone in DFU mode (DFU mode stands for Device Firmware Upgrade). If you do it correctly, your iPhone screen should turn black. RedSn0w will now start it’s trick so wait patiently until it finishes. All needed firmware files will be fetched from Apple’s own servers, so you will need to have working Internet connection on your computer.
4. After RedSn0w finishes the jailbreak it will reboot your iPhone, Now you will need to use RedSN0w to boot the device up, as it is a tethered jailbreak solution only. To do so, plug youriPhone in, fire up RedSn0w and select only the “Just boot” option. You are done, your iPhone running iOS 5 is jailbroken and you can finally browse the Cydia app store for cool jailbreak apps and tweaks.
Please note: if you need the carrier unlock please do not upgrade through iTunes. Instead, use RedSn0w as it can now build you a custom firmware file without the baseband update just as PwnageTools did in earlier versions.
After you jailbreak you can use UltraSn0w software unlock or alternatively the Gevey sim card to carrier unlock your device.
Sometimes we just cant stop wandering, where do Cydia app developers get such inspiration for their unexpected improvements like Magnifier for Safari? Certainly iPhone screens are not exactly the best platform for reading text documents but this tweak is able to save the day and enable you read your important stuff on the iPhone. Did you ever strained your eyes with reading a small text on some website? Here is a solution for you if you have a jailbroken iPhone. Magnifier For Safari will resize the small fonts in a breeze and enable you to scroll quickly and efficiently through your reading text.
This tweak can be found in Cydia only meaning that you have to jailbreak your iPhone before you can enjoy it. You can jailbreak your device by using some available jailbreak tools like Sn0wbreeze, RedSn0w or Jailbreak Me. For instructions on how to use this apps please check our blog archive. It is simple, legal and fully reversible. If you find jailbreaking unsatisfying, which is exceedingly rare just restore your iPhone and you have a stock iPhone again.
After you download and install Magnifier For Safari, you will see a new button appearing in your browser: ‘Adjust Font size’. When you tap on the icon it will launch a slide bar where you can optimize the font size of the page you are reading at the moment. Basically the whole process is quite easy and straightforward. If you are often reading large text based websites on your iPhone Magnifier For Safari is just what you need. You can purchase this handy tweak for $0.99 in Cydia app store.
If you are an experienced iPhone user you have probably noticed that it’s not possible to send email attachments with your iPhone or iPad. Apple‘s iOS is very restrictive towards some issues and email attachment’s are a big safety issue according to Apple’s policies. While this might be true for many average users, those of us who rely on our iOS devices for our daily work and communications often find such restrictions troublesome and hindering. And this is one of the most important reasons jailbreaking was so successful in the iOS world. After you jailbreak your iPhone or iPad you can safely and easily avoid such restrictions and use your iOS device as a powerful computing device.
Sending attachments with your email is almost as old as Internet and has being done safely for a long time. With your standard iPhone you can send only a few file types like images, cards and so on, but if you want to send practically any email attachment here is a jailbreak tweak which will enable you to achieve this.
Any Attach will integrate seamlessly with your iOS mail app so you wont need to install other apps for this to work on your device. This tweak can be downloaded and installed with Cydia. After you download it you need to restart your iPhone and you will be able to send out all your email attachments. You will be able to adjust settings for this tweak in your usual Settings app.
Any Attach is available for all jailbroken iPhones and iPads. You will need to add Big Boss repo as a source in Cydia. Price for this useful tweak is $1.99.. Do let us know if you find it useful!
Every day we are witnessing some new ingenious jailbreak tweak and app. Here is another small but potentially very useful tweak for your device. If you ever heard about Google’s audio recognition services you will know it can convert your speech into text. So now we have a new jailbreak tweak which does something similar for your jailbroken iPhone. Voice Keys is available for your device in the always useful Big Boss repository. When you install it you will be able to convert your spoken words and sentences into text for yor SMS or email. The conversion isn’t done by this tweak, instead it captures your audio and then uses Google’s own services for this. As always you should keep your voice slow and clear if you want to get a decent result with this.
At the beginning you will get strange results but after some time your experiences will approve as the app will adjust to your voice. This wont be helpful if you are in hurry and need to get something written down fast, but if you have plenty of time you could easily make a good use of this particular tweak. It works for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. You can download it for free if you have Cydia installed, just make sure that you add Big Boss repo to your iPhone sources list. It comes as a free download and it is a great excuse for trying something new with your iPhone.
A new jailbreak tweak for enhancing SMS capabilities for your devices has surfaced in Cydia. Cydia is available only for already jailbroken iOS devices like iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. SMS builds on what the native iOS Messages app offers and improves your texting experiences. Something similar was already previously available with Bite SMS but if you like your native Message app more than other options, SMS + could be just what you needed.
And there is another good reason to choose SMS + instead of the competing texting apps: it’s fairly reasonable price of $1.99. When you download and install SMS + from Cydia, jump over to the Settings app and simply adjust and customize the app according to your own preferences. No new icon will appear on your overcrowded home screen.
Here are some of the interesting features of this jailbreak tweak:
Text to speech capability.
Read messages later.
Notifications in the status bar.
Time stamps for all text messages.
Quick Replay.
And more.
You can get SMS + in Cydia App Store. Recommended for heavy text users.
Well known game developing house, Appy has again released an interesting game for iOS devices. This time they have made an interesting arcade game named Stack King for iPhone and iPad. You can get this game from iTUnes App Store for only $0.99.
Stack King will require some serious gaming skills with your hands and some quick reflexes coupled with decision making. Your goal in this game is to arrange stack after stack while they move from one side to the other side of your display. Every new level brings new challenges and possibilities. You can play against your friends or other players worldwide through the game center. Can you become the king of virtual stacks?
When playing against your friends you will be red and your competitor becomes the blue player. If you prove yourself as a precise stacker you will get higher attacking powers. The logic of the game is simple: a better stack will get you better attacks. You need to stack up to the top and at the same time you must attack your friends stack. There are four different ways of attacking your enemy.
The game is interesting and even somewhat addicting to play especially when you grasp the game mechanic. If you are into arcade games this is one which you should definitely check out. Recommended for hot summer days!
