SmartKeyboard takes the best of iPad 2 SmartCover and brings on to iPhone, iPod Touch keyboard. This keyboard snaps on to your iPhone, iPod Touch, just over the soft keyboard and works just like a physical keyboard. You get the tactile feedback of a real keyboard, without losing the portability. It even lights up with backlight when dark, which is actually the lcd screen’s back light.

Just like Smart cover, it sticks to your iOS device and can serve multiple purposes.

Get a preview of the prototype in the video below:

Product would be launched soon. Updates on official twitter account.

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Before you proceed:

• This is a Tethered Jailbreak using , Untethered would be coming in a week’s time.
• This method prevents baseband from updating, so you can preserve your Unlock.
• If you’ve already updated to iOS 4.3.5 from iTunes, you are out of luck for Unlock. You can still proceed with jailbreak, however.

Pre-requisite: Download iOS 4.3.5 for iPhone, Pwnage tool 4.3.3, PwnageTool bundle, Tetheredboot util

Step 1. Extract PwnageTool bundle, copy PwnageTool app to applications and right click “Show package contents”.

Step 2. Browse to Contents/Resources/FirmwareBundles/ and place the .bundle file you extracted in step 1.

Step 3. Run PwnageTool in expert mode, select your device (iPhone of course) and proceed to next screen.

Step 4. Browse and select .ipsw firmware you downloaded for your iPhone and on the next screen you can customize as per your will. When satisfied, hit Build.

Step 5: When build completes, follow the onscreen instructions to put your iPhone in DFU mode. When done, close PWnageTool and run iTunes and shift+restore the custom firmware bundle.

Your iPhone is Jailbroken!

Booting into Tethered Mode

Since its a tethered Jailbreak, you will have to plug it to your computer USB and run teteheredboot util on every reboot. So next time you reboot, follow the instructions below:

Step 6. Rename your .ipsw to .zip and extract it to a directory. Goto /Firmware/dfu/ and copy kernelcache.release.n90 and iBSS.n90ap.RELEASE.dfu from tetheredboot utility directory.

Step 7. Make sure your device is plugged to your computer and turned off. Now run these commands in terminal (assuming that you extracted tetheredboot to Desktop):

sudo -s

/Users/geeknizer/Desktop/tetheredboot/tetheredboot
/Users/geeknizer/Desktop/tetheredboot/iBSS.n90ap.RELEASE.dfu
/Users/geeknizer/Desktop/tetheredboot/kernelcache.release.n90

Use “tetheredboot -i”and “iBSS.n90ap.RELEASE.dfu -k” instead if it doesn’t work.

Step 8. You’ll be asked to enter phone into DFU mode, follow onscreen instructions, you should see “Exiting libpois0n” on the terminal. Your device is now iBooting Tethered. have fun!

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• iPhone 4 (GSM model)
• iPhone 3G
• iPhone 3GS
• iPod touch (4th generation)
• iPod nano (3rd generation)

Warning: No Jailbreaking/Unlocking solution is available at this time. However, it might be coming soon. Download iOS 4.3.5

• Download iOS 4.3.5 for iPhone 3GS – iPhone2,1_4.3.5_8L1_Restore.ipsw
• Download iOS 4.3.5 for iPhone 4 GSM – iPhone3,1_4.3.5_8L1_Restore.ipsw
• Download iOS 4.3.5 for iPad 1 – iPad1,1_4.3.5_8L1_Restore.ipsw
• Download iOS 4.3.5 for iPad 2 – iPad 2 WiFi | iPad 2 (GSM) | iPad 2 (CDMA)
• Download iOS 4.3.5 for iPod Touch 3G – iPod3,1_4.3.5_8L1_Restore.ipsw
• Download iOS 4.3.5 for iPod Touch 4G – iPod4,1_4.3.5_8L1_Restore.ipsw

Related: Download ANY iOS iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch [ipswDownloader]

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While downloading files of gigabytes size is silly thing to do on iPad, iPod Touch or iPhone, downloading small files like apps or music via torrents perfectly makes sense.

How to Install iTransmission Torrent client

You can get started by downloading the .ipa file and install it manually using installous and sync via iTunes. You can do by adding source cydia.hackulo.us/ repository in Cydia (Go to Manage > Sources). Then doublick the IPA file and sync iTunes with your device.

How to use iTransmission with torrents

All you have to do is copy the link to the .torrent file or magnet link, and Open iTransmission and hit the plus + button to add it. When the download completes, you can use any filemaager (like iFile) or SSH to transfer it to your PC or whatever.

iTransmission Features:

• Adding task from both torrent URL or magnet.
• Transmission’s web interface.
• Automatic port mapping and forwarding (UPnP) for users behind routers.
• Choosing which network interface (Cellular network or WiFi) to use.
• Connection and speed limits
• Pretty UI
• Set speed limits
• edit how many people can connect to you.

iTransmission is free and open source, works on iOS 4.

Related: Download, Stream Torrents on iPhone [Without Jailbreak]

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iChromy brings Chrome to iPad, well sort of, giving the goodness of the tabs sitting nicely at the top of the screen. It also saves space by making address bar also act as a search bar, just like chrome. It saves space and easier to use.

iChromy also includes a built-in ‘read later’ function just like Instapaper and other sharing options.

iChromy is available for Free in iTunes app store, works on ipad iOS 4.2 or later, go ahead and try it out.

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Normally, iPad 3g allows internet connection over 3G, but not calls or SMS. Luckily enough, an iPhone jailbreak tweak will soon unlock calling and SMS capabilities on your iPad.

Here’s a demo:

Update: PhoneitiPad Tweak to enable phone calling is now available.

As per the developers:

A hack that will change the game. Can you imagine turn your iPad to a fully functional phone.

With No Special Hardware all what you need is Jailbroken iPad 3G and your iPad 3G will do anything you expect from iPhone… Phone Calls, SMS, FaceTime by Phone Number… ETC

This could have been considered a spoof it had come from any random guy, but because the developers are renown and famous for beautiful mods on iPhone in the past. We are positive about this, and hope to see it sometime soon.

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RecognizeMe comes from the developers of  3DBoard, the interactive 3D homescreen on iPhone, and is available in Cydia market for $6.99 via BigBoss repo. So if you feel you are too lazy to type in the password to unlock your iPHone, or just wish to try out the fun, its worth buy. The app can be used with all devices having the front camera: iPhone 4, iPod Touch 4G, iPad 2 (when jailbreak is out).

RecognizeMe is the first of its kind facial recognition on iPHone, and its not perfect, but does a decent job identifying you. If you are looking to replace the passcode with facial recognition, you might find it slow and less intuitive. However, the app can be trained via settings to recognize different kinds of facial perspectives.

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Everytime you Restore to an updated version of iOS, you have to go through the pain of jailbreaking and restoring all cydia hacks, tweaks, apps. It can be so time consuming that you cna easily get lazy over them. Don’t worry the Easiest way to Back and Restore Cydia app is here, and its just clicks away.

Priced at a very reasonable $1.50, xBackup does exactly what you need it to and with the minimum of fuss. All the app does is offer three buttons – Backup, Help and Restore.

xBackup will simply save your backup as part of your iTunes backup, you would need not worry about any sort of other details.

How to Backup Cydia Apps, settings, sources Easily

All you’ll need to do is open xBackup, tap Backup and it will create a backup of all your Cydia packages and settings. Then sync your iPhone with iTunes. You are now all set for another firmware restore or cleanup. After upgrade/downgrade of iOS you can jailbreak again and download xBackup again from Cydia and goto restoreTab and tap the button choosing “restore from yur most recent itunes backup”. All settings, sources, apps would be restored.

xBackup is available to download now via the BigBoss/ModMyi repo.

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iOS 4.3.3 brings the LocationGate privacy fixes to iOS devices.

Related: Jailbreak iOS 4.3.3 Untethered iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch [Windows]

If you don’t really need an unlock, you can use Redsn0w to achieve Jailbreak on iOS 4.3.3 as well.

How to Jailbreak iOS 4.3.3 Untethered iPhone 4, iPhone 3gs, iPod Touch, iPad

Downloads

• Download PwnageTool 4.3.3 for Mac.
• Download iOS 4.3.3 firmware.

1: Run PwnageTool in “Expert mode” and choose your device:

2: Browse for iOS 4.3.3 firmware and select it.

3: Now select “Build” to start creating custom 4.3.3 firmware file.

Unlockers take note: IIf you rely on an unlock you must preserve the old baseband to be unlockable by Ultrasn0w, mark the “Activate the phone” o under “General”.

4: Sitback and relax while PwnageTool builds the custom .ipsw file for your iPhone.

5: Now enter DFU mode using the onscreen instructions or:

• Hold Power and Home buttons for 10 seconds
• Now release the Power button but continue holding the Home button for 10 more seconds
• You device should now be in DFU mode

6: Now Run iTunes, Hold “alt” (option) button on Mac, or Left “Shift” button if you are on Windows and click on “Restore” and browse the ipsw firmware that you just created.

7: Within few minutes your iDEvice would be all ready & fully Untethered Jailbroken on iOS 4.3.3.

How to Unlock iOS 4.3.3 iPhone 4

Go to cydia and install Ultrasn0w 1.2.3 (repo: repo666.ultrsn0w.com) and restart.

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ScreenDimmer is a jailbreak mod for the iOS 4.x, iOS 3.x that lets you manage various brightness and backlight settings on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad.

ScreenDimmer can be customized via the standard settings apps. You can  toggle between settings that let you specify screen dim timeout in seconds, or turn off backlight totally. Like android, you can also chose to keep the screen ON  while plugged-in and even lock the device moment its unplugged. If you’re looking to stretch out a little more battery life from your jailbroken iDevice, keeping the screen dim or the backlight off entirely is a good way to do it.

Features Summary:

• Can turn the display’s backlight of
• Dims the screen after a user defined time
• Doesn’t dim the screen if the battery is being charged
• Doesn’t dim if an app needs the screen (navigagtion software, video players, .)
• Option to disalbe AutoLock if device is charging/locked
• Option to disable lock directly after reboot/respring
• Ability to exclude apps from dimming
• Configuration interface in the Settings app

The app costs $2 in the Cydia app store (Bigboss repo) and is worth it if you worry too much about the battery life.

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ipswDownloader lets you download all the iOS versions (iOS 1.x to iOS 4.x) for All iOS devices Apple TV, iPod Touch 1g, 2g, 3g,4g, iPhone 2g, iPhone 3g, iPhone 4, iPhone 4 CDMA, iPad, iPad 2, with a single click.

This makes downloading iOS pretty handy for jailbreaking and unlocking, whenever you need them for any of the iDevices. The app loads list of devices and iOS versions from server on startup, so you always have the latest iOS version available for each of the devices.

The app supports Growl notifications for downloads, and was able to deliver good download speeds of upto 6mbps on my 8mbps connection, certainly not a bad deal for a free service.

Download ipswDownloader (32 bit & 64bit)

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Important: If you rely on a carrier unlock, you MUST stay away from redsn0w.

Pre-requisites:

• Download Redsn0w 0.9.6rc14 for Windows / Download Redsn0w 0.9.6rc14 for Mac
• iTunes 10.2.2
• iOS 4.3.2 for your device

How to Jailbreak iOS 4.3.2

1. Use iOS 4.3.2 ipsw to restore your device it via iTunes.

2. Run redsn0w and browse the IPSW file. When done, proceed with the jailbreak by selecting “Install Cydia” in the options available.

3. Next, switch Off your iDevice while pits plugged in, and hit next

At this stage you would be required to enter the DFU mode. Follow the onscreen instructions.

4. Relax while redsn0w does it magic.

Your device will be jailbroken after reboot.

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There are two new ways of Unlocking iPhone 4 without Jailbreaking it.

First, you can get your IMEI whitelisted for a price from a GSM phone source.

Second, You can use a SIM card unlocker, which just works.

Method I: Getting IMEI whitelisted

It works by adjusting your phone’s IMEI to work on any carrier. An IMEI is a number unique to every GSM phone that allows your carrier to identify your device. The service, from GSM Phone Source, will cost you $180. That’s a hefty price, but worth it would make it work on any GSM carrier. When you sign up for the service, you provide them with your phone’s IMEI. They’ll email you within 48 hours to confirm your phone has been unlocked. After another sync with iTunes, you can then insert any GSM sim card into your iPhone.

It is confirmed that it works today however, there is a catch: There’s always a chance that Apple can put your IMEI back in the registry and negate the whole process, so use this service at your own risk.

CutYourSim is a very similar service, but again, try it at your own risk.

Method II: SIM card Unlocker

This is a much cheaper and safer bet at $48. The card comes from Rebel SIM Card and will allow you to load any SIM you want into your iPhone 4.

It comes in two flavors:

• The cheaper option has an tiny antenna that awkwardly sticks out the side.
• For around $17 more, you can get a SIM special tray that replaces the one that comes with your iPhone. ($65)

Rebel’s use of a custom SIM tray lets you update the SIM Software even if Apple redesigns the iPhone. Check out the product page to make sure your phone is compatible.

Related: Unlock iPhone 4 2.10.04 3.10.01 baseband [Gevey SIM]

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Note: Ultrasn0w 1.2.1 unlocks the older baseband  on iOS 4.3.1 custom firmware. This will not work for newer baseband, and is essentially a fix for signal bar. It only fixes the compatibility and signal bar issues on the existing devices, which are jailbroken (with preserved basebands: 01.59.00 / 04.26.08 / 05.11.07 / 05.12.01 / 05.13.04 / 06.15.00) on iOS 4.3.1 using PwnageTool or Sn0wbreeze.

How to Unlock iOS 4.3.1 iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS

1. MAke sure your iPhone is jailbroken with Sn0wbreeze or Pwnagetool.

2. Run Cydia > manage > sources > Edit > Add > http://repo666.ultrasn0w.com and hit the Add Source button.

3. Now search for Ultrasn0w and install it. Restart when done.

If you are on a newer bootloader or baseband, there’s no software unlock available, so you can stop looking for one and may be you can try a Hardware based, Jailbreak-free Unlock for iPhone 4.

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Pre-requisites:

• Install PwnageTool 4.2
• iOS 4.3.1 for your iDevice
• iTunes 10.2.1
• Mac OS X
• tetheredboot utility
• PwnageTool bundle for iOS 4.3.1 (includes Universal Ramdisk Fixer) (For TETHERED Jailbreaks)
• PwnageTool 4.3 (ONLY for UNTETHERED Jailbreaks)

Before you begin, please read the following carefully:

• Jailbreak also Hacktivates your iPhone 4.
• There is no unlock for the new baseband on iOS 4.3.1.
• iPad 2 users on iOS 4.3 should stay away from iOS 4.3.1 for the meantime.
• This is a Tethered Jailbreak.
• Your baseband will not be touched or upgraded during restore process.

Phase I: Modifying the PwnageTool for iOS 4.3.1 Jailbreak

Step 1: Extract the pwnagetool bundle .zipuse the bundle corresponding to your device.e.g. for iPhone 4 use iPhone3,1_4.3.1_8G4.bundle. Select this bundle and move to desktop.

2: Goto /Applications > PwnageTool right click >Show package contents and Navigate to Contents/Resources/FirmwareBundles/ and paste iPhone3,1_4.3.1_8G4.bundle file in this location. Your pwnage tool is now ready.

Phase II Creating Custom RAM disk

3: From the PwnageTool bundle package locate “Universal Ramdisk Fixer” and install it.

Phase III: Building Custom iOS 4.3.1 Firmware

4: Download iOS 4.3.1 dor your device (google it) and start PwnageTool in “expert mode”. Select your device from the pictures.

5: Browse for iOS 4.3.1 firmware for your device and then select “build” to create custom 4.3.1 firmware file and wait for the process to finish.

Phase IV: Restoring custom iOS 4.3 Firmware to your device.

6: Bring your device to DFU mode. Use the instructions below:

• Hold Power and Home buttons for 10 seconds
• Now release the Power button but continue holding the Home button for 10 more seconds
• You device should now be in DFU mode

7: Open iTunes and restore using the custom firmware you prepared in Phase III. Be patient while your device is restored. After the process is over your iOS device will be jailbroken on iOS 4.3.1.

Phase V: Booting in Tethered Mode

As there is no untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.3.1 yet, we will have to boot it into a tethered jailbroken state.

8: Unzip tetheredboot utility and copy two files from the custom iOS 4.3.1 firmware namely: kernelcache.release.n90 and iBSS.n90ap.RELEASE.dfu. Hint: you can rename your custom iOS 4.3.1 from .ipsw to .zip and extract.

Copy kernelcache.release.n90 and iBSS.n90ap.RELEASE.dfu files from /Firmware/dfu/ to tetheredboot folder.

9: Power off your iOS device and run terminal on your mac.

sudo -s

cd /Users/fx/Desktop/tetheredboot/

tetheredboot iBSS.n90ap.RELEASE.dfu kernelcache.release.n90

Replace “fx” with your user.

NOTE: If the above fails, try ‘tetheredboot -i ibss -k kernel’ instead of ‘tetheredboot ibss kernel’:

You should now see some code running in the Terminal window, at some point, it will ask you to enter DFU mode. Follow the same steps as earlier for DFU mode.

Now wait for your device to boot, Terminal at this point will be showing “Exiting libpois0n” message. After some processing and wait, your iOS device will be booted in a jailbroken tethered mode. enjoy!

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Note:

• Sn0wbreeze is a Tethered Jailbreak for iOS 4.3 iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.
• Sn0wbreeze 2.3b4 supports Ultrasn0w unlock for basebands (01.59.00 / 04.26.08 / 05.11.07 / 05.12.01 / 05.13.04 / 06.15.00) 
• Ultrasn0w is NOT compatible with the following basebands! (02.10.04 / 03.10.01 / 04.10.01 / 05.14.02 / 05.15.04) You can Unlock iPhone 4 2.10.04 3.10.01 baseband using  Gevey SIM.
• Upgrading your 3GS baseband to the 06.15.00 iPad baseband hack to unlock MAY cause you to lose your GPS

How to Unlock iOS 4.3 iPHone 4, iPhone 3GS

Download Sn0wbreeze 2.3b4

For iPhone 3GS Only:Update iPhone 3GS to 06.15.00 Baseband for Unlock:
Ultrasn0w 1.2 unlocking requires that your iPhone 3GS is jailbroken with 06.15.00 baseband. You can use PWnageTool or Redsn0w to update your iPhone 3GS baseband to 06.15.00 and jailbreak it on iOS 4.1 / 4.2.1 before proceeding with the following steps.

1. First off Jailbreak iOS 4.3 iPhone 4, 3GS, iPod Touch, iPad with sn0wbreeze 2.3b4.

2: Once you have jailbroken your device, you can install Ultrasn0w 1.2 from Cydia by adding “http://repo666.ultrasn0w.com” to sources.

Cydia will now automatically update your sources by following a series of automated steps.

3. Install Ultrasn0w and restart your iPhone and boom! your iPhone 4, 3GS is unlocked on iOS 4.3

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The Gevey SIM transposes the SIM card signals while they are delivered to the baseband hardware. As a result, Unlocking iPhone is a child’s play.

How to Unlock iPhone 4 2.10.04 3.10.01

1. Just Install the Gevey SIM and then call 112, once the call connects you hang up.

2. Toggle Airport mode on and off and that’s it.

On one side the unlock is dirt easy, while on the darker side of the method, dialing the emergency number without any reason is punishable offense in some countries. Another drawback of the method is that a firmware update or carrier update will again lock the iPhone 4.

How Gevey SIM iPhone 4 Unlock works

SIM card holds many different types of information, but the part most involved with carrier lock is the IMSI number, which is a unique code that corresponds to your account in the mobile carrier’s database.
When the iPhone baseband is loaded into memory, it checks the MCC and MNC against its own network lock state stored in the seczone. If the combination is allowed, the cell radio is activated and vice versa.
The earliest iPhone baseband revisions only check IMSI twice following a restart, therefore it is very easy to send spoof information in order to bypass the check. Nevertheless, the baseband was soon updated to validate SIM more aggressively and the method soon became obsolete.

A sample IMSI might look like this

310 150 987654321

To guard against eavesdropping that plagued pre-GSM cellular networks, the initial connection to a network does not only involve IMSI, but a 4-byte TMSI to identify each handset before IMSI is sent processed.

The base station then send a 16-byte nonce to the handset, where is signed with a 128bit DES key (Ki, stored encrypted on the SIM) and sent back. The network checked the string against their database and allow that number to connect to the network.

You see, the IMSI is not essential; as long as your key is valid, you will be able to get service. This is exactly what the various SIM hacks where a fake IMSI is sent along with the correct key. The IMSI is redirected to another network and lost, and the signed nonce usually allows you to register (without cross-checking IMSI)

With this technique, “Data Roaming” needs to be enabled to allow data connection because the baseband is acting on the assumption that the phone is roaming however the network do correctly recognise the phone as a home user. Further details here.

What does it mean to unlockers?

1. It works if A.your network handles 112 calls properly according to the GSM standard; B.they are tolerant to TSMI spoofing and does not actively validate your SIM again for incoming calls.
2. Unlike its ancestors, the i4 SIM interposer is not a drop-in-and-forget device. The exact precedure must be performed should the device restart, lose reception for an extended period of time or move to another PLMN. In all situations the TMSI expires and has to be obtained again. Theoretically it is possible for a daemon to automate the process similar to ZeroG, but that only makes thing more convoluted.
3. It is, without question, unethical or downright illegal to use the technique anywhere 112 is a legitmate emergency number. Not a huge issue in China where the number is only used for informative purpose; the providers has no immediate incentive to fix the loophole.
4. All firmware/baseband combinations for the i4 up to iOS4.3 are vulnerable, however the exploit may be patched in any future software updates or via the carrier. If apple can influence providers to block Cydia it is not impossible for them to press them to fix the exploit. The only way to permanently unlock your baseband is via NCK.
5. SIM interposer should not harm your phone hardware, however your network could request IMEI and identify your device during the emergency call. Your identity cannot be faked and it is possible that they will ban your account. There is a reason why SIM cards remain legally the property of the service provider: you are not supposed to tamper with them without breaching contract.
6. Notwithstanding all the problems, SIM interposer does not cause any battery drain since it is only active transiently, nor would it cause signal loss because it does not change cellular transmission other than the initial validation step.

Conclusion:
An overpriced (US$50), unreliable and legally questionable mod; works for some but your mileage may vary; get it if you are desperate or wait for the 40-bit NCK hack by dev team.

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The update is available for Free on all the devices with an exception of iPhone 3G, iPod Touch 2nd gen which would now stop getting updates just like  iPhone 2g for iOS 4.x.

What’s New in IOS 4.3:

• ability to to cancel the download of an app,
• multitouch gestures for iPad (for developers only),
• Personal Hotspot for GSM iPhone 4,
• AirPlay for third party apps,
• Customize between mute switch and rotation lock for iPad’s “Side Switch” hardware button,
• subscription-based payments to iTunes App Store,
• Nitro JavaScript engine from Safari on OS X,
• new iTunes Home Sharing features,
• support for FaceTime, Photobooth on iPad 2,

Updating is simple, connect your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch to iTunes & Update.

Warning: Jailbreakers & Unlockers STAY AWAY from this update. We will inform you as soon as its possible

Download Links for iOS 4.3 (Official from Apple)

• iPhone 4 (GSM)
• iPhone 3GS
• iPad 2 WiFi
• iPad 2 GSM
• iPad 2 CDMA
• iPad
• iPod touch 3G
• iPod touch 4G
• Apple TV 4.2 (8F191m)

Download iTunes 10.2.1 for Windows and Mac

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Sn0wbreeze 2.2.1

Mac users can use PwnageTool 4.2 to create custom firmware – Download PwnageTool [Mirror]. The process is very similar.

How to Jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 Untethered + Preserve Baseband for Unlock

Pre-requisite:

Download Sn0wbreeze 2.2

Download iOS 4.2.1 (Official from Apple)

• iPhone 4
• iPhone 3GS
• iPhone 3G
• iPad
• iPod touch 2G
• iPod touch 3G
• iPod touch 4G

How To:

1. Launch sn0wbreeze, we are now ready to create a custom firmware.

2. Browse the firmware file, and let it identify the firmware. When done hit Next and use “Expert mode”.

3. Feel free to chose any options you wish to have for modifications.

4. If you are on an unofficial carrier, Make sure you check “activate iPhone [Hacktivate]‘ and  Hit create button. Depending on your computer’s speed, it would create the file within minutes and place in the same directory as original firmware.

5. Next, Put iPhone to DFU mode as per instructions on screen.

6. Open iTunes SHIFT+ restore (on windows) & ALT + restore (on Mac os) and locate the firmware sn0wbreeze created.

Note: If you get errors use iREB to fix 16xx errors.

7. If you rely on Unlock, install ultrasn0w from cydia.

That’s it, enjoy your Unlocked, Jailbroken iOS 4.2.1 untethered iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad.

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iH8sn0w has released the latest version of iREB which lets you fix all the 1600, 1604, 1601, etc errors that happen during the restore with custom firmware created with Sn0wbreeze or PwnageTool.

Download iTunes 10.1.2 for Windows
Download iREB RC3 for Windows

iREB 4.0.x/4.1/4.2.1 [r3] supports wide range of  devices:

• iPhone 2G/3G/3G[S]/4
• iPod Touch 1G/2G/3G/4
• iPad Apple TV 2

How to Fix iTunes Errors 1600, 1601, 1604, 16xx

1. Start iTunes 10.1.2 and put your iOS device into DFU mode.

iPhone/iPad/iPod touch:

Connect your iOS device with your Computer. Hold Power and Home buttons for 10 seconds. Now release the Power button but continue holding the Home button for 10 more seconds. You device should now be in DFU mode.

Apple TV 2G:

Connect your Apple TV with your Computer via microUSB. Now reboot your Apple TV by holding down Menu + Down buttons together for around 6 seconds. After reboot, immediately hold Menu + Play until you see the message in iTunes saying that Apple TV in recovery mode is detected.

2. Close iTunes and run iREB RC3 and  select your device. Wait for a few seconds until you get white or a red screen on your iOS device.

3. Next, start iTunes again and select your iOS device from the sidebar in iTunes. SHIFT+  “Restore” button in the iTunes and browse the custom .ipsw file and restore it. That’s all!

You should no longer get those 16xx errors.

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Comex discovered that the app was checking if the operating system allowed it to execute an unsigned binary, and if it did, the book wouldn’t open. The good news is that both PwnageTool 4.2 and Sn0wbreeze 2.2 have been updated to include a fix, but what if you’re already jailbroken using Redsn0w 0.9.6, 0.9.7 or GreenPois0n?

A quick fix is available on Cydia, that fixes iBooks.

How to Fix iBooks crash

Launch cydia and add http://repo.insanelyi.com repository and then install “iBooks Fix”. That’s all.

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TinyUmbrella 4.21.08 is now available for download to save SHSH blobs for iOS 4.3 beta 3 or iOS 4.3b3.

Download TinyUmbrella 4.21.08

Mac OS X | Windows | Linux (pending)

Firmware Umbrella

Once you ‘upgrade’, apple doesn’t let you downgrade to older iOS firmware. The way apple does this is by taking the firmware version files and ECID and generate a hash that ONLY APPLE can generate. iTunes packages up this hash  and sends it to your device. Your device checks the information and verifies the signature making your device look for Authenticity. Apple stops signing older firmwares once a new one is out, henc eolder firmwares stop working.

How Firmware Umbrella fixes it

FirmwareUmbrella sends the same exact request that iTunes sends Apple when requesting the signatures for your device to be restored. It saves SHSH signatures for your device received from the Apple server and let to downgrade OS indefinitely.

TinyTSS

TinyTSS is a small java app that acts as your very own signature service. When iTunes verifies thefirmware restore for the devices listed below, it checks if you are allowed to restore to the version you are requesting. With TinyTSS + the shsh blob file(s) you obtained with Umbrella, you will be able to restore to the version of those shsh files forever!

TinyUmbrella = Firmware Umbrella + TinyTSS

TinyUmbrella Supports all iOS 4 devices:

• iPhone 4
• iPhone 3GS, 3G
• iPod Touch 3G, 2G
• iPad

How to Save SHSH blobs iOS 4.x with Tiny Umbrella

1. Open TinyUmbrella and read TinyUmbrella README. Hit the Save My SHSH button or use advanced options to save SHSH blobs for iPhone 4 iOS 4.1.

2. Click the “Start TSS Server” button, let it quit the iTunes (if running).

3. Now Open iTunes,  Holding down the SHIFT (Windows) or Alt/Option (Mac) key and hit the Restore button on iTunes and browse for iOS 4.x firmware you wish to restore to.

4. iTunes should error out with 1004 error. This error confirms we are good.

5. Click the Kick Device Out of Recovery button on TinyUmbrella. and That’s it.

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Before you continue:

• Supported devices: iPhone 4, iPod Touch 4G 3G 2G, iPhone 3GS (any bootrom), iPad on iOS 4.2.1
• Greenpois0n recommends a clean iOS 4.2.1 restore. However, if you depend on unlock, do NOT update to iOS 4.1 or iOS 4.2.1 because UltraSn0w doesn’t support new basebands yet. iPhone 4 users can update to iOS 4.2.1 while preserving baseband with Tinyumbrella.
• Tethered 4.2.1 redsn0w Jailbreakers can just run greeenpois0n over it for untethered jailbreak. In case you run into problems, restore.
• Greenpois0n  jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 OTB (out of the box) iPod Touch, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, 3G

Untethered Jailbreak iPhone 4, 3GS, iPod Touch on iOS 4.2.1

Mac - Download Greenpois0n RC5 | Mirror

Windows  - Download Greenpois0n

Download iOS 4.2.1 (For restoring) iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, iPod 4G, iPod Touch 3G, iPod Touch 2G

1. (Skip this step if your are not restoring to iOS 4.2.1) Connect your iPhone, iPod, iPad to iTunes using usb cable and restore to iOS 4.2.1 using the downloaded iOS firmware.

2. Run Greepois0n and hit the “Jailbreak” button.

3. Put your iDevice to DFU mode with onscreen instructions or as stated below:

• Press and hold the sleep button for 2 seconds
• Continue holding sleep; press and hold home for 10 seconds.
• Release sleep button; continue holding home for 15 seconds.

4. Greenpis0n will identify your iphone, ipod touch, ipad in DFU mode and start with the Jailbreaking process. Once completed, Greenpois0n will show the “Complete” button and your iPhone would be jaikbroken with lots of commands being sent.

5. Let it reboot, congrats! you’ve successfully jailbroken your iPhone 4 or 3GS on iOS 4.2.1. Next open the Loader app from your iPhone home screen and install Cydia.

Bingo! Now you’ve untethered jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 on iPhone 4, 3GS, iPod Touch.

iPhone 4 users with preserved baseband can proceed with unlock using ultrasn0w.

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3DBoard bring Glass-free 3D springboard to iPhone for Jailbroken iPhone, iPod Touch. This tweak would be avaialble soon and will add glasses free 3D effect to iPhone home screen/Springboard icons. 3DBoard would be compatible with all iOS 4.x devices, arrives very soon.

We would update you when its available.

Checkout the video demo after a break:

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