Although Cydia is rammed to the rafters with packages, apps and
extensions, the majority of us still have our favorite tweaks that we
always go for every time we jailbreak our devices. Personally speaking I
am a long time jailbreaker and over the years have tried out more
packages than I care to remember. In fact, I dread to think how much
money I have spent on the Cydia store in the pursuit of find those
perfect tweaks that perfectly compliment my iOS experience.
I am sure it is the same with most people but a lot of those
purchases have been a waste of time and financial resources, but not all
of them. The BiteSMS texting solution is by far the best purchase I
have made on Cydia and is up there with Ryan Petrich’s Display Recorder
in my opinion. For those that may not know, BiteSMS is a total text
message app replacement for jailbroken iPhones and offers everything the
native messaging solution offers as well as an absolute shed load more.
As great as the package is, it hasn’t exactly been what you would
called stable over the years and a lot of the criticism that is thrown
at it is for that reason.
Version 6.3, just pushed to Cydia by the development team aims to
resolve that issue with the fixing of a ton of little bugs that all add
up to cause problems for some users running certain firmware versions.
As well as the obligatory big fixes and minor improvements, version 6.3
also brings a whole host of new features such as the inclusion of a set
of user interface type themes that allows users to totally change the
appearance of the app without needing to add additional themes.
The team have also added the ability for users to display the contact
picture of the contact in the lock screen notification list, an option
that can be found under the Contact Pics section of the app. The popular
Quick Reply feature has also had some attention with additional control
features being applied in lock and unlock mode. The new features and
bug fixes add some fantastic value to an application that was already a
class apart from most other packages in Cydia.
And as a added bonus, the app is now available for half its original
price for a limited time only. BiteSMS can be downloaded from the
BigBoss repository on Cydia.
The iPhone Dev Team has released the updated version of their Redsn0w
tool which was teased a while back on Twitter by MuscleNerd. The update
as you’d expect is a very significant one, and brings with it the
support for downgrading the iPhone 4S, iPad 2 and the new 3rd-gen iPad
to an earlier version of iOS 5 from iOS 5.1.1.
All the A4-based devices can be downgraded swiftly at this point in
time, and the whole process is a piece of cake. The only major
requirement being; you must have your SHSH blobs+APTicket saved in a
safe place, either locally on your PC or Mac, or on Cydia.
The iPhone 4S, the iPad 2 and the new 3rd-gen iPad have been out of
the downgrading scene for quite a while, courtesy their “secure”
hardware. But, the latest release of Redsn0w changes all that, and
allows the average Joe to downgrade their devices smoothly, without even
requiring iTunes.
At this point however, it’s worth noting that the iPhone 4S can be downgraded all the way to iOS 5.0 from 5.1.1,
same goes for the iPad 2, which means that you can essentially use
Absinthe to untether jailbreak both iPhone 4S and iPad 2 on 5.0.1, but
the new 3rd-gen iPad can’t be downgraded beyond iOS 5.1, since it is the
version of iOS it originally shipped with. This, combined with A5X
processor in iPad 3 means that you unfortunately cant jailbreak it as
yet. And like I mentioned before, if you have SHSH blobs saved for the
version of iOS you want to downgrade to for your device, only then the
downgrade process is possible.
Before we begin, let’s go through the things you’ll need for the whole process:
An iPhone 4S, iPad 2 or a 3rd-gen iPad whose SHSH blobs are saved on Cydia, or locally.
The latest version of Redsn0w [Windows/Mac]
30-pin USB connector cable.
Note:
If you don’t have your blobs saved for the version of iOS you want
to downgrade to, then following the this guide won’t do you any good.
Having your SHSH blobs saved is a key requirement for the whole
downgrade process to take place, otherwise it’s a no-go. If you ever
launched Cydia on iPhone 4S or iPad 2 while Apple was still signing iOS
5.0.1, then Cydia server could have them automatically saved for you.
Due to the way this method works, it first upgrades your device to
the latest firmware version available, which in turn upgrades the
baseband too. Therefore all iPhone unlockers are advised to stay away
from this downgrade method.
This Redsn0w version is designed to downgrade A5+ devices only. If you have an A4-based iOS device, then simply follow this guide on how to downgrade from iOS 5.1.1 to 5.1, 5.0.1 and 5.0, and this one to JB the said devices.
All set? Let’s begin:
Step 1: Launch the new Redsn0w 0.9.11b1 (Windows / Mac).
Step 2: Connect your iOS device to your PC or Mac using the 30-pin USB cable.
Step 3: Now, click on Extras.
Step 4: You will be taken to a new screen, now click on Even More.
Step 5: Click on Restore.
Step 6: You should now see three different options on the screen; IPSW, Local and Remote. Click on IPSW, and point Redsn0w to the firmware file to which you want to downgrade to (download links to iOS 5.0.1). Redsn0w will then ask you for the stock iOS 5.1.1 firmware.
Step 7a: If you have your blobs saved locally, then simply click on
Local and point Redsn0w to the .plist file containing the SHSH blobs for
your device. Move on to Step 7b if you don’t have your blobs saved
locally.
Step 7b: Click on Remote if your blobs are saved on Cydia.
Redsn0w should automatically put your device into Recovery mode to fetch
the necessary files from Cydia’s servers.
Step 8: Click Next.
Step 9: At this point, Redsn0w will automatically stitch the SHSH
blobs to the IPSW firmware file which you provided, and then it will
automatically restore to it. Sit back, the process might take a while
depending on your PC or Mac.
Step 10: That’s it, you’re done.
The whole purpose of downgrading is to roll back to the version of
iOS which can be easily jailbroken untethered using existing tools. In
the case of the iPhone 4S and iPad 2, both said devices can be
jailbroken using Absinthe, you can follow the complete step-by-step
guide posted here on how to do so.
The new 3rd-gen iPad can’t be jailbroken at the moment, but if you’re
lucky enough to save your SHSH blobs + APTicket for iOS 5.1, then we
recommend that you downgrade and wait for an untethered jailbreak to
come out, and avoid any further iOS updates unless we give you the green
light ourselves.
San Francisco
- In addition to introducing new products like the MacBook hero and IOS
6 in the 2012 WWDC event, Apple also introduced a new version of the
iPad protective cover. His name is so iPad Smart Case Cover Smart reformer.
difference with the Smart Cover, Smart Case protects almost all parts of the iPad. The back casing is now also covered by the iPad Smart Case, such as the Smart Cover not only protects the screen.
"iPad Smart Case protects your iPad screen and also the back of the
aluminum. So your iPad covered in full," the description of the Smart
Case on Apple website .
Smart Case is made of polyurethane material already on sale at Apple's website for USD 49. While the Smart Cover is also still on sale from USD 39.
Smart Case 2 can be used for the iPad, and iPad generation. Similarly, as reported by TechRadar , Tuesday (06/12/2012).
Jakarta - the usual applications downloaded by iPhone users, there are many who 'play back'. Among them were able to track a user's location without permission. According
to the results of research conducted BitDefender, one of five
applications on the iPhone known to be able to access the address book user without being noticed. While 41% were able to track the location of users and many applications that access the data without permission. Though in default
, applications on the App Store just asking permission to access the
site to access the service and not the 'address book' or other private
functions. This is what is feared could make the abuse of such data. BitDefender
is conducting a study of more than 65 thousand popular applications on
the App Store found only 57.5% are encrypting stored data, while the
rest do not. With the remaining 41.4% that is,
most owners iPhone has at least one application on a device that is able
to know where they are. study also reveals as much as 18.6% of the applications can access the address book of users, including all contact details. "It
is worrying, encryption of data stored on the IOS application fairly
low and commonly mistaken for location tracking, but it is not. Without
any notice of an application is given the freedom to access, difficult
to control what information the user is found, "said Catalin Cosoi,
Chief Security Researcher at BitDefender, as detikINET quotes from Cellular News , Thursday ( 07.19.2012). "We
are concerned with the view of the lack of encryption of user data is.
Tracking the location of secretly can not be justified, including the
access address book , "he grumbled.
Beijing - Concerns about delays in the arrival of the latest Apple products returned. iPhone 5, so called, is predicted to be null and void according to present a predictable time. Production iPhone 5 not only rely on contract manufacturing, but also the suppliers of components. If suppliers can not meet the supply chain, then the whole schedule will be automatically delayed. trigger
concerns delayed the release of the iPhone 5 this time, as reported by
the Examiner, Saturday (07/28/2012), sourced from Qualcomm. Chip manufacturers are mentioned, they are low in stock 28 nanometer processors. "The
demand for LTE 28 nanometer chip is currently so high that they
overwhelmed comply. Specifically, the iPhone 5 deals with Qualcomm chips
that allow MDM9615 LTE data call is transferred," the Examiner
reported. Well, this chip will be used in the iPhone 5. Another mentioned information, supply a new chip will suffice around some more next week. Thus, the release of the iPhone 5 analysts estimate is around October . Apple itself will inevitably have to think and can not simply replace the previous generation LTE chip. Moreover, one of the advantages of LTE 28 nanometer chip is to make energy-efficient devices.
Although Cydia is rammed to the rafters with packages, apps and
extensions, the majority of us still have our favorite tweaks that we
always go for every time we jailbreak our devices. Personally speaking I
am a long time jailbreaker and over the years have tried out more
packages than I care to remember. In fact, I dread to think how much
money I have spent on the Cydia store in the pursuit of find those
perfect tweaks that perfectly compliment my iOS experience.
