iPhone Hacks

One of the biggest new features of the iPhone 4S is the voice activated assistant -- Siri. Well, Steve Troughton Smith has done the impossible possible. He has ported Siri to the iPhone 4. That's right, if you're not one of the cool kids running around with an iPhone 4S, fear not, you can still get Siri on your 4.

Steve Troughton Smith tweeted the following: Read more »

iPhone Dev Team have updated the Read more »

Update #1: iPhone Dev Team have released redsn0w 0.9.6rc14:

redsn0w rc14 includes the fixed i4 untether from @i0n1c. You can re-run redsn0w rc14 right over the tethered rc13b to transform the i4 JB into an untethered one.

redsn0w 0.9.6rc14 for Mac OS X
redsn0w 0.9.6rc14 for Windows

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Luckily for all of us, Apple didn't have enough time to patch the hole used by @i0n1c to untether. So @i0n1c ported his code to the iOS 4.3.2 kernel and ka-blamo, we got untethered iOS 4.3.2 jailbreak.

As always, ultrasn0w unlockers should stay away from redsn0w and only update their firmware through a custom IPSW. We’ll release a new version of PwnageTool sometime this week.

Note that many people are currently having problems updating to 4.3.2 through saurik’s server. You’ll need to remove the gs.apple.com entry in your hosts file in order to restore directly to Apple’s servers.

Like the previous versions of Redsn0w 0.9.6rc, iPad 2 is still not yet supported. However, the following devices are supported:

• iPhone 4 (GSM) please wait for a pending fix
• iPhone3GS
• iPod touch 3G
• iPod touch 4G
• iPad1

From iPhone Dev Team Blog:

Until @i0n1c has a chance to fix the i4 version, we’ve removed the i4 untether from redsn0w (making it a tethered-only JB for i4 right now).

Sit tight!


Redsn0w downloads:
redsn0w 0.9.6rc13 for Mac OS X
redsn0w 0.9.6rc13 for Windows

Update #3: The updates just keep on coming! That's right, 0.9.6rc12 is here. This update fixes any lingering issues with the boot animation.


redsn0w 0.9.6rc12 for Mac OS X
redsn0w 0.9.6rc12 for Windows


In case you got lost in time, PwnageTool 4.3 is out -- Get it here:
PwnageTool 4.3 for Mac OS X (only)

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Update #2: iPhone Dev Team have released another updated version of Redsn0w, this time 0.9.6rc11. This update makes boot animations more robust across all devices.


redsn0w 0.9.6rc11 for Mac OS X
redsn0w 0.9.6rc11 for Windows

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Update: iPhone Dev Team have released an updated version of Redsn0w -- 0.9.6rc10 -- this update removes misleading options from redsn0w, and adds boot animations.

Those running redsn0w may have noticed we enabled too many Settings options in some versions of the jailbreak (for instance, what you want your side switch to do, even if you have no side switch because you’re not using an iPad). Release rc10 of redsn0w corrects that (you can just run it over your existing jailbreak…be sure to de-select Cydia to avoid package conflicts).

Along the way, we’ve also added the option to enable boot animations…these animations can be installed via Cydia, but be sure to select which animation to use via the Settings->Bootlogo setting after you’ve downloaded an animation (and again, you can just run rc10 over your existing jailbreak…be sure to de-select Cydia to avoid package conflicts).

(The boot animation we tested against was “Android Boot Logo”. It correctly installs all the dependencies needed to run the animation at each boot).

redsn0w 0.9.6rc10 for Mac OS X
redsn0w 0.9.6rc10 for Windows

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Sunday is Funday! iPhone Dev Team have just released Redsn0w and PwnageTool for all of us to use. Redsn0w and PwnageTool now supports the following to jailbreak iOS 4.3.1 untethered:

• iPhone3GS
• iPhone4 (GSM)
• iPod touch 3G
• iPod touch 4G
• iPad1
• AppleTV 2G (PwnageTool only for now)

iPad 2 is not yet supported, the reason for this is because it requires a bootrom or iBoot-level exploit to install, and the iPad2 is not susceptible to either the limera1n or SHAtter bootrom exploits.

The 4.3.1 untether exploit comes courtesy of Stefan Esser (@i0n1c on twitter), a security researcher based in Germany. Stefan has a long history of vulnerability research, and ironically his first contribution to the iPhone jailbreak community was improved security — last year he beat Apple to the punch and implemented ASLR for jailbroken iPhones with his “antid0te” framework. We’re happy to see that Stefan then turned his iPhone attention over to an untethered jailbreak exploit!


WARNING WARNING — ultrasn0w users don’t update yet! We need to first release an update to ultrasn0w that fixes some incompatibilities when FW 4.3.1 is used on the older basebands supported by ultrasn0w. And remember once we do fix ultrasn0w for 4.3.1 (we’ll announce it here and on twitter), you must only get there via a custom IPSW from PwnageTool, Sn0wbreeze or xpwn! Don’t ever try to restore or update to a stock IPSW, or you’ll lose the unlock!

Downloads:
redsn0w 0.9.6rc9 and PwnageTool 4.3 are being added to our iPhone Downloads section, sit tight!


redsn0w 0.9.6rc9 for Windows
redsn0w 0.9.6rc9 for Mac OS X
PwnageTool 4.3 for Mac OS X (only)

- source: blog.iphone-dev.org

iPhone Dev Team member, MuscleNerd, has confirmed they will be -- soon -- releasing redsn0w for Windows/Mac and PwnageTool for Mac to jailbreak iOS 4.3.1 -- untethered, of course.


The jailbreak will be untethered for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 4G, iPod Touch 3G, iPad 1 and also Apple TV 2G. Apple has fixed the jailbreak vulnerability in iOS 4.3.1, so that means our beloved iPad 2 devices will be left out for now.


Right now, it is not clear whether or not redsn0w/PwnageTool will support previous firmwares, such as iOS 4.3.


No ETA has been provided. Best thing you can do is sit tight and let the jailbreak gods work.

- source: twitter.com

iPhone Dev Team have updated PwnageTool to add support for an untethered iOS 4.2.1 jailbreak and additional device support. Now you'll be able to retain your current baseband and unlock and have the wonders of an untethered jailbreak on iOS 4.2.1 -- read everything carefully:

as the Chronic Dev Team revealed last week with an untether for the 4.2.1 jailbreak, which had previously been a tethered JB for most recent devices since 4.2.1’s release in November. With their permission, we’ve incorporated their 4.2.1 “feedface” untether into today’s PwnageTool 4.2. This means iPhone unlockers can safely restore to a custom 4.2.1 pre-jailbroken IPSW and retain their current baseband and unlock. PwnageTool also supports all the other 4.2.1 devices other than iPod touch 2G:

• iPhone3G
• iPhone3GS
• iPhone4
• iPhone4-Verizon
• iPod touch 3G
• iPod touch 4G
• iPad
• AppleTV 2G

PwnageTool also includes two very recent improvements to the 4.2.1 JB: iBooks was just fixed by @comex and @pushfix last night so that it works as intended on DRMed books, and the wifi problem on AppleTV 2G was fixed by @nitotv, @DHowett, and @saurik. Both of these fixes will also be available in upcoming Cydia package updates, so if you’re already jailbroken you can wait for those updates rather than restore and jailbreak again.

The various components to the 4.2.1 untether (including a second exploit involving Mach-o headers) were worked out by 0naj, posixninja, and pod2g, and a nice writeup by 0naj is available on the wiki. The actual injection method uses geohot’s limerain exploit for most devices. And even though 4.3 is just around the corner, the exploit used has already been closed in the latest 4.3 betas, so it made sense for the 4.2.1 untether to be released when it was. It also appears that a security researcher named @i0n1c has a 4.3 untether ready for when Apple releases the final 4.3 FW, so it may not be a long wait at all with 4.3!

Download:
Download PwnageTool v4.2

Update #5: The Updates keep coming! Greenpois0n RC5 Beta 4 has been released for both Mac OS X and Windows. Unfortunately, Linux users are still left out. If you're experiencing problems with any of the current greenpois0n builds, you may want to give this build a go. Downloads and instructions below, folks.

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Update #4: No more waiting for the Windows version, folks! Windows version of Greenpois0n RC5b2 has been released! Same drill, this is beta, there will be bugs and whatnot. Use at your own risk. In addition, Chronic Dev Team have updated Greenpois0n to RC5 beta 3 -- Instructions below and downloads below. Enjoy!

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Update #3: Chronic Dev Team has released an updated and more stable build of Greenpois0n RC5 -- Greenpois0n RC5.2 -- This should fix some issues for some. If you're having issues, I suggest you try this version. Please, keep in mind that this is still beta, there will be bugs. Also, this is still for Mac OS X only. Install a Mac OS X distro such as Kalyway to use if you're on Windows and can't wait.

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Update #2: Chronic Dev Team has released the README:

Supported iDevices:

• iPod Touch 2G (all bootroms)
• iPod Touch 3G
• iPod Touch 4G
• iPad 1G
• iPhone 3Gs (all bootroms)
• iPhone 4
• iPhone 4 Verizon (_not_tested_)
• AppleTV 2

Instructions:

1. plug the device to your computer using the USB cable
2. quit iTunes if it shows up
3. start greenpois0n.app
4. follow instructions
5. the device will boot a 1st time with verbose text on screen. This operation will install the jailbreak on the device.
6. the device will reboot normally
7. start the Loader application (green icon on the SpringBoard), and follow instructions to install Cydia

Please read the entire README here


In addition, there seems to be a temporary fix if greenpois0n doesn't work the first time; that is, hold the Home button while jailbreaking. Apparently, that'll make the jailbreak work. I can't confirm this.

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Update: I can confirm this working via an updated (not clean restored) iPhone 4. However, It takes a great deal of patience. It's still a beta, so there are kinks to get worked out. In addition, the Windows version should be released in a week or so. -- Patience is a virtue, my friend.

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Hell yeah! Just released is the much anticipated and long awaited untethered iOS 4.2.1 jailbreak by Chronic Dev Team -- Greenpois0n RC5. As reported a few days ago, Apple closed the loophole hackers have been using up until iOS 4.3 to jailbreak.


Since it's closed, there was no need to wait till Apple released the update, so Chronic Dev Team decided to release Greenpois0n RC5, providing a way for users to jailbeak iOS 4.2.1, untethered. This, apparently, works on all devices.


For now, this is a Mac OS X only release. Windows and Linux should be released very soon. Remember, this is an RC, so there may be random crashes and whatnot. Use, strictly, at your own risk!


Download:
Greenpois0n RC5b4 for Mac OS X
Greenpois0n RC5b4 for Windows

Thanks David Johnson

Wish you were asked if you really wanted to send that SMS message or Email? AskToSend does just that. It tweaks the SMS and Mail applications to add a confirmation dialog when you press "Send," asking you if you really want to send the message. For the Mail application, it also has an option to remind if you didn't type in a subject. Pretty neat, eh?

Ask before sending an SMS or Mail message. No more accidentally sent incomplete messages! Very likely this happened to you at least once. This tweak helps you avoiding that. If you tap the "Send" button in Messages or Mail, it will display a confirmation dialog asking you if you really want to send the message. For Mail, it also has an option to remind you if you didn't type in a subject. This tweak directly intergrates into Messages and Mail, and is configurable via Preferences

AskToSend is a very neat tweak, and is available for $0.99USD on Cydia -- You iPhone must be jailbroken.

Here's the deal, developer sbingner (author of TetherMe) has made awesome progress making a new hactivation method that kills two birds with one store for all ultrasn0w unlockers. This tool, "SAM" or "Subscriber Artificial Module" tricks your iPhone and iTunes into creating legit activation tickets even though you're unlocked with ultrasn0w. What does this mean? It means, you get full benefits of push notifications and substantially more battery life.


To use SAM:

• Add http://repo.bingner.com as a repo in Cydia
• Install "SAM" and "SAMPrefs"
• Follow the steps in Troubleshooting/Hacktivated with redsn0w or PwnageTool
• Go to Settings > SAM and touch "De-Activate iPhone"
• Activate with iTunes
• If iTunes says invalid SIM, you will need to manually select the appropriate carrier under one of the methods besides "Automatic" and click on a SIMID.

In addtion, iPhone Dev Team has released Redsn0w 0.9.6 beta 6 to help make it easier to try out SAM. Redsn0w 0.0.6 Beta 6 includes a new "Deactivate" option for the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS -- Use this option **after** you've installed SAM. This will remove this normal patches redsn0w makes to lockdownd and let SAM take over. Soon, sbingner will make a button to do this within SAMPregs.

Downloads:
Redsn0w 0.9.6b6 for Mac OS X Download
Redsn0w 0.9.6b6 for Windows PC Download

- source:
bingner.com
blog.iphone-dev.org

In addition to Redsn0w, iPhone Dev Team also released PwnageTool. PwnageTool is a Mac OS X-only application that allows you to create your own customized ipsw firmware for your iDevice.

Today we’re pleased to announce our free carrier unlock for iPhone3G/3GS owners with a baseband later than 05.13.04. The unlock for that baseband exploited the AT+XAPP command, thanks to a crash initially discovered by @sherif_hashim (@Oranav also found this crash). So what hole are we exploiting today, since Apple closed that AT+XAPP hole? Well, we’re exploiting the exact same hole!

It turns out that the very first iPad firmware 3.2.2 has baseband version 06.15.00 still vulnerable to AT+XAPP. The iPad baseband is built for the exact same baseband chip as the iPhone3G/3GS — they’re fully compatible! Some of us have been running 06.15 for weeks now on our iPhones in preparation for this release. (And some have known about this possibility of 06.15 on the iPhones for a while — kudos to @w1kedZ and @DHowett for keeping it hush!)

SIMPLIFIED ROUTE #2 (PwnageTool for OSX):

1. Read and fully understand the warning below.
2. If you have an old-bootrom 3GS and are already unlockable but want to get to 4.2.1, please wait til we release an “unofficial” bundle for you. Read no further.
3. Download updated 3GS bundle.
4. Download this IPSW (iPad 3.2.2 ipsw)
5. Run PwnageTool to create a custom 4.1 IPSW. Tell it you want to use the iPad baseband you just downloaded. Restore to this custom IPSW.
6. Install ultrasn0w through Cydia
7. Enjoy!

WARNING — YOU DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK! PLEASE UNDERSTAND THE CONSEQUENCES OF UPDATING TO 06.15.

There is no way to come back down from 06.15, and there’s no hiding the baseband version from Apple. You’ll be voiding your warranty in a very obvious way.
If some future baseband comes out with a critical fix, you won’t be able to update to it if it remains down in the 05.xx sequence (then again, you wouldn’t update to it if you wanted to keep your unlock anyway).
Starting with FW 4.2.1 if you have 06.15 on your iPhone you won’t ever be able to restore to stock firmware (it will fail). You’ll need to only restore to custom IPSWs (then again, if you’re unlocker you should already be doing that).
Certainly don’t update to 06.15 if you don’t need to! Only do this if you need the unlock and you’re stuck on 05.14 or 05.15, and you’re willing to assume the above risks.

From iPhone Dev Team:

There’s an error in the bundle for the iPhone3GS 4.1 that prevents the new baseband from being used. If you know your way around OSX, please download the fixed bundle, and unzip it if Safari hasn’t already done so. Then “Show Package Contents” of PwnageTool.app, navigate to Contents->Resources->FirmwareBundles and drop it there. Otherwise, please wait for the updated PwnageTool, or the OSX version of redsn0w coming soon.

In addition:

For those Mac users with an old-bootrom 3GS who really know what they’re doing, here’s a minimal 3GS 4.2.1 bundle that will get you to 4.2.1 without updating your baseband. Be sure to uncheck “Activate the iPhone” using Expert mode. To actually jailbreak after you’ve restored with the help of that bundle, please use redsn0w. If you don’t know how to drop a bundle into PwnageTool.app, please hold off on 4.2.1 until it’s untethered for everyone

Remember, use strictly at your own risk!

Download:
PwnageTool v4.1.3 Unlock Edition For Mac OS X
PwnageTool v4.1.3 3GS 4.2.1 Bundle Fix
PwnageTool v4.1.3 3GS 4.1 Bundle fix
iPad iOS 3.2.2 ipsw download