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4S Jailbreak coming in a few days
01 month ago
For all you iPhone 4S users stuck on the official iOS , your wait is very nearly over as the A5 chip is now confirmed as being jailbroken. The combined forces of pod2g and the other big guns in the ‘iOS security research field’ have managed to break the A5 out of the sandbox. This effectively means that the jailbreakers have managed to gain full access to the A5 chip that powers the iPhone 4S and the iPad 2 and have been able to make changes to the source code outside of the development area.
A timescale for the newest jailbreak is still not confirmed but now we know it is possible, it shouldn’t be too far away.
Cracking the A5 chip may even open up the way for a Siri port to earlier iPhones and iPads however it looks like the bigger More >
iOS 5 Jailbreak Issues
01 month ago
It didn’t take us too long to update out iPhone 4 with the latest untethered jailbreak from Redsn0w, so a few niggles here and there are to be expected – especially as this jailbreak uses a new exploit. I started to notice a few issues with the iOS5 jailbreak straight away. Although the jailbreak process was very simple this time, getting things working again was a bit trickier.
Straight away, Cydia didn’t install properly and left me with a white icon that wouldn’t launch. To get Cydia running I needed to reboot the iPhone and then it was fine. Next I redownloaded X-Backup. I had this on my iPhone running the iOS 4.3.3 jailbreak and it is supposed to backup all of the Cydia sources and installed programs, so when you upgrade your jailbreak you can reinstall the app, launch the backup and More >
@Comex says Fastra1n is a fake untethered iOS 5 Jailbreak
04 months ago
Watch out kids, the internet is buzzing with a new untethered iOS 5 jailbreak called FastRa1n, but this is a confirmed scam and is unfortunately fake. While we at iphonefan.co.uk haven’t tried to use Fastra1n, the question was asked of a respected member from the iPhone DEV team, @comex, who confirmed this is fake.
A tethered iOS 5 jailbreak is available and works well, however it does rely on attaching your iPhone to your computer everytime you need to reboot it, and as iOS 5 is new, there will be Apps that aren’t compatible and cause the device to crash, so even if you don’t usually ever reboot, there is a strong chance you will if you are running iOS 5.
Untethered jailbreaks are always made available at no cost from the various teams that release these things, so the fact that this Fastra1n is only More >
Jailbreak and Unlock your iPhone for Free
0This guide is all you should need to Jailbreak your iPhone 4 (and iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch and iPad!) and then unlock your iPhone to use any provider.
Jailbreak and unlock your iPhone for free in just a few easy steps.
I’m going to repeat that important note – you DO NOT NEED TO PAY ANYTHING to Jailbreak and Unlock your iPhone. All of this is 100% free.
1. Jailbreak your iPhone
It just got very simple to jailbreak: When on your iPhone, browse to http://www.jailbreakme.com/ and follow the instructions. This is such an easy way of Jailbreaking and will work on the following iDevices:
- iPad1: 4.3 through 4.3.3
- iPad2: 4.3.3
- iPhone3GS: 4.3 through 4.3.3
- iPhone4: 4.3 through 4.3.3
- iPhone4-CDMA: 4.2.6 through 4.2.8
- iPod touch 3g: 4.3, 4.3.2, 4.3.3
- iPod touch 4g: 4.3 through 4.3.3
2. Unlock your iPhone Important – before you start to More >
How to Delete the Hidden iPhone Tracking Data
010 months ago
It was recently revealed that iPhones have a hidden data file called consolidated.db that stores information on the location of the iPhone, and therefore provides a database of your movements. It is still not known what this file is used for, as Apple have not commented, but it is clear that the file is not sent back to Apple at any point so fears over privacy are not as bad as they might seem.
The real issue for iPhone users is that the file is not encrypted and is accessible by jailbreaking your iPhone and downloading to any PC.
The problem here is that a jealous spouse, or a sneaky boss (if you have a work iPhone) can easily get this file from your phone and see exactly where you have been, and how long you were there.
If your iPhone got lost or stolen, a criminal could use this file to More >