Want a cool Nexus One theme for iPhone and iPod Touch? Then Great Nexus One winterboard theme is just for you. The theme comes with animated background wallpaper for iPhone and iPod Touch. Here’s a screenshot:
To download Great Nexus One theme for iPhone, open Cydia and search for “Great Nexus One”. You will need to:
Jailbreak iPhone 4.2.1 with redsn0w 0.9.6 Beta 4 or with PwnageTool 4.1.3. Here are our guides:
Jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 with Redsn0w or with PwnageTool.
Jay Freeman aka Saurik has confirmed that Cydia for Mac OS X could release soon. So this means you’d be able to jailbreak Mac OS X and install Mac Cydia which will allow you to get the kind of apps that Apple won’t allow in Mac App Store.
While speaking at 360|MacDev, Saurik said:
There are well over 30,000 packages available for iOS, and a lot of open source material can be downloaded from Cydia. He refers to Cydia as a store for things that are not apps, but extensions of what iOS devices can do.
Freeman felt that the same type of store would be useful for Mac OS X devices; the result is a Mac Cydia, which will be available “within weeks.” With today’s news that the Mac App Store will not support in-app purchases, something that is critical to the freemium app model that is so successful in the iOS world, a Mac Cydia might be just the web store for a number of Mac developers.
So, expect Mac Cydia to release in weeks.
via TUAW
Want to activate iPhone 4 without SIM? Subscriber Artificial Module (SAM) lets you activate iOS 4.2.1 and 4.1 without stock SIM. It works well to activate iPhone 3GS and 3G as well. Although recently released PwnageTool 4.1.3 and redsn0w 0.9.6 beta 5 along with ultrasn0w 1.2 can take care of iOS 4.2.1 unlock on iPhone 3GS and 3G, you may have to face battery drain issues. SAM will help you minimize the battery drain problems, especially with 3G networks. Here is simple step by step guide that will help you activate iPhone 4, 3GS and 3G with SAM:
Restore to iOS 4.1 or iOS 4.2.1 firmware (if you haven’t already).
Jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 with redsn0w 0.9.6 beta 4 or PwnageTool. Jailbreak iPhone 4 4.1 with Limera1n, Greenpois0n tool.
Run redsn0w 0.9.6 Beta 6 and select the option “Deactivate iPhone”
Alternatively, you can install OpenSSH and run stockify to deactivate. Redsn0w is easier of both though.
Apple iOS 4.2.1 firmware changes the iPad orientation lock button to the mute button like in iPhone. If you find it annoying, NoMute for iPad gets hardware orientation lock back for you and converts iPad 4.2.1 mute button to orientation lock button again like in iPad 3.2.2. You’ll need to jailbreak iPad 4.2.1 first though, then you can head to Cydia to get NoMute for iPad. Redsn0w 0.9.6 Beta 4 is the only jailbreak available for iOS 4.2.1 on iPad at the moment and it is tethered.
Want to SSH into 4.2.1 iOS powered device? Cydia doesn’t work on iOS 4.2.1 as yet but you can install OpenSSH without Cydia. Latest Redsn0w 0.9.6 Beta 3 lets you install jailbreak apps onto your device without Cydia. Here is the step by step guide to help you installing OpenSSH without Cydia:
Before you Begin:
Step 1: Jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 GM with Redsn0w 0.9.6
Step 2: Launch Redsn0w 0.9.6 B3
Step 3: Click “Browse” and select the iOS 4.2.1 IPSW. Redsn0w will process the firmware.
Step 4: In the options screen, select “Install custom bundle”. A window will pop-up asking for location of the package that you want installed, select the tgz file.
Step 5: Connect your device to the computer while it’s turned off.
Step 6: Now follow the on-screen instructions to put your device in DFU mode.
That’s it. Your device will reboot and you’ll be able to SSH into iOS 4.2.1 device once it starts.
iPhone Dev Team has released Redsn0w 0.9.6 B3. Previously, redsn0w 0.9.6 Beta 2 enabled users to jailbreak iOS 4.1 as well as to jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 GM on iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch.
Unfortunately though, Cydia is not iOS 4.2.x compatible so when you download redsn0w 0.9.6 Beta 3, you can manually install packages into your idevice without needing Cydia. According to iPhone Dev Team:
We’ve made some updates to redsn0w to make it easier for jailbreak developers (and tinkerers) to get their programs ready for 4.2.1. As noted in Update #2 above, the public version of Cydia (and MobileSubstrate too!) is not 4.2.1-compatible. redsn0w will now let you install your own custom bundles independent of Cydia (the bundle can actually be Cydia if you’ve compiled it on your own). These bundles can be up to 15MB in size, and should be in the form of a gzip-compressed tar file.
This release is strictly for jailbreak app developers to test their apps for iOS 4.2.1 GM but you can get a ride of it anyway.
MuscleNerd of iPhone Dev Team have posted a teaser of a major Cydia update with an updated new Cydia screenshot as seen below:
MuscleNerd tweeted this screenshot saying:
Both @chpwn and @saurik have been burning the midnight oil prepping for updated version of Cydia
Can’t wait for a refreshing new look Cydia with improved performance.
MewSeek for iPhone has been updated to version 2.5. New version makes MewSeek iOS4 compatible with support for retina display and fixing some issues. So the users who kept wondering why MewSeek crashes on iOS 4 should now be happy as the new version will work just fine. MewSeek is the tool that allows you to sync your music without iTunes. It makes it easy to download music over WiFi, 3G or EDGE.
MewSeek 2.5 is available in Cydia for download under BigBoss repo. You will need to jailbreak iphone first before you can use MewSeek. iOS 4.0.1 is currently jailbreakable using jailbreakme.
SwirlyMMS for iPad is here. This much-anticipated Cydia app lets you send MMS & SMS from iPad 3G. iPad, originally, didn’t have SMS/MMS functionality however there was hope right after the release of Spirit jailbreak for iPad as a video was posted. Now with SwirlyMMS, you can receive and send MMS & SMS on iPad 3G. Here is all that you need to know:
Price: SwirlyMMS costs $12.
What You Need:
Step 1: Jailbreak iPad with JailbreakMe
Step 2: Run Cydia and go to “Search” Tab
Step3: Type SwirlyMMS, app should appear in results.
Step 4: Tap on it and install it.
Enjoy sending and receiving SMS/MMS from iPad 3G.
Recently released iOS 4.0.1 jailbreak uses PDF exploit to access your iPhone and patch iOS 4.0.1. Since the browser based jailbreak tool uses this critical exploit in Safari for iPhone, users are definite to feel vulnerable to security loophole. Using this vulnerability, hackers can make you download a PDF (without you knowing about it) that may install malicious code on iPhone.
iOS 4.0.1 PDF Exploit Warner
Since the JailbreakMe tool is now public, you can use PDF Loading Warner for iPhone or iPad from Cydia. This little tool will notify you each time a website attempts to make you download a PDF, so you can decide whether or not to download it.
How to Install PDF Loading Warner:
Step 1: Jailbreak iPhone with JailbreakMe
Step 2: Open Cydia and go to “Search” Tab
Step 3: Search for ”PDF Loading Warner”
Step 4: Install the app
That’s it. Now you can safely browse from Safari for iPhone without being fearful of getting hit by malicious code.