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Jan 31
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Install OS7 – Windows Phone 7 (WP7) Theme for iPhone & iPod Touch (iOS)

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Want a WP7 theme for iPhone or iPod Touch? With OS7, you get a Windows Phone 7 style theme for iPhone and iPod Touch. It works only if you have jailbroken your iPhone. Here’s the guide:

Before you Begin:

Step 1: Open Cydia, search and install Backboard

Step 2: Take complete backup with Backboard and name it “Default”

Step 3: Open this link in Safari: backboard://http://wyndrepo.googlecode.com/files/OS7Beta.zip

Step 4: Let the download complete

Step 5: Now head to Backboard, enable OS7 theme and do a respring.

That’s all. You should have OS7 theme installed on your device. If you wish to go back to original iPhone theme, you can do so by enabling the backup that you created in step 2.

Here’s a video that shows OS7, Windows Phone 7 (WP7) theme for iOS, in action:

Jan 19
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No UDID? Install iOS 4.3 Beta 2 on iPhone, iPad & iPod without UDID

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Want to to install iOS 4.3 on iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch without UDID? You can try a workaround to update to iOS 4.3 Beta 2 without developers account.

WARNING: We haven’t tested this method personally and can’t guarantee if this will work. Try this at your own risk.

DISCLAIMER: Apple iOS Betas are meant for iOS developers only. If you are a developer, you will have the UDID. If otherwise, we do not recommend non-developers to try and install iOS 4.3 Beta 2. You should rather head to Apple Developer Center and join the developer program (that’s only $99 a year) to have access to all iOS Betas.

Install iOS 4.3 Beta 2 on iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch

Before you Begin:

Step 1: Load the downloaded iOS 4.3 beta 2 IPSW to your device (see how to load custom IPSW)

Step 2: Jailbreak with redsn0w 0.9.6 RC8

Step 3: SSH into iPhone using iFunBox or WinCSP on Windows or CyberDuck on Mac

Step 4: In iPhone file hierarchy, navigate to /System/Library/CoreServices

Step 5: Locate the file named SystemVersion.plist, open it with text editor and remove the following lines:

<key>ReleaseType</key>

<string>Beta</string>

Step 6: Reboot your device and activate with iTunes.

Jan 18
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Apple Q1 2011 Earnings: $6 Billion Profit, $26.74 Billion Earnings

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Apple Q1 2011 earnings have been announced. As expected, it’s been a record breaking Quarter for Apple where it made Q1 earnings grew by 78 percent while revenue grew by 71 percent. Here are some stats:

Apple Q1 2011 Earnings

Revenue: $26.74 billion

Earnings: $6 billion ($6.43 per share)

Macs sold: 4.13 million

iPhones sold: 16.24 million

iPods sold: 19.45 million

iPads sold: 7.33 million

Apple 1Q2011 results are great. Let’s see if this phenomenal growth continues while CEO Steve Jobs is on medical leave.

Jan 13
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How to Downgrade iOS 4.3 to 4.2.1, 4.1 or 3.2.2 iOS [iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch]

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Apple has released iOS 4.3 Beta 1 already. If you update to iOS 4.3, you wouldn’t be able to downgrade 4.3 to 4.2.1, 3.2.2 or any older versions. This is possible only if you have saved your iOS SHSH blobs. Go through our TinyUmbrella 4.2.1 tutorial to save iOS 4.2.1 SHSH blobs before updating iPhone or iPad to 4.3 iOS.

Here is the guide:

Downgrade iOS 4.3 to 4.2.1, 4.1 or 3.2.2

What you need:

Preliminary Steps:

  1. Go to etc folder. On Windows: “C:windowssystem32driversetc”. On Mac: Go > Go to Folder > /etc.
  2. Open the “hosts” file in a text editor.
  3. Move to the end of the file and add “74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com” to the file (without quotes).
  4. Save the file.

Step 1: Connect your device to the computer while its turned off

Step 2: Put your device in DFU mode, to do that follow these steps while your device is OFF:

  1. Press Power + Home buttons for 10 seconds
  2. Release Power button but continue holding Home button
  3. Your device screen will turn blank and you will see a message in iTunes saying: “iTunes has detected an iPhone in recovery mode. You must restore this iPhone before it can be used with iTunes.”.

Step 3: Once in DFU mode, select your device from left sidebar in iTunes

iTunes Restore

Step 4: Windows Users: Press and hold Shift button and click on Restore in iTunes

Mac Users: Press and hold Alt button and click on Restore in iTunes

Step 5: A pop-up will appear asking for location of iOS IPSW that you want to load in connected device

Step 6: Browse for iOS 4.2.1, iOS 4.1 or any other iOS IPSW and press Ok.

iTunes will install the selected iOS firmware on your device.

Step 7: If you see an error saying: “iPhone could not be restored. An unknown error occurred.”, ignore it.

Step 8: If your device gets stuck in recovery:

  • Start TinyUmbrella
  • Select your device from left sidebar (in TinyUmbrella)
  • Click on “Exit Recovery” button (top-right)

Your device will now boot normally.

This way you can downgrade to 4.2.1, 4.1 as well as can downgrade to iPad 3.2.2.

Jan 01
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Fix iPhone Alarm Clock Bug iOS 4.2.1

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iPhone-Alarm-Clock

Apple iPhone iOS Alarm Clock bug prevents your iDevices to say good morning to you in the new year. While reasons are not known, you can fix iPhone alarm clock bug, thankfully. And, there’s no app for that. The bug will fix itself by January 3, 2011 however if you want to fix it before Monday morning, set it to repeat. If you don’t know, here’s how to do it:

  1. Go to iPhone Alarm Clock app
  2. Tap the “Edit” button (on top-left") if you want to edit an existing alarm OR the “+” button (top-right) if you want to add new alarm
  3. Select an Alarm you want to edit
  4. Tap on “Repeat”
  5. Select the days that you want the alarm to be repeated
  6. Save the Alarm

Apple might release an update to fix iOS Alarm Clock bug.

via Engadget

Dec 12
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Great Nexus One Theme for iPhone

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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:

Great Nexus One Theme for iPhone

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.

Nov 08
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FaceIt-3GS: How to Enable FaceTime on iPhone 3GS

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Want FaceTime on 3GS? A jailbreak tweak called FaceIt-3GS lets you enable FaceTime on iPhone 3GS. You will need to jailbreak iPhone 3GS 4.1. After jailbreaking, you can get FaceIt-3GS tweak from Cydia and enable FaceTime on iPhone 3GS. To get it, you need to add iPhoneIslam repo in Cydia:

  1. Open Cydia and Move to Manage tab.
  2. Tap on “Sources” and then on “Edit” (Top right corner in “Sources”)
  3. Now tap on “Add” (Top left corner)
  4. A text field will pop-up. Enter “http://apps.iphoneislam.com” in there and hit the “Add” button.
  5. Now move to “Search” tab and search for FaceIt-3GS.
  6. Install the tweak to your iPhone 3GS.
  7. That’s it. Now you can use FaceTime on 3GS.

iPhoneIslam Repo

Note: This tweak isn’t tested so we’re not sure if it will work or not. You can try it out but if things don’t work well for you, we’re not to blame.

If you need help jailbreaking iPhone 3GS, you can jailbreak 3GS with limera1n, greenpois0n or Redsn0w 0.9.6. Let us know in comments if it works out for you. We’ll test it out personally and will let you guys know our experience.

Sep 30
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Userland iDroid Installation & Android on iPhone 4 Coming Soon?

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Android on iPhone 4 could become reality with userland based installation. We’ve got clear word about Userland iDroid install to bring Android on older devices. However there’s not enough hint to believe that Android port on newer devices like iPhone 4 and 3GS could be possible.

Cpich3G, who’s been working with PlanetBeing on “Linux on iPhone” project, tweeted this:

another step towards installing android from userland :) – patched kernel to allow nor flash. Now why is it causing overflow with openiboot?

and then after couple of days(Sep 29):

Patched kernel to accept oversized NOR images, lucky there is room left – 1 step closer to userland idroid installation (for older devices)

This confirms that the devs are making good progress on enabling Android on iPhone installation from userland (not from kernel). Cpich3g has specifically mentioned “for older devices” which puts newer devices out of context for a while. What gives you hope with Android on iPhone 4 and other newer devices is Pod2G’s tweet when someone asked:

@pod2g Does this mean we’ll see Android on the iPhone 4 soon?

Pod2G replied:

yeah, why not ? :)

It’s still not certain though, but who needs Android on their iPhones?

And in case you didn’t know, Android port is available for iPhone 2G and iPhone 3G already.

Sep 16
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How to Hard Restore iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch

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At times you may need to hard restore iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Common reason to perform a hard restore would be repeated crashes or in case you brick your device and it’s stuck on Apple logo, not starting up. Done with the “when” part? Let’s now proceed on the “How” part:

How to Hard Restore iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch

Step 1: Connect your iPhone / iPad / iPod Touch with computer

Step 2: Turn of your device

Step 3: Press and Hold Power + Home buttons together until you see following message on iTunes:

iPhone-DFU-mode

Your iPhone / iPad screen will look like this:

iPhone-in-DFU-mode

Step 4: Press “Ok” to the iTunes message. Now you’ll see a restore button in iTunes, don’t yet click it. Windows Users: Press and hold Shift key and click on Restore button. For Mac: Press and hold Shift key and click on Restore button.

Step 5: iTunes will ask for location of IPSW to load, select your firmware IPSW and press Ok.

Step 6: iTunes will confirm if you want to restore to selected firmware, confirm!

Step 7: Now iTunes will process the IPSW installation, let it complete. That’s all.

If you face any problems, try loading IPSW in DFU mode or let us know in comments.

Sep 15
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iOS 4.2 Beta for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch Released to Developers (iOS 4.2 Beta Build: 8C5091e)

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iOS-4.2-beta

Apple has just released iOS 4.2 beta for iPad, iPhoe and iPod Touch. The much awaited iOS 4.2 brings multi-tasking and folders on iPad along with many other features like Wireless Printing, AirPlay etc. Final version of iOS 4.2 is set to release in November, it’s a beta release that is strictly for developers and can be downloaded from Apple Developer Center. You will need to have an account there to be able to download iOS 4.2 Beta.

Download iOS 4.2 Beta from Dev Center