The 10 Best Jailbreak Apps of 2010

by Jeff Benjamin on Dec 27, 2010

Every year, there are multitudes among multitudes of apps and tweaks released for jailbroken iPhones. Similar to the App Store, some are worth more of your attention than others.

In 2010, we’ve looked in-depth at more apps, more tweaks, and more mods than ever before, with the goal of keeping our readers completely in the know.

Now, we’d like to take some time to reflect on our favorite jailbreak apps of 2010. Being included on this list doesn’t necessarily mean the app was released in 2010, it just means that it was amongst our most utilized of this year. Drumroll, please…

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RedSn0w 0.9.7b3 Untethered Jailbreak is Out, Fixes Even More Bugs

by Sebastien on Dec 27, 2010

It looks like the Dev Team is working day and night on the RedSn0w untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1. They first released the tool on Sunday but it came with a few major issues. They quickly released a second beta version last night and now they are shipping a third version that supposedly fixes even more bugs.

RedSn0w 0.9.7b3 should fix problems with FaceTime, WinterBoard, and embedded videos in iTunes… Read More

 

Easily Rename Your iPhone App Icons From The Springboard With Icon Renamer

by Alex Heath on Dec 27, 2010

Earlier this year, we reported on a Cydia tweak called “Rename” that allowed you to easily rename an app’s icon name. Since then, the tweak has seemed to vanish from the Cydia Store. Luckily, there is a new tweak on the block that allows you to rename apps straight on your iPhone, and it’s even easier than Rename.

Icon Renamer, by the renowned Cydia developer Ryan Petrich, is a new Cydia tweak that allows you to rename icons from your iPhone springboard in the simplest way possible. There’s nothing to the actual tweak, it integrates itself into your iPhone springboard…

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StickWars 2 iPhone Game Review

by Sebastien on Dec 27, 2010

StickWars 2 created by Pinger, is the sequel to the popular Stick Wars game. I was impressed by the first game so I thought I would check out the sequel. If you are unfamiliar with Stick Wars, it was a popular castle defense game in which you must protect your castle against a never-ending army of stickmen. For those who used to spend your days as kids drawing stick men or playing Hangman then this will especially touch your heart.

The concept is pretty straightforward. In this game you must protect your precious castle against hordes of angry stickmen bent on your destruction. The stickmen will be charging at you with different speeds from the right and you will be mainly using your finger as your main form of protection…  Read More

 

RedSn0w Untethered Jailbreak Updated [Fixes Native Apps Crashes]

by Sebastien on Dec 27, 2010

Earlier today, the Dev Team released the beta version of their RedSn0w untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 (see our tutorial here). Like we reported, this untethered jailbreak comes with its fair share of issues, one of the most annoying being that some of the native apps would just crash.

While there are still a bunch of bugs to be worked out, the Dev Team updated RedSn0w to version 0.9.7b2, which fixes this issue where native apps like the app switcher or the iPod app would crash… Read More

 

How to Untether Your iPhone 4.2.1 Jailbreak with RedSn0w

by Jeff Benjamin on Dec 26, 2010

The long-awaited RedSn0w untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 was released earlier today by the iPhone Dev Team. As we mentioned before, it is still a beta version, which means it is very unstable and causes a few noteworthy bugs.

We’re aware that some of you are true dare devils so we thought it’d still be a good idea to post a guide on how to untether your iPhone. This step by step tutorial will show you how to untether your iPhone 4.2.1 using RedSn0w. This only works for the iPhone 4, iPad, and iPod Touch 4G… Read More

 

Warning About RedSn0w Untethered Jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1

by Sebastien on Dec 26, 2010

The Dev Team released RedSn0w 0.9.7b1 this morning, an untethered jailbreak for iPad, iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 4G on iOS 4.2.1. When we first reported about this updated version of RedSn0w, we advised you not to use because it is still in beta, and most importantly, comes with a few issues worth mentioning.

We still think that you should hold off and be patient. A more stable version should be released soon. In the meanwhile, if you are curious about what problems you might encounter after “untethering” your iPhone, here are some of the issues that have been reported: Read More

 

Cydia Now Shows Your iOS 4.2.1 SHSH Blobs

by Sebastien on Dec 26, 2010

If you load up Cydia today you will notice that it is now showing your SHSH blob for iOS 4.2.1. It’s probably due to the recent release of RedSn0w 0.9.6b7, the long-awaited but complicated untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1.

If you don’t see your 4.2.1 blobs in Cydia, maybe you should use TinyUmbrella and make sure you’re 100% ready for any eventuality.

 

Download Redsn0w Beta for iOS 4.2 Untethered Jailbreak

by Jeff Benjamin on Dec 26, 2010

The Dev Team has released their Redsn0w beta, dubbed Redsn0w 0.9.7b1 for iOS 4.2. We wanted to alert our readers, and at the same time provide a word of caution about the beta release.

To quote the Dev Team “This is a beta tester program. It’s not a general release!  Things can go very wrong, so please don’t even consider testing if you have pictures or other media on your device that you haven’t backed up!”

For that reason we recommend you hold off until the official release, especially if you rely on an ultrasn0w carrier unlock…

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Top 10 iPhone News You Might Have Missed This Week

by Sebastien on Dec 26, 2010

Here is a summary of the most popular articles that were published on iDB this past week. Make sure to share them on Twitter and Facebook!

 
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