How to Save iOS 5 SHSH Blobs and Create Custom Firmware to Downgrade iOS 5.x Using iFaith

By Jeff Benjamin on Dec 5, 2011

As we told you yesterday, iFaith — the Windows based tool that allows you to manage SHSH blobs on all devices sans the iPhone 4S — has been updated with the ability to save iOS 5.x blobs, and create custom firmware that you can use to downgrade your iOS 5 device.

It works very similar to RedSn0w’s stitching feature, except the big difference here is that it encompasses Apple’s APTicket and features iOS 5 compatibility.

Up until now it was impossible to downgrade an iOS 5.x device to a previous version of iOS 5. That’s no longer the case, as our video tutorial shows you inside… Read More

 

How to Get Siri Dictation on Your Mac or PC [Video]

By Jeff Benjamin on Nov 29, 2011

Earlier we told you about the update to TouchPad, a VNC remote control app for iOS devices. It’s a well known app in itself, but this latest update is sure to make a few people ecstatic.

Indeed, Edovia — the highly esteemed developers behind this and other great apps, like Screens — has updated TouchPad to allow Siri dictation between an iPhone 4S and a Mac, Windows, or even Linux machine if that suits your fancy.

Check out our video demonstration inside… Read More

 

How to Use iTunes Match: The Complete Walkthrough

By Jeff Benjamin on Nov 14, 2011

After a little bit of a delay, iTunes Match was released to the public today. iTunes Match is a service that’s built into the latest version of iTunes. It lets you match, upload, and play music on a variety of different devices.

This is an extremely cool service that allows you to take your entire iTunes library with you on the go, even if you have a measly 8GB iPhone.

Unfortunately, we don’t think that Apple has done a very good job explaining the full benefits of iTunes Match. For that reason, we’ve created this ultimate iTunes Match tutorial, FAQ, and video walkthrough… Read More

 

How to Jailbreak iOS 5.0.1 Final With RedSn0w

By Jeff Benjamin on Nov 10, 2011

Apple released iOS 5.0.1 to the public today, and with it comes the need to jailbreak. Fortunately, we’ve got that need covered using the latest version of RedSn0w 0.9.9b8.

Keep in mind that many are warning those wishing to jailbreak to stay away from iOS 5.0.1 — especially iPhone 4S owners and those who have no way to downgrade firmware back to a prior version.

This is a tethered jailbreak, so those wanting untethered only need not apply. But if you’re happy to use tethered to hold you over until then and if you’ve read all of the warning labels, check out our video tutorial that shows your how to jailbreak iOS 5.0.1 inside… Read More

 

How to Download Deb Files From Cydia

By Jeff Benjamin on Nov 10, 2011

It’s easy to venture into Cydia and download your favorite apps and tweaks, but what if you want to save the files that you download for backup or later use?

There are tools like PKGBackup that save the links to the apps and tweaks that you have on your device, but it’s not as straightforward to backup and save the actual .deb files responsible for installing the packages that we use.

What to do? In the following video tutorial, I’ll show you how to easily download deb files using OpenSSH and a handy FTP client… Read More

 

How to Install OpenSSH on Your iPhone

By Jeff Benjamin on Nov 10, 2011

If you’re a jailbreaker, then you realize how important OpenSSH is to the jailbreak community and you likely use it often.

But if you’re new to the world of jailbreaking, you might not see the benefit right off hand.

This video tutorial not only shows you how to install OpenSSH onto your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, but why it’s beneficial as well… Read More

 

How to Jailbreak iOS 5.0.1 Beta 2 With RedSn0w

By Jeff Benjamin on Nov 4, 2011

Am I imagining things, or did iOS 5.0.1 beta 1 just drop a few days ago? Now we already have iOS 5.0.1 beta 2?

Either way, it’s no big deal for jailbreakers, because as noted, iOS 5.0.1 beta 2 can be jailbroken using the latest version of RedSn0w.

Inside, we’ll show you how to do so on video… Read More

 

How to Forward Push Notifications to Your Mac or PC Using ‘GrowlNotifier’

By Jeff Benjamin on Nov 3, 2011

Wouldn’t it be awesome if you could forward all of your iPhone’s push notifications to your Mac or PC? Well now you can, if your iDevice is jailbroken.

GrowlNotifier is a free jailbreak tweak that allows you to easily forward all of your push notifications to your Mac or PC with just a few easy to configure steps.

Check inside for a video walkthrough and tutorial… Read More

 

How to Jailbreak iOS 5.0.1 With RedSn0w

By Jeff Benjamin on Nov 3, 2011

If you’re a developer and you’ve taken the plunge to update to iOS 5.0.1 beta, we confirmed earlier that you can jailbreak the bleeding edge firmware.

Now we’ll show you how to jailbreak iOS 5.0.1 on video using RedSn0w. You will need your iOS 5.0 firmware, since RedSn0w has not been updated to recognize 5.0.1 yet.

Other than that small little detail, jailbreaking iOS 5.0.1 with RedSn0w is a cinch… Read More

 

How to Enable iTunes Match on Apple TV 2 [Video]

By Jeff Benjamin on Nov 2, 2011

So by now you’ve probably heard the news: Apple has released iTunes 10.5.1 beta 2, and along with it comes iTunes Match Support for Apple TV 2.

But how do you go about enabling iTunes match on the Apple TV? It’s actually much easier than one would expect.

Check out our video demonstration of iTunes Match on Apple TV inside… Read More

 

How to Fix iBooks on a Jailbroken iOS 5 Device

By Jeff Benjamin on Oct 25, 2011

Yesterday, a book about Steve Jobs was released; perhaps you’ve heard of it?

Sadly, if you’re an iBooks reader with a jailbroken iOS 5 device, you won’t be doing too much catching up on the late Apple CEO’s affairs, or otherwise.

That’s because iBooks crashes on iOS 5 devices that are jailbroken, rendering it quite useless. Fortunately, there is a workaround. Check out the video tutorial inside, for an in-depth walkthrough on the fix… Read More

 

Untethered Jailbreak vs. Tethered Jailbreak vs. SemiTethered Jailbreak — What’s the Difference?

By Jeff Benjamin on Oct 22, 2011

The age old questions remain: What’s an untethered jailbreak? Why is a tethered jailbreak undesirable?

What’s a tethered boot? Why does my iPhone keep rebooting over and over after I jailbreak?

If you’ve ever asked one of these questions, or you’re still looking for answers, then step inside to learn, and contribute your knowledge to the discussion… Read More

 

How to Semi Untether Jailbreak iOS 5 [Video Tutorial]

By Jeff Benjamin on Oct 22, 2011

For those of you clamoring for an untethered jailbreak for iOS 5, you’ve now got a great compromise to hold you over — SemiTether.

As we reported, SemiTether is a new jailbreak tweak that will allow you to get closest to an iOS 5 untethered jailbreak without actually being an untethered jailbreak.

Inside, we’ll show you exactly what you need to do to take advantage of this remarkable little tool. If your iOS 5 installation is jailbroken, you don’t want to miss this! Read More

 

How to Enable WinterBoard Notification Center Themes

By Jeff Benjamin on Oct 20, 2011

So you downloaded that pretty Aluminum Notification Center theme mentioned in our iOS 5 WinterBoard video walkthrough, and it didn’t work; now what?

Fortunately there’s a workaround for the Notification Center theme issue, as many people made me aware of after our video went live late last night.

Inside, I’ll show you how to enable Notification Center themes on your iOS 5 device, using a handy workaround… Read More

 

How to Preserve Your Baseband For iOS 5 Unlock on Windows Using Sn0wBreeze

By Jeff Benjamin on Oct 13, 2011

If you’re looking to preserve your iPhone’s baseband when upgrading to iOS 5 on a Windows machine, then Sn0wBreeze is your ticket to baseband freedom.

Preserving your unlockable baseband is integral to being able to unlock your phone when an updated version of UltraSn0w is released tomorrow.

Windows users, this one’s for you. Check inside for the full video tutorial that shows how to preserve your baseband, while upgrading to iOS 5 using Windows… Read More

 

How to Preserve Your Baseband For Unlock When Upgrading to iOS 5

By Jeff Benjamin on Oct 13, 2011

Want to update your iPhone 4 or iPhone 3GS to iOS 5, but need to preserve your unlockable baseband for a future UltraSn0w unlock?

Early this morning, the Dev Team released an update to RedSn0w, which as we told you, incorporates some of the baseband preservation features normally found in PwnageTool.

Inside, you’ll find an easy to follow video walkthrough that shows you how to preserve your baseband for a soon to be released UltraSn0w unlock… Read More

 

How to Enable Jailbreak Widgets in iOS 5

By Jeff Benjamin on Oct 12, 2011

So, you went ahead and took the plunge and jailbroke your iDevice running iOS 5. Now what?

It’s time to install some awesome Notification Center jailbreak widgets, that’s what! But before you begin your download frenzy, check out this video tutorial that shows you how to enable jailbreak widgets on iOS 5… Read More

 

How to Jailbreak iOS 5 Final With RedSn0w [Video]

By Jeff Benjamin on Oct 12, 2011

iOS 5 is finally available to the public, and fortunately, it can be jailbroken with only a few simple steps.

As of now, this is a tethered jailbreak, which means you must perform a tethered boot when rebooting your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad 1.

Inside, we’ll show you step-by-step how to jailbreak iOS 5 with RedSn0w 0.9.9b3… Read More

 

How to Accurately Track Your iPhone 4S When Apple’s Order Page Says “Preparing for Shipment”

By Jeff Benjamin on Oct 11, 2011

Needless to say, the last few days have been both frustrating and exciting. Exciting because I was among the first to order my iPhone 4S on Friday morning; frustrating because Apple’s order status page still reads “Preparing for Shipment”.

This wouldn’t be so annoying if it weren’t for the fact that most of the iDB staff received shipment notifications a while ago.

I know, first world problems indeed, but a problem it was. Thankfully, there’s a quick and easy way to gather accurate results about the whereabouts of your new iPhone 4S. I show you how in this video tutorial… Read More

 

How to Get Settings for iOS 5 Jailbreak Tweaks [Updated]

By Jeff Benjamin on Oct 9, 2011

Update: Video and download pulled. Apparently this file is not officially approved by the developer, and it was stolen/illegal/unlicensed. I apologize for the inconvenience, but we don’t want to wrong the hard working members of the community. I hope you understand.

One of the main reasons that people have shied away from the iOS 5 jailbreak, besides the obvious tethered nature, is the lack of settings for their favorite tweaks. This makes their favorite tweaks severely maimed, or utterly useless.

The following tutorial shows how to update your PreferenceLoader which will in turn enable settings for tweaks on iOS 5. Keep in mind that an update PreferenceLoader should be coming anyway, with the release of iOS 5 on October 12th. For those who just can’t bare to wait any longer, this tutorial is for you… Read More

 
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