Sometimes it seems that Cydia updates can take forever. For slower devices, it may be normal. But if you see errors while downloading or if the update takes more than five minutes, there may be a solution.
Before you start this method, you will need to have APT Strict installed. If you have CyDelete installed, then you already have this. Otherwise, make sure Cydia is set to Developer mode, search for it and install...
If you are new to jailbreaking, you are likely to hear the term SSH thrown around quite a bit. For troubleshooting it's essential; for everything else it's very useful.
So what is it? Simply put, it's an advanced way to connect to the iPhone. Also known for it's uses in SFTP, IMAPS, POP3S, etc., SSH is a protocol short for Secure Shell that gives us an encrypted and secure tunnel between two devices.
One of the problems with using the iPhone 4 on an unofficial carrier is you lose the ability to FaceTime. Enter MiTime. MiTime is an application available for jailbroken iPhones that activates FaceTime on unlocked iPhone 4s that are running on unofficial/unsupported carriers, such as T-Mobile USA.
The app was first introduced back in August of 2010 and now it has been updated with support for iOS 4.1 and 4.2.1. It works by sending two international SMS messages to activate FaceTime. It is currently the only way to activate FaceTime on unofficial carriers, and in my opinion, it’s definitely worth it.
Follow the guide below to activate FaceTime on your unlocked iPhone 4...
Apple's App Store has had unprecedented success since its release in July of 2008. 2011 marks the App Store's 3rd birthday, and it looks like Apple will celebrate by hitting 10,000,000,000 downloads. The App Store has averaged over 3 billion downloads per year since 2008. As a comparison, it took iTunes 8 years to reach that same level of success.
In fact, just last year, iTunes celebrated in the same fashion with its own 10 billion downloads countdown. The lucky person that downloaded the 10 billionth song received a $10,000 iTunes gift card.
The one billionth App Store app was downloaded in April of 2009, which shows exponential growth for Apple's platform. As the numbers approach 10 billion, another iTunes user will be lucky enough to receive a $10,000 iTunes gift card...
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Verizon finally gets the iPhone AT&T users have no reason to envy Verizon's iPhone iPhone unlock to come after iOS 4.3 is released An iPhone case built for fun (literally) Geohot sued by Sony for jailbreaking the PlayStation Geohot talks about jailbreaking and Sony's lawsuit against him AT&T wants you to lock your phone iOS 4.3 reveals new iPhone and iPad models Rumor: Apple to remove the Home button in future iPhone models The difference between a tethered and untethered jailbreak Is Sprint the next carrier to get the iPhone?From our sister iPad Blog:
New multitouch gestures indicate no buttons on future iPads More iPad 2 camera evidence
The iPhone from Apple, after being locked to one U.S. GSM carrier (AT&T) for close to four years, was announced Tuesday to be coming to Verizon Wireless. This will greatly even the playing field between Apple iOS and Google Android as the two mobile platforms battle for most units sold here in the states on a quarterly basis. The question is will Sprint, as the 3rd largest U.S. wireless carrier, be the next to pick the iPhone up?
This is a valid question for a few reasons. The first is similar technologies. The new Verizon Wireless iPhone has CDMA chipset inside, the same technology Sprint uses. Also, when asked if the deal was exclusive, Tim Cook, the COO of Apple, said "the deal with Verizon was multi year but not exclusive."
Now that we're done with our round of Verizon iPhone rumors, it's time for the interweb to come up with a whole new set of speculations, leaks, and unverified information about a new device: the iPhone 5.
That's Engadget who started this new rumor mill by citing multiple sources (anonymous, of course) who claim to have details about the iPhone 5, set to launch sometimes this summer...
The folks over at 9 to 5 Mac have been showing off these images of what appear to be screenshots of an iPad camera.app. These photos, coupled with the fact that they were produced from files within the iOS 4.3 SDK (software development kit), should make those holding out for an iPad with a camera breathe a sigh of relief.
The screenshots sent in were all in the iPad's currently used 1024 x 768 resolution. So those of you that were hoping for a Retina Display in this iPad refresh, may be deeply disappointed. In all fairness though, I'd agree that could just be because 1024 x 768 is as high as the iPad goes now, so for software testing purposes it can't be higher than the current iPad's resolution.
What I'm curious about is why is there no 'rotate camera' button? I thought Apple's popular video chatting app, FaceTime, was a shoe in for the next iPad model. I guess only time will tell. At least the predicted date for an iPad announcement isn't too far off. Anyone looking to pick up the iPad 2? Have any iPad predictions of your own?
Earlier today we saw an application that allows you to fake your email identity, and now we've learned about Hack Center, a new jailbreak app to be available on Cydia soon, which will let you send fake scores to Game Center.
As you can see on the demo video below, this tweak is pretty straightforward. At the end of a game, it will simply ask you what you want your score to be and will submit it to Game Center...
There's one song that is coming to my mind right now: Waiting in Vain, by Bob Marley. Maybe I've got this song stuck in my head because I'm going to Jamaica next week, or maybe because it really seems to be the story behind the iPhone 4 unlock.
A month ago we were told that we'd get an unlock for the iPhone 4 by January 16th, which was the Dev Team's priority. Now a tweet from MuscleNerd giving an "official statement" about the unlock, confirming that it will not be released before iOS 4.3 comes out, most likely next month...
The Global Times recently discovered that over 50,000 illegal iTunes accounts are being offered for purchase in China. Potential buyers are promised access to purchase iTunes content for free; amounting to seven times the amount paid.
Toaboa.com, China's largest consumer auction site, is offering hacked iTunes accounts with stolen credit card and contact information to potential customers. These accounts are registered by real people with real personal information, but this blatant form of organized crime has (so far) gone unpunished.
At prices of 1-200 yuan (about $30 a pop), these hacked accounts are distributed through the iTunes login credentials associated with the account's payment information...
If you've been looking for an iPhone 4 case and a good time, look no further. This iPhone 4 LEGO® case by SmallWorks is cooler than the other side of the pillow. Its backing is made up of real, evenly spaced LEGO® blocks that provide you with a 12 x 7 base to build on until your hearts content.
The product is actually the brainchild of SmallWorks co founders' 12 year old son, whom they claim is "a complete LEGO® Brickmaster."