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Comex is Most Likely Saving His Next iPhone Jailbreak for iOS 4.3

Alex Heath ∙ Updated October 23, 2016

So far, RedSn0w has been the only publicly released tool that can jailbreak iOS 4.2.1. The Dev Team warned users about the dangers of updating their iOS firmware to 4.2.1 before the RedSn0w beta was released. Around that time, the iPhone hacker, P0sixNinja, said that the GreenPois0n jailbreak would be ready for 4.2.1 around the same time as RedSn0w.

The GreenPois0n jailbreak has still not come out for 4.2.1, a LimeRa1n update is nowhere to be found, and all we have had is a somewhat unstable RedSn0w beta. Luckily, PosixNinja has recently said that the GreenPois0n (most likely tethered) jailbreak will actually be ready very soon. And Geohot could always come out of the woodwork and surprise us like he did with LimeRa1n.

After some drama about a leaked SHAtter exploit in mid-December, the jailbreak developer community has seemed to be a little more divided. Comex, a prominent personality in the jailbreak community, was supposed to be working on an untethered jailbreak tool for 4.2.1. However, it seems he might be saving his hack for iOS 4.3...

Easily Switch Springboard Configurations with BackBoard for iPhone

Alex Heath ∙ January 4, 2011

One of the biggest cons of jailbreaking has always been how difficult it is to restore a jailbroken iPhone's settings and configuration. If you ever need to restore iOS or upgrade/downgrade to a different iOS version, there is no clear way to easily restore your iPhone's (both jailbreak and general) configuration.

BackBoard is a new jailbreak app that aims to help you save your iPhone's springboard/home screen configuration. There are other apps, like PkgBackup, that help you back up your jailbreak apps and settings; but BackBoard has some different features that make it appealing...

Jailbroken iPhone Toy Will Sure Make Your Kid Happy

Sébastien Page ∙ January 4, 2011

Forgot to buy your kid a gift for Christmas? Don't have more than a dollar to spend? This amazing smartphone might just be the perfect present for your spoiled little kido. This is not a just any toy. It is what seems to be a mix between the iPhone and some kind of Android phone.

Best of all, you may have noticed the little Cydia icon on the toy's screen. Whoever designed this is must be a serious jailbreak aficionado.

[Engadget - Thanks David]

Turn Your iPhone Into a Skateboard

Sébastien Page ∙ January 3, 2011

Ever wanted to turn your iPhone into a skateboard? Yeah, me neither but it's good to know that if we change our mind, we'll be able to. Of course this won't turn your iPhone into a real skateboard, but it will definitely give it the look and feel of one.

I just spotted this skateboard back cover and wraps on Etsy, and one thing is sure: the designer behind it did a great job at roughing up this iPhone 4 customization kit...

Does Geohot Have an Untethered Jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1?

Sébastien Page ∙ January 3, 2011

Well, well, well. Look what we found while perusing MuscleNerd's Twitter account... This could be an indication that prodigy iPhone hacker Geohot might be doing yet another come back, this time with an untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1.

This tweet was sent by MuscleNerd a couple of days ago in reply to someone telling him, Chpwn and others to stop all the drama. Now this could be MuscleNerd's way of getting people off his back, or it could very well be the truth...

RedSn0w 0.9.6rc7 Released to Include ‘One Click’ Support

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated February 6, 2016

One bad thing about tethered jailbreaks, besides the obvious fact that you have to be near a computer to reboot your phone back into jailbreak mode, is the time it takes to perform a tethered boot.

No doubt the Dev Team has received numerous requests asking for a more streamlined approach to performing a tethered boot. The results of such requests is RedSn0w 0.9.6rc7, which includes one click support that will make booting your iPhone slightly less time consuming.

Check inside for the full how-to...

Dring – Beautiful Ringtone Creation On The iPhone [Review and Giveaway]

Alex Heath ∙ Updated February 16, 2018

Apple has been allowing ringtone creators on the App Store for several months now, but there has yet to be an app that stands out from the rest. We've talked about creating ringtones for the iPhone before, but there has yet to be a really elegant and simple way to create ringtones straight on the iPhone.

Dring, by Wake Apps, is the newest addition to the ringtone creator catalog. Dring is "cream of the crop" caliber when it comes to quality of design. The app is truly gorgeous. Every pixel is fine-tuned and perfectly placed; everything feels smooth and responsive.

Besides good looks, Dring has all of the features that a good ringtone app should have. Creating ringtones is a beautiful breeze with Dring...

‘TV Tube Sleep’ Puts Your iPhone to Sleep Old School Style

Jeff Benjamin ∙ January 3, 2011

This has to be one of the coolest jailbreak tweaks I've seen, from a purely eye-pleasing perspective: it puts your iPhone to sleep in the style of an old TV tube.

I've always thought that the iPhone's sleep animation (can I even call it that?) was pretty boring, so any tweak that adds some spice in this area is a welcome addition if you ask me...

‘StartDial’ Makes Sure that Dialing is Your Top Priority

Jeff Benjamin ∙ January 3, 2011

I don't know about you, but ever since mobile phones with address books have been popular, I have an awfully hard time remembering anyone's actual phone number, even close friends and family.

I know that's pretty pathetic, but I bet the majority of you are in my boat as well. This makes the concept behind StartDial all the more intriguing. Why would anyone want to make their phone.app always open to the dialer?

Apple Patent Indicates Plans For A Social Network iPhone App, With A Focus On Shopping

Alex Heath ∙ January 3, 2011

More and more shopping is happening online these days, but plenty of people still prefer brick and mortar stores to buy their jeggings in. On December 30th, 2010, Apple's latest patent was published. This patent hints at a native social networking app that Apple may implement in a future version of iOS. Such an app would merge social networking into a shopping experience.

This Ping-like, social-shopping network would allow users to have an enhanced shopping experience with participating merchants. Apple's patent is titled "Social Networking in Shopping Environments."

GreenPois0n Jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 Coming Soon?

Sébastien Page ∙ January 2, 2011

According to a recent tweet from P0sixNinja, the iPhone hacker behind GreenPois0n, an updated version of the jailbreak will be released as soon as he finishes adding the new sandbox patches.

There are good reasons to think that this jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 will be a tethered jailbreak, thus requiring you to plug your iPhone in and boot it with GreenPois0n every time you shut down your iPhone...

How to Use Queuing in Cydia to Download Multiple Jailbreak Apps Simultaneously

Jeff Benjamin ∙ January 2, 2011

I used to always dread when I would restore my iPhone, and have to re-download all of my jailbreak apps and tweaks again. This wasn't so much because jailbreaking in itself was difficult, it was because Cydia was so incredibly slow and cumbersome.

Now that Cydia has been updated, the whole experience is drastically improved. The load times are shorter, and the queuing functionality is much more refined.

Oddly enough, most of the people I know don't even use queuing or know what it is. Simply put, queuing allows you to queue up multiple items, and process them all at the same time. It makes downloading and even uninstalling a bunch of items at once, a seamless affair...