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Download Redsn0w Beta for iOS 4.2 Untethered Jailbreak

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated May 16, 2016

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...

Top 10 iPhone News You Might Have Missed This Week

Sébastien Page ∙ December 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!

iPhone 4 unlock available in a month? iPhone 4 unlock to become a priority for the Dev Team Your iPhone apps are spying on you How an iPhone app can see your location without asking Camera+ is back in the App Store Looks like we're not getting an untethered jailbreak from Comex Who leaked the SHAtter exploit? RedSn0w untethered jailbreak to be released this weekend New jailbreak app makes refreshing Safari easier Is this the future of iPhone antennas?

New Apple Patent May Indicate Future iPhone Antenna Plans

Jeff Benjamin ∙ December 25, 2010

Now that the fallout from Antennagate has all but passed, Apple is exploring future options for antenna placement. They appear to be going back to the drawing board with the latest design; can you blame them?

As you are aware, the latest version of the iPhone, the iPhone 4, ditched the previous methods of embedding the antennas in favor of a metal band antenna forming a bezel around the phone. From a design standpoint this looked outstanding, but the good looks didn't exactly translate into good functionality...

Next iPhone to Sport Dual Core CPU?

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated March 18, 2019

The iPad rumors have been heating up as of late, with one analyst making speculations about what'll be under the hood of the popular tablet's next iteration. These rumors suggest that the iPad 2, or whatever Apple decides to call the iPad's yet to be named successor, will feature a dual core chip.

While that's not a surprising suggestion, seeing as both Motorola and RIM have dual core tablets on the horizon, what did catch our eye is the revelation that the next iPhone might follow suit...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Alex Heath ∙ December 25, 2010

The iPhone Download Blog team wanted to take a moment to wish you, our readers, a very merry Christmas and happy holiday season. It's easy to get sentimental during the holidays, and there is plenty to reflect on from this past year. The site's readership has tripled since 2009, and the iDB community has grown larger and more diverse.

As the site grows, we are constantly reminded of how awesome our readers are. You guys are what make the iPhone Download Blog possible, and as corny as it sounds, we are very grateful...

RedSn0w Untethered Jailbreak to Be Released This Weekend

Sébastien Page ∙ December 24, 2010

Even though Comex said he wasn't sure he was going to be able to meet his Christmas deadline for an untethered jailbreak, it does seem we'll get a nice gift from the Dev Team after all. According to the Team's blog, an updated version of RedSn0w that implements a "backup plan" will be released and will deliver an untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1.

Things seem to be rushed a bit as the Dev Team is looking for beta testers to run this RedSn0w untethered jailbreak and make sure every bug is taken care of before the public release...

Skype Video Chat is Finally iPhone Bound

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

Either the guys at Skype got the memo, or this was in the works all along, and they're just a bit slow going about their business. Better late than never, right?

Just as Apple is gaining steam with its relatively new FaceTime video chat, here comes the blue elephant in the room. While I didn't hesitate to give Skype a needed shellacking in a previous article, one thing's for sure, if they get on the ball with mobile video chat, it could be a hard ball to stop.

Even with FaceTime continuing to gain footprint in various other areas with the upcoming iPad, and the recent desktop Beta release; all it would take is for Skype to release a decent competitor to make things interesting...

How to Give An iPhone App This Holiday Season

Alex Heath ∙ Updated February 6, 2016

It's that time of year. Christmas music, staff parties, plenty of egg nog, and gifts. As fellow iPhone users, what better gift is there to give each other than what we crave: more apps.

We could all probably name at least a few apps that we would like to have, but haven't bought yet. How nice would it be to wake up on Christmas day and have that new app you've been wanting?

Luckily, Apple allows you to "gift" an app to a friend. If you didn't know about gifting apps, I'm going to walk you through how to gift an app, along with some gift-giving tips...

A Look Back at Apple in 2010 [Video]

Sébastien Page ∙ December 24, 2010

I don't know about you but 2010 has been a great year for me. I spent months traveling overseas with my fiancee, iDB tripled its readership, only good stuff. 2010 wasn't bad for Apple either.

The company sold zillions of iPads, iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 4G. The stock rose about 50%. Really Apple had a pretty good year. To illustrate this, YouTuber tszheichoi has made a short video that sums up major Apple news in 2010...

Apple Is Denying In-App Donations To Developers

Alex Heath ∙ Updated October 10, 2018

Apple has never been known as an easy company to get along with. While it has always made some of the greatest products on the market, it is also notorious for being overly censored and stubborn with its decisions.

We recently reported that an unofficial WikiLeaks app had been pulled from the App Store. It was thought that Apple could have justified the pull based on their charitable donation policy. As it turns out, that policy has been plaguing app developers for some time, and they're starting to get frustrated.

The Huffington Post recently published an article on Apple's denial of in-app donations for charity. Many developers run non-profit, or support non-profit, organizations and would like to allow their app's users to make philanthropic donations in the same way that other in-app purchases function. For some reason, Apple has been denying these requests from developers, and it's making Apple look like the bad guy...

Accessing Your iPhone’s SIM Card

Jeff Benjamin ∙ December 24, 2010

The presence of a SIM card slot is one of the things that differentiates the iPhone from your run of the mill iPod Touch. How do you access the SIM card inside, and why would you even need to replace the SIM card?

One good reason for doing so is if you plan on traveling abroad. You can receive much cheaper rates by using a SIM card originating from the country you're visiting. Of course, there are other valid reasons and additional points that you'll want to keep in mind as well...

‘Pull To Refresh Safari’ Makes it Fresh to Reload the Web

Jeff Benjamin ∙ December 23, 2010

Pull To Refresh Safari is the latest jailbreak tweak to appear on the scene that adds Twitter App like refresh functionality to a stock iPhone app; in this case Safari. Not too long ago, Pull To Refresh Mail was released, which added the same unique refreshing capability to the stock Mail app.

Personally, I'm all for tweaks like this; it feels like a native part of the iPhone's interface, while at the same time modernizes apps that haven't changed much since they first debuted...