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Apple Ditches Plans to Create Its Own iPhone SIM Card

Sébastien Page ∙ November 22, 2010

Last month we got words that Apple was looking into dumping iPhone carriers by creating a unique SIM card that would be integrated inside the phone and that would allow people to buy the iPhone directly from Apple and choose a carrier via the App Store.

At the time I wrote about this, my concern was that carriers wouldn't be too happy about this move that would completely set them aside from the deal. It seems that I was right, as most carriers are telling Apple to go back to the drawing board, or else they might stop selling the iPhone...

How Fast is Your iPhone? Test It with This New App

Sébastien Page ∙ November 22, 2010

Who's slower? You, or your iPhone? There is now a quick and easy way to find out with Device Speed Test, a new jailbreak application available for free in Cydia.

After installing the application, simply open it and the app will launch a few processes in the background to measure the speed of your device. It will then return green lights if everything is fine, or red lights for slower areas...

How to Change Your iPhone System Font

Sébastien Page ∙ November 21, 2010

Up until now, if you wanted to change the default font on your iPhone, your only option was to use FontSwap, which unfortunately wasn't updated to work on iOS 4. Another alternative was to manually change the iPhone font via SSH, but that wasn't very straightforward.

Enters BytaFont, a new jailbreak application that allows you to easily change the font on your iPhone, system wide...

RedSn0w Gets an Update to Jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 GM

Sébastien Page ∙ November 21, 2010

PwnageTool is not the only jailbreak to get an update today. The Dev Team also updated RedSn0w to version 0.9.6b3 to jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 GM which was released earlier this week.

It's important to note that this version of RedSn0w is mostly for developers. If you aren't much of a technical person, I'd suggest staying away from it. If you plan to unlock using UltraSn0w, you must absolutely stay away from it...

PwnageTool Jailbreak Updated to Version 4.1.2

Sébastien Page ∙ November 21, 2010

A quick note to let you know that PwnageTool, the jailbreak for Mac OSX has been updated to version 4.1.2. PwnageTool is a jailbreak that lets you update your iPhone to the latest jailbroken iOS while preserving the baseband to make sure you can unlock.

According to the Dev Team, this newer version of PwnageTool should fix any issues that OSX 10.5.x users were encountering. If you used PwnageTool to jailbreak and didn't notice any Cydia issues, you do not need to do anything else...

Top 10 News You Might Have Missed This Week

Sébastien Page ∙ November 21, 2010

This is a summary of the most popular articles posted on the blog this past week.

Apple now selling the full Beatles catalog on iTunes 5 awesome iPhone utility apps 3D comes to the iPhone Official Google Voice application in the App Store Twitter app for iPhone updated with push notifications Steve Jobs didn't email me for my birthday Get a physical keyboard for your iPhone This kid made $130,000 selling authentic white iPhone 4 parts Apple releases iOS 4.2.1 GM Wifi Sync iTunes compatibility and 2.0 hype

Bad News: Your iPhone Wants Your Parents to Get a Divorce

Sébastien Page ∙ November 20, 2010

A couple weeks ago, we introduced you to the new website DamnYouAutoCorrect.com, which compiles a bunch of hilarious auto correct suggestions by the iPhone.

We've all been there, typing and sending a text message to then realize the iPhone auto correct had changed a word, completely changing the meaning of what we wanted to say. This case is no different, but it sure is funny...

New Router Turns Your iPhone Into a Wifi Hotspot [No Jailbreak Required]

Sébastien Page ∙ November 20, 2010

When I saw this article on Gizmodo titled "Turn Your iPhone Into a WiFi Router Without Jailbreaking", I had some serious hopes and expectations for what I was going to read. I imagined a device that would basically do what MyWi does to your iPhone, without having to jailbreak.

In a sense, the Nexaira Business Class II 3G/4G Wireless Broadband Router does just that. By plugging your iPhone into the router, you can instantly create a secure wifi hotspot using the 3G connection from your phone, and share this connection with around devices up to 200 feet around you...

How to Jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 GM with RedSn0w

Sébastien Page ∙ November 20, 2010

Apple released iOS 4.2.1 GM to developers a couple days ago, and this new build can already be jailbroken using RedSn0w, as confirmed by Redmond Pie.

Even though the jailbreak process of iOS 4.2.1 GM is successful, it won't take you too far as Cydia doesn't work properly with iOS 4.2.1 and will crash at launch. If you know your way around the iPhone files, you can however SSH into your iPhone to manually install jailbreak applications.

Installing and jailbreaking iOS 4.2.1 GM is fairly easy, but it's worth noting you should stay away from it if you rely on an unlock for your iPhone. iOS 4.2.1 GM will update your baseband, and most likely make it impossible for you to unlock for a while.

This being said, here is how to jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 GM with RedSn0w...

Create Your Own Fullscreen Web Apps With Fullscreen.me

Alex Heath ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

Fullscreen.me is an interesting service that allows you to create iOS web apps that run in fullscreen mode. You can create little web apps through mobile Safari using Fullscreen.me's website interface.

This is nice if you have a lot of websites that you visit on your iPhone, and you don't want to have to navigate through Safari tabs to try to view them all. You can instead create little icons on your home screen of all your favorite sites...

Jailbreak App Adds Screen Brightness Controls to Your iPhone App Switcher

Sébastien Page ∙ November 19, 2010

App Switcher Brightness is a new jailbreak application - or rather a tweak - that adds a brightness slider to your iPhone app switcher. If you find yourself constantly changing the brightness of your iPhone screen, then App Switcher Brightness will most likely be a right fit for you.

Instead of having to go to Settings > Brightness, you can simply double press the home button to launch the app switcher, flick to the right to have your iPod controls appear, and your brightness control is there...

Tip: How to Quickly Respring your iPhone

Alex Heath ∙ Updated January 17, 2018

Many of us jailbreakers know how frustrating it can be to debug the modifications we make to iOS. When installing an app in Cydia, if the app requires it, Cydia gives you a prompt to restart your springboard.

There are two types of restarts you can have on your iPhone: a hardware restart and a software restart. A hardware restart takes considerably longer, and it is when you see the Apple boot logo (or your own, modded logo). A simple software restart usually does the trick for installing new packages on your iPhone, and it also helps with ironing out the bugs you may be experiencing...