I posted this morning about a new shady way to jailbreak your 2.1 iPod Touch. It seems many people are having issues with this method and the guy who first posted about this jailbreak technique posted a new way to do it through a GUI version of QuickPwn.
It is still very very shady and we still haven't heard from the DevTeam about that so again, if I were you, I would NOT attempt to jailbreak my iPod Touch 2.1 for the time being.
TUAW pointed out today that 2 pretty big games are on sale in the App Store today.
Cro-Mag Rally Pangea has dropped the price on its premiere racing game down to just $1.99. This sale is for a limited time, and while it affects the other Pangea titles as well, Cro-Mag offers the best deal of the bunch.
Poptiq Poptiq delivers personalized video streams to your iPhone or iPod touch. Over time, it customizes itself to your likes and dislikes, so you don't have to wade through videos that aren't to your taste. You can download a free copy of Poptiq until September 25.
Thanks TUAW
I just posted links to the iPhone firmware 2.1 for iPhone 3G and 2G in the iphone downloads section of the site. Should you need them later, you know where they are ;-)
UPDATE: This method sucks! Read my new post to learn more.
It didn't take too long. That's what? Four days? Four days until someone figured out how to jailbreak the new iPod Touch firmware 2.1. The news came from QuickPwn who published a tutorial on how to jailbreak your iPod Touch 2.1 using QuickPwn.
Disclaimer: These comments were found on the QuickPwn website, so please, use at your own risk!
I wouldn't try this on the iPhone, wait until there is an official update from the iphone dev team
Hi, I'm the one of the developers of QuickPwn and should stress this is a very unsupported mod and I think it causes confusion to present it under the QuickPwn name when it isn't sanctioned by the developers at all.
Download this stuuf at your own risk...
This is not the official Pwn-age or QuickPwn site...
This on is...
http://www.winpwn.com/
His tutorial is a little messy so I would like to make it a clearer and more user friendly to everybody.
Before starting:
You must already be on a jailbroken iPhone. If you are on a clean iPod Touch 2.1 firmware, this is NOT gonna work. SSH into your iPod Touch to the /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileInstallation.framework folder. Copy the MobileInstallation file on your desktop as you will need it later during the process. OK. You ready?
Download the iPod Touch 2.1 firmware and save it on your desktop. Go to iTunes 8 and hold the SHIFT key on your keyboard while clicking "Restore". You do not want to update per say, you want to RESTORE. Make sure you hold the SHIFT key. Download QuickPwn 2.1 Jailbreak Edition from here, or here, or here, or here. Unzip the QuickPWN folder, run QuickPWN.exe; select your device; browse for your iPod Touch 2.1 firmware file that you saved on you downloaded in Step 1and click the "Next" button. Installer and Cydia should be checked by default. You don't need Installer but you have to leave Cydia checked. You should see a message on your screen that says "You are now ready to start the PWNAGE process on your device", make sure your iPod Touch is connected via USB and click "Next". Follow the on-screen instructions for putting your device in DFU mode. If everything went well, you should see a message that says "The Pwnage process appears to have completed successfully". Wait for your iPod Touch to reboot. Once your iPod Touch restarts, you will notice that the Cydia and/or Installer icons are not there. Well, it's time to use the MobileInstallation file that we copied from your iPod Touch before Step 1. In order to install Installer and Cydia you will need to put this file in your iPod Touch. To put the MobileInstallation file in your iPod Touch, download the TotalCommander. You will need the T-Pot plugin for TotalCommander in order to browse files on your iPod Touch. Launch TotalCommander, and navigate to /System/Library/PrivateFrameWorks/MobileInstallation.framework Replace the MobileInstallation file with the one you copied to your desktop before Step 1. You're done!See, it's not really complicated but it could be simpler. Hopefully, a GUI version will come out soon.
No word so far if this process works with the iPhone firmware 2.1 or not. I doubt it but you never know...
Thanks QuickPwn :-)
As I announced earlier this week, Apple released it's iPhone firmware 2.1 this morning and is now downloadable via iTunes. Note that you will need iTunes 8 to be able to download and install firmware 2.1.
This update includes:
Decrease in call set-up failures and dropped calls Significantly better battery life for most users Dramatically reduced time to backup to iTunes Improved email reliability, notably fetching email from POP and Exchange accounts Faster installation of 3rd party applications Fixed bugs causing hangs and crashes for users with lots of third party applications Improved performance in text messaging Faster loading and searching of contacts Improved accuracy of the 3G signal strength display Repeat alert up to two additional times for incoming text messages (in case you missed the beep the 1st time) Option to wipe data after ten failed passcode attempts Genius playlist creationTo get this 2.1 update, simply connect your iPhone to your computer, open iTunes 8 and click "Check for update".
According to the DevTeam, this new iTunes 8 detects and prevents the Pwnage exploit. No word from the DevTeam so far on when they will release and updated version of the Pwnage software. This means if you're on a jailbroken iPhone, DO NOT UPDATE yet!
Did it allow for us to get alerts for programs such as aim when we get a message?
What happened today is the iPhone world? Well, let's see.
On a post on his blog today, Zibri, the creator of ZiPhone, said he was not rushing to release a new version of the iPhone that would allow you to jailbreak and maybe unlock your iPhone or iPod Touch. Zibri didn't say he would release a new version of ZiPhone for sure.
Ziphone is my all time favorite application for jailbreaking the iPhone. I've always found it super easy to use. Even though the Pwning tools such as WinPwn and QuickPwn are stupid simple to use, my heart still goes to ZiPhone.
From Zibri's blog:
At the moment I'm testing and tweaking what could be the next ZiPhone version.
As it happened the first time, I'm not rushing and as it already happened in february I'm not even sure I will release it.
Zibri also said he found a pretty big bug in the iPhone and he's not sure what he wants to do with it:
I just found something that can crash any iphone/ipod and exploitability is being investigated. This vulnerability anyhow affects all models and firmwares. I can't tell you more about this.
Since this bug is VERY serious I have yet to decide what to do with it. If Apple is interested I think they know my email address. If they are not... well they will know sooner or later.
Looks like someone is looking for a job at Apple? Haha. Keep rockin' Zibster!
Thanks iPhone Atlas
The DevTeam said many times before that Apple cannot the bug they've exploited in PwnageTool unless they change the hardware, which is impossible until the next iPhones come out. While this is still true, Apple managed to have iTunes 8 detect and prevent the Pwnage exploit.
But hey, this is not gonna stop the DevTeam:
The nice thing about iTunes decisions is that we can provide you with patches to counter them. We have one such patch already for Mac iTunes 8 for iPod touch. We’ll be working out the full suite of patches for all the combinations over the next week.
There has been quite a bit of noise around iPhone Tunnel Suite lately, and it seems it's not gonna stop as iMakkie wrote today on his blog that a new version of iPhone Tunnel Suite is in the works.
From iMakkie:
In the next version you will see everything that now you see (iTunnel, iConnect, ecc…), im also thinking of making a custom firmware with custom payloads (like OpenSSH) so that the ones who really cant download it from the device will also be able to use it.
Also looking at your emails i’ve seen that you want to connect to the internet on your device using the tunnel and the pc connection, this is actually possible anyway, right now its very difficult.
So there are two options:
1. I can try to insert the connection trough pc. 2. I can develop an Offline Installer / Cydia, that works as the installer / cydia do on your device and install the apps directly trough the iTunnel.
Personally, I would love to see iPhone Tunnel in Cydia and use it as a tethering tool. Right now it is possible to use iPhone Tunnel for tethering but it's just too complicated to set up.
In the meantime, iMakkie says he is already working on the new version which will have a new GUI.
I wrote earlier today about the new iPhone 2.1 and I thought it would be nice to do a quick roundup of what happened today at Apple's "Let's Rock" event.
To sum up about the iPhone: 2.1 update:
no crashes with application fewer dropped call big battery improvemeniTunes 8: download here:
“Genius” feature - automatic intelligent playlist feature “Genius” sidebar - recommends iTunes songs based on your listening preferences New “grid” view New visualizations HD TV shows for $2.99 NBC shows are returning- meaning the Office is back! View albums by album cover iTunes store is in the cloud and will use new Genius algorithms Anonymous user info uploaded to help make Genius betteriPod Touch 2G:
2.1 Firmware now available iPhone 3G curved design Nike+ iPod integration Built-in speaker Volume controls Genius playlist Battery: 36 hours of music and 6 hours of video $229 for 8GB $299 for 16GB $399 for 32GBiPod Nano:
wider 2-inch display accelerometer for automatic switching between portrait and landscape thinnest iPod ever Shake to shuffle feature Genius playlist Battery: 24 hours for music. 4 hours for video. $149 for 8GB $199 for 16GB. 9 Colors: silver, purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, red, pink, blackOther news:
iPod classic will only come in a single $249 120GB New $79 in-ear headphonesPhotos: