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Everything You Need to Know About “Safe Mode” on a Jailbroken iPhone

Alex Heath ∙ February 14, 2011

Did you know that the iPhone had a "Safe Mode?" Safe Mode on the iPhone has been apart of jailbreaking for years now, but many people still don't understand it. If your iPhone is jailbroken, Safe Mode will be invoked when MobileSubstrate (the Cydia support framework) crashes.

Desktop operating systems, like Windows and Mac OS X, have had a "Safe Mode" for a long time. On the desktop, safe mode is used for removing corrupted processes that may be causing the operating system to not function properly.

The iPhone has a "Safe Mode" for that exact same reason. A simple Cydia app called "Safe Mode Launcher" allows you to invoke the iPhone's Safe Mode with one tap. Let's take a look...

GreenPois0n Jailbreak Updated to RC6

Sébastien Page ∙ February 12, 2011

The iPhone 4.2.1 jailbreak tool GreenPois0n has been updated to version RC6. This update brings support for the Apple TV and fixes emulators compatibility issues with GreenPois0n.

Since it came out last week, GreenPois0n has been updated several times, and can now also be used to jailbreak the Verizon iPhone. Although RedSn0w can also provide an untethered jailbreak, GreenPois0n still remains our recommended jailbreak for 4.2.1...

How to Jailbreak the Verizon iPhone

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated February 19, 2011

It's official, the Verizon iPhone is here for everyone to purchase and go home with. If you just got your hands on one of them, the first thing you might want to do is to jailbreak your Verizon iPhone.

Not sure what jailbreaking is and why you should do it? Make sure to read our explanation of jailbreaking, and the reasons why you would want to jailbreak the Verizon iPhone. If you're still on the fence after reading this because you worry the FBI might bust down your door for jailbreaking your iPhone, know that jailbreaking is 100% legal, at least here in the US.

This being said, this guide will show you how to jailbreak a Verizon iPhone running iOS 4.2.6 using GreenPois0n...

How to Add an Animated BootLogo to Your iPhone

Sébastien Page ∙ February 9, 2011

The latest release of the GreenPois0n jailbreak for iPhone 4.2.1 comes with a nice little surprise: you can now add animated boot logos to your iPhone. We already showed you how to do this manually, today we're going to show you how to do this directly from Cydia.

In order to do that, you'll obviously need a jailbroken iPhone on iOS 4.2.1, either using GreenPois0n (see our tutorial), or the tethered version of RedSn0w. You will not be able to install animated boot logos unless you are on 4.2.1 jailbroken iPhone with GreenPois0n or RedSn0w tethered...

Jailbreak iPhone iOS 4.2.1

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated February 15, 2011

iOS 4.2.1 has been released for a while now, and up until this weekend, there wasn't a good and practical jailbreak for it. Sure RedSn0w did the trick but since it was a tethered jailbreak, it wasn't very convenient.

Then came RedSn0w untethered jailbreak, which was better than its predecessor, but still wasn't satisfying to most of us. Finally the Chronic Dev Team updated GreenPois0n, which brings a safe and reliable untethered jailbreak for iPhone iOS 4.2.1...

GreenPois0n Updated to Jailbreak Verizon iPhone

Sébastien Page ∙ February 7, 2011

According to reports, a few lucky people have already started receiving their pre-ordered Verizon iPhones, which should officially be available to the rest of the US this coming Friday.

Ahead of the official Verizon launch date, the Chronic Dev Team has updated GreenPois0n to jailbreak iOS 4.2.6. We now have a proof that the jailbreak was successful as this picture was released earlier today...

GreenPois0n Untethered Jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 Released for Windows

Jeff Benjamin ∙ February 5, 2011

Windows users rejoice! GreenPois0n has been released for Windows machines after seeing a few days of exclusivity for the Mac.

It was earlier today when we reported that the Windows version would make it to jailbreakers this weekend, and now the Chronic Dev Team has made good on its promises.

Check inside for the details and the download...

Windows Version Of Greenpois0n RC5 Coming This Weekend

Guest Author ∙ February 5, 2011

We've got some good news for Windows users! Yesterday, Chronic Dev Team member, @p0sixninja announced that the Windows version of Greenpois0n RC5 should be released "tomorrow or the next day", meaning this weekend.

For those that have been out of the know lately, The Chronic Dev Team officially released Greenpois0n RC5 yesterday, providing the first iOS 4.2.1 untethered jailbreak for all iOS devices without the need of any SHSH blobs...

MyWi “OnDemand” Brings Intelligent Hotspot Functionality to the iPhone

Alex Heath ∙ February 5, 2011

MyWi is an incredibly popular Cydia app that allows jailbreakers to have a heavily customizable mobile hotspot with their iPhone's 3G connection. We here at iDB love MyWi, and it's definitely been a staple of what the jailbreak scene has to offer for quite some time.

Intelliborn, the company behind MyWi, recently added a new feature to the popular hotspot app called "OnDemand." The purpose of MyWi OnDemand is to create a smarter mobile hotspot on the iPhone.

MyWi OnDemand will study the behavior of the devices connected to your hotspot, and connect or disconnect when you need it to...

GreenPois0n RC5 2 Fixes “Initialized Screen” Errors

Sébastien Page ∙ February 4, 2011

Some of you who tried to jailbreak with GreenPois0n yesterday might have encountered a problem where you were stuck on the "GreenPois0n initialized" message, not being able to go on with the jailbreak process.

The Chronic Dev Team worked on a fix for this, which has been implemented in GreenPois0n RC5 2, which you can download from our downloads section...

Missing Your Cydia App After Jailbreaking iOS 4.2.1 with GreenPois0n?

Jeff Benjamin ∙ February 4, 2011

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few hours, you know that the long awaited GreenPois0n untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 was finally released.

Maybe it's just me, but I always seem to run into some sort of problem with missing or broken Cydia installations after a successful jailbreak.

To fix this issue I was able to install RedSn0w 0.9.6 on top of my GreenPois0n jailbreak with no ill results. By doing this you will still retain your untethered jailbreak, while gaining the necessary Cydia icon.

Check inside for the full video walkthrough...

One Change that Would Make Cydia Better

Guest Author ∙ Updated April 3, 2018

For those of you running a tethered jailbreak, how many times have you installed a package while away from home only to find out a reboot is required? All of a sudden you're left with a device with zero functionality that just drains the battery until you get home.

While we wait for Cydia to get some great new features that may bring transparency and uniformity, here's a simple idea that would solve this annoyance...