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Saurik birngs hope to the Jailbreak nation

Oughtlaw — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:54:16 +0000

Now that the fresh taste of iPhone 4 is starting to wear off, the Jailbreak community is itching to complete the circle. Jay Freeman (known to the Cydia lovers as Saurik) steps out from behind the curtain to assure that the future is near and we’ll be reunited with our endless tweaking habits.

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AnyRing hacked! Free download

Oughtlaw — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:16:00 +0000

Man, this didn’t take long. After our review for AnyRing a few days back, one of the stumbling blocks was forking up the $3.99. No more worries now thanks to Xsellize. Those of you that were on the bubble, this should send you over the edge. And for those of you who are 4 bucks in the hole, sorry about your luck. Here is how it’s done:

Before downloading, you need to realize if you download the hacked version chances are good you won’t be able to download any of the updates. But hey, who’s complaining?

You will need to add the Xsellize repository within Cydia: http://xsellize.com/cydia/

Search for AnyRing and you should see two listings. Select the download provided by Xsellize and install

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AnyRing – Set your ringtone from iPod collection

Oughtlaw — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:26:03 +0000

Yep, that’s right. Easily set any song that you have from your endless pit of iPod music for your ringtone on the fly. Unfortunately, Apple doesn’t give you this choice as an out-of-the-box option. But for those of you who like to bump to your favorite jams every time you get a call, this is any easy road to take.

There are some solid customizable features that make this an eye catcher. Within AnyRing, you can select the start and end point in the song to play when the ringtone is activated. You can also specify the ringtone you want to be played for the selected contact.

There are a few things you need to keep in mind before taking the plunge. Although this is a great feature to have, the price may be a little steep for some coming in at $3.99. Depending on how often you change up your ringtones or the value of simplicity, you might not even flinch considering this app is kinda in a league of its own. However, you can decide for yourselfby testing out the trial offer.

You also need to install RockApp to obtain a license that will give you access to AnyRing. This should install along with the initial AnyRing download. Although a little time consuming, not a showstopper.

The other drawback for some is you need to Jailbreak to access this app through Cydia. Sorry, you gotta give at some point.

Overall, a standout app for the ringtone junkies.

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PrivaCy

Hammbone — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:51:11 +0000

It has recently come to the attention of angry Cydia users that they are being watched by many of the applications they have installed from the App Store. Very detailed information about you and your usage patterns are being “Phoned Home.”

Sites like I-phone-home have been discussing this in detail, leading to a post on the Dev-Team Blog about one provider in particular: Pinch Media.

Pinch Media, however, is not the only tracking provider: on the iPhone alone there are three other companies: Flurry, Medialets, and Mobclix.

One provider in particular that has caught their attention: Pinch Media.

Being an approved app, it must first ask you for permission to use your location. If you tap “Don’t Allow”, it will ask you again in about a minute, the next time its ad changes. So you either stop using this app (because it pesters you so much about the location question), or you finally submit and tap “OK”. From that point on, your location and path info (your actual physical path through your area each time you launch the app) belongs to Pinch Media, Inc.

Once an iPhone application is Pinch Media enabled, the following information is stored locally:

iPhone’s unique ID
iPhone Model
OS Version
Application version
If the application is cracked/pirated
If your iPhone is jailbroken
time & date you start the application
time & date you close the application
your current latitude & longitude
your gender (if facebook enabled)
your birth month (if facebook enabled)
your birth year (if facebook enabled)

Your data is continually tracked and every use of the application recorded for the life of that application on your phone. Once you have a reliable connection, the information stored locally is sent in automatically to the mother-ship. At no point are you told what the Pinch Media enabled application is doing and at no time are you given an option to “opt-out”. Pinch Media explains itself here.

Pinch Media, however, is not the only tracking provider on the iPhone. There are three other companies: Flurry, Medialets, and Mobclix.

Developers integrate these systems for much the same reason people use Google Analytics: to better understand how their customers use their products. Not all applications using analytics on the back-end are to be feared. For the most part, the data being recorded is anonymous and helps the developers make better apps. The problem is that, as of today, there’s no way to know which apps are the safe ones. Fortunately, for Jailbreakers, there’s a solution, PrivaCy.

PrivaCy is a Settings Panel application that allows you to “selectively opt-out of sending anonymous usage statistics” to certain providers such as; Flurry, Medialets, Mobclix and Pinch Media.

PrivaCy can be installed by going into the Cydia section of the Cydia app (or, search for PrivaCy in Cydia). Once installed, you can then go into the stock Settings application > PrivaCy and choose to turn on/off the ability to send anonymous usage statistics for Flurry, Medialets, Mobclix and Pinch Media.

PrivaCy was developed as a team effort with Flurry, Medialets, Mobclix and Pinch Media. They not only gave their blessings, but also their technical expertise in disabling their systems.

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Attachment Saver: Save attachments from your email

Oughtlaw — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:55:18 +0000

I believe everyone can agree that accessing, reading, composing mail on the iPhone is pretty solid. There isn’t much more we could ask for, however, there’s always room for improvement. Which in this case, Attachment Saver cures one of my requests. Through Cydia, you can now download an extension that allows you to download any email attachment directly to your iPhone. So now you can download videos, pdf’s, office docs, or anything else that lands in your inbox.

As nice as this option is, there are a few stipulations:

You must be running 3.0 firmware or higher
You will also need to install iFile via Cydia. This is one of the best system navigators to search for files on your device. You will be able to find the attachment downloads at private/var/mobile/library/attachments
And lastly, you’ll need to cough up $2 to download Attachment Saver.

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Ripdev annouces InstallerApp 1.1 Update

Oughtlaw — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:06:57 +0000

All of you that used the InstallerApp before the 3.0 upgrade can now go back to your old habbits. Ripdev has updated their desktop app, InstallerApp 1.1, for Windows and Mac versions. You will be able to find the downloads here or if you have it already installed, auto update should run once you launch the app.

[via Ripdev]

“We have just released a free update to our package installer tool, InstallerApp, for both Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows. Among other things, we have ensured it works on Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, removed support for Installer repositories (that are no longer supported anyway), and stripped off the Pusher technology in favor of the existing jailbreak solutions such as PwnageTool and redsn0w. To install stuff onto the iPhone, simply install package named InstallerApp Support from Cydia or Icy on the device (from our repository apt.ripdev.com) and there you go! “

For all of you curious what the InstallerApp purpose is, it’s basically a way to download Cydia applications onto your computer and then transfer them on to your connected iPhone. Basically, an iTunes manageable program for Cydia. However, you do need to pay a fee of $7 to for this well-worth-it desktop app. Other requirements you need to follow:

You must Jailbreak your device.
Add the Ripdev source: http://apt.ripdev.com/
Install “InstallerApp Support”

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iPhone users Jailbreaking on the rise.

Hammbone — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:26:23 +0000

It would appear as if there has been a recent surge in jailbreaking popularity. According to the most recent information from Pinch Media, 8.43% of iPhone users have jailbroken their phone. Of course, looking at the complete picture that is a small number of users, especially when you look at the percentage of non-jailbroken users — 91.57%.

But given that, those willing to jailbreak has risen from 8.0% up to the current 8.43% in just the previous week. Knowing that, one cannot help but wonder if the increase has had anything to do with the recent Google Voice controversy and the addition of GV Mobile in Cydia (Jailbreakers version of the App Store).

Fox News recently did a piece where they showcase a few of the features most people jailbreak for. Although barely toching the surface of what jailbreaking does for the iPhone, they seemed to give a good idea of what it is and the value of doing it.

Watch the Fox News video below.

They go on to point out that jailbreaking can be undone by using iTunes to restore the iPhone to its factory settings. Good information for the timid jailbreaker.

They only issue I have is they mention that jailbroken apps can not be deleted just hidden. This is incorrect. You can delete these apps in 2 simple ways. The first way is to launch Cydia, navigate to the Manage section, and remove from there. The second option, which is the simplest in my opinion, is to use the jailbreak app CyDelete. CyDelete is an application that allows you to delete Jailbreak/Cydia applications right from the page the App icon is on. Just like you would any application from the App Store. See Fox News video below.

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Developers migrating rejected apps to Cydia.

Cajun — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:16:29 +0000

Developers who do not want their work to go to waste are embracing the world of iPhone hacks. The latest is the much publicized rejection of Google’s GV Mobile application.

Yes, it’s a logical step for jailbreakers when facing this kind of case. GV Mobile developer Sean Kovacs has ported the Voice client over to Cydia for free –although donations are gladly accepted– following Apple rejection on all Google Voice-enabled applications and Google’s official Google Voice application.

Please note that Google Voice is not a VOIP service. Basically, it’s a service that lets you manage a free phone number that Google gives you. Since the app relies on the Internet connection

(3G, EDGE, Wifi, etc), so you still need an actual phone plan.

The GV Mobile features including:

Dial numbers (domestic for free and international at a variable rate) via the iPhone’s address book or typing in on the keypad

Send SMS messages

Retrieve and delete recent call history

Playback and delete voicemails

Take calls from different phones other than your iPhone

Add, delete, enable, or disable the phones that Google Voice forwards calls to

Google Voice is currently in beta and invite only.

Developers who do not want their work to go to waste are embracing the world of iPhone hacks. The latest is the much publicized rejection of Google’s GV Mobile application.

“Yes, it’s a logical step for jailbreakers when facing this kind of case. GV Mobile developer Sean Kovacs has ported the Voice client over to Cydia for free –although donations are gladly accepted– following Apple rejection on all Google Voice-enabled applications and Google’s official Google Voice application. Please note that Google Voice is not a VOIP service. Basically, it’s a service that lets you manage a free phone number that Google gives you. Since the app relies on the Internet connection (3G, EDGE, Wifi, etc), you still need an actual phone plan.”

The GV Mobile features including:

* Dial numbers (domestic for free and international at a variable rate) via the iPhone’s address book or typing in on the keypad
* Send SMS messages
* Retrieve and delete recent call history
* Playback and delete voicemails
* Take calls from different phones other than your iPhone
* Add, delete, enable, or disable the phones that Google Voice forwards calls to

Google Voice is currently in beta and invite only.

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Apple shows its hand

J Russell — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:40:17 +0000

Apple has advised the U.S. Copyright office that Jailbroken iPhones pose a threat to carrier networks and can even damage transmission towers.

Apple made the claim, along with other allegations, in a response to the digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation’s (EFF) request to legalize jailbreaking. The EFF contend the jailbreaking of the iPhone’s software does not violate the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Apple’s full response can be reviewed here. The DMCA, a law that forbids the circumvention of copy control mechanisms, is reviewed every three years by the Copyright Office.

Apple alleges that through jailbreaking, the phone’s baseband processor (BBP) is exposed and can be used by hackers to disrupt carrier networks, as well as change the phones Exclusive Chip Idetnification (ECID) to hide or clone the phones idenitiy. Changing the EICD would enable anonymous calls (think terrorists or drug dealers) or even worse, free calls, although most GSM carriers rely on the SIM for identity and billing considerations.

Regardless, Apple is making a play to lock out competition and impose (ever changing) limits on products that have been lawfully purchased. Let’s hope the iPhone community continues to fight back.

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5-Row QWERTY Keyboard

Hammbone — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:15:30 +0000

5-Row QWERTY Keyboard layout for your iPhone or iPod Touch. Read more over at iphonehacks.com

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