Awaiting

When most of the people are happy with the released of iOS 5.0.1 JB which was released few weeks back, I am still stuck with the original settings. Yes, I think you know where I am heading with this by now. pod2g , the hacker who gave us the untethered JB recently is now hard at working on the JB for the A5 devices (namely iPhone 4S and iPad 2). He had just twitted yesterday that he had made a "step" on the new A5 processor and the JB for it will be out as early as next week (fingers cross). He also recommended the users to upgrade to iOS 5.0.1 now before Apple roll out the new iOS. So at least there are something to look forward to next week for me. I am so getting bored of the same old lock screen and home screen. I need my SBS, Bite SMS and Winterboard themes. 

Siri is ported to iPhone 4 via H1Siri

OK, so we had been hearing this for days now. Some people from China called CD-Team had finally managed or should I say dare to port the Siri over to a device other than iPhone 4S. Actually there are some other people who had done it before but since it's illegal to do so they didn't distribute it to the mass. Anyway, this CD-Team managed to port Siri over using a proxy server which they created and work on their own. Mix feedback was heard online throughout these few days as some people managed to get it to work while some didn't. Some messed up their phone and put it in a infinite loop of respring mode. Some had their phone restore several times before managed to get it to work. For those who managed to port it, were managed to operate Siri but at  time they will encounter server error as their server are crowded with people trying to connect to it. The developer had informed that they will shift their server to another location for better connectivity. Well, we will just need to wait and see now. 

So here's the step-by-step method on doing the porting but take note that I will not be held liable for any lawsuit that you may face in the future and also damages to your devices. Take note that  this port only works with iPhone 4 with iOS 5 and above. 

1. It is recommended that you have a clean restore of your iPhone before you proceed. 
2. Your iPhone 4 must be jailbroken for this tweak to work obviously. 
3. Got to Cydia --> Managed --> Source --> Edit  and Add this repo (http://www.cydia.be or http://www.iphone3gsystem.fr/cydia)
4. After adding that repo, search for H1Siri and install it. 
5. Reboot your iPhone but remember you need Redsn0w to reboot it since it's a tethered jailbreak. 
6. Go to Setting --> General --> SIRI and Enable it. 
7. Try rebooting it a few times if you can't get it to work. 

Some of the people had some issue during Step 6 as they can't find the Setting icon anymore. But I guess the most common one would be "Sorry, I'm having trouble connecting to the network" or "Sorry, I don't have a network connection" error. But once you are connected, Siri is live and active. So do try this out (at your own risk). Well as for me, I might wanna wait for the real deal is here. I mean no point installing something that is half way there right? But who am I to judge. Have fun peeps~! 

Untethered Jailbreak?

For those still waiting for an untethered jailbreak for iOS 5. I think you still got one hell of a time to go. pod2g from the Chronic Dev Team had just tweeted today that they had found an exploit recently which might be able to use for an untethered jailbreak. But don't hold your breath though. As no date had been confirm on the ETA of it. As for me, I am running my iPhone 4 on iOS 5 for weeks now with Redsn0w. No worries of reboot till date and I am covered since both my desktop at home and notebook in the office can be use to reboot it. Settled~! 

In another note, for those who heard that someone successfully ported SIRI to iPhone 4, well it's fake. We did heard this news before after the launch of iPhone 4S that someone DID managed to do it but since it's against the law to port it over to another iDevices other than iPhone 4S, hence the idea had been put to rest. But recently, there are rumors that Apple are doing testing or experiments with SIRI running on other iDevices namely iPhone 4 and 3GS. At least they are agreeing that SIRI are able to run on other iDevices other than the new dual A5 processor. Hopefully they are finally opening up their mind on this. We'll keep our finger cross on this for now. 

SemiTether Jailbreak for iOS 5

Well, since I had posted the tethered JB on my previous post, I thought it's just good to update you guys of an update to it. No it's not untethered JB. I had upgraded my iphone 4 to iOS 5 last week using Redsn0w JB. Yes, it's tethered but what the heck. iOS 5 is too cool to say no to. Now here's an update by BigBoss. But first let me explain what is the difference between a tethered and and untethered JB. 

Tethered Jailbreak

This is after you had jailbreak your device and tried to reboot it. Your device will get stuck in the apple logo screen or goes into recovery mode (USB cable to iTunes picture). You will now need the Redsn0w software to reboot your device. So you're in a big problem if your phone suddenly rebooted or need to be rebooted after a software install in Cydia or out of battery. 

Untethered Jailbreak

Simply put it, it's the best of them all. You can freely boot and reboot your devices as many time as you wanted. All thanks to GeoHot for last year's limer1n exploit. 

So what does this semi-tethered do? Well it will let your phone reboot and has the standard function made available. But apps like Safari, Mail and all the Cydia installed apps and tweaks. At least you can make calls and SMS right? So here is how you install the Cydia based semi-tethered app. 

1. Go to Cydia and Choose "Manage"
2. Choose "Sources" 
3. Choose "Edit" and then "Add"
4. Then enter this URL "http://thebigboss.org/semitether" and Choose "Add Source"
5. Return to Cydia after installing the app
6. Go to Search and search for semitether 
7. Choose to Install and after installing your device will be prompted to reboot. 

You device will now be able to reboot but to make all the apps workable, you will need to boot tethered once more using Redsn0w. This is still in a trial or beta mode so do try with caution and do back up your data. Have I used it? Nope, I had Redsn0w installed both on my laptop and desktop. So it won't be any issue if my phone did rebooted. And if my phone ran out of battery? Heck, any phone need to be recharge after running out of battery. What's the difference right? Cheers~!

Greenpois0n to Jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 [Windows]

Finally after a long wait, The Chronic DevTeam had finally released the JB for iOS 4.2.1 for all iDevices. The had first released the Mac version a day earlier and the Windows platform a day after it. It doesn't take much of their time too when they again released another version of Greenpois0n to JB Verizon's CDMA iPhone 4 yesterday. So let me go through the step by step tutorial again on how to use this Greenpois0n to JB your iPhone 4. This JB is meant for iPhone 4, 3GS and 3G only. Actually the same JB is applicable for iPod Touch 4G, 3G and iPad too. But I am focusing more on the iPhone devices in here. As always, just a reminder that JB your iDevices might probably void your warranty so do proceed with caution. And always remember to back up your data before your do anything further. This is a JB software and it doesn't hacktivate your phone so for those factory lock phones, please wait for the unlock software. 

1. You must have the latest iTunes or at least a 10.1 and above version installed in your PC. 
2. Update your iOS to 4.2.1 using the new iTunes version beforehand. 
3. Again, back up your data before your start the JB process. 
4. Go to this website to download the Greenpois0n RC5 b2 version for Windows or this mirror site here.
5. Extract the file to some where and you can start your JB process now. 
6. Connect your iPhone and POWER OFF. 

 7. Open the Greenpois0n software and click on the Prepare to Jailbreak (DFU) option. 

8. You will now be instructed to put your phone into DFU mode by following the steps. 

9. Press & Hold the Sleep/Wake button for 2 seconds.

  10. Next, while still pressing and holding the Sleep/Wake button, Press & Hold the Home button together for 15 seconds. 

 11. Now release the Sleep/Wake button while still Holding on to the Home button for another 15 seconds. 

 

12. This will bring your phone into DFU mode and you will see the Ready to Jailbreak button on the screen. Click on it and wait. 

 13. You will see a bar showing the progress of the JB on your phone now. 

 14. When the green bar is full, the JB is completed and are prompted to click the Quit button.

15. At this moment your phone will have what they said scrolling with verbose text. The phone will reboot itself after completion. 

 16. In your Home Screen, you will see a new Loader application in there. Click into it. 

 17. Cydia is the only option in there so select it and press Install. 

  18. After installing Cydia, you can choose to remove the loader by selecting to Uninstall it in the Loader.

19. Now your phone has Cydia in it and it's successfully JB. Update your Cydia and you are done.

There are reports/feedback saying that Cydia isn't inside the Loader after launching it. If this happens, you can try to install Cydia with Redsn0w 0.9.6 RC8 from here. Remember to just choose to install Cydia from the list and not anything else. You are also recommended to do a clean restore if the above method doesn't work. Do proceed with caution and again the writers would not take liable to any damage to any our the reader's iDevices by following the above instructions/guide. So have I tried it? Nope, cause I am waiting for iOS 4.3 to come out for more feature to upgrade. But there are friends of mine who did it and succeeded from the guide above. So enjoy folks~!

Greenpois0n Is Out

Finally Chronic Dev Team had decided to release their JB tool codename, Greenpois0n. Their initial plan was to released on 10.10.10 @ 10:10:10 GMT but Geohot surprised everyone by releasing his own Limera1n one day earlier. This resulted in the Chronic Dev Team to redo their Greenpois0n by reserving the SHAtter exploit for now. Everyone had thought that the Chronic Dev Team would wait for the next iOS update only to release their Greenpois0n but they decided to release it now. The Greenpois0n also able to jailbreak iOS 4.1 for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 4G, iPod Touch 3G iOS 3.2.2 for iPad.

Greenpois0n only jailbreak your iDevices running on iOS 4.1 so for those with lock phones, please do back up your 4.1 baseband using Tiny Umbrella or SHSH blob from Cydia. They can use Ultrasnow to unlock their phone after jailbreaking it. You can download the new Greenpois0n tool at this site. Again, let me remind you that JB your phone will void it's warranty. So do go with caution and back up your data beforehand. Greenpois0n now only work on Windows while Mac user would have to wait for the time being. Enjoy~!

Limera1n to Jailbreak iOS4.1

Finally Geohot is back in the scene today when he finally released his latest baby, Limera1n. If you are not familiar with this name and you are using a JB iDevice, then let me give you a brief run through. GeoHot is one of the first people who started JB iPhone back in the years. And he is famous for release JB such as the recent Blackra1n not too long ago. But since he is being harassed in the net, he had decided to retreat from the scene. But just a day before Greenpois0n is released, he had decided to release his Limera1n which uses the exploit by Comex (jailbreakme) which is unpatchable and untethered. Greenpois0n is using the SHAtter exploit which only able to JB all iDevices with A4 processors whereas Limera1n is able to JB all iDevices including the iPhone4, iPhone 3G[S], iPod Touch 3G, iPod Touch 4G and iOS 3.2.2 for iPad.

Geohot intentionally released his JB one day earlier before the Chronic Dev Team because he wanted them 'to do the right thing'. In the latest update, Joshua Hill (p0sixninja) from the Chronic Dev Team will incorporate their new JB with the exploit used by Geohot in Limera1n. In other word, they will reserve the SHAtter exploit for the coming iOS 4.2 update. This is kinda a good news for all of us and I think this is what Geohot said by them doing the right thing. Anyway, let's get down to the Limera1n right now. You can download the software from the link I had attached above or here. Please do read through the page for what the genius had to say. And again, jailbreaking your phone might void your warranty so do proceed with caution and always backup your phone before you try anything. Just in case you didn't know what to do, here's a clip on step-by-step way to JB using the new Limera1n. Enjoy~ and do let me know how it goes. As for me, I am gonna wait for a few days after the clouds had clear. 

Greenpois0n Coming on 10.10.10 @ 10:10:10 (GMT)

Finally the JB tool which everyone are waiting for, Greenpois0n is coming soon on the 10/10/10 at 10:10:10AM (Yes, I know it's damn cheesy but who can blame them?). The new Greenpois0n utilizes the bootrom exploit first discovered by pod2g of the Chronic Dev Team. Joshua Hill a.k.a p0sixninja from the Chronic Dev Team tweeted that the new JB will be available on the mentioned date. Since it's uses a bootrom exploit which is a low level exploit which Apple can't fix with iOS updates unlike the previous JB. So in other word, the iDevice which uses Greenpois0n (which uses the SHAtter  exploit) will be 'off for life'. In other word, your iPhone/iPod will be JB for life. Now that is some really good news to hear.

picture from Google image search engine 

Where there's good news, there's always bad too. The good news is that Greenpois0n would most probably be an untethered JB. Which is really fantastic. The bad news is that, the new JB would only work on Apple's new A4 processor chip, in other word, iPhone 4, iPod 4G and iPad. It might even work on the new Apple TV. This is because the SHAtter exploit exploit used by Greenpois0n doesn't work on the older bootrom on older generation of iDevices. Sigh~! But I will keep you all updated if there's any news on the new JB.

UltraSn0w 1.0-1 to Unlock iPhone 4

Just a few days after Comex released their JB tool for iOS4 for all iDevices, iPhone Dev Team had just release their own UltraSn0w 1.0-1 which unlock iPhone 4. This is truly good news to those who are using factory lock iPhone 4 right now. As this is the first in the world tool to unlock the new iPhone 4. Previously they released UltraSn0w 0.93 to unlock all basebands from OS 3.0 including baseband 05.13.04 which comes together with iOS 4 for both iPhone 3G and 3GS users. Which means that if you had just JB your iPhone 4 running on iOS 4.0.1 using JailBreakMe, then you should be able to unlock it with this new UltraSn0w 1.0-1. You can download it from Cydia for free. 

Please read this through before you do anything. 

1. Launch Cydia from your iPhone 4. 
2. Add repo666.ultrasn0w.com in the repo section inside Cydia. 
3. Search for ultrasn0w in Cydia now and click Install. 
4. After completing installation, your phone is unlock. It's that easy. 

Remember to always back up your phone before you try anything as the author do not take any responsibility to the damage which might happen during this process. Yes, just to cover my ass as always. Enjoy~! 

JailbreakMe 2.0 for most iDevices

Finally the wait is over. Comex had finally released their jailbreak which they promised few weeks back for all the iDevices available. If you think Spirit was easy, think again. JailbreakMe 2.0 is so easy that a 10 y.o could do it. All you need is just your iDevice and internet connection using your Safari browser. Swipe the taskbar and sit tight and wait for the show to begin. Yes, it's that easy. As usual, it's always recommended to sync and backup your iDevice using iTunes before you try anything. There are some issues reported, for instance it would not work on iPad running on iOS 3.2.1 and some users also reported issue with their MMS. But for the latter issue, the problem had been rectify. Some reported of pixel lost but no major issues. Once you typed in the website, you will be shown the picture above. Just 'slide to jailbreak' as mentioned. 

And it's Done~! Your iPhone had just been jailbroken. Yes, it's that simple. 

If you have any problem with the main site, you could try this alternate website. I need to stress out that this JB as the name goes doesn't hacktivate or unlock your iDevice. If you are on a lock phone, please proceed with unlocking with either UltraSn0w 0.93 after JB it. Take note that this is very new and I still seeing some hiccups here and there but there are a lot of success stories too. So please back up your SHSH blob as I mentioned in my earlier post. It's now legal to jailbreak your phones as the people had won in a suit against Apple if I am not mistaken on JB matter. So have fun and do let me know how you think of the new JailbreakMe 2.0 from Comex. Enjoy yer all~!

PS: Pictures courtesy of iphonehacks website. : )

Comex 4.01 Jail Break

Comex had twitted few days back that he is not going to wait for Apple's iOS 4.1 and will probably be releasing the new Spirit jailbreak software soon. I am not going in details of the technical in here so I will go straight to the point. The new Spirit will be able to jailbreak iOS 4 for iPhone 3G, 3GS (for both running on new/old boot rom) and also iPhone 4. In his tweet, he had told that we will need to back up our SHSH blobs now. I had just back up mine a few minutes ago and decided to let you all know how to do it. 

1) Go to download the new Umbrella firmware from their website here.
2) Read the 'read me' file in it and back up your SHSH blob file.

Why do we need to back up our SHSH blob and what is this SHSH thingy? Well, let me put this in simple English. SHSH Blobs or ECID Blobs are like I.D assigned onto our iDevice by Apple. This unique digital signature will be sent to Apple server for authentication every time you connect your iDevice to do a restore & update to a newer OS. Restore can only be done if the I.D is verified by Apple. When you update to a new firmware, this I.D will be change. So when a new firmware is out and you encountered some problem with it, you will need to restore to the previous firmware but you can't since it's already been erased. So Saurik, creator of Cydia had created a server which act as something similar to the Apple server which save our SHSH blobs and we can retrieve it to restore our firmware to the previous one. Understand? No? Just download the firmware and back-up~!

PS: Again, I would like to say that the author do not take any responsibility of any damage which might happen to it's readers hardware. So try at your own risk and please BACK UP. 

Redsn0w 0.9.5 Beta

The Dev Team had just launched their Pwnage 4.0 on Monday to JB the new iOS 4 for MAC users and now they had released Redsn0w 0.9.5 for Windows users. Now you can JB your iDevices running on iOS 4 with Sn0wbreeze if you're a Windows user or Pwnage 4.0 on MAC. So what is the different with this Redsn0w 0.9.5 beta and the other two? 

• Redsn0w 0.9.5 beta ONLY JB iOS 4.
• Redsn0w 0.9.5 ONLY SUPPORT iPhone 3G & iPod Touch 2G. 
• Redsn0w 0.9.5 DO NOT WORK on iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4 (Yes, you hear me right)
• Redsn0w 0.9.5 beta will hacktivates iPhone 3G.
• Redsn0w 0.9.5 runs on MAC & Windows users. 
• Redsn0w 0.9.5 enables multitasking, custom homescreen wallpaper, battery percentage features (which is not available on the original iOS 4) for both iPhone 3G & iPod Touch. 
• Redsn0w 0.9.5 DO NOT UNLOCK your iPhone. So use Ultrasn0w 0.9.3 to unlock your iPhone 3G after JB with Redsn0w 0.9.5. 

As always, remember to backup your phone before you try to JB your phone or do anything courageous. The author will not be held liable for any damages that might/had happen on any of your devices. So please proceed with caution and ask question if you are not sure. You can download Redsn0w 0.9.5 here. Let me know how it goes for you. Cheers~!

Sn0wbreeze

As I was saying early this week, The Dev Team had created the Pwnage 4.0 to JB the new iOS 4 but it's only for MAC users. Now iH8sn0w had released their own JB software called Sn0wbreeze for Windows users. If you use previous JB like Ultrasn0w, the new Sn0wbreeze has the same feature of creating the user's custom firmware (*.ipsw) so that they can update to the new iOS 4 and then jailbreaking it. The new Sn0wbreeze support the same iDevices as Pwnage 4.0. 

• iPhone 3GS with old bootrom and not JB with Spirit beforehand;
• iPhone 3G which probably need go into DFU mode; 
• iPod Touch 2G not JB with Spirit before

There's some good news for iPhone 3G user if you're using Sn0wbreeze to JB your phone, as multitasking and custom wallpaper feature will be accessible (which is NOT allowed if it's not JB). As always, remember to backup your phone before you try to JB your phone or do anything courageous. The author will not be held liable for any damages that might/had happen on any of your devices. So please proceed with caution and ask question if you are not sure. And before I forget, here is the link for the new Sn0wbreeze. Enjoy~! Do let me know what do you think of the new Sn0wbreeze Pwnage tool.  

Pwnage Tool 4.0

As I was mentioning yesterday, The iPhone Dev Team had just released their new Pwnage Tool 4.0 to JB the new iOS 4. But hold your horses you JB'ers! It's not everyone are able to use that tool yet. Please read what The Dev Team had to say about he new Pwnage 4.0 before you proceed. The new Pwnage 4.0 Tool will for MAC will enable iPhone 3G, 3GS (old bootrom) to update iOS 4 and jailbreaking it.

Each supported device has few different scenarios that users need to consider when performing the upgrades, you need to check below and perform the upgrade in the particular way that matches your current device state. 

NB: With PwnageTool 4.0 certain devices are not supported  this is because they are not supported in iOS 4.0 or they are not supported by our software. 

iPhone 2G  - not supported
iPod Touch - not supported
iPod Touch 3G - not supported  

For iPhone 3G 

If you have a Jailbroken iPhone 3G at 3.1.2 (but not jailbroken with Spirit) then you should create the ipsw with PwnageTool 4.0 and restore from recovery mode or DFU mode. If you have an out of the box iPhone 3G you should restore using a PwnageTool 4.0 ipsw using DFU mode. If you have a Jailbroken 3.1.3 iPhone 3G it is very possible that this can fail from recovery mode, if this failure happens you will need to restore using DFU mode. IMPORTANT! Whenever you need to enter DFU mode, you will need to do so using PwnageTool.  

For iPhone 3GS 

If you have a Jailbroken iPhone 3G at 3.1.2 (but not jailbroken with Spirit) then you should create the ipsw with PwnageTool 4.0 and restore from recovery mode or DFU mode. If you have an out of the box iPhone 3G you should restore using a PwnageTool 4.0 ipsw using DFU mode. If you have a Jailbroken 3.1.3 iPhone 3G it is very possible that this can fail from recovery mode, if this failure happens you will need to restore using DFU mode. IMPORTANT! Whenever you need to enter DFU mode, you will need to do so using PwnageTool.  

iPhone 3G and 3GS baseband unlockers (those who rely on ultrasn0w to make phone calls) should always be very wary to update their firmware, however our Ultrasn0w application will unlock all recent (including the current) 3GS and 3G baseband firmware versions, once you are jailbroken using PwnageTool 4.0, install ultrasn0w from Cydia and you’ll be unlocked. Remember! This baseband unlock situation is rare, should you upgrade your iPhone blindly at the next iOS release please don’t expect an unlock - but for now you are OK (whatever state your baseband is in). 

As always, please BACKUP your device before you proceed. And just to protect myself, the author do not take responsibility or liable for any damage which might happen to any reader's devices. And JB will void your warranty so please proceed with caution and ask for advice before you go charging into the jungle. You can download the new Pawnage 4.0 Tool here via BT or un-official mirror site here & here.

Jailbreaking iPhone/iPod For Dummies Using Spirit

 Since I have some friends who asked me how to JB their iDevice using the new Spirit's software, I had decided to share some of my know-how. Well, since I did mine last weekend and it was so easy, I guess anyone could do it by themselves. So here goes, as always, some notes before we go on further. JB your iDevice might void your warranty so do proceed with caution and please please BACKUP or SYNC to iTunes before you do anything. So once you had done all that, please read the following steps. 

 

Download Comex's Spirit JB software HERE.   

 If you are a Windows 7 user and encounter compatibility problem, please go to Property and under Compatibility, change the mode to Windows 99/Windows ME.  

 Launch the Spirit software. 

 You will be ask to connect your iDevice and Press JAILBREAK 

 Now the software to start JB your phone and after completing, it will prompt you to QUIT.

 Press QUIT and your iDevice will reboot and a status bar will appear to show the status (DUH!). 

 After completion, your iDevice will be consider JB and you will find the Cydia icon in your Springboard. 

If you have any Wi-Fi or Network Connectivity problem, you can try to RESET the network setting. As usual, after JB your phone, you can always install other apps in it like Winterboard, Activator, Backgrounder and lots more for changing the outlook and features of your phone. But that is too much for me to explain in here. So play smart and don't do anything stupid if you are not sure. Enjoy~!

PS: The author do not take any responsibility to any damage to the user's iDevice after reading the above post. Pictures are courtesy from iPhonehacks.

Spirit's OS 3.1.3 Jailbreak

I had mentioned previously that Spirit had finally uploaded their untethered jailbreak for iPod, iPhone and even iPad. But be aware that Spirit isn't a carrier un-locker. It means that, it won't unlock your phone if you are not using iPhone's purchased directly from Maxis or Digi. If you are currently using tethered jailbreak on your gadget, please restore it first before installing Spirit. Please take note, do not upgrade if you're using an unlock on your gadget as this will disable your unlock. But again, you can downgrade it to OS 3.1.2 using SHSH blob for that version if you accidentally did. (duh~!)

Please take note that jailbreaking your device will void the warranty so please remember to backup. Whatever you do, backup by syncing with iTunes. I know some of my friends who never did this, and may god bless them. SO here's the download for WINDOWS & MAC OS. This is an updated version which the previous version would delete some of your pictures and some other minor error issue. And if you still encounter error code c0000005, you can try changing the compatibility mode to Windows 95. Have fun you all~ Cheers!

PS: Please make sure you're using any iTunes version 9 and above.

Circuitous - Another Multitasking Apps

As always, I will pop up once in a while to introduce some new apps for iPhone/iPod users which I think worth mentioning. But as you all know, most of the apps which I mentioned will need your gadget to be JB, as it is only available from Cydia. The apps which I am introducing today would be another multi-tasking apps called Circuitous. So why do we need another multitasking apps sincei we already have ProSwitcher or Multifl0w you ask. Well currently I am using ProSwitcher and to be frank, I am quite satisfied with the features and all. First, I would just wanna explain a bit to those new in these multitasking apps. If you'd been using your iPhone/iPod for a while, you would realized that the gadget lacks a multitasking feature which enable you to switch over among apps without having to close and opening it again. Check out the video below for the installation. 

So what's so special bout this new app? Dan Zimmerman, the app creator had called it 'Custom App Switcher'. By using Circuitous, we are able to stay active on the current page and still able to switch over to previous active apps. Whereas, for ProSwitcher, the current page would be deactivated as the background while you are scrolling through the previous apps page. Circuitous will display the previous apps on a vertical scroll bar on the right of your screen making it easy to access and manage. You can customized how you wanna activate Circuitous via iPhone Setting page. You can activate Circuitous by double tapping the Home button, or slow pressing on the Sleep or even snipping your fingers cross the screen (i.e maximizing a page). You can download Circuitous (v1.1) from Cydia and Rock for FREE. Enjoy~!

iPhone OS 3.1.3

Apple had just released their latest OS for their iPhone and iPod Touch devices. So what is new with this OS 3.1.3 updates? Let's see, from the description of the updates, it seemed like it's just some minor bug fixes and not any major changes made. According to the key notes released on the new OS, the updates includes a number of bug fixes and enhancement on issue with 3rd party apps that can't be launch sometimes and most importantly enhanced the accuracy of the battery life on iPhone 3GS. You can download and install the new OS via iTunes update now. Note, the new OS 3.1.3 (7E18) also updates the baseband firmware, so for those who use software to unlocked their iPhone, please don't update.

For those (like me) who had JB their iPhone, it is not recommended to update to the new OS just yet. At least for iPhone 3GS, iPod 2G and iPod 3G this is still not possible yet. The Dev Team are still testing their beta RedSn0w 0.9.2 for the said models. But for iPhone 3G users, they can use the RedSn0w 0.9.2 to JB after updating to the new OS. Redsn0w only works (JB & unlock) for iPhone 2G but if you don't care about unlocking, then iPhone 3G go ahead. Please take note again, it doesn't work on iPhone 3GS. As always, be reminded that hacking your phone might void your warranty so please proceed with caution and at your own risk. Always back up your phones data before trying it out. Will update you all when either Dev Team or GeoHot managed to JB the new OS. So for the time being, will still stick with my OS 3.0.

SmoothBoard for iPhone

As you all know by now, I will update some useful apps for iPhone users from time to time. So this time around, I stumbled upon this app call SmoothBoard. It's from the same developer who brought to you Multifl0w. So what does this application do? To put it short, it will allow you to swipe over multiple springboard in your phone. For those people who fully utilized all of their pages in their springboard and when you are trying to go to the last page on your springboard, it will seemed very tedious or troublesome to swipe so many times. So this is where the application comes in. It allows you two go to several pages at one swipe of your finger. Imagine scrolling your phone book. This is what Alan Ash had to say about the app

"Springboard doesn't 'lock' when scrolling. A big swipe can scroll through multiple pages instead of only one page per swipe. If you stop scrolling Springboard won't "snap" to the nearest page, it will just stay in between pages.There are a few minor bugs. (like springboard snapping to the nearest page when an app is opened) But it does not hinder any functionality, and you can still move icons around just fine."

One more important point, the app is only down loadable from Cydia. In other word, only JB iPhone could install it. Have fun.

ProSwitcher

One setback or rather missing in my iPhone would be the feature of multitasking or opening few apps at the same time. Imagine you found a website and need to copy part of the info into your note and at the same time reading your RSS feed and playing a game. Now imagine switching back and forth, damn fussy. It's very common for me as I opened and closes a lot of apps back and forth. Although it's quite fast but still there is the loading time in between apps. So here come the multitasking apps from Cydia which solved the problem. It's called ProSwitcher and it's still under Beta version. But trust me, it's so damn good and stable. Now I can switch back and forth between apps without having to load it again and again. Although it takes up a bit of memory but for 3GS users, this is not a problem. I am not sure why Apple didn't consider of adding this feature to the iPhone but that's what Cydia for. And Yes, you need to JB your iPhone to download the apps. Enjoy~