Jailbreaking an iOS device is the process of taking away the restrictions Apple places on their devices giving the user root access, access to the raw file-system, and the ability to run software not signed by Apple.
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Can I block ports in Hotspot mode?
I would like to block ports when using my iPhone 4 (iOS 5.0 jailbreaked) as a hotspot.
The reason is I don't want my backup program, computer updates or any high bandwidth usage tool to be able to ...
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Will an iOS reinstall make a jailbroken-iPhone “supported by Apple” again?
Will an iOS reinstall
Work on any jailbroken-iPhone and
Make a jailbroken-iPhone "supported by Apple"?
Similarly, does such an iOS reinstall reset the iPhone (jailbroken or not) back to a "clean, ...
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How do I connect to a SOCKS Proxy from an iPhone/iPod Touch?
I like to surf securely and privately via a SOCKS proxy which I created via SSH tunneling, on the Mac. I used the SSH client on my Mac to achieve this. Then I thought, since the iPhone OS is ...
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What malware has actually affected Jailbroken iOS devices?
Are there examples of malware that affects jailbroken iOS devices that doesn't require installation of shady packages (e.g. something that can compromise a device just by opening a PDF or visiting a ...
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Can I un-jailbreak an Apple TV?
I'm considering switching out my Windows-based HTPC for an Apple TV unit that will stream media off a Mac in my house. This will work out okay for me as long as I can jailbreak the unit and install ...
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Update and Jailbreak iPhone 4 IOS 4.3 to IOS 5.0
I am trying to update a jailbroken iPhone 4 IOS 4.3 to IOS 5.0. I have acquired the needed things from this link ...
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Why do apps only display in top left quarter of screen after installing Winterboard?
After installing the jailbreak app "Winterboard" just now and then rebooting as required, all my apps including settings and phone etc. only display in top left quarter of screen.
Only that screen ...
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Is there a functional Jailbreak for iOS 4.1 on an iPhone 3GS?
I have an iPhone 3GS running 4.0.1 that is currently Jailbroken (using the Jailbreakme.com vulnerability a while back). While I don't care about any ability to unlock my phone - I'm quite happy with ...
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How do hide iPod icon with SBSettings?
On my Jailbroken iPad, I have SBSettings installed. I chose to hide all my application icons, but iPod will not go away, no matter what the switch setting is. I was thinking about just going into the ...
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How do I unlock an iPhone 3GS?
I bought a second hand iPhone 3GS which is locked to AT&T's network, I want to unlock it for use in the UK. I'm on the Redmond Pie site which can unlock and jailbreak it, but I don't know what ...
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Automatically backup JailBreak iPhone DCIM photo directory
Hi I heard that you can write cron job into plist and put it to JB iPhone /Library/LaunchDaemons folder in plist format
I would like to backup the photo folder every 300 seconds, so I put a ...
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What are the risks of jailbreaking an iOS device?
I know that many people jailbreak their iOS devices. Is there a risk involved with jailbreaking? If, so what? Can you brick your device by jailbreaking? What's the worst thing that could happen?
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Do apps on jailbroken iOS devices have uncontrolled access to all my data?
I'm thinking about jailbreaking my iOS device but one thing worries me. Apple's restrictive developer API has one big advantage: apps can't tinker with my data outside the app unless I allow them to.
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How to update my jailbroken iOS 6.1 iPhone to iOS 6.1.2?
I had jailbroken my iPhone last month when I was using iOS 6.1, and currently iOS 6.1.2 is available, which solves some battery issues (I am really suffering from these), so I want to update to iOS ...
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What is the chance that jailbreaking my iPhone will brick the phone?
How does it actually work? Does it change just the firmware on the main filesystem? Does it touch the bootloader?
I'm trying to figure out what's probability of
iPhone jailbreak bricking the phone
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Where is the dividing line (mount point) of the two iOS partitions?
I know that iOS has two partitions, but I've never found anywhere that gives clues as to where they split. Is one partition on / and the other on /var/mobile/, or are all the user profiles ...
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iPhone: how to see if GPS is working
Is there a way where I can see if GPS is working? Or what the location service is using right now and why it is not using GPS?
(Because the location service has become very inaccurate after a recent ...
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How do I restore a jailbroken iPhone 3G?
How do I restore to the normal non jailbroken state my jailbroken iphone 3G? Is there any permanent change when you jailbreak it?
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Unlock iPhone 4 iOS 5.0.1 with baseband 4.11.08
I had a jailbroken unlocked iPhone with iOS 5.0, but by mistake I updated it to iOS 5.0.1 with iTunes. I'm asking this as both a cautionary tale to others as well in hopes that perhaps there is a ...
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iphone sleeps in recovery mode
i am trying to restore 4.3.1 custom firmware made by sn0wbrzee with expert mode.
at the last moment of restore itunes shows 1015 error. so i try to reboot, but iphone not rebooted.
at last I ...
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Jailbroken iPhone dead; What firmware “load” options do I have?
I jailbroke my original iPhone first gen to version 3.14 (I think) and since then I'm unable to use the phone.
I've done this before and never once had an issue (so I'm semi-experienced with this).
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Why is my jailbroken iPhone not booting?
I have an iPhone 3GS with firmware version 3.1.3 running on tethered jailbreak (blackra1n). Yesterday the wifi didn't work so naturally I:
reset network settings (as I did once or twice before).
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Jailbreaking a locked iPhone 4s with iOS 6
I received an iPhone 4S as a gift, branded by Orange UK. It runs iOS 6 (6.0.1(10A523)).
I didn't unlock it yet; I'm using it without a SIM and I'm enjoying the apps, but I want to jailbreak it.
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Apple Detecting Jailbreak on a NOT jailbroken iPhone
I recently received a notification that took up the whole screen on my iphone which says that I have breached the Apple terms and conditions for jailbreaking my iphone.
However, I am pretty sure that ...
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iPhone app to download/upload files
How can I upload/download files from/on to a jailbroken iPhone 3G?
Are there any apps that allow me to do this?
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weird problem : whenever I copy songs from my computer to my iphone it misses the first 30 seconds?
Anyone experience this problem? It all of a sudden started happening for me.
When I download podcasts from my iphone, it seems to be fine, but when I download from my computer whether its songs or ...
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How can I safely eliminate duplicate apps from my iPhone?
I have just had my iPhone replaced under warranty, and when restoring it from backup much of my preexisting free space vanished.
What I've found, after some shell hacking, is that I appear to have ...
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Custom iPad theme not showing up correctly
I created a theme for iPad and am having a couple problems with it. In my theme are two custom icons, a wallpaper, and two png files for dock (one for landscape and one for portrait). The file ...
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How to fix Weather.app images not showing on iPad 3
I have the Weather.app partially working on jailbroken iPad3 and iPad Mini
(using steps: http://www.sinfuliphone.com/showthread.php?p=953237 and iApp Installer to install the Weather.ipa )
On iPad ...
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Anyone know about /private/var/keybags/backup_keys_cache.db
Today I got a popup message in my iPad2 (jailbroken using absinthe) that it have 0 free space.
Using ssh, I check the size of folders in the iPad and found out an interesting file that took 4.1G ...
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Can I use a jailbroken iPhone on Virgin Mobile?
I am no longer on a contract with AT&T. Virgin Mobile has an awesome Beyond Talk plan for $25 (unlimited text, data, web, well I guess a max of 5.5Gb). Can I use a SIM card from a Virgin Mobile ...
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Where can I learn about programming my Jail broken iOS device?
I'd like to do some R&D pushing the boundaries of iOS devices. Is there a how-to guide or private API documentation?
Is there a Stack Exchange site for this?
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Do I have jailbreak my iPhone 3GS again after updating to iOS 5.1.1
Before updating my 3GS to iOS 5.1.1, my phone was already jalibroken. After the update, i lost all those apps and do i have to jailbreak the phone again or is it still jailbroken? If so how do i get ...
