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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Is there a Cydia tweak that gives the camcorder its own button?

I have an HTC One V in addition to my iPhone. One thing I love about it is the camera application. It has two buttons: one to capture a photo, and another to capture a video. I love that you don't ...
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Is there an iOS app or jailbreak modification that can activate true caps lock?

I'm using jailbroken iOS 5.1.1 and am looking for an app or setting that enables true caps lock. Meaning, once activated, caps lock behaves like it does on a PC and stays enabled when you switch to ...
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Controlling iOS apps via command line

I have jailbroken iPad (iOS5.1.1) with the shell utility installed. I'd like to be able to launch and control applications via the command line, as I would normally do in Unix or Linux. Say I want to ...
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iPhone log for actions like deleting text conversations?

I recently found one of my long-running text conversations cleared. I may have deleted it accidentally, but I would like to know when I did. Is there a system log that logs information at this ...
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What's kern_spliot proccess that apears in my iPhone 4?

After jailbreaking iPhone 4, I was noticed that some proccess added to proccess list, like kern_sploit. What is this?
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Updated my jailbroken iPhone 4s to 6.1.3, stuck in Recov. loop

My iPhone 4s was jailbroken, I think at 5.something or 6.0. I wish I remembered. I tried to update it to 6.1.3 via my phone in the settings menu. It restarted and told me to connect to iTunes. I ...
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Can we partially jaibreak our iOS devices for enterprise management?

We manage a large number of iOS devices in an enterprise environment and are finding Apple's management utilities lacking. I wonder if there are any options for jailbreaking which do not entail ...
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Cannot Upgrade jailbroken iPod touch 4.3.3 to iOS 6.1.2

I got a jailbroken iPod from a friend and I want to update to iOS 6 so I can restore my backed up data on it. I tried SHIFT + Restore / Upgrade to iOS 6 but the first error I got was this Figure 1 ...
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How to jailbreak iPod Touch 2g without losing data?

I have an iPod Touch 2nd Generation, 8GB that runs firmware version 4.2.1, and currently it is not jailbroken. I want to jailbreak it using redsn0w version 0.9.6b4. I have found these instructions. ...
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How to jailbreak 3g version 4.2.1 with firmware 5.15.04?

I was given a used 3g iphone and iTunes updated the phone. It is on 4.2.1 with firmware 5.15.04. What do I need to do to jailbreak it, so that I can download apps?
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WiFi keeps turning off (logging out) automatically

I own an iPhone 5 running on iOS 6.1.2. It is jail broken. I connect to the internet via the university WiFi system, which provided each of us a unique username and password, and we have a set ...
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How to build last version of Ruby for jailbroken iOS?

I jailbrake my iPad and want to run Ruby in the console. I installed OpenSSH & Ruby from Saurik. But it is too old (1.9.2) & buggy. I would like to compile and install the latest version of ...
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Regarding Jailbroken Itouch RestorATION

Is it possible for a restored Itouch to recover former apps that had been installed on an itouch? Is it possible for a deleted app to be re installed containing the same information from its previous ...
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Are there any good technical forums where jailbreak app authors hang out?

Most of the forums I have seen are really lame pirate-oriented sites. I am interested in joining in a discussion with programmers about building iOS software that breaks the rules, but not illegal ...
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“Unable to Download”/“Unable to Install” on iOS app update

Whenever I try to update one of my apps, it downloads 79%, stops for a moment, then the progress bar resets and one of two dialog boxes appears: Unable to Download Item "App Name" cannot be ...
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is there an iphone (Cydia) app to forward/back 30s

With SBSettings+Activator one is able to program the physical buttons on the iPhone, to open apps, toggle settings, skip to next/previous song, play/pause musik, open controls, etc. Is there ...
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Wi-Fi Sync for iOS 4.2.1 and Windows?

I've lost my data cable for my old iPod Touch 2G, so I googled a little bit and found wifi-sync, downloaded it, and it told me to get the desktop app from getwifisync.com but it doesn't exist. Is ...
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iphone restarts on password lock screen

I have a jailbroken iPhone 4 with iOS 6.0.1. If somehow it gets shut down, I can't boot tethered. Can't use "Just Boot" in Redsn0w, because the phone needs to be shut down, but I can't make the "slide ...
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Having Problem Activating my iPhone after jailbreak

After I had finished applying a jailbreak on my iphone 4 (iOS 6, Baseband 04 12 02) with redsn0w and installed SAM, it locked and put me on the Activation screen. I can not complete the SAM activation ...
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Can I use the camera connector for iPad with the iPod touch?

I want to use the camera connector for the iPad with my iPod Touch 4G. I know there is a jailbreak to do it: http://www.ijailbreak.com/cydia/cameraconnector-cydia-tweak-ios/, but it's not working very ...
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Activate passcode lock after 30 mins of inactivity?

I have a jailbroken iPhone 4S. The current time options for a passcode lock are: Immediately After 1, 5, or 15 minutes After 1 or 4 hours However I would prefer using 30 mins or 45 mins, something ...
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How do I stop iOS 6 update on a jailbroken iPhone?

I started it by mistake, and every time I connect to Wifi it resumes downloading. I have shell access, as the phone is jailbroken: Could this be useful? What should I do to stop the update process?
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Why does my 1st Gen Apple TV say my TV Shows are not authorized?

I'm trying to play two HD TV Shows on my jailbroken 1st Gen Apple TV. When I try to play them, I get the 'authorizing' message and then I see 'Your Apple TV is not authorized to play this content.' ...
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Share connection over ethernet on jailbroken appletv

Would it be possible to have an (jailbroken) ATV2 share a WiFi connection over its Ethernet port? I'd say yes, but I can't seem to find any information about this. I found this helpful, yet not, ...
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openURL not working?

I have my apache2 server running on my macbook pro and I have an ssh session into my iphone which runs on iOS 5.0.1. I have a folder "files" in my webroot which has a few mp3 files. When I try ...
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TinyUmbrella can't find shsh for iOS5

Before iOS5, we were recommended to save our iPhone's shsh so that when a jb came out, we could restore it back a jb-ed version. For iOS5, Tiny Umbrella couldn't find any shsh. So, is there anything ...
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Random disconnection from Wi-Fi Network, usually after inactivity

My iPhone is jailbroken. Even though I'm not completely sure, I think it used to do this even before I installed the jailbreak. Every time I pick up my iPhone after not using it for some time ...
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How could I hide the slide lock? (both text, background)

How could I hide the slide lock part of my lock screen? Only the bottom, that is. Both camera, slide button, and the background. So far I found an app in Cydia, called "Slide to Unlock killer". But ...
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3G “on sleep” when iPhone 3Gs (5.1.1) locked

I have a jailbroken iPhone 3GS running on 5.1.1. When I use 3G cellular and the phone is locked, I don't receive push notifications (from the apps that need internet for push notifications) and my ...
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Upgrading jailbroken iPad 4th gen with iOS 6.0 to iOS 6.1.2

I've an not-jailbroken iPad 4th gen with iOS 6.0. I understand that it's not possible to go to 6.1.3 in order to downgrade to 6.1.2 and then jailbreak and it's not possible upgrading to 6.1.2 in ...
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itunes error(-1) coming when restoring iPhone 4?

I made a custom iOS 6.1.3 ipsw using sn0wbreeze to prevent the baseband update, then stitched my 6.1.3 sHsH blobs to it using redsn0w. Then I went to itunes and put my iPhone 4 in pwned DFU mode and ...
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How To? Scheduled Auto Archive Files/ Folders inside iOS File Structure on Jailbroken device - Zip, Rar, Tar - Any will do?

How To? Scheduled Auto Archive Files/ Folders inside iOS File Structure on Jailbroken device - Zip, Rar, Tar - Any will do? I remember reading somewhere about some person running a Cron job or ...
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Need Quicklookd file

I was messing with my iPhone 5's "quicklookd" file and it got deleted so now I cannot pull up email in any apps or picture messages when received through iMessage or regular text. Is it okay to copy ...
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Restore app data

I have an app that was deleted after accidently syncing from another computer (Deleted most of my apps). Before connecting to my home PC (which has all my ios backups) I installed the app from an .ipa ...
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Lock screen music player controls fail to appear

I am using a jailbroken iphone 4 and recently I starting having problems with the lock screen. No music control buttons and no short cut for camera when screen is locked. But when I boot into safe ...
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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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Other Apple IDs popping up

I have a jailbroken iphone 4 running 6.1. I accidentally installed a incompatible jailbroken app and as a result had to restore my phone. When I got it back up to the set up iphone part of the ...
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What to backup and restore from IOS using rsync?

I am backing up my jailbroken iphone using full filesystem rsync clone. The backup command is: rsync -axvPH --numeric-ids --delete -e 'ssh -i /root/.ssh/ifone' \ ...
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Running Whatsapp on an iPhone 2G (iOS 3)

I recently passed my iPhone 2G along to a friend without a smartphone, mainly for the sake of giving him a possibility to use Whatsapp. Now it seems that Whatsapp has suddenly stopped supporting the ...
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How to get jailbroken iPhone working after updating to iOS 6.0 from iTunes

By mistake I updated my jailbroken iPhone to iOS 6.0 from iTunes. How do I get the iPhone working again like it was before? It suddenly asks for activation.
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Does redsn0w_win_0.9.14b2 work on an iPhone 3G?

I have an iPhone 3G running on iOS 4.1 (unlocked and jailbroken) with a broken Home button. I want to upgrade it to iOS 4.2. redsn0w_win_0.9.14b2 allows you to install iOS with a a broken Home ...
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System Apps Not Appearing

I tried to move an app on my jailbroken iPod touch 4th generation to the system partition to free up space. I moved the app from /var/mobile/Applications to / and then created a symlink in ...
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iPhone 3G - iPad BaseBand won't install (05.15.04 BaseBand unlock)

I've got an iPhone 3G with BaseBand 05.15.04. It's already jailbreaked but ultrasn0w isn't working unfortunately - I'm just getting "Searching" or "No Service". Therefor I decided to install the iPad ...
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how to install app on iphone 3g jailbroken ios5 using whitedoor

I have jailbroken my iPhone 3G to iOS 5 using whitedoor tutorial, after this i faced two problem: The version in Setting > About is displayed as 3.1.1 but it has all iOS 5 features (like iCloud, ...
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iPhone untethered jailbreak need redsn0w to startup

I've decided to jailbreak my iPhone 4. So I did. And I installed SiriPort to get siri. And it worked. I don't know why, but my iPhone crashes on startup!(I can only boot it with redsn0w) I don't know ...
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Bluefire reader-Backgroundr workaround not working

I have Bluefire reader on my jailbroken iPhone and iPad. Both crash SpringBoard when I close the apps. I have used the Backgroundr workaround that is posted on various forums online(e.g. ...
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How to upgrade iPhone 4 baseband *without* doing a Restore

I recently unlocked my AT&T iPhone 4. Before then, I was always preserving the baseband when doing jailbreaks. So my question now is this: How can I just upgrade the baseband to the one that ...
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iOS 4.2 UI Controls visual glitch in Landscape

The UI on my iPod touch 2 (iOS 4.2.1) is glitchy, where at the edges is a white split. System Info: iPod touch 2g Jailbroken Some LaunchDaemons Deleted.
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Why won't iPad 2 keyboard type in Mail.app?

I have a Verizon 64GB iPad 2, jailbroken via JailbreakMe 3.0. I tried to type an email today, and the characters will not show up. The keyboard is recognizing button presses, but the characters are ...
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Can I run Seas0npass without giving admin permissions?

I'd like to run the new Seas0npass to jailbreak my Apple TV2. But it always bothers me that I'd have to give it admin permissions. It looks like it's just doing some automating in iTunes, so is it ...

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