Posted by on under software hacks, iphe, iphone, command key, ipod touch, firmware, modded, third party | 
Yo guys, the latest iPhone firmware just came out. I can confirm that it is encrypted like the iPod Touch firmware, and so far no one has cracked it open to view the files. We're working our hardest on this.
My recommendation is not to upgrade, if you have a modded phone (ringtones, fake activation, ANYTHING third-party), until we have more information. If you want to upgrade, restore your phone first with the old firmware by holding Shift while clicking Restore in iTunes (Command key if you're on Mac) and choosing the 1.0.2 firmware first, then upgrading once the restore has completed.
DO NOT UPGRADE IF YOUR PHONE IS UNLOCKED.
Let me say this too:
The iPhone firmware version 1.1.1 invalidates ALL iPhone software hacks.
We will bring you more news as it develops.
Tagi: software hacks, iphe, iphone, command key, ipod touch, firmware, modded, third party
Posted by on under lger, interesting changes, iphone, springboard, ipod touch, frameworks, summerboard, architecture |
So I've had the chance to examine the 1.1.3 firmware on a deeper level (using a technique not developed by me and which I can't release so don't ask) and have noticed some interesting changes behind the scenes that are quite blogworthy:
- SpringBoard no longer needs to be modified (via SummerBoard) in order to show extra applications in the /Applications folder.
- All applications now run as the user 'mobile' instead of as root.
- Preferences are now stored in /var/mobile rather than in /var/root.
What does this all mean? I'll tell you what it means.
The iPhone 1.1.3 firmware is ready for official installable applications.
Even though there are no applications available for purchase (besides the iPod Touch's $20 "upgrade package"), the installation architecture appears to be there already.
It also appears that the frameworks have undergone many changes, ostensibly to make it easier for official...
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Tagi: lger, interesting changes, iphone, springboard, ipod touch, frameworks, summerboard, architecture
Posted by on under shutter speed, iphe, iphone, videocamera, ipod touch, hey guys, trusty, firmware, hd, insight, images |
Hey guys,
This won't mean jack squat to most of you but I've managed (with the help of the iPod Touch dev team) to boot the iPhone in restore verbose mode which will hopefully give us some insight into what we can do to crack the new firmware.
I trained my trusty Canon XH A1 HD videocamera at it with a high shutter speed to make sense of the quickly passing images. Check out the video and stills below.
I'll go through and translate it by hand to make things clearer.
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Tagi: shutter speed, iphe, iphone, videocamera, ipod touch, hey guys, trusty, firmware, hd, insight, images
Posted by on under iphe, ipod touch, wit, genius, few minutes, web browser, trivia, quiz, brain |
Specifically created for the iPhone and iPod Touch but playable in any modern web browser, Trivia Why’s Daily Quiz keeps you sharp with a few minutes of exercise for the left side of your brain and a touch of wit for the right. Know all the answers? Congratulations, you’re a trivia genius! Not so sharp [...]
Tagi: iphe, ipod touch, wit, genius, few minutes, web browser, trivia, quiz, brain
Posted by on under iphe, th weekend, beta releases, reas, ipod touch, frts, expiry, ski resort, betas, timeframe, kernel, challenges, blog |
While we continue working on the two current remaining challenges from Apple (the iPhone 3G soft unlock and iPod Touch 2G jailbreakâ??see the end of this post), weâ??re also watching the latest beta releases from Apple.
The first beta 2.2 from Apple reveals a few things:
- Theyâ??re continuing with their ski-resort theme; Version 2.2 is nicknamed TImberline.
- Theyâ??ve gone back to using expiry dates. The first 2.2 beta is due to expire on November 30, 2008. They stopped using expiry dates about halfway through the 2.1 betas, but for some reason theyâ??ve started using them again.
- Version 2.2 is still vulnerable to pwnage and quickpwn on everything but iPod Touch 2G.
To demonstrate point #3, hereâ??s the non-AppStore application Terminal.app running on 2.2, showing the kernel build information.
Hardware already vulnerable to pwnage remains vulnerable in version 2.2.
Regarding the two current challenges: the 3G iPhone soft unlock and iPod Touch 2G jailbreak are still relatively new challenges (compare them with the timeframe of the iPhone challenges last year). Weâ??re making slow advances on both fronts, but itâ??s not the sort of thing that can be easily described in a blog like this.
But, to maybe show how interlinked these challenges are, this weekend weâ??ll be trying some hardware based ideas on the iPod Touch 2G jailbreak :)
Tagi: iphe, th weekend, beta releases, reas, ipod touch, frts, expiry, ski resort, betas, timeframe, kernel, challenges, blog
