This will work for 1st gen to 3Gs Iphones and Ipod touch 1st and 2nd gen. The Ipod or ipone needs to be jailbroken and SSH needs to downloaded to the iphone or ipod touch. Now on your computer you need ifunbox downloaded (http://www.iphonepunker.site40.net/). should take a few ...more
A reoccurring problem that many iPod Touch/iPhone users are encountering is their device entering a permanent "recovery mode" state by using firmware. SamlvnErin has an immediate, and effective solution which can fix your problem with little hassle and the procedure is absolut ...more
This video shows you how to jailbreak and unlock the iPhone 2G as well as jailbreaking the iPod 1st and 2nd generation with the 3.1.3 firmware.
In this video tutorial, you will see how to jailbreak your Apple iPhone 3G using QuickPwn (these steps will work for the iPhone, iPhone 3G, and the original iPod Touch). By the way, this program, which is free, will work on both Windows and MAC OS X. All you need is iTunes 8. ...more
This video explains how to use iSHSHit to save the SHSH blobs on your Apple iOS device so that you can downgrade your firmware. You can save your SHSH locally or back it up on your computer. Watch this video to learn how to save your jailbroken iPhone or iPod Touch's SHSH blobs.
Want to personalize the color of your slider text on your iPod Touch? In this video, learn how to change the color of your "slide to unlock" text with a little help from a jailbreak/hack expert. Things you will need to complete this: Winterboard Slider Text Themes
/how to fix (restore) your iPod Touch. This will fix any problems you are experiencing with your iPod Touch. It will also fix your problems with Jailbreaking. If you try to Jailbreak your 1.1.2 and it doesn't work then this will fix it. Just restore and then Jailbreak.
Boot your tethered Apple iOS 4.2.1 or 4.2 device with the Redsn0w 0.9.6b4 jailbreak tool! This technique is reported to stop Cydia from crashing. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to learn how to boot a tethered Apple mobile device yourse ...more
If you own an Apple iPod or iPhone, and you want to unbrick it, you'll need to prepare the device first. This video will show you how to put your Apple iPod or iPhone into DFU mode, which means Device Firmware Update. You'll need to attach the Apple device to your computer for ...more
Believe it or not, there are some older iPhones still in use out there, and they're not going away anytime soon. Sure, Apple would prefer you to upgrade your device to the latest and greatest models, which are compatible with iOS 5. Those models include all of the following: ...more
Download Greenpois0n and firmware 4.1! You can download greenpois0n and firmware version 4.1 from JailbreakAndUnlock. If you didn't update to 4.1 you'll need to restore to 4.1 firmware. Don't update to firmware 4.1 if your iPhone is unlocked. After you've updated or restored ...more
In this tutorial, we learn how to jailbreak an iPhone 3g and keep the data. First, plug your phone in and connect it to your computer. Next, go to the website felixbruns iPod firmware. Go to the bottom of the page and find where it says "iPhone 3g 3.0" then download and instal ...more
This video shows you how to bypass expensive texting charges and use this free and easy way to text people without the need to download apps, go to websites, or jailbreak your device. Works on basically any cell phone. No need to ever pay $20.00 for unlimited texting with AT&T ...more
The internet was ablaze this week after it was found out that evasi0n's newest jailbreak for iOS 7 secretly came bundled with a highly obfuscated Chinese app store. The application, called Taig, was filled with pirated software and was rumored to have permissions capable of tr ...more
Restarting your iPhone can cure software glitches, but it should only be done as a last resort if your device has a semi-tethered jailbreak, because it will disable any tweaks you've applied. Luckily, your jailbroken iPhone has a faster alternative to rebooting to help you tro ...more
From my experience, the recent contacts in the iOS 8 app switcher is a love-hate feature. On the plus side, it's a speed dial for not only phone calls, but messages. On the downside, it's a way for others to see your favorite contacts and who you've contacted most recently. W ...more
Back in iOS 7, Apple decided that it was actually a good thing to make the volume controls HUD translucent. This, of course, means that whatever you're watching on your screen will be obstructed temporarily whenever you adjust the volume. Apple never fixed this issue in iOS 8 ...more
Jailbreaking gives iPhone users almost unfettered access to their devices, offering a slew of customizations, new features, and improved apps that you just can't get elsewise. Unfortunately, Apple has clamped down hard on the latest iterations of iOS, making jailbreaking extre ...more
As far as customization goes, there's nothing you can do to change the look and function of the Control Center on your iPhone. By default, you can't alter the system toggles, but if your device is jailbroken, it's a completely different story. With the help of a tweak from dev ...more
If you're using iOS 10 or lower, there is no built-in way to record an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch screen, and Apple doesn't allow any third-party apps to screen record either. If malicious, an app could theoretically continue recording even after you think it's off, allowing ...more
Since Live Photos are nothing more than a glorified, built-in GIF generator on the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to get this "exclusive" feature on an older iPhone. While taking a Live Photo does eat up a lot of processing power, which the ...more
The Master System, more popularly referred to as the Sega Master System, or SMS for short, is a video game console that was released in the mid-1980's as a direct competitor to the original Nintendo (NES). While it was given credit for playing a role in the development of its ...more
If you own an iPad 2, a 3rd or 4th generation model, or original iPad mini, then you won't be able to utilize the new multitasking elements introduced in iOS 9. Although many iPads can use the Slide Over and Picture-in-Picture features, only the iPad Air 2, iPad mini 4, and iP ...more
The new iPhone 6S and 6S Plus models have a really cool feature called 3D Touch that lets you perform app-specific Quick Actions from the home screen for apps that support it. The only downside is that this awesome new feature is not available on older iOS devices. While olde ...more
There are a lot of great new features in iOS 8, but not everyone is enjoying them. Some of you may just genuinely prefer iOS 7 over iOS 8, and some of you may be experiencing lag on older devices like the iPhone 4S, however minimal it may be. Whatever the reason, if you don't ...more
When you have minor software issues like an app crashing, restarting your iPhone would usually fix it. But Apple doesn't provide an official "Restart" or "Reboot" option (unless you count this bold text hack), so we typically have to power our devices off and on in these scena ...more
Yes, there's already a way to jailbreak iOS 9 on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch, but given the fact that it's only been out for about a week means that not all developers have had a chance to make their tweaks fully compatible yet. That doesn't mean they won't work, but that ...more
Every iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch owner has that one folder which contains those never used apps. You know what I am talking about, the folder that contain Stocks, Voice Memos, Game Center, Compass, Newsstand (That's right, iOS 7 allows Newsstand to be placed in a folder!!). ...more
The iPod changed the music and electronics industries when it was first introduced way back in 2001. It is credited with ushering in the age of "connected devices," and has held a huge market share of around 70% for years. At the height of its popularity, the iPod made up almo ...more
It's no secret that most people who got an iPhone 5 (or upgraded their old iPhone to iOS 6) have been sorely disappointed with Apple Maps. We may all miss Google Maps, but the Google says they aren't even working on an app for iOS 6 yet. Even worse, Google exec Eric Schmidt sa ...more
Fans of rhythm tap games and traditional one-on-one fighters finally have something to bring them closer together. DuelBeats, a fighting game that lets you perform moves by tapping to the beat of a song, has been released as a soft launch for both iOS and Android in New Zealan ...more
You know what's in your folders, so it's not always necessary to label them and ruin that clean look you're going for on your iPhone's home screen. I mean, how many folders am I going to have to title "Stuff" or "Junk"? Don't Miss: How to Place Folders Within Folders on Your ...more
There are quite a few flaws with Apple's mobile products, and one that drives me crazy is their reliance upon iTunes for all your music syncing needs. If you want a song on your iPhone, you pretty much have to use iTunes to get it on there. Either that or buy it directly from ...more
For those interested in jailbreaking their A4 Apple devices (iPhone 4, 3GS, and 4th Gen iPod touch), a new update has been released that makes things a little easier. Unlike the previous Redsn0w iOS 6 jailbreak, the newest version, 0.9.15b1, comes with full support of the Cydi ...more
While all eyes might be on the next beta release for iOS 13, Apple is still pumping out updates for iOS 12. The company released iOS 12.4.1, the first update since iOS 12.4, on Aug. 26. The latest update includes a patch for the jailbreak vulnerability recently discovered in 1 ...more
Apple's goal with iOS 12 is to smooth out the problems with its famously flawed predecessor. Of course, change isn't for everyone, and by iOS 11.4.1, Apple had a pretty stable thing going. If you're not digging all the bugs and new features included in iOS 12, here's how to do ...more
When I heard that Google finally released a maps app for Apple's iOS 6, I almost cried. After upgrading to iOS 6 from iOS 5.1 on my iPhone 4, I was sad to realize that Apple Maps was the new default map app. I don't even have to explain why having Apple Maps as the native mapp ...more
The newest version of Apple's mobile operating system, iOS 10, has been out for about a month now. But like every year beforehand, some of you who updated will not be happy with the latest and "greatest" iOS version. If that happens to be the case for you, you've still got a ...more
Apple's latest mobile operating system for iPhones, iOS 12, was released to everyone Monday, Sept. 17, and it's the same exact build that developers and public beta testers received as the "golden master" on Sept. 12, the day of Apple's 2018 special event. Install it to start ...more
When a new version of iOS comes out, everybody gets caught up in the craze of finding features and playing around with new functionality. But this generally leads to a lack of coverage on the finer aspects of the update—things like bugs, minor tweaks, and pain points that user ...more
If you're running iOS 10 or lower, there is no built-in way to make a screen recording on an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch directly from the device, but that doesn't mean there isn't a way to record your screen at all. Occasionally, there will be an app in the iOS App Store tha ...more
Before you sell your old iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch to a buddy or a company like Gazelle, it's vital that you wipe the entire device of all its content; including sensitive material like contacts, messages, pictures, and videos. There are two easy ways to wipe your iOS device ...more
Officially, in order to use AirPlay to stream music from your iOS device, you would need either an Apple TV, AirPort Express, or an AirPlay-enabled receiver or set of speakers. Despite what Apple wants you to think, there is another way to stream music without any of those Air ...more
Unless you are or know a developer, you'll have to wait until sometime in September for the official iOS 8 to hit your iPad or iPhone. However, that doesn't mean you can't get some of iOS 8's new features on your iOS 7 device right now. For example, the new Notification Center ...more
Ever since the release of iOS 6 for the iPhone in late September last year, people had been itching for the subsequent jailbreak. While the untethered jailbreak was released on Super Bowl Sunday this past February 3rd, many others couldn't wait and jailbroke their iPhones with ...more
Jailbreaking your iPod or iPhone is method of hacking the device so you can then download third party apps onto the phone. This will void your Apple warranty, but if that doesn't bother you, here's how to do it. Make sure you back up your device before trying to jailbreak it! ...more
After years of being a PC technician and Windows System administrator, I had the blind hatred for Apple that I thought I was suppose to have. I swore that I'd never even touch an iPod, let alone buy an Apple product. But I found a new career that drug me out of the Windows ser ...more
This video is about how to fix an iPod Touch that will not open applications. You fix it by pressing and holding the power or home button which will restart your iPod that will only take a few minutes. If this does not work, fix it by uninstalling or deleting all the applicati ...more
If you want to transfer files to or from your iPhone at ease, check out this video on how to SSH / SFTP into your iPhone. SSH (Secure Shell) and SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) all can be used to safely transfer files to your iPhone! You need to ensure that your iPhone h ...more
Don't be too disappointed if you don't have the spiffy new Kindle Touch, there is an up side. The benefit to owning the older (duller) models is that the firmware remains the same throughought generations, so the hacks retain their usefulness. This has given the modding commun ...more
Want to show a friend something on your iPhone but don't want them messing up your Angry Birds game or peeking at your private emails? Enter Locktopus, the perfect solution to locking your iOS apps from prying eyes. The only catch—you need to jailbreak your iPhone. Locktopus ...more
By now, you probably know that your iPhone secretly tracks and stores the locations you've visited in a backup folder on your computer's hard drive. The files are unencrypted, which means anyone with access to your computer or device can retrieve the information, which is down ...more
Jailbreak your iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4! With limera1n, it's a cinch! It's so easy, in fact, that this hacker's how-to can present a complete overview of the process in just three minutes. For all of the details, and to get started jailbreaking your own iPhone, iPod Touch or iPa ...more
Everyone is excited about the new iOS 4 update for the iPhone and iPod Touch, right? Well, if you have installed it and decided you liked the 3G version better, check out this clip. In this tutorial, learn how to get back to your familiar 3.1.3 version of iPhone firmware and b ...more
In order to put custom themes and such onto your iPod or iPhone, you will need to install SSH or Secure Shell. This tutorial will show you how to do this, step by step. Use this method to jailbreak your phone and customize it to your liking. This does not take long and you wil ...more
This video shows you how to control your computer from your iPod touch. 1. Go to UVNC. Click on Installation. This will take you to download options. Download the latest stable version. 2. Install Hamachi, which helps you find your computer's IP address. Click on Download Here ...more
This video will show you how to restore you iPod touch or iPhone to the original version. This will erase everything off you device and return it to the factory settings. This is a useful tool if you have made a mistake on jail breaking or for whatever reason you might have. Y ...more
This video presents how to connect to your iPod Touch or iPhone using SSH (Secure Shell) without using Wi-Fi connection. 1 Step. Presuming you have Internet connection in your iPhone, click Cydia. Wait for it to load. Type "OpenSSH" without quotes into the search engine. When ...more
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to install the Installous application for the iPhone or iPod Touch. Users will need to have their iPod device jailbroken before installing. Begin by opening Cydia and select manage. Click sources and select edit. Add this source:
This video tutorial shows you how to jailbreak and unlock your iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, and iPhone 3GS on firmware version 3.0.1 with Redsn0w and Ultrasn0w. Firmware 3.0.1 fixes the SMS hack/vulneravility Download Redsn0w v0.8: http://thebigboss.org/hostedfiles/red... Download ...more