Introduction:
So you have your 2.0 iPhone and you can install thousands of apps from AppStore. What’s all this commotion about jailbreaking? Why would you need to jailbreak? What does it offer? In this post, I will cite some of the most compelling reasons to jailbreak your iPhone. I will continually update this post as changes occur.
Risk Free:
Jailbreaking is not unlocking! It is risk free. Everything that works before jailbreaking continues to work after. Jailbreaking only adds features. Jailbreaking is risk free and cannot void your warranty. You can simply restore in iTunes at anytime to get back to a factory state. You are not alone, many people are doing it. Several hundred thousand people are jailbreaking! For understanding of jailbreak vs unlock read my terminology post.
How To:
If you decide after reading this that you wish to jailbreak, head on over to our guides section and find the guide or method that works best for you. I recommend one of the pwnage methods.
Reason #1: Winterboard + Customization
Winterboard allows you to do this:
Or this:
or this:
This is just the “tip of the iceberg”. There is so much more you can do. You can have web content as your background. My theme consists of 350 images that rotate every 15 seconds in a slide show. Here is a sample of some of these images:
You can even have video playing as your wallpaper.
Video Wallpaper Sample
Reason #2: Jailbreak to fix Apple’s bugs
There are bugs in iPhone OS. Jailbreakers can fix some of these. Some examples:
1) Mail app crashes after restoring backup from iTunes. Apple’s solution is to not restore your backup. That’s right. Lose all your contacts! If you jailbreak, bossprefs “fix user dir permissions” button solves this.
2) iPhone will not boot after installing too many apps and you have to restore. There is a way to fix this problem by editing some files in SSH. Soon the entire issue will be solved.
3) Camera fix as described here.
4) You are limited to 9 pages of apps. After that, your appstore installs just don’t show up and there is no way to run them. If you jailbreak, you can use QuickGold, Categories, or other launchers to launch your apps. You can even put them in folders (more on Categories below).
Reason #3: Tethering
Tether your iPhone to your PC and use your iPhone as a modem. This is possible using the “Modem” app in Cydia. Appstore removed the only tethering app and will not allow this. You can use this to tether either EDGE or 3g. Tethering 3g gives you a nice broadband connection for your PC.
Reason #4: Cycorder and Snapture
Cycorder is a free full featured video recorder for iPhone. Turn your iPhone into a mini camcorder. The quality is ok at 15 fps with sound. The recordings are stored in mjpeg compression codec so they can be played back on a computer. (Not allowed in AppStore).
Snapture is a fantastic camera upgrade that allows you to take multiple pictures rapidly and in general makes your camera much easier to use. (Not allowed in AppStore).
Reason #5: Launchers
There are now some fantastic springboard add-ons for iPhone. These are OS level enhancements and are therefore, not allowed on AppStore. Those that do not have these are really missing out.
Quick Gold - This is an amazing app that is just like QuickSilver on OSX. You tap home once at springboard and type in your search and it instantly finds what you are looking for. The search is type-as-you-go and fast. In other words, if you type “B” it will bring up all the results with B. If you now press “o” it will filter to “Bo” etc. You can search apps, contacts, web clips and more.
This is a must have addition to iPhone OS. Note that this is implemented as a mobile substrate plugin which means it becomes part of springboard. There is no extra daemon running that drains your battery or uses your CPU. Outstanding!
Dock 3.0 - This is an app switcher that is always available. It is hard to describe, so check out the video link for a demo. This is also a mobile substrate plugin so there is no extra daemon running on your device.
Stacks - If you’re an OSX user, you probably already know what this is. But it’s a neat way to put items onto your dock that you want to get to quickly and have them pop up in a cool menu. Check it out.
Categories - So I cant write this whole article without at least showcasing one of my own contributions. So here is Categories. This allows you to make folders on your springboard and move those pages of icons into folders. Think Games, Apps, Networking, etc. Reduce 9 pages of apps down to just 1! 
Reason #6: Backgrounder
There are severe limitations imposed on AppStore apps. One of these is “no background processes.” This means that if you have an app, such as an instant messenger app, every time you press home to go to something else, the app is closed out. You are disconnected. You get no messages, no notification, nothing.
Backgrounder is an attempt to fix this. Backgrounder allows you to select an app that you want to allow to run in the background. Then when you press home, that app will keep running. Perfect for an IRC app or such that you do not want to get disconnected everytime you tap the home key. This adds critical functionality that you cannot get unless you jailbreak!
Reason #7: Cydia
There are many other apps available only for jailbreakers. These are apps that Apple has either declined from Appstore for one reason (usually they break one of their ridiculous rules) or the developer doesn’t own a MAC or doesn’t feel like paying $100 to distribute their app. For a list of what’s avaiable in Cydia, load Cydia. You can check out what is in my repository here. Many of these apps offer functionality that is just not available in Appstore. For example:
Flashlight - Better than Appstore’s many flashlights because it makes the screen brighter. What good is a dim light? Sheesh.
BossPrefs - Hide unwanted icons on your springboard. Dont use stocks or iTunes? Hide it so you do not need to see it. Access quick toggles to handy features such as bluetooth, wifi, EDGE.
Macman - A pacman like game only available on Cydia.
BiteSMS - A cheaper alternative to SMS for many countries.
iBlacklist - Filter incoming calls and SMS!
Reason #8: Take Control of Your System
Would you want to own a PC where only Dell decided what you could do with it? Jailbreaking opens your device up to you deciding what to do with it. You can install a BSD unix subsystem and SSH. You can use a mobile terminal. It’s just like a real mini computer! I even used iPhone SSH shell and iPhone GCC to compile most the applications I released on this site!
Reason #9: Unlocking
Finally, and I almost decided to leave this out, but the only way to unlock your iPhone and put it onto another carrier is by jailbreaking it. The unlocking apps will require system level patching and activation all of which can only be done via jailbreaking. At the time of this writing, you cannot unlock an iPhone 3g. Note also that you need not unlock to jailbreak. They are two separate things.
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1. Polestar September 6th, 2008, 6:01 am
nice write up!
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Anonymous Reply:
November 16th, 2008 at 10:07 am
what’s the activation code for pool 3.0b?? Email at jay_zey2007@hotmail.com please?
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2. cart September 6th, 2008, 6:33 am
Awesome post BB.
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3. Awayze September 6th, 2008, 7:33 am
Thanks for the BRILLIANT post!! Thank you sooo much for reason number 2, point 2, about iPhone not booting after installing many apps, I had that problem 3 times this week stuck on Apple logo at bootup causing me to do a restore + 5 hours restoring from back up.
I can’t seem to use quickpwn to jailbreak anymore, worked first time round but now just hangs at the point after the pinapple logo appears
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Jacy Reply:
October 9th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
I had the same problem…just restore your iphone…(hold the home button and connet to pc and then it auto. restores via itunes) then your Iphone is blanc and then you can do a jailbreak. After you did the jailbreak itunes tells you to restore to your previous settings…and after that you have to do a syncronise…that’s all
Good luck
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4. Jeanhawk Lee (HK) September 6th, 2008, 8:54 am
This Site ROCKS! Big Boss your the Best! It explains very well…
And i’m very happy i found your site ..and i Love Jailbreaking…The first time i jailbreak my iphone3G 16GBWht my Wife gets angry coz she’s afraid that my PhoneCarrier will void my warranties but in effect and i show her the best effect after i do it! She decides to Let me Jailbreak her iphone3G16GBBlk too…and it really works awesome!
Thanks that i found WinPwn..hehehe and the best tutorial Big Boss provides here…
Have a nice day guyz..
__Jhk__
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5. Andrew September 6th, 2008, 10:12 am
Well written and so true. I was hesitant at first, but I could never imagine not being jailbroken now. Between winterboard, categories, and quick gold, the phone just wouldn’t be the same without them.
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6. mattyb123 September 6th, 2008, 10:29 am
Nice post BB.
Also I would like the Glossy keyboard you are using but I’m on 1.1.4 and as far as I know it’s not available in Installer. So please could you email me the files so I can SSH them in. Thanks
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BigBoss Reply:
September 6th, 2008 at 10:47 am
It is only available on 2.0. Upgrade.
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7. Porsche_911 September 6th, 2008, 11:21 am
I’ve recently JB’d my iphone (2G) and cannot now imagine how the hell I functioned before. Your site along with your highly functional (and slick) apps makes this a must visit each time I’m on the web. Many thanks for your seemingly endless supply of energy on creating stable and very useful apps!
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8. BigBoss Lovers September 6th, 2008, 11:38 am
Awesome big boss…
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9. joe September 6th, 2008, 12:33 pm
Its a no brainier… It makes zero sense not to jailbreak your iphone…and big props to bigboss for having the illest iphone/hack site…Chea!
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10. Cody September 6th, 2008, 1:23 pm
O My Gosh thx so much for the tip about the mail app!!
My mail hasn’t worked since pnwage came out!!
It works!
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11. gunit123 September 6th, 2008, 1:26 pm
j breaked recently and love 3g now. 1 thing though winterboard themes crash the shit out of my iphone… wonder why?
for now i am an arm and leg away from theming 3g.
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12. iamse7en September 6th, 2008, 1:27 pm
Like the posting. I’m curious about your winterboard theme.
I found out that whenever I have the Illuminated winterboard theme activated, (which also has images that change every 3 hours), my apps crash a lot more often.
You seeing this problem?
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BigBoss Reply:
September 6th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
I am not. Perhaps his theme uses a lot more memory than mine.
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13. nikilaos September 6th, 2008, 1:30 pm
i agree completely
holla!! :)
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14. gunit123 September 6th, 2008, 1:31 pm
mine crashes on any winterboard them, i unistalled it for now. customize works fine but anything wintery crashes immediately.
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15. Mitalca September 6th, 2008, 1:45 pm
Great guide BB!!
Really nice theme you have, I’ve seen it in Cydia but never installed because the size scarred me. Now I think I’ll give it a try.
What I’m really waiting on Cydia is an app/option for Winterboard to set different User Wallpapers for my Springboard and my Lock Screen.
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BigBoss Reply:
September 6th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
I was working on this but there’s no way to enumerate system files in javascript so I gave it up.
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Mitalca Reply:
September 6th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
:p
Thanks anyway!
Nice to see I’m not the only one.
Maybe someday WbApp will add some like that.
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16. Kevin Campbell September 6th, 2008, 2:49 pm
Why does a restore undo a jailbreak but not an unlock ? Both are accomplished via code (vs. making a physical change). So there is no way to undo an unlock ?
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BigBoss Reply:
September 6th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Jailbreak is a process of modifying operating system files on a hard disk (flash drive in this case). Unlock is a process of updating a baseband.
In PC terms think of it like this. Unlock is like flashing your system BIOS. Jailbreak is like formatting your hard drive and installing a new OS.
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17. SLLhotD September 6th, 2008, 7:13 pm
nice..this is good 4 all those noobs who think jailbreaking is stupid when you have the appstore -nice man
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18. Aaron September 6th, 2008, 8:53 pm
What is the name of the 350 image theme?
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19. Kaki September 7th, 2008, 2:35 am
You’re totally right.
But I think that only the persons who already jailbreaked their iphone/ipod touch will read this.
Nice article!
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Tuna Reply:
September 12th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
I have been reading this site in preparation and contemplation of Jailbreaking my phone. I can assure you folks like me read this stuff and feel a whole more confident about the process because of it.
Tuna
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Richard Reply:
September 21st, 2008 at 2:29 pm
metoo
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henry Reply:
September 29th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
I’m reading this and I haven’t jailbroken my phone … Yet
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20. steve anderson September 7th, 2008, 6:09 am
only one thing you forgot to menetion everytime you install an app off cydia iphone crashes and the following instructions has to be followed
http://www.hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=49782
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BigBoss Reply:
September 7th, 2008 at 7:40 am
I did not forget to mention this because it is not true. In some very rare cases this bug can appear but if it is not related to Cydia. If anything it falls in my post #2 where it is an Apple bug that jailbreaking will help solve. You make it sound like everything is peachy until you run Cydia. Wrong.
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steve anderson Reply:
September 7th, 2008 at 10:54 am
sorry its never ever happen until i jailbreaked my phone and installed apps through installer or cydia non jailbreaked phone with offical apps has never done it
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steve anderson Reply:
September 7th, 2008 at 10:57 am
i have jailbreaked my phone several times that problem is there every time no matter which way or program i use it only happens once offical apps are synced to phone
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steve anderson Reply:
September 7th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
i have jailbreaked 1 2g 3 3g all same problem crashes after installing an app off cydia only just added a folder in catogries guess what yes crashews phone nice one knobs come on dev team sort this mobilewatchdog out more impotant than anything else now
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21. Thaypan September 7th, 2008, 7:42 am
When you see all the world in war, man killing man, man hating man,coming to this site you get a hope that nothing is lost.
Here, man helps man, man tries to give happiness to man,man cares about man.
That’s awesome….
THANKS Boss.
Keep on enlightening us.
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human Reply:
September 11th, 2008 at 10:27 am
that’s so true! :-)
Thanks
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22. Wes September 7th, 2008, 10:08 am
Reason #8: Background Apps!
Seriously great guide, BB.
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23. Elric September 7th, 2008, 10:30 am
Quickpwn for Mac leaves me with no Carrier and no Phone functions. Pwnage works still, but if I remove the custom logos and Installer, same thing, no carrier, no phone :(
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24. CaptainChaos September 7th, 2008, 1:48 pm
Great review! I was a doubter for a long time until I realized the one thing I wanted most is the one thing Apple will never dish out: Themes.
I am trying to collect them all so I can have a different one everyday of the year :)
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25. Tuk September 7th, 2008, 1:55 pm
are u sure “Jailbreaking is risk free and cannot void your warranty” ?
What I heard was that once u jail break your iphone, it will leave a ‘trail’.
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Ron Reply:
September 13th, 2008 at 2:55 am
It *cannot* void your warranty. This is for the simple reason that a jailbreak is completely reversible by simply restoring a stock firmware from Apple, leaving no trace of a previous jailbreak.
This is also why a jailbreak is *risk-free*: you could get your phone into a completely “broken” state (by jailbreaking incorrectly or screwing with the file system after jailbreaking) and it can always be restored with a stock firmware.
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26. Awayze September 7th, 2008, 2:34 pm
Cydia shouldn’t even be a reason,it’s nowhere as good as Installer.
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steve anderson Reply:
September 7th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
cydia and installer both no good until mobile watchodog problem sorted out
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BigBoss Reply:
September 14th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Are you joking? Cydia has about 1000 packages and installer has about 100. How can you even compare? Cydia is the only thing to be used on 2.0.
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27. steve anderson September 7th, 2008, 4:30 pm
dev team sort it you know the problem fuck sake kid in nappies could tell you
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28. steve anderson September 7th, 2008, 4:31 pm
thousand of us with the problem now
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29. Jeremy September 8th, 2008, 3:59 am
Thanks BB for doing all of this. For everyone saying that you should JB because your phone won’t work anymore its most likely because you did something wrong! Try following the guide step by step! QuickPwn is fast and easy to do…
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30. wajidnawab September 8th, 2008, 5:24 am
i couldnt get that either jailbreaker could fix my problem of unlocking my 3g iphone 16g pls reply me thnks
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Dinan Reply:
September 11th, 2008 at 9:54 am
there is no software yet to unlokc iphone 3G
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blimblim04 Reply:
October 8th, 2008 at 2:10 am
if you want to use any sim card and ur phone, u dont need to unlock ur 3g, just use a turbosim and thats it
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32. Tony September 8th, 2008, 1:13 pm
Awesome info and reasons.
One thing if I may.
A silly question but is it better to have an older 2G or newer 3G iphone.
Aside from the 2G being unlockable and 3G not yet and it not being a concern because it will always on the same network. Yes the 3G can do GPS and MS mail but with out data plan not a major benefit. At the end of the day both can be jailbroken and apps can be used. So this is why the silly question of which one is really better or have answered my own question?
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33. Ard September 8th, 2008, 2:26 pm
BB, You are the man.
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34. Joe September 8th, 2008, 9:14 pm
I’m having issues with my phone feature. I hit the phone button and none of my contacts show up. And I can use the dialer, and it quickly goes back to my home screen. I jail broke everything fine, and was just adding some of the Installer/Cydia applications. I can receive calls and I can make a call form my contact book. Any ideas why phone feature wouldn’t be working?
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Joe Reply:
September 9th, 2008 at 7:37 am
I should also include I”m using Iphone G3 (16GB), on a windows XP system. I used WINPWN 2.5 and everything was cool. Added some apps thru Cydia/Installer. I moved my icons around on the phone’s home screen, and moved all but the phone button out of the bottom portion of the phone. Then when I click on phone it shows my keypad, but it doesn’t favorites, contacts, keypad, voicemail buttons are there, but it doesn’t say the names of the buttons, doesn’t allow me to click on them, doesn’t let me dial. I can only call people directly from my contacts folder, and I can’t see if/when I have a voice mail (I tried calling myself from my home line just to test if I needed to set-up voice mail again. Any help? I just put it back to the original Apple 2.02 firmware until I can figure this out, or someone else has the answer. I looked back thru this forum. I tried to do the Use Boss Prefs to fix user directory permissions…
Click on ‘more’ in Boss Prefs…then hit ‘Fix User Dir Permission’…
ANd that didn’t work. Any ideas?
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Dinan Reply:
September 11th, 2008 at 9:52 am
I am having this problem too…. after installing winterboard, im having the same problem
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rix Reply:
September 11th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
you need to uninstall kate from the installer.
cheers
Nesshin Reply:
September 11th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
Wow! Thank you so much for this, I had the same issue with the dialer not coming up, deleted Kate and now all is well in the world!
:hugs:
Thank you very much gentlemen!
~Nesshin sama
“Thought is the labor of intellect, reverie it’s pleasure. To replace thought with reverie is to confound poison with nourishment.” - 333
dubya Reply:
November 14th, 2008 at 6:40 am
I was having the same problem and after the removal of kate poof! no more problems!
thanks all!!!
Long live the Iphone! Long live jailbreak!
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36. vandalisma September 9th, 2008, 3:45 pm
i need help with my 3g iphone 16GB. i successfully jailbreak my iphone but i can’t make a call or text message. i heard about the carrier bundle but not working for me. i’m not living in US neither UK. but when i restore to factory setting, itunes update my carrier setting. need help pls..
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37. Brandon September 9th, 2008, 7:48 pm
Great article to show friends interested.
Thanks a lot for everything (especially your repository & categories)
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38. Justin September 10th, 2008, 4:58 pm
Where can i find restore IPSW to use with WinPWN 2.5 Beta? Please help
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39. Dhiren September 10th, 2008, 8:10 pm
I think you forgot the number one reason. Background apps.
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40. azcat September 10th, 2008, 11:53 pm
Please help
After I jailbreak my 2g i can no longer sync with itunes… I am using quick pwn 2.5
Thanks for any help
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Dinan Reply:
September 11th, 2008 at 9:51 am
open itunes > preferences > syncing > disable autosYnc > reset your iphone and that should work
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41. Dinan September 11th, 2008, 9:55 am
How can i Install winterboard using INSTALLER 4
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BigBoss Reply:
September 14th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
Like most great things, they are *not* in installer 4. No one should be using installer on 2.0 series.
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42. osiris September 11th, 2008, 4:21 pm
this is friggin awesome….i shoulda broke my phone out of jail days ago
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43. Boki September 11th, 2008, 5:59 pm
you know whats weird?? ive updated my 1st gen to the latest version, 2.whatever it is..and i unlocked my phone. but when i put in a foreign SIM card, specifically from europe, it asks me to connect to iTunes..and when i do it just asks me to put in an unlocked Sim card, meaning my ATT sim card. Any idea on how or what i can do???
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44. importracer4lyfe September 12th, 2008, 6:02 am
i jst wanted to ask if i jailbreak mine if i had it activated by vodafone if i jailbreak it would it still work on vodafone??? reply soon thx
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Ali Reply:
November 14th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
it will work on all carriers.
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45. chris September 12th, 2008, 6:48 am
Quick question, are you sure that jb doesn’t void my warranty? The Mac Genius at the apple store said it did.
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Ron Reply:
September 13th, 2008 at 2:57 am
He could be lying to you, but it’s more likely that he just doesn’t know what he’s talking about. See my reply to Tuk above.
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Anonymous Reply:
October 9th, 2008 at 12:28 am
you can always restore and you are back to “stock” if you need warranty.
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46. shoxxxi September 13th, 2008, 1:54 pm
“”"iPhone will not boot after installing too many apps and you have to restore. There is a way to fix this problem by editing some files in SSH. Soon the entire issue will be solved.”"”
How to solve this issue?
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48. Kerry September 14th, 2008, 9:05 pm
I would like to no if I jailbreak and unlock my 2.0 Iphone will I be able to use any sim…I already have ATT but would like to switch if this is possible.
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Ali Reply:
November 14th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
any SIM will work. The way i did it was like this:
1. Removed my SIM card
2. Jailbroke iPhone (2G)
3. Reinserted SIM
it worked like a charm.
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49. Aj September 16th, 2008, 4:03 am
Hi, I have a unlocked 3g (16GB) purchased from Australia and it is legal. I want to know if i jailbreak it with winpwn 2.5 beta, will it still work?
1) IPhone 2.0.2
2) Os Win xp
3) Itunes 7.7
Please help
Thanks
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50. James September 16th, 2008, 9:46 am
is it possible to shift springboard (home screen) bookmarks into folders using ‘categories’ - they don’t seem to show in the list to choose from when adding to folders?
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52. Model September 17th, 2008, 11:28 am
You rock!
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53. Aj September 18th, 2008, 1:16 am
Hi, I have a unlocked 3g (16GB) purchased from Australia and it is legal. I want to know if i jailbreak it with winpwn 2.5 beta, will it still work?
1) IPhone 3g 2.0.2 (officially Unlocked and legal)
2) Os Win xp
3) Itunes 7.7
Please help
Thanks
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54. oakes2759 September 18th, 2008, 3:43 am
hi i just jailbroken my iphone 3g and i was wondering how do i get to do all the cool stuff to it i just dont get how to. how do i install winterboard and all those stuff? can anyone help me please thx….
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Antony Reply:
September 23rd, 2008 at 4:14 pm
open up cydia, and download stuff from there. its like the app store kinda..
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55. Terry September 19th, 2008, 1:38 pm
@coffee
People are successfully jailbreaking the 2.1 version and using the phone just fine.
Take a look at some forums if you are having issues.
See this thread:
http://www.everythingicafe.com/forum/iphone-modifications/how-to-jailbreak-2-1-on-windows-tonight-36788.html
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56. thadz September 19th, 2008, 10:36 pm
try to delete kate…
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58. praj September 22nd, 2008, 8:27 am
Is there any application to use iPhone Bluetooth functionality to make file transfers between two phones.
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59. Antony September 22nd, 2008, 3:19 pm
Hi,
Thanks for the fantastic guide! jailbraked my 2.1 sooo easy! Only question is…I have some apps I downloaded on my pc that I want to put on my phone. Can I do this and how?
Many thanks!
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Ali Reply:
November 14th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
Select your iPhone from iTunes and click on the Applications Tab on the right. Check mark the apps you want on your iPhone. Click sync when completed.
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60. brian September 22nd, 2008, 6:31 pm
i have done all the steps and it still will not jailbreak. i tried it on itunes 7.7 but i tunes 7 doesnt recognize my phone . and i kept on getting the error 1600 on itunes 8 it would be awesome if someone could help me resolve this issue
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Ali Reply:
November 14th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
You’re going to put your iPhone in DFU mode with the following steps.
1. Connect iPhone to computer with iTunes open.
2. Hold the Home button until your iPhone appears on iTunes.
3. iTunes will then tell you that it has detected a device in DFU mode and will have to be restored (If you have a previous backup of your phone, you can sync the backup after your phone has been restored).
4. Jailbreak.
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61. brian September 22nd, 2008, 6:34 pm
on my iphone 3g that is
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62. brian September 22nd, 2008, 7:06 pm
also my phone is 2.1 version
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63. rex September 23rd, 2008, 3:25 am
so what about sending pics text styl or to phones that dont have enet im not jailbroke yet i tried the apple way email phone #vzwpix.com it did not work how frustrating..lo
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64. Anonymous September 23rd, 2008, 10:57 pm
I have a problem after jailbraek my iphone I cant make calls
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Ali Reply:
November 14th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
Restore, then rejailbreak.
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65. E September 23rd, 2008, 11:00 pm
please if someone can help me
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66. Bmoretroy September 24th, 2008, 8:17 am
Had similar problem the difference being I can make calls, but 1 in 6 will have digital or scrambling noises. Requested information 2 days ago still no response from Jailbreak software publisher.
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Ali Reply:
November 14th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
Restore, remove SIM, rejailbreak, reinsert SIM.
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67. Leanora September 25th, 2008, 9:35 pm
Hi,
Jailbreak my 3g iphone with the AnyNetwork SIM. Now I cannot restore firmware 2.0. Any assistance is appreciated.
Thanks
H
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69. saleh September 27th, 2008, 2:43 pm
hallo,everybody I had installed pool games version
3.0b form cydia but after I installed they need
active code,so I need someone can tell me the code
please,thank you very much.
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70. bubbs September 28th, 2008, 3:10 am
I did jailbreak on iphone 3g using qwkpwn in winpwn 2.5 now phone wont sync with itunes…
I need a little help with this!!!!!
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Ali Reply:
November 14th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
Are you saying you used both Quickpwn and Winpwn to do one jailbreak? If you did, that may be the problem because you only need one program to do it. jailbreaking a jailbroken device causes problems, so just enter DFU mode, restore, and then use Quickpwn to jailbreak. Done.
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71. bubbs September 28th, 2008, 5:25 pm
I Reinstalled iTunes 8 and it fixed the problem…thanks anyway !!!
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72. Ralph September 30th, 2008, 4:45 pm
I’m a WM 6.1 user, and it’s a shame apple requires people to “backdoor” jailbreak their phone to go outside their apps store for genuinely good apps. Microsoft isn’t exactly “open” in this regard either, but there is soooo much freeware out there for WM!
I’ve so far been very happy with the range of apps available for WM, but without a doubt the iPhone is more user friendly/entertaining than any WM device I’ve seen. If I would have know about “jailbreaking” before I went WM, it may have changed my mind. Excellent thread!
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73. larry October 1st, 2008, 9:55 pm
Please help. I have been trying to use Quickpwn (windows version) to jailbreak my iPhone3G 16GB for hours. Every time I try to use Quickpwn it stops on the page: “Wait for your iPhone to connect in recovery mode.” All instructions after that for putting the phone in DFU mode remain grayed out forever. The steps never advance to: “Hold down the home button for five seconds.” I have tried going into DFU mode anyway but to no avail. Just to let you know, it’s Windows XP SP3, Itunes 8.0, and the newest Quickpwn. Helpppppppppppppppp
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Ali Reply:
November 14th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
Quickpwn 2.1-1 will work. I’ve had problems with Quickpwn running on Vista. But 2.1-1 should work with XP and Vista.
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74. larry October 1st, 2008, 10:14 pm
Also should have mentioned it’s iPhone 2.1.0
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75. kitus October 2nd, 2008, 6:40 pm
Hello, cool review… I do have one question though. What happens when you upgrade the phone to a newer fw? do you need to jailbreak it everytime? I mean do you have to follow the pattern fw 2.0 jailbreak for 2.0, fw 2.1 jailbreak for 2.1, etc? Would you recomend using MAC or Windows for pwning the device (which si the same right?)? I only own linux and windows pcs so…
thanks man, hats off.
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Ali Reply:
November 14th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
when you upgrade to a newer firmware, everything is erased, including the jailbreak data. An app on Cydia called Aptbackup will backup your jailbreak data into a folder onto your PC.
I prefer Mac to pwn a device, but Windows will work as well.
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76. MarZ October 5th, 2008, 3:41 am
So I followed your method to jailbreak my phone…
And now I wish I hadn’t done it.
Sure the video recording is great, but Installer is crap. I can barely download anything because Installer freezes 2 out of 3 times.
And Installer is in Spanish!
Any way to fix these issues?
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Belo Reply:
October 19th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
Use Cydia dummy. Installer for 2.0 and higher firmware is in beta still where as Cydia is more reliable and safe then Installer ever was, even on old firmware. And more of the jailbreak apps are available through Cydia anyways.
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77. blimblim04 October 7th, 2008, 1:42 am
hi all, am new on that and i need a lot of help.i just bought it the iphone 3g nd the phone is already unlocked with cydia and installer on it. and firmware 2.1.can somebody tell me how can i install winterboard + customization,categories and boss prefs. thanks
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Ali Reply:
November 14th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Use Cydia. Thats why its there. Just tap the search tab on the bottom right and type in the app you want. Click install and the app should be on your springboard page after it finishes installing.
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78. Zane zuppan October 12th, 2008, 12:37 am
i as wondering what the wallpaper/background was. it is to the left of the starwars ship in number one reaso
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79. Sergius October 12th, 2008, 4:14 pm
IMHO to jailbreak iPhone 3G down to 2.1… firmware is not practical. All applications are available at App Store and aesthetically its original looks are much better than any homespun crap of themes and wallpapers for iPhone that I have seen before. I do not care to use it as a modem or remote or external storage device for my PC. It is a grand looking easy-to-use mobile phone which is superb to use at any place where there is a WiFi access to the Internet is available…. No need to brainwash people into wasting their time tampering with the device…
You can not control everything, BigBoss…
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80. mach54 October 14th, 2008, 8:17 am
Got a question about “dock”
Will it work if you have “5 icon dock” installed??
Will it work if you have made your dock invis. with winterboard??
I installed it and couldn’t get it to work , got it to work once but i couldn’ duplicate it.
also this was on my itouch not my iphone.
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81. geordiepete10 October 27th, 2008, 7:34 pm
why do people keep sayin that u cant unlock iphones? this is nonsence,i used winpwn and it unlocked and jb my 8gb iphone,now i have upgraded to 2.1 then used qckpwn to jailbreak a second time with no probs except less apps seem to be available. bb rocks
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82. Futhik November 14th, 2008, 9:08 am
Is there a way jailbreak a 3g iphone 2.1 version?
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RyziPhone3Gjailbroken=awesome Reply:
November 14th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Yes very easy, ive done it about a month ago from here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzM4YBNfKLE
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Anonymous Reply:
November 14th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Yep !! certainly..
Use QuickPwn 2.1 for windows or mac and follow the instructions, thats all.
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83. azharnasir November 15th, 2008, 7:16 am
I have a 3G phone, jail broken with cydia etc. installed. Now I want to reset the phone using the reset fucntion in settings so as to ‘Erase all Content & Settings’. Will this remove Cydia or ‘Un-jailbreak’ the phone?
Thanks
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84. Anonymous November 16th, 2008, 4:48 pm
do not jailbreak my ipod touch broke warning do not do it
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