A new version of TinyUmbrella, the tool that allows you to take backups of SHSH blobs (ECID SHSH) to let you downgrade to older iOS versions has been released to include support for iOS 5.0.1.
Apple had released iOS 5.0.1 last week to fix some of the bugs that was affecting iPhone’s battery life.
It may be a good idea to take a backup of SHSH blobs, even though Apple has made it difficult to downgrade to an older version of iOS 5.x using SHSH blobs in iOS 5.
Even though there is still no working solution for restoring 5.x on iPhone 4S I have released a 5.01.00 so you can at least save 5.0.1 SHSH. I have added tentative support for at least saving 5.0.1 SHSHs for iPhone 4S but as of now we are unable to use them fully.
You can download the latest version of TinyUmbrealla from Semaphore’s blog. Continue reading “Tiny Umbrella Updated To Support iOS 5.0.1” »
One of the features that didn’t make it to iOS 5 was the ability to make FaceTime – Apple’s video calling feature over 3G.
However, it is possible to enable it on iPhone 4 by hacking one of the system files.
Here are the step by step instructions to enable the feature natively on your jailbroken iPhone 4: Continue reading “How To Make FaceTime Video Calls Over 3G In iOS 5” »
If you had jailbroken your iOS device running on iOS 5 and held off upgrading to iOS 5.0.1 Dev team’s advice then you’re probably getting annoyed by the push notification badge for the over-the-air (OTA) update on the Settings app that constantly serves as a reminder that you haven’t upgraded.
Not any more as a jailbreak tweak can remove the update badge.
A new jailbreak tweak in Cydia called noOTA badge removes the push notification badge for the OTA update on the Settings app.
You can follow these simple steps to clear the OTA update badge: Continue reading “How To Clear The OTA Update Badge On Settings App” »
Few days back Engadget reported that some users were facing Wi-Fi connectivity issues after upgrading to iOS 5 or iOS 5.0.1. Based on this discussion thread, it seems to be affecting iPhone 4S, iPhone 4S, iPhone 3GS, the iPads and even iPod touch users.
This is not the first time iOS device users are facing Wi-Fi connectivity issues after upgrading to the latest iOS 5/iOS 5.0.1 software update. Users have reported similar issues with Wi-Fi connectivity after upgrading to iOS 3.x and iOS 4.x software update as well.
If you’re facing any of these issues, you can follow these tips to see if one of them resolves the issue until Apple releases an iOS software update to fix the issue: Continue reading “How To Fix iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch Wi-Fi Connectivity Issue After Upgrading To iOS 5” »
A developer has found some code in iOS 5.0.1 that references both Jabber and AIM. This likely means that iChat integration may be coming to theiPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.
A tweet from developer John Heaton has linked to some code found in iOS that references two chat protocols that are available in iChat.
Despite the direct references to Jabber and AIM, it is possible that it is part of a larger instant message service framework that would work with an iChat-like app, which integrates many different protocols in iOS. Continue reading “iChat Service References Found In iOS 5” »
iOS hacker and developer, chpwn has released a new version of popular jailbreak tweak InfiniBoard that allows jailbreakers to add as many icons as you want to each home screen page, which they can access by scrolling the home screen page vertically.
It essentially removes the limit of 16 apps or folders per home screen page.
Here’s a look at the features of the jailbreak tweak: Continue reading “InfiniBoard: Popular Jailbreak Tweak Updated To Support iOS 5” »
If you liked the trick to create custom home screen shortcuts for the various settings toggleswithout the need to jailbreak your iOS device, but didn’t fancy paying $0.99 for apps like Icon Project to create them, then the good news is that UI designer Jeff Broderick has come to your rescue.
He has created a web-based ‘Settings’ panel, which uses these same URL schemes.
All you need to do is follow these simple steps: Continue reading “Create Custom Home Screen Shortcuts For Settings Toggles For Free [No Jailbreak Required]” »
Apple has again sent an email to developers of iOS and Mac Developer program informing them that their iTunes Match libraries will be deleted today, November 12th.
Apple has stated that it is deleting iCloud libraries to prepare for the launch of the iTunes match service. Continue reading “Apple To Wipe iCloud Libraries Today To Prepare For iTunes Match Launch” »
