Archives for January 2008

Removing BossTool

January 28, 2008 by Brooke

We have had a lot of questions on how to remove/reverse BossTool. I personally have never done this and must warn you that it is a little tricky and definately done “At Your Own Risk” but, if you would like to give it a shot, below are some instructions I found on ipodtouchfans.com via ali.bigolo.

You will first want to uninstall all your applications just to be safe because, the OS partition is smaller and it is safer to have only necessary stuff there.

1. Back up your Application folder. You can do this by OpenSSHing into your iPhone and dragging the root/private/var/Applications folder from your iPhone to your Desktop…select Copy.
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Filed Under: BossTool, f.a.q

Poof 0.50

January 28, 2008 by Brooke

Poof is an app that allows you to hide and unhide icons on your SpringBoard. This app is aimed mainly towards version 1.1.3 users but, can be used on any version of the iPhone. Poof opens to an alphabetical list of all the 3rd party apps you have installed. To hide an app just tap on the red circle to the left of it which will bring up a a delete button…tap on it. This will not delete the app off your iPhone it will just hide it. Once you have done this to all the apps you would like hidden, [Read more…]

Filed Under: BigBoss, Poof, utilities

iCrossword 0.1

January 27, 2008 by Brooke

iCrossword is a new app that puts crossword puzzles and the iPhone together! The app opens to a list of all the crossword files…it comes with one default puzzle. Just select the puzzle you would like to play by tapping on it…then tap Done in the upper right corner. Once your puzzle opens, you will notice two options; Down and Across. If you would like to see the list of questions for the columns…tap Down in the upper left corner. Each question has a number in front of it that corresponds with the column in the puzzle. If you would like to answer one of the questions… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Games, iCrossword, Ste Packaging

ContraSense Update 1.6

January 27, 2008 by Brooke

Soneso put out a quick update to ContraSense after the release of the previous version 1.5. The update does not make any visual changes to the app but, it does fixes a few bugs dealing with the ability to pass a level (there were too many cars in a row for your car to fit through) and the level speeds changed. ContraSense is available in the Installer.app through the Soneso source. Below is the screenshot:

Filed Under: ContraSense, Games, Soneso Repository, updates

Official 1.1.3 Jailbreak from Dev Team Released

January 27, 2008 by Douglas

The Dev team has finally released the official 1.1.3 Jailbreak. Here is a link to the file: http://rapidshare.com/files/86954656/jb113.zip.

hackthatphone.com already has a guide out for it although the zip file above contains a readme file with instructions. We’ll try this one soon and let you know how it goes. So far, word is that Google’s Locate feature still doesn’t work…

*UPDADTE* Looks like the file is available in Installer via iPod Touch Fans Source: www.touchrepo.com/repo.xml

Filed Under: dev team, firmware, jailbreak

Splitter 0.4.0

January 26, 2008 by Brooke

Splitter is an app that allows you to split your bill between multiple parties or just calculate the tip amount on a single bill. I really like this app because for some reason I can’t take my bill and add 20% to it without taking an hour…so, I just open this app and it takes like 10 seconds to figure out! Ok…so, when the app opens you will see two option at the bottom of the screen; Group and Solo…to choose one, just tap on it. If you select Group… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Splitter, Ste Packaging, utilities

ContraSense Update 1.5

January 26, 2008 by Brooke

With the update to version 1.5…ContraSense has a snazzy new look! The first thing you will notice is a new icon!!…and, it is a nice one! The main menu has also changed…the Donate option has been removed leaving the options Play and Highscores. When you start playing the app you will see the full extent of the new design! Everything is redesigned…the “track”, the cars, the extra points…everything. You will also notice the there are three little cars in the upper right corner of the game…they represent the number of cars “tries” you have left… [Read more…]

Filed Under: ContraSense, Games, Soneso Repository, updates

EvolutionRGB Update 1.0

January 26, 2008 by Brooke

There have been quite a few improvements with the update to EvolutionRGB 1.0. All of the updates improve the visual affects of the game…but, are not really things you can show in a screeshot…so, below is a list of the changes via the developer and the Installer screenshot. EvolutionRGB is available in the Installer.app through the Ste Packaging source.
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Filed Under: EvolutionRGB, Ste Packaging, toys, updates

YAY! New Wallpapers!

January 26, 2008 by Brooke

We have added around 85 new wallpapers to our Wallpaper Gallery. Also check out our Themes Gallery and our Custom Icons page.

Below are 18 of the 84 new wallpapers added! To download, just click on the wallpaper you would like to download and click full size…then right click and Save As.

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Filed Under: site news, wallpapers

killBoard 1.0

January 26, 2008 by Brooke

killBoard is a simple app that when launched…restarts your SpringBoard. I LOVE this app!! I restart my SpringBoard ALL THE TIME when I am writing posts and adding themes and wallpapers! Now, instead of finding SummerBoard, opening SummerBoard, scrolling down, selecting Restart SpringBoard and waiting…I can just tap on the killBoard icon and voilà. Very sweet guys…good job! killBoard is available in the Installer.app through the iPod Touch Fans source. Below are the screenshots:

Filed Under: iPod Touch Fans, killBoard, utilities

Installer 3.0b10 & BSD Subsystem 2.0 Updates

January 26, 2008 by Brooke

There were updates to both the Installer.app and BSD Subsystem…they are both available in the Installer.app through the AppTapp Official source. Honestly, we are not really sure what the updates do…we see no visual changes to the Installer.app and BSD Subsystem does not have a change log. So, if you know of any changes or you notice anything…let us know in the comments! Below are the screenshots:

Filed Under: AppTapp, BSD Subsystem, Installer.app, updates

Jacob’s Jailbreaking 1.1.3 Experience

January 25, 2008 by Jacob

After receiving Doug’s enthusiastic text announcing the Jailbreak for 1.1.3, and his live-blogging, I decided I had to give it a shot too.

First off, I went and got Nate True’s new version of iBrickr, which comes in a zip file. Extracted all the contents of that zip to a easy-to-find folder on my desktop. Opened that folder and ran iBrickr.exe. [Read more…]

Filed Under: firmware, jailbreak

Fixes for 1.1.3 Jailbreak

January 25, 2008 by Douglas

The early release of the jailbreak for 1.1.3 by Nate True has had it’s issues. Here are some easy fixes available in Installer.app.

Google Maps locate feature did not function – Installing Navizon and running once should cause this feature to work permanently.
Google Maps hybrid feature did not function – Installing Navizon and running once should cause this feature to work permanently.
iPhone doesn’t play ringtone when receiving call – Install 1.1.3 Ringtone Fix from the Installer.app via BigBoss source (sleepers.net/iphonerepo).
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Filed Under: firmware, jailbreak

Restoring to 1.1.1 after 1.1.3 Jailbreak – Live Blog

January 25, 2008 by Douglas

I’ve decided I’m not happy with the 1.1.3 jailbreak. Too many features don’t work both on the new Apple features and third party apps. So, I’m going to restore to 1.1.1. I’m going to assume since my baseband wasn’t upgraded I should just be able to but the iPhone in recovery mode and use the shift+restore feature in iTunes. Let’s see what happens:

12:55pm – SSHing in to remove the nate true install file of approx 300MB from the /var/root/media/softupdate folder. The file name is 113_upgrade_image.bin

1:00pm – Putting iPhone into recovery mode by connecting it to the PC via USB. iTunes is closed.

1:02pm – The connect to iTunes image has appeared, opening iTunes.

1:02pm – iTunes is updating it’s Library due to the upgrade to 7.6 last night.

1:07pm – iTunes detected iPhone in restore mode. I held shift key and clicked restore. Chose 1.1.1 restore file from c:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Software Updates\

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Filed Under: firmware, jailbreak

What we’ve learned after doing the 1.1.3 jailbreak

January 25, 2008 by Brooke

OK, so we did the 1.1.3 jailbreak using a previously jailbroke 1.1.1. Below are some of the things we learned. We do plan on adding screenshots to this eventually! If you would like to see the live blog from when we upgraded click HERE.

Things that do not work so well:
~ Google maps Hybrid feature does not work…either does the Location feature (it just spins)
UPDATE: Locate and Hybrid View in Maps.app can be fixed and does work! See comments 10, 13, and 14 below! ~Jacob

~ Edge symbol does not show up though it seems Edge is working

~ Previously installed 3rd party apps do not show up on SpringBoard though they are in the Uninstall list in the Installer.app – you have to go in and uninstall and reinstall them all.

~ Cannot OpenSSH into the iPhone even after reinstalling BSD Subsytems. HOWEVER, we finally got it to work after installing MobileFinder and using it to delete LocalPackages.plist in private/var/root/Library/Installer/. We could then install BSD Subsystem and OpenSSH and were able to OpenSSH into the iPhone. Note: Deleting your LocalPackages.plist removes all of your installed apps and you will have to install everything again (which you have to do anyway so that they will show up on the SpringBoard).
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Filed Under: firmware, jailbreak