FAQ: Unlocking, Jailbreak, Cydia, etc - All discussion goes here

gnfnrhead · 26-02-2013 2:38am

david75 wrote: »

My battery life has gone to sh!t since I jail broke. Not sure what's doing it.

Same here, spent the last few days turning options on and off trying to get it to last longer than a few hours. Anyone any ideas?

naasrd · 26-02-2013 5:50pm

gnfnrhead wrote: »

Same here, spent the last few days turning options on and off trying to get it to last longer than a few hours. Anyone any ideas?

Check if Brightness gone up to full in Settings. Though it shouldn't allow for such poor battery life.

gnfnrhead · 26-02-2013 6:12pm

naasrd wrote: »

Check if Brightness gone up to full in Settings. Though it shouldn't allow for such poor battery life.

Only at 1/4 full.

I turned off 3G yesterday. Last night was still crap but today was better. Still nowhere close to what it was before hand and that was with 3G always on. Used to get easily 24hours out of one charge and that was using it a decent amount. Use it less now and I still rarely get more than six hours out of it.

All the apps get closed properly, 3G is off, brightness is down, location is off for nearly everything. No idea what's causing the sudden change.

naasrd · 26-02-2013 11:50pm

gnfnrhead wrote: »

Only at 1/4 full.

I turned off 3G yesterday. Last night was still crap but today was better. Still nowhere close to what it was before hand and that was with 3G always on. Used to get easily 24hours out of one charge and that was using it a decent amount. Use it less now and I still rarely get more than six hours out of it.

All the apps get closed properly, 3G is off, brightness is down, location is off for nearly everything. No idea what's causing the sudden change.

Very odd. Download anything recently? I had an issue a while back where the App Store was trying to load for ages, I quit the app but it still tried to load in the background and used quite a bit of battery throughout the day until I noticed. Kill all apps anyway for now, give it a full charge before heading to bed and see what it loses over night. Mine in Airplane mode drops 2-5%. Not sure what the average is in standby.

gnfnrhead · 27-02-2013 5:43am

naasrd wrote: »

Very odd. Download anything recently? I had an issue a while back where the App Store was trying to load for ages, I quit the app but it still tried to load in the background and used quite a bit of battery throughout the day until I noticed. Kill all apps anyway for now, give it a full charge before heading to bed and see what it loses over night. Mine in Airplane mode drops 2-5%. Not sure what the average is in standby.

Was on charge to about 11pm, down to 46% now. Last few times it'd have been down to about 20% by now. It's better, but still not great. It's been hardly used all night. If I had been using it, it'd probably be dead by now.

pedatron · 27-02-2013 12:37pm

gnfnrhead wrote: »

Was on charge to about 11pm, down to 46% now. Last few times it'd have been down to about 20% by now. It's better, but still not great. It's been hardly used all night. If I had been using it, it'd probably be dead by now.

Battery life has definitely been effected since I JB. Not killing me but a definite decrease in performance! All the tweaks are probably the cause. If it doesn't improve I'll be taking them back off I'd say. Not worth the loss of battery performance for me.

mcw92 · 27-02-2013 10:38pm

Ive installed a theme from winterboard, but i dont like the way it changes the Icons. Is there any way to change just them back to normal icons?
Is there a 'Original Icon' theme or such?

Thanks.

RATM · 28-02-2013 1:39pm

I'm looking for some advice as to how I am going to get my iPhone 4 back working again. It is a long story but please bear with me !

So I bought it 18 months ago, 2nd hand on Donedeal. It was jailbroken, Cydia installed and (AFAIK) on iOS4 or 4.1.

So before going on holidays I wanted to update the software to 6.0 so I could download a few apps that wouldn't download as they said they needed newer software. I went to iTunes and I backed the phone up (apps, music, contacts, etc) and then set the software update in motion.

When that was done the thing wouldn't work, keeps saying SIM card not recognised even though it is the same sim. So I bring it to a unlocking shop. He puts the IMEI into an engine and reveals it is locked to Vodafone UK. He says he can get it unlocked again for €40. Grand, paid him and waited a week. But then Vodafone UK come back and tell me that the phone has been blacklisted- basically it looks like I was sold a phone that was reported lost or stolen and hence Vodafone are refusing to issue unlock codes.

So then last Monday I went into another unlocking shop, Chinese run on Talbot St. He told me that I am in a spot of bother as it is now on 6.0 and as yet there is no jailbreak for this software. And he said it could be 6 months away or even further as Apple have gotten better and better at making difficult to hack codes.

He did give me one bit of hope. He said there are online services that can unlock it no matter what the history of the phone, blacklisted or not. However he said to be careful as there are scams out there.

So I guess what I am looking for is a service that can do this for me and that people here know not to be a scam. I know the phone is blacklisted but a quick google around reveals a good few services claiming to be able to do it. At this stage I just want my phone back working as this fecking Samsung I am using is driving me around the bend and it is been 2 months now of clunky text messaging and a touch screen that only works when it feels like it.

The other question I have is that if I get it back working again and then I go to iTunes and upload the back-up I have there will it block off on me again? i.e. should I just forget about all the apps, numbers, music as to upload them could likely put me back to square one again ?

Any help is much much appreciated.

edit- I should add that back in January I tried a few options listed here in the opening page, using Redsnow, etc. I had it tethered and followed all the instructions but it still didn't work for me. Maybe I did it wrong as I'm not the most technically minded but from what I remember error messages came up in Redsnow- it was like the software was saying to me 'sh1t even we can't fix this fecker!'.

naasrd · 28-02-2013 6:46pm

RATM wrote: »

I'm looking for some advice as to how I am going to get my iPhone 4 back working again. It
He did give me one bit of hope. He said there are online services that can unlock it no matter what the history of the phone, blacklisted or not. However he said to be careful as there are scams out there.

So I guess what I am looking for is a service that can do this for me and that people here know not to be a scam. I know the phone is blacklisted but a quick google around reveals a good few services claiming to be able to do it. At this stage I just want my phone back working as this fecking Samsung I am using is driving me around the bend and it is been 2 months now of clunky text messaging and a touch screen that only works when it feels like it.

The other question I have is that if I get it back working again and then I go to iTunes and upload the back-up I have there will it block off on me again? i.e. should I just forget about all the apps, numbers, music as to upload them could likely put me back to square one again ?

Any help is much much appreciated'.

I'm afraid it's not going to work here if it's blacklisted, only outside Britian and Ireland.

naasrd · 28-02-2013 6:48pm

mcw92 wrote: »

Ive installed a theme from winterboard, but i dont like the way it changes the Icons. Is there any way to change just them back to normal icons?
Is there a 'Original Icon' theme or such?

Thanks.

Just un tick it in winterboard.

guil · 28-02-2013 8:04pm

naasrd wrote: »

I'm afraid it's not going to work here if it's blacklisted, only outside Britian and Ireland.

I thought blacklist only applies in the country the phone was from. Other posts here before suggest so

Joe10000 · 28-02-2013 8:24pm

I have a 4s that I have jail broken and I am now trying to unlock it. I went through the SAM/iClarified procedure but I discovered after trying it a few times that Apple have now blocked this method.

I have been onto Vodafone 10 times to try to get it unlocked but i may as well be shouting into a hole in the ground.

Can anyone point me in the direction of an unlock procedure ?

Thanks

guil · 28-02-2013 8:46pm

Joe10000 wrote: »

I have a 4s that I have jail broken and I am now trying to unlock it. I went through the SAM/iClarified procedure but I discovered after trying it a few times that Apple have now blocked this method.

I have been onto Vodafone 10 times to try to get it unlocked but i may as well be shouting into a hole in the ground.

Can anyone point me in the direction of an unlock procedure ?

Thanks

It's not possible to software unlock it, you can buy a gevey sim but that is dependant on the baseband or else get a shop to unlock it but expect to pay between €50 and €120

Joe10000 · 28-02-2013 8:56pm

guil wrote: »

It's not possible to software unlock it, you can buy a gevey sim but that is dependant on the baseband or else get a shop to unlock it but expect to pay between €50 and €120

ok thanks, back to vodafone so....

RATM · 01-03-2013 12:21am

naasrd wrote: »

I'm afraid it's not going to work here if it's blacklisted, only outside Britian and Ireland.

Are you certain of this ? A few people have told me different- said that there are online services that can get it factory re-set regardless of history. I came across one a few weeks ago and read reviews of it which backed up what they were saying. But stupid me forgot to bookmark it and now I can't find it again.

Even if it can't be done surely there is some way of changing the IMEI with some software and then beginning from scratch ?

paddy · 01-03-2013 3:13am

It'll cost a few quid, but it looks like the phone can be unlocked from VF UK even though its barred.

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/PREMIUM-VODAFONE-UK-FACTORY-UNLOCKING-IPHONE-4S-4-3GS-3G-100-SAFE-or-MONEYBACK-/271161692850?pt=UK_Mobile_Home_Phones_Sim_Cards_CV&hash=item3f227f12b2

RATM wrote: »

I'm looking for some advice as to how I am going to get my iPhone 4 back working again. It is a long story but please bear with me !

So I bought it 18 months ago, 2nd hand on Donedeal. It was jailbroken, Cydia installed and (AFAIK) on iOS4 or 4.1.

So before going on holidays I wanted to update the software to 6.0 so I could download a few apps that wouldn't download as they said they needed newer software. I went to iTunes and I backed the phone up (apps, music, contacts, etc) and then set the software update in motion.

When that was done the thing wouldn't work, keeps saying SIM card not recognised even though it is the same sim. So I bring it to a unlocking shop. He puts the IMEI into an engine and reveals it is locked to Vodafone UK. He says he can get it unlocked again for €40. Grand, paid him and waited a week. But then Vodafone UK come back and tell me that the phone has been blacklisted- basically it looks like I was sold a phone that was reported lost or stolen and hence Vodafone are refusing to issue unlock codes.

So then last Monday I went into another unlocking shop, Chinese run on Talbot St. He told me that I am in a spot of bother as it is now on 6.0 and as yet there is no jailbreak for this software. And he said it could be 6 months away or even further as Apple have gotten better and better at making difficult to hack codes.

He did give me one bit of hope. He said there are online services that can unlock it no matter what the history of the phone, blacklisted or not. However he said to be careful as there are scams out there.

So I guess what I am looking for is a service that can do this for me and that people here know not to be a scam. I know the phone is blacklisted but a quick google around reveals a good few services claiming to be able to do it. At this stage I just want my phone back working as this fecking Samsung I am using is driving me around the bend and it is been 2 months now of clunky text messaging and a touch screen that only works when it feels like it.

The other question I have is that if I get it back working again and then I go to iTunes and upload the back-up I have there will it block off on me again? i.e. should I just forget about all the apps, numbers, music as to upload them could likely put me back to square one again ?

Any help is much much appreciated.

edit- I should add that back in January I tried a few options listed here in the opening page, using Redsnow, etc. I had it tethered and followed all the instructions but it still didn't work for me. Maybe I did it wrong as I'm not the most technically minded but from what I remember error messages came up in Redsnow- it was like the software was saying to me 'sh1t even we can't fix this fecker!'.

Student007 · 01-03-2013 3:16am

Tom Dunne wrote: »

No doubt there will be numerous threads on this subject, so I thought I would pre-empt them and create a sticky.

Can I buy a phone in the US and use it over here?

Yes, but it must be the GSM/AT&T model, purchased SIM-free directly from Apple. Handsets purchased from Verizon will not work with the GSM carriers here as they do not take a SIM card. Handsets purchased from AT&T usually come with a minimum-term contract and are locked to the AT&T network.

Can I use my Vodafone/Meteor/Three/Other SIM in an iPhone purchased from a mobile carrier?

No. Not until you Jailbreak it and Unlock it, or have your carrier Unlock it.

It is important to note that some Irish carriers are now unlocking iPhones officially - please consult your carrier for more info.

I purchased my iPhone directly from Apple. Is it unlocked?

Yes. iPhones purchased from Apple.ie or from Apple stores are factory unlocked.

Jailbreak? Unlock? Sounds scary.

They are not really. iClarified have a jailbreak wizard to show you step-by-step how to jailbreak any device here.

What's the difference between Jailbreaking an iPhone and unlocking it?

Jailbreaking allows you to install non-App Store programs. Unlocking it allows you to use the iPhone on any GSM network.

Can't I just buy an unlocked phone?

You can, but only directly from Apple or authorised Apple retailers (or on adverts.ie / eBay). It is simply a matter of walking into a phone shop and purchasing one, bringing it home, and popping in your SIM card. You cannot purchased unlocked iPhones in the USA, as they are locked to AT&T.

How do I jailbreak / unlock my iPhone?

If your carrier will not unlock your phone officially, then you will need to jailbreak & unlock.

See the unlocking wizard on iClarified here.

At the time of this writing, all iOS devices & every iOS can be jailbroken. However, newer devices and iOS's require a "tethered" jailbreak.

Tethered - If your device is ever powered off, you will need to connect it to a computer and run redsn0w to turn it back on.

iOS 3.1.2 - 4.0.1
Untethered

Every device on iOS versions 3.1.2 - 4.0.1 can be jailbroken by visiting http://www.jailbreakme.com in safari on their iDevice.
iOS 4.0.2 - 4.1
Untethered

Every device on iOS versions 4.0.2 - 4.1 can be jailbroken with redsn0w.
iOS 4.2 (4.2.1)
Some tethered, some untethered.

Every device on iOS 4.2 (4.2.1) can be jailbroken with redsn0w.

However, the following devices require a tethered jailbreak on this iOS:
iPhone 3GS New Bootrom
iPhone 4
iPod touch 2nd Gen New Bootrom
iPod touch 3rd & 4th Gen
iPad

All others have an untethered jailbreak.
redsn0w - Windows
redsn0w - OSX

Unlock
Currently, the following basebands can be unlocked:
01.59.00 (iPhone 4)
04.26.08 (iPhone 3G/3GS)
05.11.07 (iPhone 3G/3GS)
05.12.01 (iPhone 3G/3GS)
05.13.04 (iPhone 3G/3GS)
06.15.00 (iPhone 3G/3GS)
If you are on a qualifying baseband, simply run cydia on your jailbroken iPhone and install "ultrasn0w".

There is a new jailbreak out for ios6 for all apple devices

guil · 01-03-2013 6:37am

Student007 wrote: »

There is a new jailbreak out for ios6 for all apple devices

The op hasn't being update in about 2 years and the jailbreak is out about 2 weeks now

RATM · 01-03-2013 3:13pm

paddy wrote: »

It'll cost a few quid, but it looks like the phone can be unlocked from VF UK even though its barred.

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/PREMIUM-VODAFONE-UK-FACTORY-UNLOCKING-IPHONE-4S-4-3GS-3G-100-SAFE-or-MONEYBACK-/271161692850?pt=UK_Mobile_Home_Phones_Sim_Cards_CV&hash=item3f227f12b2

Thanks for that Paddy, that's exactly the type of service I am after, otherwise I might as well just throw the phone out. Not cheap at £75 but they have a money back guarantee if it doesn't unlock and I'll be using Paypal as extra security.

Thanks again

sandt · 01-03-2013 4:06pm

Hi guys,

Can an iphone 3gs on FW 6.1.2 and modem FW 05.16.08 be unlocked?

For free if possible???

T-K-O · 02-03-2013 12:12pm

IPad2 Jailbreak.

Hi,

If I jailbreak my ipad 2 can I access the device on my home network?

Basically Im trying to copy some file from the mac to the ipad and I dont want the hassle of itunes

Nickyg09p · 05-03-2013 7:15pm

Hey,
I downloaded songs and put them into my library through bridge, now I want to upgrade to 6.1.2 will all my songs I transferred be deleted or will they be ok

yoyo · 05-03-2013 7:17pm

Moved from Comp & tech.

Soarer · 06-03-2013 5:59pm

Can somebody point me to the old .ipa for SkyGo (maybe via PM)? Have found one or two versions, but they look for Installous to install.

Danke.

_Whimsical_ · 07-03-2013 3:30am

Nickyg09p wrote: »

Hey,
I downloaded songs and put them into my library through bridge, now I want to upgrade to 6.1.2 will all my songs I transferred be deleted or will they be ok

If my experience is anything to go by they'll be deleted. Best option is download ifunbox and use it to retrieve your songs before you update. You can retrieve them from the music library or from their download location within the device.

Rascasse · 08-03-2013 2:28am

The misses is looking to upgrade from iPhone 4 to 5. The current phone is unlocked and is used a few times a year in the US with T-Mobile. It works fine over there except that it is limited to 2g data. Before she upgrades I have two questions (as I can't seem to find a definitive answer online).

1. Will the iPhone 5 be able to be network unlocked by jailbreaking? If so, how? The 4 was unlocked by the network but they won't unlock the new one for 6 months but it will need to be used with the T-Mobile sim next month. I understand the next version of ios (6.1.3) will block jailbreaking (for now) but can 6.1.2 (assuming that's what it'll ship with) be jailbroken and network unlocked?

2. Assuming it can be unlocked, will it be able to use 3g data on T-Mobile or will it still be limited to 2g? Reading online it seems that it (the GSM A1429 model) will work on "refarmed" T-Mobile areas, but I'm hoping someone here will know for sure.

guil · 08-03-2013 7:22am

Rascasse wrote: »

The misses is looking to upgrade from iPhone 4 to 5. The current phone is unlocked and is used a few times a year in the US with T-Mobile. It works fine over there except that it is limited to 2g data. Before she upgrades I have two questions (as I can't seem to find a definitive answer online).

1. Will the iPhone 5 be able to be network unlocked by jailbreaking? If so, how? The 4 was unlocked by the network but they won't unlock the new one for 6 months but it will need to be used with the T-Mobile sim next month. I understand the next version of ios (6.1.3) will block jailbreaking (for now) but can 6.1.2 (assuming that's what it'll ship with) be jailbroken and network unlocked?

2. Assuming it can be unlocked, will it be able to use 3g data on T-Mobile or will it still be limited to 2g? Reading online it seems that it (the GSM A1429 model) will work on "refarmed" T-Mobile areas, but I'm hoping someone here will know for sure.

IMO there is no hope of the 5 ever being software unlocked. That can't even unlock iPhone 4 on any baseband newer than the one that came with iOS 4. 01.59.00

but1er · 08-03-2013 5:44pm

lads what you need to download for apps? just jailbroke for the first time and done a few tweaks

GhostInTheRuins · 08-03-2013 6:47pm

but1er wrote: »

lads what you need to download for apps? just jailbroke for the first time and done a few tweaks

Cracked apps? You can't talk about that here :pac:

Duff · 08-03-2013 7:33pm

Are there any apps in Cydia that let you download songs/full albums straight to the phone?

but1er · 08-03-2013 8:13pm

whats eoples favourite tweaks?

sham69 · 11-03-2013 1:08pm

need a bit of help as am out of touch with iphones these days.
I have an iphone 3gs locked to vodafone.
It is on 6.1.2 and 05.16.08
Can it be unlocked?
jailbroke it with invasion, installed ultrasnow and unlocked but it is stuck on searching now?
It won't even find the vodafone sim?
Any suggestions?
Cheers.
Sham.

Blazer · 11-03-2013 2:24pm

but1er wrote: »

whats eoples favourite tweaks?

Auxo with Zephyr
SB settings is a free alternative
pkgbackup
SMSbite

wilford · 11-03-2013 5:31pm

I've been given a 3g to try and fix any idea's how to get into DFU mode while stuck at connect to itunes screen,when I power off? and hold the power button for 3 sec then the home button for a futher 10 secs it just recycles back to connect to itunes looked at all the tutorial youtube vids but the difference is the fact I can't power down the way you normally would as I don't see the slide to power off screen.

guil · 11-03-2013 5:38pm

Why don't you just restore it in itunes

pbarr · 11-03-2013 8:21pm

Does anyone know what's the best way to get an iPhone 4s unlocked.
Its on Meteor.

guil · 11-03-2013 9:36pm

pbarr wrote: »

Does anyone know what's the best way to get an iPhone 4s unlocked.

ask the network, gevey might work but they are expensive

Carpenter · 12-03-2013 6:15pm

guil wrote: »

ask the network, gevey might work but they are expensive

I have a friend that wants to use his iphone 4 on 6.2 would the gevey work for him and have you a link to a place he could buy 1

Luckycharms_74 · 13-03-2013 10:36am

I have tried the cleaner app to remove any bad installs on cydia but its still the same. I have tried other apps on cydia but still get those errors highlighted.

Any help out there

guil · 13-03-2013 11:52am

Luckycharms_74 wrote: »

I have tried the cleaner app to remove any bad installs on cydia but its still the same. I have tried other apps on cydia but still get those errors highlighted.

Any help out there

Google the user directory at the bottom to see what's stored in there and if its nothing important delete the folder with Ifile or ifunbox etc.

but1er · 14-03-2013 1:21am

my apps have stopped wiggling which is really annoying!

any idea!

guil · 14-03-2013 7:31am

but1er wrote: »

my apps have stopped wiggling which is really annoying!

any idea!

Have you got a package from Curia to make them wiggle? They only wiggle when you're deleting them or removing from the multitasking tray

jaykay2 · 15-03-2013 10:56am

Just wondering if anyone has come across a jailbreak tweak that will allow my 4s to play music through the speaker while in a charging case.

I tend to use it a lot to listen to music and podcasts but while in the case it thinks it's connected to a dock and doesn't play through the speaker.

Have tried googling for an answer but to no avail.

Thanks in advance.

faolteam · 18-03-2013 2:22am

I have an old mobile i need unlocked i do not have the sim card for it

how do i get it so i can use any sim card

Thanks

Luckycharms_74 · 19-03-2013 10:51am

AntiRip wrote: »

That was the 'Entertainment' app I mentioned yesterday but deleted the post because it's bordering on a very grey area I think. Excellent app though.

I though I saw something yesterday alright about that app, but could find the post

. I know what you mean about "grey area", I'm sure mods will remove it they deem necessary.

but1er · 19-03-2013 5:59pm

how bad is the loading times?

Luckycharms_74 · 20-03-2013 12:03am

but1er wrote: »

how bad is the loading times?

On wifi its instant
I haven't tested on 3g yet

guil · 20-03-2013 4:49am

I can't find it on cydia. I've added the repo above but still not there

GhostInTheRuins · 20-03-2013 10:04am

There's no more updating or restoring firmware lads. Apple fixed the evasion jailbreak with 6.1.3 and are no longer signing 6.1.2. So be careful because you won't be able to restore to anything older than 6.1.3 unless you're using an iPhone4 or 3GS and have your blobs saved.

bazzz · 20-03-2013 2:18pm

guil wrote: »

I can't find it on cydia. I've added the repo above but still not there

I don't use that app myself,but with a quick Google or a search on Twitter.You'll find that they changed the Repo again.There are two new repo's with the app.

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