iPhone Hacks · Hacks, Cracks, Mods, Homebrew, Utilities

If somehow you managed to upgrade your phone, there’s still hope… You can downgrade back to 1.0.2 allowing for jailbreak and activation; however, software SIM unlocking will not work, I repeat, will not work.

Included with the 1.1.1 update is a new version of the modem firmware — 04.01.13_G. This is currently being analyzed and hopefully patched to permit the use of a software unlock again.

If you used a TurboSIM or HyperSIM to unlock without patching the baseband firmware, you should actually be good to go. Otherwise, you can still enjoy Wi-Fi, iPod, and other various 3rd party apps.

Downgrade to 1.0.2 instructions:

1. First, download the iPhone1,1_1.0.2_1C28_Restore.ipsw. On a Mac, do not unzip the file, iTunes will do this for you in step 4.
2. Then connect phone to dock, and hold down home button and power button for about 10 seconds. It doesn’t matter if the phone turns off before the end of the 10 secs, just keep holding the button.
3. Now release the power button but continue holding the home button. After about 10 seconds the computer will detect the iPhone in restore mode, and iTunes should tell that the phone needs to be restored.
4. Hold down SHIFT key (Windows) or Option/ALT-key (Mac) when clicking the Restore button, and select the file you downloaded previously.
5. Let the restore complete and ignore the error at the end.
6. Now your phone should show the “Connect to iTunes” screen with the yellow triangle.
7. Run AppTap to jailbreak your phone — it will restore it to a working 1.0.2 firmware it even though you get errors.
8. Run AppTap again to actually install the installer.app
9. AT&T Users: Reset your iPhone before you start using your phone again. Failure to do so may result in you being charged for your “free services.”

Download: iPhone 1.0.2 Update | AppTapp (windows), AppTapp (mac)

- source: iphonedevwiki

So I’m needing to SSH to a box and I’m nowhere near a WiFi spot… You can achieve such by using an iPhone terminal app (Term-vt100 or MobileTerminal), an iPhone ported version of SSH, and your carrier’s EDGE network.

Just initiate an EDGE connection by opening Safari & loading some page, leave that, start the terminal app of your choice, and SSH to your heart’s content.

That’s all. If ya don’t know, now ya know…

Update: According to iPhone Atlas there are a few undocumented changes in 1.1.1:

• There is now the ability to change your voicemail password directly from the iPhone. Tap “Settings,” then “Phone,” then “Change Voicemail Password.”
• You can now change the sound that is played when a new text message is received. Tap “Settings,” then “Sounds,” then “New Text Message.”
• There is now a “Debug console” for Safari, which shows HTML errors when rendering Web pages. Tap “Settings,” then “Safari,” then “Developer”
• There are new options for Video playback. You can start playing videos where they left off or from the beginning, and you can use closed captioning. Tap “Settings,” then “iPod.”
• You are now not asked if you would like to delete a movie or podcast to make room when you finish watching it.
• The percent symbol under the Stocks menu, is now centered.

Update: DO NOT UPDATE YOUR UNLOCKED iPhone. Gizmodo has confirmed that unlocked phones will give an invalid SIM error after you update. Also v1.1.1 will uninstall any 3rd party applications — not a big deal since you can reinstall them; yes, Jailbreak and Activation still work.

It’s out! Whatever you do, if you have a hacked and/or unlocked iPhone, DO NOT upgrade — even though the 1.1.1 changes sound quite tempting. Just sit tight and wait to hear word. Lets see what those sneaky developers at Apple have come up with…

1.1.1 changes:

• iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store
• Louder speakerphone and receiver volume
• Home Button double-click shortcut to phone favorites of music controls
• Space bar double-tap shortcut to intelligently insert period and space
• Mail attachments are viewable in portrait and landscape
• Stocks and cities in Stocks and Waether can be re-ordered
• Apple Bluetooth Headset battery status in the Status Bar
• Support for TV Out
• Preference to turn off EDGE/GPRS when roaming internationally
• New Passcode lock time intervals
• Adjustable alert volume

The company TruPhone plans to release a VoIP application native to the iPhone. This means users will have the added ability to place phone calls over a Wi-Fi connection instead of using their GSM provider. Unfortunately there is nothing available for public consumption yet; however, the dudes at blognation confirm its legitimacy.

The app’s current state defines a true hack job; utilizing an iPhone terminal, the VoIP client instructs the phone to use its on-board SIP stack to place calls over WiFi instead of the inserted SIM. It’s suggested the application will seamlessly switch between your carrier’s network and WiFi, when within range, of course. I would imagine that being configurable to some extent.

According to the company they expect to release a beta in ~ 4 weeks time. TruPhone.com will be accepting registrations on their site — on a first come, first serve basis.

- source: blognation

Immediately after I finished subscribing to my Google calendar with iCal and syncing that with my iPhone, the Google Calendar and Mobile team release this — an upgrade to the mobile calendar interface. Just browse to http://calendar.google.com using the iPhone’s web browser (Mobile Safari, not a lynx port ;)), and if you’re not already logged in, do so, you’ll see what’s up…

The Google Calendar team, along with the mobile team, released an upgrade to the Calendar interface on the iPhone. It is now tailored for the iPhone, and you can now see your different calendars in distinctive colors.

- source: Official Gmail Blog

At last, thank you libpurple! And of course the entire ApolloIM project team. Now introducing a somewhat universal iPhone instant messenger client — not only AIM support this time, but MSN, DotMac, and ICQ too!

The last time we saw ApolloIM it was quite lacking; version (minus) -1, which evidently spoke for itself. Today, well, 19 hours ago, the team released version (positive) 1.0.

It’s stable, it’s fresh, it’s instant messaging on the iPhone — yes yes y’all!

ApolloIM v1.0 changelog:

• Added support for DotMac, ICQ, MSN in addition to AIM. Through libpurple.
• Buddylist notification of open conversation
• Multiple account sign on - I’ve been on 8 accounts at once, although, I wouldn’t recommend more than 2-3 active accounts on edge, otherwise it gets slow real quick
• Sectioned buddy list by accounts
• Away / Unaway via the pretty green dot in the upper right. Tap it, turns red, you’re away. Tap it again, turns green, you’re back.
• Support for Alias’d buddy names.
• Support for Status Messages - shows up in the buddy list
• Time Stamps in conversation windows
• Removed Buddyinfo, for now
• Preparing to add a pane to “Settings” - eliminates need for “Prefs” button for us, will allow extended user options
• Completely brand new UI
• Entire application is brand new, recoded from the bottom up. Stability should be amazingly enhanced.
• Wifi Keepalive still requires summerboard.

Download: ApolloIM v1.0 (or install via Installer.app)

- project’s home

Engadget has posted a gallery of photos showcasing the soon to be released iPhone system software v1.1.1.

By the look of things it includes a number of new features:

• Home button preferences
• International preferences
• WiFi iTunes Store
• EDGE roaming — on or off
• New iPod settings — T.V out, controls, search
• …and probably more…

It would also appear the phone used in the photos (see source) remains unlocked on a different carrier. I still wouldn’t recommend an immediate upgrade, be patient. Soon, without a doubt, we’ll know for certain what version 1.1.1 entails.

- source: engadget

Can’t say I didn’t see this coming…

Speaking of hacks, Today I went into an Apple store with a less than two week old iPhone that had the green tint camera problem.

Because it had been “hacked” with some 3rd party apps and was running T-Mobile they refused to service it, said the warranty was voided and “blacklisted” the phone against future service, or return!

Only after asking for the manager and having several conversations with her, did they finally allow me to return it, but charged me a 10% restocking fee…

Pretty Scary! Didn’t Steve and Woz get their start in college by selling a device that would “hack” pay phones and give people free long distance?

The moral of the story: should you need to return/replace your iPhone for whatever reason, restore it to the factory default settings and re-insert the original AT&T SIM. Providing it’s not cut up as a result from using a Turbo (or Hyper) SIM. ;)

- source: zdnet.com

Update: 1.0.1 is out! Grab it below… Right off the bat I noticed Navizon’s GUI has slightly changed. I would also imagine it improves on stability as a few people reported crashing with v1.0.

This is wig-splittingly awesome! Another must install app has just appeared on Nullriver’s iPhone Installer — Navizon GPS. It will magically locate your existence in the universe and pinpoint your coordinates on the iPhone’s map application.

In order to use this free GPS service, you’re required to register — just a user name & password will do. Upon first launch you’ll be prompted to create an account via SafariMobile.

Damn! It works well; found me — and I have my tinfoil hat on.

Not an Installer advocate? Then download Navizon GPS from us, iPhone Hacks.

Download: Navizon GPS v1.0.1

In recent news, Erica — iPhone hacker/developer extraordinaire — has managed to successfully adapt Mac OS X widgets to the iPhone. Well, not all widgets, but some… To quote:

I’ve kinda sorta almost have Macintosh Dashboard widgets running on the iPhone. Some run okay, others not so much. The Weather, ESPN and Calendar widgets are some of the best; the Flight Tracker, Dictionary and Phone Book are among the worst.

First, from a Mac, copy /System/Library/WidgetResources to your iPhone — everything — same folder, name, contents, everything! Second, install your widgets under /var/root/Library/Widgets. You will most likely need to create this directory before hand. The best method for copying Widgets; use SCP (from terminal):

scp -r YourWidget.wdgt root@iPhone_IP_address:/var/root/Library/Widgets

There are SCP GUI alternatives, see Fugu.

Finally, copy Widgets.app to /Applications and you’re done!

I attempted to try the PSP Hacks Widget (courtesy of Leif Erikson), unfortunately it doesn’t quite behave as expected. But it’s a start! Nice work, Erica.

Download: Widgets.app v0.3

- source: tuaw.com