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Greenpois0n RC5-2 iOS 4.2.1 Untethered Jailbreak Released for Windows! Go Download It NOW!!!

admin — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 04:25:00 +0000

Alright, so Greenpois0n RC5 jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 Windows version was just released! Also, some errors have been fixed from the previous RC5 release. What else is in store? Read on for more info….

Ok, so Greenpois0n can jailbreak the iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch devices running on iOS 4.2.1 . Now, Greenpois0n did have a couple of errors when it was first released. The Chronic Dev Team patched those up pretty quickly though! Thanks to one of the members of the Dev Team, the Greenpois0n website is back online and is stable now as well.

Here are some things that I’ve learned from this new jailbreak:

1. If you’re currently tethered because of redsn0w jailbreak, you CAN untether using Greenpois0n with no problems or a restore at all. Just use Greenpois0n like you normally would. You won’t get the loader app but you should have Cydia already because of redsn0w. (Note: this has only been tested by me on iPhone 4 and not any other devices!!!)

2. The custom boot logo is awesome. Can’t wait to see more even though the Greenpois0n one is a little glitchy.

3. It might take it a bit when it gets to “Greenpois0n initialized”. It did that to me. Just give it a bit and it’ll start exploiting after about 10-30 seconds of waiting.

Overall, this is a really great jailbreak. Head over to http://greenpois0n.com/ now and download! Happy Jailbreaking!!!

RecoveryGuard – Stop Accidental iOS Updates for Jailbroken Devices

admin — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:27:46 +0000

Early morning, pre coffee, you plug in your iPhone to sync it up, a box pops up and you hit “Ok.” Three seconds later you are cursing and kicking and smacking yourself. We’ve all been there. You just accidentally hit the “Update” button in iTunes and watched as your precious device starts to update and lose it’s jailbreak. Well, now there’s a new tweak in Cydia called RecoveryGuard that blocks iTunes from updating your device! How does it work? Read more to find out…..

RecoveryGuard works a lot different than most Cydia apps out there, but then again not many Cydia apps have the purpose of what RecoveryGuard’s purpose is. RecoveryGuard, when it has been installed to your device, tricks iTunes into thinking you have the latest iOS firmware. Therefore, when you accidentally hit “Update”, a pop-up will appear from iTunes stating that you’re on the most recent version of iOS when you might be on 4.1!

So, how do you get this tweak? Well, just add the following repo to your Cydia sources, refresh and then search for RecoveryGuard (Remember, your device must be jailbroken in order to install this!!!): http://cydia.pushfix.info . Enjoy never losing your jailbreak because of iTunes!

GreenPois0n RC6.1 Brings an Untethered Jailbreak to all iDevices (Doesn’t require 4.2b3 SHSH!) released! GUIDE AND PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS INCLUDED!

admin — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 09:56:35 +0000

A new day, A new jailbreak has just arrived! The Chronic Dev Team has just been released GreenPois0n RC5 to the public to bring an untethered jailbreak for all iDevices. Unlike RedSn0w 0.9.7, this does not require 4.2b3 SHSH files to be saved on Cydia. If you just got your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch for Christmas and want to jailbreak it now, then this is the jailbreak method for you Method below, and problems and solutions below:

**IMPORTANT** – THIS UPDATE WILL JAILBREAK THE VERIZON AND AT&T IPHONE 4/3GS, IPOD TOUCH 4G/3G/2G, IPAD, AND THE APPLE TV 2ND GEN!

**PLEASE READ** – IF YOUR IPHONE REQUIRES AN UNLOCK, STAY AWAY FROM THIS OR EVEN UPDATE YOUR IPHONE TO 4.2.1!

GUIDE:

STEP 1: DOWNLOAD GREENPOIS0N RC6.1 HERE MAC OSX!

DOWNLOAD GREENPOIS0N RC6.1 HERE WINDOWS!

STEP 2: CONNECT YOUR IDEVICE TO YOUR COMPUTER, AND LAUNCH GREENPOIS0N RC5

STEP 3: CLICK THE JAILBREAK BUTTON AS SEEN IN THE SCREENSHOT BELOW

STEP 4: FOLLOW THE ONSCREEN INSTRUCTIONS AND ENTER YOUR IDEVICE INTO DFU MODE

Press and hold the sleep button for 2 seconds
Continue holding sleep; press and hold home for 10 seconds.
Release sleep button; continue holding home for 15 seconds.

STEP 5: GREENPOIS0N WILL START JAILBREAKING YOUR IDEVICE

STEP 6: ONCE GREENPOIS0N SAYS “COMPLETE” , YOU CAN LET GO OF THE HOME BUTTON AND CLICK THE “COMPLETE” BUTTON AND QUIT GREENPOIS0N

STEP 7: YOUR IDEVICE SHOULD SHOW THE LOADER APP ON YOUR HOMEPAGE; TAP TO OPEN IT

STEP 8: USE THE LOADER APPLICATION TO INSTALL CYDIA. ONCE THE DOWNLOAD IS COMPLETE, YOUR IDEVICE WILL RESPRING, AND YOU WILL SEE THE CYDIA APPLICATION ON YOUR HOMEPAGE WHICH MEANS YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY JAILBROKEN AND UNTETHERED YOUR IDEVICE ON 4.2.1. **YOU MAY DELETE THE LOADER APP AFTER INSTALLING CYDIA**

ENJOY!

PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS WITH THE GREENPOIS0N RC5 UNTETHERED JAILBREAK:

Problem : I got stuck in “Greenpois0n initialized”, retried, re updated. It remains the same.
Solution : open “terminal”, type SUDO, open Greenpois0n as “Show package contents”, go MacOS folder & drag greenpois0n to terminal & hit enter. / Via iSurenix /
Problem : My iPhone / iPod is showing blank (black) screen after jailbreak, iPhone / iPod is still in DFU mode after applying jailbreak.
Solution : Leave your iDevice for two minutes, now press and hold both power and home button at the same time for 10-15 seconds until your iPhone / iPod boot as normal.
Problem : Greenpois0n loader is crashing when I install Cydia, I am unable to install cydia via greenpois0n loader.
Solution : For those having trouble getting Cydia via the GP Loader, just let redsn0w install it (don’t choose the Monte option) / Via MuscleNerd /

MORE PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS WILL BE ADDED HERE IF THERE WILL BE ANY MORE (HOPEFULLY NOT :\)

UPDATE 1: GREENPOIS0N RC5 2 JUST GOT RELEASED! LINK ADDED.

UPDATE 2: GREENPOIS0N RC5 3 JUST GOT RELEASED FOR MAC! LINK ADDED.

GREENPOISON RC5.2 FOR WINDOWS RELEASED! LINK ADDED.

UPRATE 3: GREENPOIS0N RC5 4 JUST GOT RELEASED FOR MAC AND WINDOWS! LINK ADDED.

UPDATE 4: GREENPOIS0N RC5 6 JUST GOT RELEASED TO JAILBREAK APPLE TV 2ND GEN FOR BOTH WINDOWS AND MAC. LINK ADDED.

UPDATE 5: GREENPOIS0N RC6.1 FOR WINDOWS AND MAC JUST GOT RELEASED. FIX FOR THE IBOOKS BUG INCLUDED! LINK ADDED.

3DBoard – 3D Meets the iPhone SpringBoard

admin — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 19:54:01 +0000

3DBoard is a new tweak in Cydia that allows you to make your homescreen icons appear 3D.

3DBoard works by taking advantage of the iPhone’s sensory hardware, therefore giving off a 3D effect to your SpringBoard! You can toggle the effect in the settings app of your device. 3DBoard works with all iDevices on iOS 4.0+ . Check out the link below for a demonstration video of 3DBoard by it’s creator. Note that the video was made before the tweak was released so changes could exist!

What’s so great about this tweak? Well, it adds 3D to your iPhone without the need for 3D glasses! You gotta admit, that’s pretty cool! Now, how would this tweak look combined with DeepEnd? I’m not sure, but I bet the effect would be awesome!

Now this tweak isn’t free though. It’s at a steep price of $2.99 in Cydia, but $2.99 isn’t a bad price for what it does though! You can purchase and download 3DBoard on the BigBoss repo which should already be installed in Cydia.(Remember, you must have a jailbroken device in order to install this!!)

USB Drive – Use Your iPhone As a USB Storage Drive!

admin — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 06:51:42 +0000

USB Drive is a really convenient jailbreak app from Cydia that let’s you use your iPhone as a USB storage drive. This allows you to put any content on the device for easy transfer to another computer using your iPhone!

USB Drive allows you to use however much you want of your device’s capacity to create “partitions” in the app for storing content on. You can pretty much make as many partitions as you want, but it’s not recommended due to the fact that it might make your device slow and you don’t want to use too much of your device’s capacity. It has 3 different modes to offer: “Default” mode, “Drive Only” mode (which allows the driver only) and lastly “Drive + iTunes” (which allows you to use the driver and iTunes on your computer). It has been reported that the “Drive + iTunes” mode might make your iTunes not work properly but it’s only temporary. It is also recommended to read the documentation about the modes yourself.

You can get USB Drive yourself for free by adding the following repo to your sources in Cydia (Remeber, your device must be jailbroken!!):

http://apt.dmytro.me/

DeepEnd – 3D Effect For Your iPhone 4′s Homescreen Wallpaper

admin — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 06:42:33 +0000

DeepEnd is a cool little jailbreak tweak which adds a 3D effect to your iPhone 4′s homescreen wallpaper. DeepEnd was coded by well known developer Ryan Petri.

DeepEnd works by using your iPhone 4′s gyroscope to change your iPhone’s screen orientation based on the angle you hold your device, creating a 3D effect to your homescreen wallpaper! Remember, you will need a jailbroken iPhone 4 or other supported iDevice in order to install this!!

You may be asking, “What’s the big deal about this tweak?” Well, it makes a 3D effect on your homescreen wallpaper (which, in my opinion, is pretty cool) and….. it’s free! Download it in Cydia by adding the following repo to your sources: http://rpetri.ch/repo/

[HOW TO] Add a panoramic view to your iPhone’s Homescreen

admin — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:00:41 +0000

Panorama is a nice little paid tweak from Cydia, so you need a jailbroken device for this.

What Panorama does is give you the ability to have panoramic Homescreen wallpaper, ie: the wallpaper will scroll along as you move through pages (kind of like the Zune HD).

The scroll sensitivity can be set as desired, so you can have the wallpaper move significantly or just a bit when you flick through your homescreen icons. Panorama has other nice features like changing the transparency of the dock, icons and icon labels, etc…
This tweak has no icon. You can find it in the Settings.app.

To make it work, you need a wallpaper image of size 2MB or greater (so that it spreads over a few Homescreen pages). I use google images and click option ‘Larger than..2MB’ on the left. Save the image you like to photo library on your device.

Now go to Settings.app, scroll down to Panorama and tap Photo library to choose your wallpaper (again, larger than 2MP). Also make sure Enabled is ON.

There you have it. A wallaper that moves as you move through pages!

If you like what you read, follow me on twitter @elmarindi for more.

How do you stream music on your iDevice?

admin — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:00:12 +0000

Personally, I hate having to deal with iTunes every time I want to add a song or two to my iPhone. Specially when I’m not near my macbook. And I’m sure many of you always look around for ways to stream or listen to songs you don’t already have on your iDevice. Here are a few ways I found very useful to do so.

1- Internet radio, like Pandora. The problem with this app (or similar apps) is that you can’t save (download) the songs you stream, and therefore can’t play them when you’re out of 3G or wifi range. I usually use Pandora only to introduce me to new songs.

The next 2 methods require a jailbroken device.

2- Download the song you want!
First you need to install iFile via cydia, that’s if you don’t already have it. Then you need Safari Download Manager from cydia as well. It lets you download all kinds of file types right from Safari on your device. They’re a few dollars altogether but worth every single penny!
Now you’re ready! All you have to do is go to a site like 4shared (or other) in Safari on you device, search for a song and download it! Now you always have it on your device in iFile (/var/Mobile/Media/Downloads).

3- This one’s my favorite. Use Yourtube (or Yourtube2 for iOS4), paid tweak through cydia. This tweak allows you download videos in the Youtube.app on your device.

But that’s not it! The most amazing feature about it is that it lets you export/add these downloaded videos to your iPod Video Library (Music Player app). This feature is expected to come soon to Safari and Mail!
See screenshots below to get a feel of it.

Now you can create playlists on your iDevice’s native music player that contain songs you already have in your Library AND [music] videos you just downloaded on the go.

If you like this post or have any questions, follow me on Twitter @inyooz.

Cydia Repo Closed

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:51:17 +0000

Our Cydia repo has had a nice long run. It has had over 50,000 package downloads since our very first package was posted on November 20, 2009.It turns out that our Cydia repo is utilizing an excessive amount of RAM and CPU on our shared server. Therefore, we’ll have to close the Cydia repo, at least until we can get a dedicated server, which won’t be happening for a long time. We aren’t getting enough ad revenue to pay for a dedicated server (monthly). We’d have to pay 12x more than we pay now.

If you’d still like to access our files, click here for a listing of what we have. To download the .DEB file, click here, for which you can install manually onto your device.

[Cydia] 30 iAcces 4 Keyboards

admin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:27:34 +0000

This is a pack of 30 keyboards already customized to work on iAcces 4 (NOT 3) that we collected from around the web. You can still download our 12 iAcces 3 keyboard pack here.

You’ll first need iAcces 4 English from Cydia. You can get it from the iacces.com/apt repo (add that URL to Cydia). You’ll then need to install this package from our repo (gumballtech.com/cydia, add that URL to Cydia). You’ll then be able to see all of them in the Themes area of the iAcces 4 app.

All of these work fine on 3.x (as long as iAcces 4 is installed and working).

[Cydia] iMemory Enhancer

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:28:51 +0000

iMemory Enhancer adds virtual memory to your jailbroken iPhone or iPod Touch. What does this mean to you? Well, it basically gives you more memory. Your applications will launch faster, stay open longer, and perform better. Just look at the screenshot above: 80MB free on an iPhone 3G!

For this to work, you must reboot after installation. You also have to do the “Free Memory” command in SBSettings for it to fully work. Your device may become unresponsive for about 45 seconds during this time. This should be expected, so dont’ panic.

- Enjoy!

[Cydia] Windows 7 PogoPlank 3-Pack

admin — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:59:00 +0000

“*UNLEASH YOUR INNER WINDOWS 7!*

This triple-pack of PogoPlank themes features rich Windows 7 graphics according to their 3 different versions:

Home Premium
Professional
Ultimate

Just activate the theme that you would like to use in the PogoPlank Settings application.

Feel free to change the font/folder color, as well as the opacity levels of the various elements of the theme.”

This is available for free in Cydia from either our repo, ModMyI, or BigBoss.

[Cydia] iAdvertize

admin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:37:29 +0000

“Welcome to iAdvertize, the place for free movies and advertising! You can watch various movies (stream or download) or post your own advertisements for other people to view. Tap on “More Info” for screenshots and a changelog. *Note: Gumball Tech is not responsible for the content of the app. We were merely contracted to create an app that views various webpages.*”

Changelog

1.0

Initial Releease

[Cydia] ProSwitcher – FREE/OPEN SOURCE Palm Pre style ‘card’ multitasking

admin — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:24:56 +0000

ProSwitcher is a free/open-source modification for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It allows users to have Palm Pre style ‘card’ multitasking. The app comes with a lot of nice settings for users to play around with. It’s also a direct competitor to Multifl0w, a $5 ‘premium’ application that does the same thing, but ProSwitcher has more options.

You can download the source files here: http://github.com/rpetrich/ProSwitcher

[Cydia] GBTech Quick Access App

admin — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:50:04 +0000

Access the Gumballtech.com website, YouTube, and Twitter, all from one awesome app! v1.0: INITIAL RELEASE – Tap on “More Info” for more information.

Access the Gumballtech.com website, YouTube, Twitter, and Podcast, all from one app!

CHANGELOG

v1.2

Removed the “Forums” URL (due to inactivity).
Fixed the splash screen problem where it doesn’t fade away properly.
Fixed the “Podcast” link (it now works).
Fixed some other small things .

v1.1

Added splash animation.
Remade all the logos/images.
Added Forum view.
Added Podcast view.
Fixed the network activity spinner in the status bar, where it wouldn’t stop spinning if a user taps on the stop button.
Added smilies/emoji/emoticons to the credits/about page .

v1.0

INITIAL RELEASE

CREDITS

Design/Code: @besweeet

Code: @shabzcohelp

[Cydia] 12 iAcces Keyboards

admin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:23:22 +0000

“A pre-packaged collection of 12 keyboards that are already themed for iAcces. Just activate the keyboard you want in Winterboard, and your should have your new keyboard. *YOU MUST HAVE WINTERBOARD INSTALLED, AS WELL AS IACCES*. If Winterboard is currently not installed, it will automatically be installed.”

Here is a video on how to get these going:

[Cydia] 5 icon dock, rows, and columns!

admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:19:00 +0000

“Installs the 5 icon dock, 5 row SpringBoard, and 5 column SpringBoard modifications.” Depending on your current theme, it could make your SpringBoard look quite messy, like above. Using the Glasklart icons is highly recommended! (PS: The dock in the above screenshot is from Glass Orbs).

[Cydia] 58 Christmas Wallpapers

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:23:07 +0000

“A collection of 58 beautiful Christmas wallpapers. Included are the .thumbnails of each of them, so that when you browse the wallpapers in Settings>Wallpapers, it won’t become unresponsive.”

[Cydia] My Dick Ringtone

admin — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:45:38 +0000

“A song from the second Harold and Kumar movie.”

[Cydia] McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish Ringtone

admin — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:43:31 +0000

“The McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish song.”

[Cydia] GTA 4 Ringtone

admin — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:38:23 +0000

“The GTA4 theme song as your iPhone ringtone.”

[Cydia] Eat Dat Watermelon Ringtone

admin — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:34:27 +0000

“Ringtone from Nick Cannon’s ‘Eat Dat Watermelon’ skit.”

[Cydia] Apocalypse Zombie Fish Ringtone

admin — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:29:26 +0000

“Have you played Apocalypse Zombie Fish from the app store? Remember the theme music? Here it is as a ringtone!”

[Cydia] 32 Ringtones from Android

admin — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:19:28 +0000

“32 ringtones from Google’s Android mobile OS.”

All of the below are included in the Cydia package.

1. Beat Plucker

2. Bell Phone

3. Bentley Dubs

4. Bird Loop

5. Caribbean Ice

6. Chimey Phone

7. Crazy Dream

8. Curve Ball Blend

9. Digital Phone

10. Dream Theme

11. Ether Shake

12. Flutey Phone

13. Friendly Ghost

14. Game Over Guitar

15. Growl

16. Insert Coin

17. Loopy Lounge

18. Love Flute

19. Medieval Jaunt

20. Mildly Alarming

21. New Player

22. Noisey One

23. Organ Dub

24. Romancing The Tone

25. Sitar Versus Sitar

26. Springy Jalopy

27. Terminated

28. Terrible Twos

29. Thriller Three

30. Twirl Away

31. Very Alarmed

32. World

[Cydia] Repo Icons

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:42:06 +0000

“Required repository icons for Cydia. Includes the repo icon and section icons.”

[Cydia] 93 Abstract Wallpaper Wallpaper Pack

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:47:14 +0000

“A collection of 93 abstract looking wallpapers.”

Introducing our very own Cydia Repository!

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:47:06 +0000

We now have our very own Cydia repository! Add http://gumballtech.com/cydia to Cydia. For more information, and to submit your requests, click here.