Thread: [Collection] Tricks and Tutoriels about iPhone / iPod Touch

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How to Select an iPhone Unlock/Jailbreak Tutorial











These are instructions on how to select the right iPhone Unlock/Jailbreak tutorial for you and your phone. Simply begin at start and move your mouse over the different options to learn more about them.



Unfortunately, there is no version of PwnageTool for Windows yet. We are hoping this or a WinPwn version will be released in the near future and will keep you up to date. Also, if you would like anything further explained please let us know and we will add it to the descriptions.

For a more detailed explanation of iPhone terms check out the [Only registered and activated users can see links. ].

To find download links to all the iPhone firmware versions click [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

Thanks***: As always a big thanks to the iPhone Dev-Team for their hard work and contributions to make these tutorials possible.

How to End Task or Force Quit an iPhone Application




These are instructions on how to end task or force quit an iPhone application on iPhone OS 3.0.

You may need to do this if an application has stopped responding or is experience other issues.

Step One
Make sure the application that you would like to force quit is open.

Step Two
Press and hold the Power button until the power slider appears.
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Step Three
Press and hold the Home button until the application is forcefully closed.
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Step Four
You may now relaunch the application if so desired.

How to Fix Push Notifications on Your 3.0 iPhone 2G



These are instructions on how to fix push notifications on your jailbroken 3.0 iPhone 2G. Please note that this is a preliminary fix by the iPhone Dev-Team and thus may need some improvements before it is finalized.

Step One
Press to launch Cydia from your SpringBoard.
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Step Two
Press to select the Manage tab at the bottom of the screen.
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Step Three
Press the large Sources button.
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Step Four
Press the Edit button at the top right of the screen.
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Step Five
Press the Add button at the top left of the screen.
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Step Six
Enter

Code:

http://cydia.iphoneil.net

as the new source address and tap the Add Source button.
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Step Seven
Once the source has been successfully added press the large Return to Cydia button.
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Step Eight
Press the Done button to exit Edit mode.
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Step Nine
Press to select the newly added cydia.iphoneil.net repository.
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Step Ten
Press to choose Push Fix from the list of Packages
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Step Eleven
Press the Install button at the top right of the screen.
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Step Twelve
Then press the Confirm button to beginning installation
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Step Thirteen
Once installation has completed successfully press the large Reboot Device button to reboot your iPhone.
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Once rebooted verify that YouTube works. If not try reinstalling the patch.

You will also need to remove then reinstall all your applications which use Push Notifications before they will work.


THANKS***: A big thanks to the iPhone Dev-Team for providing this fix. Also thanks to iPhoneIL for packaging it up nicely. Thanks to iSpazio for bringing this package to our attention.

How to Capture Your iPhone 3GS iBEC and iBSS (Mac)





These are instructions on how to capture your iPhone 3GS iBEC and iBSS which will be required to jailbreak in the near future. The windows version of this tutorial can be found bellow


Step One
Create a new folder on your desktop called Pwnage and place the 3.0 firmware in the folder. You can download the firmware from [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]. Leave this window open.
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Step Two
Launch iTunes by clicking its icon in your dock
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Step Three
We will need to do an iPhone restore from DFU mode to get our iBEC and iBSS.

Follow [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] instructions to put your iPhone into DFU mode.

iTunes will popup a message saying it has detected an iPhone in recovery mode.
Click okay to this message then Hold down the Option key and click the Restore button
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Select the iPhone2,1_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw file from the Pwnage folder on your desktop and click the Open button.
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Your iPhone will now begin restoring to the 3.0 firmware. You will be warned that this will erase your phone. DO NOT CLICK THE RESTORE BUTTON YET.

Step Four
Open a new Terminal window by click its icon in the dock or by launching it from Applications:Utilties.
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Input the following command into the Terminal window then press the Enter key.

while x=1; do nohup cp -vr /tmp/PersonalizedRestoreBundle.*/Firmware/dfu/* ~/Desktop/Pwnage/ 2>/dev/null; sleep .1s; done
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Step Five
Back in iTunes you may now click the Restore button from the popup message to continue.
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Step Six
As the DFU mode restore is progressing watch the Pwnage folder we have open in Finder. You will notice two files appear that look like this: iBEC.n88ap.RELEASE.dfu and iBSS.n88ap.RELEASE.dfu
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Step Seven
Once the two files appear in your Pwnage folder you can switch back to the Terminal window and press Control+c to stop the running script.
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Step Eight
Once the DFU restore has completed iTunes will ask you to restore from backup or set up as a new phone. To keep your settings as before select Restore from the backup of: then click the Continue button to finalize the restore.
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Step Ten
That's it. We now have captured our iBEC and iBSS. You can move these to a safe place to be used for a future jailbreak of your iPhone 3GS.


***Thanks to c0ns0le for posting the script to make it easier for those not fast with copy/paste.

How to Capture Your iPhone 3GS iBEC and iBSS (Windows)








These are instructions on how to capture your iPhone 3GS iBEC and iBSS which will be required to jailbreak in the near future.

**NOTE: It seems like most are able to capture both their iBEC and iBSS files in DFU mode. To try it just in DFU mode skip steps 4 through 6.

Step One
Press the Windows key + R to bring up the run dialog. In the entryfield type %temp% then click OK.
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This will bring up the windows temp folder for your user account. Make sure you order the folder by date modified with the most recent at the top. Scroll down to the top of the folder list.
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You must be able to view hidden files and folders. In Vista you can do this by selecting Organize from the toolbar then choosing Folder and Search Options.
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From the View tab of the window that appears choose Show hidden files and folders then click OK
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Step Two
Create a new folder on your desktop called Pwnage and place the 3.0 firmware in the folder. You can download the firmware from [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
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Step Three
Launch iTunes from your Programs menu.
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Step Four
Make sure your iPhone 3GS is connected to the computer then select from the list of devices on the left. Hold down the Shift key and click the Restore button
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Select the iPhone2,1_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw file from the Pwnage folder on your desktop and click the Open button.
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Your iPhone will now begin restoring to the 3.0 firmware. You will be warned that this will erase your phone. Click the Restore button to continue.
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Step Five
As the restore is progressing watch the %TEMP% folder we have open. A new folder will appear with a name similar to Per518D.tmp. When the folder does appear, select it, then press Control+c to copy it to the clipboard.
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Move to the second Finder window that is showing the Pwnage folder and press Control+v to copy the file folder into the window.
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**Remember you only have a limited time to do this as the folder will be removed very shortly. It seems like a new folder will pop into the %TEMP% directly three times during the DFU restore. You need to capture the first one that appears.

Step Six
Once the restore has completed iTunes will ask you to restore from backup or set up as a new phone. To keep your settings as before select Restore from the backup of: then click the Continue button
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Step Seven
Once the backup has been restored we will need to do another iPhone restore from DFU mode to get our iBSS. To do this follow [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] instructions to put your iPhone into DFU mode.

iTunes will popup a message saying it has detected an iPhone in recovery mode.
Click okay to this message then Hold down the Shift key and click the Restore button
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Select the iPhone2,1_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw file from the Pwnage folder on your desktop and click the Open button.
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Your iPhone will now begin restoring to the 3.0 firmware. You will be warned that this will erase your phone. Click the Restore button to continue.
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Step Eight
As the DFU mode restore is progressing watch the /tmp folder we have open in Finder. A new folder will appear with a name similar to PerD112.tmp. When the folder does appear, select it, then press Control+c to copy it to the clipboard.
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Move to the second Finder window that is showing the Pwnage folder and press Control+v to copy the file folder into the window.
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**Remember you only have a limited time to do this as the folder is removed shortly.

Step Nine
Once the DFU restore has completed iTunes will ask you to restore from backup or set up as a new phone. To keep your settings as before select Restore from the backup of: then click the Continue button to finalize the restore.
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Step Ten
That's it. We now have captured our iBEC and iBSS. You can move these to a safe place to be used for a future jailbreak of your iPhone 3GS.

To confirm you have the files look in Pwnage/Per????.tmp/Firmware/dfu. You should see two files: iBEC.n88ap.RELEASE.dfu and iBSS.n88ap.RELEASE.dfu
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How to Organize Your iPhone Apps Using Movement



These are instructions on how to organize your iPhone applications using Movement. You will need to jailbreak your iPhone to make use of this utility.

Step One
Download Movement from [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] and save it to your Desktop.

Step Two
Double

click the Movement.zip file on your Desktop to extract the archive. Drag the Movement app into your Applications folder to install it.
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Step Three
Launch the Movement utility by double clicking its icon in the Applications folder.
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Step Four
Click OK to close the welcome popup.
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Step Five
Click the Read Apps button to load your SpringBoard layout.
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Step Six
You can now drag the icons around to rearrange the layout to your preference.
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Step Seven
When ready to apply your new layout click the Write Apps button.
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Step Eight
You will be prompted to save a backup of your SpringBoard. Click the Yes button.
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Step Nine
Select the location to save your backup the click the Save button.
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Step Ten
You may now disconnect your iPhone and reboot to apply the new layout.


***THANKS: to Jeff Stieler for creating this utility.

how to generate a unique certificate for your iPhone 3GS' iBSS using a Windows PC




Instructions on how to generate a unique certificate for your iPhone 3GS' iBSS using a Windows PC.

Apple has added a new layer of security to the iPhone 3GS called the ECID field. According to GeoHot when iTunes starts the restore process, they contact Apple servers to generate signatures just for your device. It's important you get these signatures for your phone before a new version of the software comes out.

Step One
Put your iPhone into recovery mode.
Step Two
Launch the USBView application. If you do not already have this application you can download it [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]. It is a small free utility provided by Microsoft.
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Step Three
Click to select Config Discriptors from the Options menu.
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Step Four
Click to select Refresh from the File Menu.
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Step Five
Select the Apple Recovery (iBoot) device from the USB Device Tree in the left panel then Copy (highlight and press Control+c) your ECID from the Descriptor fields on the right.
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Step Six
Open your web browser and navigate to

Code:

purplera1n.com

. Paste (control+v) the ECID into the field provided and press the Enter key.
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Step Seven
The site will generate a file and ask you whether you would like to save or open it. Click to Save the file and store it in case you need it in the future.
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How to Generate a Unique Certificate for Your iPhone 3GS' iBSS (Mac)





Instructions on how to generate a unique certificate for your iPhone 3GS' iBSS using a Mac.

Apple has added a new layer of security to the iPhone 3GS called the ECID field. According to GeoHot when iTunes starts the restore process, they contact Apple servers to generate signatures just for your device. It's important you get these signatures for your phone before a new version of the software comes out.

Step One
Put your iPhone into recovery mode.

Step Two
Click to select About This Mac from the Apple menu at the top left of your screen.
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Step Three
Click the More Info... button from the window that appears.
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Step Four
System Profiler will open. Select USB from the Hardware menu at the left.
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Select Apple Mobile Device (Recovery Mode from the USB Device tree in the top right panel.
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Step Five
Copy (highlight and press Command+c) your ECID from the Serial Number field.
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Step Six
Open your web browser and navigate to

Code:

purplera1n.com

. Paste (command+v) the ECID into the field provided and press the Enter key.
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Step Seven
The site will generate a file and ask you whether you would like to save or open it. Click to Save the file and store it in case you need it in the future.
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How to Show Battery Percentage on Your iPhone 3G S



These are instructions on how to get your iPhone 3G S to show its remaining battery life in percent.

Step One
Press to launch Settings from your iPhone SpringBoard.
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Step Two
Tap to select General from the Settings menu.
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Step Three
Press to select Usage from the General menu.
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Step Four
Move the Battery Percentage switch to the ON position. Notice the remain battery life will be displayed at the top right of the screen in percentage form.
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