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4/28/13

Unlock iOS 5 on iPhone 4 and 3GS with Ultrasn0w 1.2.4

4/28/2013 02:31:00 PM Jhonas Loss No comments

The iPhone Dev Team, has released the latest Ultrasn0w 1.2.4 version which supports the carrier unlocking of iOS 5 on iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS with old basebands. Updated Ultrasn0w is compatible with the latest version of Apple OS.

Developers specify that Ultrasn0w 1.2.4 does not unlock the iPhone 4 or 3GS with the new firmware modem.

Supported versions of baseband: 04.26.08, 05.11.07, 05.12.01, 05.13.04, 06.15.00 and 01.59.00.
Unsupported versions of baseband: 02.10.04, 03.10.01, 04.10.01, 05.14.02, 05.15.04, 05.16.02

Step 1 : Update your iPhone 4 and 3GS on iOS 5 with custom firmware created in Redsn0w 0.9.9b5 , according to the instructions which we published earlier. Currently RedSnOw 0.9.9b5 version is available for Mac, Redsn0w 0.9.9b5 for Windows will appear in the next few days.

Step 2 : Once iPhone 4 or 3GS are updated and jailbroken with compatible versions of firmware, unlock the baseband using UltraSnOw 1.2.4 from Cydia.

Step 3 : Simply open Cydia. Click the tab Manage, then the button Source.

Step 4 : Click Edit, and Add. Enter the address http://repo666.ultrasn0w.com and click add Source.

Cydia will automatically update the specified repository.

Step 5 : Click the Search, find and install Ultrasn0w 1.2.4 utility.

Step 6 : Restart your iPhone 4 or 3GS. Congratulations, you have unlocked iOS 5 for the iPhone!!

Note for iPhone 3GS with baseband 06.15:

There is a special “trick”, which should benefit the owners of iPhone 3GS with baseband 06.15. When you first start the phone after installing iOS 5 you will be asked to include geolocation service. Be sure to select “Disable Service geolocation!” Later you can go into settings iOS 5 and activate them there.

Winterboard: Changing Themes On iPhone 4

4/28/2013 01:56:00 PM Jhonas Loss No comments

Apple has become the No. 1 Smartphone seller recently, overtaking Nokia. But it’s product like iPhone and iPod completely lack customization options. You just might get bored with the usual user interface as well as theme preset on it.

With WinterBoard and DreamBoard Tweaks on Cydia, available after jailbreak you can get the maximum customization options for your iPhone 4 and iPod, and with DreamBoard now available for free on Cydia along with a free demo theme makes things much more advanced and you can make your iPhone look like its working on any other OS like HTC Android or Windows 7 and much more.

WinterBoard

WinterBoard gives your iPhone, iPod a graphical makeover from changing your device’s background, springboard icons or lockscreen looks, using ringtones packs downloaded from Cydia to changing its complete look. Multiple themes can also be installed at once using the configuration interface: simply by dragging themes into priority order. Most of themes are available for free on Cydia and are easy to download. Here are the guidelines from installing WinterBoard to setting up themes on to your device.

Installing WinterBoard on your Jailbroken device.

Open Cydia, go to Search and type WinterBoard in the search box.

Tap on WinterBoard tweak that appears. After the page loads tap on Install on the top right corner of your screen.

After the second page opens up click on confirm to begin the process of downloading and then the tweak will automatically install.

After the installation is complete, you will have to reboot your device.

When your device switches on, there will be a Winterboard icon on your homescreen.

Open winterboard, select the theme you want to use. you can also set priority order of themes if you are using multiple themes.

Downloading and setting up themes on Winterboard.

You can download all that you require to customize from Cydia.

Follow these simple steps to set up a theme in Winterboard:

From Cydia download and install any theme you want to use.

Open Winterboard and select the theme you want to use. In case you are using multiple themes, you can also set the priority.

Press the Home button or Tap ‘respring’ when you have selected the theme.

After the device resprings, the theme will be active.

tip: As a matter a fact the winterboard is old fashioned now days. The interface is altered and has more beautiful graphics in DreamBoard which changes the overall look of the iOS and does not even require respringing your device. Click here to know more about DreamBoard.

From : iphone5jailbreaktips.com