So here's the tutorial I've been talking about for a while. So you either have jailbroken your phone, or you'd like to jailbroke your phone, or maybe you want to understand what you can do once you jailbreak your phone.
So in my opinion there are 3 reasons to jailbreak your phone:
- Customize it to make it look like your own
- Get free apps from the app store
- Enhance the functionality of the iPhone
Step 1
Update your phone to 3.1.2 via iTunes.
You've got to jailbreak the phone, this is the easy part:
Download blackra1n for your operating system, and 'make it ra1n' (not my words...)
Windows
Mac
Here's the source page: http://blackra1n.com/
Once you've installed the app on your system, run the blackra1n program and then plug in your phone. Go here for a more detailed guide:
Step 2
Open up blackra1n on your phone (you can unplug from your computer if you'd like at this point.)
Mark Rock for installation (or cydia if you prefer)
If you've got ATT, skip this step. Tmobile?
Mark Sn0w for installation (this allows you to run your phone on any GSM network - NOT verizon or sprint)
That's it! You are now jailbroken and at this point, nothing is different on your phone. You've just got Rock installed, and everything else looks and operates just like before. That's no fun, lets make it do something new.
Open up Rock on your phone.
Go to manage on the bottom right
Click on Manage Sources (the 2nd item from top)
Click Edit
Click Add
When Enter APT URL comes up type this in:
www.sinfulIphonerepo.com
Hit Add source
Verify that it got added by scrolling down the list of sources, and then view the section titeld User Entered. It should have the sinfulrepo there.
Step 2:
First thing is first. Lets get some security installed first.
- Search for mobileter
- Install the app called MobileTerminal
- search for pam
- Install the PAM (apple) and PAM modules.
Exit rock.
open Mobile Terminal and type:
- su [Enter]
- alpine (this is the default password)
- passwd [Enter]
- type your new password now
- repeat your new password
Done - you are now protected (a little bit more)
Functional improvements:
Under Rock search for these:
- Cydelete - Deletes Rock installed apps by adding the red X when deleting from the springboard.
- SBSettings - Allows one to quickly toggle on/off settings such as 3g, tethering, wifi, ssh, etc..
- SBSettings Tethering Toggle
- Under the category sinfuliphone Repo:
- com.sinfuliphone.mywi
- Enable Tethering for 3GS
- Winterboard
- Five Icon Dock
- WeatherIcon
- Theme:
- iLlumine (dialpad, SMS Glow, Weathericon, and full theme)
How to enable free apps:
- Under the category sinfuliphone Repo:
- AppSync for OS 3.1.2
- Install0us
- The Crack Storee
Step 4:
Start downloading .IPA files from the internet of your favorite apps and then drag them onto iTunes.
Places to go:
http://appulo.us/appdb/
http://apptrackr.org (should be out soon)
google:
when you enter in your search add this to the end of your search:
name.of.app filetype=IPA -torrent
Step 5:
Sync your phone and check the apps you want to add. Voila! You've got free apps.
