Download Redsn0w 0.9.9b1 - Major New Updates - Awesome !

MusclNerd of iPhone Dev team has released Redsn0w 0.9.9b1.

As we reported you that Redsn0w 0.9.6b1 is loaded with major updates. Redsn0w 0.9.9b1 won't ask you to choose ipsw file when you jailbreak your iPhone, iPod or iPad as it will automatically detect the best solution for you (tethered or untethered jailbreak).

The only case that you will be asked to point to ipsw file is in iOS beta versions as it isn't available for public. Redsn0w 0.9.9b1 will allow you to verfiy / submit your SHSH file to Cydia. Below you will find all new features of Redsn0w 0.9.9b1 officially from iPhone Dev-team blog.

A bunch of new features!

• uses DFU mode to try to automatically determine which device and FW you have
• fetches pieces of public IPSWs from Apple (once). Non-public IPSWs must be provided manually (once). It then caches those pieces for future use.
• “Just boot” is a tethered boot. Uses whatever “Preferences” you’ve set for boot logo and kernel boot-args
• “Pwned DFU” puts your device in a pwned DFU state for some of the iTunes stuff detailed below
• “Recovery fix” gets past 1015 types of errors (when baseband portion of restore fails). Should work on iOS5 beta too
• “Select IPSW” is for picking non-public IPSWs, or overriding auto-detection
• “SHSH blobs” has a bunch of options…
• “Fetch” - fetch current PARTIAL blobs on device. Should complete in under 10 or 15 seconds. Puts the set of PARTIAL of blobs on your computer as a plist. Checks if Cydia already has a full set for this device and build. If not, it submits this PARTIAL set and returns Cydia’s acknowledgement or rejection
• “Verify” - cryptographically verifies existing blob files from either redsn0w, TinyUmbrella, or Cydia server. You can select a whole bunch of blobs to verify at once if you want (like the TinyUmbrella directory)
• “Submit” - both verifies and submits one or more blob files to Cydia. This lets you copy your entire TinyUmbrella cache of blobs up to the Cydia server
• “Query” - queries the Cydia server for all available FULL or PARTIAL blobs for a given set of ECIDs
• “Stitch” - stitches either FULL or PARTIAL blobs to a STOCK or CUSTOM IPSW

1. FULL blobs stitched to a STOCK IPSW gives you a completely self-contained signed IPSW that iTunes will accept without any tricks (no need to go into pwned DFU mode, no need to start TinyUmbrella TSS server, no need to redirect to Cydia server for blobs)
2. PARTIAL blobs stitched to any IPSW requires you to go into pwned DFU mode before running iTunes. No need to start TU or use Cydia though.
3. Stitching either FULL or PARTIAL blobs to a CUSTOM IPSW also requires a pwned DFU start before iTunes restores. No need to start TU or use Cydia though.
4. Stitching is NOT yet supported on iPhones! Need to work out the baseband part of the restore process.
5. Will eventually support fetching the blobs directly from Cydia instead of a file on your computer

Here's how to use Redsn0w 0.9.6b1 :


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White iPhone 4S Pops Up in AT&T’s Retail Software

Hold on to your hats folks, Engadget just dropped a bombshell.

The tech blog just published a photo it received from a tipster that appears to be of a screen from AT&T’s internal retail software.

The screenshot looks like it was taken from the carrier’s trouble ticket system, a place where reps can pass issues on to tech support. What’s so interesting about the pic? It seemingly outs a new Apple device — the iPhone 4S…

The timing of the snapshot is intriguing, considering that just a few days ago The New York Times confirmed that Apple will be unveiling two new devices this Fall. The 4S is expected to be the low-end model, as essentially a rebuilt iPhone 4.

Enter the skepticism. For starters, the name looks a little off. With previous iPhone models, Apple has capitalized letters in its name. It’s the iPhone “3G and 3GS,” not the iPhone “3g and 3gs.” The pic also falls in that “Why’s it so blurry?” category.

The spacing in the iPhone 4s label also looks a bit off, and there is no mention of its storage size like the other models. All things considered, we’re calling fake on this one. Here’s hoping Apple breaks the silence next week, the suspense is killing us.

What do you think? Real or fake?

MyGreatFest — A Roundup of Everything You Missed

MyGreatFest, the world’s first jailbreak convention,

was held earlier today in London. The event featured presentations from prominent figures in the jailbreak community, including saurik and members of the Chronic Dev Team.

The convention featured 6 main keynotes with an array of speakers. We’ve collected some of the highlights from MyGreatFest for those that weren’t able to tune into the livestream…

Aaron Ash – Developer of Multifl0w and Barrel

Aaron Ash kicked off MyGreatFest with a memorable presentation about why he develops in the jailbreak community and the history behind some of his popular tweaks. Ash is most known for Multifl0w and Barrel — two tweaks we’ve reviewed here on iDB.

Ash’s talk focused more on the conceptualization and philosophy behind making a tweak, and the process of bringing a Cydia tweak idea to completion. He noted that it takes a long time to learn how to code, but a tweak itself only takes about a month to complete on average.

Ash told an interesting story about Multifl0w. The tweak allows users to simulate Palm’s webOS, card-like multitasking experience on the iPhone or iPad. He admitted that Palm largely “inspired” the idea of Multifl0w. Palm didn’t actually like Multifl0w at all, and Ash told of the time when “Palm Inc.” showed up on his iPhone’s caller ID. Palm told him that he had two weeks to take Multifl0w off of the Cydia store. He didn’t listen, and Multifl0w is still available in Cydia today.

He said that he had not been approached by Apple with a job offer.

Ash had a wonderful idea for a tweak that let the user run multiple iPhone apps at once on an iPad. The tweak project was dubbed ‘Polyonix’ and previewed at the beginning of this year. At MyGreatFest, Ash gave a status update saying that the tweak was still far from being finished. The problem he’s running into involves portrait and landscape mode — two iPhone apps running in portrait mode and another iPhone app in landscape mode cannot be used at once.

The Chronic Dev Team

P0sixninja and iOPK gave a talk on the state of the Chronic Dev Team and the iPhone 5/iOS 5 jailbreak. See our detailed post about this presentation for more information.

The iDroid Project

The iDroid Project is an initiative to fully port Android to run on iDevices. Originally known as the “iPhone Linux Project” back in 2008, a hacker successfully managed to boot a Linux kernel on an iDevice. In 2009, the Android OS was run on a first gen iPhone. The members of the iDroid Project haven’t looked back since.

There have been many Android emulators than run on iOS, but the iDroid Project wants tofully port Android to iDevices. That means that the OS must be booted on an iDevice in its full and unmodified state — a task that’s easier said than done.

The Bootlace application allows users to install Android on their jailbroken, older generation iPhones right now — no computer required. Currently, the iDroid team is looking to port Android successfully to the 3GS and iPhone 4, as well as gain compatibility with newer, jailbroken versions of iOS.

iDroid allows jailbreakers to run Android and iOS like one would Boot Camp into Windows on a Mac. The two operating systems can be dual booted, which is incredibly cool. You can learn more about the iDroid Project on the team’s official website.

Carstein – Developer of iFile

The developer of the revolutionary jailbreak app called iFile took the stage at MyGreatFest to talk about the state of iFile. In case you didn’t know, iFile is an application for the iPhone and iPad that basically acts as a Finder for iOS. Apple removes access to the filesystem in iOS by default, but iFile gives users access to the file structure in a polished and full-featured jailbreak app.

Carstein talked about what’s planned for iFile, including support for the following features: FTP Client, WebDAV Client, ID3 Tag Editor and a Hex Editor. iFile gained Dropbox support recently, and Carstein doesn’t plan on stopping there.

Surprisingly, only 380,000 unique iDevices run pirated copies of iFile. Carstein is thankful that the number is so low, and he offered to give anyone running a pirated copy at MyGreatFest a free copy of the app.

iFile’s downloads reveal interesting information about jailbreaking in general. Carstein revealed that iFile download spikes coincide with new jailbreak releases, and his app has been downloaded a total of 11.5 million times. The app currently offers a free trial with a $4 buying price. You do the math.

James Whelton – iPod Nano Hacker

James Welton gave a talk about what got him into the jailbreak community and what it was like hacking the 6th gen iPod nano. He was a student at the time, and he reminded everyone that many of the hackers that create jailbreaks are pretty young — comex himself isn’t even 21.

Whelton continued to talk about stepping aside from jailbreaking to work on other projects, like DisruptivDev,  while others filled his place. Whelton plans to start working on jailbreaks again soon, and he will be a welcomed back to the community with open arms. (He’s also a very funny guy, and he dresses well.)

Saurik – Father of Cydia

Jay ‘saurik’ Freeman finished off MyGreatFest with an hour long talk followed by a Q&A session. His presentation summarized what jailbreaking is about, and he shared many insights into the community and future of Cydia. Read our detailed summary of his talk for more information.

MyGreatFest was an amazing convention for jailbreakers. And the best part is that it’s not over! MyGreatFest will be making its way to the USA next year for an event in California. 

Saurik, the Father of Cydia, Talks About the State of Cydia and Jailbreaking at MyGreatFest

Jay Freeman, a.k.a. “saurik,” took the stage at MyGreatFest,

the world’s first jailbreak convention, to talk about his hugely successful jailbreak store known as Cydia. As the father of Cydia and the most prominent figure in the jailbreaking community, Freeman shared insight into the history and future of Cydia and jailbreaking.

We’ve collected some highlights and quotes from Freeman’s talk at MyGreatFest…

First off, it’s interesting to note that Freeman started coding in the 2nd grade. Since then, he has created a jailbreak store used by millions of jailbreakers around the world.

Although Freeman noted that he hasn’t been explicitly approached by Apple, he did describe receiving a “veiled job offer” once from an Apple employee. He believes that Apple would rather pretend that he doesn’t exist, and he doesn’t plan on leaving the jailbreak community anytime soon.

The State of Jailbreaking and Cydia

Freeman said during his talk that between 6-12% of all iDevices are jailbroken at any given time. He explained that the percentage fluctuates depending on when Apple releases a new version of iOS. When a new iOS firmware gets released, he said that the number drops down to about 6%. This makes sense if you think about most people wanting to upgrade and try the new features that Apple implements in a new iOS version.

Freeman does not work on jailbreaks himself, although he did note that he tinkers with some side projects for fun. His main job is the upkeep of Cydia. He leaves the actual jailbreaking to groups like the Chronic Dev Team. He is, however, a member of the famous Dev Team, alongside other prominent figures like MuscleNerd. He described the Dev Team as a “very private IRC channel where guys hang out.”

When asked about how many apps were actually in Cydia, Freeman responded with “about 4.” Freeman sees Cydia as a place for things that don’t belong in the App Store, like tweaks and low-level extensions. Freeman took the time to explain what the word “Cydia” actually meant, but you can refer to our explanation for more information on that topic.

Freeman said that Cydia can be a place for the distribution of rejected App Store apps. He remained ambiguous, as he clearly wants to keep Cydia as a hub of tweaks and hacks that would never make it into the App Store in the first place. Cydia does welcome rejected App Store apps with open arms.

On multitasking in Cydia, Freeman made it clear that he is working on a solution. He is trying to find a way to make Cydia not run as root so that multitasking will work. When asked about the feature, he said, “I’ve got some ideas.”

What about Cydia for Mac? There were rumblings in the community awhile back about Freeman essentially jailbreaking the Mac. After the initial buzz, nothing has been heard for months about the project. Freeman shed some light on Cydia for Mac today at MyGreatFest.

Freeman said that, when he first brought up the idea of a Cydia for Mac, many people couldn’t understand why you would need to jailbreak the Mac in the first place. When Apple introduced OS X Lion, Freeman saw that Apple was continuing to make OS X more ‘sandboxed’ and closed. Due to the complexities in Lion, Freeman said that Cydia for Mac will be released “when it works.”

Freeman is against piracy. Only 1/70 people actually pay for Cydia tweaks, and it seriously cripples the community from growing and becoming stronger. However, Freeman did say that, “If you have a free and open system, piracy is going to occur.” When you jailbreak, you are given the ability to do whatever you want with your device — including pirate. Freeman said, “Once you open Pandora’s box, you can’t close part of it.”

Cydia is an open source project, so Freeman can’t edit or moderate the content that is distributed. Cydia could have a signature system like the App Store for authenticating legitimate users, but multiple jailbreak tools from multiple groups (Dev Team, Chronic Dev Team, etc.) make that impossible.

Instead, Freeman tries to convert pirates. He made the argument that, instead of someone spending hours upon hours trying to crack complicated DRM code, those hacking skills could be put to good use for the community. He noted that several prominent pirates have changed sides and are now working to make Cydia a better and more innovative place.

Freeman talked for a long time about how Cydia was a collaborative project that took many years to develop. He talked about interesting little tidbits, like the evolution of the Cydia icon and the people that helped create Cydia at the beginning of it all. His talk helped to remind us that jailbreaking is very much a community effort, and that the peoplebehind the computer screens are what make jailbreaking so special.

RedSn0w is Getting a Major Update

Today, Musclenerd announced that RedSn0w is going to get a major update.

Musclenerd posted pictures of the new version RedSn0w, which also includes some new features.

This update is expected to be pushed out in the next couple of days. As seen in the picture above, you’re greeted with a new welcome screen that presents a couple of new options…

This update is huge. As the picture above shows, you are given a couple new options such as getting out of Recovery Mode, saving & using SHSH Blobs, and a new preferences button. In my opinion, the app is now much easier to use for people who are new to jailbreaking.

Redsn0w is due for an update, it’s been the same for a while and was getting a bit old. Musclenerd says this update for RedSn0w will be pushed out before he leaves for his trip to Korea. Knowing the way the Dev Team works, the update should be out on Sunday, a.k.a. “Funday.”

We will keep you updated for when this update is released. Below is some more screenshots of the newest version of RedSn0w.

What are your thoughts? Are you excited for a better version of RedSn0w?

The Chronic Dev Team Talks iPhone 5 Jailbreak and New Exploits at MyGreatFest

P0sixninja and iOPK took that stage at MyGreatFest earlier today to talk about the Chronic Dev

Team and jailbreaking. Chronic Dev frontman Joshua Hill (p0sixninja) had some important announcements to make, including the news that the team has found a record breaking 5 new exploits for an iPhone 5 and iPad 2 jailbreak.

The Chronic Dev Team is ready to jailbreak the iPhone 5 with the new exploits that have been discovered, and the exploits already work on the iPad 2…

The exploits that the Chronic Dev Team have found can be patched by Apple in future iOS updates, as they are not hardware-level exploits. The good news about this type of exploit is that an updated bootrom in the iPhone 5 won’t compromise the jailbreak.

Since it’s a software-level exploit, the iPhone 5 running iOS 5 should be susceptible to what the Chronic Dev Team has cooking in the exploit department. Joshua himself said, “It’s a record breaking number of exploits found.” This news reflects what we’ve already heard that the Chronic Dev Team is “actively working” on jailbreaking iOS 5.

Greenpois0n, developed by the Chronic Dev Team, was originally the only tool to provide a completely untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1. Key member of the Chronic Dev Team,P0d2g, has apparently found a new exploit for iDevices running the A4 processor (iPhone 4, iPod touch 4th gen, iPad 1st gen), including multiple exploits for the iPad 2 and presumably the iPhone 5.

Joshua said that the upcoming untethered jailbreak for iOS 5 will be the “most amazing jailbreak yet,” and, assumedly, the Chronic Dev Team will be able to push out an untethered jailbreak for the iOS 5 public launch. The Chronic Dev members will obviously need the iPhone 5 in their hands before they can actually test an untethered jailbreak, but a jailbreak for the iPhone 5 will most likely be released shortly after the device’s unveiling to the public.

When it comes to the Chronic Dev Team itself, Joshua noted that funding is a huge problem. The team is trying to expand, but additional funding will be needed to continue adding more hackers to the roster. At MyGreatFest, Joshua announced “Chronic Dev Team LLC.” The team is looking for more talented hackers, and bright things are definitely in store.

You can learn more about the Chronic Dev Team on the Greenpois0n website. The team’s keynote presentation from MyGreatFest is available to download for free here.

Apple Employees: “Fairly Different” iPhone 5 is “Just Weeks Away”

We know. You’ve heard this already. In fact, it would be downright crazy for Apple to nothold an

iPhone announcement in the next few weeks.

The difference this time around is that two Apple employees in Cupertino have told The New York Times that a “fairly different” iPhone 5 is “just weeks away” from launch. Now we’re getting somewhere…

“We’re just weeks away from the announcement of the new Apple iPhone 5, according to an Apple employee who asked not to be named because he was not allowed to speak publicly for the company.”

A credible accessory maker for the iPhone temporarily published what it claimed to be iPhone 5 cases earlier today.

It’s unusual for a company like Case-Mate to pull such a stunt, and the fact that the case renders were quickly pulled hints at their authenticity.

The New York Times has been told by one of its sources inside Apple that the case leaks from earlier today were most likely legitimate:

“From descriptions I’ve heard of the new iPhone from Apple employees, the images seemed potentially authentic. But it seems that Case-Mate might be sneakily trying to take advantage of the excitement over the phone by posting and then unposting the images. These things rarely happen accidentally, especially when it comes to new Apple products.

Sneaky public relations tactics aside, an engineer familiar with the new iPhone said it would be fairly different from the iPhone 4 — including on the inside.”

The source goes on to say that the next iPhone will have a 8 megapixel camera, with either this model or the next sporting a new Qualcomm chip with NFC communications technology for mobile payments. The NFC tech is expected to work with users’ iTunes accounts for authentication and processing transactions.

Apple’s next event can’t come fast enough!