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How to Fix White Icons Bug from Absinthe Jailbreak

Gary Ng — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:03:55 +0000

If you’ve jailbroken your iPhone 4S with the Absinthe jailbreak, you might have run into the issue of having white icons on your home screen. The apps that turn white work as normal, but appear blank on the surface.

Here’s how to fix this bug:

Respring your iPhone via SBSettings (it worked to fix one icon for me)
Install any free app from Cydia (as recommended by @planetbeing; this worked)

If all else fails, re-jailbreak with the latest version of Absinthe v0.4, released yesterday. What fixes have worked for you to get rid of those blank icons?

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How to Jailbreak iPhone 4S with Absinthe [Tutorial]

Gary Ng — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:00:14 +0000

Today the world finally received the iPhone 4S untethered jailbreak thanks to @pod2g and the ‘Dream Team’. GreenPois0n Absinthe was released first by the Chronic Dev Team. Want to jailbreak your iPhone 4S? Here’s a quick tutorial on how to jailbreak it with GreenPois0n Absinthe.

Absinthe iPhone 4S Jailbreak Prep:
- Ensure you are on iOS 5.0.1; backup your data
- Download the latest version of Absinthe v0.3:

- Turn off your device Passcode Lock; remove any PIN locks
- Delete existing VPN clients

Warning: Proceed only at your own risk, we are not responsible should anything go wrong with your iPhone 4S!

Step 1: Plug in your iPhone 4S to your computer and launch Absinthe. It will detect your iPhone 4S (or iPad 2). Click ‘Jailbreak’.

It will definitely take a while so be PATIENT. Just wait, and keep your iPhone 4S plugged into your computer.

Step 2: Your iPhone screen will show ‘Restore in Progress’ and jailbreak data will be uploaded to your device.

Step 4: Your iPhone will reboot, and the Absinthe icon will be on your Homescreen. It most likely will be on the last page. Launch it and you’ll see a white screen and the jailbreak process will begin. Be patient and do not exit this screen or close the app.

Step 4A: If you run into the “Error establishing a database connection”, or if the screen stays white, go to General–>Settings–>Network–VPN–and toggle the jailbreak VPN to ON. An error will occur–just wait–and your iPhone will reboot.

Step 5: Your iPhone will reboot, you will now notice the Absinthe icon will be replaced by Cydia. Voila!

Miscellaneous Troubleshooting Notes (via @planetbeing)

- If your Camera Roll is missing, it is because you have an incomplete jailbreak. Re-run the Absinthe OS X app to fix it, then again to re-jailbreak
- If Absinthe crashes, reboot your iPhone 4S and try again
- Toggle the VPN only after the Absinthe OS X app says it’s done.
- Running Absinthe from Terminal seems to fix issues for some people: cd to where the app is and ./Absinthe.app/Contents/MacOS/Absinthe
- Redo the jailbreak if all else fails; it will detect an incomplete jailbreak and repair the situation; just re-jailbreak

Let us know how this brief guide works for you. Be patient and persistent!

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Jailbreak Apple TV 2 4.4.4 Untethered with Seas0nPass [Tutorial]

Gary Ng — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:49:06 +0000

The folks at Firecore have released an untethered jailbreak for the latest 4.4.4 firmware (iOS 5.0.1 – 9A406a) on Apple TV2, as announced on their blog.

What is the point of jail breaking your Apple TV? Well, for starters you will get access to a plethora of third party plugins, such as XBMC (to stream .AVI files to your ATV2).

Which plugins are supported on 4.4.4?

Couch Surfer (works)
Last.fm (works)
Media Player (works)
NitoTV (works)
Overflow (works)
Remote HD (works)
Rowmote (works)
RSS Feeds (works)
Weather (works)
XBMC (works)
Plex (not working)

How to Jailbreak your Apple TV2 with Seas0npass – Brief Tutorial

Seas0nPass will jailbreak your Apple TV2 by creating a custom firmware file, which you will then use to restore your unit with via iTunes.

Checklist:
Seas0nPass for Mac [10.6 or later]
Seas0nPass for Windows [XP or later]
microUSB cable
The latest version of iTunes (IMPORTANT)

1. Open Seas0nPass.
2. Select ‘Create IPSW’. The latest Apple TV firmware file will download and the custom firmware will be created.

3. Prepare for ‘DFU mode’ and follow the onscreen instructions to connect your Apple TV to your computer via the microUSB cable.

Once the light on the front of the AppleTV begins to flash rapidly, point the remote at the AppleTV and hold both the MENU and PLAY/PAUSE buttons for 7 seven seconds.

4. iTunes will open and then begin the restore process. After it’s completed if you see the temporary Firecore logo in the bottom right, you’ve done it all correctly.

That’s it! Let us know how this brief tutorial works for you. Thanks to the Firecore team for the update and to pod2g for the untether.

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How to Jailbreak iOS 5.0.1 Untethered on iPhone with redsn0w 0.9.10b3

Gary Ng — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:00:14 +0000

The following is an updated tutorial to assist you in achieving an untethered iOS 5.0.1 jailbreak for your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch using redsn0w 0.9.10b3. The untethered jailbreak is currently for non-A5 devices only (will not work with iPhone 4S or iPad 2).

Warning: do not proceed if you’re unsure about what you’re doing. Follow the guide at your own risk.

Should I use PwnageTool or redsn0w to jailbreak?

PwnageTool enables you to create a custom IPSW to update to iOS 5.0.1 in iTunes, so you can preserve your baseband. This is important if you use ultrasn0w to unlock your phone.

The latest version of redsn0w now includes options for creating a custom IPSW in the ‘Extras’ menu. If redsn0w doesn’t work, try PwnageTool to jailbreak instead.

This guide will help you jailbreak your iOS device on a Mac

Before we begin: sync/backup your data via iCloud or in iTunes.

Step 1: Download redsn0w 0.9.10b3 and save it to your desktop.

Step 2: If you’re not on iOS 5.0.1, restore or update to the latest iOS in iTunes. If you’re already on iOS 5.0.1, skip this step.

Step 3: Launch redsn0w and click ‘Jailbreak’:

Step 4: Turn off your device and ensure it is plugged into your Mac. You are preparing to enter ‘DFU mode’ in the next step so redsn0w can jailbreak your device:

Step 5: Follow the instructions for DFU mode, as it counts down the seconds for you.

If you fail, start the process again.

Step 6: If successful entering DFU mode, you’ll see this screen as redsn0w prepares jailbreak data for your iPhone:

Once you see the screen below, ensure Cydia is ticked off, and click ‘Next’:

Step 7: redsn0w will now work its magic and jailbreak your iPhone. You’ll see a black screen with lots of tiny white text on your iPhone. Just let it complete.

If you see the pineapple everything is going as planned:

Step 8. When complete, you should see Cydia on your Homescreen. Voila!

If you run into iBooks not loading, follow these steps on how to fix it.

Let me know how this tutorial works for you!

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How to Fix iBooks Error After iOS 5.0.1 Jailbreak: iBooksFix2 via Cydia

Gary Ng — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:52:11 +0000

Some people are running into the iBooks ‘configuration error’ after their untethered iOS 5.0.1 jailbreak:

There is a problem with the configuration of your iPhone. Please restore with iTunes and reinstall iBooks.

In order to fix this, you can install iBooksFix2, from the insanelyi.com repo via Cydia. This fix is an updated version of iBooks Fix we previously detailed, which was introduced during the days of the Greenp0ison 4.2.1 jailbreak.

Here’s How to Fix the iBooks Error via Cydia

1. Launch Cydia –> Manage –> Sources –> Edit –> Add

2. Enter the following repository: http://repo.insanelyi.com , tap Add Source.

3. Search for’iBooksFix2’ and install it.

Reboot your iPhone afterwards, and iBooks should load properly again. Let us know if this fix works for you.

Thanks @AssadWUddin

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How to Setup iTunes Match Video Tutorial and FAQ Posted Online by Apple

Gary Ng — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:26:17 +0000

iTunes Match launched first in the U.S., then went live in Canada and Internationally as promised by Apple. For $27.99 annually, Canadians can have access to the iCloud-powered music matching service.

Apple has posted a new support page, FAQ, and video tutorial on how to setup iTunes Match. Here’s how Apple describes iTunes Match:

How iTunes Match works.

iTunes determines which songs in your collection are available in the iTunes Store. Any music with a match is automatically added to iCloud for you to listen to anytime, on any device. Since there are more than 20 million songs in the iTunes Store, chances are your music is already in iCloud. And for the few songs that aren’t, iTunes uploads what it can’t match (which is much faster than uploading your entire music library). Even better, all the music iTunes matches plays back from iCloud at 256-Kbps AAC DRM-free quality — even if your original copy was of lower quality.

Once your music is in iCloud, you can stream it to any of your devices. Just browse the complete list of all your music stored in the cloud. To listen to a song, tap the iCloud icon next to it and your song starts playing. You can store up to 25,000 songs in iCloud (more if songs are purchased from the iTunes Store), but only what you want to play is stored on your device. So you have immediate access to a huge music library without taking up storage space.

There’s also a comprehensive FAQ posted on the page, along with a video tutorial on how to setup iTunes Match. Out of all the information posted, here’s some important points:

- iTunes Match auto renews each year unless you turn it off; if you don’t resubscribe you won’t lose your upgraded songs
- Song files over 200MB will not be uploaded to iCloud
- 25,000 song limit to iTunes Match
- Up to 10 devices can be supported

Don’t forget to find out how to fix error 5002 by clicking here.

Have you subscribed to iTunes Match? If your music library is massive, it’s a worthy service to ‘upgrade’ your MP3 library to 256-Kbps AAC DRM-free, as you’ll get to keep them even if you only subscribe for a year.

[9to5Mac via AppleBitch]

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How to Fix iTunes Match Purchase Unknown Error (5002)

Gary Ng — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:48:42 +0000

Earlier today Apple launched iTunes Match in Canada, following through on their promise of its debut before the end of the year. For those that have attempted to purchase iTunes Match, you might have run into unknown error 5002 during your checkout, as seen below:

Could not purchase “iTunes match”. An unknown error occurred (5002). There was an error in the iTunes Store. Please try again later.

Here’s how to fix this bug and allow you to finalize your purchase.

1. Login to your Apple ID account via iTunes and delete your credit card information. Select ‘none’ as payment and save.

2. Purchase iTunes Match, and when prompted re-enter your credit card details.

3. Voila! iTunes Match will now do its thing.

Let me know if this fix works for you, because it worked for me.

Thanks to Malcom for the tip!

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Create An Editable Photo Stream Smart Album In iPhoto [How To]

Usman — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:28:07 +0000

When you take photos on an iOS device, your new photos are automatically uploaded to iCloud and pushed to all your other devices including your Mac’s iPhoto, thanks to Photo Stream, a feature introduced by Apple with launch of iOS 5. However, Apple forgot to add support for editing these photos in iPhoto’s Photo Stream folder due to which you can’t even drag a photo from Photo Stream to another album. Instead, iPhoto prompts you to browse the original imported photo in your library first in order to edit or move the photo to another album. But now, we have a neat workaround from Here’s The Thing (via CNET ) which lets you create a “Smart Album” in iPhoto with editable copies of all your Photo Stream images.

Follow these simple steps to create an editable Photo Stream Smart Album in iPhoto:

Open iPhoto, click the File menu in the top-left corner of the screen, and select “New Smart Album.”
In the window that slides down from the top of the iPhoto interface, type “Photo Stream” (or whatever you’d like to call your new album) in the “Smart Album name” field.
Next, in the “Match the following condition” section, click the drop down menu that reads “Album” and select “Any Text.”
The second drop-down menu should read “contains”; if it does, just leave it—that’s what we want.
In the last, blank field, type “Photo Stream,” then click the OK button.

That’s it, you should now see a new album called Photo Stream with all the new and old images from your Photo Stream, completely editable. Enjoy!

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Use Siri To Control Your Home With Voice Activated Commands [How To]

Usman — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:56:06 +0000

By now, you must have seen tons of Siri related videos which can be found all over the web showing what can be achieved when Siri is combined with SiriProxy, for instance locking / unlocking and starting a car, fully controlling a television and even controlling third-party iOS apps. Now, this developer named Mark Hodder has combined SiriProxy with ioBridge, a small module that allows you to web-enable your projects, to create a voice activated home automation system.

Here’s the complete walkthrough (as described by the developer) explaining how you can setup a voice activated automation system at your home:

This is what I used for this project:

iPhone 4S

SiriProxy running on my MacBook

IO-204 Monitor & Control Module

X10 Smart Board (SB-4)

X10 Powerline Interface (PSC04)

Various X10 Appliance Modules and X10 SocketRockets. You need one of these for every appliance you want to control (hint: you could plug a surge protector into one of these modules to control a group of electronics all at once)

I’m not going to do a full walk through on how to set everything up, as things are changing very quickly. There’s lots of up-to-date info on the respective sites. You can check out the results in the video below:

The first step is to get SiriProxy running successfully and the ioBridge module setup with X10. Next you can create individual PHP files for each action and upload them to a folder on your website. Finally create a custom Siri voice command to open the URL of the PHP file you uploaded – this automatically triggers the X10 action and turns the device on or off.

I used this PHP script as the base for each of my actions. I hardcoded the widget ID and state variables (1 for on, 0 for off) in this script – so every time you load the PHP file it triggers an on or off action automatically.

$widgetID = 'mywidgetID'; $state = '0';

Note: Using this technique you can create CRON jobs to scheduled tasks with these same PHP files, ie. turn lights off at 11pm

Here’s an example from the SiriProxy plugin I created to accept the new voice commands (use the example plugin as a great base):

#Turn on Living room lamp listen_for /siri turn on the living room lamp/i do open('http://mywebsite.com/controlfiles/livingroom-on.php') say "Turning on your living room lamp"

request_completed end
You can replicate this block and create as many actions as you want – you can even call multiple files to chain events like:

#Turn on Christmas Lights listen_for /siri turn on the christmas lights/i do open('http://mywebsite.com/controlfiles/decklights-on.php') open('http://mywebsite.com/controlfiles/tree-on.php') say "Turning on your christmas lights"

request_completed end

Final Notes:

This can be done on Windows but it’s harder

This won’t work once you leave your home Wi-Fi, unless you setup a VPN

You don’t need to jailbreak your phone, and this won’t effect normal Siri operations

Good luck if you decide to try this, SiriProxy opens up a ton of interesting DIY ideas!

Here’s a little demonstration video:

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Use Siri’s Voice Dictation Feature On A Mac [How To]

Usman — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:08:45 +0000

We recently published a post showing how you can send group messages and emails with Siri, the digital voice assistant. Today, we’ll show you how you can use Siri’s voice dictation feature to dictate text to your Mac (via TUAW). All you need is an app on your iPhone 4S that allows you to access your Mac’s keyboard functions remotely such as Mobile Mouse.

Below are the steps:

Step 1:

Download Mobile Mouse from the App Store on your iPhone 4S.

Step 2:

Download and install “Mobile Mouse Server” software on your Mac from here.

Step 3:

Make sure your iPhone 4S and your Mac are connected to the same WiFi network.

Step 4:

When you have your Mac’s keyboard and mouse in control on your iPhone using Mobile Mouse, simply tap the “dictation button” on the keyboard. This will allow you to dictate text straight to your Mac.

Step 5:

As long as you have a cursor inserted into a text field, you can use the dictation button on your iPhone’s keyboard to use Siri to dictate texts directly to your Mac.

Thats it, Enjoy!

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