For those among us that are hardcore fans of not only Apple products, but also the software and mobile applications that they make, I am pretty sure you paid close attention to the announcements made during the recent media event in San Francisco. The public and media focus centered predominately around the fact that Apple were launching a new and improved Apple TV as well as the all new iPad, both of which are set for public release a week from today.
The pre-order section of the Apple website, which allows consumers to guarantee their new iPad, was expectedly hammered on Wednesday night and brought about the server and store down issues that we have been used to in the past. Apple also took the opportunity at the event to announce the immediate availability of a number of their chargeable applications which are available through the App Store. Apps such as the iWork suite, GarageBand and iMovie have been updated for compatibility with the new iPad Retina display, as well as a new iPhoto mobile app being launched.
For those who love and can’t live without their jailbreak, the update of iMovie is bitter sweet. Yes, the app now benefits from a great deal more functionality and an improved user interface, but it also comes with a requirement that iOS 5.1 be installed, meaning jailbroken users who wish to keep their untethered jailbreak on iOS 5.0.1 couldn’t download it – until now. It seems that the App Store makes a quick reference check against a .plist entry saved in the CoreServices directory of the device to determine what version of iOS is installed. If it the check returns a value less than the minimum version required, an alert is displayed advising that it requires a specific iOS version.
For those users who are jailbroken, it is a simple case of using a program such as iFile, or SSHing into the device and changing the version string in the SystemVersion.plist, this in turn fools the OS into believing iOS 5.1 is installed, allowing the download of iMovie. A quick step by step is listed below.
NOTE: The following instructions requires your iOS device to be jailbroken. For jailbreaking the latest iOS 5.1 (tethered), follow the instructions posted here to jailbreak using Redsn0w. For jailbreaking iPhone 4S and iPad 2, you can simply follow our step by step tutorial below in the post before this to jailbreak iOS 5.0.1 using Absinthe on Windows or Mac. Those of you with an iPhone 4, 3GS, iPad 1, and iPod touches can use Redsn0w or Sn0wbreeze to untether jailbreak on iOS 5.0.1.
Step 1: Open up the iFile application on the device to gain access to the file structure. Alternatively, users can SSH into the jailbroken device using a program such as FileZilla or CyberDuck.
Step 2: Navigate to the following directory – ‘/System/Library/CoreServices‘.
Step 3: At the very bottom of the CoreServices directory there will be a file called ‘SystemVersion.plist‘. Open up this file up by selecting it and then tapping on ‘Text Viewer‘.
Step 4: At the bottom of the file is a line of text which reads ‘
Step 5: Save the file, exit iFile and then respring the device.
Step 6: Head over to the App Store, download the iMovie application and enjoy that cinematic goodness.
That should keep all you jailbroken iMovie lovers happy until the development teams can work their magic on the new iOS 5.1.
(thanks to @cmdshft for the tip)
Jailbreak iPhone 4S and iPad 2 5.0.1 Untethered Using Absinthe [Tutorial]
Jailbreak iPhone 4S and iPad 2 5.0.1 Untethered Using Absinthe Greenpoi0n. For Apple fans around the world, the release of Absinthe jailbreaking tool was a very welcome development, as it finally enabled proud owners of iPhone 4S to get an untethered jailbreak for their devices. We told you guys about Absinthe when it was released a couple of days back and promised a detailed tutorial for you guys to teach you how to jailbreak your iPhone 4S or iPad 2 running on the latest version of iOS 5.0.1.
So if you haven’t already gotten down to jailbreaking, whether you just didn’t know how to, or you were not aware of it, just follow this tutorial and the rest would just be a breeze.
Absinthe Untethered Jailbreak will support below devices :
iPhone 4S running iOS 5.0, 5.0.1 (9A405 and 9A406)
iPad 2 Wifi/GSM/CDMA running iOS 5.0.1
Required Downloads:
Download Absinthe Greenpois0n Absinthe (Windows / Mac / Linux)
Download iOS 5.0.1 ipsw for iPad 2 (GSM – CDMA)
Download 1OS 5.0.1 ipsw for iPhone 4S
Download iTunes
How to Jailbreak iPhone 4S / iPad 2 5.0.1 Untethered with Absinthe Greenpois0n :
This tutorial is very easy and in a few steps you will successfully jailbreak your iPhone 4S / iPad 2. You can use Absinthe to jailbreak iPhone 4S on Windows as well as Mac. Both versions of Absinthe are available in our downloads section. Be sure to backup your data as a precaution. Also remember that this would not unlock your iPhone, only jailbreak it.
Step 1: Go and grab the latest version of Absinthe jailbreaking tool.
Step 2: Establish a connection via USB cable with your iPhone 4S
Step 3: Now it’s pretty easy to start the jailbreaking process. Just hit the jailbreak button once your iPhone has been connected with your Pc or Mac and hit the jailbreak button. This would initiate the jailbreaking process
Step 4: Now just let absinthe run as it jailbreaks your iPhone. Do not disconnect your iPhone!
Step 5: This is the final step towards your iPhone liberation. Once the jailbreaking process is complete, you will find absinthe icon on your iPhone homescreen. Tap the icon and it would connect to greenpois0n site servers to complete the jailbreak. Once that is done just reboot your iPhone.
How to Jailbreak iPhone 4S / iPad 2 5.0.1 Untethered with Absinthe Greenpois0n [Video]:
And That’s just about it. You will find Cydia icon in-place of the initial Absinthe icon. Now you have a fully jailbroken iPhone 4S in your hand. You can mess around with various jailbreak tweaks and apps available in Cydia Appstore to fully customize your iPhone 4S.
How to Update Cydia Apps on iPhone, iPod touch or iPad? Just like App store apps, Cydia apps get updated timely. The developers behind many tweaks are themes work hard to keep their apps updated. Updates sometimes increase the functionality of the apps while sometimes they fix the crashing problem on device. So, you should keep your apps updated to the latest version on your iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Updating Apps from App store is not a difficult task. All updates are shown under the updates tab on your iPhone. Similarly, you can follow simple steps to update your Cydia Apps and Tweaks.
How to Update Cydia Apps – iPhone / iPad / iPod Touch:
Go to Cydia on your iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.
Click on the Changes tab
Under “Available Upgrades”, you will find all the updated versions of Cydia Apps.
Click on “Updates” button on the top Right Corner
Respring your device, when you will come again to Cydia, you will not find any a
available upgrades.
How to update Cydia Apps
That’s it! In this way you can update your Cydia tweaks and Apps. But one thing you should keep in mind that, before updating, doesn’t forget to read the change log of that app. If you think that you need to update your Apps than does that. Otherwise you don’t need to update them.
