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New Jailbreak for all iPhone OS 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3 devices (including iPad)

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This worked great on my iPad. I'm trying to find apps that work (well) on iPad. So far I've only installed the following:

- RockApp - much faster/better package management than Cydia; works great on iPad. - Backgrounder - works great on iPad - true multitasking. - OpenSSH - also works. - Vi Improved (vim) - works great.

What I really want is a terminal app that uses the iPad screen and has full bluetooth (hardware) keyboard support for Control keys. I tried MobileTerminal, but the app is formatted for iPhone (comes up in a small window) and crashes immediately on iPad so it won't even run.

Warning: I tried SBSettings and it made my iPad almost unusable; like an iPhone with no wallpaper, only 4 icons in the dock, many apps didn't work, so I had to restore. Apparently SBSettings is not iPad friendly yet.

It would be great if others who have a jailbroken iPad could post apps that they know work or are safe to use, since the jailbreak ecosystem for iPad is still in it's infancy.

These are great additions to my iPad (especially Backgrounder). To others interested, the PalmPre-esque application switcher is pretty wonky with the iPad, and causes problems with Backgrounder for me.

Try issh I,ve used it to much success, but I have not tried with a blue tooth keyboard.

Does this install junk on your iPhone? For example, I do not want or need a general SSH server running on my phone. If I did this, it would be solely for tethering, and not for running Python media servers or SFTP or scripted Ruby GUIs or tweaking out the system or whatever. So I'm leery of running something that has the power to just shove a bunch of junk onto my phone, which is what happened the last time I tried this (and consequently reduced the battery life down to about a single day or less, until I restored it to normal. I don't even know what was draining it, but I'm assuming it was some kind of server daemon.)

No, it only seems to include Cydia and patches so that you are able to run unsigned code (jailbreak apps). OpenSSH does not automatically get installed.

The brouhaha about SSH was the result of people installing OpenSSH, using it once or twice, not changing their passwords, and then forgetting about it. The developers who packaged OpenSSH could have taken steps to make it more obvious when it was running but in the end the problem was user error. These jailbreaks should never install more than the bare minimum of software onto the device.

What's the draw towards jailbreaking these days, anything interesting?

The apps underground, man! http://cydia.saurik.com/

The big thing for me right now is tethering my iPhone to my iPad. Just saved $130 + $30/month.

Is this possible right now?

It has been possible for a long time- for folks with a jailbroken iPhone. I used PDANet. Completely forgot that in my list of reasons to jailbreak!

Not only is it possible, there's an app that allows you to turn it into a mobile WiFi hotspot similar to the Pre.

You can use PDANet or MyWi to turn your iPhone into a router

I don't know about any one else, but jailbreaking was a requirement for a fully-functional iPhone, at least for me. I used jailbreaking for: multitasking ala Palm Pre using multifl0w, scripting in Ruby and Python incl GUI, ability for me to setup an SSH tunnel so that I can get to my phone even when the phone is only EDGE/3G, being able to transfer files to/from my phone via SSH, ability to transfer music to my phone without using iTunes, manipulation of my SMS database, theming, and increased usability with tools like SBSettings, GRiP and many others.

Multitasking, waiting for 4.0 for the iPad

You can get multitasking right now with Backgrounder + ProSwitcher. Palm Pre style.

I've only done it combined with an unlock so I could use t-mobile on my iPhone. Never could get tethering to work. Only app I found handy was a video recorder (I have the 3G).

http://www.junefabrics.com/iphone/index.php

Try PDANet

These are my reasons, in order of importance:

- MyWi for tethering/mobile hotspot

- BiteSMS lets you send/respond to/view SMS messages without quitting your current app (press up on the volume control and then tap the volume icon to compose).

- Notifier, puts notification icons in the title menu and on your lock screen (notifications for email, missed call, voicemail, text messages, instant messages).

- SBSettings gives me quick one swipe access to turn off the phone, toggle 3G and other settings.

- Backgrounder + ProSwitcher for Palm Pre style multitasking

- 3G Unrestrictor for using Wifi only apps over 3G

- Netatalk/SSH access for custom theming

- MxTube lets me download and save youtube videos.

- Add vibrating haptic feedback to the keyboard

There are other reasons, but those are the ones off the top of my head.

Besides all the good things this man mentioned: - not having to use iTunes.

A strong +1 for Notifier & little +1's for MyWi, 3G Unrestrictor and Backgrounder.

It's amazing to me that Apple hasn't done anything to sort out the issue of notifications on the iPhone since day one. What's that? Your genre defining device requires me to swipe & unlock my phone just to see if an email's arrived since I was left it? Hmmm.

The only reason I can think of to jailbreak, in spite of your list of interesting tweaks, is to get a carrier unlock. Until thats possible with my iPhone 3G, I won't bother ..

Is AT&T able to detect you tethering? Or, if I tether, will I get a huge data bill even though it's "unlimited"?

I find it more and more difficult to believe that AT&T would be able to tell the difference without looking deeply at the traffic; the iPad loads full web pages and videos, so they probably couldn't tell from bandwidth alone.

Accessing YouTube, App store, maps and various apps should be pretty obvious.

Third party apps can access the network too. So they'd have to distinguish between traffic generated tethered from traffic sent in 3rd-party app store apps.

I was just thinking of plaintext traffic through port 80.

SIM unlock.

Full control over a device that you have bought ?

Allowing apps from completely unverified sources full control over a device that you have bought ?

;)

Sure, like every other computer that I own.

That doesn't scare me in the least.

What's the drawback to jailbreaking?

Jailbreaking voids your warranty.

Only if they know you've jailbroken. If you have any problems requiring you to take it in, make sure you wipe your phone back to a "clean" OS image.

Besides the jailbreak-only apps, there is unlock, which allows me to choose the carrier, not vice versa :)

For everyone playing along at home and who's curious like I was: seems legit, and it jailbroke my phone (via OS X) in record time. I've tried a couple jailbreaks over the last year or two, and this one was pretty quick and painless.

Now off to explore a jailbroken iPhone for the first time in three years.

For anyone who wants to tether after they do this:

once you jail break - go to http://help.benm.at/ in your iphone browser and install the at&t patch. I just did it (for 3.1.3 ) and it works great.

Cheers!

That patch allows for USB and Bluetooth tethering. This works great if you're trying to tether a laptop.

If you want to share your iPhone's connection with your iPad, you're going to have to install an app like MyWi which will turn your iPhone into a wifi hotspot.

Been forced out of a jailbreak on my iPhone in the last 6 months (one hardware failure and phone replacement, one software screw-up) this is great news... Except, I just bought a Nexus One. A week ago I had to be issued a replacement iPhone 3GS from Apple- with the new bootrom and 3.1.3 things weren't looking good.

Still have both, still in the process of trying to decide which to keep- do I want semi-freedom and a less useful phone or a locked down but very functional communication appliance? Getting sick of riding the jailbreak/jailed roller-coaster!

Does anyone know if there's a centralized notification system implemented that's much more forgiving of taking over the screen (much like Android?) I hate having to hit view or close while i'm in another application and I get say, a Push Update from Words With friends. I wish it was less intrusive and just hovered at the top until I wanted to take care of it.

I did it. I dont see the "tethering" option re-appearing under network settings though. Something I dont know?

I still have the 2G version of the iPhone but running the OS 3.0.

Would upgrading to the newest OS through iTunes (removing my current jailbreak), and then running this new jailbreak version be the way to go? Anybody try this on the 2G phone yet?

I just did this using a Mac, and it was extremely easy and worked perfectly. I hadn't updated from the first release of OS 3 until now. Thanks!

Many of the Cydia apps are made for iPhone/iPod so it'll crash the iPad. Apart from downloading hacked paid apps (which I'm not fond of), what are the reasons to jailbreak an iPad?

See here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1314089

For those of you who jailbreak often: What do you most use the jailbreak for? Any specific apps?

I've jailbroken a few times but haven't found much to do once it's jailbroken.

You should check out the alternative appstore :

http://cydia.saurik.com/

I'm on an ipod Touch, not iPhone, but mine are: SBSettings to enable/disable wifi quickly to avoid battery drain, scummvm to play my old collection of LucasArts games and lockcalendar to have a calendar in the lockscreen. Only this, but only this pays it off quite often.

My wife MUST jailbreak to have it for themes/styles. In fact, I bought her a 3GS for Valentine's day that has been sitting around collecting dust because it couldn't jailbreak (she's still using her 3G).

I also made her icons that do 1-click SMS to me for quick things like ("On my way home" or "Call me, I'm driving and can't text."). I used bash scripts and a tool in Cydia for command-line SMS'ing on the iPhone.

Also things like iLocalis are cool for tracking down your phone if lost/stolen, and purportedly for keeping a sanity check on your kid's location.

Basically, if you want to do any heavy customization to the phone, you'll need to jailbreak. Every year, Apple takes a little more away from the jailbroken app category by adding new features, but there will always be some things they aren't so keen on.

Lost my jailbreak when I messed up an OS update a few weeks back and bricked the phone - I was forced to go to legit 3.1.3. Spirit worked; it's good to be back.

Just a tip for jailbreakers. Quit the program with Cmd+Q and not hit the Quit button on the utility. It seems to start jailbreaking again.

Also 3.2. Should have added that...

"Including iPad" could mean 3.2, since 3.2 isn't available for the iPhone or iPod touch.

It worked! What interesting apps and games can I install on my iPod Touch?

Still no tethering =(. Anyone knows otherwise?

PDANet does tethering on jailbroken phones: http://www.junefabrics.com/iphone/index.php

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