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Jailbreak for ios 4.0 and iphone4 just released

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Re: Jailbreak for ios 4.0 and iphone4 just released

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Post by ajg1977 »

tomkinstinch wrote: post #18
ronnier wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Once it's jailbroken, you don't need an app. Just install the correct "profile" and it enables tethering natively.

Do you know if this will attract attention or fees from AT&T under their newly-priced tethering model?

Possibly. Until now AT&T have ignored (or been unable to detect) people who had artificially enabled tethering. Now that they have an official tethering plan,if they do have a way to detect unofficial tetherers then they may automatically add tethering to your account. This is similar to what happens if they detect you using a smartphone without a data plan.

Re: Jailbreak for ios 4.0 and iphone4 just released

#32

Post by ajg1977 »

spicyj wrote: post #19
ronnier wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Once it's jailbroken, you don't need an app. Just install the correct "profile" and it enables tethering natively.

If I'm not mistaken, the unsigned configuration profile fix comes with the carrier unlock (not out for the iPhone 4 yet), not the jailbreak.

You're mistaken.

I never unlocked my 3GS but had tethering enabled for most of the 3.x lifecycle.

Re: Jailbreak for ios 4.0 and iphone4 just released

#33

Post by matthew-wegner »

matthew-wegner wrote: post #5
ttol wrote: post #4

Lost my FaceTime capability after jailbreak.

Looks like MMS vanished too, at least for me. UPDATE: You can work around by doing a backup first, jailbreaking, and then restoring from backup (which just copies settings/etc over). Stays jailbroken. If you have a pre-jailbreak backup apply that to fix.

Cydia has now released an update to their base package to fix this. It's a permission problem (can manually fix via SSH too):

chmod 755 /private/var/mobile/Library; chmod 755 /private/var/mobile/Library/Preference after that Reset Network Settings

Re: Jailbreak for ios 4.0 and iphone4 just released

#34

Post by spicyj »

ajg1977 wrote: post #32
spicyj wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If I'm not mistaken, the unsigned configuration profile fix comes with the carrier unlock (not out for the iPhone 4 yet), not the jailbreak.

You're mistaken. I never unlocked my 3GS but had tethering enabled for most of the 3.x lifecycle.

Well, in any case, installing the profile from

http://m.peacefulinsanity.com/Tether.mobileconfig

didn't enable tethering on my 4.

Re: Jailbreak for ios 4.0 and iphone4 just released

#35

Post by whatusername »

ajg1977 wrote: post #31
tomkinstinch wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you know if this will attract attention or fees from AT&T under their newly-priced tethering model?

Possibly. Until now AT&T have ignored (or been unable to detect) people who had artificially enabled tethering. Now that they have an official tethering plan,if they do have a way to detect unofficial tetherers then they may automatically add tethering to your account. This is similar to what happens if they detect you using a smartphone without a data plan.

They charge you for just having a phone that can use data? Or they charge you because you are actually using data? If it's the first then it is crazy.

Re: Jailbreak for ios 4.0 and iphone4 just released

#36

Post by nikils »

ttol wrote: post #11

The installer works by exploiting a bug in the way Safari handles PDF files. A couple years ago, jailbreakme.com was also live but used a TIFF exploit. If you want to see the actual exploit files, go to: http://jailbreakme.modmyi.com/_/ and you will see a list of PDF files by device and OS version.

Using this exploit is it possible to install any app ? I mean by passing the app-store ?

Re: Jailbreak for ios 4.0 and iphone4 just released

#37

Post by sev »

ttol wrote: post #11

The installer works by exploiting a bug in the way Safari handles PDF files. A couple years ago, jailbreakme.com was also live but used a TIFF exploit. If you want to see the actual exploit files, go to: http://jailbreakme.modmyi.com/_/ and you will see a list of PDF files by device and OS version.

Out of curiosity...does this information make it easy for apple to stop this method of jb-ing? If so, why publicize details?

Re: Jailbreak for ios 4.0 and iphone4 just released

#38

Post by gizmomagico »

ryanpetrich wrote: post #12
ronnier wrote: post #8

I posted this on another thread... I'd like to know how this works. Using this method, couldn't any site install arbitrary software on an iPhone through Safari without the user knowing? Or am I missing something?

Yes, it exploits a flaw in how the iPhone (and OS X presumably) handles PDF files to be able to run arbitrary code. I expect Apple will release an update that closes the hole.

Well, does this mean that most iPhones out there are full of spyware then? And why not?

Re: Jailbreak for ios 4.0 and iphone4 just released

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Post by TimMontague »

vinhboy wrote: post #30
ttol wrote: post #11

The installer works by exploiting a bug in the way Safari handles PDF files. A couple years ago, jailbreakme.com was also live but used a TIFF exploit. If you want to see the actual exploit files, go to: http://jailbreakme.modmyi.com/_/ and you will see a list of PDF files by device and OS version.

Thank you for providing this, I love this stuff. What site do you read to keep up to date with these things?

I have found the Dev-Team blog to post authoritative information about each iPhone jailbreak.

http://blog.iphone-dev.org/

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