iPod Hacks - Hacks, iPod downloads, Cracks, Mods, Utilities

For people with bricked Fatal Error iPods, an easy fix is available:

1. Exit itunes.
2. With the touch plugged in, hold sleep and home button until it shuts off, but KEEP holding them until the apple comes back on.
3. When you see the apple, let go of the sleep button but still hold the home button until the “connect to iTunes” screen appears.
4. Then, start up iTunes and it should recognize that your ipod needs to be restored and it worked for me that time.

A very simple method for downgrading from iPod Touch firmware 1.1.2 to 1.1.1 has popped up:

ipod touch 1.1.2 downgrade

1. on pc go onto touchdev.net
2. click on decrypt firmware
3. go to where it said firmware version and highlight 1.1.1
4. paste onto new internet page and let it download to desktop
5. after download put ipod into recovery mode
6. go back onto itunes and hold shift and click restore
7. find file and double click
8. let it do its thing then done

Recovery mode

1. have ipod touch on
2. hold sleep and home button(dont slide to turn off)
3. hold both until u see the apple and let go of the sleep button but hold home button
   then you’ll see it wants u to hook up into ur computer

for a mac shift is option

Turn your iPod Touch into a Gameboy Advance, with a just released emulator for iPod Touch/iPhone, based on Expohase’s gpSP port.

Things that still need work:

• Compatibility is lower than usual but many games are playable. This is being worked on as a high priority.
• Sound output is disabled, but it IS being emulated. So performance will only get better as this feature gets worked on.
• Auto frameskip might be off. Switch to manual frameskip if needed.
• GUI and instructions need a lot of work.

You will need to obtain a copy of the GBA BIOS (gba_bios.bin) and place that under /Applications/gpSPhone.app/. For obvious legal reasons, we can’t provide a download for that.

Download: gpSPhone v0.0.4

Conceited Software has just released its GUI jailbreak. It’s not a one stop shop, and you will have to downgrade to 1.1.1 if you bought an iPod Touch with 1.1.2 installed. What the GUI does is perform the jailbreak after you run OktoPrep in 1.1.1 and then upgrade to 1.1.2. The Software runs under OS X and Windows, grabs the data off your iPod touch or iPhone, upgrades it with the Jailbreak, installs Installer.app and SSH.app, and reloads it back to your unit. The whole procedure takes about 10 minutes and after, you have a fully updated 1.1.2 jailbroken system.

Full instructions are in the README which comes with the GUI.

Get read-only access to your Google shared documents. Point your iPod Touch (Mobile Safari) to docs.google.com/m and view them in all their glorious splendor.

Hopefully we’ll see some full read/write access in the near future.

Jailbreaking your iPod Touch just got easier. Simply point Mobile Safari to jailbreakme.com and it will use the TIFF exploit and allow you to install AppSnapp. This will jailbreak your iPod Touch and allow you to install applications and games.

1. Jailbreaks iPhone/iPod Touch on 1.1.1
2. Patches Springboard to load third party apps
3. Activates non-AT&T iPhones automatically, while leaving already activated phones alone
4. Fixes YouTube on non-AT&T iPhones automatically, while leaving already activated phones alone
5. Installs Installer.app v3.0b5 on the iPhone/iPod Touch
6. Fixes Apple’s TIFF bug, making your device MORE secure than it was without AppSnapp!

Since the introduction and jailbreak of the iPhone many apps have been created to extend the functionality of it. And with the iPod touch jailbreak we received all of the apps. Here are the top 5 apps for your touch-screen media player from Apple.

1)App Tapp (A.K.A Installer.app)

Yes very obvious why this is number one, but they also do a very good job with it. App Tapp allows you to add applications from various sources to your iPod touch/iPhone with just a tap of the install button. Version 3 looks great and with the update for it still functions very well.

2)SummerBoard

Once again this is almost required to run applications (at least on the touch). You can customize icons, background, dock backgrounds, and the status bar through themes downloaded from App tapp. Some themes aren’t great, but for the most part it gives you some good customization. Its rival, Customize, doesn’t function properly on the touch so I can’t say much about it.

3)NES

We all love a good break from all the hard work of school or work. NES (or iNES) is just as the name says. It’s a NES emulator that works very well. The controls are ok, but can be annoying if you miss the key. It performs well and covers about all the basic features of an emulator.

4)Apollo IM

A fantastic IM client. There are a couple others available, but this one seemed very finished and worked well on my touch. It supports multiple accounts at once (which I never used, but seemed very straight to setup and use). A great alternative to the web apps available.

5)Lights Off

A very simple game that is addictive and hard. The game I like and the interface is very nice and suites my touch. There are many levels and a great way to pass some time.

Honorable Mentions

Five Dice: A Yatzee game

Tap Tap Revolution: A fun game modeled after DDR

I’m sure we will see a surge of 3rd Party apps with the SDK. Personally I would like a good RSS (the one available is annoying and needs work). A mobile word processor would be nice and a handy tool. I’m sure wireless syncing will come soon and can’t wait for it! Yes, I understand Installer and Summerboard are kind of essential, but they are 3rd party and function extremely well.

Cheers,
Tommy

P.S. Have any favorites of your own? Leave a comment!

Apple has announced that they will be releasing an SDK for native iPhone/Touch application development by February.

Let me just say it: We want native third party applications on the iPhone, and we plan to have an SDK in developers’ hands in February. We are excited about creating a vibrant third party developer community around the iPhone and enabling hundreds of new applications for our users. With our revolutionary multi-touch interface, powerful hardware and advanced software architecture, we believe we have created the best mobile platform ever for developers.

Good news for all those iPod Touch owners who would rather not jailbreak their Touch.

As the title suggests, there’s a one-step process for all you PC user’s out there wanting to Jailbreak your iPod Touch.

Prerequisites

• .NET Framework 3.0
• iPod 1.1.1 firmware installed: Check on your iPod with Settings->General->About
• A copy of iTunes installed on your computer that is able to sync with your iPod
• You need a wi-fi connection on your iPod to do the initial TIFF hack (visiting one link with Safari). An internet connection is not required for the rest of the jailbreak

Get it @ www.slovix.com/touchfree/

A fancy GUI for Intel Macs is now available for Jailbreaking your iPod Touch!

“iJailBreak is an automated jailbreaker for your iPod Touch licensed under the GNU General Public License v2 written by 13-year-old AriX. The only user interaction required is for you to restart the iPod Touch. Works on Macintel OS X Tiger. PPC version is in the works.
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Get it at: ijailbreak.com