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This topic is not for the experts here. well I didnt find such a topic here. I had to do it all by myself, so I have been thinking of this topic for weeks. At least we can avoid repeatitive topics asking the same thing. If admins find this useless they can delete or if found useful, they can make this sticky  |
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@navigato | 10 June 10 |
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This is for noobs who own their first iphone and who is confused with terms like jailbreaking, unlock, cydia etc. This is for people who want to know how to restore to original firmware, how to sync using iTunes, how to install friendly i.e. crakd apps and games, how to update etc. Any further input by experts will be more helpfull for others.
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@navigato | 10 June 10 |
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Source:- Google is my best friend. 100s of trusty websites and user experiences. Not only mine, there are about 3 million jailbroken device owners.
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@navigato | 10 June 10 |
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LINKS:- iTunes - www.apple.com/itunes/download/ Spirit:- Windows - http://spiritjb.com/win Mac - http://spiritjb.com/mac Linux -http://spiritjb.com/linux iphonebrowser:- http://code.google.com/p/iphonebrowser
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@navigato | 10 June 10 |
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Diskaid: - www.digidna.net/products/diskaid/download Original Firmwares:- 3GS v3.1.3 - http://is.gd/cJnqa 3GS v3.1.2 - http://is.gd/cJnuK 3G v3.1.3 - http://is.gd/cJnyA 3G v3.1.2 - http://is.gd/cJnBJ
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@navigato | 10 June 10 |
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1) *Unlock - Jailbreak* Most of the guys arent aware that these are two different things. Jailbreaking is the process of opening the phone up for installation of 3rd party apps. Unlocking is the process of allowing non-approved SIM cards to be used on your phone. If you have an approved provider, you only need to jailbreak your phone, not unlock your phone.
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@navigato | 10 June 10 |
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2) *Why Jailbreak?* Jailbreaking allows you to use the full potential of your iphone. Put it this way, eventhough iphone is one of the most powerful devices out apple imposes many restrictions on the apps that is allowed in appstore like patching system files such as SpringBoard, allowing apps to run in the background, no background processes etc.
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@navigato | 10 June 10 |
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This means that if you have an app, such as an instant messenger app, every time you press home to go to something else, the app is closed out. You are disconnected. You get no messages, no notification, nothing. By jailbreaking you can overcome this which you will learn later.
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@navigato | 10 June 10 |
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Most importantly Jailbreak allows you install cracked apps and games. Why pay for something if you can have it free?
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@navigato | 10 June 10 |
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3) *Restore - Upgrade* - iTunes provides two options to change the firmware on your phone. Restore and upgrade. Restore is a full erase and reprogramming of your device. This will result in a factory fresh device. All songs and contacts are wiped out.
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@navigato | 10 June 10 |
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Upgrade will only wipe out the smaller disk partition leaving all your songs and settings intact. Upgrade is only useful if you are trying to go from one version to the next version of firmware. It will not solve any problems on your phone unless they are naturally solved by the new firmware.
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