jailbreak

What are the potential issues of jail-breaking to test the new background APIs on a 3G?

I've registered/paid for the iPhone developer program, which allows me to test apps on a device. I have an old 3G that I would like to use. However, I'm interested in using the significant change notifications as well as it working in the background. If I were to jailbreak to enable background processing and things like that, what issue...

how to install python on samsung S5600 halley evo

I would know how can i install python on samsung S5600 Halley evo...i have to do something like a jailbreak? it is possible? and, if yes, how? thaks :) ...

Install third party application in jailbreaked iphone

Hi, Hi i have recently jailbreaked my iphone 2G( 3.1.3).But now i need to install my app into the iphone for testing.I already initiated the process of Apple developer program but it will take a while ,so meanwhile i want to test my application in jaibreaked phone .So anyone could help me how to install third party applications in this ...

Standard c library headers on iPhone/iPod touch/iPad

I have an iPod touch and iPad with gcc installed on them. However, everytime I try to compile my programs they always fail. I am trying to write c programs for the terminal, not GUI. I am missing the standard c/c++ libraries (stdio.h, etc.). Can anyone tell me where I can find these libraries? ...

CoreAudio: recording sound from other apps

I'm thinking about creating a plugin for jailbroken iPhones to record audio from apps. Because I'm new to CoreAudio I want to ask first if that would be possible? (so I don't invest dozens of hours in CoreAudio without even having a chance to do what I want ;)) So what do you guys think? Any tips? Thanks in advance! ...

iphone jailbreaking for iphone 3gs which has been updated to 4.0 version

Hi, I have a question How to remove latest iphone 4.0 version from iphone 3GS(4.0 has been updated on 3GS unknowingly)? Is it can be done through jailbreaking?Please help me in this. Thanks, ...

Providing API for communicating with a running application?

Basically I'm trying to find a solution to my issue with sharing an object. I've had a look at SpringBoard's implementation and it looks as if SpringBoard is providing a framework which can be used to retrieve SBDisplay objects (which are basically CALayers). I know this specific issue is related to iPhones, but I also know that this is...

Programatically installing the application in iPhone

HI, I like to install the .app programatically from my application. I hope it can be done only through jailbrokken iPhones. Can anyone share some knowledge regarding this. I found a application called "CallMe" in cydia store. This application programatically installs the other one. Or how to install the iPhone applications (.app) file i...

can i make an iphone-app NOT deletable, like the preinstalled ons or some cydia-apps ?

at first: this app will NEVER reach the appstore, so apples restrictions are eglible. the app should only be for demonstration purpuose, but i want, that no mean person playing with the device can delete it. some apps in cydia show, that it is possible. second thing: i did only read something about the os4-features, because until this t...

Sending information over sockets to an iPhone MobileSubstrate extension hooked into MobileMail/MobileSafari/MobileMaps

Hey there, I am trying to use MobileSubstrate to have a socket listening on a port on various UIKit applications. However, when my extension hooks into MobileSafari, MobileMail or MobileMaps, it is unable to successfully create the socket. I found this page on the iPhone Dev Wiki which clarifies the issue: http://iphonedevwiki.net/index...

Is it possible to easily debug an iPhone serial-port app?

I'm now trying to connect my iPod Touch(iOS4 jailbroken) with Ecomote(a small embedded system) through serial port. I just followed this instruction: http://hcgilje.wordpress.com/2010/02/15/iphone-serial-communication/. All things going well except that I need to move my application to /Application/MyApp.app and chmod it to 777. However...

Is it safe to store a security key during a user session on the iPad/iPhone?

In my application, once the user is authenticated, he receives a sort of security key that needs to be stored for his session on the iPhone/iPad. This security key is used for all his future requests during the session. How safe is it if i were to store the key in some global variable once I get it? Can it be accessed if the iPhone is j...

How does web based jailbreak work for iPhone ?

I hope everyone knows that there is this web based jailbreak at jailbreakme.com I was initially skeptic but it worked on my iPod touch. Can someone explain how it works ? How can a website jailbreak my hardware ? Is it like some virus which affects our computer when we visit certain websites ? How can it execute a program on my iPod to...

Can't use my iPhone 3GS for development after jailbreaking iOS 4.0.1

Hi Guys, does anyone has an idea why I can't use my phone for development after jailbreaking 4.0.1? I think I know why :) ... cause of the jailbreak but do you know how to enable the dev on it again without having to downgrade to 3.1.3? ... I need jb. because I've changed my provider ... That's what my Organizer says: The version of i...

iPhone popen can't read stdout

I am attempting to execute a shell command from inside an iPhone app I am writing. The app is for jail broken devices. I need to catch the stdout of the command to display it in the app. I know that popen is executing the command because xcode's gdb is showing the output. Also the file pointer returned is not null however when I try to ...

Is jailbreaking required to execute certain types of apps / code?

As a developer I'd like to make a few little utilities for myself that use private methods, etc. as I have no intent to submit them to the app store. For instance, at the moment I want to work on an inter-device communication tool (including an iPhone MiFi type implementation). So the question is, does access to that particular functio...

Jailbreakme comptible with xcode development ? (profiles....)

Hi everybody, Before jailbreaking my iPhone with jailbreakme I would like to be sure that it will not be an issue to run on my iPhone the applications I develop with xcode. Will it be an issue for the development profiles installed on my iPhone ? Etc... Thanks a lot. ...

iPhoneOS4.0 Wifi Scanning problem.

I have just started to make a iPhone Wifi scanning app. I have searched a lot websites, finally I have the recent code the below. Someone told this is working for iPhoneOS4.0 well. libHandle = dlopen("/System/Library/SystemConfiguration/WiFiManager.bundle/WiFiManager", RTLD_LAZY); open = dlsym(libHandle, "Apple80211Open"); bind = dl...

Make iPhone app available on both iTunes and Cydia

What are the ramifications of posting an iphone app on both Cydia and iTunes? Does Apple look fondly at that idea? An precedents? The reason I ask is that I have a very interesting app which might have some parts disallowed by Apple. I still want (some) people to have access to those parts (call it value-added), so I wanted to release t...

USB communcation on jailbroken ipad

Hi all, I would like to build a controller for a robot which would communicate through USB to an iPad. However I don't have an iPad yet as I don't if it is ever possible to build such software (even with jailbreak). So I have a few questions for those iPad owners: In a jailbroken iPad is it possible to use iokit for usb communication th...