Easy enabling of tethering on 3.0
- Just go to http://help.benm.at/ on your iPhone (!).
- Choose "mobileconfigs"
- Choose your country
- Install the mobileconfig file
- Done
Enable carrier updates with iTunes 8.2 (final)
With the leaked beta of iTunes 8.2 (prerelease bèta 4) you could upload IPCC files to update your carrier settings. This method was very successful for the enabling of tethering on the iPhone for your carrier.
iTunes 8.2 final broke this ability to upload these IPCC files, unless you execute this line of code in the terminal: (make sure iTunes is not running)
To upload IPCC files, hold alt while clicking on "Check for Update" on the summary tab in iTunes.
iTunes 8.2 final broke this ability to upload these IPCC files, unless you execute this line of code in the terminal: (make sure iTunes is not running)
defaults write com.apple.iTunes carrier-testing -bool TRUE
To upload IPCC files, hold alt while clicking on "Check for Update" on the summary tab in iTunes.
Change Safari 4 tabs back to Safari 3 style (Safari 4 Beta)
Safari 4 has some major UI changes, like the new tab bar layout. You're not alone if you hate the new tab bar, and here's a way to revert it to the style used in Safari 3:
To change the tab bar, enter the following command in terminal:
To reset the blue loading bar in stead of the spinner, enter the following commands:
To change the tab bar, enter the following command in terminal:
defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSafari4TabBarIsOnTop -bool NOTo reset the blue loading bar in stead of the spinner, enter the following commands:
defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSafari4IncludeToolbarRedesign -bool NO
defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSafari4LoadProgressStyle -bool NOAllow hacked apps on iPhone
To enable support for cracked IPA files, follow these steps:
- Using sFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) (i.e. Cyberduck), navigate to the folder:
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileInstallation.framework - Backup the file: "MobileInstallation" in this directory
- Copy this (for 2.0) or this (for 2.1) patched MobileInstallation file over to this directory, make sure the file has no extension
- Set permissions to that new file to 775
- Reboot your iPhone (IMPORTANT! Otherwise Apps will not install!)
- Restart iTunes
- Double click on IPA files so they will appear in iTunes and synchronize
- Done
Disable shadow in screen window captures
Leopard has a new unwelcome (for most) feature, a shadow around whole-window screenshots (ie, Command-Shift-4, Space). Fortunately this can be disabled from Terminal with these commands:
To add the shadow effect back in:
defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow -bool true killall SystemUIServerTo add the shadow effect back in:
defaults delete com.apple.screencapture disable-shadowkillall SystemUIServeriPhone not remembering WiFi password
Since 2.0.2 there's a frustrating bug the iPhone doesn't remember the WiFi password. But there is a fix for jailbroken iPhones: Connect via ssh to your iphone and enter the following command:
The iPhone will reboot itself and the problem is fixed.
chmod 777 -R /private/var/Keychanins/
The iPhone will reboot itself and the problem is fixed.
Better way to disable autocorrection
I found it very inefficient to mod your local keyboard files in order to disable auto-correction, because you lose the ability to enable auto-correction quickly. A better way is to mod a language file which you'll never use, like Swedish, which doesn't even have a dictionary. I've modded the Swedish plist file, to match the English strings. How to use it:
- Copy this plist file to
/System/Library/Frameworks/UIKit.framework - Remove the Swedish dictionary (TextInput_sv.bundle) in
/System/Library/Textinput - Enable the Swedish keyboard in Settings -> General -> Keyboard -> International Keyboards
- Enable the keyboard for example in a text message, click on the globe icon on the left side untill you see 'None', which actually stands for: No Dictionary
- Done! Enjoy faster text input, without losing your local keyboard dictionary.
Stop disk image verification
While this process is a precaution against possibly installing/using corrupt files, sometimes it is completely unnecessary. To stop disk image verification forever, open Terminal and type:
If you want verification enabled again, type the same command, replacing the "TRUE" with "FALSE".
defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages skip-verify TRUE
If you want verification enabled again, type the same command, replacing the "TRUE" with "FALSE".
Uninstall Cydia from iPhone
So you're running iPhone firmware 2.0.1, having the Cydia package manager installed and you're running SSH. You are also aware of the fact Cydia is slowing down your phone with it's "Base Structure" updates and you want to get rid of it but keeping SSH and still having the possibility to re-install Cydia again ? Here you go:
- Make sure MobileTerminal is installed, you can find it in the "System" section of Cydia
- Open Terminal and enter the following commands:
su root
< enter password >
apt-get remove cydia
Yes, do as I say!
killall Springboard- Done!
install in stead of removeDisable iPhone backups + context menu option
To skip the backup proces of iPhones running 2.0 (or higher ?) but leaving a backup option in the iPhone contextual menu to manually backup your device, enter the following commands in your terminal after you quit iTunes:
defaults write com.apple.iTunes AutomaticDeviceBackupsDisabled -bool truedefaults write com.apple.iTunes DeviceBackupsDisabled -bool true
To re-enable backups:
defaults write com.apple.iTunes DeviceBackupsDisabled -bool false
Keep in mind your applications, text messages and your email and calendar stuff aren't backed up anymore,
but if you use MobileME, and you keep a local copy of your text messages (/var/private/mobile/library/SMS/sms.db), your quiet safe..
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