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Tue, 3 May 2011

2:33 AM - One step to add third party apps to ipod touch and iphone

A new process for jailbreaking and allowing the installation of non-sanctioned third-party applications to the iPhone has debuted. It's called AppSnapp, and is unique in two respects: it automates the process on iPhones running software/firmware 1.1.1 (previous methods were multi-step), and it can be completed purely using the iPhone; no interaction with a Mac or Windows computer (as with previous methods) is required.



The process will jailbreak the iPhone or iPod Touch then push Installer.app to the device, which contains a catalog of native applications that can be installed directly over a WiFi or EDGE connection.



In order to perform the procedure, you simply need to navigate to http://www.jailbreakme.com on an iPhone or iPod Touch, then click the -Install AppSnap" button at the bottom of the page. After a few seconds, you will be presented with the -Slide to Unlock" screen (if you have your iPhone set to -lock" quickly, you may need to press the home button after the screen goes dark). After sliding to unlock, you'll have the -Installer" icon on your screen.



The first thing you should do is tap the -Installer" icon, then tap -Sources" and install the -Community Sources" package.



Next you'll want to install the BSD Subsystem and OpenSSH, also under -System."



Finally, you'll need an application launcher. There's XLaunch under -System" and others. Note that some of these utilities require an iPhone and won't work on an iPod Touch.



For further information, see iPhone Atlas' iPhone native applications guide.



Though this particular method for jailbreaking the iPhone makes use of a TIFF overflow exploit, unlike the previous multi-step method, the developers of AppSnap claim that the process also patches the vulnerability after exploiting it.



There are even instructions for getting to Safari (so the process can be run) on a non-activated iPhone. Here is another guide on how to transfer iphone file to computer with

istonsoft iphone to computer transfer

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