If you want to use Appsync (installd, mobileinstallation patch, etc) on your iPhone you should wait for Dev-Team to release their new tools that support OS 3.1.3. I highly recommend you to wait…

In this guide I want to help you to choose the right firmware for your device with the speed in mind. I already test all firmware from 1.1.4 to 3.2.1 (the latest firmware as I write this article) on my iPhone 2G.

The speed factors are as below:

1. Switching between pages.
2. Keyboard speed (while typing text messages)
3. Application execution times (I know that is mainly depends on the CPU speed)

1.x

There is nothing to say about 1.x family because there is no AppStore on this family, So JUST FORGET IT!

2.x

If you remember the early versions of 2.x family (2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.1) is full of bugs so everyone decide to upgrade to newer version as soon as Apple release them. But by the releases of 2.2 the game changes. It’s stable, fast and accurate in action and also if you jailbreak it, it will bring all the good things that you need to enjoy your iPhone such as AppStore, Copy/Paste (clippy), Video recording (Cycorder), Bluetooth file transfer (iBluetooth), Background application (Backgrounder), etc.

3.x

The main feature of OS 3 is the “Push notification”. Actually there is no more notable things in this version (you can find full list here), all the things that they add to this version was previously resolved by jailbreakers. Beside that if you have to unlock your 2G using any kind of PWNing tools you will lose the Push ability, after that you will found a way called “push fix” by Dev-Team that bring push to your 2G but when you enable it, first of all your device will works very slowly and also you will get lots of false push alerts. The speed impact of the 3.x family on 2G was very ridicules, I think Apple intentionally do this in order to force 2G users to buy an iPhone 3GS. It may also happens because of jailbreaking.

Conclusion

If you want to have a fast iPhone 2G I suggest you to use OS 2.2 (if you already upgrade to 3.x you can easily downgrade it, i will post something about that in near future).

If you upgrade to 3.1.2 :

• Overall speed reduction
• Battery life Get
• Some Cydia application did not work properly in all situations such as iBluetooth

If don’t upgrade to 3.1.2 (stay on 2.2)

• There is no Push Notification
• You can’t arrange app icons using iTunes
• You can’t play multiplayer games (the games that runs on more than 2 iPhone)
• SMS delivery report (actually I did not test it on 2.x)

I found a new application for iPhone in Cydia called SIManager. You can manage your SIM contact in your iPhone. In this version (1.4 beta) you can also export your contacts to SIM card.

In order to install SIManager you must add the following repo in cydia then select SIManager package and install it.

• http://test.beyouriphone.com

Appsync (installd) is now available for iPhone OS 3.1 (& iPod Touch).

Appsync is a mobileinstallation patch for OS 3.x. As one knows in order to install cracked iPA files via iTunes, we need to install appsync (3.x) or mobilesintallationpatch (2.x)

How to install Appsync for OS 3.1

1. Open Cyida
2. Add the hackulo.us repo (http://cydia.hackulo.us)
3. Search about Appsync in Cyida
4. Install “Appsync for OS 3.1″
5. Enjoy!

For more information about how to use Appsync please read the following articles:

• Installing ipa on the iPhone, Step by Step Guide
• AppSync & installd
• Installous & iPhone OS 3.0
• Mobileinstallation Patch for iPhone OS 3.0

Users who wants to use Installous, Appsyne, Mobileinstallation patch on their iPhones should wait for the new releases of DevTeam products (Redsn0w, PwnageTool, …) in order to Jailbreak their iPhones.

This week Apple will be all over the news with their announcements at Wednesday’s “Let’s Rock” event. But with so many new owners of the iPhone 3GS, and with so many new owners of the iPhone 3G (perhaps sold to them by these new 3GS owners)…now is a good time to send out this general advisory.

If you update to Apple’s new software using the normal iTunes process, you will lose your ultrasn0w unlock. In fact you may lose it permanently, because for most people the baseband firmware cannot be reverted to a previous version (unlike the main application CPU firmware).

But don’t worry…our PwnageTool program lets you update your main firmware without touching your baseband firmware, so you can still have the best of both worlds. But you must be diligent about saying “no” to your iTunes request this week to update your firmware.

Stay tuned for more update & news.

All the developers (and people who love to screw around with their phones) can now jailbreak their devices running the latest 3.1 beta 3 build 7C116a.

This can be done using iReb from appleturk.net.

iReb can be downloaded here for Windows and here for Mac.

Download the custom ipsw from below:

iPhone 2G

iPhone 3G

iPod Touch 1G – FOR THIS TO WORK YOU MUST BE ALREADY JAILBROKEN ON 3.0!

Instructions:

1. Once you have downloaded iReb and the custom ipsw, open the iTunes 16xx bypasser.
2. Follow on screen instructions and put your device into DFU Mode when asked to do so.
3. Once you get a white screen on your device, close iReb and open up iTunes.
4. Use Shift+Restore ( windows ) or Option Key+Restore ( mac ) and choose the custom ipsw you just downloaded.
5. Wait forever for the restore process to complete and you’ll have FW 3.1 Jailbroken once your device reboots.

Screenshots will be uploaded shortly.

The making of a SDK to develope iPhone Applications on Windows Continues… Devs at WiSDK are making a Windows Compatible SDK for the iPhone [ Official Site of WiSDK ]. The software is still in Alpha testing and will soon get into Beta. Quoted by the makers:

With this tool, you can develop your personal applications. We supply you complete set tools, to realize your projects by the beginning till the end. WiSDK includes an environment of development code, an IDE for design interfaces, an iPhone simulator, and acompiler to prepare your applications for the distribution via platforms as Apple AppStore, Cydia, or the others.

From the Screenshots it looks pretty impressive: Check back here at CaziSoft.com for updates..

Earlier only iPhone 3GS users could upload video shot using the iPhone to youtube, but now even iPhone 2G and 3G users can upload photos and videos to different websites.

Here’s How:

1. First you have to get PixelPipe from the AppStore [ iTunes Link ] and set up an account.
2. Next, add accounts of websites you want to upload to. [ Check which all websites are compatible in the iTunes Description of PixelPipe ]
3. Then go to Cydia [ You have to be jailbroken for this - How To? ] and download PPVideoEnabler via the ModMyi Source. [ INSTALL THIS ONLY AFTER YOU HAVE INSTALLED PIXELPIPE ]
4. In PPVideoEnabler enable the Cycorder Option.
5. Now you can open up PixelPipe and search for the vifeo you want to upload. [ Note : The extension of the Video os .mov ]

I was just going through cydia and in the SOSiPhone repo i found a package called Starter Kit!

The description of the package [ after translation ] made me write post.

Check it out for yourself [ Translated ]:

Description: This package claims to install (or reinstall) at one time most of what you need to install on your iPhone in firmware 3.0

It includes:

Open SSH, Open SSL, WinterBoard, Five Dock Icon, Cycorder, IFILE, StatusNotifier, SBSettings, Mymedia, Cydelete and an icon for direct access to the forum SOSiPhone.

All these packages can be removed after installation independently from each other from Cydia.

That’s pretty cool right?

An all in one basic package installer

To get this package this package you have to be jailbroken firstly[How To?] and then you have to add the SOSiPhone source to Cydia – To do this just go to More Package Repositories in the Cydia home screen and install the SOSiPhone Source.

Veency  is the VNC viewer for the iPhone.

You can view and control your iPhone via your computer using Veency.

Follow steps below to install:

1. Download Veency from Cydia. [ For this you need to be jailbroken - How To? ]
2. Download TightVNC for Windows and VNCViewer for mac.
3. Open up the VNC viewer and type in your iPhones IP address [ Find it in Settings>WiFi>IP Address

Click connect and use your iPhone through your Computer. [ You can use the mouse to click on the phone and the keyboard to enter text! ]

Screenie: