Jailbreaking your iPod Touch/Installing 3rd party apps...

[Frost]

I've seen alot about this on youtube... it looks great! All those extra apps. Plus the fact you can remove everything using a factory reset! So no harm done.

[the_saint]

Originally Posted by Frost

I've seen alot about this on youtube... it looks great! All those extra apps. Plus the fact you can remove everything using a factory reset! So no harm done.

Feel like sharing?

[nizmo]

iPod Touch Jailbreak - Install 3rd party applications on your iPod Touch

There you go, thank you button is down there

[the_saint]

Originally Posted by nizmo

There you go, thank you button is down there

I know where it is!!

[chigley]

Gotta love the corny music on the YouTube vid!

[Frost]

and I don't get a "thanks" for telling you about it? :P lol

Here are a few youtube videos.

YouTube - Jailbreaked iPod Touch Demo

YouTube - iPod Touch Applications

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Just search on youtube for "hacked iPod touch" or "jailbreak ipod touch"

its fantastic. Steve Jobs will be officially allowing 3rd party apps by feb 2008!

[TheDetox]

Can it be done on iPhone too ?

Check this little hacker out lol

YouTube - msn on ipod touch

[FarmerGiles]

Yeah, you can unlock the iPhone and put apps on it however you need to be wary about software updates because apple can 'brick' the phones.

[Frost]

yeah, if you have an iPhone, wait till February! And you wont have to worry about bricking your iphone!

[nizmo]

use meebo.com in safari for a instant messenger

if you near a wifi connection, you can pretty much listen to any music for free at seeqpod.com

and for free sms, goto Free SMS

i havent been able to get this to work, the msg's dont get received

games goto podcade.com

btw, this is all threw safari browser,

the apps that you can get by jailbreaking are actually installed.


word of advice, if you going to jailbreak use that touchfree program.

then once its on your pod, go to installer, dont install anything..

you want to update the program first, it woulds through the wifi.

you must update the installer to version 3. im not sure exactly which thing it is as ive forgotten. but just update everything before you go ahead with installation on the device itself, otherwise it messes up.

[Frost]

yeah nizmo, and sooner or later they're gonna make a skype application for the ipod touch. So if your near a wifi connection you can call anybody

[nizmo]

Originally Posted by Frost

yeah nizmo, and sooner or later they're gonna make a skype application for the ipod touch. So if your near a wifi connection you can call anybody

that would only be on the iphone though I think

[omairt]

Originally Posted by nizmo

that would only be on the iphone though I think

yeah but the iphone and the ipod touch basically use the same OS structure, so pretty much all the iphone apps should work on the touch

[ma77y]

Originally Posted by omairt

yeah but the iphone and the ipod touch basically use the same OS structure, so pretty much all the iphone apps should work on the touch

the ipod touch doesnt have a mic does it ?

[TheDetox]

Originally Posted by Frost

yeah, if you have an iPhone, wait till February! And you wont have to worry about bricking your iphone!

How comes wait till February ?

[omairt]

Originally Posted by ma77y

the ipod touch doesnt have a mic does it ?

it doesn't

what i meant was that most if not all iphone apps should theoretically work on the ipod touch, the input however, may be limited due to the lack of a mic.

so skype should work on the touch but you wont be able to use it.. unless a future update includes it along with the release of a headset, which i doubt

hope that makes sense

[wolf]

Originally Posted by TheDetox

How comes wait till February ?

I think theres going to be a software/firmware whatever you callitware update around then.

[FarmerGiles]

Due to French law, Apple have to release the iphone unlocked in France, so we will be able to hop on the eurostar and get one. However expect to pay a premium for the phone being unlocked, I have heard its going to be priced as high as €1000.

[jazzy639]

Really? The iPhone will be launched in France November 29th at 300 euros, first picture

EDIT: Found this iPhone France Release In Trouble? which talks about the law

So are you saying in france, every phone is unlocked?

[FarmerGiles]

I first saw it on this article: Macworld: News: Apple, Orange to sell unlocked iPhone in France

As far as I can see, they will offer it locked to Orange and unlocked too. The question will be whether Apple will make the unlocked phones French language only.

And you can bet that Apple will raise the price a fair bit for the unlocked phone because they want the customers to choose the Orange iphones because they get a percentage of the user's monthly bill from Orange.