Well, after two weeks with the Ipod Touch 8gb and Apple's strict policy of determining what exactly you can DO with your toy ... I was already looking for ways to circumvent their crApp store.
Obviously, if you've played with an Iphone or a Touch, you are aware of the ability to 'jailbreak' these devices to free up the OS to load custom backgrounds or hundreds of apps available from Cydia. Unfortunately, up until this week there was no way to jailbreak a gen3 Touch with firmware 3.13.
Leave it up to the underground to eventually release the jailbreak, and I found it on Friday going by the name of 'Spirit'. Easy to use, and it offers an untethered jailbreak, meaning you don't have to hook it up to a PC to run the app to jailbreak it every time you power off the Ipod.
So after doing that, I simply entered the URL to the Cydia repository and began loading more utilities and apps to take advantage of the newfound freedom from Apple's restrictions.
I've added themes which replace the black background (easiest way to identify a jailbroken Touch) and also added a 5th app to the four icon dock on the bottom of the screen via a mod. Most of the apps stored on the Cydia repository are free other than emulators, but so far I have gone easy on the tweaks just to make sure everything is compatible.
Instructions for using the jailbreak can be found here:
http://www.hardwareinsight.com/untet...h-3g-os-3-1-3/
This jailbreak is reversible, meaning if you need to have your Iphone or Touch serviced, you will want to restore it to pre-jailbreak condition.
I had always thought reading webpages and using such a small screen was a real waste of time, but I love having instant access to info. I was watching a travel show that detailed the Giant Causeway in Ireland, and in a minute I had the wiki pulled up and read more about it without leaving the sofa !
Obviously, if you've played with an Iphone or a Touch, you are aware of the ability to 'jailbreak' these devices to free up the OS to load custom backgrounds or hundreds of apps available from Cydia. Unfortunately, up until this week there was no way to jailbreak a gen3 Touch with firmware 3.13.
Leave it up to the underground to eventually release the jailbreak, and I found it on Friday going by the name of 'Spirit'. Easy to use, and it offers an untethered jailbreak, meaning you don't have to hook it up to a PC to run the app to jailbreak it every time you power off the Ipod.
So after doing that, I simply entered the URL to the Cydia repository and began loading more utilities and apps to take advantage of the newfound freedom from Apple's restrictions.
I've added themes which replace the black background (easiest way to identify a jailbroken Touch) and also added a 5th app to the four icon dock on the bottom of the screen via a mod. Most of the apps stored on the Cydia repository are free other than emulators, but so far I have gone easy on the tweaks just to make sure everything is compatible.
Instructions for using the jailbreak can be found here:
http://www.hardwareinsight.com/untet...h-3g-os-3-1-3/
This jailbreak is reversible, meaning if you need to have your Iphone or Touch serviced, you will want to restore it to pre-jailbreak condition.
I had always thought reading webpages and using such a small screen was a real waste of time, but I love having instant access to info. I was watching a travel show that detailed the Giant Causeway in Ireland, and in a minute I had the wiki pulled up and read more about it without leaving the sofa !
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