Hacking from ipod touch

Now you've just got another one. Cydia will look a bit different on the iPad and iPhone or iPod Touch, but will contain most of the same software.

The first thing you need to do, though, is click the button that says, 'Make my life easier, thanks! This will back up your device activation profile called an SHSH blob to remote servers, which ensures that you won't lose the ability to jailbreak if you accidentally upgrade your device device software in the future.

The tools are generally good, and if you follow directions carefully, you should be fine. But if something goes wrong—and there is more than one way this can happen—you can suffer data loss, or even brick your phone. Even worse, Apple claims that jailbreaking voids your warranty. You can restore your device to remove evidence that it ever happened, but if the device goes down while jailbroken, you could well be stuck.

In addition, jailbreaking does not jibe with the DMCA, and breaks relate license agreements. The Arduino could not drive the HDMI display directly, so he needed additional hardware to complete his hack.

While a Raspberry Pi would have been ideal, [Alexandre] is an iOS developer so he naturally gravitated towards the Apple ecosystem. He connected an old iPod to the Arduino via a serial connection from the Dock port on the iPod.

But using the Apple HDMI adapter to connect to the display broke the serial connection, so he had to put his thinking cap back on. Check out the video after the break. And thanks to his detailed post, and all the code shared on his GitHub repository , it should be easy to replicate this the second time around, for those looking to upgrade their old But the concept is universally cool.

If you want to have your own one-eyed voice-activated computer running iOS , then this is the hack for you. The headpiece is shown on the left. Caveats and disclaimers The hack we will detail in this article is developed by a group who call themselves Conceited Software. We've tried it on a number of iPod Touches and have had no issues with it. Naturally, that's not to say there isn't any risk involved. And although the makers claim that it won't "brick" your Touch , there's no warranty expressed or implied -- that's from both them and us.

Speaking of which, once you hack your Touch don't expect Apple's support team to be very helpful. You'll have to rely instead on the forums, message boards and newsgroups for your tech support instead. Getting your iPod serviced under warranty, should some of its electronics go on the fritz, isn't an issue -- so long as your Touch is fit enough to be restored into a non-hacked state.

If this all sounds like too much of risk, then maybe you should give this hacking caper a miss and wait until third-party apps are officially allowed by Apple. Before you begin You'll need two key things: an iPod Touch obviously and a wireless network with connectivity to the Internet.

Getting an iPod Touch onto a wireless network is, most instances, a snap. If it's a secure network -- these are listed with a padlock icon -- the Touch will prompt you for a password. After resetting, open Cydia one last time to finish the setup process.

Once the "Reloading Data" box appears and then disappears, you're good to go. Method 4. This only works for the 4th and 5th generation iPod touch. Download and extract p0sixspwn on your computer. This is the jailbreak program, and will need to be extracted from the ZIP file that it downloads in. Run p0sixspwn. If you are using Windows, right-click and select "Run as Administrator". If you are using Windows 8, right-click on the p0sixspwn file and select Properties. Click the Compatibility tab and opt to run the program in Windows 7 mode.

You should see it detected in p0sixspwn. Start the jailbreak process. Click Jailbreak to start. Wait for the jailbreak process to complete. Method 5. Download the jailbreak program. To jailbreak version 6. Evasi0n is currently the easiest and most pain-free way to jailbreak the newest versions of iOS.

Do not pay for any jailbreak programs, as the software is freely available online directly from the developers. This is an untethered jailbreak. That means that once the jailbreak process is complete, your iPod will be permanently jailbroken, until you revert the process yourself or download an update from Apple that renders the jailbreak unusable.

For a Mac, you need OS X. Close any apps running on your iPod. Make sure that the iPod is showing your Home Screen and that it is still properly connected to your computer. You may lose data in apps that are running while you jailbreak, so be sure that you see the Home Screen before you start the jailbreak process.

Run the evasi0n software. The jailbreak process will take several minutes. Too many programs running on your computer can slow down the jailbreak process and corrupt the installation, forcing you to restart the process. Turning the power off during the jailbreaking process could render your phone inoperable. When prompted, run the Jailbreak app.

This app will appear on the Home Screen of your iPod. Tap it and the jailbreak process will continue. Open Cydia.

Once the iPod has finished the jailbreak process, an app called Cydia will appear on your home screen. Cydia will need to download some data before the jailbreak can be completed. Install third-party apps. Your iPod is now jailbroken. Be sure to re-enable any passwords and locks. You can now install any third-party apps to your iPod. Method 6. Download Absinthe 2, a free jailbreak firmware program. Absinthe is one of the easiest to use programs for iOS 5.

They also offer a 5. Connect your iPod to your computer and run the program. Your iPod will automatically begin the jailbreak process. Pay attention to any onscreen instructions that you may need to complete to get your iPod into DFU mode.

The iPod will automatically reboot. Open the Loader app on your home screen. This will download and install Cydia. Cydia will be used to find and install apps that aren't normally permitted on Apple iPods. Reboot your iPod one more time. After this, your iPod is jailbroken and ready for use. Method 7. Go to the JailbreakMe website on your iPod.