Wednesday, December 24, 2014

How to jailbreak iOS 8

In this post, I show you how easy it is to jailbreak iOS 8. It took me less than 5 minutes and works with any iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch running iOS 8.

Before jailbreaking: back up the iPhone

Jailbreaking might be a piece of cake, but it doesn't mean that the process is error-proof. Better be safe than sorry, back up your iPhone or iPad with iTunes or iCloud before jailbreaking.

If you are not a fan of iTunes or simply wish to have an extra safety net, I'd advise you to also use the free CopyTrans Shelbee to back up the iPhone. CopyTrans Shelbee works without the need for iTunes and backs up iPhone apps, app information, iOS settings, messages, contacts, calendars and Camera Roll. Download CopyTrans Shelbee from the below link:

Let's jailbreak!

1. Make sure you have the right iOS version on your iPhone by navigating to Settings > General > About and checking the "Version" line?

check ios version

2. Turn off the iPhone passcode (if you have one) and your Touch ID

disable touch id

3. Disable Find My iPhone

disable find my iphone

4. Enable Airplane Mode

enable airplane mode

5. Download TaiG jailbreak utility

taig jailbreak tool on pc desktop

6. Run TaiG as administrator

run taig as administrator

7. Plug in the iOS device to your PC. TaiG will recognize the device.

taig tool main screen upon iphone connect

8. Hit that "Start" button!

start jailbreak tool

9. Hang on for the jailbreak to finish up

jailbreak in progress

10. Jailbreak is complete. Click on the Close button.

taig main screen showing the jailbreak process was complete

11. Back on your iPhone screen, click on the Cydia icon

12. Let Cydia start for the first time

cydia initializing and preparing file system

12. You are in!

This is how to jailbreak any iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch running iOS 8.

Friday, December 5, 2014

Transfer SMS messages to new iPhone

Got the new iPhone 6? It’s time to migrate some content from the old phone. This quick tutorial shows how to backup your old iPhone SMS messages including iMessages and WhatsApp and transfer them to a new iPhone.

For the purpose, you don’t need iCloud, iTunes, or any paid program.

First backup the old iPhone

iCloud backs up apps and app data, however, the iCloud back ups are encrypted. In addition, to restore the apps, you must effectuate a complete restore of the iPhone or iPad to a previous state. The steps below, on the other hand show how to back up iOS apps complete with preferences and documents without the need for iCloud. You can then restore the apps of your choice to another iPhone or iPad without having to bring the entire device to a previous state.

1. Download CopyTrans Shelbee which is a free utility dedicated to iPhone backup and restore:

2. Run CopyTrans Shelbee, plug in your old iPhone and hit the “Backup” button

iphone backup with copytrans shelbee

3. Choose “Full backup”

full backup button in main program window

4. Click “Start”

start iphone backup with copytrans shelbee

5. The backup of your iPhone begins. CopyTrans Shelbee backs up your iPhone text messages including SMS, iMessage, WhatsApp and Viber as well as iPhone settings, app, app documents and camera roll

iphone content backup elements listed

6. When the backup completes, click on “Done”

iphone content backup elements listed

Next, restore the backup to your new iPhone

1. With CopyTrans Shelbee running, connect the new iPhone and click on the “Restore” button

restore button in main window

2. Now, click “Change”

click change button to select backup

3. From the popup, select the backup you just made

select from list of backup entries in popup

4. Choose “Start” to begin the restore

start ios backup with copytrans shelbee

5. The restore is under way

iphone restore is running in background

6. Once the restore completes, you will see all your previous iPhone SMS and iMessages on your new iPhone

imessages on iphone

You now know how to transfer iPhone SMS to new iPhone.