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Heres a new significant and big step on porting Siri on iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. The last few weeks we saw many screenshots and videos showing Siri running on all iDevices but without connecting Apple servers. Now hackers has just did it.


Steven Troughton-Smith is the guy behind this progress. This guy was the first one worked on porting Siri on iPhone 4 with the iPhone developer Chpwn. Few minutes ago Chpwn confirmed on his timeline that siri connected Apples servers on iPhone 4 after hack session.

When Siri come to iPhone 4, 3GS, iPod Touch 4G, 3G, iPad ?
No official release date announced so far. But diffidently it looks very imminent.

Siri on iPod Touch 4G [Video] :

Update : Folks at 9to5mac filmed an interesting video that compared between iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S running Siri


Heres an interview with Steven the guy behind this great job.

Mark: Where do you go from here with the port?

Steven: At this point it’s all about confirming this works across devices, making it reproducible (we got it working on two devices today), and documenting everything. It does require files from an iPhone 4S which aren’t ours to distribute, and it also requires a validation token from the iPhone 4S that has to be pulled live from a jailbroken iPhone 4S, and it’s about a 20-step process right now.

Mark: In its current state, is the port 100% functional, is there anything you would like to see work better?

Steven: Yes, it seems to be 100% functional. I’m working on the rough edges, but everything that works on the iPhone 4S seems to work here

Mark: Do you ever see Siri showing up in Cydia (or another jailbreak store) for non natively supported devices?

Steven: No, I could not be a part of that. I have no doubts that others will package this up and distribute it quasi-illegally, or try and sell it to people. I am only interested in the technology and making it work; proving that it works and works well on the iPhone 4 and other devices

Mark: So, you also got Siri working on the fourth-generation iPod touch, how is that working out?

Steven: We got chpwn’s iPod touch up and running with Siri after proving it works on my iPhone 4. Unfortunately the microphone on the iPod is nowhere near as good as the iPhone – you will notice that the Siri level meter hardly moves when you talk to it. While it does work, you have to speak loudly and clearly to the iPod

Mark: How long did porting take you, what was the “I got it” moment?

Steven: Basically, I already had everything I needed to make it work. I had spent a lot of time mapping out in my head exactly how Siri works on the iPhone. All I needed was access to a jailbroken iPhone 4S to put my hunch to the test. It literally took no longer than 10 minutes to put all the pieces in place and perform our first test on my iPhone 4, and it was an instant success.

WhatsApp is a vastly popular cross-platform instant messaging app, used by many to replace SMS, yeonly t it supports the iPhone by default, leaving iPad and iPod touch users out in the cold. A few months ago, we reported on a method that forces WhatsApp to run on the iPad, yet we found that the exact same method can be used to install and use WhatsApp on the iPod touch.

WhatsApp might simply not show up on the App Store on any iOS device other than the iPhone, and even when a user manages to install it, the app will simply display an error message when launched. If you’re not sure where to start, fear not, just follow our step-by-step guide.
Note: We only tested out this method on the iPod touch 4G, therefore we can’t say for sure whether it would work on other generation iPod touches or not.

1- Installing WhatsApp
Before the tweak can be applied, you must have WhatsApp installed first and your iPod touch should be jailbroken. Since WhatsApp doesn’t show up on the iPod touch’s App Store nor can it be installed through iTunes, we must install it manually. Thankfully, there’s an easy way to do it. If you have WhatsApp already installed, feel free to skip over to the "Get WhatsApp To Work" section.

You can follow our step by step guide posted here to jailbreak your iPhone.

Connect your iPod touch to your computer and follow the steps below.

Step 1: Download and install iPhone Configuration Utility, a business-oriented tool provided by Apple that allows devices to be easily customized.

• iPhone Configuration Utility for Windows
• iPhone Configuration Utility for Mac

Step 2: From iTunes, search for "WhatsApp Messenger"and download it (alternatively, just get it from here).

Step 3: Launch iPhone Configuration Utility, which you should have installed earlier. From the hand-hand side, select your iPod touch and navigate over to the "Applications" tab.

Step 4: Click on "Add IPA" and navigate select the WhatsApp file you downloaded earlier, which should be placed under iTunes Media > Mobile Applications. Alternatively, you can drag the WhatsApp file from iTunes to your desktop, then point iPhone Configuration Utility there.

Step 5: Once the right IPA is selected, simply scroll down and hit "Install". In a matter of seconds, WhatsApp should be installed on your iPod touch.
2- Get WhatsApp To Work

Now simply launch Cydia from your iPod touch and look up "WhatsPad". Install the first result, which should be from the BigBoss repository and its free. Simply reboot your iPod touch after the install.
You’re done! You can now launch WhatsApp, which will work the way it works on the iPhone except that you’ll need a Wi-Fi connection all the time. Remember you’ll need to enter a 3-digit activation PIN, therefore keep in mind that since it’s a one time process, so you would need a cellphone with text message receiving capabilities. Just input the phone number in WhatsApp on your iPod touch, and the 3-digit PIN will be sent to you.

How to Jailbreak iOS 5.0.1 with Redsn0w 0.9.9b8 on iPhone 4, 3GS, iPad 1, iPod Touch 4G, 3G. Thanks to Dev-team as Redsn0w 0.9.9b8 still able to jailbreak iOS 5.0.1 for all iOS devices except iPad 2 and iPhone 4S as the featured an advanced hardware.



The new software, iOS 5.0.1, can be jailbroken using redsn0w 0.9.9b8 and the SemiTether tool can be used on iOS 5.0.1 to bring semi-tethered jailbreak. For more information about the SemiTether.

Whats Semi-Untethered jailbreak means :

The main issue of tethered jailbreak is that you need to connect your device to computer to use Redsn0w "Just Boot" tethered option every time your reboot your device. Semi-tethered jailbreak come specially to fix this issue, as it allows you reboot your device without connecting it with computer. So now you have untethered jailbreak on iOS 5. But the main issue is that 99% of jailbreak apps and tweaks wont work at all. So what now ? Semi-tethered jailbreak is only a protection for you if your device reboots while you were away from your computer, but you will be able to use the most important functions of you iPhone until you get home and connect it with Redsn0w.

Supported devices :

• iPhone 4 (semi untethered)
• iPhone 3GS new bootrom (semi untethered)
• iPhone 3GS old bootrom (untethered)
• iPod touch 4G (semi untethered)
• iPod touch 3G (semi untethered)
• iPad 1 (semi untethered)

Of course the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S jailbreaks are not yet available. If you’re looking forward to fast & future jailbreak, better not upgrade to iOS 5.0.1.

Jailbreak iOS 5.0.1 Semi Untethered:

Step 1: Download iTunes 10.5 and iOS 5.0.1 final version.

Step 2: Backup your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch and restore it using the iOS 5.0.1 IPSW file downloaded from the first step.

Step 3: Download Redsn0w 0.9.9b8 for Windows or Mac OS X .

Step 4: Open Redsn0w and select “Extras” then “Select IPSW” and browse for the iOS 5.0 IPSW file.


Step 5: Now click on “Jailbreak” then “Install Cydia”. You’ll need to follow the on-screen instructions to get your device into DFU mode.

Step 6: Once jailbroken, your device will be rebooted.

Step 7: Now open Redsn0w again and hit “Extras” then “Just Boot”.


Step 8: Follow our previous Guide for “SemiTether” and install the tool to get the semi untethered jailbreak.