There is so much hype about this new firmware but I have no use for any of the new features, which you can read about on the Apple site. Most of these features I had with my unlocked, jail broken 1.1.4 and the installer.app's 3rd party applications. The new app store is pretty cool except for the apps you have to pay for. When I updated I was let down by the fact that 2 of my 3 favourite apps weren't even on there! THTouch (Texas hold'em poker) seems to be replaced by other poker apps which all run the $4.99 mark. My other favourite is AgileMessenger, a chat client that supports MSN, Yahoo, Google, and more! It also allows taking and sending pics through your conversations and has many other awesome features! In the App Store for 2.0 all I can see is the AOL Instant Messenger (free). Again I have no use for AOL since I don't have an account with them or know anybody that does.
Another let down was the Twinkle app. On the new 2.0 version you have to link your Twinkle with a Tapulous account. Just one more annoying step to add to my already frustrating day... I couldn't get passed "Could not save please register for a Tapulous account". I DID! I gave up after 30 minutes and resorted to Twitterific, the free version not the $9.99 premium app. Over all Twitterific looks nice but I miss my TWINKLE!
I want to point out a major element that is missing on my 2.0 iPhone... INSTALLER.app. Included with the "custom" firmware from the Dev Team is Cydia Installer... well, it looks pretty empty compared to Installer.app. Reasons for this are most apps aren't compatible with 2.0 as well as most of the sources for Installer.app will NOT work with Cydia. "They" are thinking of integrating the two in the near future, but I can't wait! I need my apps back now! So after all this is said and done, I am definitely going back to 1.1.4 today and will stay there until my apps are compatible with the 2.0 firmware and Installer.app is available for the jailbreak!
For all you Eager Beavers who need to test it out for themselves, here are the steps I took:
I'm on a windows computer and I previously had a ZiPhoned unlocked and jailbroken 1st gen 8GB iPhone, if you are using anything else just go here and follow the instructions, because I can't help you.
MOST IMPORTANTLY: Make sure you have allotted yourself enough time for the updating because if anything goes wrong, (like it did for me lol) you will need at least half a day without distractions!! More advice: if you are a smoker have enough cigarettes on hand! I also had a bottle of wine to keep me company and to relax my frustrations LOL!
OK HERE WE GO:
1) Sync your iPhone with iTunes to back up all your data! Then close iTunes. I did this twice, once with my old iTunes then again with my updated iTunes.
2) Use WinPWN 1.0 To PWN Your 1.1.4 iPhone. If you need WinPWN Get it at:
http://www.winpwn.com/files/winpwn_1.0.0.3_RC1_Setup.zip
WinPWN will ask for an IPSW you should use the 1.1.4 IPSW. Here is the LINK
Anybody who has never used winpwn this is what you do:
When you have it open click BROWSE.ipsw, select the 1.1.4 that you just got from above(open). Let winpwn do it's thing for a min, when it says make sure iPhone is connected, do so then click iPWNer. DO NOT touch anything until wnpwn says something like "Your iPhone has been PWNED" (proceed to step 3)
***If winpwn stops before that and says "Please connect iPhone and put it in Recovery mode" just unplug your phone and plug it back in, winpwn will attempt to put it in recovery again by itself, which should work. then it will continue the process until you get the "Your iPhone has been PWNED" message. (proceed to step 3)***
3) Install BootNeuter on your iPhone (Available Via Installer use the old 1.0 version it basically preps the phone). Run BootNeuter and have it Neuter your iphone, the settings I used were: 4.6 with Neuter On, FakeBlank Off, and Unlock On. Many have reported skipping this step and everything still works great, I tried that too and it didn't work!! I think it had something to do with having my 1.1.4 ZiPhoned
4) Update your iTunes to 7.7 (this is when I did my second sync too). Make sure during the install process you uncheck "Automatically Update iTunes etc. blah blah".
5) Grab a pre-created IPSW Made with PWNAGE 2.0 Mac. If you don't have one made you can grab one here (this is a .TORRENT file)
6) Now you need to put your iPhone into the proper RECOVERY mode (NOT DFU). The best and most straightforward way to do this is through ZiPhone, under advance settings select RECOVERY mode, not DFU or Normal.
7) When ZiPhone tells you your phone is in RECOVERY mode your iTunes should detect it in that way, if you don't have your 7.7 iTunes open, do so now.
In iTunes hold down the SHIFT key and click RESTORE. Select the custom 2.0 firmware you downloaded in step 5 (open).
8) Let iTunes and your iPhone work their magic... After the restore you should see bootneuter automatically come up (this is pwnage unlocking, activating and jail breaking your iphone). Then your phone will reboot and be detected by iTunes, it's up to you whether you want to set it as a new iPhone or use your previously synced settings. I didn't continue with this step I just turned off iTunes to browse the new 2.0 on my phone.
Here's are some other sites I got some more info from.
Demonoid
Sleepers
You can try out the shortcuts others have stated in the comments to work but NONE of them worked for me. I finally resorted to taking this "long" route and then everything worked perfectly.
All in all, I feel like I wasted a whole day!
Hope you enjoy your 2.0 more than I do/did!
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