A challenge seems to be the lack of decent documentation. Just "experimenting" with settings is pretty hazardous with computers.
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"Jailbroke" 4S - Now What?
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well as you are not the OP and now have a problem of your own, just do some research or ask politely for some help
A lot of advice is given and most posters tend to really make an effort to help people like yourself get out of a tight spot.
Do make sure you have done some genuine research first, most problems are easily solved and have been asked many times. Thats why people tend to be a bit harsh on newbies "demanding" an instant fix, sign of the times i guess.
For your problem, what theme did you install? Was it compatible with your firmware? What did you install and what did you uninstall. Do you have sbsettings installed?
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Try another theme. Are u using Winterboard? Dreamboard?
4S is my first iPhone. I JB for the first time ever on 4S. After jailbreaking I headed over to YouTube to find out how to do things on a JB phone. Example, "How to Install Cydia Themes," "How to use Springtomize." YouTube is going to be your best friend once you JB. This forum leads you to the water, YouTube will allow you to drink it.
Also experimenting is not a bad thing, it is actually good. It's how I learned so much in the past 2 weeks since JB. I'm new for sure but I've retained alot in my short time and I'm teaching others about JB.
Love your site...very helpful. Do more!
when i started jb back on the 3G, i learned everything from this site (hackthatphone.com). very good i think. then fine tune what you need by asking questions here.
That is probably the best thing since your issues are w/ themes as opposed to the OP who seems to be having general "tell me what to do now" issues.
From personal experience, people on this forum usually are very helpful, but only if you have tried to help yourself first.
In your new thread, be sure to include what kind of eq you are using (which iPhone, PC or Mac), what version of the OS you are using, how you jailbroke, etc.
And then detail out what you have done: what theme program did you install - Winterboard or the other one? Did you try to uninstall & reinstall? Do other themes work?
This way, people have the info they need to truly help you.
You can't damage the hardware, just get stuck some where, the simple sollution is to restore.
As for documentation, the Appstore is the same, very little explaining.
Tinker with it and find the good apps, after a while you get used to the process.
Also, jailbreaking is very easy nowadays, the process is for the masses, but the tinkering might be more for the nerds, if you don't like it you can always go to stock again, or have some patiences and learn (by trail and error)
I'm not going to bother. I wasn't really asking in this thread. I clicked this thread thinking I would find some information in addition to themes and found mostly condescending people who are too inconvenienced to help. I'm thinking of reverting my phone back to stock anyways. It seemed to run slower after the jailbreaking.
Don't do that. I was in the same boat at one time. Take your time, research, read and ask. JB by far is the best thing you can do to a phone. Believe me I had a rooted EVO and the iPhone blows it away. I actually had the white screen of death on my EVO for 2 days but I researched and researched and was able fix my phone. My point is don't give up once you learn what's going on it's pretty simple. I've even taught my 15 year old about JBing his 4S in a couple hours. Now he has taken off with experimenting, tweaking, theming his phone.
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Some apps have documentation, others do not. Some people do not mind backing up their device and experimenting, knowing they may end up having to restore their device. Clearly, you are not like this. If you need documentation before you do anything, jailbreaking isn't for you.
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Revert back to stock. jb is not for you.
Coming over from android where I learned how to root, install roms, theme, and recover from doing stupid things like installing the wrong radio, to join a forum that speaks a completely different language, I am glad everyone still says google it. Lol. The man just wants advise. First jailbreak didn't slow you phone. Second idk about the theme issue. Only install retina is what u have gathered so far. Third most themes need fix for ios5 macthemes has a sh@t ton of info about that. (the threads here also a wonderful they are just not as concise) Forth lifehacker, appadvise, modmyi are good resources for app reviews. Fifth and most importantly read. It was said a lot in this thread but it true. Look around for a while, then ask. Read about people being told to google it becomes funny. Around that you should find great advise.
If you have a problem, post a specific question. Someone will answer it eventually. Like a bunch of people on this forum I have spent hours answering questions and sharing what I know.
Usually people jailbreak for a specific reason like "I want my phone to think it has a wifi connection when it is on 3g" or "I want to theme". Start small. Take it one step at a time.
The information is out there. But it's not always easy. TC25 could be right, it's not for everyone.
If you have a specific question, I would be willing to answer it via pm if you are not getting any help.
So what are you trying to accomplish?
Usually people jailbreak for a specific reason like "I want my phone to think it has a wifi connection when it is on 3g" or "I want to theme". Start small. Take it one step at a time.
The information is out there. But it's not always easy. TC25 could be right, it's not for everyone.
If you have a specific question, I would be willing to answer it via pm if you are not getting any help.
So what are you trying to accomplish?
really sad...
i feel the same way with some of the members of this community. i really wonder how they learned without asking some 'dumb questions' at their jb beginning.
Ask any IT/computer person, and they will give you this same answer. It's not like people like us know all of the answers. We're just good at playing around with programs and learning how to use them.
If you need to rely on a manual to use a basic app like SBSettings...there is a good chance that you shouldn't be jailbroken anyway. Dev's assume that people that jailbreak, have an understanding of how computers/technology works. Jailbreaking is not for a novice.
If you need to rely on a manual to use a basic app like SBSettings...there is a good chance that you shouldn't be jailbroken anyway. Dev's assume that people that jailbreak, have an understanding of how computers/technology works. Jailbreaking is not for a novice.
Oh, please. Serious programs usually have serious documentation. There are any number of unexplained or improperly explained "settings" in SBSettings. If "Devs" assume their apps don't require decent documentation, they don't deserve to make it "Big Time."
Many years ago, I wrote documentation manuals for computer hardware manufacturers. The purpose was to as completely as possible explain how to work the devices and hopefully cut down on the number of calls to tech support. I also "reviewed" software for BYTE, PC Week, PC Magazine and several others. If the documentation was lousy or, worse, missing, I'd say so and downgrade the app because of it.
You mean that you reviewed for all the big money making companies, which have whole departments working problems, errors, bsod's for highly expensive software or hadware and now you are complaining about an app that you can get for free, made by some very good dev's which are mostly working on there own???
That does not compute.....jb-ing is not for everyone indeed
yup, I've been on here for about 3 years and try to post as little as possible. There is an elitist attitude around here at times. God forbid that you search and what you are looking for exists and you can't find it. Obviously you are actually just a lazy tool who wants to be spoon fed information. That's pretty much the biggest thing i miss about Android, the forums. People on all the forums I belonged to were mostly helpful and polite with a few snobs, it seems to be the opposite here. Sad really, but there is some great information on this forum and some really great people once you get past all the basement dwellers who take pleasure in turning their noses up at you when you ask a question. I can see if you are asking something about a case or another iPhone 5 thread but JB can be pretty confusing to a newbie and it can be hard to tell what applies to you with where you are in the JB process and what doesn't. I find that it's best to find a thread that is closest to what you are looking for and piggyback on it... makes little sense to me, but seems to more widely accepted over starting a new one if unsure, back in my day "thread jacking" was a bigger sin though
Anyway, I realize I haven't helped you at all with your JB...lol
Good luck!
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Dude, ur clueless. Nothing works the Apple way, you can't do poop to your phone when it's stock except be FORCED to only use apps in the App Store, (Siri can't even open an app).
This phone is a joke unJBen, (same as the 4). I ONLY bought it AFTER the JB was released a couple weeks ago.
It is now easily 3 times better than stock.
To the OP ........ find a tweek you like on this site, and copy/paste into YouTube, and watch the vid. That's what I do and learn everything the tweek does in a matter of minutes
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I almost laughed out loud when I read this post. Your expectations of jb software need a serious and substantial adjustment. Since there's no tech support, there are no calls to reduce. And most authors could not care less about what a "reviewer" thinks of their documentation.
I started with Microsoft operating systems in 1983 and have gotten used to applications being released with decent instructions. Even beta software and in a couple of cases, "alpha" software. The end result of jailbreaking is the ability to install apps that help customize the device. Absent documentation, non-obvious apps are not worth much, and waste the time of the user.
There's no valid reason to keep end users in the dark and hope they "discover" how to use your app.
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Yeah, I know...it's not reasonable to expect a software developer to write out and include a sheet of instructions because...because...because...it's more fun for everyone to guess their way through the application, right?
That the jb app developers produce products that offend your personal sense of a properly documented product is irrelevant. Since there's clearly insufficient documentation to meet your needs, either live with it, write your own or go back to a stock phone. Alternatively, you could always write a review about it.Yeah, I know...it's not reasonable to expect a software developer to write out and include a sheet of instructions because...because...because...it's more fun for everyone to guess their way through the application, right?