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Spite/Spire Proxy for iPhone 4/3GS on iOS 5.1.1?
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You can change the proxy manually in the file /var/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.assistant.plist .
Spire gets all of Siri's files (including com.apple.assistant.plist) from an iPhone 4S 5.0.1 (4A406) IPSW which is decrypted along with a GUI that inserts the address to the file. The GUI is optional, the files are what really matters.
I just tried their .deb and changing the proxy is the main issue.
I mean, the files are 5.1.1 files, Siri works and you don't use the untether but since I didn't install their .crt I just got the "I'm really sorry about this but I can't any requests right now" response. And SiriPort don't include the com.apple.assistant.plist in their package so you can't change the proxy.
I'll try using some of my 5.0.1 iPhone 4 with Spire files along with the 5.1.1 files I got from the siriport package and see if you can change the proxy. I will post the results after I try it.
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You consider downloading the deb file for spire and using the plist from that? I'd be curious if that works.....or get a hold of the spite deb and use that since it does work on 5.1 tethered.
I didn't test the Spire files + 5.1.1 files yet but I need someone to test something.
If something is willing to try it, do the following:
1. Download the SiriPort .deb I posted the link to a few posts back ( it contains the Siri 5.1.1 files, which I can't upload at the moment)
2. Extract the .deb on your computer (I did it using uniextract:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Compression-tools/Universal-Extractor.shtml )
3. Delete the folders var and etc inside the extracted folder
4. Delete the K48AP.plist, N81AP.plist, N88AP.plist, N90AP.plist, N92AP.plist, N94AP.plist from System\Library\CoreServices\SpringBoard.app on the extracted folder
5. Here the testing begins... Copy the extracted folder to your iPhone's root
6. Go to \System\Library\CoreServices\SpringBoard.app on your iPhone and locate your AP.plist file ( N90AP.plist for AT&T (GSM) iPhone 4, N92AP.plist for Verizon (CDMA) iPhone 4, N88AP.plist for iPhone 3GS) and add <key>assistant</key>
<true/>
to it.
7. Save the AP.plist file, Reboot and comment here on what happened.
One of the following is supposed to happen:
1. Your iPhone reboots succesfully and Siri will appear on your settings, after you activate it in Settings, Try to talk to Siri and after you get a response the file /var/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.assistant.plist should be created and you can set your proxy in the file.
2. Your iPhone will fail to reboot and will get stuck on the Apple logo. In this situation enter DFU Mode, Restore and rejailbreak
Remember to post what happened after the reboot if you are willing to test this.
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Spite 3.0 is out now. It is untethered and supposedly fixes the bugs the previous versions had (although early reports on Twitter seem to suggest that it's still fairly buggy). There's also this free port, which I haven't had a chance to try yet. Probably going to give it a go tomorrow morning: http://transblitzz.blogspot.com/2012/05/siri-port-for-ios-511-untethered.html?m=1
I'll report back how it works out unless someone beats me to it.
I'll report back how it works out unless someone beats me to it.
You having any luck getting Spite to install? The repo isn't even updating for me...just sits with "Done: Packages" forever. They getting hammered or are they screwed up?
The port you posted the link too does the same as what I suggested doing in my last post.
Anyone willing to get me the Spite 3.0 .deb? I'm not vip...
Wow ppl I can't believe what I'm reading here had to register just to say. Use redsn0w to tether jailbreak your phone, install Spite( google is wonderful and you'll find it for free on a different repo) use redsn0w to do a tethered boot after spite install like the installation directions say. Install the fix pack and again do a tethered boot then go to cydia and install rocky raccoon to get your untether. Ppl saying spite requires a tethered boot don't have their facts straight. The tethered boot is only for install and I'm assuming it's because no untether was out when spite was released. Once spite is installed and booted tether rocky raccoon will look after the rest. This info is everywhere really no need for changing plist etc....
As for 3.0 it's not worth it spite is not faster than spire as the dev claims and they offer next to no support. I'm sure it'll show up in one other repo within a day or 2. I personally went back to 5.0.1 and spire. I didn't care for the extra 2500 files spite unloaded on my phone compared to what spire installs. I also like a Siri experience so changing the layout of how it looks when bringing up results is not a genuine Siri expierence. Spite kills the ratings that should be in Siri.
Spite 3.0 already on diff repo
As for 3.0 it's not worth it spite is not faster than spire as the dev claims and they offer next to no support. I'm sure it'll show up in one other repo within a day or 2. I personally went back to 5.0.1 and spire. I didn't care for the extra 2500 files spite unloaded on my phone compared to what spire installs. I also like a Siri experience so changing the layout of how it looks when bringing up results is not a genuine Siri expierence. Spite kills the ratings that should be in Siri.
Spite 3.0 already on diff repo
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S1ri
I'm in no rush, so I'm going to wait for this: http://twitter.com/s1ri_proxy/status/206792032310665216
"We are gonna release S1ri, the one click install FREE siri port for iOS 5.1.1 for ALL devices including iPad 3 today."
By the sound of that tweet, it sounds like he's going to get it up on a repo today. We should have the ability to uninstall if we install from a repo, so that's why I choose to wait.
Here's a video of the someone installing S1ri (which should be essentially the same as when it hits the repo today) via the blog link I posted yesterday and it seems to work fine: http://youtu.be/rvWZ5wQt7zs
I'm in no rush, so I'm going to wait for this: http://twitter.com/s1ri_proxy/status/206792032310665216
"We are gonna release S1ri, the one click install FREE siri port for iOS 5.1.1 for ALL devices including iPad 3 today."
By the sound of that tweet, it sounds like he's going to get it up on a repo today. We should have the ability to uninstall if we install from a repo, so that's why I choose to wait.
Here's a video of the someone installing S1ri (which should be essentially the same as when it hits the repo today) via the blog link I posted yesterday and it seems to work fine: http://youtu.be/rvWZ5wQt7zs
I can verify at least on my end that the new Spite 3.0 works well. It seems faster than Spire was before. Happy customer here! My Jailbreak is complete!
I can't help but notice all the posts of people having issues with Spite and having to DFU restore their phones. There are tons of posts on their own website and on twitter with people having freshly restored their phones, jailbroken, and installed Spite before anything else...and then the phone never boots again and they are forced to DFU restore... I'm going to keep waiting for S1ri. Both Spite and S1ri are seemingly dev'd by 15 year olds, so don't expect mature service or support from either of them (as is quite apparent from their feuds on twitter.)
I haven't had issues with spite....although I have made sure to back it up since I don't know how this war with chpwn is going to end.
It looks like the kids dev'ing S1ri are having some trouble. @TekWik is beta testing for them and the new package is having the same trouble as Spite with devices not booting after install. I came across another port on a different forum last night that several users were having good luck with. I went ahead and added the developers repo and tried it out. It installs and uninstalls cleanly. The configuration is identical to Spire. In my experience over the past 12 hours, it's actually much faster than Spire (Spire used to take in upwards for 5 seconds to start listening on my iPhone 4 running 5.0.1; this is practically instant.)
If you're interested in checking it out, the port is called Ac!D Siri. The repo is located at: http://cydia.bassamkassem.com
If you're interested in checking it out, the port is called Ac!D Siri. The repo is located at: http://cydia.bassamkassem.com
Is this a tethered port? I'll be adding the repo and checking it out. Looks like the repo doesn't have the Ac!D port listed.
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Anyone heard of these guys?
http://rainstone.co/
Supposedly got some good reviews on a couple other forums. They also say "Say goodbye to Spire/Spite, for good! We are serious, feel free to remove it! We have created a new Siri GUI that connects to the using host files: in other words no mobile substrate and no more lag when opening Siri! This new and improved GUI is almost bug free and consumes a lot less RAM"
Might be worth giving it a shot?
http://rainstone.co/
Supposedly got some good reviews on a couple other forums. They also say "Say goodbye to Spire/Spite, for good! We are serious, feel free to remove it! We have created a new Siri GUI that connects to the using host files: in other words no mobile substrate and no more lag when opening Siri! This new and improved GUI is almost bug free and consumes a lot less RAM"
Might be worth giving it a shot?
Anyone else having issues with sounds and notifications after using Siri/Spite? Someone else posted about this here so I know I'm not the only one. Basically what happens is that after using Siri my sound disappears. No SMS or email tones, not clicks when I type, lock sounds, etc. The only (temporary) fix is to respring. Any help would be much appreciated as MULTIPLE messages to the dev team over two days have gone IGNORED.
Wow works fast .
I did notice some small issues though, when i asked it what today was instead of telling me the date it read me <java script, get date,> etc (a bunch of other gibberish).
Might be your proxy. Just checked and I get a correct response to that question.
Hey guys so I tested Ac!d Siri along with another port I found called SkyRa1n. SkyRa1n seems to be the fastest one so far and it's free. It is waayy faster than Spire used to be. I found it on the rainstone repo: repo.rainstone.co. I guess one of the developers of rainstone made it to work with any siri server instead of only the rainstone server. Working good for me so far! Has anyone else tried it?
Sweet. Maybe I'll finally upgrade to 5.1.1 tonight and use this instead of Spire.