General TUTORIAL: This is how you can remove expiration from 7.1b2 to preserve JB in iOS 7.1!

[bmms8]

To spoof it, I'm assuming you just need to change the "system version" from 7.1 to 7.0.4?

Correct, this will spoof iTunes and cydia.

 

[Sharkey311]

Correct, this will spoof iTunes and cydia.

I meant to say "product version" under the core services systemversion.plist?

 

[bmms8]

I meant to say "product version" under the core services systemversion.plist?

Correct, the product version, i would look at this post as well as it explains step by step. Scroll up a few posts and you'll see what it should look like in my picture i attached

https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/18559914/

 

[soupy norman]

Just to make sure: in order to keep Beta 3 I have to change "ProductBuildVersion" and remove "ReleaseType", but can still keep "ProductVersion" at its current 7.1?

 

[sand_man]

TUTORIAL: This is how you can remove expiration from 7.1b2 to preserve JB in ...

Product version must change to 7.0.4

 

[soupy norman]

Thank you. 11:20 PM on the 9th, I guess I should be bracing for impact!

 

[wildonrio]

Another top tip:

I've just been experimenting with betas and expiry. If for some reason the beta date passes and something has gone wrong with your plist hack make sure you have Open SSH installed (also recommend changing root password if you do).

Then, if your phone is displaying the Activation screen that happens after beta expires, you can still SSH into it and change the system date manually back to a date before the expiry and fix whatever went wrong.

Terminal command for changing date is:

date {mmddhhmiyyyy.ss}

mm = Desired Month
dd = Desired Date
hh = Hour
mi = minutes
yyyy = Year
ss = Seconds


e.g. this command:

date 012023402014.40

will set time back to 20 January 2014 11.40:40

This has worked for me with a device that I forced to go past the expiry date.

Thank you very much sir for this advice! I thought I was hosed but luckily I still had OpenSSH running.

 

[bkribbs]

Thank you very much sir for this advice! I thought I was hosed but luckily I still had OpenSSH running.

That reminds me, how do I disable OpenSSH? Or does it drain the battery?

 

[soupy norman]

That reminds me, how do I disable OpenSSH? Or does it drain the battery?

FlipControlCenter is great for quick enabling and disabling all sorts of services.

 

[bkribbs]

FlipControlCenter is great for quick enabling and disabling all sorts of services.

Yeah I have CCsettings since its set up the way I want. There was some toggle missing from FCC that I wanted.

Any other way to control it?

 

[K88]

Once again good news with expiration, all looks fine on beta 3 after expiration today (just a double loop but perhaps not related to that), and no more loop now.
And also all looks normal as awaited with itunes
I will keep on b3 for a long a thing (i keep 7.0.4).

 

[TheWaveable]

I forgot to fix this before it today displayed the "activate iphone" message.
Is there something I can do to fix this, besides updating to the newest beta?
would hate to loose my jailbreak... :/

 

[K88]

I forgot to fix this before it today displayed the "activate iphone" message.
Is there something I can do to fix this, besides updating to the newest beta?
would hate to loose my jailbreak... :/

Two solutions I think:
- if you have installed sshd (log and follow previous post on date change to fake the date).
- else install 7.0.5, then change date, and install again Bet3 (as mentioned in previous post...-)

 

[TheWaveable]

haven't installed sshd or AFC -.- Is there a way of installing this by injecting code in some way? I mean, since we are able to install cydia in the first place. ^^

Have seen some videos on youtube showing how to bypass the activation screen by using voiceover. Does not work on this activation screen, probably only works on 1st time activation...

 

[gotluck]

all the workarounds ive seen to fix this issue after the fact are with ssh or afc2add

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Two solutions I think:
- else install 7.0.5, then change date, and install again Bet3 (as mentioned in previous post...-)

I believe this may work, at least read that it has, of course requires a restore.

 

[cobbyco]

all the workarounds ive seen to fix this issue after the fact are with ssh or afc2add

I'm on the activation lock screen on my iPad mini retina, but I do have afc2add installed. What do I need to do? Is it just a simple .plist mod to set the date back? I already have iFunbox installed on my PC.

Also, I swear I did the correct steps to prevent this from happening? I mean, my iPod touch 5th gen is absolutely fine...

 

[gotluck]

I'm on the activation lock screen on my iPad mini retina, but I do have afc2add installed. What do I need to do? Is it just a simple .plist mod to set the date back? I already have iFunbox installed on my PC.

Also, I swear I did the correct steps to prevent this from happening? I mean, my iPod touch 5th gen is absolutely fine...

I'm under the impression that it is indeed a simple plist mod with ifunbox with the afc2add method
but FYI I have not tried it personally, please dont yell at me

edit:actually I'm not sure how to roll the date back with ifunbox via afc2add like the method below via ssh

it's over my head, woosh!

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Another top tip:

I've just been experimenting with betas and expiry. If for some reason the beta date passes and something has gone wrong with your plist hack make sure you have Open SSH installed (also recommend changing root password if you do).

Then, if your phone is displaying the Activation screen that happens after beta expires, you can still SSH into it and change the system date manually back to a date before the expiry and fix whatever went wrong.

Terminal command for changing date is:

date {mmddhhmiyyyy.ss}

mm = Desired Month
dd = Desired Date
hh = Hour
mi = minutes
yyyy = Year
ss = Seconds


e.g. this command:

date 012023402014.40

will set time back to 20 January 2014 11.40:40

This has worked for me with a device that I forced to go past the expiry date.

not sure how to apply this method via afc2add with ifunbox

 

[cobbyco]

not sure how to apply this method via afc2add with ifunbox

Well I'm not restoring, so I'll just have to wait until someone knows how to do it. I guess the iPad version of my theme is going on hold for a bit...

 

[darricksailo]

I'm under the impression that it is indeed a simple plist mod with ifunbox with the afc2add method
but FYI I have not tried it personally, please dont yell at me

edit:actually I'm not sure how to roll the date back with ifunbox via afc2add like the method below via ssh

it's over my head, woosh!

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not sure how to apply this method via afc2add with ifunbox

i don't think you can run commands using afc2add, only using SSH

 

[ritmomundo]

Edit: Resolved

 

[scottdick6]

Can someone confirm it is still possible to update to beta 3 and not 4 from 7.0.4? This is very important!

 

[mymonkeyballs]

Its all good brother, run it.

 

[sand_man]

Doing a dfu mode restore to 7.1 b3

Can someone confirm it is still possible to update to beta 3 and not 4 from 7.0.4? This is very important!

So just to clarify, if you currently running an activated version of b3 and you want to do a dfu mode restore to b3, you're able to?

Once the restore is done your device will activate normally. Once live you can jailbreak, install ifile and modify the systemsversion.plist to spoof 7.0.4 (or 7.0.5 for that matter)?

From 7.0.4 to 7.1 b3? Mmmmm...

 

[russ472]

So just to clarify, if you currently running an activated version of b3 and you want to do a dfu mode restore to b3, you're able to?

Once the restore is done your device will activate normally. Once live you can jailbreak, install ifile and modify the systemsversion.plist to spoof 7.0.4 (or 7.0.5 for that matter)?

From 7.0.4 to 7.1 b3? Mmmmm...

this did not work for me.

 

[sand_man]

this did not work for me.

Please elaborate.