An iPod Touch is essentially a music cum multimedia player and with a very few other capabilities. But this is actually the commonly believed fact about “iPods”. The latest iPod Touch is in fact much more than that. It can actually do what I would expect a mini computer to be doing. But then how do I get it to do what I want it to? How to jailbreak my iPod Touch version 1.1.3 on a computer?
And trust me, it is as simple as putting another song into an iPod Touch version 1.1.3. A jail broken iPod Touch is a much more powerful device than you could ever imagine. It can play all the fantastic applications there are on the web, particularly the applications which were exclusively meant for the iPhone.
Here is a short procedure. If you have the 1.1.2 version, then it is advisable to upgrade to the 1.1.3. After upgrading, click on the safari web browser and open the website – http://www.jailbreakme.com. After the page opens, click on the AppSnapp link which will install the chief application for installing and running other 3rd party applications – Installer.app. After the browser restarts, you should unpack the BSD package which will appear on your iPod Touch version 1.1.3 home screen. So now the question “how to jailbreak my iPod Touch version 1.1.3 on a computer?” will have been answered.
Good luck with all the other great applications that you might use now.
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Posted on 2008 under Ipod Touch Applications |
The iPhone is a great success owing to it powerful applications and features but what if you could use those applications of your iPod Touch, wouldn’t it simply be great? These days, so many new applications for iPod Touch are being developed and released every day that it is quite difficult to keep track of all of them. These applications are mostly created by a 3rd party can only be used when you have jail broken your iPod Touch but then jail breaking is not so difficult, is it? And believe me, some of these applications making the iPod Touch really groovy.
Lets discuss some of the new and more popular iPod Touch applications. The most basic application which any one with a jail broken iPod Touch would have to install is the InstallerInstaller.app application. These can easily install and uninstall existing and new applications on your iPod Touch. Another new application for customizing nearly every feature of your iPod Touch is Customize. This killer application allows you to customize almost everything – from the sliders to the icons and themes and sounds.
Having a totally personalized iPod Touch is indeed a neat idea. Mobile Finder is another application which makes finding and modifying files on your iPod Touch really easy. You can find, rename, delete and modify all the files on your iPod Touch. Other new applications are classic and enduring games like Super Mario and solitaire. There is even a PSP emulator available on the web which allows playing PSP games on your iTouch. Imagine that!
With more and more people jail breaking their iPod touch, 3rd party applications are getting a lot of attention and so developers are creating new applications with each passing day, increasing the usability and functions of a normal iPod Touch. These applications are not licensed by Apple so any problems resulting after installing them will not be fixed by the company. Popularly these iPod Touch applications are known as 3rd party applications as they are developed by a third party.
Automatic jailbreak softwares like the iJailbreak make jail breaking an iPod Touch a breeze and they are easily available on the net. So increasing number of people who have hacked them also want the applications because a jail broken iPod Touch is almost as good an iPhone as it is able to run those applications which Apple had reserved for the iPhone like Mobile Mail, Google Maps, Stocks etc. apart from there is an entire collection of 3rd party applications to make your iPod Touch amazing.
InstallerInstaller.app is one the most important 3rd party applications as it easily installs, uninstalls, or even upgrades the applications on the iPod Touch. It makes package management hassle free. Then there is another one called Summerboard which allowing changing and adding themes to your iPod Touch and it also enables you to have several pages for application icons. There are dozens of themes which are compatible with SummerBoard so if you get bored with the same look, you can easily switch between themes. These are must have 3rd party applications which make you iPod Touch cool.
