iPhone 3.1.2 firmware app: Trick Appstore / iTunes that you are using firmware 3.1.3
Posted by: Phat^Trance in iPhone News, iPhone apps (Cydia), iPhone apps - Free
With this iPhone app you can change your reported firmware from 3.1.2 to 3.1.3 – tricks apps like appstore and iTunes so you don’t get bothered to upgrade to 3.1.3 in iTunes anymore and so you can install any current appstore app. There are benefits to this:
- 3.1.3 is just 3.1.2 API with jailbreak closed. So any app written for 3.1.3 should run on 3.1.2. There is no point letting appstore prevent your install. Appstore developers that force 3.1.3 are idiots. You can solve this yourself now.
- This prevents iTunes from nagging you to update your iPhone firmware or auto updating it. If you have a non-technical user using the device, this prevents accidental updates to 3.1.3 wiping out the jailbreak. You must reboot the iPhone after installing this in order to have iTunes recognize the version 3.1.3.
Note: This does not really update you to 3.1.3. Instead it just tricks your device into thinking you are updated by updating the file at /System/Library/CoreServices/ SystemVersion.plist. In general, I think firmware spoofing is a bad idea. But this is a unique time where many users are accidentally updating and losing their jailbreak. Therefore, this package will help that.
Only supported on 3.1.2 since 3.1.3 and 3.1.2 are virtually the same. If you want to spoof firmware other than 3.1.2, you can manually edit the file listed above (assuming you know how). But do not expect everything to work fine doing this. Some apps require the newer firmware.
Uninstall to revert to firmware 3.1.2.
Name: Firmware 3.1.3 | Download from: Cydia, via bigboss repo | Price: Free
Be careful with this app. It causes LOTS of problems on iPhone 3G/3GS running 3.1.2.
I use the utility to change my FW to 3.1.3 and the utility seems to work fine, but afterwards I noticed the following problems:
1) Respring cause the iPhone to hang on rotating circle for about 5 minutes, then reboot itself. This includes NORMAL respring such as changing apps in Categories, upgrading app from Cydia (Winterboard, etc.). The reboot took 15 minutes and afterwards it came back just fine (no crashes).
2) Network connectivity is SUPER SLOW with Firewall IP turned ON. If OFF, it’s OK.
Uninstalling the app does not fix the problem, only restore.
Tested with FOUR different iPhone 3G/3GS, all running 3.1.2
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