Killer aps for the iPhone?

[Fish]

Originally Posted by Great Expectations

When will the untethered jailbreak for the new update be out?

Impossible question. It will be out when they finish it.

[Great Expectations]

Originally Posted by KC Fish

Impossible question. It will be out when they finish it.

There was a statement on iphonehacks that it was almost complete 8 days ago. Just wondering when it would happen. When it does Siri will be available to iPhone 4 users.

[Fish]

Originally Posted by Great Expectations

There was a statement on iphonehacks that it was almost complete 8 days ago. Just wondering when it would happen. When it does Siri will be available to iPhone 4 users.

Don't get your hopes up too much for Siri right away. While Siri has been ported to iPhone4 and iPod 4th gen in one instance, it's a long way from being readily available to the public. And it will require a lot more than just the iOS5 untethered jailbreak. Siri requires a significant change in the file structure, and depends on signed code from Apple. That last requirement makes it very very difficult to make "public", as that's easy grounds for getting sued by Apple. On top of that, Siri requires that the voice commands are sent to Apple, and Apple's servers do the crunching, and sends the results back to the phone.

So to get it running on an older phone like the iPhone 4, you'd have to make changes to the file structure to match the iPhone 4S and hope that doesn't break other functions, fake the data sent to Apple to spoof Apple into thinking the device is an iPhone 4S instead of just an iPhone 4, or use a "middleman" server setup that would edit the data sent to Apple, then edit the results sent back from Apple. That's a lot of dependence. Not to mention presenting a security nightmare. The guys that have made this work on the older models have specifically said they have no intentions of releasing a tool or installer for it, so you'd have to compile it yourself.

It will likely be a while before a solution for this is released, regardless of the iOS5 untethered jailbreak...

[NewChief]

Originally Posted by KC Fish

On top of that, Siri requires that the voice commands are sent to Apple, and Apple's servers do the crunching, and sends the results back to the phone.

Oh wow. I wasn't aware of that. Crazy.