Few months ago, the iOS 5 for iPhone was released. There are many iPhones users have tasted the benefit from this operating system. Unfortunately, some of the iPhone users have not yet update their device with the latest version of Apple operating system, in this case for those who still have iPhone 2G and 3G. If you are included to one of this group of iPhone users, lucky for you as you can have the same chance as the other people with iOS 5 running device to get most of the features iOS 5 by installing a very useful solution tool named Whited00r. Wonder how to get the latest version of Whited00r on your old iPhone or iPod Touch? Find out the method to get this tool on this article.
List of devices supported by Whited00r 5.1:
1. iPhone 2G
2. iPhone 3G
3. iPod touch 2G
4. iPod touch 3G
If you were interested to try this tool, please make sure that you have iOS and jailbreaking experience. Apart from that, since the method we share here is quite risky, so please follow the entire steps at your own risk as we are not responsible if your device is damaged.
The Whited00r is not only giving the same chance as the newer iPhone version users to the old iPhone users, it will also jailbreak and install the latest version of Cydia 1.1.3 automatically. Just as we can found on iOS 5 running device, through this tool, the old iPhone will be able to feature multitasking, and apps will keep in running state in the background. This tool brings many cosmetic features in iOS 5 including wallpapers, ringtones and other OS sounds. There are also another useful features offered by this tool that include word count in Message app, and Reminders app. Regarding to how the tool appear, as per the developers, it has been designed to have a pretty similar interface of the custom firmware to iOS 5. However, it does not mean to decrease the speed and performance of the device. In case you want to know the list of complete feature offered by Whited00r, you can check it on the tool’s official website.
In case you have an old iPhone and want to try this tool, there is available a step by step guide to get this on your device below.
1. First, you need to go to the Whited00r download page, and from there, choose your device.
2. Once done, now download the Whited00r IPSW file of your respective device. There is just one file each available for iPod touch models, but the iPhones have two versions of Whited00r files. If you want to hacktivate your device, download the Unlocker file, otherwise go for the Normal version.
3. The IPSW files are in zipped form. Unzip them and save on any location on your PC or Mac.
4. Although this is not necessary, but it’s better if you put your device in DFU mode. To put your device in DFU mode, you have to hold the power and home button simultaneously for 10 seconds, and then releasing the Power button while holding Home for 20 seconds more. Your phone’s screen with go completely black in DFU mode.
5. After this, please connect your device to your computer and launch iTunes. If in DFU, iTunes will automatically detect an iDevice connected in Recovery mode.
6. For PC, press SHIFT key and the Restore button in iTunes simultaneously, while for Mac, ALT+Restore is required.
7. Point iTunes to the saved IPSW file, and then restore your device.
The installation of custom IPSW will be finished in 15 minutes. Once it has been finished the installation, you have to restart and when your device has finished restarting, now you can start receiving many benefits of iOS 5 on your old version of iPhone. However, you have to remember that despite the Whited00r has been optimized for older devices; it does not mean that the performance and speed will be the same as on newer version iPhone. Therefore, this is the time for you to choose whether you are going to choose the latest features or maintaining your devices performance.
According to the source, the hacktivated version of Whited00r does not come with push notification certs, and there is a chance for the YouTube app for not working too. However, it can be solved by using the Push Doctor or SAM packages from Cydia. Have a nice try people.
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