iOS 5.0.1 Update Makes Siri Ports Easier
December 16th, 2011
When hackers started to port Siri to other iPhone models, we wished Apple would just step up and make that an official feature in the latest version of the OS. Apple has now made it much more possible to port Siri to devices other than the iPhone 4S with the iOS 5.0.1 update – whether they intended to or not.
Apparently, the new iOS update doesn’t encrypt the system files that are needed for Siri to work. The fact that those files are unencrypted means you can access them and port Siri much more easily than you could previously. Earlier builds required complex decryption algorithms which required a frequently changed key to avoid detection.
This is great news for the hacker community that can now work on ports without as much difficulty. It’s not clear if Apple has intentionally left the files unencrypted, or if this is just a temporary change in iOS 5.0.1.
[via CultofMac]
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Why is this such big news, SIRI was a free downloadable app for the IPHONE 4 before the company was sold.
Well, Apple changed Siri pretty substantially from its earlier App Store incarnation, and it’s certainly much more integrated with the phone experience of the original app. Here’s the original:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpjpVAB06O4
I certainly would like to have Apple’s updated Siri app on my iPhone 4, and I’d be willing to pay for an add-on app if Apple would just sell it in the App Store.
Dont just say its legal, do it!
I’ve been waiting for an iOS 5 unthetered jailbreak. I was also waiting for SiriN1ght, but Apple sent them a cease and desist letter stopping all development.
I’m tired of bullshit, let’s just piss em off. Courts and judges already know Apple are complete tools when it comes to marketing and rivaling other companies.
Love the products, hate the company