• Home
  • Apple News
  • Jailbreak News
  • Android News
  • Wallpapers
  • Deals

iJailbreak | Jailbreak And iOS News

iJailbreak is an online resource for jailbreak and unlock iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple TV and iOS news.

  • How To Jailbreak
    • Cydia Installer: Everything You Need To Know
    • What Is Jailbreaking? Why Should I Jailbreak?
    • Untethered vs Tethered vs SemiTethered Jailbreak
  • Jailbreak Software Tools
    • PP Jailbreak
    • TaiG
    • Pangu
    • Evasi0n (Evasi0n7)
    • Absinthe
    • JailbreakMe.com
    • RedSn0w
    • GreenPois0n
    • Sn0wBreeze
    • PwnageTool
    • LimeRa1n
    • Spirit
    • BlackRa1n
    • Seas0nPass
    • Developers
  • How To Unlock
  • How To Downgrade
    • How To Save SHSH Blobs
    • TinyUmbrella
    • iFaith
    • F0recast
  • Cydia Tweaks
    • Top / Best Cydia Tweaks
    • Best Cydia Sources
    • Siri Cydia Tweaks, Hacks, Mods
    • Spire Proxy Host List
  • How To Root
    • Top / Best Custom ROMs
  • Downloads

Learn How To Hack Your iPod Nano 6G [Remove Apps And Add Blank Spaces]

December 28, 2010 by Jaden Easton-Ellett 11 Comments

A Couple of days ago we told you that the first step in jailbreaking the iPod Nano, was carried out by a hacker who goes by the name of @jwhelton. Unfortunately this hack was over publicized and a lot of people think that the iPod Nano is just steps away from being jailbroken. This unfortunately is not the case, as what @jwhelton discovered was a simple hack that allows you to create blank spaces on your iPod Nano’s SpringBoard. This is carried out simply by editing the springboard.plist file on the iPod Nano, and while this is a small/somewhat useless hack, it shows that booting with a user modded file is possible (This is the first step to being jailbroken).

Today, @jwhelton has updated his blog to include a tutorial on how to perform this simple hack yourself.  Before we point you to the tutorial however, please read this warning from jwhelton, as it is important to fully understand this hack.

Jailbreaking real possibility: The hack and things I’ve been playing around with and have done use the already available ‘disk use’ of the device. The hack is simple, like Forrest Gump simple, the importance is that it got the Nano hack got attention and thankfully attracted some kickass hackers and developers who wish to work on it with me, I’m gonna be doing all I can to facilitate this. iPod Nano hacking is nothing new (http://ipodlinuxinstl.sourceforge.net/). If I am correct and it is a rehashed version, then there’ll be a few bugs and pre-existing code can be used to hack it.

Introducing the SyncTug: The SyncTug is the process of hard-rebooting the iPod Nano (by holding down the minus volume button and lock button at the same time) and as soon as it begins to reboot (screen flashes black for a moment), you unplug the iPod cable from it. See normally when a user edits a file and disconnects the Nano, the Nano compares the modded file to its current cache and reverts the modded file to its original state, thus removing any mod. By SyncTugging it, the Nano is forced to boot using this modded file, bypassing this cache comparison. Its simple, but it works! Using this, one could edit the Icon State plist to reveal hidden icons!

The Fear: My own fear is that people have over hyped a simple hack I did to remove icons, however this ‘hype’, as mentioned, allowed better devs and hackers to contact me. I plan on learning a lot on this hacking trip and do some serious stuff, this silly hack is a starting point.

If you read the quoted text above, you will realize that it is just emphasis on what we told you above. Now, that we have gotten that out of the way we will share with you the video tutorial on how to perform this hack on your iPod Nano.

Note: If you would like to follow the text version of the tutorial, please visit the official iPod Nano hacking website by clicking here.

As you can see if you followed the video tutorial above, this hack is pretty simple. However, you can bet that we will be seeing a lot more from this small touch screen Apple device in the future. Do you own an iPod Nano 6G? If so, are you going to try out this hack?

Comments

  1. Ashokreddy_14 says

    November 1, 2011 at 11:21 pm

    u need not go to hidden files and blah blah….
    just click on the icon and touch it for 2 to 4 seconds and will shakes like up and down and drag to where ever u want. its quite simple. Cheers 
    FREDDIE

  2. Gazza8584 says

    December 11, 2011 at 6:46 am

    The Hal was to show that it is possible to hack a device that can’t be accessed through wifi/3G downloads – as he said they can now attempt to run contact lists/movies etc through it

  3. Nomac88 says

    January 31, 2012 at 10:02 am

    eeeee ooooo aaaaa eeee öööööö, learn to speak man!!!! G

  4. Justsomeguy says

    March 2, 2012 at 10:41 pm

    no, its an ipod nano. so u cant do that.

  5. Michael Cheng says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:24 pm

    yes you can i have one

  6. Michael says

    July 20, 2012 at 2:51 am

    …and the reason the ipod goes blank is cuz it cant comprehend why the hell there is a blank space lol

  7. Anil says

    September 4, 2012 at 5:32 am

    can we add notes to iPod nano??

  8. Philip Wesley says

    September 15, 2012 at 1:49 am

    just get games already, c’mon, even my calculator can do that.

  9. marderfarker says

    September 15, 2012 at 9:38 am

    can ipod nano 8gig perform this hack?

  10. Anil says

    September 29, 2012 at 9:56 am

    u can do that

  11. Philip Wesley says

    October 2, 2012 at 8:58 pm

    If it’s 6g nano, then yes

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Read Our Most Recent Articles

Untethered iOS 12 Jailbreak Demoed by Ali Security
Untethered iOS 12 Jailbreak Demoed by Ali Security
iOS 12 Now Available for Download: Compatible Devices
iOS 12 Now Available for Download: Compatible Devices
iPhone X Discontinued, iPhone 8 and iPhone 7 Prices Slashed
iPhone X Discontinued, iPhone 8 and iPhone 7 Prices Slashed
Apple iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max, and iPhone Xr Announced
Apple iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max, and iPhone Xr Announced
Apple Watch Series 4 Announced With Larger Display, Louder Speaker, and More
Apple Watch Series 4 Announced With Larger Display, Louder Speaker, and More

Follow Our How To Guides

How To: Install OnLive Desktop On Mac OS X To Get Free Microsoft Office Access
How To: Install OnLive Desktop On Mac OS X To Get Free Microsoft Office Access
How To: Jailbreak iPhone, iPod Touch Or iPad With Broken Buttons Using RedSn0w 0.9.14b2 [Mac OS X]
How To: Jailbreak iPhone, iPod Touch Or iPad With Broken Buttons Using RedSn0w 0.9.14b2 [Mac OS X]
Here's How To Use Siri To Get Directions From Google Maps
Here's How To Use Siri To Get Directions From Google Maps
How To: One Click Root For HTC One X (AT&T And Rogers)
How To: One Click Root For HTC One X (AT&T And Rogers)
How To: Prevent An Application From Alerting Your Facebook Friends On Your Behalf
How To: Prevent An Application From Alerting Your Facebook Friends On Your Behalf
About | Contact | Advertise | RSS Feed | Sitemap | TOS | Privacy Policy

© Copyright 2010 - 2021 iJailbreak. All Rights Reserved.