(win only. mac user please click here)
EDIT: This guide did not work anymore cause TouchFree is removed from the developer’s page
iPod Touch can now act as PDA. It does not have Mail, Stocks, Weather and Notes. You cannot add new events under Calendar. Those are pretty useful but Apple just wipe it.
Now, you can install applications that you want, but this is not official. So, here is the guide to let you enhance the power of iPod Touch.
This guide only for Windows, for mac click here. After you finished the guide, you will be able to:
1. Add new calendar event
2.Running the missed iPhone application
3.Running the cool native applications that comes from community. Customize iPod Touch with your style.
Stage 1: Making installer on the springboard
Step 1. Backup and restore iPod Touch. Make sure it is iPod Touch firmware 1.1.1.
Step 2. Download the touchfree. Choose the stable version 0.6. Alpha version doesn’t have SSH preinstalled, so it’s not recommended.
Step 3. It will ask you to navigate your iPod Touch to specific address. Do so and click the button to continue.
Step 4. When you finished Step 2, you will need to restart iPod touch as stated. Click the button once you finished.
Step 5. It will ask you to restart the iPod Touch once it finished updating the files. Also, click the button once you restarted the iPod touch again.
Step 5. It will now upload the Installer.app and SummerBoard into iPod Touch. Once it is finished, you will need to restart again.Notice this time the iPod Touch will automatically restart again after you restart it, click the button when it finished loading.
Step 6. Now, click ‘exit’ cause the iPod Touch have already restarted itself.
Step 7. You should get something like this on iPod Touch’s springboard.
Step 8. Now, you will be able to install any applications you want. Click Installer.app on iPod touch, update it to 3.0b4 and install the Community Sources first.
Stage 2: Porting iPhone applications
If you have iPhone 1.1.1 on hand, and would like to port the applications in iPod Touch, follow the steps below. Download WinSCP to SSH into iPhone and iPod Touch.
Step 9. Copy those iPhone 1.1.1 applications you want. We copied Notes, Stocks, Weather, Mail and Maps from iPhone’s “/Applications”. Copy the .app folder.
Step 10. Copy the whole iPhone GMM.Framework folder “GMM.framework” from iPhone’s “/System/Library/Frameworks”.
Step 11. Copy the whole MobileMail settings folder “MobileMailSettings.bundle” from iPhone’s “/System/Library/PreferenceBundles/”
Step 12. Now, connect iPod Touch to Wi-Fi, check the IP address.
Step 13. Than, run WinSCP again. enter the iPod Touch login information. Use the correct IP address, “root” as username and “alpine” as password.
Step 14. Upload those applications we copied to iPod Touch’s “/Applications”. Make sure you choose “Binary” as the type. Right-click to chmod programs to 755, and click set permission recrursively.
Step 15. Than upload the “GMM.Framework” to iPod Touch’s “/System/Library/Frameworks”
Step 16. Upload the MobileMail Setting “MobileMailSettings.bundle” to iPod Touch’s “/System/Library/PreferenceBundles/”
Stage 3: Enable adding calender events
Step 14. Download the pre-patched calendar modified files here.Extract it.
Step 15. Upload it to “/System/Library/CoreServices/Springboard.app”, replace the existing file. Restart the iPod Touch. And you should now be able to add some new event.
thanks and everything is working except mail and maps, under preferencebundles, I only have mailsettingbundles, some file missing? don’t know if this is a proble, in addition, I installed a few programs through installer, but cannot find them
qingxc,
no. please read Step 11 and 16 again
thanks, did again, now mail is working, but maps still not, please advise
qingxc,
is that it pops out once and freeze?
not freeze, but go back to main screen
Looks like you have to have both an iPhone and iPod touch to get these moved over? I have only an iPod Touch and of course a PC wit windows. Can you advise?
http://www.sharebig.com/share.php?id=s4bcbekqmkJEHKPB
OR
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GN9CKYJX
for iPhone apps.
genenio,
here you go. and don’t tell others. LOL
Hello. I have a question in the beggining of stage2. When you say “Download WinSCP to SSH into iPhone and iPod Touch”, do i have to put also in the ipod touch root, or just in my pc? If it’s also in the ipod, how do i do it? I tried all de steps. I got the icons on my ipod touch, but the apps don’t work. they open, but they stay in blank, i can’t do anything. Please give me a hand. Thank you.
Vitor,
Did you chmod the program to 755?
i have install jailbreakand now i have no space on my itouch
i did not chmod the program to 755? how do you do that
uh, i try to use that winscp thing i put in my ip adress as the host name, i put in user name as root and password as alpine, and then i try to connect and all of a sudden it says “network refused” what do i do? my internet has a wepkey, does that have to do with anything?
viettxx,
try again to install “OpenSSH” from Installer.app.
trent,
right-click the file and choose “properties”.
And what do you mean by no space ? is it left 300MB?
i have no space n my ipod after installing jailbreak, what d i do now
right click on what program ?
i’m confused i dowload the th winscp for my itouch and it has some log stuff. do not know what needs tobe in the fill also it talks o some key.
hello
how to do this without having iphone. I dont have iphone. Is that possible i can do install the applications from my Windows XP?
Please guide me…
having problem getting safari to download winscp
I have just upgraded to firmware 1.1.2 , doh! am i fooked or is there a way to jailbreak this firmware, or downgrade back to 1.1.1.
my iPod Touch is jailbroken and updated to 1.2.2, I have copied Maps, Weather, and MobileMail from the “Stuff.zip” download, but the apps do not work. I checked and they have 755 permissions. Does anyone know what else I need to do?
Thomas,
sorry to say that this guide is not work for 1.1.2. It is stated clearly. Better to read every each sentence next time.
Hey. I wish to install these applications to my iPod Touch, but when I press the restore button in iTunes it say that it will restore and install the newest firmware. That is 1.1.2 Is it very important to restore before installing, or is it anything else i can do? Thank you for your help!
I’ve gotten everthing to work with 1.1.2 except mail. I’ve tried everything I can think of. Mail launches and then as soon as it shows that mail is being downloaded, it immediately closes. Then the mail icon shows how many e-mails I have…only I can’t get to them.
Craziest thing!
Brad,
Great!!! I would like to know how do you get it work for 1.1.2? Is it just following the same steps? I thought it won’t work for 1.1.2
hello I have ipod touch but it is not possible to go on the ipod to the site jailbreak.rta2… com what I have to do gladly mail
joel,
reportedly, the site doesn’t work today. I think you can try later on.
hello.. i’m sorry but i can’t find where to download firm 1.1.1 for my iPod touch… where can i find it?
Ele,
http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/iPod/SBML/osx/bundles/061-3932.20070927.p23dD/iPod1,1_1.1.1_3A110a_Restore.ipsw
Tnks so much!! *_*
the touch free link dont work anymore. is there another way we can download it?
Can someone please tell me in simple terms how to downgrade my ipod touch back to 1.1.1 ( I upgrade by accident) so I can jailbreak it. Please ! please ! please !
Alice,
press “Shift” and click restore.
i don’t run with win XP
pls help me how I get my touch 1.1.2. back to 1.1.1. i have tride everything help!!!
jose,
Downgrade your iPod Touch by clicking Shift + Restore. Than choose the following file you downloaded:
http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/iPod/SBML/osx/bundles/061-3932.20070927.p23dD/iPod1,1_1.1.1_3A110a_Restore.ipsw
help me I update my tocuh to 1.1.2. by accident how i put it back to 1.1.1. i have try restor and backup help
thx, man how i get to open ijailbreak for the app
how i open touch free help pls !!
can you please send me a link to the touchfree because when i download it itts not going any further than step 1
thanks
jose carlos,
You can now jailbreak your iPod Touch using jailbreakme.com
To jailbreak is easy, just navigate to jailbreakme.com and it will be done automatically.
Will this work to 1.1.3?
Hi there, thanks mate. I am having problem after adding them. all the programs are beeing showed on my ipod touch, but it aint working. After clicking on the app, it starts but nothing happens. Have I done something wrong??
how can i downgrade to 1.1.1 when im in 1.1.3? is it the same as 1.1.2, because i already tried the link you post and it didnt work, it says that there’s an error.. so what will you recommend me to do? or is it capable for 1.1.3? can it be soon?
gln,
this guide will not work anymore. Please read the headline. Sorry.
admin, currently i have an ipod touch with version 1.1.3. I’ve tried downgrading with that link you posted jan 13th. Yet, nothing has worked, i need help.
admin– how can i get the touchfree software bec the website isn’t working?
Does this mean GPS will work while on the move or only when aroung WI-FI. Also, how can I unlock my iPhone so I can use it with another carrier.
admin-
All of the apps work on 1.1.2 with these instructions except mail. Is there any way to get it to work? It will open, then crash and return to springboard. Any ideas? Thanks!