MultiGesture is not working for the iPhone even if you tick the Multigesture button in redsn0w. I'm using Activator which I think is a lot better with so many options to use.

I restored my iPhone last night and will have to restore it again tonight coz I want to use redsn0w jailbreak. Previously was on semi-tether and used Corona. I noticed my keyboard were really lagging (don't have an idea why) so we'll see. First time restoring the backup from iCloud. Seems fast enough to restore 2.9GB of data over the air. Thank god for fibre optic.

Loading Cydia takes a long time. If it get's stuck, you just need to start and load again. What I don't like about Cydia is that if the phone goes to sleep or the screen goes off, Cydia stops loading so you have to constantly scroll cydia up & down to keep it active. It does not load in the background either.

I would not put much hope on a software unlock. The dev-team have been stumped for one year (that's foolproof in software age). Your only hope is for Gevey Sim to come out with a hardware solution to solve iOS5 baseband.

The first load in Cydia takes a lot longer ... give it 4-5 minutes (yes, that long) especially if you've added a lot of repos. If the load fails (due to the screen going to sleep or you opened another app .... cydia does not load in the background), then quit Cydia and re-boot the phone and re-run Cydia again. Works for me last night.

You cannot upload your SHSH to Cydia. It does not work like that. If and When the jailbreak for the 4s and iPad 2 occurs on 5.0.1, only then will Cydia try and get the SHSH for 5.0.1 so if TinyUmbrella is able to save the SHSH for you. Just keep it safe locally (and I would recommend you saving a couple of copy of the files in the cloud such as GMail or Skydrive).

The iCloud backup is a nightmare to restore. I'm switching back to backing up on iTunes. The restoration takes maybe 15-20 minutes (which was surprising since it was a 2.9GB backup) but once that has been completed, it's trying to redownload ALL the apps from the Cloud ... and that is like a 9GB process. A hardwired connection is probably much faster and more stable. Restoring 157 apps using iTunes (instead of iCloud) is much faster and does not depend on the speed of your internet ....

Which version of redsn0w did you use for the jailbreak? 0.9.10b3 or b2/b1?

I use activator. I set the double tap of the status bar to bring up the running app list (similar to double tapping the home button)

Restore to 5.0.1 again (use the Shift + restore method meaning that you need to download the full 5.0.1 IPSW) and jailbreak using the latest resdn0w (b3)

I have not had any issue on 5.0.1 jailbreak. I jailbreak my phone on iOS5.0.1 in early December on semi-tether using redsn0w and updated to an untethered version the day it came out on the 27th of December 2011. Yesterday, I restored the iPhone again and did a fresh jailbreak using the latest redsn0w 0.9.10b3 and have had no issues.

I restore and re-ran the jailbreak because the boot-up from a cold reboot was close to 80 seconds (I suspect because of Corona/Semi-Tether legacies etc etc). Now a fresh reboot takes about 20-25 seconds which is normal.

All my Apps are stable. I have had no crashes (except for the game Real Racing 2 which is probably because my RAM was way too low at the time) but I have not experienced Mobile Substrate crashes and have not gone into any safe mode at all.

I suggest this steps if any of you are experiencing any issues (crashes etc etc)

1. Backup your iPhone to iTunes (or iCloud, whichever you prefer) and Go to iTunes Preferences and under Devices tick Do Not Sync iPod/iPad/iPhone Automatically.
2. Fresh restore your iPhone (Do a Shift + Restore via iTunes which would require you to download the full 790MB 5.0.1 IPSW Download Link for All Firmware Files ) This will wipe your iPhone clean and install a fresh firmware into the iPhone
3. Set your iPhone as a new iPhone (don't restore as yet)
4. Jailbreak your iPhone using redsn0w 0.9.10b3 (Link to Download versions of redsn0w)
5. Set your Lockscreen Auto-Lock to "Never"
6. Open Cydia and WAIT for it to FULLY load all the repos (this can take 5-10 minutes, yes that long). If the loading fails, exit Cydia and re-run it (you can reboot or re-spring). If it does not load automatically, go to Changes Tab and press refresh. Wait for it to download all the lists of apps from the repos.
7. Add your repos of choice
8. Wait for it to load
9. Install your favorite tweaks

Once everything looks okay and the phone seems stable

10. Connect to iTunes
11. Restore your backup to get back all your Contacts/Calendars/Settings/SMS/Game Saves/ etc etc etc

Slyp, please edit your posts. NO Piracy Discussion at all here please.

I do not have any issue with iMessage and I have BiteSMS installed as well, Then again, I am using iMessage via BiteSMS

Yeah supposedly he's expecting it to be released in 1 week.

I bought my BiteSMS from the BigBoss repo for USD9.99, I cannot live without the Quick Reply.

You can also get BiteSMS for free from BigBoss but it will be the add supported version which is not too bad.

Cydia discussion is fine but there are repos in Cydia that enables piracy which is a big NO-NO.

I recommend you install the ad-supported BiteSMS and see how it goes. If you like it, you can stay with the add supported version or buy a license for US9.99. You can pay via Paypal.

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Added on January 4, 2012, 6:10 pmWinterboard is a known cause for the lagging issue. Some people has recommended installing Barrel instead.

This post has been edited by azraeil: Jan 4 2012, 06:10 PM

Yeah, it's an issue for those who likes themes. I had a nice theme when I was on iOS4 called Whitoken (it was blardy hard to get it right though) so I didn't bother installing Winterboard after I upgraded to iOS5 so I have not had any lagging issues (other than the Keyboard lag)

You can activate the Quick Compose from the touch of the volume buttons but I disable it because I used the volume buttons for different things.

You can identify which is normal SMS and which is iMessage from the colors. If you're out of internet coverage, it will send it via normal SMS

I like Viber/Whatsapp as compared to iMessage as it is multi-platform and it is able to scan my phonebook to know who is on Viber etc etc, I use iMessage baces one of my friend who has an iDevice on iOS5 sent me an iMessage. For all other "internet" messaging system, I usually use Viber/Whatsapp.

No, I have no theme now on my iPhone.

I read that DreamBoard also have the same lagging issue.

I think Activator still has some issues. I definitely does not work very well if you have a passcode on so setting anything for the lockscreen is a hit & miss thing.

After a while, even the slide gesture thing will not work as well and a re-spring will be needed. I don't know what activate (pun intended) the failures though.

Yes, if you update or restore using stock firmware in iTunes, your baseband will be updated. So if you need to preserve your baseband, DO NOT restore/update using stock firmware. You need to create a custom firmware.

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Added on January 5, 2012, 1:48 am3Gs is a newer unit than a 3G. The highest firmware for the 3G is 4.2.1

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Added on January 5, 2012, 1:49 amThere is no such thing as Shift + Update. That's the difference.

This post has been edited by azraeil: Jan 5 2012, 01:49 AM

Appcenter, a free tweak from Cydia allows you to put apps shortcut in the notification center.