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Need Iphone 3G help
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Before restoring, or updating your OS, be sure to empty any Categories folders that you may have.
Lol jeez where do I go to do that? I'm honestly just fine w/ losing my jailbreak as long as I'd be able to update on Friday and have my phone not be damaged.
This only applies if you have Categories installed. If you don't then don't sweat it. If you don't know what it is, you probably don't have it installed.
It won't "break" anything, but it may cause the White Apple Logo of Death, necessitating another restore.
P.S. This precautionary steps applies whether or not you plan to jailbreak the new OS. Also, if you don't plan to jailbreak in the future, disable the battery percentage display, if it is enabled, and undo Make It Mine, if you have that installed.
This only applies if you have Categories installed. If you don't then don't sweat it. If you don't know what it is, you probably don't have it installed.
It won't "break" anything, but it may cause the White Apple Logo of Death, necessitating another restore.
P.S. This precautionary steps applies whether or not you plan to jailbreak the new OS. Also, if you don't plan to jailbreak in the future, disable the battery percentage display, if it is enabled, and undo Make It Mine, if you have that installed.
Yeah I'm assuming I don't have Cats in that case.
What precautionary step are you referring to? And I don't believe I have Make it Mine, but what purpose does disabling the battery graphic serve? Or is the percentage thing you're talking about an actual number graphic that shows up rather than the normal picture...?
Updating a jailbroken phone does not brick it. All a software update will do is erase any files or folders not native to the software and seal all holes in security and flash new firmware. In other words, just jail your phone again.
Other than that, you will be fine.
I was referring to what I said in my first post, about emptying any Categories folders.
Make It Mine replaces the carrier name with whatever you choose. If you didn't do that, you're good there too.
This isn't a big deal, but it's one of those odd things that updating the OS doesn't revert back to factory. In other words, it's a big notice that your device has been jailbroken.
If you have Boss Prefs installed, there is a setting that allows you to "Enable Numeric battery." This is a representation of the battery life as a percentage.
As with Make It Mine, this hack will remain in effect after a restore. That's not to say that anything bad will happen--Just that it will be obvious that it has been previously jailbroken.