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Siri is Apple’s personal assistant program that was originally released on iPhone 4S and later iPhone models. If you want to install Siri on earlier iPhone models, you must jailbreak the phone and use Cydia to add third-party programs. As another option, you can install legitimate apps that will give you Siri-like functionality. To learn how to do both, see Step 1 below. | Siri is Apple’s personal assistant program that was originally released on iPhone 4S and later iPhone models. If you want to install Siri on earlier iPhone models, you must jailbreak the phone and use Cydia to add third-party programs. As another option, you can install legitimate apps that will give you Siri-like functionality. To learn how to do both, see Step 1 below. | ||
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== Steps == | == Steps == | ||
===Getting the Siri Experience Without Jailbreaking=== | ===Getting the Siri Experience Without Jailbreaking=== | ||
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#Check your iOS version number. You can jailbreak your iOS 7 iPhone 4 as long as you don't have any version past 7.0.6. iOS 7.1 has disabled the ability to jailbreak, and there is no sign that a new exploit will be found soon. If you have already upgraded your device to 7.1 or newer, you will need to use the first method of this article to get Siri-like functionality, as jailbreaking your phone is not possible. | #Check your iOS version number. You can jailbreak your iOS 7 iPhone 4 as long as you don't have any version past 7.0.6. iOS 7.1 has disabled the ability to jailbreak, and there is no sign that a new exploit will be found soon. If you have already upgraded your device to 7.1 or newer, you will need to use the first method of this article to get Siri-like functionality, as jailbreaking your phone is not possible. | ||
#*You can check your version number by opening the Settings app, tapping General, and then tapping About. | #*You can check your version number by opening the Settings app, tapping General, and then tapping About. | ||
| − | #Ensure that iTunes has been updated. You will need the latest version of iTunes in order to jailbreak your iPhone. See [[Update | + | #Ensure that iTunes has been updated. You will need the latest version of iTunes in order to jailbreak your iPhone. See [[Update iTunes|this guide]] for detailed instructions on updating your iTunes installation. |
#Download evasi0n 7. This is the program that will jailbreak your phone. Evasi0n 7 is a free program, and should only be downloaded from the evad3rs' website. Any site that tries to charge you for this program is a scam. | #Download evasi0n 7. This is the program that will jailbreak your phone. Evasi0n 7 is a free program, and should only be downloaded from the evad3rs' website. Any site that tries to charge you for this program is a scam. | ||
| − | #Backup your iPhone. Before performing any jailbreak, it is always wise to backup your phone so that you can easily restore it if something goes wrong. Since jailbreaking is not an officially-supported action, there is a much larger chance that something could mess up during the process. See [[Back | + | #Backup your iPhone. Before performing any jailbreak, it is always wise to backup your phone so that you can easily restore it if something goes wrong. Since jailbreaking is not an officially-supported action, there is a much larger chance that something could mess up during the process. See [[Back Up Your iPhone|this guide]] for details on backing up your phone. |
#Start the jailbreak software. Find the downloaded file, extract it, and then run it to begin the jailbreak process. Windows users should right-click on the jailbreak program and select "Run as Administrator". | #Start the jailbreak software. Find the downloaded file, extract it, and then run it to begin the jailbreak process. Windows users should right-click on the jailbreak program and select "Run as Administrator". | ||
#Disable your iPhone screen lock. If you have a passcode set for your iPhone's lock screen, you will need to temporarily disable it during the jailbreak process. If you don't disable it, the jailbreak will fail. | #Disable your iPhone screen lock. If you have a passcode set for your iPhone's lock screen, you will need to temporarily disable it during the jailbreak process. If you don't disable it, the jailbreak will fail. | ||
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#Open Cydia. Once the jailbreak is complete, your phone will reboot one more time and the Cydia app will appear somewhere on your Home Screen. Tap it to open the Cydia store, and move down to the next section of this article to get the Siri tools. | #Open Cydia. Once the jailbreak is complete, your phone will reboot one more time and the Cydia app will appear somewhere on your Home Screen. Tap it to open the Cydia store, and move down to the next section of this article to get the Siri tools. | ||
====iOS 6==== | ====iOS 6==== | ||
| − | #Check your iOS version number. If you are running iOS 6, you may need different tools depending on which version of iOS 6 you are using. If you have iOS 6.1.3, 6.1.4, or 6.1.5, you will need p0sixspwn, which can be downloaded from the evad3rs website. If you have an older version, you will need an older version of the evasi0n tool. This article will discuss using p0sixspwn, as these are the most common versions of iOS 6. For all other versions, see [[Jailbreak | + | #Check your iOS version number. If you are running iOS 6, you may need different tools depending on which version of iOS 6 you are using. If you have iOS 6.1.3, 6.1.4, or 6.1.5, you will need p0sixspwn, which can be downloaded from the evad3rs website. If you have an older version, you will need an older version of the evasi0n tool. This article will discuss using p0sixspwn, as these are the most common versions of iOS 6. For all other versions, see [[Jailbreak Your iOS Device|this article]] for details. |
#*You can check your version number by opening the Settings app, tapping General, and then tapping About. | #*You can check your version number by opening the Settings app, tapping General, and then tapping About. | ||
| − | #Ensure that iTunes has been updated. You will need the latest version of iTunes in order to jailbreak your iPhone. See [[Update | + | #Ensure that iTunes has been updated. You will need the latest version of iTunes in order to jailbreak your iPhone. See [[Update iTunes|this guide]] for detailed instructions on updating your iTunes installation. |
#Download p0sixpwn. This is the program that will jailbreak your phone. p0sixspwn is a free program, and should only be downloaded from the evad3rs' website. Any site that tries to charge you for this program is a scam. | #Download p0sixpwn. This is the program that will jailbreak your phone. p0sixspwn is a free program, and should only be downloaded from the evad3rs' website. Any site that tries to charge you for this program is a scam. | ||
| − | #Backup your iPhone. Before performing any jailbreak, it is always wise to backup your phone so that you can easily restore it if something goes wrong. Since jailbreaking is not an officially-supported action, there is a much larger chance that something could mess up during the process. See [[Back | + | #Backup your iPhone. Before performing any jailbreak, it is always wise to backup your phone so that you can easily restore it if something goes wrong. Since jailbreaking is not an officially-supported action, there is a much larger chance that something could mess up during the process. See [[Back Up Your iPhone|this guide]] for details on backing up your phone. |
#Disable your iPhone screen lock. If you have a passcode set for your iPhone's lock screen, you will need to temporarily disable it during the jailbreak process. If you don't disable it, the jailbreak will fail. | #Disable your iPhone screen lock. If you have a passcode set for your iPhone's lock screen, you will need to temporarily disable it during the jailbreak process. If you don't disable it, the jailbreak will fail. | ||
#*You can turn off the passcode lock by opening Settings, tapping General, and then tapping Passcode Lock. Make sure to toggle it OFF. | #*You can turn off the passcode lock by opening Settings, tapping General, and then tapping Passcode Lock. Make sure to toggle it OFF. | ||
