{"id":10649,"date":"2014-04-11T22:35:45","date_gmt":"2014-04-12T02:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/?p=10649"},"modified":"2020-07-17T18:22:39","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T22:22:39","slug":"back-in-jail-upgraded-to-ios-7-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/2014\/04\/back-in-jail-upgraded-to-ios-7-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Back in &#8220;jail&#8221; (upgraded to iOS 7.1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:2400,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.joeisanerd.com&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260113180747\\\/https:\\\/\\\/joeisanerd.com\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-10 17:30:25&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-15 00:02:23&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-26 16:21:51&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-07 07:11:50&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-21 17:55:10&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-28 00:36:48&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-04 10:02:39&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-04 10:02:39&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2401,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/semi-restore.com&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251217024642\\\/https:\\\/\\\/semi-restore.com\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-10 17:30:38&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-15 00:02:23&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-07 07:11:51&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-28 00:36:47&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-28 00:36:47&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2202,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.bitesms.com&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251220124503\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.bitesms.com\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-10 16:12:50&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-15 00:02:23&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-24 04:08:28&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-06 21:16:05&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-15 15:52:32&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-26 19:09:06&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-02 02:53:05&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-06 16:58:39&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-06 16:58:39&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_2272.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10653\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/2014\/04\/back-in-jail-upgraded-to-ios-7-1\/img_2272\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_2272.png\" data-orig-size=\"427,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"broken Reminders app\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_2272-200x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_2272.png\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-10653\" style=\"margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" title=\"broken Reminders app\" alt=\"broken Reminders app\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_2272.png\" width=\"256\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_2272.png 427w, https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_2272-100x150.png 100w, https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_2272-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/a>I ran into a problem last night where the Reminders app on my iPhone 4S stopped updating with the Reminders in iCloud. Figuring it was just a typical sync issue I turned off the Reminders syncing, planning on just turning it on again to fix the problem. When I turned them off, I let iOS delete the local reminders on my phone (since they were still up in iCloud).<\/p>\n<p>But after turning the sync back on, my Reminders app was completely broken: the default list was missing and I couldn&#8217;t add one because the plus (+) button was grayed out! The &#8220;Default List&#8221; under the Reminders settings was also missing, and Siri couldn&#8217;t add new reminders either.<\/p>\n<p>Perusing Google and the Apple support forums, it appeared that of course, a complete reset of the phone might fix the problem. I didn&#8217;t want to do that, though, because I would lose my <a title=\"Jailbreaking iOS7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/2014\/01\/jailbreaking-ios7\/\">iOS 7.0.6 jailbreak<\/a>\u00a0when the phone would update itself to iOS 7.1.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->But as the evening wore on, I started noticing more and more strange problems on my phone:\u00a0I couldn&#8217;t download any apps from the App Store (they got<a href=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/semi-restore.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10652\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/2014\/04\/back-in-jail-upgraded-to-ios-7-1\/semi-restore\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/semi-restore.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"490,370\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Semi-Restore\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Semi-Restore&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/semi-restore-300x226.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/semi-restore.jpg\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10652\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" title=\"Semi-Restore\" alt=\"Semi-Restore\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/semi-restore-300x226.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/semi-restore-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/semi-restore-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/semi-restore.jpg 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> stuck in a &#8220;Waiting &#8230;&#8221; status) and my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeisanerd.com\/\">iCatcher<\/a> podcast app wouldn&#8217;t download anything either. At some point, Siri lost her voice and wouldn&#8217;t talk anymore. The phone&#8217;s data connections (WiFi and 3G) seemed fine and almost everything else (like GMail, Chrome, etc.) seemed to be functional.<\/p>\n<p>At this point I knew I had to do something, so I first tried a &#8220;Reset All Settings&#8221; but that didn&#8217;t fix any of the issues. Next, desperate to keep my jailbreak, I tried <a href=\"https:\/\/semi-restore.com\/\">Semi-Restore<\/a>\u00a0which claimed to reset a jailbroken phone as close to factory as it could without losing the jailbreak. I was hopeful, but since the tool didn&#8217;t actually do anything to system files, all of the problems were still present once it finished. So now I was finally facing the fact that I would going to have to try the complete system restore and upgrade to iOS 7.1.<\/p>\n<p>I let iTunes do it thing, and once I had a &#8220;clean&#8221; phone running iOS 7.1, all of the issues were resolved. Then, to save some time, I restored my iTunes backup. Unfortunately,\u00a0<em>all of the problems returned<\/em>! Apparently whatever the root cause was, it was in the backup. Since Apple doesn&#8217;t support partial restores, there was no way I could come up with to restore the stuff I wanted but let everything else (Reminders, Siri, App Store, etc.) get overwritten with the defaults. I had to do\u00a0<em>another\u00a0<\/em>full restore and then starting setting up my iPhone 4S from scratch, one app and setting at a time.<\/p>\n<p>I have mixed feelings about being back in Apple&#8217;s &#8220;jail.&#8221; On the one hand, I don&#8217;t have to worry about conflicting Cydia tweaks or jailbreak apps causing springboard crashes or general instability. Without having the ability for almost infinite tweakability, maybe I&#8217;ll waste less time tinkering. On the other hand, though, I already miss my setup and am finding it hard to adjust to the &#8220;normal&#8221; way of doing things in iOS 7.1. I miss being able to tweak my Control Center toggles, or customizing how the Notification Center looks. Most of all, I miss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitesms.com\/\">biteSMS<\/a> (and I lost all my text messaging history in the restore, ugh).<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully this isn&#8217;t the end of the jailbreak road for me, which I started down <a title=\"Jailbreaking my iPhone\" href=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/2010\/08\/jailbreaking-my-iphone\/\">back in 2010<\/a> when I jailbroke iOS 4 on my iPhone 3GS. I&#8217;m confident and optimistic that the jailbreak community will continue to find success against Apple&#8217;s walled garden in iOS 8 and beyond. Although, who knows &#8230; now that I have a <a title=\"Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition\" href=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/2014\/03\/samsung-galaxy-note-10-1-2014-edition\/\">Samsung tablet<\/a>, my next phone might be running Android.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I ran into a problem last night where the Reminders app on my iPhone 4S stopped updating with the Reminders in iCloud. Figuring it was just a typical sync issue I turned off the Reminders syncing, planning on just turning it on again to fix the problem. When I turned them off, I let iOS &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/2014\/04\/back-in-jail-upgraded-to-ios-7-1\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading &lsquo;Back in &#8220;jail&#8221; (upgraded to iOS 7.1)&rsquo; &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[48,66,23],"class_list":["post-10649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-software","tag-iphone","tag-jailbreak","tag-mobile"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10649\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}