[ # ] How to Disable Apple’s iPhone “Kill Switch”

/* Posted August 21st, 2008 at 2:10pm */
/* Filed under Apple, How-To, iPhone */

Earlier this month, iPhone application developers discovered a hidden kill switch in the latest iPhone firmware (2.0+). The kill switch allows Apple to remotely delete or disable any unauthorized applications running on your iPhone, including any cracked Monkey Balls or Crash Bandicoots. The code contains a string called “unauthorizedApps” whose purpose is unknown. Apple acknowledged the existence of the hidden kill switch but claimed that it was not currently in use. Steve Jobs did not outwardly deny that it would never be used, merely saying that he hoped it would never have to happen. Whatever that means…

At any rate, jailbroken 2.0 iPhone users are in luck as BossPrefs version 2.12b contains a way to disable the kill switch to prevent any such thing from happening.

If you haven’t already, install BossPrefs or if it’s already installed, upgrade it to 2.12b.
Launch BossPrefs
Click on the “More” button on the upper right
Click the last option button “Disable Apple App Killswitch”
Click on the “Neuter!” button

Note that this mod is absolutely reversible. In fact if you go back to the second screen, you will have the option to enable the kill switch this time.

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