Great news for iPhone 4 users in the Middle East who are using wireless carriers that do not support FaceTime. The team at iPhoneislam.com has released a hack to get the service working. The hack is available in Cydia which can enable FaceTime in unsupported countries like the one in Middle East on jailbroken iPhone 4.
How To Activate FaceTime On iPhone 4:
Step 1:
You will need a jailbroken iPhone running iOS 4.1. If you have not yet jailbroken your iPhone yet, you can follow our guides listed below:
- [How To] Jailbreak iPhone/iPodTouch iOS 4.1 With PwnageTool 4.1
- [How To] Jailbreak iOS 4.1/3.22 With Limera1n
- [How To] Jailbreak iOS 4.1/3.2.2 With GreenPois0n
Step 2:
Once you are done with the jailbreak, Launch Cydia, and navigate to the Manage tab at the bottom, followed by Sources.
Step 3:
Now click on Edit and add the following repository – https://apps.iphoneislam.com
Step 4:
Once the repository has been added, Search for “FaceTime Hacktivator” in Cydia and install this application. This app will automatically patch all the files required for the FaceTime toggle to show under Settingsoption.
Step 5:
Now reboot your iPhone and then navigate to Settings –> Phone and tap on the FaceTime toggle to turn it on. Your iPhone will now send an international SMS to activate FaceTime.
That’s it! Once FaceTime has been activated, you can make normal phone calls and then tap the on-screen FaceTime option once connected, or you can make a direct FaceTime to FaceTime call by selecting an individual contact and tapping the FaceTime button from Contacts app.
You may also like to check out:
- [How To] Enable FaceTime On Unsupported Carriers
- FaceTime For Mac Announced And Beta Released!
- Cross Platform Support For FaceTime App Now Possible
- New Discovery In iOS 4.1 Hints At Video Group Chat With FaceTime
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[Sources: TUAW; MacStories]
Authors: _GadgetNews