Friday, 4 November 2011

How to Hack Symbian S60 Phones to Install Unsigned Applications


If you own a Nokia Symbian S60 phone, you will most likely be aware of the fact that it is not possible to install applications on it unless they are signed using a valid certificate. Have you been trying to install applications on your S60 3rd or 5th edition phone but ending up gettinga certificate error? At times,this can be really annoying;but here is a smart solutionto this problem!
Here in this post, I will showyou how to hack your Symbian S60 3rd or 5th edition smartphone, so as to modify the phone’s firmware and completely bypass the mandatory signing requirement. So, once you are done with thisone time hack, you should be able to install any compatible application including unsigned and those with an expired certificate.
What is the Need for Signing Applications?
From the 3rd edition onwards, all the Symbian S60 applications need to be signed in order to ensure their integrity, so that it would not be possible for a third party to tamper with the application. Also, signingensures that you always install applications from a trusted source.
However, there are many freeware and beta applications that come unsigned as the developerscannot afford to buy a symbian certificate. Hence, itcan be a real nightmare for the users who need to install such applications on their phones. So, here is a step-by-step procedure to hack your phone and permanently disable this security feature.
1. Download HelloOX2 V2.03 or the latest version from the HelloOX2 Ofiicial Website .
HelloOX2 is an excellent toolto hack Symbian S60 3rd, 5th and Symbian^3 smartphones which makes itpossible to install a root certificate by gaining full access to the phone’s system files. With this capability, you can install anything you want on your phones without the need to worry about the annoying certificate error!
2. The signed version of HelloOX2 demands for a donation and hence, only the unsigned version is available for free download.So, if you have the unsigned version, you needto sign it before installing on your phone. In order to sign any application, you need to have the certificateand the key file which can be obtained as follows:
*. Go to the OPDA Website , get registered and login to your account.
*. Click on the “Apply Certificate” tab, enter themodel number and the IMEIof your phone and then click on “Submit and Upload” button.
*. It will usually take up 24 hours for your certificate and key file to be generated and uploaded. To check the status of your certificate click on “My Certificate” tab. If thecertificate is ready for thedownload you will see something as follows:
*. Download the certificate and the key file on to your computer. Also download the SisSigner tool to sign your HelloOX2 application.
*. Open the SisSigner, load the HelloOX2.sis, certificate and the key fileas shown below and click on “Sign”. Leave the “Key File Password” field blank.
*. Your HelloOX2 application is now signed and ready for the installation.
3. Install the signed HelloOX2 application on your phone and run it to start the hacking process, which is completely automatic. Within a minute your phone will be hacked. Once this is done, say goodbye to the annoying certificate error and install any application.
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