{"id":159,"date":"2009-09-30T04:05:04","date_gmt":"2009-09-30T09:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.icopybot.com\/blog\/?p=159"},"modified":"2010-04-17T09:23:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-17T14:23:00","slug":"change-iphone-carrier-name-and-time-string-without-jailbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icopybot.com\/blog\/change-iphone-carrier-name-and-time-string-without-jailbreak.htm","title":{"rendered":"Change iPhone carrier name and time string without jailbreaking"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we know, we have to “JailBreak” our iPhone\/iPod Touch to change carrier name and time string. But with iTunes Backup Manager<\/a>, we can do this without jailbreaking.<\/p>\n

Please follow these steps:
\n1.Run iTunes, connect your iPhone\/iPod Touch, when its name appears in iTunes, right click it and select “Back Up”.<\/p>\n

2.Close iTunes, run iTunes Backup Manager<\/a>, select your iPhone\/iPod Touch name in left tree pane, find Library\/Preferences\/com.apple.springboard.plist<\/strong> in right list pane and double click it. \"carrier-name-1\" <\/p>\n

3.Find first <\/strong> tag in the plist Editor window, enter follow contents:<\/p>\n

<key>SBFakeCarrier<\/key>
\n<string>your carrier name<\/em><\/string>
\n<key>SBFakeTime<\/key>
\n<string>YES<\/string>
\n<key>SBFakeTimeString<\/key>
\n<string>your time string<\/em><\/string><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"carrier-name-2\" <\/p>\n

4.Select main menu->File->Restore, select Restore only modified file(s) and press OK, wait few minutes til the restore success. \"carrier-name-3\" <\/p>\n

5.Your iPhone will restart automatically and the carrier name and time string changed: \"carrier-name-4\" More iPod\/iPhone related software please visit our home page about how to transfer music from ipod to computer<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As we know, we have to “JailBreak” our iPhone\/iPod Touch to change carrier name and time string. But with iTunes Backup Manager, we can do this without jailbreaking. Please follow these steps: 1.Run iTunes, connect your iPhone\/iPod Touch, when its name appears in iTunes, right click it and select “Back Up”. 2.Close iTunes, run iTunes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[64,91],"class_list":["post-159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-itunes-backup-manager","tag-iphone-carrier-name","tag-itunes-backup-manager"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t