Get Siri for iOS 5.1 iDevices, care of Spite

Running a jailbroken, non-A5 iDevice with iOS 5.1? Want Siri? Then you need Spite, the only app (care of Cydia) which delivers the full Siri experience for non-iPhone 4S users.

We talked about Jailbreaking iOS 5.1 devices earlier this week. One major setback was that Spire, a build of Siri made especially for iPhones, no longer worked.

Digital faith and the hacking community have delivered Spite, the “faster, more reliable” version of Spire. It’s a pretty simply affair to get it up and running, this is how you install it:

You need to have a jailbroken, non-A5 iDevice running iOS 5.1. All good? Keep reading.
Open Cydia, head over to the “manage” tab and add a new repository, namely:
“repo.technetec.com/beta/”
Once the new repo is up and running, go back to the manage screen, open sources and tap into the new Repo.technetec.com link.
Install “Spite (iOS 5.1)”.
It’s about 150Mb. Sit back and chill for a bit while it works its magic.

That’s it. You’ll need to restart your iDevice after the installation just to be safe. After that, Siri is yours.

Note: Spire/Spite requires a proxy server to work. Search for “Spire proxies” and play around to find a server which suits you. You may also need to follow these steps if the diction services are not working for you.

MAJOR UPDATE: Spite now offers a camera fix for iOS 5.1 devices. Download it now from the same repository. The camera on my 3GS functions once more (smiley face).

The video below nicely sums up the Spite installation process.

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Jlsoler

Se busca solucion para la camara?
Jiyu

I used your instruction to get siri working on my iPhone 4. It was very helpful to get my siri working again. From my experience, picture camera works, it doesn’t work when u try to record a video though. As a result of this, you can’t FaceTime either.
waffel

Does your facetime work or no? And are u on att or verizon?
Krmwife

AT&T. I’ve never used the FaceTime. Sorry. The only thing I’ve noticed is it takes about 10 secs for the camera app to open. Once it’s open, it functions flawlessly.
Quizcoach
Thomas

I have an iPhone 4 with spite on it as I foolishly upgraded to 5.1. I have Siri popping up when I hold down the home button but it alwas says that it can’t take any requests right now. I have tried to install different certificates and put in different proxies but it never works. Can someone suggest some steps?
Jasonmac

You need to get a better proxy server. One that actually works. I have sirihub.net and it’s been working since day one. Try them. I bet it will work
K00lmanxbox

Hey Steven, I have tried everything I could, but dont see the siri toggle.
waffel

Hmm could u try it?
Also by camera do you mean video camera? Or picture camera? Or they both work?
http://twitter.com/dunnyone Steven

Got to take the good with the pad IMO. Unsigned apps will always pose an issue for the phones, in one way or another.
Ben-woods

Mine is jailbroken tethered. 3GS with 5.1. I have not managed to install i4siri, because I cant install Spire. I installed spite and tried to install the certificate, but when i hold down, all i get is voice control. If i turn siri on, it automatically turns of again.
Elfisic0

Proxy: https://paradox-productions.net:444

Download the certificate
http://paradox-productions.net/?page=get-connected
http://profile.yahoo.com/J3MGQUVBRWVZWZH5B7NVKROQPU Jorge

It doesnt work on 8 gig it says something bout the storage but i dont have that much….. do u know what to do about the 8 gig?
http://profile.yahoo.com/J3MGQUVBRWVZWZH5B7NVKROQPU Jorge

It doesnt work on 8gig because of memory what should i do?
scelo12

for all you guys saying this doesnt work and it misses up your video camera and blah blah blah, it does work, My girlfriend and I both have 2 separate iphone 4 and and 1 is running 5.1 i have installed this with no problems at all what so ever on 5.1 and its actually faster than the other running 5.0.1.

Myth #1. It does not brick your phone, if it does re-install and try again trust me i know it works
Myth #2 I was able to reboot my phone after install, I didn’t use the cydia method, i held down power button(as stated above my the original poster) and reboot
Myth #3 is does not break your video camera, i was able to use the video camera without any problems

so in all their is nothing wrong with spite, yes it is in Beta, but it is actually a great tool replacement for spire with the older IOS.

if you have any more problems and need further proof it works reply here or email me at scelo12@msn.com
Salvadorvm86

After I install spite i rebot my my phone, now it wont turn back on it just stays on the apple logo ive tried holding the power and home button but still stuck on the apple screen. what should i do??
http://twitter.com/dunnyone Steven

You should try using the “just boot” option. Keep at it, it will work.
waffel

So your on 5.1 and your video camera works AND your facetime works? Are you on att or verizon?
Salvadorvm86

Will it work for a 8 gig iphone?
Salvadorvm86

Does this work for a 8 gig iphone?
Brittany

im not gonna go into how i got siri on my iphone 3gs because it will take too long, she works perfect (in the exception of not telling me where i am, the weather etc, because im in Australia) BUT.. my camera doesnt work !! and i want to be able to use my camera AND siri if there is a fix for this on cydia or ANYTHING can someone please tell me ? also, if its possible just to turn off siri to be able to use my camera.. i dont want to uninstall it just for my camera.. ? please help ! my email is elmoknowswhereyoulive1995@hotmail.com
As

it keeps saying memory full
Scelo12

I’m on Verizon and the answer to all of your questions is Yes
Simonesola97

Can I use it on iPod Touch 2G? (4.2.1)
http://twitter.com/activatemyios SiriHub

If you need a proxy server, go to http://www.sirihub.net!
Alx Leiva

It doesn’t work on Iphone 4 5.1. when trying to reboot it’s turning on over and over again. The “just boot” option didn’t work either. I had to completely restore my phone
Guitarguy2004

It works on my old bootrom 3GS, but as noted camera doesn’t work.
Matthewdamico98

everything worked fine then when i rebooted it, my iPod won’t turn on. the apple sign just keeps coming on the screen then off the screen
Tnutty2k6

jacob
jay

I installed siri on my iPhone 4 ios 5,1 but i cant seem to turn on siri keeps turning off after i enable siri and then i rebooted my phone by using redsn0w and now the screen is stuck on the apple logo please help.
Jonnybugersss

It seems the camera issue is on the 3Gs iPhones. My camera shutter will not open and the bar at the bottom (where the camera button and slider for picture or video is) just flickers. I believe it has something to do with the communication with the camera and the app because I have a second camera app (camera+) that opens to a grid format, but is just a black screen as if a lens cap is still over the camera lens. Just a thought though…
Jonnybugersss

If someone gives you that fix, please repost it.
Jonnybugersss

It’s a tethered jailbreak so you’ll have to boot it with the “just boot” function by plugging it into your computer and going to extras in redsnow.
Romeo Martinez

thhank you omg i got my iphone 4 on ios 5.1 with siri spire spite w.e u wanna call it but thank you it works any help just email me dominicanshorty172@gmail:disqus
Stevel2w1

works on my iPhone 4 just use tiny umbrella if you get stuck in a restore loop
My camera is a bit dodgy so I just use my camera app instead and it works fine
It is worth it!! Siri is much faster now
Stevel2w1

try tiny umbrella to kick it out of restore
Teo

I’m on AT&T and my Video portion or my camera stopped working along with Face Time? Anyone know how to regain these two features?
Teo

The camera works, the video portion and face time doesn’t. Any one find a fix for this yet?
http://twitter.com/Ev_mybryan Evan Bryan

I’m trying this on a 4th Generation 8 Gig iPod touch. I have more than 150mb space available (several gigs). When I install spite it begins downloading and installing and then it says not enough storage, and crashed on me. Help please?
http://iphoneijailbreak.com/ iPhoneiJailbreak

Hi Steven, its iPhoneiJailbreak (i made that vid)
Was surprised to see my video on your website, haha thanks for that
http://twitter.com/dunnyone Steven

Well it was quick, clean and simple, just what we needed
Matthewdamico98

after i install spit my iPod gets suck in an endless reboot. i left it over night and it still never rebooted! plzzzz helppppppppppp
Matthewdamico98

don’t download it. after i installed spite from cydia i rebooted my device and it was stuck in an endless reboot, so i had to restore my whole iPod!
Bharat Iyer

I’ve been trying to get Spite to work over the past two days. It enters a bootloop (stays on the Apple logo) every time it finishes installing. I’ve tried using the “Just boot” method while its in DFU mode and it does nothing for me (pineapple logo stays for much longer than usual, then reverts back to Apple logo). And I can’t seem to get my device to show up in TinyUmbrella D:
http://twitter.com/dunnyone Steven

A nice meaty issue to dig into. I have very little experience with TinyUmbrella, so I’ll have to research your particular issue.
Johnmills2011

just reeboot your iphone and its works fine only the camera will not work…
Ststharan

Guys I installed spite on my iphone4,it is really fast&enhances the ram level,only plm I hv is the video doesn’t work,but though I could take photos.if you must need taking video you can use alternative video apps like ifast pro to take videos,it really works fine.except the defalt video shooting,other video files also supports on library,another plm we have is to boot tethered every times phone gets turning off.
Melton18

I have spite installed and Siri on but it just says sorry I can’t help you right now when I talk to it. Any suggestions?!
Xandreasx

i have a iphone 4 5.1 i’m from hungary and it has a 5.1 redsnow jailbreak thetered but when i opne the repo.technetec.com/beta it only finds spite dictation not more files what should i do?
http://twitter.com/dunnyone Steven

I just checked again, it has all three options for Spite installation.
Jesus_cuevas22

Does anyone have an iPhone 3GS that has a working camera running spite on 5.1?

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