Earlier tonight we told you that hackers Chpwn and Ryan Petrich released a legal port of Siri called Spire for older models of the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. The Spire Cydia tweak is an extremely easy way to install Siri on the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 4G, iPod Touch 3G and first generation iPad. Unlike previous ports of Siri, like the H1Siri Cydia tweak, that are unreliable and buggy, the Spire Cydia tweak is very stable and is actually legal. This is because Spire downloads the necessary Siri files directly from Apple’s servers and allows you to specify your own proxy server, rather than one public proxy server. While this may sound all great, there are a few catches to the Spire Cydia tweak that are mentioned below:
Requirements:
- Jailbroken iOS Device tethered (NOT semi-tethered) running the iOS 5.0 or iOS 5.0.1 firmware (more info).
- An iPhone 4S or access to a friends iPhone 4S to obtain 4 unique keys – assistantID, speechID, validationdata and finally x-ace-host (more info).
- A Siri proxy server (more info).
If you would like to learn how to install the Spire Cydia tweak to use Siri on your older iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad then you can follow this Spire how to guide from iJailbreak.com.
How To Install Spire Cydia Tweak
Step 1) – The first thing you will need to do is Jailbreak your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad running the iOS 5.o or the iOS 5.0.1 firmware. To do this please visit iJailbreak’s official Jailbreak Section where you can find an applicable Jailbreaking guide for your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad.
Note: At this time the Spire Cydia tweak is not compatible with the Semi-Tethered iOS 5/iOS 5.0.1 Jailbreak.
Step 2) – Once you have a Jailbroken iDevice running the iOS 5.0/iOS 5.0.1 firmware you will need to launch Cydia from your SpringBoard (homescreen).
Step 3) – With Cydia up and running you will need to go into the Search tab and type in:
Spire
Step 4) – When you see Spire come up on Cydia’s search results you will need to click on it, read through the warnings/descriptions, and then install it to your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad.
Note: The Spire Cydia tweak uses about 100 MB of data, so please connect to Wi-Fi before installing.
Step 5) – Once the Spire Cydia tweak has been installed to your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad you will need to reboot and then obviously boot tethered using a Jailbreaking tool like RedSn0w.
Step 6) – Upon rebooting your iDevice into a usable state you will need to launch the Settings.app and go into the Spire tab.
Step 7) – From the Spire tab in the Settings.app you will see a text area to enter a Proxy Host. This can be a proxy host created by you (as explained in the Requirements section at the top of this how to guide), or a 3rd party proxy host that you have access to.
Note: As I mentioned previously, if you wait a few days I am sure people will start to release URL’s to their Proxy Servers for people to connect to. Please check our Spire Porxy Server list section by clicking here.
Step 8 ) – With the Spire Cydia tweak now configured properly you should be able to use Siri on your older iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad.
Note: As pointed out by helpful people in the comments section below, in order to get rid of Voice Control and enable the Siri GUI. You will need to first go into the Settings.app, then the General tab and finally into the Siri tab. From here you can actually enable Siri and disable voice control.
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Congratulations! You have just installed the Spire Cydia tweak to your older iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. Don’t forget to share any questions you may have or relevant thoughts in the comments section below and follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Google+ for more updates if you have not already.
Update #1: Learn how to make your own Siri proxy server/Spire proxy server in our new detailed how to guide by clicking here.
Hi Jaden – a step by step getting the keys off a 4s and setting up the proxy server tutorial would be great.
Not to be a skeeze but setting up the server looks daunting, and no idea how to get the keys
I know is to soon but, support to spanish? Por favor!!! Please!
The gui is not showing up. what did I do wrong?
still getting voice control instead of siri. help?
you have to go settings/general/siri and enable it. the only thing left is to fill “proxy server” field under regulart settings at the bottom of menu. and here we have a problem :-)
Thank You very much ..
i cant download it, it says “gsc.ipad” wtf?
Is compatible with iOS 5 untethered?
YES !
Oh what a great news!!!!
I am getting the same problem :(
Does not work on iPad
Doesn’t work on iPad read the about Spire section on the cydia page…it says …simple installer for Siri for iPhone and iPod…
works on 3gs can any1 post a proxy :)
go to General and click on siri and click Ok
If i use my friends 4s keys and make them public will his keys get banned and he won’t be able to use siri?
If i use my friends 4s keys and make them public will his keys get banned and he won’t be able to use siri?
why cant i find this in cydia!!!! can some1 please help me.
How do you pull it off an iPhone 4S? I have one downstairs and would like to try this out.
Without the 4S keys can you still use any proxy server besides apple’s
Where is the iPhone 4S’s proxy host located?
exit cydia and then reopen, it needs to update the package list
my phone doesnt show the siri option in general settings
when i search for it, it doesn’t have it! HELP!
wait until all cydia rubish load up !
“Please check our Spire Porxy Server list section by clicking here.” but the list is empty
I’ve waited for like 5 minutes, nothing loads!!! and also i can download winter board!! Help me!
it says Cannot Comply!
what is the cydia source for spire please help me ?
does not find it under search in Cydia, help please. I already quit and relaunched
Cydia several times
ok so i have the proxy server up and running on the 4s
now i cant figure out what the url for that proxy is :/
and also i configured through the (idownloadblog ) video which is only t=on the wifi how do i setup a vpn , whatever that is ??
any news on how to find a Proxy if you don’thave an iphone 4?
did you install Spire from cydia?
just ‘search’in cydia for ‘spire’
I had issues too. I simply deleted all my sources from Cydia, and then reinstalled them one by one. Had a few issued with Big Boss, but it worked on the second attempt, and Spire appeared in my search straight away.
when you find the proxy, can you give it to me too :-)
i cant find Spire in Cydia.. i tried many times to exit from cydia and reopen it again. and i had reboot my iphone 4 3 times. but still dont get it.
can i have one please?
Per Spyruf: “If i use my friends 4s keys and make them public will his keys get banned and he won’t be able to use siri?”
-I too, am waiting to hear about this. If my friend’s keys won’t get banned, then I’ll go ahead and do this. If not, seems kind of pointless…
I downloaded Spire and did a tethered reboot, but when I hold down the home button Voice Control still pops up. Is this happening to anyone else, or am I just doing something wrong? Would appreciate any advice, thanks.
I can’t find spire in cydia on my 3GS . Please. Help me
Hi Ahmed Kefak?
Itha 3ndak proxy please send me it at iyvin14@yahoo.com
i’ve got the same problem, and every time i load the big boss repo its empty..
Is there a deb file download with Spire to install it that way? I am not able to find it in Cydia as well.
Just stop! You don’t know what your doing.
I cNt seem to find spire on cydia. Did it get removed???
I have found more than 5 4s udids…..if anyone creates me a proxy with one, can have the other udids for free
Imessage me: krishnasagarpm@gmail.com
Chris, go to Settings/General/Siri then activate Siri which will disable Voice Control
was Spire taken off Cydia ?
were you able to find Spire?
Agreed i cant find it bkoldy@comcast.net imessage me
Spire doesn’t appear in search. :(
delete the big boss source. then go to the home page of cydia and click add more sources. then it will show big boss. download it then relaunch cydia. the search for spire and it will be there. just did it!
ive tried that many times and still no luck. wtf mate!
hi how do we get speechID, assistantID, x-ace-host, validationdata from iphone 4s
woah that’s alot of blobs you have there bro
You’ll probably have to wait for Apple to officially support it. I’m sure jailbreak devs could make Siri support other languages (I’d like Dutch!) but I’m sceptic how well it would work compared to officially supported languages.
Google it. The internet is a big place and you’ll probably quickly find an answer.
No.
Nowhere, you can’t use the official Apple servers, which are used by the 4S. You’ll need to set one up yourself or use a proxy someone else has already set up and made public. Read the article, they have a link to a list of proxies somwhere.
Try reinstalling it.
Then none have been made public yet. Did you read the article? This was released last night so it will be a while before the first proxy servers pop up. Of course you could always Google.
You don’t need an iPhone 4S for the proxy. You just need the keys so Apple thinks you’re connecting with a 4S. To set up your own proxy you’ll need a computer running Linux or OSX (might also be a Windows version somewhere) or acces to a proxy someone else is hosting on their server/computer.
You don’t need an iPhone 4S for the proxy. You just need the keys so Apple thinks you’re connecting with a 4S. To set up your own proxy you’ll need a computer running Linux or OSX (might also be a Windows version somewhere) or acces to a proxy someone else is hosting on their server/computer.
The url for the proxy will very likely be the IP used by your computer (which is running the proxy) to connect to the internet.
No, Spire downloads the Siri files directly from Apple.
hey dude the current Cydia (1.1.3) is unstable with many bugs that’s why the repo’s have nothing in them.
I know this becausee it happened to my iPhone
Cydia is currently unstable
delete the BigBoss Repo and download it again from recommend sources
delete the BigBoss Repo and download it again from recommend sources
delete the BigBoss Repo and download it again from recommend sources and now it will work
You know if your iPhone 4S gets blacklisted it will only be disabled for about 2 weeks
delete the BigBoss Repo and download it again from recommend sources and now it will work
delete the BigBoss Repo and download it again from recommend sources and now it will work and it is the BigBoss Repo
delete the BigBoss Repo and download it again from recommend sources and now it will work
iphone4 ios 5.0.1 untethered jailbreak, installed spire and everything except connection is working. I heard siri’s voice sorry I cant help right now. yeeyyyy :)
I downloaded it but whenever I say something it say I’m sorry but I can’t repl try a while latter
OK. So I successfully installed the proxy server, and even successfully pointed my 4S to it. I installed Spire on an old 3GS and a Touch 4G. I have the certificates. I set the proxy server in Spire. I can see the request coming through on the proxy, but it doesn’t work. I keep seeing in the description of using spire that you need the 4S keys — but no where does it say where to get them, or what to do with them after you get them. Anyone have any ideas?
I have same problem as Chris, cant find siri button in general/setting
Don’t listen to the jackass who’s telling everyone to delete the BigBoss repo and reinstall… because it won’t reinstall. I’ve got a 3gs old bootrom with 06.15.00 running iOS 5.0.1 unlocked. Every time I try to reinstall BigBoss repo I get errors until I cancel. Then it shows BigBoss repo but Spire can not be found in a search.
is not working on mine it say cannot connect
Un-jailbreak if you are tethered then download the newer Redsn0w version. Jailbreak your device to get the 5.0.1 untethered jailbreak. Open Cydia and search Spire and download it, make sure your connected to wi-fi because it is 100mb. Once its downloaded you have to reboot. When your device turns on, check again.
Hey Nick geinig dat ik jou hier zie kan je een website voor me maken. Grt Dave
I have a iphone 4 with untet-jailbreak..
I got Spire and Siri in my settings but the apps are crashing, they will not open??
I deleted the spire then the apps worked?
Now I am asking is there anyone else who have the same problem?
Hello, I have a probleme with spire on iphone 4 5.01 It turn stop the opening of some applications like TomTom, Tweeter or Tweetbot. After remove it everything is ok… Do someone have the same problem ?
Hey guys, i have just installed spir from cydia, i did reboot my i4 ( my i4 is untethered jailbroke, so i just rebooted my phone, not with redsonw ) i can’t see the spire option in my setting, however there is a siri option in settingGeneral i turned it on siri comes up when i hold the home buttun, but it won’t let me to ask, anyone knoncews what should i do ? or whats wrong ? thanks in adva
after downloading spire, my facebook app wont start. Any suggestion on how to fix?
Me too please !!!!!! @ wiso-n@hotmail.com. It will be very appreciated…
so i did everything correct on my iphone 3gs but when it comes up it does not make that noise and it does not respond what do i do?
what is the recommend source?
I have the same prob to. Its very troublesome. D:
On Itouch 4g Untethered redsn0w 0.9.10b1
I don’t see the siri category in generall? Ajny idea why? I’ve already tried reinstalling
Big penis is where it’s at. Without out that, then this would be completely impertinent.
Yes I had the same problem …. removing spire solved the problem
There is no siri tab in general please help.I installed spire and also when i went to cydia it says is 713 kb not 100mb
i have the same problem, when i uninstall spire, they are functional again
Mine too… Is not function at all. Just a Spire logo. No Siri pop out when double tap home button,or Siri setting on General. HELP!!! Thanks
I need proxy server :(
remove MY3G
i download spire, but when i did “just boot” with redsnow and it didnt work. help please
Hai everyone,
Ive got the proxy and tokens,
10us ,…
Paypal email appelenpeer1@gmail.com
Info afther paymend trough email.
For reverence.,
Hahaha, roy,.
You are almost on every site,.
Well, thnxs again.
Kristel
Hallo roy,
Great work. Thnxs
Even in het nederlands,.
Goed beZig man, ff een nederlander die laat zien hoe het moet.
Thnxs
Thanks roy
Simon
Hey Nick,
What if the option to enter a siri proxy server doesn’t appear on the phone after installing spire?
Anyone get it installed but not getting any sound out of Siri/Spire?? This is my current status… any ideas??
stuck’s on ‘Preparing Spire’ , does anyone know how to fix it?
I installed Spire, but Siri will not appear when I hold the home button. HELP!!!
Hey, looking for proxy. Willing to pay. Contact me at david_z@me.com
Siri is not an option under general. I have installed spire, do I need to install a siri GUI?
I am in the same boat.
All you have to do is go to changes, and hit “Refresh”. No need to reinstall the repo!
All you have to do is go to changes, and hit “Refresh”. No need to reinstall the repo!
it should be there
I am on untethered 5.01. As per the instructions i will have to boot thethered after installing spire.
Would that be permanent or only the first time?
I installed everything then added the proxy server but when I launch it it says try again later
Help
Hello, I removed MY3G and It’s works now ?! thanks for your help. Do you know where come from the problem ?
Looking for proxy as well, have a few friends that have a 4s but explaining how to set up the proxy on there device is a hassle. if anyone has one email me willing to pay :-)
albert.ansiso@gmail.com
Hello people! Little problem with spire. If you have tomtom uk on your iphone4 then spire stops it from working by giving you a black screen with tomtom logo in the middle. It just sticks on that or crashes. I tried uninstalling and re-installing in many combinations but tomtom only started working when spire was uninstalled. Can anyone else confirm this and comment? Much appreciated.
So I have iOS 5 Untethered. I followed your tutorial down to the period and when I start up Siri it wont respond to my questions. Any suggestions?
Siri isnt responding, if I press the microphone button nothing happens, not even a “Sorry I don’t have a connection”. What do I do? I’m using iPod Touch 4g 32gb on 5.0.1 untether.
Hi Pal. I have the same problem, and so do other users as i have read quite a few reports on this and it seems that tomtom uk is not compatible along with Siri. It doesn’t mater what you do it just wont work, I have tried time and time again, so if anybody has a way around this it would be much appreciated by me and the rest of the JB community.
when i install it it says 781.9 KB why?
you have to wait 3-5 minute because its heavy
it work and instual also i have a proxy but did not work with me till now
hello
pathetic
How can i enable siri and disable voice control?? Where shall i go??
hi can work spire on ipad2?
not work stuck on ‘Preparing Spire’
its showing spire but it doesnt show the switcher loader??? can i get helpp
Tells me to wait and “it can’t take request i should try again in a little while”
can’t download spire. Says failed removing file at path….many times
Siri say that “I’m really sorry about this,but I can’t take any requests right now. please try again in a little while.”
What I hv to do ?
I put proxy sever and then …?
Stuck on preparing spire what do I do? :/
Mine is doing the same thing, even my friends 4s
I know its probably a stupid question, but would the 4s that you get the Authentication keys from need to be jailbroken?
I tried installing it to my iPad 1 but it says “cannot install”! Anyone have a solution?
ive been waiting for 12 minutes and its still showing `preparing spire ‘
what should i do????
Spire bricked my 3GS I had to restore
u need to wait till download finish its size is 100mb so wait
I learned quickly not to reboot Untethered cause your device will end up in an infinite loop and will restart FOREVER…Please anyone who is reading this do NOT boot untethered after installing spire or your device will have to restore!Mine did!!!
That’s while Spiure is downloading siri from Apple. be Patient it will finish in less than an hour
i BEG all of you not to boot Untethered when your install is finished!!!
oh and i had an issue:when everythings done successfully i load Siri and it says sorry i can’t answer your questions right now and then i connect with my VPN and it works! what’s the drill?
Does it have to be a tethered jailbreak? I used a redsn0w 5.0.1 untethered jailbreak…
Thanks it’s success installed, but we got this message…. what’s wrong?
Relax dudes, I´m working on a script that will throw the authentication keys and automatically paste the proxy server URL from the Iphone 4s you´ll select to the Iphone 4 of your choice to save you the PITA this proccess implies.
P.S.: This means you´ll just run the script every 24 hours, to get Spire always working for you.
– CHPWN
depends on internet connection.. :)
Do I need to Boot tethered if I have an untethered Jailbreak. If the answer is yes, how do I boot tethered?
does anybody know why, after I install spire, my facebook, twitter, and some other application won’t open. :(
hye it will take tym for downloading/.// bcoz its a background download of 100MB data while installation rather than a normal cydia tweek showing downloading bar..
WATE WATE TWATE….
does it work on itouch 3g?
How to get siri proxy address simple answer plz
no
Go to settings ==> General ==> Siri snd enable it.
I have the same problem.
Yea it takes a while.. but then the loading bar shoots up and finishes :)
you SHOULD read what they say. it is downloading 100 mb files /(when it says preparing), just wait and it will finish just fine. you WILL need a reboot.
Same problem here too
yea me too
So spire dosent work on ipod touch 4g?
That means your proxy server is no longer active. Probably got shut down.
I can’t launch any app that uses the internet after i installed spire. Safari, Downloaders, Game apps, Viber, WhatsApp! Anyone has the same problem? tell me how u solved please. I have a seriously slow internet and it would be irritating as hell to download it again.
I got it on iPad 1, but when I open up Siri and press the button, the button just flashes. Also the background is just black, not the grey Apple background.
do you need to reboot and what do you mea by repoting
i’m stuck in the process of “preparing spire” . Help pls!
its stuck at “setting up shared cache” and above the bar it says preparing spire
How can I get the file named ca.pem then set the profile up?
what if i have unthreted jailbreak of redsn0w ? will it work ?
I’m using a 3GS, I have spire in my general settings but if I hold down the home button I still get voice control, is this because I am using an untethered version of redsn0w? Or for some other reason?
Why sprie doesn’t listen me
was this script released?
i enter the proxy url n nothing happens
Mr me to
My phone isn’t showing Spire in my general settings
I have it you got to pay for it $20 to get on the server but it works.
not work stuck on ‘Preparing Spire’
its stuck at “setting up shared cache” and above the bar it says preparing spire
Spire make my iPhone 3Gs hang.. after installing it i cannot open any apps like facebook, twitter..
same
YOU NEED TO WAIT
Hey guys i’m a hacker and i’m going to be posting some proxy servers for you all to use. can i just say to people who are trying to use spire on iPhone 4s why would you need to install it when you have a properly working Siri? seems weird to me :)
when i click the button,it doesn’t work,how can solve it??
how much time does it take?
u need good wifi
So, I started installing Spire through Cydia on my jailbroken iPhone 4 and I realized that I was using my 3G connection instead of WiFi. Not wanting to take the 100MB data hit on 3G, I switched out of Cydia and enabled WiFi in Settings and went back to Cydia. The Spire install, stalled. Nothing was happening for several minutes so I quit Cydia (mistake!) and tried again. Now, every time I attempt to install Spire, it begins but then almost immediately starts spewing error messages saying: “Failed removing file at path:” followed by the path of whatever assistantUIbundle it’s trying to get at. All other apps install perfectly via Cydia. What gives? How do I fix this?
what i have to put in proxy host??
will it work on untethered
she can’t answer me
spire is dumb…i have a much more efficient program with Apple certificates (with no access to a 4s).
Boss.
Oh yeah, and on the official Apple server. ;)
It doesn’t respond when I ask a question. What do I do?
What is it called?
i gesse you guys need a proxy from a iphone 4s
spire wont dowlnoald it gets stuck at downloading files to cache
i searched spire on cydia but nothing came up
I have spire, but when I hold the home button and try to bring up siri. Voice actions pops up?? Please Help ):
hey guys after i downloaded spire on my i pod touch 4th generation, my i pod won’t turn on even though it was an untethered jailbreak. when i turn on my i pod, apple sign shows up but it never loads after that.. help plz..
I have the ipad2 jailbroken absinthe. I installed ifile, then spire then siri. However, never received a certificate from spire. I need help. Siri says I can not help you try back later. I am missing something. I do not know what a proxy server is? What is the easiest way to fix this problem. I have a computer with vista and the IPAD2. Please someone help me.
My iPhone shows me the 1.0.1-1 turns
and the version 5.01 does not work!?
why?
on my iphone shows me the 1.0.1-1 turns
and version 5.1 does not work!?
why?
bro yall needa relese one for ios 5.1
You got to be stupid.
General > Siri. really now.
what should i write in proxy host???????
Same problem here, i did try reinstalling it
i have spire already and proxy also but i cannot use how can i use??????
When you will upgrade it for ios 5.1.1 ?
Thanks ..