iPhone 4S, iPad 2 & iPhone 4 Jailbreak Not Needed to Activate iOS 5 Panorama Camera Mode

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Yesterday we told you that iOS 5 contains a hidden panorama mode that would let iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users take panoramic pictures on their devices, but since the feature is not officially active yet, the user would have to jailbreak the device in order to activate it.

That’s certainly annoying especially for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 users that would love to use the feature while on the go since these two devices are yet to be jailbroken, although the first steps in that direction have been already made. Other iOS 5 supported devices can be jailbroken with the existing tools out there but that doesn’t mean iDevice users should have to go through all that trouble in case all they want to do is to activate the new Firebreak feature.

Apparently there’s a hack for that, one that Apple will probably not appreciate, but one that works well, according to Funky Space Monkey. Here’s what you have to do:

1. Download iBackupBot from the official website. ( Mac and Windows ) [Ed: actual links available at the Source link below]
2. Plugin your iPhone and back it up via iTunes
3. Open iBackupBot and find the backup that you just made via iTunes. Select and load it.
4. Find Library/Preferences/com.apple.mobileslideshow.plist
5. Now you need to add a key to this .plist file. Open the file ( on mac, it just works *wink, wink* ) and near the bottom, add a key ( enableFirebreak ) and a string ( YES )
6. Save your modifications, and right from iBackupBot restore your iPhone with the modified iTunes backup
7. That’s it. Open your camera app, tap on options and there it is.

That’s definitely a neat trick, not that we’d advise you to modify in any way your iDevice software whether that means jailbreaking it or performing the magic described above. Sure, you’re entitled to do anything you want to the device, since you paid for it with your hard-earned money, but you’ll also be responsible for whatever happens to it.

With that in mind, are you taking panoramic pictures on your iDevice yet? Let us know in the comments section below!