Cerebro 1.1 has been submitted to the bigboss repository. This update fixes battery issues as well as the login issue. Because of the huge response we got to the app in such a short term, our servers have been slammed non-stop so we have added a neat little feature called “push update” which should decrease the load on our servers. Currently, we have to shut down the push recording database because it has been hit too hard. It will be up again by tomorrow at midnight.
If you feel angered about this, just remember that Cerebro is a free service and we would like to keep it free in the future by smart code instead of huge costly servers, but smart code may take some time to develop. We have been blessed with many comments from users and we will keep developing for this project.
Thanks,
Chris Alvares
UpscaleRiver.com
Tags: 1.1, Application, Cerbero, Cerbero 1.1, iPhone, Location
Good!
Why can not use program
I still can’t see it in Bigboss repository, where I can only find 1.0.
Thanks for such a great job! any plans on allowing paypal donations?
Thank you to keep it free !
Dear sir
I already facing problem with this great web site I every time i try to log in bad user name or email or passwared answer and I am sure of it and not activation replayed to my mail hope your help
dr abu HAMDAN
I can’t login. My sn or pw won’t work. I tried to have my pw sent to my email, and the pw field was blank. I just set the account up today. Thanks!
Thank you!
I entered cydia to uninstall cerebro because it was draining TOO MUCH battery. I hope that with 1.1 the battery issue is solved.
I’m having problems ’cause I can acces to my account.I can’t restart it! There’s another way to fix it?
Thank you, YoU GUYS AREAWESOME!
How can i find My wife phone? Please help me.
Can’t see v1.1 on bb, only v1.0…
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Sounds like a great update. I’ll let you know about my experience. Does this mean the daemon is gone?
Btw, what number does the badge on the Cerebro app icon display? It says “33″ in my case…
Thanks!
I did download the 1.1 update but I still feel battery consumption is high with this app, any comments or solutions?, I feel is a very good aplication but the battery problem should be looked into, considering that 3Gs are battery friendly by themselves, thanks
Sorry, I mean “Battery Unfriendly”
I just made a mistake 3Gs “are friendly” with batteries is the opposite.
I can’t log too…always the same data error…please help us
after the update to 1.1, I am unable to connect to my account again, using the same credentials.
when I send an email, I get a blank pw …
From: noreply@ifindmyiphone.com
Your Cerebro User Name: Jvh@maxxxx
Your Cerebro Password:
Please do not share this email with anyone.
I don’t have problems to pay for this nite app, as I only find it fair to reward ppl’s hard work.
So I would be glad to pay any amaount less than lets say 5 us$.
Has BB given you an ETA on when h will update to 1.1 on his repo??
Thanks bud
How do I sign up to this service, free or otherwise? The app wants a login and I can’t find any link anywhere in which to create this. I understand it’s free but things need to be clearer.
Can you please update it so i can get maps in Sweden , Please
hi
if i enter: 900000 seconds for refreshement time GPS location
it will solve the problem of the battery ?
thanks
Installed v1.0, still don’t see v1.1.
Setting up an account: just launch the app from the iPhone, enter the information you want to use, Email Address, Password, etc. and submit it… that’s it. Next time you open up the app on the iPhone or via a browser on your desktop, use the same Email Address and Password.
Accuracy is way off… it’s like 3000m off
Yes I’ve monkeyed with settings..
Have you already release source code of your software?
I can’t find it anywhere.
Thank’s for this great job.
Not yet, we are making sure there are no security risks before we release it.
Hi guys,
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Chris, great job for the service howto on your blog,
can’t wait to see the new source code, as I want to implement my personal tracking service of my phone. I’m a bit paranoid and don’t really feel like letting anyone but me have access to my phone’s location… Hackers and govs always gain access to it when it’s well known ( google is more than happy to provide all they have on you if asked
However, I think cerebro would need a stolen mode ( get the new number from the phone if sim card was switched ) and a gps tracking interval + enabled/disabled option, user settable on the website.As well scheduled tracking intervals (no need to update at night time) could increase battery life.
Thank’s for the great work and keeping stuff opensourced !
Great app. I was literally getting my dev environment together to build it myself when I stumbled onto yours. So glad you’re open-sourcing it.
A couple things:
- If you set a custom options/location/live update URL, pushing for a location update does not work (and neither does turning on live updates). I never see the app hit my endpoint except at the predetermined update interval. Sonar still works and I can send push messages to the phone though. Ideally I want to be sure my location information is never sent to the default servers.
- How are you doing push notifications?
- Your app’s name is misspelled in the icons at the top of the page here:
http://upscaleriver.com/apps/buyortrash.php
I ask about push notifications of course because I want to build my own admin console that pushes notifications to Cerebro. This way I have no reliance on your servers at all.
When u will be launch a new ver. or fix some bugs?
m wating for a long long time…
cz now i cannot unlink my account with my old iphone.
Ur app. is awsome but one thing which i don’t like
it is it cannot unlink to my old iphone.. But thx anyway
for a good application !!!
thanks for the source of the original daemon.
http://chrisalvares.com/blog/?tag=daemon
changed:
- for theft stealing i added sending the imsi number and last dialed number
http://seriot.ch/resources/talks_papers/iPhonePrivacy.pdf
@Chris
I would like to do that!!
There needs to be a way to check / alter the login in credietials. I accidentally put in an in correct email address on one of my phones and there is no way to alter the setting
I’ve searched through the phones internal folders via WinSCP wih no luck.
I was trying to minimize battery usage. So I added:
- shouldSleep in CAPowerManagement.m was wrong (see with NSLog activated); iPhone is prevented of going to sleep
- added if([nextTarget timeIntervalSinceNow] < 1 || (nextTarget == nil)) { to start function in CALocationDelegate.m; because of possible crossing the "sleeping-timer" (with nextTarget and wakeUp) and the "normal running-timer", it's necessary to check if the other one has already triggered an update.
other stuff:
- added code from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/202299/logging-to-a-file-on-the-iphone#2103091 to main.m to log to file (made debugging a lot of easier)
- added battery level http://blog.coriolis.ch/2009/02/14/reading-the-battery-level-programmatically/
- added sending sms when imsi differs from default imsi (=new sim inserted, phone stolen) to obtain new phone number – http://www.ipodtouchfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=212070
- added loading of local settings, remote settings file
- added option to upload files
thank you so very much for this service well done and keep up the great work, you have my support 300% and im getting my Copy of buy or trash right now!
the best to your and your teAm
What does the badge number mean ? Mine says 44 ?
can’t wait to see the source!
Gracias….innovador su servicio
I really enjoyed this post. I can tell you put in a great deal of effort and time into this post. I will be back to read more as you post more!
Thanx for saving us money.keep up the good work.
iPhone mobil
Hi!!!! My iPhone is not geting the message from the web… What can i do? Thanks!!!!
Hey guys!
As a thank you to Chris and UpscaleRiver on such an awesome piece of software, and as a fun weekend project, I’ve created a php script that will allow users of Cerebro to easily track their own coordinates. It’s not exactly for the beginner, but if you have a web-accessible server and know how to set up a basic MySQL database, you can point Cerebro’s “URL of recording” setting to this script. It will not only record your location data but also display them in a super useful format readable on the web or with an iPhone.
One caveat: I’m not the world’s greatest programmer and I haven’t put any security features into this script, so use it at your own risk.
Just click on my name above to download it, unzip it, and open it up for instructions.
Just thought I’d post here for the benefit of those having the same problems i did after upgrading to the iOS 4 jailbreak.
When I upgraded to the jailbroken iOS4, Cerebro stopped transmitting my location (though sending my phone messages and everything else worked perfectly). To fix this, I looked up Cerebro in Cydia, tapped the Modify button, and tapped Reinstall. After it reinstalled, it instantly started working again.
Alright, found another problem with Cerebro and iOS 4. It seems that after a while, it randomly starts transmitting coordinates once per minute instead of the interval specified in the settings, even if LiveUpdates are switched off. After some tinkering, I discovered that toggling LiveUpdates on and off fixes this temporarily, but the problem comes back. I have yet to find a permanent workaround.
On the upside, I updated my Phone Finder script to fix an IE bug and to make it work better with LiveUpdates. It’s still available by clicking on my name above.
Just wanted to let you guys know that I’ve updated my Phone Finder script to version 1.5. It includes many needed bug fixes an enhancements including improvements to the accuracy of the displayed data, more options for the amount of data to analyze, and new map markers for the most recently visited locations.
You can get the latest version by clicking on my name above. Enjoy!
Announcing the Phone Finder 2.0!
This is a major revision of the Phone Finder that includes:
- Identification of the street addresses where the phone is located and where it has spent time in the past
- Automatic MySQL table setup to greatly improve ease of installation (this won’t affect current installations)
- Numerous fixes to many glaring bugs about which I am actually a bit embarrassed
Again, just click my name above to get the file, and open it in a text editor for instructions.
I’ve also done some more work trying to figure out the constant update bug with Cerebro installations on iOS4, but I have made little progress. I haven’t even been able to nail down any pattern to its appearances. I haven’t given up yet, but I’m hoping more and more that Cerebro 2.0 is still under development and will help. At this point, I’d be willing to pay money for a fix.