If the word on the street is correct then iPhone 3GS jailbreakers might have a very dear problem on their hands. Apple is making new iPhone 3GS phones which come with a totally new bootrom. iBoot 359.3.2 will make the iPhone impossible to jailbreak right about now. The new iPhone 3G phones have already been shipped and more will come. The iPhone Dev Team has admitted that the new bootrom is going to prevent them from jailbreaking the new handsets but that doesn’t mean they will give up. In fact, I’m pretty sure that, although Apple might have won this battle, the war is far from over.

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You have been waiting so long folks for the actual iPhone 3.1 OS jailbreak to arrive and the iPhone Dev Team has delivered. Your iPhone 3GS is ready to be freed. All you need to do is get the Pwnage Tool 3.1.3 but only if the phone was jailbroken when running iPhone OS 3.0 or 3.0.1. That shouldn’t be a problem, should it?

Of course, we don’t recommend in any way that you jailbreak and/or unlock your iPhone, or any other phone for that matter. It’s solely up to you to take such decision, and before you do, take a personal moment and consider what could happen if you messed up your phone. I bet the manufacturer and your carrier will not be happy to hear about your hacking activities. Those of you that still want to jailbreak, follow the link below at your own expense!

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As you should already know by now, there’s a new iPhone OS version released in order to deal with that SMS security issue that threatened every iPhone in the world. In case you own a jailbroken and unlocked phone then you should know that redsn0w and ultrasn0w will work on the new iPhone OS 3.0.1 version. So go ahead, update your iPhone, get the latest OS, and then do your jailbreaking and unlocking just as you normally would with the regular iPhone OS 3.0. Not that we’re advising your to either jailbreak or unlock any handset. We’re just saying…

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There you have it folks, the iPhone 3GS has been unlocked! The iPhone Dev Team hasn’t launched a new unlock software. And there’s no need to do so for now. Don’t try this at home, especially if technology kinda scares you away! What you have to do in order to unlock the new iPhone is to jailbreak it first using purplera1n and then unlock it using the ultrasn0w made by the iPhone Dev Team. That’s how it’s supposed to work although we won’t be surprised if the hack isn’t 100% efficient:

Louis said…Excellent Jailbreak program! RC2 seems to work better than RC1. Make sure you restore your iPhone 3GS with the original firmware 3.0 from Apple, then run Purplrra1n RC2 from Windows. You must have a valid ATT SIM card to activate the phone, then run Freeze to install Cydia. After rebooting, update Cydia and install ULTRASN0W, then you are ready to use any SIM card you have. Enjoy a jailbroken and unlocked iPhone 3GS!

The iPhone Dev Team will release it’s unlock solution once iPhone 3.1 OS is in place so you’ll have to be patient for a while!

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As you are already aware, there’s a jailbreak solution for the iPhone 3GS and it hasn’t been developed by the iPhone Dev Team. And while the Dev Team is still working on its own version, the purplera1n has been updated. The jailbreak solution has now support for that upcoming Windows 7 and it will work well on 64-bit systems too. Other improvements include various kernel patches, correction of terminal errors, an enhanced payload execution and more. Winterboard support is expected in a future version. OS X compatibility is also coming in a future update so hang on to your hats if you’re not using a Windows-based computer at home. And just in case you upgraded your iPhone to OS 3.1 then you should also put your jailbreaking thoughts at ease for now.

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Normally, an iPhone jailbreak doesn’t hit the scene until the Dev Team deems it appropriate. They even went so far as to delay the release of an iPhone 3GS jailbreak due to fear that Apple would discover and fix the hole they used. Well, it seems that an iPhone hacker by the name of GeoHot got sick of waiting for the Dev Team to release it and went ahead and released what he is calling ‘purplera1n’:

Normally I don’t make tools for the general public, and rather wait for the dev team to do it. But guys, whats up with waiting until 3.1? That isn’t how the game is played. We release, Apple fixes, we find new holes. It isn’t worth waiting because you might have the “last” hole in the iPhone. What last hole…this isn’t golf. I’ll find a new one next week.

GeoHot says that all you need to do is download the purplera1n file at www.purplera1n.com on a Windows (not 7) PC, run the file, connect your iPhone to iTunes, click “make it ra1n”, then “on bootup, run Freeze, the purplera1n installer app”.

Of course, this jailbreak is in its beta form so make sure you backup everything and do all of this at your own risk.

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It’s not official yet but it looks like we’re getting awfully closer to that much expected iPhone 3GS jailbreak. Those of you currently playing with an iPhone 3G are already able to unlock and jailbreak that new iPhone 3.0 OS. The iPhone Dev Team is now working solely on the iPhone 3GS jailbreak solution, but it’s not the Dev Team that got to jailbreak a 3GS first.

George Hotz, the guy that unlocked the iPhone 3G for the first time, managed to jailbreak the iPhone 3GS for the first time too. That’s remarkably fast considering that the iPhone 3GS has been around for just a week. Now we all have to wait for the iPhone Dev Team to come up with their solution which will probably be very similar.

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iPhone 3GS owners will not be able to unlock their handset right now but everyone still playing with an iPhone 3G that’s running iPhone 3.0 can now unlock it. The iPhone Dev Team has clear instructions for you so all you have to do is backup your phone and use Ultrasn0w to unlock it:

1. Ensure you have upgraded to iPhone OS 3.0
2. Jailbreak your iPhone 3G using redsn0w or PwnageTool (this will also install Cydia/Icy)
3. Run Cydia or Icy
4. Please add the repo repo666.ultrasn0w.com to Cydia or Icy. That last “o” is actually the number zero “0”! If you use the letter “o” you’ll get an error.
5. Search for ‘ultrasn0w’ in cydia or icy and install ultrasn0w
6. Reboot your iPhone 3G
7. T-Mobile USA users should disable 3G before using ultrasn0w
8. Enjoy

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Tags: 3G S, Apple, iphone 3g, iphone dev team, Mobile News, Mobile Software, redsn0w, ultrasn0w

Well that didn’t take long — OS 3.0 for the iPhone/iPod Touch hasn’t even been officially publicly released and already the iPhone Dev-Team is announcing that they have successfully jailbroken it.

Now, they aren’t releasing the software unlock to the public until Friday (the same day the iPhone 3G S comes out) in hopes that Apple won’t be able to fix it last minute.

Anyways, be sure to check out the above video demoing what the Dev-Team is calling ultrasn0w (the actual demo starts at 1:57) and await its June 19th arrival.

For more information on everything iPhone hacking head over to the iPhone Dev-Team’s official blog.

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You all knew this was bound to happen sooner or later! First we talk about the new iPhone 3GS, analyze its new features, compare it to any possible new launched phone, make fun of AT&T and Microsoft and then inevitably start talking about the iPhone 3GS jailbreak and unlock solution. While we don’t support such actions and while we do advise you to proceed with care when it comes to possibly voiding any warranties you have for your new iPhone 3GS, we still have to tell you what’s available and how it’s done. In the name of science of course!

So if you’re planning on unlocking and/or jailbreaking your new iPhone 3GS then you should only go to the trusted source. The iPhone Dev Team are currently working on it and it will probably release software solutions once it has figured out how the new iPhone OS 3.0 works. That’s right, we’re not telling you today where to go to download for free a certain jailbreak/unlock application since it’s not ready yet. We’re telling you to pay attention where you’re getting the supposed information or new software from. It seems that a bunch of guys out there are either making money on the iPhone Dev Team and/or offering virus-packed downloads. Here’s what the iPhone Dev Blog says:

Unfortunately, there are predators out there that are counting on your over-exuberance. Maybe we should call it yell0w fever. One very recent example is a certain yellowsn0w221 page on wordpress.com. Do not download anything from that page if you’re on a PC, else you’ll be infected with a virus. The page talks and talks about a supposed Firmware 2.2.1 yellowsn0w exploit, but it’s all a ruse to get you to download and infect your PC.

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The iPhone Dev Team has done its job again. The new iPhone 3.0 firmware has been already jailbroken but the team isn’t launching it any time soon. It looks like the Dev Team will release the jailbreak when firmware 3.0 will be available this summer. In the mean time the Team is also warning yellowsn0w users not to play with firmware 3.0 just yet as yellowsn0w is not ready for the new upgrade. Irreversible changes might occur, so keep waiting for the official firmware 3.0 unlock.

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Tags: Apple, firmware, iPhone 3.0, iphone dev team, jailbreak, Mobile News, Mobile Software, yellowsn0w

The iPhone Dev Team has jailbroken the iPod touch 2G and it’s all free for you to use. You can always get that $15 NitroKey Slipstream iPod touch 2 jailbreak solution but why not get the free version instead? From what we hear, NitroKey uses the Dev Team’s code and the team didn’t want anyone to charge for something that’s supposed to be free. Why didn’t they launch the free version earlier? Well the Dev Team wanted to keep that jailbreak-enabling security hole under wraps until Apple released a new iPhone.

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You might be tired of this phrase but I’ll have to repeat it! The iPhone Dev Team has done it again. They said redsn0w was coming and it was delivered. MuscleNerd from the Team has done the same thing he did with yellowsn0w. He demoed redsn0w on video proving this time that the iPod touch 2G is vulnerable and it can be jailbroken.

The jailbreak is pretty smart too. It manages to escape Apple’s anti-jailbreak function which is supposed to stop the device from booting in case a jailbreak code is detected. Expect a redsn0w release soon then. And we’ll announce it when it arrives!

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Tags: 2G, iphone dev team, iPod Touch, jailbreak, Mobile Software, MP3 Players, redsn0w, yellowsn0w

The second generation iPod touch will be definitely jailbroken soon. The iPhone Dev Team has made some progress and these screen shots should prove that. From what we can see so far, everything isn’t just ready yet but the iPhone Dev Team promises that a very simple application will be launched soon to crack the iPod.

The Team will launch a demo video later today to show us how the iPod touch 2G jailbreak works.

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The iPhone Dev Team has decided to move to the next objective. After unlocking and jailbreaking the first iPhone and iPod touch and then the iPhone 3G the Team will jailbreak the iPod touch 2G. The hackers have posted a rather cryptic message on their blog which hints at the jailbreak of the newest iPod touch.

Here’s the message:

Well it isn’t a British Thermonuclear Device.
It isn’t an episode from “The Twilight Zone”
And it certainly isn’t iPhone 3G related (right now)
There is one other device…
It fits in your pocket..
What can it be?

The new project is codenamed redsn0w and it might arrive as soon as next Sunday.

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The iPhone Dev Team has promised unlock software for the iPhone and it has delivered it. I don’t know if you were thinking about unlocking the iPhone when you were popping that champagne open but today might be a great day to do it. The software is available for download with detailed instructions to help your transition from your default iPhone carrier to your favorite iPhone carrier. Here’s what you need to know about yellowsn0w version 0.9.4 beta:

BASICS

* The unlock works exclusively with baseband 02.28.00. This baseband is provided by the latest firmware update (2.2) from Apple. You’ll need to upgrade to this release using iTunes and then use QuickPwn to activate etc. There are plenty of tutorials about this on iclarified, bigboss, and other established tutorial sites. Because it works on 02.28.00, it is available to everyone on the planet. This means we don’t need to unnecessarily expose holes in earlier basebands, which is an important concern.
* The application is a small daemon that is launched on boot. It injects the payload at boot and also whenever there is a baseband reset. You won’t notice anything about it other than that your third-party sim now works. It’s a small program and unobtrusive. There is no GUI (this is by design).
* You can add the application using the sources outlined below (coming soon). There are Cydia and Installer sources available, so use whichever you are comfortable using.
* yellowsn0w is completely removable through Cydia, the command line, and iTunes.

DETAILS

* There is a known issue with SIM cards that have STK (SIM Toolkit) application menus. These menus are usually items such as “top up” “get credit” “lotto numbers” etc. These menu items confuse the application sometimes. Removing and reinserting the SIM once after reboot (give it about 10 secs 60 seconds (with v0.9.1) after you see the slide to unlock widget) fixes this issue. We’re working on a better fix. Update: version 0.9.4 fixes this for many (but probably not all) users who previously had to wait a minute and then replug the sim.
* For those of you using SIM cards without STK menus, the application has some optional arguments that will make the unlock much faster for you. So either experiment on your own (use “yellowsn0w -h” for usage) or wait for a customization writeup.
* After you install yellowsn0w via Cydia, you should return to the Cydia main menu then reboot your iPhone with the 3rd party SIM installed. Wait for the slide to unlock screen, then wait 10 or 15 secs more. If you don’t see your carrier name pop up, then remove your SIM, reinsert it, and wait 10 secs more. This is the step we’ll be working on eliminating next.

RANDOM

* The application is version 0.9 0.9.1 0.9.4 This is considered beta software, you use it at your own risk. You know the score.
* The application is released on a non-commerical basis. Please do not accept pirates and scummy ripoffs of this software. We license this software for single use and in a non-commerical environment (meaning you can’t charge for it). The techniques and methods used are not to be used by third party companies. We are watching you Jody…we won’t be so forgiving this time.
* Direct linking to the repository URLs is prohibited, please only link to this post. We will be checking referers.
* Happy 2009 and enjoy!

Just follow the instructions above taken straight from the iPhone Dev Team’s blog and let us know if the yellowst0ne beta worked for you.

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Initial reports of iPhone Dev Team’s yellowst0ne unlock software for the iPhone 3G said that the application will arrive on New Year’s Eve. Well it looks like things have changed in the mean time. Dev Team member MuscleNerd said he will be using Qik on a first generation iPhone to stream the first official live presentation of an iPhone 3G to be unlocked with yellowst0ne. The live demo was scheduled for today at 3:00PM EST and it was announced on MuscleNerd’s Twitter account. And he did stream it!

In under 4 minutes MuscleNerd showed us live how easy is to unlock the iPhone 3G. He has just switched the AT&T SIM with one from T-Mobile, he ran yellowst0ne, and everything else is history. It is all right there in the video above! The application is arriving on New Year’s Eve day so get your AT&T contract ready! You will be canceling it soon!

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Well, well, it looks like Apple is striking back. The Mac OS update will disable the Pwnage Tool which will make it impossible for you to jailbreak the iPhone or iPod touch.

Mac OS X 10.5.6 was just releases and one of its functions, no matter if it’s intentional or not is to stop your Mac from recognizing the device in DFU (device firmware update) mode. What you can do is copy some of the 10.5.5 framework files over the new ones or wait for the iPhone Dev Team to find another way around it. You can always jailbreak your phone on a PC.

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Has the iPhone Dev Team done it? Do they have the keys for unlocking that iPhone 3G? Well the hack isn’t out yet and the team will release it on December 31st. There’s no other way of starting the new year than switching to your favorite cell phone provider with your iPhone 3G, is there?

It looks like the hack requires a baseband of 2.11.07 or earlier and after release it will be as easy to use as the Pwnage Tool and QuickPwn. Look for yellowsn0w! The ball is in Apple’s court now. Will they come up with an anti-unlocking solution?

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It took the iPhone Dev Tream only a couple of days to break the new iPhone 2.2 firmware but I guess they have gotten used to doing that already. You can get your version today. Go for QuickPwn if you have a Windows PC or choose the new Pwnage Tool for Macs.

The iPhone Dev Team said they did break the beta 2.2 which means breaking the final version must have been a walk in the park. As always make sure you know what you’re doing when jailbreaking your iPhone and back up everything that needs to be backed up first.

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