If you were looking for an easy way to jailbreak your iPhone on OS v1.1.1 then the latest version of iNdependence which v1.2.2 which works with iPhone OS v1.1.1 could be the solution. Unfortunately it is still not "the one click install" solution that mike a reader @ iPhone Hacks or I had hoped for, but it is definitely an attempt by developers of iNdependence to simplify the process of jailbreaking iPhone OS v1.1.1.
iPhone hackers released the latest version v1.2.2 of iNdependence today. iNdependence is a Cocoa-based application for Mac OS X which provides an easy-to-use interface for jailbreak, activation, SSH installation, and ringtone, wallpaper & unauthorized third-party application installation on your iPhone.
The latest version of iNdependence thus becomes the fourth method of jailbreaking the iPhone OS v1.1.1. The other three jailbreaking methods are as mentioned below:
- iPhone hacker Niacin over @ toc2rta had released yesterday the jailbreak that combines the symlink hack with a TIFF vulnerability found in the iPhone v1.1.1 firmware's mobile Safari. However, this method is still in beta.
- This was followed by a step by step guide over at iPhoneAlley to jailbreak the iPhone. However this method apparently is an early method of the iPhone Dev Team which seems to have been leaked.
- The third and the one I had recommended in the article on instructions to install third-party applications was the one published by the iPhone Dev Team.
Based on initial reports from those who have tried out the latest version of iNdependence, it appears that though jailbreaking works quite well it isn't the best solution to install third-party applications; for which I guess you could use the cool Installer.app instead. If you have tried out older versions of iNdependence, the iPhone hackers have mentioned on their website that with OS v1.1.1 "the activation/jailbreak process is a bit more complicated now".
iNdependence is a universal binary and has been tested on both PPC
and Intel Macs running on Mac OS X 10.4.10. It has also been tested
with all iPhone OS versions v1.0, v1.0.1, v1.0.2, and v1.1.1 and it
works with iTunes versions 7.3 to 7.4.2.
However, if this convinces you to upgrade to iPhone OS v1.1.1 to use iNdependence to jailbreak then it is very important to warn you that if you have unlocked your iPhone then OS v1.1.1 results in bricking your iPhone and currently the only solution available for unlocking the iPhone OS v1.1.1 is the "not-for-free one" by folks at iPhoneSIMFree.
Also if you are confused between jailbreaking, activation and unlocking (will soon publish a wiki for these terms for quick reference), then let me clarify that iNdependence can only jailbreak and activate your iPhone running OS v1.1.1 but cannot unlock your iPhone so that you can use the SIM of any carrier.
The iPhone hackers have also been thoughtful enough to provide the source code for interacting with the iPhone in a library called "libPhoneInteraction" so that it can be easily reused by other applications.
Click here to visit the iPhone hackers website to download iNdependence v1.2.2.
In case you have already tried this out or plan to check it out then do give us your feedback on the latest hacking tool in the comments for the benefit of other readers.
Note: The latest version of iNdependence does not work with iPod Touch.
Update:
The developer has released a new version of iNDependence v1.2.4 which has fixed quite a few bugs.
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Tried this out this afternoon and it worked like a charm. Not as cool as AppTap, though, but I guess I'll make due.
This sounds great! Sounds like every day things are getting better and eaiser!
Nice job? Any idea when iNdependence will work on Windows operating system and not just Mac?
I Personally coiuldn't get it to work all that well…
I couldn't get ringtones or Apps on my phone…
I tried this out today, now my brick phone is no longer brick. iDdapendence wasn't that EZ but I have both Mac & PC so I made it work. Thanks for the good work.
Just have to say iNdependence Rocks…. works its butt off…. and get the job done right….
so when the 1.1.1 upgrade first came out i upgraded not knowing it wouldn't work with app tap anymore. so i found the instructions to downgrade, worked like a charm. recently upgraded again cause i figured Dev team would figure somethin out soon. trying to downgrade once again and i can't for some reason. gives me an error when i alt-click restore with the 1.0.2 firmware. i'm doin everything the same as when i did it the first time. any ideas ? it's like i was limited to one downgrade….
I tried it last night and it works, although I have no idea how to get apps onto the phone, I used iNdependance and loaded apps onto that, but then cannot figure out how to actually transfer those apps to the phone from within iNdependance,
If you used independence you just need to make sure that you have SSH installed… then you can put installer.app on your phone using Cyberduck or terminal
I have SSH installed, but how do I put installer.app on the iphone from Cyberduck?
You have to right click (ctrl-click) on AppTapp installer and then click "Show package contents." In the resources folder you will find "Installer.app," copy this to your iPhone's applications folder, reboot, and you will have installer on the phone.
This was simple easy steps. Worked out well.
thank you all who had a hand in setting my iphone free
Can someone please help. Is there any way/program to run 3rd party aps on firmware 1.1.1 – that works on the windows operating system. I have at&t so that is not an issue.
Thanks
worked great for me! did the same process that flinx outlined to get installer.app on the iphone and was able to install everything I wanted. To get summerboard working you have to get the beta from their website.