ZiPhone 2.5: Single-Step Method to JailBreak & Unlock iPhone Firmware 1.1.4 Released

It was earlier today that I had mentioned about the ultimate method to jailbreak iPhone 1.1.4 which the iPhone Dev Team were planning to release soon.

But you need not have to wait as iPhone hacking expert Zibri has just released the latest version of his tool, ZiPhone 2.5, to JailBreak and Unlock iPhone Firmware 1.1.4 and you can do all this with a graphical interface for both Mac OS X and Windows.

Before I go into the details it is important to mention that before you jailbreak your iPhone, be sure to backup in iTunes so that you can restore your iPhone if something goes terribly wrong and since I have not tried this method I am not in a position to confirm either way so do remember that hacking your iPhone is completely at your own risk.

When the latest iPhone firmware was released earlier in the week, Zibri had recommended users not to upgrade as he needed to make some adjustments and fully test it. At that time he had expected to release the new version of ZiPhone in 3 days and a day earlier for those who donated. However, he has been kind enough to release it to everyone thanks.

The latest version of ZiPhone v2.5 can be used to jailbreak and unlock iPhone running the latest iPhone firmware which means it will also work on iPhones shipped with 1.1.4 out-of-the-box (OTB) and you have version for both Mac and Windows users.

For all those running iPhone with older firmware, Zibri recommends them to restore to 1.1.4 and not to update. So download the latest iPhone firmware 1.1.4 as a standalone download from this link (size: 165 MB) and after downloading the update, you can hold the "Option" key on a Mac or "Shift" key on a Windows system, then click the "Restore" button in iTunes (under the iPhone tab) and select the downloaded file to apply it. 

Then download the latest version of ZiPhone from here and follow the on-screen instructions. Zibri has also provided a separate advanced interface for experts. The entire process of jailbreaking and unlocking the iPhone should take you approximately 5 mins.

The other good thing is that ZiPhone will also install the cool Installer app which will make it easy to install unauthorized third-party iPhone applications.

Checkout the User Interface of the latest version of ZiPhone below:

In case you face any issues and need clarifications, you could checkout the comments on Zibri's post here, he has been quite prompt in responding to queries.

As always do drop in a line to tell us how well the latest version of ZiPhone worked for you and in case you have any tips do share it with fellow readers in the comments.

Update:

I have updated the post based on inputs from Jason Burroughs & meow66meow who had highlighted that it should be "Restore" instead of "Update".

I have also updated the download link of iPhone firmware 1.1.4 standalone file based on inputs from Dr.Ahcir and Dipan.

Thanks guys for your feedback, appreciate it.

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Comments

[CerealKiller]

Works Great! Installer and jailbreak was done in like 1 minute!!! Perfect! Thanks!

[key]

works like a charm. used the mac version. running leopard, 8 gb iphone, older BB (3.9 or whatever it is). did the jailbreak only and it's money....

thanks

[Douceswild]

works great! although a lot of the apps like Summerboard and Voicenotes don't work with 1.1.4 yet. ah well. I can wait

[jason Burroughs]

you mistakenly said to hit the update button, but you meant restore!

"you can hold the option key on a Mac or Shift key on a Windows system, then click the “Update” button in iTunes (under the iPhone tab) and select the file to apply it."

[Ando]

I can't download it, each time i press download ziphone the page just refreshes, what should i do???????

[meow66meow]

!!! IMPORTANT !!!

Do NOT click the "Update" button! Instead press the "Option" key (on a Mac) or the "Shift" key (on a PC) and then click the "RESTORE" button in iTunes. After that you just select the 1.1.4 firmware package you downloaded.

[laurnzo]

Why go through the trouble of hold shift key or anything before restoring, just open Itunes and when it loads just hit restore, it will restore and update to 1.1.4. Mine worked like charm, checked everything and it they all works great

[Jason]

123 It was done! Great program I have been waiting for this!

Thanks!!!!

[Dr.Ahcir]

Please update the link of the iPhone firmware, it links to "iPod1,1_1.1.4_4A102_Restore" instead of "iPhone1,1_1.1.4_4A102_Restore"

[iluviphones]

Are these hacking programs available on windows?

[Dipan]

The correct link for the 1.1.4 ipsw file is this:
http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/iPhone/061-4313.20080226.Sw39i/iPhone1,1_1.1.4_4A102_Restore.ipsw

[Juan Luis]

I HAVE MY IPHONE UNLOCKED WITH 1.1.3. SHOULD I FOWOLL THIS INTRUCTIONS: For all those running iPhone with older firmware, Zibri recommends them to restore to 1.1.4 and not to update. So download the latest iPhone firmware 1.1.4 as a standalone download from this link (size: 165 MB) and after downloading the update, you can hold the "Option" key on a Mac or "Shift" key on a Windows system, then click the “Update” "Restore" button in iTunes (under the iPhone tab) and select the file to apply it. (Thanks Jason Burroughs & meow66meow for highlighting the error.)

PLEASE ANSWER ME ASS SOON AS POSIBLE

[Louis]

Iphones will start selling like hotcakes..I already know 5 folks who are going to get an iphone after I showed them how easy it was to get t-mobile service with 1.1.4...I tried to buy another one at the apple store but you can't buy an iphone with cash.

This is sooo cool...Now I have two phones and can go overseas and use the local SIM and not have to worry about a $4,000.00 phone bill when I get home because I was roaming...

The only problem I had was youtube not working....I found that if you trash the files in /root/Library/Lockdown instead of replacing as suggested in 1.1.3 along with the file in the activation folder (trash it) you can reactivate youtube.

http://limitededitioniphone.com/youtube-not-working-on-your-iphone-steps-to-fix/

There was a solution ABOVE for intel macs but when you hear of a solution and have tried it and can confirm AFTER EXPERIMENTING, please post the youtube fix in your next blog thanks.

[henry]

I keep trying to update installer applications and I get an error message cannot update send song 3.1

[jay]

i have tried twice just to jailbreak my phone. I did a clean upgrade and restore of my personal stuff ie tel number...no music was installed. when i runziphone it just sits there in "entering recovery mode".that's it...

[Jose]

I just jailbreak my iphone. I tried installing new applications but they did not work. Did I do anything wrong or should Iwait for updates?

[robyn]

I cannot believed how well this worked. I thought it was not bad jailbreaking 3 months ago with the 23 step process . When you think of hacking into a phone , you think that is something that you have to be some computer genius to do, but this new application is amazing. It really was one click and I actually didn't have any abnormal problems with this one. I like how it actually notes what processes are taking place and even more importantly it explains what should be going on with the iphone as it is jailbreaking the iphone. With the other hacks, you were just left wondering if what your iphone was doing was normal or not. I really hope that the summerboard and customized will work soon with 1.1.4. They need to keep it updated . That is the best part of hacking, the ability to customize every detail of your phone to make it your own.

[Boss123]

hip hip hurray....i did it...using Ziphone 2.5
1. connected my 1.1.1 jailbroken iphone to the PC ( windows XP ).BACKED UP MY IPHONE FIRST.
2. was running the latest version of itunes.
3. downloaded the iphone ver 1.1.4 software onto the PC. just downloaded did not install.
4. pressed shift and restore in the Itunes windows
5. Choosed the file that i downloaded as per index number 3.. ver 1.1.4 . Clicked ok.
6. the phone restored the version to 1.1.4
7. after it completed ran Ziphone...and in a few min .....hurray!!! all systems go.
Showing Version 1.1.4 (4A102)
i did not touch the phone till at all during this time....but prayed lot in that 5 min gap.
8. tested it by making a call ...worked...
9. Wifii working perfect...

man if i can do it anybody can...i got absolutely no idea what i did but just follow instruction

[banker]

worked like a charm. used it on an unlocked 1.1.1 that i had upgraded from 1.0.2 weeks ago. to run this i use an acer notebook with WinXP , iTunes 7.6.1 and iPhone on 1.1.1:

- upgraded iTunes to 7.6.1 on XP
- synced my iphone
- downloaded restore 1.1.4
- downloaded and installed ziphone 2.5
- press shift restore in iTunes to select restore 1.1.4 file (restore took several minutes)
- ran ziphone and pressed do it all (took 4 minutes)
- iTunes asked me to restore settings of previous iphone > yes did it
- synced
- everything works all data is restored

one very happy banker :-))

[anthony]

I cannot believed how easy the process was. I did everything and I the only thing that I am having problem with was the download of applications and install. If anyone can help I thank you!!!!

[Kals]

Hi,

Just wanted to confirm , If I just go a buy a new IPHONE and try ZIPHONE on it , will that work is it just for IPHONES which were unlocked previously?

[key]

Kals - yes, it'll work for OTB (out of the box) iphone's. the OTB will most likely have the 1.1.3 firmware if not 1.1.2, so just restore your firmware to the 1.1.4 using the method provided...

[CerealKiller]

Summerboard works now!!!! (Before I changed the system file to think it was 1.1.3 in "CoreServices") But it now works with 1.1.4, only thing I am waiting for ins Customize, cause you know Apple most likely won't approve Customize with the SDK, it's too much of a change for the iPhone...But maybe...

[Surface]

Wow, that was pretty simple. I was worried at first, and kind of hesitent, but I must say that was awesome. I just bought the 16G iPhone on Friday, It came with 1.1.3, I got home, and updated to 1.1.4. I read this post, and DL'd the 1.1.4_Restore, restored the phone to factory settings (1.1.3) Then tried to restore to 1.1.4, but it would give me an error. Tried restoring back to 1.1.3 and no go, gave me an error again. So I restarted my PC and the iPhone, plugged them back together it booted fine, restored the iphone to be working again and updated to 1.1.4 on it's own. I then did the shift click restore to 1.1.4 and installed ZiPhone and it worked like a charm! Thanks a lot!

[Surface]

I do have one question for anyone reading these posts, hopefully you can help out, since I am a newbie to the iPhone and the 3rd party apps. Where would I be able to go to make my mp3's my ring tones? I made a 7 sec mp3 file I got for a ringtone, converted it to an AAC format, and it won't go into iTunes under ringtones. Which is kind of frustrating. Any ideas / suggestions would be greatly appriciated!