The iPhone dev team will be releasing their software method to unlock iPhone 3G today.
They had announced that they will be releasing the world's first software method to unlock iPhone 3G on New Year's eve and had also broadcasted the live demo of an iPhone 3G being unlocked.
Some of the things to note about their software method to unlock iPhone 3G:
- They are planning to release the software method to unlock iPhone 3G today.
- Based on the demo, their unlocking solution should be quite simple to use and will be available via Cydia.
- So you will need to jailbreak your iPhone 3G to use it.
Their method can only unlock iPhone 3G running baseband firmware 2.11.07 or earlier.
So if you have just bought a new iPhone 3G which had iPhone firmware 2.2 with the baseband 02.28.00 pre-installed or if you accidentally upgraded to iPhone firmware 2.2preserving the baseband using their latest Pwnage tools for firmware 2.2 as the Dev team had warned then you will need to wait until they find out a solution to unlock it. without
If you wanted to find out about the exploits used for the 1st gen iPhone and iPhone 3G by the iPhone dev team then checkout this post and watch the embedded video, its very interesting.
Update 1:
The Dev team have not yet released their unlocking solution, however they have posted a cryptic message along with a screenshot (as seen below) which indicates that their software method will also unlock iPhone 3G running baseband firmware 02.28.00.
If it does work, it would be an amazing New Year's gift for all those iPhone 3G users who accidentally upgraded to iPhone firmware 2.2 without preserving the baseband firmware and also those who recently bought an iPhone 3G which came with firmware 2.2 pre-loaded.
However, if you haven't updated your iPhone 3G to firmware 2.2 or preserved the baseband firmware to unlock it then do not update to firmware 2.2, lets wait for a confirmation for the dev team.
The dev team haven't mentioned the exact time when it will be released.
Update 2:
As many readers have pointed out its 2009 in most parts of the world but the Dev team have not yet released their unlocking solution. It looks like they have hit some last minute issue which should be resolved soon. The Dev team have just updated their blog with the following update:
(a) The yellowsn0w Cydia package will be available as soon as our devteam member in charge of the repo wakes up to fix a file permission error. (b) Once it’s out, those users with SIMs that have apps and other menus on them will need to do that extra step we’ve been talking about. They’ll need to pull and reinsert the SIM once after rebooting the phone to engage the unlock. Even though it’s needed only once per boot, it’s still a nuisance and we’ll be fixing that ASAP. (c) You’ll know if you fall into that “extra step” category if your carrier doesn’t show up within about 10 seconds of the slide to unlock screen. (d) Yes it really is for baseband 02.28.00. That means everyone can use it now!
So they have confirmed that their unlocking solution will work for iPhone 3G running baseband firmware 02.28.00 as well which is great news.
Update 3:
The iPhone dev team have just published the following information about their software solution to unlock iPhone 3G:
- The unlock application (that we are about to release) works exclusively with baseband 02.28. This baseband update 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.
- The application is a small daemon that is launched on boot and also whenever there is a baseband reset, you won’t know anything about it (apart from the use of the third-party SIM) it is small and unobtrusive, there is no GUI, this is by design, you can ignore it.
- You can add the application using the sources outlined below (coming soon), there are Cydia and Installer sources available, use whichever you are comfortable using.
- 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” etc. These menu items confuse the application sometimes, removing and reinserting the SIM fixes this issue.
- The application is version 0.9, 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, do not accept pirates and scummy rip offs 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.
The dev team have still not mentioned the exact time on when it will be released, so please be patient it should be out shortly. We will let you know as soon as it is available.
Update 4:
World's First Software Method to Unlock iPhone 3G Released
Wish you all a very Happy New Year!
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Do I need to download a particular source in Cydia and what will the name of the software unlock program be? Great Job iphone dev team!!! Everyone wanna pitch in paypal for a table dance for all the hard work? lol
While standing in the delivery room at the hospital I stared at my wife and wondered to myself: "how is the baby's head going to fit through her vagina???"
I think my red-neck father knew what I had been thinking about and proudly patted me on the shoulder and said "Don't worry young fella, she'll stretch a mile before she'll tear an inch!!"
eww, thats gross
what time is it coming out?
yes, when does it come out? i cannot wait!! actually, i can wait a little longer, but ahhh!! soo exciting. been waiting soo long for this.
btw, can i download a 2.2 custom fw for 3g iphone? i don't have a mac and have no way to do that.
yea do you need a particular source? I'm so exited
To anyone following yellowsn0w on twitter he is NOT any part of the Dev team. The Dev team is asking anyone following him to remove him from you follow list. Just thought I would pass the message along.
when is it commin out? is driving me insane already gosh
on january 7th russian new year
Happy New Years, all. Here's to hoping that you all get unlocked iPhones in 2009.
i wish they would hurry up. i'm really getting sick of waiting.
I believe we can start downloading the hack in 5 minutes because it will be 12 midnight in New York but I'm not sure. I hope it's for 2.2 even though I have 2.1
Okay its stardate 01/01/09 12:29am. Wheres the hack? Make it so already!
oh yea, like old time. We still waiting! Can we taste the 2.1 first? Please?
oh yea, like old time. We still waiting! Can we taste the 2.1 first? Please?
Hi, I'm in China and for me it s already 2PM 1st of january!!!!! already New's Years eve gone!!!!!!!!!!!!
it's not there…
WHAT THE NEW YEAR HELL MAN! I expected more from the Dev team! I guess rumors are worth nothing or someone will inevitably let you down!!
Are they goin pacific time on this or what???? Come on Dev Team the world is waiting
Im sure they are going to release it for midnight.
Fucking hell. worst New Years eve ever! Been waiting and waiting and waiting! Yea I got it, its free thing and I cant really complain, but cmon dev team, at least do not give out info about releasing hack on New years eve than! IT REALLY IS DRIVE PEOPLE CRAZY!
Estonia here (north of europe)
DEV TEAM LIED I HATE RUMORS I BEEN WAITING ALL DAY FOR THIS!
DEV TEAM LIED I HATE RUMORS I BEEN WAITING ALL DAY FOR THIS!
I got it they are goin to release it Hawai time
http://blog.iphone-dev.org/ check their blog they are saying ,,,,,,,,,,Update 4: (a) The yellowsn0w Cydia package will be available as soon as our devteam member in charge of the repo wakes up to fix a file permission error. (b) Once it’s out, those users with SIMs that have apps and other menus on them will need to do that extra step we’ve been talking about. They’ll need to pull and reinsert the SIM once after rebooting the phone to engage the unlock. Even though it’s needed only once per boot, it’s still a nuisance and we’ll be fixing that ASAP. (c) You’ll know if you fall into that “extra step” category if your carrier doesn’t show up within about 10 seconds of the slide to unlock screen. (d) Yes it really is for baseband 02.28.00. That means everyone can use it now! (e) Happy New Year!
Based on one of their updates it appears this WILL ONLY WORK with 02.28.00 baseband and not with earlier versions. Is my understanding correct?
Is there an easy way to upgrade the baseband or we have to go through the process of running the vanila upgrade and then running quickpwn to jailbreak and then running the unlock
Is their any point in sticking to 2.1 or can i upgrade to 2.2?
If i were you i would wait until the release to update to 2.2. It would be wise to error on the side of caution. I have had a locked iphone for some time now and it really sucks. Thanks Dev team for taking mercy on the thousands of us with 2.22 Baseband. I can't wait to toss out my unstable turbosims.
it's first january already.had my first son and to cream the cake i am getting a free software unlock for my 16gig iphone turned into an itouch.Great Job Dev Team.Long live dev team,long live all the hackers and developers alike.they make the world an interesting place.
ps:i am going crazy waiting already.can u pls make the links available.thanks
hi, i cant reach dev team blog because i m in China (they block most of the site). Could you please tell us how to unlock while it s released, thanks.
Cheers
Enough with the fucking screenshots. I can do the same thing in photoshop. The iphone nano is probably coming out over the summer and we still haven't gotten the 3g unlocked. It's fine if it is not done, but can we put a cap on the bullshit that its almost done. I been hearing this ALMOST crap for a whole year. Just get turbosim and save yourself time from all this bullshit.
Will you all stop moaning! Its not the end of the world. These people have lives too and like all of us meet some problems along the way!
If you read what the updates say it says there waiting for someone to wake up to fix the file permissons.
Youve waited allong time for this, im sure a few more hours wont do you any harm.
Hello, a question in reference to the soft unlock for iphone 3G. If I am presently using one of those thin sims that slips together with my sim unlock method, how do I go about using the soft method? Do I keep this other thin sim inside or does it come out for this process? Thanks in advance. Mike.
@Scott,
I completely agree, we just need to be patient.
@Mike,
You do not need the turbo SIM, thats the hardware method unlock iPhone 3G but with the dev team's software solution it should not be required.
I am so fucking sick of all these bullshit rumors about the software release. The iphone nano is coming out probably in the summer and this thing still hasn't gotten unlocked. I gave my respect repeatedly for the jailbreak almost a year ago, but I've been hearing about a software unlock coming out every two weeks for a whole fucking year. Save yourself the bullshit from people on the release and get turbosim or something similar. I had this thing sitting in a box for months before I got tired of the B.S and finally got a turbosim. I was refreshing the iphone hacks page all day yesterday waiting for a software unlock and lo and behold, been bullshitted once again. These stupid screenshots on the due date of the software mean nothing if I can't fucking use it. That's like we wait in line at the apple store to get the iphone on the release date and after a whole day of waiting they give you a fucking picture.
Anonca,
Why dont you go to sleep and shut the fuck up?
You are very annoying! if u re not satisfied go and buy your iphone thru AT&T fucker!!!!
Helemaal super wij in nederland zullen het ook super vinden dat we alle turbosims weg kunnen gooien en gewoon met een simlock vrije iphone kunnen spelen echt super dev team Thnxxxx
be patient guys?,,,me to I'm waiting for mouths,,,I'm living in a little island in mauritius,,let's just b greatful for DevTeam,,,,there been working on that 4 a long time ,,,n paient is the fruit of the spirit,,,ok guys,,,,jay bless u all,,,,happy new year
Hello all,
We wish you a very happy, healthy, and hopeful 2009!
We have released the yellowsn0w 3G unlock application, and we have some information that you may find useful:
BASICS
The unlock about to be released 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 after you see the slide to unlock widget) fixes this issue. We’re working on a better fix.
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. 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!
The iPhone 3G is used all over the world with all sorts of SIM cards, and we almost certainly will see untested and unexpected situations. If the soft unlock doesn’t work for you on day 1 (literally day 1, of 2009!) then please don’t panic or be impatient. This is new territory for everyone, so enjoy the ride as much as you can
RELEASE INFO
Cydia source: http://apt9.yellowsn0w.com/
Installer repo: http://i.yellowsn0w.com/
where's the unlocked software.thx
I think the Iphone Dev team should TEAR a mile in their arsehole for this
its not working when you palce a call the signal drops and call failed