Earlier this month, we had written about the new iPhone 3GS units shipped by Apple which came with an updated bootrom that made these new iPhone units jailbreak-proof.
If that news made you lose sleep, here is something to cheer about. Now we hear from the iPhone Dev Team that while the new bootrom indeed interferes with the current hacking tools, it is not after all jailbreak-proof.
Bootrom is a small piece of code that runs during the boot up and its primary task is to verify that the boot image is not corrupted. Apple has updated this code to also check for unauthorized firmware like the 24kpwn exploit that has been used to jailbreak iPhone 3GS.
In an interview to Wired.com, Eric McDonald, a member of the iPhone Dev Team has said that while the updated bootrom does indeed interferes with the 24kpwn exploit, which makes it difficult to start the jailbroken iPhone 3GS if it is shutdown. As a workaround to the problem, one needs to tether (connect) the iPhone to a computer to restart it. While this sounds like needless trouble for jailbroken iPhone users, McDonald has said that it is only a matter of time before the jailbreak team release another exploit to counter the new bootrom.
The cat and mouse game between Apple and the iPhone hacking community has been on for over two years now and Apple only knows too well that an updated exploit should be on its way soon. Nevertheless, contractual obligations mandate that Apple provide all technological infrastructure to help its carrier partners like AT&T from losing customers.
Do you think it is better for Apple and their customers if the company decides to end this race by opening up to all carriers and also opening up the iPhone SDK so that jailbreak apps like Winterboard, SBSettings etc, which are currently available on Cydia are available on the iPhone App Store?
Why do you jailbreak your iPhone? Please do let us know your thoughts in the comments.
[via Wired]
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I jailbroke mainly because for installous
and sbsetting and ilocalis and backgrounder and many more…..
Why do I jailbreak? Apple advertises the iPhone / touch as a computer. Well I customize my computer in all sorts of ways and the app store to me is lime only going to walmart when there is also a target right down the street. Apple doesn't approve every app and program that I can run on a mac now do they! I like varity. That and when someone tells me no that just motivates me to do it anyway.
Choices, man …. Choices
I jailbroke and unlocked mine mainly because I prefer the vastly cheaper internet roaming costs to the UK's iPhone partner O2. I bought the phone out-right, i.e. off contract so I don't see that anyone is losing any money, not that it would have stopped me but I really don't understand why I can't buy an iPhone at full price and then use whoever I like.
-John-
I jailbroke my phone because it makes me feel evil and powerful to have undercontrol a little computer that a company tries to hold it's powerful features back from it's ppl.
I wouldn't own an iphone if I wasn't able to jailbreak it and modify everything in it, it actually has become a hobby and a show off toy to all my computer disabled friends its great to pull out my iphone and play some random Nintendo game or at the right moment pull out a cool app that slices dices and spills joy to everyone around me, so yeah for me its either jail-broken or no iphone at all open the sdk apple stop being greedy.
i love the dev team, their so doooooooooooooope!!!
lol i agree
It is all about freedom…
its all about custimizing the phone that is yours. I like to have ringtones for my text messages and not some lame sounds that came with the phone. i like to have pictures in the background not a black background. and everything else having a jailbroke phone lets us do.
Winter board, Backgrounder, Orbit, spell checker thingy that I forgot the name, iPhoneTool (turn aeroplane mode on and off automatically day and night), your tube, 3Gunrestrictor and many more.
Why of bloody earth should all the people in my office have the very same sound to remind them of their next fucking meeting and all of us should jump with it thinking we are late for something???
Choices, power
Originally, when I had a 2G, I needed to unlock my phone because my carrier in Canada, Rogers, did not sell the iPhone. Now, even though I haven't an iPhone plan with Rogers, I do pay for 500 mb of data a month and they don't really care that I don't have an "iPhone Plan". So I still have to unlock and jailbreak my 3G phone and the reason I do is mainly because I couldn't live without Cydia and specifically SBSettings and 5 Icon Dock and Backgrounder and Orbit and Winterboard and and and…
Damnright Toni! This is what it's all about. Owning the device since you purchased it.
the iphone would loose its value if apple were to open up to all gsm carriers, so lets just support the dev team and make this war with apple last…..this is what makes the iphone so unique and wanted…
I jailbreak because i can.because they have good people
with talent that makes live a little more intersting.Just like a computer you like the power of software and of course good hardware.i salute The DEV TEAM
and thank youguys for allyour hard work.
Sameazel
One question……I currently have and unlocked iphone 3g 8gb and I am very pleased with it but feel like i need more power, i was about to purchase the 3gs 32gb yesterday 10/21/09 but found out that it is still not able to be unlocked, theres no work around for now..? like if i downgraded firmware down to 3.1 atleast….? the bootrom would still be the same huh…. should i just wait…?
Intelliscreen, MyProfiles, Winterboard, SBSettings, VOIPover3G, RealSMS, for starters – without these, using the iPhone would be more difficult and frustrating…
apple can finish the race but they don t want to cause they get good and free
ideas from dev team.that s why people should donate to dev team to have
them keep going and make cool stuff.
once again thank you dev team.
I jailbreak because im in business and the lame one time beep for emails is worthless. I need intelliscreen
Also I hate the text message popup so I use BiteSMS –
I jailbreak so i can keep pimpin these holes ,BlackList is the
sh-t!, Pimpin these holes never been so easy.now i could leave my phone on the table when my girl is around cause i know when these holes call, their call is not comeing thru so keep pimpin with blackList…
I'm going with the 2nd to last paragraph and saying that the only reason Apple has been on Dev-Team's ass is because of their contract to AT&T. I'm faithful that Dev-Team's got the iPhone on lockdown, and with this news, it seems like they can tackle anything Apple throws at them. Once iPhone opens up to more carriers I don't think Apple will approve of an open SDK but I think they will lax on jb-proofing. I jailbreak because of the simple things like SBSettings, Winterboard, and QuickReply which make the stock iPhone worthless.
jailbreak so i can get winterboard, and get tweaks!
cycorder… backgrounder, tricker3g, and a few other jailbreak apps
My reason for not even buying a next iPhone if jailbreaking was made impossible are:
- IntelliScreen
- SIPhone over 3G voip calls
- TLert
- Categories
- MyWi
- Backgrounder
- SBsettings
Why JB??
Apple say an app can't be run
Dev's prove otherwise
Users want what the hackers provide
8% of my apps are apple 'authorised'
4,000,000 JB iphone users & still Apple refuse to hear us
If Apple were to open the doors to any and all, just imagine what your device could be capable of
apple sucks. they only want profit by ripping cunsumers. i want to have freedom to do anything with my iphone.
I jailbreak to get access to more and better functions – more nice to have than anything else.
I NEED to unlock as I'm travelling and staying longer periods in various countries, i.e due to roaming cost I need local subscriptions (i.e phone numbers).
I'm eagerly waiting for the unlock possibility for the new baseband 05.11.xx – anyone knows if somethings coming up?
Because it made my iPhone look difference and more power.Keep it up Dev Team and do what you have to do and fight back if Apple do some stupid things.Fuk Apple.
I can't find a single reasonable ground for Apple to forbid the use of any software of my choice on equipment I paid for. It belongs to me, period. What Apple does in this case should simply be declared illegal!
Aside from this, I love Apple products, been a faithful user since 1986, have convinced tons of friends to switch from Win to Mac. But I won't allow Apple to limit my experience on a product which is my property. After all, when I buy a car I'm free to use any tires I want. They can't tell me I can buy the car under the condition of only using Bridgestone, or Pirelli, or Michelin, whatever.
Jailbreak is everything for me and for my iphone,without it i cant do much on my iphone and i thiks its boring! I wont buy next iphone if not jailbreak!
Ok I am a victim of this stupid phone. It isn't secure at all. I had my bank passwords saved in it.
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Hey if you need an unlock for the iphone 3g, on 3.1 or 3.1.2 there is a way if you bought your iphone b4 september 08, go to cydia and search fuzzyband that dgrades the baseband back to 04.26.08 so therefore ultrasn0wable
Apple can't be serious. Didn't that have us on a firmware that was able to be exploited via text message a couple months ago. They better keep it moving with this dumb shit. Since the phone isn't jailbreak proof, then shouldn't that mean all the people who used blackrain can still unlock the 3.1.2 phones??!
why i jailbreak? its simple because there is a lot of application in cydia like winterboard insomnia sbsetting which apple can't make this so iphone dev team devloped iphone .(sorry for my english).
Customization does it for me as well as using some excellent jailbreak apps like intelliScreen, SBSettings etc.
If Apple just opened it all up, then why would people need to jailbreak in the first place.
I wonder if AT&T or Apple will grant a factory unlock update when they allow other carriers to carry the iPhone.
Apple should keep at it, because I like the idea of "David(Dev Team)beating Goliath (Apple)".
Here are my reasons for jailbreaking:
GV Mobile
Intelliscreen
SBSettings
3G Unrestrictor
i jailbreak my 3gs iphone for installous, and for the themes so my phone can look cool.
Why Jailbreak?
simpy to have control of what i want my iPhone to do. true the App store has alot useful apps, but none to function the way you would like it to perform (SBSettings,cycorder,winterboard, and openssh). i wouldn't be able to own an iPhone unless it was JB. as long as we have Dev Team, cydia and even Geohot the possiblity are end less.
I Jailbreak because i can, 02 offer unlimited data so I use tethering and for them to want to charge for this is just daylight robbery.
I also unlock the phone a I hate the 02 network and found coverage 100 time better on orange.
cant wait for the to officially get the iphone contract.
I have had enough of purchasing crappy, buggy, apps that just don't work properly, at least now test them first.
Well done! DEV TEAM, don't know what i would have done without you guy's
Damn SKippy!!! It's about freedom of choice or in this case…Themes,backgrounds,etc.
I jailbreak because Open source is always better than closed source by nature. It is maintained and updated by the community. The cydia store is the closest thing we can get to such a system. If the iPhone was open source ESSENTIAL applications like SBSettings would be standard, and I would feel no need to crack the phone.
I joined IA (iPhonics Anonymous)!
Hi! My name is Ryan and I'm on my third iPhone: 2G, 3G now 3GS. When 2G first came out I waited agonizingly for it to be jailbroken, so I could buy it. At the time there was a pay for Jailbreak/Unlock program. I forget how much I payed for it but it was hefty. I wouldn't touch a jailed and/or locked iPhone, no way! At first the reason to jailbreak was to unlock so I could use the iPhone anywhere and with any sim card I wanted. I also hate (I don't use that word lightly) to be a puppet, anyone's puppet. Why would I need to sign in every time I want to get an app? It gives me the creeps to picture a bunch of Apple goons dissecting every move I make with my phone: iPhone + Mobile and I'm a lab mouse. No thanks! Come people like the dev team and Saurik and my heart swells with admiration, love, freedom and the love of freedom. Those people are what the internet is all about: taking the stick away from the pimps. Major thank you to the dev team, Saurik and all the others who've made my iPhone a great adventure, instead of another lame and gutless gyzmo.
The iphone is a cool phone, but when Jailbroken its the best phone…and the only way I will use the device…I moved from the a android phone,to be honest if a android phone hardware was as good as the iphone I would switch back…
i jailbreak my iphone because the iphone can vitually do anything, it has the potential to do so much but apple refuses to allow such wonderful apps that can improvise your device. and besides the generic look on a nonjailbroken iphone is tedious…its like going to school with 1000 kids and they're all wearing uniform..everyone looks the same. we all want to present ourselves in ways to stand out and jailbrake mode allows us to be viturally different
I JB mine in order for my phone to be a “Smart phone”I would not have one if I could not do this as the stock iPhone is lacking in fetchers compared to other proper smart phones.
Why do I jailbreak? For freedom. If I'm going to buy a relatively expensive device like this, I want to have the freedom to do what I want with it. Specifically, apps like SBSettings, 3G UnRestrictor, MobileFinder, Backgrounder, etc, that provide functions thr iPhone shouldve always had. Not to mention ZodTTD's emulators, and other things to pass the time with.
Jailbreaking is something I couldn't live without, and I think the only negative consequence of it, is the fact that far too many skiddies and wannabe "hackers" (ie, twelve year olds), jailbreak the device and then use it to pirate apps. Being an App Store Dev myself, I think this is ridiculous, because not only are you robbing people of the income they deserve, but that a lot of developers are simply individuals trying to make some money. In my opinion, Apple needs to find a way to stop the "cracking" of apps, so that people get the money they deserve.
I jailbreak beacause I need a true spell checker, like Inspell. Without Inspell I would not own an iPhone. SBSetting and Winterboard are great as well. Apple could, and should, learn something from these apps.
Houston, Texas iPhone User
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