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The iPhone dev team have released an updated version of their software solution to unlock iPhone 3G.
They have fixed some of the problems which iPhone 3G users had reported with the latest version of their unlocking application yellowsn0w v0.9.6.
The iPhone dev team released the much awaited software solution to unlock iPhone 3G so that users can use any GSM carrier's SIM, a perfect New Year gift for all those waiting to unlock their iPhone 3G.
Here is a detailed step-by-step guide to unlock iPhone 3G using Dev team's yellowsn0w application.
iPhone Dev Team have finally released their much awaited software method to unlock iPhone 3G.
Its also the world's first software solution to unlock iPhone 3G and it supports all firmwares including baseband firmware 02.28.00 which they had earlier indicated might not be supported.
Update (Jan 2nd, 2009):
The dev team has released an updated version of their yellowsn0w application (v0.9.4) to unlock iPhone 3G.
Update (Jan 3rd, 2009):
The dev team has released an updated version of their yellowsn0w application (v0.9.5) which fixes quite a few problems including some STK (SIM Toolkit) issues.
Continue reading "World's First Software Method to Unlock iPhone 3G Released [Updated]" »
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.
The iPhone Dev team who are planning to release the much awaited software method to unlock iPhone 3G on New Year's eve have just broadcasted a live demo video of an iPhone 3G being software unlocked with yellowsn0w (name of their project to unlock iPhone 3G) via Qik.
You can checkout the demo video after the break.
The 10.5.6 update for Mac OS X Leapord that Apple released earlier in the week prevented Mac from recognizing iPhone in DFU mode, making it impossible to jailbreak and/or unlock it using PwnageTool or QuickPwn.
The iPhone Dev Team had provided some fixes for the DFU problems which needed some knowledge of the system and heavy use of the Terminal application.
Fortunately, now there's an easy solution to fix this problem. All you need to do is follow some simple steps available after the break.
The 10.5.6 update for Mac OS X Leapord that Apple released yesterday prevents your Mac from recognizing your iPhone in DFU mode, making it impossible to jailbreak and/or unlock it using PwnageTool or QuickPwn.
The iPhone Dev Team believes that it is due to a kernel bug rather than a specific countermeasure by Apple. They have also provided possible fixes.
But more importantly they have also provided the release date for their software unlocking method for iPhone 3G which we all have been waiting for.
We have heard about the hardware-method to unlock iPhone 3G using turbo or proxy SIM cards (which does not work with iPhone firmware 2.2).
We have also reported about the iPhone dev team who are working tirelessly to release their software method to unlock iPhone 3G and appear to be very close.
There is apparently a third way to unlock iPhone 3G. You can get your iPhone 3G physically unlocked by an industrious Vietnamese hacker.
Continue reading "Vietnamese Hacker Unlocks iPhone 3G at Hardware Level" »
Prior to the release of iPhone firmware 2.2, the iPhone Dev Team had warned iPhone 3G users to avoid upgrading to it when its available until they give an all clear.
They later confirmed that iPhone 3G users who were interested in unlocking their iPhones should NOT upgrade to the latest firmware.
But when Apple released iPhone firmware 2.2 on Thursday night quite a few 1st gen iPhone and iPhone 3G users ended up accidentally upgrading their iPhones to the latest firmware as they reported that iPhone firmware 2.2 also included an update for iPhone 3G's baseband firmware.
Based on reader comments here at iPhone Hacks and other discussion forum threads it appears that Apple has broken the hardware method to unlock iPhone 3G with firmware 2.2, as they are no longer able to use their iPhones 3Gs after upgrading.
Continue reading "Apple Breaks Hardware Method to Unlock iPhone 3G with Firmware 2.2" »
The iPhone Dev Team had released PwnageTool 2.2, QuickPwn 2.2 for Mac & QuickPwn 2.2 for Windows yesterday for iPhone Firmware 2.2 that was released by Apple on Thursday night.
However, there was a minor bug where iPhone users had problems using the "Simple Mode" in PwnageTool and as a workaround had to use the "Expert Mode".
They has just released Pwnage Tool v2.2.1 which fixes the bug related to "Simple Mode".
Please check out the earlier post for the download link as there are some important points that you should be aware of before using the PwnageTool
Thanks Jose for the tip!
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