iPhone Hacks

iPhone 3GS Jailbreak Released; Dev Team Demo iPhone 3GS Unlocking Solution

George Hotz (aka Geohot), a member of the iPhone Dev Team and the first to unlock the original iPhone (iPhone 2G) is back. He has released a software called purplera1n to jailbreak iPhone 3GS.

He seems to have released it on his personal blog against the wishes of others in the Dev Team as he didn't seem to agree with the decision that the jailbreak for iPhone 3GS had to wait until iPhone OS 3.1.

Step-by-Step Guide to Unlock iPhone 3G running on iPhone OS 3.0 using UltraSn0w

As you might already know, the iPhone Dev Team had released their much awaited software method called Ultrasn0w that can unlock iPhone 3G running iPhone OS 3.0 almost a week back.

Since the release of UltraSn0w, our readers have been asking us for a guide to unlock iPhone 3G.

So here is our step-by-step guide to unlock iPhone 3G using UltraSn0w so that you can use a SIM from any GSM carrier.

Apple Releases iPhone OS 3.1 Beta; Dev Team Warns UltraSn0w users to Avoid it

Apple has seeded developers of their iPhone Developer Program with beta version of iPhone OS 3.1 (build number is 7C97D) and iPhone SDK.

Apple hasn't provided much details about the improvements expected in iPhone OS 3.1 but  developers have already stumbled upon some interesting changes in the latest iPhone OS.

Jaibreak and Unlock iPhone 3GS Status Report

iPhone Dev team had announced last week that they might be able to jailbreak and unlock Apple's new iPhone 3GS as they were able to verify that the 24Kpwn exploit that the hybrid team used on the iPod Touch 2G, is still applicable to the bootrom of iPhone 3GS.

However, they have now announced that they are delaying their iPhone 3GS jailbreak in the interest of those who are planning to purchase an iPhone 3GS in the near future as they expect Apple to release iPhone OS 3.0.1 in which they might try to fix the exploit.

Tools to Jailbreak and Unlock iPhone 3GS could be Released Soon

We have good news for iPhone 3GS users who want to jailbreak and unlock their iPhone as the Dev Team have announced that they were able to verify that the 24Kpwn exploit that the hybrid team used on the iPod Touch 2G and it is still applicable to the bootrom of the iPhone 3GS.

So it means that they will be able to release redsn0w tool to jailbreak and unlock iPhone 3GS.

UltraSn0w: Software method to Unlock iPhone 3G running iPhone OS 3.0 Released

The iPhone Dev Team has released their much awaited software method called Ultrasn0w to unlock iPhone 3G running iPhone OS 3.0.

It's also makes it the world's first software solution to unlock iPhone 3G running iPhone OS 3.0.

Dev Team Release Redsn0w for Windows & Mac users to Jailbreak iPhone OS 3.0

We have good news for Windows users who felt left out yesterday when the Dev Team released PwnageTool 3.0 for Mac to jailbreak iPhone OS 3.0.

iPhone Dev Team have released redsn0w multi-platform, multi-device jailbreaking tool for iPhone OS 3.0. It also allows you to unlock the 1st generation iPhone (iPhone 2G).

If you have used QuickPwn before then redsn0w offers similar functionality.

Dev Team Release PwnageTool 3.0 to Jailbreak iPhone OS 3.0

The dependable iPhone Dev team have released updated version of their PwnageTool to jailbreak iPhone OS 3.0.

However, they are reporting that due some bugs and unexpected changes, they plan to release their tools in phases and have started off by releasing PwnageTool for Mac OS X to jailbreak iPhone OS 3.0.

They plan to release QuickPwn for Mac OS X and Windows soon.

Dev Team Demo UltraSn0w: Software Method to Unlock iPhone 3G running iPhone OS 3.0

The iPhone Dev Team demoed their new software method to unlock iPhone OS 3.0 yesterday.

They are calling their latest method to unlock iPhone 3G running iPhone OS 3.0 UltraSn0w. iPhone Dev team will be releasing UltraSn0w on Friday.

iPhone Dev Team to Release Tools to Jailbreak and Unlock iPhone OS 3.0

When Apple announced that iPhone OS 3.0 will be released on June 17 at WWDC 2009 Keynote address,  all those who had jailbroken their iPhone either to install jailbreak apps or to unlock their iPhone were eagerly waiting to know if the iPhone Dev Team will release updated tools to jailbreak iPhone OS 3.0 and yellowsn0w to unlock iPhone OS 3.0?

The Dev team have just announced the good news, they will be giving a live demo of new yellowsn0w, their software method to unlock iPhone running iPhone OS 3.0 just before Apple releases their latest iPhone OS on Wednesday.