Archive for the ‘Jailbreak and Unlock’ Category

New Apple app to disable jailbroken devices in the works

Apple is apparently ramping up its battle to prevent iPhone and iPod owners from jailbreaking their devices. The company has applied for a patent, titled “Systems and Methods for Identifying Unauthorized Users of an Electronic Device,” that covers a series of security measures to automatically protect devices from thieves and other “unauthorized users.” Unauthorized users [...]

Apple Releases iOS 4.0.2 for iPod touch 2G

The new firmware for Apple devices that has been launched before to cover the exploit used by JailbreakME has now been patched by Apple with the release of iOS 4.0.2. The new firmware update was already made available for iPhone and iPod touch 3G, but now its also available for iPhone 2G users.

How to Unlock iPhone on iOS 4.0.2 with Ultrasn0w

A new version of iOS is out for iPhone and iPod touch, dubbed as iOS 4.0.2. If you have jailbroken this firmware on your iPhone already, then you must now be in a mood to unlock your iPhone to catch a signal from your favorite carrier.

How to Jailbreak iOS 4.0.2 with Redsn0w [Complete Guide]

The new iPhone firmware iOS 4.0.2 is finally here and it has been jailbroken already using the existing version of Redsn0w. Here’s the how-to guide on jailbreaking your iPhone 3G or iPod touch 2G (non-MC model) running on iOS 4.0.2 using Redsn0w tool.

How to Fix Different SIM Detected Problem in iPhone 4 / 3GS / 3G

The “Different SIM Detected” problem occurs mainly in those iPhones that were jailbroken using the easiest jailbreaking method – JailbreakME. Apple has managed to cover the exploit  but now its possible yet again to activate your iPhone for a different network and get rid of the “Different SIM Detected” problem, as shown in the screenshot [...]

How to Fix MMS Problem on iPhone 4 iOS 4.0/4.0.1 on T-Mobile

MMS service might not properly work on jailbroken iPhone 4 using T-Mobile carrier. To fix the this MMS service on T-Mobile, you need to patch up your jailbreak with the new fix that is available via Cydia. Here are the details:

Ultrasn0w 1.0-1 released to unlock iPhone 4 baseband 01.59

iPhone Dev Team has released Ultrasn0w 1.0-1 to unlock iPhone 4. This makes it the world’s first free software solution to unlock iPhone 4. iPhone Dev team had already released Ultrasn0w 0.93 to unlock all basebands since iPhone OS 3.0 including baseband 05.13.04 that comes bundled with iOS 4 for iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G [...]

Facetime, MMS, purple screen fixes for JailbreakMe 2.0 on iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS,3G, iPod Touch 3G/2G and iPad

There are numerous issues that newly jailbroken iPhones, iPods and iPads are facing, after using the JailbreakMe 2.0 aka Star userland jailbreak tool, released recently by the iPhone Dev team, to jailbreak there iDevices, while some like the Facetime and MMS issues were fixed promptly, you might want to see the fix if you were [...]

Jailbreak iPad on iOS 3.1.2 using JailbreakMe 2.0

The new jailbreakMe 2.0, aka Star, has been released by The iPhone Dev Team (comex et al.). This userland method tool jailbreaks all iOS devices including the iPad on iOS 3.1.2.  This tool uses the safari browser from within your iDevice to perform the jailbreak, so all you have to do is go to the [...]

Jailbreak iPod 3G/ 2G MC model on iOS 4.0.1 using JailbreakMe 2.0

The new jailbreakMe 2.0, aka Star, has been released by The iPhone Dev Team (comex et al.). This userland method tool jailbreaks all iOS devices including the iPod 3G/ 2G [MC model].  This tool uses the safari browser from within your iDevice to perform the jailbreak, so all you have to do is go to [...]

Jailbreak iOS 4.0/4.0.1 on iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G using JailbreakMe 2.0

The new jailbreakMe 2.0, aka Star, has been released by The iPhone Dev Team (comex et al.). This userland method tool jailbreaks all iOS devices including the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS [new bootrom/old bootrom] and iPhone 3G on iOS 4.0.1.  This tool uses the safari browser from within your iDevice to perform the jailbreak, so [...]

Jailbreak iPhone 4, 3GS, 3G on iOS 4 / 4.0.1 and iPad on iOS 3.2.1 with JailbreakMe 2.0

JailbreakMe 2.0 is the name of the new jailbreak tool which uses the userland jailbreak method to jailbreak the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G on iOS 4.0/4.0.1. It can also be used to jailbreak the iPad on iOS 3.2.1.

Jailbreaking is “fair use”-Apple loses DRM case

Every three years, the Library of Congress has the thankless task of listening to people complain about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The DMCA forbade most attempts to bypass the digital locks on things like DVDs, music, and computer software, but it also gave the Library the ability to wave its magical copyright wand and [...]

iPhone 4 unlocked once again by Musclenerd

One of the members of the iPhone Dev Team has managed to unlock his iPhone 4 by a new method to the one shown by Planetbeing last time we reported. This hack by musclenerd, is also rumored to be the second of three possible methods by which an iPhone 4 can be unlocked.

Activate iPhone 4, 3GS and 3 without original SIM

We know that after the release of iOS 4.0.1 you are all anxious to finally jailbreak your iPhone 4, but for now,Sherif Hashim, the guy who found the exploit to unlock all basebands on iPhones running iOS 4 is back with a video, which shows us how to activate iPhone 4, 3GS and 3G without [...]

How to Jailbreak iPhone 3GS New Bootrom on iOS 4 Using Sn0wbreeze 1.7

The latest version of sn0wbreeze, version 1.7(for windows) is now out to jailbreak iOS 4.0. Although this release supports all versions of iPhones and iPod touch, you will need the iPhone 3GS(new bootrom), iPod touch 2G(MC model) and iPod Touch 3G will have to be on firmware 3.1.2, or will need to have their SHSH [...]

GeoHot Apple iPhone 4 jailbreak

Geohot has finally published a blog in which he talks about the iPhone 4 jailbreak situation. He elaborates on the limera1n and Pwned4life exploits on which he gave a recent presentation at the Nuit Du Hack conference in Paris. Encouragingly, according to his post, he managed to jailbreak his iPhone 4 the day it arrived [...]

iPhone 4 Unlock is Almost Around the Corner

iPhone 4 was though successfully jailbroken within few days of its release, but the dev team has not been so far successful in unlocking the iPhone 4. They have been working hard so far on various grounds to make iPhone 4 Unlock possible, here’s the latest update from their twitter account.

iBoot: How to Check iPhone 3GS Bootrom Version

If you are struggling with jailbreaking your iPhone 3GS for whatever reasons, you might have stumble upon the word bootrom or iBoot which might have stopped you from trying out the complete tutorial. Most of the tutorials online about jailbreaking your iPhone would suggest to check your bootrom before proceeding, but might not tell you [...]

How to Jailbreak iOS 4 using Redsn0w on Mac

The iPhone Dev team recently released the final version of their redsn0w jailbreak tool. Coupled with the final recently released ultrasn0w unlock tool for all basebands uptill firmware 3.1.3 and the new iPhone 4 baseband, this is the complete tool to jailbreak and activate ones iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch 2G. The iPhone [...]