Unlock iPhone’s potential
As predicted, there was a jailbreak released today for iPhones running the new 1.1.3 firmware. The jailbreak allows the installation of unofficial apps on the iPhone. It does not unlock the phone so it can be used with carriers other than AT&T, but with any luck, an unlock for 1.1.3 will be coming soon now.
Windows and Mac versions are available. It requires an iPhone running 1.1.2 or earlier firmware. If you are already running the 1.1.3 firmware, you’ll have to downgrade.
iPhone Atlas is reporting that a jailbreak to allow the recently released iPhone 1.1.3 firmware to run unofficial apps could be released soon.
Hackers have apparently identified three different techniques. One technique requires a hardware modification, limiting it’s utility. The current plan is to keep one of the software techniques secret until after Apple releases the official iPhone SDK in the hope that Apple won’t have a chance to close it.
We’ll have to see how this all turns out. With any luck, an unlock will come along soon too so that people using unlocked iPhones on T-mobile, or an international carrier, can take advantage of the firmware update (I wonder if the Google maps cell tower triangulation will work).
Hackers discovered a security flaw in the iPhone software when they were trying to figure out how to install unofficial 3rd party apps. Now some of them have created an exploit that takes advantage of that flaw to jailbreak your phone and install 3rd party apps just by visiting a website.
I don’t know how I feel about this. On the one hand, I appreciate the simplicity. On the other hand, I’m not thrilled that an exploit for the TIFF image security flaw has been released into the wild. On the other foot, it’s cool that this hack patches that security flaw. Of course, all this means that Apple will be releasing a security fix soon. I’m just hoping that it doesn’t block other methods of jailbreaking the iPhone.
If you want to try it yourself, visit Jailbreakme.com to add 3rd party apps to your iPhone or iPod Touch
- Jailbreaks iPhone/iPod Touch on 1.1.1
- Patches Springboard to load third party apps
- Activates non-AT&T iPhones automatically, while leaving already activated phones alone
- Fixes YouTube on non-AT&T iPhones automatically, while leaving already activated phones alone
- Installs Installer.app v3.0b5 on the iPhone/iPod Touch
- Fixes Apple’s TIFF bug, making your device MORE secure than it was without AppSnapp!
An automated windows tool called iDemocracy for “jailbreaking” iPhones running the 1.1.1 firmware to allow the installation 3rd party apps has been released. If you’ve unlocked your iPhone, make sure you “revirginize” it first.
This will allow you to install the latest version of the free AnySIM unlocking tool.
It’s been about a week since the first methods for “jailbreaking” the iPod Touch and iPhones running the 1.1.1 firmware to allow the installation of third party apps. Now Mac users have an easy way to jailbreak their iPhones with the latest release of iFuntastic. Enjoy your 3rd party apps!
