Yellowsn0w, the iphone dev team’s soft unlock for the 3G iPhone is due to be released later today. The unlock will let you use the 3G iPhone on carriers (like T-mobile in the US) other than Apple’s official partners (like AT&T in the US) is expected to be released any time today. In the meantime though, the iPhone dev team has a preview of the unlock, complete with videos by MuscleNerd.
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Apple released a big update to the iPhone firmware last week. It included security fixes and enhancements to the maps, and other applications. It also included an update to the baseband firmware for the 3G iPhone which controls the core phone functions of the iPhone.
The iPhone dev team was quick to release a jailbreak for the 2.2 firmware to allow people to run unofficial 3rd party iPhone apps. The jailbreak is also key to carrier unlocking the original iPhone, and is also an important prerequisite to an eventual unlock for the newer 3G iPhone.
They’ve made new versions of Pwnage, and the simpler to use QuickPwn. Before you rush to update to 2.2, it’s important to read the dev teams cautions. In particular, they warn that you must not to install the update via iTunes if if you hope to take advantage of an any upcoming soft unlock for the 3G iPhone. This is because this updates the baseband firmware on the iPhone, and all the unlock work the team has done has been on the earlier version of the baseband.
For more details about what you need to know, including sources of the official downloads of QuickPwn & Pwnage, continue reading on the iPhone dev teams site.
The iPhone dev team recently posted an update on their blog.
They’ve gotten a hold of a beta of the upcoming 2.2 firmware and the good news is that it is still vulnerable to jailbreaking on current iPhone hardware, so we can count on being able to install unoffical 3rd party apps once the new version is out.
On the subject of unlocking the iPhone 3G, they council patience, pointing out that it took a while to unlock the original iPhone.
Finally, they are trying a new tack on jailbreaking the second generation iPod Touch. I think its interesting that the Touch has prooven a tougher nut to crack. I hope they don’t use similar techniques for the next generation iPhone.
A recent update from the iPhone dev team on their blog details important progress towards a soft unlocking of the iPhone 3G. They have a modified version of the baseband firmware running successfully. The baseband firmware is the software that controls the core phone functions of the phone, so this is an important step, if only because it provides them with more opportunites to explore for weaknesses.
Let’s all wish them luck!
I’m a “little” behind on this news, but the iPhone dev team crew released updates to PwnageTool and QuickPwn for the 2.1 Firmware firmware. Both tools help you Jailbreak your iPhone to allow installation of 3rd party apps. They also jailbreak the first generation iPod touch.
While they can jailbreak both the original iPhone and the iPhone 3G, they can, at this point, only unlock the original iPhone for use with unofficial carriers.
QuickPwn is the easy to use version. PwnageTool is more powerful.