NOTE: This walkthrough is for iPhone OS 3.0 only!
For MMS on iPhone 2G with firmware 3.1, buy SwirlyMMS on Cydia Store
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Many iPhone 2G users are not very amused about Apple’s update policy. As of iPhone OS 3.0, owners can eventually use MMS on their iPhones. All owners? No, not the ones who have [...]
Update July 5th, 2009: GeoHot now also provides a Mac OS X version of the jailbreak tool. Windows and Mac versions ready for download at purplera1n.com…
That’s it with the 3.0 firmware and the iPhone jailbreaks. Apple has been beaten again. This time by GeoHot. Although the iPhone Dev Team seems to have their programs already [...]
Update July 04, 2009: MMS now works, MMS server settings are getting saved with the help of some (more or less complicated) tricks. We’re currently prepping a fool proof step-by-step tutorial for all of you. We recommend to not play around with those settings at the moment to not screw up settings worse. Tutorial will [...]
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The following article will show you how to install firmware 3.0 on your iPhone 2G by also allowing to jailbreak, activate and eventually to unlock (JAU process). At the moment of writing this article is for Mac OS X users with iPhone 2G’s only.
II. Who needs this article?
We suppose 50% of all 2G users [...]
I. Abstract
The following article will show you how to install firmware 3.0 on your iPhone 2G by also allowing to jailbreak, activate, and eventually to unlock (JAU process). At the moment of writing this article is for Mac OS X users with iPhone 2G’s only.
II. Who needs this article?
We suppose 50% of all 2G users [...]
According to forum reports the iPhone DFU mode, which is required to install custom firmware with PwnageTool, does not get detected properly after updating Mac OS X to 10.5.6.
That means you cannot Jailbreak or Unlock the iPhone currently. The iPhone Dev Team has investigated in to this issue and comes to the conclusion that this [...]
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This is a short HowTo since all of you by now know how to use QuickPwn, don’t you? in short: QuickPwn is an Après-Tool. Means: you let iTunes 8 do the update process and use QuickPwn afterwards to “open” your device. Note:
2G iPhones can be jailbroken and unlocked
3G iPhones can be jailbroken, but not [...]
We read all over the net and found some solutions to the most common issues that occurred. If you are kinda conservative user, we’d recommend not to update to firmware 2.1 and wait until a PwnageTool and QuickPwn update has been released. Since the iPhone Dev Team is reacting very fast, this should take only [...]
Windows Vista users complain about complete operating system crashs resulting in blue screens. iTunes 8 for Windows seems to have the following issues, when using under Vista:
after connection an iPod Touch or an iPhone to the USB port: complete system hang up
CD/DVD drives disappear from Windows Explorer
But Apple already reacted and distributes now a fixed [...]
Warning
Firmware 2.1 will be released today. As of now, it cannot be pwned – no matter if you are running QuickPwn or PwnageTool. We recommend not to update until further notice.
Current Status
The iPhone Dev Team reports iTunes tries to countermeasure the exploits the well known Pwnage Tool is using. After having compiled a custom firmware [...]
After some days of using a pwned iPhone 2G with firmware 2.0, we found some issues. As of now, we don’t know where they come from. But we definitly know: we don’t like them.
WiFi doesn’t stay connected, it falls “asleep” and takes time to reconnect
the more apps have been used, the longer it takes to [...]
Article is outdated. Find newest Jailbreak and Unlock HowTo for iPhone Firmware 3.0 here.
Note
We need to stress: respect the laws of the country you live in. For instance as german citizen with a T-Mobile Germany plan and iPhone you are not allowed to jailbreak or unlock your iPhone. T-Mobile is not kidding in this topic, [...]
[Update] Aug/25th/2008: read here, everything you gotta know about Proxy SIM solutions.
The Brazilian based company DesbloqueioBr.com.br claims to have unlocked the 3G iPhone. The whole procedure is like a deja-vu. It is said it works almost the same like with TurboSIM for the “old” iPhone. The difference is they say they make use of a [...]
[Update] Sep, 26th: News from Hong Kong added (details here)
[Update] Aug, 25th: Apple’s list update included.
Almost unnoticed on july, 11th 2008 Apple also published a list of carriers offering the iPhone. The interesting thing with this list is, it also contains information about the status of the SIM lock in specific countries.
Apple’s official “Locked to [...]
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Yes, we know, the iPhone’s Safari can interprete and display normal internet webpages (if they don’t use Adobe Flash, though). Anyway, being on the road and having to use EDGE/GPRS based internet, the loading times just take long, if not even too long. So we decided to put together a list [...]
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Update July 20th, 2008: Pwnage Tool 2.0 has been released. Read our tutorial here.
Read german version below!
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Ok it is time to do it. The elite is talking about it, so we’re gonna do it, pwn our iPhones and show you (hopefully) some hints you can’t read anywhere else.
Preparations for this tutorial
Get a [...]
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Sadly but the iPhone and the iPod Touch doesn’t understand a regular DivX, XviD or anything else in AVI containers. So if you don’t like commercial software either there is a very nice way using the VideoLanClient MediaPlayer. Follow these steps:
Download VLC (link) for your platform and install it.
start VLC Media [...]
Update 4: (November 27th, 2008): Another formerly fast way of editing has been reported to induce other issues and has thus been removed. Some links for Windows users have been updated.
Update 3: (July 21st, 2008): Pwnage 2.0 tutorial for firmware 2.0 finished (see here). The way to reenable the EDGE settings is still applicable. Please [...]
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iClarified just released a manual for jailbreaking, activating and unlocking firmware 1.1.4. Bootloader 3.9 seems to be required. They use a modified version of ZiPhone. I expect Zibri not to be happy with this. However this is not updating but recovering to 1.1.4 therefore I strongly recommend to do like iTunes recommends: to save the [...]
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iNdependence 1.4 beta 5 has been released (Mac only). It now supports unlocking (gunlock method by GeoHot). You can get it here. However, the author of “Windows-Mobiles” has had some shocking bad experiences with updating and unlocking using iNdependence 1.4b5. You can read his article here. So prolly stick with whatever firm you got working [...]
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