iPhone 3G Unlock Coming Before New Year

A new rumor is circulating about a possible software unlock for the iPhone 3G sometimes soon after Christmas. This is just a rumor so don’t get too excited but it is however true that the Dev Team has been progressing a lot towards this soft unlock.

This software unlock would be only available for 3G users that are still on 01.45.00 baseband, which is the baseband of firmware 2.0. Remember when I published my firmware 2.2 jailbreak tutorial? I warned you that this method would be good only if you didn’t care about a future soft unlock. Well, this future soft unlock is now coming and if you haven’t followed my warning, then you won’t be able to unlock.

This is pure speculation at this time as there is no real evidence of a post-Christmas unlock release. I asked MuscleNerd (key Dev Team member) about it but it didn’t comment whether it was true or not.

So, what do you think? Rumor or real info?

Unlock Your iPhone 2G 2.2 Using QuickPwn

This guide will show you how to use QuickPwn 2.2 to jailbreak and/or unlock your iPhone 2G. This tutorial is for PC users but I assume the steps are the same on a Mac. This tutorial is NOT for iPhone 3G. If you’re only interested in jailbreaking your iPhone (not unlockink), please may read our QuickPwn 2.2 guide.

Before doing anything, I suggest you read this important message from the Dev Team.

Click here to download the MobileInstallation patch for 2.2

Note that you are pwning your iPhone at your own risk… Success is not guaranteed!

1. Make sure you have downloaded the latest version of iTunes. Update or restore your iPhone to firmware 2.2 using iTunes. Restoring is the preferred way to do it as it won’t waste space on your iPhone. Plug your iPhone and make sure iTunes has detected it. If you’re iPhone is already jailbroken, you may want to remove all the apps that you have downloaded from Cydia. Certain applications such as Winterboard, Categories and more cause trouble. You will be able to reinstall them later.
2. Create a folder called “QuickPwn” on your desktop. Download your appropriate iPhone 2.2 firmware from here. Also download the QuickPwn 2.2 from here, the bootloader files BL 3.9 and BL 4.6 from  here.too. Place these files in the newly created QuickPwn folder on your desktop.
3. Extract QuickPwn zipped file.
4. Launch QuickPwn and select your iPhone version.
5. You will be asked to select your iPhone firmware. Select the firmware you downloaded in Step 1.
6. If the firmware you selected is valid, QuickPwn will show a green checkmark. Click Continue.
7. You will then have the opportunity to select Cydia, Installer, custom boot logos and “unlock iPhone”. You have to select Cydia and “unlock iPhone”. You may also choose to install Installer. Click Next.
8. You will now be asked to select your bootloader files. Click the Browse button and select the 3.9 bootloader from the Pwnage folder on your desktop. Likewise do the same thing for the 4.6 bootloader file. Then click the blue arrow button to continue.
9. QuickPwn will now ask you to confirm that your iPhone is connected. Click the blue arrow to continue.
10. QuickPwn will now automatically put your iPhone into recovery mode. Once its in recovery mode you will be prompted to: Hold the Home button for 5 seconds, Hold the Home and Power buttons for 10 seconds, then release the Power button and continuing holding the Home button until your iPhone is in DFU mode. Watch the prompts carefully and follow along.
11. Once QuickPwn detects your iPhone in DFU mode, it will start the jailbreak process.
12. Finally, QuickPwn will let you know that pwnage process was completed successfully.
13. Done!

Let us know how it goes!

Software unlock for iPhone 3G coming soon?

An unlocked iPhone 3G is a little closer to becoming reality, according to the iPhone Dev Team.

An easy way of unlocking your iPhone 3G could hit the Internet relatively soon.

(Credit: CNET)Gizmodo picked up on a video produced by the iPhone Dev Team demonstrating that it has gained access to the baseband processor used by Apple in the iPhone 3G. The baseband chip is what controls the connection between the phone and the mobile phone network, meaning that a software download that could let you use your iPhone 3G on a carrier network other than the ones officially designated by Apple could be released soon.

I’m sure you remember the fuss about the original iPhone and those who sought to unlock it from the four carriers that were Apple’s launch partners for the first iPhone. The iPhone 3G has proven a tougher nut to crack, because Apple apparently changed the baseband to make it more difficult to exploit than the baseband used on the original iPhone. You can unlock your iPhone 3G to use it on another carrier by modifying the SIM card, but what the iPhone Dev Team is trying to accomplish is a software-based unlock that you would just download and install.

There hasn’t been as much demand for unlocked iPhone 3Gs, given the much greater distribution of that phone around the world. However, there are still some countries, like China, that don’t carry the iPhone, and there are still some users who want to use their iPhones on a different carrier than the one designated for the iPhone in their country.

Software Method to Unlock iPhone 3G Progress Report

The iPhone Dev Team have been working tirelessly since the iPhone has been launched to bring us the latest iPhone hacking tools. They have been successful in jailbreaking and unlocking the 1st generation iPhone and jailbreaking iPhone 3G as well.

However, they still have couple of challenges, the first one is the much awaited software method to unlock iPhone 3G and the more recent one is to jailbreak the 2nd generation iPod Touch.

They have recently published a post on their blog to update us on their progress in unlocking iPhone 3G.

In their blog post, the iPhone Dev Team have also made some observations about iPhone firmware 2.2 which was recently seeded to developers of the iPhone Developer Program by Apple. As

They have revealed the following:

Apple is continuing with their ski-resort theme;  iPhone Firmware 2.2 is nicknamed Timberline. 

Apple has gone back to using expiry dates.  The first beta version of iPhone Firmware 2.2 is due to expire on November 30, 2008.  They had apparently stopped using expiry dates with iPhone firmware 2.1, but for some reason they’ve started using them again.

The iPhone Dev Team have confirmed that iPhone firmware 2.2 is still vulnerableto Pwnage and Quickpwn on everything but iPod Touch 2G.

They have also published an image below to demonstrate that they have been able to jailbreak iPhone firmware 2.2. The screen shot below shows one of the unofficial native iPhone apps Terminal.app running on firmware 2.2 which is being used to display the kernel build information.

As for the update on the much awaited software method to unlock iPhone 3G, they write:

“The 3G iPhone soft unlock and iPod Touch 2G jailbreak are still relatively new challenges (compare them with the timeframe of the iPhone challenges last year).  We’re making slow advances on both fronts, but it’s not the sort of thing that can be easily described in a blog like this. 

But, to maybe show how interlinked these challenges are, this weekend we’ll be trying some hardware based ideas on the iPod Touch 2G jailbreak ”

As you might know, we have already seen the hardware method to unlock iPhone 3G but the iPhone Dev Team have advised users not to use the method. They had raised the following concern about the hardware method in one of their blog posts:

“While a hack could in theory work under this scheme, the errors are recorded by telecom companies, and may be considered tampering in a company’s network. In countries like Germany, as a result, a person could allegedly face up to three years in prison, and in the US, it may fall under legislation designed to combat terrorism.”

The iPhone Dev Team have been able to successfully unlock the 1st generation iPhone even with iPhone firmware updates due to an exploit which can only be prevented by a hardware fix. Apple has fixed the exploit in iPhone 3G which has made it difficult to unlock iPhone 3G.

Based on their track record the iPhone Dev Team should be able to unlock iPhone 3G, the question really remains is when?

Let us know your views.

iPhone 3G Unlocked by Hackers from Brazil

The iPhone hacking community seem to be working overtime cracking Apple’s new iPhone 3G.

The iPhone Dev Team had published the video of the world’s first jailbroken iPhone 3G only yesterday and plan to release their Pwnage Tool 2.0 very soon.

We now have breaking news that hackers from Brazil have unlocked iPhone 3G, yes unlocked, using a hardware method that does not need any jailbreaking.

If you have been following the iPhone hacking news since the original iPhone, you might remember that before we had the simple hackin softwares like ZiPhone, hackers had unlocked the jailbroken original iPhone using a Turbo SIM card.

This one is similar, just that the hackers have been able to unlock iPhone 3G without the need to jailbreak it, by using a wafer-thin card that piggybacks on your SIM while in the iPhone. So all that you need to unlock iPhone 3G is DesbloqueioBr’s chip (SIM adapter) and your SIM (and a iPhone 3G).

Paulo and Breno of DesbloqueioBr explain that they have been able to achieve this by programming the SIM adapter in such a way that it tricks the iPhone into believing that a test SIM card has been inserted. Since iPhone 3G thinks that it is a test SIM card, it allows service and hands the functionality back to the SIM thus unlocking it.

Folks at Engadget have been able to test this hardware unlocking method with their FIDO locked iPhone 3G with a local TIM SIM card and then in their AT&T iPhone 3G, and have confirmed that it worked perfectly in both.

You can also checkout the video of the world’s unlocked iPhone 3G (please note its not in English):

DesbloqueioBr are still to reveal the pricing details of their unlocking kit and how they plan to release it to iPhone users who are looking to use SIM card from any GSM carrier. I will let you folks know in case I get more details, so stay tuned here at iPhone Hacks.

Thanks, Zélelé for the tip.

Update: As per Niche Technologies, they plan to charge between $250 to $375 for their hardware unlocking method.

Thats why everyone loves the iPhone Dev Team, they give away their easy-to-use software unlocking tools for free and to top it, they are doing all this as a hobby. I know, they haven’t unlocked iPhone 3G yet, but its not even a week since iPhone 3G was launched, so give them a break and be patient. I am quite confident that we will hear from them soon as they seem to be making good progress.

Unlock your iPhone : iphone unlock Toolkit

The iPhone unlock Toolkit software is very safe, fast and easy-to-handle. Just click on the ‘Unlock iPhone’ button, the process will be completed AUTOMATICALLY within a few seconds. Now, you own a unlocked iPhone, which can enable you use any SIM-card, use it on any GSM carrier in the world, playback movies and music (the best widescreen iPod), watch Youtube videos, and use the browser (Wi-Fi), etc. iPhone SIM-card unlocking function is included.

This software Unlock the SIM lock on your iphone with this easy to use iphone unlock tool.

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Unlock your iPhone : Iphone unlock tool

Only apply this unlocker on firmware 1.02!
make sure you are running firmware 1.02! otherwise don’t use this tool
Only use it on your own risk!
also make sure you have ibrickr installed (your iphone needs to be jailbroken in order to use this unlock tool)
upload the extracted download file to /Applications/ so it should be /Applications/Unlock.app/

You should now see Unlock icon on your iphone run this!

Leave it for about 20mins to work (yes slow but im working an know how to make this around 3minutes already tested)

it should pause at Flashing firmware for 20minutes, this and wont move the percentage bar will not move.

please do not try to turn off the device while the firmware is being flashed!

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iPhone v1.1.4 jailbreak, activation and SIM unlock guide

If you’re rocking the newest iPhone firmware – or want to rock the newest iPhone v1.1.4 firmware – you’ll probably want to look into jailbreaking that sucker. This guide applies to all iPhones, new and old. It doesn’t matter when you bought your iPhone, it doesn’t matter what firmware you’re currently using. The only limitation is that the iPhone will not work with Google Maps My Location feature if you use it unlocked on a non Apple-sanctioned wireless network.Here’s how:

1. Connect your iPhone to iTunes.
2. “Restore” your iPhone to v1.1.4 – you might have issues if you “Update.”
3. Let your iPhone do it’s thing. Go grab a soda or something, it’s going to take a while.
4. Download iNdependence 1.4 beta 5 here. ZiPhone 2.5 here. 3.0 here iLiberty here. (make sure to choose the correct version – Win or Mac)
5. Put ZiPhone iLiberty on your “Desktop.”
6. Start up ZiPhone iLiberty.
7. In the “Main” category, check the “Jailbreak” box to jailbreak your iPhone v1.1.4
8. Check the “Activate” box to activate your iPhone v1.1.4
9. Check the “Unlock” box to unlock your iPhone v1.1.4 to work with any GSM carrier. (If you have an older iPhone with BootLoader 3.9, check the “Unlock with 3.9FB” box – if the 4th and 5th digits in your iPhone serial number are “45″ or lower, then you have the older BootLoader 3.9 and you need to use this option)
10. In the “Apps” category, check the top four boxes (leave the bottom box UNchecked)
11. In the “Utilities” category, you’ll find a few options that you probably won’t need. If you need International support, check the appropriate box. If you want to upgrade your bootloader, check the appropriate box (not recommended).
12. Installer.app is automatically installed with ZiPhone 2.5 iLiberty, courtesy of Step 10. If you want to get Installer.app up and running on your freshly jailbroken iPhone v1.1.4 (wasn’t that the whole point of running the jailbreak on your v1.1.4 iPhone?), you want to:
    • Download the Installer.app package from:http://repository.apptapp.com/packages/System/Installer.zip
    • Unzip to your desktop.
    • Add the Installer.app package to the “Customize” tab in iNdependence.
    • SSH into your iPhone by firing up Terminal (Finder>Applications>Utilities>Terminal) and issuing the following commands:
      • chmod 777 /Applications
      • chmod 777 /Applications/Installer.app
      • chmod 777 /Applications/Installer.app/Installer
13. If you’re feeling adventurous, ZiPhone 2.5 3.0 iLiberty gives you the option to downgrade your Bootloader from BL 4.6 to BL 3.9 and then unlock your iPhone with a flash to the older 4.03 baseband. I do not recommend you downgrading your BL or flashing to the older baseband – there’s a serious risk of bricking your iPhone if you mess with the Bootloader (that’s why not even Apple will update your Bootloader from 3.9 to 4.6).If you really want to downgrade your bootloader, then do so. You can find the downgrade option under the “Advanced” tab. Let us know how it went.
14. Don’t forget to fire up Installer.app and install the “BSD Subsystem” and “OpenSSH” packages.
15. That’s it! Your iPhone is now jailbroken and/or unlocked. BSD subsystems, OpenSSH, and Installer.app are now ready to go on your iPhone. Easy as pie..actually, it’s easier.Enjoy!

[Update]
ZiPhone 3.0 has been super-seceded by iLiberty, this guide has been updated to reflect the change.

[Update 3]
ZiPhone 3.0 has been released and should help you avoid some common problems associated with jailbreaking your iPhone with previous versions of ZiPhone. This guide has been updated to reflect the new version of ZiPhone.

[Update 2]
ZiPhone 2.5 has been released and with it comes the prospect of jailbreaking and unlocking any iPhone to a jailbroken iPhone v1.1.4. ZiPhone 2.5 works with Windows and Mac (as long as you download the correct version), and makes the jailbreak, unlock, and activation process as simple as clicking a couple buttons.This guide has been updated to use ZiPhone 2.5 in place of iNdependence 1.4 beta 5.

[Update]
This guide has been updated with instructions for installing the Installer.app application onto your jailbroken iPhone v1.1.4.

Step by StSoftware unlock tutorial for noobs

Hi guyys, just now i unlocked my1.1.2 otb iphone using geohot method.

EDITED:
1.After the unlock is done you can again go to 1.1.2 ( it will be still unlocked)
2. No need to downgrade to unlock.. can unlock from jailbreaked 1.1.2 otb
3. Added link for fls file (remove all the -)
http://r-a-p-i-d-s-h-a-r-e-.com/file…04.02.13_G.fls
4. Solution to a known problem… (see at the end of this tutorial)
5. To update to 1.1.2 after unlocking at 1.0.2, simply update it to 1.1.1 or restore to 1.1.1 then install oktoprep and then update to 1.1.2

I will try to make this tutorial as simple as i can..

1. Files needed.

a, Secpack from here http://iphonejtag.blogspot.com/ (there is a link named here it is.. click on it..
b. u need the fls file.. u can download it from here.. download ICE04.02.13_G.fls file
http://george.zjlotto.com/index.php/baseband/
if in case the server is down.. mail ur id.. i can forward the file to you..

2.Unlocking steps.
a. Restore/Downgrade your phone to 1.1.2 ( to clean install. You can avoid it if you want)
b. Restore/Downgrade the phone to 1.1.1( this helps to easily downgrade firmware to 1.0.2)
if you some how managed to downgrade your fimware to 1.0.2 then it is great. orelse use the next step.
c. Restore the firmware to 1.0.2. using itunes i strongly recommend you guys using itunes versin 7.5

If you get any problems while you downgrade the firmware to 1.0.2 for example error 1. u need to enter in DFU mode..
well if you donot know how to go in DFU mode follow these steps.
This is how to achieve DFU mode. You can do it on every phone:

* Attach the phone to the pc
* Turn the phone off
* Hold power and home together for *exactly* 10 seconds
* Release power but keep holding home until the pc beeps as a USB device is recognized.
* At no point will the display come on. Now your restore should work.

after going in DFU mode.. click on shift+ restore to 1.0.2 firmware.. i assume all of u guys have the 1.0.2 firmware with u downloaded.

d. after you guys sucessfully downgraded to 1.0.2 firmware.. you need to jailbreak and activate it..
to actuvate and jailbreak.. use apptapp.. u can get it from here http://www.360patches.com/Xmods/AppTappInstaller.exe
and paycay you can get it from here
http://www.360patches.com/Xmods/paycay.rar

first run the apptapp and select the firmware 1.0.2 from the list .. it will jailbreak and install installer in the iphone then you need to run the paycay.. this is jailbrea k and activate your iphone.. which will be on 1.0.2

There here comes the important part.. to unlock iphone.. set the autolock to never

go to installer.. and download community sources, bsd subsystem,openssh,

after doing it.. u need to copy the files which u downloaded in step 2 in ur iphone..
use ssh or pputty or winscp to do it..

u need to change the permission to 755.

Copy those files to any place you want.. i use /usr/mydir u can ssee 3 or 4 files named gunlock, gunlock.c(no need to copy),secpack and ICE.. fls files.

Then u need to go to the directory and type the follwing command..

a. to go to directory where you stored files.. cd /usr/mydir
b. to unload com center

launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.CommCenter.plist

c. To unlock then type ./gunlock secpack ICE04.02.13_G.fls
it will take some time.. u can see some thing going on there.. like
./gunlock secpack ICE04.02.13_G.fls
geohot’s 112 otb unlocker…
Waiting for data…
Attempt…
Attempt…
Waiting for erase to finish…
02 00 06 08 06 00 01 00 00 31 A0 00 DE 08 03 00
Address to 0xA0000000 02 00 02 08 06 00 01 00 01 31 A0 00 DB 08 03 00
Wrote: 0×800 0×0
Wrote: 0×800 0×300000
Wrote: 0×400 0×302000
Wrote: 0×0 0×302400
Sending secpack… 02 00 04 02 06 00 01 00 00 00 00 08 13 02 03 00
End Secpack 02 00 05 02 02 00 00 00 07 02 03 00
Erasing: 0xA03D0000-0xA03F0000 02 00 05 08 02 00 00 00 07 08 03 00
Waiting for erase to finish…
02 00 06 08 06 00 01 00 00 3F A0 00 EC 08 03 00
Enjoy your unlocked iPhone…

After this dont forget to load the commceter. again
type this command
launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.CommCenter.plist

to make sure whether you did load the commcenter or not.. type it.
launchctl (enter)
list(enter)
if u see the com.apple.CommCenter in the list .. then it means you loaded the commcenter and now you are good to go..

And you guys have a unlocked iphone now..

Problem:
Continuously waiting for phone while restoring to 1.0.2
Solution: For such problem. Do not restore to 1.0.2.
Restore to 1.1.2 then to 1.1.1 then install oktoprep and thenupdate to 1.1.2 and jailbreak it.
add the files to unlock and do unlockin.

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I really like the User Interface of the iPhone. It is very simple, intuitive, in other words, it is very user friendly. When I first got my iPhone over a year ago, simple things about the UI were amazing me. One of them was the “slide to unlock” feature. How cool is that that you can access the springboard by the slide of a finger!

Quickly, this “slide to unlock” thing started to annoy me for one single reason: it didn’t work all the time. Well, it actually works all the time but sometimes my finger doesn’t starts sliding where it should, forcing me to repeat the gesture to get it to work.

I had a good surprise a couple days ago while browsing the apps available in Cydia. I cam across this “Tap To Unlock” application that works with Winterboard. I Installed it and it works great. Now instead of sliding my finger across the screen, I can access the springboard by just taping it.