After the iOS 4.0.2 firmware update – the very same one that patched an exploit that allowed people to jailbreak their iOS device via a PDF – you may have wondered why your jailbroken iPhone no longer was jailbroken. Well we have some news to tell you about it – some very, very bad news.
Topic: iPhone Jailbreak
Android-iPhone hack ready for download
Remember that hack we reported on that had Android running on an iPhone? Well, now than just a YouTube video, with David Wang (or “planetbeing”) teaming up with PC World to write a guide on how to install Android on the Apple machine, and releasing the binaries of the files for the rest of us to try it out.
iPhone 3GS gets jailbroken
George Hotz (geohot) has announced that he has successfully found a way to jailbreak the iPhone 3GS, following his success to be the first person to successfully unlock the original iPhone, right before the iPhone Dev Team releasing their jailbreak, after the team decided to put their jailbreak on hold for the iPhone 3.1 update.
Guess what iPod touch 2G users – You can now jailbreak your device!
In what may be an “OMFG!” moment for 2009, a forum posting on the iPod Touch Fans website has given out details on how to finally “untether” your “tethered” iPod touch 2G, to the delight of many users who got the new device and been waiting very patiently, like me.
iPhone 2.2 jailbroken – still no support for the iPod touch second-gen
There is some good news who want an jailbroken iPhone 3G, you can do it now with the latest update to PwnageTool and QuickPwn from the iPhone Dev Blog. However, there is a catch – if you want to have the potential to use soft unlock, you must NOT use QuickPwn – and not use the official updates without using PwnageTool.
DevTeam releases QuickPwn and PwnageTool for Firmware 2.1
The iPhone DevTeam has released new versions of their ever-popular QuickPwn and Pwnage Tools for the new iPod/iPhone touch Firmware 2.1. As well, they managed to combat iTunes 8 without patching it, but we will wait for a response from Apple.
iPhone 1.1.2 jailbreak software released
The kind folks over at Conceited Software/Touchfree have now released the jail break program to let you actually do something with your iPhone. According to Engadget, you will need to have a downgraded to (or remained with) Version 1.1.1 to make this work. This then upgrades you with Jailbreak, installs Installer.app and SSH.app and then upgrade it to 1.1.2. Kind of neat… huh?
Can’t jailbreak your UK iPhone…
Gizmodo, via T3, have now said that your new iPhone in the UK comes with Version 1.1.2. Bad thing is that you can’t unlock, or ‘jailbreak’, your iPhone from O2, the carrier of the iPhone in the UK.
iPhone hack voids your warranty
According to Engadget, Apple has been chasing down those who have unlocked their iPhone. A recent report has said that a person tried to get their iPhone, filled with third-party apps and unlocked, repaired. Apple refused, saying that “the warranty was voided,” and also saying that it was blacklisted.
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