MuscleNerd from the iPhone Dev Team just tweeted that he got an untethered iOS 4.2.1 jailbreak working (video coming soon) that uses iOS 4.2b3 hashes that were kept on Cydia. This latest method is a 'backup plan' as @comex is hard at work on an extensible untethered jailbreak. This new method does not exploit any...
A while back the iPhone Dev Team released the latest unlock for the iPhone 3G/3gs. This unlock had a unique workaround--use PwnageTool/redsn0w to inject the iPad's baseband (which was unlockable)Â into the iPhone 3G/3GS. Then, use ultrasn0w via Cydia to do the rest. Caution: iPad Baseband Causes GPS to Fail Recent usage of this unlock has...
PwnageTool has just been updated to 4.1.2 by the iPhone Dev Team. This new releases includes bug fixes involving Cydia as stated below: [Update: Version 4.1.2 should fix any issues that OS X 10.5.x users were seeing.  You only need to run this version if you’re at OS X 10.5.x and were seeing Cydia errors]...
Update 1 (23:43 PST): Looks like links for redsn0w for Mac and redsn0w for Windows has been released. MuscleNerd from the iPhone Dev Team has announced on twitter that an update to redsn0w is coming soon. This updated version (the current version is for the iPod touch 2G/iPhone 3G only) will allow Windows users to...
The iPhone Dev Team announced that an updated PwnageTool to jailbreak iOS 4.1 would be released Sunday, but it has been delayed. In related news, MuscleNerd of the iPhone Dev Team tweeted that they have figured out a way to extend PwnageTool to jailbreak all future A4 firmwares. Using a combination of the exploit from...
It's been a great week for the iOS jailbreaking community. Geohot came out of nowhere and released his limera1n jailbreak, which incorporated a different exploit from the Chronic Dev Team's greenpois0n jailbreak. The CDT finally released their revised greenpois0n jailbreak today, which used Geohot's exploit instead of SHAtter. Now, both limera1n and greenpois0n are Windows...
The iPhone Dev Team released PwnageTool 4.01 the day after iOS 4 was released. This Mac-only jailbreak tool works for the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS (old bootrom), and iPod Touch 2G by creating a custom firmware to install. What about Windows users wanting to jailbreak iOS 4 with the same devices? The answer is with...
The iPhone Dev Team has created quite the gem with their custom iPhone firmware tool, PwnageTool. The downfall though? It is only availabe for OSX, which leaves out a huge chunk of iPhone users on the PC. Well, Sn0wbreeze is coming to town fairly soon and it is the Windows equivalent of PwnageTool. It is...
During last week's Apple iPod Event, Steve Jobs announced the release of iPhone OS 3.1 (or three-dot-one as called by Steve Jobs). This latest firmware brought a multitude of new features, including the ability to rearrange homescreens and icons using the new iTunes 9. What About iPhone 3GS Owners + 3.1 Firmware? However, if you're...
The Dev Team has done it again. Yesterday they released updated versions of their PwnageTool and QuickPwn. Both have been updated to 2.2.5, to jailbreak the latest iPhone firmware 2.2.1. QuickPwn 2.2.5 has been updated for both Mac and Windows. PwnageTool 2.2.5 remains Mac only at the moment. Download Links PwnageTool 2.2.5 for Mac OSX...
