While there is now a jailbreak for iOS 4 and an unlock for the iPhone 3G and 3GS, there is still no unlock for the iPhone 4. In a tweet sent earlier today, MuscleNerd said the Dev Team will push back the release of the iPhone 4 unlock for a short period, just the time for them to test it out a little bit more.
If I had a guess, I'd say the iPhone 4 unlock will come in the next few days, so don't go anywhere, I'll keep you posted!
There's a new jailbreak in town and its name is JailbreakMe. Jailbreak me will jailbreak your iPad running iOS 3.2.1 or lower in less time than it takes to say it.
JailbreakMe is what we call a browser-based userland jailbreak. It can be done directly from your iPad and doesn't require a restore or anything like that. This tutorial will show you how to jailbreak your iPad 3.1.2 using JailbreakMe.
Step 1: Make sure that you have backed up your iPad in iTunes. If something goes wrong, you can always restore.
Step 2: On your iPad, go to www.JailbreakMe.com.
Step 3: Slide the "Slide to Jailbreak" thinggy and let JailbreakMe work its magic.
Step 4: After a minute or so, you will get a pop up saying that Cydia was installed on your iPad.
Step 5: Reboot. Done!
Wasn't that easy?
Now that the iOS 4 jailbreak has been released, those of you who were waiting for an unlock can unlock their iPhones with UltraSn0w. Before getting into the details, let me tell you more about who this is for and who this is not for.
The latest version of ultrasn0w will unlock the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS running iOS 3.1.2 or higher. As long as you are running iOS 3.1.2 or up to 4.0.1, you're good.
This being said, ultrasn0w will not unlock the iPhone 4 at the time being. The Dev Team needs a little bit more of time to test out the iPhone 4 unlock before releasing it. I believe they will release the iPhone 4 unlock in the next few days, so stay tuned.
This guide and tutorial will show you how to unlock your iPhone 3GS or iPhone 3G running iOS 4 using ultrasn0w.
Step 1: Make sure your iPhone is backed up in iTunes.
Step 2: Jailbreak your iPhone using JailbreakMe (see instructions here).
Step 3: After the jailbreak process is done, go to Cydia and search for ultrasn0w.
Step 4: Install ultrasn0w and reboot your iPhone.
Step 5: Done!
You now have an unlocked iPhone 3G or 3GS.
Those of you who have installed JailbreakMe on their iPhones might be running into some problems, specifically MMS and FaceTime completely disappearing from the device. Obviously this is not normal but Comex is working on it. I am sure he will fix this in the next few hours. In the meanwhile, sit back and enjoy your newly jailbroken iPhone.
I will keep you posted as soon as JailbreakMe is updated and fixes this issue with MMS and FaceTime.
UPDATE: This has been fixed. More info here.
JailbreakMe is the latest jailbreak method for all devices running iOS 3.1.2 or newer. Like I said before, JailbreakMe is the easiest jailbreak you will ever find but some of you asked me to write a tutorial about it.
This guide and tutorial will show you how to use JailbreakMe to jailbreak your iPhone. Obviously, most people won't need this tutorial because JailbreakMe is pretty straightforward.
Step 1: Make you your iPhone is backed up in iTunes, in case something goes wrong.
Step 2: From you iPhone, go to JailbreakMe.
Step 3: Slide to jailbreak.
Step 4: Sit back, relax. JailbreakMe will be downloaded to your iPhone and will work its magic. When done, a pop up will tell you that Cydia has been installed.
Step 5: Reboot your iPhone. You don't have to, but it's always a good thing to do.
That's it. Nothing to download to your computer.
Jailbroken with JailbreakMe...
It's here folks! The long-awaited jailbreak for iOS 4 is now available and it's called JailbreakMe. Those of you who've been jailbreaking their iPhones for a while will certainly remember JailbreakMe, which is without a doubt the easiest jailbreak ever.
Simply go to JailbreakMe.com from your iPhone and follow the instructions. Really you can't go wrong with that.
Comex has done a great job by reviving JailbreakMe and bringing back the browser-based jailbreak to the iPhone.
JailbreakMe will work for every iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad starting at iOS 3.1.2. That means that if your iDevice is at 3.1.2 or newer, then you're good.
I'm in the desert right now and can't get JailbreakMe to download so I will report more about it as I get closer to civilization...
In the meanwhile, please share your experience downloading and installing JailbreakMe on your iPhone.
Thirsty? There's an app a coaster for that!
Because they're made using the original high resolution artwork, these coasters come out looking great, crisp with a glossy finish. And to those of you wondering, no, they will not turn your coffee table into an iPad, but we sure hope they did.
These iPhone app coasters come in 3 sets of 6 icons. Each set is about $32. You can get them from here.
If you call yourself an iPhone lover then you owe it to yourself to get the geekiest of all iPhone accessories: the iPhone apps coasters.
TechCrunch reports that Apple removed every video showing rival smartphones losing antenna signal from its US website.
As you can see on this page, the videos are nowhere to be found. Instead, the page now only shows the overview of the antenna design and test labs. A search of Apple’s website brings up a few of the landing pages where the videos used to be — here’s the Droid X one, for example — but now those just redirect to the antenna design page as well. Odd.
What's interesting is that the videos were not removed from the Canadian website or from Apple's YouTube channel, even though they are now a little header to find there.
So why were these videos removed from Apple's website? Your guess is as good as mine but one can easily imagine Apple may have received legal threats from RIM, HTC, Samsung, Motorola, and Nokia who weren't probably very happy to see their handsets associated with Apple's negative press.
Last month, RIM, Nokia, and HTC responded to Apple's claim that every smartphone suffers from antenna attenuation by pretty much saying Apple is trying to bring every smartphone maker down with them. I can see why they'd be pissed at Apple.
What's your take on it? Why do you think the videos are down in the US but not in other parts of the world? What's going on here?