State of the iPhone 3.0 Jailbreak
The iPhone Dev-Team has posted a few words regarding Jailbreaking the 3.0 software:
Because there are so many beta releases, we couldn’t possible refine, test, and release both PwnageTool and QuickPwn for each of them. That’s why we’re waiting until the final release. You may have seen other “hijacked” versions of QuickPwn out there, but all of them are buggy, none of them work on OSX, and almost everyone who uses them reverts back to 2.2.1 (because none of the useful jailbroken apps (Qik, Cycorder, and others) work on 3.0 yet).
Now this does not mean you currently can not Jailbreak 3.0 because you can, it’s just that the Dev-Teams software is not fine-tuned for the iPhone beta software. If you do decide to Jailbreak the 3.0 beta you will run into some issues. The biggest issue, as stated above, being a lot of the applications available via Cydia will not be compatible with 3.0. It is also important to note that if you ever want to unlock your iPhone 3G, you need to avoid the 3.0 software altogether unless and until the Dev-Team provides a safe jailbreak path.
So our advice to the Jailbreakers of the world: have some patience. When the final build of 3.0 drops sometime this summer you will be able to Jailbreak your iPhone 3G.
(The only way Apple could prevent a Jailbreak does not rest within the software, rather the hardware. As for Jailbreaking the next generation of iPhone, only time will tell, we are sure Apple will make it interesting…)
May 11th, 2009 at 6:20 am
Apple has certainly already made jailbreaking less appealing thanks to the features offered in iPhone 3.0 already
May 11th, 2009 at 6:29 am
I agree the only thing I miss since beta testing is SB settings I hate having to come out of an application to turn off/on wifi etc.
May 11th, 2009 at 6:43 am
Jailbreaking in 3.0 will be there for piracy. It has no useful function once 3.0 is out.
May 11th, 2009 at 6:48 am
“It is also important to note that if you ever want to unlock your iPhone 3G, you need to avoid the 3.0 software altogether unless and until the Dev-Team provides a safe jailbreak path.”
Please…
Jailbreak and Unlock are not related. We already know that 3.0 on a 3g will be jailbreakable. We still don’t know if the baseband that goes together with 3.0 will ever be unlockable though. But that has absolutely no connection at all with the jailbreakability. You can jailbreak to your heart’s content, using a safe or unsafe path – you are still not any closer to an unlock.
May 11th, 2009 at 9:17 am
@frog…i hope among all the prizes TIPB is giving, there´s one for the dumbest statement of the year. Guess what: you won!
May 11th, 2009 at 9:29 am
Jailbreaking does not necessarily equal piracy!! I jailbreak, primarily for sbsettings, but I’m not a pirate!! SBsettings will be the only thing I would jailbreak for after 3.0 comes out. Saying that jailbreaking is equal to piracy is like saying that you illegally rip movies because your computer has a DVD burner. It’s just not true. Some people do use it for that but they do not represent all of the jailbreakers. Some people jailbreak simply because it allows for an unlock. Not everyone even uses the jailbreak apps. Check your facts please before posting on this wall.
May 11th, 2009 at 9:39 am
@iBamse
You, my friend, are a moron. One of the main reasons why a person might jailbreak is to unlock the phone to use on another carrier. So when someone hears that 3.0 is jailbreakable, that person may think it’s time to upgrade. But, it’s quite possible that the iPhone 3G running 3.0 (or higher) will never be unlockable, or it could take months before an unlock is available. That’s why Jeremy said unlockers should avoid 3.0 until the Dev Team provides them with a “safe jailbreak path.” Thats what he meant.
May 11th, 2009 at 10:25 am
Jailbreak is very usefull not only to sbs settings but also for themeing or mms that a 2g iphone wont let u or to gove u usefull tols apple doesnt give u
May 11th, 2009 at 10:27 am
@anton @muero
Why do you guys find it necessary to hurl insults and resort to name calling just to make a point?
Can’t we all just get along?
May 11th, 2009 at 11:08 am
No use for jailbreaking post 3.0? Funny to read that while shopping with GroceryIQ and listening to uninterrupted internet radio.
May 11th, 2009 at 11:23 am
Here comes all of the usual Jailbreaker insults and name-calling from foreigners living in far-off jungles.
May 11th, 2009 at 11:49 am
Obviously u guys have not heard of winterboard. Being able to fully customize how my iPhone looks is more then enough to continue to jailbreak. Having the old boring same icons as every other iPhone is not appeling to me. Plus it’s always fun to know ur doing something you shouldn’t be doing
May 11th, 2009 at 11:54 am
I will keep jailbreaking for all the extra features I gain thru sbsettings like quick brightness control for example. Intelliborn has added a bunch of cool apps thru their installer ROCK too. So much out their to list. Latest great is Backgrounder to run apps in the background. Latest update interface has made Very stable. You can revert back to old interface if you want.
May 11th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
@Muero:
I still don’t understand why you would necessarily need to jailbreak = apply a hack on the OS level to unlock = apply a hack on the baseband level.
But then again, I don’t really care as two months I will be able to get my 3G unlocked by my operator for around $30. That, and hopefully a new generation iPhone arriving in my pocket at about the same time, makes the whole debacle more or less academic.
May 11th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
http://www.freemacking.com/iphone.html For a tutorial on how you can get your free iPhone. Click Link
May 11th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
While i don’t think we should go down the path of insulting people. I would kindly request frog to take a look again at what being jailbroken offers you, cause he clearly doesn’t know.
May 11th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
@Steve Uhm what does this have to do with foreigners?
May 11th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
Don’t forget the backgrounder that can enable partial multitasking. That’s a very important feature of a iPhone. And safari download plug in. We wanna download softwares right?
May 12th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
Folks,
I have a 3G Iphone, and I’m not really familiar with this jailbreaking stuff. What are the advantages of jailbreaking your Iphone? Also, would Apple recognize the warranty on a jailbroken Iphone? Please advise.
Thanks,
May 20th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
I jailbreak only to gain access to the OS. — because I can — I like having total control over my devices, writing scripts, etc. Never for piracy. It is really nice to be able to ssh to and fro when jailbroken.
May 20th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
@Ren Car. Apple knows that you have Jailbroken your phone and it voids the warranty. Apple will only work on legit phones with AT&T. If your phone is bricked because of the modifications, then you will have to buy a new phone. The bright side is that you’ll have an expensive paperweight if something goes wrong. Good luck!
May 21st, 2009 at 6:15 pm
mscndy,
it does void your warranty if you somehow brick your iphone, but if you dont know what your doing and you install an app from cydia that messes up the phone, what you usually have to do is force restore the phone back to the original software. if you do this, apple or at&t WONT KNOW your phone has been jailbroken. Its impossible to tell once fully restored. You also must restore and set up as a new iphone to totally erase some of the setting that may still be stored in your backup of a jailbroken iphone. Please do some research. its not helping at all when a noob tells another noob something wrong, and then that noob tells another noob and so on and so on.
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May 26th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
I use VOIP over the 3G network. Another cool feature of freedom in Jailbreaking. I pay Internet service with a carrier therefore I should have freedom in what I want to do with it.
June 8th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
I have a question. I had the iphone 3g before and had it jailbroken, which i loved. Being able to customize the way my phone looked was awesome!!! I had to sell it do to financial reasons. But i am going to get it again in about a week most likely, especially since its $99. If i upgrade with the 3.0 OS, can i still jailbreak it? I know they said not to until they work on it, but i dont use the apps from cydia, i just want to be able to customize my phone. Is that still possible, or what that cause problems?? Thanks.
June 18th, 2009 at 1:55 am
My phone is already unlocked by the Telco. But I still want to jailbreak to use the following applications: - Backgrounder for multitasking. Can’t go without this. - VOIP over 3G - PwnPlayer, to be able to play music which I download directly to my phone without going through iTune. - SBSetting, to be able to quickly turn on/off 3G,bluetooth,location service,phone, wifi, and to enable/prevent rotation. In addition, to hide/unhide icons and to customise my task bar (such as showing numeric battery level, show date, show available memory). - Use iFile in order to rename and managed files. - Winterboard for themes, making the device interesting everyday. - MxTude to save youtube videos.
I don’t care about pirating software. I think the prices of most paid software are reasonable enough so I don’t mind paying for them at all.
June 18th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Does anyone know how to revert back to 2.2 from iphone 3.0 on a windows platform..?
June 22nd, 2009 at 12:13 pm
You should be able to use itunes and select restore. It should take you back to the original firmware. Unless you have the 3g-s, the factory is 3.0 i think.
June 23rd, 2009 at 10:15 am
pwnplayer doesnt work with 3.0 right now, it freezes then crashes. mewseek also, starts then stops. i installed boss prefs boss tool and sbsettings, and now its very buggy and laggy, i would just stay away from cydia apps all together for a while. app sync 3.0 and installous work great though.
July 6th, 2009 at 8:08 am
everybody calm down,, havent uy guys heard an app for jailbroken iphone/ipod called installous?? it allows you to download PAID irepeat PAID apps from the app store that people bought and cracked and put up for download, that means you will never have to spent another cent on apps!! so think before you say that its a waste of time jailbreaking your iphone or ipod!