Free Iphone Unlock

A few weeks earlier, the iPhone Dev Team had released their cross-platform jailbreaking, unlocking, and customization tool specifically suited for iPhone and iPod Touch OS 3.0 and 3.1.2: Redsn0w in beta version.

Recently, they have just confirmed that Redsn0w is officially out of beta. As previously speculated and promised, it will be run on the PPC OSX and Linux platforms aside from the already present Mac and Windows versions.

On his Twitter account, MuscleNerd, member of the iPhone Dev Team first breaks the news saying:

“redsn0w 0.9beta3 results were good, may as well take it out of beta: http://is.gd/7ppQO (new: ipt3G and IPCC tethering)”

According to the Dev Team, Redsn0w 0.9 supports the following devices:

• All iPhones and iPod touches (still a tethered-only JB for late-model devices though)
• Apple firmware 3.0 and 3.1.2
• Windows and Mac OSX (x86)
• It will also soon run on the PPC OSX, and Linux platforms.

The Dev Team further reiterates that their redsn0w is far off from Geohot’s popular jailbreaking and unlocking tool known as blackra1n. Here are the unique properties of Redsn0w not found in blackra1n:

• It offers custom logos and verbose boot
• It installs Cydia and afc2 without needing separate downloads. Because they’re all installed in one go, redsn0w doesn’t need the multiple levels of installs that blackra1n requires.
• It uses our original Pwnage bootrom exploit for iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, and iPod 1G. (Because it’s a bootrom exploit, it can’t be fixed by Apple without a new hardware release.) Note that redsn0w 0.9 does use the USB exploit for iPhone 3GS and iPod 2G+3G running 3.1.2, but that exploit will be fixed in Apple’s next FW release.

The Dev Team sends out a word of advice for those with the latest iPhone 3GS and iPhone 2G model with serial number beginning in MC and comes with the latest boot ROM:

“You can use redsn0w to jailbreak but you are currently restricted to “tethered” rebooting. That means you need to connect your device to a computer to complete the boot after a reset. Also, these devices cannot have custom logos.

redsn0w will ask you whether or not you fit in this category when used with the iPhone 3GS or iPod touch 2G. If you have a late-model device and don’t give redsn0w the correct answer, you will likely need to do a system restore to recover from the mistake.

To do a tethered boot after your late-model device resets for some reason, either run redsn0w again and select “Just boot tethered right now”, or run blackra1n.”

The IPCC tethering hack is described as a means that “allows you to install cellphone Carrier Bundles that aren’t officially signed by Apple. This lets you, for instance, install a Carrier Bundle that allows you to use your iPhone as a way to connect your PC to the internet (through your 3G cell connection). Note that carriers may not like you tethering behind their back so you do so at your own risk.” In order to get your hands on this hack, you would also need to download redsn0w 0.9.3 beta.

A general reminder to all: Hacking your iPhone could void its warranty for good. So please keep in mind to be careful of your actions and do them at your own risk. Your best companion in this process is backing up your iPhone for safety.