Iphone 3gs has been jailbroken. Link inside.

[Heath Ledger]

You need to download purplera1n at http://www.purplera1n.com so far most things work that would work on 3.0 however winterboard does not. Ive installed it and testing it now so far so good though.

[lefty]

Great.



I don't own one.

[DannyT]

what about a jailbreak for the 3g iphone, is there one available yet? I want to be able to record video again, and wanna see how the bluetooth & flash plugins work.

[Heath Ledger]

yes old news its been able to be jailbroken for months.

[DannyT]

thought someone in the other thread said hold off cause it hadnt been done yet for the 3.0 that it had been done for the beta version but not since the release. Thats cool I will look for the link when I get home unless you all got some recommendations

[ElNono]

That was quick. There's also a vulnerability through SMS that will be demoed in BlackHat in Vegas at the end of the month. Supposedly the author of the hack already alerted Apple and they're working on a fix.

We got a new seed of OS 3.1 beta 1 two days ago... hmmm....

[resistanze]

I got my iPhone 3GS and had it jailbroken as well. I can't believe how fast the phone is. My main pet peeve with my old iPhone was the lag I would get when playing music/checking SMS/email. While the 3GS isn't revolutionary, it's pretty damn good.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

ok. i'm new to the iphone clan. what's the deal with jailbreaking my iphone. cliff notes version, please. what are the pros and cons. does it void the warranty. i think i read stories of this making iphone useless whenever you do an update. thanks.

[Cry Havoc]

ok. i'm new to the iphone clan. what's the deal with jailbreaking my iphone. cliff notes version, please. what are the pros and cons. does it void the warranty. i think i read stories of this making iphone useless whenever you do an update. thanks.

First of all, I want to make very clear the risks in jailbreaking:

They are essentially nil.

Why is jailbreak amazing? Well, I'm typing this to you on my laptop. I'm currently traveling at ~60 mph on an Amtrak, using the tethered internet from my iPhone's carrier signal through AT&T. The cost of this? $30 for the PDAnet program from junefabrics.

A lot of stuff that makes jailbreak good is included in the 3.0 release. However, with jailbreak you can skin your phone, completely customize how it looks, operates, and sounds, and download thousands of programs, sounds, and extras that are not included in the standard release.

[leemajors]

It does void your hardware warranty. If you need service and go in to an Apple Store or send the phone in, you'll be denied. Just make sure if you do go in/send it in you have a nice "legal" unhacked phone when you do.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

First of all, I want to make very clear the risks in jailbreaking:

They are essentially nil.

Why is jailbreak amazing? Well, I'm typing this to you on my laptop. I'm currently traveling at ~60 mph on an Amtrak, using the tethered internet from my iPhone's carrier signal through AT&T. The cost of this? $30 for the PDAnet program from junefabrics.

A lot of stuff that makes jailbreak good is included in the 3.0 release. However, with jailbreak you can skin your phone, completely customize how it looks, operates, and sounds, and download thousands of programs, sounds, and extras that are not included in the standard release.
so there's no risk of turning my phone into a brick like what i've read about before? if so, what are some jailbreak programs and which are better? also is it true that all apps are free on a jailbroken phone?

[Viva Las Espuelas]

It does void your hardware warranty. If you need service and go in to an Apple Store or send the phone in, you'll be denied. Just make sure if you do go in/send it in you have a nice "legal" unhacked phone when you do.
so uninstall the jailbroken software before you take it in?

[resistanze]

I haven't heard anyone bricking their iPhone while jailbreaking since the stone ages.

The two jailbreaking programs are purplera1n or redsn0w. I used purplera1n because it was out first, and the creators of redsn0w were holding out until recently. They both should work equally.

Jailbreaking your phone gives you the ability to use user-created apps. You have the ability to used "cracked" apps from iTunes, if you choose to do so.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

I haven't heard anyone bricking their iPhone while jailbreaking since the stone ages.

The two jailbreaking programs are purplera1n or redsn0w. I used purplera1n because it was out first, and the creators of redsn0w were holding out until recently. They both should work equally.

Jailbreaking your phone gives you the ability to use user-created apps. You have the ability to used "cracked" apps from iTunes, if you choose to do so.
thanks. i'm thinking the story of bricking happened back when the iphone first came out or something

[resistanze]

thanks. i'm thinking the story of bricking happened back when the iphone first came out or something

Yeah, i think it used to happen. Luckily, even if something does wrong during jailbreaking now, you can always restore your phone to normal.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

ok. a friend of mine just told me the updates sends a message to att if your phone is jailbroken or not. is that true?

[Cry Havoc]

ok. a friend of mine just told me the updates sends a message to att if your phone is jailbroken or not. is that true?

No, but if you update your phone after jailbreaking, it erases the jailbreak.

If you need to take your phone in for maintenance, back everything up that you can, and flash the software back to it's original specs (any Apple approved update).

[Viva Las Espuelas]

No, but if you update your phone after jailbreaking, it erases the jailbreak.

have you done that personally with your iphone?

[Heath Ledger]

That is a correct statement don't update after jailbreaking. Red snow is an unlocking tool not a jailbreak tool. Unlocking is to make the iphone work on another network. Jailbreaking allows you to run third part apps, customize your iphone with various themes, graphics and download free pirated apps that you would otherwise pay for. I buy the ones I like and delete the rest. The program you need for pirated apps is called installous, cydia comes with Purple Ra1n and allows you to download unauthorized third party apps and themes.

[resistanze]

That is a correct statement don't update after jailbreaking. Red snow is an unlocking tool not a jailbreak tool. Unlocking is to make the iphone work on another network. Jailbreaking allows you to run third part apps, customize your iphone with various themes, graphics and download free pirated apps that you would otherwise pay for. I buy the ones I like and delete the rest. The program you need for pirated apps is called installous, cydia comes with Purple Ra1n and allows you to download unauthorized third party apps and themes.
Redsn0w is a jailbreaking tool, not an unlocking tool. You're thinking of ultrasn0w, which is available on cydia after you've jailbroken with either purplera1n or redsn0w. I used redsn0w to jailbreak my 2G iPhone for 3.0, but then used purplera1n for my 3GS. But my friend jailbroke his new 3GS today with redsn0w.

[Heath Ledger]

I stand corrected, i forgot there are two different different "snow" apps.

[leemajors]

No, but if you update your phone after jailbreaking, it erases the jailbreak.

If you need to take your phone in for maintenance, back everything up that you can, and flash the software back to it's original specs (any Apple approved update).

exactly

[Viva Las Espuelas]

ok. i ran purplera1n on my phone. feeling everything out. a couple of things. cycorder and snapture aren't working for me. cycorder doesn't open and with snapture i'm not getting a picture. i get all the options/screen, but the screen is black. it's like the lens is turned off. i have the 3gs. any clue?

[Heath Ledger]

Theres no reason to put cycorder on your phone you have a 3gs it has a camcorder and a better one at that with twice the frame rate of cycorder.

Regarding snapture it was also a 3g written program for the 3g camera, so it probably has not been updated for the 3gs yet. If you look close at the release dates of the programs or under more info you can usually conclude if an app is pre 3gs, but you can try to install anyway and if it doesnt work delete it, get cydelete it allows you to delete cydia apps the same way you can delete iphone apps.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Theres no reason to put cycorder on your phone you have a 3gs it has a camcorder and a better one at that with twice the frame rate of cycorder.

Regarding snapture it was also a 3g written program for the 3g camera, so it probably has not been updated for the 3gs yet. If you look close at the release dates of the programs or under more info you can usually conclude if an app is pre 3gs, but you can try to install anyway and if it doesnt work delete it, get cydelete it allows you to delete cydia apps the same way you can delete iphone apps.huh. didn't know that about the cycorder. there are other apps that i'm getting thru cydia that just won't open. vWallpaper is one and the iphone video recorder 3.0. also i have the camera come up when i double tap the home button and now that's not working. i double checked it and it's still set as that in the settings, so......also there was on update i did that put my phone in safe mode and that was annoying. is there a lot and trial and error with this jailbreaking stuff? it's mildly annoying at this point.

[Heath Ledger]

the only trial and error right now is with 3gs phones, most of the apps in cydia were written for 3g and before 3.0 os version. So there will be a bunch of trial and error for anyone with a 3.0 os and or a 3gs. From here on out most apps will be written for 3.0 OS.

[Heath Ledger]

Your wallpaper app wont work because it relies on winterboard which has not yet been udpated for 3.0 software.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

winterboard works for me.

[Heath Ledger]

Do you have a 3gs?

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Do you have a 3gs?
yes

[PM5K]

Winterboard has been updated.

[Heath Ledger]

Ya i forgot about that, i had already downloaded the updated version but the first theme i applied didnt fully work properly so I havent tinkered with it since.

[TDMVPDPOY]

i need a new phone, what u reccommend?

[Viva Las Espuelas]

ok. i see that there's a crack for jailbreaking your 3gs phone to 3.1 now. the only thing is it's via redsn0w and ownage tool and blah blah blah.............i jailbroke mine with purplera1n and that dude doesn't feel like finding the crack, so how do i go about making the switch to redsn0w? do i just do a backup then restore my phone and then install redsn0w. i couldn't find a way to uninstall so i'm assuming a simple restore will do. i understand i'm loosing all jailbroken apps. i'll post this in 2 threads.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

i need a new phone, what u reccommend?
myTouch all the way, man................

[resistanze]

ok. i see that there's a crack for jailbreaking your 3gs phone to 3.1 now. the only thing is it's via redsn0w and ownage tool and blah blah blah.............i jailbroke mine with purplera1n and that dude doesn't feel like finding the crack, so how do i go about making the switch to redsn0w? do i just do a backup then restore my phone and then install redsn0w. i couldn't find a way to uninstall so i'm assuming a simple restore will do. i understand i'm loosing all jailbroken apps. i'll post this in 2 threads.

Has redsn0w been updated? I know you can jailbreak 3GS with PwnageTool (only for Mac). There hasn't been a windows version to my knowledge.

You can however find many custom ipsws created from users who jailbroke their 3.1 firmware with Macs online, and use that firmware to restore in iTunes, jailbreaking the phone. I've been too lazy myself.

[ATRAIN]

myTouch all the way, man................

why the change of heart?

[Viva Las Espuelas]

why the change of heart?

It was a yoke.

[Fpoonsie]

I'm on T-Mobile and still have a 2G. I recently updated on iTunes 'cause I heard picture messaging became available (obviously, overlooking the fact that my phone couldn't support that) and now the browser/anything internet-related is completely disabled. Is there still a jailbreak option for my out-of-date iPhone?

Also, outta curiosity, anybody ever had a problem unlocking the phone? Occasionally, I'll press the bottom button to unlock it, and the touch screen is not responsive at all. Someone will call, and I can't answer. Fixable or is my phone just plain broke?

[MiamiHeat]

For someone who doesn't have an iphone, reading this thread is like trying to decipher military code transmissions.

[Evan]

I really like my 3GS....can't see the point of jailbreaking it...must be missing something

[Heath Ledger]

For someone who doesn't have an iphone, reading this thread is like trying to decipher military code transmissions.


Ya for someone who is mentally challenged like yourself.

[leemajors]

I'm on T-Mobile and still have a 2G. I recently updated on iTunes 'cause I heard picture messaging became available (obviously, overlooking the fact that my phone couldn't support that) and now the browser/anything internet-related is completely disabled. Is there still a jailbreak option for my out-of-date iPhone?

Also, outta curiosity, anybody ever had a problem unlocking the phone? Occasionally, I'll press the bottom button to unlock it, and the touch screen is not responsive at all. Someone will call, and I can't answer. Fixable or is my phone just plain broke?

the picture messaging update is an AT&T carrier setting update.

[Heath Ledger]

I really like my 3GS....can't see the point of jailbreaking it...must be missing something

Lots of reason, tons of apps that you can get that you can't get on the apple store. Wallpapers. Skype over 3g basicly giving you unlimited minutes for cheap.

The ability to try all of those paid apps before you buy and find out you wasted money.

I could go on and on but you are missing out on a whole other experience.

[lefty]

Lots of reason, tons of apps that you can get that you can't get on the apple store. Wallpapers. Skype over 3g basicly giving you unlimited minutes for cheap.

The ability to try all of those paid apps before you buy and find out you wasted money.

I could go on and on but you are missing out on a whole other experience.

Plus, also apps you can't use in certain countries if you are trying to get them from App Store (like the CNN app I got from Appulous)

[MiamiHeat]

Ya for someone who is mentally challenged like yourself.

How are those hamburgers coming along

[King]

One thing I found out the hard way on jailbreaking. I was using the categories app with the jailbreak, and I had a bunch of programs separated into them. I restored my phone to update to 3.1, and I lost all those programs that were in the categories. They were still showing as synced to the phone, but they weren't being found.

I had to restore it to an earlier version.

So, if you're using categories and you're going to restore/update - take everything out of the categories first.