First Jailbreak Solution for iPhone 3GS Released

You probably think iPhone Dev team finally decides to release the jailbreak solution for iPhone 3GS.

But it’s not…

The first jailbreak solution for iPhone 3GS is released by GeoHot, who is the same guy that developed an unlock solution for the 1st generation iPhone dated back to 2007.

GeoHot named the jailbreak application as Purplera1n, which is now in Beta and available for Windows only (but no Windows 7 support). The developer also mentioned the Mac version will be released shortly.

Earlier, iPhone Dev Team posted a note that they have found a solution to jailbreak iPhone 3GS but considered to release the tool to general public until iPhone 3.1 debuts for certain reason. It seems like GeoHot doesn’t agree with the dev team as he mentioned in his blog:

Normally I don’t make tools for the general public, and rather wait for the dev team to do it. But guys, whats up with waiting until 3.1? That isn’t how the game is played. We release, Apple fixes, we find new holes. It isn’t worth waiting because you might have the “last” hole in the iPhone. What last hole…this isn’t golf. I’ll find a new one next week. Also your purplera1nyday files ensure that you can always get back to a jailbroken state, so if you have it it’s just a matter of tools.

To jailbreak iPhone 3GS, you can head to purplera1n.com and download the purplera1n.exe. Make sure you’re using iTunes 8.2 and run the program on Windows with iPhone 3GS connected via USB.

Please note the jailbreak program is still in beta and I do not have a chance to test it. If you’re adventurous and can’t wait for other jailbreak solution, you can go ahead to try it out. But remember to backup your iPhone via iTunes before you take any jailbreak action. And, do come back and leave us message about the jailbreak result.

Note: Purplera1n is designed for iPhone 3GS jailbreak. If you’re looking for jailbreak solution for iPhone 2G or 3G, please check out this jailbreak guide (Windows / Mac)

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1 Dusty July 4, 2009 at 9:38 pm

Purplera1n RC2 is released!

Vista, Windows 7, International, 64-bit support
Less flakiness in the payload
Cydia tar cleaned up
Improved logging with slightly more useful errors
New kernel patches, codesign errors gone. Props posixninja
Added vm_map +x, passed vm_check
No winterboard yet, but now that ball is in Saurik’s court
Still in beta, use caution
purplera1n