by Simon Ng on February 8, 2010
As reported earlier, iPhone Dev team has released redsn0w 0.9.4 for jailbreaking iPhone 2G/3G running iPhone OS 3.1.3. If you are planning to upgrade your iPhone to OS 3.1.3, this guide walks you through the whole jailbreak process.
Before we begin, please read through the note carefully:
This guide is intended for jailbreaking iPhone 2G and [...]
by Simon Ng on January 23, 2010
The iPhone Dev team is back and has just released Redsn0w 0.9 beta, an alternative for blackra1n. If you have performed jailbreaking on iPhone on iPhone OS 3.0, you probably know what redsn0w is. At that time, it is a very popular jailbreak and unlock tool that supports both Windows and Mac platform.
The previous [...]
by Simon Ng on January 20, 2010
If you have jailbroken your iPhone with blackra1n on OS 3.1.2, chance is that you may not be able to connect to YouTube after jailbreaking. In early November, I have covered to use PushFix 1.0 to fix the YouTube connection problem. Originally, PushFix is originally designed for resolving push notification issue but it’s found that [...]
by Simon Ng on January 18, 2010
For those who have followed the jailbreak guide and use blackra1n (or earlier version of jailbreak tool) to activate an unauthorized SIM card (i.e. Hacktivated) on iPhone OS 3.x, you may experience problem when using Push Notification.
Earlier, we have covered to use PushFix 1.0 to rectify the issue. However, the fix is not a [...]
by Simon Ng on January 12, 2010
With the release of blackra1n by GeoHot, it seems like we do not expect any new update of jailbreak tools until the debut of iPhone OS 4.0. However, that is not really true.
Some iPhone developers are still working on it. Do you still remember Sn0wbreeze that we have covered several months ago? The team, [...]
by Simon Ng on November 9, 2009
Other than the YouTube, GPS, Wifi problems, some AT&T users reported they lose the Internet Tethering option after jailbreaking with blackra1n. If you haven’t heard of Internet Tethering, it’s a feature on iPhone that lets you share the 3G connection with your laptop (PC or Mac) to connect to the Internet. With tethering, your iPhone [...]
by Simon Ng on November 7, 2009
Blackra1n is a great jailbreak tool for iPhone 2G, 3G or 3GS running OS 3.1.2. It’s simple and quick. But it does come with some bugs. If you have already followed my guide to jailbreak your iPhone with blackra1n, you may encounter one of the below issues:
Fail to launch YouTube
GPS doesn’t work if you’re using [...]
by Simon Ng on November 6, 2009
Previously, I have posted up the jailbreak guide for iPhone 2G running OS 3.1.2. Here is the complete jailbreak guide for iPhone 3G/3GS using blackra1n and blacksn0w.
For starter, blackra1n is the popular jailbreak tool, developed by GeoHot, that lets you jailbreak iPhone OS 3.1.2 on all models of iPhone. For blacksn0w, it’s the only [...]
by Simon Ng on November 5, 2009
As you know, GeoHot has released blackra1n RC3 yesterday. The blackra1n is a popular jailbreak tool for iPhone 2G/3G/3GS running firmware 3.1.2. Unlike the older jailbreak tools (e.g. PwnageTool or Redsn0w), blackra1n is advertised as the fastest and simplest jailbreak tool. Yes, it’s super fast. Talking about the jailbreak process, it’ll only take you around [...]