by Simon Ng on July 26, 2009
If you’re new to iPhone jailbreak, you may be confused by all the terms such as QuickPwn, Yellowsn0w, Ultrasn0w, Blackra1n, etc. That was one of the popular questions I received for iPhone new comers. So, instead of answering the question one by one, the best is to put up a post to address this common [...]
by Simon Ng on February 7, 2009
As you know, Apple recently has released firmware 2.2.1 for iPhone. If you are a regular reader of my blog, you know I do not recommend the upgrade, particularly you’re already using firmware 2.2. Firmware 2.2.1 does not come with any big new feature and only focus on bug fixes.
However, not every reader are [...]
by Simon Ng on January 31, 2009
Yesterday, iPhone Dev Team released jailbreak solution of firmware 2.2.1 for Mac users. Today, the team released the jailbreak solution – QuickPwn 2.2.5 for Windows users. Their work is really impressive.
Before you start using QuickPwn 2.2.5 to jailbreak iPhone 2.2.1, please read through this post first. The post highlights all the important points that you [...]
by Simon Ng on January 31, 2009
Just two days after firmware 2.2.1 release, iPhone Dev Team has made the impossible possible again. iPhone Dev Team has just released an updated version of PwnageTool and QuickPwn for iPhone 2.2.1 jailbreak.
The updated versions are now available for Mac users only. For Windows users, you’ll have to wait a little bit longer for [...]
by Simon Ng on January 14, 2009
As I read through your comments in the QuickPwn Jailbreak guide, there seems quite some users stuck at Jailbreak process while using QuickPwn. Users reported QuickPwn hanged at “Wait for your iPhone to connect in Recovery Mode” (or step 13 in QuickPwn Jailbreak Guide) during jailbreak process. From what I know, this issue is only [...]
by Simon Ng on October 16, 2008
Following the complete guide for jailbreak & unlock firmware 2.1 on iPhone 2G using QuickPwn, I received quite a number of requests from readers to write up the same guide for iPhone 3G. Before you run into the details of jailbreak, you’re probably aware that the word “Unlock” is missing in the post title. A [...]