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How To Jailbreak iPhone OS 3.1.3 using Redsn0w for iPhone 2G/3G

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 [...]

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Redsn0w 0.9.4 Supports iPhone OS 3.1.3 Jailbreak

by Simon Ng on February 4, 2010

As I mentioned in the previous post, please stay away from upgrading to iPhone OS 3.1.3. Hours after the release of iPhone OS 3.1.3, however, the iPhone Dev team has released redsn0w 0.9.4 that supports jailbreaking on the latest version of iPhone OS. But there is a catch. The jailbreaking solution only works on iPhone [...]

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iPhone Dev Team Releases Redsn0w 0.9 Beta for Jailbreaking iPhone 2G, 3G & 3GS

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 [...]

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Possible Solution for Jailbreaking iPhone 3.1.2 on Windows

by Simon Ng on October 18, 2009

With the release of PwnageTool 3.1.4, the good news is you can upgrade to iPhone OS 3.1.2 and jailbreak it. The bad news is it’s just for Mac users. I’ve got tons of emails asking about how to jailbreak iPhone 3.1.2 on Windows.
Other than waiting for the release of redsn0w or sn0wbreeze (the Windows [...]

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Blackra1n for Windows is Now Live for iPhone OS 3.1 Jailbreak

by Simon Ng on October 11, 2009

GeoHot has just released Blackra1n for Windows to jailbreak iPhone OS 3.1, as well as, 3.1.2. For those who do not heard of blackra1n, it’s another jailbreak tool, similar to redsn0w, but developed by another brilliant iPhone hacker, GeoHot. He’s well-known among the jailbreak community for offering the first unlock solution for the original iPhone [...]

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Redsn0w: Possible Solution for “Waiting for Reboot” Hang Problem

by Simon Ng on September 23, 2009

I’ve heard from a number of readers that they experienced problem with Redsn0w while jailbreaking. One particular problem is redsn0w hangs after you followed the instructions to put the iPhone into DFU mode and it keeps showing “Waiting for Reboot” message.
This is not an isolated problem and you may also experience the same problem [...]

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Jailbreaking works for iPhone OS 3.0.1

by Simon Ng on August 2, 2009

Previously, I have covered the release of iPhone OS 3.0.1, which is a security fix for SMS vulnerability. For iPhone jailbreaker, you probably want to upgrade to iPhone 3.0.1 for the sake of SMS bug fix. However, your top concerns are:
Is iPhone OS 3.0.1 jailbreakable?
Does ultrasn0w work on iPhone OS 3.0.1?

And… the answer is absolutely [...]

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iPhone Jailbreak Terms: QuickPwn, PwnageTool, Redsn0w, Yellowsn0w, Ultrasn0w Explained

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 [...]

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Jailbreak and Unlock iPhone 3GS with Redsn0w 0.8

by Simon Ng on July 8, 2009

Finally, iPhone Dev team changed their mind and released redsn0w 0.8 to jailbreak iPhone 3GS. Redsn0w 0.8 is a light-weight and easy-to-use jailbreak tool to jailbreak iPhone 2G, 3G and 3GS, as well as, iPod Touch 3.0. It supports Windows, Mac OS and Linux platform.
Redsn0w should not be new to you, if you have already [...]

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