iPhone dev-team has added their library with the new unlocking tool, Ultrasn0w 1.2.5, meant to unlock your iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS running the iOS 5.0.1 firmware, however this tool requires the unlockable baseband and firstly jailbreak your iOS device using Sn0wbreeze or Redsn0w.

And here is the basebands supported by Ultrasn0w 1.2.5:

• iPhone 4: baseband 01.59.00
• iPhone 3GS: basebands 04.26.08 05.11.07 05.12.01 05.13.04 and 06.15.00

And you can head to Cydia and then search for the Ultrasn0w to use this unlocking tool.

In case you are asking to yourself, whether Ultrasn0w 1.2.5 supports the iPhone 4s, the answer is NO. However rumors from around the corner saying iPhone dev-team will make this tool available for the A5 device in the future, who knows? And this version 1.2.5 does not come with the new baseband compatibility.

A hacker named Nadeem Ateyeh announced via his recent tweet that he has released PwnageTool Bundle to jailbreak iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS running on iOS 4.2.1. This tool can be used to create a custom firmware iPSW files and maintain your baseband, which mean you can unlock your phone with Ultrasn0w afterward.

1. So to start jailbreak your phone 4 and 3GS using PwnageTool, you need to firstly download the bundle package here. Then extract the zip files.

2. And then download the PwnageTool 4.1.3 from this link, then copy and paste it into your desktop. Click the “Show Package Contents” by right clicking on the file. See the image below:

3. Now open: Contents/Resources/FirmwareBundles/ and then paste the following files there, the files inside the PwnageTool Bundle you downloaded earlier, paste according your device mode:

• Paste iPhone3,1_4.2.1_8C148.bundle for iPhone 4,
• Paste iPhone2,1_4.2.1_8C148a.bundle for iPhone 3GS in this location.

4. And then open: Contents/Resources/CustomPackages/CydiaInstaller.bundle/ and then copy the info.plist file afterward close the folder.

5. Download the iOS 4.2.1 for iPhone. Put this IPSW file to your desktop.

6. Launch PwnageTool in “Expert mode” , then choose your device:

7. Open browser for IPSW firmware:

8: Before we continue to create-the-bundle process, you need to firstly “Activate the Phone” option is unchecked under “General”, and “Cydia Installer” package is selected under “Cydia Packages” option. After you finished with that, now choose “Build” in order to create custom 4.2.1 firmware file:

9. Now it’s time for Pwnagetool to create a custom.ipsw file for your device. Then, it will prompt you to save custom .ipsw firmware file. Then save the file to your desktop. It is going to take about 10-15 minutes for creating the firmware file, therefore waiting in patient!

10. Now put your device into DFU mode, to do so, hold Power and Home buttons at the same time for about 10 seconds. Then release the Power button while your finger still holding the Home button for another 10 seconds. If it’s done correctly, your device should be into DFU mode and the message will appear as notification:

11. Open iTunes, then hold the Alt/Option key for Mac, and hold Left “Shift” key for Windows. And continue the process by clicking Restore.

12. Now select the custom IPSW that was created and click the Choose button. Wait for a while till iTunes updates the new firmware on your iPhone. After the installation is done, iPhone will restart automatically.

13. Now pick the custom IPSW which we have created and then click the choose button there. Then, let iTunes do its job to update to the new firmware for your iPhone. When the update process is finish, your device will be restarted automatically, then you will find that you have jailbroken iPhone 4, or 3GS running on iOS 4.1 using PwnageTool.

Now you can unlock your iPhone using Ultrasn0w 1.2 so you can use any carrier you like!

Sherif Hashim, the one with the title iPhone Baseband hacker, recently responded to his Twitter follower about whether his iPhone 4 on iOS 4.2.1 with baseband 2.10.04 and 3.10.01 can have an unlock before he’s going away for military duty on January, 16. Sherif replied him “Sure”, indicating the unlock tool for iPhone 4 on iOS 4.2.1 will be released less than a month. Well the conversations between the two are in Arabic, but thankfully the bogus Geohots has translated into English. And here is the screenshot:

Translated version:

Gerges2001: @sherif_hashim I’m going to perform military service by January 16, will I get the unlock before this date?

Sherif_Hashim: @Gerges2001 sure

It’s understandable after reading Sherif’s short reply, ones come to the assumption the unlock tool is already created and prepared, but it still needs necessary tests to make it bug-free before final launching. So this is solely a good news for iPhone 4 owners with baseband 2.10.04 and 3.10.01 running on the latest firmware version, now you have hope to go to any carrier you want.

A Bug fix version of PwnageTool to fix the problems found on the previous version (PwnageTool 4.1 for Mac) released today by iPhone Dev Team, which is PwnageTool 4.1.1 and it is also available to download. Read the following note:

[Update: Version 4.1.1 should fix any issues that OS X 10.5.x users were seeing. You only need to run this version if you’re at OS X 10.5.x and were seeing Cydia errors] source: iPhone Dev Team.

So in other words if didn’t find any problems with the previous PwangeTool version, then no need to use this version, because you are just fine.

Note for the unlockers: do not let iTunes to restore to the official IPSW, doing so, you will lose the unlock ability and this is one way direction, there is no turning back. If you wish to restore the IPSW, do it by using Option-Restore, not just the Restore button by itself. And then move to custom IPSW, don’t go to the stock one.

Or let’s say you accidentally started the official IPSW restoration, then immediately unplug your iPhone before it’s moving to the “Updating Firmware” step.

Go to:

• Download PwnageTool 4.1.1 for Mac [Mirrror] [Mirror]
• Then you can continue to jailbreak iOS 4.1 with PwnageTool 4.1 for iPhone 4, 3GS, 3G

Install Ultrasn0w 1.1-1 To Improve Battery Life. This Ultrasn0w 1.1-1 is an updated release which is designed to unclock iPhone 4, 3G and 3GS and Dev Team has included the cure to betters or improve standby battery life. To install this unlocking tool, you need to go to Cydia using iPhone 3GS, 3G and iPhone 4 in order to unlock iOS 4.0.1 and iOS 4 or earlier.

The steps to Install UltraSn0w 1.1-1:

1. Head to Cydia
2. Drop this repo666.ultrasn0w.com to Cydia. Remember to use 0 (Zero) for ultrasn0w don’t use O for letter
3. Now it’s time to search ultrasn0w in Cydia then install it. The result your iPhone will be unlocked
4. Note: if you are using T-MObile USA it’s recommended to disabling your 3G first before start using Ultrasn0w.

The above are the steps if you have not installed Ultrasn0w, so if you have then what you need just updated the version.

Frankly this unclocking tool can be used if your iOS is 4.0.2, because there is no a baseband update within. But it’s pointless since no workaround yet to jailbreak both iPhone 4 or iPhone 3GS.

Happy news for all unlockers because it’s announced that in the next or less than 48 hours we will be seeing an updated version of UltraSn0w to unlock the iPhone, this is to respond the iOS 4 jailbreak which has been previously released. This happy news about the updated UltraSn0w came from PlanetBeing via Twitter:

Before unlocking your iPhone, firstly you need to jailbreak it, so now jailbreak your iPhone using JailbreakMe!

Download Redsn0w 0.9 Final For Mac And Windows, the tool that is widely known to unlock, jailbreak and also customize both iPhone and iPod touch which is Redsn0w is finally launched, it’s version 0.9, in addition using Redsn0w 0.9 you can do several customization to your iPhone such as customizing recovery logos, boot logos and also “Verbose” boot, and the tool is a standalone which means you don’t need iTunes or no custom IPSWs to use it

Redsn0w 0.9 supports:

■All iPhones and iPod touches (still a tethered-only JB for late-model devices though)
■Apple firmware 3.0 and 3.1.2
■Windows and Mac OSX (x86)
It will also soon run on the PPC OSX, and Linux platforms.

Redsn0w is also able to handle iPhone 2G to unlock the carrier by installing BootNeuter utility, and for the 3G and 3GS, then you must use Cydia after your iPhone is jailbroken to start installing Ultrasn0w in baseband 04.26 or Blacksn0w in baseband 05.11

A brief comparison between Redsn0w and PwnageTool?

Unlike Pwnage that requires a system restore, Redsnow doesn’t, it’s purely a standalone program, and PwnageTool could be preventing your baseband from being upgrade in firmware upgrading process, by giving you unlock, Redsn0w won’t bother your baseband at all yet it won’t preserve it during an upgrade too

ADVICE: DO NOT USE REDSN0W AFTER DOING A STOCK APPLE UPGRADE TO 3.1.2 IF YOU NEED A CARRIER UNLOCK AND ARE CURRENTLY USING BASEBAND 04.26 OR EARLIER. The key part of that advice is “do not do a stock Apple upgrade to 3.1.2”.

Download Links:

• Mac OSX x86
• Windows

Source

And see you in the next post!

Finally the awaited magical tool has been launched that is Blackra1n RC3 and it’s available for download, both for Windows and Mac, and you will find the download links on Blackra1n official website which will be included in the end of the post. With Blackra1n RC3 you can do things that you desperately wanted such as:

• To unlock iPhone 3.1.2 05.11.07 baseband
• To jailbreak iPhone 3G, 3GS 3.1.2 using Blackra1n RC3

The fun doesn’t end yet because when you download Blackra1n RC3 you will have:

• Hacktivation support,
• 15 second speed improvement,
• Tiger+PPC support,
• Installation of the latest blackra1n.app.

You can download Blackra1n from its official site here.

Previously this blog posted about Dev Team Is Working On PwnageTool For iPhone 3.1. Now Dev Team has finally launched awaited smart application in order to Jailbreak & unlock iPhone 3G 3.1 firmware from Apple called PwnageTool 3.1, this tool is to handle with the new Apple firmware which is complicating 3GS upgrade process. And so far, PwnageTool 3.1 supports for Mac OS X only and for Windows, just be patient, because Dev Team promises they will release it for Windows OS soon when they got ready.

Dev Team gives an official clarification that currently PwnageTool 3.1 only supports:

• iPhone 1st Generation (2G),
• iPhone 3G and the iPod touch 1G.
• Does not support the 3GS or 2G/3G iPod touch.

Official download link of PwnageTool_3.1: (it’s recommended)

PwnageTool_3.1.dmg.5089960.TPB.torrent

Unofficial download link of PwnageTool 3.1: (note: We’re not responsible if your computer explodes or if it becomes part of a NASA attacking botnet, thus download them at your own risk)

• http://downloads2.touch-mania.com/PwnageTool_3.1.dmg
• http://bentkowski.com.pl/PwnageTool_3.1.dmg
• http://www.iemanduitnederland.nl/PwnageTool_3.1.dmg
• http://miphone.ca/iphone-dev/PwnageTool_3.1.dmg
• http://dehek.us/PwnageTool_3.1.dmg

Because of number of reports about Push notification that does not work on hacktivated iPhone 3G has made iPhone Dev Team take an action to fix for push notifications on unlocked iPhone 3G 3.0 with Ultrasn0w. Solution has been published in their site yet a bit complicate to follow and advanced users is recommended to use this fix.

If you want to fix push notification on unlocked iPhone 3G and iPod Touch 3.0 you firstly must to download this file and follow its guides which is included in readme file inside zip.

And Steps to Fix Push Notification on unlocked iPhone 3G 3.0 Firmware, follow this link:

Fix Push Notification on Unlocked iPhone 3G 3.0 & iPod Touch 3.0

Good luck