Upcoming unlock for stock 3.1.3 firmware, it's here now!

iOS 4.0 firmware was released today for your iPhones. Soon after came an updated ultrasn0w unlock for all existing basebands : 04.26.08, 05.11.07, 05.12.01, and 05.13.04

Thus, all those with iPhones stuck on 3.1.3 firmware can now have their iPhones unlocked. Note, however, that there is NOT a jailbreak for the new 4.0 firmware. If you are looking to unlock your iPhone do not upgrade to 4.0. An unlock will some within days, in my opinion, so it's not too serious painful of a wait, just hang on.

UPDATE : There are now jailbreaks for 3G iPhones on iOS 4.0 firmware. For 3GS iPhones on iOS 4.0 firmware, nothing yet ( the only way is to start with a jailbroken 3GS on a firmware version lower than 4.0, then to 4.0 ). Note however, that for the 3GS, this jailbreak is only for 3GS models that have the old bootrom ( see my post "3GS bootrom issue" for an explanation ).

Upcoming unlock/jailbreak for 3.1.3 and 4.0

With the release date of iPhone firmware 4.0 as June 21st this gives everyone a better idea of when an unlock will be available ... soon!

Typically when firmware is released to the public a couple of days pass then the jailbreak and unlock software is released to everyone. So this would give us a day or so after June 21st until "Happy Day". iPhone hacker @MuscleNerd, part of the Dev-Team, has announced that unlocks for 3.1.3 AND 4.0 firmware will be released. This means that you will not have to upgrade to 4.0 in order to enjoy an unlocked iPhone. Those who "accidentally" upgraded to 3.1.3 can choose to stay with that version for your unlock or upgrade to 4.0 ( it has some pretty cool features so it's worth upgrading, in my opinion ).

However, I'd caution everyone on 3.1.3 to hold off on upgrading to 4.0 until we hear from the hacking world to ensure that you have the best options for unlocking.

That's it for now.