Soon after the release of iOS 4.1 a vulnerability was found - this vulnerability is currently being worked on and hopefully a jailbreak will be developed soon.
No mention of a corresponding unlock has ever been mentioned and, based on comments by a prominent hacker, there is a possibility that you will first need to be on a firmware version lower than 4.1 before upgrading to 4.1 ( probably via Pwnage Tool ) in order to preserve the unlock that exists in the lower version firmware. This way you can be on 4.1 with an unlocked iPhone.
It all probably sounds confusing but the bottom line is DO NOT upgrade to 4.1, even if you are on 4.0.2 firmware where there this is not a jailbreak for the 3GS iPhones.
Furthermore, if you "accidentally" ( or deliberately ) upgrade your firmware to a higher version ( e.g. 4.1 ) that does not have an unlock, downgrading to a lower version ( which, by the way, cannot be done for out of the box 3GS and iPhone 4 models ) WILL NOT make your iPhone unlockable. This is because even though you may have downgraded to a firmware version that can be jailbroken, the component of the firmware that is unlocked DOES NOT get downgraded - it stays at the higher version and is not unlockable. This is why you do not want to go to 4.1 if you rely on an unlock.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Saturday, September 4, 2010
New firmware 4.1 coming out Today! Sept. 8
Currently the highest version firmware for iPhone is 4.0.2 - it cannot be jailbroken.
Next week you'll see 4.1 pop up when you plug your iPhone into iTunes. This version is currently not jailbreakable and all people who like their iPhone jailbroken, and unlocked, should avoid upgrading your iPhone. Although I hope that some hacker has the jailbreak for 4.1 and is just waiting to release it ( NOTE : THIS HAS BEEN CONFIRMED ). Note, however, that no mention of an unlock has been made.
Soon I will be posting a short tuturial on how to determine if your 3GS or iPhone 4 can be downgraded to a jailbreakable version of firmware. Yes, this is possible but you would've had to have chosen "Make my life easier" in Cydia ( I take this precaution with all iPhones that I jailbreak ). More on this later.
Next week you'll see 4.1 pop up when you plug your iPhone into iTunes. This version is currently not jailbreakable and all people who like their iPhone jailbroken, and unlocked, should avoid upgrading your iPhone. Although I hope that some hacker has the jailbreak for 4.1 and is just waiting to release it ( NOTE : THIS HAS BEEN CONFIRMED ). Note, however, that no mention of an unlock has been made.
Soon I will be posting a short tuturial on how to determine if your 3GS or iPhone 4 can be downgraded to a jailbreakable version of firmware. Yes, this is possible but you would've had to have chosen "Make my life easier" in Cydia ( I take this precaution with all iPhones that I jailbreak ). More on this later.
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