Posts tagged 3.1.3
Userland jailbreak “Spirit” coming soon to your iPhad touch
Apr 29th
Just for clarification: by “iPhad touch” we mean your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Spirit is an untethered jailbreak solution that will allow you to jailbreak (Not Unlock) your iPhad touch on the latest firmware without having to mess with software like Pwnage Tool, Blackra1n, Redsn0w or any of the other jailbreak solutions available. There is NOT a specific release date, but the developer has been waiting for the release of the iPad 3G… so we can expect it soon. In other words, within a few days.
Spirit works by exploiting an unreleased vulnerability in the default iPhone OS. It uses that vulnerability as an injection point for the jailbreak and, once completed, will allow you access to all of the typical jailbreak software. It will only be compatible with 3.1.2, 3.1.3 and the iPad’s 3.2. Once the vulnerability is exposed, we’re certain that Apple will do whatever it takes to close the hole because it has unlimited malicious potential. Anyone with a nefarious know-how will be able to use the vulnerability to run their favorite exploits on your iPhad touch.
We give and we take. We take whatever jailbreaks we can get but they often expose holes in the iPhone OS. We give these holes to Apple when the hackers release their jailbreak solutions. We actually expect that the Spirit jailbreak will be killed by an update within days of its release. So, be very careful that you don’t press the update button in iTunes if you decide to go this route.
Please remember that this is not unlocking software: it merely jailbreaks your device. We do not recommend anyone using an unlock to update and try out Spirit. It is merely a jailbreak and still requires activation via iTunes after the jailbreak has been performed. So, don’t mess with it unless you know what you’re doing. For more information on Spirit, please read the Dev-Team’s post and follow @comex on Twitter.
Here’s a video demo of the software that came out a few weeks back:
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Dev-Team releases Pwnage Tool for 3.1.3
Feb 7th
We’re taking a break from the big game to bring you the news that will make a few stuck Jailbreakers happy. The iPhone Dev-Team released the latest version of their Pwnage Tool application (3.1.5) that will allow you to jailbreak the 3.1.3 firmware.
They are advising anyone unlocked or jailbroken who doesn’t NEED to update to the latest firmware to just let it pass you by. There are really very few “necessary” fixes in the update. There are a couple security updates and a fix to make 3GS battery reporting more accurate. Not all 3GS devices have issues with the battery percentages… ours have been just fine.
The typical caveats apply to this update. If you’re unlocked and jailbroken, you can update with Pwnage Tool so it keeps you at the older modem firmware but installs the new software… it basically patches the older modem firmware into the new software bundle Apple put out on Tuesday. If you unlocked modem firmware 05.11.07 with Blacksn0w previously, you can update with Pwnage Tool and then just re-install the unlock from Geohot. If you’re on an older firmware and unlocked with Ultrasn0w, run Pwnage Tool and re-install Ultrasn0w.
We’d like to agree with the Dev-Team here: if you don’t NEED to update… don’t. Read more on this at the Dev-Team blog via the source link below.
iPhone firmware updated to 3.1.3
Feb 2nd
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Apple let loose the 3.1.3 firmware update this morning. Here’s what it includes:
- Improved accuracy of reported battery levels on the iPhone 3GS.
- Fixed an issue with some third-party applications that wouldn’t launch.
- Fixed a bug that caused some applications to crash when using the Japanese Kana keyboard.
If you are running Apple’s unmodified iPhone OS, then feel free to press the update button.
The iPhone Dev-Team is strongly encouraging people who are Jailbroken and Unlocked to stay away from this update until they have had time to work with it. So far, some anxious Dev-Team followers are reporting that redsn0w 0.9.2 still works by using the 3.1.2 firmware with the iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G and the iPod touch 1G. If you have an iPhone 3GS or a 2nd generation iPod touch… don’t mess with this; it will only cause you pain and frustration.
A general rule of thumb for the Jailbreakers in the audience: always check with CTA or the Dev-Team before updating your firmware. At this point, the Dev-Team is unsure of what this means for the Unlockers out there. New firmware typically means modem updates, thus more work for the Dev-Team (or in some instances Geohot) and the unlocking software available.
Please wait; do nothing; do not hit update.
We don’t see anything entirely “must have” with this firmware update, so CTA’s Jailbroken/Unlocked iPhone will stay at 3.1.2 — we’ll be updating our Apple-original iPhone 3GS tonight and report back with anything worth saying. This seems like a fairly insignificant “dot” update to the iPhone OS… so don’t let your trigger finger get itchy. If you squeeze it, at least tell us your results in the comments.
We’re actually hoping this gives them a little insight into later software revisions (3.2 or even 4.0) so they can be a little more prepared for the cool stuff. Every update we see patches the previous holes our hacker friends used in order to Jailbreak and Unlock iPhones. That means they have to re-examine the firmware with every update and find new mistakes so we can inject their custom code into our iPhones. It would be nearly impossible for Apple to get the firmware error free, but it could happen. Each update typically adds more features with near-perfect code… but it’s never been perfect. We’ve been lucky to have such amazing people working on this project so far. Cocoa Touch Apps would like to express a heartfelt thank you to the people working for the rest of us. Hit up their blog and thank them yourselves.
As for us, this unfortunately means that we’ll be putting off our 2010 Ultimate Guide to Jailbreak for a little while. There’s no reason to talk about old techniques. When we hear of new options, we’ll get it going.
