iPhone Dev Team Releases 3GS Jailbreak

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Daniel Brusilovsky

TechCrunch.com
Tuesday, July 7, 2009; 11:47 AM

The iPhone Dev Team has released their much anticipated iPhone 3GS jailbreak and unlock set. Last week we reported on George Hotz, the teenage hacker, who released a Windows only version of the jailbreak which could then be used to run the ultrasn0w unlock. Then he released a Mac version over the weekend. Now the Dev Team has fixed their own version, redsn0w, to work with the iPhone 3GS under Windows and OS X.

The iPhone Dev Team jailbreak isn't much different then Hotz's version ? besides the point that the iPhone Dev Team released it. The Dev Team is a group of hackers dedicated to unlocking the iPhone and exposing all of its wonderful mysteries. They write:

Last night we released updated versions of our redsn0w jailbreak and ultrasn0w carrier unlock. These versions are now compatible with the iPhone 3GS running at 3.0. Welcome aboard, 3GS owners! (The tools of course remain compatible with all of the other platforms too.) Also last night, saurik released 3GS-compatible versions of MobileSubstrate and WinterBoard, components that enable many different add-ons and themes.

The 3GS jailbreak uses the same procedure as the iPhone 3G unlock process but was not deemed ready for release by the Dev Team until today. The Dev Team in a blog post also mentions that if you have the correct personalized (signed) dfu/img3 files, then you'll always be able to jailbreak, even if you install Apple's firmware update. This means you'll be safe to upgrade over the next few software iterations but if you intend to unlock your iPhone 3GS permanently you must watch the Dev Team site for discussion on the baseband upgrades that Apple might release in the future. If you upgrade the baseband you could fry your iPhone or lock out future unlocks.

Below is a video demonstrating the Dev Team jailbreak process.

iPhone 3GS Unlock Demonstration from planetbeing on Vimeo.