The iPhone 1.1.3 Jailbreak is here, courtesy of Nate
True and the iPhone Dev team. It’s a Windows-only download right
now, but Nate tells us that they’ve got a Mac version coming soon
and it “should be quick”. Make sure you have more than 300MB free,
otherwise Nate tells us that you might brick your phone during the
update. Updated: Mac version’s done and Lifehacker’s got a
walkthrough.

Fot the Windows version, you need to download an install iBrickr
(instructions are on Nate’s site), which will guide you through
downloading and installing the firmware. The whole thing will take
about 15-30 minutes, based on estimates.
[Cre.ations.net]

Adam from Lifehacker has a
walkthrough for the process as well.

Mac version is here.

Only three days after Apple killed it, the JesusPhone walks again, but it doesn’t talk again: By downgrading your firmware from 1.1.1 to 1.0.2 using the method below, all iPhones can get use of third party apps, but If you have an unlocked iPhone, there’s still no way to dial. [UPDATED 09/30 1:19AM EDT: Check our demo video.]

• Make sure you have a copy of the 1.0.2 firmware

iPhone1,1_1.0.2_1C28_Restore.ipsw

stored in:

youruser/library/iTunes/iPhone Software Updates

• Reboot iPhone holding the top button (power) and the home buttons.
• Release the top button 10 seconds after that, right after the screen goes dark. But keep the home (bottom) pressed for a while.
• The iPhone screen will appear to be off. Now start iTunes manually.
• iTunes will tell you it has found an iPhone in "restore mode."
• Press option key and then click the restore button.
• Select the 1.0.2 firmware .ipsw file from here:

youruser/library/iTunes/iPhone Software Updates

• The phone will restart and there will be an error out at the end. Don't worry. It was bound to happen (if the iPhone returns to Restore Mode instead of Activation Mode, then you may have to restore the 1.1.1 firmware, wipe all information in the iPhone and then repeat from above. But first, try to restart the iPhone.)
• Shutdown iTunes.
• Launch the latest iNDpendence (Mac-only for now.)
• Activate the phone using a expanded 1.0.2 file (to do that, make a copy of the 1.0.2 ipsw file, then select "Open with…" from the Finder's action menu and use BOMArchiveHelper.app (it will appear in the menu.) The ipsw are really .zip files.
• It will flash all sorts of errors, but don't worry.
• Activate the phone.
• It will show the SIM error but now the iPhone will work again with your Wi-Fi and your apps.

No, the unlock won’t work and you won’t be able to call, but all the rest will work again. [Hacint0sh]

As we wait for the release of the new firmware that, according to Apple, “will likely” brick all unlocked iPhones—hits update for the 75,453rd time— here's the promised Star Wars timeline which narrates the quest for the free software unlock, complete with dates, links and commentary.

It all started here, when Frucci asked for a graphic about The AT&T/iPhone Moral Quandary. Little did we know what would come later, with the iPhone unlock race that started as soon as Apple’s cellphone was released:

8:00 AM ON WED JUL 18 2007. The first approach started here: the Dev Team partially unlocks the iPhone. As a result, you could use any SIM card or contract from AT&T, instead of those contemplated in the agreement.

11:55 PM ON TUE JUL 31 2007. A new milestone is achieved: they announce they have reverse-engineered the software which controls the iPhone’s radio communications.

5:57 AM ON SUN AUG 5 2007. Another milestone: obtain the plans for the fucking Death Star, extracting the full content of the radio memory.

8:59 AM ON MON AUG 6 2007. First unlock is achieved: hackers in Europe use the information previously obtained to forge a SIM and fool the iPhone to believe it is working in the AT&T network.

11:10 AM ON WED AUG 8 2007. We try the forge SIM hack, but it doesn’t work: it only works with first-generation SIM cards.

8:45 AM ON TUE AUG 14 2007. The first solution that unlocks 100% any iPhone is announced: using a TurboSIM card the iPhone doesn't know if it's not working on the AT&T network. Still, this costs money and the cards are scarce. The search for the free software unlock continues.

12:20 PM ON MON AUG 20 2007. The iPhone grass-roots developer community say to Steve Jobs “TFSU!” as third-party iPhone applications become mainstream. AppTapp and iBrickr demonstrate how easy is to install them.

3:35 PM ON TUE AUG 21 2007. Using information and code from the Dev Team, a hacker unlocks the iPhone using a hardware soldering. Later it was discovered by others that no soldering was needed, just a couple of metal pins and a bit of wire.

12:20 PM ON FRI AUG 24 2007. Partly using the information obtained by the Dev Team, a group called iPhone Sim Free announces the first software unlock, but they want you to pay for it. Weeks would pass until they released their paid program to the public, only to be rendered obsolete three days later by the iPhone Dev Team with the free software unlock.

11:30 AM ON SAT AUG 25 2007. Knowing that only the free software unlock was going to be The Real Thingâ„¢ and that the Dev Team was demoralized by the news and the attitude of some people in the community, Gizmodo asks for your support for the iPhone Dev Team ongoing efforts

6:23 AM ON TUE AUG 28 2007. A newspaper claims Israeli hackers get yet another new unlock. Shortly thereafter, we discover it is an error and they just used the modified version of the hardware unlock.

3:00 AM ON TUE SEP 11 2007. The first commercial unlock gets released and the Giz witnesses as the reseller has countless problems installing it in two clients’ iPhones. Gizmodo discovers there’s a bug in the iPhone Sim Free software that makes it unusable with certain SIM cards. As a result of this discovery, iPhone Sim Free fixes the bug hours later.

7:40 AM ON TUE SEP 11 2007. Later in the day, some hackers vow to reverse-engineer iPhone Sim Free’s commercial unlock. The core iPhone Dev Team, however, keeps working in its own independent solution.

6:30 AM ON TUE SEP 11 2007. Hackers race to obtain the unlock. GeoHot claims in a IRC channel that he has reverse-engineered the iPhone Sim Free. This was discovered to be false a few minutes later.

7:10PM ON TUE SEP 11 2007. The Death Star explodes: the Giz is the only media outlet to witness as the core iPhone Dev Team unlocks the iPhone with its own solution. It gets released as free program at 8:10PM, only a few hours after the paid software unlock was released,

1:00 PM ON WED SEP 12 2007. The next day some stupid bozo tries to snatch $41,000 posing as the “sole developer” of a graphical tool to unlock the iPhone. He fools a major gadget site into thinking he’s the author. Hours later, Gizmodo uncovers the imposter, a 23-year-old from Belfast who got the original code from Erica Sadun and convinced another developer to make it work.

1:36 PM ON WED SEP 12 2007. The UIkit team, a separate group of programmers who work in graphical applications for the iPhone, announce that they are working on the graphical software unlock, which was released on September 15.

The same day, the iPhone Dev Team confirms that Apple may re-lock the phone with future software updates.

1:26 PM ON WED SEP 26 2007. As they get ready to battle the next iPhone firmware update, the iPhone Dev Team irons out bugs in the software unlock, bringing it up to version 1.0.2.

So yes, the iPhone Dev Team is still working on the unlock. Not only that, as you probably already know, they are preparing software to un-brick the iPhone and return it to its original state. And hopefuly, unlock it again. You can support them by donating money to the following PayPal account:

iphone.devteam@googlemail.com (yes, it’s googlemail.com, not gmail.com)

Short FAQ about the Dev Team
Q: Will the stuff you find out be freely available on the forum and the wiki?
A: Simply, yes [as shown again and again.]

Q: Why do you think you can do this?
A: Simply remember the AppleTV. Many good hacks, including running OSX on your aTV came from here.

Q: Isn’t that illegal?
A: No, we don’t live within the US, there are a lot free countries that allow you to break or modify stuff on your own.

Q: Were can we talk on the iPhone hacking?
A: join #iphone at irc.osx86.hu

Q: Where is the money going?
A: Not much left, hosting is paid, and other stuff around the project, most of the time we run minus

For those who haven’t unlocked your iPhone or had problems doing so, there’s a new revision of the free unlock software for the iPhone: anySim v1.02 fixes a lot of bugs and speeds up the process. You can download the program from here but as an added bonus you can use Installer.app. You just have to click here and it will add it to your graphic Installer, so no further transfers will be required. [This last link is currently down apparently due to server capacity, check again later]

[UPDATED 11:30AM EST: There was an error in the PayPal donation address. Check the correct address and new info after the jump.] Today was the fourth time someone has claimed a 100% unlocking method for the iPhone. All four methods work great, but there’s a problem with all of them: they cost money. We don’t know how much the software methods will cost exactly, but we know one thing for sure: there is going to be a free alternative. If you want to get it soon, keep reading.

To summarize, there are now four methods to 100% unlock the iPhone:

The Forged SIM Method
Description: 100% unlocks the iPhone by forging a new SIM card. It only works if you have a V1-type SIM card in your current phone. Full functionality. Doesn’t void the warranty.
Released: MON AUG 6 2007
Cost: $96 + shipping.

The Turbo SIM Method
Description: 100% unlocks the iPhone with a small card called TurboSIM. Works with any SIM card and carrier. Full functionality. Doesn’t void the warranty.
Released: TUE AUG 14 2007
Cost: $80 including FedEx shipping – currently unavailable from Bladox, available from other providers.

The hardware soldering method
Description: 100% unlocks the iPhone by opening and soldering some parts. Works with any SIM card and carrier. Full functionality. Voids the warranty.
Released: TUE AUG 21 2007
Cost: Whatever cost you value your time at, plus the possibility of a broken iPhone and a voided warranty.

The commercial software method
Description: 100% unlocks the iPhone with a software program. Works with any SIM card and carrier. Full functionality. Doesn’t void the warranty.
Released: FRI AUG 24 2007
Cost: UNKNOWN.

Personally, my iPhone has been 100% unlocked for a week now thanks to the TurboSIM method—and it works great. The method was simple and painless.

But my question is: why pay anyone else while all these methods have been possible thanks to the hard work of the iPhone Dev Team.

• They were the ones who hacked the file system
• They reverse engineered the baseband chip.
• They developed the tools that have make the hacks and other applications possible.
• They extracted the key, the full content of the radio memory, bringing the possibility of the software unlock you are saw announced today.

Despite all those methods, the iPhone Dev Team have continued to work to bring new stuff every day, making possible things like the NES emulator, MAME and many other cool software and necessary utilities to keep expanding the platform.

We think this is amazing. And that’s why we think we should support them in any way we can, by donating money or time. That’s the only way we are going to keep advancing iPhone software development to the point of perfection and, more importantly, the only way to set the iPhone free.

For real and for everyone. No commercial interests involved.

And while my iPhone has been 100%-unlocked using the Vodafone network for a week now, all I can say is fuck it, I’m donating. I can tell you that many of us here at the Giz will be doing the same.

To donate money: use PayPal and send any amount you want to:

iphone.devteam@googlemail.com (yes, it’s googlemail.com, not gmail.com)

IMPORTANT: as the subject of the transfer, don’t mention the word “hack” or “hacking” as PayPal is very sensitive about these things. Use iPhone Development Team Donation as the subject so it can be clearly identified

Short FAQ

Q: Will the stuff you find out be freely available on the forum and the wiki?
A: Simply, yes.

Q: Why do you think you can do this?
A: Simply remember the AppleTV. Many good hacks, including running OSX on your aTV came from here.

Q: Isn’t that illegal?
A: No, we don’t live within the US, there are a lot free countries that allow you to break or modify stuff on your own.

Q: Were can we talk on the iPhone hacking?
A: join #iphone at irc.osx86.hu

Q: Where is the money going?
A: Not much left, hosting is paid, and other stuff around the project, most of the time we run minus.

To donate time: if you have plenty of programming talent, join the effort in their IRC Channel or in the Hackint0sh forums.