How to JailBreak iPhone 3GS using Purplera1n

Everyone has been trying to jailbreak the iPhone 3GS and finally it has been made possible by George Hotz, a long-time Apple hacker. The Jailbreak for iPhone 3GS will only allow the installation of unofficial third party applications and not complete unlocking of iPhone 3GS.

The jailbreak by George Hotz is done through a tool labeled Purplera1n. It will allow Window users (not Windows 7) to jailbreak the iPhone 3GS and older models running OS 3.0 Software update. However, the tool will not allow you to perform a carrier unlock, which would allow users to use sim cards from other wireless providers than the one they bought the device from.

According to Daniel of PC Mag,

“The purplera1n jailbreak will free your iPhone from the limitations imposed on it by AT&T and Apple. After jailbreaking, a user will be able to customize the iPhone with home-screen wallpapers and third-party ringtones. But the biggest advantage of jailbreaking is the support of non-Apple approved apps such as iBlackList (blacklists and whitelists for contacts) and many others.

But Hotz is not the usual suspect when it comes to releasing jailbreaking tools for the iPhone. By now, the iPhone Dev Team have been steadily releasing jailbreaking tools for the public. But the team has hesitated to release one for the iPhone 3GS because of the imminent release of the iPhone 3.1 software update (which would break any hacks the team has achieved).

Hotz expressed his disappointment with the iPhone Dev Team’s delay in launching a jailbreaking tool for the public on his blog, where he notes “That isn’t how the game is played. We release, Apple fixes, we find new holes. It isn’t worth waiting because you might have the “last” hole in the iPhone. What last hole… this isn’t golf. I’ll find a new one next week.”

Download The Purplera1n Jailbreak tool for iPhone 3GS here