The Los Angeles based famous hacker Musclenerd has confirmed that redsnow 0.9.5 which is used to jailbreak OS 4.0 beta (1, 2,3,4) is also fully able to jailbreak iOS GM 4 for iPhone 3G. However, there are several bugs in the beta release and hence we will not recommend it for end users unless you fall into the developers category. It is actually meant for developers with Jailbreak apps to tweet their apps for the OS 4 (now called iOS 4). If you are still hell bent on installing iOS 4 GM on your iPhone, here are few points worth considering before making your decision. [click to continue…]
iPhone Dev Team blog has released the guide to unlock iPhone 2G and 3G with OS 3.0 using the Ultrasnow 3.0. This new tool makes the unlocking process very easy and only follow few small steps. Now even a kid with an iPhone 3G using OS 3.0 can unlock it. Below are the few steps to be followed to unlock your iPhone.
1. Ensure you have upgraded to iPhone OS 3.0
2. Jailbreak your iPhone 3G using redsn0w or PwnageTool (this will also install Cydia/Icy)
3. Run Cydia or Icy
4. Please add the repo repo666.ultrasn0w.com to Cydia or Icy. That last “o” is actually the number zero “0”! If you use the letter “o” you’ll get an error.
5. Search for ‘ultrasn0w’ in cydia or icy and install ultrasn0w
6. Reboot your iPhone 3G
7. T-Mobile USA users should disable 3G before using ultrasn0w
8. Enjoy
[via Dev Blog]
