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iPhone Dev Team Post Update to iPhone 3G Unlock Status - No Longer Beta

January 7th, 2009
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The following was taken from the iPhone Dev Team Blog where they have posted a summary of how they feel about the iPhone 3G Unlock and their plans for Yellowsn0w and a permanent iPhone 3G Unlock similar to the iPhone unlock.




“What a week it’s been for the 3G unlock!  Here’s where we’re at:

Past

  • As predicted in our beta release post, expanding yellowsn0w from dev team testing to worldwide usage revealed some unexpected situations.
  • Thanks to specific feedback from you on our reporting page, we’ve been able to tweak the method by which yellowsn0w injects the unlocking payload.  We believe we’re converging on a method that works
    for most cases.

Present

  • The current beta version of yellowsn0w is 0.9.6, available via Cydia.  Please refer to our beta release post for more technical info about how to install and use it.
  • Although ultimately the payload is the same as in the very first beta, we’ve changed the way that it’s injected into the baseband.
  • Although some of you have invested time and energy in coming up with a very specific flow that works for you, the best way to first try 0.9.6 is as-provided, straight out of the box with no special usage
    around it.
  • Please continue to provide feedback on our reporting page so that we can iron out wrinkles.

Future

  • One major feature we have left to provide support for is PIN locking.  We have dabbled in this a bit and think we have a solution, but want to make that a separate effort from making yellowsn0w work
    with as many SIMs as possible.
  • At that point, we can probably declare yellowsn0w out of “beta” status.
  • The “permanent” unlock is still the ultimate goal for some of us.  We’d like to break the chain of trust a bit earlier in the boot process (if only for the fun in trying).“

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How to unlock your iPhone 3G with Yellowsn0w - DO NOT UPDATE TO 2.2.1

January 6th, 2009
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Hi there everyone and Happy New Year. 2009 started off great for all us iPhone 3G owners with the iPhone Dev Team releasing Yellowsn0w for the iPhone 3G. Yellowsn0w is a simple app that you install from Cydia or Installer that runs a LaunchDaemon on your iPhone at startup that unlocks your iPhone 3G baseband to work on any carrier worldwide.

The first release waws 0.9 and has eventually been updated to 0.9.5 0.9.6 in an effort to fix problems some users (especially T-Mobile USA users) not being able to make outgoing calls. Based on the comments and feedback on the iPhone Dev Team Blog and other forums, it seems like the latest version 0.9.5 0.9.6 is working the best. I unlocked my iPhone 3G last the other night using 0.9.4, but I am positive the steps are the same and maybe easier as some report that the final step of removing and reinserting the sim is no longer needed.

Before you do any of this please remember that this is a Beta unlock, you do this at your own risk. Also do not try this if you are going to call me to fix it for you if it doesn’t work :P


DO NOT UPDATE TO 2.2.1 - Yellowsn0w will NOT work with 2.2.1 - if you need to restore, make sure and download the 2.2 firmware here:

2.2 Frimware

iPhone1,1_2.2_5G77_Restore.ipsw - For iPhone

iPhone1,2_2.2_5G77_Restore.ipsw - For iPhone 3G


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iPhone 3G Software Unlock - YellowSn0w

January 1st, 2009
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The iPhone 3G has been PWNED

The iPhone Dev Team have been working on a software unlock for the iPhone 3G since it was available. Like the original iPhone software unlock, it took months to crack the baseband, but it looks like the iPhone Dev Team have done it once again. Read more…

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Interview with one of the iPhone Dev Team about the Team, iPhone 3G and 2.2

December 5th, 2008
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Here is an interview that I found on iPhoneHellas.gr with a Hungarian member of the iPhone Dev Team, as published by the Hungarian Appleblog.blog.hu. Some great insight into the inner workings of the Dev Team, how they share the work load, who they are, where they are from and when/if/how will they unlock the iPhone 3G:

First of all congrats for the job you did so far, but I think you already know that half of the world is supporting you!

Thanks! Me and my wife read your blog, and after you wrote about the Dev Team, we thought it would be a good idea to find you. Your blog is the first hungarian language blog or newsportal we communicate to directly. Read more…

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Some 2.2 News

December 1st, 2008
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2.2 Caller ID Fix

The CallerID Fix Collection by Frank8 (iSpazio Repo) has been released for the iPhone 2.2 firmware. This patch will enable Caller ID for those countries not supported by the iPhone.

Number match betwen received Calls or SMS and the Address book happens only
if some informations can be ignored, international prefix, trunk prefix … generally
don’t saved because unnecessary to make a call. Those informations are extrapolated from a database using as access key the country code in the Sim-card, if you see the number and not the name may be those informations are wrong or missing. This application essentially replace the templates file with a corrected version.

(Yes Trinidad & Tobago is one of these countries supported by this Fix.)

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Apple Forgot To Mention…

November 29th, 2008
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The number of undocumented new features in iPhone OS 2.2 is small relative to some other releases, which were accompanied by skimpy release notes. Among the few niceties discovered so far:

Mail rendering improvements Several users have reported enhanced readability of HTML messages in Mail.app under the new release. One iPhone Atlas reader writes:

“In the past, many html-formatted messages would have the unpleasant tendency to appear in my iPhone with fonts much too small to be viewable on the iPhone’s screen, requiring irritating horizontal swipes. Since the 2.2 upgrade, however, I’ve noticed that Mail - after briefly showing the original message for a fraction of a second - automatically changes the font size and formatting of those messages, and makes them completely readable. I noticed this in the daily Tech Bulletins I get from IHT.com, for example, among other sites. A very welcome improvement indeed. Kudos, Apple!”

Emebdded YouTube Playability indicator The ability to see graphic indicators of embedded YouTube content in Safari on the iPhone has existed for several OS iterations. These graphics can be clicked, launching the YouTube application. which may or may not playback the video, dependent on whether or not the video has been encoded for the iPhone.

Under OS 2.2, however, the graphic indicates whether or not the YouTube video is playable.

One iPhone Atlas reader writes:

“On web pages that have embedded YouTube videos, the frame now tells you in advance whether the movie is playable on the iPhone’s YouTube app. If it isn’t playable, you’ll see only a gray frame with a play button and a slash through it. If it is, you see the movie and a play button, as normal.

“Unfortunately, the same can’t be said when trying to stream video podcasts. When you try this with an incompatible podcast (like ABC’s Barack Obama videos), you have to connect and start downloading before a message comes up and tells you you can’t play it.”

Slide-deletion for podcasts In addition to podcasts now being available for download in the iTunes application (over Wi-Fi and cellular networks), iPhone OS 2.2 adds the ability to swipe-delete podcasts.

One iPhone Atlas reader writes:

“After updating to FW 2.2 I can now delete audio podcasts by sliding your finger across it and press delete. I believe this was restricted to video podcasts before 2.2, but not 100% sure.”

(via iPhoneAtlas.com)

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More iPhone 2.2 Problems - How To Fix ‘Em

November 26th, 2008
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Users continue to note a series of issues with the iPhone OS 2.2 update.

Weak or non-existent signal has been with the case with virtually every iPhone OS update, some users are reporting a degradation of signal after the release of OS 2.2.

iPhoneAtlas reader 1 wrote:
“I recently updated my iphone firmware from 2.1 to 2.2 and since then i have no signal from my local service provider(not 3G signal). I experienced no signal problem with the 2.1 firmware.”

iPhoneAtlas reader 2 wrote:
“Since updating yesterday, I have had serious cell connectivity issues. The phone is constantly ‘Searching’ for cell service in areas where it was not a problem before yesterday.”

It appears that, in some cases, turning off location services can boost signal strength under iPhone OS 2.2. For other potential signal-boosting procedures, see our previous coverage.

The most reliable indicator of actual signal strength is the iPhones dB meter, which can be accessed in field test mode. Dial *3001#12345#* then press “Call.” A dB reading below 50 generally indicates good strength.

Missing applications Some users have reported sudden disappearance of iPhone applications after the update — even those that ship by default with the device and cannot be voluntarily deleted.

iPhoneAtlas reader 3 wrote:
“Today all of a sudden I don’t have Safari or Camera. I did a sync and they’re not there. Then a reset and nothing. Then synced again after the reset and nothing. Big bummer since I use Safari all the time. I’m figuring it has to be a software issue. I thought I’d throw it out there in case others are experiencing the same.”

Failed installation Some users are unable to apply the iPhone OS 2.2 update at all, with the installation process failing partway through. In some cases, the phone may become stuck in recovery mode, typified by the image of a USB cable pointing at an iTunes logo.

If you are using a Windows system, try completely uninstalling then reinstalling iTunes, as described in this knowledge base article.

WiFi problems Some users are reporting an inability to connect to WiFi networks after the iPhone OS 2.2 update.

iPhoneAtlas reader 4 wrote:
“After the 2.2 firmware upgrade, my phone does not pick up nor automatically connects to my wireless network, it is permanently on 3G. T tried rebooting my phone, didnt make any difference.”

Among the potential fixes for WiFi connectivity issues are:

Turn WiFi off then on in Settings.
“Forget” the currently configured connection and allow it to reconfigure
Switch the router to WPA2
Remove all spaces from the WPA pass phrase
Remove all security from the router until a stable connection is attained then reconfigure the security

(via iPhoneAtlas.com)
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Man with all these issues & local Caller ID unavailability in 2.2 I wouldn’t be too surprised if a 2.2.1 was released before the end of the year.

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For Trini iPhone Users

November 25th, 2008
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If you care about caller ID, (& have not updated to 2.2 as yet) I suggest, don’t. Currently 2.2 iPhone users locally do not have caller ID & despite an early morning update to the caller ID system in Cydia & an additional fix after that caller ID for local numbers is still not possible. Aside from that though I see no problem with 2.2.

http://www.geocities.com/scottrasc/callerid.png http://www.geocities.com/scottrasc/formatfix.png


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