Hackers release 'jailbreak' of iOS 4 for Apple's iPhone 3GS

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in iPhone edited January 2014
Users can now run unauthorized code on their iOS 4-equipped iPhone 3GS, as well as iPhone 3G and iPod touch, thanks to the latest software "jailbreak" released by hackers.



Users of the iPhone 3GS who previously jailbroke their handset can upgrade to Apple's latest mobile operating system with PwnageTool 4.0.1, released by the iPhone Dev-Team. It is also available for the iPhone 3G and the second-generation iPod touch. The previous hack, PwnageTool 4.0, was not compatible with the iPhone 3GS.



The hack does not work for the iPhone 2G or first-generation iPod touch, both of which cannot run Apple's iOS 4. In addition, the third-generation iPod touch cannot yet be jailbroken.



Whether the hack will work with the iPhone 4, expected to be delivered today to many who preordered, remains to be seen. But it is likely that the new handset will include enhanced security measures designed to thwart hackers. Late last year, Apple became more aggressive against jailbreak attempts when it silently updated the BootROM in the iPhone 3GS, marking the first time ever that the company had enhanced the security of its hardware in the middle of a product line without a new model released.



A developer build of iOS 4 was jailbroken less than a day after it was released in early April. A member of the Dev-Team also took issue with Apple's claim that hardware restrictions prevented multitasking from being enabled on older iPhone hardware. In addition to existing unauthorized jailbreak solutions for multitasking, the hacking community has also released software to enable MMS functionality on the first-generation iPhone.



iOS 4 has a number of missing features for iPhone 3G users, namely the ability to multitask, as well as have wallpaper backgrounds on Home screens. Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs reportedly said in an e-mail that the icon animation with backgrounds "didn't perform well enough" on the iPhone 3G.



But both custom wallpapers and multitasking have been available on the iPhone 3G for some time, thanks to jailbroken software that allows the handset to run in ways Apple does not allow.



The warranty-voiding jailbreak process allows users to run software not approved by Apple, which has no plans to allow users to install third-party applications downloaded from outside its sanctioned App Store. Hackers have created their own custom applications -- many free, and some for purchase from an alternative storefront known as Cydia.



Jailbreaking can also be used to pirate App Store software, one major reason why Apple has fought the practice.



In April, Jobs cited an unsanctioned pornography store available for the Google Android platform as a reason to not support unsigned applications. "That's a place we don't want to go," Jobs said, "so we're not going to."
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  • Reply 1 of 180
    estolinskiestolinski Posts: 140member
    Took 'em long enough...
  • Reply 2 of 180
    hezetationhezetation Posts: 674member
    Geesh, so now that there is multitasking I wonder what their excuse is now. Once tethering is official then there will be no masking their agenda to steal software and services.



    Some people work hard for what they get, others work hard to steal from those people.
  • Reply 3 of 180
    irnchrizirnchriz Posts: 1,616member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by hezetation View Post


    Geesh, so now that there is multitasking I wonder what their excuse is now. Once tethering is official then there will be no masking their agenda to steal software and services.



    Some people work hard for what they get, others work hard to steal from those people.



    Agreed
  • Reply 4 of 180
    Hackers suck.



    8:45 CST - Two iPhone 4s have arrived. W00t!



    Update:

    CRAP - "Your activation session has expired." WTF!!!



    Update2:

    Apparently, you'll need to call AT&T if you experience the same issue/error. (800-331-0500 - Don't call from ur iPhone).

    The IMEI & ICCID #s didn't port over. Took 5 minutes to update and I'm syncing.

    The rep also noticed that my unlimited minutes plan had dropped from $99 to $69 and made that change as well.
  • Reply 5 of 180
    jerseymacjerseymac Posts: 408member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by FormerARSgm View Post


    Hackers suck. 8:45 CST - Two iPhone 4s have arrived. W00t!



    It's time for some FaceTime!
  • Reply 6 of 180
    msanttimsantti Posts: 1,377member
    These guys are real studs.



    Take a bow.



    Your dedication and devotion is the cornerstone of what makes this country great. \
  • Reply 7 of 180
    I have the 3gs running iOS 4.0 GM and have never jailbroken this device. It's listed on ebay now, am I able to jailbreak mine?
  • Reply 8 of 180
    hezetationhezetation Posts: 674member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by FormerARSgm View Post


    Hackers suck. 8:45 CST - Two iPhone 4s have arrived. W00t!



    CRAP - "Your activation session has expired." WTF!!!



    Ha, bummer. The sweet misery of early arrival. Here is your awesome toy earlier than expected, but you can't play with it until everyone else gets theirs!
  • Reply 9 of 180
    hittrj01hittrj01 Posts: 753member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by hezetation View Post


    Geesh, so now that there is multitasking I wonder what their excuse is now. Once tethering is official then there will be no masking their agenda to steal software and services.



    Some people work hard for what they get, others work hard to steal from those people.



    I have jailbroken off and on over the years, and I will agree with you, the pirating of apps is the most popular and worst part of it. I for one never pirated an app or even cared to know how to. I would jailbreak for things like MyWi so I could use my phone as a mobile hotspot and also blacklisting so I could keep those extremely annoying and pointless phone calls from coming through. I will admit, though, it is getting harder and harder to find reasons to do it.
  • Reply 10 of 180
    hezetationhezetation Posts: 674member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by msantti View Post


    These guys are real studs.



    Take a bow.



    Your dedication and devotion is the cornerstone of what makes this country great. \



    I'm actually gonna give the hackers a tiny break, the ones who do it for fun but then report the loopholes are doing everyone a great service. Much better that they find the holes than someone with harmful intentions.



    I just have serious issues with the whole buck the authorities attitude. When they try to make moral justification for breaking the licensing agreements or terms of use then they are no longer part of the solution but part of the problem.
  • Reply 11 of 180
    saareksaarek Posts: 1,520member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by hezetation View Post


    Geesh, so now that there is multitasking I wonder what their excuse is now. Once tethering is official then there will be no masking their agenda to steal software and services.



    Some people work hard for what they get, others work hard to steal from those people.



    Around a month ago I felt the exact way as you do now, since then I have bought an iPad and jailbroken my iPhone so that I can use Mywi, I pay for all of my iPhone apps as well as the 3 Jailbroken apps that I have, my data usage is only around 300mb a month and I saw no reason as to why I should pay an extra £100 for an iPad (not including a monthly £10 a month contract) just to use mobile internet on it.



    The idea that all jailbreakers are just thieves is wrong, as I have proven to myself.



    The app store has probably had around £400 of my money over the last 2 and a bit years, just because my iPhone is now jailbroken it is wrong to assume that I will now steal everything.
  • Reply 12 of 180
    lilgto64lilgto64 Posts: 1,147member
    I am sure someone will post this so I will lead off with - Jail Breaking your iPhone does not meant that you have to or can only use pirated software. It means that you can. But I think the reason that seems to be the most popular (or at least admitted to) is that you can use features which have been blocked for what may seem to be arbitrary reasons - such as tethering or MMS etc.



    As an analogy - what if your car came with computer programming that limited your acceleration to a 0-60 of 12 seconds and top speed to 65 mph and the ability to roll the windows down above 50 mph. Clearly you car can exceed all of those parameters - but someone decided that it is unsafe to allow you to do so. What if someone provided a software patch that removed those restrictions - meaning that you could now readily exceed the speed limit and such - which doesn't mean that you have to do so. To continue the analogy - what if the patch rendered your car unable to start? would you expect the manufacturer to repair or replace it under warranty?
  • Reply 13 of 180
    jragostajragosta Posts: 10,473member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by hezetation View Post


    I just have serious issues with the whole buck the authorities attitude. When they try to make moral justification for breaking the licensing agreements or terms of use then they are no longer part of the solution but part of the problem.



    I agree completely. It also bothers me when they jailbreak their phone running iPhone OS 3 and when it won't upgrade ti iOS 4, they go running to the press complaining about how Apple's upgrade process is broken.
  • Reply 14 of 180
    str1f3str1f3 Posts: 573member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by hezetation View Post


    Geesh, so now that there is multitasking I wonder what their excuse is now. Once tethering is official then there will be no masking their agenda to steal software and services.



    Some people work hard for what they get, others work hard to steal from those people.



    You shouldn't lump everyone together. Did you know that most App Store piracy occurs in Russia and China?



    I will jailbreak for tethering. I'm not going to pay $25/month so AT&T can do nothing. It wreaks of the "old days" when Verizon would cripple Bluetooth.



    While Apple has done a lot towards negating the need, there will always be a few geeks who will want more functionality like SSH.



    People have to get over the fact that jailbreaking doesn't equal piracy.
  • Reply 15 of 180
    jragostajragosta Posts: 10,473member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by saarek View Post


    Around a month ago I felt the exact way as you do now, since then I have bought an iPad and jailbroken my iPhone so that I can use Mywi, I pay for all of my iPhone apps as well as the 3 Jailbroken apps that I have, my data usage is only around 300mb a month and I saw no reason as to why I should pay an extra £100 for an iPad (not including a monthly £10 a month contract) just to use mobile internet on it.



    The idea that all jailbreakers are just thieves is wrong, as I have proven to myself..



    Actually, you've supported the contention that people jailbreak their phone to steal. In your case, you're stealing a service that you didn't pay for. You don't like the terms offered for your service? No problem - don't sign up for it. But arguing that they SHOULD charge you less because of whatever excuse you want to use is petty rationalization. You are not paying for tethering, but you're doing it. That's theft of service.



    It's really sad how many people have no sense of right or wrong any more.
  • Reply 16 of 180
    lilgto64lilgto64 Posts: 1,147member
    I am sure someone will post this so I will lead off with - Jail Breaking your iPhone does not meant that you have to or can only use pirated software. It means that you can. But I think the reason that seems to be the most popular (or at least admitted to) is that you can use features which have been blocked for what may seem to be arbitrary reasons - such as tethering or MMS etc.



    As an analogy - what if your car came with computer programming that limited your acceleration to a 0-60 of 12 seconds and top speed to 65 mph and the ability to roll the windows down above 50 mph. Clearly you car can exceed all of those parameters - but someone decided that it is unsafe to allow you to do so. What if someone provided a software patch that removed those restrictions - meaning that you could now readily exceed the speed limit and such - which doesn't mean that you have to do so. To continue the analogy - what if the patch rendered your car unable to start? would you expect the manufacturer to repair or replace it under warranty?
  • Reply 16 of 180
    solipsismsolipsism Posts: 25,726member
    I know the article makes mention of it but it's brushed over so quickly that I think it needs to be stated more prominently as I am sure more here don't jailbreak and have already update to the new bootroom. iPhone 3GS



    Summary:
    Currently, PwnageTool only works on previously jailbroken 3GS devices with the old bootrom.? If you have a Jailbroken iPhone 3GS with the OLD BOOTROM and you DID NOT use Spirit to jailbreak then you can create the ipsw with PwnageTool 4.0 and restore with your jailbroken recovery mode.



    ? If you have an iPhone 3GS with the NEW BOOTROM this is NOT supported by PwnageTool 4.0.1.
  • Reply 18 of 180
    stokessdstokessd Posts: 103member
    I've been jailbroken for the better part of a year on my 3GS, and I didn't do it to steal apps (all my apps are legit), I jailbroke it to fix the serious omissions in the OS. Things like information on the lock screen, time based sound muting, SMS replies without leaving the running app, proper use of the statusbar, adblock, rotation lock, my own test message sound (instead of the same 7 everybody has), multitasking, the list is endless.



    iOS4 does not address the major reasons why I jailbroke in the first place. So I?m anxiously awaiting the jailbreak for iPhone4.



    Not all jailbreakers are pirates?
  • Reply 19 of 180
    saareksaarek Posts: 1,520member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by jragosta View Post


    Actually, you've supported the contention that people jailbreak their phone to steal. In your case, you're stealing a service that you didn't pay for. You don't like the terms offered for your service? No problem - don't sign up for it. But arguing that they SHOULD charge you less because of whatever excuse you want to use is petty rationalization. You are not paying for tethering, but you're doing it. That's theft of service.



    It's really sad how many people have no sense of right or wrong any more.



    As it happens I do pay for tethering on top of my monthly £45 contract with O2, despite this I am unable to use it to tether my ipad hence using Mywi, please do not just assume people are stealing.
  • Reply 20 of 180
    jupiteronejupiterone Posts: 1,564member
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by hezetation

    Some people work hard for what they get, others work hard to steal from those people.



    Quote:
    Originally Posted by str1f3 View Post


    You shouldn't lump everyone together....



    I will jailbreak for tethering. I'm not going to pay $25/month so AT&T can do nothing......



    ORLY?
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