14 DAY TRIAL // Those who rely on Geohot’s tools for jailbreaking and / or unlocking their devices still have some waiting time to do, according to the hacker whose recent feats involve breaking into Sony’s PlayStation 3 gaming console. “[...] Don't upgrade to 3.1.3 if you like blackweather,” his latest blog post reads. Geohot is referring to his Blackra1n and Blacksn0w hacks. Softpedia doesn’t condone jailbreaking.
While Blackra1n does the jailbreak part, and quite swiftly may we add, Blacksn0w unlocks an iPhone’s baseband for use with any carrier’s services, including pre-paid cards. Those looking to hack their devices start out by downloading their appropriate version of Blackra1n. Available for both Mac and Windows, the tool currently provides the fastest jailbreak process, although it doesn’t support the latest iPhone firmware – 3.1.3. And while it is able to jailbreak devices running iPhone OS 3.1.2, it doesn’t pave the way for a software unlock in the future, so it’s not too recommended for people who don’t know much about these two aspects (jailbreak / unlock).
After jailbreaking with Blackra1n, the user is required to connect their device to the Internet via WiFi and download some more stuff, which, ultimately, will allow them to unlock their phones. At the moment, Geohot’s tools work only for earlier versions of the iPhone OS.
On the other hand, we have the iPhone Dev Team’s PwnageTool, now at version 3.1.5. It is capable of jailbreaking an iPhone 3.1.3 IPSW, while also preserving an existing unlock. That’s right, PwnageTool only provides a jailbreak of the latest iPhone firmware, and transfers the user’s current unlock over to the updated firmware, when the device is restored to the 3.1.3 IPSW file.
Softpedia doesn't condone jailbreaking / unlocking the iPhone / iPod touch or any other Apple device. This article has a purely informational purpose and doesn't, in any way, suggest that you should use hacks. Using hacks may render your device unusable, or may reduce the quality of your experience employing the respective device. If you choose to download and use jailbreak tools, you will do so at your own risk – Softpedia does not take responsibility for any damage caused to your device. Unlocking / jailbreaking your iPhone / iPod touch may violate your warranty or the EULA with Apple and / or your cellular-service provider.