iPod Touch Hacks » iPhone 3.0

RedSn0w did it again!!!

rooster — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:27:05 +0000

So, after a very brief wait and some impressive work by the iPhone Dev team, the 2G 3.0 Jailbreak has arrived. RedSn0w 0.7 can be used for the iPhone 3G, iPod Touch 2G, and the iPod Touch 1G.

So, just click here for the RedSn0w download!!
(Available for both Mac and PC)

Brief Instructions

(I’m currently in Germany and away from my current computer and iPod and can therefore only provide a cursory tutorial)

Download the 3.0 ipsw either from iTunes for $9.95 or find a torrent online for free. I would recommend just purchasing the firmware for a secure download.
Restore your iPod normally without updating. This will allow for a clean install and a safer upgrade.
Then follow the basic instructions in redsn0w. Depending on how many people have trouble with redn0w will determine if I make a more formal tutorial.
Good Luck

rooster

Dev Team News

rooster — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:45:40 +0000

So, the iPhone dev team is hard at work jailbreaking the iPhone 3G with the 3.0 software . They expect to release the finished product very very soon. What does this mean for iPod Touch users? Well, its good news for us as well because the sooner they finish working on that, the sooner they will work on the iPod Touch. Here is their formal statement:

SIM Free/SP Unlocked/Factory Unlocked iPhone 3G

This applies if you bought your iPhone 3G for $$$$$$$. This model of iPhone 3G doesn’t have an Service Provider lock (aka factory unlocked) and you are able to put any SIM card into the phone and get service. Your phone is already unlocked so you do not need to worry about baseband updates, simply upgrade to 3.0 using iTunes and then use PwnageTool to create an ipsw and then use this to jailbreak your phone.

iPhone 2G (1st Generation)

Use PwnageTool to do the magic and then restore with iTunes using your newly created .ipsw ‘nuff said, you don’t need to worry about anything, the baseband will be unlocked, the phone jailbroken.

iPod Touch 1G (Original iPod Touch)

Use PwnageTool to create a firmware image and restore with that .ipsw using iTunes.

iPod Touch 2G (New iPod Touch)

Sorry, no support at this time within PwnageTool, use Redsn0w for an earlier (pre 3.0) firmware release instead.

Hopefully we’ll get an update soon.

rooster

The iPhone 3GS

rooster — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:06:38 +0000

Apple just released the new iPhone 3G S, so here is a summary of what the new iPhone is really about:

Improvements:

The iPhone has a longer battery.
Better gaming graphics.
A better 3 mp camera with a selective focus feature in which you just touch the area you want the camera to focus on.
Web pages render more quickly.
And it is remarkably more responsive (the apps open instantly). They claim it is 2X as fast!

New features:

A video camera with a trimming feature. Video recording, VGA up to 30 fps with audio.
Voice Control: Just hold the home button to activate. This feature allows you to play playlists, individual artists, make calls, ask what song is playing at the moment, tell it to shuffle, tell it to pause or play or move to the next song, or even to make a genius playlist.
Compass: This highly precise compass app allows maps to orient themselves the direction you are facing.
Cut, Copy, & Paste works across all apps. Just Double tap and drag to select and copy or paste.It even copies images!
Make a mistake: just shake to undo your copy or pasting.
MMS: send pictures or videos.
Voice Memos: Includes an app that allows you to do just that. This even includes a decibel reading and a trimming feature.
Search is included in your email, calendar, notes, ipod, etc.
Spotlight: searches across all the apps.
Landscape keyboard while texting, landscape view in stocks, email, and notes.
Internet Tethering. Surf the web from practically anywhere. Now you can share the 3G connection on your iPhone with your Mac notebook or PC laptop.
Accessibility for the visually or auditorally impaired.

Size and weight:

Height: 4.5 inches (115.5 mm)
Width: 2.4 inches (62.1 mm)
Depth: 0.48 inch (12.3 mm)
Weight: 4.8 ounces (135 grams)

Display:

3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display
480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 ppi
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Power and battery:

Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter
Talk time:
Up to 12 hours on 2G
Up to 5 hours on 3G
Standby time: Up to 300 hours
Internet use:
Up to 5 hours on 3G
Up to 9 hours on Wi-Fi
^{Video playback: Up to 10 hours}
^{Audio playback: Up to 30 hours}

The iPhone 3G has gone down to $99 and the 3G S will start at $199 for the 16gb and $299 for the 32Gb.

Most of these updates are available with the software update to 3.0. Please be a bit patient for the Jailbreakable version.

More to come on Snow Leopard

rooster