We just told you that PlanetBeing successfully unlocked the iPhone 4. Today he uploaded a movie to YouTube where he is showing the unlocked device and explains how they managed to unlock it. They are still working on improving the unlock because now it still takes 5 minutes to unlock a device. You also need a jailbroken iDevice before you can unlock, so we also need to wait for iOS 4 jailbreak but at this point Comex is working on a jailbreak for iOS4. At least we now know it is possible to jailbreak and unlock iOS4 and the iPhone 4, we just have to wait for the public release.
Today MuscleNerd announced via Twitter that planetbeing successfully unlocked the iPhone 4. A view days earlier they already said they have it working as a background process, but today it looks like they made the final steps and created a working unlock for the iPhone 4. Now all we need to do is wait for the unlock to be released, we will keep you updated.
The iPhone Dev Team has released an unlock for iOS 4 on the iPhone 3G and the iPhone 3GS, with baseband 04.26.08, 05.11.07, 05.12.01 and 05.13.04. Before you can unlock you iPhone you need to jailbreak it first using redsn0w-beta 0.9.5b5-3. After you jailbreak your device, go to Cydia and add the repo repo666.ultrasn0w.com and search for ultrasn0w (version 0.93). Install it and reboot your device. » iPhone Dev Team: Unlock iOS 4 On iPhone 3G And 3GS
Apple will sell 100% factory unlocked iPhone 4 devices in UK, France and Canada when it comes available next month. You can use it with any provider, including providers outside your country. Apple Store: “Your new iPhone. Direct from Apple and ready to use.”. Its not cheap as it will sell for £499/16GB and £599/32GB in the UK, and €629/16GB and €739/32GB in France. Will you purchase a SIM-free iPhone 4, or do you think its not worth the money and it will be better to buy the iPhone with a contract? Let us know.
MuscleNerd just confirmed via twitter that they will release a Unlock soon for Baseband 05.12.01, as soon as Apple will release the iPhone 4G. Baseband 05.12.01 is integrated in OS 3.1.3. So as soon as Apple releases the iPhone (4G) next month, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS and iPhone (4G) owners can unlock their phone. » MuscleNerd Confirmed Unlock Baseband 05.12.01 [jailbreak]
Geohot announced the release of Blacksn0w earlier today and just half an hour ago it was released. Blacksn0w unlocks the iPhone 3G and 3GS. You must first jailbreak your device with Blackra1n, and then install the unlock. » Blacksn0w Is Out!!
The iPhone Dev team released another update on their blog. They’ve update PwnageTool and QuickPwn so you can unlock + jailbreak your first gen iPhone + iPod Touch with firmware 2.2. However they are warning users with iPhone 3G’s to not use the QuickPwn for now. Thanks to the dev-team again for releasing updates in such short notice!!! See the full list of information after the break. » Jailbreak + unlock firmware 2.2 available