Erica Sadun of our sister site
TUAW has already upped the ante by throwing in a basic GUI frontend to the first
free, open source iPhone SIM unlock software. We've already got an early beta build of the graphical one-click iPhone-based software (sorry folks, it's not quite ready for release yet) and can confirm that despite the visual glitches you see above, it's already a fully functional one-click unlock solution, not too different from
IPSF's paid unlock software. Unfortunately, you still have to actually get the app onto the phone and go through the faux-activation process with your SIM afterward (and re-enable YouTube, if you so choose), but this is the first major step in automating the process of quickly and easily unlocking everybody's iPhone. More information as we get it.
Update: Partly edited to give proper credit to the proper developer of the GUI app, Erica Sadun; HaRRo, who supplied us with the above, glitched build, apparently based his version off of Erica's front end, but failed to credit her with creation of the app.
posted Sep 12th 2007 3:54AM
WOOOT!
Video of the whole shell thing is available at:
http://newsitepromo.com/iphone/iphoneUnlockedHowToVideo.html
Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This combined with the $300 4gb iphone makes the iphone almost tempting to me.
Except that there is no longer a 4GB - $300 iPhone any more_
@ UberFu
Sure looks like there is.
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=BC784DCD&nplm=MA501LL/A
If you want it, you should get it soon. They're stopping production of the 4gb model, and will only be selling he 8gb soon.
Whats HaRRo's site?
No really, we still don't care.
well there seems to be enough people who care
go on, start your own blog with things filled with things that you care, we'll see how many people would care
Sweet jebus... This is a technology blog. This is technology. Don't read what you don't want to read! Or maybe you could ask Engadget for your money back since you don't like what you subscrib-- what's that? You didn't pay anything to read it?
You do realize that the more coverage the iPhone gets, the more other cell phone manufacturers like Nokia, Motorola, Palm, etc. have to step it up to compete with Apple.
With them having to step it up, we, as consumers, have much better choices of cell phones to choose from when those companies start rolling out with their own "iPhone killer".
The US cell phone market has been so stagnant for so long. It's about time somebody came along and shook things up. I'm thinking in a year or two, a majority of the cell phones on the market will have bigger and better screens, better web browsers, and probably WiFi standard.
that was quick
Remember back in the day when the iPhone wasn't released yet, and it was about to get released, and almost every post on this website was about the iPhone count-down, and we had the option to view Engadget WITHOUT iPhone related news?
Those were the days...
oh the good times!
those were the days indeed... i do miss it when people weren't forced to visit a certain website checking out certain things that they didn't care about... they didn't care but yet they were even forced to comment in those articles that they don't care about... oh the humanity
Those days live on! The feeds are still active: http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/tired-of-iphone-and-or-apple-news-on-engadget/
Gus ♥ Ryan.
Totally in a straight way, I just admire the fact that those feeds are still active, so that those of us who enjoy iPhone news (hopefully) won't have to put up with all those "I'm so tired of the iPhone!Wahwahwah!!"-comments as much.
Dagnamit- that "♥" was supposed to be a heart. Gus *hearts* Ryan. and Engadget. Gotta love gadgets.
Don't get me wrong, I got sick of the iPhone at launch, but then got to think it was alright, and now that it's affordable/hackable, I'm more interested.
I'm not going to get one, as
a)I live in Canada, so I'd have to import, thus paying a little more than retail
b)I just bought a SonyEricsson K810i, which Im quite happy with
I was just recollecting on those days when the comment section was like a pack of monkeys throwing their own shat at each other. It was quite lively! XD
brilliant!
Awesome....
You can't blink without missing a devolopment in the iphone scene....
Big up to you man and all the people who made this happen!
you rock dude !!
Open source is da way to go !
So that's *six* of your first 11 stories today about the iPhone.
Don't you think that's perhaps this iPhone obsession is just getting a bit silly now?
It's an important phone, but c'mon! It's not worthy of this much endless coverage.
Yes it is. However, perhaps an iPhone-Free engadget wouldn't be a bad idea to stop you all whining.
Hey Harro, you think it'll be ready by the time I get home from workt today (about 1pm est). I tried doing it the long way but I kept getting a "permission denied" error. I hope so. Good job. Thank god for you guys.
I don't want an 'iPhone-Free engadget' because it's an interesting, hugely innovative phone that has already made a huge impact on the mobile market.
What I'd like is more balanced coverage instead of this daily onslaught of iPhone titbits masquerading as news stories.
It's obvious that Engadget love the iPhone. And Apple loves Engadget. That's all cool, but at times it's like sitting next to love-struck teenagers slobbering all over themselves in public.
Get a room!
point taken - but at the same time, care to point out other gadget related news of today that hasn't been published yet?
that's the thing that people can't seem to grasp - there're not a lot of news about other gadgets on engadget because it seems there aren't a lot of news about other gadgets, simple as that.
c'mon, engadget even reported the 'new blue colored zune' ;)
I completely agree that this is getting old. The first page has 15 stories on it right now, 5 of which are about the iPhone unlock. Why does there have to be so many stories on the same subject? It just seems like Engadget is trying to make sure that no matter where you look on the site, you see an Apple post.
Well I think that is about the 100th Apple story of this week, whereas I never hear news on any other phones getting unlocked even thought the news is out there, might as well me called AppleGadget!
I bet you are running out of locked iphones to test this little contraption on!
AREN'T YOU GUYS SCARED THAT APPLE AND AT&T ARE GONNA SUE YOU???
Sue me what? That i like to play around with "MY" phone?
That was criminal that they lock it just for AT&T the first place... Just like i bought a house and the estate agents not allowing me to change my own lock because they want the old landlord to get in?
or telling me to only do my shopping in his/her store :S:S:S
I want to know if the program will be for Mac or PC? Or both?
Program runs from phone... you just have to get it there..
GUI version is nice... too bad I already took the long route to freedom...
http://www.freeiphoneunlock.com/unlock/
thats the BETA of the GUI app.
Bring on more cracks for the iPhone, Open source is definately the way to go, great job guys!
HaRRo is stealing the idea from www.iphone.unlock.no
I say donaters go half to harro, half to the dev team..
Oh good. I was beginning to wonder if you'd forgot about the iPhone.
iPhone - Apple store is down? upgrades on the way?
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?nnmm=browse&node=home/iphone/iphone
Unlocked ihpones for 600$? :)
Jolly well done
Well I am from England......
Its here, Its here
How exciting. The gui application is available
I am all for hacks and flashing phones but If your battery die in the iPhone wouldn't Apple void your warranty since you do have to send it back to them
Hi All
I have an issue connecting myself to the root directory of my iphone thu Fugu. I Can't reach my phone. Do you have any idea why?
way to stick it to the man!!!
http://www.spymac.com/details/?2243834
Someone is SELLING this already! I got an email from iphoneworldwideunlock.com that is giving this app to people who paid $50 for iphone sim free... thats's insane.
Has anyone had it work with the GUI? I can't get it to show up on my phone...
Well, I see I am not the only one having an issue getting it to show up
what i want to know, is how is engadget able to test all these different versions and releases, how many iphones do they have lying around to use??
Engadget, care to post a video where you show the process of the GUI version? Just like you did with iPhoneSIMfree's method? Thanks!
what happens when apple updates the firmware?
I'm very tempted to go down this route, but what happens after firmware update?
The entire co-operation of iPhone hack was based in IRC in osx86 network.
you can find the entire conversations here:
http://www.irseek.com/result.php?keywords=iphone
these guys log all the public chats on IRC
We should all goto the Contact Page at iPhoneSIMFree.com and "show" them the wonderful news by sending them a link to this page_
mmm, thinking on buying an iPhone, I was waiting for this to happen. Great news for us (and for Steve too, iPhone sales will skyrocket)
Chilean guy
Anybody know if the unlock can be run on an unlocked phone? My screen locked during the 20 minute process and I unlocked it right way. Everything seemed to work fine with the unlock, but it would be nice to know I can do it again if I "need" to.
ciao
Being that I'm happy with AT&T so I don't mind the 2 year extension as I've been with them for over 4 years (AT&T then Cingular then AT&T, whatever...read here for that mess: http://www.engadget.com/2005/02/02/the-engadget-guide-to-at-t-wireless-cingular-sbc-at-t-merger/
I bought the iPhone 3 days ago. Here are my questions:
1. Will unlocking the phone disable the visual voicemail?
2. If I return my phone to Apple, will AT&T restore my old SIM back to life?
3. Can I get away with the WAP data plan for the iPhone? Not the full internet that's on pocket PCs but the one that's on smartphones? One is $40/month while the iPhone/Smartphone one is $20/month.
4. Will returning the iPhone cancel out my 2 year extension?
5. Would current AT&T customers in the house go through this?
Here's what I would do based on your honest answer.
1. I would return the phone to the Apple Store and use whatever reason to try and avoid the 15% re-stocking fee.
2. Expect AT&T to restore my previous SIM card and cancel the 2 year extension as I only had 1 year left on my current 2 year contract.
3. Buy the iPhone once more.
4. Unlock it.
5. Use my non-iPhone SIM card.
What do you guys think? Sorry for the long post.
when I run the unlock app, i get a white screen and then about 10 seconds later it returns to the home screen. Any ideas? Thanks.
check your permissions on the unlock.app and files within. make sure they are executable to make life easier.
Here is a video of the whole process (the shell one, not GUI), for those interested:
http://gallery.mac.com/peconi#100043
Here is a video of the whole process (the shell one, not GUI), for those interested:
http://gallery.mac.com/peconi#100043
How does the data services work with a different network provider - e.g. TMobile... Do the IP settings come from some sort of DHCP? In other phones that I have bought unlocked for Tomobile, in the past, I've had to manually enter a number of IP settings...
What are people's experience with a Tmobile SIM? Can anyone speak specifically to that?
Thanks
After you follow the instructions and get everything working, you need to update your APN settings under Settings > General > Network > EDGE > APN.
Tap the APN and enter the correct one for T-Mo. You'll find this by searching by your carrier name and APN over at Google.
Good luck! Have fun!!
@Brian
Thanks! We'll see how this all comes together... Very very interesting indeed.
I used the GUI verison, it was rather easy, i used that tool called independent to jailbreak it, activate it ,and install SSH. I used cyber duck to connect to the iphone to transfer the unlock app to the applications folder. Just make sure you update your iphone after the jailbreak. then proceed with the rest of the procedure. I just dont see tmobile in the corner but when it first gets a signal it does, but who cares. it works, i need to cancel my worldwideunlock purchase now. thats 50.00 i can give to these guys.
Can someone please help me with the GUI? I have the same problem as the guy before, i open the unlock program on my iphone and i get a blank screen followed by a return to the home screen.
Detailed instructions would be amazing!
Thanks!
When you upload with iBrickr, and some other tools, it fails to set the permissions correctly.
I had this issue, and ssh'd in, and chmod 755 the binaries (iUnlock, bbupdater, helper, and maybe one or two more).
Mine now claims it was successful, but when I put in a Rogers SIM, still says it's invalid and that I need to connect to iTunes... :(
Mike - Try the manual install. The GUI was rushed out. I did the manual install, couldn't get the part about the "bbupdate -v" or whatever it said to work, and it didn't matter, the unlock still worked. I thought this was a scam at first. I'm a AT&T and T-Mo customer (pleasure & business, respectively) and can verify the manual instructions work - I can swap around my simcards between my iPhone and BlackBerry (also respectively!). Hope this helps. Have fun! It takes about 25-30 minutes if you're patient. Good luck!
now the question is, the iphonesimfree guys made thousands, will harro and dev team acctually get any money for all their work from everyone downloading??
I don't currently own an iphone so count me out... but I'll be gettin a touch
This is actually VERY complicated.
does this work on v3 sim?
I instaled the app and ran it, but it has been stuck on "copying files" for 10 minutes now. Never makes it to comm center. Anyone had this problem? I unshckled the ipd with ifuntastic...
Just wait. It took about 25-30 minutes for me. If you're patient and wait it'll work!!!
Hmmm. I tried again with a fresh iphone update and it still just hangs on "copying files" . Left it for an hour and a half. Has anyone had luck with ifuntastic as a jailbreaker? I cannot load apptapp for some reason so i don't have any other jailbreaking stuff...
Finally got it installed! Didn't work with ifuntastic. Started from scratch and installed via installer.app/sssh/Independence, then sFTPd the file to the phone. I couldn't install installer.app for hours until i realized it was my office firewall. Worked fine from home...
On that site it says "DONT DONATE TO ME INSTEAD PICK A NICE CHARITY!"
Be careful that this post isn't some yoyo trying to get money for something he/she didn't do.
this guys a phoney
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/breaking/false-hacker-poses-as-iphone-dev-team-unlock-author-tries-to-grab-41560-donation-298473.php
First off awesome work.
How do I get the program onto my iPhone? I am using a mac. iBrickr is only for pc so what is the best program to use on a mac?
Oh dude, Ryan you totally got trashed by Gizmodo. lolz. http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/breaking/false-hacker-poses-as-iphone-dev-team-unlock-author-tries-to-grab-41560-donation-298473.php
What's with all the craziness? Everytime something good happens 10 minutes later all the drama starts. Now this HaRRo dude is a rip-off artist who stole the whole thing from Erica Sadun?? Nice. Real nice.
Honestly do you people who complain about the iphone news on here have nothing better to do? Do you get paid to sit on engadget and read all the news so you can tell other people about news breaking products and the iphone is just getting in the way from you scrolling past it? Just don't even click on the article, no one forces you to come on this website, and no one asks for your irrelevant feedback if the post is specifically about a really huge topic which impacts a huge amount of people and business news. go whine with the other bitches
Yes, it certainly looks like it works! Flawless!
I unlocked my iPhone and it's working with my T-Mobile SIM card. I'm trying to get the data plan to work. I signed up for unlimited t-zones a while ago and will this plan work with iPhone?
I entered the APN address on iPhone settings but Safari is still not opening any sites. Any ideas/suggestions?
@blue
Look at the following article re: T Mobile's various data plans and unlocked devices..... keep us posted on your progress and results!
http://www.gruups.com/tzones/
Doug, did you get it working? I am having the same as you. just seems to hang on copying files?
Thanks for any help
Your comments: Doug, did you get it working? I am having the same as you. just seems
to hang on copying files?Thanks for any help
what I would like to know is can the phone be unlocked WITHOUT buying a plan from AT&T I mean i want to get the iphone and put it on my tmo account but I don't want to buy the service. Don't you have to have an activated phone first to make it work?
I think I'll keep waiting till the GUI one has been proven, as this programming one confuses me.
what is the best mac based program to use to load the program onto my iphone?
hello im still having the same problem of Unlock icon shows on screen but when clicked all i see is a white background.
Am i supposed transferr the Unlock.app folder to my iphone??? AND where??? OR am i sopposed to load each files in that folder???
those instruction are confusing well for me at least.
Please please help me thank you
Hey Tobby,
Try this it is very helpful and should get you through the whole thing with now issues.
http://modmyiphone.com/wiki/index.php/IPhone_unlock_OS_X_Part_1
Let me know how it goes.
TUAW's version of what transpired is harsher than yours.
haRRo sounds like a loser.
Can someone provide me with a step by step guide to unlock the iphone. Starting from just plugging it in(I just bought the phone), I don't know what to click in the itunes registration for AT&T, I am a T-Mobile user. Thank you
Please help.
Im confuse i DL the Unlock.app folder, Now am i supposed to just lad 1 file out of those files in that folder or all of them??, Because i see the unlock icon on my iphone but when clicked all i see is a white background.
Thanks
the Unlock.app folder is what needs to be transferred. i recommend using wiNstaller to do this.
Hello and thank you for your reply.
But my question is do i need to load the whole folder or just one file?
And wich one, Also do i need to have any other file/folder anywhere on my Iphone??
I see the Unlock icon but when i click on it my iphone screen goes white.
Thanks again
Can someone please help! I have installed the GUI version of the unlock. The icon comes up on my phone, but when I run it I just get a white sceen?
Thanks!!
brook. how did you install? contact me at laskuh-at-gmail.com if you need assistance.