iUnlock Reloaded: free iPhone unlocking for dummies now available

Wake the kids, phone the neighbors, the graphical new version of the iPhone unlocking software is now out, official, automatic (or as much as it can be) and free. Developed by the iPhoneDev team, the new software makes opening up your iPhone to any GSM carrier simple as pie. According to the Dev Team, "This new version needs only be copied over to the phone and executed, it's full automatic. No more needs for fls or extract bin files out of the nordump. It should also cut the time down to max. 3-5 minutes."

We'll bring you more just as soon as we get hands-on with the new wares (eh hem, all our iPhones seem to be unlocked at the moment) and as long as Apple doesn't drop the hammer with a new iPhone firmware release. We know it's coming, and chances are it will wreak havoc with the unlock.

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Update: Not so dummy-proof Instructions and more after the break.

Update 2: GUI version is now out.

Here's the latest from the iPhoneDev team:

"It works like this:

• upload all 3 files to your phone in some location you prefer
• ssh in
• run iUnlock_Reloaded (./iUnlock_reloaded)
• be happy if its done

The push the button iCandy gui version is not yet released [because] of troubles [with] the new toolchain. Will be out in a few once toolchain is fixed up."

[Blake Wright @ Sep 15th 2007 10:56AM]

WOW! i cant wait till somebody tests this out and posts a video! Im so excited. Haha no readme wow this is very noob friendly. lol anybody tried it yet?

[Charlie @ Sep 15th 2007 11:05AM]

Sooo. Let me get his straight...

1. Take phone out of box
2. Connect to computer
3. Update firmware to 1.02
3. Activate (using your flavor of software) - I used iNdependence
4. Jailbreak
5. Place iUnlock_reloaded file in your iPhone /Applications directory
6. run iUnlock_Reloaded
7. Place your favorite SIM,

Missing anything for OSX users?

[look @ Sep 15th 2007 7:02PM]

yes, you are missing us European users we can't sync or use iTunes becuse we are not with At&T...so probably the steps are different.

[Pentium @ Sep 15th 2007 11:11AM]

what a great news...now I need to win the iPhone here :D

[iPhoneclub.nl @ Sep 15th 2007 11:15AM]

@Charlie,

You're missing installing Apptap Installer (Installer.app) and packages Community Sources, BSD Subsystem and OpenSSH. Also, I think these files belong in /usr/bin and not /Applications.

[bing @ Sep 15th 2007 11:36AM]

We need a Full introduction here....

[john @ Sep 15th 2007 11:39AM]

Has anyone done this with Rogers in Canada???
I'd really like to know.

[Bdamed @ Sep 15th 2007 11:51AM]

John, it works great with Rogers... not a problem. I love it !

[Dan @ Sep 15th 2007 11:50AM]

I have a new iphone on it's way to me. I am using windows xp. Do I need to activate before jailbreaking, or can I just do the following: (taken from the ibrickr website)



A number of you have e-mailed me asking how to get the firmware through iTunes without an activated iPhone. To do that, follow these steps:

- Plug your phone in / dock it, and turn it off
- Power it on
- While the grey apple appears, press and hold both the power and home buttons until it says "Please connect to iTunes"
- iTunes will pop up talking about restoring your phone. Begin the process and let it start downloading.
- Unplug the phone, then press and hold power and home buttons again, until the phone restarts
- Wait for the restore to fail in iTunes, and then start up iBrickr again. It should work this time!

[webcrsn @ Sep 15th 2007 12:09PM]

I don't understand all the interest in unlocking the iphone. In the U.S. your only other option if you want it to be a phone is T-Mobile and as far as I can tell, that isn't a better answer. For those that just want to disable the phone part so they aren't paying a fee, why not spend $100 less and buy an iPod Touch?

This appears to be "much ado about nothing".

[nick fulp @ Sep 17th 2007 12:08PM]

how is t-mobile not a better solution? unlimited data via edge and t-mo hotspot usage(which by the way apple just partnered with starbucks for downloads over a t-mobile hotspot) you can do the flexpay plan with 300min, unlim n&w and 5 favs(set up on computer since iphone doesnt have the software) for 39.99, plus 19.99 for the above data package, and have no contract.

[webcrs @ Sep 17th 2007 1:03PM]

I'm going by the experiences of my T-Mobile friends here in Arizona. The coverage area here is significantly sparser than A T & T. The cost for phone service is $40 for 400 minutes vs. $40 for 300 minutes on T-Mobile. All that being said, if I could get dependable Edge coverage + T-Mobile hotspot coverage for $20 per month, it would be very attractive. However, Apple didn't pick T-Mobile as their partner so for me it is a non-issue. I refuse to break my iPhone every 2 months when Apple does an update to the iPhone.

[Ste @ Sep 15th 2007 12:09PM]

Here's a guide to how I did mine this morning: http://smxy.org/iphone-apps/info/Unlock.html

[osmarse @ Sep 15th 2007 12:15PM]

Problems here:
......
85%
90%
95%
Detected FW Version: 31408
Patching FW
Couldn't locate bytes to pach
......
Any help?

[Fred K. @ Sep 17th 2007 1:12PM]

i has the same problem, the following worked for me


http://www.theiphoneunlock.com/free-unlock-manual-english/#comment-67

[kwamiga Adogla @ Sep 15th 2007 12:19PM]

how do u set up your iphone so it doesn't automatically update the firmware?

[theguy @ Sep 15th 2007 12:23PM]

the only Canadian GSM carrier is Rogers (which also operates as Fido)... but they don't have an unlimited data plan. so have fun with that. =(

[evo31337 @ Sep 15th 2007 12:31PM]

This might be a redundant question, but Verizon doesn't do GSM, does it? I have a Verizon phone and love the service, but my phone's boring and useless for anything but calls. I'd get an iPhone if it could do Verizon.

[kwamiga Adogla @ Sep 15th 2007 12:41PM]

hi all,
i'm about to purchase an iphone, i use t-mo, i use a pc and so can't make much sense of the unlocking via a mac
can any1 provide a simple tutorial for xp users to follow w/o running the risk of bricking the iphone?
Thanks

[EthanW @ Sep 15th 2007 12:53PM]

So mine did not work. The script runs fine but at the end I get this:

90%
95%
Done
Sending End Secpack command
Validating the write command
FW are equal!
Resetting baseband
Unlocking...
Testing unlock status...
==> Still locked :(
Restarting Commcenter
The Flash succeeded but the unlocked failed

Can some give me some hinters here???

[DT @ Sep 15th 2007 1:00PM]

using some elses phone was not a helpful tutorial at all.

Does any one have a solid (as in i did it like this) method of unlock on a Windows pc from BOX to Unlock?

Using the freeiphoneunlock software.

[DT @ Sep 15th 2007 1:05PM]

How do you go about signing up with T-mobile to use the IPHONE


Can you go on T-mobile with out a contract???

Can i get someones old phone (T-Mobile) or buy their cheapest phone and say i want a data plan and then use my IPHONE

[Hypenotist @ Sep 15th 2007 1:15PM]

For anyone thinking an ipod touch compared to a 4g iphone that can still be picked up at random att & apple stores is really a comparison is a moron. All the current dev work is focused on the iphone for one thing, the 4g iphone @$300 out the door without a contract is easy to do just tell them you will activate with itunes when you get home. ibrikr unlock and start having a good time with wifi, I don't even use the phone features I have a 10cent prepaid I use for that. Data is all over wifi anyway if you want to google map or youtube(which you can just convert and store on the software unlocked phone anyway) Only thing missing is a good .pdf viewer and some other apps currently in developement such as a decent painting program and so on. So waste your money and buy an ipod touch or be smart and buy as many 4g iphones as you can and sell them unlocked on ebay to the rest of the earth for a profit. Oh and then donate half the profit to iphone application developers if you truly support free information.
rant off

[Kyle Matthews @ Sep 15th 2007 1:32PM]

Hey guys, we've got an extremely easy to follow OS X guide at http://modmyiphone.com/wiki/index.php/IPhone_unlock_OS_X_Part_1 and are working on a Windows one.

[DT @ Sep 15th 2007 1:51PM]

"Kyle Matthews"

Excellent mac tutorial! Nice work!!

Im really looking forward to a PC version, you should add a paypal donation button, once you have it posted.

:)

[DT @ Sep 15th 2007 1:53PM]

"Kyle Matthews"

Excellent mac tutorial! Nice work!!

Im really looking forward to a PC version, you should add a paypal donation button, once you have it posted.

:)

[Mitch @ Sep 15th 2007 5:14PM]

Followed the tutorial - easy to follow instructions and unlock went off without any problems.

Thanks!!!

[edgar bernal @ Sep 15th 2007 5:58PM]

thanks works like a charm!

[ecartman @ Sep 15th 2007 1:33PM]

I'm sorry. I am expected to spend 4-500 dollars for something that doesn't do as much as another cheaper product, then take it home and hack it so it does what it should have done in the first place? Considering Apple seems to have a history of breaking hacks with updates. Now I should do all this for the coolness factor? Maybe the tequila is clouding my reasoning but this makes no sense to me. Guess I'm getting old.

Cart

[rickyp @ Sep 15th 2007 1:34PM]

yeah my friend and i were able to unlock the phone using the gui method and the manual method. we were able to use wifi and the ipod feature. but anytime we tried to put in a sim card. we got "no service" any ideas as to why this would happen?

[chris haw @ Sep 15th 2007 1:45PM]

I agree that we could use a very dumbed down tutorial for those of us idiots out here. i.e. not assuming we know how to put files on the iphone, "ssh in", and so on.

all the while, I really appreciate the dev folks who have worked so hard on this. thanks!
chis

[chris haw @ Sep 15th 2007 1:53PM]

actually, i'm kinda sorry:
i'm viewing some of these tutorials and there's good stuff out there. thanks for those who are posting and helping.
chris

[DT @ Sep 15th 2007 1:45PM]

# Download the iUnlock_Reloaded.zip from here, here or here. Save it to a directory.
# cd to where you just saved the download and unzip it.
# in another wiindow, ssh into your iPhone and run: mkdir /unlock
# back on your Mac, scp the three files to your iPhone: scp -p iUnlock_reloaded *bin root@youriphoneip:/unlock
# on your iPhone, run: cd /unlock
# on your iPhone, run: ./iUnlock_reloaded

WHATS DOES "CD TO" MEAN???

wHAT IS SSH???

[Shaaheen @ Sep 15th 2007 2:09PM]

cd to = change directory to = CD [directory name] -or- CD /[directory name from root]

ssh = type it in the mac terminal. you'll see help ;-)

[DT @ Sep 16th 2007 12:05PM]

I found this seems pretty good, if anyone tries it out, please, please let us know!!!

:)

http://freeit4less.itsyouriphone.com/guide/install.html

[DT @ Sep 15th 2007 1:52PM]

Thanks!!! http://modmyiphone.com/wiki/index.php/IPhone_unlock_OS_X_Part_1


Im really looking forward to the PC version!!!!!!

:) you rule!!

[Chris @ Sep 15th 2007 2:10PM]

Has anyone done this with Rogers in Canada???
I'd really like to know.

Yes, I got mine to work with the Rogers Network.

[Kasey @ Sep 15th 2007 2:41PM]

So im new at this iphone thing and just curious of 2 things if I just wanna use it as a iTouch till my sprint contract runs out how do i go about that and then if its unlocked at the time i join AT&T can it then be used a a true iPhone even if it is unlocked, or will it being unlocked cause a problem with AT&T later on down the road?

Kasey

PS do i need a 2nd sim card for this whole fiasco

[j.d.ripper @ Sep 15th 2007 2:43PM]

Someone mentioned that it's not possible on Windows to update the firmware without activating first.
It is possible, from http://ibrickr.com :

- Plug your phone in / dock it, and turn it off
- Power it on
- While the grey apple appears, press and hold both the power and home buttons until it says "Please connect to iTunes"
- iTunes will pop up talking about restoring your phone. Begin the process and let it start downloading.
- Unplug the phone, then press and hold power and home buttons again, until the phone restarts
- Wait for the restore to fail in iTunes, and then start up iBrickr again. It should work this time!

[Common Core 2 Duo!! @ Sep 15th 2007 3:54PM]

Here is a much easier way to do this. I was having trouble initially when the GUI version came out last week but I tried the .pxl way, and it worked much much better.

Make sure your iphone is activated first.

Get iBrickr
Go to applications and Install the PXL if you havent already.
After you reset the iPhone, go back into applications and install the iunlock.pxl file, which you would have put on your desktop with this link: http://rapidshare.com/files/55186481/Unlock.pxl.html

Restart iPhone then on the iPhone get the iunlock program and click start. Wait 20 min, DONT PRESS ANYTHING, and youre good to go.

for more help and questions
http://www.hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=6027&highlight=.pxl

[cupideffect @ Sep 15th 2007 4:31PM]

I have the idiot proof guide!! for newbie...

come visit @ iphoneinspire.com

[eduardo @ Sep 15th 2007 4:35PM]

hi

i have this problem
Detected FW Version: 31408
Patching FW
Couldn't locate bytes to pach

i have my iphone unlocked but i can't make outgoing calls

help¡¡

[Steve Butler @ Sep 15th 2007 4:47PM]

To be fair, the guys down at iPhoneSIMFree are probably crying as much as AT&T right now; they should've released their [crappier] software a lot earlier no ones gunna buy it now!

[timoxad @ Sep 15th 2007 6:50PM]

does any body has problem making calls after unlocking? its says NO SERVICE, I used http://iphone.unlock.no/

[DT @ Sep 15th 2007 6:55PM]

http://freeit4less.itsyouriphone.com/guide/install.html

[DT @ Sep 15th 2007 6:57PM]

check out the discount i got from apple!!!!

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ALIPH JAWBONE- BLACK-USA


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[brad @ Sep 15th 2007 9:03PM]

I am currently in a contact with t-mobile, I want to hack the phone for use with t-mobile then when my contract runs out can I easily go back to the standard software with att? Also does youtube and everything else work fine on t-mobile or what do I have to do?

[Matthew Fleigle @ Sep 15th 2007 9:21PM]

Easy to use:
http://pxl.ibrickr.com/anySIM-1.0.pxl

[timoxad @ Sep 15th 2007 9:40PM]

Matthew Fleigle, was that link for me? if yes how do i use it to get service?

[Matthew Fleigle @ Sep 15th 2007 9:44PM]

I was just posting a easy app to install. Just use ibrickr to install