Out of the box 1.1.3 iPhones now software unlockable
By Thomas Ricker 
posted Feb 8th 2008 4:01AM
posted Feb 8th 2008 4:01AM
Mr. GEOrge HOTz did it again. He just loosed a world of hurt on AT&T with a software unlock for 1.1.3 iPhones. That's right, the software is said to work on any fresh from the Apple store, shrink-wrapped iPhone sporting the latest 1.1.3 firmware and 4.6 bootloader, something the AnySIM unlock can't do. GeoHot's instructions (and dev / elite team smack talk) posted after the break. We haven't tested yet so, as always, take care.[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
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geohot's 1.1.2 software unlock
yes, this is what you have all been waiting for
now fixed to support 1.1.3
1. Download these:
gunlock and the secpack from http://iphonejtag.blogspot.com/ or the blog :)
the 4.02.13 fls from http://george.zjlotto.com/index.php/baseband/
2. Downgrade your phone to 1.0.2. See all the great tutorials online to do this.
Your baseband won't be downgraded, this is normal.
This will probably work on other versions too, but 1.0.2 doesn't lose wifi on bb access.
3. Kill CommCenter and run "gunlock secpack ICE04.02.13_G.fls"
4. Reload CommCenter. For some reason my phone was in brick mode. Use the elite team bricktool to get out.
5. Enjoy your 1.1.2 OTB unlocked iPhone
Now who'd have thought it'd be this easy :)
This release is no thanks to elite/dev
I wish they would share like the old days.
I don't believe everyone in the team is like this, but come on guys.
If you want to contribute to me, the person who discovered these exploits and wrote this tool
paypal geohot@gmail.com
Great! We will all probably need to upgrade to 1.l.4 before the 3rd party apps will work. Thanks!
Freaking shit it's about time!!!!!!!!
George, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU !!!
does it work for 1.1.3 OTB 16GB iPhones?
Your welcome. Oh and btw we already have native apps.
Yes this unlock also works on 16 GB iPhone.
I'm so excited, maybe somebody will purchase an iPhone for me and send it to Denmark? Of course with profit. Seriously if you want to, contact me at jakobhenner@gmail.com. Thank you!
What about 1.1.2... You can't just skip a version chaps. But well done... links anyone?
My boss has a 1.1.2 iPhone OTB from American. I'm thinking kudos points if I were able to jailbreak and sim unlock it for him.
Can anyone shed some light on this please?
Uhm, upgrade to 1.1.3 and then use this hack?
this hack was origianlly a 1.1.2 OOTB software unlock. it has been changed shortly after to allow for 1.1.3 OOTB also. it works on both!
I have a 1.1.2 OTB with 4.6 Bootloader and have successfully jailbroken and unlocked my phone to work in Canada here on the Rogers network using a StealthSim card. Was easy peasey and just a matter of following along with some directions. Let me know if you need a hand.
BTW, I freaking love this phone. 1 gadget, not 3 anymore.
will probably work on other versions too, but 1.1.2 doesn't lose wifi
thats a typo... it should be 1.0.2...
many have confirmed that it works... head over to hackint0sh
Has anyone already tried this here? ;)
check out hackint0sh.org for tutorial and etc.
apple better hire this kid quick, and just pay him to play with the iphone to see what other flaws he can find before they start to loose a lot of change
First off it's 'lose'....'LOSE'!!! Sheesh
And yes, judging from his mad skillz (is that what you kids call it?) he's a valuable asset. I have a hunch that Apple is looking for creative thinkers, though, not pimple-faced introverts that know how to hack.
Just a guess.
So, running this on an out-of-the-box iPhone allows what?
Is activation no longer required and it can be used on any GSM network with any GSM card, or ... ?
Apple isn't "loosing" any cash here...AT&T is losing the cash...
everytime a iPhone is activated throw AT&T apple gets $200 for the 2 years a custumer signs for, just do the math if 1 million units go to unlockers that's 200 million they are losing. So @Rob, yes Dude apple is losing at of change
Au contraire, apple's looseying out on what, $18/month from AT&T per iphone?
stfu jeez
You guys don't get it. iPhone locked = Apple wins, rakes in $$$ from revenue sharing. iPhone unlocked = Apple also wins, sells 500k via grey dealers all over the world. At a PROFIT. It's a win-win for Apple.
That's called having the cake and eating it, too.
At last I can purchase an iPhone for myself. Thanks to Mr. GEOrge HOTz.
Now what do I with 8 HyperSim's ???? Oh man, I'm so bankrupt.
Sell them out on eBay. People who can't use the software unlock are always out there.
I can't access http://george.zjlotto.com/index.php/baseband/
I'll gladly mirror everything if needed.
Unlockable for us in the UK ?
Yes works on UK iPhones, mirror to fls file - http://rs357.rapidshare.com/files/90094211/ICE04.02.13_G-eep-fls.rar
Yes you can unlock the UK iPhone by software now, and should be able to do the 16Gb badboy as well.
Mirror for the files - http://rs303.rapidshare.com/files/90093199/geoHot_sFiles_112_113_Files.zip
I take my hat off to you, George! Eagerly awaiting for the baseband to become available again - if any punters managed to download it, can you make it available as a torrent, pretty please?
Lucky.
here are the files mirrores
www.widgx.net/iphone/files2.html
here are the files mirrored
www.widgx.net/iphone/files2.html
How is this a unlook for 1.1.3?
It downgrades the phone to 1.1.2 !!!
Because there was previously no way to software unlock 1.1.2 or 1.1.3 OTB phones. They had 4.6 bootloaders.
This hack unlocks all 4.6 bootloaders.
Currently there isn't a 1.1.3 jailbreak, but after you're unlocked on 1.1.2, you can "soft update" with an Installer package to 1.1.3. You'll have 1.1.3 software and baseband. The only difference is you won't update to 1.1.3 in iTunes.
End result is a fully functional, jailbroken, activated, unlocked iPhone on 1.1.3. :)
Idiot me, didn't see the links! Have posted my own mirror as well.
http://www.luther.net.nz/iphoneunlock/
Why cant you just downgrade your bootloader (in installer under unlock tools) and run anysim?
Because you cant do that on 4.6 bootloader, only with 3.9 you can.
Another mirror:
www.hackmyiphone.com.ar
cheers!
the all mighty geo.. my god i'm twice as old as he's and i want to know the half that he knows lol
Fuck Apple
Saaaaaaay, you got a dip in?
Is this a activation and jailbreak and unlock? It's not clear and many times people use the terms unlock and jailbreak interchangeably.
Can someone confirm this is indeed a unlock (allowing the user to use a non AT&T sim card)?
Thanks,
Andrew
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I think it may be time for these iPhone unlocking "stories" to stop getting posted. If Apple's going to keep breaking the unlocking, then these stories will literally never end.
If you have an iPhone and are into the latest unlocking/hacking news, I'm sure there are plenty of sites you can visit that have much more detail than Engadget can provide.
I'm perfectly happy with my iPhone the way it is, thanks. Looking forward to seeing what third party apps are developed, but I don't want to spend my time breaking and fixing my phone, I want it to WORK, which is why I don't hack it.
I'm sure many people here appreciated the heads up that their iPhone can be freed from it's carrier shackles!
It's not like we hear about this every few days or even few weeks. There hasn't been a software unlock for 1.1.2OOB before, and it came out in November!
You might be perfectly happy with the way your iPhone is, but not everybody else is, that's why there are millions of unlocked users wordwide. I personally will be unlocking so I can pop in a PAYG sim when abroad instead of being gouged for roaming charges.
Really? Seems like there's an unlocking story every day, though I admit that since there is only 1.1.1, 1.1.2, and 1.1.3, maybe this is a moderately major announcement.
I'd probably unlock my phone before going overseas -- either that or just take one of my other old GSM phones and do the PAYG thing. I certainly would never pay roaming charges.
But I'm just saying there are better sources for unlocking info and I thought everyone knew that it was unlock-able.
I was expecting this post to have like 500 comments. How odd. Anyways, I'm pretty psyched for this. I'll unlock my iPhone as soon as I get home.
Happy Unlocking Everyone!
Big Props to you Geo. Appreciate your hard work and sharing it to the community (the world). :)
I have a 1.1.3 OTB with bootloader version of 4.6 I guess (how can i find out what boot version i have?) If I do have a 4.6 is there anyway for it to be unlocked?
How can you downgrade a 1.1.3 OTB to 1.0.2. I tried many times to downgrade it but had no luck. I connected the phone to ITUNES in safemode and ran the restore to 1.0.2 then I get the message from itunes says "waiting for iphone" and thats as far it will go...does anyone know why? is it the version of itunes that im using or it just cant be downgraded to 1.0.2?
To downgrade to 1.0.2 you need to iTunes 7.5. You can get it from (for windows):
http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/iTunes7/Win/061-3902.20071105.G6edS/iTunes75Setup.exe
Off the topic I know, but have an iPod touch, unlocked, and I can't get it to show up in my computer so I can add files to the 3rd party apps. How do I do that? Thanks for you help! Ohhh and is there a safe way to upgrade from 1.1.1 to either 1.1.2 or 1.1.3? Rock on fellow "Engadgeteers"