ZiPhone: jailbreak any version iPhone out of the box, including 1.1.3
By Ryan Block 
posted Feb 12th 2008 1:10AM
posted Feb 12th 2008 1:10AM
[Thanks, Tyler and Eugene]
Update (2/13): Looks like v2 is out, and it's capable of downgrading the bootloader from 4.6 to 3.9. Thanks, Yuri.
first post im tryin this out now
Didn't work out too well, did it?
If you'd used punctuation we'd have higher regard for you.
ZiBiT would let us know...however he was writing that post from his iphone...and sadly...
two... one...
Freaking damn unlockers.
It just keeps getting better and better!!!!!!!!!
THANK YOU GUYS!
Doesn't work under Vista. Vista pops up the "ZiPhone v1.0 has stopped working" as soon as I run the exe with the -j option.
omg this freaking bricked my iPod touch.
Doesn't work, I did a fresh upgrade to 1.1.3 on my iPod Touch and tried the CMD version and GUI version on Vista, and the CMD version on XP, neither worked. I tried it with ituneshelper.exe enabled and disabled, with iTunes open and closed, nothing worked. Always hangs at the Please Wait 45" Any help?
Hey vdogg89, I'm pretty sure your ipod touch isn't bricked. Just press and hold the "home" button and the "sleep/awake" button for about 10 seconds until the apple logo comes on, and when the logo comes on, let go of the "home" button, but continue to hold the "sleep/awake" down until it comes up to the menu. The problem was, that you started in the updated iPod Touch firmware of 1.1.3 when you should have done it with 1.1.2. With 1.1.2, the iPod would restart automatically, but with 1.1.3, you have to manually reset. But you should have a successfully Jailbroken iPod now. If not, try it again after a apple firmware restore, wait for an hour or so, then reset it with the technique I just taught you. Good luck bud.
*******CORRECTION*********
let go of the "sleep/awake" button and not the "HOME" button. I'm soo sorry if this made someone mad...
Kyle man, thank you so much. My phone was stuck on the Apple logo and your little hard reset helped me out tremendously. Well, not at first, but after your correction lol. Thanks!
please help! i bricked my ipod touch using ziphone. i'm pretty much computer illiterate and some how have the whole thing going bonkers. my ipod wont register on itunes. it won't turn off (yes i tried the 10 plus second thing) and the screen is filled with white text. i just want it back to normal settings at this point. can anyone offer advice?
hey lazyd, I think I had the same problem and I hope this helps you and anyone else with it. do the reset thing by holding down both buttons while the ipod is connected to your computer. once the text goes away hold down the home button. soon your computer and itunes should figure out what's going on with your ipod and itunes will be able to restore it. just let it do that and you'll be fine.
Ziphone works great under Vista 64. I guess this will boost apple iphone/itouch sales! I think now I'll get another iphone, this time 16gb.
the screenshot scared me for a sec but it appears that there is a mac version.
where's the mac version?
I haven't tried unlocking my phone because I havent seen or found any unlocking softwares out that I can use without all the super complicated stuff to do to unlock
@Nick:
On the website you get when you click the read link it says there is a mac and windows version available for download.
now if only i had an iphone...
The first people downloading it are the ones who buy iPhones, unlock them and sell them in Canada for $700 calling it an excellent 'value'.
Sorry for replying to myself but I just checked ebay and it has suddenly been flooded with $30 unlocks for 1.1.3 iPhones...
Sorry for replying to myself but I just checked ebay and it has suddenly been flooded with $30 unlocks for 1.1.3 iPhones...
Curse your commenting system Engadget, its as bad as the eBay iPhone unlocking sellers.
errr ... What is iPhone?
A shoe.
our savior
a phone with an i
a miserable little pile of secrets?
it is an iPod phone
where is the mac version?
link?
Does this work with the touch? I'm assuming it would, but if anyone's tried it let me know before I upgrade to 1.1.3 and lose all my apps.
yup, works on touch 1.1.3, even with software upgrade
Many comments to his blog post say it isn't working with the iPod touch 1.1.3, FWIW.
ziphone works!!!
I just unlocked my iphone with his tools
so cool....
do you have a mac- if so where can i download it?
Hey, man. Don't download his Mac. That's just not cool.
pardon my ignorance, but will this jailbreak a iTouch if i only select jailbreak (no unlock + activate)?
ooops, someone beat me to it
It's fairly easy (at least it was for me with my ipod touch) Just do a restore in iTunes and ur back to normal.
Yeah, you can just go into iTunes and hit "restore"
works like a charm....took a little more than 45seconds and BAM i was browsing installer.app
Wow that was fast, and thanks!
Did you try this on your Touch yet?
too bad you guys posted this like 24 hours after it was actually released!
i had this yesterday morning, sent an e-mail informing you guys of it, and waited all day just to see how long it was gonna take for you guys to post it.....you guys are getting slow!
You must be thinking of some other site or another piece of software -- this has only been up for a few hours and we never got a tip from any TazgodX.
I never got the point of people announcing to the Engadget community that you sent a tip in ages ago and didn't get any credit for tipping them off.
What's the point? Just think about the result: everyone is informed in the end.
It's not like you developed the program, you just stumbled upon it.
i didn't want credit for this, it is not my app. if you want to give credit give credit where its due. to zibri! he wrote it. or if you believe the Iphone-dev team, its their tool which he stole. whichever story you want to believe believe it. but believe me when i tell you i was talking about this at 10:30AM CST in #iPhone on EfNet with someone else, and have logs to prove it.it was posted here at 12:30AMCST the next day.
I was just trying to get the news out. you guys seriously need to calm down with the bashing.
You think *this* is bashing?
I guess you've never read a thread where someone asks "does it play doom?"
...or "does it blend?", or "I, for one, welcome our robot...", or irreverent, die-hard Apple/Microsoft fanboys...
No one likes any of you. Go away.
I for one welcome our credit-hungry overlords. :D
@ trevor,
You make an interesting comment, but will it blend?
You're damn right it blends: http://youtube.com/watch?v=qg1ckCkm8YI
I already used this apps an it i worked flawlessly on mu OTB 1.1.2 iphone whit out even downgrading, word to the wise thought when first ran the app i only did a jailbreak since my phone is AT&T activated, once it was done i couldn't get a signal and had to restore it back then on the app select jailbreak and activate then when it was done my iphone started working whit out any probs
that's what i had to do for the official dev team (which seems to be 'iphone elite' now) upgrade from 1.1.2 to 1.1.3 version 3
i was annoyed but on their site they said "when it says hit no if you have AT&T, hit YES even if you have AT&T"
i didn't know it would be necessary for me to read their site when it seemed simple enough as it was
I'm trying to do this on my wife's touch, but the ziphone wont open, it starts to open for a split second then closes. I tried opening it through run and get the same thing. Any suggestions?
you need to open it in command line. go to start/run type 'cmd' browse to your dir you extracted it in, and type "ziphone -j -a" for (-j)Jailbreak (-a)Activate
I had no problem using this on vista to jailbreak my ipod touch 8gig, i might add that during the release of this app i was watching the forums and it seemed as though there was some trouble with getting it to work on some 16gig ipods, and the 32gig hadnt been released yet
Sorry if my question is lame ... but if I were to buy an iphone today and use this tool, would I be able to use any SIM ?
As long a the sim you put on the iphone is from an older working phone it should work :D
if you buy an iPhone today, and use this to unlock, you will be able to use any sim from AT&T or T-Mobile for US carriers.
oh. So, I would need an already iPhone-activated SIM right .. not sure if any of my iphone-toting friends would be not scared enough to hand me their SIM
you do not need an activated iphone. one of the arguments you pass is -a meaning activate.
you can connect a brand new iphone with any sim you want, type 'ziphone -a -j'
and then use 'ziphone -u' and it will work no problems!
any links to the mac version? can't find it for some reason. thx if you can help me out.
he removed mac support, it wasn't working so he just removed the mac app untill its fixed.
i cant find it ether
and its pissing me off!
someone tell me when its back up?
MAC instructions, download the windows file and unzip.
run Itunes and then turn your phone off normally.
Turn your phone on by holding HOME button the pressing Power button, continue to hold HOME until you get the connect to itunes screen.
Run Terminal and navigate to the Ziphone folder you just downloaded.(remember terminal is CASE SENSITIVE ex. cd Desktop/Ziphone run the ls command to make sure your inside that directory.
Then type chmod 777 ziphone
terminal should not respond with anything
then type ./ziphone -j -a
let it run and your done.
I got a bus error msg, apparently it has something to do with the mobile.frameworks file. if all else fails get yourself to a computer with XP.
I have a 1.0.2 iPhone and its unlocked using AnySim.
Can anyone tell me if i can use this tool to upgrade my phone to 1.1.3 and unlock? I have to first virginize my phone? or just restore it?
does it work for future update of the iphone
Yes, I have confirmed that this does work on iphones version 1.1.4 - 2.0.0
Also, iTunes 8.0 removes access to the 64gb SSD in the 2.0.0 iPhones.
wow... that should be elected as the most lame question of the year...
Its working for me but you should know that some people are having problems with their 3G connection and real-time google maps.
I couldn't get the app to work with vista...
OLOLOLOLll....
I'll just add that it works!!! And I couldn't be happier!!
I ran it from windows inside of parallels. its easy, and here is how to do it: (took me a bit to figure it out)
1- Download the ZiPhone.zip file from the link in the article
2- Copy that folder to the root of your windows directory (C:/ZiPhone) You can actually put it anywhere, but this is probably the easiest.
3- Open the Command Prompt application in windows
4- Type CD \ so it looks like C:/cd \ when you are finished, and press enter
5- Type CD ZiPhone and press enter
6- Type ziphone -j and press enter
7- Follow the instructions that it gives you
Thats it!!!
Hope this helps. It would have helped me an hour ago!
WoW so easy! Thanks man!
Should the phone be connected to iTunes before you do the command prompt and run the program?
For the people who are unlocked and on 1.1.3 - do you have problems with your ringer? I'm currently on 1.1.1, but haven't upgraded because I've heard of people saying that their ringer stops working (everything else is fine).
These people simply need to reset their sound/audio settings.
I can't jailbreak due to a shitty phone. The damned wifi jsut won't connect to ANYTHING.
I am in austalia now and I have a turbosim. I updated to 1.1.3 so I have to new BB. Will this let me use my iPhone as a phone again?
i ran the program just as described.. ziphone -j -a it proceeded normally, said it was done.. loaded back up.. its not jailbroken.. its just the same as it was before i ran the program...
please help...
I currently have a 1.1.1 jailbroken phone. My question is, would it be easier to/could i just upgrade to 1.1.3 using itunes and then use this software to jailbreak it again instead of having to upgrade 1.1.1-1.1.3? doing the long steps?
yeah!!
BTW its not unlocked.. its only jailbroken..
Heres what i did
I upgraded from 1.1.1 to 1.1.3 (i guess 1.1.2-->1.1.3 is fine)
then
Do what the program commanded you like Holding the iPhone's switch..
then wait for it... after the program ends your phone should be
unlock.
I checked the 3 settings:
Jailbreak
Activate and
the Unlock even though the Unlock didn't work
OMG!!
DANG IT WORKS on 1.1.3..
I was able to unlock and jailbreak my 1.1.1 iphone to 1.1.3 iphone for just 10 seconds!! I guarantee it!!
so are you saying to just upgrade to 1.1.3 and then use the program?
It's keep getting better and better....!
Sorry, but the Question is still open:
Can i Upgrade an already with AnySim unlocked 1.1.1 or 1.1.2 iPhone to 1.1.3 and everything is fine?
What about the SDK for the iphone which should be out by errrmm.... now?
Does anybody still think about that?
Won't it solve all the problems and make any unlocks/jailbreaks irrelevant for the future?
Still: Nice app...
I just tested this out, works perfectly and only took 60 seconds!
Thanks!
Does anyone know if i could use this to upgrade from a 1.1.1. and if it does would i be able to use it with any carrier after the jailbreak?
that sounds pretty sweet.
will it jailbreak ipod touch?
just wondering like ;)
got it to work, but youtube is non functional.. any known fixes?
Don't know if it applies with the unlock, but if you plug your iphone/ipod touch back into your pc/mac, wait for itunes to sync, then when it is at idle access youtube with the iphone/ipod touch still plugged into your pc/mac and it should work.
I bought the iphone when it first came out and then hacked it with the jailbreakme.com hack. then when 1.1.3 came out somehow it installed it when i thought it was installing the new version of itunes(grr). Then i followed JaceFace's instructions (thank you!) and it now works great! I now have my awesome phone back!
does ZiPhone actually jailbreak your iPhone and unlock it or does it just jailbreak it
So, just to confirm. Can you use the Windows version to jailbreak/unlock a iPhone i'm going to be using and syncing music to from my Mac ???
Does anyone know if this fix's location services or hybrid view on google maps for 1.1.3 Unlocked phones? Or does this do the same thing as the previous Jailbreak/Activation just in a prettier process?
Josh
If your phone has a pass code lock, make sure to disable it before using this program. It would not work for me until I disabled it. Well done :)
two words...
Woo hoo!
(or should that be one hyphenated word?)
But wil it blend?...
i waded through all the comments in zibri's blog and found a link to this how-to on installing this thing: http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=655
i don't know if i'm going to do this or not. it's so tempting, but i don't want to mess up my phone either. decisions!
I just ran this in WinXP through Parallels. I have an AT&T Sim, running 1.1.3, and it took all of 3 minutes to run this app. I'm running like normal, except with Installer.app!