iPhone PwnageTool released!

Just a few hours after we brought you the exclusive hands-on video with the DevTeam's PwnageTool... it's out! Mac only for now, Windows on the way shortly.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

[xnifex @ Apr 3rd 2008 4:31AM]

Time to buy an iPhone (again)

[Gaurav @ Apr 3rd 2008 4:40AM]

same here !!

[rogier.schuitema @ Apr 3rd 2008 4:39AM]

I'd have to agree, these kinds of developments definitely make it a LOT more appealing...

[pscs @ Apr 3rd 2008 10:32AM]

I hope this will work for the 2nd gen iPhone!

Or is apple gonna bring out another bootloader? Well, it shouldn't be difficult for them to mod this programme for the new iPhone.

[Taylor @ Apr 3rd 2008 1:13PM]

Yeah, buying my first today... I think? I'll mull it over... I'm sick of my tilt.
-Taylor

[iceman @ Apr 3rd 2008 4:41AM]

is there any way to get back to the original software after using pwnage once?
you know... warranty is nice

[xnifex @ Apr 3rd 2008 4:47AM]

i think you just restore back to one of their firmwares and you're good.

[Paul Love @ Apr 3rd 2008 7:13AM]

Not sure about that. You need to the Bootloader to be the same as was originally loaded on the phone.

Ziphone downgrades newer bootloaders.

Can this tool be used to (re) upgrade bootloaders?

[bilzy @ Apr 3rd 2008 2:19PM]

yes, I just tried it, after Pwning, if you restore a stock firmware, you can no longer restore a hacked firmware until you Pwn again.

[bilzy @ Apr 3rd 2008 2:20PM]

oh, and the pineapple icon is replaced by the apple if you are restoring an apple firmware. further proof.

[jpxdude @ Apr 3rd 2008 4:43AM]

I love Engadget

[Wolfticket @ Apr 3rd 2008 4:47AM]

Mr Blurrycam, bringing you news as it happens!

[niemassacred @ Apr 3rd 2008 5:06AM]

So can you use this to put 2.0 on your iPhone and get Exchange support now? Or is that still down the road?

[prototype @ Apr 3rd 2008 5:12AM]

Great news!

....What does it actually do though? can anyone post a link to a feature list?

im sure im not the only one who is in the dark here?

[timothy.abbott @ Apr 3rd 2008 5:14AM]

i downloaded it.. but dont get how it works...

this will give me the 2.0 beta right?

[seanb @ Apr 3rd 2008 5:22AM]

Digg the comments: http://digg.com/apple/iPhone_Cracking_Tool_PwnageTool_Released_for_OS_X_w00t

[trumpton @ Apr 3rd 2008 6:04AM]

Remember the old days when you just bought a phone and it just worked and you didn't have to commit yourself to an endless cycle of fiddling about with potentially-phone bricking illegal hacks, dodgy cracks and firmware upgrades?

Thank you Apple for making me 'think differently!'

[Pc_Madness @ Apr 3rd 2008 6:27AM]

As opposed to the alternative? Where you basically got what came with your phone. So if there was an annoying bug or lack of a feature, there was no chance at all it would get added in/fixed?

p.s. I don't own an iPhone / not a mac fanboy.

[bondsbw @ Apr 3rd 2008 8:20AM]

Wow... you do realize that you don't HAVE to hack your phone, right? Plenty of people, including myself, have lived just fine with just a plain iPhone. After all, that's what I paid for.

I'm not criticizing those who hack their phones... I tried it once, back in the 1.0.1 days. But I don't see the point about complaining that hacking your phone is so much trouble; did you seriously buy your phone based on the fact that you could find a way to get more from it than was advertised?

[bondsbw @ Apr 3rd 2008 8:22AM]

By the way... I'm seriously considering using this tool. But I'm not about to complain that it's difficult to use.

[Jason @ Apr 3rd 2008 8:42AM]

Up here in Canada we have an Oligopolistic cell phone market, and a monopoly GSM service.

100% of the iPhones here (and there are MANY) must be hacked to work.

I've been using unlocked handsets for years, as I refuse to be told what tech I can use and what it's allowed to do. That's the situation my parents had with Ma Bell.

[wasabi @ Apr 3rd 2008 6:27AM]

i was on a cellphone forum and some guy was really angry that people were unlocking their iphones to use with tmobile and the $5.99 tzone plan... i guess he's just jealous about paying too much for crap service from att.

[Cahlito @ Apr 3rd 2008 6:54AM]

good thing i just got my macbook yesterday!

[prometheuszx @ Apr 3rd 2008 7:09AM]

Does this work with the ipod touch?

[bilzy @ Apr 3rd 2008 2:25PM]

yes. using it here for that. make sure you have 1.1.4.

[Joe @ Apr 3rd 2008 7:21AM]

Someone may have already said it, but its worth reiterating- best application name ever.

[slarity @ Apr 3rd 2008 8:06AM]

So I've had an iPhone for quiet a while now (since the day they dropped in price) and I use and love At&t, can I still use my service fine with this? Also what are the biggest benefits? I feel like I'd have to play/tweak with it too much, it would take up too much of my CoD4 time.

[as @ Apr 3rd 2008 8:25AM]

I don't think that this will effect your att service, as long as you don't mess with the bootloader/baseband/unlocking/activate settings.

[slarity @ Apr 3rd 2008 8:44AM]

Thanks, thats good. People bash AT&T all the time but I pay $59.99 a month for 1000 anytime minutes and unlimited internet. Helluva a deal if you ask me.

Still the documentation for noobs on this hacking type stuff is very scarce and hard to find. Makes me leery for trying it.

[Togarth @ Apr 3rd 2008 8:15AM]

I take it this is an illegal hack tool?

[as @ Apr 3rd 2008 8:29AM]

No the dev team is not releasing any apple copyrighted material, the pwnage tool patches the official apple firmware. so basically this is not illegal hack tool

[dj-kenpo @ Apr 3rd 2008 9:39AM]

SO then... I can find the 2.0 firmware , and simply load it through this tool? no questions asked?

[packy17 @ Apr 3rd 2008 12:28PM]

should be able to, im not sure of where to find a copy of that tho....

[Togarth @ Apr 3rd 2008 9:42AM]

Hi I still unsure as to the purpose of this piece of SW?

No the dev team is not releasing any apple copyrighted material, the pwnage tool patches the official apple firmware.

Why don't Apple patch their own SW? and what exactly is this tool patching?

[christopher.rodgers @ Apr 3rd 2008 10:11AM]

Slarity:

I'd own a iPhone in a heart-beat if I could get that same 1000 minute plan for $59! I checked with AT&T and, even with my corporate (premier) discount, I can only get 450 voice minutes and data for $59. How did you get 1000 minutes? Was that a limited time promotion?

Let us all know..

Thanks!

Chris R.

[StuckUpPhoneGuy @ Apr 3rd 2008 10:02AM]

If you don't know what this does, read the Wiki thoroughly.

If you still don't understand, don't use it.

[PDubNYC @ Apr 3rd 2008 10:27AM]

Your name truly suits you. The Wiki page does not provide much in the way of a description of what this does, and I don't care to read 15 pages just for a general overview.

[PDubNYC @ Apr 3rd 2008 10:27AM]

Your name truly suits you. The Wiki page does not provide much in the way of a description of what this does, and I don't care to read 15 pages just for a general overview.

[packy17 @ Apr 3rd 2008 12:31PM]

then watch the video they released. its not very hard to use... if youve used ziphone or a similar program in the past you shouldnt have a problem. the only halfwat confusing part of this program is loading custom firmwares because its never been done before. im trying to find 2.0 to get on my phone for exchange

[James @ Apr 3rd 2008 10:09AM]

Hi

I have one of the original iphones on v 1.0.2 and got it unlocked, its the AT&T American one and im in the UK. all is fine but I want to up-grade the firmware.

Has anyone tried doing this yet on the device listed above, if my iphone is already unlocked will I mess it up and brick it by using the software?

For those who need the 2.0 firmware to work with this , its on torrent's... google it.

Many thanks in advance for whoever can assist me.

James
UK

[peter @ Apr 3rd 2008 11:06AM]

Upgrade the firmware to 1.1.4 then run Ziphone to unlock and jailbreak it. You'll be fine. I just did it with the exact same model as you (I'm UK too)

[Robert @ Apr 3rd 2008 10:10AM]

I would like to use the additional features of the tool, but need images of the 3.9 bootloader and the 4.6 bootloader. Does anyone know where these are?

[Togarth @ Apr 3rd 2008 10:22AM]

its a phone hack! just as I said in the first place, talk about splitting hairs

[bilzy @ Apr 3rd 2008 2:25PM]

yes it's a hack. duh. but it's not illegal. it's a patching tool.

[Togarth @ Apr 4th 2008 6:12AM]

@Blitzy what's with duh? I was right sorry !

[James @ Apr 3rd 2008 10:47AM]

In relation to what this tool does, it allows you to put any software version on your iphone (for example the new 2.0 iphone software that is currently in Beta)... all unlocked iphones are not capable of updating there software like locked ones as this blocks the unlock tool. So for unlocked iphone users who use other SIMS this tool is fantastic achievment, if you are not unlocked and doing it all by the book the only thing you can now do is put the 2.0 software on it which is a beta.

[slarity @ Apr 3rd 2008 1:48PM]

@Chris.rogers

I had At&T way before the iPhone and I was paying $59.99 a month for 900 anytime minutes. I called and asked what the cancellation fee was so I could go to another carrier, this other carrier (us cellular) offered 1000 anytime minutes for $39.99, so she talked to her supervisor and got me 1000 minutes for $39.99, then I bought my iPhone from an apple store and activated it, so it added $20 a month for the unlimited data. So viola, I have unlimited data+400 txt msgs+1000 anytime minutes+rollover (I have about 4000 minutes right now) for $59.99 a month. I love AT&T and don't want to switch carriers :)

[David @ Apr 3rd 2008 11:47AM]

I'm trying to download it but can't connect to the server: http://ipp.iphwn.org/PwnageTool_1.0.zip

Is the link correct? Has anyone else downloaded it?

[David @ Apr 3rd 2008 1:22PM]

OK, now that I posted, the link works. Great.

[iPwner @ Apr 3rd 2008 12:10PM]

For details and direct download for PWNAGE, go to http://www.ipwner.net/ipwner/?p=8 . :)