Blacksn0w unlock available now for iPhone 3G and 3GS

There's no stopping the eternal tug-of-war between the powers that be and the hackers that will, and for the time being it looks like things are back in the hands of the hackers. As of noon today giddy jailbreakers can take the next step and go full-on with blacksn0w, the unlock for the latest 05.11.07 baseband (with tethering enabled to boot). And if that weren't enough, it looks like blackra1n RC3 is alive as well, with Mac and Windows support. What are you waiting for? Hit the read link to get started, if that's your thing. And the battle for the iPhone's immortal soul continues...

[encg Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:25PM]

geohot is a genius!

[iLoveApple Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:25PM]

And he's so hot!

[Karim Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:32PM]

Creepy man, assuming you're a man..

[One Love Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:32PM]

Dutch hacker holds jailbroken iPhones “hostage” for €5. ;)

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:40PM]

Here is a guide on how to install it:
http://www.iphoneos3.com/2009/11/03/download-and-install-blacksn0w-for-iphone-3g-or-iphone-3gs-3-1-2/

[RDM Posted Nov 3rd 2009 1:04PM]

Harry Potter has done it again!

[dsgorham Posted Nov 3rd 2009 1:13PM]

I agree, he's hot. Grow up Karim.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 3rd 2009 2:17PM]

I think he's from the future

[RLBurkes Posted Nov 3rd 2009 3:27PM]

I just realized he works for Apple, hence the break apart. I just ran BlackRain and the first thing it does is download your phone statistics and presumable collects/emails them.

[tylersmyler Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:25PM]

Blackn0w singing in the dead of night..

[Mr Oos Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:44PM]

take these unlocked phones and learn to call...

[OriginalJosh Posted Nov 3rd 2009 1:03PM]

all your life, you were only waiting for this moment to arrive

[NHAnimator Posted Nov 3rd 2009 1:19PM]

Uh... Oh, it's 'black snow'. Never mind.

[Hotrod Posted Nov 3rd 2009 1:28PM]

@josh DMT trip?

[tylersmyler Posted Nov 3rd 2009 2:04PM]

actually, I meant 'black now'

[Dries Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:26PM]

I'll take bets on how long it'll take until "An update for your iPhone is available". :)

[N900 Posted Nov 3rd 2009 1:49PM]

you missed his point, calm down. *pats head*

[AbhishekVerma Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:26PM]

Done and Donated!! This guy is awesomeness personified!

[NAME Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:27PM]

Unlocked iPhones FOAR EVERYWUN!!!

[ruby Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:27PM]

is this another app I can get for my iPhone? I'm trying to collect them all

[jd101506 Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:27PM]

Blackra1n is awesome. Worked flawlessly for my 3GS at 3.1.2. Props to him and I definitely donated!!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:35PM]

so update through iTunes with a 3GS and i'll be able to keep my t-mo? (after the blackra1n of course)

[jd101506 Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:45PM]

If the new version unlocks it then yes. I have 3.1.2 on ATT and it works perfect. I don't know about T-Mobile, but according to the original post the new Blackra1n should unlock it...

[logicbombde Posted Nov 3rd 2009 1:32PM]

yep, works on T-mo


as always, just make sure you disable 3G in the settings app

[Raziel66 Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:29PM]

Can anyone link me to a walkthrough on how to jailbreak my phone? This is my first iphone and my first attempt at jailbreaking. I'm dying to get soem custome themes and backgrounder...

[Raziel66 Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:31PM]

Ah, just re-read the article. So this is Unlock only... no jailbreak yet?

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:33PM]

Blackra1n.com? Click? Follow on-screen instructions.

[Raziel66 Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:48PM]

Unfortunately I can't open the link from work (blocked), but reading around I don't really understand it all. I've seen people talk about getting stuck with tethered jailbreaks and some seem to indicate that that is what happens if you jailbreak from the current firmware version, rather than updating your previously jailbroken phone.

I don't want to bother trying this if I'm going to have to constantly plug my phone into my computer.

[Raziel66 Posted Nov 3rd 2009 1:00PM]

Heck no. I'm just a noob that has no clue about what I'm doing. I have a friend that could probably jailbreak the phone for me but he has a track record of breaking the electronics he is working on (he managed to blow out his tv and sound system while modding an xbox).

[RLBurkes Posted Nov 3rd 2009 2:10PM]

Literally one click with blackrain. It loads up says [Make It Rain] click and its done. You even get to look at the devs face while it reboots. Then go in, you see a new icon everything else is the same. if you dont do anything at this point its pretty much useless. Install one of the installers, and go.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:32PM]

time to round them up and put them in Jail, let's see them try to break out of a real Jail!

[NAME Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:37PM]

Let see you not get Ranked Down into Oblivion!

[trevr Posted Nov 3rd 2009 1:26PM]

@Name:

but i can't see anything above your comment........

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 3rd 2009 2:31PM]

nope, you will be ranked down into oblivion!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:33PM]

will jailbreaking my iphone with this application still allow me to receive apple software updates successfully?

[robott Posted Nov 3rd 2009 10:47PM]

ah noobs.

[Slarity Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:34PM]

This is a serious question as I haven't jailbroke since back in 2.0something. What features besides tethering can we get in JB rather than stock? I use to use VLC a little and it was cool for about a week having Quake on my phone but that was about all I did.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:37PM]

support for newer legit apps

[BeeksElectric Posted Nov 3rd 2009 1:18PM]

Limited multi-tasking is the killer app for me - using Backgrounder, you can keep any app (App Store or otherwise) running while switching to another, allowing me to, for instance, keep Opie & Anthony playing in the the Sirius-XM app while I surf the web in Safari. It's not perfect - you have to watch how much memory you have left, because if you run low, the OS will automatically close apps open in the background to recover memory; and not all apps work correctly in the background because the way it's implemented is meant to fool the app into thinking it's still running in the foreground - but the pros far outweigh the cons for me.

Customization is another big boon for jailbreaking - not just skinning with WinterBoard, but other features like enabling the battery % counter on non-3GS devices, showing the date and free RAM next to the time in the status bar, showing more apps per SpringBoard page, etc. I don't want to be limited to what Apple says I should use, so I jailbreak to customize my device to MY needs, not Steve Jobs' needs.

[rezaudio Posted Nov 4th 2009 6:41AM]

This is an example of being able to do your own customisation stuff:

http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss301/rezaudio/iPhonehomescreen.png

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:36PM]

just did this and it worked spiffingly. all credit to gehot, he is pretty talented.

[totalfixation Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:41PM]

did it hack the phone so it can tether?

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 4th 2009 1:07AM]

i've tried so many times using blackra1n, but seems like not working for my iphone 3G, the screen still showing USB plug to itunes...
How can i Jailbreak it..?
i was upgraded thru itunes lately...

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:38PM]

Should have named it Ch0c0lat3 R@1n

[NewL Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:38PM]

Why exactly does Frodo unlock iPhones, anyway? Is Arda such a boring place?

[N900 Posted Nov 3rd 2009 5:40PM]

because, one does not simply AT&T into Mordor.

[totalfixation Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:40PM]

How is the tethering going to work? same method as using the http://benm.at or will i need to do more work in order for it to work?

[manifest3r Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:41PM]

"the eternal tug-of-war between the powers that be and the hackers that will"

I feel a rap comin' on!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:47PM]

I used Blackra1n on my 3GS when it was unlocked. Tysiphonehelp said not to do it when its unlocked. I now have a 3GS stuck in recovery mode. Should i restore in iTunes, use Blackra1n to jailbreak, and then Blacksn0w to unlock?
PLEASE PLEASE ANSWER!!

[logicbombde Posted Nov 3rd 2009 1:49PM]

Yep,

that should fix your problems