The Dev Team just released the Pwnage app, which jailbreaks 2.2.1 iPhones on Macs. If you’re ever going to SIM unlock your phone in the future (use it on another network), use this, not QuickPwn.
A warning for all you iPhone jailbreak enthusiasts: Apple’s newest OS software update contains quite a stink bomb–10.5.6 disables the Pwnage tool, making you unable to jailbreak or unlock your iPhone or iPod Touch.
It’s a given that each firmware update for the iPhone and iPod Touch will seal up exploits used by the Dev Team to ‘Pwn’ the devices, but nobody expected the new MacBooks to present a problem for would-be Jailbreakers. Users over at HowardForums and iPodTouchFans are reporting problems running the Pwnage tool on the new aluminium MacBooks, which don’t seem to be able to recognise an iPhone or iPod Touch when it is booted into DFU mode, a vital requirement for jailbreaking.
Last weekend OSX users got their first taste of QuickPwn 2.1. Now a version is out for all the PC users in the audience. Happy hacking. [iphone-dev]
If you’re an iPhone owner who wants the updates presented in the 2.1 firmware, and want to run jail-broken applications, the iPhone Dev Team today released PwnageTool and QuickPwn for 2.1 devices. According to the folks at the Unofficial Apple Weblog, this update does not work with iPod Touch 2g, and is “for iPhones or first generation Touch devices only.” [TUAW]
Using QuickPWN for Windows, you can now follow about 13 not-too-tough steps to be on the leading edge of the iPod touch 2.1 jailbreak curve, if that’s your thing. There is a good chance that iTunes 8 won’t recognise it though, since it can now detect custom firmwares. So if you’ve upgraded to 8 you might want to think about holding off until the Dev folks release those iTunes patches. And this isn’t an official GUI version, so be warned. No iPhone 2.1 jailbreak yet, but it won’t be long. [QuickPWN]
Since they can’t avoid hacked iPhones no matter how hard they try, Apple seems to have prepared iTunes 8 to avoid pwning, disabling this ability in mint iPod touch and iPhone devices. But don’t fret, because the iPhone Dev Team has already launched a counterattack:
Just a few days after the Dev Team released its jailbreak tool for the 2.0.2 firmware to Mac users, WinPwn 2.5 and the QuickPwn Tool for Mac have both appeared at about the same time, offering the ability to QuickPwn the latest iPhone and iPod Touch firmwares. In other words, not only can you jailbreak your iPhone or iPod and enjoy sweet, sweet Cydia and Installer action, but you also don’t have to go through the irritating process of building a custom firmware and carrying out a lengthy restore in iTunes.
This release adds support for Pwning the 2.0.2 5C1 firmware on the iPhone and iPod touch, as well as an update to the latest version of Installer.app. Mac-only for now but, as usual, just sit tight for a few days. [iPhone Dev Team via TUAW]
