iPhone Hacks · Hacks, Cracks, Mods, Homebrew, Utilities

As promised — the steps to achieve a full hardware unlock of the iPhone. Rather than me copy/paste directly from geohot’s blog, just follow the link below. It’s divided into separate blog posts coinciding with his wonderful sense of humour. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll potentially end up with an unlocked iPhone.

I must warn you: it’s definitely an advanced procedure not intended for the faint of heart. If you have the skills, or the balls, have at’er. It’s currently the only working method aside from going the Turbo SIM route; however, Bladox remains out of stock. I feel for those less fortunate, really.

My spidey senses are tingling (again)… I can feel a complete software unlocking coming soon.

Kudos George, and everyone else involved.

geohot’s blog

Update: iBrickr v0.8 has been released:

Version 0.8 lets you upload multiple files at a time (for NES ROMs and File view only for now), and lets you add ringtones without modifying your phone. NOTE: Unmodded ringtone manager will cease to work properly when iTunes begins letting you buy ringtones.

Version 0.7 replaces the Install Application button with “Browse Applications” - clicking an app icon in Browse will download and install it to your phone in one step. Also included is integrated management for NES ROMs, Voice notes, and EBooks for the Books application. These are linked to from the Applications view when you have those applications installed.

The interface is designed to read like an interactive tutorial - just download the Zip file, extract it somewhere, and run ibrickr.exe (I’ll have an installer soon). Plug in your iPhone and iBrickr will guide you straight through the steps of modifying your iPhone. Once that’s done (takes about 10 minutes), you can manage ringtones and applications to your heart’s content.

By the way, everyone reading this, the Turbo SIM worked! I am now using a fully unlocked iPhone on Rogers here in Toronto! Thanks to C.J. who donated his TSIM after I busted mine. Word to the wise: they’re extremely brittle — be careful when adjusting the fit.

Download: iBrickr v0.8

- source: cre.ation.net

Well I’ll be damned… Just plugged in my iPhone and iTunes is reporting a new firmware update, version 1.0.2. According to Apple it’s merely bug fixes, as illustrated in the screen shot below.

Surely I can’t be the first to know about this, so I did a little research. And reported by several others: jailbreak continues to function and other iPhone hacks are working as well. Although, if you’re attempting an update or backup/restore from a hacked iPhone, you may experience problems.

My money says it doesn’t hinder the recent iPhone [hardware] unlock either. ;)

It didn’t take long… Accelerated NES emulation on the iPhone!

A few weeks back we witnessed its initial release from developer stepwhite, who creatively adapted the iPhone touch screen to act as a NES controller pad. Shortly after we saw a few improved binary builds hurrr and thurrr.

Now nervegas has taken it upon himself by completely rewriting and optimizing NES.app. There are plenty of new configurable preferences that are bound to get your NES freak on — frame skip, full screen, game genie support, sound, saved games, and more…

Copy your ROMs to /var/root/Media/ROMs/NES

NES.app is based on the popular InfoNES emulation core; faithfully mimicking the 6502 CPU found in the Nintendo Entertainment System.

The CHANGELOG history behind NES.app version 0.99.00 is quite overwhelming. If you’re interested, follow the “more” link.

Download: NES.app 0.99.00

- source: natetrue.com

NES.app 0.99.00 changelog… (more…)

Most iPhone owners, especially those out of state, know about the existing method to unlock the iPhone by utilizing a Turbo-SIM and specific iPhone compiled software (see here).

Well, today its been announced that a full hardware unlock has been accomplished — TSIM and additional iPhone software, not necessary.

I’ve been steady reading George Hotz’ blog as he journeyed through his iPhone JTAG adventure. Now it has finally paid off! Watch the video…

The current method involves taking apart your phone and doing some complicated soldering, with a high probablity of a bricked phone. Although after the phone is unlocked all the hardware can be removed. We hope to find a software unlock very soon.

- source: iphonejtag.blogspot.com

Nullriver’s Installer.app: no doubt the easiest method to install iPhone homebrew apps & games directly from the phone itself.

The problem: how the hell do you install “Installer.app” in the first place? I’ve received countless emails asking this question… And if you’re not *nix (command line) savvy, it could be quite a tedious/frustrating procedure.

The answer:

New! We now have a single command Mac (PPC & Intel) installer for Installer.app, get it here. This will automate the entire jailbreak and Installer.app installation process for your 1.0 or 1.0.1 iPhone, including automatically downloading the right firmware files. Be sure to read the short README file for installation instructions.

If possible, it is recommended you do a full restore of your iPhone using iTunes before installing this, but this is not required — it will simply make for a cleaner install.

Yep — that’s right. Using the supplied shell script, which is somewhat similar to Nate True’s iPhone SSH Kit for Windows, you’ll soon be installing apps/games as if it were going out of style.

Download the package, unzip it, open Mac’s Finder and type “Terminal” in the dialog’s search box. Locate “Terminal.app” and double click. Change directory to where you’ve unzipped the package. For example: if you’ve decompressed the zip to your desktop, type “cd Desktop/iPhoneInstaller” (without the quotes). Execute “get_installer.sh” (type “./get_installer.sh”) — the rest is easy pickings.

Download: iPhoneInstaller for Installer.app

- source: iphone.nullriver.com

Lucas Newman & Adam Betts, crowned Iron Coder runners-up, have unleashed Lights Off — the first addicting puzzle game native to the iPhone. That is of course, if we’re not considering iTicTacToe, which isn’t entirely habit forming.

The objective:

…to switch all of the lights out. Tapping a light toggles it, along with the four adjacent lights. Once you switch all of the lights out, you’ll advance to the next level!

Great job guys.

Download: Lights Off v1.0.1

- source: deliciousmonster.org

Update: The sample app is now available! Download it below.

1. You will need a buddy with an iPhone and Squidge installed.
2. Call your buddy and put them on speaker phone.
3. Ensure that you have a Wi-Fi connection, and then launch the Squidge application.
4. You will be presented with your contact list. Select your buddy’s iPhone from the contact list.
5. That’s it! You are now sending video to our server. Any imagery that your buddy sends to the server should now be displayed on your iPhone.

“A periscope mirror that reflects your iPhone camera image 180°” is recommended. Have fun!

Without a doubt one of the most ingenious iPhone hacks to date… Check out what these clever lads have managed to pull off; it’s MacGyver-type shit. Two iPhones, an intermediate web server to relay compressed video, this yet to be released app, and the Phuckleberry stand (don’t ask, just watch the video) will result in two-way video conferencing. I knew Demolition Man was real!

Sample app on the way…

Next on our list, we’ll be creating an app that will actually let ambitious iPhone users try out the proof of concept. This primarily involves adding a user interface. Check back for this.

Simply awesome. The preliminary hacked together source is available on their blog, I suggest you read the notes concerning that.

And congratulations on conquering Iron Coder live!

Download: Squidge Sample App

- source: Miggity Miggity Mac Daddy

Say whaaaaat? You know it! *kicks a cart*

Using a Turbo-SIM from these guys, without any additional hardware, a SIM card reader/writer for instance, you can unlock your iPhone — any carrier — phone, SMS, GPRS, all functional on any GSM network. I just ordered my Turbo-SIM so I cannot personally confirm this method to work, yet. Although, word circulating the virtual streets say it’s good to go.

Software you need:

• iPhone Bladox Utilities Port — you need the binary, “turbo-app”
• AppleSaft 0.92 — you need the “applesaft.trb” file

First, your phone must be activated (with the AT&T SIM), jailbreaked, and with SSH and vim. Refer to previous tutorials to do that

- Download the port of Bladox utilities on your computer, extract it on your computer (you need the binary file turbo-app)
- Download AppleSaft 0.92 from Bladox, extract it on your computer (you need the .trb file)
- Turn on your phone with Turbo SIM + AT&T subscription
- Disable CommCenter - ssh to your phone, vim /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/
com.apple.CommCenter.plist add

Code:

<key>Disabled</key> <true/>

for example add it just after these lines, already present in the file

Code:

<key>OnDemand</key> <false/>

If you don’t like vim, you can do this modification on your desktop computer (iPhuc/iPhoneInterface getfile, modify the file, and putfile)

vim ultra light survival kit

i : insert mode
ESC : command mode (from insert mode)
dd : delete the current line (in command mode)
:w! : save (in command mode)
:q! : quit (in command mode)

- Reboot
- Copy turbo-app to your phone (for example in /opt/bladox)
- Copy applesaft.trb to your phone (for example in /tmp)
- ssh to your phone, set the executable permission to turbo-app (chmod a+x /opt/bladox/turbo-app) and run it with /opt/bladox/turbo-app /tmp/applesaft.trb. It should take approximately 30 seconds and you shouldn’t see any error. Please panic if you see one
- Reenable CommCenter - ssh to your phone, vim /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/
com.apple.CommCenter.plist and delete the lines you added previously
- Reboot
- Go into Settings/Phone/SIM Applications/Apple Saft and choose Set
- Turn off your phone
- Turn on your phone with Turbo SIM + your subscription and test

Check back for a full report (and cleaner tutorial) once my Turbo-SIM arrives. Mad props to everyone responsible for achieving this unlock!

- source: bladox

Update: Head over to skypeforiphone.com with MobileSafari (on the iPhone) and start beta testing!

Are you a swearing canuck like me, and still not able to make a fuckin’ phone call from your iPhone? That could very well be a thing of the past thanks to SHAPE Services.

Currently the IM+ for Skype service is undergoing beta testing; nothing is available for immediate use (yet). Although, when it does make its promising Internet debut, surely it’ll keep your head ringing, almost literally. Additional details onward — follow the source link.

IM+ for Skype is a web service that enables voice and text communication with other Skype users and provides cost-effective calling to landlines and mobiles. The application is designed especially for iPhone’s touch screen and complements the design and interface of iPhone.

- source: IM+ for Skype (iPhone)