The iPhone Dev Team have successfully pulled the secpack from system software 1.1.2. What does this mean? We’ll be able to easily re-unlock the baseband once anySIM is updated to work with it! Stay tuned for more details.

It’s official, it’s out — iPhone system software 1.1.2.

You know the standard drill — if your iPhone is hacked (3rd party apps, games, etc…) and/or unlocked, we recommend you not upgrade. At least until the talented iPhone Dev Team rip it apart & jailbreak that bitch. It is confirmed 1.1.2 patches the much abused TIFF exploit and re-locks the baseband.

Although, if you’re legit, you can grab the update package from us, iPhone Hacks. Currently it remains unavailable via iTunes automatic update. To perform the upgrade: put your iPhone into restore mode, fire up iTunes, hold SHIFT (Windows) or Option/ALT (Mac), click restore, and select the ipsw you downloaded below.

For previous iPhone 1.1.2 coverage — what’s new and all that — read here.

Download: iPhone Software 1.1.2 Update

Running system software 1.1.1 and haven’t jailbroken or installed Installer.app yet? Then browse over to jailbreakme.com via Mobile Safari. Those genius iPhone/iTouch hackers have further refined their AppSnapp methods. Without doubt it’s the easiest jailbreaking technique to date.

New & improved AppSnapp features:

• Entire process is logged to /var/root/Media/AppSnapp.log and can be retreived with iphuc/ssh.
• Added a check to prevent AppSnapp from being ran on devices which are not running 1.1.1
• Improved reliability. I am no longer using raw sockets to send the payload files, they are being served back to the phone/ipod via HTTP. This greatly improves the chances you’ll actually get it jailbroken the first time.
• Added progress indicator. Now once safari crashes, you’ll see a dialog letting you know what’s going on.
• Updated to the latest version of Installer.app. Now, I install Community Sources by default so you’ll see all packages right away.
• Made it really one-touch, even for users with unactivated phones.
• Fixed issue where the majority of users with unactivated phones wouldn’t get YouTube working automatically.

Curious to know more? Read here.

Update: Ah! Those who upgraded to iTunes 7.5 may notice their custom ringtones have vanished. I was wondering what happened to mine and never pieced it together. After doing some research it would appear iTunes 7.5 wipes away any custom ringtones, that is once you re-establish a connection with the iPhone. Otherwise, everything else remains intact — or so it seems.

iTunes 7.5 is now available for download. It features a new method for activating the iPhone wherever service is offered.

iTunes 7.5 features the ability to activate iPhone wherever service is offered and support for Phase, a new interactive music game designed exclusively for iPod nano (third generation), iPod classic, and iPod (fifth generation). This release also includes bug fixes to improve stability and performance.

It’s safe to upgrade — even if your iPhone is hacked/unlocked.

Furthermore, QuickTime 7.3 is also available. It includes some iPhone-specific updates…

• Support for iTunes 7.5
• Updated support for creating iPhone-compatible web content
• Updated JavaScript support in the QuickTime Web Plug-in
• Numerous bug fixes

Over here are some details concerning the soon-to-be released iPhone system software update 1.1.2. UK iPhone’s will be launching with this version pre-installed, so those wishing to unlock, install 3rd party apps, etc… will need to sit tight. There’s no mention whether the baseband (modem) firmware is receiving a new version number or not.

First off, there’s support for dozens of languages, so if you happen to be a fluent Cantonese speaker, the phone has all the relevant character sets so you can display your language properly.

There’s full support for French and German, with special keyboard lay-outs on the ready to tackle accented characters – perfectly understandable, of course, what with the phone heading for launch across the channel this month too.

And then there’s access to The Cloud WiFi hotspots, which is already available to iPod Touch customers. This exclusive iPhone deal will let UK punters get onto the web, and use wi-fi to download tunes using the iTunes WiFi store, or just zip around the web at broadband pace, all for free!

Now for the obvious — the TIFF exploit — it’s patched. So the latest and simplest jailbreaking methods for 1.1.1 will be rendered obsolete. Of course when the new update propagates the iTunes globe, use the ol’ noggin — don’t update if your phone is unlocked and/or hacked in any way. Stay tuned!

iPhone developers who have just upgraded to Apple’s newest operating system — whether you’re just starting out, or you’ve been in the dev game for awhile — you will no doubt be pleased with drudge’s simple howto guide. It details the necessary steps to obtain and compile the latest toolchain for iPhone system software 1.1.1 on Mac OS X Leopard.

To get started, click here.