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iPhone Dev Team Releases redsn0w for iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod Touch

By on June 20, 2009

As expected, the iPhone Dev Team has released the redsn0w jailbreak tool for the first generation iPhone and iPhone 3G/iPod Touch via PwnageTool 3.0 for Mac OS X.

Now for the caveats:

1. redsn0w will only jailbreak and unlock the first-generation iPhone, with the ultrasn0w 3G unlock tool for iPhone 3G not being included in this release.

2. iPhone 3G users that have jailbroken and unlocked using yellowsn0w should avoid redsn0w as the baseband in 3.0 is incompatible and will be relocked to the original carrier.

3. redsn0w WILL work for the first-generation iPhone and iPod touch, second-generation iPod touch and the iPhone 3G.

4. Unlock/jailbreak tools for the iPhone 3G S and Windows unlock/jaibreak tools are not available in this release and are forthcoming. PwnageTool will not function with the second generation iPod touch running 3.0 with redsn0w recommended.

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Humberto Saabedra is the Editor-in-Chief of AnimeNews.biz, PhoneNews.com and an occasional columnist for Ani.me. He can also be found musing on things at @AnimeNewsdotbiz

10 responses to “iPhone Dev Team Releases redsn0w for iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod Touch”

  1. Jazzy
    Jazzy June 21, 2009 at 12:56 am |

    hey, can anyone tell me if my ipod touch 2nd gen can be hacked/jailbreak on the 3.0 friware

  2. jordan-lee
    jordan-lee June 21, 2009 at 6:59 am |

    yes it can, just use redsn0w and it will do it for you

  3. Louis Leandre
    Louis Leandre June 21, 2009 at 11:41 am |

    Could some one help me. Does my IPHONE 3G already on 3.0 firmware
    could be unluck and jailbreak with redsnOw.
    it is so confusing.

  4. Christopher Price
    Christopher Price June 21, 2009 at 4:55 pm |

    If you want an unlocked iPhone 3G: Wait for ultrasn0w.
    If you want a jailbroken iPhone 3G: Use either PwnageTool or redsn0w.

    If you want an unlocked original iPhone: Use PwnageTool.
    If you want a jailbroken original iPhone: Use either PwnageTool or redsn0w.

    If you want a jailbroken iPod touch 2G: Use redsn0w.
    If you want a jailbroken iPod touch 1G: Use either redsn0w or PwnageTool.

    If you want an unlocked iPhone 3G S: No solution exists yet.
    If you want a jailbroken iPhone 3G S: No solution exists yet.

  5. Shlomi
    Shlomi June 22, 2009 at 12:32 am |

    OMG, I tried to upgrade my unlock Iphone( yellowsn0w) g3 to the new frimwork…..now it not finish the apdate of the new software and ask for the original SIM!!!! what can I do???????? HELPPPPP

  6. llcoolam
    llcoolam June 22, 2009 at 3:57 am |

    Shlomi – You need to use an activated version of the 3.0 firmware (pre-hacked) then jailbreak and then unlock with the new solution.
    Good luck!

  7. Shlomi
    Shlomi June 22, 2009 at 7:00 am |

    Thanks,
    The problem is: I can not complet the instulation of the 3.0 firmwork it keep asking for the original SIM wich I don’t have…..

  8. Louis Leandre
    Louis Leandre June 22, 2009 at 3:05 pm |

    Thanks Chris, I’ll be waiting for UltrasnOw

  9. Christopher Price
    Christopher Price June 22, 2009 at 9:34 pm |

    Shlomi, you weren’t supposed to upgrade yet. The replacement for yellowsn0w, ultrasn0w, has not been released yet. You have to either wait for ultrasn0w to come out, or try to downgrade to 2.2.1 (which we have not tested)… and the reinstall yellowsn0w.

  10. Shlomi
    Shlomi June 22, 2009 at 9:39 pm |

    Thanks