The iPhone Dev-Team has just stated on their blog that the iPhone 3G[s] jailbreak is ready, BUT they will not release it until Apple releases OS 3.0.1.

They explain a bit how the jailbreak works and why they have decided to make everyone wait for its release.  They do not want to release the jailbreak only to have Apple patch the holes in the firmware.  They believe Apple could easy stop everyone from being able to jailbreak.  This seems like the ongoing cat and mouse game the Dev-Team and Apple play.  I support the Dev-Team 100% because of all the hard work they have provided for free, but this makes me wonder if they are just trying to prevent more work for themselves.  Even if Apple did patch the hole, they would find another one; software is never infallable.

Keep up the good work, we will all have to be patient if that is possible.  Thank you

From the iPhone Dev-Team blog:

Here’s the critical point, the reason why we’re delaying our version of the jailbreak: Once the jailbreak is out, Apple will fix the iBoot-family bug we use to accomplish it.  They will simply stop signing the old iBoots and only sign the fixed ones.  If you bought your phone after Apple has done this, there’s nothing you can do…the jailbreak isn’t going to work for you.

It is possible that Apple will find the bug we use without our handing it to them on a silver platter (via a public jailbreak).  In that case, we will have delayed our jailbreak for “nothing”.  But we’d rather be safe than sorry!

Apple is surely coming out with a 3.0.1 firmware release shortly. They need to fix ultrasn0w.  They need to fix some UI issues.  3.0 is buggy and 3.0.1 is coming.  We’re going to wait and see what 3.0.1 brings before figuring out the release date for our version of the jailbreak.

In the meantime, we have some remaining 3.0 jailbreak issues to investigate, including push notification.  Thanks for being patient with us while we took a 3GS “timeout”!

Geohot and the Dev-Team

Geohot and the iPhone Dev-Team have helped each other with their hacks but the relationship has been rocky.  After Geohot showed that he had successfully jailbroke the iPhone 3G[s] he was asked about releasing it to the Dev-Team; his reply on Twitter, “I don’t expect credit from the dev team. Remember when I gave them the yellowsn0w vector?”

I wonder if this sudden statement by the iPhone Dev-Team will change Geohot’s mind about releasing his own jailbreak tool, or will he take the same path.

George Hotz, aka Geohot, has done it again. Famed for creating the first hardware unlock for the OG iPhone, Geohot has just released the first official pics of a jailbroken iPhone 3G[s]. Geohot has mentioned on Twitter that it is as simple as a 10 line change to the current release of Redsn0w.

Geohot also says that he will be sharing this with the iPhone Dev-Team rather than packaging his own tool for public release. He explains that they have the back-end work already taken care of for a mass public release. This is great because this means that the jailbreak for the iPhone 3G[s] is just around the corner. I’m sure the Dev-Team will want to do testing, but if it is as simple as changing 10 lines of code like Geohot says, it won’t be long.

via Geohot on Twitter and On the iPhone

It still amazes me how quickly this group of hackers are able to get into devices and find holes they can exploit.  A jailbreak and unlock solution is confirmed by the iPhone Dev-Team.  The same 24Kpwn exploit used to jailbreak the iPod Touch 2G with Redsn0w can be used for the iPhone 3G S, confirmed by the iPhone Dev-Team late last night.

They have not packaged a jailbreak solution yet, but because of the same basic weaknesses that allow Redsn0w to jailbreak the other Apple devices, it should be no time at all till we see it released.  They explain that they want to make sure that they safely package this before release, which didn’t take them that long for 3.0.

An unlock solution has also been found for the iPhone 3G S, it’s called Ultrasn0w.  Yes, the very same application to unlock the iPhone 3G has been confirmed to work with the iPhone 3G S.  They say that Ultrasn0w is ready right now to unlock the 3G S, without any modifications what-so-ever.

via iPhone Dev-Team

Zodttd, who brought the first game emulators to the iPhone, has now figured out a way to run his PSX4iPhone Playstation emulator on the iPhone 3G S. Yes, iPhone 3G S! Zodttd has accomplished this without having to jailbreak the device, but simply through using DiscAid for PC and Mac to move the application to a publicly writable directory on the iPhone 3G S.

Previous emulators for the OG and 3G iPhone were a bit laggy, but with the new faster hardware of the iPhone 3G S, it is running very smooth.

If you would like to try this, Zodttd is offering to make a limited number of builds of the software. You will need to send him your unique device ID and $10.

Still up for it? Since I have only a limited number of slots to fill to send out this build, it will currently cost $10 and you must email me your 40 character device ID (UUID/UDID) as provided within iTunes. Send the email with your UUID to zodttd@zodttd.com and I will respond as quickly as possible with instructions for payment. Then I will send you instructions to download and run psx4iphone on your iPhone 3GS.

via Zodttd

The much anticipated iPhone 3G S is finally making its way to customers’ hands this morning.  The doors at Apple and AT&T stores start opening at 7 a.m., but many have been in line much earlier, like previous iPhone releases.  This time is a little different because the iPhone 3G S was available for pre-order before the launch date.  Customers that pre-ordered their iPhone 3G S had the option to pick up their new “Jesus” phone at an AT&T or Apple store today or have it shipped directly to them with a beginning arrival date of June 19th.  The stores were planning to have two lines: paid and paying.

Another difference this year is that Apple released the new OS 3.0 two days earlier than the iPhone 3G S launch.  Last year, Apple released OS 2.0 on the same day as the iPhone 3G launch which caused wide span blackouts of the iTunes activation process.  With every iPhone owner, OG and 3G, hammering the iTunes servers trying to upgrade to OS 2.0 and activate service, iTunes sadly failed miserably.  Many customers, including myself, with their new 3G were not able to get it activated till much later in the day.  I say thank you to Apple for learning from its previous mistakes.

How was your experience in the lines this year?  Is this your first iPhone or have you waited before?  Let us know your experience getting your new iPhone 3G S in the comments.

UPDATE:  Reports are coming in from all over the US that the lines are moving really quickly.  It’s great to see that Apple and AT&T got it right this year.  If you are still in line, stay strong, it will all be worth it.