Comments on: iPhone Dev Team Warning to Unlockers: Do Not Update to 2.2.1 Firmware

By: Rameshbhai patel

Rameshbhai patel — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:50:23 +0000

I had used my iphon for 15 days with 2.2 OS in india. I had updated 2.2.1 os on 1st april by itunes the phone is locked. Now there is now solution justnow. Atleast itunes and apple should put notice with itunes when the suggested any drawback for new updates. or should give the updates with its solution also.

By: benedictus

benedictus — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:32:45 +0000

Hello!

a friend of mine updated his iPhone 3G 'accidently' to firmware 2.2.1. & baseband 02.30.03. The device is locked cannot be used to make/receive phonecalls. I want to help him.

As I understand it - he is screwed. Apparently there's no software solution for this - for now. And no clear view on a solution from the DevTeam is not in sight.

So what are the options: buy a new one, obtain a valid sim or ... do the trick with a turbo sim. Will that help my friend? What I read on the interweb tells me there's no guarantee that the turbo sim will actually make it work.

Is this a correct summary of the options? Thanks for helping me helping my friend out.

Regards, Benedictus

By: Tammy

Tammy — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:38:29 +0000

PS: You can't downgrade, and besides, you don't have to now!

And if you're iPhone buggers up from this or from whatever you've done to it so far, just use iTunes to restore your phone to factory settings and start over.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:36:36 +0000

oh yea, for windows and mac, you’ll find it all here

http://www.quickpwn.com/

By: Tammy

Tammy — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:34:05 +0000

You can jailbreak the iPhone with the latest 2.2.1 firmware upgrade and even with the baseband at 2.30.03. I did it. Quickpwn has just released the software – you get it from their site. It’s just all the websites that talk about jailbreaking haven’t gotten hold of this news yet. Remember – this is jailbreaking only..not unlocking. Again – If you upgraded to the 2.2.1 firmware, 2.30.03 baseband, you can jailbreak only using the newest version of Quickpwn.

By: modernlaura

modernlaura — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 08:26:35 +0000

I have a 2g with 1.1.2 fw had it unlocked to T-mobile with just the sim card I don’t know if it was jb had someone do it for me. I mistakenly uploaded 2.2.1 from itunes I thought I was downloading a unlocking program. But wait, I already have a unlocked iphone(I wanted free upgrades for life. Can you say greedy) The error message said my sim card was not supported and now I can only make emergency calls. I’m an idiot. I know, but I still need HELP!!!

By: frank

frank — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:16:23 +0000

i was unlocked and jailbroken .. i just upgraded to the 2.2.1 firmware.. i am still unlocked and nothing was f**cked up .. i just lost the jailbreak.. just have to do it again …

By: gael

gael — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:22:15 +0000

I’ve also updated to 2.2.1. I’m lost!!

By: Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:38:26 +0000

@ Dumb ass : you’re not alone in the world… I totally forgot about jailbreak and updated I miss my apps and it’s been less than 24 hours!! Anybody who know how to downgrade to 2.2??

By: Dumb ass

Dumb ass — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:26:50 +0000

Well I did it by mistake before I read the warning as soon as I clicked ok I thought crap I really shouldn’t have done that !!! Totally regret it jail broken is the only reason I don’t chuck my iPhone in the bin no Bluetooth pictures no forward messaing no mms included !!!! Crap camera no video !!! Jail break 2.2.1 asap pleeeeeeease !!!!!

By: chris

chris — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:37:40 +0000

well im a noob ,and went ahead to updating it to 2.2.1 and now im without phone use ,hope smthing comes up soon.thx

By: natnat

natnat — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:38:06 +0000

Pinny the image problem is definitely noticable. Take a photo, set it to wallpaper. then send it to yourself via email. resave the new pic, then use it as wallpaper. then apply this to any picture sent from the phone. it scales/compresses and looks bad.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:52:08 +0000

I just jailbroke my phone about 3 weeks ago and I’m not going back. Jailbreaking is the only way to go with the iphone. I can’t belive I waited so long before I did it. Besides, it does not take them long to break the new firmware anyway….

By: Ra'ed

Ra'ed — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:09:31 +0000

@Jeremy, yeah it didn’t work. Thanx @fonzman, it would be ok but you won’t be able to jailbreak till an updated jailbreak tool is released.

By: Fonzman

Fonzman — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:46:16 +0000

I’m currently jailbroken: if I restore my phone will it be okay to install 2.2.1? Not that I want to , but just wondering.

By: Jeremy Sikora

Jeremy Sikora — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:27:49 +0000

@Ra’ed, that is not for the latest firmware… that is a old release. There is NO CURRENT Pwnage tool for firmware 2.2.1.

By: Ra'ed

Ra'ed — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:23:51 +0000

PwnageTool 2.2.1 has already been released already!!

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/01/02/download-pwnagetool-221-to-jailbreak-iphone-3g-22-on-mac-os-x/

By: jetstoya

jetstoya — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:43:54 +0000

A jailbroke phone is the only way to go. My phone is a world phone not just an American phone!!! Thanks again Dev Team. For people who live in a bubble I can understand why u don’t unlock your phone, but for us travelers it’s a blessing !!!

By: lordzod01

lordzod01 — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:48:56 +0000

Sorry I meant “are”. The keyboard again LOL

By: lordzod01

lordzod01 — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:47:43 +0000

I wonder how many people ate going to be unlucky. You have to think a few won’t read the blogs and they’re the ones we must feel for. On the brighter side I’m jailbroke and the new vista bliss works like a charm LOL

By: Cc

Cc — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:45:01 +0000

Is it only if your phone is unlocked? Cause I didn’t need to unlock it but it’s jail broken

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:19:34 +0000

I have a jailbroken iphone that is unlocked as well. The MMS, copy paste applications are already available..only if you havea jailbroken phone. How abt this 2.2.1 ? Apple things ppl are dumb !

By: jon

jon — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:18:58 +0000

frog, you show ignorance…

By: Jeremy Sikora

Jeremy Sikora — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:56:10 +0000

@Pinny, doubtful as there will be a work around the next few days. If anything they would do that in a major update. To get people to update for that MMS or copy and paste. To update for a simple bug fix? Nah. This was legit for bug fixes.

By: Pinny

Pinny — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:54:05 +0000

I bet this is why they released such a useless patch. It fixed a bug noone ever heard of. Give me a break. It was to scare off “fair-weather”l hackers.

By: Jeremy Sikora

Jeremy Sikora — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:47:26 +0000

There are a ton of people who do, take a look in our forums. You will see some there for sure.

By: frog

frog — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:43:20 +0000

Who bothers to jailbreak these days? I don’t know a single person who does.