Comments on: Dev Team Releases iPhone/iPod PwnageTool 3.1.4 for Mac OS X

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:36:53 +0000

Ok I cannot get Pwnagetool 3.1.4 to load. I am using an ibook that has os x 9 on it. Is that the problem right there? Please help I really want to get my phones updated. Thanks

By: Darren

Darren — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:37:25 +0000

Hi guys please can someone advise me before i totaly Brick my 2G Iphone! Ok i upgraded my phone via “ITUNES” Stupid… I know! after install i had a message Carrier not supported Bla bla bla. i rebooted my phone, its stuck on a screen with a pic of itunes Logo and USB! Oh and emergency calls ony! but i can see my Vodacom signal is Full i get SMS an can fone out!!! how do i get past the Picture screen what needs to be done? PLEASE HELP Meeeeeeeee:(

By: Shayan

Shayan — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:53:05 +0000

i have iphone 2G. i have incorrectly installed FW 3.1.2 on it and now my iphone is in recovery mode, not coming out of it. my itunes also not showing the restore and update tabs as iphone is not connecting to itunes. kindly guide me in this regard. my OS is Windows XP. thanx

By: iRa

iRa — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:44:16 +0000

Please help I have recently notice that some of my apps are crashing on my 3Gs with the 3.1.2 and now it does want to connect with my iTunes n I haven’t used my iTunes since it was upgraded like a month ago. I think cydia have caused this n I remove the apps I downloaded n the problem still occurred.

By: V

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:47:08 +0000

Hi all,

I was one of them people that used to ask "Why jailbreak?" but now that i've done it i can't live without it. Having 5 icons in the dock is a must for me, and apple could have done that themselves but the don't! So... yep i must jailbreak my 3G.

By: Loup

Loup — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:55:59 +0000

just went from a 3.1.2 software to 3.1.2 software (jail broken) with a 3gs i bought when it first came out. i’m an owner of a mac book pro…. smoothest j/b program i’ve experience yet. and dev team does it again

By: MITCHELL

MITCHELL — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:00:16 +0000

If I have a brand new 3gs that came with 3.1 factory installed can I jb and unlock it using 3.1.4 to run on tmobile?

By: DoubleDown ¡

DoubleDown ¡ — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:56:06 +0000

I used blackra1n and it worked like a charm. I’m not worried about ‘unlocking’ cause I’m with AT&T. I’m sure in 2 years I’ll want to upgrade my 3Gs, by then it will be as easy as unlocking a first gen. 2G iPhone. Plus I’m a PC.

By: iphone4idiots

iphone4idiots — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:53:00 +0000

@Mary – Yes. Just follow any of the many guides that are out there now. It should take about 30 minutes.

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:54:24 +0000

Okay…total beginner jailbreaker here…so i have a few questions before i try to do this. I just want to get the google voice app. i am looking in the “about” menu on my iphone 3g. It says that I am on version 3.1 and Modem Firmware 05.11.07. since i only want to jailbreak and could care less about unlocking…will this PwnageTool 3.1.4 for Mac OS X work for me?

By: designeratlarge

designeratlarge — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:43:00 +0000

I just Jailbroke and unlocked with these new tools. Runs beautifully. Nice job Dev-Team as usual. My only question is what happened to the carrier name. I am running a 3GS on T-mobile. There is just a lonely set of bars and the infamous E icon in the upper left corner. They both seem lonely up there without the T-Mobile name. Any ideas?

By: bz101

bz101 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:43:55 +0000

If I don't care about the unlock (just jailbreak), is there an advantage to updating the baseband? I assume it fixes bugs just like the iPhone firmware itself.

So if I just install the stock 3.1.2 and then use Pwnage 3.1.4, I can still jailbreak right? I have been jailbroken since 3.0 and just keep using the Pwnage Tool to update. But with so many baseband updates, could it possibly improve signal and communication (e.g., less dropped calls)?

I don't ever see myself not using AT&T with the phone so don't care if I can't ever unlock.

Thanks.

By: epick

epick — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:56:48 +0000

Hi every one ! Every time a tried to install the custom firmware i get a 16xxx error … Somebody can help ? (using mac and 3gs ) thanks

By: CoolJoe

CoolJoe — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:25:11 +0000

just my opinion, but i think blackra1n is better, but this works for macs

By: iPhone4idiots

iPhone4idiots — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:08:52 +0000

@Christopher – what are you talking about? Loup was asking about j/b not unlocking so he is fine and I told Raphael that he couldn’t unlock. Which one do you think I told wrong??

BTW, I just put up guide with video on me upgrading from 3.0 to 3.1.2 with PwnageTool this morning. Very smooth – Dev Team is good.

By: John

John — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:45:54 +0000

Sweet.. Installing SBsettings now. Thanks Pete!

By: websyndicate

websyndicate — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:44:44 +0000

@macboy15: Really its for sbsetting. 3g unrestrictor, Skype over 3g. Unlimited download over 3g from apps store. I travel so that is nice for me. qTweeter, Cycorder, Qik, Winterboard. Im sure there is a lot more im forgetting but really the question is really Why Wouldnt you jailbreak?

By: Pete

Pete — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:33:05 +0000

@ John download SBSettings in cydia. Once installed, swipe left to right on the top menu bar no matter which app your in and it will slide down.

By: John

John — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:21:39 +0000

How can I configure wifi to toggle with a swipe?

By: Christopher cox

Christopher cox — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:17:36 +0000

@macboy15: people like to customize. You can customize the theme with winterboard and even have wallpaper faded behind all the icons in the launcher. People like to run pandora and slacker radio in the background while they do other things. They like to make skype calls while running other programs and use it on 3g as well as wifi. People like to toggle 3g, wifi, rotation, and other settings with a quick finger swipe instead of drilling through menus. Some like to multiple iTunes libraries and sync between all of them. There are many more things to do with a jailbroken iPhone. There is not one single answer like someone else pointed out.

By: Pete

Pete — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:02:48 +0000

@ Macboy, I have only recently jailbroken, after having done it only one the first gen iPhone back in the day. For me, its just about a few simple things, a customized UI, Tethering, SBSettings, so I quickly turn things on and off as I need them. There isn’t one main reason, just a few minor little tweaks I’d like to have.

By: Macboy15

Macboy15 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:57:55 +0000

Lol do people still jailbreak? And if so why? I must know. Because from what I read it’s not worth it to maintain. And you can get and do almost everything without it. Someone please explain??????????

By: Christopher cox

Christopher cox — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:54:40 +0000

@iphone4idiots: he never went to iPhone 3.1. He said specifically that it was factory 3.1, which is the same boat my friend is in.

Funny thing is he gets called an idiot because they say he didn't read the instructions and his fault he can't unlock because he foolishly upgraded to 3.1. I guess there are idiots out there that don't think 3.1 is factory installed on new units. Not saying your one of them ... But you did assume he "went" to 3.1.

By: Pete

Pete — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:38:56 +0000

@ Kenny. Thanks. Will be sure to re-jailbreak it with Pwnage when I get home from work.

By: Kenny

Kenny — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:32:59 +0000

Jb with pwnage is better than blackra1n. After jb with blackra1n. It let your install cydia. If you want to access file system, no way. If you jb with pwnage , your phone is completely jb and you can do anything to file system ( iphonebrowser)

Geohotz does the job fast - not best.

Dev-team does the job best - not fast

By: Pete

Pete — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:20:54 +0000

I have already jailbroken my 3GS with blackra1n. Is their any added benefit to restoring and unlocking with Pwnage Tool? I have no desire to unlock for use on a different carrier.

By: iphone4idiots

iphone4idiots — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:43:38 +0000

@Raphael I think you are asking if you can unlock your iPhone. The answer is no. Once you went to 3.1 on Apple’s firmware you lost it. Sorry

By: iphone4idiots

iphone4idiots — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:39:34 +0000

@Loup the answer is YES – I’m 95% sure. I just re-jailbroke to get from 3.0 to 3.1.2 and it took 30 minutes. Easy as pie!

By: Raphael Siqueira

Raphael Siqueira — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:29:03 +0000

I have a 3gs with factory 3.1 and baseband 05.11. I’VE already jailbroken with Blackra1n but it’s still unlocked for other carriers. Does Pwnage tool 3.1.4 helps me with that?

By: Loup

Loup — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:03:36 +0000

So if i j/b at 3.0, then was relocked after upgrading to 3.1, and hasnt been j/b since, am i good to j/b again?

By: Rohit

Rohit — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:58:07 +0000

Here’s a complete tutorial on how to jailbreak your iPhone firmware 3.1.2 using PwnageTool 3.1.4! http://retwt.me/T9ik

By: websyndicate

websyndicate — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:57:58 +0000

I never upgrade unless I can jailbreak. I cant live without my hacks on my 3G

By: NevadaScott

NevadaScott — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:40:48 +0000

Finally! Thanks Jeremy for posting this. I can once again return to the jailbreak community of love. haha.

By: ermax18

ermax18 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:38:49 +0000

Hmm.. only a few Cydia apps?

Lets see: GV Mobile (Google Voice) Backgrounder flashlight (one that actually turns the brightness to full) Cycorder (video recorder) Siphon (VoIP SIP client) SBSetings Rotation Inhibitor (disable screen rotation) Disable autolock Inspell (Inline Spell check in every app) VoIPover3G (lets SlingPlayer, Skype, PhoneSpeex or any other app run over 3G)

I am sure I am missing some. But these apps are all essential to me. Completely worth Jailbreaking. What is the logic in not jailbraking?

By: Atomic Popcorn

Atomic Popcorn — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:30:43 +0000

Too little too late – blackra1n for the win!

By: jonar1us

jonar1us — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:26:27 +0000

where’s the PC love DevTeam…we haven’t had an JB from the DevTeam for 3.1 OS yet?! but Mac always gets the JBs…C’mon DEVteam!!!

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:25:11 +0000

It’s been a while since my iPhone has been jailbroken, but with the exception of a few of the Cydia/Installer apps, I just don’t see the point… Let the games begin