[Michael Johnston]

A rogue team of iPhone hackers has just released a jailbreak method for the latest iPhone update, version 1.1.3. The method involves performing a soft upgrade to iPhones running version 1.1.1 and 1.1.2. Currently a Windows-only procedure, the jailbreak requires a special version of Nate True's iBrickr as well as an Installer.app package named "1.1.3 soft upgrade". According to TUAW's Erica Sadun, the jailbreak was released against the wishes of both the iPhone Dev and Elite teams.

The special version of iBrickr as well as instructions for the procedure are outlined on Nate True's blog. The basic idea is that you obtain the 1.1.3 upgrade and modify the files for full read and write. The special version of iBrickr will upload the modified update to your phone at which time you install the "1.1.3 soft upgrade" package from Installer.

We'll be giving the jailbreak a try and reporting our findings as the story progresses.

Hello there! This jailbreak seems pretty interesting! I'm about to use it, but before doing it I wannt to know something? What are the disvantages of changing from 1.1.1 to 1.1.3. I know there are a lot of new features, but are there any bad things? Like not being able to use Installer or something like that?

Thx for reading!
Josh

They have a mac link up now too. . . .I'm too chicken to try it.

http://cre.ations.net/blog/iphone-11...break-released

[Tbcolby]

I am absolutely in love with the line "against the wishes of the iPhone Dev and Elite teams" in reference to keeping the 1.1.3 jailbreak away from the general public. At some point these people decided, "Let's jailbreak this thing, let everyone know how great we are, and then withhold the technology from the general public." I understand the rationale of withholding the jailbreak technology. When version 1.1.3 was released, I was notified by these groups that they would not release it. Cool! Great! Let's all wait for the SDK, and play with our 1.1.2 hacked phones. I'm sorry, but this is a poor move on the iPhone Dev and Elite teams.

Well, I'm making it 1.1.3 right now, but in the part where it says to go to installer and installer the soft upgrade, it does install it and reboots my iphone.. but.. it's still 1.1.1 :S this is weird..

Originally Posted by Tbcolby

I am absolutely in love with the line "against the wishes of the iPhone Dev and Elite teams" in reference to keeping the 1.1.3 jailbreak away from the general public. At some point these people decided, "Let's jailbreak this thing, let everyone know how great we are, and then withhold the technology from the general public." I understand the rationale of withholding the jailbreak technology. When version 1.1.3 was released, I was notified by these groups that they would not release it. Cool! Great! Let's all wait for the SDK, and play with our 1.1.2 hacked phones. I'm sorry, but this is a poor move on the iPhone Dev and Elite teams.

I agree with you - all the way! They say they are being benevolent so they can wait until SDK - Whatever! They just want to have the power and bragging rights. I doubt there is a release they cannot hack. So - are they being lazy by holding the solution back - or greedy?