| iPhone OS 2.2 is launched, Dev Team says wait! |
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Saturday, 22 November 2008 | |
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Page 2 of 2 The iPhone Dev Team says “this update SHOULD NOT be applied using iTunes if you want the chance of a soft-unlock in the near future” when talking about the iPhone 3G. Featured Whitepaper
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- The 2.2 firmware for 3G contains a baseband update for the 3G iPhone - The 2.2 firmware for 2G (1st gen iPhones) doesn’t contain a baseband update and the baseband is still at 04.05.04 - The Dev Team believe that its Pwnage technique (and therefore the Jailbreak) isn’t affected, but PwnageTool and QuickPwn do not support this release as yet, so DO NOT install 2.2 using iTunes as you will lose your jailbreak - If you apply this update and you previously relied on PwnageTool or QuickPwn to activate your phone, it may become temporarily deactivated and unusable (until we release the new version of PwnageTool or QuickPwn). - PwnageTool and QuickPwn updates will be released as soon as possible that will allow a safe update path to 2.2 the release of these updates is inevitable but not imminent, we are creating the modifications right now and we need to put the new software through the usual testing process. - If you apply this update and you have third-party (non AppStore) applications that you rely on they will stop working. - 2G (1st gen) iPhone users who cannot wait for the new PwnageTool or QuickPwn can safely “Update” to 2.2 using iTunes, this will preserve the existing activation. However “restoring” to 2.2 using iTunes will return the iPhone to the unactivated state. If you are in any doubt just wait. NB: This works for 2G ONLY. - The use of SIM-Proxies (small circuit boards/chips that sit underneath the SIM card) to provide GSM/UMTS service on your locked iPhone 3G is a method that the Dev Team have always advised against. Early reports suggest that the 2.2 update disables the functionality of these devices. The techniques used were always unreliable and the Dev Team is surprised that they have lasted this long. - The Dev Team is not working on the 2nd generation iPod touch at the moment, so cannot comment on what the the 2.2 software update may do to this specific model The Dev Team advises that “if you are in any doubt whatsoever please delay the install of this firmware on any of your devices until we have investigated the release in more detail” and recommends we all “watch this space”. All of that said – if you are using an iPhone 2G or 3G and don’t care about unlocking or jailbreaking, then the update very much looks like it’s worth updating to immediately – who can resist a better Safari, or the urge to try out Street View on the iPhone? Still, unlocking and jailbreaking is important to many, and even once the Dev Team unlocks iPhone 3G models on the original iPhone OS 2.0 firmware, its battle to unlock the latest updated baseband models still await those who want the best of both worlds: an unofficially unlocked iPhone 3G with all the cool new 2.2 features! |
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