UltraSn0w / Signal Bars Issues after 4.3.1 Jailbreak Fixed

Do you have problem with signal bar after jailbreak iOS 4.3.1? Do you still wait ultrasn0w fix to update to iOS 4.3.1?  Well, MuscleNerd has just announced that dev-team has successfully managed to fix ultrasn0w , signal bar and more to work on iPhone 4, 3GS after jailbreaking iOS 4.3.1. All issues will be fixed via a new update on ultrasn0w (not Redsn0w update). Dev-team will release the new update within few days after testing all devices

MuscleNerd: The 4.3.1 issues (signal bars, etc) are fixed http://is.gd/OYktXf but need a few days to test all devices + FW (again: not a new unlock!)

Note: this is not a new unlock, it's only update to ultrasn0w to work on iOS 4.3.1 for the unlockable basebands. (Not supported basebands : 2.10.04 / 3.10.01 / 4.10.01)

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Ultrasn0w 1.3 coming today to unlock iOS 4.3.1 (confirmed!)

Well, here's some good news! MuscleNerd has just announced on his twitter account that he's going to release a new ultrasn0w today along with the untethered jailbreak on iOS 4.3.1.

BTW ultrasn0w needs an update for 4.3.1, so unlockers should wait until that gets pushed out (hopefully also today)

Stay tuned for today! NO! It's not for iPhone 4!

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HOW TO: Activate iPhone 4, 3GS, 3G Without Original SIM or Hacktivation with SAM & Redsn0w 0.9.6b6

Few minutes ago, a new mix-up between iPhone dev-team and sbingner, has been done to allow you to activate your iPhone 4, 3GS and 3G without using original SIM or Hactivation. Thanks to sbingner's new tool which called SAM (Subscriber Artificial Module) and redsn0w 0.9.6b6. Moreover this mix-up has fixed the battery consuming after unlocking iPhone 3GS/3G with ultrasn0w 1.2. Let's check out how use this package after the jump.

STEP 1: Download Redsn0w 0.9.6b6 for Windows and Mac, (Links at the end)

STEP 2: For iPhone 3GS/3G users follow our previous guide posted here, for other devices follow this guide, (But be sure you are using Redsn0w 0.9.6b6)

STEP 3: After you finish jailbreaking your device, start Cydia and add http://repo.bingner.com repository.

STEP 4: Then install “SAM” and “SAMPrefs”.

STEP 5: Launch Redsn0w 0.9.6b6 again, and select “Deactivate” option.

STEP 6: Navigate to Settings > SAM and click "De-Activate iPhone"

STEP 7: Connect your iPhone to your PC then launch iTunes, allow iTunes to activate your iPhone officially. You will see this message "iPhone is activated"

According to sbingner : If iTunes says invalid SIM, you will need to manually select the appropriate carrier under one of the methods besides "Automatic" and click on a SIMID.

STEP 8: Here's the final step, go now and follow our guide posted here to unlock your device with ultrasn0w 1.2

Download Redsn0w 0.9.6b6 for Windows and Mac.

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HOW TO: Fix iPhone 3GS / 3G Battery Drain Problem & Over Heat After Unlocking With Ultrasn0w 1.2

The newly released ultrasn0w 1.2 which unlocked the iPhone 3GS/3G running iOS 4.2.1 by flashing the iPad baseband 06.15.00 using Redsn0w 0.9.6b5 or PwnageTool 4.1.3, has caused two major issues for many iPhone 3GS/3G users, ultrasn0w 1.2 has led to aggressive battery drainage, in addition, iPhone becoming excessively hot. Sherif Hashim, one of the hackers behind ultrasn0w has addressed these issues, let's check out them after the jump.

Here's Hashim justifying these issues

i hope those of u with 3g/3gs are enjoying their updated unlocked devices, all props to @MuscleNerd & co. for making this possible :) , hopefully the iphone 4 on 2.10.04 and 3.10.01 follows within a good time table.

on a very important side note, before anyone starts to complain about battery drainage issues after installing the new ultrasn0w on the 6.15.00 updated BB, the culprit here is not ultrasn0w, it's the hacktivation process (activating the phone by pwnage tool or redsn0w rather than using an official carrier sim to do so) that u mostly did while jailbreaking.

The 4.1 and 4.2.1 ipsws unlike their old ancestors, seem to keep looking for valid push certificates all the time, either thru your wifi, or thru your cellular data network (which u only have after installing ultrasn0w and hence u accuse it) , this can be seen clearly if u have a cellular working data plan for 3g or edge and u watched the settings > general > usage > cellular network data (sent & received are continuously increasing even without using any internet traffics on the phone) , this will also render the phone going hot even in stand by mode and also very rapid battery drainage occurs plus consuming ur data if you were not on an unlimited plan.

How can you fix these problems:

so to resolve this, u either:
A) 1st Solution: try to activate the phone using the official sim if u have it (even if the sim itself is old and not working) , or borrow it from a friend if it's possible, by any means, try to have an access to one and use it

B) 2nd Solution: if A is not feasible, u can install SBsettings from featured cydia packages and turn wifi and data off when u r not using it (shuts down both 3g and edge) , till C is done

C) 3rd Solution: there is a very nice module being worked on by a trusted jailbreak app dev, namely @sbingner , which ll resolve that issue for those having it, the details of which shouldn't be disclosed until he finishes his awesome work, till then, either use A or B to resolve the issue if it exists for you

In case you're one of those who suffering from the above mentioned problems after unlocking their devices with ultrasn0w 1.2, you have to try the above solutions as they will handle the situation, but don't forget to feed us back with your results on the comments section.

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Ultrasn0w to Unlock iPhone 3GS / 3G on iOS 4.2.1 Completed

Few moments ago, Musclenerd has confirmed that the ultrasn0w to unlock iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G finally got working fully on 4.2.1, so it looks that everything over there going alright, everything on schedule, which means that we will catch new version of ultrasn0w tomorrow as we mentioned before.

Musclenerd: Finally got ultrasn0w working fully on 4.2.1. Apple inadvertently(!) broke ultrasn0w via aggressive compiler optimization

Till know there's no news about iPhone 4 baseband unlock. For now we let you know immediately after the release of the new ultrasn0w, stay tuned.

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All Jailbreak and Unlock Guides for iPhone, iPod and iPad

The last few weeks we got three jailbreak tools for iOS 4.1 on iPhone 4, 3GS, 3G, iPod touch 4G, 3G, 2G and iOS 3.2.2 on iPad (i.e. Limera1n, GreenPois0n and PwnageTool), in addition to the presence of other jailbreak tools for all several iOSs, all this has led a confusion among iDevices users, so I decided to collect all iOSs, jailbreak guides and unlock guides for all existing iDevices in one article. Check them after the jump.

iPhone 4	iOS	Baseband	Jailbreak Guide	Unlock Guide	Jailbreak Compatibility
	4.1	2.10.04	Limera1n Greenpois0n PwnageTool	Tiny Umb+ultrasn0w Tiny Umb+ultrasn0w Preserve BB with PT	Mac – Windows Mac –Windows–Linux Mac
	4.0.2	01.59.00	Limera1n	Click here	Mac – Windows
	4.0.1	01.59.00	JailbreakMe	Click here	Through Safari (Web based)
	4.0	01.59.00	JailbreakMe	Click here	Through Safari (Web based)
	Notes: ·       iOS 4.1 can be unlocked while preserving the baseband. ·       Latest version for iPhone 4 is iOS 4.1 ·       All jailbreak above are untethered jailbreaks. ·       You have to jailbreak your device with one tool only.

iPhone 3GS	iOS	Baseband	Jailbreak Guide	Unlock Guide	Jailbreak OS Compatibility
	4.1	05.14.02	Limera1n Greenpois0n PwnageTool Sn0wbreeze	Preserve BB with PT	Mac – Windows Mac – Windows–Linux Mac Windows
	4.0.2	05.13.04	Limera1n	Click here	Mac – Windows
	4.0.1	05.13.04	JailbreakMe	Click here	Through Safari (Web-based)
	4.0	05.13.04	JailbreakMe	Click here	Through Safari (Web-based)
	Notes: ·       iOS 4.1 can be unlocked while preserving the baseband (PwnageTool only). ·       Latest version for iPhone 3GS is iOS 4.1 ·       All jailbreak above are untethered jailbreaks. ·       You have to jailbreak your device with one tool only.

iPhone 3G	iOS	Baseband	Jailbreak Guide	Unlock Guide	Jailbreak Compatibility
	4.1	05.14.02	PwnageTool Sn0wbreeze	Preserve BB with PT	Mac Windows
	4.0.2	05.13.04	Limera1n	Click here	Mac – Windows
	4.0.1	05.13.04	JailbreakMe	Click here	Through Safari (Web based)
	4.0	05.13.04	JailbreakMe	Click here	Through Safari (Web based)
	Notes: ·       Latest version for iPhone 3G is iOS 4.1 ·       All jailbreak above are untethered jailbreaks. ·       You have to jailbreak your device with one tool only.

iPod Touch 4G	iOS	Jailbreak Guide	Jailbreak Compatibility
	4.1	Greenpois0n Limera1n PwnageTool	Mac – Windows – Linux Mac – Windows Mac
	Notes: ·       Latest version for iPod touch 4G is iOS 4.1 ·       All jailbreak above are untethered jailbreas. ·       You have to jailbreak your device with one tool only.

iPod Touch 3G	iOS	Jailbreak Guide	Jailbreak Compatibility
	4.1	Greenpois0n Limera1n PwnageTool	Mac – Windows – Linux Mac – Windows Mac
	4.0.2	Limera1n	Mac – Windows
	4.0.1	JailbreakMe	Through Safari (Web based)
	4.0	JailbreakMe	Through Safari (Web based)
	Notes: ·       Latest version for iPod touch 3G is iOS 4.1 ·       All jailbreak above are untethered jailbreaks. ·       You have to jailbreak your device with one tool only.

iPod Touch 2G	iOS	Jailbreak Guide	Jailbreak Compatibility
	4.1	Greenpois0n Redsn0w PwnageTool Sn0wbreeze	Mac – Windows – Linux Mac – Windows Mac Windows
	4.0.2	Redsn0w	Mac – Windows
	4.0.1	JailbreakMe	Through Safari (Web based)
	4.0	JailbreakMe	Through Safari (Web based)
	Notes: ·       Latest version for iPod touch 2G is iOS 4.1 ·       All jailbreak above are untethered jailbreaks (except Redsn0w with MC Models). ·       You have to jailbreak your device with one tool only.

iPad	iOS	Jailbreak Guide	Jailbreak Compatibility
	3.2.2	Greenpois0n Limera1n PwnageTool	Mac – Windows – Linux Mac – Windows Mac
	3.2.1	JailbreakMe Spirit	Through Safari (Web based) Mac – Windows – Linux
	3.2	JailbreakMe Spirit	Through Safari (Web based) Mac – Windows – Linux
	Notes: ·       Latest version for iPad is iOS 3.2.2 ·       All jailbreak above are untethered jailbreaks. ·       You have to jailbreak your device with one tool only.

Apple TV 2G	iOS	Jailbreak Guide	Jailbreak Compatibility
	4.1	PwnageTool Greenpois0n (Soon)	Mac Mac – Windows – Linux
	Notes: ·       Latest version for Apple TV 2G is iOS 4.1 ·       All jailbreak above are untethered jailbreaks. ·       You have to jailbreak your device with one tool only.

You have to add this page to your favorite, as this page will be always updated with the new jailbreak and unlock tools and guides. [thx GadgetsDNA]

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Unlock iPhone 4 on iOS 4.1 with Ultrasn0w [How to Guide]

Have you jailbroken your iPhone 4 yet? Of course, yes! Geohot has released his Limera1n tool yesterday and it works with iPhone 4 very well (at least for me). If you have iPhone 4, you can upgrade to iOS 4.1 without updating the baseband then unlock it using Ultrasn0w. In case you already upgraded to iOS 4.1 while preserving your baseband, you will not be able to use this guide, just wait for a new Ultrasn0w update.

How to upgrade to iOS 4.1 while preserving your baseband 01.59.00

STEP 1: Download TinyUmbrella latest version from here and iOS 4.1 for iPhone 4 from here.

STEP 2: Close iTunes & connect your iPhone 4 to your PC then launch TinyUmbrella and select “Run as administrator”. If you got a Windows Security Alert, check both boxes and click on “Allow Access”.

STEP 3: Hit “Start TSS Server”. While the TSS Server is running well, TinyUmbrella will kill iTunes.

STEP 4: Now launch iTunes and click on the iPhone icon at the left sidebar of iTunes then hold left “alt” button (“Shift” button on Windows) + Shift from the keyboard. Point it to the iPhone 4.1 firmware you already download.

STEP 5: iTunes will go in a bunch of steps to restore your device to iOS 4.1, it should give you error 1004 which indicates that the baseband is preserved successfully.

STEP 6: Get back to TinyUmbrella and hit “Kick Device Out of Recovery” to get your device out of Recovery Mode. let's unlock!

How to unlock iPhone 4 on iOS 4.1 baseband 01.59.00 with Ultrasn0w

STEP 7: First, you will need to jailbreak your device using Limera1n jailbreak tool from Geohot by following the step by step guide posted here.

STEP 8: After jailbreaking, open Cydia and touch on Manage >> Sources >> Edit and hit the Add button on the top. Type http://repo666.ultrasn0w.com then hit “Add Source”.

STEP 9: After installing the repo, go back to Cydia and search for Ultrasn0w, tap on it and it will be installed automatically.

Well done, now you got iPhone 4 totally jailbroken & unlocked on baseband 01.59.00, congrats. We will be happy to hear your questions about any issues or problems facing you while following the guide.

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