Difference between revisions of "Up to Speed"

Revision as of 10:14, 27 July 2008

So, all of this sounds intimidating. Jailbreak, sign, secpack, unlock, baseband, iBoot, seczone, ZiPhone, pwnage.

Don't worry, this should bring you up to speed.

We'll start with three terms

Now a timeline

June 29, 2007 -- iPhone is released. World's most hyped consumer product.
July 3, 2007 -- DVD Jon first cracks activation. People can use the apps on the phone without a subscription
July 9, 2007 -- dev team releases jailbreak method. The first use of this is ringtones
July 20, 2007 -- nightwatch ports a toolchain to the iPhone. The first apps are compiled.
August 14, 2007 -- First phones are used with other carriers by means of a * SIM hack
August 21, 2007 -- Installer.app is released, first GUI apps are distributed
August 23, 2007 -- geohot and team release hardware unlock method.
September 10, 2007 -- IPSF releases first software unlock method for money.
September 11, 2007 -- dev team releases iUnlock, first free software unlock
November 2, 2007 -- jailbreakme is released, bringing jailbreaking to the mainstream iPhone user
November 15, 2007 -- Bootloader comes out, new iPhones can't be unlocked.
February 8, 2008 -- geohot releases software unlock for 4.6, Apple states 25% of phones were never activated with AT&T
February 11, 2008 -- Zibri releases ZiPhone, the all in one unlock, activate, jailbreak solution.
July 11, 2008 -- iPhone 3G is released
July 19, 2008 -- dev team releases pwnage, jailbreaking 2.0 software on iPhone and iPhone 3G

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 We'll start with three terms
-[[activate]]--to bypass the required iTunes signup
+* [[activate]]--to bypass the required iTunes signup
-[[jailbreak]]--to allow other applications to run on your phone
+* [[jailbreak]]--to allow other applications to run on your phone
-[[unlock]]--to allow the use of any mobile phone carrier
+* [[unlock]]--to allow the use of any mobile phone carrier
 Now a timeline