Hacktivation

Hackitivation is the process of circumventing the standard Apple activation process with iTunes. As of now you can hackitivate an iPhone in a variety of ways. The most common use for hackitivation is for users of an unlock. At times some iPhones users hackitivate to use the phone as an iPod Touch with a camera.

Methods

1. By using a valid AT&T sim card and connecting to iTunes. (This method will work on any iPhone. Although its not true hackitivation it can be a type of method for users without ATT.

2. Using redsn0w and not selecting any of the options. (This will work on any iPhone compatible with the redsn0w version)

3. If on 3.1.x you can run blackra1n. (If you have a new bootrom 3GS it will be tethered.)

4. Restore using sn0wbreeze. (Like redsn0w this will work on any iPhone compatible with the sn0wbreeze version)

5. By using a phonebook sim card and connecting to iTunes and syncing the phone. (Note you must sync your phone for the activation token to be signed. If you put the phonebook sim card in and take it out your phone will go to the "Connect to iTunes/Emergency Call" screen.

[Note that the userland jailbreak Spirit will not hackitivate because it relies on MobileSubstrate for the jailbreak. Also note that Star will never be able to hackitivate because for someone to even use it you have to have Safari access.]

---Leobruh