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* February 8, 2008 -- geohot releases software unlock for 4.6, Apple states 25% of phones were never activated with AT&T
 
* 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.
 
* February 11, 2008 -- Zibri releases [[ZiPhone]], the all in one unlock, activate, jailbreak solution.
* July 6, 2008 -- [http://yiphone.org yiphone.org] is registered in what turns out to be a failed attempt at conning the dev team to release software before it's ready.
 
 
* July 11, 2008 -- [[iPhone 3G]] is released
 
* July 11, 2008 -- [[iPhone 3G]] is released
 
* July 19, 2008 -- dev team releases [[PwnageTool]], jailbreaking 2.0 software on iPhone and iPhone 3G
 
* July 19, 2008 -- dev team releases [[PwnageTool]], jailbreaking 2.0 software on iPhone and iPhone 3G

Revision as of 15:39, 28 July 2008

  • 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. (but see "Revisions needed" note below)
  • 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 -- New 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 PwnageTool, jailbreaking 2.0 software on iPhone and iPhone 3G


Revisions needed: Nighwatch didn't "port a toolchain". Also needed are references to iAsign, iNdependence, virgintool, sam+daeken bruteforce. Software 3.9 NORdump. TA_Mobile 4.6 NORdump. 4.6 GPIO block unlock.