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2010

July

  • July 27 -- Jailbreaking is officially legal.
  • July 15 -- Apple releases 4.0.1 firmware

June

May

  • May 3 -- Windows version of Spirit has been updated to not require Windows 98 compatibility mode to run and fixed a photo deletion issue.
  • May 2 -- comex releases Spirit, an untethered jailbreak for all iDevices with firmware 3.1.2 through 3.2.

April

  • April 3 -- Apple releases the iPad.

Feb

2009

November

  • November 3 -- geohot releases blackra1n RC3, a software jailbreak for all devices. Includes a new unlock for the baseband 5.11.07 called blacksn0w and is also noticeably faster than previous versions.

October

  • October 11 -- geohot releases blackra1n RC1, a 30 second software jailbreak for all devices, including a tethered jailbreak for the iPod touch 3G.

September

July

June

March

January

2008

December

November

  • November 21 -- Apple releases 2.2 firmware

September

  • September 9 -- Apple releases 2.1 firmware. iPod touch 2G, which no longer had the Pwnage 2.0 exploit, is revealed.

August

  • August 18 -- Apple releases 2.0.2 fimware. iPhone Dev Team releases QuickPwn, a 2.x pwnage/ramdisk combination exploit that allows jailbreaking without needing to create custom IPSWs.
  • August 4 -- Apple releases 2.0.1 fimware

July

  • July 22 -- TA_Mobile hardware dumps the 3G baseband (bootloader 5.8 & FW 1.45.00) by desoldering the NOR.
  • July 19 -- iPhone Dev Team releases PwnageTool 2.0, jailbreaking and unlocking the 2.0 software on the iPhone 2G and jailbreaking firmware 2.0 on the iPhone 3G and iPod touch.
  • July 15 -- Apple releases 1.1.5 firmware, the last of the 1.x firmwares
  • July 11 -- iPhone 3G is released. Apple releases 2.0 firmware and MobileMe on the same date, resulting in server issues.

June

April

March

February

  • February 28 -- Cydia is released as an open-source alternative to Installer.app, and prepares to take over the jailbreak application scene upon 2.0's release.
  • February 26 -- Apple releases 1.1.4 firmware
  • February 11 -- Zibri leaks the Ramdisk Hack in ZiPhone, the first all-in-one unlock, activate, jailbreak solution.
  • February 8 -- geohot releases software unlock for 4.6. Apple states 25% of phones were never activated with AT&T.

January

2007

November

  • November 15 -- New Baseband bootloader 4.6 comes out, new iPhones can't be unlocked.
  • November 12 -- Apple releases 1.1.2 firmware, closing the LibTiff and Symlinks exploits.
  • November 2 -- Jailbreakme is released, bringing jailbreaking to the mainstream iPhone user.

October

September

  • September 27 -- Apple releases 1.1.1 firmware
  • September 11 -- iPhone Dev Team releases iUnlock, first free software unlock.
  • September 10 -- IPSF releases first paid software unlock.
  • September 9 -- Apple announces the iPod touch at a media event.

August

  • August 23 -- geohot and team release hardware unlock method.
  • August 21 -- Installer.app is released by Nullriver, first GUI apps are distributed.

July

  • July 23 -- First phones are used with other carriers by means of SIM hacks.
  • July 20 -- nightwatch adapts a toolchain to the iPhone. The first apps are compiled.
  • July 9 -- iPhone Dev Team releases a jailbreak method. The first use of this is ringtones.
  • July 3 -- DVD Jon first cracks activation. People can use the apps on the phone without a subscription.

June

  • June 29 -- iPhone is released. World's most hyped consumer product.
  • June 26 -- The iPhone Dev Team was formed.