The first ever iPhone 3GS jailbreak application has finally been released by long-time Apple hacker, George Hotz. It’s currently Windows-only (7 not supported), the latest iTunes installed, and an iPhone 3GS with the 3.0 firmware.
To get started right now, go to purplera1n.com. Download it. Make sure you have windows (but not 7), the latest iTunes installed, and an iPhone 3GS with 3.0 firmware. Connect your iPhone normally. Click “make it ra1n”. Wait. On bootup, run Freeze, the purplera1n installer app. Hopefully you’ll figure out what to do from there. Best tutorial gets linked to from purplera1n site. This tool is beta. Make sure to have everything backed up before running. Also if Cydia doesn’t show up after running Freeze, reboot.
Despite the fact it doesn’t unlock the iPhone 3GS, it still jailbreaks it so that unofficial third-party apps can be installed and enjoyed on your new iPhone 3GS. The jailbreak for Mac is coming soon.
UPDATE #1: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS X – ALL SUPPORTED NOW
UPDATE #2: We’ve jailbroken our 3GS successfully and in literally 2 minutes with this process, there are no awkward IPSW files to deal with, simply open the app and hit the button. The longest part of the jailbreak is waiting for the iPhone to reboot.
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July 7th, 2009 at 4:54 am
Can you actually put a more detailed way of doing this and proper links to download? I find this hard to follow.
July 7th, 2009 at 5:56 am
I did this and it worked, however several apps no longer opened including settings and app store. I restored my phone and will wait for something more stable.