Hackers crack iPhone 2.0, three months early

If there were some venue where I could put money on software hackers, I’d have made a mint by now (if I were betting Tic Tacs, anyway). Apparently at least some of those 100,000 SDKs downloaded found their way into the hands of those determined to find a loophole.

According to details provided to Gizmodo, the iPhone Dev Team is reporting that they’ve fully cracked the iPhone’s beta 2.0 firmware to allow both jailbreak and SIM unlock. The jailbreak, which uses a custom firmware, allows all applications to run on the phone, regardless of whether or not they’ve been approved by Apple (some current apps downloaded via Installer.app may need to be updated because of changes to the API, though). And because the hackers created their own custom patched firmware, they claim this loophole is impossible for Apple to close.

So, for those determined to continue running apps that won’t be allowed via Apple’s App Store, it looks as though you have a upgrade path right now. Of course, future official software iPhone upgrades could change the situation.

Category: News

Posted by Dan Moren on Mar 12 2008, 12:29 PM ET

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