You might be surprised to know that the iPhone 3G OS 3.0 beta was leaked a few days ago on popular torrent websites. One site is that has it out is ThePirateBay.org. The new 3.0 OS has many needed and wanted features, including 100+ new features and over 1000 brand new API’s which is definitely a big plus for the developers and the users. A few of the best new features are copy and paste, MMS, shake to turn shuffle on/off, sync your notes to pc and macs, and many more!
The Dev team has alreay tested, and sucessfully jailbroken the 3.0 OS and it isn’t even out yet! The jailbreak GUI and files have yet to be released but should be out when the 3.0 is released publicly. Some of you might wait until the jailbreak is out to get it but it has added many features that could be the main reason you are jailbreaking your iPhone anyways. For example, Everyone loves copy and paste right? Remember how we had to jailbreak the iPhone to get it? Well now as stated above it comes natively with 3.0! As well as the other long awaited feature of native MMS, which is picture or miltimedia messages, that can now be sent to and from the iPhone 3G only.
However there are so so many things that iPhone OS 3.0 doesn’t have and might make you want to keep your jailbroken phone. For example, there are so many different apps that you can download to skin and modify your phone, as well as things to give new life to features currently present on the iPhone such as iBluetooth and Cycorder.
The differences between having a 2.2.1 jailbroken iPhone or a 3.0 unjailbroken iPhone are very hard to decide from. But 3.0 does have some very nice new features everyone has wanted from the start and personally I would test 3.0 out to see what it’s like. The only downside of it is you have to have the iPhone registered to a developers account in order to have 3.0 OS installed and to get all of the new features. But the good thing is there are many developers that have some free slots and are selling the fairly cheap, some around the range of $5-15.
If you haven’t watched the press release you can view the video here from YouTube.
how can i get this on iphone then
I am awaiting word from a dev to see if he can fit me in, then I will test it out. Agreed I would miss the themes and video capabilities and xGPS, so I am still debating whether to bother, but I suppose I can always go back if need be.
Instructions for Activating the 2g iphone without a developers license and keeping the unlock : (for use with windows)
* Downgrade by putting iphone into DFU mode and restoring back to 2.0 via iTunes (press shift on keyboard) and at the same time on iTunes select restore to find your downloaded firmware, you will have to download firmware named:::
iPhone1,1_2.0_5A347_Restore.ipsw ( QuickPwnGui120.exe ) This is what you will use to activeate 2.0. Do so by selecting your device when quickpwn opens , then the firmware, then select unlock add cydia and installer. do not replace boot logos as you will not see them in the end anyways. follow the instructions in the DOS window and once finished go to the next step.
* now ( RESTORE ) using a custom 2.0 firmware you will need to open> ( winpwn ver.:2.0.0.2 RC1 ) to create a custom 2.0 firmware. after finishing the restore DO NOT PUT IN DFU OR RECOVERY MODE just go to the next step instructions on how to create the custom firmware below:
* now on the keyboard (press shift) and at the same time on iTunes select ‘Update’ (NOT RESTORE) to Beta 3.0 > iPhone1,1_3.0_7A238j_Restore.ipsw
* CYDIA AND INSTALLER ARE BOTH GOING TO BE GONE ALONG WITH ALL JAILBROKEN APPS! you will lose your jailbreak but its ok thats the sacrifice you make to run this beta firmware unlocked and activated without a developers licence.
**********THIS WILL NOT WORK WITH THE 3G IPHONE DONT ASK************
To create the custom firmware:
* Open winpwn up select “browse .ipsw” and select :> iPhone1,1_2.0_5A347_Restore.ipsw
So if I download this from torrent file I won’t be able to install it bc I don’t have a devolpers account?
that is right. but people are selling them for around 5-15 dollors
I bought an account on ebay for only 5 bucks and have it all registered only bad thing is i cant downgrade now but its all good because i like non jailbroken i feel like its faster haha
you cant go back to 2.2.1 if you upgrade to 3.0?
No, I don’t believe you can as the baseband chip is upgraded? correct me if I’m wrong anybody
If you guys need, i have a video tutorial on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oItPuGiDzgA
and sorry for double-post.
The ipod touches can be downgraded again to 2.2.1
the iphones, on the other hand, can not.
no your right ive tried multiple times and now im stuck on it and kind of pissed i wanna punch a wall haha
Why does it suck?
Because if you upgrade you cant unlock until yellowsnow is updated or any other unlocker.
I am running the 3.0 firmware obviously I cannot send MMS yet but the other functions work . I have to say it does have it’s share of bugs.
I beleave you have to call at&t up and ask them to add that or something else to your account (free i think) then it should work
What would I ask for? MMS? I’ll try loging into my account online.
i will look it up for you.
I sent another article in. this was my 1st ever and the next one is on enabling tethering and MMS on the iPhone 3G with OS 3.0
also just sent in an article about the OS 3.0 already unlocked. should be up soon. so check them out.
Smitty where are these posted?
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4816895/iPhone_3.0_OS_Beta_2_FW_(Build_7A259G)
Second OS 3.0 Beta is out!
check here to acctivate the iphone so you can use 3.0.>>>>
http://cgi.ebay.com/iPhone-iPod-Touch-3-0-OS-Beta-Developer-Activation_W0QQitemZ330319135865QQihZ014QQcategoryZ42428QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://www.quickpwn.com/2009/04/quickpwn-30-beta-jailbreak-for-iphone-os-30-beta-2.html
3.0 Beta 2 Jailbrake!!!!^^^^
Let me just say this i know i said you cant downgrade from 3.0 but i was wrong you can im back on 2.2.1 and jailbroken. I didnt like 3.0 because it was to buggy for me i had to restart atleast 5 times again so ill just wait for public release
Gene how did you do the downgrade?