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iPhone 2.0 jailbreak for Windows available now!


iPhone Alley is reporting that the Windows client to jailbreak the iPhone is now available. While all of the installer apps have not been ported over to the new 2.0 software I suspect they will be in due course.

WinPwn 2.0 features:

  • Support for both 1.1.4 and 2.0
  • Custom Image Support
  • Custom Payload Support
  • iPhone 3G support

Note: They strongly suggest that if you have WinPwn 1.0 already installed, that you remove it completely before installing WinPwn 2.0, as installing the new one over the old version will cause problems. They also remind you to make sure you have the latest version of iTunes.

Instructions (from the site):

  1. First create a custom IPSW using the IPSW Builder.
  2. Click "Ipwner" and browse for the custom IPSW that you just created. This will pwn itunes and allow you to flash Custom IPSW files via DFU mode.
  3. Once you have pwned Itunes, put your phone into DFU mode (With your iPhone connected to iTunes, hold down sleep/wake and home buttons for 7 seconds until the screen turns black, continue holding for 2 seconds, then remove your finger from the sleep/wake button until iTunes recognizes it.)
  4. Once you are in DFU mode Itunes will pop up and then you can hold shift and click restore and browse to your custom IPSW file.

More information is available at WinPwn.com.

Via iPhone Alley


Post your comments
Bluewater: AGREE! Apple needs to loosen control a bit. Typical Apple in many ways...

It's so easy to restore your iPhone/iPod from backup and be up again in minutes, not sure why its such an issue for Apple.

Maybe a "Content Warning System - Application Flag" for those apps that try to access core system, run as a background service/process etc.

Long live the Jailbreak!
At first I thought, with the App Store and the SDK, why jailbreak? Today I read about all the silly restrictions Apple is putting on developers (who aren't even allowed to talk to each other about their efforts). No background processes, no direct access to the hardware, etc. No wonder the App Store is scrutinizing each application so closely.

For those of us willing to look beyond the walled garden, there will be a need for jailbreaks for some time to come. Agent680 - good info!
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