Scott Gilbertson

Hackers Make Progress On Unlocking The IPhone. Again.

Say what you will about the iPhone hackers, but they are nothing if not a determined bunch. Erica Sadun over at The Unofficial Apple Weblog reports that the hackers are making headway in opening up Apple’s recent iPhone update which knocked out the initial round of hacks. Sadun cautions that the developers are “nowhere near […]

iphone.jpgSay what you will about the iPhone hackers, but they are nothing if not a determined bunch. Erica Sadun over at The Unofficial Apple Weblog reports that the hackers are making headway in opening up Apple's recent iPhone update which knocked out the initial round of hacks.

Sadun cautions that the developers are “nowhere near releasing a general-use tool,” but the project is progressing nonetheless.

According the Sadun, the team has third Party apps running again, though it would seem that many will have to be recompiled for the new frameworks. Other signs of progress include:

  • The iPhone has been activated via third-party workarounds.
  • The Mobile Terminal App works on 1.1.1.
  • The entire BSD suite still works — as do standard command-line utilities compiled for ARM.

So far no success with unlocking the SIM card under the new iPhone 1.1.1 software. We'll be sure to keep you posted about the various iPhone developments, but somehow, sitting here staring at my iPhone, I can't help wondering what would happen if all these talented hackers applied their skills to a truly open phone — perhaps something running Linux — and just worked on improving the interface, wouldn't that be easier?

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