iPhone Hacking
So when Nullriver released their '1 step' Installer.app I had to give it a try. As I had hoped it went off without a hitch. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, Nullriver released a script that does all the hacking for you (breaking the phone 'out of jail' to unlock it) and then installs their Installer.app. It only takes about 10-15 minutes and once that is complete you have a Package installer on your phone much like you would find in Linux. It points to a few different development sites where applications and customizations are being rolled out.
So far I've been able to install a Terminal, Finder, OpenSSH, LightsOut! (a nicely ported logic game), Launcher (an app that gives you a nice menu of all your installed applications), RSS, and rSBT (an app that allows me to move the icons around on the iPhones SpringBoard). A few of the new applications can be seen in the picture.
The phone still works like a charm and I've seen no 'side-effects' of these customizations. Obviously there is one application that's still missing. The phone needs an IM client. I've heard that Apple will be developing something for the phone along the lines of iChat but we're still waiting on that one and odds are that it won't allow you to connect to MS Messenger, ICQ, or Yahoo!. So I'm still looking for something akin to Adium. One developer is working on a solution but they're not there yet.
posted by netwurth at 9:45 AM
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So did that unlock your iPhone to allow it to work on other service prodivers? Or is it means to install 3rd party apps?
I am speaking only about the installation of 3rd party native applications. I realize why hacking it to work on other networks is important but serves no purpose for me.
Are you surprised but how (relatively) quick it was cracked?
Not really that surprised. Any computer can be hacked. This is basically a UNIX box that happens to be able to make phone calls and play music. And with the internet making it easy for people around the world to collaborate, it wasn't going to take them that long to hack it.
I was surprised that it was a 17 year old kid that hacked the SIM and got the phone to work on another network. That was impressive.
I read earlier this week that someone gave the kid two new iPhones and a Corvette(? some kind of car) for his cracked one.
Yep, they gave him a Nissan 350Z, 2 iPhones and a job.
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