Apple released the iOS 5.1.1 firmware two days ago featuring bug fixes and improvements while taking HDR photos. When the iOS 5.1.1 firmware was released we told you to stay away from updating if you relied on a Jailbreak or Unlock. Although we issued a warning, I am sure there are still a select … [Read more...]
How To: Use Your Saved (SAM) Activation Ticket To Unlock Your iPhone
This past week or so has been an exciting time for the Jailbreaking community thanks to Loktar_Sun who was able to manipulate SAM (Subscriber Artificial Module) to unlock the iPhone on any baseband. I think a lot of people were starting to lose hope on an updated software unlocking solution that … [Read more...]
How To: Backup (SAM) iPhone Activation Ticket With Cookie Cydia Utility
Yesterday we told you that Apple had patched their activation servers to fix the server-side bug that the new SAM iPhone unlocking method relied on. This means you will no longer be able to unlock your iPhone using SAM, and will need a SIM interposer solution instead. For those that did manage to … [Read more...]
It Is Now Too Late To Unlock Your iPhone With SAM [Activation Servers Patched]
Yesterday we told you that Apple's engineers were working on fixing their activation servers. The reason this is significant is because it means the SAM unlocking solution will no longer function once Apple has finished patching all of their servers. Sure enough it looks like today is the day … [Read more...]
Cookie Backs Up Your SAM Activation Ticket From Your iPhone [Cydia]
The SAM activation trick was nice while it lasted, but if you managed to get an activation ticket before the window closed then your phone can be unlocked for good. That is, unless you lose your data and the ticket along with it. We have already covered two methods of backing up your activation … [Read more...]
Apple Is Fixing Their Activation Servers, Says MuscleNerd; Back Up Your SAM Unlock Activation Tickets
Jailbreak developer MuscleNerd reports that Apple is in the process of fixing their activation servers, meaning unlock activation methods like SAM will not continue to work in their current state. (Looks like I may have been hasty in dismissing Applenberry's GEVEY Ultra 5.1!) There is good news for … [Read more...]
How To: Unlock Your iPhone Quickly And Easily With Updated Version Of SAM On Any Baseband [UPDATED]
Earlier today we told you that the SAM (Subscriber Artificial Module) unlocking tool was updated to version 0.1.16-1 to fix activation errors and best of all to make the unlocking process much simpler. You see, in the last how to guide you were required to have your original SIM card present so you … [Read more...]
SAM Updated To Make Unlocking Your iPhone On Any Baseband Much Easier, And Fixes Activation Issues!
The Jailbreaking community was shocked this week by a discovery made by a Chinese hacker who goes by the name of Loktar_Sun. You see, this hacker managed to manipulate SAM (Subscriber Artificial Module) to unlock any model of the iPhone on any baseband running the iOS 5.0, iOS 5.0.1 or iOS 5.1 … [Read more...]
How To: Easily Backup Your Unlocked iPhone’s (SAM) Activation Ticket With RedSn0w 0.9.10b8
Earlier today we told you a method for manually backing up your unlocked iPhone's (SAM) activation ticket. It involved simply using iFile or an SSH file-system explorer program to .zip a certain directory and back it up to your computer. In case this method proved to be too difficult for you, or you … [Read more...]
Here Is How I Unlocked My iPhone On iOS 5.1 (Using SAM) Without It Being Jailbroken
It's been over a year that I've had my iPhone 4 with me, locked, but running on the Gevey Turbo SIM. However, earlier today when the SAM unlock method was announced I was unimaginably happy. Unlocking my iPhone 4 16GB, preserved on baseband 4.10.01 and running on iOS 5.0.1 (untethered), was the … [Read more...]