We could hardly believe it ourselves, but the
open source community has parlayed that
game-changing v1.1.1 TIFF exploit / file system hack into a full-on ready to rumble instant installer for AppTapp on the iPhone and iPod touch. Check out TUAW for the steps and further details, but we tried it on our v1.1.1 touch and it worked like a damn charm. In fact, we think this is finally what's going to get us to upgrade that virgin 1.0.2 iPhone we've been using. Fingers crossed.
Update: We upgraded that iPhone and it worked well, just like the touch (albeit a bit slower, since it's pretty clear all the upgraders are slamming the AppTapp download servers). Our hats go off to the dozens of hackers that developed this one, this is impressive stuff.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
supmarty @ Oct 29th 2007 2:21AM
sweeeet
Harkonian @ Oct 29th 2007 11:56AM
Not so much for me. I have a never-before-hacked iPhone 1.1.1. A few seconds after tapping on "Install AppSnapp" Safari closes. I've tried multiple times.
paloooz @ Oct 29th 2007 3:27PM
Yes. The TIFF bug causes Safari to crash. Restart your iPhone and you should be good to go.
M @ Oct 29th 2007 2:23AM
I wished that Apple could conclude from all this effort that people are putting into jailbreaking that if teh iPhone was unlocked, they could stand to make so much more. Sure they would lose the subscriber revenue, but that would be made up for more devices being sold, but without jailbreaking and an sort of Anti-Apple settiment in response to all that Apple is doing.
And people complain of Microsoft of yesterday, how about Apple today...
M
waiownsyou @ Oct 29th 2007 3:14AM
Actually, they are basically almost guaranteed a large revenue of iPhone subscriptions for two years. If I remember correctly, it was about 10%. The cheapest plan with tax and such would run about $70 a month for two years, which 70 x 24 = $1,680 per iPhone. And that's just for letting AT&T sell their iPhones. They can sit back and watch the money flow in. So why make a few dollars selling hardware to those unlocked users and attracting hackers to crack ringtones (which they're making money off of too)?
That's the way monopolies work, my friend. If Apple would truly make more profit from selling it unlocked, they surely would've.
M @ Oct 29th 2007 3:38AM
Interesting point...
M
Rik @ Oct 29th 2007 4:37AM
Stating that Apple has an monopoly with the iPhone is bullocks off-course... let's just say they now how to find interesting niche markets and then have first mover advantage.
cromas @ Oct 29th 2007 4:37AM
Think you're misplacing your zeros there. If Apple is making 10% of that $70 plan, then they would end up with $168, not $1680.
macona @ Oct 30th 2007 3:04PM
And remember kiddies... Monopolies are not inherently illegal... Only the abuse of monopolies is illegal.
Garrett @ Oct 29th 2007 2:33AM
They keep saying how this can all be plugged with one little patch, but I guess at least that would require 1.1.2, and you know the old saying... Fool me once, shame on me; try to fool me twice, well, that's just not very polite at all.
TIB @ Oct 29th 2007 8:43AM
you fool me, you can't get fooled again
spencer slezak @ Oct 29th 2007 2:50AM
Worked for me.
itchytooth @ Oct 29th 2007 2:57AM
This is unbelievable awesome! Someone buy those devs a beer!
Q @ Oct 29th 2007 8:57AM
That's what the donate link is for.
techyted @ Oct 29th 2007 3:03AM
Super simple, newbie to this, now if only someone would direct me to a how to install games on the NES player I installed.
Harkonian @ Oct 29th 2007 6:09PM
Easy enough.
1. Use the Installer app to install the BSD Subsystem
2. Download WinSCP 4.05 (for Windows)
3. Use WinSCP to SSH into your iPhone
4. Copy your NES ROMS to the /Media/ROMS/NES directory
5. Start the NES emulator on the iPhone. You should now see the ROMS you copied to the directory.
601210 @ Oct 29th 2007 3:06AM
The only thing better than a great hack is a great easy-to-use hack
Zadillo @ Oct 29th 2007 3:14AM
Wow, definitely impressive - took about 5 seconds for me to do. Looking forward to getting to try out some of the third party stuff (although from looking at the available apps, I'm assuming some stuff is still waiting to be updated for 1.1.1).
Zadillo @ Oct 29th 2007 3:19AM
Scratch that, I was being dumb.... didn't think to install the Community Sources stuff. That gave access to all the rest.
Qoo @ Oct 29th 2007 3:20AM
Does this proves that anything can get installed on to your iPhone/iPod touch by just visiting a web page, complete with root access?
Sounds like a serious security risk to me.
sevenalive @ Oct 29th 2007 3:21AM
HA HA HA HA HA This is actually great, yes i am tired of all the apple fanboys and their news stories. But all this "Jailbreaking" for the iphone and ipod just proves that apple's code security is crap. Which means OS X is not invincible (never was, but can't tell a fanboy that). Hacking group did the iphone and a 13 year old cracked the software in 7 hours for the ipod touch. What does this say about OS X. Just because it uses the FreeBSD Kernel, doesn't mean that teh whole system is 1337.
Deuz Augustine @ Oct 29th 2007 4:01AM
Some good points. Unfortunately, for saying, "doesn't mean that teh whole system is 1337," you forfeit any and all credibility to everyone who doesn't read Megatokyo or is over thirteen years of age.
pojo644 @ Oct 29th 2007 6:56PM
I did the install using my v1.1.1 iphone. when the browser closes, do not touch ur phone! after u slide to unlock restart ur phone. it took my phone 20 minutes to restart.
theCardinal @ Oct 29th 2007 4:09AM
Woah. They really exist.
iPhoneway @ Oct 29th 2007 4:41AM
So you're tell me one buffer overflow makes all of Apples code crap, hum oookkk.
P.S. What does that make Microsofts?
(Just so you know I'm not an Apple fanboy, I use both and work on both)
Tony @ Oct 29th 2007 12:26PM
> "(Just so you know I'm not an Apple fanboy, I use both and work on both)"
Your freaken user id is "iPhoneway" and you're trying to say with a straight face that you're not a fanboy? :-)
Alex @ Oct 29th 2007 3:21AM
For iPhone, do I have to restore to a virgin 1.0.2 or can I just go to the site with a jailbroken iPhone with 1.0.2?
Kenny @ Oct 29th 2007 3:56AM
reall easy... working on a legit AT&T iPhone
Lance @ Oct 29th 2007 4:12AM
O.K. So if i do a system restore to get rid of the installer and jailbreak before i update my iTouch then there is no chance of bricking.
Thanks
John @ Oct 29th 2007 4:28AM
too bad nobody can buy the iphone anymore (with cash)
John @ Oct 29th 2007 4:29AM
it'll be hilarious even more when steve announces the 3G model in january '08
Scott @ Oct 29th 2007 10:09AM
I would love 3G, but right now I'm loving my $6 T-Mobile unlimited internet plan even more. Once a faster data plan comes down to that price level or is included with the basic phone plan, I'll begin basing my handset purchases on data speed.
leon @ Oct 29th 2007 5:03AM
lets say.. jailbreak saved my relationship with my iphone
tom.bakes @ Oct 29th 2007 6:05AM
Works really well for iPod touch. Very quick, very easy and completely uninstalls it with a restore in iTunes.
Enjoy it guilt-free knowing that you can get out of it any time.
Tom.
John R @ Oct 29th 2007 6:45AM
Wow, that was HOT. iPod touch is now loaded with apps...
Who wants to send me their iPhone Mail + google maps apps?? (anyone know if this is possible, i could really use them!)
SteveJ @ Oct 29th 2007 7:18AM
If you have a Mac you can use iJailBreak to jailbreak and also to add the iPhone apps (grab it now before Apple takes them down, which I'm sure they will.) In fact you can take the iPhone apps from the install even if you are using Windows, though you'll have to find out how to properly manually install them, especially Mail.app.
John R @ Oct 29th 2007 7:24AM
big cheers jobso. downloading now :D
SteveJ @ Oct 29th 2007 7:15AM
I've had my 1.1.1 touch jailbroken for a while now (I used iJailBreak for the Mac) and I have to say that it's going to take quite a lot for Apple to convince me to upgrade to 1.1.2 or later now. I've already got several can't-live-without 3rd party apps, and also Mail.app from the iPhone. Why in the world did they choose to cripple the touch by leaving off Mail.app? Aside from that, there's great 3rd party apps that we'll never see with Apple's proposed invite-only 3rd party developer support.
SteveJ @ Oct 29th 2007 7:21AM
One important note about jailbreaking your iPod touch (and presumably iPhone)... iJailBreak, at least, leaves you with an iPod touch that has SSH enabled and a known root password. In order to change the password you have to install the BSD Subsystem and Terminal vt100, and then enter the command "passwd" at the command line and enter a new password. I've also found that you can install the "Services" app (via AppTap Installer) and use it to disable SSH access (the Edge and Bluetooth options do nothing, but don't cause any harm either.) I'm not sure if this applies to this new jailbreaking technique, but I would certainly want to check to see if you've been left open for attack this way.
John R @ Oct 29th 2007 7:30AM
good point, could be a massive hole for an opportunistic geek. will check.
Scott @ Oct 29th 2007 10:09AM
Good point. Another option is to install Services.app and just turn off SSH when you aren't using it.
bugmat @ Oct 29th 2007 10:27AM
Any updates on that security issue with SSH yet?
aayus @ Oct 29th 2007 8:50AM
I am getting confused with all this talk of jailbreaking and upgrading firmware. I have a v1.0.2 iphone which I want to upgrade to the v1.1.1 firmware. As far as I know my iphone was not unlocked by baseband modification. Can anyone tell me how to do this?
Nicolas @ Oct 29th 2007 9:32AM
Awesome! Worked perfectly!
German readers check out:
http://einfachsmart.de/kitchen/instant-jailbreak-fuer-iphone-firmware-111
Justin @ Oct 29th 2007 10:10AM
The jailbreak worked just fine for me and I was able to install third party apps. However, any applications that weren't native to the iPhone, close 2 seconds after I launch them. Anyone else experiencing this problem?
Erik @ Oct 29th 2007 12:11PM
From experience with playing around with my jailbroken iPod Touch, apps crashing as soon as you open them usually has to with permission issues when you install apps manually over SSH. This is usually the case with the iPhone apps since they require a manual install.
Just SSH in and run this command to apply the proper permissions manually: /bin/chmod -R a+x /Applications/* and try running the application again. This usually fixes the problem.
However, if you were referring to apps you installed directly from Installer.app then it's probably a different issue since Installer.app automatically applies the proper permissions during an application install. I recommend you try a hard restart (I.E. "Slide to Power Off" and turn it on again) and see if that resolves the problem. Else try the above solution.
Hope this helps.
Halos @ Oct 29th 2007 2:54PM
3rd party apps closing immediately too.
I've tried 4 restores then reinstalls but still no good.
Anyone able to help?
carlos @ Oct 29th 2007 10:34AM
Install community resources under all packages and it will give you list of available iPhone apps.
:-)
Dimplemonkey @ Oct 29th 2007 10:49AM
I can confirm that the TIFF exploit was patched up. Tried to reinstall AppSnapp and saw just the imageholder for the "magic.tif" file. Sounds like these guys are on the level. My sincerest of thanks to the crew!
Surur @ Oct 29th 2007 11:01AM
Whats really cool about this is that some-one could clone it, remove all the prompts, and jailbreak any random iPhone user’s phone when they visit a malicious website!!! They can then install anything else they want, such as an app that will quietly upload your music collection to the internet, or send spam e-mail to all your contacts. They could even unlock your iPhone without your knowledge or consent. Just imagine the uproar then when Apple bricks 50% of all iPhone user’s phones!
:sigh: Isn’t the iPhone wonderful!!