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How to jailbreak / unlock iPhone 1.1.4 in one quick step - ZiPhone 2.5 tool…

2 March 2008 19 Comments

If you’re an iPhone user you will have realised by now that a new software / firmware update: 1.1.4 for your iPhone has been released. The upgrade itself can be done directly via iTunes or via a direct single setup file which we provided a link to in one of our posts last week. However one of the main problem faced by most users if you update / upgrade was that your previously jailbroken iPhone no matter what version, presumably 1.1.3, would be bricked or locked once again. After about a week since release, we thought we’d catch up with what the latest option was for jailbreaking the 1.1.4, and after testing it ourselves, we felt choosing the ZiPhone tool would be the easiest and simplest to use.

ZiPhone 2.5 - a new release of the tool that can jailbreak and unlock iPhones through a graphical interface under both Mac OS X and Windows, has been released in an iPhone 1.1.4 compatible edition. This means that any iPhone with any firmware version including those that will be shipped with 1.1.4 out-of-the-box (OTB) can be jailbroken and unlocked. Users who have older firmware versions such as 1.1.3, 1.1.2, etc… and wish to use the utility should perform a “restore and update” process in iTunes to bring their iPhones to version 1.1.4 - remembering to backup any data or work on your device first though!

Here are two screenshots you might find useful…

ziphone-25-jailbreak-apple-iphone-114-2-150x150 How to jailbreak / unlock iPhone 1.1.4 in one quick step - ZiPhone 2.5 tool...
ziphone-25-jailbreak-apple-iphone-114-150x150 How to jailbreak / unlock iPhone 1.1.4 in one quick step - ZiPhone 2.5 tool...

Here’s an excellent video that will take you through the simple steps of jailbreaking if your device is OTB on 1.1.4:

If you’re on 1.1.3, there is barely any difference but watch this video instead:

Click here for the latest ZiPhone tool files for both Windows and Mac OS.

If you used the exact steps as in the videos above, you should have no problems at all, doesn’t matter whether you’ve got an iPhone or iPod Touch, it worked for us!


 [via YouTube and ZiPhone]

Update (27/07/2008): A concise summary for your latest iPhone jailbreaking and unlocking needs has now been published, click here to visit this post.

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19 Comments »

  • scotty said:
    it works if u follow correctly, definatley the easiest way of jailbraking! but MAKE SURE YOU ARE 1.1.4 as i was trying for hours on another one which i didnt realise was 1.1.2

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    # 15 March 2008 at 7:23 pm
  • Gad (author) said:
    Thanks for your comment scotty, it’s really important that you tell us about these things, glad it worked out ok for you in the end!

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    # 15 March 2008 at 10:10 pm
  • Apple Addict said:
    Thanks for manual!

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    # 30 March 2008 at 9:23 am
  • Junaid said:
    Thanks to ZiPhone team. It worked perfectly.

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    # 23 May 2008 at 1:04 pm
  • Nick said:
    I have been running 1.1.1 for about 9 months and was afraid to upgrade.

    ziPhone worked perfectly. I had no problems. All I had to do was follow the instructions.

    My phone is now running 1.1.4 on tmobile.

    I would recommend doing the upgrade on a 2nd computer and then restoring all your settings from your “sync” computer.

    Thanks Guys. This was the perfect solution I was looking for.

    FYI: I also got the internet to work of the WLAN.

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    Gad Reply:
    July 12th, 2008 at 8:47 am

    Hi Nick, thanks for your comment, glad it worked out for you in the end!

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    # 12 July 2008 at 2:24 am
  • b said:
    hi…have a huge problem, hope u could help me…i purchased an iphone which was previously unlocked by ziphone..but then i somehow upgraded it into idk 2.0 system..got locked again..we’ve tried everything according to zibri’s video of unlocking but no luck…pls pls pls help me, my head is about to explode..tnx in advance..

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    Gad Reply:
    July 19th, 2008 at 6:52 pm

    Hi thanks for your message. We’ve been receiving a few messages about how to solve this problem, we’ve done some research and found a method this works pretty well, please visit the link below:

    http://blog.gadgetlite.com/2008/07/19/downgrade-2g-iphone-20-114-re-unlock/

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    # 19 July 2008 at 3:48 pm
  • Jean said:
    thank for the support

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    # 20 July 2008 at 4:25 pm
  • Ben said:
    Hi, just checking.. can the unlocked iPhone version 1.1.4 be used on any network provider? I’m from SG and I have very little experience in these you see. I’m afraid it won’t work and it will “screw up” my iPhone.. I’m currently using the outdated 1.0.2 jailbroken/unlocked version and I want to update it asap. Thanks.. looking forward to a favorable reply.

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    # 6 August 2008 at 1:22 pm
  • Gad (author) said:
    Hi Ben, sorry for the late reply. As far as I know at the moment if you upgrade iTunes will offer you the latest 2.0.1 firmware which cannot be jailbroken by the Pwnage Tool which is what everyone would recommended. However, it’s heard that later today the newest version of the Pwnage Tool will be released and it will hopefully be able to jailbreak the 2.0.1. So at the moment, before this happens, if I were you I would stick to the version that you’ve got and not do anything. Hope this helps. Stay tuned to this link: http://blog.gadgetlite.com/2008/08/08/roundup-jailbreaking-unlocking/ , we’ll keep updating it later in the day.

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    # 8 August 2008 at 10:39 am
  • Ben said:
    alright. thanks so much.

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    # 8 August 2008 at 4:08 pm
  • Md akter hosain said:
    Please add Iphone 1.1.4 unlocking helpfull manual.

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    # 23 August 2008 at 8:34 pm
  • Qakalla said:
    I have an iphone that is JailBreak or Unlocked…it’s 1.1.3 I would like to update the phone to 1.1.4 Any ideas how can i do this..or do i have to buy a software like i did for the 1.1.3?
    Thanks.

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    Editorial Staff Reply:
    August 31st, 2008 at 1:17 pm

    Hi Qakalla, no there’s nothing you need to buy. We have a list of all the download links to the firmwares here: http://blog.gadgetlite.com/2008/08/11/heres-list-iphone-firmware-download/

    I presume you have the first gen iPhone, you can also consider upgrading to the latest 2.0.2, as this is where all the latest jailbreaking tools are focussed on at the moment, which means you will have more support if anything were to go wrong! Hope this helps!

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    # 30 August 2008 at 11:20 pm
  • fion said:
    Hello. I want to unlock my Iphone. I found this site, iphoneunlockfast.com ,do you know? works?

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    Editorial Staff Reply:
    October 1st, 2008 at 11:37 pm

    Hi fion, I’m not entirely convinced about these sites, afterall the info and software that they have got are probably also from off the internet and I see no reason why you should pay them instead of doing it yourself.

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    # 1 October 2008 at 11:06 pm
  • Rajiv said:
    Hi,
    I have an pwned first generation iphone, its gets locked. I want to know the version of my IPhone OS so that i can jailbreak/unlock it. When i try to restore the IPhone using iTunes 8.0 it offers me an upgrade for 2.1 firmware. Is there any way to know the present firmware version of a locked IPhone ??

    also let me know if it is possible to upgrade/unlock/activate a locked first generation iphone( i guess mine iphone firware’s version is 1.1.4, but not sure) to 2.1 ??

    please suggest me.

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    Editorial Staff Reply:
    November 14th, 2008 at 1:17 pm

    Hello Rajiv, thanks very much for leaving your comment for us. Here is how you can check and confirm which firmware your iPhone currently has:

    Tap Settings
    Tap General
    Tap About
    And you should now see the version your iPhone is in.

    In terms of your other question, yes it is possible to unlock / jailbreak your iPhone, especially so for the first generation iPhone 2G. Please follow our guide here: http://blog.gadgetlite.com/2008/09/14/roundup-jailbreaking-unlocking-3/

    If you do decide to do this, please make sure you are NOT using iTunes 8.0.1, your iTunes must be in 8.0.0, and you must have already updated your iPhone’s firmware to 2.1 in the first place. Thanks very much for your comment, please contact us again if you need any further help. If it’s regarding unlocking or jailbreaking firmware 2.1, please leave your comments at the guide link above.

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    # 14 November 2008 at 11:51 am

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