One-click Jailbreak for 1.1.3 iPhone firmware released

The latest version of Apple’s 1.1.3 firmware for the iPhone has been hacked – and how. While previous versions of the ‘Jailbreak’ software required a Mac or PC and had owners jump through various hoops before they could install third-party applications on their iPhone, the latest release runs straight from the handset itself.

The catch is that you already need a jailbroken 1.1.1 or 1.1.2 iPhone before you can upgrade to 1.1.3 without losing access to third-party apps, so UK owners with a virgin handset will still need to go through the rigmarole of downgrading the firmware to 1.1.1 before they can run the Jailbreak application and finally upgrade to 1.1.3.

This latest one-click 1.1.3 Jailbreak takes around 45 minutes and needs around 300Mb of free space on the iPhone. You also need a Wi-Fi connection – there’s a 200Mb download as part of the process.

Once Jailbroken, iPhone owners have access to all the new features introduced with the recent 1.1.3 firmware upgrade, including the ability to send SMS messages to multiple recipients, the Google Maps faux-GPS location feature and home screen (the ‘springboard’) icon re-ordering and creation. The Jailbreak utility also works with the iPod Touch.

Not all third-party iPhone applications are compatible with the 1.1.3 firmware yet, so it’s worth checking that any essential applications that you use will work before you take the plunge.

[ CrunchGear]
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