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the iPhone DEV team has released redsn0w software which is a simple to use MAC and PC software, similar to QuickPwn, which will jailbreak and unlock iPhone 3.0 software (limitations apply, read notes below).

As of right now here is what you can and cannot do with redsn0w. Read carefully before using redsn0w!

iPhone 1st Generation
Everything! redsn0w will both unlock and jailbreak your 1st generation iPhone. It will install Cydia and will be able to change SIM Cards to a different carrier. This is only for 1st gen iPhone users.

iPhone 3G
redsn0w can only jailbreak your iPhone 3G, but not unlock it. This means you can get Cydia but you won’t be able to use another carrier with a different SIM Card. If you to unlock your iPhone 3G with the new 3.0 firmware, you use ultrasn0w which you install from Cydia. As a side note, yellowsn0w is able to unlock older 2.x firmwares of the iPhone 3G.

iPhone 3G S
Nothing! Unfortunately, redsn0w can neither jailbreak nor unlock the iPhone 3G S. Good news! You can now install ultrasn0w from Cydia which will both jailbreak and unlock your iPhone 3G.

iPod touch
redsn0w will jailbreak both 1st generation iPod Touch and 2nd generation iPod Touch.

To use redsn0w simply upgrade iTunes to 8.2, the device in iTunes to firmware version 3.0 and run redsn0w to activate and jailbreak the device (and if you are using an original iPhone 2G, it will unlock it too!)

Official Torrents
redsn0w for MAC
redsn0w for PC

Other files you will need:

iTunes 8.2

Bootloader files V3.9 (BL-39.bin) and V4.6 (BL-46.bin)

Firmware 3.0 for your Device
iPhone 3G S Firmware 3.0
iPhone 3G Firmware 3.0
iPhone 2G Firmware 3.0
iPod Touch 2G Firmware 3.0
iPod Touch 1G Firmware 3.0

Here is a video demo of using redsn0w on the iPhone with Windows

Use iPhone mods and hacks at your own risk! Installing 3rd Party iPhone apps requires you to jailbreak the iPhone before installing the native software and apps. Browse the full list of all iPhone and iPod touch native 3rd party apps filed under the software category.

More info on redsn0w here

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16 Reviews on “redsn0w”

1. 1
   June 22nd, 2009 at 3:21 am ANDO says:

   I HAVE A 3G IPHONE. IT ALREADY BEEN JAILBROKEN AND UNLOCKED BUT THAN I USED ITUNES 8.2 TO UP DATE IT TO 3.0 OS AND IT SHOWN MY SIM CARD IS NOT VALID. NOW I CAN ONLY MAKE EMERGRNCY CALL. WHAT CAN I DO TO SAVE MY IPHONE.

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   June 22nd, 2009 at 2:50 pm David says:

   Hi i was wondering what OS are u using, looks like vista but the wallpaper is very nice. If your using vista what kind of add on did u use to achieve that desktop ?

   Thanks

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   June 22nd, 2009 at 10:28 pm Danny says:

   @Ando redsn0w will not unlock iPhone 3G, as it says above. you have to revert back to 2.2.1 or something for now and unlock using QuickPwn for now until ultrasn0w comes out

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   June 30th, 2009 at 2:21 am sergios says:

   can i ask you something.? i foloow the instructions but i face one problem.. when i go to the file itunes show me 2 folders tha none of them call iphone software updates.. the one called iphone carrier suport and the other itunes plugs in.. and non of them show me the file i should browse.. if you can help me thnx

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   June 30th, 2009 at 2:42 am sergios says:

   ok i found the solution.. i just revert my firmware from 3.0 to 2.2.1.. and the folders showed up.. sorry

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   July 10th, 2009 at 8:59 am Nigga says:

   I have an ipod touch 8gb and i cant find the software for it! My version is 2.2.1

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   July 11th, 2009 at 1:07 am moha says:

   i have an iphone 3g that is unlocked. i used cedia to load a game which i later uninsalled. now i can only recieve calls, since all the menu items are lost. what can i do.

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   July 12th, 2009 at 10:14 am adlantagor says:

   is there any problems if i jailbreak my iphone 3G? i scared to jailbreak but i want to

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   July 12th, 2009 at 9:14 pm Binx says:

   It seems that the office firewall blocks the connection of RedSn0w to its server, is there a work around for this?

   Thanks!

10. 10
    July 17th, 2009 at 11:37 am adlantagor says:

    hey dude, why after download finished (iphone 2g), it cant be opened by redsn0w? i think because of the application format is not ipsw. right? and my question is, how can be opened? please help me mates.

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    July 31st, 2009 at 9:39 am Stupidpost says:

    This is an awful friggin stupid response thread only questions with little to none answer… geez

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    August 14th, 2009 at 3:55 pm Haku says:

    Hey adlantagor, if you notice the file you download has an extention ipsw.zip All you need to do is delete the zip extention and leave it as .ipsw and that’s it.

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    September 8th, 2009 at 10:32 am spotty says:

    I have the Ipod Touch 2G (2.2.1).
    Using redsn0W 7.2 and it only stay at the hard drive picture for a long time then when it reboots, it asks me to connect to Itunes to restore the firmware.
    Tried 4 times with no luck.
    How can I upgrade to 3.0 and jailbreak the same time?

14. 14
    September 17th, 2009 at 8:50 pm Dev says:

    spotty Just update your red snow

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    October 14th, 2009 at 11:03 pm cc says:

    y wen i follow all the steps..den later after its written downloading jailbreak data..n after it restart i cnt find cydia in my iphone 3G 16GB?

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    November 13th, 2009 at 12:45 pm panfaa says:

    im so lost with all of this all i want to do is get a good background theme.. i dunno where to start or what to do..! ahhhh lol