The iPhone Dev Team is back and better than ever. With their release of PwnageTool 2.0, you can have App Store and Cydia (A third party installed similar to Installer.app) living in harmony within minutes. PwnageTool is the ultimate tool for customizing and hacking your device, but at the same time it is a safe way to do very simple tasks if that is all you need. Here is how to use PwnageTool 2.0 to hack your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPhone 3G in a safe and secure way.
PwnageTool 2.0 makes hacking your device as simple as it could get. Its instructions make everything easy to understand and straight forward. When you first open PwnageTool 2.0, it will tell you that it is copyright the iPhone Dev Team since some thieves stole it and are selling it on their site. The safest way to use PwnageTool 2.0 is in simple mode since it does everything for you. I selected “iPhone” and it found the firmware that I downloaded when I upgraded to 2.0 (you must upgrade before you start this).
Then follow the instructions until it asks in you are a legit iPhone user. “Yes” = No unlock, just jailbreak. “No” = Jailbreak and unlock. SO SIMPLE! It will build the firmware for you and put it on the desktop.
Now, here comes the part of actually modding the iPhone. PwnageTool 2.0 will now instruct you to put your iPhone in DFU mode which is very easy with the on screen instructions. I didn’t really know what I was doing but before I knew it my iPhone was in DFU mode. Now, go into iTunes, option click “restore” and select the firmware PwnageTool 2.0 made. Before you know it that Apple Logo is not a sweet pineapple!
The reason I call this safe is because unless you really try some crazy hacking with your iPhone, it is almost impossible to brick. Your iPhone is always a click away from restore. If at any times your are in doubt, be patient! Sometimes you may think that your iPhone is dead or frozen, but it just needs time. If somehow things get screwed up, plug your iPhone in and try to restore. If iTunes is not recognizing it, simply put it in recovery mode and you are set to go. PwnageTool is safe and easy.
As of now, jailbreaking does not have much benefits since all the apps in installer still need to be ported to 2.0 Do not worry though, these things are just a matter of time and soon %70 of these apps will be back. Even Customize is weeks away from working on 2.0
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October 29th, 2008 at 2:22 am
Thanks for this - this was really helpful and reassuring. I wasn’t sure if I should do it but now I’m running pwnagetool =) Hopefully all goes well…