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blacksn0w

Posted on 31 October 2009 by Hans
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blacksn0w is a software unlock developed by Geohot for both iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS users. It works with the latest baseband 05.11.07 and is scheduled to be released on November 4.

blacksn0w

Update: Download and install blacksn0w unlock for iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS
When Apple released the iPhone 3.1 firmware, it updated the baseband (modem firmware) for all iPhone 3G and 3GS users and fixed an exploit that allowed iPhone users to software unlock their iPhones. While there were some iPhone users that were smart enough to wait and update using iPhone Dev Team’s PwnageTool software, many people still updated through iTunes unknowingly and their unlock was compromised. While the firmware on an iPhone can be downgraded, baseband upgrades are permanent. For months iPhone owners that had their baseband (or modem firmware) updated to version 05.11.07 were left without an unlock.

Fortunately on November 4, this is all going to change. Expert iPhone hacker, Geohot has found an exploit in baseband 05.11.07  which will allow iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS users to get their iPhone unlock back! At this moment Geohot  is working on his iPhone unlock dubbed blacksn0w and he plans to release it to us on November 4. As of this posting, Geohot has released nothing more than a screenshot with some random code, and a music video on YouTube (which you can see below), but we still trust him.

WARNING

Now that I’ve told you the good news, it’s time to tell you the bad news. The exploit that Geohot found (AT + XEMN) has been posted on the web, and I’m pretty sure it will be patched in the next update. I don’t know all the technical details of how this unlock works, but I do know that Apple is getting closer and closer to patching all the holes that are present in their baseband. Apple will most likely update their baseband in the next iPhone firmware update and patch the exploit that blacksn0w uses. Once Apple does that, iPhone users that update must not update using iTunes and instead they should wait for iPhone Dev Team to release their PwnageTool software that allows you to update without upgrading your baseband.

blacksn0w unlock details

The blacksn0w unlock will be available to download through blackra1n on November 4, mark your calendars if you plan on unlocking your iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS! We will be posting a guide on how to download and install blacksn0w once it’s out. Feel free to subscribe to our free newsletter to receive updates through e-mail.



111 Responses to “blacksn0w”

  1. Sweden Sweden from Skane Lan, Sweden says:
    ALL WORK BEST
    THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HELP ME
    I WILL DONATE YOU

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  2. United States solsurf from Florida, United States says:
    ive been trying and trying since yesterday to use blackra1n and it isnt working
    here is what im doing

    I have a brand new bought 2 days ago 3GS with 3.1.2 (5.11.07 firmware)-im using a mac powerbook G4
    i downloaded the blackra1n app from the website (for mac)
    double clicked on it. the make it rain messages pops up I connect my iphone and click on to it
    on the screen of the phone the icon shows USB to connect to itunes
    in itunes on my computer a message pops up (Itunes detected an iphone in recovery mode. You must restore this iphone before it can
    be used with itunes…and thats it, nothing else happens. ive tried to restore before and during
    i dont know hat im doing wrong or what else i can do
    please help

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    • United States Sean from United States says:
      exact same issue with my phone. I emailed blackra1n.support@gmail.com but have not had a reply as of yet. Let me know if you get one.

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      • India Tejash from Maharashtra, India says:
        you should not click on ‘OK’ when it asks you to restore. instead go to your applications and click on blackra1n. There you will see 3 applications, cydia, rock and sn0w. select all of them, download them (you will need wlan) and hey presto, you are in business.

        should be a piece of cake

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    • India Anand from Tamil Nadu, India says:

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      • Australia Phil from Western Australia, Australia says:
        This is incorrect. Blackra1n works perfectly on Mac OS.

        Please delete this post.

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    • India Anand from Tamil Nadu, India says:
      end all processe related to itunes
      reinstall os 3.1.2
      make it rain

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    • Try from a different computer, i tried with a mac, but it didnt work, and then from a pc, and it worked! GL HF =)

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    • United States vmo from Maryland, United States says:
      make sure u have itunes closed when u run blackra1n

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    • well first u need to go to google and type in blackra1n in the search box then click on the first link then it will show a guy and i phones all around him then at the bottom choose if u are mac or windows then download it while your i pod is connected then a little screen will apear saying ” make it rain ” click on it then your i pod or your i phone will shut on and off and then after it turns on and doesnt do anything again it will jailbroken hope this helps

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  3. United States Solsurf from United States says:
    I also sent an email to blackra1n
    and heard nothing. If I hear anything I’ll let u know. Please do the same. I also have a 3g
    which I accidentally upgraded to 3.1.2 and the new firmware an having exact same problem as I have with the 3gs

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  4. United States Rockets28 from Texas, United States says:
    THANKS! Worked like a charm on my iphone 3GS!

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  5. United States Ijaz from Florida, United States says:

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  6. United States frank from Massachusetts, United States says:
    works great on 3G 8gb, but doesn’t on the 16gb.. tried too many times
    fix that please… (3.1.2) (05.11.07)

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  7. United Kingdom K S Raj from Bristol, United Kingdom says:
    When are you going to release an unlock software for iphone 2G???

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  8. I need help jailbreaking but doesn’t want to download alot of files on the family computer. So can I delet the files after I jail break my iPod touch 2.2.1 8gb ?

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  9. China dirk from Shanghai, China says:

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  10. Luxembourg BigA from Luxembourg, Luxembourg says:
    Will blacksn0w work on iPhone 1st generation????

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  11. United States lormon from New York, United States says:
    It works, i have iphone 3g, i tried a t-mobile sim card and it works for both att and t-mobile. also jailbroken. awesomeee

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  17. Portugal yup from Lisboa, Portugal says:
    gratz its the fastest jailbreaker ever :D

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  22. Pakistan Salim from Sindh, Pakistan says:
    Hi guys,
    the Black Ra1n is working great on the previous version,
    But Apple has Release a new version. of bootloader, after runing the blackra1n it gets jail broken, then when ever i restart my phone, Itunes and cable logo comes, then again i hv to use blackra1n then its gets fine, but on every restart it creates the same prob , can any one help me out. i would really appriciate it.
    Regards

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    • India Tushar from Uttar Pradesh, India says:

      same happens with me man, did u find some solution for it?

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      • United States drakkar from Georgia, United States says:

        its because apple just upgraded the firmware it used to be 5.11.07 when u updated it changed to 5.12.03 or something but it wont let u unlock it! we need to get someone to create something to unlock it! i will donate 500.00 Plz

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  23. Hong Kong Desmond from Hong Kong says:

    Hi I just upgrade my iphone 2.2 to 3.1.2. And then i used blackra1n to jailbreak it. After that, my iphone works except it cannot connect to any carrier so that i can make any phone call. Any one can help….

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    • Hong Kong Desmond from Hong Kong says:

      I have to install Snow together with Rock to make my phone working. It works fine now. Thanks

      Best regards,

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  24. United States Kimmie from Pennsylvania, United States says:

    I have the ipod touch and I inadvertently forgot to plug it in and charge it before it went dead, had to do a system restore on it, is there any way to avoid this? Besides I do use Itunes and when its plugged in I lose everything too. anyway around any of it?

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  25. United States tmaxx from California, United States says:

    I know this is in response to older post however i feel that i must clarify..I jailbroke in less than 5mins! geohot rocks and btw itunes isnt required to be opened while jailbreaking, you wouldnt have the restore problem at all. just hit make it rain!!

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  26. New Zealand bilindao from Otago, New Zealand says:

    can’t get windows to run blackra1n – says its not valid windows application – tried compatibility mode – any other ideas? Spent days and days and days on it!!!!

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  27. United States RssssB from Florida, United States says:

    ummm i just got a IPHONE from a friend and i alreay have the ATT service and i tried to put my sim card in the IPHONE, but it wont work, i have done the blackra!n app! and it was up but then suddenly went away.. now my sim card is still in the IPHONE but wont make any calls or txts or anything! REALLY NEED HELP ASAP!

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  28. Canada Dave Taggart osgoode ont canada from Ontario, Canada says:

    Thanks for all the info, works for a old 2g,, gona try if for a New Bell 3gs,, then pay for all their hard work..

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  29. United Arab Emirates max from Dubai, United Arab Emirates says:

    Jailbreak from Blackra1n is not working for my 3.1.3 iphone

    Please guide me

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  30. United States matt from New York, United States says:

    does this work for 3.1.3
    firmware for the ipod touch

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  31. Canada izay from Ontario, Canada says:

    this si such a fake jail break it like froze it a million times
    an the WENT IN TO SAFE MODE well when that happens sometimes you
    have to bring it to apple .okay so now i finish getting out of safe
    mode so now i get A brand new iphone3Gs and now it stoll all my stuff cant call cant text check my youtube account and see this guy
    sewwing the BLACKRA1n CREATERS

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  32. United States ricko from California, United States says:

    hello everyone
    i have bought an iphone few month ago and i kept using it after few month it stopped working as soon as i tried to update the new itunes update . now it keep asking me to jailbrake it so i tried to blackrain it but it does not work exactly when the logo of black rain shows up mine stop working and screen turns black and the black rain logo never comes up………..
    i afraid that maybe the iphone i bought was stolen and i bought it so thats why its happend apple might have block the serial number..
    i dont know .. i need help to solve this matter
    pls contact me at rickofelori@hotmail.com

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  33. United States ashish from New Jersey, United States says:

    how can i unlock my iphone 3.1.3os …is there any way that i can jailbreak it… plz help me!

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  34. Kuwait King Of Sorrow from Al Kuwayt, Kuwait says:

    now ive done it …:(
    upgraded to 3.1.3
    its locked … cant unlock it … can you or any one help me please

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  35. I just looked up the awesome new Apple Ipad. Is it going to be better than the Itouch?

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  36. Canada sam from Quebec, Canada says:

    hi guy i have a telus mobility iphone 3gs 3.1.2 firmware 05.11.07 i try to unlock but every time i try bto unlock it crash the blackra1n blacksn0w and the programe close what do i do plz help

    my email just_bring_it1980@hotmail.com

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  37. Colombia FAUSTO AGÜERO from Cundinamarca, Colombia says:

    HELLO I JUST MADE A TERRIBLE MISTAKE, UPGRADED MY IPHONE 3GS 32 GB TO 3.1.3 ITUNES SAYS THAT THE SIM IS NOT VALID, AND ALL THAT THE SCREEN SHOWS IS THE CABLE AND ITUNES LOGO, IS THERE SOMEBODY THAT CAN HELP ON WHAT TO DO, PLEASE I DO NOT KNOW TO MUCH OF TECHNOLOGY SO I WILL NEED STEP BY STEP WHAT TO DO, WILL REALLY APRECIATE YOUR HELP. I AM FROM COLOMBIA AND USED TIGO AS MY CARRIER

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  38. Serbia Hysi from Serbia says:

    IS it posible to Unlock mi Iphone 3G with version 3.1.3 and firmware 05.12.01.

    Thank you

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  39. Saudi Arabia Haroon Khan from Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia says:

    I have purchased first time iphone 3G which is expensive compare to other mobiles. Yesterdy i-tune asked me to upgrade which in good faith I did it and my iphone is locked. Upgraded for 3.1.3 and base band 05.12.01. And now there is no software to unlock I have to wait till Dev team come up with solution.

    What kind of business is this. I will never purchase Apple or iphone or ipad and I am asking all to stay away from these kind of equipments. It is making fool to innocent customers. I have to buy another mobile ofcourse never APPLE.

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