I bought my iPhone (with firmware 1.0.2) last October and since then, I am so happy with all features it comes with, except the pathetic SMS application. Hey, it’s 2007 when iPhone is released to public. How come such a slick & technologically advanced phone does not support SMS to multiple recipients? It’s so a basic feature that every phone should come with. I recalled once I had to send a SMS message to 10 colleagues, at that time, I really missed my old Nokia phone. (Of course, later I knowiSMS provides this feature to complement the native SMS application.)
Two months earlier, this simple feature finally arrived with iPhone firmware 1.1.3 release, followed with the latest 1.1.4 release (mainly bug fixes). Macworld’s coverage about this upgrade is very comprehensive and I really love this update. Followed by Apple’s update, ZiPhone has published a jailbreak solution for firmware 1.1.3/1.1.4 just a month ago. The unlock solution has never been so straightforward and fast (just 2-3 minutes), that a novice can handle with no difficulty. Kudo to ZiPhone’s author!
I could not guarantee the upgrade from firmware 1.0.2 / 1.1.1 to 1.1.4 is completely safe using ZiPhone. I, however, have performed upgrade on three iPhones (one with firmware 1.1.1 and two with 1.0.2) without any issues. One more point to note is that ZiPhone also works with those phones unlocked previously using iPhoneSimFree.
Okay, here are the procedures I used to upgrade the firmware and unlock it using ZiPhone…
1. Please use iTunes 7.5 or 7.6 and synchronize your iPhone before performing the upgrade.
Update: You may use iTunes 7.7 and ZiPhone 3.0 for the upgrade. Thanks Jay for advising us.
2. Download iPhone firmware 1.1.4
3. Recover your iPhone with firmware 1.1.4
Connect your iPhone and start iTunes. Select your iPhone in iTunes and start to recover by pressing SHIFT and click “Restore†(for Windows) or pressing OPTION and click “Restore†(for Mac) to select the 1.1.4 firmware file. iTunes should start load the firmware to your iPhone. It’ll take around 4-5 minutes and your iPhone will be rebooted when the process completes. Now, your iPhone is firmware 1.1.4 ready (but still locked!). Don’t disconnect your iPhone and keep your iTunes open! You have two more steps to free your iPhone from AT&T.
4. Download ZiPhone 2.6b and extract it.
5. Unlock your iPhone with ZiPhone
This is the final step to unlock your iPhone. Launch ZiPhone 2.6b that you just extracted. Select “Do it all†and click “Start Processâ€.
Just wait and keep your iPhone connected. You’ll see your iPhone is brought to a black screen with full of log messages. Don’t panic, it’s normal and should be finished in several minutes. After the whole process completes, ZiPhone will reboot your iPhone into normal startup screen. Now, sync back your backup data and enjoy all the new features.
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