My iPhone's IMEI

can i uptade my jailbroken ipod touch from 1.1.1 to 1.1.2 without loosing all my apps??

I don't understand what is interesting about the iphone if it is not hacked. What is there to discuss ? It does nothing new or interesting, except that a lot of functionality is merged onto one device. People who had no interest in iphones were sick of all the iphone stuff in RSS feeds leading up to the release.

Now I think a lot of these guys who paid $600 + $65 a month are jealous of those of us who are effectively paying half this for about the same functionality. Deal with it kiddos.

Guys this site claims:

http://IndyChai.com

that iPhone 1.1.1 has been hacked / unlocked in Bombay, India!!!!

So, I was talking to a friend at Apple and according to him, you should be able to option-click update in iTunes and select which firmware to restore to your iPhone.

He claims, that if you restore an older firmware (possibly 1.0 or 1.0.1) the whole phone, including the modem and baseband firmwares should be reflashed. This should get rid of the evidence of the unlock. Then it should be safe to upload to 1.1.1.

If you already have a bricked iPhone, you might try this method to see if you can restore your phone. However, I think the IMEI might already be changed, so it may not help.

If anyone is a brave soul, they could try using an unlocked iPhone, updating back to 1.0 and then trying to update to 1.1.1. Of course, you might brick the iPhone, but if you don't, all the people who experimented with unlock but didn't actually need it might have a work around.

Brian,

They did say "in the next week", didn't they? I had almost forgotten about that.

http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/25/iphone-dev-team-issues-statement/

One week from the statement was on the first and now it's the 3rd. Maybe they should release another statement?

Erica,

I used unlock.app to unlock my iPhone, I work for T-Mobile and did it basically to see how it would work on our network. I still have my AT&T account open and thats what I use on my iPhone. I restored to v. 1.0.2 of the iPhone software through iTunes, to clear it out and get rid of all the installer apps I have installed. I put a T-Mobile SIM in my phone and it said "invalid SIM" Is my phone re-locked? and do you think it would be safe to do the 1.1.1 update? As of now I am waiting for the promised iPhone Dev Team's relock tool, but since it seems to be locked, I am curious.

"Since the advent of the iMac Apple has opened up both which has allowed the company to flourish."
Yeah really open, because you can install OSX on any compatible hardware... as long as it's made by Apple. And how about those open configuration options? Want a larger screen with that iMac? NO. Want a mini with with a Xeon? NO. Apple has never been open. If you're looking for open, look for Windows or Linux, both of which allow you to install on anything compatible.

If you want to make up reasons why this is not a good thing, Apple being "open" is waaaaay off the mark.

Adding my voice to the "please start a dedicated iPhone blog" camp... really, iPhone hacking isn't exactly mainstream, the vast majority of people probably wouldn't even contemplate it, and of the people who do try it, I'd guess that less than half actually know what they're doing and understand the consequences of mucking about with a proprietary platform.

I don't own an iPhone but it's my opinion that the never ending deluge of iPhone hacking posts have convinced people that messing with the thing's internals is safe, easy, fun, and a God-given right...

"Er.. How exactly is a article titled "My iPhone's IMEI" to be considered a) news, b) relevant and c) really interesting anyone?"

Easy, it's a user's personal experience with the iPhone that is potentially relevant to others.

There's been posts about iMac screens being hosed, MacBook uneven lighting, the iMac update hosing the system, etc. These type of blog entries serve as advance warning -- or a rallying point -- for users.

Erica is "in the know" with hacking efforts, and understands the iPhone very well. Every little tidbit of information she gives may not be relevant to the masses, but then again it MAY BE. Personally, I find her work on the iPhone fascinating, and want to hear whenever something happens. Seldom do we get this kind of direct communication from the hacking community.

-Pie

Add me to the camp who advises others to not read about subjects that don't interest you.

I find Erica's posts to be among the most interesting on TUAW.

There are plenty of posts that don't interest me and I skip right by them.