Filed under: iPod Family, Hacks, iPhone
var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/1_1_3_Jailbreak_getting_closer'; TUAW can confirm that the dev/elite team is closing in on a public jailbreak of the recently released 1.1.3 iPhone firmware. Chances of having your 1.1.3 iPhone or iPod touch updated and jailbroken within the next week are good. The jailbreak appears to be based on a "soft update" exploit that merges the files from 1.1.2 and 1.1.3, so you get all the jailbreaky-goodness of 1.1.2 while enjoying the fabulous jiggling icons and WebClips of 1.1.3 -- plus access to the 1.1.3 command line and all the fun custom software that entails. More details as this develops. Thanks to aCujo.
Update: You won't have to upgrade your baseband--but Google Location won't work unless you do. So that's a tradeoff. If you don't plan to unlock the iPhone, you're better off upgrading your baseband. (Thanks Nervegas.
i'm told (again, thank you NerveGas) that the easiest way to upgrade is to use iTunes to upgrade to 1.1.3 and then downgrade to apply the jailbreak. This allows you access to all the Google Location stuff plus phone calls if you're an AT&T customer. If you're not, it's best to stay below 1.1.3 and *then* do the jailbreak.
Don't forget: Downgrades are limited to boot loader 3.9 (again, thank you NerveGas)
Yes, people are working on a 1.1.3 unlock--but that's not going to happen in the same short time frame that the jailbreak will appear in.


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