The Apple iPhone OS and iPod Touch OS 3.1.2 are now available for download.

iPhone OS 3.1.2 for iPhone contains the following bug fixes and improvements:

• Resolves sporadic issue that may cause iPhone to not wake from sleep.
• Resolves intermittent issue that may interrupt cellular network services until restart.
• Fixes bug that could cause occasional crash during video streaming.

The updated firmware 3.1.2 for iPod touch contains the following bug fixes and enhancements:

• Resolves sporadic issue that may cause iPod touch to not wake from sleep.
• Fixes bug that could cause occasional crash during video streaming.

The iPhone Dev Team warns those with jailbroken and unlocked iPhones to avoid the new upgrade, until they can crack it.

The 3.1.2 updates AT&T’s carrier settings file for iPhone customers in the United States, and updates the carrier settings to version 5.6.

Here are the direct download links:

iPhone EDGE (Original/Classic): iPhone1, 1_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw
iPhone 3G: iPhone1, 2_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw
iPhone 3GS: iPhone2, 1_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw

iPod Touch 1G: iPod1, 1_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw
iPod Touch 2G: iPod2, 1_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw
iPod Touch 3G: iPod3, 1_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw

Both QuickPwn and PwnageTool have been updated to support the recent iPhone 2.2 firmware upgrade. They sure do work at breakneck speeds to allow you to jailbreak your beloved iPhones. The firmware upgrade was just released less than 72 hours ago. Color me impressed.

Below is a video of what sounds like an 8-year old kid showing us how to install the programs into the new firmware upgrade. Kids learn just as fast as hackers these days.

Google, fresh on the heels of Android’s recent RC29 update, has already slipped out another update. The RC30 update exists to help fix a recent jailbreaking issue with the Android device. The company says they are "currently working with our partners to push the fix out and updating the open source code base to reflect these changes."

According to the company, the update should be in everybody’s hands within the next three or four days. Google offers no word on if the update includes any other functions.

George Hotz recently came up with a hardware method of unlocking the iPhone, but now he’s come out with a software method to unlock the 1.1.3 firmware iPhone that comes with the 4.6 bootloader. The AnySIM unlock software doesn’t work on bootloader 4.6 yet. GeoHot gives his instructions for his unlocking / jailbreaking software:

geohot’s 1.1.2 software unlock
yes, this is what you have all been waiting for
now fixed to support 1.1.3

1. Download these:
gunlock and the secpack from http://iphonejtag.blogspot.com/ or the blog
the 4.02.13 fls from http://george.zjlotto.com/index.php/baseband/

2. Downgrade your phone to 1.0.2. See all the great tutorials online to do this.
Your baseband won’t be downgraded, this is normal.
This will probably work on other versions too, but 1.0.2 doesn’t lose wifi on bb access.

3. Kill CommCenter and run "gunlock secpack ICE04.02.13_G.fls"

4. Reload CommCenter. For some reason my phone was in brick mode. Use the elite team bricktool to get out.

5. Enjoy your 1.1.2 OTB unlocked iPhone

Now who’d have thought it’d be this easy

This release is no thanks to elite/dev
I wish they would share like the old days.
I don’t believe everyone in the team is like this, but come on guys.

If you want to contribute to me, the person who discovered these exploits and wrote this tool
paypal geohot@gmail.com

Click here to download GeoHot’s unlock tool for iPhone.

A few days ago AnySIM announced a new version of their unlocking / jailbreaking tool that unlocks v1.1.3 phones with the baseband 4.03_13_g, but iPhones with the bootloader 4.6 won’t work, only 3.9. The tool uses a GUI, and it looks great, but as mentioned above you can only use the tool if you’ve got the right bootloader on your iPhone. You can download the tool at these sites:

http://www.weputit.com/files/iphone/anySIM.zip
http://iphone.doggunn.com/anySIM.zip
http://www.engadget.com/videos/anySIM.zip

The AnySIM team released a short FAQ:

FAQ:
Q: Couldn’t locate byte…
A: Your firmware is already patched or modified or at leas tnot apple default of the fls, try a restore with bbupdater

Q: My IMEI is now 0049
A: Whatever you did, you installed a retail FW over a already hacked one, thats bad, run a unlocker again.

Q: I get a unlock cmds failed error!
A: Try reboot the phone and check

Q: My sim isn’t recognized!
A: Than go and activate proper

Q: I have sound issues
A: Your Provider sucks

Q: Can I brick my phone?
A: No any mistake you do is restore able with more or less work.

Q: My phone is frozen!
A: Usally not, it just takes a bit and the home button is disabled.

Q:Why patch the lockdownd?
A: It’s not needed, do a proper activation instead!

WARNING: Using any of this software could either unlock your iPhone, or turn it into a brick, so be sure you know what you are doing.

The advantage of unlocking your iPhone, if you don’t already know, is that you can use any SIM card for any carrier, and your iPhone will work.