iPhone 1.1.3 Jailbreak Not Ready for Primetime

Make no mistake, the highly anticipated and somewhat controversial iPhone jaikbreak for the latest 1.1.3 firmware does work. We have plenty of reports of successful jailbreaks from a variety of sources and we’ve even seen it with our own eyes. The new procedure is a bit young though, and many, many people are reporting problems. The biggest issue it seems, is that AT&T users who had previously upgraded to 1.1.3 apparently find themselves without service after jailbreaking. There are fixes for this issue but many have further problems once the fix is applied. Among the reported issues are problems with ringtones, errors in Google Maps functionality, issues with DRM-protected file playback and problems with email not storing your passwords. Smart users who had not yet upgraded to 1.1.3 report far fewer issues and often have little or no trouble with the relatively simple upgrade / jailbreak procedure. If you’re one of the many who just couldn’t wait and had to update pre-jailbreak however, you may want to wait for the dev team to work these issues out before going through with anything. We all know how fast they work so the wait shouldn’t be long.

23 Responses to “iPhone 1.1.3 Jailbreak Not Ready for Primetime”

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    Dorian says:

    My upgrade using this technique from 1.1.1 worked mostly. Killed off all my installer.app applications though and now my EDGE settings don’t stay so data via GSM is a no go for me now.

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    Dan says:

    Thanks for the heads up Zach,

    I was planning on updating mine to 1.1.3 jailbreak but looks like im better off waiting it seems, I’m surprised that the other sites didn’t voice any concerns over the jailbreak either..

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    Robby says:

    Exact same for me too. I had 1.1.1, and used the jailbreak upgrade to go to 1.1.3. After it was all finished, I lost the home screen buttons to all of the apps I had installed except for the installer (could have been fixed by uninstalling and reinstalling each app probably) and my EDGE no longer worked. And restored via itunes b/c I needed to use my phone so now I’m stuck in 1.1.3 til I figure out how to downgrade.

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    mike says:

    Hey, what is the name of the theme you are using in that screen shot?

    I did it last night and downgraded back to 1.1.2, it was kind of a mess..

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    Marc says:

    I agree, I blew it and ran with the ball. I am almost back….

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    Zach Epstein says:

    @Mike It’s a Summerboard theme called Mystique, one of my favs. Also, it’s packaged by Ste so you should already have access to it.

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    mike says:

    awesome thanks.. thats the only thing that would be cooler about installer was if there was a preview…

    I appreciate it.
    M.

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    RN says:

    It worked on my Iphone with no problems. I had an OTB 1.1.2 that I had run the jailbreak program on and the 1.1.3 update worked with no problems although the Google Maps “my location” doesn’t work.

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    Terrence says:

    The upgrade work but I can’t get EDGE to work so I will be go back to ver 1.1.2.

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    RoseGold says:

    I have an 1.1.2 OTB iPhone which I had upgraded to 1.1.3 so am assed out for a while it seems….

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    Jeff B. says:

    Can somebody please tell my stupid friend (who bricked his iPod Touch the first time he tried it on 1.1.2 then miraculously fixed it) that the damned 1.1.3 firmware works on his damn Touch?

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    Scott says:

    Anyone know the effect of 1.1.3 on the Touch?

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    ppp49489 says:

    Here are the issues that i’ve noticed after the jailbreak (1.1.1 to 1.1.3) …

    ~ i had to install some of the apps; most didn’t install or didn’t install well (e.g. customize, categories)
    ~ Edge worked fine after installing the fix under Tweaks (1.1.3), though the icon doesn’t show when i’m connected
    ~ lost speaker sound when using ipod (no sound on earphones either); alarm sound is gone

    eventhough the jailbreak worked and my phone remained unlocked, i wouldn’t recommend it. i am reverting to my previous firmware version this weekend and hopefully it won’t be that much of a painful process.

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    Wardriver64 says:

    anyone haveing issues with YouTube working? I can get open websites, weather app, stocks all work but when trying to open a video in YouTube it says it needs an Edge or WiFi connection- HELP!

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    Kuhne says:

    This is NO GOOD, Nate’s was better, this one makes my iphone SOUNDLESS..

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    Mark says:

    Try this (it worked for me): Settings – General – Reset – Reset All Settings. Afterwards, my ringtone etc. were reset to standard, but my sound was back alive!
    My guess: I had installed AudioAmp on 1.1.2. This doesn’ t work on 1.1.3. By resetting, the changes made by AudioAmp were reverted.
    Anyhow, I’m very relieved to have it working again…

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    Hans-Peter says:

    This works! (Settings – General – Reset – Reset All Settings). Thanks Mark.

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    Yes, I was left without sound after doing the update as well. But, I followed the advice of Kuhne and low and behold, my sound is back! Settings – General – Reset – Reset All Settings.

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    Johnny says:

    The dev teams upgrade worked great for me, even better than nate trues leaked one…. Then 2 days later while I was texting a friend how great the upgrade was my iphone lost all sound and vibration and go sluggish. Tried restarting it several times, resetting all settings from settings/general/reset, even the plug thing. Later I restored to 1.1.2 and the sound came back. I guess the upgrade had its bugs too. I hope there will be a fix for this upgrade, because I really like the features of it. I appreciate all the work that the Dev team does , and would like to thank them.

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    Daniel D says:

    I did what you suggested dude (reset all settings). I got my keyboard sound working again, but the incoming calls does NOT make any noise, it only wibrates. What can I do?

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    Hypos says:

    Perfect! it works! Now I can hear the calls and music. Thanks

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    musli says:

    Perfect ! reset works fine in my iphone :9

    thank dood

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    Rae says:

    I have the same problem, im not sure what jailbreak mine is but i jsut got my phone and my boyfriend did the whole jailbreaking jazz and now the sound is very low. When i talk to someone its fine but if i were to put them on speaker, i could hardly hear them> Same with when my phone rings…it doesnt sound as loud as it used to. I tried the whole reset thing but it doenst work either.. pls somebody HELP

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