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Unlock iPhone 4 on iOS 5 Final Using Gevey SIM [How-to Guide]

Posted by Patrick on October 13, 2011

In case you have missed it, Apple just released its highly anticipated update to its mobile operating system iOS, the iOS 5. Now if you are using Gevey SIM to unlock your iPhone 4, you might be wondering if the SIM will work on the iOS 5? Well as it turns out, you can unlock your iPhone 4 using Gevey SIM, you just need to follow the instructions we've detailed here and you're good to go.

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Before Updating to iOS 5:

DO NOT upgrade to iOS 5 using the stock firmware from Apple. Doing so will cause your iPhone 4 to lose its unlock by upgrading its unlockable baseband. You don't want that of course. Instead of using the stock iOS 5 firmware, we will be cooking our own iOS 5 custom firmware using the latest version of Redsn0w which we will be using to upgrade our iPhone 4 to in order to preserve your unlockable baseband. This way we can use Gevey SIM to unlock your device after the upgrade. Just follow this mini guide first:

  • Download the latest version of Redsn0w (0.9.9b5), which has a new feature that lets you create custom IPSWs. Currently available for Mac only but we'll make sure to update this post once the Windows version is made available. Download Redsn0w (0.9.9b5) for Mac here.
  • Launch Redsn0w and click "Extras" from the main menu and then select "Custom IPSW". Redsn0w will now create the custom IPSW for you. For iOS 5 IPSW download links, click here.
  • Once that's done, enter "Pwned DFU" mode through Redsn0w's "Extras" option.
  • After that restore to the custom firmware we've created earlier using iTunes 10.5 (download links here).
  • Now you can use Gevey SIM to unlock your device.

Steps on How to Unlock iPhone 4 on iOS 5 Final Using Gevey SIM:

  1. Navigate to Settings » General » Network and turn OFF 3G. Make sure to keep Cellular Data and Data Roaming option ON. Also see to it that there is NO unofficial SIM present in your iPhone 4 SIM tray during this step.

    2. Gevey-SIM-Turn-OFF-3G

  2. Remove the stock SIM tray from your iPhone.

    3. Gevey-SIM-Remove-Stock-Sim-Tray-iOS-5

  3. Place Gevey SIM interposer in Gevey SIM tray.

    4. Gevey-SIM-SIM-Tray-SIM-Interposer-iOS-5

  4. Now put the unofficial iPhone SIM on top of Gevey SIM interposer. As shown in the image below.

    5. Gevey-SIM-Gevey-SIM-Ready-iOS-5

  5. Turn OFF your iPhone 4 by holding down the Power button on top.

    6. Gevey-SIM-Turn-off-iPhone-4-iOS-5

  6. Place the Gevey SIM tray together with the Gevey interposer and unofficial SIM into your iPhone.

    7. Gevey-SIM-Put-Gevey-SIM-in-iPhone-iOS-5

  7. Now turn your device back ON.

    8. Gevey-SIM-Turn-on-Your-iPhone-iOS-5

  8. You should now see the Gevey Welcome message, then just tap Accept to proceed.

    9. Gevey-SIM-Welcome-Message-iOS-5

  9. Wait for a few seconds until you can see the 1-signal bar. Once you can see the 1-signal bar, open your Phone app and dial and call 112.

    10. Gevey-SIM-Dial-112-iOS-5

  10. After about 2 seconds, promptly end the call by tapping the End button.

    11. Gevey-SIM-Hang-Up-112-Call-iOS-5

  11. Navigate your way to Settings and enable Airplane Mode. Just let it be and wait till you see the "No SIM card installed" message. As soon as the message pops-up, tap the OK button to close the message and then turn Airplane Mode back to OFF.

    12. Gevey-SIM-No-Sim-Card-Installed-iOS-5

  12. By disabling Airplane Mode, you should see a "SIM Failure" notification. Just tap OK and that is it! Just wait until your iPhone unlocks itself.

    13. Gevey-SIM-SIM-Failure-iOS-5

  13. After a few seconds, you should see that the signal bar on your iPhone is now full. Congratulations! You have just unlocked your iPhone 4 using Gevey SIM in iOS 5.0.

    14. Gevey-SIM-iPhone-4-Unlocked-iOS-5

Update #1: For those having issues in getting their Gevey SIM to work with the iOS 5, try the steps mentioned by Vivek or by Kiril. They sure seem to get the Gevey working real nice on iOS 5. Be sure to thank them. :D

Update #2: If the above methods did not work for you, try the Alternative Way mentioned in this pastie to get the Gevey working. Thanks to @deefilippi for the compilation & w2no for mentioning it.



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  • Pesmerga

    Hi,

    I'm sorry but you won't be able to unlock your device either by Gevey or Ultrasn0w because the dreaded 4.11.08 BB. Did you happen to update to iOS 5 using iTunes? Because that will update your BB.

    There is no available method for unlocking or downgrading (except for iPad BB) as of now. There are people who are working on it though but there are no definite ETAs.

    • Dabassmohit

      Yes after installing sam i connected it to iyunes after that the bb incresed to 4.11.08

      Wat if i go back to 4.3.5ios using my saved shsh through tiny umbrella
      Is it possible that i cn restore my bb???

      • Pesmerga

        I'm afraid you can't downgrade your BB even if you downgrade your firmware, it is not reversible as of now and it may never will.

        Your best (and only) option is to wait for Ultrasn0w or Gevey to support 4.11.08.

  • Anonymous

    Hi,

    Unfortunately the 04.11.08 bb is not yet supported for any unlock solution. But there are reports that it is being worked on, and it is close. No ETA yet, so what you can only do is wait.

  • Carolchevrand

    I just upgraded my iPhone 4 to iOS 5 using the stock firmware from Apple and it is not working. I just saw this webpage and I need to know if that is something I can do to make it work or to reset my iPhone. I think I caused my iPhone 4 to lose its unlock by upgrading its unlockable baseband. I need HELP!!Please!!

    • Anonymous

      Hi,

      So what's your baseband version now?

  • Anonymous

    Hi,

    Redsn0w will not activate your device. You can try jailbreaking your device with latest Redsn0w and use SAM to activate your phone without official SIM card. For more information: http://bit.ly/ykhEDX

  • joedeanna

    oh, i didnt know gevey sim works in IOS 5.bought gevey sim for my uncle the other day. then, technician said gevey wont work using gevey sim. For now, i have 2 gevey sim. One for my iphone and the other one is for my uncle. The technician said, he will update me once there is a sim that perfectly works for OS5.

    Anyways, im using my iphone for games only. I accidentally update my OS. To my surprise, my gevey doesnt work on my phone anymore.

    Thanks for the tips, i might do these soon. Hope it work soon!

    • Ajay

      I have my iphone 4 on ios 5 working in Gevey without any issue.

  • Salman

    Hi I hav just updated my iPhone to ios 5 and I don't what is the name of my gevey but to make it working I need to call 888 and hang up for 2 sec den airplane mode on and off and it starts working. I searched on google but only found the 112 gevey tutorial on ios 5 please tell me wether my gevey ll work for it?

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