Destructor95 has released the new version of ToolJail i-e ToolJail v2.2 which provides you with the latest step-by-step guides on jailbreaking and unlocking the latest iOS 4 on iPhone 2G, 3G & 3GS and iPod Touch 2G & 3G. For those who don’t know ToolJail is created to help the novice iPhone and iPod Touch users to want to jailbreak their iDevices without messing their head in thousands of tutorial available online.

iPhoDroid is a tool created by Sergio Mcfly which allows you to install Android OS on iPhone 2G and iPhone 3G easily. The installer actually copies all files on your iPhone which are necessary to run Android on it. All you need is a jailbroken iPhone 2G or 3G running on firmware 3.1.x with OpenSSH installed on it. Currently iPhoDroid is Beta and is only available for Mac OS X.

We all know that Apple announced while releasing Firmware 4.0 that it will not be available on iPhone 2G, later on, Steve Jobs replied to an email and confirmed that “there will be no future updates and support for iPhone 2G”. Well, we never said that hackers won’t give it a try, yes, a team of developers is working on customizing Firmware 4.0 to be available for all iPhone 2G users.

Here is a step-by-step guide to jailbreak all iDevices (iPhone 2G/3G/3GS, iPod Touch 2G/3G) on iPhone OS 3.1.3 and iPhone OS 3.1.2 with the Spirit jailbreak tool which has been recently released by iPhone-Dev Team. For those who don’t know, Spirit will jailbreak all iDevices on latest firmwares untethered. Before you may proceed to jailbreak your iPhone or iPad Touch with the said tool, it is requested to backup your SHSH blobs using AutoSHSH Grabber RC2 or Firmware Umbrella. You might need to know your ECID incase you use Firmware Umbrella. To know your ECID, follow the steps here. Once done, follow the steps below to jailbreak your iDevice with Spirit tool.

Yup, now it’s confirmed! iPhone OS 4.0 and future firmware updates will have no support for iPhone 2G. A guy named ven000m emailed Steve Jobs about iPhone 2G support for future firmware updates, Steve answered “Sorry, no”. This is probably due to the insufficient hardware specs of iPhone 2G which are required to run iPhone OS 4.0 as well as future firmware updates like iPhone OS 4.0.1 and 4.1.

Apple just released 3.1.3 firmware update for iPhone 3G, 3GS and iPod Touch. It didn’t take long for Dev-Team to come up with a tool to jailbreak firmware 3.1.3. Dev-Team has just released redsn0w 0.9.4 tool to jailbreak and unlock iPhone 2G, 3G, iPod Touch 1G and iPod Touch 2G(Non MC Models). Unlock facility is not available for iPhone 3G. Please note down that if you using jailbroken iPhone 3G, 3GS and iPod Touch 2G(New Models) and iPod Touch 3G, do NOT upgrade to firmware 3.1.3, as your device may no longer be an unlocked one if you do so.

Apple has released two software updates back to back, iTunes 9.0.3 and firmware 3.1.3 for iPhone 3G, 3GS and iPod Touch. With the release of new firmware, tools for jailbreaking and unlocking emerge as well. If you are on jailbroked and unlocked iPhone/iPod Touch, we recommend NOT to upgrade your devices to firmware 3.1.3 now. Wait for proper tested jailbreaking and unlocking tools for firmware 3.1.3, also it’s crucial to mention that every jailbreaking tools doesn’t necessarily come with unlocking facility, so you have to careful. If you want an unlocked device, you will have to wait for a tool that jailbreaks and unlocks firmware 3.1.3 as well.

Apple has released firmware 3.1.3 upgrade for iPhone 3G,3GS and iPod Touch. This release falls in bugs-fix category, as few bugs reported in last firmware have been rectified in it, no major changes. Surprisingly, firmware 3.1.3 is not the same OS (OS 3.2) which runs on the recently announced Apple iPad. With the release of latest firmware, arrival of jailbreaking software/tools from iPhone geeks is imminent.

Snowbreez is yet another tool for jailbreaking iPhone and iPod Touch, it’s similar to other jailbreaking tools like blackra1n, redsn0w and PwnageTool. All these tools are used to create custom .ipsw files to jailbreak iPhone/iPod. The enhancement Sn0wbreez brings is that it works on Windows 7/Vista and XP. If you are unlucky to jailbreak your iPhone with earlier mentioned tools, you can give Snowbreeze a try to see if it helps in jailbreaking your iPhone.

Push Notifications usually don’t work good on hactivated iPhones (2G,3G,3GS). Many fixes have been shared before regarding this, most recent fix was “PushFix” via iPhoneil available in Cydia, but it wasn’t a proper solution and it stopped working after a while as it used a single certificate for many users causing wrong push notifications and battery drainage issues. Now Ver.2 of PushFix is available, and it actually works very well, basically the error/issue which has been rectified in new release is that you get a unique certificate for your hactivated iPhone against your mobile EMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity), each unique certificate costs US $5.99.