This page is a compilation of links to hack the Apple iPhone. Hacks for the iPhone can include unlocking, jailbreaking and installing 3rd party applications.
Hackers have come up with a variety of creative ways to use their iPhones, but each time a new iPhone software version is updated, they must find new, creative ways to jailbreak the phone.
The Verizon iPhone 4
About Jailbreaking
Most hacks for the iPhone require jailbreaking the phone. The process requires using software or a website to circumvent Apple's security protocols. Because of this, a jailbroken iPhone is not eligible for support or warranty replacement. Installing a firmware update to a hacked iPhone can result in a bricked phone with reduced (or no) functionality.TUAW: Man to Sue over iBricking (October 8, 2007) In some cases, unbricking the iPhone is possible.
Warning for Devs
In April 2009, Apple updated the terms of its iPhone SDK agreement, banning developers working on third party iPhone applications from releasing their applications on unofficial stores. Developers who are registered are expressly forbidden from jailbreaking their own phones.Ars Technica: Latest iPhone developer agreement bans jailbreaks (April 1, 2009)
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References
Fast Facts
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Most hacks void the iPhone warranty from Apple
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InstallerApp is a widely used installer for jailbroken phones
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Hacks for iPhones allow it to function in ways that were not necessarily intended
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Hacks are available for both the first generation iPhone and the iPhone 3G
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One creative person hacked his iPhone to allow it to function as a laser pointerHack-A-Day: Laser Pup (February 4, 2009)
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Another hack allowed the iPhone to use its accelerometer to help him pour a beerHack-A-Day: Pouring a Beer Via iPhone (January 1, 2009)
