So you have just purchased an iPhone(or maybe even an iPod Touch) and now you want to get some cool applications and games on there. Here we will go through the steps you need to go through to ‘jailbreak‘ your iPhone or iPod Touch.

Jailbreak 2.2

Windows

1 – Download QuickPwn 2.2 here or here or here.
2 – Download Your IPSW File
a. iPhone 2G – iPhone 3G
b. iPod Touch owners that have already purchsed the 2.0 update can browse to “c:Documents and SettingsUSERApplication DataApple ComputeriTunesiPod Software Updates”.
Note ‘USER’ is the login name for your windows installation. Like for me, USER is Doug. . .since when I setup my computer I used Doug as the user account. This will be different for everyone
3 – Extract and Open the QuickPwn GUI application that you downloaded in Step 1
4 – Connect your device via the USB cable and follow the on-screen directions from QuickPwn
5 – Once your device reboots, it will be jailbroken and ready.

Mac

1 – You can download The Pwnage Tool here or here or here.
2 – Run Pwnage Tool and follow the on-screen directions.

Jailbreak 2.0.2

Windows

1 - Download QuickPwn here or here
2 - Download Your IPSW File
a. iPhone 2G – iPhone 3G
b. iPod Touch owners that have already purchsed the 2.0 update can browse to “c:Documents and SettingsUSERApplication DataApple ComputeriTunesiPod Software Updates”.
Note ‘USER’ is the login name for your windows installation. Like for me, USER is Doug. . .since when I setup my computer I used Doug as the user account. This will be different for everyone
3 - Extract and Open the QuickPwn GUI application that you downloaded in Step 1
4 - Pick which device you’re jailbreaking(iPhone 2g, 3g, or iPod Touch).
5 - Browse to the IPSW file that you downloaded in Step 2
6 - Keep Cydia, Installer and Boot Loader checked and click Go!
7 - Follow the instructions in the Command Line window
a. Turn off your device and then press enter
b. Put your device into DFU Mode
8 - Wait until the device reboots and you’re taken back to the home screen

Jailbreak 2.0.1

Windows

1 – Download and Install the WinPwn application.
Mirror 1
Mirror 2
2 – Get Your IPSW File Ready
a) 2g iPhones – 3g iPhones – iPod Touch 1.1.5
b) iPod Touch owners that have already purchsed the 2.0 update can browse to “c:Documents and SettingsUSERApplication DataApple ComputeriTunesiPod Software Updates”.
Note ‘USER’ is the login name for your windows installation. Like for me, USER is Doug. . .since when I setup my computer I used Doug as the user account. This will be different for everyone
3 – Open WinPwn and click the ‘Browse .ipsw’ button and locate either the IPSW file you are ‘pwning’.
4 – Once WinPwn recognizes the ipsw file you just selected, now click the ‘IPSW Builder’ button.
5 – In the Applications tab click the box for Cydia and Installer(or whichever one you like better), and click the ‘YouTube Activation Fix’ box if you’re not on the AT&T network(iPod Touch owners do not have to worry about the YouTube Fix).
6 – You can set a custom image or a custom payload, but neither is required to jailbreak.
7 – Click the ‘build .ipsw’ button at the bottom left and it will ask you where you want to save it. Save this new IPSW file anywhere you want(I recommend the Desktop so you can delete it easily afterwards).
8 – After it creates your custom firmware it is time to Pwn iTunes. Click the ‘iPwner’ button and you should be told that ‘iTunes has been Pwned’
9 – Now you can close WinPwn and put your iPhone/iPod Touch into DFU mode. Click here if you need help with DFU mode.
10 – Now open iTunes, hold the ‘Shift’ key on your keyboard and then left click on the ‘Restore’ button in iTunes.
11 – Browse to your desktop(or where ever you saved it), and select the custom firmware that we just created.
12 – Let iTunes do it’s then, and in a minute or two you should see a dialog box telling you that iTunes just restarted your device and it everything is complete.
13 – That’s it, once your iPhone or iPod Touch reboots you should see both the App Store and the Cydia icons.

Mac

Check out THIS post to get the most up to date version of the Pwnage Tool.

The video below is for the 2.0 firmware. . .but it’s essentially the same.