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Completely Reset iPhone?

dragonmantek

dragonmantek

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Oct 16, 2007
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Sorry if this has been asked before, I searched and couldn't find anything. I have a new iPhone 3GS, and it's at 3.1.3.

I want to jailbreak it, but I obviously haven't succeeded.

I was wondering if there is a master reset within the phone, "Erase All Content and Settings", or maybe software that could do it, besides iTunes?

There's got to be a way to reset the firmware to the stock one that it came with, without having to go through so much hassle. If there is, I'd be glad to know, I'm sure so would others.
 
It is "Erase all content and settings". It is under settings. That will restore to default.
 
To restore your phone to factory conditions you need to do a combination of 1) Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Contents and Settings and 2) Restore to the official iPhone firmware. Please note that you can only restore to firmware Apple is currently signing unless you have your ECID signature hashes (SHSH) saved. Simply erasing all contents and settings will not allow you to downgrade to 3.1.2.
 
If it restores to the stock firmware, then wouldn't it not be downgrading, just going back to the original?

Is it worth trying? Or should I just wait till they crack it?
 
dragonmantek said:
If it restores to the stock firmware, then wouldn't it not be downgrading, just going back to the original?

Is it worth trying? Or should I just wait till they crack it?
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If you are at 3.1.3, going to 3.1.2 is, by definition, downgrading.

If you are asking if it's worth trying to downgrade to 3.1.2 without your SHSH saved, the answer is no, that would be a waste of time.
 
dragonmantek said:
Or should I just wait till they crack it?
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I doubt anyone's working on cracking it. Geohot's working on the PS3, and I think the Dev Team is holding off until 4.0 OS till they drop their findings.

I guess I should have said "I doubt anyone important's working on cracking it" as there are a bunch of nonames that say they're working on it, but in reality they're just waiting till they can steal the Dev Team's solution and brand it as their own.
 
Well, considering that we don't know anything about the next release of the iPhone OS, or even the next iPhone, wouldn't they be working on it?

I remember they cracked OS 2.0 before it even came out, so this shouldn't be that difficult for them, especially since they are veterans.

At least I think so.
 
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