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HDB · 10-09-2017, 20:16

Hello,

To unlock the phone was required to be prepare the phone for the unlock procedure. The prepation is a flash that switch from version 10.x to version 11 ( Not 11.0.2 ) or from version 11.x to version 10.3.3, and this flash had to be done while "Keeping user data" to activate the unlimited unlock screen. ( The screen will be white and ask you to "Tap to recover data" )

But from Friday 6-Oct-2017 apple stopped signing IOS10.3.3 and IOS11, so no more phone preparation are possible. If the phone was prepared with IOS10.3.3 or IOS11 before that date, then unlocking can proceed with no problems.

This is why we say in our OFFICIAL STATEMENT only purchase I7 from now on only if you have 2-3 prepared phones. We are talking here about Apple COMPANY which is crazy about their product security, we are happy that the unlocking window was open for 2-3 months before they closed.

This is exactly like in the IOS 8.0 / IOS8.1 case, when apple released IOS 8.1.1 with minor updates for the users, but STRONGLY AIMED at stopping unlocking community, even if we use power adaptors to prevent IOS8 going to disabled.

TLDR; So, next time when Apple leaves a security gap open, make sure you take advantage of it while is open, as apple will close it in a matter of months if not days.

Best regards,
HDBOX Support Team.

10-09-2017, 20:16	#4 (permalink)
HDB No Life Poster Join Date: May 2010 Location: Shenzhen, China Posts: 522 Member: 1300847 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 547	Hello, To unlock the phone was required to be prepare the phone for the unlock procedure. The prepation is a flash that switch from version 10.x to version 11 ( Not 11.0.2 ) or from version 11.x to version 10.3.3, and this flash had to be done while "Keeping user data" to activate the unlimited unlock screen. ( The screen will be white and ask you to "Tap to recover data" ) But from Friday 6-Oct-2017 apple stopped signing IOS10.3.3 and IOS11, so no more phone preparation are possible. If the phone was prepared with IOS10.3.3 or IOS11 before that date, then unlocking can proceed with no problems. This is why we say in our OFFICIAL STATEMENT only purchase I7 from now on only if you have 2-3 prepared phones. We are talking here about Apple COMPANY which is crazy about their product security, we are happy that the unlocking window was open for 2-3 months before they closed. This is exactly like in the IOS 8.0 / IOS8.1 case, when apple released IOS 8.1.1 with minor updates for the users, but STRONGLY AIMED at stopping unlocking community, even if we use power adaptors to prevent IOS8 going to disabled. TLDR; So, next time when Apple leaves a security gap open, make sure you take advantage of it while is open, as apple will close it in a matter of months if not days. Best regards, HDBOX Support Team. Last edited by HDB; 10-09-2017 at 20:28.