How to recognize an iPhone 3GS without iOS 4.1 pre-installed

With the release of the iPhone 4, Apple also made a small change for the iPhone 3GS, removing the 2 16/32GB models from production to introduce only an 8GB model. The new 3GB iPhone 8GS terminals came with iOS 4.0 pre-installed, so you could not be jailbroken/decoded in any way until the jailbreak solution was released. After the release of iOS 4.1, Apple decided to change the terminal box and as you can see in the picture above, on the right side is the box of an iPhone 3GS with 4.1 pre-installed and on the left side you have the iPhone 3GS box with iOS 4.0 pre-installed. In addition to the obvious differences between the colors of the cases, you will also notice the Game Center icon on the right case, and this icon will let you understand that that terminal comes with iOS 4.1 pre-installed because Game Center only exists on iOS 4.1. The one on the left could still be jailbroken and decoded, but the one on the right cannot and it is not known when it will be decoded.

These new cases for the iPhone 3GS with iOS 4.1 pre-installed have only just appeared at AT&T USA, but they will definitely appear at Orange soon, so be careful not to buy an iPhone 3GS whose case looks like the one on the right side of the image otherwise you will remain with it coded for a long time.

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  1. You can comment even when you are not logged in, but if you are a registered user on the site, you cannot comment when you are not logged in with the nickname entered in the registered username. It's a protective measure for you.

  2. hmm, exactly what I was proposing to you some time ago. you should still close the comments for people who are not logged in, if they continue with insults or insults, it's good to have popularity, but quality is better.

  3. I see that the world has calmed down. You should know that I want to leave everything open, but if it reaches such a serious situation that the comments cannot be left open, then I will consider the option proposed by you.

  4. today I received from orange an iPhone 3gs 8 GB with ios 4.1 pre-installed. the box it was in is identical to the black one in the photo, only the game center icon is missing, otherwise it is identical to the background wallpaper and folder.

  5. the box on my 3gs (3.1.2 from the factory) is identical to the one on the left... it seems to me that the box on the left is older than 4.0, because 1. the homescreen background is black, and since the launch ios 4.0 apple boasts that you can change the wallpaper (see the box on the right) and 2. the dock background for versions 4.xx looks like the box on the right, while for 3.xx it looks like the box on the left... :-?

  6. *that is, I log in, log in, enter my account, hit home (and I'm still logged in) and when I go to an article & scroll to post a comment, it appears that I'm no longer logged in)