How To Restore Saved SAM Activation Ticket And Unlock (unlock) IPhone 4 With Modem Versions 04.12.01, 04.11.08, Etc. [Instructions]

Indeed, it seems that Apple has taken care of neutralizing a vulnerability on activation servers, with which yesterday it was possible to unlock any iPhone using the SAM method. Most likely, those who are late will have to wait for new solutions again or use Turbo SIM GEVEY ™ Ultra 5.1 for GSM iPhone 4. Fortunately, everyone who managed to save SAM Activation Ticket files can still use the SAM method

to unlock your locked iPhones.

And so, if you managed to use the method of unlocking the iPhone using the SAM method and have saved SAM Activation Ticket files, then even after restoring (flashing) the iPhone, you have the opportunity to use it with the SIM card of your operator (the one for which the unlock was carried out using the method SAM). The procedure itself will take you less than 5 minutes.

Requirements:

1. iPhone jailbreak. You can find out how to jailbreak in our iFAQ.

2. SAM Activation Ticket backup files (Lockdown folder). We talked about how to save the Activation Ticket here and here.

Instructions:

1. Insert the mobile operator SIM for which the SAM Activation Ticket files were saved.

2. Using the IFile file manager from Cydia or the iFunbox application, navigate to the / Var / Root / Library path of your device's file system.

3. Delete the Lockdown folder on the iPhone.

4. Copy the previously saved Lockdown folder and paste it into the same directory / Var / Root / Library.

5. If you have the SAMPrefs utility installed, then in order to avoid conflicts, delete the system file com.bingner.sam.plist along the path / User / Library / Preferences.

6. Turn off your iPhone.

7 … Turn on the iPhone and wait for the name of your operator to appear in the status bar. Congratulations, your phone is unlocked!

We have successfully tested this instruction on an iPhone 4 with iOS 5, locked to the O2 operator, and we confirm its relevance today. However, we will be glad to have your comments, tell us who managed to unlock by recovering SAM Activation Ticket files.

The video below demonstrates the recovery of a backup of SAM Activation Ticket files from the Dropbox cloud service.