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Tethering Hack For iPhone Killed In Firmware 3.1

Posted September 9, 2009 2:00 PM by Tanner Godarzi
Categories: News 

Today Apple released its highly anticipated Firmware 3.1 update for the iPhone and iPod Touch but raised concerns with some as to whether or not the tethering hack would work any more. After upgrading. I went in to the network menu and tried enabling tethering but noticed the menu item had simply disappeared. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to downgrade or re-enable tethering again. If you have a different experience, let us know in the comments!

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  1. Exactly the same experience over here in the UK, to the letter.  Tried a downgrade with the 3.0.1 .ipsw that I wisely kept hold of, and no such luck.  I’m guessing a signed carrier profile might magically return the tethering option (otherwise there are going to be a lot of angry O2 customers over here who are paying £15-£30/mo. for tethering).

    Posted by Gabriele Rizzetto on September 9, 2009 7:22 PM

  2. I upgraded today and tethering still works in the US.

    Posted by RT on September 9, 2009 8:15 PM

  3. RT, really? I’ve been holding off b/c I hear the tethering is gone here in the US too…

    Posted by MacBones on September 9, 2009 9:31 PM

  4. I updated to 3.1 today.  Big mistake!  Not only did I lose my apps but tethering as well… Damn you Apple!

    Posted by ujac on September 9, 2009 9:57 PM

  5. I lost tethering aswell. I updated my 32gig 3gs and lost tethering. I’m located in Los Angeles, CA. FML!

    Posted by Ray on September 10, 2009 3:38 AM

  6. I also lost my tethering

    Posted by Nathan on September 10, 2009 3:53 AM

  7. All gone in Australia on the telstra network also. Gee I am sick of being riped off.

    Posted by MM on September 10, 2009 4:45 AM

  8. I did the standard tethering hack from BenM only a couple of weeks ago (no MMS, no customization). I upgraded to 3.1 and my tethering remains and still works on my AT&T iPhone 3GS 32GB. I’ve synced multiple times on iTunes 9, but I never power-cycled my device yet.

    I’m assuming that the official MMS feature will be sent down through iTunes as a carrier update file, effectively killing my tethering. I’d rather keep it this way for now.

    Posted by BtT on September 10, 2009 5:22 AM

  9. Yeah it totally disabled my tethering.  What a bummer.  

    Posted by Mike on September 10, 2009 6:32 AM

  10. It’s also erased some of my contacts.  Wth?

    Posted by Mike on September 10, 2009 6:34 AM

  11. On O2 £35/pcm ... Upgraded to 3.1 this morning and lost “unofficial” tethering :-(

    Posted by LEo on September 10, 2009 7:05 AM

  12. I upgraded my 32gb 3gs and I still have the tethering option.  I’m located in LA.

    Posted by anon on September 10, 2009 8:20 AM

  13. I lost tethering. When I installed the tethering hack a few weeks ago, I was unable to get voice messages any longer.

    Posted by anon on September 10, 2009 11:00 AM

  14. I have a 32GB 3GS, which I bought on launch day and immediately put on the tethering hack. I upgraded yesterday and it is still there.

    However, I have a question for all of you - did it mess up any of your playlists? I have a smart playlist called “Podcasts”, which I use at work and in the car because it will go from one podcast to the next without stopping. And I have one other smart playlist where I put books that I ripped from CD (not downloaded Audiobooks). In any case, the songs in both of those playlists are all out of order. They are sorted correctly in iTunes and I made sure the play order was copied. This all happened the moment I downloaded iTunes 9 and the OS 3.1 firmware. I have tried restoring my iPhone, but I cannot go back to OS 3.0.

    Any ideas what could fix this?

    Posted by Jesse on September 10, 2009 11:11 AM

  15. Interesting that the update seems to be affecting some people differently than others. Where there multiple ways to get the tethering hack?

    Posted by MacBones on September 10, 2009 11:28 AM

  16. I did the upgrade lost Tethering but was able to keep MMS, tried to downgrade to 3.0 but Apple has killed that also, restored a couple of times trying every trick on the net and now not only do I not have Tethering but no more camera Icon, MMS gone completely. I guess we will have to wait for 3.1 jailbreak to use pdanet again. For now we will just have to hate life.

    Posted by Ijosito on September 10, 2009 11:33 AM

  17. Tethering is still working for me on at&t.

    Posted by ThePhantom on September 10, 2009 2:20 PM

  18. for those of you that tethering is still working…how did you get tethering to work in the first place?

    Posted by MacBones on September 10, 2009 2:52 PM

  19. really wish some people would start giving the details on HOW they got the tethering hack and whether they did the hack before or after they did the 3.1 upgrade.

    Posted by Chris on September 10, 2009 3:27 PM

  20. Upgraded fine, tethering works… but I can’t download torrents over it now… Im in Canada with a 32gb 3G S.

    Posted by JPD on September 10, 2009 6:17 PM

  21. Same here in Australia. Tethering option is gone!

    Posted by Rodrigo Pereira on September 10, 2009 8:29 PM

  22. btw I still using 3G one.

    Posted by Rodrigo Pereira on September 10, 2009 8:32 PM

  23. I upgraded, expecting to lose tethering.  I wasn’t disappointed smile. The unexpected bonus for me was that all of my music on my 16gb 3G was deauthorized to the registered iTunes library.  Had to reauthorize the phone to the lib and reload my music.  I’ve been working in the software and technology worlds for so long now, I fully expect a couple of problems.

    Posted by Doc on September 11, 2009 6:53 AM

  24. I did my upgrade last night and tethering is still on/working! I guess I’m one of the lucky ones. 32GB iPhone 3GS. I see a trend here - are other 32GB users managing to keep tethering while 16GB iPhones lose it?

    Posted by MacBones on September 11, 2009 8:23 AM

  25. Same here, I install 3.1 and my tethering just vanish before my eyes. Darnet.

    Posted by Cachanillo on September 11, 2009 9:31 AM

  26. i fucken hate apple they always fuck ppl up , what the helllll i lost my tethering ,  what big misstake i try to go back to os 3.0 it wonlt let me ,

    Posted by Adam on September 11, 2009 11:46 AM

  27. the iphone has a lot of great apps on it for pretty much anything you can think of. if you are using it for college then you might wanna get a blackberry. the blackberry is kinda for that sort of thing..


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    Posted by All kit on September 11, 2009 10:08 PM

  28. I already own a fantastic laptop (Dell M1730) but am unable to take it everywhere because it has a low battery life and is rather heavy when placed in a backpack along with several textbooks. Are there any good reaons/uses why I should get an Iphone 3g?


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    Posted by All kit on September 11, 2009 10:10 PM

  29. Can someone who are still have thethering after the update please upload the link from where they got the hack, as mine got disappear after the upgrade. I got it from BenM. I have 16G 3Gs.

    Posted by SM on September 11, 2009 10:50 PM

  30. I love people who curse out Apple for putting out new software updates that kill their unauthorized hacks. Honestly, think about what you type before you hit the submit button. You are making yourselves sound very unintelligent.

    Posted by Derek Wimmer on September 12, 2009 4:07 PM

  31. 32GB iPhone 3GS - upgraded from OS 3.0 to 3.1 and lost my tethering:(
    However, if I go to Settings -> General -> Usage - now it shows Tethering Data:) makes me hope that when we get MMS from AT&T on Sept. 25th, maybe they will reveal when tethering is coming out:) or maybe they will release tethering same day:) I hope:) but for now - no tethering:( Good bye Hulu for now:(

    Posted by Alkane on September 12, 2009 7:06 PM

  32. How do I do the tethering or mms? I have the 8GB 3G. I do read German… grin

    Posted by Army of ONE on September 13, 2009 9:38 AM

  33. Apple may have made the update, but it’s ATT who is ripping folks off. I’m leaving ATT when their agreement expires in 2010 Apple.

    Posted by Ddean on September 13, 2009 10:45 AM

  34. Hello!

    iPhone OS 3.1 is available as a free download for iPhone users and also iPod touch users who are already running iPhone OS 3.0. iPod touch users running earlier firmware versions can upgrade to iPhone OS 3.1 for $4.95..

            Thanks in advance!

    Posted by All kit on September 13, 2009 11:44 PM

  35. David Wimmer Shut up. Your a dumbass

    Posted by Anthony Boe on September 14, 2009 11:25 AM

  36. Wimmer u love the Wang suasage shudup

    Posted by Toyo on September 15, 2009 9:19 PM

  37. It’s “YOU’RE a dumb ass,” not “YOUR a dumbass.” When you call someone a dumb ass, you should get it right, dumb ass.

    Posted by sick of idiots on September 16, 2009 11:00 AM

  38. IBM tried to make their computers to run only their authorized software. If they had not lost control of the PC standard we’d all be using only official IBM software. Apple came out in 1984 with that kick ass commercial and now 25 years later they are doing the same thing to their users that IBM tried; locking a multiuse computer (iphone/ipod) so it only runs their software. They are mirroring IBM’s heavy handed attempt at draconian control.

    People jailbreak because Apple is not being attentive to the market, and is completely anal about control, and is TOTALLY the opposite of what they represent themselves to be.

    I bought a 3gs, was not told that logging onto itunes to register would update my phone so now I can’t jailbreak till a new pwn is released. AND I WILL JAILBREAK the phone.

    What they are doing is the same as if Ford made this kick ass car, but you could only drive on Ford made or approved roads, using only Ford made or approved gasoline. And when Apple does finally come out with a feature that has been around since G-d made dirt (for example cut-n-paste) the fanbois all suck air and applaud. I bought the iphone so I could have a great phone/computer that I could load the software of my choice on.

    If I mod my car I break the warranty. I am willing to do that. So too I want to mod my phone and don’t care about the warranty, not will I cry to apple that it’s broken. I’ll buy another.

    So fanbois stop bitchen and supporting apple that just wants you to bend over.

    Posted by Ramon on September 16, 2009 11:11 AM

  39. 32gig 3G, I installed the tethering hack at help.benM.at/ (no MMS) had visual voice mail issues and corrected them at help.benM.at/, all worked great.  Then I upgrade to 3.1 and lost the menu for tethering.  Friend still has menu on 16gb 3GS.  Weird some have lost it and some still have it.  I heard it was a profile issue….

    Posted by Stephen on September 17, 2009 2:31 PM

  40. Uninstall the profile used to enable tethering and you will notice that the “Set Up Internet Tethering” button re-appears under “Network”. Obviously this doesn’t solve the problem but I’d say the tethering feature is enabled/disable with the absence/presence of an installed profile, which sets the APN property. Looks like we may need an alternate hack…

    Posted by Luke on September 23, 2009 7:42 PM

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