When will an unlock be available for the iPhone 5s?
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JG7000 • January 14, 2014 at 11:41am
I see there is a jailbreak available for the iPhone 5s, but I have not seen a software unlock yet. Is there an unlock available that I am unaware of, or is one still being developed?
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iClarified • January 14, 2026 at 3:51am
There are no software-based unlocks, such as Ultrasn0w, available for the iPhone 5s. Software unlocks became obsolete after the iPhone 4. To unlock an iPhone 5s, you must contact the carrier it is locked to and request an official IMEI unlock. Most carriers will provide this service for free if your contract has ended or the device is paid in full. There are also third-party IMEI unlocking services available online, though they vary in reliability. While hardware-based solutions like interposer SIM cards (R-SIM) exist, an official carrier unlock is the most stable and permanent solution.