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JailbreakMe 3.0 Delayed AGAIN; No ETA Announced….

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June 23, 2011
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JailbreakMe 3.0, which was mentioned to be released either Wednesday or Sunday (June 22 or June 26) by Comex is confirmed to be delayed. As of right now there is currently no known ETA as Comex needs to iron out the unionfs before releasing the jailbreak tool to the public. The jailbreak is on the horizon and will be released once it is ready for public release but until then, we have no choice but to wait patiently.

The delay was confirmed recently by another tweet made by @veeence, where he said the following:

There’s currently no public ETA on JailbreakMe 3.0. It all depends on More >

JailbreakMe 3.0 Confirmed; Includes Untethered Jailbreak For iPad 2

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June 22, 2011
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In a  previous article, @paulpols and @veeence, tweeted about @comex’s self-created deadline of “before wednesday” for the release of JailbreakMe 3.0. The userland jailbreak is set to support jailbreaking all devices from iPhone3GS through iPad2, iOS 4.2.1 to 4.3.3 (all untethered too). The biggest news here would be the jailbreak for the iPad 2, which has not been released due to it having the A5 chip as opposed to the A4 chip found in other current iOS devices.

Earlier, @veeence tweeted the following making the release seem uncertain:

If JailbreakMe 3.0 doesn’t drop tomorrow, blame More >

iOS 5b1 Expected To Expire On August 4th

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June 22, 2011
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Some important news for folks running iOS 5 beta 1, the same goes for people using the firmware that don’t have an Apple developer’s account. The jailbreak developer, iH8Sn0w via a tweet warned everyone that the iOS 5b1 has an expiration date. Once expired, the firmware will lock you out of your device until its downgraded or until iOS 5 is officially launched. He mentioned the following in his tweet:

To those wondering, iOS 5 (BETA 1!) will expire on August 4, 2011.

The iOS 5 beta 1, which was released last week will be deactivated on August 4th according to iH8sn0w. The process is one More >

JailbreakMe 3.0 To Release Before Wednesday

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June 21, 2011
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For those of you who are familiar with the popular iPhone hacker, @comex and his work, there has been some news of JailbreakMe 3.0 and a possibility of it being released being as early as “before next Wednesday.” Comex was behind the JailbreakMe 2.0 userland jailbreak and is currently working on a similar jailbreak for the updated iOS firmware (iOS firmware 4.2.1-4.33). The new release should be somethign similar in terms of ease of use and functionality for the general public and the other big news being, a jailbreak will finally be here for the iPad 2, which up until now has been left More >

First Set of Third Party Widgets Released For iOS 5

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June 19, 2011
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With iOS 5 having the ability to utilize widgets, there has been lots of buzz as to whether developers will be able to create custom widgets and market them for the iOS software. Whether or not Apple is restricting this capability from the stock iOS, the jailbreak community has already managed to step it up a notch. The first widget for Notifications Center, known as UISettings, is currently in alpha form and on Cydia via an alternate repo.

The creator, qwertyoruiop (@qwertyyoruiop), released the tweak not even a day after the iPhone Dev Team released the RedSn0w tethered jailbreak for iOS More >

Sn0wbreeze 2.8 b1 Jailbreak for iOS 5 Beta On Windows Now Available

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June 16, 2011
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iH8sn0w has released Sn0wbreeze 2.8 b1 to  jailbreak iOS 5 beta 1 on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. As always, Sn0wbreeze is a Windows jailbreak tool.

Those who are unaware, Sn0wbreeze is Windows based tool that jailbreaks stock IPSW file, adds customizations like boot, adds pre-installed Cydia sources or packages and gives you a custom pre-jailbroken IPSW. You can then restore your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with this custom IPSW in iTunes.

NOTE:

That this version DOES NOT have device hacktivism. So, those who have devices unlocked with Ultrasn0w and want to preserve their baseband MUST More >

Redsn0w 0.9.8b1 Released; Offers Tethered Jailbreak For iOS 5.0b1

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June 10, 2011
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iPhone Dev Team has released RedSn0w 0.9.8b1 which is now available for download. Redsn0w 0.9.8b1 can jailbreak iOS 5 beta which was released to developers at WWDC. You can download Redsn0w 0.9.8b1 jailbreak from below.

Supported devices:
  • iPod touch 3G
  • iPod touch 4G
  • iPad 1
  • iPhone3GS
  • iPhone4 (GSM)
  • iPhone4 (CDMA)

UNLOCKERS AND THOSE PRESERVING THEIR UNLOCKABLE BASEBANDS SHOULD STAY FAR AWAY FROM THIS! You will very likely lose your unlockable baseband if you try to install iOS 5.

THIS JAILBREAK IS INTENDED ONLY FOR DEVELOPERS OF JAILBROKEN APPS! There are just too many broken components More >

TinyUmbrella Updated To 5.00.00; Supports iOS 5 Beta 1

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June 9, 2011
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@Notcom, the dev behind TinyUmbrella has released an updated version of TinyUmbrella v5.00.00 to support iPhone 4, 3GS, iPad 2, 1, iPod Touch 4G, 3G on iOS 5 Beta 1. You can follow our guide on how to save SHSH blobs of iOS 5 for iPhone 4, 3GS, 3G, iPod Touch 4G, 3G, 2G with a single click using TinyUmbrella. You can download Tinyumbrella 5.00.00 from the link below.

 

For those who don’t know, TinyUmbrella lets you save SHSH blobs for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Apple TV which are required to be able to downgrade device firmware to an older version. Alternatively, you can More >

[How To] Upgrade To iOS 5 Beta Without A Developer Account [Update]

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June 7, 2011
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Apple recently announced iOS 5 at the WWDC, just a few days out and the OS has already been jailbroken, now a developer named Mert Erdir has found a vulnerability which allows you to upgrade to iOS 5 without having any developer account.

He has also shared the method how you can achieve this task. According to the source:

  1. Search and download the iOS 5 IPSW for your iOS device.
  2. Connect your device with your computer and click on “Check for update” using OPTION for Mac and SHIFT for PC.
  3. Select the IPSW you have downloaded and let it to be updated.
  4. After its updated, triple click the Home More >

iOS 5 Jailbroken Month’s Before It’s Final Release

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June 7, 2011
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MuscleNerd of the iPhone Dev Team has recently posted pictures on his twitter account, confirming the jailbreak works fine on iOS 5, but is currently limited to a tethered boot only, which means you will have to connect it to your computer on every reboot. According to his initial testing, Cydia appears to be working just fine on his 4th generation iPod Touch. He managed to install an SSHing utility app called iSSH successfully, which can be seen in one of the screenshots below:

Apple recently unveiled iOS 5 for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch yesterday at the WWDC conference in San More >

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