Jailbreak

Pod2g notes that a small bug remains where the wifi icon doesn't show up. Once fixed they will package the untether for release. Here's a video demo below, released via twitter: An 'untethered' iOS 4.2.1 jailbreak is what the world has been waiting for. It would be wise to release this after iOS 4.3 is...

Users of jailbroken iOS devices would have noticed this week that Cydia, the App Store equivalent for jailbroken apps, has been updated with a new Manage Account feature that allows users to conveniently view purchased packages from the Cydia store. The Manage Account feature can be accessed from Cydia’s main screen under “Manage Account” and...

Some key players in the jailbreak community are feuding again. Members of The iPhone Dev Team and The Chronic Dev Team have been bickering back and forth about who has the best jailbreak and/or unlock for current iDevices. If you follow these folks on Twitter, you know what I'm talking about. In my opinion, this...

The iPhone Dev Team have released another beta of Redsnow 0.9.7. This brings the untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 to beta 6. This time they have resolved the Skype and Bluetooth issues. That have been present up to beta 4. (They fixed the Bluetooth issue in beta 5). Also, there is no need for a...

In this article, we're taking a look at a new tweak that was recently released in Cydia. This tweak, called "Move Lockscreen to Unlock", does just what it says. Rather than just moving your slider to unlock the device, you can move the entire lockscreen. You can still have the unlock slider active, or you...

There is some potentially good news for those waiting for the latest jailbreaking tools update. Earlier this evening, @p0sixninja tweeted the following lucrative update: Updated version of greenpois0n coming whenever I finish adding these new sandbox patches, sorry this has taken so long This is good news for jailbreakers, as for those of us that...

The iPhone Dev Team has been hard at work, trying to give us an untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1. There have been many hurdles, but it sounds like we're getting closer. The iPhone Dev Team posted another beta of Redsn0w 0.9.7. Beta 4 gets rid of the "usbmux" step that was required in earlier betas....

When the new iPod Nano was announced, earlier this year, There was speculation that the new touch screen iPod Nano would be running some form of iOS and that it might be able to be jailbroken. Once it was in people's hands it was quickly determined that, it does not run iOS, but just a...

The iPhone Dev Team have been teasing an untethered jailbreak for the newest iDevices on iOS 4.2.1, for a while now. The rumour was that Christmas weekend would be the release date. Well, they came really close, and released a beta of Redsn0w to beta tester who have a Mac, and were willing to possibly mess...

The iPhone Dev team has released the 'beta' version of redsn0w, their untethered jailbreak for the iPhone 4, iPod touch 4G, and iPad. This is beta, so use at your own risk and only with iOS devices you're willing to test. Known issues are Bluetooth not working, Springboard to crash via task switcher, and the...

Earlier tonight, Comex of the iPhone Dev Team sent out a tweet indicating that he may miss his self-imposed untethered jailbreak deadline. I think I'm going to miss my Christmas deadline... On Tuesday the iPhone Dev-Team announced that they may have an untethered jailbreak ready by Christmas. This jailbreak would not require a restore or...

At this time, the way to jailbreak your iOS 4.2 device is by using a tethered jailbreak. This means that whenever your iDevice turns off or battery dies, you have to plug the device into iTunes to reactivate. It's a decent process, but not very convenient. Earlier in December, Comex (Spirit jailbreak, JailbreakMe) indicated that...