Earlier today, Apple pushed iOS 5.0.1 beta to the developers community with numerous fixes include those affecting battery life. Moments ago, @MuscleNerd of Dev-Team has tweeted that the latest beta can be jailbroken using the existing version of Redsn0w. All you need to do is point at iOS 5 IPSW instead of today's release to make...
The iPhone Dev-Team has just updated their iOS 5 jailbreak tool to support Windows. The latest version is RedSn0w 0.9.9b6 which brings quick iOS 5 jailbreaking to Windows and also fixes "Location Services" issue for iPhone 3GS devices running on the 06.15 baseband. Like the previous release, jailbreakers don’t need to supply the IPSW file manually...
This is great news guys. Just ahead of today's official iOS 5 release, Dev-Team's @MuscleNerd has just tweeted that their team is working to merge PwnageTool inside the next redsn0w update. He also posted a screenshot with the tweet showing a new button added to the redsn0w menu which allows you to create a custom...
Just yesterday, Redsn0w 0.9.9b2 was released and today we already have an update. Dev-Team has just pushed Redsn0w 0.9.9b3 for Mac and Redsn0w 0.9.9b3a for Windows with ability to auto-detect iOS 5 GM firmware for all supported devices. Even though it is a tethered jailbreak, the newer Redsn0w makes the tethered-boot process a lot easier with automatically detecting the...
Couple of days back, @MuscleNerd of Dev-Team made an announcement on twitter regarding an upcoming major Redsn0w jailbreak tool overhaul. Today, that update has been released which brings tons of new features. Redsn0w 0.9.9b1 supports all current iOS devices except the iPad 2 and can jailbreak iOS 5, iOS 4.3.5 as well as iOS 4.3.3 among...
Dev-Team member @MuscleNerd tweeted earlier today announcing a huge update to their Redsn0w jailbreak tool for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The main highlight of this upcoming Redsn0w version is the ability to jailbreak iOS devices without even having to manually point at their corresponding .IPSW files which is quite a hassle especially for untethered jailbreaks...
The Dev-Team has just released another update to their iOS jailbreak tool. The latest version is Redsn0w 0.9.8b which brings support for iOS 5 beta 6 and iOS 4.3.5 IPSW. Previously there was a bug recognizing the two IPSW files but the latest version is now fully compatible. Once again though the jailbreak is tethered for...
If you're a developer on iOS 5 beta 5, and rely on a jailbreak, you'll be pleased to know redsn0w 0.9.8b5 has been released. This tethered jailbreak means if you reboot, run out of battery, or restart your Springboard--you'll need to jailbreak again to use your phone. As noted by @musclenerd, via the iPhone Dev...
The iPhone Dev Team is back at work, again. Just like iOS 5 beta 3, the latest beta 4 build can be jailbroken by redsn0w, as noted by @musclenerd. This is a tethered jailbreak, and should only be used if you require a tethered jailbreak for iOS 5. As described on the iPhone Dev Team...
With iOS 4.3.4 released yesterday by Apple to patch up the PDF exploit that made JailbreakMe.com 3.0 possible, a tethered jailbreak has been released by the iPhone Dev Team, via redsn0w 0.9.8b3: Update #3: For the convenience of kernel hackers like @comex and @i0n1c, we have a new redsn0w 0.9.8b3 that supports a TETHERED jailbreak...
If you want to find out if your iPhone or any other device can be jailbroken, all you have to do is visit jailbre.kr. This website is by chpwn, with the domain provided by MuscleNerd. Although the info is simple and straightforward, it's a great starting point for people curious about jailbreaking their devices. Be...
As just confirmed by @MuscleNerd on twitter, developers looking to jailbreak just-released iOS 5 Beta 2 can do so with redsn0w, the same version released two weeks ago. MuscleNerd notes: the "keep pointing at beta1 IPSW" trick should work for all the betas, due to the way redsn0w works. Unlockers stay away! As always, this...