Prodigious iOS hacker pod2g just posted a video demonstrating an untethered iOS 5.0 jailbreak. Currently, iOS 5 devices other than the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S can only be set free with the help of tethered and semi-tethered jailbreaks. Now the question is, how long before it’s released.
iOS 5.0 untethered jailbreak demonstrated on video
iOS 5.0 untethered jailbreak demonstrated on video
iOS 5.0 untethered jailbreak demonstrated on video
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Update: Pod2g has returned with some added detail. First off, the exploit used is “user-land,” not on the kernel, à la the Safari-based jailbreakme.com. The next steps will be upgrading the third-generation iPod touch and iPhone 4 to iOS 5.0.1, followed by doing the same for first-generation iPad and fourth-generation iPod touch. After that? Research on the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S.
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