iPhone 5, iPad mini jailbreak for iOS 6 now available

It’s already five months since the iPhone 5 and iOS 6 was released, and many of them has been waiting for the jailbreak tool for the new version of iOS. That time has finally come.

A new jailbreak tool, called evasi0n, developed by the team called evad3rs, was released yesterday. A jailbreak allows iOS device owners to do practically anything they want with their devices, like installing tweaks, custom themes, and apps that are not allowed by Apple in the App Store.

The evasi0n jailbreak tool is available for Mac, Windows, and Linux. It supports all devices running on iOS 6.0 to iOS 6.1 which is as follows: iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, 4th-generation iPad, 3rd-generation iPad, iPad 2, 5th-generation iPod touch, and 4th-generation iPod touch.

As always, be sure to backup your device before doing the process.

Source: evasi0n

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Here's Why You Should Not Go to Cellphone Repair Shops and Pay for a Jailbreak

Do you have an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch and usually visit a cellphone repair shop for them to jailbreak your phone? If you do, then read on.

With the upcoming release of the jailbreak for the iOS 5.1.1, I just thought that it would be worth mentioning here that you can have it without paying a person who's not actually the one who developed it. In short, you can jailbreak you iPhone, iPad, or iPad touch for free. You should not pay those people at repair shops at the malls. Why? Because it is not their creations!

All you need is a common sense and some Google search skills. If you're really lazy, I'll point you to the right direction. Visit the iOS Dev-Team Blog and look for the instructions on how you can free your device from Apple's walled garden.

Afraid that you might brick your device? It's just one click away from being live again on iTunes.

Remember though that the main purpose of jailbreaking is to install tweaks that Apple do not allow on the App Store. DO NOT PIRATE APPS!

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Jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Now Available (GUIDE)

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After a more than 3 months of wait, the jailbreak for the A5 devices iPhone 4S and iPad 2 has finally come. For the time being, go to greenpois0n.com to know more on how the thing works. Just a warning to people who wants their iDevice getting out of Apple's prickly limitations, update now to 5.0.1 before they patches the exploit on another update. Unlockers should take note though, stay away from 5.0.1.

UPDATE 2: Absinthe is now available for both Mac OS and Windows! Check the guide below for the Windows version. Credits to iPhoneFAQ.org for the guide.

Make sure you backup your iPhone or iPad on iTunes before doing the jailbreak! We will not be responsible for any damage that may occur on your device!

1. Update your iPhone 4S to either iOS 5 or iOS 5.0.1 (the iPad 2 must be updated to iOS 5.0.1). iPhone users waiting for an unlock should stay at iOS 5 for now.
2. Download the Absinthe software by click here.
3. Unzip the Absinthe archive.

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4. Right-click the absinthe.exe application and select Run as administrator. If your computer asks whether or not to run Absinthe click Allow to proceed.
5. Connect the iPhone 4S or iPad 2 to the computer via USB cable.

Image via iPhoneFAQ.org

6. Click the Jailbreak button in the lower right of the Absinthe application window.
7. The iPhone screen will display Restore in Progress. Do not touch the iPhone until Absinthe completes the restore process!
8. When Absinthe finishes, unlock the iPhone and find the Absinthe icon on one of your home screens. Tap the Absinthe icon to run the next step of the jailbreak.
9. The greenpois0n site will load briefly in mobile Safari then the iPhone 4S reboots.
10. The Absinthe icon automatically gets replaced by a Cydia icon after reboot. Your device is now jailbroken!
11. When running Cydia (the jailbreak app store) for the first time the program will take a few minutes to initialize. After this completes, navigate to the Changes menu and touch Refresh in the upper left hand corner to update the list of current software.

UPDATE: Greenpois0n.com is down at the moment. I've also included the steps for Windows and Mac OS users below. Credits to CydiaHelp.com for the guide.


1. Download CLI Absinthe by clicking here. Connect your device to your computer.
2. Extract the folder named cinject_0.4.3 into the system folder, i.e. C:\.
3. Now go to the start menu, type cmd.exe and hit enter.
4. In the command window, type: CD C:\cinject_0.4.3 as shown to get into the required folder.
5. Type: cinject.exe -i payloads/jailbreak.mobileconfig.

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6. Type cinject.exe -j payloads, hit enter and wait for the backup.
7. Type the command cinject.exe -w.
8. Get in your device and tap on Absinthe icon to get your jailbreak done in few minutes.

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Untethered iOS 5.0.1 Jailbreak is Out!

Hurrah! This is a great holiday gift for iOS fans out there! If you own a non-A5 device, be it an iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad, then you may now jailbreak your device on iOS 5.0.1, untethered! The Chronic Dev Team and the iPhone Dev Team has just released the untethered jailbreak for those devices, based on pod2g's work.

So what are you waiting for? Update your device now to iOS 5.0.1 and don't forget to save your SHSH blobs! If you have un iPhone and need it unlocked, please use a custom IPSW or else it might update your baseband and you will loose the unlock!

Compatible With:
iPhone3GS, iPhone4, iPhone4-CDMA, iPad1, iPod touch 3G, iPod touch 4G
Download:
redsnow 0.9.10b1 for OS X
redsnow 0.9.10b1 for Windows

Alternate Links:
redsnow 0.9.10b1 for OS X
redsnow 0.9.10b1 for Windows

Links are not yet permanent. I will update this post once the permalinks are out!

UPDATE: The iPhone Dev Team has provided alternate links that can support much higher bandwidths!

Sources: (1) pod2g (2) iPhone Dev Team

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