Apple dropped support for the original iPhone before iOS was even called iOS. That of course was nothing but a red flag to iPhone hackers, determined to rid the mobile world of obsolescence. For the first time, you can now install iOS 5 on your grand old iPhone or first generation iPod touch.
An untethered iPhone 4S jailbreak that Joe Public can make use of will be released next week according to a top iPhone hacker working on the project. iPhone 4S owners, your wait is nearly at an end – and iPad 2 owners will benefit too.
We’re still waiting on the holy grail, an untethered iOS 5 jailbreak for all iPhones, iPads and iPod touches out there, but it looks likes the odd of seeing one soon just doubled. Speaking up online today, iPhone hacker extraordinaire MuscleNerd confirmed a version of iPhone jailbreak tool Redsn0w was coming to both Windows and Mac.
If Apple’s Siri is the main reason you’d consider upgrading from the iPhone 4 to the iPhone 4S, there may be a far cheaper way. A new app available through the Cydia jailbreak store claims to bring near full Siri integration to the iPhone 4. Read more
While a proper, untethered iOS 5 jailbreak hasn’t been publicly released just yet, it’s a different story for those willing to put up with a tethered jailbreak. iOS 5 can be busted with Redsn0w, and now the latest firmware update, iOS 5.0.1, which is supposed to fix iPhone 4S battery life has been too.
Did somebody say iPhone jailbreak? iOS 5 iPhone jailbreak? Yes please. The ever enterprising iPhone Dev Team has just shown off its first untethered jailbreak for iOS 5, running on both an iPhone 4S and an iPad 2, meaning you may soon be able to run whatever apps you like on your iDevice, without the need for Cupertino’s app police approval.
On Friday, August 6th, Apple began seeding iOS 5 beta 5 to its developers. As OTA updates and manual installations commenced, the team behind redsn0w worked furiously to jailbreak the 700MB+ update. Redsn0w version 0.9.8b5 is a tethered only jailbreak for third and fourth generation iPod touch, iPad 1, iPhone 3GS and GSM iPhone 4 users.
The Facebook for iPad app we’ve been waiting for has been hiding under our nose the whole time. According to TechCrunch, the iPad code has been tucked away, hidden inside the current iPhone app and they’ve published screenshots to prove it. Ready to see Facebook for iPad in action? We’ve been told it’s “spectacular”.
