5.1 Untethered Jailbreak?

[milbournosphere]

Untethered jailbreak has been achieved for iPhone 4 on iOS 5.1

http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/untethered-jailbreak-for-iphone-4-ios-5-1-achieved-2012054/

The wait continues for the iPhone 4S and new iPad to be jailbroken, but for anyone using an iPhone 4 or iPad 2 there’s good news. An untethered jailbreak for those devices running iOS 5.1 has finally been achieved by one determined iPhone hacker.

The announcement was made by the iOS security researcher known as pod2g through his Twitter account. The tweet simply said:

Heya! My iPhone 4 running iOS 5.1 is now untethered

Until now iOS 5.1 users have had to rely on a tethered jailbreak solution, which meant having to re-jailbreak every time your device required a reboot. With the more desirable untethered solution, the jailbreak is maintained between restarts of your phone or tablet.

pod2g has given no hint as to when this untethered jailbreak will be released to the public, but at least now we know it is possible and only a matter of time before it appears. After which, the focus will move back on to jailbreaking the A5X-based devices and subsequently allowing the iPhone 4S and new iPad to be unlocked for running non-approved apps from the Cydia store. Hopefully that will also appear as an untethered solution.

The A5X devices were jailbroken back in March by MuscleNerd and the Dev Team, but it was just a first step on a single device. All parties involved admitted at the time that there was still a lot of work to do and so the wait continues without an ETA. Soon it will be a question of whether they can produce a solution before the iPhone 5 lands later this year.

Hopefully that signals an impending public release. Either way, it's good news!

 

[iEnvy]

It'll be out soon, be patient guys

 

[Glassed Silver]

Seeing how the poll has settled and the whole waiting idea being ridiculous from the get go, I say release now.
Just. NOW.

What's up with the waiting?
Jesus...

I'd even go with a tethered JB, if only I could then use iBooks still...
Damn you iBooks, always the showstopper!

Glassed Silver:mac

 

[Hyper-X]

Jailbreakers aren't obligated to do anything for you, they don't do it because it's a job, they do it because they enjoy what they do and sometimes they're generous about sharing it. Nearly all of you haven't donated anything to the cause yet sit at your computer/iPad/iPhone tapping your feet impatiently asking "are we there yet? are we there yet?" like a broken record.

I support i0n1c's thought about how so many people cash in on exploits yet jailbreakers do nearly all the work finding them and often go pennyless for their efforts. The reality is the majority of the JB community like you guys are only in it for Installous so you can get around paying for apps. To me those are the scum of the pack. If you're going to use something like that to get free apps, if you eventually find it useful, fun or a good app, the decent thing to do is to buy the app legit.

 

[3bs]

Jailbreakers aren't obligated to do anything for you, they don't do it because it's a job, they do it because they enjoy what they do and sometimes they're generous about sharing it. Nearly all of you haven't donated anything to the cause yet sit at your computer/iPad/iPhone tapping your feet impatiently asking "are we there yet? are we there yet?" like a broken record.

I support i0n1c's thought about how so many people cash in on exploits yet jailbreakers do nearly all the work finding them and often go pennyless for their efforts. The reality is the majority of the JB community like you guys are only in it for Installous so you can get around paying for apps. To me those are the scum of the pack. If you're going to use something like that to get free apps, if you eventually find it useful, fun or a good app, the decent thing to do is to buy the app legit.

Just because people are asking when it'll be available doesn't mean they don't appreciate all the time and effort being put in. And will you please stop making assumptions. How do you know who donated what and what they do after they jailbreak.

 

[Hyper-X]

Just because people are asking when it'll be available doesn't mean they don't appreciate all the time and effort being put in. And will you please stop making assumptions. How do you know who donated what and what they do after they jailbreak.

I don't have to make assumptions, I know based on experienced dealing with people who keep asking "when". If knowing "when" is that important to you, wouldn't you want to look for the best place to find out the latest news/updates? Nearly all the jailbreakers post on Twitter and that's where nearly 100% of the information comes from.

Again if you donated to the cause, you'd have to also be aware of where the jailbreakers post their information and how to contact them in order to donate to them. Real folks who donate won't come to Macrumours.com asking "when is the JB going to be released".

Your question regarding how do I know who donated could easily be trumped/countered by a similar question as to "how am I to be certain/confirm that you did indeed donate and what they do after the jailbreak is contrary to my previous post?"