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Need Clarification on Jailbreaking 4.2.1 on an iPhone 4
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you have to wait for a release, no official JB for 4.2.1 yet (all you see around is unofficial hacks, cydia build that works on 4.2.1 is not public yet). Just wait, 4.2.1 final have just been live for less than an hour
i was wondering the same thing,cause i saw some jailbreaks like this one
http://www.redmondpie.com/ios-4.2.1-jailbreak-with-redsn0w-0.9.6b3-available-for-download/
but i guess its not an official one?
I would wait for the official jail break. The only reason I have mine jail broken is MYWI, and I really don't want to loose that app, to a half ass jail break.
I too found it difficult to research this topic. There's so many sites claiming '4.2.1 ready for JB', but it's not. I found the best place to find true facts is to just follow relevant users on Twitter - @comex, @saurik, @iphone_dev to name a few.
The answer for now is no.
The answer for now is no.
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muscle nerd just tweeted:
until @comex can pull another trick out of his hat, the 4.2.1 JB is tethered on all except 3G, older 3GS, & non-MC ipt2g
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Give it time folks it will Be at least 2 weeks before I jb. Many jb apps/hacks won't work with 4.2.1 at least the good ones. But I let you jb speed freaks tell me all that. I'll wait till everything is working smooth.
Give it time folks it will Be at least 2 weeks before I jb. Many jb apps/hacks won't work with 4.2.1 at least the good ones. But I let you jb speed freaks tell me all that. I'll wait till everything is working smooth.
SHSH blobs allow you to downgrade the firmware Apple is no longer signing. Has nothing to do with whether a future firmware JB is tethered or not.
same here. I never even upgraded to 4.1, there was nothing compelling there.... 4.2.1 is a bit more intriguing but I'll be waiting until everything is running smoothly.
Does this mean there is an unlock ready or soon to be ready for the 3G? My dad's 3G is running slow as a dog on 4.1 but I would need to retain an unlock for him.
Thanks
For those of us who are impatient.. (I more than liekly will wait but I enjoy playing and potentially crashing my phone) what are the drawbacks of JB now, apart from tethered, is Cydia now updated?
Cheers!
Cheers!
seriously, if you dont have an HP Printer (needed for AirPrint) or AirPlay-compatible speakers... there just isnt any good reason to rush to download this update.
Apparently redsn0w is now updated to jb 4.2.1. The only catch is that for now it's a tethered jailbreak
Ps. Congrats on your promotion, dhlizard!
Ps. Congrats on your promotion, dhlizard!
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btw, its a semi-tethered jailbreak. Just clearing that up as it confused me while trying to run jailbroken apps and they wouldn't open.
For those that don't know, semi-tethered jailbreak means that your device will still boot into it's normal(non-jailbroken) mode if you're not near a computer and can't jailbreak boot it.
For those that don't know, semi-tethered jailbreak means that your device will still boot into it's normal(non-jailbroken) mode if you're not near a computer and can't jailbreak boot it.
That's a far site better than not being able to boot at all unless you're tethered. At least the phone is usable if you have to reboot when you're out and about. I'm happy with this solution till @Comex figures out how to make it untethered.
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So, reading the story at Redmond Pie confused me a little. Once you get Cydia and everything else installed on the tethered or semi-tethered JB, can you open and run Cydia to install new packages while the phone is untethered or do you have to actually hook up your phone to the computer every time you install or update something? Here is the text below.
Actually, reading a few times, I guess you can use Cydia and others as long as you have booted tethered? Really, if you are jailbreaking, you are never going to boot untethered unless you have to. For those of us who have only ever used an Untethered JB, having the respring option is making more and more sense now as not only does it save time over a reboot, but it allows you to install or change things without going back to your PC.
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Actually, reading a few times, I guess you can use Cydia and others as long as you have booted tethered? Really, if you are jailbreaking, you are never going to boot untethered unless you have to. For those of us who have only ever used an Untethered JB, having the respring option is making more and more sense now as not only does it save time over a reboot, but it allows you to install or change things without going back to your PC.
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Just be aware that a lot of JB apps are not compatible.. FolderEnhancer is one I've just found.