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News: Comex confirmed 4.2.1 Untethered Jailbreak For 4.2.1

Out of curiosity, can someone tell me what is involved in coming up with a jailbreak?

Where do the guys who create these JB start? The length of time that it takes to create a JB indicates that it must be a very complex and time-consuming process.

How do they do it? Does anyone know the "basic" steps?

Just a thought
 
They say that Apple will notice if I bring it in to the Genius Bar. Has anyone had experience with this? I havent Jailbroke since 3.0 but I knew Apple couldn;t tell then. Am I missing something new?
 
Espo said:
They say that Apple will notice if I bring it in to the Genius Bar. Has anyone had experience with this? I havent Jailbroke since 3.0 but I knew Apple couldn;t tell then. Am I missing something new?
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Who is "They"?

If you bring in a jailbroken iPhone into Apple, they can tell in an instant. Cydia is a sure give-away. If you restore using iTunes to an official Apple ISPW, then Apple cannot tell if the iPhone has been jailbroken. Personal experience.
 
Awwwww yeaaaaaaa, can't wait. Don't really have a need for the update, I doubt I'll use Airplay, and I suppose the Find My iPhone thing will be nice..But mostly I just like to stay up to date ;)
 
spaceballl said:
I hear ya. I'm waiting for the same reason. Bothers me to not be up to date!
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I was forced to upgrade to 4.2 due to an annoying stuck phantom gmail that was making the whole phone unresponsive!

Can't wait to get my lockscreen back.
 
spamdumpster said:
No offense, but you guys are acting like comex works for you. Glad you think he's earned some time off.
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He's worked on jailbreaks all year long, for free. A lot of work goes into these things, and because of his work, we have an untethered jailbreak for all current devices not on 4.2. So yes, it seems like he's earned some time for relaxation and celebration. He doesn't owe any of us a damn thing. If he doesn't deliver anything for months, that's his prerogative.
 
spamdumpster said:
No offense, but you guys are acting like comex works for you. Glad you think he's earned some time off.
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I figured we had to say something before some idiot started whining about how this is BS. I know he doesn't owe us a thing. My point is that he deserves it because he does so much for free. I'm just being grateful.
 
rwilliams said:
It's Christmas. He's worked hard this year and should take some time to enjoy the season and the people around him. A jailbreak can wait.
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He's a big boy, he can do what he wants and, for all we know, he already is taking 'time to enjoy the season and the people around him'. He also should not have announced a completion date. He knew the risk of doing so and will have to deal with the whiners if he fails to meet his own goal.
 
I wonder if he gets any of the profits from the Cydia store...I know Saurik created it, but still...it would be nice if he did. Programming takes a lot of times. Especially programming of this magnitude. I mean he essentially hacked an Apple device, and I can't expect Apple to have low level security on these devices..
 
all of this is done freely, no one is forcing him or anyone else to provide anything. however, if he were to charge (for example) $5 to help him out for any tools or whatever he needs to pay bills or anything else, i'd be more than happy to pay it to get an Unlock. I, like others am grateful for everything they've done but wish they would just do an Unlock already and focus on that instead of just another jailbreak. I'll wait it out a bit more because afterall, we've waited this long so waiting a little bit more won't hurt. Just hopes it doesn't turn out to be more than a few weeks. Unlocked iphone 4 prices are outrageous..
 
intoxicated662 said:
all of this is done freely, no one is forcing him or anyone else to provide anything. however, if he were to charge (for example) $5 to help him out for any tools or whatever he needs to pay bills or anything else, i'd be more than happy to pay it to get an Unlock. I, like others am grateful for everything they've done but wish they would just do an Unlock already and focus on that instead of just another jailbreak. I'll wait it out a bit more because afterall, we've waited this long so waiting a little bit more won't hurt. Just hopes it doesn't turn out to be more than a few weeks. Unlocked iphone 4 prices are outrageous..
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I think more people are waiting on an untethered jailbreak than an unlock. Since you can upgrade your BB to the iPad one and unlock, I don't think it's as urgent.
 
when is this going to be realeased? is there any chance if getting it on Christmas eve? somebody pls reply. I can't wait!! haha
 
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