iOS 5 Untethered Jailbreak – Update

• iOS 5.0.1 Untethered Jailbreak For iPhone 4/3GS, iPad and iPod Touch with Redsn0w 0.9.10b1
• “Corona 5.0.1 Untether” Cydia Tweak for Already Jailbroken iDevices

Update (21st Dec): Pod2g has successfully tested iOS 5.0.1 untethered jailbreakrunning on iPhone 4. Here is a demo video featuring iOS 5.0.1 untethered jailbreaktested on iPhone 4.

Update: Recent tweet from pod2g suggest that iOS 5 untethered jailbreak will work on iOS 5.0.1 as well. Recently he tested iPhone 4 running iOS 5.0.1, and he confirmed on Twitter that you are now free to update your A4-based iDevices to latest iOS 5.0.1 as untethered jailbreak would also work on the new iOS 5.0.1.

Update: pod2g has stated that the iOS 5 untether will work on iOS 5.0.1 for sure. Read more on iOS 5 Untethered Jailbreak Will Work on iOS 5.0.1.

Update: So finally, an eminent member of the jailbreaking community has released iOS 5 untethered jailbreak video. Read more on that.

So, first off, Charlie Miller showed us all that Apple’s iOS 5 had some bug which was probably going to be serious down the lane. It was a bug known by Apple coders, because they needed to fire up Mobile Safari faster and had to use some exception – which caused the bug to be readily available for hackers like Miller.

Once it’s on the internet, Apple of course, gets all the details. It worked up a patch – and the bug vanished. That’s where iOS 5.0.1 update comes up. So if you have updated to the latest version of iOS 5, you are technically safe from any app attacking through that security hole.

But, @pod2g has tweeted about this update. And that’s not good news for jailbreakers and the likes.

The Chronic Dev Team that’s been working on the untethered iOS 5 jailbreak says if you need to jailbreak your iOS 5 device, you should not update it to iOS 5.0.1 because that might simply make the jailbreak non-workable. That’s some news people should know, if you intend to wait and get the untethered iOS 5 jailbreak.

The untethered jailbreak – as mentioned before on our website – is a boon because it lets you reboot your iPhone or iPad without having to connect it to the PC/Mac and run the jailbreaking software. You can just use your iPhone or iPad without worrying about it freezing because of the jailbreak.

There are several people working on the jailbreak. We had a tethered and semi-tethered iOS 5 jailbreaks come up on the radar sometime back – but these worked on iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS devices only. The untethered iOS 5 jailbreak that @pod2g talks about – if it turns out into a software hack (which it increasingly seems like) – could be very much workable on iPhone 4S – which would open quite a lot of possibilities for developers!

Here are few things to keep in mind before proceed for iOS 5 Untethered Jailbreak.

Update (28-November-2011): “Tool of Mass Exploitation” Announced by Chronic Dev Team, Help Community Find Exploits For Untethered iOS  Jailbreak by Installing It Now To.

Update (27-November-2011): While jailbreaking community is waiting forUntethered iOS 5 Jailbreak, Ac1dSn0w has introduced way to Jailbreak iOS 5.0.1/5.0. Read more on how to Jailbreak iOS 5.0.1/5.0 on iPhone 4, 3GS, iPad and iPod Touch.