PwnageTool jailbreaks iOS 4.3 GM

Posted by unlocker under Jailbreak on Saturday May 14, 2011

On March 11, Apple will release the iOS 4.3 and seeded iOS 4.3 GM to developers of iOS developer program few days back. If you are wondering if this latest iOS can be jailbroken, then this must be good news for you since the iOS 4.3 GM has already been jailbroken using PwnageTool 4.2 that iPhone dev team had released to jailbreak iOS 4.2.1.

The final version of the iOS 4.3 will be released along with Apple’s second generation of iPad. The new iOS 4.3 features the Nitro Javscript engine from Safari on OS X, new iTunes Home Sharing features that let you play content from desktop iTunes over WiFi, and the updated suite of AirPlay features from the betas — including the ability for App Store apps to share audio and video. Apple is also finalizing the new option that let you assign the side switch to either rotation lock or mute, and its adding Personal Hotspot support. There is also those rumored iOS versions of Photo Booth and FaceTime for the new cameras.

The unofficial custom bundles for iOS 4.3 GM for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPad that need to be used along with PwnageTool 4.2, Universal Ramdisk Fixes and tetheredboot utility to jailbreak iOS 4.3 was released by DjayB6.

Recently, the jailbreak is tethered for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS (new bootrom) and iPad. iPhone 3GS (old bootrom), on the other hand, is untethered by the jailbreak. Cydia also seems to be work on iOS 4.3 perfectly. It is still unsure if iPhone Dev team or Chronic Dev team will release an untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.3 when it is released. For the mean time, iPhone Jailbreakers and Unlockers should avoid upgrading to iOS 4.3.

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iPad 2 Jailbroken

Posted by unlocker under Jailbreak, iPad on Tuesday May 10, 2011

The developer of some of the popular jailbreaking tools such as Spirit and JailbreakMe has successfully jailbroken iPad 2, which was launched last Friday. Comex was able to jailbreak the second generation of iPad. This is really quick since Apple has patched the limera1n and the SHAtter exploit in iPad 2 to minimize jailbreaking attempt. Apple has problems on the issue of jailbreaking their devices.

Comex delivered this breaking news through their tweets and they were congratulated by the iPhone Dev Team: chpwn: by @comex: http://t.co/osP6lz comex: would’ve had it yesterday if I didn’t have to spend 1.5 days looking for a replacement exploit (which came from a most unexpected place…) iphone_dev: Congrats to @comex for jailbreaking yet another brand new device (iPad2) while 2500 miles away from it!

Comex was able to install Cydia on this white iPad 2, and he’s apparently already hard at work on a public jailbreak. According to his Twitter feed, the hack required a brand new exploit, as previous bugs were squashed in iOS 4.3. We’ll keep you posted on when the hack’s ready for you to use, too. You may want to check out how the iPad 2 is running in Cydia, which is the unofficial App Store for jailbreak apps. The software package which “allows a user to find and download applications and software packages for a jailbroken iPhone, iPod touch or iPad, by browsing repositories that list these applications and packages, most of which are available at no cost.” There is currently no ETA on when it will be released.

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