Okay, I got to admit this one was real quick. iOS users have been expecting that it will take the regular coterie a while before the new iPad is jailbroken. But it seems that these hackers are better than we expected. Right on the day of release, the well-known iOS hackers @MuscleNerd has claimed that he has already accomplished jailbreak on the new iPad!
Pod2g is a well known name in the iOS community. He is the hacker who has been actively involved in some of the most important jailbreaking tools. It was precisely his hard work that paid off and resulted in an untethered jailbreak for for iOS 5.0.1. Now, Pod2g has tweeted that he is working on finding the vulnerabilities of the new version of iOS, namely iOS 5.1.
![[Tutorial] How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4 On iOS 5.1 Using RedSn0w – Mac OS X](https://thetechjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/iphone-4-jailbreak-logo-150x76.jpg){kind=logo}
In this tutorial, I will show you how to Jailbreak your iPhone 4 on iOS 5.1. Before you proceed to actual tutorial, keep in mind that this is tethered jailbreak which means that you will need to connect your iPhone with your Mac computer and re-run RedSn0w to boot your iPhone 4 into fully operational state every time your iPhone loses power. Also let me note that this Jailbreak will not work on iPhone 4S and that iBooks will not work correctly until iPhone Dev-Team implement a patch that will fix this.
iPhone Dev Team has released a tether jailbreak of iOS 5.1. But this tethered jailbreak is only for non-A5 devices. This means that the jailbreak won’t work for iPhone 4S or iPad 2. If you own iPad or an iPhone device earlier than iPhone 4S, you may want to try your hands at it. However, if you haven’t already moved to iOS 5.1, you must know that once you do, you may lose your jailbreak and then the best you can do is apply the tethered jailbreak which is detailed below.
![[Tutorial] How To Jailbreak Your 2nd Generation Apple TV For Extra Functionality](https://thetechjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/apple-tv-150x84.jpg)
Like many Apple devices Apple TV is not an exception when it comes to jailbreak. The main reason why you should jailbreak your iDevice is to get access to many additional options when it comes to software and usage of device itself. By jailbreaking your Apple TV you won’t lose any existing functionalities but ensure you will get more additional options and thanks to some third party tools this process is quite simple and in this tutorial we will show you how to jailbreak your 2nd Generation Apple TV.
![Update To Absinthe V0.4 Jailbreak Utility Released By Chronic-Dev Team [Direct Download]](https://thetechjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/iphone-150x126.jpg)
Chronic Dev Team released Absinthe after a lot of hard work. Absinthe is the jailbreaking utility that enables a users to accomplish untethered jailbreak on A4 devices, which include iPhone 4S and iPad 2. However, apparently the utility was released as soon as it could accomplish the minimum tasks of jailbreaking. The team has now released an update to the utility which provides full support for Mac OS X10.5, PPC and Intel CPU. The new update also takes care of a known bug in the earlier version of Absinthe for Windows. Download this new version below.
Another update to the untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.0.1 has been released. The update caters to the problem jailbroken devices have been facing with iBooks. Saurik, a part of the team that developed he jailbreak, tweeted from his Twitter account that all users must update to this new version.
A day ago, we reported that Chronic Dev Team had finally made the untethered jailbreak of A5 devices public. This release came after weeks of waiting and anticipation. However, initially only Mac version of the jailbreak software, Absinthe was released. Now we are happy to announce that Chronic Dev Team has also released the Windows version of the software. Read further to get the direct download link.