After Three Firmware Updates, Jailbreak Exploit Still Works (Except On iPad 2)
May 6, 2011
Despite the recent iOS 4.3.3 update, the folks at Dev-Team Blog confirm its untethered jailbreak is still working. This is great news for everyone in the jailbreak community, except, of course, for those with an iPad 2.
Calling its iOS 4.3.1 exploit “unprecedented” for being workable through three iOS firmware updates, Dev-Team is thrilled to say the least.
They state:
Today’s PwnageTool and redsn0w incorporate @i0n1c’s port to 4.3.3 (it’s ironic that such a long-lasting untether doesn’t even have an official name!). It also of course uses geohot’s limera1n bootrom exploit to inject the jailbreak. The 4.3.3 untether works on all devices that actually support 4.3.3 except for the iPad2:With regards to getting an iPad 2 jailbreak online, they state:
- iPhone3GS
- iPhone4 (GSM)
- iPod touch 3G
- iPod touch 4G
- iPad1
- AppleTV2G (v4.3 8F202)
The iPad2 jailbreak remains under development. As you may know, the original exploit @comex developed in the first week of the iPad2 release was mysteriously fixed by Apple within days of its development. Partly because of this, don’t expect much public discussion of the iPad2 jailbreak until it’s actually finished and ready for release (and please avoid asking about it). In all liklihood, it will be a userland exploit like the first (unreleased) one, not dependent on bootrom dumps. The first one can’t be released even for those with the original 4.3 firmware due to legal (distribution) reasons.For more information, visit the Dev-Team site.
