Apple has brought a lot of improvements in their latest iOS release, actually, it is said that the release of iOS 5 was the most successful iOS release of all times. Many have been worried that the jailbreak for iOS 5.0 will be delayed by new Apple security patches but it looks like the iPhone Dev Team did it again. We were able to jailbreak iOS 5 just minutes after the official release, and we have MuscleNerd and the rest of the iPhone Dev Team to thank for this.
The latest Redsnow version allows us to jailbreak iOS 5, in a tethered state for now, on all iDevices except iPad 2 and iPhone 4S with just a few clicks, and it also allows baseband preservation for unlockers, which makes it the ultimate tool to jailbreak iOS 5.
Here’s a list of the iDevices on which you can jailbreak iOS 5:
iPhone 4, iPhone 3GSiPad 1iPod Touch 4G, iPod Touch 3G
This is a tethered jailbreak for iOS 5 and this means that you’ll have to boot in a jailbroken state every time you reboot your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, however a new Cydia tweak called semi-tether jailbreak for iOS 5 will allow you to use your iDevice if you accidentally reboot it and you don’t have access to a PC / Mac immediately.
NOTE: If you are an unlocker you must stay away from stock iOS 5 and skip the first part of this tutorial straight to the “For Unlockers” part below
You can follow one of the tutorials below to jailbreak iOS 5 on iPhone 4, 3GS, iPad or iPod Touch 3G, 4G using the latest version of Redsnow.
Update your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch to iOS 5 using iTunesDownload the latest Redsnow to jailbreak iOS 5 from the download links belowRun Redsnow and select “Jailbreak”Check the “Install Cydia” box and then follow the instructions to enter DFU modeWait for Redsnow to finish jailbreaking iOS 5 on your device, and when it restarts you can proceed booting in a jailbroken state.Once your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch restarts, start Redsnow again and then click on “Extras”Check the “Just Boot” option and follow the instructions again to enter DFU mode.
That’s it, you have successfully managed to jailbreak iOS 5 on your iDevice, just remember that you have to redo steps 6 and 7 each time you reboot as the jailbroken state will disappear. Until the untethered jailbreak iOS 5 will be released this is the only working jailbreak and it will have to do.
FOR UNLOCKERS
If you are unlocker you need to stay away from the jailbreak iOS 5 tutorial above and stock iOS 5 and cook a custom IPSW file already jailbroken that will preserve your old baseband and make unlocking with Ultrasnow and Gevey SIM possible.
Follow the tutorial below to jailbreak iOS 5 on iPhone 4, 3GS and preserve the old baseband
Download the latest redsnow to jailbreak iOS 5 from the links belowDownload iOS 5.0 from the links belowStart Redsnow and select “Extras” and then “Custom IPSW”Wait for Redsnow to jailbreak iOS 5 and create the custom IPSW fileGo back to “Extras” and then select “Pwned DFU”Restore the custom IPSW file created with Redsnow to your iPhone 4, 3GS using iTunes
That’s it, you have successfully managed to jailbreak iOS 5 and preserve your baseband for unlock. You can now proceed with this tutorial to unlock with Ultrasnow or this tutorial to unlock with Gevey SIM.
Download Links:
Download iOS 5.0 here
Download Redsnow here
If you encounter any issues while you jailbreak iOS 5 on your iDevice, feel free to post a comment below and our staff will be more than happy to help.
Stay tuned and we’ll let you know as soon as an untethered jailbreak for iOS 5 will be released.
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