[opendtv] First iPhone 4 jailbreak released

  • From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 13:22:07 -0500

http://www.rethink-wireless.com/2010/08/02/first-iphone-4-jailbreak-released.htm

First iPhone 4 jailbreak released
Mysterious hacker "Comex" launches browser-based solution jailbreakme.com
By MARK JONES

Published: 2 August, 2010

Following last week's ruling by the US copyright office that made jailbreaking 
iPhones legal, the first jailbreak for the iPhone 4 has appeared. The new 
jailbreak is browser based and while it works there have been some reported 
cases that certain features such as FaceTime and MMS don't work with it.

The successful hacker known only as "Comex" is said to be a member of the 
iPhone dev team and launched the hack on jailbreakme.com, accessible through 
the iPhone's Safari browser. The website subsequently crashed due to the 
stampede of people wanting to jailbreak their phone. The problem has been fixed 
though with the help of Jay Freeman aka Saurik providing a second site, 
jailbreakme.modmyi.com, to handle the load. Saurik is well known for working on 
Cydia for jailbroken iPhones.

The site makes the process of jailbreaking easier than before when software was 
required, now all users have to do is go to jailbreakme.com and follow the 
instructions, it's all done through the browser. And its not just the iPhone it 
works on, it can also be applied to the iPod touch and iPad, although it won't 
work on the iPad's iOS 3.2.1.

The jailbreak is free, though anyone who uses it is invited to make a donation, 
and the site comes with the reassurance that the jailbreak can be reversed if 
the user is worried about damaging their iPhone.

It's worth noting though that after the jailbreak has been performed updating 
the iOS legitimately with iTunes will result in the phone becoming "bricked".

The benefits of jailbreaking are that third-party apps which aren't approved by 
Apple can be downloaded, often free, and it gives the user much more control of 
the device, allowing them to change things such as the wallpaper which can't be 
done on an un-jailbroken device. According to his twitter feed, Comex is said 
to be working on a fix for the problems with FaceTime and MMS.

To see the full implication of the ruling by the US Copyright Office be sure to 
check out our coverage from last week.
 
 
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