Just over three months after the global launch of the iPhone 4S , the device is finally jailbreak iOS 5.0 and 5.0.1 with GreenPois0n Absinthe. The iPad 2, which previously iOS 4.3 to 4.3.3 to jailbreak was JailbreakMe.com , is now being iOS 5.0.1 jailbreak. The iPhone 3G, iPhone 4, third and fourth generation iPod touch and the original iPhone had some time to jailbreak iOS 5.0.1 with redsn0w .
Absinthe: Chronic Dev Team & iPhone Dev Team
Absinthe is a jailbreak tool is provided by the Chronic Dev Team and the untethered jailbreak of the iPhone can run on 4S iOS 5.0 and 5.0.1 (9A405 and 9A406 both) or the iPad 2 on IOS 5.0. For the jailbreak to perform for the first time using the backup and restore functionality of iTunes, creating unforeseen problems might occur if you are in the very first one to perform the jailbreak. It is therefore advisable to have a complete backup of your important data before performing a jailbreak.
The iPhone Dev Team will next Absinthe also a CLI (Command Line Interface) tool, which release the jailbreak manually step by step can be performed. Soon the functionality that the iPhone 4S and iPhone 2 to jailbreak are also added to the well-known tool jailbreak redsn0w .
Absinthe: jailbreak now it is still possible
Users who currently use an older IOS version and want to carry out a jailbreak are advised to update to iOS 5.0.1 now that is possible. The vulnerabilities that made use of the jailbreak to achieve are in fact not present in iOS 5.1. Only users of an iPhone 4S their phone software to unlock recommend any downgrading to the 9A405 version of IOS 5.0.1, because in this firmware version makes use of an older baseband version (modem firmware) and it may soon unlock will are.
Usually only possible to the latest firmware version to restore. Although it is still possible for the unique signature ( SHSHs ) iOS 5.0.1 for iPhone 4S or iPad 2 store with tiny umbrella , it is not (yet) possible to use these SHSHs to iOS 5.0.1 to restore an iPhone 4S or iPhone 2 with 3G. The downgrade to the 9A405 version of iOS 5.0.1 is currently still possible on the iPhone 4S.