News : iPhone 5 jailbroken

Apple’s iPhone 5 hit the streets yesterday… and it’s already been jailbroken. Developer Grant Paul (@chpwn) has posted images of his new iPhone 5 with a 4 inch display running the Cydia Store — which only runs on iOS devices that have been jailbroken.

Jailbreaking an iOS device, like rooting an Android phone or tablet, allows you to access files and settings that would otherwise be unavailable. It’s the only way to install apps that aren’t available from the App Store, and it lets you run software that changes the default web browser, alters the way an iPhone handles multitasking, or makes other changes to the operating system.

In order to jailbreak an iOS device, hackers have to find a security vulnerability and exploit it, and apparently chpwn found an existing vulnerability from earlier iOS devices which Apple hasn’t yet fixed in the iPhone 5.

The phone is the first device to ship with an Apple A6 processor, and it runs the iOS 6 operating system, but it looks like neither of those things prevented chpwn from jailbreaking the iPhone 5 and installing Cydia.

There’s no word on when the tools that will let anyone jailbreak an iPhone 5 will be released to the public.

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[News]The 2012 iPad has been jailbroken

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This morning the latest iPad hit the streets. This afternoon iOS hacker MuscleNerd has posted the first pictures showing a third generation iPad after it’s been jailbroken.

He hasn’t yet made any tools available for download and doesn’t know how long it will take to whip the tools into shape so that they can be distributed. But this is confirmation that there’s at least one security hole in the new iPad’s software which can be used to gain root access to the device.
Update: Make that three… Hacker i0n1c has performed an untethered jailbreakon his new iPad, which means that it can be rebooted without connecting to a computer and re-running the jailbreak software.
Meanwhile, chpwn and phoenixdev have successfully rooted the tablet using a third method.
Jailbreaking an iOS device allows you to access files and settings that would otherwise be hidden. This makes it possible to install apps that aren’t available from the official App Store, and most jailbreak utilities install the Cydia Store which is basically a one-stop shop for apps and patches for jailbroken iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad devices.
There you can find apps that change the default behavior of the tablet by altering the boot logo, notification system, multitasking, or other features.
The new iPad runs iOS 5.1 software and features an Apple A5x processor. It’s a lot like last year’s iPad 2, which explains why it hasn’t taken long for experts to figure out a way to circumvent the device’s security.
Apple will probably patch the security hole eventually, so if you’re hoping to jailbreak a new iPad, it’s probably a good idea to avoid any optional updates from Apple until the new tools for jailbreaking the device are released to the public.

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Jailbreaking and rooting could soon become illegal again, unless you act now

Back in July of 2010 the US government ruled that jailbreaking and rooting weren’t a crime as long as the intention behind them isn’t circumventing copyright.

The ruling is set to expire soon and unless renewed, jailbreaking and rooting of smartphones willbecome illegal once again.

An organization called the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) has issued a petition that anyone can sign – the idea is to get enough objective opinions in favor of renewing the ruling. The EFF also wants to add tablets to the agreement.

You can find all the details on the source link below. Keep in mind that signing up to renew the agreement closes on February 10.

Whether jailbreaking is legal or illegal may not matter much to the end user, but not voting for legalization would surely put all the hard-working devs outside the law.

Source | Via

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