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Untethered iOS 6 Jailbreak a Success, Don’t Upgrade to iOS 6.1
The iOS 6 jailbreak is a success according to hacker @Planetbeing, but more work is needed before a public release is possible.
In a post on Reddit, spotted by iDownloadBlog last week, he shared success on the iPhone 5 jailbreak, saying he is running an untethered iOS 6.0.2 jailbreak on the iPhone 5.
Even though the iOS 6 jailbreak is up and running on the iPhone 5, users will need to wait for a public release. The group working on the iPhone 5 jailbreak is waiting to release a jailbreak until after iOS 6.1 is out.
Planetbeing downplayed reports that jailbreaking is done, saying, “reports of its death are highly exaggerated.”
I’m not really sure what all the doom and gloom is about. The fact is, I have an untethered iOS 6.0.2 JB running on my iPhone 5 right now.
Read: iOS 6 Jailbreak: 5 Reasons We Can’t Wait
An Untethered iOS 6.0.2 jailbreak for the iPhone 5 is successful, but not ready for release.
Why The Wait for an iOS 6 Jailbreak Release
The group working on the iOS 6 jailbreak is waiting for a public release of the jailbreak tool until they are able to save an exploit and for the iOS 6.1 release which will likely break part of the iOS 6 jailbreak.
1. releasing it would burn an exploit we want to save for ourselves so we can always get in to look at new firmware and help JB in the future, 2. iOS 6.1 is coming very soon and will likely break a small part of it anyway, there’s no point in sacrificing the many bugs it won’t break.
Don’t Upgrade to iOS 6.1 if You Want to Jailbreak
While you’ll need to wait for the iOS 6.1 release to see an untethered iPhone 5 jailbreak, you shouldn’t upgrade to iOS 6.1 when it comes out. Planetbeing is waiting for the iOS 6.1 release to avoid burning an exploit needed for the iOS 6 jailbreak, not to release an iOS 6.1 jailbreak.
Reddit user Dginc posted, “So may I assume it’s safe to upgrade to 6.1 when it’s released?”, to which Planetbing replied, “That is almost the opposite of what I said”
So, straight from the developer’s mouth, don’t upgrade to iOS 6.1 if you want to jailbreak the iPhone 5. It’s possible that an iOS 6.1 jailbreak is around the corner, but based on this comment we may be looking at an untethered iOS 6.0.2 jailbreak for the iPhone 5, before an iOS 6.1 jailbreak.
iOS 6 Jailbreak Status
Users are eagerly awaiting an iOS 6 jailbreak for the iPhone 5. In the past week we’ve seen Pod2g call for an open iOS 7 and announce that he is planning to help work on the iOS 6 jailbreak. In the past pod2g said,
Working with @planetbeing motivates me a lot. He’s always very resourceful and he raises the bar.
Read: 5 iOS 6 Jailbreak Apps We Can’t Wait to Use
The new year is a good one for jalbreaking, with Pod2g returning and Planetbeing sharing the current progress and his success on an untethered iOS 6 jailbreak.
Stay tuned for the latest iOS 6 jailbreak news.
Hunter
01/07/2013 at 9:32 am
Will the jailbreak for ios 6 ipod touch 4g also be released?
jeremymc8000
01/07/2013 at 11:24 am
iOS 6 jailbreak for iPod touch 4g has already been released.
But it’s tethered.
Hunter
01/07/2013 at 12:04 pm
Oh yeah I meant to ask if the untethered version was going to be released for iOS 6.0.1 or 6.0.2 for the iPod Touch 4g
Baked
01/07/2013 at 12:09 pm
6.0.2 is only for iPhone 5 and iPad mini…. 6.0.1 is for all other devices
Whitehonda20
01/09/2013 at 12:50 am
Where did you get this information? Should I update my ipad mini to 6.0.2?
Aretas7
01/07/2013 at 12:07 pm
Is there an ipad3 ios 6 jailbreak released?
Mason b
01/07/2013 at 5:32 pm
Will this jailbreak work on an iPhone 4s running the version 6.0 (10A403)? And I think it’s smart too save the exploit until 6.1. Bravo.
george
01/07/2013 at 6:18 pm
will this jaiilbreak work for ipad 4th gen?
James
01/07/2013 at 10:13 pm
I’d assume it would work for the iPhone 4S but I could be wrong. My hopes is that it will though.
joshua corona
01/08/2013 at 12:48 pm
will ios 6.0.1 be unthetherd on the fourth generation ipod touch?
Pod3g
01/08/2013 at 10:23 pm
All talk and no action. By the time a full public jailbreak is out for iOS 6, others would already be running iOS 7.
Hmm
01/09/2013 at 6:42 am
Who cares about ios6 JB? There’s nothing in it worth upgrading from ios5.
iOS5 JB > iOS6 non JB
This mostly matters for iPhone5 owners (and new 4s owners although you should just not buy a new iPhone I it ships with an iOS you can’t JB)
Ar9avv
01/08/2013 at 10:32 pm
Waiting eagerly for the exploit……
Best thing about jailbreak on iphone 5 will be that cydia would be lightening fast … and hope new apps also releases with iphone 5 jailbreak …
ar9avv
luke
01/09/2013 at 4:14 pm
is it safe to upgrade from 6.0 to 6.0.2 on the iPhone 5?
Lma12
01/11/2013 at 2:49 pm
It seems to be that planetbeing released a jb https://www.planetjailbreak.blogspot.com
Ar9avv
01/27/2013 at 7:07 pm
Brother its not released its fake … jb is coming with name of evad3rs
So its not the jb. And websites says that they want to be anonymous but the name of website is planetjb @name of planetbieng from wjere only it can be seen fake jb
luke
01/26/2013 at 10:43 pm
when is the jailbreak for ipod touch 5th gen 6.0.1 coming out? the same time?
Ar9avv
01/27/2013 at 6:58 pm
Yes brother its coming at the same time as for iphone 5 as they have same processor type … and exploit is similar too …
luke
01/28/2013 at 11:31 pm
and how long will that be
Ar9avv
01/29/2013 at 10:34 am
Sunday is releasd date of iphone 5 jailbreak + 21 devices … ;:)