Tethered

SemiTether Jailbreak Updated For Stability

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 30, 2011

The popular SemiTether jailbreak was updated to v0.9.1 this morning, and it's quite the update.

Working with Saurik, the team was able to fully incorporate the new mobile substrate, which allowed them to get rid of the daemon patching and restarting.

Mobile substrate now does all of the heavy lifting when it comes to the SemiTether. There's even an option to patch Safari to work in non-jailbreak mode now.

Perhaps most importantly, the new version of SemiTether will protect your iOS 5 Notification Center plugins...

Seas0nPass Updated to Jailbreak Apple TV on iOS 4.4.2

Alex Heath ∙ Updated May 16, 2016

The Seas0nPass jailbreak tool has been updated with support for the Apple TV on iOS 4.4.2. Apple pushed out the minor 4.2.2 update for the Apple TV 2G a few days ago.

Seas0nPass supports a tethered jailbreak for iOS 4.4.2, meaning that you will have to re-jailbreak every time your Apple TV reboots. More details after the break...

Semitethered Jailbreak Updated with Bug Fixes and Speed Improvements

Alex Heath ∙ October 24, 2011

BigBoss has pushed an update to the semitethered jailbreak that brings multiple bug fixes and speed improvements. Version 0.7.9 of SemiTether is available in Cydia now for folks on iOS 5 that have jailbroken with a tool like RedSn0w.

The SemiTether jailbreak is being improved to make it a more viable contender to a full untethered jailbreak. BigBoss is working with saurik to improve his jailbreak alongside a mobile substrate Cydia update.

Untethered Jailbreak vs. Tethered Jailbreak vs. SemiTethered Jailbreak — What’s the Difference?

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 22, 2011

The age old questions remain: What's an untethered jailbreak? Why is a tethered jailbreak undesirable?

What's a tethered boot? Why does my iPhone keep rebooting over and over after I jailbreak?

If you've ever asked one of these questions, or you're still looking for answers, then step inside to learn, and contribute your knowledge to the discussion...

How to Semi Untether Jailbreak iOS 5 [Video Tutorial]

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 22, 2011

For those of you clamoring for an untethered jailbreak for iOS 5, you've now got a great compromise to hold you over — SemiTether.

As we reported, SemiTether is a new jailbreak tweak that will allow you to get closest to an iOS 5 untethered jailbreak without actually being an untethered jailbreak.

Inside, we'll show you exactly what you need to do to take advantage of this remarkable little tool. If your iOS 5 installation is jailbroken, you don't want to miss this!

‘Semitethered’ Jailbreak For iOS 5 Released! Here’s How to Get It

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 22, 2011

What's the next best thing to an untethered jailbreak for iOS 5? A Semitethered Jailbreak of course!

Just a few minutes ago BigBoss released Semitethered Jailbreak, a new Cydia package that lets you reboot your iOS 5 jailbroken iPhone at will while away from your computer!

It's not without it's caveats, but it's a whole lot better than a normal tethered jailbreak. Details inside...

State of the iOS 5 Jailbreak

Cody Lee ∙ October 22, 2011

After 4 months of seeding developer betas, Apple finally released iOS 5 to the masses last week. The update introduced over 200 new features, including several that closely mirrored jailbreak utilities.

But instead of being discouraged by Apple's efforts, the jailbreak community has stepped up its game. Not only are there several iOS 5-compatible packages available, but a jailbreak for the software has been around since day one...

Faster RedSn0w Jailbreak Demonstrated on Video

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 21, 2011

As you may have heard, RedSn0w was recently updated to 0.9.9b7, and is now 60% faster by default.

While it's technically true that the actual jailbreak process is a lot faster; as the Dev Team has noted, you'll still end up making up the time on the back end with Cydia.

Interested in how the new RedSn0w works in a real world test? Check inside as we take it for a spin on video...

How to Jailbreak iOS 5 Final With RedSn0w [Video]

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 12, 2011

iOS 5 is finally available to the public, and fortunately, it can be jailbroken with only a few simple steps.

As of now, this is a tethered jailbreak, which means you must perform a tethered boot when rebooting your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad 1.

Inside, we'll show you step-by-step how to jailbreak iOS 5 with RedSn0w 0.9.9b3...

iOS 5 Can Be Jailbroken with RedSn0w and Sn0wBreeze

Alex Heath ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

Apple released iOS 5 to the public only moments ago, and it's already been confirmed that you can jailbreak the final version of iOS 5 with RedSn0w and Sn0wBreeze.

MuscleNerd and iH8sn0w both confirmed that, since the public version of iOS 5 is exactly the same as the developer GM, a tethered jailbreak can be performed with the lastest versions of both jailbreak tools.

Jailbreak iOS 5 GM on Windows with Sn0wBreeze

Alex Heath ∙ Updated September 25, 2017

Hacker iH8sn0w has updated his popular jailbreak tool for Windows called Sn0wbreeze. Sn0wbreeze 2.8b8 has been updated to jailbreak the iOS 5 Gold Master that was released after today's keynote.

This Sn0wbreeze release follows an update to RedSn0w earlier today that also jailbreaks the iOS 5 GM. (See our video tutorial for more information). Check inside for details on Sn0wbreeze 2.8b8...

How to Jailbreak iOS 5 GM With RedSn0w [Video Tutorial]

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 4, 2011

If you're an Apple developer, and you're interested in jailbreaking the GM release of iOS 5, then this is for you.

As we expected, right after the iPhone 4S media event, Apple released iOS GM to developers. This is the final build prior to the public version being released on October 12th.

Check inside for the full video tutorial that shows you how to jailbreak iOS 5 GM with RedSn0w...