The tool Absinthe, which can be used to an iPhone 4S or iPad 2 jailbreak, has been released for Windows. Friday was a Mac version available, while since Saturday was an option that works via a command line interface.
The tool works with a gui, allowing users to only click on a button ‘jailbreak’ the need to print to their device from the security to get rid of. The jailbreak is a complicated process, explain the developers. The exploit that is used is called Corona. During the jailbreak, a separate profile is created for a vpn connection. After an error to start the iPhone 4S or iPad 2 again, in which an Absinthe app on the desktop. By tapping, the alternative downloadwinkel Cydia will be installed.
Saturday was already there under the name Cinject a tool to an iPhone 4S or iPad 2 to be jailbroken via a command-line interface. It had lots of steps on their own to perform, such as typing the individual commands. According to the developers the command-line tool can be used to see where it goes wrong when a jailbreak fails.
The jailbreak has this time been long waiting for: the iPad 2 is already out since march, while the iPhone 4S in October came out. In previous releases, bleaching jailbreaks previously possible. The used exploit, Corona, is repaired in the third test version of iOS 5.1. Apple has released iOS 5.1 is not yet released, but probably soon.
It comes to an untethered jailbreak, which makes the jailbreak remains intact when the machine is restarted. Helfrich came Friday for Mac OS X, but a Windows version came a little later. According to the developers, has a ‘Dream Team’ of hackers, thousands of man-hours were spent to make the jailbreak possible. Thanks to a jailbreak users can install apps that Apple does not allow and tweaks apply in iOS.
