Although many of you are still waiting patiently for an untethered
jailbreak for iOS 6 / iOS 6.0.1 for the iPhone 5 we’re afraid there’s
still no firm news on whether that’s any closer. Regular readers may
remember though that a few weeks ago we told how there was a tethered
jailbreak for iOS 6.1 beta 2 using the RedSn0w tool. Today we can tell
you that iOS 6.1 beta 3 has now been released to developers and has
already been jailbroken. Again though we must point out that this
jailbreak for iOS 6.1 beta 3 for devs is tethered.
Apple only rolled out iOS 6.1 beta 3 yesterday and devices already
running 6.1 betas can access this as an OTA update. Registered
developers can also access the full beta 3 software from the Dev Center. This brings only minor changes to iOS 6.1 beta 2
and is said to contain improvements including bug fixes, some Safari
tweaks, minor changes to the Passbook app concerning boarding pass
behavior and more.
A good point is noted by iDownloadBlog
as the expiry date for beta 3 is the same as that for beta 2, Friday
28th December, meaning we should see another beta version before that
date. In a later report we learn that a jailbreak is already available
for iOS 6.1 beta 3. This is a tethered jailbreak for developers only
and suitable for pre-A5 devices ie. iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS or iPod touch
4th generation. Step-by-step instructions and download links for the
iOS 6.1 beta 3 jailbreak can be found at this iDownloadBlog link and we have also embedded a video below this story showing how to perform the jailbreak.
As well as downloading iOS 6.1 beta 3 (remember, only developers can
do this), the jailbreak also requires RedSn0w 0.9.15b3 and access to
your device’s iOS 6.0 firmware. The instructions referred to above make
this a pretty simple jailbreak to perform with only 7 easy steps
resulting in the Cydia icon showing once you unlock the device from the
Lock Screen and swipe to page 2.
Please remember though that at Phones Review we cannot recommend
jailbreaking and if you do so then it is entirely at your own risk and
your responsibility if anything goes wrong. However because we know
that many readers find this aspect of owning a device important we
continue to bring news as we hear it.
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