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Pod2g Confirms iOS 6, iOS 6.1 Beta 4 Untethered Jailbreak

Posted by timothy on from the stick-'em-together dept.

hypnosec writes "Well known iOS security researcher Pod2g has confirmed that a working untethered iOS 6 jailbreak is ready and would be released as soon as iOS 6.1 GM is released. In an interview with iDigitalTimes, the security researcher has revealed that they are already in possession of a functional untethered iOS 6 and iOS 6.1 beta 4 jailbreak, and the majority of the work has been done by @planetbeing and @pimskeks. '6.0 is jailbroken, 6.1 beta 4 also. Now we are waiting 6.1 to confirm and release,' said the researcher. He said that the jailbreak would have been possible without him as he came into the iOS 6 jailbreak scene at a later stage and provided pointers that pushed the other researchers to the maximum."

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  1. iPhone cattle explicitly agree to a ltd license by tuppe666 · · Score: 3, Informative

    Three cheers for our new digital heros.

    ...Apparently though its not Apple who are pretty much been anti-consumer for some time with EFF and others trying to keep the option of jailbreaking legal (Its still illegal on your iPad)

    This is back from 2010 http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/feds-ok-iphone-jailbreaking/ [wired.com] The PDF about Apples responce and basically jailbreaking does this,

    "Crashes & instability
    Malfunctioning & safety
    Invasion of privacy
    Exposing children to age-inappropriate content
    Viruses & malware
    Inability to update software
    Cellular network impact
    Piracy of developers’ applications
    Instability of developers’ applications
    Increased support burden
    Developer relationships
    The Apple/iPhone brand
    Limitation on ability to innovate"

    It also says your breaking Licence agreements and copyright infringement too as well as well as DMCA anti-circumvention

    Boycott Apple products...Its not like there are mass of better value alternatives, that support this.

    1. Re:iPhone cattle explicitly agree to a ltd license by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Here's one reason (but not the only one):

      Some of us, having used both, prefer iOS.

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    2. Re:iPhone cattle explicitly agree to a ltd license by jimbo · · Score: 3, Insightful

      You started well by acknowledging that the top models compete on equal merits and stating your opinion that one could cater to people's needs as well as the other so there's, in your opinion, little reason to choose the more restricted brand.

      Then with that last sentence you turned into a blind religious constipated infantile hater and ruined it all ;)

  2. Re:Huh? by Gaygirlie · · Score: 4, Informative

    No, he's just giving the other two the credit they deserve and says that he wasn't required, he was only helpful in polishing the jailbreak.

  3. Re:Someone explain this to me... by kimvette · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Perhaps some people prefer the iOS UI and app selection compared to Android on phone-size devices?

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