Jailbreak

State of the jailbreak: iOS 6, iPhone 5, and more

By Allyson Kazmucha, Thursday, Sep 20, 2012 a 7:32 am

If you're a jailbreaker trying to weigh the benefits of updating to iOS 6 versus staying on iOS 5.1.1 and keeping your jailbreak, we can help you make that decision. Do the features of iOS 6 bring enough to the table to make you hang up your jailbreak, at least for now?

While it'll come down to personal preference and what functionality you just can't live without, follow along and we'll give you a rundown of your options.

Dash brings fluid card style multitasking to your iPhone [jailbreak]

By Allyson Kazmucha, Monday, Aug 27, 2012 a 2:38 pm

Dash, a relatively new jailbreak tweak, switches up multitasking on your iPhone and iPad by replacing the current multitasking switcher with an elegant card like interface that you can swipe through.

How to get Absinthe 2.0 working on OS X Mountain Lion

By Allyson Kazmucha, Thursday, Aug 16, 2012 a 10:39 am

If you've got OS X Mountain Lion and you've recently tried to jailbreak using Absinthe 2.0 you more than likely realized that OS X Mountain Lion either won't let you open Absinthe or the program won't actually load. After a bit of research, a sharp reader over at iDownloadBlog managed to find a workaround that will allow you to run it again. If you know what you're doing, you can head on over there and blast through the instructions. If you're not as familiar with OS X, keep reading for a step-by-step walkthrough with screen shots.

If you're waiting on an Apple TV 3 (1080p) jailbreak, keep waiting...

By chrisoldroyd, Thursday, Aug 9, 2012 a 4:54 pm

If you have been patiently waiting for a jailbreak to be released for the third generation Apple TV then you are going to be in for a huge disappointment. According to renowned iOS jailbreak expert pod2g, he is not working on a jailbreak for the and he is not aware of anyone else who is either.

How to jailbreak iOS 6 beta 3 with redsn0w 0.9.13 dev 3

By Allyson Kazmucha, Tuesday, Jul 17, 2012 a 10:56 am

Now that Apple has released iOS 6 beta 3, redsn0w has been updated to version 0.9.13 dev 3. So if you're a jailbreak developer, it's a good idea to make sure you update to the most recent beta so you can get to testing your jailbreak apps.

How to jailbreak iOS 6 beta 2 with redsn0w 0.9.13

By Allyson Kazmucha, Saturday, Jun 30, 2012 a 6:20 pm

If you're a jailbreak it's probably a good idea to start updating your apps and tweaks as soon as possible to add iOS 6 compatibility. redsn0w has updated to version 0.9.13 dev 2 with support for many bugs and crashes. Follow along for a complete walkthrough.

iOS 6 and what it means for jailbreak

By Allyson Kazmucha, Monday, Jun 11, 2012 a 4:52 pm

Another WWDC keynote has come and gone and with it we've gotten to take a look at what iOS 6 will have to offer iOS users this Fall. If you jailbreak you may already be wondering what iOS 6 will mean for you.

We've been jailbreaking our iPhones, iPads, and iPod touches for years in order to get ahold of certain features that Apple just couldn't or didn't want to give us yet. Every year and with each new iteration of iOS Apple closes that gap. This year was no exception and Apple did give us a few things that we previously could only achieve via jailbreak like FaceTime over the network. But is what we got enough? Will iOS 6 leave just as much of a need to jailbreak?

I think so and here's why.

Enjoy full-width banner notifications on your iPad with NCPad [jailbreak]

By Allyson Kazmucha, Tuesday, Jun 5, 2012 a 5:53 pm

NCPad for iPad forces banner notifications to stretch the entire length of the screen whether you're in portrait or landscape mode. This allows more information to be viewed than what iOS allows with stock banner notifications.

aTV Flash (black) Apple TV jailbreak package updated with subtitle downloads and more

By chrisoldroyd, Saturday, Jun 2, 2012 a 3:30 am

FireCore has released another update to its hugely popular software for jailbroken second generation Apple TV's (2010, 720p version). The new 1.6 release includes a raft of new features and improvements, the most interesting being the ability to download subtitles for movies in your collection on the fly.

Best jailbreak apps for iPad

By Allyson Kazmucha, Thursday, May 31, 2012 a 1:45 pm

iMore's authoritative guide to the very best Cydia apps, tweaks, and more for your jailbroken iPad

If you've already jailbroken your iPad on iOS 5.1.1 you'll probably want to start loading it up with the best jailbreak apps and tweaks Cydia, the jailbreak app store, has to offer.

Cydia has tons of great apps that you just can't get on the App Store but if you're new to jailbreak you may not know where to begin. After you check out our list below you can check out our jailbreak starter's guide for even more tips and tricks.

If you're a veteran jailbreaker and think we missed some of the very best jailbreak apps for iPad, let us know why you love them and we'll make sure we include them.

Check back often as we'll be updating this list as we find more great jailbreak apps for iPad.