A hacker who uses the handle “comex,” a member of the iPhone Dev Team, released the hack through a website, jailbreakme.com. Users can visit the site in their iPhone browser to begin the jailbreaking process.
The software modification is the first release for Apple’s latest handset hardware, the iPhone 4. Some users reported that the jailbreak managed to break FaceTime and MMS functionality on the device.
Comex, via twitter, said that he was able to reproduce the issues, and is working on a fix. The latest jailbreak does not work with iPads running iOS 3.2.1.
Unlike previous jailbreaks, which required users to run software on their Mac or PC and tether their iPhone to their computer, the latest hack is done entirely within the Safari browser. Users simply visit the URL to begin the process, which modifies the iOS mobile operating system found on the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.
Apparently, the demand for ‘Jailbreak’ is so large that the site (JailbreakMe.com) is severely congested.
“In America, through pressure of conformity, there is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose from…” Peter Ustinov
Now for round two.
It’s so obvious, it hurts.
Yes, now that the Iphone can be jailbroken, just watch for mysterious errors and outright OS crashes to become commonplace.
And Jobs comes out and promotes a “Safe and Secure” website which will automatically restore your Iphone to “pristine” pre-jailbreak condition and eliminate all “non-approved” apps.
It’s in your best interest.
If you can jailbreak that phone just by making it visit a website with its browser, it must extremely vulnerable to malware.
A web site that adjusts your security settings and allows arbitrary code execution at otherwise prohibited security levels? Well, I am sure that nobody else has ever thought of doing that before.
Erm… except it didn’t…
3rd Gen Touch, IOS 4
Generic Error (forgot EXACTLY what was on the screen…)
How quickly the world moves – and nothing is impossible
Its always amazing how the experts will deem it impossible or not possible and then some kid or a team of kids in Vancouver will complete the impossible task or crossover
Out of curiosity, with iOS4, why do people still jailbreak their iPhones? The typical reasons were background processes, wallpapers, installable apps… iOS4 added these (OS 2 added the apps, of course). The only other thing I could think of is to have different themes, but that’s not all, right?