A new hardware option for the tethered jailbreak has been revealed over at www.myboyfriendisageek.com. It is called the “iDongle” as well as it is a little gadget that plugs into the 30 pin dock connector of your iphone or iPod Touch. It solves the requirement to get house to your computer to re-jailbreak, if your gadget accidents or reboot on the go.
What is a tethered jailbreak? Basically, it is a one boot jailbreak. Limitations in the newer Apple touch gadgets stop the full, standard jailbreak that we understand as well as love. With a tethered jailbreak, you have to re-jailbreak whenever you restart your device. The simple method to prevent this, is just don’t off your device, however there are times when the gadget will crash, or reboot on it’s own. If you’re away from your computer when this happens, this can be truly annoying, particularly for those who depend on unlocking their iPhones to utilize them. The iDongle will enable you to re-jailbreak, on the go, so you never have to concern about accidents or reboots again.
So exactly how does it work? Here’s some details from their blog:
Power-on your jailbreaked gadget
On iTunes logo, plug iDongle
Wait for LEDs to end flashing
Unplug iDongle or wait on boot
Here’s some notes from their FAQ:
What is it ? This is a standalone piece of hardware able to boot your jailbreaked gadget (a.k.a “tethered boot”), as well as optionally to jailbreak as well as hacktivate it if not already done.
Why do I requirement this ? If your jailbreaked gadget is stuck into “recovery mode” (i.e Connect-to-iTunes logo) each time you restart or reboot your device, then it may be beneficial for you =)
How do I understand if my gadget is concerned ? any type of iphone 3GS made after week 40 (2009). The week number is normally the 4th as well as 5th digit of the serial number. iPod Touch 2G whose serial number begins with “MC” are concerned or any type of iPod Touch 3G.
Which gadget is supported ? From now, iphone 3GS as well as iPodTouch 2G/3G are supported, all with OS 3.1 / 3.1.1 / 3.1.2 only, however the later is recommended.
Will you support OS 3.1.3 ? Maybe, or not. iDongle can be quickly updated with USB. If jailbreak is available, I’ll try as well as publish a complimentary update.
Does it supply unlock ? Not directly. look for Geohot’s “sn0w” or Dev Team’s “ultrasn0w” bundle on Cydia.
They state they will have some prototypes prepared for evaluation next week, however no official release date has been announced.
Also take a look at our total jailbreaking guide for iphone 3.1.3 firmware for iphone 2G, 3G, 3GS as well as iPod touch 1G/2G utilizing redsn0w 0.9.3, redsn0w 0.9.4, sn0wbreeze, PwnageTool 3.1.5. Unlocking can be done utilizing ultrasn0w or blacksn0w.
For iphone 3.1.2 firmware, you can utilize blackra1n, PwnageTool, redsn0w, sn0wbreeze, ultrasn0w as well as blacksn0w to jailbreak as well as unlock your iphone as well as iPod touch.
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