iOS 4.3.1 jailbreak ready for primetime; no iPad 2 support [video]

By on Apr 4, 2011 at 7:30 AM
mobile April 4, 2011

Considering the Dev Team had an iOS 4.3 jailbreak ready and waiting long before Apple pushed out iOS 4.3.1, the 10-day wait for an untethered jailbreak seems like an uncharacteristically long amount of time for our favorite iPhone hackers. Regardless, the day is upon us and PwnageTool for iOS 4.3.1 is now available for download. The new version supports the iPhone 4 (GSM only), iPhone 3GS, first-generation iPad, second-generation Apple TV and the third and fourth-generation iPad touch models. The iPad 2 is not currently supported. The new build also lacks support for Verizon Wireless’ iPhone 4 since iOS 4.3.1 is not yet available for the device. The DevTeam notes that those with unlocked devices should wait, as ultrasn0w has not yet been updated.

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  • Jgonzalezvb

    Where can I get an iPad touch?

    • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_BHMB52ZFMATI5KS7D4JT6UU7NA Eric W

      I bought an iPud touch in China, I think that’s the only place. You could check the streets of N.Y.C.

      • El-father

        Of course it has to be china, last week I bought my iPad in NYC I had to be in line at 4:00am and all the ppl in front of me were fucking chines that didn’t even speak english, fucking black market I tell ya.

  • http://www.droiddoes.com/ Norm

    I find this “jailbreaking” and “unlocking” business to be quite hilarious as with DROIDS you get an open and free platform that allows you to do anything. No need to ever jailbreak or unlock. But I guess that is what you get with choice and freedom that only android can offer.

    • Davva360

      If that is true, why do so many people “root” their droids which is the same thing as a jailbreak?

      Truth is both systems have their limitations and the jailbreak / root is the way around it for those that like some extra flexibility.

    • Jsmith5549

      The days of Android devices being “open” are coming to an end. Check your facts. Google is going to start doing just what apple does. Also If the android was “truely” open to begin with there would be no reason to root your droid.

      • Anonymous

        Managing the pipelines is not “closing” the door on Android. Android, which I love…, is so fragmented and becoming broken because of the insane custom UIs manufacturers slap on their phones. There is no reason my Epic could not be Gingerbread right now (Or 2.2 if you are stock), except that Samsung and Sprint need to wait to get the bugs worked out in the custom overlay.

        the more Google manages the upgrade cycle, the better. If they keep open sourcing it and allow the after market to continue, there is a big difference with Apple trying to nail down every open opportunity.

    • Anonymous

      Rooting!

    • Anonymous

      Fandroids: the most obnoxious fanboys on the planet. Thanks for your input, “Norm.”

      • El-father

        Why do you eVen pay any attention to norm he and goofan are just troll they talk trash to get notice they are like lady gaga, they like to get some attention if not they die!!

      • http://twitter.com/_elemenopee_ Kavin Nguyen

        No Norm is the most obnoxious idiotic Fandroid on the Internet. He’s a stupid troll who likes to make stupid comments without checking the facts first.

    • Trophynuts

      are you high?……i have a DroidX and in my mind Rooting and Jailbreaking are pretty much the same thing.

    • MrCurious101

      google gives us things free. only reson to “root” is cuz of service providers to block it. ie sprint with wireless tethering and att not allowing to add 3rd apps

  • Jayhammy

    I love this sentence in the article: “The new build also lacks support for Verizon Wireless’ iPhone 4 since iOS 4.3.1 is not yet available for the device.”

    Can you say, “fragmentation”?

    • http://twitter.com/BeyondtheTech BeyondtheTech

      Wow, one device pointed out and you claim fragmentation. Are you serious? The entire Android ecosystem is replete with fragmentation that regular developers (not hackers, mind you) are going through a virtual hell dealing with a ton of devices that are on different OS version numbers and nuances that would make the teams behind Microsoft’s Windows Mobile and RIM’s BlackBerry OS laugh and empathize all at the same time. You do realize the problem is bad enough that the “openness” of Android has been backtracked by Google themselves, right? Take a good read, padawan. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/31/google-android-crackdown_n_842963.html “Fragmentation has been an unavoidable result of Android’s availability. Different devices, of different quality, all equipped with different versions of Android’s software reside side by side on the shelves. For consumers, who don’t all spend their days reading about each subsequent update, the variety can be dizzying. And software makers have a similarly arduous task as they must reconfigure their apps to each new iteration.”

      • serpentor

        I don’t think the general population are dizzied by the variety of Android because they wouldn’t be aware of it.

        They don’t know what version they have and don’t really care if it’s not the latest.

      • serpentor

        Do android devs really have to update their app with each new Android update? Or are you trying to troll?

        Yeah they can optimize their app for Honeycomb, but HC was designed for tablets. The arduous task you’re talking about here is adding one line of code – real arduous.

      • serpentor

        You seem to know a lot so I know you know the majority of Android devices are running 2.2. There’s always going to be older devices that don’t get upgraded, but how’s that different from iOS?

        Some older iOS devices can’t update to the newest version and if it does it’s missing features artificially left out by Apple.

        You have old iPod Touches with different screen resolution, no ffc. Some iOS devices have GPS, some don’t. Some have 2G, 3G or only WIFI.

        My iPod touch can’t “multi task”.

        I think you get the point.

    • Anonymous

      Hey look , its a tool. Android is the definition of fragmentation.

    • davjaxn

      I would hardly call being unable to use a newly released version of an unofficial hack/jailbreak process on one “version” of an iPhone fragmentation. If used as intended and designed, the Verizon iPhone does not function any different than the AT&T iPhone nor are there any specific apps or major functions that differ (based on the phone and OS, not the network). The iPhone and iOS, for all their faults, are the very definition of unified.

  • Paul

    I have an iPad 1. How do I figure out if the device is locked or unlocked?

    • Guest

      If by “unlocked” you mean carrier unlocked, it should be. =) At least in the US, all iPad 3G models were unlocked. If by unlocked you mean jailbroken, look for the cydia app. If it’s not there, then you’re not jailbroken.

  • Jesster King

    “and the third and fourth-generation iPad touch models.” churning shit out as fast as possible I see, ffs BGR have someone look over your work before posting.

  • SF

    Where’s the video? :S

    • None

      yeah what the fuck?

  • Stryder

    With AT&T cracking down on those people using MiWi. I’m still trying to justify the hassle of jailbreaking my iPhone.

    Most of the themes look like ass, so I won’t be changing that. The only thing I can see still being useful is LockInfo. But I don’t think that’s worth the hassle of going thru the jailbreak once again.

    Any other apps worth checking out? I’m not in the business of stealing apps from the app store.

    • Matt

      I think the must have apps would be LockInfo, BiteSMS, SBSettings and Haptic Pro. Most of the other apps such as Five Icon Dock and iBlank I could easily live without and I would not necessarily need themes even though changing the SMS bubbles and some other items are a nice feature.

  • Cornbread

    This is one of the easiest jailbreaks yet. Not sure what the Android folks are talking about, some of those devices, like the Moto crap, cannot be rooted at all. It’s pathetic that either platform necessitates jb/root but in the end they can be and we get all the goodness anyway. One more thing, Apple should buy Cydia. They have way better notification overlays, fonts etc. Heck, they had video capability before apple.

    • Anonymous

      They also had “copy & paste” before Apple, as well as custom ringtones, themes, and wallpapers; maybe Cydia (Jay the ‘F’n man) should buy Apple and do what Stevie BJobz can not??? It would make for a much better phone iThink!

    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR6HpRLyzMY Walter Sobchak

      I’m not a fan of motorola so I’m not defending them, But are you confusing locked bootloaders and inability to run custom kernels, with root access?

    • Jayhammy

      actually, you’re WRONG. Almost every Android device can be rooted, even Moto’s with their locked bootloaders. The difference is that you can’t install custom kernels on those devices for the most part.
      Thus, every device can have wifi tethering and many other “root-only” options.

  • Roland

    still sit on 4.2.1 :)

    but hey is that 4.3.1 really improve battery performance?

  • http://profiles.google.com/mario7095 Mario A

    so how do i do this if im jailbreaked to 4.2.1 . restore iphone to itunes then jailbreak again to 4.3.1 ??

  • sirpaul

    HA, iPad touch…nice :D

  • kyle

    if they jailbreak the verizon iphone , could you get it to work on sprint, Why has no one tried yet to do this, with all the tech savvy people out there im surprised no one given it a try, come on people start greasing those wheels, if sprints dumb enough not to get the iphone lets convince them other wise, because i sure would love to have an iphone on sprint, they have the best plan in town.

  • Elmo

    Where do i find the jailbreak at?

  • Mushmouth

    How can I jailbreak my Iphone 4 with 4.3?? I know they fixed 4.3.1, what about an untethered 4.3 jailbreak? Will this work for it?

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