iPhone Dev-Team has just released an updated version of their popular RedSn0w tool that brings several new features to the jailbreaking application. RedSn0w 0.9.9b1 allows users to jailbreak their devices without the need of IPSW file on their computers. It fetches publicly available IPSWs from Apple and caches those pieces for future use. Many other features have also been added to this popular tool, more details after the break.

RedSn0w 0.9.9b1 is now available for download for Mac and Windows.

• uses DFU mode to try to automatically determine which device and FW you have
• fetches pieces of public IPSWs from Apple (once).  Non-public IPSWs must be provided manually (once).  It then caches those pieces for future use.
• “Just boot” is a tethered boot.  Uses whatever “Preferences” you’ve set for boot logo and kernel boot-args
• “Pwned DFU” puts your device in a pwned DFU state for some of the iTunes stuff detailed below
• “Recovery fix” gets past 1015 types of errors (when baseband portion of restore fails).  Should work on iOS5 beta too
• “Select IPSW” is for picking non-public IPSWs, or overriding auto-detection
• “SHSH blobs” has a bunch of options…
• “Fetch” – fetch current PARTIAL blobs on device.  Should complete in under 10 or 15 seconds.  Puts the set of PARTIAL of blobs on your computer as a plist.  Checks if Cydia already has a full set for this device and build.  If not, it submits this PARTIAL set and returns Cydia’s acknowledgement or rejection
• “Verify”  – cryptographically verifies existing blob files from either redsn0w, TinyUmbrella, or Cydia server.  You can select a whole bunch of blobs to verify at once if you want (like the TinyUmbrella directory)
• “Submit”  – both verifies and submits one or more blob files to Cydia.  This lets you copy your entire TinyUmbrella cache of blobs up to the Cydia server
• “Query” - queries the Cydia server for all available FULL or PARTIAL blobs for a given set of ECIDs
• “Stitch” – stitches either FULL or PARTIAL blobs to a STOCK or CUSTOM IPSW

[Dev-Team Blog]

iPhone Dev-Team has released the updated version of their popular RedSn0w tool to tether jailbreak iOS 5 beta 7 on iOS devices. Apple recently released iOS 5 beta 7 and Dev-Team managed to jailbreak it in a short span of time. iOS 5 beta 7 was already jailbreakable with older version of RedSn0w but users had to point to iOS 5 beta 6 first in order to jailbreak it. But now users can directly jailbreak their devices with iOS 5 beta 7.

Below is the release note by iPhone Dev-Team

Update #7b:  About 12 hours after we released redsn0w 0.9.8b7 with some improvements for iOS5b6, Apple went and released iOS5b7 (what are the odds of that?!?).  Even though that redsn0w could still jailbreak iOS5b7, you needed to point it at the iOS5b6 IPSW to do so.  Today’s redsn0w 0.9.8b7b lets you point redsn0w directly at the iOS5b7 IPSW instead.

We’ve also added some overall improvements for old-bootrom 3GS owners (where the 24kpwn exploit applies):  on those devices, you can tell redsn0w to untether 4.3.5 and lower, or iOS5b7.  Old-bootrom 3GS owners can once again choose custom logos, and/or verbose booting (for the really nerdy iPhone3GS fans out there!).  And it allows 4.3.4 or 4.3.5 users to use ultrasn0w again (if they have a compatible baseband).

Last but not least, we fixed some lingering Verizon iPhone4 4.2.10 JB issues.

Download links for Mac and Windows are as following:

• redsn0w 0.9.8b7b for Mac
• redsn0w 0.9.8b7b for Windows

[iPhone Dev-Team blog]

Android Delete tweak for jailbroken iOS devices is now available in the Cydia Store for download. This tweak adds an Android-like trash icon at the bottom of iOS’s home screen and when a user drags an icon on their home screen to this trash icon, that app or shortcut icon gets deleted. Although this tweak does not add any new functionality to iOS but it surely provides a different method of icon deletion for those who like the drag and drop method on Android devices.

How this works is pretty simple, when a user presses and holds his/her finger on an icon, all icons on the home screen start jiggling. Then user can simply drag the icon and drop it on the trash icon (that appears at the bottom of screen) to delete it.

As seen in the image below, you can enable or disable this tweak from settings.app. So if you want to disable it for some reason without removing it from your device then you can simply turn it off from its settings.

Android Delete for jailbroken iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad is available in Cydia Store under BigBoss Repo for $1.49.

iPhone Dev-Team has released an updated version of their RedSn0w tool that can now tethered jailbreak iOS 5 beta 6 on iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Dev-Team has been releasing these tethered jailbreaks for all iOS 5 betas released until now so that jailbreak devs can prepare their tweaks, apps, games, etc for jailbroken iOS devices in time for iOS 5 release scheduled for this fall. This tethered jailbreak is not intended for everyone, Dev-Team warns.

Update #6: We’ve released redsn0w 0.9.8b6 to jailbreak iOS5 beta6 (point it directly at the beta6 IPSW).  Two important notes about this version: (1) Please let your device boot normally to IOS5b6 and do a clean shutdown (slide to power off) before jailbreaking.  (2) Boot logos have intentionally been disabled for now, so you’ll see a black screen on tethered boots (you can re-enable logos or verbose boot with command-line options if you really want them back).

Due increased sensitivity to abrupt filesystem shutdowns in IOS5b6, it’s very important that you do a clean shutdown before running redsn0w.

RedSn0w to tethered jailbreak iOS 5 beta 6 can be downloaded from the links below:

• redsn0w 0.9.8b6 for Mac
• redsn0w 0.9.8b6 for Windows

For our complete iOS jailbreak guides please visit

[Dev-Team Blog]

A new Cydia Tweak called LockGestures is now available in Cydia Store. This tweak adds gesture-based shortcuts to your lockscreen so that you can perform certain tasks without even unlocking your device. With LockGestures tweak for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch you can change the brightness of your device, launch an application, reboot, respring, or power off your device with simple gestures or taps.

LockGestures tweak for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad is available for jailbroken iOS Devices in the Cydia Store for $1 under BigBoss Repo.

iPhone Dev Team has released RedSn0w 0.9.8b3 to tethered jailbreak iOS 4.3.4 on Windows and Mac. If you have upgraded your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad on iOS 4.3.4 and want to jailbreak it then follow this guide. Remember, you will need to connect your device with RedSn0w every time you have to reboot it. Follow the instructions here

Things you need

1. RedSn0w 0.9.8b3 Windows (Download)

2. iOS 4.3.4 Firmware file:

• iPhone 4 (GSM)
• iPhone 4 (Verizon)
• iPhone 3GS
• iPad
• iPad 2 (iPad 2,2 and iPad 2,3)
• iPod touch 3rd generation
• iPod touch 4th generation

Note: Back up your data using iTunes before proceeding.

1 ) Create a folder on your desktop and name it ‘Jailbreak’, now Download RedSn0w and iOS 4.3.4 (links above) and place the files in folder you just created called Jailbreak

2) Download RedSn0w (extract it) and iOS 4.3.4 (no need to extract it, download links above) and place the files in ‘Jailbreak’ folder you just created

3 ) Connect your iDevice to the computer and launch iTunes and select your iDevice from the list of devices, now hold shift button click on the Restore button.

4 ) Navigate to the Jailbreak folder on your desktop and select the 4.3.4 firmware ipsw. Click the Choose button to continue.

5 ) Once iTunes has finished updating your iDevice to the desired firmware open the Jailbreak folder on your desktop and launch the redsn0w application from the redsn0w folder we extracted earlier.

6 ) Once RedSn0w opens click the Browse button

7 ) Select the 4.3.4 firmware IPSW we placed in the Jailbreak folder on our desktop then click Open. Once the firmware gets verified click the Next button to continue.

8 ) Let RedSn0w to prepare Jailbreak data.

9 ) From this window you can select the jailbreak options you would like make sure Cydia is selected.

10 ) Click the Next button to continue

11 ) Plug iDevice into the computer and make sure its OFF then click the Next button.

12 ) RedSn0w will now guide you through the steps to get into DFU mode. Follow the instructions displayed on your Screen.

• Press and hold the Sleep/Power (located at top right) button for 3 seconds.
• Keep holding the Sleep/Power button and press Home button (located at bottom center) for 10 seconds.
• Now release the Sleep/Power button while keep holding the Home button for about 15 seconds. (redsn0w might detect your device before the 15 seconds)

13 ) Your iDevice should now reboot

14 ) RedSn0w will then begin uploading the new RAM Disk and Kernel.

15 ) Once uploading is complete you will be notified that RedSn0w is done. Click the Finish button. When your iDevice finishes rebooting (might take 5 minutes or more) it will be jailbroken with Cydia on the SpringBoard.

16 ) Done!

How to tether boot iPhone, iPod touch and iPad (Guide)

iPhone Dev Team has updated their RedSn0w jailbreaking tool to version 0.9.8b3, that allows users to tethered jailbreak iOS 4.3.4. iPhone Dev-Team has advised jailbreakers to stay away from iOS 4.3.4 update because there are no new features introduced in this release, and it only contains fixes for jailbreak exploits.

Update #3: For the convenience of kernel hackers like @comex and @i0n1c, we have a new redsn0w 0.9.8b3 that supports a TETHERED jailbreak for iOS 4.3.4 on all devices that have 4.3.4 except the iPad2.  The vast majority of people will want to stay back at 4.3.3 because that’s where the untethered jailbreak is!  There are no new features in 4.3.4 — only fixes for jailbreak exploits.

If you have updated your device to iOS 4.3.4 and want to tethered jailbreak it, then download RedSn0w 0.9.8b3 from the links after the break

Here are the download links:

• redsn0w 0.9.8b3 for Mac
• redsn0w 0.9.8b3 for Windows

Our handy jailbreak guides can be found here

[Dev-Team blog]

The popular Swype keyboard concept for Android devices is very good and convenient for those who have gotten themselves used to it. Apple has showed very little interest in bringing the Swype keyboard to its iOS devices, but that did not stop the jailbreak devs to port the Swype keyboard to iOS.

A jailbreak developer Andrew Liu (@WyndWarrior)has developed a Cydia tweak that brings the unofficial Swype keyboard to iOS devices. Swype for iOS, that is still in beta does not perform very well at the moment (as you can see in the video above) on iOS but looks very promising. It currently only works on native iOS apps and does not support third party apps.

If you are jailbroken and want to try this beta version of Swype on your iDevice then download it here.

• Add this repository: “http:// wynd.x10.mx” Viva!
• Or download it from mediafire: Swype Beta (v0.1.0)

Comex has released his JailbreakMe 3.0 tool that is undoubtedly super easy to use. But still if you are having troubles using it then here is a simple guide to help you jailbreak your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Follow the steps after the break to successfully jailbreak your iOS device running iOS 4.3.3.

Please note: This process only supports iOS 4.3.3, and you will require an active internet connection on your iOS device in order to use JailbreakMe 3.0 tool.

Supported devices: iPhone 4 (CDMA and GSM), iPhone 3GS, iPod touch 4G, iPod touch 3G, iPad, iPad 2 – all running iOS 4.3.3

Note: Don’t forget to back up your data using iTunes before proceeding.

1 ) Open Safari on your iOS device

2 ) Go to http://www.JailbreakMe.com

3 ) Tap on the “Free” button.

4 ) The “Free” button will now turn into an “Install” button. Just tap on it.

5 ) Now wait for some time as Cydia is being installed on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

6 )  Now reboot your device

7 ) Yup, you are jailbroken now!

(Video courtesy of iPhoneDownloadBlog)

The day all of you iPad 2 owners have been waiting for is finally here, @Comex has released his JailbreakMe 3.0 tool to untethered jailbreak iOS 4.3.3 on iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch 3G, iPod touch 4G, iPad, and of course iPad 2. This release is similar to the one he released for iOS 4.0 last year and allows users to jailbreak their devices by simply downloading a PDF file right on their iOS device using Safari browser.

This jailbreak, that was leaked a few days ago by a beta tester is now available on Comex’s official JailbreakMe site JailbreakMe.com.

Currently only 4.3.3 is supported, previous versions of iOS 4 will be added to JailbreakMe later.

Update: Follow this guide to jailbreak your device using JailbreakMe 3.0 (link)