Jailbreakers will be able to downgrade iPhone 4S and iPad with upcoming RedSn0w release

iPhone Dev Team member known as @MuscleNerd has publicly announced that the next version of RedSn0w, which is probably the best jailbreak tool available, will be able to help you to restore your iPhone or iPad back to previous iOS versions. The condition is of course that you have saved the SHSH blobs previously.

Minor RedSn0w jailbreak upgrade

Jailbreak is something every iPhone should consider to do. It is simple, fast and safe. And what is most important: when you jailbreak your iPhone or iPad you will be able to get the best apps and tweaks available out there. Your friends will adore you and wonder how exactly did you achieve some cool tweak or customization on your iPhone. Your iPhone will be uniquely customized to you particular lifestyle!

Jailbreak iOS 5.1 on iPhone 4 with RedSn0w for Mac [Guide]

Here are instructions on how to do a tethered jailbreak on your iPhone 4 running on latest iOS version 5.1.

If you follow this guide, you will upgrade the baseband version on your iPhone 4. This could be a big problem if you want later on to carrier unlock your iPhone 4. If you need a carrier unlock you should upgrade your device to firmware 5.1 only with a custom firmware which will prevent the baseband firmware from upgrading. Please note: this jailbreak is the tethered version only, so you’ll have to reboot with your Mac whenever you turn your device off, or reboot it for any reason. It is a slight inconvenience, yet if you really want a jailbreak, you will have to use this solution as it is the only possible one at the time being. Further, you should really  save the SHSH blobs before you continue. You can find the instructions on how to do this in our blogs archives.

Dev Team upgrades RedSn0w, iOS 5.1 now supported

Only a day after Apple has launched the iOS 5.1 into the world, the jailbreak developers in iPhone Dev Team have officially released an update to RedSn0w jailbreak tool. This version of the software, RedSn0w 0.9.10b6 is a tethered jailbreak, and works only for A4 powered iOS devices. So if you have an iPad 2 or iPhone 4S you are out of luck at the time being. The same version of RedSn0w can also jailbreak the older 5.0.1 firmware, so there is no need to jump ahead and upgrade your device immediately. In fact you are advised not to upgrade your firmware version before an untethered jailbreak is released. This is the advice which was given by the Dev Team. Also, be advised: no important changes have been detected so far with iOS 5.1.

Utrasn0w 1.2.5 carrier unlock updated, minor bugs removed

Most of our readers do know that UltraSn0w is quite an important Cydia app, especially so for people desperately needing an iPhone carrier unlock. We are sure many readers of our blog will be happy to hear that iPhone Dev team has just released the latest upgrade to their famous unlocking tool UltraSn0w. This upgrade removes a bug for iPhone 3GS with old bootrom.

Next version of RedSn0w will use SHSH blobs for firmware downgrading

Only a couple of days ago, iH8sn0w has released his upgraded iFaith tool. iFaith has enabled iPhone users to save SHSH blobs on their devices, and now the iPhone Dev Team is working on the next instalment of RedSnow which will be able to achieve the same thing.

One of the prominent members of the Dev Team, Musclenerd has announced on his Twitter stream about the RedSn0w upgrade, which will make use of  SHSH blobs saved with Cydia or TinyUmbrella on devices runing iOS 5. As you probably know if you are a frequent visitor on this blog, SHSH blobs are of essential importance if you need to downgrade your device for any reason. Downgrading firmware is often useful when it comes to iPhone jailbreaking and unlocking.

How to jailbreak iOS 5.0.1 on your iPhone or iPad with RedSn0w

iOS 5.0.1 is the latest iOS upgrade released by Apple, and it can now be easily and safely jailbroken with RedSn0w jailbreak tool. We have tested this solution for ourself and we can vouch for it: it works and even more, it works magnificently! The only draw back is that at this point the jailbreak is untethered only, and you’ll know what it means if you are a frequent reader of this blog. Just in case you don’t recognize the term, it means that you need to use RedSn0w every time you restart your iPhone for any reason. Not really a big deal if you have your computer nearby. But rest assured: untethered or even semi tethered jailbreak is much better than no jailbreak! Just try it for yourself  as there is nothing to loose really. If you for any  reason decide you don’t  really want or need the jailbreak, just restore the device and the jailbreak is gone without any trace!

Apple seeds iOS 5 “gold master”

Apple has just released the so called “gold master” edition of iOS 5 beta. This means that this is almost the latest testing version of iOS 5 before it gets released to the public. The final version of iOS 5 should be available to iPhone and iPad users on October 12th if everything goes smoothly and no mayor issue or bug is being discovered. If you are by chance a licensed iPhone developer you can download this iOS firmware from Apple’s website right now. IOS 5 is compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 bot iPad versions, and iPod Touch 3G and 4G.

iPhone Dev team releases RedSn0w update

As we are nearing the date of iPhone 5 release, iPhone jailbreak devs are busy preparing a jailbreak for the upcoming iOS 5. Their goal is obviously to be ready whenever iOS 5 becomes officially available for downloading. Also like in previous cases, they are always trying to upgrade and improve any and all possible angles of the jailbreaking process. This is one of the main goals of this new RedSn0w upgrade: to make it easier and smoother for anyone to jailbreak. And indeed Redsn0w 0.9.9b1 is introducing many new features. We wrote yesterday about MuscleNerd announcing the release of the improved RedSn0w jailbreak and now it just became available for all iPhone users. Here are new features of this jailrbeak tool according to iPhone Dev team.

RedSn0w jailbreak to undergo a mayor upgrade

Dev Team is preparing a significant upgrade for RedSn0w jailbreaking tool. MuslceNerd who often speaks for iPhone Dev Team said that one of the new features will be that users  wont  need to manually select the iOS firmware file, another great feature will be the possibility to easily save the always important SHSH blobs with Cydia. New RedSn0w should be seeded  before next Monday.

RedSn0w will be able to automatically get the requested files from Apple’s servers, and even better, it will store necessary files on your computer so you wont need to download it every time you need them.  This doesn’t include iOS beta version as you will need to get them manually.