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Apple Publicly Releases iOS 6.0, in-depth UnTethered and Tethered Jailbreak Guide

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Today, after months of waiting, Apple has finally released iOS 6.0 to the Public. The newest firmware adds over 200 features to iOS, including Apple’s new and redesigned Maps app, improvements to Siri (the iOS-exclusive personal assistant), updates to both the Safari and Mail apps, the addition of iCloud tabs, Facebook integration, Apple’s new digital wallet Passbook app, a FaceTime over cellular data update, overall improvements to the user interface and much more. Users can update to the new firmware via Apple’s over-the-air update feature (accessible in the Settings app) or through iTunes.

Jailbreak iOS 6, 6.0 information :

Now that we’ve covered the release of iOS 6, it’s time to move on to our area of expertise: jailbreaking. While currently not available, a new iOS 6 jailbreak will be released by the iPhone Dev Team shortly in the form of an update to RedSn0w. However, unfortunately, the new jailbreak will be similar to the one released for iOS 6.0 GM (Gold Master) in the sense that it will provide a Tethered jailbreak for limited devices.

First, before explaining the differences between Tethered and UnTethered jailbreaks, it’s important to look at supported devices. As mentioned above, the jailbreak for iOS 6 will be Tethered and only the following devices will be compatible with the jailbreak:

• iPhone 4 - both GSM and CDMA models (AT&T, Verizon and Sprint in the US)
• iPhone 3Gs
• fourth-generation iPod touch 4G

Seeing as the 6.0 jailbreak will initially be Tethered, it will be incompatible with newer devices. For a utility such as RedSnow to include support for the newest iDevices, the Dev Team will have to find exploits that function properly and allow for the injection of code. The reason the above iOS-devices are supported is because Geohot (George Hotz) discovered the infamous limera1n hardware exploit and an updated one has yet to be uncovered. Because of this, the following devices won’t be supported in the initial iOS 6.0 jailbreak:

• the all-new iPhone 5 
• iPhone 4S
• iPad 3
• the cellular iPad 3 variant
• iPad 2
• iPad 2 GSM version
• iPad 2 CDMA edition
• iPod touch 5G fifth-generation

Also, due to Apple phasing certain devices out, neither the iPod touch 3G (third-generation) nor the original iPad will be supported in the upcoming iOS 6 jailbreak.

Final UnTethered Jailbreak iOS 6.0 support

As briefly mentioned earlier, the jailbreak will initially be Tethered instead of UnTethered. While UnTethered jailbreaking utilities are the preferred choice for users, the Dev Team can easily release an updated Tethered jailbreak thanks to the limera1n exploit.

The key difference between a Tethered and an UnTethered jailbreak is the Tethered jailbreak’s requirement of a computer to successfully boot into the device’s jailbroken state. In order for an UnTethered jailbreak solution to be released, the Dev Team will have to discover new exploits that are compatible with every device in both of the above lists, which may take some time. That being said, if you own any of the iOS devices that will be incompatible with the iOS 6 Tethered jailbreak, it’s recommended to remain on 5.1.1, as it has a currently active UnTethered jailbreak.

As for the release of the upcoming Tethered 6.0 Redsn0w version, as pictured above, Musclenerd tweeted that an update will “be out soon”. At this point, it’s anticipated that the Dev Team will release the new version sometime later today or tomorrow.

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