Jailbroken iPad 2, iPhone 4S running iOS 5.0.1

(Credit: pod2g)

Still, no official date has been mentioned for the public release of a jailbreak solution for A5 devices. The closest to a time frame we've seen has been pod2g's ominous blog note a couple days ago, "Only a few to wait now."

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The fight to jailbreak Apple's A5-chip-powered devices, specifically the iPhone 4S and the iPad, is nearing its end. Hacker "pod2g" and his crew of iOS exploit seekers have released photos and videos of a jailbroken iPhone 4S and a jailbroken iPad 2, both running iOS 5.0.1.

The most compelling proof that an A5 jailbreak is close comes in the form of a video from pod2g and the Chronic Dev Team (via iDownloadBlog). The jailbreak, performed on the iPhone 4S, is completely untethered and seems to be working great.

Read more: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-57360690-233/jailbroken-ipad-2-iphone-4s-running-ios-5.0.1/#ixzz1jmOT4wXY

Backing up the show of the iPhone 4S, pod2g posted a photograph of a jailbroken iPad 2 running iOS 5.0.1.

Read more: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-57360690-233/jailbroken-ipad-2-iphone-4s-running-ios-5.0.1/#ixzz1jmOMDfMy

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