Jailbreakme 2.0 is out! Break into iOS 4 with a swipe of your finger

Mobile Apps - Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

The userland jailbreak from comex and the iPhone dev team is finally out, and they designed the new JB method to be easy enough for anyone—non-techies included—to pull off. Now, we thought the previous Spirit jailbreak was easy (all you needed to do was download the desktop app, and press a button), but this new method, called Jailbreakme 2.0, is even better. All you need is your iDevice, a live Wi-fi connection, and a finger. Quick how-to after the break.

Support extends from the iPhone 3G to the iPhone 4, along with any other device that can run iOS 4, and it’ll crack ‘em all using a simple browser-based method.

Here’s how to do it:

Open iTunes and run a sync to backup your device.
Update your iPhone 3G, 3GS or 3G to the latest iOS 4.0.1 firmware through iTunes. For iPad users, you need to update to iOS 3.2.1.
Connect to a wi-fi network.
Open the Safari browser, and go to Http://jailbreakme.com.
Just slide the slider on the page, and wait for the process to finish.
When it announces that Cydia has been added, you’re done. Do what you will (just remember to keep it legal, people!)

Tags: iPad, iPhone, Jailbreak, Mobile Apps, Tweaks and Hacks