iPod/iPhone OS Jailbreaking = Piece of Cake.

Thanks to the law that passed US Courts earlier this year, a one-tap jailbreak called “JailbreakMe” has been an attractive option for people who are running a iPhone 3G/3GS or that snazzy iPhone 4 with a recent iOS 3.1.x or 4.0.x. What this exploit does exploits a exploit inside the iOS itself that allows code execution, without prompting the user.  Just one tap and a few seconds later, you’re jailbroken. This allows your iPhone to be released from Apple’s command, run Android on the device and all sorts of awesome stuff like multitasking, speed boosts, etc. JailbreakMe claims to work on iPhone, iPod Touch and iPads.

I, (Coburn), put the Jailbreak app to the test. The victim device was a demonstration iPhone 4 running iOS 4.0.1 at a shopping mall. I fired up Safari, entered “http://jailbreakme.com” and hit go. Luckily, it was connected via the local Telstra Store wireless, making download times minimal. Just “slide to jailbreak” and presto! “Sit tight” said the prompt. About 5 minutes later, Cydia was installed and the device was jailbroken.

If you have a iPhone with iOS 3.x/4.0.x or a iPad, point your web browser (Safari) to http://jailbreakme.com . It’s free and it only takes a few minutes to install. And you can easily revert to a non-jailbroken iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad by connecting to iTunes and clicking “Restore to defaults”.