Jailbreak iOS 5 beta 3 - iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad - Redsn0w (Caution)

Jailbreak iOS 5 beta 3 - iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad - Redsn0w

Today the new Beta version of iOS 5 has been released named as iOS5 Beta 3. now there is need for most of the users of this new version of firmware to jailbreak their devices. There is good news for those that they can easily jailbreak the latest version of iOS 5 beta 3. There is no tool updated for the jailbreak, but the last version of Redsn0w that was released to jailbreak iOS 5 Beta 2 can jailbreak iOS Beta 3 as well. But this new version and jailbreak is only for developers. Here is the announcement made by MuscleNerd about the jailbreaking of new firmware.

This jailbreak method is same as was in the past for Redsn0w by putting the device in DFU mode, but remember this jailbreak is also tethered.

Here is a bit guide about jailbreaking new version iOS 5 Beta 3. first update you iDevice with this latest firmware via iTunes. Then you need to run Redsn0w 0.9.8 and select the firmware iOS 5.0 beta1. if you select other firmware then you will not be able to jailbreak your device running iOS Beta3.

Again this is tethered jailbreak, it means that every time you switch off your device, you will have to connect it to your PC and use the option “Just boot tethered right now” to use your device.

iOS 5 Beta 3 Can Be Jailbroken Using Redsn0w 0.9.8b1; But App Store Apps Are Not Working
iOS 5 beta 3 that has just been seeded to developers of iOS developer program can be jailbroken using Redsn0w 0.9.8b1.iPhone Dev team had released Redsn0w 0.9.8b1 for Mac and Windows for iOS beta 1 for developers of jailbreak app developers so that they can test and debug their jailbreak apps and tweaks on iOS 5.


After upgrading your iOS device to iOS 5 beta, the trick is to point Redsn0w 0.9.8b1 to iOS 5 beta 1 firmware file to jailbreak it.MuscleNerd of the iPhone Dev Team has also confirmed this on Twitter:

Today's 5.0b3 can be jailbroken with last month's redsn0w http://is.gd/6eek4Y (point it at 5.0b1 IPSW..devs only please!)

But please proceed with caution if you’re not a jailbreak app developer as we’re hearing reports that App Store apps do not working after jailbreaking iOS 5 beta 3. ModMyI reports:

After playing around on iOS 5 beta 3 while jailbroken, it has been discovered that AppStore applications do not work. They crash and refuse to open. It is an issue that has been reported by a few people, including myself.

According to hacker, Clayton Braasch it is due to a sandboxing issue:

To reiterate: there's a sandbox issue causing App Store apps to crash after jailbreaking iOS 5 beta 3. Stay away if you're not a developer.

It needs to be seen if this is due to some anti-jailbreaking measure introduced by Apple in the latest iOS 5 beta.