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Now that Apple has released iOS 6.1 the full untethered iPhone 5 jailbreak isn't far behind. Developer Muscle Nerd, part of the latest dream team of iOS jailbreakers known as the evad3rs has all but announced their plans. The Super Bowl is Sunday, February 3 and he asks, what will you be doing?
Hey, did everyone know the Super Bowl is this Sunday? What will you be doing? /cc @evad3rs evad3rs.com
— MuscleNerd (@MuscleNerd) January 28, 2013
Planetbeing has added to the pile of evidence pointing to a full jailbreak, explaining that iOS 6.1 is still vulnerable to all of the exploits the team was planning on using to jailbreak. Apparently the team is merging and polishing two proof of concepts to form a final public release. The entire jailbreak process has been successfully tested from start to finish.
Got to the point where we've tested the entire JB process in a PoC command-line program end-to-end. Now to work on polishing the process.
— planetbeing (@planetbeing) January 28, 2013
For those waiting to jailbreak their latest iOS devices this is welcome news. Whether or not the team can polish the jailbreak enough for public release before Sunday remains to be seen. In the past, several major jailbreak releases have occurred on Sunday, helping to coin the phrase "Sunday is Funday".
Now with the Super Bowl scheduled and an untethered jailbreak on the way, this upcoming Sunday sounds like Funday indeed. Jailbreaking iOS devices remains fully legal, and provides many options for customization and third-party software outside of the official App Store. Unlocking your own device, however is now illegal in the US since the expiration of a DMCA exemption covering the process.