In need of a jailbreak for the iPad? Just one day after the iPad launch hackers have been successful in developing a jailbreak for the iPad. Will Strafach, of the Chronic Dev Team, has confirmed that they have obtained access to the necessary root-access on the iPad. It’s is unclear what method they used and when the jailbreak is available to the public.
A jailbreak of the iPad means that applications can be installed and used without the need of the App Store. There are probably two methods the Dev Team could have used: one userland-jailbreak called Spirit (developed by @comex) and one iBoot-based jailbreak (developed by Chronic Dev Team and Geohot).
Possible release dates could be the day firmware 3.2 becomes available for the iPhone or when the iPad 3G is released.
MuslceNerd of the iPhone Dev Team has posted a photo and video through his Twitter-account to prove that he has obtained root-access to the iPad. The jailbreak method is untethered and is based on the userland-jailbreak called Spirit, according to MuscleNerd.
- Untethered-jailbreak: this is the best kind of jailbreak and doesn’t need help from other devices while booting. For an untethered-jailbreak it’s necessary that the chain or trust will be broken during the first stadium of the booting process (the bootrom).
The iPhone Dev Team, the Chronic Dev Team and @chpwn are momentarily working together to further develop the jailbreak. Take a look at the video below for more information:
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