The iPhone 5 release date hasn’t even been announced worldwide or in Australia, but fans of Apple handsets are already predicting the immediate iPhone 5 Jailbreak as soon as its released.
This prediction comes after hackers have found over 5 exploits in the new Apple A5 processor rumored to be in the iPhone 5. Patching these exploits is nearly impossible after the iPhone has left the production line.
karthikk.net is renowned for their jailbreaking expertise and has given their opinions on the iPhone 5 jailbreak and the A5 processor,
The team is happy to have found this large number of exploits in one chip and this is a low-level bootrom exploit. These low-level exploits cannot be patched by a simple update to iOS but can only be patched by modifying the hardware.
It would be tough for Apple to fix this low-level exploit since it would take a lot of effort for the Cupertino based company to revise the hardware. One thing we can clearly get from this announcement is that the upcoming iPhone 5 will be pwned for life if they use Apple’s A5 chip.
Why should you want to jailbreak your iPhone 5 when it comes out in Australia?
Here are a few popular reasons why,
- You can tether your 3g or 4g signal to other WiFi enabled devices for free
- You can use Facetime on 3G
- Customize your phone with themes, icons and ringtones like Android devices
- Get awesome Apps that Apple does not want on the App Store
- Have Widgets streaming extra information to your iPhone 5′s desktop