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Uploaded by on Jan 23, 2012

My successful attempt to jailbreak my A5-based iPad 2 using the new Absinthe tool.

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  • What does this get you? And what happens if you want to update your iPad?

  • @TheDeadlyAvenger In order to update your iOS version, you must restore your device from your backup. That will set it back to an Apple-controlled device, and you can update to the newer iOS version. But, you'll lose the ability to jailbreak again.

  • @TheDeadlyAvenger As for what jailbreaking gets me, I'm going to have to explore that. I'm off the Apple reservation now, so there's no restrictions on what I can install on the device. I can install apps that don't need to pass through Apple's draconian approval process. (Yes, that can be dangerous, so I have to be careful.)

    One nice thing so far (for me) is being able to use VLC on my iPad to watch video in containers other than MP4.

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  • @TheDeadlyAvenger

    Jail breaking pretty much gets you free apps! Along with other fancy shmancy things such as custom icons, themes etc.

  • This is honestly the best tutorial/demonstration that i have seen on Youtube! Haha

    I'm getting my white ipad 2 32 gb on wednesday, going to jail break it as soon as i get it!

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