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Jailbreak for the iPod 2G Touch

December 29th, 2009 Subscribe To Our Feed

The family of ipods known ad the iPod Touch series is currently in its third generation (3G). It is currently available with 8, 32, or 64 GB of flash memory. The second generation of the iPod Touch, featured the ability to connect to a microphone, built in Bluetooth and Nike+ support, a contoured back, a built in speaker, and external volume controls, was unveiled during the Let’s Rock keynote presentation on September 9, 2008. This latest generation of iPod Touch was announced and subsequently released on September 9, 2009. This third generation includes a microphone, bundled earphones with a remote, only slightly lower battery life, voice control, light sensor, and faster hardware. This new generation and the second generation 8 GB model are also available concurrently at the new lowed pricing structure.
If you are a iPod 2G Touch owner, there is good news for you. The folks at Dev-Team have released a software patch for the iPod 2G Touch having the codename 24kPwn which allows you to perform an untethered jailbreak on the ipod 2G Touch . The term untethered means your iPod 2G Touch won’t need to jailbreak your iPod 2G Touch every time you reboot. This patch will always make your iPod 2G Touch susceptible to jailbreak no matter what version of firmware Apple releases. Originally the Dev-Team were not planning on releasing this exploit until Apple released the next version of the iPhone. That way Apple wouldn’t be able to patch it, however, they were required to release it early since another company found this exploit somehow and began selling it. Read the rest of this entry »