This is a tutorial on how to perform an untethered jailbreak of your A5-Powered iPhone 4S or iPad 2 running on iOS 5.0 or iOS 5.0.1 using the newly released Absinthe. For Mac, Linux and Windows
Note: Make sure to do a backup of your device in iTunes because you may lose you Camera Roll during this process.
Do it at your own risk.
Step One
Download the latest version of Absinthe. Links below.
Step Two
Double click to extract/launch the Absinthe application.
Step Three
Connect your iPhone 4S or iPad 2 to the computer via USB.
Step Four
Click the Jailbreak button to begin
Step Five
The application will take you through several steps.
Step Six
On your device, locate the Absinthe icon and press it to complete your jailbreak
If the server is down and you get an Error establishing a database connection message then tap the Settings icon on your springboard and turn on VPN.
You will get a configuration error; however, after about a minute your device will reboot with Cydia on the Springboard!
Download Links:
- Download Absinthe for Windows
- Download Absinthe for Mac OS X
- Download Absinthe for Linux
- Download iOS 5.0.1 for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad
