Earlier today the iPhone Dev Team released redsn0w 0.9.9b7 for Windows and Mac. This latest redsn0w update allows you to jailbreak iOS 5 firmware fast than the previous release. This update has been released following feedback from users who claimed redsn0w took too much time for iOS 5 firmware jailbreak.
Technically, redns0w 0.9.9b7 makes the jailbreak process about 60% faster as compared to older versions of redsn0w. However, there is a small catch to this. The time that you save up using redsn0w to jailbreak iOS 5 firmware fast is actually lost when you launch Cydia for the first time on your iOS 5 jailbroken iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Allow us to explain the reason down below.
The reason why redsn0w took up so much time while trying to jailbreak iOS 5 firmware was due to the stashing of applications which was done after the initial jailbreak had been applied to the device. Redsn0w 0.9.9b7 for Windows and Mac no longer does this stashing of applications by default so it ends up making the process 60% faster because this way, redsn0w only applies the initial jailbreak and the device is good to go. However, as we previously mentioned the time saved here is lost when you launch Cydia for the very first time on your freshly jailbroken device. Applications have to be stashed no matter what, so if you choose not to do it via redsn0w 0.9.9b7, Cydia will automatically do it when its launched for the first time and hence there's an agonizing wait for about one and a half minutes.
So really, its up to you. You can either wish to apply the initial iOS 5 firmware jailbreak quickly using redsn0w 0.9.9b7 and let Cydia on your device complete the application stashing project or you can allow redsn0w to do it by selecting the relevant option in the Preferences pane. At the end of the day, its pretty much the same thing.
Do keep in mind that the procedure to jailbreak iOS 5 firmware fast using redsn0w 0.9.9b7 on Windows or Mac is exactly the same as the last redsn0w release. Follow our detailed and step by step guide on how to jailbreak iOS 5 firmware using redsn0w, here. Keep in mind that iPad 2 can not be jailbroken on iOS 5 using any version of redsn0w.
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