If you are not a developer but still want to use and activate iOS 5 beta 2 for free, then this tutorial is definitely for you. Below are the instructions on how to upgrade and activate the iOS 5 firmware without a developer account or UDID for free. Ali Yousuf has put up a video bypassing the UDID check of iOS 5 beta 2 on an iPhone 4. Even those users can apply this hack who are new to hacking, as this is simply a emergency call loophole which requires no hacking or jalbreaking.

You aren't a developer but you want to test iOS 5 beta 2 and all of its feature. We have uploaded iOS 5 beta 2 firmware ipsw files for for iPhone 4 (GSM/CDMA), 3GS, iPad 2 (WiFi/GSM/CDMA), iPad 1G, iPod Touch 4G, 3G and Apple TV 2G. Download iOS 5 beta 2 using direct links or torrents. iOS 5 beta 1 was released earlier this month at WWDC 2011. iOS 5 beta 2 firmware update includes minor bug fixes and improved battery life on all iDevices. This firmware release has been jailbroken successfully using redsnow and snowbreeze.

Apple released iOS 5 beta 2 firmware update today for developers only. Musclenerd, iPhone Dev Team hacker, has confirmed via a tweet that you can jailbreak (tethered) the iOS 5 beta 2 firmware with the previous version of redsnow 0.9.8 (Mac/Windows). Musclenerd has also confirmed that this jailbreak technique will also work for all future beta releases of iOS 5 which is a very good news for all the jailbreakers out there.

Apple has just released iOS 5 beta 2 (build 9A5248d) to developers via iPhone Dev Center. iOS beta 2 is available to download for iPhone 4 (GSM/CDMA), 3GS, iPad 2 (WiFi/GSM/CDMA), iPad, iPod Touch 4G, 3G and Apple TV 2G. iOS 5 beta 1 was released earlier this month at WWDC 2011. iOS 5 beta 2 firmware update includes minor bug fixes and improved battery life on all iDevices.

Craig Fox, organizer of MyGreatFest, the world's first jailbreak convention, confirms that the iPhone 5 jailbreak will be released once the event kicks off on September 17th,2011 if Apple releases it in August.It seems like those attending the MyGreatFest event in London will be in for a pleasant surprise. The yet to be released untethered jailbreak to jailbreak iOS 5 and the iPhone 5 will be demonstrated live at the event by p0sixninja, the creator of the flagship jailbreak tool greenpoison.

Comex, a hacker of iPhone Dev Team today announced on his Twitter account that he is working on speeding up the jailbreaking process for his upcoming iPad 2 jailbreak. Recently, we wrote a post on a teaser photo comex posted on JailbreakMe.com. JailbreakMe.com is a userland jailbreak based on a userland PDF exploit. Comex now has a method for a much faster install time in his upcoming iPad 2 jailbreak. He has managed to cancel off Cydia’s “Reorganizing Filesystem” message by abandoning the current ‘stashing’ filesystem approach.

ih8sn0w, an iOS hacker and developer of snowbreeze jailbreak, has just released an updated version of snowbreeze 2.8 for iOS 5 beta 1 jailbreak. This updated version of snowbreeze adds support for untethered iOS 5 jailbreak on iPhone 3GS (old bootrom) ONLY. So if you have a iPhone 3GS with old bootrom, you can have a fully untethered jailbreak on iOS 5 beta 1 using snowbreeze 2.8b2 on Windows.

Chronic Dev Team have again updated us on the status of iPad 2 jailbreak assured that it will be coming very soon probably using greenpois0n. p0sinxninja, a member of Chronic Dev Team posted on his Twitter stream that the team is still working on a working iPad 2 jailbreak, although no official ETA was specified. Actually, this is not related to jailbreak, it's just a slight reassurance that this project hasn’t been dropped completely.

A rumor kicked off this morning that claimed Comex was releasing his iPad 2 jailbreak through JailbreakMe.com version 3.0 this afternoon was completely fake. Comex had supposedly posted an image on his Twitter account of an upcoming event. The image has been removed from his account, but enough people were able to save it to their computer (he does have over 125,000 followers). The user who did all this posted the teaser image that started this rumor has now been banned from the iFans forum. Read on for more info.

We have some serious news for those of you using iOS 5 beta 1 : it expires on August 4, 2011. iOS 5 beta 1 was released at WWDC 2011, and we gave you the download links too. If you activated your UDID and installed the firmware, just keep in mind that the beta has a timebomb attached to it. On August 4, iOS 5 b1 will stop working (meaning that the build will lock you out of your iDevice). Remember to sync and maintain regular backups of all your stuff. Read on for more info.

Earlier Comex, a member of iPhone Dev Team posted on his Twitter stream a clue to an upcoming jailbreak that hinted to another userland jailbreak (jailbreakme.com). He has again teased us about the iPad 2 jailbreak by saying it's "almost ready". If you visit JailbreakMe.com you will see a picture of a ski slope with a sign labeled PDF. If you remember that last jailbreak created by Comex which was jailbreakMe.com was through a vulnerability with how PDF files can be executed on Apple's iOS firmware. Take a look at Comex's tweet below.

i0n1c, an iOS hacker. has posted on his Twitter handle that iOS 5 untethered jailbreak will just put an end to piracy of apps. His untethered exploit was responsible for the jailbreak that lasted from iOS 4 to iOS 4.3.3. This jailbreak will block pirated apps from downloading on the iDevice mainly from Installous. If i0n1c provides the untethered exploit for iOS 5, he will impose such a restriction in his jailbreak.

iPhone Dev Team have just released redsnow 0.9.8b1 for Windows OS which will jailbreak iOS 5 Beta firmware on iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. iOS 5 Beta jailbreak was released just a couple of days ago but for Mac users only. This redsnow jailbreak is in tethered mode only for now. As posted by the iPhone Dev Team, the Windows version of redsnow, just like the Mac version will overwrite unlockable basebands, which can be a problem if your phone is unlocked.

snowbreeze 2.8b1, a jailbreak tool for Windows, has now been updated by iH8sn0w to support  iOS 5 firmware, which was earlier jailbroken using redsnow only on Mac. The reason to use snowbreeze is that it is currently the only jailbreak tool for iOS 5 Beta which is available for Windows, and it will also preserve your old baseband so that you can unlock your iPhone in future using ultrasnow. Unfortunately, this is a tethered jailbreak, you have to connect your iDevice to a computer when powering it on to boot it into jailbroken state.

iH8Sn0w has just tweeted that a new version of snowbreeze (version 2.8b1) was just released to the public to jailbreak iOS 5 firmware which is Windows only  which will jailbreak iOS 5 Beta on iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. This iOS 5 jailbreak is also tethered like redsnow. Meaning that every time you reboot your iDevice you will need to run iBooty or a similar booting utility like redsnow.

Just a few weeks back, we told you about PhoneItiPad, an iPad specific hack that unlocks calling and SMS messages on your iPad. iPad 3G by itself allows internet connection on SIM but it doesn’t allow Call and SMS support. But it’s not the case anymore now iPhoneIslam has successfully hacked iPad 3G and enabled Call, SMS Text messages and FaceTime on iPad 3G with the Cydia tweak. The tweak is finally available for a hefty sum of $19.99.

Comex, a member of iPhone Dev Team has just posted on his Twitter stream a clue to an upcoming jailbreak that hints to another userland jailbreak (jailbreakme.com). He has teased the latest exploit, if you visit JailbreakMe.com you will see a picture of a ski slope with a sign labeled PDF. If you remember that last jailbreak created by Comex which was jailbreakMe.com was through a vulnerability with how PDF files can be executed on Apple's iOS firmware. Take a look at Comex's tweet below.

Can't wait to jailbreak your new iOS 5 then here is some good news for you. iPhone Dev Team have just pushed redsnow 0.9.8b1 which will jailbreak (tethered) iOS 5 Beta on iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. iOS 5 Beta was released just a couple of days ago at WWDC 2011 and was already jailbroken by Musclenerd using Geohot's limerain exploit after 8 hours of its release. Unfortunately, this jailbreak currently only works on Mac, Windows version is in the works and will be released soon. Follow our step-by-step guide on how to jailbreak your iDevice using redsnow 0.9.8b1 below.

iPhone Dev Team have just released redsnow 0.9.8b1 which will jailbreak iOS 5 Beta on iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. iOS 5 Beta was released just a couple of days ago at WWDC 2011 and was already jailbroken by Musclenerd using Geohot's limerain exploit after 8 hours of its release. This redsnow jailbreak is in tethered mode only for now. Unfortunately, this jailbreak currently only works on Mac, Windows version will be released soon.

Since Apple released iOS 5 firmware update a day before yesterday at WWDC 2011 many users and even developers are reporting errors 3002,1604,1600 when updating to iOS 5 in iTunes. You will be able to fix this problem using the below tutorial. However, it is not a official fix but following the steps might fix the above iTunes error codes. Follow the step-by-step guide below.