Apple Releases OS 3.1.2, Jailbreak Available

In case you haven’t noticed, Apple did release a small update recently that fixed a few bugs within the OS, and rendered some of the jailbreak software solutions out there ineffective. At least temporarily. But it didn’t take long for the underground Apple community to come up with a jailbreak release for iPhone OS 3.1.2. Blackra1n is a simple solution that lets you jailbreak your iPhone and iPod Touch in minutes. Here is what the developers had to say about this release:

So, what is blackra1n? blackra1n is a 30 second ALL device 3.1.2 jailbreak. Even the ipt3, but the ipt3 is tethered. In order to boot it, just rerun blackra1n.

As most of you know, jailbreak solutions are not exactly perfect. Some do let you to free yourself from Apple restrictions, but none of them are exactly 100% bulletproof software. So there is always a chance that you will have issues with your jailbreak device. There is a group of iPhone users who have no trouble upgrading their iPhone jailbreak software on a regular basis. While the process is not as risky as some think, you are still going to have to know how to downgrade or get things back to normal if you mess up during the jailbreak process.

Blackra1n is currently available for Windows machines and does not free your iPhone from your carrier. But if you are ready to take the risk and try your hand with this brand new solution, here is where you can download your copy.