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NitoTV on the Status of a Jailbreak and Apps for the Apple TV

Posted March 29, 2012 at 7:07am by iClarified · 21600 views
NitoTV (bile) has posted an in depth look at the future of the Apple TV discussing the possibility of apps and the likelihood of finding a jailbreak for the new device.

At long last, a blog post that has been in the making (in my mind) FOREVER. Im going to touch on several different topics, therefore each one may not get the requisite attention it deserves. I will cover the new AppleTV 5.0/5.1 UI, the concept of "Applications" / "App Store" for the AppleTV, the AppleTV TV (aka the… shudder "iTV") as well as the jailbreak status for 5.1 on AppleTV 2 and the AppleTV 3.

NitoTV notes that while a tethered jailbreak of the AppleTV 2 on iOS 5.1 is possible, there isn't an untether unless I0n1c shares his. The AppleTV 3 is an entirely different story. NitoTV echos MuscleNerd's sentiments that the "attack surface" is much smaller, making the AppleTV 3 perhaps the most difficult iOS device to jailbreak yet.

You should definitely check out the full article at the link below.

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