Pod2g, the hacker behind the iOS 5.0 and iOS 5.0.1 untethered jailbreaks, has revealed that a public jailbreak for A5+ iOS 5.1 devices is at minimum weeks away.
Pod2g has asked the jailbreak community to send him any iOS 5.1 crash reports that are reproducible to assist in finding a jailbreak for the new firmware version.
Instructions on how to untether your jailbreak for those who previously had a tethered jailbreak of iOS 6.x for their iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, or iPod Touch 4G.