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Apple TV 4.4.4 firmware gets untethered jailbreak, devs close to porting iOS apps

Apple TV 4.4.4 firmware gets untethered jailbreak, devs close to porting iOS apps

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The Seas0nPass Apple TV jailbreak has been updated and will untether the device running 4.4.4, and developers have figured out a way to run actual iOS apps on the second generation set-top box.

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Apple TV (with hand)
Apple TV (with hand)

Ever wanted to run third-party software on your 2nd generation Apple TV? You can, but the current tethered jailbreak process means you have to rehack the device if it's rebooted or powered off. Thankfully, jailbreak tool Seas0npass has been updated (credits to @pod2g and @NitoTV) to perform an untethered jailbreak on Apple's recently released 4.4.4 firmware. If you have an Apple TV and want to install things like a weather widget, RSS feed and a Last.FM plugin, you can download the Seas0npass jailbreak and view the how-to instructions at the source links below.

On a related note, developers are working to bring a much more intriguing category of software to your Apple TV — iOS apps. As you'll see in the video below, fully-fledged iOS applications are running on the second generation set-top box thanks to the efforts of iOS devs @stroughtonsmith, @chpwn and @TheMudkip. Granted, this feat is in its preliminary stages and there's a handful of tweaks to be made, but the iOS hacking community has always done its best to keep users satisfied, so stay tuned.