Apple quietly announced the iPad 4 during the iPad mini event two weeks ago. The minor refresh to the iPad 3, iPad 4 has some serious firepower under the hood. Powered by the new A6X chip, it’s safe to assume it is the fastest tablet in the market right now. All the power aside, there is one big question mark on the iPad 4. Can it be Jailbroken? According to Grant Paul – a.k.a. chpwn, and the image below, iPad 4 jailbreak might well be around the corner.
That is cydia running on an iPad 4. So what’s the catch? Unfortunately just like the iPhone 5, iPad 4 jailbreak will need a developer account to work. This is commonly known as ‘failbreak’. And since you need a developer account, this method is out of bounds for a normal user. Such is the case with all iDevices that run the A5 or later platform. But all is not lost, technically the security measures on the A6 chip have been bypassed, they just happen to require a developer account.
With such quick progress being made with the iPad 4 jailbreak and even the iPhone 5 jailbreak, it’s only a matter of time before a public method is available. Eventually everything ends up getting hacked, it’s only a matter of time.