Instant iPhone jailbreak site offers many new features

Sure, firmware release 1.1.2 is just around the corner — expected to launch along with the European iPhone in just a few days — but that hasn't stopped the guys at jailbreakme.com from updating their software and enhancing your jailbreaking experience.

New features include better YouTube compatibility, a progress indicator (so you don't have to sit around and try to guess whether it is working or not), AFC2 service support, and (best of all in my opinion) automatic installation of the libarmfp library. This last bit means that your apps won't open and immediately close after launching. This also means that you don't need to do a separate BSD subsystem installation as a work-around. You probably will want to add BSD anyway–it's a great system enhancement–but you no longer have to for your apps to run right. Please note that you can't use AppSnapp via a HTTP/SOCKS proxy. You won't get the "Install AppSnapp" button on the page if you do. And if you've already jailbroken and need the AFC/libarmfp features? For now, you'll either have to do a complete restore/re-jailbreak or manually follow my afc2 tutorial.

I asked an AppSnapp team member about the TIFF exploit getting closed by Apple in the 1.1.2 update. He replied that the team has built the new version of AppSnapp so that "once we find another way in, the resulting payload will work with no changes." Good news for anyone who wants a great way to customize their system with minimal headaches! He also expressed hope "that Apple will stop this cat and mouse game and do the right thing come February." TUAW concurs.