iOS6 jailbreak Evasi0n update: Apple (AAPL) iOS6 untethered iOS6 jailbreak is 99 percent done

Gadget fans eagerly awaiting the next wave of Apple (AAPL) products just got some good news, and some bad news.
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Posted: 02/04/2013

By: Jason Davis, WPTV

~~It's ALMOST here!~~

UPDATE: Evasi0n's untethered jailbreak is now released. Get details HERE.

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The jailbreak community has waited months for an untethered iOS6 jailbreak and the @evad3rs team is creeping closer and closer to completion.

As of Monday, February 4, the evasi0n.com website gave the update, "99%: Final testing and preparation. Come back soon!"

Many had hoped the jailbreak would be released on Sunday, February 4 and it looked like it might happen before the end of the night.

During the afternoon the completion status was at 85%.

Later that evening it had crept up to 92% and by Monday morning it was at 95%.

The new jailbreak is compatible with all versions of iOS6 and supports every device that can handle Apple's latest firmware release.

That means that users of the iPhone 5 and the iPad 4 will finally be able to tweak, enhance and alter their devices as they wish.

The "untethered" jailbreak will allow users to use their device and not have to worry about having it plugged into their computer every time they need a reboot or happen to run out of battery life.