As usual, this update blocks a UDID check and beta timer. This means that you do not need to be a registered developer to use this beta and that you can use the beta for as long as you wish…

If you don’t know already, Sn0wBreeze is a popular jailbreaking tool for Windows, and it is a good alternative to RedSn0w.

This jailbreak is tethered, meaning that you will have to re-jailbreak your device each time you restart. A new package called Semitethered was released recently which allows you to restart your iDevice without the use of a computer. However, there are some features that are disabled intermittently because of the tethered aspect.

Here is the change log for Sn0wbreeze v2.8b9:

• Supports iOS 5.0 (9A334)/5.0.1-b1 (9A402)
• Fixed iBooks sandbox crashing issues.
• Fixed location services issues with iPhone 3GS
• Re-added iPad baseband install option to iPhone 3GS.
• Removes UDID requirement/Beta timer in 5.0.1.
• Tethered devices are booted via iBooty which is extracted to the Desktop after running Sn0wBreeze

This jailbreak is untethered on the iPhone 3GS (old bootrom) and tethered on all other iDevices. A jailbreak for the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 has not been released yet.

UPDATE: With the release of iOS 5.0.1 beta 2 earlier today, iOS hacker iH8Sn0w has updated hisSn0wBreeze jailbreak tool to version v2.8b10 making it compatible with the latest beta firmware version.

Download Sn0wbreeze 2.8b10 for Windows (Latest)

Download Sn0wbreeze 2.8b9 for Windows