14 DAY TRIAL // Seas0nPass 0.8.1 is the latest version of fireCore’s jailbreak utility for Apple TV owners. This new release provides an untethered jailbreak of the set-top box under firmware 4.4.4.
“Happy New Year! Today we are happy to release an updated version of Seas0nPass that supports an untethered jailbreak of the latest 4.4.4 (iOS 5.0.1) AppleTV software,” reads a post on the fireCore blog.
“Big thanks goes to the world famous @pod2g for doing the lion's share of the work to make this new version possible.”
With the Apple TV jailbreak, users will be able to access a slew of third party plugins, such as XBMC, NitoTV, Last.fm, Media Player, Rowmote, RSS Feeds, Weather, and more.
Unfortunately Plex is non functional in this new stable release of Seas0npass. According to the developers, only 0.9.0 beta versions support it.
Per the fireCore blog post, this is what Apple TV software 4.4.4 delivers (official features):
· AirPlay Mirroring: Now with video mirroring – wirelessly stream what’s on your iPad 2 screen to your HDTV. · Photo Stream: View photos recently taken on your iOS device and pushed to your Photo Stream in iCloud. · Trailers: A whole new way to browse and view hundreds of the latest theatrical trailers. · National Hockey League: Watch live games. View highlights, scores, and more. · Wall Street Journal Live: Watch up-to-date news, business commentary, and financial analysis from leading experts. · Audio output: Addresses an issue in which audio may not play through the optical port when the TV is turned off. · Netflix: Added support for Netflix in Mexico and Latin America. · Stability and performance: version 4.4.4 includes general performance and stability improvements, including a fix for an issue that displayed an error when playing some video content.
In order to jailbreak iOS 4.4.4 for Apple TV, one must have a micro USB cable to get started, and a computer running iTunes. On the Mac side, users need Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) or later. Windows users need nothing above XP.