Do not try this if your phone has an unlockable baseband and you want to keep it that way. You do not want to use this method if you either purchased an unlocked iPhone from Apple or unlocked your iPhone using a tool such as Ultrasn0w. Before you do anything even update to iOS 5 , be sure to back up your device. How you back up depends on what type of data you have on your phone; I had a lot of photos, for instance, so I used Image Capture on my Mac to save all of my pictures to my computer.
To perform this jailbreak, your device must be running iOS 5. To get iOS 5, plug your device into your computer and open iTunes. Find the device and select Update. You can watch this video below for a more detailed walkthrough for saving your iOS 6. Now that your SHSH blobs are saved, you'll need to do a few more things before you start the jailbreak:. The process will then continue, taking about 5 minutes in total. Your device will then restart a couple of times is normal.
Open your device, click on Cydia the directory of applications and see the full potential of your Apple device! Hence the term tethered, because you are Tethered to your computer.
Now why would a Jailbreak be Tethered? Well the only reason a Jailbreak would be Tethered is if the developers behind the Jailbreak for a specific firmware version are having a hard time Jailbreaking it. If this is the case often times they will release a Tethered Jailbreak and then an Untethered Jailbreak later on once they find a suitable exploit.
This involves being able to download applications from the App Store. After Jailbreaking your iOS device a new application will appear on your home screen called Cydia. Cydia actually looks fairly similar to the official Apple App Store, but is a little less polished. If you can use the App Store, then you will have no troubles using Cydia. Unfortunately however, newer models and new iOS firmware versions can often times take months before they are supported. As such, if your current device is not supported ensure you follow iJailbreak to know exactly when a Jailbreak will come out for it.
Now that you have suddenly become a Jailbreak expert, and have checked to ensure the device you are trying to Jailbreak is compatible, you are probably wondering just how one goes about Jailbreaking their iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. In the past Jailbreaking your iOS device used to involved typing commands into terminal, and was fairly complicated.
Nowadays Jailbreaking tools have become extremely easy to use and often times require only clicking a single button. We have written numerous guides on Jailbreaking on a variety of firmware versions, and as such simply scroll through the list below and find a guide that is specific to you. Some pointers to keep in mind before Jailbreaking your iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad or Apple TV include backing up your device to avoid losing any data and re-reading the instructions for Jailbreaking your particular device a couple times over.
During the Jailbreaking process make sure iTunes stays closed, and that you do not touch your device or your computer. Note: We have written hundreds of guides for Jailbreaking your iOS Device, and this means for some firmware versions there will be both Tethered and Untethered guides.
If you indeed see both a Tethered and Untethered Jailbreak guide you will obviously want to follow the Untethered guide because who wants a Tethered Jailbreak! Jailbreak iOS 4, 4. Jailbreak iOS 3. Jailbreak iOS 4. Can i install a iOS 8. Official latest iOS for my device is 7. Pls answer. I am very new to the apple device thing and have a couple of questions about the jail breaking thing I own an unlocked iPhone 4s and it has been updated to the newest 9. Your email address will not be published.
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