Jailbreak iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad

I’ve got some good news for those iPhone 4s users, who plan to jailbreak their iPhones running iOS 7.1. It is possible to hack the older models of Apple’s smartphones. However, it doesn’t necessarily mean that you should upgrade to the latest version of iOS right now. And here’s why.

Following Winocm, who has recently posted a video showing the iOS 7.1 untethered jailbreak on iPhone 4, another hacker – iH8Sn0w – on Wednesday confirmed the successful jailbreak of his iPhone 4s running the same Apple’s iOS 7.1.

Here’s what he tweeted:

NGeary14: @iH8sn0w Can you jailbreak 7.1 iPhone 4s or only 4 ??

iH8Sn0w: @NGeary14 well my 4S is jailbroken on 7.1 atm.

Looks like it is possible to jailbreak any iOS device equipped with an Apple A4 or Apple A5 processor. As to the other iPhones and iPads, there’s no information yet.

iH8Sn0w claims that there won’t be any public jailbreak, at least now. That is why I recommend you to stay away from iOS 7.1. Especially if you have an iPhone 5/5c with Apple A6 CPU or iPhone 5s with Apple A7 CPU on board.

Looks like Apple has found a way to prevent people from jailbreaking their iOS devices. According to iH8sn0w, iOS 7.1 beta 5, released on Tuesday, patches two exploits used to jailbreak Apple’s smartphones and tablets. Keep in mind that the fourth beta patched another vulnerability used by evasi0n7. It appears that beginning from iOS 7.1, it would be impossible to hack your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. And that is definitely not good.

As noted by iDownloadBlog,

Developer and hacker iH8sn0w tweeted out a few moments ago that Apple has fixed the ‘chown’ vulnerability and ‘afc sandbox escape’ used by the evad3r’s popular jailbreak utility in beta 5. So it looks like iOS 7.1 will indeed be the death of the iOS 7 JB.

Despite all the facts given above, it is too early to panic. So far, the evad3rs haven’t officially confirmed that the evasi0n7 won’t work on iOS 7.1. Apart from that, iH8sn0w has recently found a way to jailbreak A5 devices for good and this method might also work for A6 and A7 devices as well.

Nevertheless, it is recommended that you update to iOS 7.0.4 or iOS 7.0.5 and stay away from iOS 7.1 betas. At least for some time.

iH8Sn0w released Sn0wBreeze 2.9.13 that still supports untethered jailbreak of iOS 6.1.2. Version 2.9.13 fixes several issues and bugs found in earlier sn0wbreeze releases.

Sn0wbreeze 2.9.13 supports iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 4G. It does not work with A5/A6 devices, like iPad 2, iPad 3, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, etc.

Sn0wbreeze can be used to create a custom firmware with jailbreak and preserve iPhone modem (baseband) version for unlock. It can also be used to upgrade iPhone 3GS modem version to 06.15.

You can find the release notes below. You can download the latest version of Sn0wBreeze from here.

Our step-by-step tutorials:

• iPhone 4
• iPhone 3GS

What is New?

• 2.9.13: Ugh. More rootfs bug fixes.
• 2.9.12: Finally fully fixed iPhone3,2 limera1n payload injection issues.
• 2.9.12: Fixed root filesystem partition re-sizing issues on 5.x.x/6.x.x.= (again :p).
• 2.9.11: Fixed bug with Cydia having “compatibility-issues” with the untether package on 6.1.2.
• 2.9.10: Added Apple TV 2 iOS 5.2 sandbox fix. (thanks @nitoTV!)
• 2.9.10: Added iOS 6.1.2 support for 3GS/A4 devices (as usual).
• 2.9.9: Fixed issue with device not showing up in iTunes/xcode.
• 2.9.9: Fixed bug when building iPhone3,2 (iPhone 4 GSM-Rev2) IPSW.
• 2.9.9: Apple TV 2 bug fixes.
• 2.9.9: Now adds evasi0n untether directly to Cydia (for future updates).
• Added 5.2/6.0.x/6.1 untethers provided by evad3rs
• Added iOS 6.1 support for iPhone 3GS, and A4 devices.
• Fixed Hacktivation issues on 6.0.x.
• Fixed some iFaith mode bugs.

iH8Sn0w released Sn0wBreeze 2.9.10 that brings support for untethered jailbreak of iOS 6.1.2. New version supports iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 4G. It does not work with A5/A6 devices, like iPad 2, iPad 3, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, etc.

Sn0wbreeze can be used to create a custom firmware with jailbreak and preserve iPhone modem (baseband) version for unlock. It can also be used to upgrade iPhone 3GS modem version to 06.15.

You can find the release notes below. You can download the latest version of Sn0wBreeze from here.

Our step-by-step tutorials:

• iPhone 4
• iPhone 3GS

What is New?

Many users experience problems with Cydia. This is normal. Due to the release of untethered jailbreak for iOS 6.1 hundreds thousands of users started to do jailbreak and use Cydia. Cydia servers are having hard time right now.

Here are some of the most common errors we’re seeing:

• HTTP/1.1 502 Bad Gateway
• HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
• HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server Error
• Hash Sum mismatch

Our best advice? As pod2g says, your best bet is trying again a little bit later.

If you have problems with Cydia sources, it’s ok, it’s just that they are under heavy load at the moment. Try again later.

iH8Sn0w released Sn0wBreeze 2.9.7 that brings support for tethered jailbreak of iOS 6.0.1. New version supports iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 4G. It does not work with A5/A6 devices, like iPad 2, iPad 3, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, etc.

Sn0wbreeze can be used to create a custom firmware with jailbreak and preserve iPhone modem (baseband) version for unlock.

You can find the release notes below. You can download the latest version of Sn0wBreeze from here.

What is New?
● Added 6.0 (10A403)/6.0.1 (10A523) support. (Only includes iPhone 3GS & A4 devices).
● The 6.0/6.0.1 is currently a tethered based jailbreak via iBooty (except for iPhone 3GS old bootrom users).
● SAM is built-in for iOS 6 hacktivations. (Hacktivated phones can reboot to a semi-tethered state after being activated [rather than just hang at the Apple Logo]). Kudos @sbingner!

Downgrading:
● Use iFaith mode after selecting/downloading the appropriate IPSW for your device. You will then be prompted to browse for SHSH blobs for the IPSW you have selected.
● Remember to enter a PWNED DFU state with sn0wbreeze’s iREB button in the top bar of sn0wbreeze prior to (SHIFT + Restoring) the custom signed IPSW!

iREB & iOS 6:
Due to some changes in iOS 6, the current public standalone version of iREB will NOT enter a proper PWNED DFU state for restoring to custom iOS 6 IPSWs. An update for the standalone version should come sometime this week. In the meantime, use the iREB tab located in sn0wbreeze’s top status bar to enter a proper PWNED DFU state.

A5(X)/A6(X) Support?:
As stated many times in the past, sn0wbreeze cannot be updated to work on A5(X)/A6(X) devices until a low level exploit in DFU or iBoot is found and made public.

A5(X)/A6(X) Baseband Preservation/Hacktivation?
For those running A5(X)/A6(X) devices and need to preserve your baseband, there is nothing you can do at the moment. For those wanting to hacktivate, the only advice I can give is to buy the carrier’s SIM (the one its locked to obviously) on ebay. The SIM does not have to be active with the carrier to activate the phone.

Known Bugs/Issues:
● Windows 8 users currently need to use this workaround to run sn0wbreeze.
● iPad baseband will fail to flash on iOS 4.0 –> iOS 4.2.1 restores.
● iPod Touch 2G 4.x.x restores fail.

Watch saurik, p0sixninja and other members of the jailbreak community speak at MyGreatFest via videos posted by VIZBOXtv:

The iPhone Dev-Team released RedSn0w 0.9.8b6 that supports tethered jailbreak for the most recent iOS 5 beta 6:

We’ve released redsn0w 0.9.8b6 to jailbreak iOS5 beta6 (point it directly at the beta6 IPSW).

Two important notes about this version:
(1) Please let your device boot normally to IOS5b6 and do a clean shutdown (slide to power off) before jailbreaking.

(2) Boot logos have intentionally been disabled for now, so you’ll see a black screen on tethered boots (you can re-enable logos or verbose boot with command-line options if you really want them back).

Due increased sensitivity to abrupt filesystem shutdowns in IOS5b6, it’s very important that you do a clean shutdown before running redsn0w.

RedSn0w 0.9.8b6 supports tethered jailbreak for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 3G, iPod Touch 4G and iPad 1.

You can download RedSn0w 0.9.8b6 for Windows and Mac OS here.

Here is an anouncement from DevTeam. They suggest to not update to the new firmware 2.2.1 yet. You can loose the ability to jailbreak and unlock. Just wait for them to check everything and release new software.

Here are the direct download links for the latest iOS 7.x firmwares:

iOS 7.0.3:

• iPhone
  • iPhone 5 (Model A1428)
  • iPhone 5 (Model A1429)
  • iPhone 4s
  • iPhone 4 (GSM)
  • iPhone 4 (GSM Rev A)
  • iPhone 4 (CDMA)
• iPod
  • iPod touch (5th generation)
• iPad
  • iPad (4th generation Model A1458)
  • iPad (4th generation Model A1459)
  • iPad (4th generation Model A1460)
  • iPad mini (Model A1432)
  • iPad mini (Model A1454)
  • iPad mini (Model A1455)
  • iPad 3 Wi-Fi
  • iPad 3 Wi-Fi + Cellular (model for ATT)
  • iPad 3 Wi-Fi + Cellular (model for Verizon)
  • iPad 2 Wi-Fi
  • iPad 2 Wi-Fi (Rev A)
  • iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G (GSM)
  • iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G (CDMA)
• Apple TV
  • Apple TV 3G (AppleTV3,2): 6.0.1
  • Apple TV 3G (AppleTV3,1): 6.0.1
  • Apple TV 2G (AppleTV2,1): 6.0.1

iOS 7.0.2:

• iPhone
  • iPhone 5 (Model A1428)
  • iPhone 5 (Model A1429)
  • iPhone 4s
  • iPhone 4 (GSM)
  • iPhone 4 (GSM Rev A)
  • iPhone 4 (CDMA)
• iPad
  • iPad (4th generation Model A1458)
  • iPad (4th generation Model A1459)
  • iPad (4th generation Model A1460)
  • iPad mini (Model A1432)
  • iPad mini (Model A1454)
  • iPad mini (Model A1455)
  • iPad 3 Wi-Fi
  • iPad 3 Wi-Fi + Cellular (model for ATT)
  • iPad 3 Wi-Fi + Cellular (model for Verizon)
  • iPad 2 Wi-Fi
  • iPad 2 Wi-Fi (Rev A)
  • iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G (GSM)
  • iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G (CDMA)
• iPod
  • iPod touch (5th generation)

iOS 7.0:

• iPhone
  • iPhone 5 (Model A1428)
  • iPhone 5 (Model A1429)
  • iPhone 4s
  • iPhone 4 (GSM)
  • iPhone 4 (GSM Rev A)
  • iPhone 4 (CDMA)
• iPod
  • iPod touch (5th generation)
• iPad
  • iPad (4th generation Model A1458)
  • iPad (4th generation Model A1459)
  • iPad (4th generation Model A1460)
  • iPad mini (Model A1432)
  • iPad mini (Model A1454)
  • iPad mini (Model A1455)
  • iPad 3 Wi-Fi
  • iPad 3 Wi-Fi + Cellular (model for ATT)
  • iPad 3 Wi-Fi + Cellular (model for Verizon)
  • iPad 2 Wi-Fi
  • iPad 2 Wi-Fi (Rev A)
  • iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G (GSM)
  • iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G (CDMA)
• Apple TV:
  • ATV 2G: 6.0, 6.0 v2
  • ATV 3G: 6.0, 6.0 v2
  • ATV 3 New: 6.0, 6.0 v2

Here are the direct download links for the iOS 6.x firmwares:

If you don’t know which firmware is for you, just check model number, which is written on the back side of the device and on the box.

iPad

• iPad 4 (Wifi iPad3,4; model A1458): 6.1.3, 6.1.2, 6.1, 6.0.1
• iPad 4 (Wifi+Cellular iPad3,5; model A1459): 6.1.3, 6.1.2, 6.1, 6.0.1
• iPad 4 (Wifi+Cellular iPad3,6; model A1460): 6.1.3, 6.1.2, 6.1, 6.0.1
• iPad mini (Wifi iPad2,5; model A1432): 6.1.3, 6.1.2, 6.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.1
• iPad mini (Wifi+Cellular iPad2,6; model A1454): 6.1.3, 6.1.2, 6.1, 6.0.2
• iPad mini (Wifi+Cellular iPad2,7; model A1455): 6.1.3, 6.1.2, 6.1, 6.0.2
• iPad 3 (Wifi iPad3,1): 6.1.3, 6.1.2, 6.1, 6.0.1, 6.0
• iPad 3 (Wifi+CDMA iPad3,2): 6.1.3, 6.1.2, 6.1, 6.0.1, 6.0
• iPad 3 (Wifi+GSM iPad3,3):  6.1.3, 6.1.2, 6.1, 6.0.1, 6.0
• iPad 2 (new gen iPad2,4): 6.1.3, 6.1.2, 6.1, 6.0.1
• iPad 2 (WiFi iPad2,1): 6.1.3, 6.1.2, 6.1, 6.0.1, 6.0
• iPad 2 (Wifi+GSM iPad2,2): 6.1.3, 6.1.2, 6.1, 6.0.1, 6.0
• iPad 2 (Wifi+CDMA iPad2,3): 6.1.3, 6.1.2, 6.1, 6.0.1, 6.0

iPhone

• iPhone 5 (iPhone5,1; model A1428): 6.1.4, 6.1.3, 6.1.2, 6.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
• iPhone 5 (iPhone5,2; model A1429): 6.1.4, 6.1.3, 6.1.2, 6.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
• iPhone 4S: 6.1.3, 6.1.2, 6.1.1, 6.1, 6.0.1, 6.0
• iPhone 4 (GSM iPhone3,1; model A1332): 6.1.3, 6.1.2, 6.1, 6.0.1, 6.0
• iPhone 4 (GSM iPhone3,2; model A1349): 6.1.3, 6.1.2, 6.1, 6.0.1, 6.0
• iPhone 4 (CDMA iPhone3,3): 6.1.3, 6.1.2, 6.1, 6.0.1, 6.0
• iPhone 3GS: 6.1.3, 6.1.2, 6.1, 6.0.1, 6.0

iPod touch

• iPod touch 5G (iPod5,1): 6.1.3, 6.1.2, 6.1, 6.0.1, 6.0
• iPod touch 4G (iPod4,1): 6.1.3, 6.1.2, 6.1, 6.0.1, 6.0

Apple TV

• Apple TV 3G (AppleTV3,2): 5.3, 5.2.1, 5.2
• Apple TV 3G (AppleTV3,1): 5.3, 5.2.1, 5.2, 5.1
• Apple TV 2G (AppleTV2,1): 5.3, 5.2.1, 5.2, 5.1

Here are the direct download links for the latest iOS 5.1.1 firmware:

• iPhone 3GS
• iPhone 4 GSM:
  • 5.1.1 build 9B206
  • 5.1.1 build 9B208
• iPhone 4 CDMA
• iPhone 4S
• iPad 1
• iPad 2 WiFi
• iPad 2 WiFi+3G
• iPad 2 WiFi+CDMA
• iPad 2,4 (New iPad 2)
• iPad 3 WiFi
• iPad 3 WiFi+CDMA
• iPad 3 WiFi+3G
• iPod touch 3G
• iPod touch 4G
• Apple TV 2G
  • 5.0 (9B206f)
  • 5.0.2 (9B830)
• Apple TV 3G
  • 5.0 (9B206f)
  • 5.0.2 (9B830)

Here are the direct download links for the iOS 5.1 firmware:

• iPhone 3GS
• iPhone 4 GSM
• iPhone 4 CDMA
• iPhone 4S
• iPad 1
• iPad 2 WiFi
• iPad 2 WiFi+3G
• iPad 2 WiFi+CDMA
• iPad 2 (unknown)
• iPad 3 WiFi
• iPad 3 WiFi+3G
• iPad 3 WiFi+CDMA
• iPod Touch 3G
• iPod Touch 4G
• Apple TV 2G (5.0.0)
• Apple TV 3G (5.0.0)

Here are the direct download links for the iOS 5.0.1 firmware:

• iPhone 3GS
• iPhone 4 GSM
• iPhone 4 CDMA
• iPhone 4S (9A405), iPhone 4S (9A406)
• iPad 1
• iPad 2 WiFi
• iPad 2 WiFi+3G
• iPad 2 WiFi+CDMA
• iPod Touch 3G
• iPod Touch 4G
• Apple TV (4.4.4, 9A406a)

Here are the direct download links for the iOS 5 firmware:

• iPhone 3GS
• iPhone 4 GSM
• iPhone 4 CDMA
• iPhone 4S
• iPad 1
• iPad 2 (WiFi)
• iPad 2 (WiFi+3G)
• iPad 2 (WiFi+CDMA)
• iPod Touch 3G
• iPod Touch 4G
• Apple TV 2G:
  • 4.4.0 (9A334v)
  • 4.4.1 (9A335a)
  • 4.4.2 (9A336a)
  • 4.4.3 (9A336a)

Previous firmwares:

iPhone 2G (EDGE): 1.00, 1.01, 1.02, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.2.1, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3

iPhone 3G: 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.2.1, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.1, 4.2.1

iPhone 3GS: 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.1, 4.2.1, 4.3, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.3.5

iPhone 4: 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.1, 4.2.1, 4.3, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.3.5

iPhone 4 Verizon: 4.2.6, 4.2.7, 4.2.8, 4.2.9, 4.2.10

iPod Touch: 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 2.2.1, 3.0, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3

iPod Touch 2G: 2.1.1, 2.2, 2.2.1, 3.0, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 4.0, 4.0.2, 4.1, 4.2.1

iPod Touch 3G: 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 4.0, 4.0.2, 4.1, 4.2.1, 4.3, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.3.5

iPod Touch 4G: 4.1, 4.2.1, 4.3, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.3.5

iPad: 3.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.3, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.3.5

iPad 2 Wifi: 4.3, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.3.5

iPad 2 GSM: 4.3, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.3.5

iPad 2 CDMA: 4.3, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.3.5

Apple TV 2G: 4.1, 4.2, 4.2.1, 4.3 build 8F191m, 4.3 build 8F202, 4.3 build 8F305 (mirror), 4.3 build 8F455

Bootloader Images: 3.9 and 4.6.

Download iTunes