iOS 6.1.3/6.1.4 Untethered Jailbreak Might Be Released Next Week

iOS 6.1.3/6.1.4 Untethered Jailbreak Might Be Released next week if everything go as planned. This is the vibes we have been getting of late, especially with the recent tweet made by iH8sn0w on Twitter.

According to info reaching us, the exploits needed to fully jailbreak iOS 6.1.3/6.1.4 untethered is available but not totally stable yet for public released but should be in matter of days.

Of course, iOS 7 released yesterday to the world and many would have upgraded to it. Although, the evad3rs team are certain that iOS 7 untethered jailbreak will happen soon enough in coming weeks, yet not so many people want to load the iOS 7 on their devices.

So if you are one of those people that wan to remain with iOS 6.1.3/6.1.4, an untethered jailbreak is closer to you than you might imagine.

Besides, Apple is still signing iOS 6.1.3/6.1.4 firmware. It is a good time to quickly backup your SHSH blobs with iFaith locally before its too late.

Backing up your SHSH for iOS 6.1.3/6.1.4 gives you the ability to downgrade your firmware in the future in case you got sick of iOS 7. This is mostly useful to iPhone 4 owners.

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How to Downgrade iOS 7 to 6.1.3

Considering the total overhaul that have been seen in iOS 7, many would have updated to it just to try it out since no developer account is really needed to download an install the beta version of. iOS 7. However, should in case you don't like what you see yet and want to return back to your previous iOS version, you can use the guide below to achieve your goal. 

As a kind of remainder, you can only restore or downgrade back to iOS that is most recent except if you have SHSH blobs saved for any non-latest iOS. 

Requirements

1. iPhone 5, 4S, 4

2. iTunes 11

3. IPSW 6.1.3/6.1.4

4. Windows or Mac computer

Procedures

1. Download your IPSW (6.1.3 or 6.1.4) and save on desktop.

2. Connect device to computer, place in DFU mode and launch iTunes.

3. At the summary page, hold down the shift button on your keyboard or Alt key if you use a Mac computer and click Restore iPhone.

4. Select your IPSW you downloaded and click OK.

5. iTunes will begin restoring device. Have restore your device would be running the selected iOS.

iOS 7 would be officially released this fall and definitely many other features would be added to make it distinct with the Aple signature.

Well, if you run in problems trying to downgrade don't hesitate dropping a comment and help will come. 

How To Downgrade iOS 6.1.3 To Earlier iOS Versions

So you accidentally updated your device to iOS 6.1.3 without thinking but you want to be able to jailbreak?
Well, you can downgrade your device to earlier versions of iOS like 6.1.2, 6.1.1, 6.1, 6.0 and even 5.1.1.
The good thing about earlier versions of the iOS is that they can be jailbroken untethered compared to iOS 6.1.3 that can not be jailbroken untethered.

Please follow the steps below carefully. Don't skip any step. Also, make sure that you have all the requirements below.

For this guide, I am downgrading to iOS 5.1.1 on an iPhone 4 GSM. Consequently, depending on the version you want to restore to (X), iOS 5.1.1 = X for you.

REQUIREMENTS

1. Redsn0w 0.9.15b3
2. 6.0 stock IPSW download here
3. 5.1.1 stock IPSW download here
4. 5.1.1 SHSH blobs saved with iFaith 1.5.6 latest version
5. iTunes 11
6. iReb r7 download here

Procedures

STEP 1. Download Redsn0w 0.9.15b3 here. Extract and place on Desktop

STEP 2. Launch Redsn0w 0.9.15b3 in Administrator mode

STEP 3. Click on Extras and then click on SHSH blobs as shown in the image below

STEP 4. Click on Stich and then on IPSW

STEP 5. Select your IPSW. iOS 5.1.1 in my case. You will notice that its a custom IPSW with NO_BB attached to its name. This is to enable me prevent baseband upgrade.

 STEP 6. Click on Open. Click Local and select the blob corresponding to your iOS version

STEP 7.  Redsn0w will build you a stitched IPSW as shown in the image below and would be stored in a folder. The new IPSW will begin with numbers

STEP 8. Go back on Redsn0w and click Extras then Pwned DFU. Follow the instructions to put your device in DFU mode.

STEP 9. Once in DFU mode, close Redsn0w and Launch iTunes

STEP10. iTunes will detect your device in Restore mode. Hold shift on your keyboard and click on Restore.

STEP 11. Select the IPSW that Redsn0w stitched for you

 

STEP 12. iTunes will begin restoring to that IPSW. if you encounter any Error, use iReb r7 to fix it. To do this, run iReb and click on your device as shown in the image below

STEP 13. iTunes will successfully restore to iOS 5.1.1. Now close iTunes and check your device. It will be running iOS 5.1.1

STEP 14. For those restoring to iOS 6.1.2 or 6.1, you will have to boot tethered with Redsn0w. So launch Redsn0w and click on Extras.

STEP 15. Click on Select IPSW and point it to iOS 6.0 IPSW

STEP 16. Click on Just boot and then put device in DFU mode. You can also use iReb to put device in DFU mode.

STEP 17. If you get stucked on the Pineapple or Evasion logo, Close Redsn0w and launch again. Click Extras and Select IPSW again and point it to iOS 6.0 and then Just boot tethered again

I hope this helps someone. 

Note, this can also be achieved with the help of Snowbreeze 2.9.13 also if you are not comfortable with Redsn0w. The procedure is the same and the steps are also the same.

Feel free to drop comments on your success story and issues that you might have encountered and i will try to help resolve it

Jailbreak And SHSH blobs

Jailbreak and SHSH blobs can be very confusing for some people especially those that are new to the Apple world.

Knowledge they say is power. If you have knowledge and understanding on a particular topic you won't have issues dealing with that topic.
 
At the time of this writing, it is not recommended to update your iDevice to iOS 6.1.3 if you intend on jailbreaking your device untethered. Furthermore, save your SHSH blobs with the software listed above.

However, if you do not plan to jailbreak your device, feel free to update to the latest iOS version.

Apple devices are one of the best kind of devices out there. Its so simple to use and relatively stable and reliable but there things you need to know when using an Apple device. Continue after the jump.

 This piece is especially recommended for those that are new to using Apple devices and are wondering what all these terms means.

Jailbreak 

Jailbreak is an activity that involves the running of certain programmed codes on an Apple device in other to lift restrictions or boundaries on the Apple Operating System (iOS) placed by Apple while giving the user of the device super user or full access to the device's system. Jailbreaking allow one to run unsigned applications that naturally would not run if it wasn't jailbroken.
There are 3 kinds of jailbreak: Tethered, Semi-tethered and Untethered
Tethered: device will not boot up until its jailbroken again whenever device goes off
Semi-tethered: Some apps will not function when device is turned off/on again until a jailbreak is performed on the device
Untethered: device will perform well, apps will run well if device is turned off/on - no need to re-jailbreak

Untethered jailbreak is the most preferable form of jailbreak.
Brand new Apple device are not in a jailbreak state. Apple frowns at it. As far as Apple is concerned it voids your warranty whenever you jailbreak your device. However, used devices bought may already have been jailbroken. 

One of the ways you can know if a device is jailbroken is by the Cydia  icon on the home screen
Benefits: it gives you total control over your device and you can install whatever you please on the device

Software that help to jailbreak Apple products are numerous but the most popular ones are

Evasi0n
 

Redsn0w
 

Snowbreeze
 

Absinthe


At the time of this writing. Evasi0n is the tool recommended to jailbreak untethered iOS 6.0 - 6.1.2 on all devices.
Redsn0w is able to perform a tethered jailbreak on iOS 6.0 - 6.1.3 on selected devices

Downgrade
Downgrading refer to a process of Installing an earlier version of Apple's iOS on a device instead of the most current iOS.
Usually, whenever, a new iOS is released, it becomes impossible to install a previous version of the iOS. However, ways have been designed to make this possible provided SHSH blobs have been saved for that iOS one intends to install.

Downgrade is only possible for pre A5 devices. This means that iPhone 4S and 5  are not possible to downgrade. For example, an iPhone 4 with iOS 6.1.3 installed can be downgraded to iPhone 4 6.1.2 if the SHSH blobs are saved. However, iPhone 4S can't achieve that even if SHSH blobs are saved.
Furthermore, apart from the firmware or iOS downgrade, there is also a downgrade of something called baseband. Just like the iOS downgrade, baseband downgrade is only possible for iPhone 3G and 3GS but not possible for later generation of iDevices.

SHSH Blobs
This is a kind of file saved on all devices whenever an iOS is installed on  the device. Its a kind of signature that  accompanies all iOS that are installed on a device.
This file is also store on Cydia server for those that have a jailbroken device but can also be saved on a computer with the help of softwares like iFaith and TinuUmbrella.
The benefit of having saved SHSH blobs is that it gives certain devices (pre A5 devices only) the ability to downgrade their iOS in the future if they so please even if Apple isn't signing it on their servers anymore.

The recommendation is that one should always save SHSH blobs locally with the help of iFaith and TinyUmbrella just in case there is a need to downgrade iOS.
That is, when you upgrade your iOS, do a saving of the device's SHSH blobs and keep on your computer.


At the time of this writing, it is not recommended to update your iDevice to iOS 6.1.3 if you intend on jailbreaking your device untethered. Furthermore, save your SHSH blobs with the software listed above.

However, if you do not plan to jailbreak your device, feel free to update to the latest iOS version.

More terms would be added to the list. However, it is pertinent to note that proper information is needed before you upgrade to any firmware or attemp to jailbreak any iDevice .

feel free to ask questions on any term you do not understand and any task you are not sure of carrying out.
 

How to downgrade iPhone 3GS Baseband

For one reason or the other one need to downgrade baseband. As of this writing, iPhone 4/4S/5 can't have their baseband downgraded once upgraded through a stock IPSW restore.

However, iPhone 3GS can have its baseband downgraded.

Follow these steps to achieve a baseband downgrade for the iPhone 3GS.

Step 1

Download the latest version of Redsn0w on your computer and extract to your desktop.

Step 2

If your device is on iOS 6.1 or 6.0.1, you will still need to download 6.0 IPSW because that is what Redsn0w can support for now. Connect your device to the computer and let Redsn0w detect it.

It will also notify you of the device's bootrom and firmware version just at the bottom of the window

Step 3

Click on Extras, click on Select IPSW menu and the select iOS 6.0 IPSW that you downloaded. If you have a newer bootrom 3GS click yes

Step 4

Go back and then select Jailbreak. Kernel will be patched and then a window will appear where you will check "Downgrade from iPad baseband". Check it

Step 5.

Put your phone off and follow the instructions to enter into DFU mode.

Once in DFU mode, Redsn0w will proceed with the jailbreak and downgrade of your baseband.

Step 6

Once done, the remaining process will conclude on your device. Your device will reboot and your baseband will be downgraded.

Step 7

Go to Cydia to download ultrasn0w fixer and ultrasn0w 1.2.7 to unlock your device

That's it folks. Hope this helps someone. Leave a comment if you have any question.