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.
 

Apple Patches Evasi0n Untethered Jailbreak Exploit

The usual cat  and mouse game between Apple and vast majority of jailbreaker and hackers have started again.

Evasi0n was the tool that brought about untethered jailbreak to all iDevices running iOS 6.0 - 6.1.2 for a while and seems as though the cat & mouse game ended. However new reports especially from popular member of the evad3rs team David Wang (p0sixninja) says that those that want to keep their untethered jailbreak should stay away from updating to the upcoming iOS 6.1.3 firmware.

It will interest you to know that Apple already released beta versions of iOS 6.1.3 to developers and its rumored that the untethered jailbreak exploit used by Evasi0n have been partly patched.

According to Wang, if one of the exploits are patched, the jailbreak would not be able to function. Consequently, hackers will have to look out for new vulnerabilities in the firmware to create another untethered jailbreak for all devices concerned.

Although, Wang in one of the interviews with Forbes stated that there are enough exploits already developed to keep iOS 6.x untethered jailbreak alive but it would be smart for those that want an untethered jailbreak to remain on iOS 6.1.2 until the coast is clear and the go is proclaimed by the wonderful hackers out there. 

With past occurrences, it is known that no really new updates or features will be seen in iOS 6.1.3 that is so different from iOS 6.1.2. Therefore, I will advise that all folks that want to keep their jailbreak should refrain from updating to iOS 6.1.3 should it go live.

How To Jailbreak iPhone 4S iOS 6.1.1 Untethered

The Evad3rs team have been very sturdy with the way upgrades and releases have been made to their Evasi0n tool.

Just recently, Apple seeded iOS 6.1.1 to developers. Although @Musclnerd have warned that iDevices users who love their untethered jailbreak on iOS 6.1 should stay away from upgrading to iOS 6.1.1 should it become public, the Evad3rs team have not stopped working on a potential jailbreak for iOS 6.1.1

Just today, a new release of the untethered iOS 6.x jailbreak tool was released: Evasi0n 1.3

Evasi0n 1.3 is capable of jailbreaking iOS 6.1.1 untethered and it is especially released for the iPhone 4S.

In other to jailbreak with Evasi0n provided you are already on iOS 6.x, download Evasi0n 1.3 here

1. Plug in your device which should be already running iOS 6.0 - 6.1.1

2. Extract Evad3rs 1.3 to your Desktop and launch .

3. Evasi0n will detect your device and then the jailbreak menu will come up.

4. Click on jailbreak and watch Evasi0n do its thing

5. When done, your device will reboot, Evasi0n will pop up on your screen and complete the process.

6. Finally, your device will be jailbroken on iOS 6.x

Fix "No Service" Problem After Ultrasn0w Update & Evasi0n Jailbreak

Evasi0n untethered jailbreak of iOS 6 is still one of the best things that have happened in the jailbreak scene since iOS 5.1.1 jailbreak.

While many have quickly jumped and grabbed on the oppurtunity to untether jailbreak their devices before Apple patches again, some have encountered many issues with the jailbroken device.

One is the issue of Cydia shrinking in size while some have the Weather app problem although these abnormalities have been fixed with new release of Evasi0n.

Just today, I tried to untether jailbreak an already Semi-jailbroken iPhone 3GS on iOS 6.0.1 new bootrom, baseband 5.13.04 (downgraded from 06.15.00).

Evasi0n 1.1 noticed that it was jail-broken and advised that I install the untethered jailbreak via Cydia.

I fired up Cydia, allow it to download packages, and then install Evasi0n untethered jailbreak files.

I was asked to upgrade some already installed programs. I Installed other packages including upgrading Ultrasn0w 1.2.7 to 1.2.8. Immediately Ultrasn0w 1.2.7 got upgraded, network bars disappeared and "No Service" was displayed. When you power on your device, Evasi0n will do some work on your device before it boots into the main screen. I was patient and allowed it to complete its untethered jailbreak - and still "No Service"

This network bar issue should only happen when I power on the device without booting tethered.

If you ended up like I described above, this fix should get you back.

Step 1

Launch Cydia and go to Manage>Packages>Ultrasn0w. Click on Modify and then Remove

Also Remove Ultrasn0w fixer in like manner if you have it installed

Step 2.

Since you can't get Ultrasn0w 1.2.7 anymore from Cydia, you will need to download it manually and Install. To do that, click here to download Ultrasn0w 1.2.7. extract to a folder on your desktop when download complete.

Step 3

Download iTool or iFunbox or DiskAid. For this tutorial, i am using iTools.

• Plug in your device and launch iTools
• Click FileSystem at the left side of the screen
• at the top of the screen you will see a search bar, type this into it /var/root/Media/Cydia/AutoInstall
• A blank page shows up. Click on Upload>file
• Now select the Ultrasn0w files you deleted and enter. Both files will show up in the empty space

iTools

Step 4

Switch Off and On your device twice. After that your network bars should be up again.

If not, you can go download Ultrasn0w fixer 6.0.1 if you find it.

I hope you do find this tutorial useful. 

Download Evasi0n To Jailbreak Untethered

Just few minutes ago, the untethered jailbreak tool for iOS6.1 went live and can be downloaded from this link http://goo.gl/2Cy33 or www.evasi0n.com.

Jailbreak iPhone 5 and other Pre A4 devices on iOS6.1 untethered now.

Remember to backup and save SHSH blobs for safety purposes.

Download iFaith 1.5.1 to save your SHSH blobs

Tutorials on supported devices coming soon. Stay tuned.

Download iFaith 1.5.1 As iOS6.1 Untethered Jailbreak Tool is 97% Complete

As we eagerly wait for the Evasi0n jailbreak tool which is 97% complete to be released by the Evad3rs team, iH8sn0w has launched iFaith v1.5.1 with important updates today.
For those that don't know what iFaith does, iFaith is an application that helps you save all the SHSH blobs of your device iOS at any moment in time so that you will be able to restore or downgrade your OS to an earlier version that Apple is no longer signing just like what TinyUmbrella does for you.

Evasi0n

Although, TinyUmbrella fetches the SHSH blobs from Apple's server, iFaith extracts the SHSH blobs directly from your device.
iFaith has other features much like Redsn0w, in fact, its a combination of TinyUmbrella and Redsn0w but without the option to jailbreak and do some Redsn0w stuffs.

iFaith 1.5.1

iFaith 1.5.1 comes packed in with important bug fixes and performance upgrades. and also include support for new firmwares.

A small list of the major improvements amongst other improvements include:

• Major code improvements
• Crazy payload rewrite
• Fetch beta blobs when new betas are pushed out
• Ability to dump iOS 5.1.x/6.1 on the iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 3 and A4 devices
• 3.x.x IPSW creation for iPod touch 2G users

 iFaith v1.5.1 is available for download here
Evasi0n tool will be available here for download

Alternatives To Installous After iOS6.x Untetherd Jailbreak

Alternatives Apps To Take Installous' Place
It's being weeks now since Puy0 dropped the bombshell that his team is shutting down Hackulous and stopping support for the popular Installous app on most jailbroken idevices.
While this is a good thing for some folks like app developers and Apple but it's not good for those that like to test out apps before purchasing. Also, some people that like cracked apps will also feel the jolt of not having Installous anymore.

iOS6.1 untethered jailbreak on iPhones iPods and iPads have been achieved with the help of the Evasi0n tool, the need for installation of cracked apps and Cydia apps have increased more than ever. Although, Installous in no more, there are a couple of alternatives out there that will fill the space that Installous left behind.
These alternatives are stated below.
It should be noted that this is note to encourage piracy and the use of cracked applications but for educational purposes and also for the majority of people that would want to test out an app before going to spend their dollars in purchasing an app that might turn out shitty or great.

For you to have these alternative Installous apps, you are required to jailbreak your device (iPhone 4S, 4, 3GS, iPod and iPad on iOS 4.x or higher).
The following are alternatives to Installous that can be installed to your device.

• Appcake

• Vshare

• HIPStore

• IPAstore

To install Appcake:
Open Cydia > Manage > sources. Select Edit and then Add. Next enter the repo cydia.iphonecake.com. Click on Add Source. Cydia will proceed to downloading the archives. Once downloaded, open the downloaded repo and you can download AppCake+.

For vShare, all you need to do is add the repo http://repo.appvv.com and then you can download vShare to your device

Alternatively, you can also download apps from websites like www.pandaapp.com, torrents sites etc and then transfer into your device using iFunbox, iTools etc and then install on your device.
Provided you have AppSync for your device OS version installed, the downloaded apps will work well.

Immediately you test out the installed app and feel satisfied with the product, you can then delete and purchase the original version from App Store or Cydia.

Well, I hope you enjoy these alternative apps to Installous

Beware of These 5 Fake Jailbreak Tools

One of the most anticipated tool is that tool that is supposed to jailbreak the iOS 6.1 untethered on all Apple devices.
Contrary to the popular ones we have always had from Chronic Dev-team, this one is coming from the Evad3rs team and the name of the tool is Evasi0n which will be released on Sunday.

However, people could be easily fooled with fake jailbreak tools that promises to jailbreak all iDevices on iOS 6.1 untethered. these fake tools are listed below and you are advised NOT to use them or PAY for any of them as they can render your device unusable or install spyware into your device.
Most importantly, wait patiently for the legitimate jailbreak tool. It is usually free and very stable and legit.

Fake Jailbreak Tools
1. Gull1hack & Blacksn0w V2
These tools by the Gull1hack team have been declared fake by the iPhone Dev-team. The tools was supposedly to jailbreak iPhone and iPod touch devices on the new bootrom untethered.

2. FastRa1n0.5
This particular one says it can jailbreak iOS 5 and later untethered and even charge a whooping $24.99 for it. As far confirmation goes, @comex have said that it is fake and does not work. Consequently, it is fake. Stay away from it.

3. Ghost App
This is yet another jailbreaking tool that promises to jailbreak untethered iOS 5 on all iPhone 3G/3GS/4/4S for $24.99 also. It doesn't even have a demo to try out its functions.
Just like FastRa1n0.5 above, it's not legit, its a fake. Stay away from it

4. Jailbreak
This is got me laughing. It is sold for $9.99 and does nothing. It even featured in the Apple app store at a time ( still wondering how Apple allowed a jailbreak tool in the store anyway). Anyways, it was removed from the store when Apple and Dev-Team found out it was a fake tool.

Unlock iPhone 4S
This tool claim to unlock iPhone 4S on any baseband and also jailbreak untethered. On their website, declaration was made that refund will be made if jailbreak and unlock was unsuccessful. However, no real testimony that it has worked.
The best way to confirm a tool is working is to go to various fora. Here you will hear people are saying about a particular app

THESE ARE LEGITIMATE JAILBREAKING TOOLS
These tools below don't need introduction as they are the most popular legitimate free jailbreaking tool available.

1. Redsn0w
2. Absinthe
3. Sn0wbreeze
4. Evasi0n (particularly for iOS 6.1)

Evasi0n is the most recent of them all which will be released on Sunday 3rd of Feb. 2013 for public download. Created by the evad3rs team (pimskes, pod2j, musclenerd etc).

If you want more news for evasi0n click here
mind you, http://evasi0ndownload.blogspot.com/# seem to be a copy of the original webpage. Don't download from it. The font used and a declaration of a download looks fishy.