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Surely, many of the novice users of Apple products have at least once asked the question “What is jailbreak?” “What is it for?” “What is the difference between an unattached, tethered and semi-tethered jail?” Believe me, not everything is as difficult as it seems. And in this article we will try to tell you all the nuances about jailbreak as easily as possible. So, let's get started.

The first and most frequently asked question among newcomers.

— What is jailbreak?

Essentially, jailbreak is a modified firmware that allows you to access file system. You may ask why is this necessary? We answer. If you have official version firmware, then you are limited, limited in what way? In terms of the fact that you can install applications only through the AppStore. Do you want to change hidden settings phone? Modding the interface? Transfer files from using Bluetooth? ... I could go on and on, but I think the meaning is clear. In short, Jailbreak allows you to install applications and tweaks that were not allowed on the AppStore due to Apple's strict moderation rules.

And so, I hope we have clearly explained what jailbreak is. Now let's figure out what types of jailbreaking there are, and which types are preferable.

— Untethered Jailbreak

Untethered jailbreak is the most preferred one from below. It allows you to use Cydia and other applications without the need to reboot your iGadget and connect it to your computer. In other words, untethered jailbreak allows you to reboot your device without any problems.

*** iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch with untethered jailbreak functions without any glitches, retaining all jailbreak features, and you can reboot your gadget without any problems.

— Tethered Jailbreak

Tethered jailbreak is the least preferred of all the ones presented. With a jailbreak attached, you will not be able to reboot your iDevice without connecting it to the computer via a USB cable and launching a special program (In the case of Sn0wBreeze, this is iBooty) . Thus, we do not recommend doing a tethered jailbreak without unnecessary necessity, since if you don’t have a computer at hand, and you need to reboot the Device, then you won’t get further than the “Apple” icon.

*** Tiedjailbreak has all the qualities of a jailbreak, but at the same time you will need a computer every time you want to reboot your device.

— Semi-Tethered Jailbreak

Until recently, users of Apple products knew only two types of jailbreak: Untethered and tethered jail. But in mid-October this year, the BigBoss team released the new kind jailbreak, or rather this is not a new type, but only an addition to the tethered jailbreak. Meet the tweak - SemiTether.

SemiTether – This is a Cydia package that is available in a separate repository and allows you to reboot your gadget with a jailbreak attached without connecting it to your computer. "All that glitters is not gold." Unfortunately, the tweak is still quite crude and of course it has its drawbacks. If your device is started using SemiTether, then applications like Safari, SBSetting, and mail will not function at all. If this does not stop you, then you can safely proceed to installing this tweak. (*How to install this tweak, see below)

to install SemiTether mikrotik 750up follow the instructions.

1. First, jailbreak your device.
2. Open Cydia and enter the following repository:
3. Install SemiTether and reboot your device.
4. Profit!! We rejoice and use it for your health! :)

And on this note, this article ends. In the next article, we will tell you how to doJbreak yourself. Good luck!

As previously reported, the hacker iH8sn0w has a version of a new tool designed to jailbreak iOS 6.1.3-6.1.5 firmware.

In the instructions below we will tell you how you can use the P0sixspwn tool to untethered jailbreak any device with pre-installed iOS firmware 6.1.3, iOS 6.1.4 or iOS 6.1.5. I would like to immediately note that the method of hacking devices using P0sixspwn is very similar to .

You do all actions at your own peril and risk!

Peculiarities:

* P0sixspwn allows you to do untethered jailbreak. This means that after rebooting, you will not need to connect the device to your computer.
* P0sixspwn allows you to jailbreak any device that is compatible with iOS 6.1.3, iOS 6.1.4 or iOS 6.1.5 firmware.
* P0sixspwn hacks the device without the need to restore “clean” firmware on it.

Compatible Devices:

* iPhone 3GS.
* iPhone 4.
* iPhone 4S.
* iPhone 5.
* iPod Touch 4G.
* iPod Touch 5.
* iPad Mini.
* iPad 2.
* iPad 3.
* iPad 4.

Attention! Before you start jailbreaking, we recommend:

1. To avoid losing important data stored on your device, do backup copy your device from using iTunes or iCloud:
1.1. To create a backup in iCloud, go to the menu Settings -> iCloud -> Storage & Backups -> Turn on the “Copy to iCloud” slider -> Create a copy. First, you can go to the Storage item and disable “everything unnecessary” so as not to take up space in iCloud.
1.2. To create a backup in iTunes, connect your device to your computer, launch iTunes, select your device in the menu on the left, right-click on its name and select Create Backup.
2. Disable the password lock on your device as this may cause problems during the jailbreak process. To disable blocking, go to the menu Settings -> General -> Password protection.
3. Avoid doing anything with your device and computer until the jailbreak process is completed.
4. If anything goes wrong, you need to restart the P0sixspwn program, reboot the device (if necessary, hold Home buttons and Power until it turns off), and repeat the jailbreak process from the beginning.
5. If you receive an error on OS X 10.8 saying that the P0sixspwn tool cannot be opened, right-click on its icon and context menu select "Open". In the dialog box that appears behind this, also select “Open”.

Attention! During the jailbreak process, some devices may enter what is known as a "bootloop", in which the device does not boot completely, displaying the boot logo. In this case, if available, you will have to restore the firmware on your device and repeat the jailbreak process. If SHSH certificates missing, you will be forced to switch to latest version iOS 7.

How to untethered jailbreak any device running iOS 6.1.3-6.1.5

1. Download the latest version of the P0sixspwn tool from our dedicated page and run it on your computer.

2. Connect your device to your computer (enter the administrator password if required) and click the “Jailbreak” button, after which the jailbreak process will automatically begin.

3. At the very beginning of this process, your device will reboot and the files required to jailbreak the device will begin to be installed on it. This operation may take several minutes and your device may turn on and off several times. Do not use your device during this process under any circumstances!

4. After the jailbreak process is completed, your device will reboot again and the Cydia icon will appear.

5. Before launching Cydia, connect to Wi-Fi networks or set up an Internet connection via 3G. Don't forget that after the first Cydia launcher you must wait until the file system is reorganized.

6. That's it! Now your device with firmware 6.1.3-6.1.5 is jailbroken and all you have to do is launch Cydia again and start downloading your favorite tweaks from there.

From our article in this encyclopedia dedicated to, you will learn that any jailbreak is based on the use of some vulnerability either in iOS or at the hardware level. Depending on where the vulnerability is found, what consequences its use has, how it can be linked to other known vulnerabilities, etc., it ultimately depends on what the jailbreak will be and how exactly it will be carried out.

From the user's point of view, the most important thing is to divide the jailbreak into attached and unattached.

Untethered jailbreak

Untethered jailbreak is done once and for all, more precisely, until the next flashing of your iPhone, iPod touch, iPad or Apple TV. Untethered jailbreak is based on vulnerabilities that allow access to the file system every time the device is booted without any external intervention. Finding vulnerabilities for untethered jailbreak is very difficult, and is becoming more difficult every year. However, there are Apple devices, for which untethered jailbreak is guaranteed for almost any iOS versions:

  • iPhone 2G
  • iPhone 3G
  • iPhone 3GS
  • iPod touch 1G
  • iPod touch 2G ()

For all other gadgets, an untethered jailbreak for each new firmware is developed separately, often almost from scratch, so this process takes quite a long time.

Tethered jailbreak

Tethered jailbreak provides access to file iPhone system, iPod touch, iPad or Apple TV only until the first reboot or power outage. The next time you boot, the device will either not be able to boot at all, or it will still boot, but many applications will stop working.

Thus, a tethered jailbreak requires connecting the gadget to the computer and re-running the jailbreak utility, which re-uploads the files required for jailbreaking into the device and forces it to boot in normal mode.

There are Apple devices for which a tethered jailbreak is guaranteed on any version of iOS:

  • iPhone 3GS
  • iPhone 4
  • iPod touch 2G
  • iPod touch 3G
  • iPod touch 4G
  • iPad 1G

Can a tethered jailbreak become untethered?

As a rule, this is what happens. First, a tethered jailbreak is being released, aimed at those users who updated to next firmware and cannot be rolled back due to the absence of . Then it happens jailbreak untethering: released a new version any jailbreak utility that already knows how to perform untethered jailbreak. But several months may pass between the release of tethered and untethered jailbreaks, and for some firmware, untethered jailbreaks were not released at all on many devices.

About jailbreaking new Apple gadgets

The most valuable vulnerabilities for jailbreaking are exploits in bootrome, i.e. in the hardware bootloader of your iPhone, iPod touch, iPad or Apple TV. Even if Apple wants to, it cannot eliminate them because the bootrom code cannot be overwritten. One such vulnerability guarantees an untethered jailbreak for older devices, the second - a tethered one (see above). But for devices released by Apple since 2011 (i.e. iPad 2 and everything that came out later), not a single new vulnerability was found in the bootrom. Therefore, jailbreak is for new Apple gadgets appears much less frequently due to the extreme complexity of its development.

How to boot a jailbroken gadget

The easiest way to download an iPhone, iPod touch, iPad or Apple TV with an attached jailbreak is through the redsn0w utility.

First you need to download the latest version of the utility redsn0w for OS X or for Windows.

Unzip the redsn0w archive to your desktop. If you run redsn0w on Windows, then in the context menu of the redsn0w.exe file, select "Run as administrator".


On start screen redsn0w click the "Extras" button.

Then click "Just boot".

Then connect your gadget to your computer via cable. Click Power button(on the top end) for 4-5 seconds until the slider to turn off the device appears. Move the slider, wait until the "Next" button becomes available.

You will need to press Power for three seconds, then, without releasing Power, hold down Home and hold both buttons for exactly 10 seconds. Finally, without releasing Home, release Power and hold Home until redsn0w starts booting the device. On Apple TV you need to hold down the MENU and PLAY buttons remote control for 7 seconds.

Unfortunately, you will have to do all the described steps every time you turn on and every reboot of the device. This is what main drawback tied iPhone jailbreak, iPod touch, iPad and Apple TV.

The object of real sympathy for most Apple users is the company's strict policy towards third party programs. By disallowing downloading certain applications, “Apple Corp.”, on the one hand, reduces the risk of the user losing personal data, and on the other hand, sets limits on the actions of the owner of a world-famous smartphone, player or tablet. To get rid of these very frameworks, jailbreak modules were invented that allow you to bypass established restrictions. Today we will look at the untethered jail for iOS 8.

The most famous varieties of them are called “Tethered” jailbreak and “Untethered” jailbreak. Their main difference lies not in software nuances, but in some conditions of use. Using a tethered Jailbreak sets certain limits on the operation of the device. The name fully justifies the work of the program - “attached to the session”. The said jailbreak goes into inactive mode after the device is turned off.

Pros and cons of tethered and untethered jail

There is a certain problem associated with the tethered type of jailbreak - after the gadget is completed, it is necessary to do another jailbreak (re-jailbreak) in order for the iOS gadget to be operational. The main advantage of tethered jailbreak is that this type hacking programs appear shortly after the final release of any version of iOS.

  • An untethered Jailbreak is more pliable than a tethered one. After the installation is finally completed it may remain "merged" with shell software, showing no signs of rebooting the device. Untethered Jailbreak and most often appear long after release specific version iOS, and here time plays an important role for users.

In general, the most basic differences between these types of jailbreak are:

  • The tethered jailbreak comes out first, followed by the untethered one.
  • A tethered jailbreak may require another installation after a reboot.
  • Using a tethered Jailbreak may result in various problems in use, errors and failures in the iOS system, as opposed to untethered.

Untethered jailbreak

Untethered jailbreak of iOS 8 (untethered jailbreak) is done once and for all, more specifically, before the subsequent firmware update of your Apple products.

  • iPhone 2G
  • iPhone 3G
  • At its core, there are vulnerabilities that can allow access to the file system when the gadget is loaded without any external activity. Finding these very weaknesses of an untethered jailbreak is very difficult and problematic, and every year it becomes more and more difficult. But still, there are Apple products for which untethered jailbreak is provided on virtually any version of iOS:
  • iPod touch 1G
  • iPhone 3GS with old boot

iPod touch 2G (except MC models) For other gadgets, untethered iOS 8 jailbreak with new firmware

is developed individually, most often from the very beginning, so this process is long-term.

Performing a jailbreak using Pangu If you have made a new update for your Apple products, but for some reason you need an untethered jailbreak of your device, then there is great news for you from the Pangu team. In an “unexpected surprise”, not long ago the Pangu hacker team announced that they had a solution to the untethered jailbreak for iOS 8.0.x -8.1.x. They have already presented newest option one of its tools for untethered jailbreak Pangu8, however, now it trial version

and it specializes for the developers themselves, having the opportunity to update their tweaks for iOS 8.

In addition, Cydia has not yet been updated for iOS 8, which is another reason why Cydia does not come with Pangu8.

  • However, if you urgently need to jailbreak your iOS 8 device and are ready to face all sorts of problems that you may encounter after jailbreaking your gadget using Pangu 8, first, carefully read the information below.
  • Supported firmware:
  • iOS 8.0
  • iOS 8.0.1

iOS 8.0.2

  • iOS 8.1
  • Supported Devices:
  • iPhone 6
  • iPhone 6 Plus
  • iPhone 5s
  • iPhone 5c
  • iPhone 5
  • iPhone 4s
iPad (2, 3, 4, Air, Air 2, mini 1, mini 2, mini 3)

Before experimenting with your device, you need to make a backup. Installing the Pangu8 jailbreak has never led to disastrous results, but it doesn’t hurt to be vigilant, and it’s also a good idea to check compatibility.

After Reserve copy connect your iPad/iPhone/iPod to your computer using a cable, installation can begin:

  • First, download the jailbreak. TO today Windows-only version available.
  • Run Pangu8_v1.0.1.exe and you will see the start window before the process begins. IMPORTANT!!! Exit account iCloud, otherwise the procedure will not happen (Settings -> iCloud -> Exit). If you do not want to install Chinese store applications - uncheck the only box in the window.
  • Select the blue button and launch jailbreak. The duration of the process is about one minute. Be careful as you may damage some data on your device.
  • After this, a barely visible “pangunew” shortcut will appear on your desktop on your device. Click on it and the “second stage” of the process will begin, taking about 10 seconds.
  • Upon completion, a window pops up with the question “to trust or not to trust”, click “Trust”
  • The blue bar will advance a little more, and at the end you will see the long-awaited Pangu label.

Just recently, hackers from the TaiG team released a utility for untethered iOS jailbreak 8.1.1. Almost immediately after this Apple company once again spoke about the process of hacking the system itself, not recommending owners of Apple products to jailbreak. According to Apple policy, installing a jailbreak violates license agreement, which entails a reason for refusal in the future warranty service failed device.

Alternative options

Let us remind you that you need to be careful and careful when installing jailbreak, since the version from the Pangu team is a trial version. Incorrect installation may cause device failure or errors during system processes.

The TaiG team also released an updated utility for jailbreaking iOS 8.1.1. In this version of the program, the interface has been translated to English language. In addition, the exploit team launched a localized version of the site at taig.com/en.

TaiGJBreak 1.0.2 is compatible with mobile versions operating system iOS 8.0, iOS 8.0.2, iOS 8.1, iOS 8.1.1. TaiGJBreak was originally supposed to be able to support iOS 8.2. But at the last moment the developers removed this firmware in order to keep important information secret weak spots Apple. Chinese hackers are determined to introduce the world updated version immediately after the presentation final version iOS 8.2.

Before this, TaiGJBreak developers noted that there was a possibility of a Mac version of the exploit, although this issue had not been fully resolved.

How to jailbreak iOS 8.1.2 using TaiG 1.2

  • Download the TaiG 1.2 utility for Windows;
  • Back up your device;
  • Disable Lockscreen password, Touch ID, Find iPhone function;
  • Connect the device to the PC and launch TaiG 1.2;
  • Uncheck the “3K Assistant” checkbox and click “Start”.

It is brought to your attention that soon Apple time might release a big one iOS update 8.2, covering existing punctures in safety. Although, the hackers themselves stated that they have the necessary tools for quick hacking next version gadget platform. The iOS 8.1.1 TaiGJBreak jailbreak utility can be downloaded offline. website.