How to Save Your SHSH Blob

By , Jul 20, 2010

Save SHSH Blob

With the release of Spirit now imminent, it would be a good thing to save your SHSH blob, in case you need to downgrade in the future. Saving your iPhone SHSH is very simple.

Step 1: Download Firmware Umbrella from here.

Step 2: Launch Firmware Umbrella and plug your iPhone in.

Step 3: Click “Save My SHSH” and wait for Firmware Umbrella to do the job.

Done! A copy will be saved to your computer and it will also send a request to Cydia to save your SHSH on Saurik’s server.

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  • A.J.

    what about for PCs?

  • Krezack

    There’s a PC version available as well which works just the same. The only problem i’ve seen is for some reason it just doesn’t work with some iPhone 4′s.

  • Ifonechip

    Worked well on my PC no problems. Bring on the jailbreak

  • beakhand

    do i have to upgrade to save my shsh or can i stay on 4.0 and save 4.0.1

  • David

    what are SHSH blobs? just got an iphone 4… :( thanks!

  • DexDD

    You can save 4.0.1 on 4.0 just did it.

  • libag

    can i upgrade to 4.0.1 without saving my 3.1.3 shsh blobs?

    • Christian

      Make sure u save ur blob for 3.1.3 before u upgrade!!! I wish I saved my 3.1.2 before I upgraded to 4.0. My 3G is having many problems with ios4, and I wish I saved my 3.1.2 blobs so I could downgrade.

  • Angel Miranda

    Should I save my 3.1.3 and then upgrade to 4.0.x and save that one also???

    • Christian

      Yes!!!!!

  • SoCoMagNuM

    Im confused. All i can say is i have the iphone4 iOS4 factory. What should i do specifically? Thanks.

  • Chris

    Did this last night and it already shows on cydia that my shsh are saved. Bring on spirit

  • Saice

    Come on spirit I cant stand my unjailbroken iphone anymore :( :(

  • Vik071

    If you did not save previous version of firmware, it is too late now since Apple stopped signing all other versions except 4.0.1. You need to check advanced options and another menu selection will appear underneath with all previous versions. I was able to save 4.0.1 locally but it stil. Does not appear on Cydia…

  • Chris

    @ vic71
    give it time, it will

  • David

    Could someone PLEEEASE tell me what SHSH blobs are? I have an iPhone 4 running 4.0 (don’t wanna update).

    • R1VERFOX

      Download tinyumbrella, connect iPhone, click save shsh, that’s all u need to know :-)

      • David

        Why it takes sooo long?

  • SoCoMagNuM

    @David

    im in the same boat. i understand the purpose but i think since we have iphone4 and 4.0 i think that we cant downgrade. i think this if for 3GS and below. I saved my blob and im also on iOS4. didnt upgrade to 4.0.1.

  • David

    @SoCoMagNuM

    Thanks for the reply! Why did you save your iPhone 4 4.0 blobs if only people using 3GS and below should worry about doing this?

  • SoCoMagNuM

    @David

    Im not sure lol. like i said i think i understand why cause of the whole “window being closed for 4.0″. our devices are at 4.0 so i dont think we can downgrade to anything below 4.0…that includes 3.1.2. my iphone 4 came with 4.0 installed. my 3G also has 4.0 but i never created a blob before so i don think ill be downgrading that either. maybe with a little research but basically my 3G is a ipod/gaming device for my girlfriend. has no cellular service but its still jailbroken

  • David

    @SoCoMagNuM

    I got this reply from someone in another post:

    [as a 4.0 user,] you should be concerned because appl only signs firmware for limited time and thts the only time u hav to forge the signature and you need signature for dwngrade so if you jailbreak ever messes up you can restore a jailbreakable firmwAre instead of having to upgrade to newest the shsh you hav saved will be the only means tht allow you to restore to older firmware versions.

    SoCo: I think you said you already saved your blob, so good for you! Hope it’s not too late for me.

  • SoCoMagNuM

    @Brian

    yeah i saved mines this morning. whenever i wanted to rejailbreak i didnt know about the shsh blobs so i always ended up just upgrading to newest firmware. im still at 4.0 on my iphone4. as long as i can jailbreak my iphone and get back qtweeter, SBSettings, fxtones, 3g unrestrictor, and possibly myfi ill be fine. im worried if i use tethering on iphone4 that they will charge the extra fee (at&t) though it will be through jailbreak program. ill hold off on that and let someone else try that out.

  • justin

    i have an iphone 3gs vesion 4.0 is it possible for me to save the shsh blob even if my phone was never been jail-broken before?

  • http://www.iphonedownloadblog.com Sebastien

    @Justin Yes

  • Christian

    Please any help would be greatly appreciated!!! Just received my iPhone 4, it’s running 4.0.1. Do I need to save my blobs or am I screwed! I know I’m screwed for 4.0 but wasn’t sure if I should save the 4.0.1. I also have a jb 3G with 4.0, and 4.0.1 blobs save on suariks server thru cydia. Can I use them for my iPhone 4 or only for that device? The phone was sent from factory running 4.0.1. Am I going to be able to jb my ip4?

  • Rob

    I have just bought a iPhone 3G an it’s never been jail broken but I had to install iTunes to run it it’s now on 4.0.2 does any1 no how I can jail break this am A newbie ta

  • michelle

    I’m so lost im trying to downgrade 4.2 to 4.1 somebody help me plz ??

  • http://synachea.blogspot.com cena

    before i update to 4.0.2 i don’t have save shsh to Saurik’s Server so i can’t restore or downgrade to 4.0.1 or ealier. so if u all have solution about this case pls tell to follow.

  • Lena

    how soon 4.0.2 can be unlocked and jailbroken?

  • JAV

    I search and tried different ways to downgrade from 4.0.2 and was able to downgrade following this youtube.com/watch?v=LdjLPiTDXlw… I didnt save my SHSH blob before and was still able to do it. Good luck Michelle

    • Abi

      Hey, it clearly states u must save SHSH 1st… R u sure it’s safe 2do so? Many thanx. Abi

  • Jove

    Ok so I read so many comments about jailbreak is not gonna work on 4.0.2 can somebody tell me how to downgrade to the earlier version or at least just to unblock to work with other network b/c I just bought I phone 4 and I’m in Europe now so my mind is mush up if I can not use I’m going crazy please somebody to help me PLEASE PLEASE

  • jagan

    I accidentally upgraded my IPhone from Version 4.0.1 to 4.0.2, and i tried almost all options availlable over Internet, but i was not able to Downgrade. I think only STEVE JOBS can help me now.

  • Loveitman

    Just purchased an iPhone 4 with 4.0.2 firmware already installed. Is there a way to downgrade to 4.0.1 or lower. I saved my SHSH but it’s 4.0.2… I’ve requested SHSH’s from Cydia and. Was able to retrieve 3.1.3 but I still get errors when I attempt to downgrade (3002 to be exact). Any assistance would be appreciated.

  • Omar

    Can i get the shsh blop if i didnt save them from the begining ? Is there a way to downgrade without it?

  • Heinrich

    By pointing my HOSTS file to Cydia servers,I was able to downgrade my 3GS from 4.0.2 fw 5.13.04 to 4.0.1. I then restored an old backup I had and jailbroke it :) Apparently my blobs were saved on the Cydia servers (thank you so much Guys) and I didn’t know it. I am soooo so happy and thankful.

  • Zeeshan Zafiri

    Hi !
    I was using iphone 3G here in India with version 3.1.3 with my operator vodafone.
    When I updated my iphone from 3.1.3 to 4.1 using itunes my iphone got locked.
    serial no.: 878379AC1R4
    IMEI.: 01 174300 829098 5
    Modem Version.: 05.14.02
    Bootloader: 05.09
    I require futher help from you people so that I can unlock my iphone at the earliest…
    Hoping a better reply
    and Thank You in advance…
    Regards,
    Zeeshan Zafiri

    • Frank

      You cannot unlock for your basband: 05.14.02. As of today, there is no unlock available for it yet. You’ll have to wait until one is availabe. For now, you are stuck with the defauli carrier.

      PS: I didn’t know they lock carrier in India. I thought that only happens in North America and Australia and Great Britain.

  • Random

    if I have already upgraded to 4.1 without saving anything, is there any way that I could downgrade to 4.0.1?

  • qassop

    if I have already upgraded to 4.1 without saving anything, is there any way that I could downgrade to 4.0.1?

    is there anyone can answer this question?

    thanks

  • nina

    i just brought an iphone 4 and it comes with 4.1 version. and i aso have iphone 3gs. i already save my shsh for my 3gs.

    the question is, is that possible if i’m using 3gs shsh file in my iphone 4? since the version can’t be jailbreaking. thanx

  • tony

    hi, man, i have a problem with my iphone, i update to 4.1 by mistake and now is locked, so i want to use to t-mobile like was 3 days ago i try to restore many time and doesn’t work, some error appears like 1015 and another one. i just want to downgrade or unlock, please help me with this problem.

  • tony

    i don’t save my previous version

  • tony

    qassop we have the same problem if you get some information let me know i gonna do the same to you, thank you

  • Adis

    i have my jail broken 3gs backed on my itunes and i just got the iphone 4 but don’t have my 3gs. can i save the shsh blobs from itunes some how?

  • Brian

    I wish I would have known abt shsh blobs when I got my iPod touch 2g.. It was at 3.1.3 when I got it. I jailbroke and played w it. Installous didn’t work right and someone said upgrading to 4.0 would fix that. I upgraded to 4.0 immediately and jailbroke. I wish the person would have mentioned without shsh blobs (unique to each idevice) theres no hope of downgrade.. I’ve been having wifi problems and cydia problems ever since. For some ppl it works fine tho. It

  • Roy

    Could I downgrade my iphone even without the saved SHSH blobs?? I really don’t care if everything gets erased.

  • Kev

    I just bought an IPhone 4 a week ago, I want to jailbreak it but I’m not sure I’m understanding everything involved. I tried jailbreakme and it says I need to downgrade my system to 4.0 but then it says it’s probably impossible. So first can I jailbreak my phone? If so where should I start? Also how would I downgrade?

  • yeah

    what is the whole point of the shsh blob. why can’t you just download the old firmware, hold shift and alt and click restore and load the old firmware in?

    what does the shsh blob do? I’m simply just trying to downgrade from a 4.1 to 4.0.2, what’s this shsb blob thing about?

  • Jimmy

    For all those who don’t know what SHSH Blobs do, I will say it with a few simple words.

    If SHSH Blobs are saved: Your firmware ex. 3.1.3 can be restored on your iPhone as many times you want, even if Apple doesn’t support it anymore. *Cydia* does it. :-)

    Anyway, I’m using iPhone 3G 8GB on iOS 4.1 and now am trying to find a way to enable HDR and Game Center. At least HDR if possible but until now as I see noone achieved it manually through .plist file.

    • Utkarsh

      Cheers mate. That was very very helpful. Finally I got to know the importance of SHSH in very simple words.

  • Cx_beast

    Ahh I hope it will work :( been having loads of trouble!

  • Utkarsh

    I thought with SHSH we can upgrade the current firmware by preserving the BaseBand.

  • mhz

    Heya people.
    I got a iPhone 3G
    4.2.1
    firmware: 05.15.04

    I do NOT have the old SHSH saved, possible for me to downgrade back to 3.1.3? I wanna downgrade since iOS 4 really made my phone slow as hell.

    My phone is unlocked from my operator.

    I appreciate GOOD answers from people with knowledge.

    Thanks!

    • http://sinfuliphone.com roller

      go to the sinfuliphone site for all your needs

  • http://sinfuliphone.com roller

    yes you can downgrade, go to the sinfuliphone site for all your needs

  • Tepicky

    Hey i have an iphone 4 with 4.1. I bought it jailbroken but not unlocked. Can i still do this?

    • Spikeyyy

      Yes mate. You will be do this soon. The unlock is expected this week. Follow sherif_hashim. This dude is working on the unlock. All I can say is that you don’t have to wait too long for this.

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