How to prepare for the iOS 5.1.1 untethered jailbreak

By , May 21, 2012

The upcoming iOS 5.1.1 untethered jailbreak release is imminent. It’s so close we can almost smell it.

For that reason, it would be wise to go ahead and analyse your current situation, and prepare for the jailbreak.

It has been confirmed that the A5 portion of the jailbreak — the jailbreak for iPhone 4S, iPad 2, and the iPad 3 — will only support iOS 5.1.1.

While nothing has been said about A4 devices, it’s a good chance that iOS 5.1.1 will be required to jailbreak any device with the new Absinthe tool across the board.

So what should you do? Should you update your device now, or wait until the jailbreak has been officially released?

Regardless of what you decide to do, I highly advise you to head over to our downloads page, and download the iOS 5.1.1 firmware for all of the devices you plan to jailbreak. Go ahead and save the iOS 5.1.1 firmware to a place that you can easily identify later. I like organizing my firmware into folders for each device.

The next thing I recommend doing is further analyzing your situation. If you have a new iPad (iPad 3), go ahead and update now to iOS 5.1.1. This makes sense, because this is an A5 device, and there isn’t a preexisting jailbreak for the new iPad anyway.

If you have an iPhone 4S, or an iPad 2, it’s a more calculated judgement call. If you’re already jailbroken on either of these devices running iOS 5.0.1, then you may decide to hold off until the new jailbreak is released. Otherwise, you would temporarily lose your jailbreak until Absinthe 2.0 is officially released.

You could also decide that you don’t care about being on iOS 5.1.1, or that you don’t want to be on iOS 5.1.1 for various reasons. Keep in mind that a lot of the time it takes a while for every new tweak to be updated to support the latest firmware. The good news is that iOS 5.1.1 isn’t an astronomical upgrade like going from iOS 4.3.3 to iOS 5.0, so compatibility problems shouldn’t be a gargantuan issue.

If, however, you recently purchased an iPhone 4S or an iPad 2 preinstalled with iOS 5.1, then go ahead and update to iOS 5.1.1.

If you have an A4 device: (iPhone 4, iPod touch 4th generation) then it’s really up to you. Hopefully you’ve been proactive in saving your SHSH blobs, so you can always downgrade to previous firmware. iOS 5.1.1 is already jailbreakable (tethered) on iOS 5.1.1 for A4 devices, so chances are you may already have iOS 5.1.1 on your A4 device.

Regardless of your situation, the jailbreak — barring any unforeseen hiccups — should be released this week. Even if you were to be without a jailbreak for a few days, even the most hardcore jailbreaker can usually manage a few days without his or her favorite tweak.

Whatever you decide to do, please, please, please save your SHSH blobs. It never hurts, and you just never know when those will come in handy. Also, bear in mind that this doesn’t take into account unlocking. If you need to unlock it’s always smart to proceed with extreme caution prior to updating.

What will you be doing in preparation for the upcoming jailbreak?

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  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1134997801 Omar Assaad

    Thanks guys, very nice work!!! And for those who use custom ipsw jailbreak? Will the jailbreak be available in sn0wbreeze or pwangetool?

    • http://twitter.com/justinetobi Justine Tobi Dayao

      as the jailbreak cycle goes, it will. definitely.

      • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1134997801 Omar Assaad

        thanks :D Hope so :D I want to hacktivate :D

  • http://twitter.com/myorangeisstuck willie

    Yay I’m so hype for the easy way of jailbreak!! So fonna update my phone through wifi and straight away jailbreak when it’s released!

  • http://www.facebook.com/Sereyvuth.Seng Seng Sereyvuth

    that’s good, and i also already updated to iOS5.1.1 a few weeks ago since i heard the new about the Release of Untethered Jailbreak….

  • UZMAN -

    I have an iphone 4 5.0.1 Untethered JB.
    can I just update to ios 5.1.1 using the iphone itself in settings? What will happen if i DO?

    • http://twitter.com/Tkf530 Tristan

      The update will fail. You’ll need to upgrade to iOS 5.1.1 in iTunes.

      • UZMAN -

        oh. What if i put a thethered JB for 5.1.1, can I just install the untethered over it when it comes out? Will all data like tweaks go away if i do that?

      • http://twitter.com/Sibayan Francis Sibayan

        you can back up your cydia tweaks with xbackup (from cydia) watch youtube videos on how to use it.

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Mahmutcan-Toerka/1096122283 Mahmutcan Toerka

      try it, but It won’t work. You must update via itunes

    • Anonymous

      I wouldn’t update, restore it cuz it could mess up your device.

    • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=505511226 Radwan Lamine

      the jailbreak on the phone will make the update fail and be careful with the baseband if you are using gevey sim

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1134997801 Omar Assaad

    Can we save our 5.1.1 shsh blobs? if we can can ou please say where?

    • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1134997801 Omar Assaad

      I think I can do it in tinyumbrella. Will save shsh blobs be in iFaith? for 5.1.1

    • http://www.youtube.com/myjailbreakmovies/ Jeff Benjamin

      Tiny Umbrella will work.

    • http://www.youtube.com/myjailbreakmovies/ Jeff Benjamin

      Tiny Umbrella will work.

      • ic0n1c

        I saved my 5.1.1 blobs for my iPhone 4 but the SHSH for it is not showing on the cydia homepage. I am on 5.1.1 tethered at the moment. Should I be worried?

      • Michael Hoskins

        I think TinyUmbrella saves the SHSH to the computer it’s run on (I could be wrong, but I think there was some change in compatibility with sending to Cydia). On my Windows machine it saved to “C:Users.shsh” (Insert your username) and ignore this —>

    • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=505511226 Radwan Lamine

      use tiny umbrella

  • http://twitter.com/_djabrown _djabrown

    Nice wrap-up! Small correction though: iPhone 3GS is NOT an A4 device. ;)
    Keep it up!

    • http://www.youtube.com/myjailbreakmovies/ Jeff Benjamin

      You’re right. Not sure what I was thinking, thanks for pointing that out. It’s been fixed.

      • http://twitter.com/_djabrown _djabrown

        Sorry, didn’t mean to sound nit-picky – Just like the site and want to help keep it good :)

  • http://twitter.com/LFRGoldstein Fer Coronado

    Jeff could you do a video when the jailbreak is release on how to unlock my iPhone with the SAM method on 5.1.1 please!??

    • http://www.youtube.com/myjailbreakmovies/ Jeff Benjamin

      That’s been fixed by Apple, you won’t be able to do that.

      • http://twitter.com/MarvinDenis Marvin Denis

        Hi Jeff,

        I’m currently using the SAM method on my iPhone 4 5.0.1 and I saved my activation ticket like you showed us with your videos.

        My question is, do you think I will be able to restore the activation ticket once I’ll update to 5.1.1 ? Or will I lose the unlock?

        Thank you for all these tutorial,.. btw :-)

      • http://twitter.com/MrMESTIRI MESTIRI Ahmed

        you’ll be able to restore the ticket after upgradng to 5.1.1. ;)

      • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=505511226 Radwan Lamine

        yes you will be able to restore it after the jailbreak

    • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=505511226 Radwan Lamine

      its not working anymore

  • davred64

    Can i just re-jailbreak tethered 5.1.1 with untethered or do i have to restore then jailbreak?

    • http://www.youtube.com/myjailbreakmovies/ Jeff Benjamin

      That’s still unclear at the moment. I wouldn’t think so, but can’t say 100%.

  • Thies Verhave

    Is apple planning to release a new iOS on the day the iOS 5.1.1 jailbreak is released?

    • http://www.youtube.com/myjailbreakmovies/ Jeff Benjamin

      That, to my knowledge, has never happened. I don’t see that happening in the future either. If there are any security holes that could leave their userbase vulnerable like the PDF exploit in the jailbreakme days, then they could act a little faster. But Apple tends to not rush updates because of a jailbreak unless there is a gaping security hole that has been exploited. Even then, it still takes them a while to respond.

    • Michael Hoskins

      My more paranoid thought was “they could, they could.” They probably wont, but I updated to 5.1.1 as soon as I heard the jailbreak would support it. I’ve been able to live without the jb it for four days.

  • http://twitter.com/AflekBen Немања

    What about A4 devices on 5.1 (JB+tethered) ? Should we update/restore to 5.1.1 or will we be able to jailbreak the 5.1 firmware with Absinthe 2.0?

    • http://twitter.com/MrMESTIRI MESTIRI Ahmed

      what you gonna a loose if you upgrade? Nothing. Once you’re on 5.1.1, you’ll at least get rid of the red bubble on settings icon :p ;)

      • http://twitter.com/AflekBen Немања

        I am jailbroken and have a tweak for the settings badge, and i need to restore so i dont screw up my phone and i will lose all my music…

      • http://twitter.com/MrMESTIRI MESTIRI Ahmed

        Anyways I guess you’ll be able to jailbreak your A4 devices on 5.1 too.. good luck ;)

  • http://twitter.com/myorangeisstuck willie

    Checklist
    1. iDevice
    2. iTunes
    3. Absinthe
    4. Wifi

    YOU ARE GOOD TO GO AND PREPARED!!

  • שמואל רביב

    What should I do if I have an ipod 4 jailbreaked tethered ?
    Should I Upgrade ?
    And if not how will I be able to Jailbreak it untetherd ?

    • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

      update once the untether jailbreak is publicly available. until then, wait it out! just a few more days….. if not one!

      • שמואל רביב

        What if I want to jailbreak the untether over the tether ?
        Is it possible ?

      • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

        5.0.1 introduced the corona untether for A4 devices. if you were tethered when the untether came out, you were able to install a cydia package allowing your device to be untethered. who knows if they’ll be able to pull the same thing here. for 5.0.1, there were 2 different types of exploit. one for A5 devices, and one for A4. we’ll see what happens. the dev team/pod2g might just advise people to to a complete clean install of 5.1.1.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1562666980 Milad Khahil

    Already updated my iPad 3 and waiting for the release to do my iphone 4S :)

  • http://twitter.com/LFRGoldstein Fer Coronado

    Jeff but if I saved my activation ticket I can use it to unlock on 5.1.1 right?

    • http://www.youtube.com/myjailbreakmovies/ Jeff Benjamin

      Yes, if you have a saved activation ticket it should work. You just can’t gain a new activation with this method.

  • Anonymous

    I tried to upgrade to 5.1.1 in iTunes and it gave me an error message. It said that I could not be updated. This device isn’t eligible for the requested build.

    • Anonymous

      Nevermind. Unchecked Set Hosts to Cydia on Exit in TinyUmbrella. That did the trick.

      • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

        nice

    • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

      which device? you might have to restore it from dfu mode in order to get it working. make sure you do a backup!

  • Rob Julianelle

    So, if I have a 4s, jailbroken with absinthe 5.01, how would i go about jailbreaking to 5.1.1? just wait until absinthe 2.0 and just run that or do i have to remove jailbreak, upgrade via itunes to 5.1.1 and then re-jailbreak with absinthe 2.0? i think im confusing myself.

    • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

      Do a backup of your 4S thru itunes, do a restore to 5.1.1 clean, don’t restore from the backup yet. Once 5.1.1 finishes, then restore from the backup you made before (might be unnecessary, but I personally prefer this way), then run absinthe 2.0. Unless! Absinthe 2.0 is similar to v1.0 where the exploit is dropped in to a backup, then restored w/ the jailbreak inside of it. who know’s other than the dev team and pod2g @ this point?!?!?!

      • Rob Julianelle

        Thanks.
        I’m still on fence as to whether to bother upgrading at all, at least until next major one.

      • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

        my main reason for updating is app support. pretty soon apple will push the minimum OS to say 5.1. I couldn’t use pages & numbers on my iPhone 4 bc i didn’t update to 5.1. Tweaked a few things here and there and got them installed. it wasn’t fun but it’s a temporary work around.

  • http://twitter.com/mohammadkan3an MohammadKan3an

    i did update my iphone 4 from 5.0.1 to 5.1 about 3 weeks ago and i used my sam activation tickets but when you use them you wont get a signal first you need to install sam and disable it, worked for me hope it helps

  • http://twitter.com/T_Landefeld Trason Landefeld

    Rather new to this whole jailbreak community, so when I upgrade to 5.1.1 on my iPhone 4 I will lose everything currently on my phone that has to do with any JB apps or tweaks correct? Is there an easy way to keep everything backed up?

    Also do I have to do a restore as new to 5.1.1 or can I just update through iTunes?

    • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

      backup with itunes for settings and apps, then use something like openbackup or pkgbackup from cydia to backup tweaks you’ve installed from cydia. i use pkgbackup bc it uploads the small files to dropbox. do a fresh restore to 5.1.1, restore from your previous itunes backup, run absinthe, open cydia, install openbackup or pkgbackup, then restore your tweaks.

      • http://twitter.com/T_Landefeld Trason Landefeld

        Thanks man! One question what is dropbox? Does that install when you install pkgbackup?

      • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1507068701 Jorit Studer

        haha no it’s for saving stuff on the internet like icloud..

      • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

        my previous response is still being approved by admins here. go to the dropbox website to read about it a bit. you install it on your pc, there’s also an app for it for iOS as well. basically, pkgbackup takes a list of the tweaks you have installed, saves it to the cloud (dropbox), then when you want to restore/reinstall your tweaks, you run the restore feature of pkgbackup, and it grabs the list from the cloud.

  • http://twitter.com/Death2Kam Kam Perez

    Last night Saved my SHSH Blobs and screenshot all my sources, and packages :D but at 3am I couldn’t take it and jailbroke it tethered, its not that bad, I dont reboot my phone a lot, and when I do it at home, so when 5.1.1. Unteathered comes out I’m ready.

  • http://www.facebook.com/august.cabling August Cabling

    Jeff, i have an ip4s 5.0.1 untethered. Bb is 1.0.13. I got my activiation tickets. I want to jb on 5.1.1 w/o Updating my bb. How can i do that. Is it possible or because i have my sam unlock i should not care for the said upgrade? Pls help!

    • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

      in the upcoming version of redsn0w, you’ll be able to make a custom ipsw that’ll preserve your baseband.

  • http://twitter.com/adampaulik Adam Paulik

    I tried to restore ma iphone4 and there was an error 3194. Please any help :( ?

    • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

      restore it to what? you’ll most likely need tinyumbrella to help you

      • http://twitter.com/adampaulik Adam Paulik

        From ios 5.0.1 to 5.1.1. iTunes 10.6.0.40 …. Maybe I should update itunes, but it doesnt support jailbreak. Can I reinstal back to old itunes after update? or problem i some where in different thing?

      • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

        use the most updated version of iTunes @ all times. it won’t lock you out of your device no worries. download TinyUmbrella from either the downloads section here or google it. You’ll need that to save your SHSH blobs (things that make downgrading possible). do a backup thru your updated version of itunes. make sure the box in tinyumbrella that says set hosts to cydia on exit is unchecked. close tinyumbrella, and place you iPhone 4 in DFU mode. when you do that, iTunes should automatically open, if not then open it. It’ll see your iPhone is recovery mode and you’ll have the option to restore it. From there it should restore to 5.1.1. if your iphone was previously jailbroken, which i’m guessing it was, you can tether it for now w/ the latest version of redsn0w, or just do all of this when the new version of absinthe comes out later this week.

    • Anonymous

      I kept getting 3194′s when restoring with iTunes, and I found it it was because of a firewall program. It apparently means iTunes couldn’t contact the proper Apple server to approve the restore. Firewalls, changed “hosts” files, and programs like “Peerblock” can get in the way.

  • Miguel Lopes

    Hy Jeff,

    To clarify, i have a new iPhone 4S out of the box with iOS 5.1, never JBroken.
    According to your explanation, what i should do is, update to iOS 5.1.1, save the SHSH blobs with tinyUmbrella and wait for Absinthe 2.0. Is that right?

    Thks

    • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

      hey i’m not jeff but yea, you go it ;)

      • Miguel Lopes

        THKS Mate ;-)

      • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

        no problem!

      • Clifford Bareng

        I like you, man! U are very knowledgeable.
        Seems u have a lot of time to spare for your iphone hobby. What’s your profession?

      • Clifford Bareng

        I like you, man! U are very knowledgeable.
        Seems u have a lot of time to spare for your iphone hobby. What’s your profession?

      • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

        Server/PC/Printer repair. I work for Dell, but love Apple/Jailbreaking iDevices. lol

      • Clifford Bareng

        I like you, man! U are very knowledgeable.
        Seems u have a lot of time to spare for your iphone hobby. What’s your profession?

  • http://twitter.com/JFBD Joseph Duffy

    Please do a post about backing up jailbreak tweaks and settings.

    • http://twitter.com/thehayhorse Hayden Jenkins

      fail

    • Anonymous

      I use pkgbackup (available through Cydia). You have to pay for it, but it will save you a lot of time. You run the program and tell it to “Backup”, and it stores all the info on your packages and tweaks as a contact on your device. You do an iTunes or iCloud backup on the device, to make sure that contact gets saved.
      Then when you have a newly restored device, you restore the settings from the iCloud or iTunes backup to get that contact back on the device. Once you have that, install pkgbackup from Cydia (of course you have to JB first). Then run pkgbackup, choose “Restore”, and pkgbackup uses the data from the contact to know what to install. It then proceeds to automatically install every package and tweak you had when you did “Backup”.
      Apparently pkgbackup now has an option to store the data to Dropbox, instead of as a contact. I haven’t tried that yet, but it works pretty much the same.

      Hope that helps!

  • http://profiles.google.com/limyongbin Wilfred Lim

    I lost my jailbreak (due to some failed and irreversible tweak at that time) since March, survived for two months by now…hahaha…
    Finally can re-jailbreak soon…

  • Anonymous

    @pod2g

    Huge warning as usual for unlockers that want to preserve their baseband to keep their unlock.

    What does that mean?

    Can we still make use of the untethered unlock for 5.1.1?

    I would like to update to 5.1.1, can i use redsnow’s custom firmware “NO BB” creation to update to 5.1.1 then jailbreak when the untethered comes out?

    I have iPhone 4, ios 5.0.1, BB 4.10.01 unlocked using Gevey.

    • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

      you should be able to with no issues unless the dev team states differently.

  • http://twitter.com/djmobil2 djmobil2

    So, jailbreakers with 3Gs devices with baseband 6.15.00 should wait for Redsn0w tool for creating a custom ispw.

    • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

      once the updated version of redsn0w comes out this week, you will be able to make a custom ipsw to preserve your baseband.

  • http://twitter.com/hiroilkim İlkim SEZEN

    I own an iPhone 4S running iOS 5.0.1 and it is jailbroken. I’ll wait until the jailbreak is released and then upgrade to iOS 5.1.1. However, I have an important question that I hope to find and answer here:

    How can I save my Installous apps and Cydia tweaks?
    Do I have to install them all over again when I upgrade? An answer would be much appreciated! :)

    • http://twitter.com/thehayhorse Hayden Jenkins

      I doubt anyone is going to help a pirate

      • http://twitter.com/hiroilkim İlkim SEZEN

        What do you mean? Aren’t we all pirates here?

      • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

        you’re in your own ship there captain.

      • http://twitter.com/hiroilkim İlkim SEZEN

        What the fuck? I asked for a little help and you guys are mocking.

      • http://twitter.com/appleatw Laura

        People like you will discourage even more iOS hackers like iOnic

        And then jailbreak will be made private and neither pod2g is going to give a jailbreak.

        Just remember that.

    • http://twitter.com/CVthegreat Braun Buffel

      Don’t steal and don’t pirate appstore. Developer work hard and put much of their time on app their developed.

    • http://www.facebook.com/tyler155 Tyler Chervo

      I hear buying your apps then having them automaticky re-download after the update works pretty well

  • https://me.yahoo.com/a/Lyx_BKcfwPQmpD8OiiBGxxYWLMBSVMU-#a64fb iMe

    I have an iPhone 3GS(6.15 baseband) on iOS 4.2.1. I saved 4.2.1, 4.3, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.3.5, 5.0.1, 5.1 & 5.1.1 blobs. Shoud I wait for this jb, or update & jailbreak my iPhone with 5.0.1?

  • http://twitter.com/oneBurge Burge

    No need to panic just yet.. Only panic if apple push out 5.1.2 before this jailbreak is released .. Than you might want to get on too 5.1.1 before apple stops signing it..

  • http://twitter.com/pocksyekik ml

    If I am jailbroken, is there anyway to not lose the jailbreaks when I update to the next one that comes out?

    • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

      no way…. yet……

  • http://twitter.com/MaTaNaTaM MaTaN BuzAglo

    “iOS 5.1.1 is already jailbreakable (tethered) on iOS 5.1.1 for A4 devices, so chances are you may already have
    iOS 5.1.1 on your A5 device.”

    I guess you meant “on your *A4* device”
    Please fix that, some people might get confused… :)

    • http://www.youtube.com/myjailbreakmovies/ Jeff Benjamin

      Gotcha, fixed.

  • Anonymous

    ha I have exactly the same devices as you have..
    my iPad 3 is arriving this week. ordered it as soon as I saw pod2g tweet about its jailbreak

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=49402594 Marlber ‘Malberto’ Cruz

    Hey Jeff, I have an partialy unrelated question. So whats the deal with unlocking? I’ve asked on several articles about the state of software unlocks and I’ve gotten no replys. When are you guys gonna cover this? I know I’m not the only one wondering about this. Its as if the subject has slowly been phased out and ovoided completely. Musclenerd once tweeded about this but has since gone silent on the matter, whats the deal with that? What ever happened to the new possibility of being able to flash your baseband (on newer devices)? Aside for the inevitable updates to support newer firmwares, is the development of ultrasn0w dead? Please dont leave me hanging Jeff!

    • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

      they’re mostly silent about ultrasn0w because they’re main concern is pushing out a new untethered jailbreak. other devs release ultrasn0w fixes on cydia to get upgraded users up and running. must be difficult to find baseband exploits.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003242081217 Michael Vhan Patrick

    i will wait until the new jailbreak tool comes , im on ios 5.0.1 custom

    • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003242081217 Michael Vhan Patrick

      my idevice is ipod touch 4 :)

  • http://www.facebook.com/thomas.oropeza1 Thomas Oropeza

    how do i save my SHSH blobs???

    • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

      download TinyUmbrella from the downloads section here, or google it. plug in your iOS device and click on Save SHSH. cydia also backs them up as well by default when you start it. You should see the status of your current saved SHSH’s @ the top of cydia.

  • http://twitter.com/iblake12 Blake Edge

    Hi Jeff, is it possible for you to make a tutorial on the best way to upgrade a 5.0.1 jailbreak to 5.1.1? So how to go about updating the firmware, re jail breaking and carrying tweaks and settings over? instead of manually installing every tweak and changing the settings again? Im sure a lot of beginners will appreciate this and the more knowledgable to double check they are doing it right. Thanks in advance!

    • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

      if you do an update from 5.0.1 to 5.1.1, you’ll lose your current jailbreak (obviously), as well as any tweaks associated with the device prior to updated. it’s best practice to do a fresh install of a new firmware. backup w/ either iCloud or iTunes (faster) and do a tweak list backup with pkgbackup or openbackup. i know not everyone will read this but it’s a start!

    • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

      if you do an update from 5.0.1 to 5.1.1, you’ll lose your current jailbreak (obviously), as well as any tweaks associated with the device prior to updated. it’s best practice to do a fresh install of a new firmware. backup w/ either iCloud or iTunes (faster) and do a tweak list backup with pkgbackup or openbackup. i know not everyone will read this but it’s a start!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000700543423 Dennis Brinkmann

    Why should I download the 5.1.1 software in the download section?
    Can’t I just plug in to itunes and update over there my iphone 4 and jailbreak it the day of release?
    Just interested ;)

    • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

      either way!

  • http://twitter.com/appleatw Laura

    Hey Matt

    I updated my iPad 2 via software update in settings app and i dont have .ipsw of 5.1.1

    So will i be able to jailbreak with absinthe without .ipsw?

    • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

      you should be able to.

  • http://twitter.com/e420kush e420Kush

    Just updated my 32 GB iPad 3 wifi model to 5.1.1. Its finally going to be FREE!!! Thanks to all the DEVS involved and thanks to IDB for following the jailbreak community so closely. I hardly ever get on twitter to follow the DEVS anymore because IDB usually beats me to it and I dont have to do anything because I know they are on top of it! DONATE to these devs if you can! I know I will once its released. They work hard on these Tools for FREE!

    • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

      PREACH!

  • http://twitter.com/gerstemann gerstemann

    Folks, I have a short question:
    My iPhone 4 is on 5.1 and jailbroken. Can I use the OTA Update and jailbreak again or will the update crash my iPhone and I have to recover with iTunes? Anybody knows? Thanks for an answer

  • http://twitter.com/gerstemann gerstemann

    Folks, I have a short question:
    My iPhone 4 is on 5.1 and jailbroken. Can I use the OTA Update and jailbreak again or will the update crash my iPhone and I have to recover with iTunes? Anybody knows? Thanks for an answer

    • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

      the update will fail as you have guessed. you can either go to 5.1.1 the clean route, by doing a clean restore, restore from a backup, and then do a tethered jailbreak, or you can wait until the untether comes out and do the steps i just stated. better off waiting a few days!

    • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

      the update will fail as you have guessed. you can either go to 5.1.1 the clean route, by doing a clean restore, restore from a backup, and then do a tethered jailbreak, or you can wait until the untether comes out and do the steps i just stated. better off waiting a few days!

  • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

    Directly from the pineapple’s mouth, @MuscleNerd stated this in another thread:
    The current plan for redsn0w is this (again, subject to last minute refinement…sorry!)

    * As with absinthe-1.0, there’s a way to jailbreak without DFU mode
    - This requires a full backup/restore
    - If you have a lot of media on your device, this can take a very long time and can lead to later complications
    * redsn0w will provide two paths for A4 and earlier devices
    - limera1n injection, orthogonal to amount of media you have
    - backup/restore injection, dependent on how much media you have
    * A5+ devices have no choice: it’s only backup/restore path, and time is dependent on amount of media you have

  • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

    Absinthe, A4 and A5 devices = remove your songs and videos! the jailbreak will take a while. put the media back on the device after the jailbreak is finished and your apps are back on the device.

  • M Last

    how to preserve baseband?

    • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

      redsn0w will have an option for a custom ipsw that preserves the baseband. it needs to be released first!

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/JBTKCUUGAIUFHHDWKAGBOAG3IQ adamr

    am i the only one that doesnt understand 5.1.1 vs 5.0.1?

    • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

      for some, it’s a new jailbreak opportunity. i have an iPad 3 and can’t wait for this to be available! in terms of improvements, there aren’t many in the forefront. cydia can fix all of that.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001288278217 Christian Mejía

    Imma have to update both my 4s and iPad 2 because i bricked my iPad 2 :( and because I broke my 4s lock button so imma update it get it fixed by apple then jailbreak imma be so happy :D

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003841506620 Notroomfor Non Slts

    Okay so what i am understanding from this, this will not mess up my new iPhone 4S. so this will be the untethered version of it and not the tethered version of it.

    • http://twitter.com/Fr0sT_RC1 Matt

      *thumbs up*

  • Anonymous

    5.1.1 isn’t that major of an update so i will most likely wait and see what apple does with 6.0 then decide on what to do then

  • http://www.facebook.com/thoeler Tim Hoeler

    Any newa on an unlock for IP 4 BB 4.12.01

  • Stephen Chen

    Thank all hackers for all their great efforts to have our iDevices jailbroken, great appreciated!

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