How To Jailbreak iOS 6 – iPhone And iPod touch (A4-Based
Only) Using Redsn0w [Tutorial]
As is usually the case when this time comes around,
jailbreakers have been waiting patiently for the official word on whether it is
safe to update their devices to iOS 6 or not. Although Apple have taken some
design and functionality inspiration from a number of Cydia based tweaks and
offerings, the hardcore jailbreak faithful still need to experience that
freedom on their hardware.
iPhone Dev-Team’s Redsn0w tethered jailbreak works on
today’s final iOS 6 release. Follow the simple steps below to jailbreak iOS 6
using the latest version of the iPhone Dev Team’s Redsn0w tool.
Before going through any jailbreak process it is always good
housekeeping to perform a full backup of all information on the device. It is
unlikely that anything will go wrong during the process but when undertaking
any process that modifies the internals of a file system it is always prudent
to err on the side of caution.
Compatible devices:
A4 based iPhone 4,
iPhone 3GS and iPod touch 4th-gen only.
Notes:
This a tethered
jailbreak, and is limited to the above mentioned devices only. There is
currently no untethered jailbreak available for iOS 6 yet.
iPhone 5, iPhone
4S, iPad 2, iPad 3 and iPod touch 5th-gen are not supported by this jailbreak.
If you rely on
unlock, do not update to iOS 6 yet.
iOS 6 pwned clean
How-to jailbreak iOS 6:
Step 1: Download iOS 6, and then update to this latest version
by following our instructions posted here.
Step 2: Download the latest version of Redsn0w for the
relevant operating system from the iPhone Dev Team (Windows/Mac).
Step 3: Extract the contents of the downloaded compressed
file and save it to a familiar location on your PC or Mac.
Step 4: Run the executable Redsn0w file, making sure to run
in administrator mode if using a Windows based machine. If you are on OS X
Mountain Lion, start Redsn0w by Ctrl-Click on the icon and then selecting Open
from the new menu.
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Step 5: Select the Extras option from the main menu of the
Redsn0w interface and point it to the desired IPSW file.
Step 6: Redsn0w has advanced dramatically with the last few
major revisions and now has the power to whip through the jailbreak without
much interaction. Follow the onscreen instructions (Redsn0w might ask you to
enter DFU mode) to complete the jailbreak process.
How-to boot tethered on iOS 6:
As already mentioned above, this is a tethered jailbreak,
therefore you will be required to boot into tethered-mode every time you reboot
your device. This can be done by starting Redsn0w: click on the
"Extras" button on screen and then simply click on "Just
Boot" option and follow the on-screen instructions. Once done, you will be
rebooted back into tethered-jailbreak mode.
How-to install Cydia on iOS 6:
The current release of Redsn0w doesn’t install Cydia by default.
To install cydia, follow the steps below:
The following steps to install Cydia is done using Terminal
on Mac. You can use the same commands on Windows using a SSH program like
WinSCP.
Note down the IP
address of your device.
Make sure your device
is connected to your PC or Mac. Start Terminal on Mac and type:
ssh root@<IP
address of your device goes here>
It will now prompt
you to enter the root password. Type: alpine
Once done, type:
wget -q -O
/tmp/cyinstall.sh http://downloads.kr1sis.net/cyinstall.sh && chmod 755
/tmp/cyinstall.sh && /tmp/cyinstall.sh
Once done, the device will reboot and the extremely familiar
looking Cydia icon will be sitting on the home screen in all of its glory.
Jailbreak complete.
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The cat and mouse game continues between Apple and the
jailbreak teams, both of whom ensure that end users and jailbreak lovers use
their iOS devices with the functionality and freedom that they deserve. With
iOS 6 being relatively new, it will be interesting to see how many Cydia based
developers have managed to get updates out for their tweaks and to actually see
what packages work with Apple’s latest version of iOS without issue
