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Jailbreak your iPad (The Right Way)
After months of waiting, Comex and the iPhone Dev Team have finally released JailbreakMe v3, allowing any iOS device running iOS 4.3.3 to be jailbroken just by visiting a simple web page.
Even though this is as simple as jailbreaks get, though, theres still stuff that can go wrong, so here's a handy guide for any would-be iPad jailbreakers. Heres how to jailbreak your iPad or iPad 2 the right way.
Note: This can also be done with your ipod/iphone just follow steps 1-5
Edit: Apple are now aware of this exploit and are currently working on an update to fix this. So if you are planning on jailbreaking your iDevice you will need to move fast before it's too late.
Step 1 Use Tiny Umbrella To Save Your SHSH Blobs
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TinyUmbrella is a software app for your PC or Mac that allows you to save your iOS devices SHSH blobs. Why is that useful? Because if you ever mistakenly update your jailbroken iPad through iTunes, your stored SHSH blobs will allow you to restore your iPad to a past, jailbreakable version.
Download Tiny Umbrella. Install it, open the program, highlight your iPad in the drop down menu to the left and then click Save SHSH. All done!
TinyUmbrella is a software app for your PC or Mac that allows you to save your iOS devices SHSH blobs. Why is that useful? Because if you ever mistakenly update your jailbroken iPad through iTunes, your stored SHSH blobs will allow you to restore your iPad to a past, jailbreakable version.
Download Tiny Umbrella. Install it, open the program, highlight your iPad in the drop down menu to the left and then click Save SHSH. All done!
Step 2 Upgrade Your iPad To iOS 4.3.3
If you arent already running iOS 4.3.3, youll need to upgrade to that version to run JailbreakMe v3. Just plug your iPad into iTunes, click on your iPad under Devices in the sidebar, then click Check For Update on the Summary tab. If there are no updates available for your iPad, youre ready to jailbreak!
Step 3 Back Up Your iPad
Just to be on the safe side, back up your iPad under iTunes. Just right click your iPad in the Devices sidebar under iTunes and select Back Up from the contextual menu.
Step 4 Open JailbreakMe on Mobile Safari
On your iPad, open MobileSafari and go to jailbreakme . com You should see something like this:
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All you need to do now is tap the Free button once so that it turns into an Install button, then tap the Install button again. You should be whisked away to your iPads home screen, where you should see Cydia installing
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Once Cydias done installing, open it up and click User.
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You should see Cydia's main homescreen now. it'll look like this.
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Congratulations! you've successfully jailbroken your device! But there's just one more step...
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All you need to do now is tap the Free button once so that it turns into an Install button, then tap the Install button again. You should be whisked away to your iPads home screen, where you should see Cydia installing
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Once Cydias done installing, open it up and click User.
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You should see Cydia's main homescreen now. it'll look like this.
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Congratulations! you've successfully jailbroken your device! But there's just one more step...
Step 5 Secure Your Jailbroken iPad
JailbreakMe v3 uses a PDF exploit to jailbreak your iPad, just like the previous versions. The only problem? While Comex has used that PDF exploit to do something good for your iPad, other hackers can use it to invisibly compromise your system and now that the jailbreak is out, theyll know exactly how.
Luckily, now that your iPad is jailbroken, its easy enough to patch that PDF Exploit. Load up Cydia to download PDF Patcher 2.
If you havent run Cydia before, itll ask you what sort of packages you want to see. Just tap User and wait for Cydia to download all the packages it needs. Then do a search for PDF Patcher 2, tap the search result and click the Install button at the top right. A new window will pop up asking you to confirm. Once thats done, PDF Patcher 2 will install and Springboard will restart.
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Now whenever a web site tries to open a PDF on your iPad, you'll be alerted and asked if you really want to continue.
Luckily, now that your iPad is jailbroken, its easy enough to patch that PDF Exploit. Load up Cydia to download PDF Patcher 2.
If you havent run Cydia before, itll ask you what sort of packages you want to see. Just tap User and wait for Cydia to download all the packages it needs. Then do a search for PDF Patcher 2, tap the search result and click the Install button at the top right. A new window will pop up asking you to confirm. Once thats done, PDF Patcher 2 will install and Springboard will restart.
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Now whenever a web site tries to open a PDF on your iPad, you'll be alerted and asked if you really want to continue.
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Amazing post. Great stuff, keep it up!
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Oh and another question, does this work for iPod and iPhone?
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CameronUK wrote Oh and another question, does this work for iPod and iPhone?
Yes mate it can be done on the ipod/iphone
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Great post! As I'm on my iPad 2 I will do this thanks!
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Good post man ,keep it up
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Good instructions, might as well to update my ipad :p
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Great post!
I can tell you worked hard on this.
Thanks for the information
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I can tell you worked hard on this.
Thanks for the information
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Awesome, Very helpfull post bro
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I actually am going to use this tomorrow because my iphone is going really slow. Im gonna rejailbreak it. So thanks,
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