How To: Jailbreak Your iPhone/iPod Touch Using Blackra1n

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Warning: This method no longer works. To jailbreak the latest firmware, check out greenpois0n/limera1n/Pwnage Tool

George Hotz a.k.a GeoHot has released the Mac version of blackra1n, his 1-click jailbreak solution. Just like the Windows version, it is pretty easy to use and worked perfectly with my iPod Touch 2G and iPhone 3G. Besides the tool, there’s a blackra1n application that gets automatically installed on the iPhone after jailbreak, which gives you option to install Cydia and some other alternatives like RockYourPhone and Icy.

Here’s see how it works.

Ingredients:

  • An iPhone / iPod Touch (any model)
  • Blackra1n tool available at blackra1n.com
  • iTunes 9.0.2
  • A wireless internet connection (to install cydia etc.)

Now, let’s get started with the procedure:

1. Download the blackra1n tool and double-click to open it.

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2. Make sure your iPhone / iPod Touch is attached to the Mac / PC and click ‘make it ra1n’. NOTE: This will NOT unlock your iPhone (enabling it to be used with other carriers).

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3. Blackra1n will tell you that the device is booting into Recovery Mode. Check the device’s screen and it should turn off and then show an iTunes logo with cable, indicating it is in Recovery Mode.

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4. A few seconds later, you will get an image of GeoHot on your device’s screen. The Blackra1n program on your Mac / PC will request you to donate to GeoHot, click ‘OK’. Now it will tell you to wait, till the device reboots. You can now close the program.

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5. After the device reboots, make sure you have an active internet connection on it.

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6. Navigate to the last page of the device’s springboard and open the blackra1n app.

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7. Now select any or all of the three installers and tap on ‘install’ button in the navigation bar. It will now download the desired application(s) and then re-spring (refresh).

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8. After the device re-springs, you will have the selected application(s) installed. Congratulations! You’re now successfully jailbroken.

Optional:

9. If you want to remove the blackra1n application from the device, open the application again and tap ‘Uninstall blackra1n’, this will NOT undo the jailbreak by any means. The device will now re-spring and you will no longer have the application.

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All the credit for the great tool goes to George Hotz a.k.a GeoHot.

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