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How to prepare for the arrival of iOS 6 so you don't lose your iPhone jailbreak

by SK / September 17, 2012 3:06 PM EDT

The new version of the mobile platform of Apple for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch iOS 6 It will be available this Wednesday, it has only 48 hours long.This new installment has quite a few improvements compared to the previous one. iOS 5 features that make the upgrade worthwhile, although it doesn't have as many new features as It was iOS 5 to iOS 4. In any case Millions of users worldwide will install iOS 6 on their devices next Wednesday And in this way, they can enjoy all the advantages it offers. One of the best things about iPhones is that they receive updates for quite some time, and the company offers support for older devices, as in this case. iPhone 3GSThe other terminals compatible with iOS 6 are iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPad 2, iPad 3 and iPod Touch 4G.

 

 

While most users will update to iOS 6 without hesitation , others should exercise caution. Of course, we're referring to those who have jailbroken their device , the method that removes Apple's restrictions and unlocks a whole range of possibilities. Currently, the latest jailbroken version is iOS 5.1.1 , and it's a completely stable untethered jailbreak that won't be lost unless you update to a newer version , in this case, iOS 6.

Currently there is no jailbreak for iOS 6 because the final version is not yet available . When this happens, hackers will get to work trying to overcome the system's defenses once again.

It's impossible to know how long it will take; it could be a week or several months. When iOS 5 arrived about a year ago, many jailbroken users updated without thinking and had to wait a whopping three months to get a stable jailbreak back on their devices. For this reason, it's best to be cautious this time so that this doesn't happen again.

 

 

One thing needs to be made clear: if you install iOS 6, you will lose your untethered jailbreak , plain and simple. At this point, users will have to decide if they prefer to enjoy the new features of the latest version while sacrificing all their jailbroken apps indefinitely. But don't worry, there is a way to install iOS 6 and secure your jailbreak so you can restore it later.

While you're on iOS 6, you won't be able to jailbreak , but if you save your SHSH blobs, you'll be able to revert to iOS 5.1.1 , where untethered jailbreaking is possible —what's known in the community as downgrading. SHSH blobs are a type of digital certificate unique to each device and are the key that allows iTunes to install older operating system versions ; in this case, it would allow you to revert to iOS 5.1.1 from iOS 6.

 

 

Saving your SHSH blobs is incredibly easy; simply use a tool called TinyUmbrella . All you have to do is connect your iPhone to your computer with a USB cable, open TinyUmbrella , and click the "Save SHSH" button . On Windows or Mac, the files will be saved in a folder called ".shsh" within your user folder. This simple step ensures that if you update to iOS 6, you can revert to iOS 5.1.1 and restore your jailbreak . It's highly recommended to keep your SHSH blobs safe, as without them, downgrading and jailbreaking will be impossible.

 

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