Hmm, two releases and they haven't patched it? Did they give up?
We can only hope.
Hmm, two releases and they haven't patched it? Did they give up?
I updated to iTunes 11.0.2 first, then restored my JB'd 4S to original state 6.1.2, then was able to re-JB with evasi0n, launch Cydia to prepare the JB filesystem, then restore my phone from the backup I had just taken in iTunes.
A bit cumbersome, but certainly not difficult. The restore says it's got ~20 minutes left, but based how long it took last time to actually complete the restore and do the initial sync of my apps, songs and stuff in iTunes, I'm going to let it run overnight and hope things look good in the morning.
Weird, I followed these steps. But after my restore, none of my apps are on my iphone. Have to go to app store and redownload ALL my apps, wtf....
Don't think this is true. You can't downgrade at all. According to this reddit thread the only reason blobs are being saved is if a future bootrom exploit is found and then you could use them to downgrade. At this point it is not possible.
I noticed something similar and just had to re-sync to get the apps back. Then I had to install my Cydia packages to get my icon layout back to what I was used to (5 icons on the doc), specifically once IconSupport was installed it asked me if I wanted to use my old layout and after that all my folders and icons were back where I had them in 6.1 JB.
Details like that are kept in pref files, which are not deleted unless you do a full wipe and restore. This applies to both AppStore and Cydia apps. Upgrades of iOS or apps just updates the app files, not your stored info. So, as soon as you reload an app, it should find its preferences and everything goes back to how you had it.When I download the apps, like waze, or google maps, its downloads, and mysteriously enough my "Naviation" folder appears and it goes into it. So its like they are hidden or something. Weird stuff
Maybe this happened because I never sync my apps in itunes, nor do I transfer purchases....
Those of us on older phones - pre-A5 processor - can still downgrade at will. But you are correct when it comes to newer hardware.
Not sure where you guys are getting this information from.
Not sure who posted this stuff on reddit. But you can downgrade a 4s if you have BOTH 5.0.1 and 5.1/.1 SHSH blobs from 6.x
Quoting directly from MuscleNerd's (long-time member of theiPhone Dev Team and current member of Evasi0n team) Twitter feed:
"Many people are misinformed about saved SHSH blobs. For most devices after iPhone4, they will NOT let you downgrade -- so avoid 6.1.2"
There's similar info on the iPhone Dev Team web site, even though it hasn't been updated for the latest round of jailbreaks. The bottom line is owners of A4 devices have more flexibility with regard to downgrading than owners of A5 devices.
Well that info would be a little misleading or atleast partially incomplete.
If you have BOTH 5.0.1 and 5.1OR5.1.1 blobs you CAN downgrade.
I've tested it with 6.0.1 successfully can't speak personally for 6.1x.
when will we see an ios7 JB, really eager for it...
It's really that hard to read the post above yours?