You can do it before the restore or after.
Use TinyUmbrella or redsn0w, look around a bit, it's been posted dozens of times the last 2 hours
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iPhone Jailbreakers Should Update to iOS 6.1 Using iTunes, Not Using OTA Software Update!
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You can do it before the restore or after.
Use TinyUmbrella or redsn0w, look around a bit, it's been posted dozens of times the last 2 hours
Is it best to have a full battery when doing a restore or does it make no difference?
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
As you need to do a restore via itunes and therefore being connected to usb it doesn't matter, don't do an OTA update
But you said in another thread it's a different file wheter you save the blob from the OTA update and the iTunes one.
Right?
correct the APticket is different as well as the RAM-disk type.
Won't effect the JB, but it will effect your abbility to restore or downgrade to 6.1 after 6.1.x comes out
What does he mean by this? Can't I buy my iPhone 5 now in order to jailbreak it when it comes out?
No need to update then restore.
Clicking restore in iTunes will force you to update, so don't duplicate steps as it's a waste of time.
As long as your iPhone 5 and 6.1 is still being signed by Apple - you can restore it to 6.1 (I would recommend this, even if you buy it new) and then jailbreak from there and you'll be fine.
But how? I've been searching all afternoon and read several contradicting things--some say that an updated tool to save the blobs will be released with the JB, some say to use, Tiny Umbrella, some say to do it before/after--can anyone offer just a simple answer, I'm not lazy, I have been searching the forum, I'm just confused...
When I tried to restore, I got a 3194 error. Is there an issue if I just update? Or should I manually restore with Shift+Restore (windows)?
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You should always save your SHSH blobs no matter what device or firmware you update to.
Even though the blobs can't do anything right now, they might be useful later.
Even if I don't plan on updating after JBing? I've never saved SHSH blobs (in fact I don't even know how to) and have never had a problem.
Btw, I just updated through being plugged into iTunes, downloaded 6.1 through it and restored. When my phone rebooted the wifi was on (not sure if I left it on but I usually keep it off if I'm not using it). This wouldn't be OTA right? I would have to be unplugged for that and actually touch my phone. I just want to make sure cause I'm being paranoid right now. Everyone's taking so many safety precautions.
If you already did an OTA 6.1 update you can just go to itunes and click restore to go up to 6.1 again using itunes.
You dont have to go back to 6.0.1 at all.
You just gotta have your 6.1 ios installed by itunes that's all.
I have iP5 from Verizon and running iOS 6.0.2 and been waiting for jailbreak, could you please tell me if I should update to 6.1 or wait for jailbreak?
Either way would work.
You can update now and wait for the JB program or wait for the JB and update it that day.
Sorry this is getting confusing...I just hit update in iTunes and seleced my ipsw, and it updated. I never restored my data because it just updated. So does this mean I need to go in and do a full restore and then restore from backup? Or is using iTunes to update the same result no matter how you get there??
Hey AJ, Thanks for the 2 threads you posted. Those for were very helpful. I'll have to gift you a justin bieber song some day for all your help. I know you are a fan... even if you claim your son is the real fan... or was it your 2 year old daughter?
Thanks again... just waiting for Sunday (or sooner).