$5 for solution! Restoring iPhone 4S and keeping 5.0/Cydia?

[boston44]

I have a slight problem.. I have an AT&T iPhone 4S that has data on it, and I would like to obviously remove this data before selling. I know if I erase content via the phone, it will brick because it's already jailbroken. I know it I restore via iTunes, it will update to 5.1 and I couldn't re-jailbreak. Any ideas on how to make this work? What I need is the phone clean ready to go on 5.0 with Cydia installed... Crossing fingers!

P.S.- Willing to paypal anyone $5 that helps me with a solution. I realize it isn't much at all, it's meant to be a gesture to show your time is appreciated.

 

[terraphantm]

Unfortunately not possible.

 

[Applejuiced]

Not happening.
Now where's my $5?

 

[boston44]

Not happening.
Now where's my $5?

Here's a question- I'm meeting up with the guy I'm selling to. If he installs his gevey sim in front of me, wouldn't it just erase all my stuff anyway and there would be no need to restore?

 

[Shadowbech]

Here's a question- I'm meeting up with the guy I'm selling to. If he installs his gevey sim in front of me, wouldn't it just erase all my stuff anyway and there would be no need to restore?

I believe that if he installs gevey sim it won't delete any data. All it does is it bypasses the network to use on any GSM (pretty much an unofficial unlock). I could be wrong but that would be my only guess.

 

[SimplyiOS]

Here's a question- I'm meeting up with the guy I'm selling to. If he installs his gevey sim in front of me, wouldn't it just erase all my stuff anyway and there would be no need to restore?

No, installing the sim will not erase it, the gevey will just switch carriers. What you could do, is plug into iTunes and deselect everything and then sync the iPhone to remove what's on the iPhone. Contacts, pics, apps etc..

Nick

 

[Shadowbech]

No, installing the sim will not erase it, the gevey will just switch carriers. What you could do, is plug into iTunes and deselect everything and then sync the iPhone to remove what's on the iPhone. Contacts, pics, apps etc..

Nick

If he's going to have to go with that route, OP would have to log out of the app store as well from the phone.

 

[SimplyiOS]

If he's going to have to go with that route, OP would have to log out of the app store as well from the phone.

Yes, but it can be done. That would be the best option at this point if he's getting rid of it and needs to remove the info.

 

[boston44]

Yes, but it can be done. That would be the best option at this point if he's getting rid of it and needs to remove the info.

Little confused. The phone is not logged into the app store (sim is out of phone), and I suppose I could plug it into a computer without any music/apps on it so when I hit "sync music", it just deletes everything. Am I getting this right?

 

[Doublemint]

My suggestion is
1. borrow someone's iPhone 4S (only if they don't care about jailbreak and is already on 5.1)
2. Back it up
3. Restore from itunes to delete every content
4. Set up as new device and make up a different name for it
5. Back it up again.
6. Unplug your friends iPhone.
7. Plug your phone and restore from latest backup that you created with no information on it.

Not sure if this will work but you can try

 

[Shadowbech]

Little confused. The phone is not logged into the app store (sim is out of phone), and I suppose I could plug it into a computer without any music/apps on it so when I hit "sync music", it just deletes everything. Am I getting this right?

As long as music, apps, contacts, photos, videos are all de-selected and hit sync. Everything will be re-moved.

 

[SimplyiOS]

Little confused. The phone is not logged into the app store (sim is out of phone), and I suppose I could plug it into a computer without any music/apps on it so when I hit "sync music", it just deletes everything. Am I getting this right?

That's correct, basically sync nothing to the phone, overwriting what's currently on it.

 

[boston44]

That's correct, basically sync nothing to the phone, overwriting what's currently on it.

Thanks! I'll try this, also, couldn't I just go in and manually delete everything? Lol. Thanks for your help! If you want, send me your paypal info.

 

[DroidRules]

LoL $5 for someone helping you keep your JB? Cheap much? I figure keeping a JB is worth at least $20.

 

[CBR900RR]

I think what your real concern is not the apps, photo or contact, you should overwrite the imessage user ID, apps store ID, icloud ID, face time ID and game center ID

 

[ZipZap]

Couldn't you just create a new itunes library and then sync it?

Also you're a JB'r but not using tinyumbrella?