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I know its offtopic a little, but i am confused on "blobs"?

I have aptbkup and have clicked it. I was undrr the impression that was all thats needed if i later choose to update the ios via itunes and get back my jb apps. Please tell me what i am missing

Thanks!
 
Wirelessly posted (Opera/9.80 (iPhone; Opera Mini/6.1.15738/25.677; U; en) Presto/2.5.25 Version/10.54)

I know its offtopic a little, but i am confused on "blobs"?

I have aptbkup and have clicked it. I was undrr the impression that was all thats needed if i later choose to update the ios via itunes and get back my jb apps. Please tell me what i am missing

Thanks!

Simply put: SHSH blobs, also known as just 'blobs', are required to downgrade firmwares. You get SHSH blobs when you jailbreak on a firmware that is still being signed by Apple. Blobs have nothing to do with backing up your apps.

Your impression is correct.
 
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