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Updating iOS with jailbreak

jimmyauditore98

jimmyauditore98

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Nov 22, 2016
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So there's this thing I don't understand. I've jailbreak my device, if I update to latest iOS version, it'll remove my tweaks and Cydia. So it's technically unjailbreaking? So by updating iOS, my jailbreak will be gone. Is it the same as restoring from iTunes to unjailbreak or they're not the same?
 
Just for real life reference, here is the kind of thing AJ is meaning…

Late last year there were a few people who had iOS 8 jailbreaks. These people simply updated to iOS 9 when it was released and did not restore to it.

When the first iOS 9 jailbreak dropped they jailbroke and then tried to install tweaks. THAT is when this caught up with them. They still had the remains of the previous iOS 8 jailbreak hanging around and Cydia would not allow any tweak installs without removal of the parts of the previous jailbreak that were still present.

But Cydia also would not allow the removal of the pieces of the past jailbreak. So, these people were stuck.

It meant that they had to restore. For some of them who had bad timing on this the restore they had to do was to a version of iOS that was not jailbreakable (at the time). Hence they lost their jailbreak.

All because they chose to update instead of restoring way back when iOS 9 was released.

ALWAYS restore to the latest version when you are jailbroken. NEVER just update to it.
 
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eyoungren said:
Just for real life reference, here is the kind of thing AJ is meaning…

Late last year there were a few people who had iOS 8 jailbreaks. These people simply updated to iOS 9 when it was released and did not restore to it.

When the first iOS 9 jailbreak dropped they jailbroke and then tried to install tweaks. THAT is when this caught up with them. They still had the remains of the previous iOS 8 jailbreak hanging around and Cydia would not allow any tweak installs without removal of the parts of the previous jailbreak that were still present.

But Cydia also would not allow the removal of the pieces of the past jailbreak. So, these people were stuck.

It meant that they had to restore. For some of them who had bad timing on this the restore they had to do was to a version of iOS that was not jailbreakable (at the time). Hence they lost their jailbreak.

All because they chose to update instead of restoring way back when iOS 9 was released.

ALWAYS restore to the latest version when you are jailbroken. NEVER just update to it.
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Oh I understand now, thanks. It's kinda a pain to restore here in our country. Cuz the download file size is 2-3 GB, it'll cost a fortune. And I don't have a wifi...
 
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Usually none.
Most of the JB programs you just download and run on your computer with the iphone plugged in via usb.
The program installs the JB files on your phone.
In some cases in the past you could do the JB without using a computer at all with various userland exploits by visiting jailbreakme.com (My Fav JB) :)
Then if you're connected to wifi or cellular data the website downloads and installs the data needed to your device and again the amount of data used is very little usually less than 100mb's.
 
Applejuiced said:
Usually none.
Most of the JB programs you just download and run on your computer with the iphone plugged in via usb.
The program installs the JB files on your phone.
In some cases in the past you could do the JB without using a computer at all with various userland exploits by visiting jailbreakme.com (My Fav JB) :)
Then if you're connected to wifi or cellular data the website downloads and installs the data needed to your device and again the amount of data used is very little usually less than 100mb's.
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Thank you for answering ^^ u da best!
 
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You need to download it on your PC/Mac. You can't do it straight from your phone. You need to restore using iTunes. Don't press restore all in your iPhone. You will mess it up.

Maybe an Internet cafe?
 
Carlanga said:
You need to download it on your PC/Mac. You can't do it straight from your phone. You need to restore using iTunes. Don't press restore all in your iPhone. You will mess it up.

Maybe an Internet cafe?
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Yes I know I can't do on phone only :3 but 9.3.3 can tho. Where's the restore all button in iPhone ? :3
 
jimmyauditore98 said:
Oh I understand now, thanks. It's kinda a pain to restore here in our country. Cuz the download file size is 2-3 GB, it'll cost a fortune. And I don't have a wifi...
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Go to Starbucks, McDonalds, or a friends house. If you are not in a place that has a Starbucks, McDonalds, or have no friends, I am sure that there is SOMEWHERE that has free Wifi available nearby.
 
mikecwest said:
Go to Starbucks, McDonalds, or a friends house. If you are not in a place that has a Starbucks, McDonalds, or have no friends, I am sure that there is SOMEWHERE that has free Wifi available nearby.
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No Starbucks, McDonalds here :3. And yeah I have no friends. There's a free wifi place tho, but the connection is like 5-20kb per second.
 
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