Jailbreak iPhone iOS 4.3.2 with Redsn0w (Tutorial)
Alright iPhone jailbreakers, iOS 4.3.2 now has an untethered jailbreak available thanks to the latest version of Redsn0w. Before we get started, remember that anyone who relies on a carrier unlock like ultrasn0w should not use redsn0w and should not update to 4.3.2 yet. Also, be sure to backup your iPhone beforehand just in case. Jailbreaks are easy to undo but it’s always better to be safe than sorry.
And yes, this guide is geared towards the iPhone but it will work the same on any compatible 4.3.2 device, including the iPod touch.
How to Jailbreak iPhone iOS 4.3.2 with Redsn0w 0.9.6rc14 (Untethered)
This guide assumes you have already updated to 4.3.2, if you haven’t, go ahead and do so.
- Download the iOS 4.3.2 IPSW for your specific model and save the .IPSW file somewhere you can find it easily
- Download Redsn0w 0.9.6rc14 (Windows & Mac supported)
- Open Redsn0w and select “Browse” and find the IPSW file for iOS 4.3.2 you just downloaded
- Follow redsn0w’s onscreen instructions, and remember to select the checkbox next to “Install Cydia”
- Turn off the iPhone and connect it to the computer, then click on “Next”
- You will now be asked to put the iPhone into DFU Mode: Hold down Power button for 1 second, continue to hold power while holding Home button for another 10 seconds, now release the power button but continue to hold the Home button for another 15 seconds
- After you’re in DFU, redsn0w installs the jailbreak to your iPhone, and then restarts automatically
After your iPhone reboots, you will be jailbroken in iOS 4.3.2, but you can verify this by looking for the Cydia icon. As mentioned earlier, the jailbreak is untethered so you do not have to worry about rebooting the iPhone at anytime.
If it’s ever necessary, unjailbreaking is very easy but you will lose your jailbroken apps and customizations. It’s always a good idea to undo jailbreaks before taking your iPhone into Apple for warranty service.
after jailbreak my iphone 3g 4.2.1 with redsnow my phone works fine but only one problem my phone doesn’t make any call but receives them and text messaging works fine… there is no phone app on it
i tried to download a android app, on my iphone 3gs and after i did i only have one bar and it wont let me send any messages or call. what do i do?
my ipod touch 4g ran out of charge last night, i jail broke my ipod a while ago but unfortunetally redsnow only had an tethered jb. now when i try to reboot the device using the redsnow 0.9.9b7 software stuff, a pop up comes up saying ‘device is undeteced’ (when entering dfu mode). any help?!!!
What happens if:
iphone was jailbroken 4.2.1
Reset Data (via its settings)
Wont boot – Keep restarting
and home button is not working – that’s the reason I erase the data to get it back in original condition….
iphone goes into thebin?
Just order a new HOME button assembly from amazon for like $4 and take a shot at replacing it….I am currently putting the motherboard from my sons Iphone3g in my Daughters Iphone3g because my powerbutton is damaged and I ordered a new one but dont want to wait…
you can watch a Youtube video on how to replace it.. :-) good luck
hi i have just jailbroke my ipod touch 4g version 5.0.1 and my wifi does not work any idea
Boot it tethered
solution i turned off my modem for a min n refreshed it and started to work
I am having same challenges as sall. it either remains in “please wait” status or Pineapple status. Please help
i m trying to jb my phone but everytime my phone get stuck on some black screen and it says “please wait” for like 5 min and then it reboots it self and and ask me to connect it with itunes it dosnt give me no pineapple sign or nothing i triead to use all type of redsnow version but it dint work. can anyone help please?
I used jailbreak for iphone4 ios5.0 and got the pineapple icon… After that I get the screen to connect to iTunes… What am I supposed to do after that??? Can anybody help??
Helllllllp! jailbreak went “well”. However, i have no original apps (i.e. phone, messages, safari, address book, mail, nothing the iphone originally came with). I used the ipad baseband and now my carrier is working but the phone is completely useless without the apps. any help would be awesome.
hey i just jailbreak my iphone 4 an now when i turn it off everytime i reboot it i need to hook it up to the comp an ran redsnow is there anythink i can do to fix this problem
email mee bak ok tayabaker821@msn.com
thanks Jason
You have a tethered jailbreak, unless you are on iOS 4.3.3 that is your only option at the moment.
After jailbreaking using redsn0w, you have to use redsn0w again to “just boot tethered right now” cydia and safari will work once you apply the tethered restart
I was jailbreaking my ipod using redsn0w rc14 and I get cydia but when I click on it, it just says preparing filesystem and gets stuck there. I’ve been rebooting the ipod and rejailbreaking but it’s still doing that. Can someone who have a solution to this please reply. Thanks.
ii downloaded the ipsw folder but ipsw was not found inside the folder. where can ii find them??
I just followed every step required on jailbreaking my ipod touch, however cydia was not found in my ipod. Do I restore my backup device after jailbreaking? or set up new device? I have no clue were to go about after completing the jailbreak.
And all I see is plug in my usb to itunes on my ipod screen after jailbreaking. Do i just wait??
Please kindly respond back. Thanks!
Same problem, 20 mins and still at preparing filesystem, won’t go any further. Help!!!
jail broke i phone but went on to cydia nd it just sits ther saying preparing filesystem help plz
my iphone4 was jailbroaken but after i updated cydia disappeard and wen i try 2 reinstall it it doesnot work i think my iphone4’s version is 4.3.5 (8li) any solution?
Same problem as above, install onto phone fine, but when phone takes over installation it gets into a please wait loop?
firmware install problem?
I just jailbreak my Iphone 3G but after jailbreak with RedSn0w, there’s no service
so help needed….
thanks in advance
hi, I installed redsn0w, everything was working fine, I used it for a couple of day and then i try to reboot my ipod, something I do from time to time. First, the ipod would go into a black screen, but I could tell it wasn’t complete off, so I waited for a while and nothing happened, so I pressed the top and home bottom at the same time till it shut off, then I try to restart the ipod and it will show the apple and stays there, nothing else happens, I try rebooting again and nothing. I do remember that after using redsn0w I have to reboot the ipod using redsn0w to boot tethered and a pineapple showed up instead of the apple. Do I need to reboot my ipod using redsn0w everytime I want to reboot my ipod?
Hi
I am using Iphone 4 version 4.3.2, purchased from Canada now using in India with Gevey sim, but having problem when it gets switched off.
It lost its signals and displays “No Signal” then i have to do some process with Airplane mode to get the signals.
So please tell me the solution to get rid of this problem permanently and how can i update my version ???
Thanks
I am having the same problem as John. I have the iphone 3gs with 4.3.1 firmware. I tried a couple different methods to jailbreak and was unsuccessful, the jailbreak didn’t install correctly and because I needed to unlock the phone as well I chose to upgrade to the 6.15.00 baseband, but as I mentioned, the jailbreak was unsuccessful, so now when i try to run the jailbreak using redsn0w, it downloads the jailbreak data but then when the script runs it gets stuck on “please wait” before it says “giving up”. I tried restoring it to factory settings thru itunes but I keep getting an error message. Am i stuck with a brick of a phone?
Jessica did you fix the problem? i cant fix this damn phone
Try updating to iOS 5.0.1
Hi,
I had a unlocked jailbreaked 3gs with bb changed and by mistake my son conected it with the itunes and restore it which put it in DFU mode for ever. I did Jailbreak it again with Redsn0w iOS 4.3.2 but it complete and runs on the phone but after restarting the phone it continues displaying “please wait….” before that perhaps it says giving up!
ANy help will be greatly appriciated!
hi. i’ve unlocked the iPhone 3g with redsnow and followed the steps above – however when the installation finished the phone didn’t reboot / start up all the way but instead it got stuck on the screen when it asks to be connected to itunes.
when i connected it to iTunes the iTunes said that my iPhone is password protected and i have to enter the password on the iphone.
But theres no password request on the iphone screen – the only thing i see is a pic of USB cable pointing at itunes logo!!!
Help anyone?
it wont let me find my firmware
what do i do when it says browser
Wow so many people with issues trying to jailbreak. With no answers ! What gives ? How about anyone who has jailbroken their iphone for the purpose of installing spybubble or cell phone spy ? Anyone here do this ? Also, correct me if I’m wrong, but from what I read above, once the iphone is JB, if there’s an update we will have to JB again ?? There’s tutorials all over the web, but really which one is the best to JB an iphone 3g and 3gs ?
after going into DFU mode it wont reboot once it starts to jailbreak. HELP ME PLEASE!!!!
i jailbreaked my iphone 4.3.2 and when i click on cydius it prepares file systems and restarts and when i click on it again it does the same thing again and again what does this mean some1 plz help
it dosent it show me unable to load network list
just finished jailbroken..during reboot just stuck to the pineapple icons…help me please..my phone is iphone 4..(4.3.2)
I had the same issue as a lot of others have had. I’m on AT&T so not trying to unlock. Just jailbreak. Used redsn0w and went to 4.3.3. After done with restore, I had 1 bar and no service or carrier. Installing Ultrasn0w is a very bad idea if u don’t want to unlock. Then I get no bars and it says no service. I removed untrasn0w and got the 1 bar back. But I had no service, no connection, no cydia, no texting, no calls, no safari. No NOTHING but the apps and stuff ran ok. I looked all over for a solution and tried just about everything. I have 2 3gs phones and one worked and one didn’t. Strange indeed. I swapped sims and the problem stayed with the phone. I tried putting in airplane mode and removing, I tried resetting network, I tried rerunning redsnow. Nothing worked. Finally, I had to basically do everything again.
I backed up again, installed 4.3.3 again, ran redsn0w again and then I had a service back. I installed my main apps from cydia and then loaded up itunes to restore all my regular apps. I noticed that during the restore my connected again said no service. But after step 1 completed and it went to syncing apps on step 2, I now have 3 bars and the AT&T symbol back. I hope it stays. Weird that the other phone went through this just fine. What a waste of a day!
unexpected Error during Preperation
Help?
When i download both redsnow and the iPs or what ever it is. It shows its in my documents (where i saved it at) but whenn i open it it shows the folder is empty so it wont let me install the jailbreak
Download SAM and de-activate. Add the following repo in Cydia: http://repo.bingner.com install Install “SAM” and “SAMPrefs” then Go to Settings > SAM, then click “De-Activate iPhone”. Make sure iTunes is on, plug your iPhone and let iTunes activate your iPhone. If iTunes says “Invalid SIM”, you will need to manually select a carrier under Settings > Carrier.
iGot a problem…
When i`m finsihed with DFU redsn0w reconize my iPhone 3Gs Newbootrom…but my iPhone wont reboot its stuck in waiting for reboot…HELP ?
I can’t get my iPhone 4 to break.
I’ve followed the instructions: downloaded 4.3.2 (that’s what’s on the iPhone as well) and Redsn0w RC14.
When I select the ipsw file: it just sits there with a “Processing firmware” message but never gets further.
I started last night and it’s run for 12 hours with no change.
It’s a MacMini running Leopard and the processor is Redsn0w is consuming about 97% of the processor all the time.
Any ideas what’s going on?
Gareth
I was successfully able to jailbreak and reboot my iPhone 3g. My safari and cydia still work….
For whatever reason, I’m getting absolutely no service. I had one bar for a while but I still wasn’t able to make phone calls or send text messages. I seen a couple others with the same issue and nobody answered their cries for help, so heres mine.
PLEASE HELP! =P
I was able to jailbreak my iphone IOS 4.3, everything is okay but when i restart my phone it wont boot, im stuck at apple logo and i need to run redsnow “Just Boot Tethered Mode”. Please help
Just jailbroke my iPhone 3GS and now safari flashes open and instantly closes again the same thing happens with Cydia. Also the Cydia icon is white/silver with no emblem. I used redsn0w rc14 and IPSW 4.3.2, also I only checked the tab to install Cydia. Any help
i have iphone 4, have downloaded FW 4.3.2 as well as redsnow 0.9.6rc14, the issue is that I am not able to find the .ipsw file extension, FW 4.3.2 does not contain any .ipsw extension. Moreover, my phone is already upgraded to 4.3.2 but i download once again on my computer to follow instructions.
when i run the redsnow, the first step is to browse and find ipsw file and i cannot move further.
request for some help, i am using windows 7 ultimate
Using redsn0w 0.9.6rc14 but I’m stuck at the “please wait while your device is being processed” stated at the top and “exploiting with limera1n” at the bottom and the progress bar is at 100% but won’t go any further. Help anyone?
Hey man, same thing happened to me, did you have any luck with this? I’m on an iPhone 3GS ios 5.0.1 baseband 5.16.04
It really works!! No problems. Jailbroke my 4.3.2 ipod touch 4th Gen!!!!!
finally free of Apple’s restrictions. thanks.
Worked like a breeze. Thanks
just right click redsnow, then properties, then check compatibility mode and make sure it says windows xp. now ur set :)
When I put my 3gs in DFU mode, it starts the process, saying it is downloading jailbreak, but half way I get a windows pop u saying redsn0w has stopped working. Please help!
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The jailbreak process worked fine but I’m having issues when it comes to applying tweaks and what not.. for example, the dim icons option in winterboard, when I select it, it doesn’t dim the icons immediately but if I press and hold an icon to rearrange all of a sudden it’s dim but when restarting the phone everything goes back to normal.. and when I downloaded the tweak to change the at&t carrier logo it doesn’t change, does anyone know why this would be happening and how can I fix it? I’m using the iPhone 4 by the way if that matters.
I have 2 questions:
1) Do I have to use the IPSW from the link above for this jailbreak? Or do I download (but not update) the file from the iTunes prompt?
2) If I download the file from the iTunes prompting, how do I force the file to a certain location, or where is it saved on Mac?
Thanks.
Hi,
Jailbreaking works fine,
but when i want to restart the phone it stucks at the upstart just showing the apple and nothing more happens. i have to start redsnow and “just boot tethred” to get it to start again, and i have to do this everytime i want to restart the phone (iphone4)
is there any way i can get around this? i want to be able to restart the phone without a computer.
THANKS FOR HELP!
It sound s like you used an old redsnOw. Did you use redsnOw 0.9.6rc14? It should leave an untethered jailbreak. If this does not help, try Pawnage Tool 4.3.2.
I just jail broke my iPod touch,, my cydia icon became white n safari doesn’t work either.. plss help me!!
This can easily be fixed. Try to open Cydia and add Saurik’s source again. If that does not work, run redsnOw 0.9.6rc14 again und use only the option boot tethered now… This should fix it…
reboot or power off your device
I had a question… I own an Iphone 4 and ipod touch 3g, I was just wondering, do I have to upgrade the ios using itunes before using redsn0w or just download the ipsw and then use redsn0w to upload it on to the devices???
You definitely need to upgrade first. RedsnOw does not upload any ipsw. It just does the upgrade. If you need to unlock your iphone as well, you should be careful, though. If your base band gets updated you might not be able to un lock it afterwards. You might want to consider using Pawnage Tool 4.3.2 for the jailbreak of the iphone at least… It does not matter for the ipod, though…
Tried to jailbreak my iPhone 3GS (newer model) to upgrade to iOs 4.3.2 with Pawnage Tool 4.3.2 and redsnOw 0.9.6rc14, but Cydia does not appear. What am I doing wrong? I tried various times with Pawnage and redsnOw, but no Cydia. I can install the Pawned image, but no Cydia. When I run redsnOw over it, it runs through normally, but still no Cydia… Can anybody help me?
i have jailbreak my itouch and succes but winterboard is error and it safe mode.
anybody know to figure it out ? need help…. pleaseeee…..
Cydia won’t open in JB 4.3.2 original iphone 4 baseband. icon is there and is NOT white. try to open it and it closes immediately. I created teh custom IPSW with pwnage 4.3.2 using the right firmware from apple, but still no luck and no response from anyone has been correct in fixing it. I’d like to keep my original baseband for unlocking purposes which might ultimately have to go bye bye. if anyone can figure this out, you’re a genius.
thanks.
When you save the file change the extension to .ipsw
Ensure you open any folder first :
then > Organise > folder and Search options > View > then uncheck hide extension for known file types.
hi, how can we save .ipsw file format, while i download the link “Download the iOS 4.3.2 IPSW” i save as .bundle.zip format, which cant changed later to .ipsw
so what can i do to jailbreak iphone 4.3.2.
pls help me..
I lost my carrier settings, this is how I recovered.
updated to 4.3.2, but was stuck in recovery mode. downloaded and ran recovery43 (fixrecovery in tiny umbrella wouldn’t worl), then used redsnow to jailbreak
hi guys i am having a problem with my iphone4, i have the version of 4.3.2. i am trying to jailbreak my phone but i was not able to jailbreak please any one can help me
I tried following instructions on Windows (under Parallels), but still could not succeed. This time the error was “The device was not detected”, however the phone got screwed again, and I had to restore it later with iTunes.
Are there any alternatives?
Last good time I used spiritJB, but that only exists for 3.x versions.
It worked straight away on my iphone 3gs (new bootrom)…i didnt upgrade it but restored…cydia is working f9 for me :)
after the ipod rebooted redsnow shut itself down?
what do i do?
After JB 4.3.2 I get no service, and the carrier option just disappeared from my settings menu :/
Help me please..
I am having the same issue. I had to go restore it to my unjailbreak version from the backup.
Anyone know any answers or workarounds?
Thanks
No matter what, gives me “Unexpected error”.
MacOS, iPhone 3Gs 4.3.2 (8H7)
Apparently jb 4.3.2 with redsnow after an upgrade from a jb 4.3.1 doesn’t work. It worked after a restore to 4.3.2.
Still no change on my end, and Saurik has not made additional comments on Twitter… I hope this is resolved before the 3 day trial licenses I received after my iOS 4.3.2 jailbreak expire!
For Safari just reset all cookies and cache and history settings/general/safari
Cydia works but when I select my account the page is blank. I tried rejailbreak, readding source, and etc. The page is always blank. How do I get licenses for my paid apps?
I’m having the same problem. Featured and Themes doesn’t load, the SSH and Root password how-to also don’t load…
Same here, I just discovered that the others pages don’t load.
via Twitter… Saurik’s server, hosted at Amazon, is down at the moment…. monitor Twitter for news on the server fix
I have same problem. Any answers yet?
3GS, After a Jailbreak 4.3.2. my iphone won’t start, the iphone just keeps rebooting. Any idea’s
I also tried after a restore of the iphone..
Help me please this happins to me too i whent to restore my phone because my cell signal and wifi stopped working and when i did it says when it boots up emergency calls only or the apple logo or it will let me in to the ohne for about 3 min before it shuts off
3GS here, jailbroke to 4.3.2, got the dreaded white Cydia icon. Click on it and it crashes/won’t load. Same after rebooting. What now?
Good day to you people.
@Kenji-D
In order to make a solution to this problem, the white cydia.
You are required to OPEN cydia and wait for it to load, after initiating that you press MANAGE>EDIT>ADD>apt.saurik.com/cydia
Hope I helped you.
OK im with Lardos, can someone explain or direct me to a link that shows me how to re-add the source IF YOU CAN’T OPEN THE CYDIA APP.
After trying to re-jailbreak several times and having no luck I restored my iphone again and then jailbroke it. The first time I just updated rather than restored perhaps this is what is causing the white cydia icon. It worked perfectly after restore and jailbreak if you are still having issues this may work for you too
I have no service after jailbreaking my iPhone 4 and 4.3.2 with redsn0w. All apps work fine on a wireless network, but I’ve got no cellular data at all. Any ideas on how to fix this?
any news on that problem?? i’m getting the same :(
did either of you guys get that fixed?
bumpies
Any news about that problem?
Re-adding the source fixed the problem for me!
If you have a white Cydia icon after this and Cydia doesn’t work, just re-add the source:
“apt.saurik.com/cydia”
It is white because it has no data
How do you re-add the source: “apt.saurik.com/cydia” if you can’t open the cydia app
After jb, cydia is white and won’t boot. Rebooted, reran redsnow tried green pois0n rc7. Had to backup and restore 4.3.2. Then I ran redsnow rc14 and everything is working fine!
i have a 3gs newer boot model as when i jailbroke 4.3.1 i click yes to newer boot model
now i used rc14 click yes and cydia ia white and wont boot up
i keep getting stuck on the reboot screen what do i do? plz help
After jailbreaking 3gs with RC14, I get stuck on the reboot screen too??
Start Redsn0w, then do the following:
Task Manager -> Processes tab -> right click redsnow’s process -> set affinity -> uncheck all except CPU 0
Obviously, this is only a fix for multi-core PC’s. If you’re running a single core, you should probably take this opportunity to upgrade.
Me tooooo. When I jailbroken it when i rebooted it. It was stuck at the apple logo. You have to run redsn0w to boot it. Any way how to have your ipod boot itself!!!!
thnx :)
problem solved
If Cydia doesn’t work after jailbreaking with RC14:
* If Cydia icon is white – reboot your device
* Cydia doesn’t load at all after rebooting – run redsn0w again but just select ‘install Cydia’
* Cydia still won’t work – restore and rejailbreak
Also for Windows users be sure to run Redsn0w in XP Compatability mode!
If reboot does not fix White Cydia icon, then re-add this source to the app:
apt.saurik.com/cydia
How to re-add the source to the app???
same problem here , after jailbreaking my 3gs with RC14, cydia wont start ,safari working , any idea ?
I have the problem that after jailbreaking my Iphone 3gs with Ios 4.3.2 with RedSn0w 0.9.6RC14, cydia won´t start. However, safari seems to work well.
Soneone got an Idea how to fix that?
Best Regards! Daniel!
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I have the same problem. After jailbreaking, cydia and safari do not work.
search & download RC14 to solve the iphone4 cydia&safari issue.
:) I have the same problem. After jailbreaking, cydia and safari do not work. Any idea?
did you figure out this problem????
Do I need to reinstall Cydia as my iPhone 4 is jailbroken untethered on 4.3.1
After jailbreaking, cydia and safari do not work. :( Any idea anyone?
I have the same problem with Safari and Cydia not working after jailbreaking. Anybody find a solution?
As I recalled before, your iphone must have the same software version before jailbreaking. Say you want to jailbreak with version 4.3.2, update your phone first with 4.2.1 locked thru Itunes.
That happened to me before, took me couple hours to figure it out.
SOLUTION!!!!!
Just use redsn0w to install Cydia (Only the Cydia checkbox) after you run your jailbreak.
I recommend using redsn0w for DFU instead of Pwnage Tool.
Then use latest ultrsn0w for unlock and everything works great.
Also…make sure to install Infinifolders BEFORE doing your restore, that way ALL your folders will restore correctly. Its a total mess if you don’t.
hey i followed all the steps but to figure out if i had a older or newer version the fifth & sixth numbers in my serial numbers were 42, so i took a guess and went with the newer.. i now have cydia but when i go to download anything it wont let me.. ive had alot of experience with jailbreaking but never had a problem like this, was wondering if you could tell me if i choosed the wrong option or not.. thanks!
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I cannot get past the download page. Every time I try to jb it locks up. Help…
then ur doing somethin wrong
thats not really a helpful post is it !! i think this kid knows that, and your waisting peoples time !
And your spelling is horrid. “That’s” and “I” should be capitalized, for one. Two, There needs to be a question mark after “it”, because you’re asking a question. Three, it’s “wasting”. Don’t criticize people with grammar like that. Ugh.
When I upgrade to 4.3.2 to jailbreak what will happen to all my stuff? Will it come back when i Re-Jailbreak??
It depends, if you’re currently jailbroken then upgrading to iOS 4.3.2 will cause you to lose your jailbreak because you have to upgrade first.
If you’re not jailbroken, you won’t lose anything.
So im going to lose everything because im already jailbroken.
You will lose all of your jailbroken apps and will have to re-install them. If they are purchased, just re-login with your credentials and you shouldn’t have to repay for them.
Hi
I have a problem with my Iphone 3gs… I have jailbroken my phones months ago and used to reboot using red snow if my phone ran out of charge.. I accidentally said yes to the pop up on itunes to upgrade to latest OS and since then I am unable to restore my phone on itunes neither can I rebbot using red snow.. I have no clue what happened to the phone and its very frustrating trying to get it back on… Can someone please help me restart my phone
try to reboot it again using red snow….it work 4 me…