Wednesday, December 24, 2014

How to jailbreak iOS 8

In this post, I show you how easy it is to jailbreak iOS 8. It took me less than 5 minutes and works with any iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch running iOS 8.

Before jailbreaking: back up the iPhone

Jailbreaking might be a piece of cake, but it doesn't mean that the process is error-proof. Better be safe than sorry, back up your iPhone or iPad with iTunes or iCloud before jailbreaking.

If you are not a fan of iTunes or simply wish to have an extra safety net, I'd advise you to also use the free CopyTrans Shelbee to back up the iPhone. CopyTrans Shelbee works without the need for iTunes and backs up iPhone apps, app information, iOS settings, messages, contacts, calendars and Camera Roll. Download CopyTrans Shelbee from the below link:

Let's jailbreak!

1. Make sure you have the right iOS version on your iPhone by navigating to Settings > General > About and checking the "Version" line?

check ios version

2. Turn off the iPhone passcode (if you have one) and your Touch ID

disable touch id

3. Disable Find My iPhone

disable find my iphone

4. Enable Airplane Mode

enable airplane mode

5. Download TaiG jailbreak utility

taig jailbreak tool on pc desktop

6. Run TaiG as administrator

run taig as administrator

7. Plug in the iOS device to your PC. TaiG will recognize the device.

taig tool main screen upon iphone connect

8. Hit that "Start" button!

start jailbreak tool

9. Hang on for the jailbreak to finish up

jailbreak in progress

10. Jailbreak is complete. Click on the Close button.

taig main screen showing the jailbreak process was complete

11. Back on your iPhone screen, click on the Cydia icon

12. Let Cydia start for the first time

cydia initializing and preparing file system

12. You are in!

This is how to jailbreak any iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch running iOS 8.

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