Jailbreak

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Jailbreaking is the process by which full execute and write access is obtained on all the partitions of the Apple TV, iPad, iPad mini, iPhone or iPod touch. It is done by patching /private/etc/fstab to mount the System partition as 'read-write'. This is entirely different from an unlock. Jailbreaking is the first action that must be taken before things like unofficial activation (hacktivation), and unofficial unlocking can be applied.

The original jailbreak also included modifying the AFC service (used by iTunes to access the filesystem) to give full filesystem access from root. This was later updated to create a new service (AFC2) that allows access to the full filesystem.

Modern jailbreaks also include patching the kernel to get around code signing and other restrictions. These are called Kernel Patches.

NOTE: The legality of jailbreaking your device varies with each country/region. Wikipedia has a summary of legality for some countries.

Version numbers are the first to jailbreak and last is the last supported version. Last will only be listed if a newer version is out that does not support the device and iOS.

Jailbreak Tools

AppSnapp

iOS Version Device
iPhone 2G iPod touch 1G
1.1.1 1.0

AppTapp Installer

iOS Version Device
iPhone 2G
1.0 1.0
1.0.1 1.0
1.0.2 1.0

evasi0n

iOS Version Device
Apple TV 2G iPad 2 iPad 3 iPad 4 iPad mini 1G iPhone 3GS iPhone 4 (iPhone3,1) iPhone 4 (iPhone3,2) iPhone 4 (iPhone3,3) iPhone 4S iPhone 5 iPod touch 4G iPod touch 5G
6.0 1.0-1.5.3
6.0.1 1.0-1.5.3
6.0.2 N/A 1.0-1.5.3
6.1 1.0-1.5.3
6.1.1 N/A 1.3-1.5.3 N/A
6.1.2 N/A 1.4-1.5.3

evasi0n7

iOS Version Device
iPad 2 iPad 3 iPad 4 iPad Air iPad mini 1G iPad mini 2G iPhone 4 (iPhone3,1) iPhone 4 (iPhone3,2) iPhone 4 (iPhone3,3) iPhone 4S iPhone 5 iPhone 5c iPhone 5s iPod touch 5G
7.0 (11A465) 1.0-1.0.8
7.0 (11A466) N/A 1.0.8 N/A
7.0.1 N/A 1.0-1.0.8 N/A
7.0.2 1.0-1.0.8
7.0.3 1.0-1.0.8
7.0.4 1.0-1.0.8
7.0.5 N/A 1.0.5-1.0.8 N/A
7.0.6 1.0.6-1.0.8

Geeksn0w

iOS Version Device
iPhone 4 (iPhone3,1) iPhone 4 (iPhone3,2) iPhone 4 (iPhone3,3)
7.1 2.5-2.8.31

1 Tethered jailbreak

greenpois0n

iOS Version Device
Apple TV 2G iPad iPhone 3GS iPhone 4 (iPhone3,1) iPhone 4 (iPhone3,3) iPod touch 2G iPod touch 3G) iPod touch 4G)
3.2.2 N/A RC4 N/A
4.1 no package management GUI N/A RC4
4.2.1 RC6-RC6.1 RC5-RC6.1

iLiberty / iLiberty+

iOS Version Device
iPhone iPod touch 1G
1.1.3 1.0
1.1.4 1.0
1.1.5 N/A 1.0

OktoPrep

iOS Version Device
iPhone iPod touch 1G
1.1.2 Update from jailbroken 1.1.1

p0sixspwn

iOS Version Device
iPad 2 iPad 3 iPad 4 iPad mini 1G iPhone 3GS iPhone 4 (iPhone3,1) iPhone 4 (iPhone3,2) iPhone 4 (iPhone3,3) iPhone 4S iPhone 5 iPod touch 4G iPod touch 5G
6.1.3 1.0-1.0.7
6.1.4 N/A 1.0-1.0.7 N/A
6.1.5 N/A 1.0-1.0.7 N/A
6.1.6 N/A Cydia package only1 N/A Cydia package only1 N/A

1 Use redsn0w to tethered jailbreak and then upgrade to untethered by downloading the p0sixspwn package from Cydia.

QuickPwn

iOS Version Device
iPhone iPod touch 1G
2.0 1.0
2.0.1 1.0
2.0.2 1.0
2.1 1.0
2.2 1.0
2.2.1 1.0

Soft Upgrade

iOS Version Device
iPhone iPod touch 1G
1.1.3 Update from jailbroken 1.1.2

Star

iOS Version Device
iPad iPhone 2G iPhone 3G iPhone 3GS iPhone 4 (iPhone3,1) iPod touch 1G iPod touch 2G iPod touch 3G)
3.1.2 N/A Yes N/A Yes 1.0
3.1.3 N/A Yes N/A Yes 1.0
3.2 Yes N/A
3.2.1 Yes N/A
4.0 N/A Yes N/A 1.0
4.0.1 N/A Yes N/A 1.0

ZiPhone

iOS Version Device
iPhone iPod touch 1G
1.1.3 1.0
1.1.4 1.0
1.1.5 N/A 1.0

See Also