sn0wbreeze

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What is sn0wbreeze?

sn0wbreeze is a tool to create custom IPSWs to restore, similar to PwnageTool. It is a GUI of XPwn for Windows written in Visual Basic.Net and is developed by iH8sn0w. It is released under GPL v3 license and it is a freeware. sn0wbreeze used to be open-source but it is now closed-source.

Versions

sn0wbreeze was first released January 13, 2010 as a beta version. The following versions that are shown here are official, and sorted by compatibility with iOS revisions.

3.X

Version Release date Changes
Public Beta 13-Jan-2010
  • Initial release
  • Jailbreaks iOS 3.1.2
  • Only allows you to be able to select simple mode
  • Taken down due to copyright issues with XPwn
1.0 16-Jan-2010
  • Official release of sn0wbreeze
1.1 19-Jan-2010
  • Fixes Cydia problems
  • Fixes problems with NOR on S5L8900 devices
  • Fixes custom packages not being installed
1.2 21-Jan-2010
  • GUI fixes
  • Fixed even more Cydia problems
1.3 23-Jan-2010
  • fixes bug where some Cydia repositories could not be added and downloaded from
1.4 26-Jan-2010
  • Fixed vital bug where deb files may not be added to the right place
1.5 05-Feb-2010
  • Jailbreaks iOS 3.1.3
  • Removed verbose mode support
1.5.1 07-Feb-2010
  • Removed blacksn0w due to CommCenter issues (fix being worked on)

4.X

Version Release date Changes
1.6 24-Jun-2010
  • Jailbreaks iOS 4.0 only.
  • Removed ultrasn0w integration. (Due to MuscleNerd's request citing version management issues. Install it through the "custom packages" feature instead.)
  • Removed "sn0wbreeze App" integration (discontinued)
1.7 06-Jul-2010
1.8 Beta 16-Jul-2010
2.0 22-Sep-2010
2.0.1 22-Sep-2010
  • Fix for Error 37
2.0.2 25-Sep-2010
  • Fixes for Error 37 and hacktivation.
2.1 13-Nov-2010
2.2r1 15-Feb-2011
  • Jailbreaks iOS 4.2.1.
  • A new "Baseband Preservation Mode", which allows upgrade without updating the baseband (as usual), but without jailbreaking (announced on Dec 27)
2.2r2 15-Feb-2011
  • Includes a fix for iBooks.
2.2r3 18-Feb-2011
  • Fixes iBooks issues on devices still having issues.
2.2.1 20-Feb-2011
2.3b1 13-Mar-2011
  • "For people that want to play around with 4.3 or preserve their baseband. It's BETA for a reason."
2.3b2 17-Mar-2011
2.3b3 18-Mar-2011
2.3b4 19-Mar-2011
2.4b1 19-Mar-2011
  • iOS 4.3.1 is now supported
2.5 03-Apr-2011
  • Jailbreaks all iOS 4.3.1 compatible device (except iPad 2).

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