How to Jailbreak iPhone/iPod Touch 3.1.2 Firmware with Blackra1n

How to Jailbreak iPhone/iPod Touch 3.1.2 Firmware with Blackra1n

This article will show you how to jailbreak your iPhone or iPod Touch very easily with LITTLE KNOWLEDGE and LITTLE EFFORT. It works on Mac or Windows.



Steps


1. Make sure you're running (at this time, anyway) firmware 3.1.2 by going to the Settings app on your iPhone/iTouch and then General-->About-->Version

2. Download blackra1n. (Windows

3. Connect your iPhone/iTouch to your computer, using an Apple USB cable or dock connector (NOTE: the same way as you connect your device to sync music/videos/pictures)

4. Open blackra1n

5. There should only be ONE BUTTON, it says 'make it ra1n'

6. Click that button

7. Leave your iPhone/iPod Touch alone, all the work is being done for you

8. After it's done (only takes about 2 minutes) there will be a blackra1n app on your device

9. Open the blackra1n app, and use it to install Cydia and/or Icy and/or Rock

10. You're Done! Your device is jailbroken and set up to install jailbroken apps with Cydia/Icy/Rock (whichever you installed)



Warnings

• IF YOU HAVE A THIRD GENERATION IPOD TOUCH!!! At this time, jailbreaking makes your iPod "tethered", meaning to turn on the device (like after the battery dies) you must connect it to your computer and rerun blackra1n. No functionality is lost, this is just annoying.