iPad Jailbreak??

[Dingo]

Whats the use of Jailbreaking an iPad?? im a noob in Apple products so any info regarding this would be useful :)

[Ottoman]

so u can use pirated software and not pay steve jobs for them :p

[Dingo]

so does that mean everytime i want to update the iPad, i have to jailbreak it??

[ファルーク]

The Spirit tool has made the jailbreak fairly simple, but there's still room for error. Step by step:


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What You Need:
• Spirit Jailbreak Tool (Windows and Mac)
• iTunes 9.x (Latest confirmed working version: 9.1.1)
• iPod cable
• An iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch that a.) Isn't currently jailbroken (obvious, but just in case), b.) is working, i.e. not stuck in a startup loop, or displaying that "Connect to iTunes" screen and c.) is running a device software version 3.1.3 or lower (or in the case of the iPad, version 3.2)

1. Plug your device in, so that it's recognized by iTunes
2. Back up your device to your iTunes library, and sync it. Having the backup handy will allow to you restore your settings in case you need to wipe your device later; syncing everything—including photos, which some users report losing during the jailbreak process—ensures that all the media on your device will remain untouched, or at least restorable.
3. Open the Spirit Jailbreak tool. It will open in a small window, and should display a message like "iPad (3.2) Connected." If not, disconnect and reconnect your device, and open the tool again.
4. Click "Jailbreak"
5. During the jailbreak routine, don't interfere with the device. It's probably better to leave your computer alone as well, to avoid a crash at a critical moment. First, you should see a screen on the device that says "Restore Complete." The device will restart, display a spinning pinwheel icon, and open up a colorful screen like this, with a progress bar:


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Spirit should be done doing its thing in under 30 seconds. Your device should then boot up to your homescreen, as it was before—same background, same apps, same settings. Now you're jailbroken. But there's one more thing:

6. When you restart your device, you'll see a new icon on your homescreen, called Cydia. Open it up. This is your new App Store. Don't worry, the regular App Store still works. Now you've just got another one.


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Cydia will look a bit different on the iPad and iPhone or iPod Touch, but will contain most of the same software.


The first thing you need to do, though, is click the button that says, "Make my life easier, thanks!"

This will back up your device activation profile (called an SHSH blob) to remote servers, which ensures that you won't lose the ability to jailbreak if you accidentally upgrade your device device software in the future.

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[Dingo]

^^^ Thanks for the tutorial. I bumped into one on iClarified.com.

But that doesnt answer my more important question. Will it require jailbreaking everytime i update the device software?

[The One]

^^^ Thanks for the tutorial. I bumped into one on iClarified.com.

But that doesnt answer my more important question. Will it require jailbreaking everytime i update the device software?

ok ma8........i'm assuming your referring to OS update, if so, then the answer is Yes you, would need to re-jailbreak every time u update your OS......................

The tone of your question suggests that u think this could be a problem....... May i ask why?????????????????????????????


FYI....jail broken devices have security Holes..........having said that, there r solutions available, as long as u know what your doing.............




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