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How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4 Using RedSn0w (Windows) [6.1.3]

How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4 Using RedSn0w (Windows) [6.1.3]

Posted May 4, 2013 at 7:46pm by iClarified
These are instructions on how to perform a tethered jailbreak of your iPhone 4 on iOS 6.1.3 using RedSn0w for Windows.

A tethered jailbreak means you will need to connect your device to the computer each time you reboot. If you are on iOS 6.0 through iOS 6.1.2, please do not update. Rather use the iClarified Jailbreak Wizard to find instructions on performing an untethered jailbreak with Evasi0n.

Step One
Create a folder on your desktop called Pwnage


Download the latest version of RedSn0w from here and place it in the Pwnage folder. Likewise, download the 6.0 and 6.1.3 firmware from here and place it in the Pwnage folder.

Extract the RedSn0w zip file to the Pwnage folder.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4 Using RedSn0w (Windows) [6.1.3]

Step Two:
If you haven't already updated to iOS 6.1.3 then launch iTunes and perform a backup of your device.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4 Using RedSn0w (Windows) [6.1.3]

Select your iPhone from the list of devices on the left then hold down Shift and click the Restore button.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4 Using RedSn0w (Windows) [6.1.3]

Navigate to the Pwnage folder on your desktop and select the 6.1.3 firmware ipsw. Click the Choose button to continue.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4 Using RedSn0w (Windows) [6.1.3]

iTunes will now update your iPhone to the new firmware.

**Important: If you want to keep your UltraSn0w unlock then follow these instructions to update.

Step Three
Right click or control-click the redsn0w application from the redsn0w folder we extracted earlier and choose Run as administrator from the popup menu that appears.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4 Using RedSn0w (Windows) [6.1.3]

How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4 Using RedSn0w (Windows) [6.1.3]

Step Four
Once RedSn0w opens click the Extras button.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4 Using RedSn0w (Windows) [6.1.3]

Step Five
From the Extras menu click the Select IPSW button.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4 Using RedSn0w (Windows) [6.1.3]

Step Six
Navigate to the Pwnage folder on your desktop and select the iOS 6.0 IPSW then click Open.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4 Using RedSn0w (Windows) [6.1.3]

Step Seven
You'll be informed that the iOS 6.0 IPSW will be used for the rest of the session. Click OK.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4 Using RedSn0w (Windows) [6.1.3]

Step Eight
Click the Back button and then click the Jailbreak button from the main menu.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4 Using RedSn0w (Windows) [6.1.3]

Step Nine
RedSn0w will now prepare the jailbreak data.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4 Using RedSn0w (Windows) [6.1.3]

Step Ten
Ensure Install Cydia is selected from the options menu then click Next.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4 Using RedSn0w (Windows) [6.1.3]

Step Eleven
Turn OFF your device then click the Next button
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4 Using RedSn0w (Windows) [6.1.3]

Step Twelve
RedSn0w will now guide you through the steps to get into DFU mode. You can find more help with DFU mode here.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4 Using RedSn0w (Windows) [6.1.3]

Hold down both the Home button and the Power button for 10 seconds.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4 Using RedSn0w (Windows) [6.1.3]

Release the Power button and continue holding the Home button until RedSn0w detects the device.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4 Using RedSn0w (Windows) [6.1.3]

Step Thirteen
Your iPhone will now be exploited with limera1n.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4 Using RedSn0w (Windows) [6.1.3]

Step Fourteen
RedSn0w will now reboot your device.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4 Using RedSn0w (Windows) [6.1.3]

Step Fifteen
RedSn0w will upload a new RAM Disk and Kernel.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4 Using RedSn0w (Windows) [6.1.3]

Step Eleven
Once this is complete you will be notified that RedSn0w is done and that this is a tethered jailbreak.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4 Using RedSn0w (Windows) [6.1.3]


BOOT TETHERED
Once you have jailbroken you will need to rerun redsn0w to boot tethered.

Step One
From the main RedSn0w menu click the Extras button.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4 Using RedSn0w (Windows) [6.1.3]

Step Two
Choose Select IPSW from the Extras menu and select the iOS 6.0 IPSW. Next, choose Just boot from the menu and follow the instructions to put your device into DFU mode again for boot.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4 Using RedSn0w (Windows) [6.1.3]

*A big thanks is owed to the iPhone Dev-Team and Geohot for their hard work and contribution to the iPhone community.

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Randya
Randya - January 24, 2015 at 4:47pm
You prob need to boot tethered. Redsnow is a tethered jailbreak and after every time the phone power shuts off or you restart the phone your gonna have to plug into a computer and with redsnow follow the boot tethered
khandker
khandker - January 23, 2015 at 6:39am
I have I phone 4 with IOS 6, tried to jail break using redsnow. Now my i phone is not getting start even. It is fully charged, but it is not starting at all. Anybody has any idea, please email me: at khandker.a.haque@ryerson.ca Thanks very much. Please don't give virus. Thank you so much.
dan9889
dan9889 - October 4, 2014 at 3:35pm
It does not work when you have to make up with redsn0w . I did not downloadable restore ipsw .
Sodara
Sodara - September 13, 2014 at 5:30pm
why redsn0w do not support with IOS 7.0.4 ? Please tell me
suman bhujel
suman bhujel - September 13, 2014 at 7:07am
very good idea unloked iphone
martin glover
martin glover - May 19, 2014 at 10:46am
great thanks
aidim78
aidim78 - May 7, 2014 at 11:40am
that is fantastic
zhouwenya99
zhouwenya99 - May 7, 2014 at 6:58am
Anyway,thank you
alvarojake
alvarojake - May 5, 2014 at 2:57am
Mirando aver si sirve para algo esto
John
John - April 13, 2014 at 10:47pm
I have an iPhone 4(mc65c) bb 03.10.01 on iOS 4.2.1 previously jb'kn years ago, is it to late for me to upgrade my iOS to 5.0? I don't have these blobs or sh files backed up anywhere neither including cydia rep. Thanks in advance ( I want to and/or upgrade to iOS 5.0 bb 03.10.01 to use latest apps with a Gevey ultra unlock SIM). Thank you for reading my newb question!
pradeep
pradeep - March 6, 2014 at 11:43am
how to restore iphone 4 with redsn0w . not supported ios 7 in redsn0w .
Lt
Lt - January 31, 2014 at 5:37am
When I try to open up the ipsw file from redsnow, the iPhone 6.0.0 file is not in my files even though I downloaded it. Any help?
Marcelo
Marcelo - December 8, 2013 at 1:34am
would this work for the Iphone 4s? running 7.0.4
mike hard
mike hard - November 27, 2013 at 5:10pm
looks like it works
krupskaya Oña Sánchez
krupskaya Oña Sánchez - November 21, 2013 at 10:05pm
solicita contraseña
Vishal
Vishal - November 21, 2013 at 2:57am
Hii, I am stuck on the error 3194 while trying to restore and even redsnow gives exploit failed... dont know what to do.... using iphone 3gs on 6.1.3.... plz plz plz help
nasri
nasri - November 17, 2013 at 2:40pm
please help me wiht ios 7.0.3
antonio carlos
antonio carlos - November 5, 2013 at 2:07pm
cydia no ios 7.0.2
Jayson
Jayson - October 31, 2013 at 3:59pm
How it works guys. Pls help for ios 7 iphone 4 jailbreak
geo247
geo247 - October 18, 2013 at 8:13pm
i am using an iphone 4 8gb ios 7.0.2 i tried using the new update but doesnt work. can anyone help me?
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