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How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4, 3GS Using JailbreakMe [4.3.3]

Posted July 6, 2011 at 9:33am by iClarified
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These are instructions on how to jailbreak your iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS on iOS 4.3.3 or iOS 4.2.8 (Verizon CDMA) using JailbreakMe.

If you are already on iOS 4.3.3 or iOS 4.2.8 you can skip the first five steps of this tutorial.

*Remember that updating to iOS 4.3.3 will update your baseband and perhaps ruin your chances of an unlock. Use TinyUmbrella (Mac, Windows) to update the iPhone 4 to iOS 4.3.3 without updating the baseband.




Step One
Create a Pwnage folder on your desktop and place the iOS 4.3.3 or iOS 4.2.8 (Verizon CDMA) ipsw in it.

You can download the ipsw for your device from here:
4.3.3 (3GS): iPhone2,1_4.3.3_8J2_Restore.ipsw
4.3.3 (4 GSM): iPhone3,1_4.3.3_8J2_Restore.ipsw
4.2.8 (4 CDMA): iPhone3,3_4.2.8_8E401_Restore.ipsw
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4, 3GS Using JailbreakMe [4.3.3]

Step Two
Connect your iPhone to the computer and launch iTunes.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4, 3GS Using JailbreakMe [4.3.3]

Step Three
Select your iPhone from the list of devices on the left
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4, 3GS Using JailbreakMe [4.3.3]

Step Four
Hold down the Option (Mac) or Shift (Windows) key and click the Restore button.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4, 3GS Using JailbreakMe [4.3.3]

Step Five
Select the iOS 4.3.3 ipsw from the Pwnage folder on your desktop and click Open.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4, 3GS Using JailbreakMe [4.3.3]

Step Six
Once your iPhone is running iOS 4.3.3, press to launch Safari from your desktop.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4, 3GS Using JailbreakMe [4.3.3]

Step Seven
Navigate to http://www.jailbreakme.com and press the Free button.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4, 3GS Using JailbreakMe [4.3.3]

Step Eight
Press the Install button.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4, 3GS Using JailbreakMe [4.3.3]

Step Nine
Safari will now close and Cydia will download and install.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4, 3GS Using JailbreakMe [4.3.3] How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4, 3GS Using JailbreakMe [4.3.3]

Step Ten
Press to launch Cydia and enjoy your jailbroken iPhone!
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4, 3GS Using JailbreakMe [4.3.3] How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4, 3GS Using JailbreakMe [4.3.3]

***Thanks goes to Comex for his hard work on this impressive jailbreak!***
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Kruger
Kruger - September 20, 2011 at 5:27pm
I have an iPhone 4 with iOS 4.2.1 and 03.10.01 BB... Updating it to 4.3.3, folowing this tutorial... will the BB change to any of those (04.26.08, 05.11.07, 05.12.01, 05.13.04, 06.15.00, or 01.59) that are unlockable by http://repo666.ultrasn0w.com?
Riccardo
Riccardo - October 9, 2011 at 10:04am
I have 3GS on 4.2.1 and get the same error from iTunes :(
feelys
feelys - September 13, 2011 at 9:17am
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Emad
Emad - September 6, 2011 at 5:54pm
I get this message when I try to restore "The Iphone could not be restored. The device isn't eligible for the requested build" What do I do???
Riccardo
Riccardo - October 9, 2011 at 10:05am
Same error on 3GS :(((
takarkene
takarkene - August 4, 2011 at 12:16pm
Hi, when I try to download "iPhone2,1_4.3.3_8J2_Restore.ipsw" it only downloads *.zip file. Where is the ipsw file?
mike
mike - October 8, 2011 at 5:41pm
just change .zip to .ipsw and voila
Beksi
Beksi - August 3, 2011 at 11:22pm
Can same one help me I have iPhone 4 on ios4.3.3 and I try to jailbrek with safari on jailbreakme after all steps I finish it says again invalid card what to do now plzz help me
Anna
Anna - July 22, 2011 at 7:59am
Is there an unlock for iOS 4.3 baseband 4.10.01? Pls help me i've been waiting for this for a while now and i have no idea if its available already or not. Thanks for your answer! :)
Moser
Moser - July 22, 2011 at 3:34am
Please help: I installed Lion and accidentally had my iPhone 3GS updated to 4.3.4 although it was greenpois0n jailbroken on iPad 6.15.00 baseband. Now it won't let me restore on iTunes, with that annoying 'unknown' error. Any chance I'll be able to use this phone again in the near (distant?) future? Cheers
Moser
Moser - July 26, 2011 at 1:56am
Please help?
ails
ails - July 16, 2011 at 10:41am
I did it, like i skipped bec i got iOS 4.3.3, i downloaded cydia as instructed but installous doesnt work and i lost my carrier, can someone help me fix me the problem bec if im going to restore it, it will be updated to 4.3.4, someone pls help, thanks
MO
MO - July 16, 2011 at 5:17am
With the release of iOS 4.3.4, is it still possible to jailbreak my 3GS (currently not running on 4.3.3) with these instruction?
adiguna
adiguna - July 14, 2011 at 5:38pm
it works for me..I;ve got cydia now in my iPhone but, i've got a PROBLEM! i cannot putting my games in from my PC to my iphone4.. it says "The app "Battle Spot" was not installed on the iPhone "ad;s iPhone" because an unknown error occured (0xE8008001) can you explain it why? or maybe can u show me how to put apps in iphone?
Amit
Amit - July 12, 2011 at 11:48am
I got my Iphone 4 in December but with no contract, from the US. I gifted it to my brother in Dubai, the problem was that the phone was locked. Finally today I got through Iclarified and I was following the steps and then I came to the part where I had to use safari on the Iphone4 and go to www.jailbreakme.com. i did that and there it said come back on your Iphone, iPad, or IPOD touch to use Jailbreak me. The thing is I was on my Iphone 4 when I did that but still it said that and could not download Cydia. Could someone help please? Thanks.
erik
erik - July 12, 2011 at 7:50am
My Iphone is a 4.3.3 and I want to Jailbreak it first and then Unlock it. So what to do about this note: *Remember that updating to iOS 4.3.3 will update your baseband and perhaps ruin your chances of an unlock. Use TinyUmbrella (Mac, Windows) to update the iPhone 4 to iOS 4.3.3 without updating the baseband.
ZED
ZED - July 10, 2011 at 3:58pm
WORKED LIKE A CHARM THNX FOR A VERY EASY JB!
Marirs
Marirs - July 9, 2011 at 11:35am
So Why is Step Five (5) Required?
yaman
yaman - July 14, 2011 at 3:10pm
If you already have 4.3.3 it says to skip the first five steps not jump to step five.
Daniel Orozco
Daniel Orozco - July 8, 2011 at 7:14am
Hi I already had Cydia threw redsn0w (computer) and I wanted to try it threw iPhone 4's Safari browser. It worked but it didnt let me download FuriousMod to unlock with Gevey Ultra Sim. I wanted to know if its a bug or if there is a way i can download it?
Shinyscot
Shinyscot - July 7, 2011 at 9:27pm
I already had 4.3.3 installed, whenever Cydia begins loading it gets as far as install then cancels. No idea whats happening. Anyone have any suggestions?
Martin
Martin - July 9, 2011 at 8:02pm
I have the same problem. Was on 4.2 (with greenpoison i think) and then upgraded to 4.3.3 before the jailbreakme "fix". My phone is jailbroken (I can run some applications that were left on the phone) but no cydia. Rather disturbing...
JB
JB - July 7, 2011 at 8:53am
I've been trying to update while having TinyUmbrella running in the background to keep my baseband but I can't get out of DFU mode. I've restored numerous times (Shift+restore etc.) but no dice. What am I doing wrong?
ctj
ctj - July 7, 2011 at 12:43pm
use pwnage tool instead
JB
JB - July 8, 2011 at 1:11am
Thanks ctj. I used pwnage tool and redsn0w to get it going. It kept my baseband fine but my contacts, ringtones, music, videos etc. aren't properly syncing from my last backup. Weird. Guess I have to try to figure that out. Thanks again ctj.
fishycrakers
fishycrakers - July 18, 2011 at 11:39pm
I couldn't get pass step:1. The ipsw (if its called that), or restore file, was in a Win Rar file and so wouldnt let me restore from it. When I extract the files it still wont let me restore from them
ross
ross - July 6, 2011 at 11:08pm
Are there any battery drain problems with this, i wont know until tommorow!
James
James - July 6, 2011 at 3:56pm
I love this type of jailbreak great job! I wonder if there is any advantage to using this over pwnage tool or redsn0w (except for the obvious convienence). Still an issue with baseband mismatch requiring ultrasn0w?
gogo
gogo - July 6, 2011 at 2:17pm
Hi i'm updating my iphone 3gs from IOS 4.1 on 4.3.3 and at step 6 when restoring iphone with this file downloaded from your site (iPhone2,1_4.3.3_8J2_Restore) error 1015 appears, what can i do about this!
Manuel
Manuel - July 6, 2011 at 10:47pm
Just remove the gs.apple.com address redirection in your host file! :) That did the trick for me.
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