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How to Jailbreak Your iPhone Using Absinthe 2.0 (Mac) [5.1.1]

How to Jailbreak Your iPhone Using Absinthe 2.0 (Mac) [5.1.1]

Posted May 28, 2012 at 1:54am by iClarified · 252326 views
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These are instructions on how to perform an untethered jailbreak of your iPhone on iOS 5.1.1 using Absinthe for Mac.

Warning***: Before you continue make sure to do a backup of your device in iTunes as you may lose your Camera Roll during this process.




Step One
Download the latest version of Absinthe from here.

Step Two
Double click to mount the downloaded dmg and drag the Absinthe application to your desktop.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone Using Absinthe 2.0 (Mac) [5.1.1]

Double click to launch the Absinthe application from your desktop.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone Using Absinthe 2.0 (Mac) [5.1.1]

Step Three
As prompted, connect your iPhone to the computer via USB. Make sure to remove any passcodes or VPN settings you've previously set.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone Using Absinthe 2.0 (Mac) [5.1.1]

Step Four
Click the Jailbreak button to begin
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone Using Absinthe 2.0 (Mac) [5.1.1]

Step Five
The application will take you through several steps to jailbreak including: beginning jailbreak, sending initial jailbreak data, sending final jailbreak data, waiting for reboot, and waiting for process to complete.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone Using Absinthe 2.0 (Mac) [5.1.1] How to Jailbreak Your iPhone Using Absinthe 2.0 (Mac) [5.1.1]

How to Jailbreak Your iPhone Using Absinthe 2.0 (Mac) [5.1.1] How to Jailbreak Your iPhone Using Absinthe 2.0 (Mac) [5.1.1]

How to Jailbreak Your iPhone Using Absinthe 2.0 (Mac) [5.1.1]

Step Six
You will be informed that the jailbreak is 'Done'.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone Using Absinthe 2.0 (Mac) [5.1.1]

Step Seven
In a few moments you will notice Cydia appear on your Springboard!
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone Using Absinthe 2.0 (Mac) [5.1.1]How to Jailbreak Your iPhone Using Absinthe 2.0 (Mac) [5.1.1]

***If you have any problems please retry the procedure on a device cleanly restored to iOS 5.1.1 (Remember to backup before restoring)***
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Angela
Angela - December 24, 2013 at 8:34am
What should I do when I run jailbreak it says " already jailbroken". How do I reinstall cyndia icon , so I can unlock my iPhone 4S?? Please advice . Thank you very much.
Paul Paulsen
Paul Paulsen - August 11, 2013 at 11:14am
ICLARIFLIED JAILBREAK IST ILLEGAL!!
abdulmajeed
abdulmajeed - March 19, 2013 at 12:01pm
شكرا
bob jones
bob jones - December 9, 2012 at 4:19am
what if your iphone says " already jailbroken"? Except the cydia icon vanished along time ago.
didier
didier - September 24, 2012 at 6:49pm
more 30€, thx for nothing, absinthe not open
okasan
okasan - September 18, 2012 at 2:14am
Jailbreak doesn't open in my mac... I have the new Lion system... is that the problem?
dmac
dmac - July 10, 2012 at 3:35pm
Hello, I have a 4s 5.1.1 but i´m stuck in the activation process... I dont have the originial sim card and I would like to jailbrake. Any solution? Thanks a lot.
lepaka
lepaka - July 4, 2012 at 7:17am
a free iPhone 4S 5.1.1 in Germany, i did the Jailbreak, everything went well as expected. i installed only the NCSettings to have the on/off switches available. i became negatively suprised with the battery behaviour. It consumes much more battery and takes much more time to re-charge it. conclusion, i restore back the 5.1.1 as i had it before. sorry guys, you did a great work, but the iOS 5 have some issues with the battery life, and jailbreaking it will drown it faster :(
Abubaker
Abubaker - June 23, 2012 at 10:24am
lol last image fails cydia is moved to the next page whilst the next imagethere are only 3 pages
Amelia Elliott
Amelia Elliott - July 3, 2012 at 4:40pm
Thank you up dataes
Rahul
Rahul - August 16, 2012 at 4:24am
Hey, that post leaves me feeling foolsih. Kudos to you!
Bernz Gacskie
Bernz Gacskie - June 19, 2012 at 4:58am
how to use jailbreak Absinthe 2.0 on my iPhone 5.1.1
Beatriz
Beatriz - August 13, 2012 at 2:53pm
wow sorry for not replieing. What i meen by Compatible Wi-Fi rtoeur is that the rtoeur had wi-fi signals in it. I have a D-Link Dl-542 which i connect 2 PC's wirelessly and others things in between eg. Ipod Touch. This rtoeur isnt the strongest of rtoeurs but has inbuilt wi-fi connectivity. I recommend a rtoeur like this.Hope i helped you
Mick
Mick - June 11, 2012 at 12:41pm
i've jailbreak my iphone 4s Sprint with Absinthe and then Gevey to unlock and use it with my carrier....everything seems to be working fine except the Vibrate does not work. Can some suggest if there is a tweak or if it is a hardware issue??
Ailes
Ailes - June 5, 2012 at 4:42am
Everything works fine except VIBRATE does not work after jailbreak What do you think? should I restore the phone?
Anass
Anass - July 19, 2012 at 2:45am
I went through the steps for my 3gs and ueaptdd 06.15.00, Cydia installed fine but I lost my stock apps. No safari, apps store, etc. All I have is Videos, Weateher, Reminderd, Newstand, Settings, Youtube,Stocks, Utils, and Cydia. Any ideas what went wrong and if anything I can do from here! Thanks
Thones
Thones - May 31, 2012 at 6:03pm
Hi, i have problem with iPhone 4s 5.1.1 very single open cydia.they say ( -GPG error ....... - Failed to fetch .... -some index file failed ......) but if i press Return to Cydia bottom every look find. I need some from iClearified thank you
Niranjan
Niranjan - August 14, 2012 at 7:13am
lol this case doesn't add much bulk at all to be honest. if you're looikng to comment on a case thats ugly and adds bulk check out pretty much any OtterBox case video. Those cases are HUGE. and yes, i've heard of invisible shields (i even have a video for it) but they don't protect against falls/drops, just scratches
Babel
Babel - May 30, 2012 at 2:28am
Worked for my unlocked 4S 64gb, although some icons have been turning completely white, randomly, maybe changes from one icon to another after installing or updating an app. White icons could be settings button now, later mail or itunes or music or combination of some, and up to 3 icons at once, all in the iphone's first screen. Still, phone is working normally though. Just weird.
Ric
Ric - August 14, 2012 at 11:08pm
Just open up cydia and iwipe cache! Install it and confirm! Then icon will appear on the screen, everytime your icon turns white, tap the iwipe cache icon or reinstall and your icon will be fix!
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