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How to Jailbreak Your iPad Air 2, Air, 4, 3, 2, Mini Using Pangu8 (Windows) [iOS 8.1]

How to Jailbreak Your iPad Air 2, Air, 4, 3, 2, Mini Using Pangu8 (Windows) [iOS 8.1]

Posted October 31, 2014 at 4:55pm by iClarified
These are instructions on how to jailbreak your iPad Air 2, iPad Air, iPad 4, iPad 3, iPad 2, iPad mini 3, iPad mini Retina, and iPad mini on iOS 8.0 - 8.1 using Pangu8 for Windows.

If you aren't already at iOS 8.1 we suggest upgrading to the latest firmware using iTunes. You can find download links for iOS 8.1 here. We've also posted instructions on how to update the firmware of your iOS device. Please note that you must update using iTunes rather than Software Update. If you used Software Update you should do a backup then restore to iOS 8.1 using iTunes.

Step One
Create an iClarified folder on your desktop and download the latest version of Pangu into the folder. If your download is a zip file then extract the archive into the same folder.
How to Jailbreak Your iPad Air 2, Air, 4, 3, 2, Mini Using Pangu8 (Windows) [iOS 8.1]


Step Two
Tap Settings from your Springboard then select Touch ID & Passcode. Turn Passcode Off if it is enabled.
How to Jailbreak Your iPad Air 2, Air, 4, 3, 2, Mini Using Pangu8 (Windows) [iOS 8.1]How to Jailbreak Your iPad Air 2, Air, 4, 3, 2, Mini Using Pangu8 (Windows) [iOS 8.1]

Step Three
Choose iCloud from the Settings menu then select Find My iPad from the iCloud menu. Ensure the Find My iPad switch is the Off position.
How to Jailbreak Your iPad Air 2, Air, 4, 3, 2, Mini Using Pangu8 (Windows) [iOS 8.1]How to Jailbreak Your iPad Air 2, Air, 4, 3, 2, Mini Using Pangu8 (Windows) [iOS 8.1]

How to Jailbreak Your iPad Air 2, Air, 4, 3, 2, Mini Using Pangu8 (Windows) [iOS 8.1]How to Jailbreak Your iPad Air 2, Air, 4, 3, 2, Mini Using Pangu8 (Windows) [iOS 8.1]

Step Four
Enable Airplane Mode by tapping the Airplane Mode switch.
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Step Five
Connect your iPad to the computer via a USB cable, launch iTunes, and perform a manual backup. It is very important that you remember to backup your device before continuing as you could lose your data if the jailbreak process does not complete successfully.

Step Six
Double click the Pangu executable from the iClarified folder on your desktop to launch the application.
How to Jailbreak Your iPad Air 2, Air, 4, 3, 2, Mini Using Pangu8 (Windows) [iOS 8.1]

Step Seven
You will notice that your device is detected by the software. Click the large Start Jailbreak button to begin the jailbreak.
How to Jailbreak Your iPad Air 2, Air, 4, 3, 2, Mini Using Pangu8 (Windows) [iOS 8.1]

Step Eight
You will be prompted to confirm that you've backed up your device and that it's in Airplane Mode, click the Already Did button to continue.
How to Jailbreak Your iPad Air 2, Air, 4, 3, 2, Mini Using Pangu8 (Windows) [iOS 8.1]

Step Nine
The Pangu app will now begin the jailbreak process.
How to Jailbreak Your iPad Air 2, Air, 4, 3, 2, Mini Using Pangu8 (Windows) [iOS 8.1]

How to Jailbreak Your iPad Air 2, Air, 4, 3, 2, Mini Using Pangu8 (Windows) [iOS 8.1]

How to Jailbreak Your iPad Air 2, Air, 4, 3, 2, Mini Using Pangu8 (Windows) [iOS 8.1]

Step Ten
Once the jailbreak has completed successfully, your iPad will reboot and a Pangu app and Cydia app will appear on your Springboard. Congratulations, you're now jailbroken!
How to Jailbreak Your iPad Air 2, Air, 4, 3, 2, Mini Using Pangu8 (Windows) [iOS 8.1]How to Jailbreak Your iPad Air 2, Air, 4, 3, 2, Mini Using Pangu8 (Windows) [iOS 8.1]

How to Jailbreak Your iPad Air 2, Air, 4, 3, 2, Mini Using Pangu8 (Windows) [iOS 8.1]

*A big thanks to the Pangu team and all the others who contributed to this jailbreak.

ANSWERS:
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Hansson
Hansson - February 7, 2015 at 9:26pm
Does NOT work. Just say "unable to get jailbreak resources,pleas check your network"
Facetime
Facetime - November 16, 2014 at 2:45pm
Facetime was working on iOS 8.1 before jailbreak, but it doesn't work after teh JB (won't connect). Any ideas?
Afshin Khoei
Afshin Khoei - November 3, 2014 at 8:37am
When should i restore my backup after i restored my ipad to iOS8.1? Before jailbreaking or after it? Thanks.
FFK
FFK - November 3, 2014 at 5:11am
Awesome!!!
Nasir
Nasir - November 1, 2014 at 9:00am
Dev Team RIP. Are they even around anymore?!
Ahmed
Ahmed - November 1, 2014 at 3:35am
iPad Air 2 is pwned?! Wow.. Those Chinese hackers owns it. we used to wait a lot until the new released device is jailbroken those guys are unbelievable.
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