How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 6 Plus, 6, 5s, 5c, 5, 4s Using TaiG (Windows) [iOS 8.1.2]

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Posted December 10, 2014 at 5:47am by Shalom Levytam

These are instructions on how to jailbreak your iPhone 6 Plus, 6, 5s, 5c, 5, 4s on iOS 8.0 - 8.1.2 using TaiG for Windows...

If you aren't already at iOS 8.1.2 we suggest upgrading to the latest firmware using iTunes. You can find download links for iOS 8.1.2 here. We've also posted instructions on how to update the firmware of your iPhone. 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 8.1.2 using iTunes.

Step One
Create an iClarified folder on your desktop and download the latest version of TaiG into the folder. If your download is a zip file then extract the archive into the same folder.

How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 6 Plus, 6, 5s, 5c, 5, 4s Using TaiG (Windows) [iOS 8.1.2]

Step Two
Tap Settings from your Springboard then select Touch ID & Passcode. Turn Passcode Off if it is enabled.

Step Three
Press the Settings button at the top left to return to the Settings menu. Choose iCloud from the Settings menu then select Find My iPhone from the iCloud menu. Ensure the Find My iPhone switch is the Off position.

Step Four
Connect your iPhone 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 Five
Double click the TaiGJBreak executable from the iClarified folder on your desktop to launch the application.

Step Six
You will notice the device is detected by the software. Uncheck the bottom checkbox to prevent the TaiG App Store from being installed then click the large Green button to begin your jailbreak.

Step Seven
The TaiG app will now begin the jailbreak process.

Step Eight
Once the jailbreak has completed successfully, you will be shown a green smilie face, your iPhone will reboot and a Cydia app will appear on your Springboard. Congratulations, you're now jailbroken!

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

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Carl Cyril Co - June 16, 2015 at 5:39am

Will this work with iOS 8.3?

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Vishnupk - May 14, 2015 at 5:11pm

If i jailbreak my iphone 5c, will i able to update ios version?

mattypg - April 23, 2015 at 3:55pm

will this work for IOS 8.3?

Marcus Smith - April 14, 2015 at 4:54am

Can you please tell me that whether this jail break method will accept my Etisalat sim card. or not

Marcus Smith - April 14, 2015 at 4:42am

what version of itunes you need on your windows 8 laptop to jail break your iphone 5 ?

Rp - February 7, 2015 at 10:11pm

I was expecting that jailbreaking my iphone 4s would somehow allow me to unlock it myself and for free... I got it wrong..?

esfilige - February 3, 2015 at 6:38pm

if my ios 8.1.3 can jailbreak it ?

KEREM.h - February 7, 2015 at 2:50pm

No but you can downgrade to IOS 8.1.2 and use TAIG as IOS 8.1.2 is still signed by APPLE

Emily22 - February 2, 2015 at 5:55am

I get the error 'Can't Find Apple Driver, Please Download and Install iTunes' when I try to jailbreak my iPhone with TaiG... iPhone 5C 32GB pink GSM, and I don't know what to do... anyone help?

uliem74 - February 4, 2015 at 5:38am

I am having the same issue, did you find a resolution to this?

Emily22 - February 4, 2015 at 6:29am

No. They say that installing the previous version of itunes, works....but I have not had time to try it.

nomaded - February 4, 2015 at 9:09pm

I also had the same problem with running TaiG. It was because I had iTunes 12.1 installed. You need iTunes 12.0.1 installed. I ended up uninstalling a bunch of apps with Apple in their name, iTunes, and Quicktime. I then installed iTunes 12.0.1 from Apple: https://secure-appldnld.apple.com/iTunes12/031-08059.20141016.FrPFF/iTunes64Setup.exe. After connecting my iPhone 6, running TaiG worked.

uliem74 - February 5, 2015 at 7:28am

Thanks for the info, this worked great, this is the page I got more info from for downgrading iTunes http://www.reddit.com/r/jailbreak/comments/2u7ukg/tutorial_downgrading_itunes_121_to_1201_to/

Emily22 - February 7, 2015 at 1:34am

I was able to do it! It was fast and easy. Nice! Thanks guys!

Rp - February 7, 2015 at 3:57am

I've been here for hours! Lots of problems came up but fixed them, except this one, right at the end of the process... My jailbreak fails -1004, which says: "This problem is caused by your computer. Please change to another computer and try again." I just have this one! Why..?

iPhone User - January 15, 2015 at 2:01am

iOS 8.1.3 coming out next week, where's the Mac version of this jailbreak... boo...

alijoni4u - January 11, 2015 at 1:56pm

very well thanks

Razzam - January 6, 2015 at 8:26pm

I've never seen a jailbreak not released for MAC? What's up? I have no desire to purchase Windows & install on Bootcamp just to do a jailbreak? :(

Azizi - December 29, 2014 at 12:14pm

I followed all steps,but still when I insert the simcard it is going to activate iPhone 6 and It shows the message that your sim is not valid

Q-rius-Q - December 30, 2014 at 12:36pm

You do realize this is Jailbreaking, not Unlocking ! It is generally not related to activating your SIM card. Did you try the SIM card on another phone ! You should probably consult with your provider (no need to mention the jailbreak).

Leila Azizi - December 30, 2014 at 6:10pm

Thank you Did you mean the jailbreak don't relate to unlock Iphone6? How I can unlock my iPhone 6? What is the benefit of Jailbreak? also,Cydia was installed in my iPhone.

jparis - December 26, 2014 at 7:03pm

after doing the jailbreak my GPS (Google maps )are not recognizing my location

Q-rius-Q - December 30, 2014 at 12:37pm

Unfortunately, this could happen. Restore again should fix it.

chrissy b. - December 24, 2014 at 6:53pm

When I tried opening Cydia I got a black screen that said "Preparing Filesystem" "(Cydia will exit when complete)" is this okay?

Q-rius-Q - December 30, 2014 at 12:32pm

No, this is not normal. An error must have occurred during the installation of Cydia. Sorry, but restore and apply again.

Roderz - January 4, 2015 at 6:12am

This is normal when you run Cydia for the first time after jailbreak, it will take less than 30 seconds updating the filesystem then it will respring your iphone.

M!Do Space - December 19, 2014 at 11:52am

Can I perform it on an OTA-updated 8.1.2?

Q-rius-Q - December 30, 2014 at 12:29pm

Yes. It should not be a problem. The thing is, you can't update OTA while you are jailbroken. So after you apply this jailbreak, you will not be able to update again OTA, but you can always restore with iTunes.

Mammad - December 17, 2014 at 5:37am

Dont forget to run TaiG application as administrator!!

War247 - December 16, 2014 at 5:40am

hello is this jail break unteathed ?

Roderz - January 4, 2015 at 6:14am

Yes!!!.. tried and tested... it works 100% fine for unlock iphones, meaning for those have iphone that doesnt have a contract to carriers.

88ender88 - December 11, 2014 at 11:13pm

after setting up iphone 5s on ios 8.1.2 as new, mine now says "! Storage Almost Full You can manage your storage in Settings" when reboot.

sumanth - December 10, 2014 at 6:20pm

superb man....kudos to the taig team

Sir Sabatoge - December 10, 2014 at 2:22pm

What are the benefits if I were to jailbreak

JollySonX - December 11, 2014 at 6:47am

Benefits of jailbreak, tweaks is the reason, things like F.lux, Barrel, and there's a great call recorder I use, different fonts, plus themes to completely change the way iOS looks, you get full control over the iOS device. There is a lot out of different things to try. It's definitely worth the doing it,

Pip - December 12, 2014 at 10:39am

Hi! A few questions - What are the risks in jail-breaking? Can you then use eg. find my iphone? Will it affect any other apps or security? And just to be clear on the benefits - it's about getting around the default controls? Thanks so much! I want to get my hands on a recommended app, but I'm not clear on what I'm being exposed to. Pip

othman3a - December 22, 2014 at 10:01pm

after installing jailbreak you can turn "find my iphone" on agian .

Just - January 28, 2015 at 3:12am

stoppes working find my iPhone and maps and some other apps. do not know if it is jb fault