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How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV Using LiberTV 1.1 (Mac) [tvOS 11.0 - 11.1]

How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV Using LiberTV 1.1 (Mac) [tvOS 11.0 - 11.1]

Posted December 25, 2017 at 8:38pm by
These are instructions on how to jailbreak your Apple TV running tvOS using liberTV 1.1.

This jailbreak currently supports any fourth generation Apple TV or Apple TV 4K running tvOS 11.0 to 11.1.


Step One
Download the latest liberTV jailbreak IPA from here and Cydia Impactor from here and save them to a folder on your Mac.

How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV Using LiberTV 1.1 (Mac) [tvOS 11.0 - 11.1]

Step Two
Double click to open the Impactor dmg.
How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV Using LiberTV 1.1 (Mac) [tvOS 11.0 - 11.1]

Step Three
Drag and drop the Impactor app onto the Applications folder shortcut.
How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV Using LiberTV 1.1 (Mac) [tvOS 11.0 - 11.1]

Step Four
Launch Impactor from your Applications folder. Click Open if asked to confirm.
How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV Using LiberTV 1.1 (Mac) [tvOS 11.0 - 11.1]

Step Five
Plug in the power cable and connect your Apple TV to your computer via USB.

Drag and drop the liberTV IPA downloaded earlier into the Cydia Impactor app.
How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV Using LiberTV 1.1 (Mac) [tvOS 11.0 - 11.1]

Step Six
You will be asked to enter your Apple ID and password. This is only used to sign the IPA, letting it run on your device.
How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV Using LiberTV 1.1 (Mac) [tvOS 11.0 - 11.1]

How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV Using LiberTV 1.1 (Mac) [tvOS 11.0 - 11.1]

Step Seven
Cydia Impactor will sign the IPA and install the new liberTV jailbreak app on your device.
How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV Using LiberTV 1.1 (Mac) [tvOS 11.0 - 11.1]

Step Eight
Disconnect the Apple TV from your computer and connect it to your TV using HDMI then launch the liberTV app.
How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV Using LiberTV 1.1 (Mac) [tvOS 11.0 - 11.1]

Step Nine
Click the Click Me button.
How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV Using LiberTV 1.1 (Mac) [tvOS 11.0 - 11.1]

Step Ten
Your device will now be jailbroken! Click the Done button once the process has completed.
How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV Using LiberTV 1.1 (Mac) [tvOS 11.0 - 11.1]

Step Eleven
You can now SSH into your device using its IP address, the user 'root', and the password 'alpine'. Once logged it, you should change the root password.

To get the full binpack, enter the following command:
export PATH=$PATH:/jb/usr/bin:/jb/bin:/jb/sbin:/jb/usr/sbin:/jb/usr/local/bin:
How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV Using LiberTV 1.1 (Mac) [tvOS 11.0 - 11.1]

● As the screenshot shows, merely setting the path automatically gets you all the binpack (and some fresh binaries at that).
● To enable scp , you have to cp /jb/usr/bin/scp /usr/bin because that's done using a server side binary which must be in dropbear's path
● You can run any self signed binary you want, provided you sign it with the latest jtool - jtool --sign platform --ent plat.ent --inplace binary, with plat.ent being the same entitlements you get from jtool --ent on any of the binpack binaries


A big thanks to Jonathan Levin, Ian Beer, Pangu and everyone else who had a hand in creating this jailbreak.

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SAM76
SAM76 - January 6, 2018 at 7:50am
I have Apple TV 4 jailbroken on tvOS 9.0 using Pangu and everything is perfect, however I can't install latest Kodi 17.4 on tvOS 9.0 so is it worth upgrading to tvOS 11.1 and jailbreak with LiberTV 1.1 or not ??? is Pangu on tvOS 9.0 is a better jailbreak than LiberTV 1.1 jailbreak on tvOS 11.1?? also talking about my ATV 4 is jailbroken on tvOS 9.0, how can i upgrade to tvOS 11.1 using my 11.1 SHSH2 blobs?? is it possible ?? anyone tried to do it because I don't want to brick my ATV 4 and lose the jailbeak. . thanks
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Guest
Guest - January 3, 2018 at 8:37pm
How do to connect your Apple 4K TV to your computer without a USB port?
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trucheli
trucheli - January 2, 2018 at 4:50pm
I get this even thought I everything I input is right provision.cpp:168 Please sign in with an app-specific password. You can create one at appleid.apple.com.
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Mr
Mr - December 27, 2017 at 3:06am
Anyone figure out how to do this with an apple atV 4K with no USB port?
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Guest
Guest - January 3, 2018 at 8:40pm
Were you ever able to find out a solution to connect your Apple 4K TV to your computer for jailbreaking?
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Whiskyguy
Whiskyguy - December 26, 2017 at 9:08pm
How will this work on an Apple TV 4k? It doesn't have a USB port. Any help will be highly appreciated.
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Ney G
Ney G - December 26, 2017 at 5:37pm
can I do the same using Windows 10? And for installing IPA´s afterwards? Will Cydia impactor do the work? Thanks in advance!
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Tony
Tony - December 26, 2017 at 11:55am
Cant press Done button..
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iahmed009i
iahmed009i - December 26, 2017 at 6:20am
can i downgrade from 11.2.1 to 11.1
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mollyoungggg
mollyoungggg - December 26, 2017 at 8:59am
yes. you can downgrade it.
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Dan
Dan - December 26, 2017 at 2:22am
All I use is my Apple TV. Instead of paying for cable packages, I just use Hulu, Netflix, HBO Go, and Amazon Prime, all from my Apple TV.
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curtixman
curtixman - December 25, 2017 at 8:48pm
If you’re looking to jailbreak an Apple TV, some suggest using an Android TV box or a Firestick, but for owners of the Apple TV 4 or 4K, this LiberTV jailbreak is a great option.
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Droof
Droof - December 25, 2017 at 11:42pm
That’s a very presumptuous comment that Apple TV owners don’t use their devices. I use mine all of the time
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Dylan
Dylan - December 26, 2017 at 3:06am
Yeah I used the 3rd generation even without a jailbreak. I finally got rid of it and skipped the 4th generation and went straight to the 4K model. That was a good idea to wait, because I essentially have an iPad Pro 10.5 in a tiny little box. It has a lot more capability than my old one, and will be great for the future since everything will be 4K at that point. I also use mine everyday! Don’t be biased just because you use other devices!
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Dylan
Dylan - December 26, 2017 at 3:09am
I think a jailbreak would make it easier to load 3rd party apps onto it to get free movies and TV. Although you can already side load apps like Kodi to get that functionality. This tutorial seems confusing to me because the new Apple TV has no USB C port anymore more. I think you have to transfer the LiberTV via Bluetooth.
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Pyro1angel
Pyro1angel - December 26, 2017 at 3:24am
Haha that’s funny because it’s exactly what I did. I have an Android tv while the Apple TV has sat in a closet waiting for a jailbreak.
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Whiskyguy
Whiskyguy - December 27, 2017 at 1:53pm
How do you send the file via Bluetooth?
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