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How to Jailbreak iPhone iPad and iPod on iOS 5.1.1 with Absinthe

May 30, 2012 2 Comments

Absinthe 2 is another jailbreaking app, similar to redsn0w, it is developed by the Chronic-dev Greenpois0n team and works on certain iOS devices running 5.1.1 – devices that can be jailbroken are listed below, this guide shows how to back up your device and jailbreak your iOS device with Absinthe v 2.0.4.

Devices that can be jailbroken

  • – iPad3 (WiFi/CDMA/Global)
  • – iPad2 (WiFi/CDMA/GSM)
  • – iPad1
  • – iPhone 4S
  • – iPhone 4 (GSM), iPhone 4 (CDMA)
  • – iPhone 3GS
  • – iPod 4G
  • – iPod 3G

You do not need to do this if you are already jailbroken. 

iTunes iOS device Back Up

– Connect the your iOS device to the computer

– launch iTunes

– Make sure that the ‘back up’ does is not encrypted – uncheck the checkbox “Encrypt Local BackUp” in the main window in iTunes

If the checkbox is greyed out it is possible some profiles on the device require encryption – on the device go General > Profile and remove any profiles, then the checkbox should be enabled and uncheck it.

encrypt-local-backup

encrypt-local-backup

– right click the device and select “Back Up”

To confirm a back up – iTunes > Preferences > Devices

itunes devices backups

iTunes devices backups

Once the back up is complete on the iOS device, remove any passcode locks.

 

 

Jailbreaking with Absinthe

Download Absinthe 2.0.4  – Mac – Linux – Win

– Launch the application

jailbreak-absinthe

jailbreak-absinthe

The app will state your iOS device and build number – go ahead and ‘Jailbreak’, wait for the various stages to complete and a reboot of the device at the end the application will say “Done, enjoy!”

Cydia App

Thats it you have jailbroken your device – Absinthe loads the Cydia app onto the device just check for it on the springboard and you’re right to go.

cydia-springboard

cydia-springboard

Cats: ios Tags: Absinthe, ios, iphone, jailbreak

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