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Oct
27

Safe Mode?

Author : The Lone Stag


Wow. I was not aware that there was a safe mode. Apparently, there is one.

This morning, I opened Cydia and installed LockDockBar (not sure if this was the problem, but be aware) and when my iPod was resetting Springboard, it glitched. The refresh circle would stop, then go back to spinning, then stop, then do it again a few more times. My iPod then reset and said it was running “Mobile Substrate Safe Mode”. Saurik (Cydia’s creator) had added this “safe mode” to Cydia, stopping further problems from happening.

To get out of safe mode, I used PowerTool. I rebooted twice, and that didn’t work. I tried a hard reset, but this also didn’t work. I then did a soft reset of Springboard, and this worked. Maybe this was just a problem with me, or maybe others have experienced this. Either way, I hope this post helps.

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  1. Sean Quinn, October 27, 2008:

    Yeah, this can be triggered by opening a Veency connection and then powering off from the iPod end.

  2. Chris, November 4, 2008:

    do not download lockdockbar
    my ipod is stuck on the pinwheel and wont start up
    how do i fix it without restoring my ipod
    PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!

  3. jay, November 6, 2008:

    aite the lone stag, how did you do a soft reset of the springboard? plz reply

  4. Tamaluko, November 22, 2008:

    yeah don’t down load dock lock yhing when you hit restart springboard it puts it in safe mode how to get out of safe mode 1st open up cydia 2nd uninstall dock lock app or most recently installed app 3rd hit restart springoard this should resolve it problem. as for you CHRIS hold down home and power buttons for 10 seconds it should turn off now just hold power button untill apple symbol comes up .PS chris don’t freak out this will take 6 -10. Tore set just wait you will have to get out of safe mode also p.s.s if theese 2 options don’t work try soft reset home plus power for 10 seconds but thistime only let go of power buton keep holding home you should get a connect to I tunes button do so iPod should show up as iPod in restoremode DONT EVER HIT SETUP AS OLD iPod IT WILL FUCK YOUR IPOD UP so badly you will get to the checkerd screen of no return your iPod is now bricked as they say

  5. B Clagg, December 17, 2008:

    This is for TAMALUKO… My friend, nicknamed “jerry” got his iPod bricked after performing numerous hacks and “abuses” towards his iPod… in an “illegal” way, as downloading stuff you have to pay for, for free. anyway, he said that when he got it bricked, he had enabled disk-use, meaning that he went into “my Computer” and in his iPod’s folder, there was a folder that was titled “Bricked.” He deleted the folder, and his iPod was no longer bricked… that should work for all of you , unless you were RETARDED and haven’t “Enabled Disk Use…”

    You’re Welcome…

  6. neonsonicboy, April 11, 2009:

    Same thing as Chris happened to me, restored as old iPod, apart from Winterboard not skinning iPod (solved with reboot) iPod works fine.

  7. aimee, June 16, 2009:

    yesss, DO NOT do you guys hear me? DO NOT
    DOWNLOAD LOCKDOCKBAR!!!!!!
    it sends yur ipod right into “safe mode”.
    I starded freaking out, i was like “my
    ipod its broken”! but i restored my ipod touch
    in iTunes and idk its synchronizing
    right now… i have to wait and see.

    OOh yea, jailbreaking yur ipod touch
    seems cool and everything but, you
    got to really becareful.

  8. alex, August 27, 2009:

    bloody hell this is confusin same happnd to me i dont hav lockdockbar or stacks and i dont know where to find enable disk use this is gettin so bloody annoying pls help me !

  9. mIKE sINGH, September 19, 2009:

    Yep great advise. Just uninstall mydocklock – it suxs

  10. Pinoy, September 19, 2009:

    DO you hear me DO!!!!!! download lockdock bar
    haha jk jk jk DO NOT!!!!! it doggz it up

    thanks everyone you really helped
    it happend to me jst now. its like my 5 time it happened

  11. Oli, October 18, 2009:

    Omg thank you to the guys who said to remove lock bar I spent so much time trying to figure out how to resolve it. It uninstalled literally everything and all along it was that stupid lockbar thingy cheers

  12. hadrien, December 1, 2009:

    OMG DO NOT DOWN LOAD LOCKDOCKBAR ist crashed my spring bord twice now im pissed

  13. mane, December 18, 2009:

    OMFFFGGGG DO NOT. I REPEAT DO NOT CLICK CHANGE STACK NAME IT TOTALLY FFS UP UR POD. IF U ALREDY HAV THEN HOLD THE TOP BUTTON AND THE HOME BUTTON TO RESTORE [WONT DELETE]

  14. ipidd helper here, January 25, 2010:

    hey dont be freaking out when was your ipod go in safe mde

    this happen when u guys doenload or install docklock

    this happen same wid me too

    first i go to cydia n i uninstall docklck (iprotect)

    and then i still in safe mode n then ur ipod going to respring if u r ipod respring and then they r send u in safe mode so first go to winterboard and change theme or something wich on u like to do n then if they r send u again in safemode s click on exit safe mode and they give u option OK RESTART N HELP so
    click on RESTART n ur ipod g to spring n ur now in noramal mode e any if u have any promblem so contact me on my email and write in subjects pllzzz help for ipod ya so pCe guyz

  15. ipidd helper here, January 25, 2010:

    hey dont be freaking out when was your ipod go in safe mde

    this happen when u guys doenload or install docklock

    this happen same wid me too

    first i go to cydia n i uninstall docklck (iprotect)

    and then i still in safe mode n then ur ipod going to respring if u r ipod respring and then they r send u in safe mode so first go to winterboard and change theme or something wich on u like to do n then if they r send u again in safemode s click on exit safe mode and they give u option OK RESTART N HELP so
    click on RESTART n ur ipod g to spring n ur now in noramal mode e any if u have any promblem so contact me on my email and write in subjects pllzzz help for ipod ya so pCe guyz

    ud.killer@gmail.com

  16. Erik, February 11, 2010:

    ok, plz help. my ipod touch is in safe mode after i downloaded docklock thing, plz send me an e-mail aboute how i can fix it and make it good agein… my e-mail is: erik1_95@hotmail.com

    plz help me :(

  17. Erik, February 11, 2010:

    ok, lol, just forget the post i wrote: February 11, 2010: ablute HELP!

    i found out how to fix it and it WORKED, mail me if any one need help: erik1_95@hotmail.com

  18. TYlr618, March 6, 2010:

    OOOOOOOMMMMMMMMGGGGGGGGGG my ipod is in safe mode and wont get out!! ive restarded 30 times did the whole lock key 14 seconds home key 8 and blah blah blah and i uninstalled everything and it still wont come out and i DID NOT download the docklock thing or w/e help me!!!!!

  19. bubblextrminatr, March 15, 2010:

    do not download the itypefastR its the app the put my ipod in restore mode and now its in safe mode!

  20. bubblextrminatr, March 15, 2010:

    is there a rebooting problem if your ipod touch is tethered?

  21. mark, March 25, 2010:

    thx the tips help XD

  22. iPod, April 7, 2010:

    ok so i got ProSwitcher and now when I press my home button in an app it goes to safe mode and when i double click it on home screen it goes in to safe mode. When i installed it it put something in my settings called activator and it has what your home should do when held down clicked once and clicked twice and i put them all to normal home button functions but my ipod still goes into safe mode. I am about to restore any help will be greatly thanked.

  23. Jake1910, April 13, 2010:

    I had the Same problem after I dowloaded Cydget. Restarted the springboard and a thing came up on the lockscreen saying sad iPhone or something and a picture. My ipod came out of safe mode but I cannot see any apps but I can still find and use them with spotlight. I have tried deleting cydget, rebooting, hard restarts and soft restarts but nothing works. Any help would be much appriciated.

  24. calerid, May 5, 2010:

    Are you all stupid!!! omg… first of all restore will get you unbricked no matter what unless you have physically damaged it. second deleting a folder called bricked??? How stupid. and to exit safe mode WTF? it says how to when you enter safe mode look at the fucking status bar it says exit safe mode or soft restart!!! Jailbreaking is not dangerous unless you are stupid!!!

  25. Yana, May 23, 2010:

    Does anyone know how to uninstall cydget on the settings? I couldn’t delete
    it In cydia it wasn’t listed in the manage packgaes
    downloaded.

  26. Safe Mode Hater, June 13, 2010:

    WTF, cos I wasn’t doing anything, just ipoding, suddenly, the iPod appeare that I got in a safe mode,
    I restarted it milllions of times, no luck. The lockscreen shows me a sad iPhone, I was like WTF? What’s that. Then I tried to reatart the springboard, nothing worked, I dnt have docklock (whatever it’s called, iprotect, I think?) anyway, how to get out these situation NOTICE; I dnt wanna to restore my iPod? Cos I hate jailbreak it again, I use spirit, is it making the Safe mode happening??

    Heeeellp,

    Email me;;

    zorroetg@hotmail.com

  27. Euu, July 24, 2010:

    Same problem here, can u all help us please???
    Safe mode does not exit..
    Please, what can i do??

  28. sadguy, August 2, 2010:

    WTF? I forgot what made it happen but ive tried everything and my ipod will not get out of safemode.
    and if you dont want to jaibreak again because its too hard, use jailbreakme.com and its super fast.

  29. sadman, August 3, 2010:

    i just jailbrocken my ipod today and it said that i should delete this app called Mywi. but i dont have cydelete. and i cant download it because of the springbourd crashing. can you help plz i am freacking out!!!!!!!!!!! email lacrosse_football@yahoo.cok

  30. TaylorSmith, August 6, 2010:

    hey i had it in safe mode and it was driving me up the wall. i tryed downloading somthing els off cydia and it come back on fingers crossed it stays like that :)

  31. Ryan, August 7, 2010:

    Please, please help me. I have an ipod touch 4.0 with jailbreak from “Jailbreak me.com” and i have tried everything. first, of corse, i restarted it like it recomends. that didnt work. I did it like 7 times. Next, I uninstalled all of my most recent cydia apps. it didnt work. Then, I got “CrashReporter” and tried to find the source of the problem, and it said that the problem was Mobile Substrate and that I should uninstall it. WTF?! I thought that mobile substrate was the thing that STOPPED my ipod from being bricked! Anyways, I just ignored that and decided not to screw myself and not take my chances with being bricked. After that, I uninstalled ALL of the cydia apps that I knew that I downloaded. i didnt uninstall the ones that were there when i got cydia, dont worry. That didnt work. After that, I restored my ipod. That didnt work. I restored my ipod to an earlier date. THAT DIDNT GOD DAMN WORK!! So now Im sitting at my desk typing this message scared out of my mind! Please. please. please help me. Ive tried everything, literally. and my email from my ipod isnt working and i cant reply or send any messages from my ipod! please help me, i beg you.

  32. Ryan, August 7, 2010:

    Okay, I also have a problem like the cydget guys up there ^ I installed a theme called iNav, and it sent me to safe mode. I couldnt find it in my packages and i couldnt delete it. After i donwloaded it, it never gave me the theme and all it gave me was a bunch of blank icons and catagories. WHY? Please help.

  33. stupidsafemode, August 7, 2010:

    When ever i download infinidock or infiniboard it goes into safe mode and i tried everything so i uninstalled it and it went back to normal then i downloaded it again and it did the same thing , plzzzz i need infiniboard and infinidock please help

  34. Euu, August 11, 2010:

    I have this app on cydia.. What do i delete to get out from safemode???
    Activator
    Apt 0.7 https method
    Attachmemt= for mailto
    Big boss’s source
    Copiercin
    Cydia community sources
    DownBB
    Freecoder’s source
    Hack&dev team source
    Ifile
    Ispazio
    Libdisplaystack
    Libgcc
    Libutil
    Modmy.com
    Pysl(2.0b2)
    Saurik’s source
    Source gui
    Ste’s source
    Volpover 3g
    Yellowsnow
    Zodttd’s source….
    Plz help meeeee
    I need my iphone back to normal
    And
    When i open installer it doesn’t respond …
    Plz help!!!!

  35. jack, August 12, 2010:

    if exit saftey mode comes up just remove wat ever you installed on your ipod thats wat i did and i got rid of it

  36. jack, August 12, 2010:

    also if u dont want to jail break again u have to its easy go on your ipod and type in jailbreakme.com in safari slide your finger were is says slide and it jailbreaks it for you easy

  37. jack, August 12, 2010:

    if any one knows how to put landscape themes on ur ipod email me at jack_begg@hotmail.com

  38. Euu, August 13, 2010:

    It says ‘version too old’ when i go to jailbreakme.com
    I am using version 2.2.1 on my iphone
    Plz hellppppp

  39. luc, September 5, 2010:

    to get out: if u recently downloaded something from cydia,uninstall it and restart springboard and its back to the jailbroken ipod

  40. duncan, September 27, 2010:

    i have safe mode now and i cant vind cidia i had put it in scrol stuf but now in safe mode i cant scrol and i cant vind cidia waht can i do

  41. asd, October 28, 2010:

    k guys, i downloaded SBsimplify and then my ipod went into safe mode, and so wen i deleted SBsettings it is now back to normal, sooo i sayin DONT DOWNLOAD SB simplify, or it was juust my ipod but w/e im happy. the comments helped me out btw ty

  42. Huda, October 30, 2010:

    What the WTF I have jailbroken iPod 4.1 and its in stupid safe mode because I down loaded mywi from cydia what do I do help me

  43. harry, November 14, 2010:

    i have that same prob as everyone but my cydia or winterboard or none of those jailbreakon apps dont show

  44. harry, November 14, 2010:

    if anyone has this problem but doesnt see cydia, search for it and it opens

  45. Eladio, January 29, 2011:

    I have a problem that when I take my ipod off of Safe Mode and when i try using an app or something…it gets back to safe mode, please help >.<

  46. Mickey, February 17, 2011:

    What do you mean when you say you “…did a SOFT reset of Springboard,…” and how did you do this ?

  47. sourya rex, March 19, 2011:

    guys PLEASE HELP ME OUT HERE…MY IPOD TOUCH 2G IS GONE NUTS……..TO BE HONEST…I JUST JAILBROKE IT WITH REDSNOW.. 4.2.1………THEN AFTER DOWNLOADING CYDIA…MY IPOD WENT INTO SAFE MODE..I RESPRUNG IT….AND THEN IT GOT ME TO THE NORMAL SCREEN……..I TRIED CLICKING ON ANY ICON..AND ENDED UP IN SAFE MODE AGAIN

  48. blaine, March 20, 2011:

    i have a 1st generation ipod touch, it has been jailbroken but it got locked out as i forgot my code. the device is not recognisable in itunes and on the ipod when you try anclick on the status bar it says springboard has crashed and i have to restart springboard. what do i need to do so i can use my ipod again????

  49. Dave, April 5, 2011:

    Dumb cunts. Sync with iTunes and Restore is how I fixed my Safe mode springboard crash. Half of you people shouldn’t even be using Iphones especially jailbroken ones. Iphone illiterate numb nuts. And stop typing like a bunch of 2yr olds faggots.

  50. Julian!, June 18, 2011:

    Hello Guys,
    I had the same problem but what helped is completely turn off your ipod.
    Then you have to turn it on.
    It helped with me and I hope it is usefull

  51. kimmy, June 23, 2011:

    HELPPPP MEEEEEEE!!!!! I DOWNLOAD AN APP CALLED MYWI AND DEN THE DOWNLOAD WASNT SUCCESSFUL AND I CANT GET OUT OF SAFE MODE I TRIED REMOVING THE APP BUT I CANT IT WAS SUCCESFUL THEY HAD SOME ERROR HELPP MEEE D;

  52. kimmy, June 23, 2011:

    wasnt successful*

  53. Chris, July 9, 2011:

    here is exactly what you got to do with the lockdock fail app.

    firsty if your ipod is in safe mode you will notice that you arent able to see apps like cydia and installus on your screen. So what you should do is swipe to the furthest left search screen on your ipod touch and search for cydia, from there you just delete the lockdock package and respring.

    Your ipod should now be out of safe mode (well it worked for me anyway, sorry if i couldnt help you)

  54. Brandon Mitchell, July 10, 2011:

    Well I downloaded shrink and it went to safe mode, I got the cracked version to.

  55. Sumi, July 18, 2011:

    I was downloading a regular app from the app store (YouTube) and when it was done loading, my iPod went into safe mode. How do I get it back to normal? It said spring board crashed. I believe I’m jailbroken with 4.2.1 and Redsnow. Please help!

  56. zach, August 5, 2011:

    i have downloaded 3Dboard and winterboard. when it restarts my ipod it says that safemode is on so i restart it. when its done it says the message again. so i looked up what to do to make it stop coming up, and it says to delete the last cydia app i downloaded. but thats 3Dboard. and thats like the only winterboard app i want. and it also says that if it dosnt work delete winterboard and i tried that but than 3Dboard wont work uck!!!!!!!!!!! idk what to do now, someone pleez hellp

  57. John, August 16, 2011:

    My ipod has been in safe mode many times XP Even as I am speaking, I’m in safe mode. I’m relatively familiar with it. To fix safe mode, turn your ipod off and than on. If that doesnt work, than hold the home and power button until it shuts off; than turn it on when wanted. There is also another way to get into safe mode that bugs me because it wasnt mentioned. Sometime, when you switch pages on your ipod (via sliding you finger across the screen) you may get to an “extra” page with no apps. This will immediately set your ipod into safe mode. All you need to do is turn your ipod off and on. I’m not sure how to completely solve the problem though.

  58. Caroline, September 4, 2011:

    I had my iPod go into Safe Mode, after I downloaded StatusNotifier. All I did was uninstall it and then repspring and It works! :)

  59. ryan, October 25, 2011:

    alright everyone i had the same problem i got mad when my ipod went into safe mode. i just went into cydia and just started deleting things that would be useless and unimportant so yea just try that

  60. namenottold, December 4, 2011:

    tahnks u sooooo much! i had recently jailbreaken my sisters ipod and now it was in safe mode and the last thing i downloaded was activator so i deleted it now it works perfectly fine :)

  61. Daniel22, January 7, 2012:

    just tap in cydia and select manage
    Then you select packages
    so you see a toolbar than said safe mode or kind of
    Tap and select modify so delete it

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