May

Author : The Lone Stag

I have gotten too many emails on whether or not to jailbreak your iPod.

DO IT.

Seriously, you need to at least try. So far, there is no possible way to completely break your iPod other than throwing it on the ground and jumping on it. I have bricked and “broken” my iPod so many times that I have lost count. This is because I try beta apps and jailbreak methods. You don’t have to. That is why I’m here.

You don’t have to worry if something goes wrong. If it won’t connect to iTunes, you have a problem during the jailbreak, or some other problem where your iPod won’t run correctly, then do a hard restore.

How to do a hard restore

Plug your iPod into your computer.
Hold power and home until the iPod turns off. KEEP HOLDING.
When the Apple logo shows up, let go of the power button. KEEP HOLDING HOME.
Hold home until the “Connect to iTunes” logo appears.
Restore.
Your iPod is fixed and you can go back to doing whatever you wanted to do.

I know some of you are thinking, “Why should I jailbreak my iPod?” Well there are many reasons.

Add applications that make the most out of your iPod such as Instant Messaging, Screencapturers, Customize options, Computer Controllers, etc.
Add awesome games such as Parking Lot, Tetris, Mah Jong, Gameboy games, etc.
Get the January Update Package with the Wiggle Feature for FREE.
Add dictionaries, Youtube downloaders, free music downloaders, etc. etc. etc.
Learn how to jailbreak by reading this

This is a cool thing to do. For those of you who have jailbroken, post a comment. Inspire some iPodder into hacking his iPod. Give positive feedback. List why you jailbroke, how it works, or at least if it was worth it. You could change someone’s entertainment experience. I might have helped you, why don’t you give back to the community.

Enjoy.

Lone Stag

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154 Comments

Tledbett, May 8, 2008:

I completely agree. I am unfortunately too busy to be on here as much as I was during spring Break. However, these guys are very courteous to be helping all of us as much as they do. I am looking forward to the next big thing they come out with.

Keep it up guys and Thanks.
dramaqueen, May 9, 2008:

thank for this site! u r awesome!
but whenever i try to download an app that is version 1.0 it dosent let me
why is that
is it cuz my ipod is 1.1.4
and it dosen’t let me go on pocket guitar
any help?
thanx sooooo much
azboi101, May 10, 2008:

look at my current post it might help
denuj, May 11, 2008:

I’m also one of those who thought it’s stupid to jailbreak my ipodtouch but my curiosity got the better of me. After reading all things about jailbreaking, I finally decided to take the plunge. Btw, I just followed the instructions posted in this site and there was my iPod touch screaming out loud for applications.

Jailbreaking is not really a problem, installing “some” applications is. I’ve experienced keyboard freeze when installing a host of applications so I have to restore my ipodtouch over and over. My tip is install only one application at a time then after restarting check whether your device is working properly, especially when you’re typing on it.

Go jailbreak your ipodtouch.
SarahSuperman, May 17, 2008:

Only just jailbroke my itouch, and was very wary at first, but when I came across this site I was convinced.

It’s the best thing i’ve ever done. One of the things i like most about my nano was the games, and was pretty miffed when the Itouch didnt have any, so i’ve more than made up for it :]

Thankyou So much
Natalie Watson, May 18, 2008:

I jailbroke my iPod touch and then when I come to sync it, it won’t sync. I kept trying until it did but the artwork was all messed up! Please help!!
Joe Shmoe, May 20, 2008:

I always wanted a psp to get custom firmware on it. Essentially hack one for kicks to help out a friend. The only problem is, that there is a risk to doing that. When i got my very own Ipod Touch, im like hey, shouldn’t there be a way to hack this like the psp?” to myself. so i googled it and what do you know i found this nifty site (thanx to the maker) and i didn’t even have it for more then 10 hours yet and i jailbroke it. My only regret is why didn’t i do it 9hours sooner lol. Amazing to jailbreak. You also get bragging rights with it for being the only one amongst your friends to not only have a iphone/touch but have roms, games, cool apps, etc and make the most out of them too! I don’t know how ide live without my touch. I use it from entertainment to school work, except i multi task lol (music playing while im doing work). Jailbreaking is definitley worth at least trying. There NO I MEAN NO RISK TO DOING IT. IT IS EXTREMELEY SIMPLE, YOU CAN BACK UP ALL OF YOUR FILES AND PUT THEM BACK ON AFTER AFTER AFTER YOU JAILBREAK IT. I highly suggest it. Anyone can do it even newbs at computers (not being offesive we were all newbs when we first started too). So jailbreak and enjoy. and if you do mess it up there are ways to restore it too. Check this site out the maker has put a lot of valuable work. (credit him too if you refer it to anyone else)
britt, May 22, 2008:

Isnt jail breaking yor iPod illegal? What if it does break, then what?
britt, May 22, 2008:

isnt jail breaking ur iPod illegal? What if it does break, then what?
Dave, May 27, 2008:

Actually, the best way to restore, would be to hold the power button until it turns off, let off the power button, hold the home button, plug you ipod/iphone into the pc, and continue holding home until it goes into restore.
stoney rok, May 30, 2008:

Hello,

I just jailbroke my Ipod Touch 32Gb yesterday. Everything was fine until somehow this morning I went to my parents house and tried to connect with the wifi there. Every time I tried to connect and when the AP prompt for WPA passwd it went away and Im back to the home screen. Now, the issue is when I tried to reboot using sysinfo tool it rebooted and somehow I got the pop up screen – Edit Home Scree – with dismiss button. It went on and on looping infinitely. Below is the steps that I have taken to solve but the issue still remains;

1. Tried to connect to the PC and open Itune – Itune cannot detect the Ipod
2. Tried to do hard reset and wait for the pic of ‘connect to itune’ – the pic never came up.

Anyone can help me here.
stoney rok, May 30, 2008:

somehow I have missed out Dave’s comment just right before mine here. I tried and it seems to work. Thanks Dave.
karl, June 18, 2008:

Please someone help me. I am new to ipod touch and i love it, i have filled it with all me music and i use it all day. Problem is that i have to disconect every other usb device in my pc so i can connect my ipod, if i dont it just locks everything up. Is this a common problem and can it be resolved cos i wanna jailbreak. PLEASE HELP
shiv, July 4, 2008:

i think jailbreaking is shit hot !
i wud lick 100′s clits
Tanner, July 7, 2008:

good info, now when i get mine i will jailbreak it withought worrying, thanks man.
Tanner, July 7, 2008:

without**
elsocplayer, July 11, 2008:

I jailbroke mines a few days after I bought it. The only reason why I didn’t jailbreak before was cuz I didn’t have the time.to research before doing it. I had my psp hacked by a friend and I love it, so many things you could do and undo. I remember hearing about been able to hack one of the earlier ipods so I said why wouldn’t this one be unlockable? I started searching and found everything I needed, specially here(thanx guys) the only thing that kept me from doing it at the beginning was not knowing if you could reset it to factory settings but once I found out that you could. I did it the same day and I love it…so many apps available its unbeliveble what you can do to your ipod touch/iphone once you get the tools.
BrAnd0n, July 14, 2008:

i’m using 1.1.4 firmware.. and i have jailbreak my ipod touch..
follow all the instruction, install all the necessary apps
after that, i try 2 install dictionary
installed but where to open the dictionary as there is no icon on the desktop..
Tyler, July 27, 2008:

i am getting an ipod touch sometime this week. but i was wondering if all the apps that you download after jailbreaking take up space on the ipod that could be used for music, movies, pics, etc.. thank you
chris, August 5, 2008:

ok first of all i realy wana jailbreak my itouch but i to scared after spendin all my money on one wot if i brick it. so i was wondering if there was a way to unbrick it if i screw up. i dnt understand ANYTHING about jailbreaking it.
someone, August 21, 2008:

ummm are sure that will work if i jailbreak it than it go wrong will work and are 100% sure give messege plz
sabreen, August 23, 2008:

YEA I JAIL BROKE MINE, WELL I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DOING IT & IT SAID IF TAKES MORE THAN 3 MINUTES TO ABORT THE PROCESS..SO I DID AND NOW EVERYTIME I TRY TURNING IT ON IT LOADES A WHOLE BUNCH A CODES AND THEN FREEZES…..I DON’T NO WHAT TO DO!!!PLEASE HELP????
Ciaran, September 15, 2008:

hey, I am getting an iPod Touch 2g, and I’m just thinking. if you can get so many awesome applications free, why bother? are there especially good ones only available through jailbreaking? Also, what are some of the neat things that you can do on a jailbroken iPod Touch? I’ve seen many videos on youtube, but all they show are the apps.
Thanx
QUEEN, September 19, 2008:

i need helpp =[
can someone help me

well basics
ive jailbroken my 1.1.4 itouch
n i have done everything on it
but one day wen i just plugged in my itouch allllll the music went
the pictures and the apps stayed

if i restore it will it remove the apps? im not fusssed about the music or the pics coz i can jus reload them
BUT if i restore will it un jailbreak it effectivelly?
thanks xxx
James, September 27, 2008:

SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME JAILBREAK MY IPOD PLEASE … ADD ME ON sxc_turkboy4lyf@hotmail.com
PLEASE I NEED TO JAILBREAK MY IPOD ASAP!
Rookie, October 3, 2008:

i just bought a used 16 gb 1st gen ipod touch online and it works fine but the person that i bought it from was supopsed to include some software on a CD for me and never did. it has a good amount of games and stuff but I thought he said not to get the newest version of itunes. does it matter which version i download? i may have been thinking of the firmware version by accident, i’m not good at this stuff (obviously) and i don’t want to loose what’s on there. also – anyone know where i can download more free games? i’ve found a good amount of discussion but no links to actual websites to get free games. rumors of tyson’s punchout have me interested! Thanks!
THANKYOUSOMUCH, November 2, 2008:

WOWOWO… thank you soooo much. thankyou thankyou thankyou. i love you. no homo. wowow. you dont understand. i bought my ipod touch a couple of months ago, and i jail breaked it. then i downloaded all these apps, 3 months past, my dad got a i pod touch 3G. so i play around and show my dad how to use the i touch. then i decided to download a random app on mine. but the loading button appeared but didnt seem to stop loading, then the ipod touch shut down, i couldnt get it to turn back on even when holding the home and power button at the same time. one week past, i call the apple costumer service. i got nervous b/c i read all these comments on how if the apple company/workers find out you hacked, they wont help fix the problem and wont replace ipod touch. so i called, my comp. wouldnt turn on, so i told the guy i would call back later. 3 weeks gone by. i was sooo depressed. i figured it would be no use calling back apple since i was dreading the fact that the guy might find out i hacked and tell me it was usless. wowow. ipod touch was “taking over my life” i coulded live w/out it literally. i couldnt find any results on google that fit my problem until now, one month past, i happen to find this blog. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ok, now im going to get some music on my ipod on i tunes. thank you. wow… what a releif.
elisa, November 19, 2008:

just bought a ipod touch 8 g so confused i want to jailbreak it but dont want to mess it up please help
dood, December 1, 2008:

hi! how can i jailbreak ipod touch 2G version 2.1.1 ? Can any one help
LOL don't do it, December 17, 2008:

Don’t do it I did it one time and my iPod touch froze up and laged so many times I had to restore it. So save yourself some time and DO NOT JAILBREAK.
jonny knoxville, December 30, 2008:

there are like 80 trillion sites that tell u how to jailbreak. 1 thing u need to no is that u can’t do it on mac version 10.5.6 and u can’t do it in parrallels on a mac computer. that’s it. now go find a different site cuz I’m typin this on a jailbreak iPhone rite now
Javed, February 1, 2009:

Is it true that u can get free music on a jailbroken iPod. Sorry if I sound like a noob
Jay, March 31, 2009:

If it makes you feel better, you can get free music on the internet and then put it on your iPod. You don’t even have to jailbreak an iPod to even get free music, it’s the internet. lol
Jack Mass, April 5, 2009:

I tried jailbreaking my new ipod touch I got this morning
and it stop working completely
and now it is broken
my great grandmother tried to fix it, but had trouble and almost broke it in half when she dropped it
and i tried to take it back but they wouldn’t give me a new one (what buttholes)
please help me
my email is UMD73JWG@AIM.com
Fail, April 16, 2009:

My little brother tried to jailbreak and then messed up jailbreaking it now it only shows the restore image and he tried to restore it but it won’t work
Fail, April 16, 2009:

My little brother tried to jailbreak and then messed up jailbreaking it now it only shows the restore image and he tried to restore it but it won’t work please tell me what to do

Email me at pvcnoel@yahoo.com
Neiil, April 18, 2009:

I cannot explain how helpful jailbreaking is is.
USE QUICKPWN and get cydia. Then us cyidia to get installous. Voial……………….. apps that cost money on app strore for free!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Amazing
Meltdown, April 25, 2009:

isnt jail breaking ur iPod illegal? What if it does break, then what?

no jailbreaking your ipod is not illegal apple just doesnt want you to do it… there is no possible way to get in trouble for doing it
Joey, May 4, 2009:

Does Jailbreaking mean free internet, all the time too. Do the new Iphone 3G, do u have to pay for internet, or is it wifi? j/w it’s the difference between me getting one or not, because I had a touch and I loved the wifi, idk if the iphone is the same or what it’s deal is?
xXD34DCH1CK3NXx, May 14, 2009:

I haven’t jailbroken my iPod touch yet and I know I will in the next week but I have something to say to all of you who are scared to. Your iPod [and or] iPhone is not going to bleed or die. It’s just a little firmware update. Who really cares if it’s legal or illegal. It’s not like anyone is gonna do anything about it. And if you’re worried if all of your music, apps, or videos ect., who cares! All of that stuff is in your iTunes library so when you are done jailbreaking it, you just drag and drop onto your iPod.
FloRida, May 16, 2009:

Help.. I tried to jailbreak my ipod touch 2.2.1 16GB this morning, by using Redsn0w (found it on youtube) when at the end, my ipod wouldn’t reboot (which seems to be a problem many youtubers had) i
had to hard restore it… (thanx for the advice on this website)#

This took me about 1 hr for the restore, and then a further 3 hours for the following synch…
I was already kinda annoyed that it hadn’t worked, but now however, I cannot connect to my wi-fi.
I have wi-fi connection, it is on, in settings it’s connected, the wi-fi bar is completely filled, but no apps (incl. facebook, app store, safari or google earth) work, because “cannot connect to the internet”

I am desperate for help, and not at all convinced I should EVER try jailbreaking again :s

Thank you in advance!
Beebo, May 27, 2009:

Florida, I haven’t jailbroken and that happens to me
Go to settings>wi-fi>then go to your wifi and at the the very bottom click on renew lease
Trace, June 18, 2009:

can someone tell me how to jailbreak my psp
Trace cameron, June 18, 2009:

can someone tell me how to jailbreak my psp thats if it can be done-PLZ
Devyn, July 22, 2009:

I don’t think that jailbreaking is good at all. After all of these problems that people have it’s just not worth the risk. Anyways the iPod touch is fine the way it is. That’s just not worth the risk to me. I would like to jail break my iPod but if it was flawless I would.
K!ZZA, August 31, 2009:

uh i jailbroke my i ipod and apple replaced it when the screen started stuffing up :S so i see no bad points to jailbreaking it at all it doesn’t slow it down unless backgrounder or other apps are going and its just as stable and now does twice as much
Spencer, September 2, 2009:

I jailbroke my ipod and it was a great thing to do, there are so many possibilities of customization and apps etc.

Customization was the main reason for the jailbreak (although free apps is nice), there are so many themes on Cydia/Icy, plus the ability to create your own theme on a Mac/PC.

If i was unsure about the pros and cons, i would let my iPod run out of its warranty, then go mad and jailbreak
Kris, September 28, 2009:

Yea. You NEED to jailbreak your ipod. i jailbroke mine for the themes and FREE APPS. its SUPER EASY FAST AND FREE.
?????, October 13, 2009:

well its interesting thanks for sharing info.. i would like to share an interesting and safe games
http://games.m5zn.com
many interesting games…like…create avatar, icon,dress-up and much more…
badhairday, November 15, 2009:

I am a too timid to jailbreak atm,I’ll wait until the guarentee runs out first, but it is tempting.
ron, November 30, 2009:

i jailed broke my itouch and youtub would not connect…..i did what u said and it worked…..but it erased all by music…pics….notes…..contacts…history ….FREE apps…..and my app from jailbrake…so ****b4 u jailbrake***** MAKE SURE YOU BAKE UP YOUR stuff*****
Matt, December 2, 2009:

Like many, I was afraid of the iPod breaking, or losing warranty, but then I saw that you could Restore your iPod and warranty comes back, and that it can’t break! I Jailbroke my iPod yesterday, and now it doesn’t even look the same! Ah… finally the “i” in iPod is true, and Apple doesn’t have it’s cold, greedy grip on me.
itouchcurious, December 5, 2009:

i just an ipod touch 2nd generationg 16g and i wana jailbreak it soo bad but i dont wana hav the troubles of tryin to fix it soo i just really need the facts soo yah and plus can u giv me info on how to like change the homescreen originally on the touch thhx
ITOUCH GENIUS, December 18, 2009:

IF I WERE U GUYS, I WOULD NOT JAILBREAK YOUR IPHONE/ITOUCH because WHAT JAILBREAKING DOES IS IT DOWNLOADS OPEN SSH WHICH CAN LEAVE U VULNERABLE FROM THE INTERNET ALLOWING OTHER PPL TO CHANGE UR SETTING/GIVE VIRUSES,ETc,
Itouch newb, December 20, 2009:

Look, iv alredy had alot of problems with my touch and I’m wondering if it’s realy worth the risk, I’m a pc wizz but I have no idea how to use any thing apple whatsoeva. So pls , tell me everything, what do you need, what do you get,how do you get it,how does it work, tell me EVERYTHING. Then pls give me step by step instructions on how to download,install and use.
Itouch newb, December 20, 2009:

If u no anything pls email me at jbooth110@hotmail.com
Itouch newb, December 20, 2009:

I’m currently using 2.1.1 firmware on an xp laptop with iTunes 9.8 or somthing
Itouch newb, December 20, 2009:

Pls help me asap! I would realy apreciate it if kendall saville helped me , currently I’m screwed
alfred, December 24, 2009:

hey. umm. weel i used redsn0w. its ok. but when i turned it off and triend to turn it back on. it just came up with the apple sign and a loading circle. and it keeps restarting. this site really helped. now i am going to jailbreak it again. but im not sure if i should use blackra1n. a friend of mine has his jailbroken with that. but im not really sure if it will work. help? thanks a million.
kyle, December 27, 2009:

hey guys, so a few yrs ago for my 14th[?] b-day i got the 1st gen ipod touch [im 16 now so whenever they 1st came out]. i jailbroke it, which was AMAZING. then after a while of it being jailbroken the headfone jack stopped woking. took it into apple n they said they wouldnt help me bc i jailbroke it. so i restored it to facotry conditions and brought it in again. well it was past warrenty

this xmas i got the newest ipod touch 64 gb. my mom started lecturing my about how i shouldnt jailbreak this one [blah blahhh blahhhh]

so should i? if something goes wrong couldnt i just restore it to factory conditions n bring it into apple? or would they somehow know it was jailbroken.
bob, December 27, 2009:

i just got the latest version of the ipod touch i wont to jailbrack it but dont want to ruin it
joe, January 1, 2010:

i just jailbroke my itouch. i turned it off and now i want it back on but its telling me to connect to itunes. but i need to restore my itouch, im afraid that if i restore my itouch then i will lose my music that i bought from the itunes on my itouch… help?
drawmesunshine, January 17, 2010:

If you purchase anything from the iTunes store, whether on your computer or iPod, it will go into your purchased history, and you don’t have to pay to redownload it.
micasa, January 28, 2010:

joe wat u need to do is plug ur ipod to ur computer and open up watever website u used to jailbreak it. Then you do the same exact steps you did the first time and everything should come back uo the same way you had it before it turned off. Its that easy:)
DONT DO IT, February 12, 2010:

LAST WEEK I GOT THE IPOD TOUCH 32G 3G AND I WANTED EVERYTHING FOR FREE SO I START LOOKING FOR JAILBRAKING SO I FINALLY FOUND THE ONE IT FITS MY IPOD 3G BLACK RA1N AND I JUST DID IT, I DID EVERYTHING LIKE THEY SAY, I READ ON GOOGLE, AND I DID STEP BY STEP ON YOUTUBE, AND GUESS WHAT I MESSEP UP MY IPOD, AFTER ALL WAS FINE BUT SOME MINUTES LATER WAS FREEZE THE SCREEN WAS BLACK WITH THE LITLLE APPLE, TOUCH IT NOTHING HAPPEN I RESTORED BUT IT WASNT LIKE THE SAME, SO I WENT TO THE STORE AND CHANGE…I GOT MY NEW IPOD TOUCH 32G 3G…AND NO WAY IM GONNA JAIL BREAK IT AGAIN…
pATICK, February 17, 2010:

I Jail broke my ipod and it wont stop loading at the apple screen when i tryed to delete it all and that happend.im really po right now what can i do tell me at penapetrick@ymail.com
alfred allen, February 19, 2010:

i am about to jailbreak my ipod and i not sure if it is gonna screw it up i dont know if i should emial asap at thunderking63@yahoo.com dont fuck with me i need some real answers
shawn, February 21, 2010:

I tried stuff above and it just came back to usb with arrow to itunes
Mikecherves, March 14, 2010:

I jailbroke my iPod touch and in a week it crashed. I had to restore it. I do recomned to jailbrake ur iPod because if u incounter any problems u just restore and that is the end. But DONT jailbrake ur iPhone becuase it runs on 3g or 3gs and it will most likely crash without being able to be restored
Vit, March 19, 2010:

EDIT: I forgot to tell you that the jailbreak method I described is TETHERED. This means that when you turn your iPod Touch off, you will need to plug it into your computer and run the Blackra1n program again. Just press the “make it ra1n” button and you iPod will boot again. I suggest you turn your brightness level to something like halfway instead of full. It saves A LOT of battery life. When your iPod Touch battery level gets to around 20%, plug your iPod Touch back into your computer and let it charge.

Happy Jailbreaking!
Jack UB, March 23, 2010:

To anyone who can help in the slightest, please, please please put forward your suggestions. The other day I decided that there was too much junk on my iPod and decided it would be best to clear it all out and restart. I did know not to restore a jailbroken device through iTunes as it would update it, but on the settings I found a feature which allows you to restart your iPod. Unfortunately my screen is frozen with the apple logo and I can’t get back to the home. I have tried going into sleep mode but when I come back its the same. When I run out of battery the battery sign comes up.
vu, March 28, 2010:

JAILBREAK your Ipod touch!!! Trust me its worth it, and the worst thing that can happen is hard restore…
so its all good:D
Jeffb, March 30, 2010:

Hi, I have a 3.1.2, 32gb iPod touch. I am trying to figure out how to jailbreak it and I am not sure if I should or not. I don’t too much about computers. My main worry is that it will not let me put my videos back on it after I jailbreak it. I didn’t download my videos with iTunes, I cannot get iTunes downloaded on my computer. I just bought an iTunes card and bought the videos. Will it let me put them back on if I jailbreak my iPod touch??
M.R. Cyrus, April 2, 2010:

Broke my iPod and now I have to find time to get a new one! Thanks so much! >:(
Sohail.c, April 9, 2010:

OMG!
Miley Cyrus tried to jailbreak her Ipod? Not a very good role model…you naughty pole dancer
(If you dont get what i mean, look at the post above me)
jj, April 29, 2010:

i dont know if i should jailbreak it or not?
Jayme !, May 2, 2010:

Sophail , shes not real ! (:
aand , Jailbreaking your ipod touch is auctually funner ! you can coustimize your apple (: like a pineapple or rainbow ! (:
Catman232, May 8, 2010:

I jailbroke! It was possibly the most easy thing in the world. You hook you iPod to your computer, Download spirit, click the “Jailbreak” button, Then let it do its job. It is 100% risk free.
kaleb, May 9, 2010:

it brocke my ipod and compley skerwd it up and started to smoke
kaleb, May 9, 2010:

fuck
porn lovers evrey where, May 9, 2010:

fuck harder harder harder aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa stop stop
Srki, May 17, 2010:

Well I’m thinking if jailbreaking my iPod with spirit but I’m still not sure of it wether I should or shouldn’t mmmmmmmm
dean, May 21, 2010:

hey i jailbroke my ipod which was the 3.1.3 firmware usin the programme spirt nd it worked perfectly i then installed installous from hackulo.us but wen i tryed to jailbreak my friends wee brothers ipod who had 3.1.2 firmware untill i updated it , i looked in cydia nd i cud not find installous or hackulo.us could u plz help me and give me advice on wat i should do
mike, May 24, 2010:

i jailbroke my ipod with blackra1n and it works fine but on some sights it says that redsn0w is better and a lot of people have trouble with blackra1n. I have some friends that want me to jailbreak their ipods and i dont know if i should use blackra1n or download redsn0w.

Please help me
Mark, May 25, 2010:

Jailbreaking your iPod WILL void your warranty. if you do this and it completely freezes or bricks you CANNOT sent it back to apple for them to repair it, they will most likely either send it back untouched or, if it is still in warranty, try to sue for breaking the Terms & Conditions. I jailbroke mine but got bored of it like that and I just wanted the product as it was intended. Also, jailbreaking will slow your device down quite a lot. Before I jailbroke it took about 10-20 seconds to boot up from off, after the jailbreak it usually took well over a minute.

By all means try it if your warranty has worn off (lasts a year?) but i highly recommend not doing it within that time.
Vince, May 27, 2010:

I have a 32gb 3g and I was wondering I’m about to buy a jailbreak along with my new headphones what Apps on cydia will help me speed up my iPod touch?
Tnadzieja@yahoo.com
Manzi, May 27, 2010:

I totally agree jailbreak the damn thing. There are thousands of benifits the only downside I can think of is deciding what to do with it. Anything you damn well please nigga!! Shit…
j, June 10, 2010:

i llove you
nick, June 17, 2010:

you can jailbreak it but don’t get free apps that you would have to pay for in itunes it is highly illegal
destydell, June 26, 2010:

i have no idea what to do. i am very scared of getting a virus. idkk what to do please someone give me more info.
Megan, July 2, 2010:

Ok so.. is it illegal or not highly confused here now… ? im getting an ipod touch 8Gb 3G and am deciding whether to jailbreak or not i dont think i will bcuz ive read of a lot of pple having theirs crash… but free? stuff? im affraid 2 jailbreak ik u can fix it if u screw up but im still scared i will crash what to do !!!!!1 stressful decision!!!!!!!!!!!!! thnxs alot toug this site helps to help those who do jailbreak
Kyle, July 6, 2010:

Kyle, listen to your mum/mom. If you had half a brain and it has broken before, i would suggest not doing it again. I have listened to many of my friends complaining that their Ipod touch has broken or stuffed up majorly, and all of them had jailbroken it. I dont see what is wrong with the touch as it is. Jailbreaking it just opens it up to more risks of the internet. Hope you make the right decisions guys.
sean, July 11, 2010:

dont use it,totally stuffed my touch and had to restore
john, July 11, 2010:

i jailbroke mine brand new out of the box why would u not want 2,u cant break the ipod by jailbreaking
plus y wouldn’t u want to unlock all the features of your ipod screw apple its mine ill do what i want to
eric, July 15, 2010:

I jailbroke mine about a month ago and I’ve had no problems whatsoever. Gotta luv all those yummy free apps..:)
eric, July 15, 2010:

oh, mine’s a 3.1.3 version
HERES THE DEAL, July 26, 2010:

1. Jailbreak your damn iPod Touch. Its easy, if you dont get it at first, try again following the instructions exactly.

2. IF THERES ANY PROBLEMS, restore your iPod, then re-sync it! Ive done this before, and I may have to do it again now.

3. Either try to jailbreak again, or leave it how it was. Risk-free. Might as well see how it works for you.
i killed hittler, July 27, 2010:

if i jail break my ipod and restore it can i take it back and get another one?

please answer soon

thanks for the help
butthole surfer, July 27, 2010:

do u guys like pizza and or kd?do u pee and poop in your bed or in you neighbours pool or lawn?

when i jailbroke my ipod the screen fell out and it said that it would self destruct in 10 seconds
Uhm....A Person..., July 29, 2010:

I think I might just try jailbreaking it…
I’m not sure…
Oh, and, “butthold surfer”, your a child. -_-”
Uhm....A Person..., July 29, 2010:

Sorry, I meant “butthole surfer”
Jesus, August 1, 2010:

i would jailbreak but if i drop my ipod or sumthing i cant use my warranty
Charlie, August 6, 2010:

I jailbroke my iPod 2g and it lagged and crashed every day.and all these free apps are pirated,cracked and illegal. There just like illegally downloading a movie.I’m happy back with my os4.if you are planning on jailbreaking or restoring for any reason remember to back up your device on iTunes.I did like my jailbreaking experience alough it was mostly slow I did love cydias range of apps. Who wants to be an apple fan boy anyway?
mady, August 8, 2010:

warranty for my ipod will be of no use if i jailbreak it??
mady, August 8, 2010:

hv red many comments bt still nt sure wthr to jailbrk it o nt
Geo, August 9, 2010:

Go for it!! IPhone 4 jailbroke and loving the free apps!! I wish I had done it sooner!! Why pay for Tom Tom when you can get it for free!! Apple who??
Jess, August 10, 2010:

Hi I’m wondering if I should jail break my iPod touch 2g It has run out of warranty already I want to as I can’t get a lot of the ios 4 features as it is only a 2g but I am really worried because if it goes wrong then I try to restore what if it crashes is there anywhere I will be able to take it to get it fixed. Thank you for the information on this site please someone answer this my email is
Jess805@hotmail.co.uk
alex, September 6, 2010:

Should i jailbreak my ipod if my warranty has not run out yet
luke, October 2, 2010:

i think jailbreaking your ipod is awsome. but i was wondering if anyone could help me with my apps…. see when i try and install apps on my ipod from the app store it works but it takes around an hour and a half just for one app to install. can some one help me plz.
purush, November 16, 2010:

dude screencapturer and custimizable options are already availible on iTouch4:P and apparently you cannot sync apps from iTunes once you’ve jailbroken ipod touch 4? is this true? ‘coz i am very regularily sincing apps from itunes, as i canstantly have trouble downloading some apps, so if it does become impossible t osinc with itunes, then i might not jailbrake. help please:)
help1111, December 16, 2010:

i need help,,, the kid who i let jailbreak my ipod dropped it and broke the screen afterwards. Can i just get it replace with my insurance, or do i need to restore it to get rid of the jailbrak?? any help is gratly appreciated THANKS!!!
Ipod User, December 28, 2010:

Can you receive updates on a jailbroken ipod touch?
Tony, December 29, 2010:

No don’t do it it’s bullshit be aware!
Dermot, December 29, 2010:

No you should not jailbreak your ipod touch because Cydia can cause viruses in your iDevice. And the hacker that jailbroken your iDevice can mess it all up.
Ethan, January 8, 2011:

ok so i have some questions. i bought my ipod in august of 2010 and am thinking about jailbreaking. i got an ihome for christmas. can i charge/play music on it after jailbreaking? also what is the absolute best site/app for jailbreaking.links please. will it mess up my computer(windows 7 hp laptop). i know lots of questions but help is appreciated. deathbychcocolate12@gmail.com is my email. thx so much
Destiny, January 18, 2011:

Don’t do it my friends james and Brandon said it’s fine so I let them do it for me then it kept frizzing and eventually had to get a new one so don’t
Poptarts, February 4, 2011:

Son of a BLEEP I was typing a message when my battery ran out
Guys don’t believe these guys that say jailbreaking is bad go to Redmondpie( just google it) or sinfuliphone that are sites dedicated to jailbreaking to help you as well they have awesome step by step tutorials .
If you have any questions email me bugueno800@hotmail.com Im not a programmer in jailbreak programs but I know a lot about jailbreaking and I can give you information about jailbreaking that will make you wished you that you jailbreaked your iPod sooner. In case you don’t want to email me google Redmondpie or sinfuliphone( you have ti register in sinful if you want to see further but in Redmond pie you don’t )
P.s I’m sorry for my typing but it’s 2 am and I’m really sleepy plus I’m on my iPod key board wish apple could creat a better one
Jonathan, February 20, 2011:

If I had an app on my iPod already, like Trade Nations, and I jailbreak my iPod would it jack up my account on it?
jack, February 28, 2011:

Should i jailbreak my ipod touch?
jack, February 28, 2011:

i hate this site
Salem13, March 5, 2011:

So site can I use that is the safest and easiest and fastest . Help plezzz
Salem13, March 5, 2011:

Come on im waiting for a answer
Salem13, March 5, 2011:

you all give me a answer now
Dwayne, March 7, 2011:

Type in google green poison jailbreake this is hoe I jailbroke mine.
Aidan, March 22, 2011:

Hey guys just bout to get my ipod and im not sure which jailbreaks the best :s greenpoison? Any tips plz. P.s. Can u still doenload aps from the aoole app store once jailbroken. Thx
Aidan, March 22, 2011:

Apple soz not aoole lol
Jack, April 1, 2011:

.Jailbreaking isint illegal, what is is if you get free apps. THATS illegal.By the way if you jailbreak it and apple finds out then you can tell them you just wanted to customise and they will get you a new one.
April, April 27, 2011:

Ok well the other day I plugged my iPod into the computer & it asked me if I wanted to update It so I clicked yea and I dont play my apps very often so it took me till today to reLize that when I click on an app it will open then close quickly so I cant play or do anything and it’s only my downloaded apps….. How can I fix it with out restartin and loosing everything cuz I can’t add anything back if i loose it but I want my apps to work ): plz help… & also was it cuz the update or something else?
David, April 27, 2011:

will it erase all data on your ipod
Dave, April 28, 2011:

Does jail breaking your iPad ruin your battery life?

Ever since I did it it has been draining my power really fast.
stolemybike, April 29, 2011:

okk, ive had my ipod touch 4g since my birthday in october, and i paid for it with my money ($317), and since im 14, i cant replace my ipod. but ive heard soooo much stuff on jailbreaking, and it sounds sooo kewl, but i dont wanna mess it up!!! ive looked up the pros and cons and they vary widely! i use my ipod every day and it is basically part of my life, and if something happened to it IDK WHAT I WULD DOOOOO!!!!!! i dont wanna screw up mi ipod, but i dont wanna miss out on all the features on jailbreaking it!!! sumone plzzzzz help meeee!!!! u kan e-mail me at lilyrocks101@ymail.com, and dont send me crap cause that p’s me off!!!
kumish08, April 29, 2011:

I THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER TO NOT JAILBREAK MY IPOD TOUCH OR YOUR IPOD TOUCH..WHY???BECAUSE IT’S NOW WORTH THE RISK..YES YOU CAN DOWNLOAD FREE APPS THEN???AFTER HOW MANY WEEKS OR MONTHS OF ENJOYING IT..YOU CAN’T BE SO SURE IF THAT WOULD LAST LONG COZ VIRUSES OR WHATEVER “SUSES” CAN DESTROY FREELY YOUR IPOD TOUCH..SO BETTER NOT TO JAILBREAK IT!!! THANK YOU!! OR >>> GO!JAILBREAK IT!!! BUT BREAK ALSO YOUR IPOD TOUCH!!! HAHAHAHA!!!! PEACE!!! ^____^
kumish08, April 29, 2011:

REPOST: I THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER TO NOT JAILBREAK MY IPOD TOUCH OR YOUR IPOD TOUCH..WHY???BECAUSE IT’S NOT WORTH THE RISK..YES YOU CAN DOWNLOAD FREE APPS THEN???AFTER HOW MANY WEEKS OR MONTHS OR YEAR/S OF ENJOYING IT..YOU CAN’T BE SO SURE IF THAT WOULD LAST LONG COZ VIRUSES OR WHATEVER “SUSES” CAN DESTROY FREELY YOUR IPOD TOUCH..AND CAN YOU HEAR MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEIR IPOD TOUCH GOT BROKEN???SO BETTER NOT TO JAILBREAK IT!!! THANK YOU!! OR >>> GO!JAILBREAK IT!!! BUT BREAK ALSO YOUR IPOD TOUCH!!!THEN THE WORD “BREAK” NOW IS WORTH IT..HAHAHAHA!!!! PEACE!!! ^____^
Neighbor, April 30, 2011:

In my opinion, jailbreaking is awesome! Im on an ipod touch 4g with 4.3.2 firmware and redsn0w is what i used to JB it. I was scared to do it as well, but the customizability options, utility apps and tweaks are defenitely worth it. I can have infinite apps on a scrolling dock! Why? Bc i jailbroke . The only drawback is if you broke it while it was JB’d, the warranty may be voided, and battery life seems to last 15 minutes less. About ppl complaining about slowdowns, you can prevent these by not running sp many tweaks at once by keeping them managed in SBSettings (cydia app) and not dow loading things excessevely. Just manage it correctly and it will defenitely be better than a normal iOS! good luck
s22x, May 13, 2011:

so i have this really old itouch 2g with 4.1 software on it. ITs in like the worst condition ever…its 3 years old, has a cracked screen, and has an odd bug with the touchscreen (has to do with the physical device, not the software)
Would it even be worth it to jailbreak? i thinki’ll be getting a new itouch soon anyway…
Anders, May 15, 2011:

Hey I have had my iPod since Christmas and It is now part of my life basically and I would hate if it broke as my parents paid for it and I wouldn’t want to disappoint them so I need a realistic percentage rate of successful jailbreaks and unsuccessful.
My friend has it and it seems great but I don’t know weather to take the risk send me and email at benanders1999@yahoo.co.uk
Justice, May 18, 2011:

Wow guys, don’t u c all these ppl w/ problems. Y do u try it if its so likely to crash, give viruses , or void the warranty of ur iPod.
Warre, May 29, 2011:

Thank you but… Where I am thinking about is that I got an iPod 4
. It is such an AMAZING device like almost using it 24/7 . But I don’t want to
break it or shorten the battery live etc. At the other side, I miss the jailbreak on my older iPod touch. Now, was there anyone with the same situation?
cRISSY, May 31, 2011:

I have iPod touch 2G && there’s alot of stuff we don’t have that 3&4G has … I jst jailbroke my iPod && now I have the background on homescreen && mulitasking… as well as alot of other apps that I couldn’t get before …. it worth it, && yu can always restore back to original settings … I love && recomind it to EVERYONE!
Cora, June 1, 2011:

I don’t see the website on here to jail break my iPod ; can someone please help me ? (:
zyphon7, June 1, 2011:

I jailbroke my ipod and loved it. There’s no reason not to jailbreak as long as you back up…after a long time of enjoyment i decided to put it back because i wanted to see if i could after…they say that it voids the warranty but if you do a restore apple cant tell you jailbroke it…after doing a restore it was like it was never jailbroken about to rejailbreak knowing i can go back if i want…no probs so far
zyphon7, June 1, 2011:

http://www.redmondpie.com/jailbreak-ios-4.2.1-untethered-iphone-ipad-ipod-touch-greenpois0n-rc5-how-to-guide/

this website will help you to jailbreak 4.2.1
SOO PARK, June 14, 2011:

HI TO EVERY ONE.

I JUST JAILBREAK MY IPOD TOUCH 4GEN LAST FEBRUARY AND NOW AFTER A FEW MONTHS MY IPOD CRASHED,.. I MEAN COMPLETELY BROKEN. IT WOULDNT OPEN UP EVEN IF I TRIED TO HOLD THE HOME AND POWER BUTTON. IT JUST DIDNT WORKED ANYMORE. SO I WENT TO THE NEAREST MAC CENTER AND THEY TOLD ME THIS : JAIL BREAK WILL DESTROY YOUR UNIT.
SO PLEASE DONT JAILBREAK YOUR UNITS. NOW MY IPOD IS SAFE THANKS TO THE POWER MAC CENTER!!!!
SOO PARK, June 14, 2011:

HI TO EVERY ONE.

I JUST JAILBREAK MY IPOD TOUCH 4GEN LAST FEBRUARY AND NOW AFTER A FEW MONTHS MY IPOD CRASHED,.. I MEAN COMPLETELY BROKEN. IT WOULDNT OPEN UP EVEN IF I TRIED TO HOLD THE HOME AND POWER BUTTON. IT JUST DIDNT WORKED ANYMORE. SO I WENT TO THE NEAREST MAC CENTER AND THEY TOLD ME THIS : JAIL BREAK WILL DESTROY YOUR UNIT.
SO PLEASE DONT JAILBREAK YOUR UNITS. NOW MY IPOD IS SAFE THANKS TO THE POWER MAC CENTER!!!!
jose caves, June 14, 2011:

maybe its because its a newer version nd ur using an old jailbreak program

p.s. thanks 4 all those tips ill jailbreak mine as soon as i get it
Jameson Soule', August 7, 2011:

Well I didn’t have the same experience as you guys out there I have a white Verizon iPhone 4 with 4.2.8 I went to jailbreakme.com because I heard they got it updated so I tried it and it downloaded the cydia perfectly fine the when I went in cydia and followed a youtube video when I was done adding sources it said reboot device so I touch that button and it turned of fine and then when in turned on and showed the apple logo it was like it was frozen for about 3 hour which really ticked me off so I did what this guy said and it helped a lot thank you so much but now I have my iPhone plugged in to iTunes trying to restore the device and it’s taken so far about 4 fucking hours now I’m never gonna jailbreak my iPhone just because I had a problem the first time and I don’t want that to happen again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jameson Soule', August 7, 2011:

PLEASE I’m begging you don’t jailbreak unless you know what the fuck you’re doing!!!!!!
?????????????????, August 8, 2011:

Hi guys i don’t know if I souls jail break my
iPod or not.I would like some advice and pls
if u have any info on the amount of successes
and failures pls send me an email at entertainmentnetwork@hotmail.com pls do no t scam
me if so I will track u down and kill u lol
Stan Marsh, August 19, 2011:

Oh. My. God. I bet each and every one of the people who said “don’t jailbreak” work for Apple. They all have one story: “I jailbroke and my iPod broke. Don’t do it at all.” Except SOO PARK, who obviously is one of Steve Jobs’ minions. Seriously, do people not understand that the Geniuses are only supposed to provide tech support? As for jailbreaking, DO IT. But do it after your warranty expires, either 90 days or 3 years. (If it’s three years, you’re screwed.) Think of jailbreaking as installing Linux on your computer, only easier and reversible free of charge.
DP, September 27, 2011:

IT IS NOT WORTH IT TO JAILBREAK AN I TOUCH 2G. YES YOU CAN JAILBREAK IT AND UNLOCK MULTITASKING AND OTHER NEAT STUFF. BUT WHAT EVERYONE IS FORGETTING IS THE HARDWARE FOR THE 2G MODEL IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH. ALMOST EVERYTHING YOU DO WILL EITHER FREEZE, CRASH, OR KILL YOUR I TOUCH PERIOD. IF YOUR GONNA JAILBREAK MAKE SURE YOUR JAIL BREAKING A 3G OR 4G DEVICE.
Jonathan, October 27, 2011:

I have had my iPod for almost 2 years and have been thinking of jailbreaking it but I want to know if it does mess up and I try to restore it will I get all my stuff back because I get my songs from a different computer and when I put it on MY computer it doesn’t accept my songs so how do I know I will get all my songs back? And I don’t know if when I back up my iPod my songs are saved if I have to restore it. Plz help and thx for the awesome site
John, December 24, 2011:

“I have had my iPod for almost 2 years and have been thinking of jailbreaking it but I want to know if it does mess up and I try to restore it will I get all my stuff back because I get my songs from a different computer and when I put it on MY computer it doesn’t accept my songs so how do I know I will get all my songs back? And I don’t know if when I back up my iPod my songs are saved if I have to restore it. Plz help and thx for the awesome site”

Jonathan u should jailbreak. I just jailbreaked my friend’s 2g ipod and it works great! it is easy. i cant jailbreak yet cause i have ios 5 but i heard Geenpoisi0n is almost done. jailbreaking gave my friends themes and awesome games. i also used it to hack doodle jump. theres no reason why if it would mess up. its safe. ive had a bunch of ipods that were jailbroken and all of them were fine. Hope this helped
ren dalgan, January 24, 2012:

question! will master resetting my ipod touch 3g mess with my jailbroken setting? and where can i download free non-apple apps? thank you!!!!
Jake, February 1, 2012:

Hi guys, I have I a iPod touch 4th gen but I don’t know whether or not I should jailbreak it! My friend did but now it won’t turn on-help!

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